New Birds John Saw in 2014

I added 20 new birds to my life list in 2014, some of which were nemesis birds that had long eluded me. In the "nemesis" category, I saw Calliope Hummingbird (my first at-home lifer since Cassin's Finch in 2008) and Hammond's Flycatcher in the springtime close to home, followed by Yellow-billed Cuckoo (seen with Southern Sierra Research scientists) and Pinyon Jay in the summer up in Kern County. Later in the summer, in August, my family went on a road trip to New Mexico to visit family and friends who had moved there; in the areas around Santa Fe and Albuquerque, I picked up 4 lifers. Fall and winter brought a number of exceptional rarities, with specific highlights including California's second Olive-backed Pipit in Orange County and the Rustic Bunting at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, both birds usually found in Asia.

32 users · 142 views

made by Birderguy

avg. score: 3 of 20 (15%)

required scores: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

list stats leaders voteVote print comments

type to search