Thursday, January 8, 2015

2015 Backyard Big Year--Week 1 Report

One week into the Backyard Big Year, I've seen some great birds, including 4 new birds for my overall yard list--Great Black-backed Gull, Gadwall, Common Merganser, American Black Duck.  On January 1, I saw 36 species.  The next day, I saw four additional species for the year.  Since then I've hit a wall, and haven't come up with any new species.  But I'm digiscoping and taking pictures with a goal of getting shots of 150 species in the yard this year--so far up to 25 species.  So life is good.  I won't post weekly here, but I will post monthly updates and perhaps other highlights.  Meanwhile you can check out the daily action on the Backyard Big Year blog or on Facebook.

Good yard birding!







3 comments:

  1. Good for you! I restarted my yard list on the 1st and am up to 22 species this year with the addition of a European starling just today! I had a total of 106 species in my yard last year, the largest total ever for my backyard, but I just moved here last year in February. It helps living near the ocean, so i get woodland species as well as ocean species!

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  2. Sounds like a fun idea. Maybe you could build a tree stand in your tallest tree? That should up the list a little.

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  3. It must be challenging over your winter!

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