A Life List: It’s a record of every species of birds you’ve seen. But in my house it’s referred to as “All the Birds”— as in “did you see all the birds?” The “yet” is implied.
I’ve kept lists of birds in the past. However, in May 2020, I resumed formally logging birds again, this time using eBird (see my eBird profile). It is far better method than a handwritten list forgotten in a field guide.
My Life List has grown since, but while identifying and ticking off new birds is fun and informative, I’ve also been trying to get pictures of All the Birds, both in my yard and in the world at large. To that end, I’ve started collecting them into galleries of birds.
My Life List
2025
- Townsend’s Solitaire
November 18, 2025 | Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado - Rusty Blackbird
September 24, 2025 | Kennebec County, Maine - Common Gallinule
July 7, 2025 | Kennebec County, Maine - Bonaparte’s Gull
June 23, 2025 | York County, Maine - Bushtit
May 9, 2025 | Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado - Dusky Flycatcher
May 6, 2025 | Fremont County, Colorado - Golden Eagle
May 6, 2025 | Fremont County, Colorado - Green-tailed Towhee
May 6, 2025 | Conejos County, Colorado - Cliff Swallow
May 5, 2025 | Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge, Alamosa County, Colorado - Great-tailed Grackle
May 5, 2025 | Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, Rio Grande County, Colorado - Yellow-headed Blackbird
May 5, 2025 | Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, Rio Grande County, Colorado - Wilson’s Snipe
May 5, 2025 | Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, Rio Grande County, Colorado - Redhead
May 5, 2025 | Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, Rio Grande County, Colorado - Northern Pintail
May 5, 2025 | Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, Rio Grande County, Colorado - American Bittern
April 25, 2025 | Thompson Wildlife Sanctuary, Carroll County, New Hampshire - Snowy Owl
January 10, 2025 | Cumberland County, Maine
2024 - Black-necked Swan | September 3, 2024
(Puerto Natales, Chile) - Dark-bellied Cinclodes | September 3, 2024
(Torres del Paine, Chile) - Spectacled Duck | September 3, 2024
(Torres del Paine, Chile) - Tufted Tit-Tyrant| September 2, 2024
(Torres del Paine, Chile) - Thorn-tailed Rayadito | September 2, 2024
(Torres del Paine, Chile) - White-tufted Grebe | September 2, 2024
(Torres del Paine, Chile) - Silver Teal | September 2, 2024
(Torres del Paine, Chile) - Buff-winged Cinclodes | September 1, 2024
(Torres del Paine, Chile) - Austral Canastero | August 31, 2024
(Torres del Paine, Chile) - Yellow-billed Pintail | August 31, 2024
(Torres del Paine, Chile) - Long-tailed Meadowlark | August 30, 2024
(Torres del Paine, Chile) - Torrent Duck | August 30, 2024
(Torres del Paine, Chile) - Austral Parakeet | August 30, 2024
(Torres del Paine, Chile) - Chilean Flicker | August 30, 2024
(Torres del Paine, Chile) - Magellanic Woodpecker | August 29, 2024
(Torres del Paine, Chile) - Austral Blackbird | August 29, 2024
(Torres del Paine, Chile) - Yellow-billed Teal | August 28, 2024
(Torres del Paine, Chile) - Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle | August 28, 2024
Ruta 9–Cruce a MN Cueva del Milodón, Chile - Chilean Flamingo | August 28, 2024
Villa Tehuelche–Laguna Blanca, Chile - Lesser Rhea | August 28, 2024
Villa Tehuelche–Laguna Blanca, Chile - Red-gartered Coot | August 27, 2024
(Magallanes, Chile) - Black-faced Ibis | August 27, 2024
(Magallanes, Chile) - Neotropic Cormorant | August 27, 2024
(Magallanes, Chile) - Southern Giant-Petrel | August 27, 2024
(Magallanes, Chile) - Flightless Steamer-Duck | August 27, 2024
(Magallanes, Chile) - Kelp Goose | August 27, 2024
(Magallanes, Chile) - Chimango Caracara | August 27, 2024
(Magallanes, Chile) - Crested Caracara | August 27, 2024
(Magallanes, Chile) - Flying Steamer-Duck | August 27, 2024
(Magallanes, Chile) - Ruddy-headed Goose | August 27, 2024
(Magallanes, Chile) - Black-chinned Siskin | August 27, 2024
(Magallanes, Chile) - Magellanic Cormorant | August 27, 2024
(Magallanes, Chile) - Dolphin Gull | August 27, 2024
(Magallanes, Chile) - Ashy-headed Goose | August 27, 2024
(Magallanes, Chile) - Imperial Cormorant | August 26, 2024
(Punta Arenas, Magallanes, Chile) - Southern Lapwing | August 26, 2024
(Magallanes, Chile) - Magellanic Oystercatcher | August 26, 2024
(Magallanes, Chile) - Crested Duck | August 26, 2024
(Magallanes, Chile) - Upland Goose | August 26, 2024
(Magallanes, Chile) - Diuca Finch | August 25, 2024
(Farellones, Chile) - Gray-hooded Sierra Finch | August 25, 2024
(Farellones, Chile) - Greater Yellow-Finch | August 21, 2024
(El Colorado, Chile) - Rufous-collared Sparrow | August 21, 2024
(El Colorado, Chile) - Austral Thrush | August 21, 2024
(El Colorado, Chile) - Variable Hawk | August 21, 2024
(El Colorado, Chile) - Andean Condor | August 21, 2024 (El Colorado, Chile)
- Northern Waterthrush | August 3, 2024
(Kennebec County, Maine) - Prairie Warbler | June 4, 2024
(Bowdoin Sand Plain, Cumberland County, Maine) - Field Sparrow | June 4, 2024
(Bowdoin Sand Plain, Cumberland County, Maine) - Chimney Swift | May 25, 2024
(Livermore Falls State Forest, Grafton County, New Hampshire) - Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | May 7, 2024
Stratton Open Space, Colorado - Lark Bunting | May 7, 2024
(Callahan, CO) - Western Kingbird | May 7, 2024,N Log Road
(Callahan, CO) - Swainson’s Hawk | May 7, 2024
(Callahan, CO) | US-CO - Orange-crowned Warbler | May 7, 2024
(El Paso County, Colorado) - Northern Rough-winged Swallow | May 6, 2024
(El Paso County, Colorado) - Bohemian Waxwing | February 13, 2024
(Kennebec County, Maine)
2023 - Double-banded Plover | September 21, 2023
(Kaikōura Peninsula) - New Zealand Fernbird | September 20, 2023
(Abel Tasman National Park) - Australasian Gannet | September 20, 2023
(Abel Tasman National Park) - Gray Teal | September 19, 2023
(Lake Māhinapua, West Coast) - Kea | September 16, 2023
(Fiordland National Park) - Tomtit | September 16, 2023
(Milford Sound/Piopiotahi, Fiordland National Park) - Weka | September 16, 2023
(Milford Sound/Piopiotahi, Fiordland National Park) - Fiordland Penguin | September 16, 2023
(Milford Sound/Piopiotahi, Fiordland National Park) - South Island Robin | September 15, 2023
(Ulva Island, Rakiura National Park) - Red-crowned Parakeet | September 15, 2023
(Ulva Island, Rakiura National Park) - New Zealand Pipit | September 15, 2023
(Stewart Island / Rakiura) - Southern Brown Kiwi | September 14, 2023
(Stewart Island / Rakiura) - Gray Gerygone | September 14, 2023
(Stewart Island / Rakiura) - Buller’s Albatross | September 14, 2023
(Stewart Island / Rakiura) - New Zealand Bellbird | September 14, 2023
(Stewart Island / Rakiura) - Tui | September 14, 2023
(Stewart Island / Rakiura) - New Zealand Kaka | September 14, 2023
(Stewart Island / Rakiura) - Yellow-eyed Penguin | September 13, 2023
(Roaring Bay, Southland) - New Zealand Fantail | September 12, 2023
(Otago Peninsula) - Northern Royal Albatross | September 12, 2023
(Taiaroa Head, Royal Albatross Centre, Otago Peninsula) - Welcome Swallow | September 12, 2023
(Katiki Point, North Otago) - Variable Oystercatcher | September 12, 2023
(Katiki Point, North Otago) - Australasian Swamphen | September 12, 2023
(Katiki Point, North Otago) - Stewart Island Shag | September 11, 2023
(Oamaru, North Otago) - Pied Cormorant | September 11, 2023
(Oamaru, North Otago) - Spotted Shag | September 11, 2023
(Oamaru, North Otago) - Little Penguin | September 11, 2023
(Oamaru, North Otago) - Silver Gull | September 11, 2023
(Oamaru, North Otago) - New Zealand Scaup | September 11, 2023
(Lake Wānaka, Otago) - Lesser Redpoll | September 9, 2023
(Lake McGregor, Mackenzie) - European Greenfinch | September 9, 2023
(Lake McGregor, Mackenzie) - Silvereye | September 9, 2023
(Lake McGregor, Mackenzie) - Little Pied Cormorant | September 9, 2023
(Lake McGregor, Mackenzie) - Australasian Shoveler | September 9, 2023
(Lake McGregor, Mackenzie) - Eurasian Coot | September 8, 2023
(Lake McGregor, Mackenzie) - Great Crested Grebe | September 8, 2023
(Lake McGregor, Mackenzie) - Black-billed Gull (Chroicocephalus bulleri) | September 8, 2023
(Lake Tekapo/Takapō) - Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) | September 8, 2023
(Lake Tekapo/Takapō, Mackenzie District, New Zealand) - Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis) | September 8, 2023
(Hakatere Conservation Park) - White-fronted Tern (Sterna striata) | September 8, 2023
(Hakatere Conservation Park) - Pied Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus) | September 8, 2023
(Hakatere Conservation Park) - Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) | September 8, 2023
(Hakatere Conservation Park) - Dunnock (Prunella modularis) | September 8, 2023
(Hakatere Conservation Park) - Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa) | September 8, 2023
(Hakatere Conservation Park) - Paradise Shelduck (Tadorna variegata) | September 8, 2023
(Hakatere Conservation Park) - Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) | September 7, 2023
(Hakatere Conservation Park) - Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) | September 7, 2023
(Hakatere Conservation Park) - Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles) | September 7, 2023
(Hakatere Conservation Park) - South Island Oystercatcher (Haematopus finschi) | September 7, 2023
(Ashburton, Hakatere Conservation Park, Canterbury, New Zealand) - Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) | September 7, 2023
(Ashburton, New Zealand) - Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans) | September 7, 2023
(Ashburton, New Zealand) - White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) | September 7, 2023
(Ashburton, New Zealand) - European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) | September 7, 2023
(Ashburton, New Zealand) - Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula) | September 7, 2023
(Ashburton, New Zealand) - Black-fronted Tern (Chlidonias albostriatus) | September 7, 2023
(Ashburton, New Zealand) - Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus) | September 7, 2023
(Ashburton, New Zealand) - New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) | September 7, 2023
(Ashburton District, New Zealand) - Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) | July 4, 2023
(Kennebec County, Maine) - Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) | Jun 22, 2023
(Kennebec County, Maine) - Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) | June 9, 2023
(Saddleback Mountain, Franklin County, Maine) - Bicknell’s Thrush (Catharus bicknelli) | June 9, 2023 (Saddleback Mountain, Franklin County, Maine)
- Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | June 9, 2023
(Saddleback Mountain, Franklin County, Maine) - Least Tern (Sternula antillarum) | May 30, 2023
(Scarborough Marsh, Cumberland County) - Steller’s Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) | May 8, 2023
(Summit County, Colorado) - Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) | May 6, 2023
(Summit County, Colorado) - Say’s Phoebe (Sayornis saya) | May 4, 2023
(Red Rocks Park, Jefferson County, Colorado) - Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) | May 4, 2023
(Summit County, Colorado) - Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli) | May 3, 2023
(Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Teller County, Colorado) - Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) | May 3, 2023
(Red Rock Canyon Open Space) - Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) | May 3, 2023
(Red Rock Canyon Open Space, El Paso County, Colorado) - White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) | May 2, 2023
(Cherry Creek State Park) - Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) | May 2, 2023
(Cherry Creek State Park) - Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri) | May 2, 2023
(Cherry Creek State Park) - Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) | May 2, 2023
(Cherry Creek State Park) - Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | May 2, 2023
(Cherry Creek State Park) - American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) | May 2, 2023
(Cherry Creek State Park) - Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | May 2, 202
(Cherry Creek State Park) - Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera) | May 2, 2023
(Cherry Creek State Park, Arapahoe County, Colorado) - Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) | April 27, 2023
(Kennebec County, Maine) - Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) | April 6, 2023
(Cumberland County, Maine) - Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) | April 6, 2023
(Cumberland County, Maine) - Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) | February 11, 2023
(Connecticut Audubon Society Coastal Center at Milford Point, New Haven County) - American Wigeon (Mareca americana) | February 11, 2023
(Connecticut Audubon Society Coastal Center at Milford Point, New Haven County) - Gadwall (Mareca strepera) | February 11, 2023
(Connecticut Audubon Society Coastal Center at Milford Point, New Haven County) - Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) | February 10, 2023
(New Haven County, Connecticut) - Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) | February 8, 2023
(Biddeford Pool) - Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) | February 8, 2023
(Biddeford Pool)
2022 - Snow Bunting
December 13, 2022 | Pine Point Beach, Scarborough - Lesser Scaup
November 17, 2022 | Kennebec County - Black-crowned Night-Heron
October 28, 2022 | Marin County, California - Pelagic Cormorant
October 27, 2022 | Sonoma County, California - Black Oystercatcher
October 27, 2022 | Sonoma County, California - Greater White-fronted Goose
October 27, 2022 | Sonoma County, California - California Towhee
October 27, 2022 | Sonoma County, California - Greater Scaup
October 27, 2022 | Sonoma County, California - Least Sandpiper
October 27, 2022 | Marin County, California - Black Turnstone
October 27, 2022 | Marin County, California - Western Meadowlark
October 26, 2022 | Point Reyes National Seashore, California - Hutton’s Vireo
October 26, 2022 | Point Reyes National Seashore, California - Red-throated Loon
October 25, 2022 | Point Reyes National Seashore, California - Long-billed Curlew
October 25, 2022 | Point Reyes National Seashore, California - Whimbrel
October 25, 2022 | Point Reyes National Seashore, California - Acorn Woodpecker
October 25, 2022 | Point Reyes National Seashore, California - Heermann’s Gull
October 24, 2022 | Marin County, California - Marbled Godwit
October 24, 2022 | Marin County, California - Bewick’s Wren
October 24, 2022 | Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California - Wrentit
October 24, 2022 | Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California - California Scrub-Jay
October 24, 2022 | Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California - California Quail
October 24, 2022 | Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California - Ruddy Duck
October 24, 2022 | Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California - White-crowned Sparrow
October 23, 2022 | San Francisco, California - Elegant Tern
October 23, 2022 | San Francisco, California - California Gull
October 23, 2022 | San Francisco, California - Western Gull
October 23, 2022 | San Francisco, California - Townsend’s Warbler
October 23, 2022 | San Mateo County, California - Golden-crowned Sparrow
October 23, 2022 | San Mateo County, California - Lesser Goldfinch
October 23, 2022 | San Mateo County, California - Black Phoebe
October 22, 2022 | San Mateo County, California - Brown Pelican
October 22, 2022 | San Mateo County, California - American Coot
October 22, 2022 | San Mateo County, California - Nashville Warbler
September 30, 2022 | Monhegan Island, Lincoln County, Maine - Blue-headed Vireo
September 30, 2022 | Monhegan Island, Lincoln County, Maine - Red-headed Woodpecker
September 30, 2022 | Monhegan Island, Lincoln County, Maine - Dickcissel
September 29, 2022 | Monhegan Island - Clay-colored Sparrow
September 28, 2022 | Monhegan Island
* Ring-necked Pheasant
September 28, 2022 | Monhegan Island * - Lincoln’s Sparrow
September 27, 2022 | Kennebec County, Maine - Dunlin
September 21, 2022 | Biddeford Pool, York County, Maine - Sanderling
September 21, 2022 | Biddeford Pool, York County, Maine - Ruddy Turnstone
September 21, 2022 | Biddeford Pool - Black-bellied Plover
September 21, 2022 | Biddeford Pool, York County, Maine - Semipalmated Sandpiper
September 21, 2022 | Biddeford Pool, York County, Maine - Semipalmated Plover
September 21, 2022 | Biddeford Pool - Northern Harrier
September 21, 2022 | Biddeford Pool, York County, Maine - Lesser Black-backed Gull
September 21, 2022 | Biddeford Pool, York County, Maine - Blackburnian Warbler
September 18, 2022 | Kennebec County, Maine - Tennessee Warbler
September 12, 2022 | Saddleback Mountain - Ruby-crowned Kinglet
September 12, 2022 | Saddleback Mountain, Franklin County - Scarlet Tanager
September 10, 2022 | Kennebec County, Maine - Cape May Warbler
September 10, 2022 | Kennebec County, Maine - Spotted Sandpiper
September 6, 2022 | Kennebec County, Maine - Brewer’s Sparrow
August 19, 2022 | El Paso County, Colorado - Broad-tailed Hummingbird
August 19, 2022 | El Paso County, Colorado - Western Bluebird
August 19, 2022 | El Paso County, Colorado - Pygmy Nuthatch
August 19, 2022 | El Paso County, Colorado - House Finch
August 18, 2022 | Rowe Sanctuary, Nebraska - Northern Parula
July 10, 2022 | Kennebec County, Maine - Black-throated Blue Warbler
July 9, 2022 | Kennebec County, Maine - Veery
July 9, 2022 | Kennebec County, Maine - Merlin
July 4, 2022 | Kennebec County, Maine - Fish Crow
June 27, 2022 | Topsmead State Forest, Litchfield County, Connecticut - Mute Swan
June 26, 2022 | Litchfield County, Connecticut - Carolina Wren
June 26, 2022 | Litchfield County, Connecticut - Red-shouldered Hawk
June 26, 2022 | Litchfield County, Connecticut - Roseate Tern
May 31, 2022 | Eastern Egg Rock Island - Red Knot
May 31, 2022 | Eastern Egg Rock Island - Common Yellowthroat
May 24, 2022 | Messalonskee Lake - Black Tern
May 21, 2022 | Messalonskee Lake - Bobolink
May 21, 2022 | Kennebec County, Maine - Ovenbird
May 16, 2022 | Kennebec County, Maine - Swainson’s Thrush
May 16, 2022 | Kennebec County, Maine - Baltimore Oriole
May 14, 2022 | Kennebec County, Maine - Blue-winged Teal
May 11, 2022 | Scarborough Marsh - Great Egret
May 11, 2022 | Scarborough Marsh - Snowy Egret
May 11, 2022 | Scarborough Marsh - Glossy Ibis
May 11, 2022 | Scarborough Marsh - Greater Yellowlegs
May 11, 2022 | Scarborough Marsh, Cumberland County - Willet
May 11, 2022 | Scarborough Marsh - Savannah Sparrow
April 26, 2022 | Kennebec County - Caspian Tern
April 23, 2022 | Messalonskee Lake, Kennebec Count, Maine - Swamp Sparrow
April 21, 2022 | Kennebec County, Maine - Pied-billed Grebe
April 19, 2022 | Messalonskee Lake, Kennebec Count, Maine - Great Cormorant
March 30, 2022 | Reid State Park, Maine - Black Vulture
March 19, 2022 | Litchfield County, Connecticut - Northern Mockingbird
February 7, 2022 | Kennebec County, Maine - Peregrine Falcon
February 7, 2022 | Kennebec County, Maine - Steller’s Sea-Eagle
January 13, 2022 | Lincoln County - Ruffed Grouse
January 8, 2022 | Oxford County - Red-necked Grebe
January 3, 2022 | Reid State Park, Sagadahoc County, Maine - Red-breasted Merganser
January 3, 2022 | Reid State Park, Sagadahoc County, Maine - Common Goldeneye
January 3, 2022 | Ledgemere Nature Preserve, Sagadahoc County, Maine - Bufflehead
January 3, 2022 | Ledgemere Nature Preserve, Sagadahoc County, Maine - Long-tailed Duck
January 3, 2022 | Ledgemere Nature Preserve, Sagadahoc County, Maine - White-winged Scoter
January 3, 2022 | Ledgemere Nature Preserve, Sagadahoc County, Maine - Surf Scoter
January 3, 2022 | Sagadahoc County, Maine - American Black Duck
January 1, 2022 | Sagadahoc County, Maine
2021 - Barred Owl
November 29, 2021 | Kennebec County, Maine - Golden-crowned Kinglet
November 25, 2021 | Wompatuck State Park, Plymouth County, Massachusetts - American Tree Sparrow
November 19, 2021 | Viles Arboretum, Kennebec County, Maine - Wild Turkey
August 11, 2021 | Driving N Touchet Road, Washington - Black-throated Green Warbler
October 3, 2021 | Kennebec County, Maine - American Kestrel
September 4, 2021 | Saddleback Mountain, Franklin County, Maine - Red-eyed Vireo
August 17, 2021 | Quarry Road Recreation Area, Kennebec County, Maine - Pigeon Guillemot
August 13, 2021 | Chinese Reconciliation Park, Washington - Glaucous-winged Gull
August 13, 2021 | Ruston Way, Washington - Belted Kingfisher
August 11, 2021 | Sequim Bay rest stop, Washington - Brewer’s Blackbird
August 11, 2021 | Vernita Bridge rest stop, Washington - Common Nighthawk
August 11, 2021 | Vernita Bridge rest stop, Washington - Brown Creeper
August 9, 2021 | Multnomah County, Oregon - Western Wood-Pewee
August 9, 2021 | Marion County, Oregon - Chestnut-backed Chickadee
August 8, 2021 | Lower Macleay Trail, Oregon - Anna’s Hummingbird
August 8, 2021 | Pittock Mansion, Oregon - Pacific Wren
August 8, 2021 | Macleay Park, Oregon - Chestnut-sided Warbler
August 6, 2021 | Kennebec County, Maine - Black-and-white Warbler
August 5, 2021 | Kennebec County, Maine - Ring-billed Gull
August 15, 2021 | Long Pond, Kennebec County, Maine - Red-tailed Hawk
July 11, 2021 | El Paso County, Colorado - American White Pelican
July 11, 2021 | El Paso County, Colorado - Spotted Towhee
July 10, 2021 | Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado - Prairie Falcon
July 10, 2021 | Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado - Black-chinned Hummingbird
July 10, 2021 | Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado - White-throated Swift
July 10, 2021 | Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado - Rock Pigeon
July 10, 2021 | Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado - Black-billed Magpie
July 10, 2021 | Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado - Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay
July 10, 2021 | Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado - Violet-green Swallow
July 10, 2021 | Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado - Common Tern
June 30, 2021 | Eastern Egg Rock Island - Wilson’s Storm-Petrel
June 30, 2021 | Eastern Egg Rock Island - Great Black-backed Gull
June 30, 2021 | Eastern Egg Rock Island - Razorbill
June 30, 2021 | Eastern Egg Rock Island, Knox County - Atlantic Puffin
June 30, 2021 | Eastern Egg Rock Island - House Sparrow
June 30, 2021 | Lincoln County, Maine - American Redstart
June 29, 2021 | White Memorial Conservation Center, Litchfield County, Connecticut - Cedar Waxwing
June 29, 2021 | White Memorial Conservation Center, Litchfield County, Connecticut - Marsh Wren
June 29, 2021 | White Memorial Conservation Center, Litchfield County, Connecticut - Purple Martin
June 29, 2021 | White Memorial Conservation Center, Litchfield County, Connecticut - Eastern Kingbird
June 29, 2021 | White Memorial Conservation Center, Litchfield County, Connecticut - Least Flycatcher
June 29, 2021 | White Memorial Conservation Center, Litchfield County, Connecticut - Eastern Wood-Pewee
June 29, 2021 | White Memorial Conservation Center, Litchfield County, Connecticut - Northern House Wren
June 27, 2021 | Bantam Lake, Litchfield County, Connecticut - Gray Catbird
June 26, 2021 | Litchfield County, Connecticut - Barn Swallow
June 26, 2021 | Litchfield County, Connecticut - Laughing Gull
June 19, 2021 | Schoodic, Acadia National Park - Black Guillemot
June 19, 2021 | Schoodic, Acadia National Park - Magnolia Warbler
June 18, 2021 | Schoodic, Acadia National Park - Double-crested Cormorant
June 6, 2021 | Acadia National Park, Maine - Yellow Warbler
May 15, 2021 | Messalonskee Lake, Kennebec County, Maine - Warbling Vireo
May 15, 2021 | Messalonskee Lake, Kennebec County, Maine - Great Blue Heron
May 15, 2021 | Messalonskee Lake, Kennebec County, Maine - Sandhill Crane
May 15, 2021 | Kennebec County, Maine - Northern Saw-whet Owl
May 9, 2021 | Kennebec County, Maine - Pine Warbler
May 6, 2021 | Kennebec County, Maine - Pine Siskin
May 6, 2021 | Kennebec County, Maine - European Starling
May 6, 2021 | Kennebec County, Maine - Sharp-shinned Hawk
January 14, 2022 | Kennebec County, Maine - Palm Warbler
April 27, 2021 | Kennebec County, Maine - Blue Jay
April 25, 2021 | Kennebec County, Maine - Killdeer
April 22, 2021 | Quarry Road Recreation Area, Kennebec County, Maine - Eastern Phoebe
April 13, 2021 | Kennebec County, Maine - Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
April 13, 2021 | Kennebec County, Maine - Canada Jay
April 11, 2021 | Saddleback Mountain, Franklin County, Maine - Hooded Merganser
March 29, 2021 | Kennebec County, Maine - Ring-necked Duck
March 29, 2021 | Kennebec County, Maine - Wood Duck
March 29, 2021 | Kennebec County, Maine - Canada Goose
March 27, 2021 | Kennebec County, Maine - Dark-eyed Junco
March 27, 2021 | Kennebec County, Maine - Fox Sparrow
March 27, 2021 | Kennebec County, Maine - Red-breasted Nuthatch
March 19, 2021 | Kennebec County, Maine - American Herring Gull
March 16, 2021 | Kennebec County, Maine - Bald Eagle
January 30, 2021 | Kennebec County, Maine - Eastern Bluebird
January 29, 2021 | Kennebec County, Maine - Common Merganser
January 29, 2021 | Kennebec County, Maine
2020 - Ruby-throated Hummingbird
May 24, 2020 | Kennebec County, Maine - Cooper’s Hawk
January 14, 2021 | Kennebec County, Maine - Indigo Bunting
May 15, 2020 | Kennebec County, Maine - Common Loon
May 12, 2020 | Kennebec County, Maine - Rose-breasted Grosbeak
May 10, 2020 | Kennebec County, Maine - Tufted Titmouse
May 8, 2020 | Kennebec County, Maine - Common Raven
May 8, 2020 | Kennebec County, Maine - Yellow-rumped Warbler
May 6, 2020 | Kennebec County, Maine - Mourning Dove
May 3, 2020 | Kennebec County, Maine - Tree Swallow
May 3, 2020 | Kennebec County, Maine - Northern Flicker
May 3, 2020 | Kennebec County, Maine - Broad-winged Hawk
May 2, 2020 | Kennebec County, Maine - White-throated Sparrow
May 2, 2021 | Kennebec County, Maine - Osprey
June 19, 2021 | Schoodic, Acadia National Park, Maine - Northern Cardinal
May 2, 2020 | Kennebec County, Maine - Brown-headed Cowbird
May 3, 2020 | Kennebec County, Maine - Chipping Sparrow
May 2, 2020 | Kennebec County, Maine - Purple Finch
April 30, 2021 | Kennebec County, Maine - Red-winged Blackbird
May 6, 2021 | Kennebec County, Maine - American Goldfinch
May 2, 2020 | Kennebec County, Maine - Turkey Vulture
May 2, 2020 | Kennebec County, Maine - Common Grackle
May 2, 2021 | Kennebec County, Maine - American Crow
May 3, 2020 | Kennebec County, Maine - Red-bellied Woodpecker
May 7, 2020 | Kennebec County, Maine - Hermit Thrush
June 20, 2021 | Schoodic, Acadia National Park - Song Sparrow
March 27, 2021 | Kennebec County, Maine - White-breasted Nuthatch
May 3, 2020 | Kennebec County, Maine - Pileated Woodpecker
April 24, 2021 | Kennebec County, Maine - Downy Woodpecker
May 3, 2020 | Kennebec County, Maine - American Robin
May 8, 2020 | Kennebec County, Maine - Black-capped Chickadee
May 2, 2020 | Kennebec County, Maine - Hairy Woodpecker
May 3, 2020 | Kennebec County, Maine - Mallard
May 2, 2020 | Kennebec County, Maine
Pre-2020 - Whooper Swan
August 12, 2017 | Berufjarðará–Folaldafoss, Iceland - Barnacle Goose
August 12, 2017 | Skálafellsjökull, Iceland - Common Redshank
August 12, 2017 | Skötufjörður–Hvítanes, Iceland - Common Eider
August 12, 2017 | Skötufjörður–Hvítanes, Iceland - Eurasian Oystercatcher
August 11, 2017 | Ísafjarðarbær, Westfjords, Iceland - Black-headed Gull
August 10, 2017 | Arnarstapi, Iceland - Black-legged Kittiwake
August 9, 2017 | Hellnar, Iceland - Arctic Tern
August 9, 2017 | Arnarstapi, Iceland - Laysan Albatross
April 9, 2005 | Ka’ena Point Natural Area Reserve, O’ahu, Hawaii
How to Count All Your Birds:
- Observe all birds ethically and respectfully (see Ethical Birding and Nature Photography)
- Only living birds count (so the dead Northern Parula I found in our yard with a wound did not count, the one perching in a tree a month later did)
- Birds need to be free, not captive nor escaped (so no rehabs, pets, or zoos, although I do enjoy Chewonki’s bird talks).
- Also, eBird classifies some populations as exotic/escaped, and they won’t count (* for ex. the Ring-Necked Pheasants on Monhegan).
- You can ID a bird by sound alone (and props to those who can), but I lack that skill and wouldn’t rely on it for a first-time ID. I do use Merlin’s sound ID to reinforce learning songs and to suggest birds to look for in the area. However, I don’t log those on a checklist without visual confirmation. I personally need to see the bird and get a picture I can study later for a first time ID. Merlin is an amazing app, but don’t blindly accept its suggested birds by sound without more info.
- Log it on eBird.