ABA Area Life List

Piratic Flycatcher, Black-faced Grassquit, Baikal Teal, Marsh Sandpiper, Eursian Hobby, European Golden-Plover

Bahama Woodstar (

Headed for Alaska this fall for the 35th time

As of 1/7/2022. 805 Species for ABA Continental List.

White-faced Storm Petrel; Western Reef Heron

Spoonbill Sandpiper, Broad-billed Sandpiper, Stejneger's Petrel, Red-tailed Tropicbird

Antillean Palm Swift, Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler, Dusky Warbler

2018: Add 68 species from Hawaiian Islands to expanded ABA Area.

2019 Antillean Palm Swift

2013: Common Crane,Curlew Sandpiper,Murphey's Petrel,Hawaiian Petrel,Thick-billed Vireo,Black Noddy,Black-faced Grassquit,Purple Swamphen,White-tailed Eagle,Scaly-breasted Munia,Pacific Swift. 2014: Egyptian Goose, LaSagra's Flycatcher, Common Cuckoo, Gray Wagtail, Ridgeway's Rail, Crested Myna. 2015: Common Scoter, Siberian Chiffchaff, Northern House Martin, Connecticut Warbler, Kirtland's Warbler. 2016: Redwing, Cuban Vireo, Pine Flycatcher

Highlights: Common Scoter, Bulwer's Petrel, California Condor (pre-captivity), Crane Hawk, Collard Forest Falcon (heard only), Pintail Snipe, Little Curlew, Greater Sandplover, Belcher's Gull, Whiskered Tern, Pine Flycatcher, Social Flycatcher, Sinaloa Wren, Citrine Wagtail, and Yellow-throated Bunting. 2016 update: Slate-throated Redstart and Pine Flycatcher in Arizona, Himalayan Snowcock in Nevada and Rosy-faced Lovebird in Arizona

all the warblers (Bachman's 1954);Cal condor (1972);collared plover; pintail snipe; piratic flyc;oriental cuckoo

Spoonbill Sandpiper, Stonechat, Jabiru

Amazon Kingfisher, Rufous-necked Wood Rail, White-tailed Eagle, Spotted Rail; updated 6/1/2021

Clements 2018.

most recent Common Crane & Yellow-browed Warbler in California (2020)

2Apr01 Yellow-faced Grassquit/Greater sandplover-not included in total awaiting ABA action

For the complete list: http://www.bubo.org/listing/ View 'Birds of Vancouver Island' guide http://picasaweb.google.com/pat.mary.taylor Latest: Clapper Rail split, Sage Sparrow split:Drop Yellow-chevroned Parakeet. Hawaiian Petrel, Black-hooded Parakeet, Common Crane, Red-flanked Bluetail, Peach-faced Lovebird; Xantus' Murrelet split;Cook's & Murphy's Petrels, Whip-poor-will & Winter Wren splits, Sinaloa Wren, Buff-collared Nightjar (now seen), Common Myna, Least Storm-Petrel, Yellow-green Vireo, Baikal Teal, Red-billed Tropicbird, Bean Goose, Redwing: Goal of 750 attained. [Still require eight species to see all of the birds illustrated in the 1966 edition of The Golden Guide to Birds: Mottled Petrel, White-tailed Tropicbird, Black Noddy, Corn Crake, Spectacled Eider, Whiskered Auklet, Northern Lapwing, and Gray-headed Chickadee.

AOU Splits always help!

Greater Sandplover, Yellow-faced Grassquit - latest additions

South Polar Skua, Buller’s Shearwater, Ashy Storm-Petrel, Scripps’s, Craveri’s, Guadalupe Murrelet, Scaly-breasted Munias, Spotted Dove and Jabiru

35 of these were added during my 2008 ABA big year (updated December 18, 2008)

Feb 2022

Roadside Hawk, Hook-billed Kite, Great Black Hawk, Manx Shearwater, McKay’s Bunting, Emperor Goose, Falcated Duck, Common Snpe, Whiskered Auklet, Laysan Albatross, Antillean Palm-swift, Yellow-chevroned Parakeet

Yellow-browed Warbler (AK); Social Flycatcher (TX); Crescent-chested Warbler (AZ)

Fea's Petrel off N.C. 30 May, 2006

Long-billed Murrelet at Adak, Alaska; Little Stint at Gambell, Alaska,

2005: Gray Bunting and Far Eastern Curlew in spring, outer Aleutians.

Updated 7-11; Latest add: Mexican Whip-poor-will

Most recent: Zenaida Dove, Little Egret, Red-billed Tropicbird, Lesser Sand-Plover, Sagebrush Sparrow, Rose-faced Lovebird; Northern Lapwing and Pink-footed Goose in NJ in 2013. Flame-colored Tanager, Buff-collared Nightjar and Plain-capped Starthroat seen on May, 2005 trip to SE AZ, Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel in WA in May and Fork-tailed Flycatcher in October, 2005; Bicknell's Thrush in 2008; Greater Sand Plover in 2009.

Includes 1 heard only. Fan-tailed Warbler, Himalayan Snowcock, Black-tailed Gull, Fork-tailed Flycatcher; Crescent-chested Warbler, Fea's Petrel, Buff-collared Nightjar, Little Egret, Buller's Shearwater, Least Storm-Petrel, Common Myna (November 2008) . Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel, Sinaloa Wren not included--awaiting acceptance of records. Black Rail Updated 28 Jan 09

Yellow Grosbeak, Arizona

NA birding on hold as I attempt to see all the world's seabirds-Tufted Flycatcher, Baikal Teal,Streak-backed Oriole, Graylag Goose,Red-billed Tropicbird,White-faced Storm Petrel,Orange-billed Nightingale Thrush, Cook's Petrel, Solitary Snipe,Red-flanked Bluetail, Siberian Rubythroat, Long-toed Stint-Attu/May10 Short-tailed Albatross, Mottled Petrel enroute to Attu, Taiga Bean Goose, Green Sandpiper, Hawfinch, Smew, Rustic Bunting. Eye-browed Thrush- Alaska 2009, Blue Mockingbird- AZ 2009, Bannanaquit- FL 2008, Green-breasted Mango- Georgia 2008, Wisconsin 2007, Black-tailed Gull - IA 2007,Redwing- NF 2007, Western Reef Heron,Fieldfare, White-winged Black Tern, Garganey

Common Crane; Amazon Kingfisher; Pine Flycatcher, the last 3. This is without Alaska!

Updated 2/28/2017

4-2010 La Sagra's Flycatcher ; 12-2010 Baikal Teal, Baird's Sparrow ; 2015 Black-faced Grassquit Honda Bahia Park, FL

plus heard only Black Rail,Smew, Mottled Petrel, pelagic to Attu 2013,Short-tailed Albatrosses -8!, Kittlitz' Murrelet, Whiskered Auklet, Alaska May 2010 little birding last 2 years

Yellow Bittern (AK), White-tailed Eagle (AK), Common Greenshank (AK), Great Spotted Woodpecker (AK), Narcissus Flycatcher (AK), Yellow-throated Bunting (AK), Eurasian Bullfinch (AK), Hawfinch (AK), Eurasian Wryneck (AK). [Also see Quebec, Canada and Lower 48 Life Lists].

2017: Pink-footed Goose (BC), Rosy-faced Lovebird (AZ), Swallow-tailed Gull (WA), 2018: Little Stint, (BC)

Dovelie

Update Dec. 2012: California Gnatcatcher Update Sept. 2011: TUNDRA BEAN-GOOSE, Tufted Duck, Arctic Loon, Laysan Albatross, Lesser Sand-Plover, Common Ringed Plover, Common Greenshank, Gray-tailed Tattler, COMMON SANDPIPER, Bristle-thighed Curlew, BLACK-TAILED GODWIT, Bar-tailed Godwit, LITTLE STINT, TEMMINCK'S STINT, LONG-TOED STINT, JACK SNIPE, Ross' Gull, Red-legged Kittiwake, Whiskered Auklet, Crested Auklet, PACIFIC SWIFT, COMMON HOUSE-MARTIN, TAIGA FLYCATCHER, DARK-SIDED FLYCATCHER, GRAY-STREAKED FLYCATCHER, Siberian Rubythroat, Bluethroat, Eyebrowed Thrush, Eastern Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, OLIVE-BACKED PIPT, Red-throated Pipit, McKay's Bunting, Brambling

Updated Feb/14. Recent additions: Sinaloa Wren (AZ), Common Crane (NV), Northern Lapwing, White-faced SP, Barolo Shearwater, Red-billed Tropicbird(all MA), Plain-capped Starthroat (AZ), Gray-tailed Tattler (AK), Kirtland's Warbler (MI), Nutting's Flycatcher (AZ). 2011:Baird's Sparrow (AZ), Mangrove Cuckoo (FL), White-tailed Tropcibird (NC). 2009 additions: WT Ptarmigan (May CO), Tufted Duck (Feb RI), Blue Bunting (Jan TX), European Golden Plover (Oct ME), White Wagtail, Nome, AK (Jun AK). Also in '08; Limpkin, Florida Scrub-Jay, Banaquit (FL), Northern Jacana (AZ) in Dec '07. Started US birding in July '97.

(Mar 2019) #737 -- Island Scrub-Jay

Common Cuckoo, California Condor, # 700 Laysan Albatross on Westport Pelagic.