The Birding Year in Review

It is now, as Bob Murphy use to say at the end of Mets victories, which at times were as rare Winter Wrens in summer, "time for the happy recap." I suppose I won, with 640 species for the year, a personal best, but all that really proves is that I can afford air fare to Mexico and Australia. In terms of the counts that really "count" for me--my NJ and Ocean County lists, I was way down this year from last year, partly because I wasn't absent for a little over a month out of the year. Partly because, for a variety of reasons, I couldn't build up any enthusiasm for chasing after a bird I've seen dozens of times.

Pink-footed Goose, Warinanco Park

Ross's Geese among the Canada Geese, lower bog, Whitesbog

Looking back, I see the year in big birding chunks, predominated by one family of birds, then another, as the seasons turn over. The first couple of months seem to have been predominated with rare waterfowl. It is the time to get them, unless you want to gamble on your second shot at the end of the year. In January and February I managed to get all the rare geese save Barnacle Goose (which I did stumble upon toward the end of this year): Cackling Goose, Greater White-fronted Goose, Pink-footed Goose, Ross's Goose, Trumpeter Swan, & Tufted Duck a number of times at 3 locations. The Ross's Goose was the most satisfying to me because I found 2 of them, on my own, in an unexpected location, Whitesbog. Unfortunately, they didn't hang around for anyone else to enjoy them, but I got good documentation photos.

The Tufted Duck was fun because Shari & I happened to be in the neighborhood, doing something else, when the alert went off and we able to drive 15 minutes to see it. Then I saw it again at Wreck Pond. Then, I picked it up as a county bird when it appeared at Lake of the Lilies in Point Pleasant Beach.

Tufted Duck (right) with Ring-necked Duck, Sandy Hook

I also remember being cold a lot during those months so I was happy to see March when the warblers started to trickle in. It was also the month when the first Ospreys appeared. And yet another Tufted Duck, this one in North Pond at Sandy Hook.

Reviewing my list, it really was a trickle of warblers, with only Pine and Prairie getting ticked. March was also the month of my first big, aggravating miss: I didn't get American Woodcock for the first time since we've lived here. I could have gone other spots to pick it up, but I was stubborn, returning to the same place I had "historically" seen them 5 or 6 times and striking out each time. It was a combination of stubbornness and laziness.

Magnificent Frigatebird, Puerto Morelos, Mexico

On April 14, we had our first Whip-poor-will call. There were two consecutive great days at Double Trouble SP with Louisiana Waterthrush, Blue-headed Vireo, Blue Grosbeak, Yellow-throated Warbler, and Summer Tanager all making appearances. Kind friends showed me a Barred Owl in their backyard. The 3rd week of the month we spent in Puerto Morelos on the Yucatan Peninsula. It wasn't a birding vacation, per se, but we did manage to tack on 54 species to the year list.

The only life bird I was able to put on my list in the United States this year was the Kentucky Warbler Mike and I heard (heard, but heard very clearly) at Baldpate Mountain in May. Hearing counts, but I'd still love to see one, and maybe one of my New Year's resolutions should be to trek around Baldpate more often until I finally eyeball one.

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Monroe Twp.

In June I made my annual trip to the Lakehurst naval base to get Upland Sandpiper and Shari & I drove down to the Ocean City Visitor's Center to look at the Yellow-crowned Night-Heron roost.

Black-bellied Whistling- Ducks turn up sporadically in New Jersey, and this year they appeared in an ephemeral pond on some farmland next to a busy road in Middlesex County. I drove up there early one morning, found them almost immediately, then left before there were too many cars on the narrow shoulder for the cops to tolerate.

Black Tern, Union Pond, Whitesbog

The summer doldrums were relieved by a Roseate Spoonbill at Brig, a flock American Golden-Plovers up at one of the sod farms and by a trip to Delaware in August where we spent one day on an Audubon field trip, getting Sedge Wren for the year, and the next day on our own, where we found Brown-headed Nuthatch exactly where we were told they could be found. It was just a delightful moment to first hear the squeaky little call of the nuthatch and then to actually find it high in a loblolly pine.

A personal summer highlight for me was once again at Whitesbog (I just love that place) where I found a Black Tern hunting over Union Pond. It almost made up for the disappointment of the bogs staying filled this year because the farmer was afraid he'd need the water for the cranberries. Thus, no shorebird season at Whitesbog this year.

Lark Sparrow, Sandy Hook

September was really slow though  three sought-after shorebirds--Baird's Sandpiper, Wilson's Phalarope, Marbled Godwit--were added to the list. The rarest bird was seen on one of Scott's Half-day Friday trips at Sandy Hook, a very cooperative Lark Sparrow hanging around beneath the hawk watch platform.

I have one word for October:

AUSTRALIA

It took a bit of readjustment to birding locally after being away for nearly a month.  The last two months have been spent pretty much filling in and filling up the year list, playing out the string because, like the Mets, I had no shot for the playoffs. I'm already looking ahead to next year when the concentration will be on New Jersey. This month is the one year anniversary of my cataract surgery and it made a tremendous difference in my birding abilities. I'm able to see birds "naked eye" and I'm a lot less reliant on optics, which means I see birds faster and if you see birds fast, you'll see more birds--if they're there. (A side note: All year long we read about the devastating crashes in bird populations due to climate change, habitat loss, dearth of insects, and so on endlessly. We get mailings begging us for contributions to help stem this crisis. Then, the Christmas Counts start, or surveys for specific birds are done and everyone is startled at how few birds they've found and how the numbers are down to historic lows. To which I say: "Duh.") So I want, next year to go to where the birds are instead of being stubborn and insisting that the birds come to where I feel like being.

640 species. I doubt I'll ever get to that number again because I feel like I'm done with traveling long distances. When I travel I hate everything about it--the airports, the airplanes, the driving, the hotels, the food--except the birds. So I'm going to see how long I can go without going anywhere.

Below is my year list. I don't expect anyone to read the whole thing. But if you randomly glance at either some of the names of the birds, e.g. Yellow-throated Euphonia, Freckled Duck, or some of the locations--Tinchi Tamba Wetlands Reserve, Cape Tribulation--perhaps you'll find them as amusing and evocative as I do. This blog is titled Birds and Words and sometimes the names of the birds are as interesting to me as the birds themselves.
Key: LIFE BIRD, Rarity

Species                   First Sighting

Southern Cassowary   Cape Tribulation

Magpie Goose   Centenary Lakes

Plumed Whistling-Duck   Hasties Swamp National Park

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck    Monroe Twp.

Snow Goose   Conines Millpond

Ross's Goose   Whitesbog

Greater White-fronted Goose   Conines Millpond

Pink-footed Goose   Warinanco Park

Brant   Island Beach SP

Barnacle Goose   Mercer Corp Park

Cackling Goose   Assunpink WMA

Canada Goose   Riverfront Landing

Freckled Duck   Goulds Lagoon Wildlife Sanctuary

Mute Swan   Tunney Bridge

Black Swan   Tamar Island Wetlands

Trumpeter Swan   Assunpink WMA

Tundra Swan   Whitesbog

Radjah Shelduck   Centenary Lakes

Australian Shelduck   Tamar Island Wetlands

Green Pygmy-Goose   Lake Mitchel

Wood Duck   Central Park

Maned Duck   Royal Botanic Gardens

Blue-winged Teal   Mannington Marsh

Australian Shoveler   Hollowtree Road

Northern Shoveler   Central Park

Gadwall   Brig

Eurasian Wigeon   Cape May Point SP

American Wigeon   Brig

Pacific Black Duck   Royal National Park

Mallard   Riverfront Landing

American Black Duck   Island Beach SP

Northern Pintail   Brig

Green-winged Teal   Brig

Gray Teal   Tamar Island Wetlands

Chestnut Teal   Tamar Island Wetlands

Pink-eared Duck   Hasties Swamp National Park

Canvasback   Riverfront Landing

Redhead   Mathis Veteran's Memorial Park

Ring-necked Duck   Riverfront Landing

Hardhead   Oppenheims Road

Tufted Duck   Shark River Inlet

Greater Scaup   Shark River Inlet

Lesser Scaup   Sands Point--Dock Ave

King Eider   Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Common Eider   Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Harlequin Duck   Shark River Inlet

Surf Scoter   Spring Lake

White-winged Scoter   Sandy Hook

Black Scoter   Shark River Inlet

Long-tailed Duck   Island Beach SP

Bufflehead   Island Beach SP

Common Goldeneye   Island Beach SP

Hooded Merganser   Mathis Veteran's Memorial Park

Common Merganser   Mathis Veteran's Memorial Park

Red-breasted Merganser   Sands Point Preserve

Ruddy Duck   Riverfront Landing

Musk Duck   Hollowtree Road

Australian Brushturkey   Cairns Botanical Gardens

Orange-footed Scrubfowl   Cairns Botanical Gardens

Plain Chachalaca   Muyil

Helmeted Guineafowl   Granite Gorge Nature Park

Northern Bobwhite   Bombay Hook

Brown Quail   Yore Rd Wetlands

Ring-necked Pheasant   New Egypt

Wild Turkey   35 Sunset Rd

Australasian Grebe   Royal National Park

Pied-billed Grebe   Bamber Lake

Hoary-headed Grebe   Atkinsons Park

Horned Grebe   Allenhurst--Corlies Ave

Red-necked Grebe   Manasquan Inlet

Great Crested Grebe   Shoobridge Park

Rock Pigeon   New Egypt

White-headed Pigeon   O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat

Eurasian Collared-Dove   Puerto Morelos

Spotted Dove   Cairns Esplanade

Brown Cuckoo-Dove   Cape Tribulation

Pacific Emerald Dove   Cape Tribulation

Common Bronzewing   Dru Point

Brush Bronzewing   Bruny Island

Crested Pigeon   Bald Hills

Squatter Pigeon   Mount Molloy

Wonga Pigeon   Royal National Park

Peaceful Dove   Cairns Esplanade

Bar-shouldered Dove   Daintree Village

Common Ground-Dove   Puerto Morelos

Plain-breasted Ground-Dove   Puerto Morelos

Ruddy Ground-Dove   Puerto Morelos

White-winged Dove   Puerto Morelos

Mourning Dove    Malverne

Wompoo Fruit-Dove   Mossman

Torresian Imperial-Pigeon   Cairns

Topknot Pigeon   Royal National Park

Australian Bustard   Maryfarms

Pheasant Coucal   Daintree River

Yellow-billed Cuckoo   Cranberry Bogs

Black-billed Cuckoo   Manasquan River WMA

Pacific Koel   Daintree River

Channel-billed Cuckoo   Royal National Park

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo   Cradle Mountain

Shining Bronze-Cuckoo   Royal National Park

Little Bronze-Cuckoo   Big Mitchell Creek Reserve

Pallid Cuckoo   Bruny Island Main Road

Fan-tailed Cuckoo   Bruny Island Main Road

Brush Cuckoo   Tinchi Tamba Wetlands Reserve

Tawny Frogmouth   Jannali

Marbled Frogmouth   Lamington National Park

Papuan Frogmouth   Daintree River

Common Nighthawk   35 Sunset Rd

Chuck-will's-widow   Collinstown Rd

Eastern Whip-poor-will   35 Sunset Rd

Large-tailed Nightjar   Daintree Village

Chimney Swift   35 Sunset Rd

Vaux's Swift   Muyil

Australian Swiftlet   Cairns Esplanade

Ruby-throated Hummingbird   35 Sunset Rd

Cinnamon Hummingbird   Villa Silvia

Clapper Rail   Great Bay Blvd

Virginia Rail   Cattus Island County Park

Buff-banded Rail   Lady Elliot Island

Russet-naped Wood-Rail   Muyil

Tasmanian Nativehen   Tamar Island Wetlands

Sora   Burlington County Fairgrounds

Common Gallinule   Bombay Hook

Dusky Moorhen   Royal Botanic Gardens

Eurasian Coot   Royal National Park

American Coot   Lake Takanassee

Australasian Swamphen   Royal National Park

White-browed Crake   Daintree River

Sandhill Crane   New Egypt

Sarus Crane   East Barron

Brolga   East Barron

Bush Thick-knee   Cairns Cemetery

Pied Stilt   Hasties Swamp National Park

Black-necked Stilt   Bombay Hook

American Avocet   Bombay Hook

Pied Oystercatcher   Atkinsons Park

Sooty Oystercatcher   Bruny Island

American Oystercatcher   Brigantine Island

Black-bellied Plover   Island Beach SP

American Golden-Plover   Reed Sod Farm

Pacific Golden-Plover   Cairns Esplanade

Banded Lapwing   Lyell Highway

Masked Lapwing   Royal Botanic Gardens

Greater Sand-Plover   Cairns Esplanade

Semipalmated Plover   Great Bay Blvd

Piping Plover   Sandy Hook

Killdeer   Shelter Cove Park

Oriental Plover   Maryfarms

Red-kneed Dotterel   Hasties Swamp National Park

Hooded Plover   Adventure Bay

Black-fronted Dotterel   Cairns Esplanade

Comb-crested Jacana   Julatten

Upland Sandpiper   Lakehurst NAES

Whimbrel   Great Bay Blvd

Far Eastern Curlew   Cairns Esplanade

Bar-tailed Godwit   Cairns Esplanade

Black-tailed Godwit   Cairns Esplanade

Hudsonian Godwit   Bombay Hook

Marbled Godwit   Island Beach SP

Ruddy Turnstone   Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Great Knot   Cairns Esplanade

Red Knot   Great Bay Blvd

Broad-billed Sandpiper   Cairns Esplanade

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper   Cairns Esplanade

Stilt Sandpiper   Brig

Curlew Sandpiper   Cairns Esplanade

Red-necked Stint   Cairns Esplanade

Sanderling   Island Beach SP

Dunlin   Island Beach SP

Purple Sandpiper   Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Baird's Sandpiper   Brig

Least Sandpiper   Manahawkin WMA

White-rumped Sandpiper   Brig

Pectoral Sandpiper   Brig

Semipalmated Sandpiper   Island Beach SP

Western Sandpiper   Brigantine Island

Short-billed Dowitcher   Great Bay Blvd

Long-billed Dowitcher   Brig

Latham's Snipe   Hasties Swamp National Park

Wilson's Snipe   Shelter Cove Park

Terek Sandpiper   Cairns Esplanade

Wilson's Phalarope   Brig

Red-necked Phalarope   Whitehall Neck Rd.

Common Sandpiper   Hasties Swamp National Park

Spotted Sandpiper   Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve

Solitary Sandpiper   Cloverdale Farm

Gray-tailed Tattler   Cairns Esplanade

Wandering Tattler   Lady Elliot Island

Greater Yellowlegs   Brigantine Island--South Cove

Common Greenshank   Cairns Esplanade

Willet   Brigantine Island

Lesser Yellowlegs   Manahawkin WMA

Australian Pratincole   Maryfarms

Bonaparte's Gull   Seven Presidents Park

Silver Gull   Sydney Cove and Circular Quay

Laughing Gull   Wawa South Toms River

Pacific Gull   Atkinsons Park

Ring-billed Gull   Island Beach SP

Herring Gull   Island Beach SP

Iceland Gull   Clark T. Carey Memorial Park

Lesser Black-backed Gull   Clark T. Carey Memorial Park

Glaucous Gull   Long Branch

Great Black-backed Gull   Island Beach SP

Kelp Gull   Royal National Park

Brown Noddy   Lady Elliot Island

Black Noddy   Lady Elliot Island

Sooty Tern   Lady Elliot Island

Bridled Tern   Lady Elliot Island

Little Tern   Newell Beach

Least Tern   Great Bay Blvd

Gull-billed Tern   Brig

Caspian Tern   Puerto Morelos

Black Tern   Whitesbog

Whiskered Tern   Bromfield Swamp

Black-naped Tern   Lady Elliot Island

Common Tern   Sandy Hook

Forster's Tern   Island Beach SP

Royal Tern   Island Beach SP

Great Crested Tern   Royal National Park

Black Skimmer   Brig

Red-tailed Tropicbird   Lady Elliot Island

Red-throated Loon   Barnegat Municipal Dock

Common Loon   Island Beach SP

Little Penguin   Bruny Island

Wedge-tailed Shearwater   Royal National Park

Black-necked Stork   Yore Rd Wetlands

Magnificent Frigatebird   Puerto Morelos

Northern Gannet   Allenhurst

Australasian Gannet   Royal National Park

Australasian Darter   Daintree River

Little Pied Cormorant   Royal National Park

Great Cormorant   Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Little Black Cormorant   Sydney Cove and Circular Quay

Pied Cormorant   Sydney Cove and Circular Quay

Black-faced Cormorant   Bruny Island Ferry Crossing

Double-crested Cormorant   Berkeley

Brown Pelican   Puerto Morelos

Australian Pelican   Granton

American Bittern   Brig

Least Bittern   Mercer Corp Park

Great Blue Heron   Cattus Island County Park

Pacific Heron   Cape Tribulation

Great Egret   Cattus Island County Park

Intermediate Egret   Centenary Lakes

White-faced Heron   Tamar Island Wetlands

Little Egret   Wonga Beach Rd

Pacific Reef-Heron   Cape Tribulation

Snowy Egret   Brig

Little Blue Heron   Manahawkin WMA

Tricolored Heron   Cattus Island County Park

Cattle Egret   Brig

Green Heron   Oros Wildlife Preserve

Striated Heron   Daintree River

Black-crowned Night-Heron   Shark River

Rufous Night-Heron   Atkinsons Park

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron   Ocean City Welcome Center

White Ibis   Manahawkin WMA

Glossy Ibis   Manahawkin WMA

White-faced Ibis   Brig

Australian Ibis   Sydney Cove and Circular Quay

Straw-necked Ibis   Cairns Cemetery

Royal Spoonbill   Wonga Beach Rd

Roseate Spoonbill   Brig

Black Vulture   Brig

Turkey Vulture   Toms River

Osprey   Sandy Hook

Black-shouldered Kite   Daintree River

Black-breasted Kite   Maryfarms

Square-tailed Kite   Maryfarms

Wedge-tailed Eagle   State Forest

Snail Kite   Muyil

Mississippi Kite   Waretown

Swamp Harrier   Tamar Island Wetlands

Spotted Harrier   Maryfarms

Northern Harrier   Great Bay Blvd

Gray Goshawk   Mountain Valley Wilderness

Collared Sparrowhawk   Cairns Botanical Gardens

Sharp-shinned Hawk   Motts Creek

Cooper's Hawk   35 Sunset Rd

Red Goshawk   Lake Mitchel

Black Kite   Captain Cook Highway

Whistling Kite   Daintree River

Brahminy Kite   Daintree River

Bald Eagle   Brig

White-bellied Sea-Eagle   Royal National Park

Red-shouldered Hawk   Whitesbog

Broad-winged Hawk   High Point SP

Red-tailed Hawk   Brig

Rough-legged Hawk   Burlington County Fairgrounds

Sooty Owl   Crater Lakes National Park

Barn Owl   Lamington National Park

Great Horned Owl   Brick

Snowy Owl   Island Beach SP

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl   Muyil

Barred Owl   Ocean County

Long-eared Owl   Pole Farm

Powerful Owl   Burraneer Park

Southern Boobook   Lamington National Park

Black-headed Trogon   Muyil

Turquoise-browed Motmot   Muyil

Azure Kingfisher   Royal National Park

Laughing Kookaburra   Royal National Park

Blue-winged Kookaburra   Julatten

Forest Kingfisher   Daintree River

Torresian Kingfisher   Tinchi Tamba Wetlands Reserve

Sacred Kingfisher   Royal National Park

Belted Kingfisher   Ocean County Parks Offices

Rainbow Bee-eater   Cairns Cemetery

Dollarbird   Beaudesert Racing Club Lagoon

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker   35 Sunset Rd

Red-headed Woodpecker   Sooy Pl Rd

Yucatan Woodpecker   Muyil

Golden-fronted Woodpecker   Puerto Morelos

Red-bellied Woodpecker   35 Sunset Rd

Downy Woodpecker   35 Sunset Rd

Hairy Woodpecker   35 Sunset Rd

Pileated Woodpecker   William Warren County Park

Northern Flicker   Sandy Hook

Australian Kestrel   Captain Cook Highway

American Kestrel   Plumsted

Merlin   Marsha Dr & Rt 72

Australian Hobby   Adventure Bay

Brown Falcon   Oppenheims Road

Peregrine Falcon   Brig

Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo   Maryfarms

Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo   Kindred

Galah   Burraneer Park

Long-billed Corella   Kingston Beach

Little Corella   Royal National Park

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo   Sydney Cove and Circular Quay

Australian King-Parrot   Royal National Park

Blue-winged Parrot   Bruny Island

Swift Parrot   Bruny Island

Green Rosella   Mountain Valley Wilderness

Crimson Rosella   O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat

Eastern Rosella   Queens Domain

Pale-headed Rosella   Tinana South

Musk Lorikeet   Goulds Lagoon Wildlife Sanctuary

Little Lorikeet   Yore Rd Wetlands

Rainbow Lorikeet   Sydney

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet   Cairns Botanical Gardens

Monk Parakeet   Carteret

White-fronted Parrot   Puerto Morelos

Noisy Pitta   O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat

Black-faced Antthrush   Muyil

Tawny-winged Woodcreeper   Muyil

Ivory-billed Woodcreeper   Muyil

Eye-ringed Flatbill   Muyil

Yellow-olive Flycatcher   Muyil

Royal Flycatcher   Muyil

Eastern Wood-Pewee   Michael Huber Prairie Warbler Preserve

Acadian Flycatcher   Evert Memorial Nature Trail

Alder Flycatcher   Assunpink WMA

Willow Flycatcher   Brig

Eastern Phoebe   Whitesbog

Ash-throated Flycatcher   Mercer County Park

Great Crested Flycatcher   Island Beach SP

Brown-crested Flycatcher   Puerto Morelos

Great Kiskadee   Puerto Morelos

Boat-billed Flycatcher   Puerto Morelos

Social Flycatcher   Puerto Morelos

Tropical Kingbird   Puerto Morelos

Couch's Kingbird   Muyil

Eastern Kingbird   Reeves Bogs

Albert's Lyrebird   O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat

Superb Lyrebird   Royal National Park

Spotted Catbird   Mossman

Green Catbird   Royal National Park

Tooth-billed Bowerbird   Mt Lewis Rd

Golden Bowerbird   Mount Hypipamee National Park

Regent Bowerbird   O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat

Satin Bowerbird   Royal National Park

Great Bowerbird   Julatten

White-throated Treecreeper   Royal National Park

Southern Emuwren   Towra Point Nature Reserve

Variegated Fairywren   Royal National Park

Superb Fairywren   Royal National Park

Red-backed Fairywren   Tinchi Tamba Wetlands Reserve

Eastern Spinebill   Royal National Park

Yellow-spotted Honeyeater   Cape Tribulation

Lewin's Honeyeater   Royal National Park

Graceful Honeyeater   Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge

Yellow Honeyeater   Cairns Esplanade

Yellow-faced Honeyeater   Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge

Yellow-tufted Honeyeater   Heathcote National Park

Bell Miner   The Gravel Pit and Track

Noisy Miner   Sydney Cove and Circular Quay

Bridled Honeyeater   Mossman

Little Wattlebird   Royal National Park

Red Wattlebird    Jannali

Yellow Wattlebird   Mount Field National Park

Mangrove Honeyeater   Tinchi Tamba Wetlands Reserve

Brown-backed Honeyeater   Daintree River

White-fronted Chat   Narawntapu National Park

Dusky Myzomela   Julatten

Scarlet Myzomela   Curtain Fig Tree

Tawny-crowned Honeyeater   Waterfall

Brown Honeyeater   Cairns Esplanade

Crescent Honeyeater   Cradle Mountain

New Holland Honeyeater   Granton Power Boat Racing Centre

White-cheeked Honeyeater   Julatten

White-eared Honeyeater   Heathcote National Park

Yellow-throated Honeyeater   Cradle Mountain

Blue-faced Honeyeater   Daintree Village

White-throated Honeyeater   Lamington National Park

White-naped Honeyeater   Lamington National Park

Black-headed Honeyeater   Mountain Valley Wilderness

Black-chinned Honeyeater   Big Mitchell Creek Reserve

Strong-billed Honeyeater   Mountain Valley Wilderness

Macleay's Honeyeater   Cape Tribulation

Striped Honeyeater   Nindooinbah Dam

Little Friarbird   Maryfarms

Helmeted Friarbird   Cairns Esplanade

Silver-crowned Friarbird   Big Mitchell Creek Reserve

Noisy Friarbird   Mount Molloy

Spotted Pardalote   Atkinsons Park

Forty-spotted Pardalote   Bruny Island

Striated Pardalote   Atkinsons Park

Fernwren   Mt Lewis Rd

Yellow-throated Scrubwren   Mt Lewis Rd

White-browed Scrubwren   O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat

Tasmanian Scrubwren   Narawntapu National Park

Atherton Scrubwren   Mt Lewis Rd

Large-billed Scrubwren   O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat

Speckled Warbler   Yore Rd Wetlands

Mountain Thornbill   Mt Lewis Rd

Brown Thornbill   Royal National Park

Tasmanian Thornbill   Narawntapu National Park

Yellow-rumped Thornbill   Dru Point

White-throated Gerygone   Yore Rd Wetlands

Large-billed Gerygone   Cairns Botanical Gardens

Brown Gerygone   Royal National Park

Mangrove Gerygone   Tinchi Tamba Wetlands Reserve

Gray-crowned Babbler   Big Mitchell Creek Reserve

Australian Logrunner   O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat

Chowchilla   Cathedral Fig Tree

Eastern Whipbird   Royal National Park

Yellow-breasted Boatbill   Mossman

White-breasted Woodswallow   Cairns Esplanade

Dusky Woodswallow   Dru Point

Gray Butcherbird   Jannali

Pied Butcherbird   Maryfarms

Black Butcherbird   Daintree River

Australian Magpie   Sydney Cove and Circular Quay

Pied Currawong   Sydney

Black Currawong   Mountain Valley Wilderness

Gray Currawong   Narawntapu National Park

Barred Cuckooshrike   Mt Lewis Rd

Black-faced Cuckooshrike   Launceston Airport

White-bellied Cuckooshrike   Cairns Esplanade

White-winged Triller   Big Mitchell Creek Reserve

Varied Triller   Daintree River

Bower's Shrikethrush   Cathedral Fig Tree

Gray Shrikethrush   Narawntapu National Park

Little Shrikethrush   Mossman

Olive Whistler   Mountain Valley Wilderness

Golden Whistler   Royal National Park

Gray Whistler   Julatten

Rufous Whistler   Tinchi Tamba Wetlands Reserve

Rufous-browed Peppershrike   Muyil

Lesser Greenlet   Muyil

White-eyed Vireo   Island Beach SP

Yellow-throated Vireo   Muyil

Blue-headed Vireo   Double Trouble State Park

Warbling Vireo   Sandy Hook

Red-eyed Vireo   Forest Resource Education Center

Yellow-green Vireo   Muyil

Yucatan Vireo   Muyil

Olive-backed Oriole   Royal National Park

Green Oriole   Daintree River

Australasian Figbird   Cairns

Spangled Drongo   Daintree River

Northern Fantail   Mossman

Willie-wagtail   Royal National Park

Rufous Fantail   Tinchi Tamba Wetlands Reserve

Gray Fantail   Royal National Park

Black-faced Monarch   Royal National Park

Spectacled Monarch   Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge

Pied Monarch   Curtain Fig Tree

Magpie-lark   Cairns Esplanade

Leaden Flycatcher   Royal National Park

Shining Flycatcher   Daintree River

Brown Jay   Muyil

Green Jay   Muyil

Blue Jay   Whiting

American Crow   35 Sunset Rd

Fish Crow   Bayview Marina

Torresian Crow   Maryfarms

Australian Raven   Royal National Park

Forest Raven   Tamar Island Wetlands

Common Raven   Whitesbog

Paradise Riflebird   Lamington National Park

Victoria's Riflebird   Crater Lakes National Park

Lemon-bellied Flycatcher   Big Mitchell Creek Reserve

Scarlet Robin   Mountain Valley Wilderness

Flame Robin   Mountain Valley Wilderness

Rose Robin   Royal National Park--Lady Carrington Drive

Pink Robin   Mountain Valley Wilderness

Dusky Robin   Mountain Valley Wilderness

Pale-yellow Robin   Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge

Eastern Yellow Robin   Royal National Park

Gray-headed Robin   Mossman - Mt Molloy Rd

Horned Lark   Mannington Marsh

Eurasian Skylark   Oppenheims Road

Northern Rough-winged Swallow   Brig

Purple Martin   Woodmansee Blvd

Gray-breasted Martin   Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancun

Tree Swallow   Whitesbog

Bank Swallow   Reeves Bogs

Barn Swallow   Cloverdale Farm

Welcome Swallow   Royal Botanic Gardens

Fairy Martin   Cairns Botanical Gardens

Tree Martin   Adventure Bay

Cliff Swallow   Wesley Lake

Cave Swallow   Sandy Hook

Carolina Chickadee   35 Sunset Rd

Black-capped Chickadee   High Point SP

Tufted Titmouse   35 Sunset Rd

Red-breasted Nuthatch   Whitesbog

White-breasted Nuthatch   35 Sunset Rd

Brown-headed Nuthatch   Big Stone Beach

Brown Creeper   35 Sunset Rd

House Wren   Sandy Hook

Winter Wren   Whitesbog

Sedge Wren   Woodland Beach

Marsh Wren   Manahawkin WMA

Carolina Wren   35 Sunset Rd

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher   Island Beach SP

Red-whiskered Bulbul   Towra Point Nature Reserve

Golden-crowned Kinglet   Horicon Lake

Ruby-crowned Kinglet   Trenton Sewage Ponds

Australian Reed Warbler   Daintree River

Little Grassbird   Tamar Island Wetlands

Tawny Grassbird   Kerry Rd

Golden-headed Cisticola   Lake Mitchel

Silver-eye   Royal National Park

Eastern Bluebird   Brig

Bassian Thrush   O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat

Veery   Island Beach SP

Swainson's Thrush   Sandy Hook

Hermit Thrush   Manasquan River WMA

Wood Thrush   Manahawkin WMA

Eurasian Blackbird   Launceston Airport

Clay-colored Thrush   Muyil

American Robin   Forked River

Gray Catbird   Seven Presidents Park

Brown Thrasher   Shelter Cove Park

Tropical Mockingbird   Puerto Morelos

Northern Mockingbird   Sandy Hook

Metallic Starling   Daintree River

European Starling   GSP MM 107

Common Myna   Bondi Beach

Mistletoebird   Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge

Olive-backed Sunbird   Cairns Botanical Gardens

Australasian Pipit   Narawntapu National Park

American Pipit   Sandy Hook

Cedar Waxwing   Sandy Hook

Yellow-throated Euphonia   Muyil

House Finch   35 Sunset Rd

Purple Finch   Sandy Hook

European Greenfinch   Bothwell

European Goldfinch   Atkinsons Park

Pine Siskin   Cape May Point SP

American Goldfinch   35 Sunset Rd

Lapland Longspur   Brig

Snow Bunting   Sandy Hook

Grasshopper Sparrow   Bombay Hook

Chipping Sparrow   Bamber Lake

Clay-colored Sparrow   Sandy Hook

Field Sparrow   Assunpink WMA

Lark Sparrow   Sandy Hook

American Tree Sparrow   Sandy Hook

Fox Sparrow   Bamber Lake

Dark-eyed Junco   35 Sunset Rd

White-crowned Sparrow   Sandy Hook

White-throated Sparrow    Malverne

Seaside Sparrow   Great Bay Blvd

Saltmarsh Sparrow   Great Bay Blvd

Savannah Sparrow   Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Song Sparrow    Malverne

Swamp Sparrow   Island Beach SP

Eastern Towhee   Brig

Yellow-breasted Chat   Brig

Bobolink   Burlington County Fairgrounds

Eastern Meadowlark   Burlington County Fairgrounds

Yellow-billed Cacique   Muyil

Orchard Oriole   Island Beach SP

Hooded Oriole   Puerto Morelos

Yellow-backed Oriole   Puerto Morelos

Yellow-tailed Oriole   Puerto Morelos

Baltimore Oriole   Island Beach SP

Red-winged Blackbird   Cattus Island County Park

Bronzed Cowbird   Muyil

Brown-headed Cowbird   New Egypt

Melodious Blackbird   Muyil

Rusty Blackbird   Whitesbog

Common Grackle   Central Park

Boat-tailed Grackle   Great Bay Blvd

Great-tailed Grackle   Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancun

Ovenbird   Manahawkin WMA

Worm-eating Warbler   Michael Huber Prairie Warbler Preserve

Louisiana Waterthrush   Double Trouble State Park

Northern Waterthrush   Sandy Hook

Blue-winged Warbler   Manasquan River WMA

Black-and-white Warbler   Double Trouble State Park

Prothonotary Warbler   Michael Huber Prairie Warbler Preserve

Orange-crowned Warbler   Manahawkin WMA

Nashville Warbler   Manasquan River WMA

Gray-crowned Yellowthroat   Puerto Morelos

Kentucky Warbler   Baldpate Mt

Common Yellowthroat   Double Trouble State Park

Hooded Warbler   Michael Huber Prairie Warbler Preserve

American Redstart   Muyil

Northern Parula   Double Trouble State Park

Magnolia Warbler   Muyil

Bay-breasted Warbler   Double Trouble State Park

Yellow Warbler   Muyil

Chestnut-sided Warbler   Sandy Hook

Blackpoll Warbler   Brig

Black-throated Blue Warbler   Sandy Hook

Palm Warbler   Forest Resource Education Center

Pine Warbler   35 Sunset Rd

Yellow-rumped Warbler   Island Beach SP

Yellow-throated Warbler   Double Trouble State Park

Prairie Warbler   Colliers Mills WMA

Black-throated Green Warbler   Forest Resource Education Center

Canada Warbler   High Point SP

Wilson's Warbler   William Warren County Park

Summer Tanager   Double Trouble State Park

Scarlet Tanager   Sandy Hook

Red-throated Ant-Tanager   Muyil

Northern Cardinal   Malverne

Rose-breasted Grosbeak   Island Beach SP

Blue Grosbeak   Double Trouble State Park

Indigo Bunting   Sandy Hook

House Sparrow    Malverne

Beautiful Firetail   Bruny Island

Red-browed Firetail   Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge

Double-barred Finch   Yore Rd Wetlands

Chestnut-breasted Munia   

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