Life List – current count 187

Kayaking on Whitehall reservoir has netted two new lifers for me. The loons are with my iphone and the Black ducks with my camera. I hope to see the loons again when I have my camera.

Common Loon
American Black Duck

Here is a taxonomy sorted, textual and photographic list of all the birds that I’ve seen, and the locations and dates that I first saw them (at least when I started recording, many I saw when I was much younger so may not have a date or exact location). It’s a work in progress :).

Click on the links to go to the exact bird in a lightbox, where can then scroll through to see them all in order of the list. If anyone sees any that are misidentified, please let me know. I have a hard time with some of the little shorebirds.

  • Podilymbus podiceps, Pied-billed Grebe, Shoreline Park, Mountain View, CA, 1-Apr-2001
  • Podiceps cristatus, Great Crested Grebe, Lake Como, Griante, Italy, 18-Aug-2023
  • Podiceps nigricollis, Eared Grebe, Shoreline Park, Mountain View, CA, 16-Mar-2001
  • Aechmophorus occidentalis, Western Grebe, Water Pollution Control Plant, Sunnyvale, CA, 15-Jan-2001

  • Columba livia, Rock Pigeon, Water Pollution Control Plant, Sunnyvale, CA, 22-Apr-2001
  • Zenaida asiatica, White-winged Dove, Cedar Park, TX, 18-Apr-2006
  • Zenaida macroura, Mourning Dove, Sunnyvale, CA, 1-Sep-2000

  • Chordeiles minor, Common Nighthawk, Westborough, MA, 31-Aug-2010
  • Chaetura pelagica, Chimney Swift, Greenville, NC, 13-Jun-2004

  • Archilochus colubris, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Greenville, NC, 25-May-2004
  • Calypte anna, Anna's Hummingbird, Sunnyvale, CA, 1-Sep-2000
  • Selasphorus rufus, Rufous Hummingbird, UC Santa Cruz Arboretum, CA, 17-Mar-2001
  • Selasphorus sasin, Allen's Hummingbird, UC Santa Cruz Arboretum, CA, 17-Mar-2001

  • Gallinula galeata, Common Gallinule, Water Pollution Control Plant, Sunnyvale, CA, 30-Jun-2001
  • Fulia atra, Eurasian Coot, Lake Como, Griante, Italy, 17-Aug 2023
  • Fulica americana, American Coot, Water Pollution Control Plant, Sunnyvale, CA, 28-May-2001

  • Gavis Immer, Common Loon, Whitehall State Park, Hopkinton, MA, 21-Jul-2024

  • Ardea herodias, Great Blue Heron, Charlton Place, Greenville, NC, 22-Jan-2004
  • Ardea alba, Great Egret, Sunnyvale Baylands Park, CA, 18-Feb-2001
  • Egretta thula, Snowy Egret, Shoreline Park, Mountain View, CA, 10-Nov-2000
  • Butorides virescens, Green Heron, Alabama Swamps, Basom, NY, 3-Jun-2000
  • Nycticorax nycticorax, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Sunnyvale Water Pollution Control Plant, CA, 1-Dec-2000
  • Plegadis chihi, White-faced Ibis, North VTA Mitigation Pond, Alviso, CA, 20-May-2001

  • Coragyps atratus, Black Vulture, Greenville, NC, 19-Jan-2004
  • Cathartes aura, Turkey Vulture, Joseph D. Grant County Park, San Jose, CA, 27-May-2001

  • Bubo virginianus, Great Horned Owl, Bowman Street Conservation Area, Westborough, MA 23-Apr-2010
  • Athene cunicularia, Burrowing Owl, Shoreline Park, Mountain View, CA 16-Mar-2001
  • Strix varia, Barred Owl, Westborough, MA 18-Oct-2022

  • Sphyrapicus varius, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Greenville, NC, 11-Jan-2004
  • Melanerpes erythrocephalus, Red-headed Woodpecker, Oak Ridge, NC, 1-May-2005
  • Melanerpes formicivorus, Acorn Woodpecker, Joseph D Grant Park, San Jose, CA, 10-Jun-2001
  • Melanerpes carolinus, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Greenville, NC, 27-Dec-2003
  • Dryobates pubescens, Downy Woodpecker, Greenville, NC, 27-Dec-2003
  • Dryobates villosus, Hairy Woodpecker, Westborough, MA, 1-Mar-2008
  • Dryocopus pileatus, Pileated Woodpecker, Greenville, NC, 25-Jul-2004
  • Colaptes auratus, Northern Flicker, Greenville, NC, 24-Feb-2004

  • Contopus virens, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Westborough, MA, 1-Jun-2006
  • Sayornis nigricans, Black Phoebe, Sunnyvale Water Pollution Control Plant, Sunnyvale, CA, 15-Apr-2001
  • Sayornis phoebe, Eastern Phoebe, Oak Ridge, NC, 13-Mar-2005
  • Myiarchus crinitus, Great Crested Flycatcher, Westborough, MA, 1-Jun-2006
  • Tyrannus verticalis, Western Kingbird, Joseph D Grant Park, Mt Hamilton, CA, 27-May-2001
  • Tyrannus tyrannus, Eastern Kingbird, Pelee Island, Ontario, Canada, 26-May-2000
  • Tyrannus forficatus, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Llano, TX 18-Apr-2006

  • Cyanocitta cristata, Blue Jay, Greenville, NC, 31-Dec-2003
  • Aphelocoma californica, California Scrub-Jay, Sunnyvale Water Pollution Control Plant, Sunnyvale, CA, 29-Dec-2000
  • Pica pica, Eurasian Magpie, Charles de Gaulle Airport, Roissy-en-France, France, 16-Aug-2023
  • Pica nuttalli, Yellow-billed Magpie, Joseph D Grant County Park, Mt Hamilton, CA 27-May-2001
  • Corvus brachyrhynchos, American Crow, Greenville, NC, 27-Jan-2004
  • Corvus cornix, Hooded Crow, Griante, Italy, 18-Aug-2023
  • Corvus corax, Common Raven, Westborough, MA, 25-Nov-2021

  • Poecile carolinensis, Carolina Chickadee, Greenville, NC, 28-Dec-2003
  • Poecile atricapillus, Black-capped Chickadee, Westborough, MA, 6-Jul-2005
  • Poecile rufescens, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Sunnyvale, CA, 1-Sep-2000
  • Baeolophus bicolor, Tufted Titmouse, Greenville, NC, 28-Dec-2003

  • Tachycineta bicolor, Tree Swallow, Wayne F MacCallum WMA, Westborough, MA, 8-May-2022
  • Hirundo rustica, Barn Swallow, Point Pelee National Park, Leamington, Ontario, Canada, 26-May-2000

  • Sitta canadensis, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Lewiston, Niagara, NY, bef. 1-Jan-2000
  • Sitta carolinensis, White-breasted Nuthatch, Greenville, NC, 3-Jan-2004
  • Sitta pusilla, Brown-headed Nuthatch, Greenville, NC, 1-Jan-2004
  • Certhia americana, Brown Creeper, Oak Ridge, NC, 1-Dec-2004

  • Sturnus vulgaris, European Starling, Greenville, NC, 1-Feb-2004
  • Dumetella carolinensis, Gray Catbird, Westborough, MA, 6-Jul-2005
  • Toxostoma rufum, Brown Thrasher, Greenville, NC, 24-Mar-2004
  • Mimus polyglottos, Northern Mockingbird, Sunnyvale Water Pollution Control Plant, Sunnyvale, CA, 31-Mar-2001

  • Sialia sialis, Eastern Bluebird, Greenville, NC, 2-Jan-2004
  • Sialia mexicana, Western Bluebird, Joseph D Grant County Park, Mt Hamilton, CA, 27-May-2001
  • Catharus guttatus, Hermit Thrush, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, 10-Oct-2022
  • Turdus merula, Eurasian Blackbird, Scala, Lombardy, Italy, 28-Aug-2023
  • Turdus migratorius, American Robin, Greenville, NC, 27-Jan-2004

  • Haemorhous mexicanus, House Finch, Sunnyvale, CA, 1-Sep-2000
  • Haemorhous purpureus, Purple Finch, Westborough, MA, 1-Nov-2005
  • Acanthis flammea, Common Redpoll, Westborough, MA, 1-Jan-2008
  • Spinus pinus, Pine Siskin, Westborough, MA, 12-Oct-2020
  • Spinus psaltria, Lesser Goldfinch, Sunnyvale, CA, 1-Sep-2000
  • Spinus tristis, American Goldfinch, Greenville, NC, 1-Jan-2004

  • Spizella passerina, Chipping Sparrow, Greenville US, NC, 27-Dec-2003
  • Spizella pusilla, Field Sparrow, Wayne F MacCallum WMA, Westborough, MA, 16-Oct-2022
  • Passerella iliaca, Fox Sparrow, Westborough, MA, 13-Dec-2021
  • Junco hyemalis, Dark-eyed Junco, Greenville, NC, 27-Dec-2003
  • Zonotrichia leucophrys, White-crowned Sparrow, Sunnyvale, CA 10-Nov-2000
  • Zonotrichia atricapilla, Golden-crowned Sparrow, Shoreline Park, Mountain View, CA, 10-Nov-2000
  • Zonotrichia albicollis, White-throated Sparrow, Greenville, NC, 28-Dec-2003
  • Passerculus sandwichensis, Savannah Sparrow, Shoreline Park, Mountain View, CA, 1-Apr-2001
  • Melospiza melodia, Song Sparrow, Oak Ridge, NC, 1-Dec-2004
  • Melospiza georgiana, Swamp Sparrow, Westborough, MA, 18-Oct-2022
  • Melozone crissalis, California Towhee, Sunnyvale, CA, 1-Sep-2000
  • Pipilo maculatus, Spotted Towhee, Joseph D. Grant County Park, Mt Hamilton, CA, 10-Jun-2001
  • Pipilo erythrophthalmus, Eastern Towhee, Greenville, NC, 10-Aug-2002

  • Dolichonyx oryzivorus, Bobolink, Lewiston, Niagara, NY, bef. 1987
  • Sturnella neglecta, Western Meadowlark, Shoreline Park, Mountain View, CA, 16-Mar-2001
  • Sturnella magna, Eastern Meadowlark, Oak Ridge, NC, 28-Mar-2005
  • Icterus bullockii, Bullock's Oriole, Joseph D Grant County Park, Mount Hamilton, CA, 27-May-2001
  • Icterus galbula, Baltimore Oriole, Pelee Island, Ontario, Canada, 26-May-2000
  • Agelaius phoeniceus, Red-winged Blackbird, Winterville, NC, 10-May-2004
  • Molothrus ater, Brown-headed Cowbird, Greenville, NC, 22-Mar-2004
  • Euphagus cyanocephalus, Brewer's Blackbird, Sunnyvale, CA, 10-Nov-2000
  • Quiscalus quiscula, Common Grackle, Greenville, NC, 4-Feb-2004
  • Quiscalus mexicanus, Great-tailed Grackle, Cedar Park, TX, 18-Apr-2006

  • Parkesia motacilla, Louisiana Waterthrush, Bowman St Conservation Area, Westborough, MA, 22-Apr-2023
  • Mniotilta varia, Black-and-white Warbler, Osprey Point, Mill Pond,  Westborough, MA, 9-Aug-2009
  • Geothlypis trichas, Common Yellowthroat, Westborough, MA, 1-Jun-2008
  • Setophaga petechia, Yellow Warbler, Wayne F MacCallum Wildlife Management Area, Westborough, MA, 8-May-2022
  • Setophaga palmarum, Palm Warbler, Whitehall reservoir, Hopkinton, MA, 24-Oct-2021
  • Setophaga pinus, Pine Warbler, Greenville, NC, 6-Jan-2004
  • Setophaga coronata, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Sunnyvale Water Pollution Control Plant, CA, 20-Oct-2001

  • Piranga rubra, Summer Tanager, Westborough, MA, 4-May-2022
  • Piranga olivacea, Scarlet Tanager, Westborough, MA, 1-Jul-2007
  • Cardinalis cardinalis, Northern Cardinal, Greenville, NC, 8-Jan-2004
  • Pheucticus ludovicianus, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Oak Ridge, NC, 4-Apr-2005
  • Passerina caerulea, Blue Grosbeak, Oak Ridge, NC, 1-May-2005
  • Passerina amoena, Lazuli Bunting, Joseph D Grant Park, Mount Hamilton, CA, 10-Jun-2001
  • Passerina cyanea, Indigo Bunting, Oak Ridge, NC, 20-Apr-2005