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With shorebirds on my mind, the other day, we opted for birding at Punta Morales. Dawn broke somewhere on the way down and was accompanied by two species of caracaras patrolling the roads, a motmot or two on the wires, and early morning on the edge of the ocean. Nothing even close to the motmot up north though.
The prospect of identifying a certain number of species in a given amount of time pushes us to pay more attention to birds no matter what the circumstances (although I suggest keeping the exclamations about species identifications to yourself during such solemn situations as funerals, graduations, and watching episodes of The Sopranos).
Yet, I was not aware of any of Arjan’s big year updates in English, so I had no clue where he was or how many species he managed to see. After 3 months of South and Southeast Asia, Indonesia and Australia, Arjan’s count stood at 2,060 species. And I wanted to learn about his travels in detail.
So, for example, Essay #15, “Individual Variation,” uses Herring Gulls to introduce the concept that one species, even one species at a specific age, can vary widely in appearance. The Checklist is more than a taxonomic listing of species and chapter number and title; it also contains useful notes on each bird family.
Phoebe Snetsinger was an American birder who first passed the 8,000 species mark. Before leaving the safety of the car I heeded the park’s advice and checked for animal tracks belonging to any biting, gnawing, mauling, trampling, stabbing or disembowelling species. She died in a car accident during a birding trip.
This shows the top birders, by species or checklists submitted. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas.
Whatever it was, Corey was found at his keyboard 2 hours later, covered in blood and snot and sporting a cut lip, having announced that he and Mike would rescue the failing list by taking personal responsibility for adding 300 species. White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis. Gray Parrot – Psittacus erithacus.
They submitted 144 checklists, noting 628 species adding 72 to the year’s running total bringing it to 1890. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–UNA Station (ECMAR). Punta Morales–UNA Station (ECMAR). Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Great Tinamou – Tinamus major.
April was a busy time for the beats with 10 of them contributing 164 lists to accumulate 744 species from 7 countries; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Serbia, UK, Brazil and Barbados. Red-winged Parrot – Aprosmictus erythropterus. White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis. Red-lored Parrot – Amazona autumnalis.
Thus; As at April 30 th 2017, the collaborative year total stands at 1432 , with 895 species noted this month from 164 shared checklists. 9 beats contributed their sightings (this knocks last April’s efforts of 116 lists for 672 species into a cocked hat and claws back some ground on the 30th April 2016 running total of 1707).
146 shared checklists (an increase on last year’s 97, well done chaps) noted 664 species (ooooh, down on 826 from last February) and brought the yearly total to 1063 (1303 at this time in 2016, ouch!). Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Red-winged Parrot – Aprosmictus erythropterus. Point Lookout. 18 Feb 2017.
978 species were tallied this month from 163 checklists. Only 123 species appear on both sides of the life list. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas.
All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Red-winged Parrot – Aprosmictus erythropterus. Bourke’s Parrot – Neophema bourkii. Mulga Parrot – Psephotus varius.
Last year they shared over 1200 checklists and managed to achieve a stunning total of 2647 species from 32 countries. Last year’s magnificent total of 2647 species is the target to beat, but other results could prove interesting. 1499 species were seen in the eastern hemisphere in 2016. The year stretches ahead.
All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Red-winged Parrot – Aprosmictus erythropterus. Bourke’s Parrot – Neophema bourkii. Mulga Parrot – Psephotus varius.
Despite recording 370 species during the month, the list total has advanced by just 45. Just to confuse things a little, only 14 new species were recorded since June 1 st. Bourke’s Parrot – Neophema bourkii. Mulga Parrot – Psephotus varius. Port Lincoln Parrot – Barnardius zonarius.
All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Red-winged Parrot – Aprosmictus erythropterus. Bourke’s Parrot – Neophema bourkii. Port Lincoln Parrot – Barnardius zonarius.
All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Red-winged Parrot – Aprosmictus erythropterus. Vernal Hanging-Parrot – Loriculus vernalis. Brown-hooded Parrot – Pyrilia haematotis.
All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Orange-winged Parrot – Amazona amazonica. Red-winged Parrot – Aprosmictus erythropterus. Vernal Hanging-Parrot – Loriculus vernalis.
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