SAPSUCKER!
*does a dance*
I saw a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker today! :D
Ooh, I need to start a post for my "New Birds of 2009" - because I'm going to see a LOT of new ones this year! XD
1. American Tree Sparrow (Bluffton, IN - Jan 5)
2. Carolina Wren (Bluffton, IN - Jan 10)
3. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Bluffton, IN - Feb 3)
4. Red-billed Gull (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 19)
5. Kelp Gull (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 19)
6. European Blackbird (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
7. Song Thrush (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
8. Chaffinch (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
9. Greenfinch (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
10. Dunnock (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
11. Paradise Shelduck (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
12. Pacific Black Duck (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
13. Silvereye (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
14. Little Shag (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
15. New Zealand Scaup (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
16. Caspian Tern (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
17. Black Swan (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
18. White-faced Heron (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
19. Pied Stilt (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
20. Spur-winged Plover (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
21. New Zealand Kingfisher (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
22. Pied Cormorant (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
23. Welcome Swallow (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
24. Pied Oystercatcher (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
25. Variable Oystercatcher (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
26. Gray Warbler (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 21)
27. Australian Magpie (Banks Peninsula, NZ - Feb 22)
28. Australasian Harrier (Banks Peninsula, NZ - Feb 22)
29. Pukeko (Banks Peninsula, NZ - Feb 22)
30. White-fronted Tern (Banks Peninsula, NZ - Feb 22)
31. Australasian Gannet (Banks Peninsula, NZ - Feb 22)
32. Northern Giant Petrel (Banks Peninsula, NZ - Feb 22)
33. Blue Penguin (Banks Peninsula, NZ - Feb 22)
34. Spotted Shag (Banks Peninsula, NZ - Feb 22)
35. European Goldfinch (Canterbury, NZ - Feb 24)
36. Yellowhammer (Canterbury, NZ - Feb 24)
37. Yellow-eyed Penguin (Otago Peninsula, NZ - Feb 24)
38. Royal Albatross (Otago Peninsula, NZ - Feb 25)
39. Stewart Island Shag (Otago Peninsula, NZ - Feb 25)
40. Royal Spoonbill (Otago Peninsula, NZ - Feb 26)
41. Sooty Shearwater (Stewart Island, NZ - Feb 27)
42. New Zealand Wood Pigeon (Stewart Island, NZ - Feb 27)
43. Tui (Stewart Island, NZ - Feb 27)
44. Fantail (Stewart Island, NZ - Feb 27)
45. Bellbird (Stewart Island, NZ - Feb 27)
46. Weka (Stewart Island, NZ - Feb 27)
47. Redpoll (Stewart Island, NZ - Feb 27)
48. Tomtit (Stewart Island, NZ - Feb 28)
49. Kaka (Stewart Island, NZ - Feb 28)
50. Red-crowned Parakeet (Stewart Island, NZ - Feb 28)
51. Kea (Arthur's Pass, NZ - March 2)
52. Australasian Crested Grebe (New Zealand - March 2)
53. Crested Pigeon (Sydney, AU - March 3)
54. Magpie Lark (Sydney, AU - March 3)
55. White Ibis (Sydney, AU - March 3)
56. Australian Pelican (Sydney, AU - March 3)
57. Rainbow Lorikeet (Sydney, AU - March 3)
58. Welcome Swallow (Sydney, AU - March 3)
59. Common Mynah (Sydney, AU - March 3)
60. Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo (Sydney, AU - March 3)
61. Silver Gull (Sydney, AU - March 3)
62. Pied Currawong (Sydney, AU - March 4)
63. Noisy Miner (Sydney, AU - March 4)
64. Dusky Moorhen (Sydney, AU - March 4)
65. Australian Wood Duck (Sydney, AU - March 4)
66. Laughing Kookaburra (Sydney, AU - March 4)
67. Australian Darter (Sydney, AU - March 4)
68. Crimson Rosella (NSW, AU - March 5)
69. Lewin's Honeyeater (NSW, AU - March 5)
70. Golden Whistler (NSW, AU - March 5)
71. Australian Raven (NSW, AU - March 5)
72. Eastern Rosella (NSW, AU - March 5)
73. Yellow-faced Honeyeater (NSW, AU - March 5)
74. Spotted Pardalote (NSW, AU - March 5)
75. White-throated Treecreeper (NSW, AU - March 5)
76. Eastern Yellow Robin (NSW, AU - March 5)
77. Galah (NSW, AU - March 5)
78. Great Cormorant (NSW, AU - March 5)
79. Eurasian Coot (NSW, AU - March 5)
80. Little Eagle (NSW, AU - March 6)
81. Australasian Grebe (Orange, NSW, AU - March 6)
82. Superb Fairy Wren (Orange, NSW, AU - March 6)
83. Red Wattlebird (Orange, NSW, AU - March 6)
84. Nankeen Kestrel (NSW, AU - March 6)
85. Willie Wagtail (NSW, AU - March 6)
86. Weebill (Orange, NSW, AU - March 6)
87. Apostlebird (NSW, AU - March 6)
88. Grey Shrike-thrush (Orange, NSW, AU - March 6)
89. Red-rumped Parrot (Orange, NSW, AU - March 6)
90. Emu (NSW, AU - March 6)
91. Blue-faced Honeyeater (NSW, AU - March 6)
92. Common Bronzewing (NSW, AU - March 6)
93. White-winged Chough (NSW, AU - March 6)
94. Peaceful Dove (NSW, AU - March 7)
95. Zebra Finch (NSW, AU - March 7)
96. White-winged Fairy Wren (NSW, AU - March 7)
97. Black-faced Woodswallow (AU - March 7)
98. White-necked Heron (AU - March 7)
99. Yellow-billed Spoonbill (AU - March 7)
100. Pied Butcherbird (AU - March 7)
101. Whistling Kite (AU - March 7)
102. Brown Falcon (AU - March 7)
103. Pale-headed Rosella (St. George, QLD, AU - March 7)
104. White-breasted Woodswallow (St. George, QLD , AU - March 7)
105. Brolga (QLD, AU - March 8)
106. White-plumed Honeyeater (QLD, AU - March 8)
107. Jacky Winter (QLD, AU - March 8)
108. Wedge-tailed Eagle (QLD, AU - March 8)
109. Intermediate Egret (QLD, AU - March 8)
110. Little Corella (QLD, AU - March 8)
111. Australian Bustard (QLD, AU - March 8)
112. Red-winged Parrot (QLD, AU - March 8)
113. Squatter Pigeon (QLD, AU - March 8)
114. Wonga Pigeon (Carnarvon Gorge, QLD, AU - March 9)
115. Tawny Grassbird (Carnarvon Gorge, QLD, AU - March 9)
116. Black Kite (QLD, AU - March 10)
117. Little Black Cormorant (Rockhampton, QLD, AU - March 10)
118. Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (Rockhampton, QLD, AU - March 10)
119. Sooty Oystercatcher (QLD, AU - March 11)
120. Whimbrel (QLD, AU - March 11)
121. Eastern Curlew (QLD, AU - March 11)
122. Brahminy Kite (QLD, AU - March 11)
123. Bar-shouldered Dove (QLD, AU - March 11)
124. Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (QLD, AU - March 11)
125. Dollarbird (QLD, AU - March 12)
126. Spotted Turtle Dove (Australia Zoo, AU - March 12)
127. Little Friarbird (Australia Zoo, AU - March 12)
128. Restless Flycatcher (Australia Zoo, QLD, AU - March 12)
129. Noisy Friarbird (AU - March 13)
130. White-cheeked Honeyeater (AU - March 13)
131. Little Wattlebird (AU - March 13)
132. Black-shouldered Kite (AU - March 13)
133. Crested Tern (NSW, AU - March 14)
134. Golden-crowned Kinglet (Bluffton, IN - April 8)
135. Pileated Woodpecker (Bluffton, IN - April 18)
136. Purple Finch (Bluffton, IN - April 18)
137. Field Sparrow (Bluffton, IN - April 18)
138. Hermit Thrush (Bluffton, IN - April 18)
139. Pine Warbler (Salamonie River SF - April 25)
140. Palm Warbler (Salamonie River SF - April 25)
141. Louisiana Waterthrush (Salamonie River SF - April 25)
142. Sharp-shinned Hawk (Salamonie River SF - April 25)
143. Gray-cheeked Thrush (Salamonie River SF - April 25)
144. Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Salamonie River SF - April 25)
145. Willow Flycatcher (Hawk Springs, WY - June 21)
146. Solitary Sandpiper (Cheyenne, WY - August 16)
147. Long-billed Dowitcher (Hutton Lake NWR, Laramie, WY - September 13)
148. Virginia Rail (Hutton Lake NWR, Laramie, WY - September 13)
149. Baird's Sandpiper (Hutton Lake NWR, Laramie, WY - September 13)
I saw a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker today! :D
Ooh, I need to start a post for my "New Birds of 2009" - because I'm going to see a LOT of new ones this year! XD
1. American Tree Sparrow (Bluffton, IN - Jan 5)
2. Carolina Wren (Bluffton, IN - Jan 10)
3. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Bluffton, IN - Feb 3)
4. Red-billed Gull (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 19)
5. Kelp Gull (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 19)
6. European Blackbird (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
7. Song Thrush (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
8. Chaffinch (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
9. Greenfinch (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
10. Dunnock (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
11. Paradise Shelduck (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
12. Pacific Black Duck (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
13. Silvereye (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
14. Little Shag (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
15. New Zealand Scaup (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
16. Caspian Tern (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
17. Black Swan (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
18. White-faced Heron (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
19. Pied Stilt (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
20. Spur-winged Plover (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
21. New Zealand Kingfisher (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
22. Pied Cormorant (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
23. Welcome Swallow (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
24. Pied Oystercatcher (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
25. Variable Oystercatcher (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 20)
26. Gray Warbler (Christchurch, NZ - Feb 21)
27. Australian Magpie (Banks Peninsula, NZ - Feb 22)
28. Australasian Harrier (Banks Peninsula, NZ - Feb 22)
29. Pukeko (Banks Peninsula, NZ - Feb 22)
30. White-fronted Tern (Banks Peninsula, NZ - Feb 22)
31. Australasian Gannet (Banks Peninsula, NZ - Feb 22)
32. Northern Giant Petrel (Banks Peninsula, NZ - Feb 22)
33. Blue Penguin (Banks Peninsula, NZ - Feb 22)
34. Spotted Shag (Banks Peninsula, NZ - Feb 22)
35. European Goldfinch (Canterbury, NZ - Feb 24)
36. Yellowhammer (Canterbury, NZ - Feb 24)
37. Yellow-eyed Penguin (Otago Peninsula, NZ - Feb 24)
38. Royal Albatross (Otago Peninsula, NZ - Feb 25)
39. Stewart Island Shag (Otago Peninsula, NZ - Feb 25)
40. Royal Spoonbill (Otago Peninsula, NZ - Feb 26)
41. Sooty Shearwater (Stewart Island, NZ - Feb 27)
42. New Zealand Wood Pigeon (Stewart Island, NZ - Feb 27)
43. Tui (Stewart Island, NZ - Feb 27)
44. Fantail (Stewart Island, NZ - Feb 27)
45. Bellbird (Stewart Island, NZ - Feb 27)
46. Weka (Stewart Island, NZ - Feb 27)
47. Redpoll (Stewart Island, NZ - Feb 27)
48. Tomtit (Stewart Island, NZ - Feb 28)
49. Kaka (Stewart Island, NZ - Feb 28)
50. Red-crowned Parakeet (Stewart Island, NZ - Feb 28)
51. Kea (Arthur's Pass, NZ - March 2)
52. Australasian Crested Grebe (New Zealand - March 2)
53. Crested Pigeon (Sydney, AU - March 3)
54. Magpie Lark (Sydney, AU - March 3)
55. White Ibis (Sydney, AU - March 3)
56. Australian Pelican (Sydney, AU - March 3)
57. Rainbow Lorikeet (Sydney, AU - March 3)
58. Welcome Swallow (Sydney, AU - March 3)
59. Common Mynah (Sydney, AU - March 3)
60. Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo (Sydney, AU - March 3)
61. Silver Gull (Sydney, AU - March 3)
62. Pied Currawong (Sydney, AU - March 4)
63. Noisy Miner (Sydney, AU - March 4)
64. Dusky Moorhen (Sydney, AU - March 4)
65. Australian Wood Duck (Sydney, AU - March 4)
66. Laughing Kookaburra (Sydney, AU - March 4)
67. Australian Darter (Sydney, AU - March 4)
68. Crimson Rosella (NSW, AU - March 5)
69. Lewin's Honeyeater (NSW, AU - March 5)
70. Golden Whistler (NSW, AU - March 5)
71. Australian Raven (NSW, AU - March 5)
72. Eastern Rosella (NSW, AU - March 5)
73. Yellow-faced Honeyeater (NSW, AU - March 5)
74. Spotted Pardalote (NSW, AU - March 5)
75. White-throated Treecreeper (NSW, AU - March 5)
76. Eastern Yellow Robin (NSW, AU - March 5)
77. Galah (NSW, AU - March 5)
78. Great Cormorant (NSW, AU - March 5)
79. Eurasian Coot (NSW, AU - March 5)
80. Little Eagle (NSW, AU - March 6)
81. Australasian Grebe (Orange, NSW, AU - March 6)
82. Superb Fairy Wren (Orange, NSW, AU - March 6)
83. Red Wattlebird (Orange, NSW, AU - March 6)
84. Nankeen Kestrel (NSW, AU - March 6)
85. Willie Wagtail (NSW, AU - March 6)
86. Weebill (Orange, NSW, AU - March 6)
87. Apostlebird (NSW, AU - March 6)
88. Grey Shrike-thrush (Orange, NSW, AU - March 6)
89. Red-rumped Parrot (Orange, NSW, AU - March 6)
90. Emu (NSW, AU - March 6)
91. Blue-faced Honeyeater (NSW, AU - March 6)
92. Common Bronzewing (NSW, AU - March 6)
93. White-winged Chough (NSW, AU - March 6)
94. Peaceful Dove (NSW, AU - March 7)
95. Zebra Finch (NSW, AU - March 7)
96. White-winged Fairy Wren (NSW, AU - March 7)
97. Black-faced Woodswallow (AU - March 7)
98. White-necked Heron (AU - March 7)
99. Yellow-billed Spoonbill (AU - March 7)
100. Pied Butcherbird (AU - March 7)
101. Whistling Kite (AU - March 7)
102. Brown Falcon (AU - March 7)
103. Pale-headed Rosella (St. George, QLD, AU - March 7)
104. White-breasted Woodswallow (St. George, QLD , AU - March 7)
105. Brolga (QLD, AU - March 8)
106. White-plumed Honeyeater (QLD, AU - March 8)
107. Jacky Winter (QLD, AU - March 8)
108. Wedge-tailed Eagle (QLD, AU - March 8)
109. Intermediate Egret (QLD, AU - March 8)
110. Little Corella (QLD, AU - March 8)
111. Australian Bustard (QLD, AU - March 8)
112. Red-winged Parrot (QLD, AU - March 8)
113. Squatter Pigeon (QLD, AU - March 8)
114. Wonga Pigeon (Carnarvon Gorge, QLD, AU - March 9)
115. Tawny Grassbird (Carnarvon Gorge, QLD, AU - March 9)
116. Black Kite (QLD, AU - March 10)
117. Little Black Cormorant (Rockhampton, QLD, AU - March 10)
118. Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (Rockhampton, QLD, AU - March 10)
119. Sooty Oystercatcher (QLD, AU - March 11)
120. Whimbrel (QLD, AU - March 11)
121. Eastern Curlew (QLD, AU - March 11)
122. Brahminy Kite (QLD, AU - March 11)
123. Bar-shouldered Dove (QLD, AU - March 11)
124. Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (QLD, AU - March 11)
125. Dollarbird (QLD, AU - March 12)
126. Spotted Turtle Dove (Australia Zoo, AU - March 12)
127. Little Friarbird (Australia Zoo, AU - March 12)
128. Restless Flycatcher (Australia Zoo, QLD, AU - March 12)
129. Noisy Friarbird (AU - March 13)
130. White-cheeked Honeyeater (AU - March 13)
131. Little Wattlebird (AU - March 13)
132. Black-shouldered Kite (AU - March 13)
133. Crested Tern (NSW, AU - March 14)
134. Golden-crowned Kinglet (Bluffton, IN - April 8)
135. Pileated Woodpecker (Bluffton, IN - April 18)
136. Purple Finch (Bluffton, IN - April 18)
137. Field Sparrow (Bluffton, IN - April 18)
138. Hermit Thrush (Bluffton, IN - April 18)
139. Pine Warbler (Salamonie River SF - April 25)
140. Palm Warbler (Salamonie River SF - April 25)
141. Louisiana Waterthrush (Salamonie River SF - April 25)
142. Sharp-shinned Hawk (Salamonie River SF - April 25)
143. Gray-cheeked Thrush (Salamonie River SF - April 25)
144. Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Salamonie River SF - April 25)
145. Willow Flycatcher (Hawk Springs, WY - June 21)
146. Solitary Sandpiper (Cheyenne, WY - August 16)
147. Long-billed Dowitcher (Hutton Lake NWR, Laramie, WY - September 13)
148. Virginia Rail (Hutton Lake NWR, Laramie, WY - September 13)
149. Baird's Sandpiper (Hutton Lake NWR, Laramie, WY - September 13)