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Pileated Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker (Code 1) 1 Jan 2015 Area: Uncommon to fairly common, present in larger patches of woods in Hunterdon County. Yard: Fairly common resident, a pair is frequently seen in my side yard or flying over the neighborhood. … Continue reading
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Day 170: June 19
Last day of school for the kids. After I got them on the bus, it took over an hour to finally get my 20 Bird Minimum Daily Requirement. Still able to meet that minimum, but some days it takes awhile! … Continue reading
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Backyard Big Day
If you can do a big year in your backyard, why not that other classic birding game–the big day? Noticing that my highest bird count for the yard this month was 26 species, and that Feb 25th was going to … Continue reading
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Snowbirds–Day 24 Report (Jan 24)
Woke up this morning to find 6 inches of snow on the ground. Had to spend an hour digging out the car, and didn’t see or hear too much in the early AM. Highlight was about 9:45 when I heard … Continue reading
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15 Jan 2015 Report (Day 15)
I was outside for two hours in the morning and an hour and a half in the afternoon, for a total of 30 species. I had 29 for the morning (eBird here), and it took me all that time in … Continue reading
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1 Jan 2015 Report (Day 1)
A long day, a big day, to kick off the year! I started by owling for a few moments after getting back from a New Years Eve party. Fortunately an Eastern Screech Owl responded to a tape in the backyard, … Continue reading
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Yard Bird Listing Codes
It is a Big Year tradition to rank bird species by how difficult they will be to find during the Big Year. The American Birding Association has published bird finding codes for each species found in North America. To help … Continue reading
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Sound Recordings
My goal is to audio record 150 species in the yard this year. Here’s the list of birds audio recorded during the 2015 Backyard Big Year. Click on the name of the bird to go to the page for the … Continue reading
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Photo List
My goal is to get images of 150 birds in the yard this year. Here’s the chronological list of birds photographed during the 2015 Backyard Big Year. Click on the name of each bird to go to its species page … Continue reading
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Species List
All birds detected during the 2015 Backyard Big Year. Click on the name of each species to see more about this yard bird, as well as images and audio files (for those recorded for the photo and/or audio big year). … Continue reading