Heatwaves, floods, lockdown, football and Olympics. It’s a wonder that any of the beats managed to get out and wave their binoculars at birds this July.
Yet, 79 checklists were submitted by 8 beats, accounting for 366 species in 5 countries.
1 American Avocet – Recurvirostra americana
2 Neotropic Cormorant – Phalacrocorax brasilianus
3 White-tailed Hawk – Geranoaetus albicaudatus
4 Common Ground Dove – Columbina passerina
5 Violet-crowned Hummingbird – Amazilia violiceps
6 Loggerhead Shrike – Lanius ludovicianus
7 Cactus Wren – Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
8 Black-vented Oriole – Icterus wagleri
9 Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor
10 Mexican Duck – Anas diazi
11 Black-necked Stilt – Himantopus mexicanus
12 Baird’s Sandpiper – Calidris bairdii
13 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis
14 White-faced Ibis – Plegadis chihi
15 Orchard Oriole – Icterus spurius
16 Garganey – Spatula querquedula
17 Little Grebe – Tachybaptus ruficollis
18 Black-winged Stilt – Himantopus himantopus
19 Northern Lapwing – Vanellus vanellus
20 Little Ringed Plover – Charadrius dubius
21 Ruff – Calidris pugnax
22 Common Sandpiper – Actitis hypoleucos
23 Green Sandpiper – Tringa ochropus
24 Wood Sandpiper – Tringa glareola
25 Black-headed Gull – Chroicocephalus ridibundus
26 Yellow-legged Gull – Larus michahellis
27 Whiskered Tern – Chlidonias hybrida
28 Black Stork – Ciconia nigra
29 White Stork – Ciconia ciconia
30 Pygmy Cormorant – Microcarbo pygmaeus
31 Great Cormorant – Phalacrocorax carbo
32 Gray Heron – Ardea cinerea
33 Little Egret – Egretta garzetta
34 Squacco Heron – Ardeola ralloides
35 White-tailed Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla
36 Common Buzzard – Buteo buteo
37 European Bee-eater – Merops apiaster
38 Eurasian Kestrel – Falco tinnunculus
39 Eurasian Golden Oriole – Oriolus oriolus
40 Red-backed Shrike – Lanius collurio
41 Hooded Crow – Corvus cornix
42 Common House-Martin – Delichon urbicum
43 Eurasian Tree Sparrow – Passer montanus
44 White Wagtail – Motacilla alba
45 European Greenfinch – Chloris chloris
46 European Goldfinch – Carduelis carduelis
47 Louisiana Waterthrush – Parkesia motacilla
48 Common Snipe – Gallinago gallinago
49 Lesser Gray Shrike – Lanius minor
50 Eurasian Moorhen – Gallinula chloropus
51 Eurasian Coot – Fulica atra
52 Black-tailed Godwit – Limosa limosa
53 Little Bittern – Ixobrychus minutus
54 Purple Heron – Ardea purpurea
55 Eurasian Marsh-Harrier – Circus aeruginosus
56 Rook – Corvus frugilegus
57 Whinchat – Saxicola rubetra
58 Red-shouldered Hawk – Buteo lineatus
59 Barred Owl – Strix varia
60 Western Sandpiper – Calidris mauri
61 Long-billed Dowitcher – Limnodromus scolopaceus
62 Broad-winged Hawk – Buteo platypterus
63 Hairy Woodpecker – Dryobates villosus
64 Roseate Spoonbill – Platalea ajaja
65 Fiery-throated Hummingbird – Panterpe insignis
66 Purple-throated Mountain-gem – Lampornis calolaemus
67 Volcano Hummingbird – Selasphorus flammula
68 Southern Lapwing – Vanellus chilensis
69 Short-tailed Hawk – Buteo brachyurus
70 Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium costaricanum
71 Spot-crowned Woodcreeper – Lepidocolaptes affinis
72 Ochraceous Wren – Troglodytes ochraceus
73 Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush – Catharus gracilirostris
74 Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush – Catharus frantzii
75 Mountain Thrush – Turdus plebejus
76 Sooty Thrush – Turdus nigrescens
77 Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher – Phainoptila melanoxantha
78 Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher – Ptiliogonys caudatus
79 Golden-browed Chlorophonia – Chlorophonia callophrys
80 Sooty-capped Chlorospingus – Chlorospingus pileatus
81 Rufous-collared Sparrow – Zonotrichia capensis
82 Yellow-thighed Brushfinch – Atlapetes tibialis
83 Wrenthrush – Zeledonia coronata
84 Flame-throated Warbler – Oreothlypis gutturalis
85 Black-cheeked Warbler – Basileuterus melanogenys
86 Collared Redstart – Myioborus torquatus
87 Slaty Flowerpiercer – Diglossa plumbea
88 Red-billed Pigeon – Patagioenas flavirostris
89 Brown Violetear – Colibri delphinae
90 Lesser Violetear – Colibri cyanotus
91 Green Thorntail – Discosura conversii
92 Green-crowned Brilliant – Heliodoxa jacula
93 White-bellied Mountain-gem – Lampornis hemileucus
94 Violet Sabrewing – Campylopterus hemileucurus
95 Black-bellied Hummingbird – Eupherusa nigriventris
96 Coppery-headed Emerald – Elvira cupreiceps
97 Rufous-tailed Hummingbird – Amazilia tzacatl
98 Swallow-tailed Kite – Elanoides forficatus
99 White Hawk – Pseudastur albicollis
100 Prong-billed Barbet – Semnornis frantzii
101 Northern Emerald-Toucanet – Aulacorhynchus prasinus
102 Crimson-fronted Parakeet – Psittacara finschi
103 Common Tody-Flycatcher – Todirostrum cinereum
104 Gray-breasted Wood-Wren – Henicorhina leucophrys
105 Black-faced Solitaire – Myadestes melanops
106 Clay-colored Thrush – Turdus grayi
107 Melodious Blackbird – Dives dives
108 Tropical Parula – Setophaga pitiayumi
109 Crimson-collared Tanager – Ramphocelus sanguinolentus
110 Scarlet-rumped Tanager – Ramphocelus passerinii
111 Blue-gray Tanager – Thraupis episcopus
112 Palm Tanager – Thraupis palmarum
113 Silver-throated Tanager – Tangara icterocephala
114 Bananaquit – Coereba flaveola
115 Yellow-faced Grassquit – Tiaris olivaceus
116 Buff-throated Saltator – Saltator maximus
117 Black-headed Saltator – Saltator atriceps
118 American Coot – Fulica americana
119 Sharp-shinned Hawk – Accipiter striatus
120 Elegant Trogon – Trogon elegans
121 Mountain Trogon – Trogon mexicanus
122 White-striped Woodcreeper – Lepidocolaptes leucogaster
123 Tufted Flycatcher – Mitrephanes phaeocercus
124 Greater Pewee – Contopus pertinax
125 Pine Flycatcher – Empidonax affinis
126 Buff-breasted Flycatcher – Empidonax fulvifrons
127 Dusky-capped Flycatcher – Myiarchus tuberculifer
128 Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo – Vireolanius melitophrys
129 Hutton’s Vireo – Vireo huttoni
130 Transvolcanic Jay – Aphelocoma ultramarina
131 White-throated Thrush – Turdus assimilis
132 Hooded Grosbeak – Coccothraustes abeillei
133 Yellow-eyed Junco – Junco phaeonotus
134 Rufous-crowned Sparrow – Aimophila ruficeps
135 Crescent-chested Warbler – Oreothlypis superciliosa
136 Painted Redstart – Myioborus pictus
137 Hepatic Tanager – Piranga flava
138 Blue Grosbeak – Passerina caerulea
139 Virginia Rail – Rallus limicola
140 Tricolored Heron – Egretta tricolor
141 Eastern Meadowlark – Sturnella magna
142 Northern Pintail – Anas acuta
143 Merlin – Falco columbarius
144 Northern Rough-winged Swallow – Stelgidopteryx serripennis
145 White-winged Dove – Zenaida asiatica
146 White Ibis – Eudocimus albus
147 American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
148 American Kestrel – Falco sparverius
149 Violet-green Swallow – Tachycineta thalassina
150 Sandhill Crane – Antigone canadensis
151 Pacific-slope Flycatcher – Empidonax difficilis
152 Chestnut-backed Chickadee – Poecile rufescens
153 Bewick’s Wren – Thryomanes bewickii
154 White-crowned Sparrow – Zonotrichia leucophrys
155 Great Spotted Woodpecker – Dendrocopos major
156 Carrion Crow – Corvus corone
157 Pectoral Sandpiper – Calidris melanotos
158 Caspian Tern – Hydroprogne caspia
159 Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus
160 Eastern Kingbird – Tyrannus tyrannus
161 Dark-eyed Junco – Junco hyemalis
162 American Redstart – Setophaga ruticilla
163 Rose-breasted Grosbeak – Pheucticus ludovicianus
164 West Mexican Chachalaca – Ortalis poliocephala
165 Eurasian Collared-Dove – Streptopelia decaocto
166 White-tipped Dove – Leptotila verreauxi
167 Groove-billed Ani – Crotophaga sulcirostris
168 Chestnut-collared Swift – Streptoprocne rutila
169 Plain-capped Starthroat – Heliomaster constantii
170 Black Vulture – Coragyps atratus
171 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum
172 Russet-crowned Motmot – Momotus mexicanus
173 Golden-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes chrysogenys
174 Rose-throated Becard – Pachyramphus aglaiae
175 Great Kiskadee – Pitangus sulphuratus
176 Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher – Myiodynastes luteiventris
177 Tropical Kingbird – Tyrannus melancholicus
178 Thick-billed Kingbird – Tyrannus crassirostris
179 Sinaloa Martin – Progne sinaloae
180 Banded Wren – Thryophilus pleurostictus
181 Curve-billed Thrasher – Toxostoma curvirostre
182 Rufous-backed Robin – Turdus rufopalliatus
183 Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda
184 Black-chested Sparrow – Peucaea humeralis
185 Yellow-winged Cacique – Cassiculus melanicterus
186 Streak-backed Oriole – Icterus pustulatus
187 Great-tailed Grackle – Quiscalus mexicanus
188 Gray-crowned Yellowthroat – Geothlypis poliocephala
189 Red-breasted Chat – Granatellus venustus
190 Orange-breasted Bunting – Passerina leclancherii
191 Blue-black Grassquit – Volatinia jacarina
192 Stilt Sandpiper – Calidris himantopus
193 Little Blue Heron – Egretta caerulea
194 Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus
195 Great Crested Flycatcher – Myiarchus crinitus
196 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis
197 Sora – Porzana carolina
198 Common Eider – Somateria mollissima
199 California Quail – Callipepla californica
200 Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus
201 California Scrub-Jay – Aphelocoma californica
202 Brown Creeper – Certhia americana
203 Swainson’s Thrush – Catharus ustulatus
204 Purple Finch – Haemorhous purpureus
205 Spotted Towhee – Pipilo maculatus
206 Wilson’s Warbler – Cardellina pusilla
207 Western Tanager – Piranga ludoviciana
208 Lazuli Bunting – Passerina amoena
209 Blue-winged Teal – Spatula discors
210 Hudsonian Godwit – Limosa haemastica
211 Semipalmated Sandpiper – Calidris pusilla
212 Roseate Tern – Sterna dougallii
213 Eurasian Blackcap – Sylvia atricapilla
214 Black-bellied Plover – Pluvialis squatarola
215 Semipalmated Plover – Charadrius semipalmatus
216 Bonaparte’s Gull – Chroicocephalus philadelphia
217 Lesser Black-backed Gull – Larus fuscus
218 Royal Tern – Thalasseus maximus
219 Wilson’s Storm-Petrel – Oceanites oceanicus
220 Bank Swallow – Riparia riparia
221 Brown Thrasher – Toxostoma rufum
222 Field Sparrow – Spizella pusilla
223 Greater Scaup – Aythya marila
224 Lesser Scaup – Aythya affinis
225 Red-breasted Merganser – Mergus serrator
226 Clapper Rail – Rallus crepitans
227 Least Sandpiper – Calidris minutilla
228 Short-billed Dowitcher – Limnodromus griseus
229 Solitary Sandpiper – Tringa solitaria
230 Purple Martin – Progne subis
231 Piping Plover – Charadrius melodus
232 Sanderling – Calidris alba
233 Least Tern – Sternula antillarum
234 Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger
235 Pied-billed Grebe – Podilymbus podiceps
236 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – Sphyrapicus varius
237 Least Flycatcher – Empidonax minimus
238 Eastern Phoebe – Sayornis phoebe
239 Blue-headed Vireo – Vireo solitarius
240 Veery – Catharus fuscescens
241 Hermit Thrush – Catharus guttatus
242 Ovenbird – Seiurus aurocapilla
243 Winter Wren – Troglodytes hiemalis
244 Inca Dove – Columbina inca
245 Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana
246 Broad-billed Hummingbird – Cynanthus latirostris
247 Berylline Hummingbird – Amazilia beryllina
248 Red-tailed Hawk – Buteo jamaicensis
249 Golden-fronted Woodpecker – Melanerpes aurifrons
250 Ladder-backed Woodpecker – Dryobates scalaris
251 Western Wood-Pewee – Contopus sordidulus
252 Cordilleran Flycatcher – Empidonax occidentalis
253 Black Phoebe – Sayornis nigricans
254 Vermilion Flycatcher – Pyrocephalus rubinus
255 Cliff Swallow – Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
256 Bushtit – Psaltriparus minimus
257 Canyon Wren – Catherpes mexicanus
258 Spotted Wren – Campylorhynchus gularis
259 Blue Mockingbird – Melanotis caerulescens
260 Brown-backed Solitaire – Myadestes occidentalis
261 Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush – Catharus aurantiirostris
262 Gray Silky-flycatcher – Ptiliogonys cinereus
263 Elegant Euphonia – Euphonia elegantissima
264 Lesser Goldfinch – Spinus psaltria
265 Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow – Melozone kieneri
266 Canyon Towhee – Melozone fusca
267 Rusty Sparrow – Aimophila rufescens
268 Bronzed Cowbird – Molothrus aeneus
269 Slate-throated Redstart – Myioborus miniatus
270 Black-headed Grosbeak – Pheucticus melanocephalus
271 Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater – Sporophila torqueola
272 Eastern Bluebird – Sialia sialis
273 Chipping Sparrow – Spizella passerina
274 Chimney Swift – Chaetura pelagica
275 Turkey Vulture – Cathartes aura
276 Common Raven – Corvus corax
277 House Finch – Haemorhous mexicanus
278 American Crow – Corvus brachyrhynchos
279 Black-capped Chickadee – Poecile atricapillus
280 Tufted Titmouse – Baeolophus bicolor
281 Black-and-white Warbler – Mniotilta varia
282 Blackburnian Warbler – Setophaga fusca
283 Wood Duck – Aix sponsa
284 Common Gallinule – Gallinula galeata
285 Green Heron – Butorides virescens
286 Belted Kingfisher – Megaceryle alcyon
287 Red-bellied Woodpecker – Melanerpes carolinus
288 Pileated Woodpecker – Dryocopus pileatus
289 Eastern Wood-Pewee – Contopus virens
290 Warbling Vireo – Vireo gilvus
291 Wood Thrush – Hylocichla mustelina
292 Baltimore Oriole – Icterus galbula
293 Brown-headed Cowbird – Molothrus ater
294 Ruby-throated Hummingbird – Archilochus colubris
295 Red-eyed Vireo – Vireo olivaceus
296 White-breasted Nuthatch – Sitta carolinensis
297 European Robin – Erithacus rubecula
298 Rock Pigeon – Columba livia
299 Blue Jay – Cyanocitta cristata
300 Northern Shoveler – Spatula clypeata
301 Common Wood-Pigeon – Columba palumbus
302 Eurasian Jay – Garrulus glandarius
303 Eurasian Magpie – Pica pica
304 Eurasian Blue Tit – Cyanistes caeruleus
305 Great Tit – Parus major
306 Common Chiffchaff – Phylloscopus collybita
307 Eurasian Wren – Troglodytes troglodytes
308 Mistle Thrush – Turdus viscivorus
309 Song Thrush – Turdus philomelos
310 Eurasian Blackbird – Turdus merula
311 Dunnock – Prunella modularis
312 Brant – Branta bernicla
313 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis
314 Mute Swan – Cygnus olor
315 Gadwall – Mareca strepera
316 Mallard – Anas platyrhynchos
317 American Black Duck – Anas rubripes
318 Green-winged Teal – Anas crecca
319 Ruddy Duck – Oxyura jamaicensis
320 Mourning Dove – Zenaida macroura
321 Purple Gallinule – Porphyrio martinica
322 American Oystercatcher – Haematopus palliatus
323 Killdeer – Charadrius vociferus
324 Spotted Sandpiper – Actitis macularius
325 Greater Yellowlegs – Tringa melanoleuca
326 Willet – Tringa semipalmata
327 Lesser Yellowlegs – Tringa flavipes
328 Laughing Gull – Leucophaeus atricilla
329 Ring-billed Gull – Larus delawarensis
330 Herring Gull – Larus argentatus
331 Great Black-backed Gull – Larus marinus
332 Gull-billed Tern – Gelochelidon nilotica
333 Common Tern – Sterna hirundo
334 Forster’s Tern – Sterna forsteri
335 Double-crested Cormorant – Phalacrocorax auritus
336 Great Blue Heron – Ardea herodias
337 Great Egret – Ardea alba
338 Snowy Egret – Egretta thula
339 Black-crowned Night-Heron – Nycticorax nycticorax
340 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron – Nyctanassa violacea
341 Glossy Ibis – Plegadis falcinellus
342 Osprey – Pandion haliaetus
343 Downy Woodpecker – Dryobates pubescens
344 Northern Flicker – Colaptes auratus
345 Willow Flycatcher – Empidonax traillii
346 Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus
347 Tree Swallow – Tachycineta bicolor
348 Barn Swallow – Hirundo rustica
349 House Wren – Troglodytes aedon
350 Marsh Wren – Cistothorus palustris
351 Carolina Wren – Thryothorus ludovicianus
352 European Starling – Sturnus vulgaris
353 Gray Catbird – Dumetella carolinensis
354 Northern Mockingbird – Mimus polyglottos
355 American Robin – Turdus migratorius
356 Cedar Waxwing – Bombycilla cedrorum
357 House Sparrow – Passer domesticus
358 American Goldfinch – Spinus tristis
359 Song Sparrow – Melospiza melodia
360 Eastern Towhee – Pipilo erythrophthalmus
361 Red-winged Blackbird – Agelaius phoeniceus
362 Common Grackle – Quiscalus quiscula
363 Boat-tailed Grackle – Quiscalus major
364 Common Yellowthroat – Geothlypis trichas
365 Yellow Warbler – Setophaga petechia
366 Northern Cardinal – Cardinalis cardinalis
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