For Tony U

[Vagabond]

Yer tis Tony. ..and for those who thought it was a euphemism for a "Ladies Directory" ,,,well, find yer own

 

The "F" in front of some species indicate it was a first for us

 

Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps

 

Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis

 

Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis

 

American Wigeon Anas americana

 

Gadwall Anas strepera

 

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

 

Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata

 

Osprey Pandion haliaetus

 

Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii

 

Harris' Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus

 

Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis

 

American Kestrel Falco sparverius

 

F Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii

 

American Coot Fulica americana

 

Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis

 

Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus

 

Killdeer Charadrius vociferus

 

Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto

 

Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura

 

White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica

 

Inca Dove Columbina inca

 

Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina

 

Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus

 

Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus

 

White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis

 

F Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris

 

Blue-throated Hummingbird Lampornis clemenciae

 

F Magnificent Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens

 

Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri

 

F Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna

 

Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae

 

F Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus

 

Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus

 

Gila Woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis

 

Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis

 

Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris

 

F Strickland's Woodpecker Picoides stricklandi

 

Red-shafted Flicker Colaptes cafer

 

Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus

 

Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias

 

Green Heron Butorides virescens

 

White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi

 

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura

 

F Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii

 

F Cordilleran Flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis

 

Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya

 

Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans

 

Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens

 

Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans

 

Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis

 

Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri

 

Scrub Jay Aphelocoma coerulescens

 

Mexican Jay Aphelocoma ultramarina

 

Chihuahuan Raven Corvus cryptoleucus

 

Common Raven Corvus corax

 

Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni

 

Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus

 

Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens

 

Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus

 

American Robin Turdus migratorius

 

F Bendire's Thrasher Toxostoma bendirei

 

Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre

 

F Crissal Thrasher Toxostoma crissale

 

Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris

 

Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea

 

White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis

 

American Brown Tree Creeper Certhia americana

 

Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus

 

Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii

 

Verdin Auriparus flaviceps

 

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea

 

Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor

 

Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis

 

Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula

 

F Bridled Titmouse Parus wollweberi

 

House Sparrow Passer domesticus

 

Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria

 

House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus

 

Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica auduboni

 

Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica nigrescens

 

Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas

 

Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia

 

White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys

 

F Yellow-eyed Junco Junco phaeonotus

 

Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus

 

Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata

 

Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps

 

Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus

 

Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus

 

Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis

 

Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinuatus

 

Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus

 

Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna

 

Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus

 

Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater

 

95 SPECIES

 

One or two surprises -for example no Black Vultures, although we did see some in Texas later.

Edited November 9, 2010 by Vagabond

[Tony U]

Vagabond

There some fantastic looking birds in that list I will have to get on the American mainland sometime in the near future.

[five bellies]

Vagabond

There some fantastic looking birds in that list I will have to get on the American mainland sometime in the near future.

 

 

Hello mate It would be worth the fare Just to say you saw a Great-tailed Grackle , sounds like something from Harry Potter!

[Tony U]

Hello mate It would be worth the fare Just to say you saw a Great-tailed Grackle , sounds like something from Harry Potter!

 

Sue has had a Greater Antillean Grackle nick her chips and she was not on a Harry Potter set.

 

Tony

[Vagabond]

Sue has had a Greater Antillean Grackle nick her chips and she was not on a Harry Potter set.

 

Tony

I once had a Laughing Kookaburra nick a piece of toasted asparagus-and-bacon sandwich.

 

Ordered two rounds, which came cut into quarters, smelling delicious.

Had a large glass of Fosters with them. Ate at an outside table.

The kooka sat in a nearby tree and watched.

Ate seven of the eight quarter-rounds without incident, took a bite out of the eighth, put it back on the plate.

 

Took a swig of Fosters - had to tilt the glass as that too was nearly fiinished.

 

In the split second that the glass blocked my line-of-sight to the sandwich, the kooka swooped, grabbed, and was gone!

 

Norma, getting outside the last of two rounds of her bacon-and-tomato - almost choked at my expression.

 

BTW This cafe is our first port of call whenever we fly into Brisbane from the UK. Land early morning, hire a car, drive up to Mt Glorious for a couple of hours watching high rainforest birds. Take breakfast at the summit cafe, which does a mean range of toasted sandwiches, and then drive down the other side of the range past Somerset Dam and on to sister-in-law's place, to crash out and beat the jet-lag. The cafe is highly recommended.

[Snatcher]

WOW Dave,an awesome list !!!!!! Talking of Kookaburras did manage to hand feed one in the wild when we were in Australia. Funny thing was it was standing on a bird identification plaque that had a picture of a kookaburra on it

 

John

Edited November 11, 2010 by Snatcher

[Snatcher]

Here we are got the fellah

 

 

I bet your bird check off list for oz must be quite substantial as well

 

John

[five bellies]

Tony that Greater Antillean Grackle was a lot braver than I

[Tony U]

Tony that Greater Antillean Grackle was a lot braver than I

 

 

We could always test the hypothesis?

[Snatcher]

See ya next month Tony Will be testing the Rockcliffe Arms beer tonight

 

John