Mike’s 2007 Year List

Why keep a year list?

I’m aware that some birders scorn the obsessive tabulation and parsing of bird sightings based on geography, chronology, or taxonomy. If I’ve already seen a Vermilion Flycatcher in Central America, some of you may ask, why should it matter if I have or haven’t seen one somewhere in North America as long as it isn’t Mexico, the Caribbean, or the Pacific Islands (the ABA area)? Good question indeed, the answer to which would only make sense to a lister. And a lister is what I am. I don’t tally types of cars or hot sauces I’ve sampled. I don’t collect autographs, stamps, or Hummel figurines. What I like to do is see birds and record the sightings. While the object of my observation is paramount in the equation, on one level, the desire to list further propels the passion. In short, if I wasn’t listing, I wouldn’t see as many species. I also wouldn’t know what I’ve seen since some of these beauties have crossed my path only briefly, ships passing in the night, one flying, the other anxiously craning his neck for a better look.

So there it is… I love listing. Here’s my 2007 year list (life birds in CAPS):

(You may also enjoy my tabulation of 2006 successes or my overall life list.)

1. American Crow (Rochester, NY, 1/1)
2. Ring-billed Gull (Rochester, NY, 1/1)
3. Red-tailed Hawk (Rochester, NY, 1/1)
4. Rock Pigeon (Rochester, NY, 1/1)
5. European Starling (Rochester, NY, 1/1)
6. Tundra Swan (Montezuma NWR, NY, 1/1)
7. TRUMPETER SWAN (Montezuma NWR, NY, 1/1)
8. Snow Goose (Montezuma NWR, NY, 1/1)
9. Canada Goose (Montezuma NWR, NY, 1/1)
10. Mallard (Montezuma NWR, NY, 1/1)
11. American Black Duck (Montezuma NWR, NY, 1/1)
12. Gadwall (Montezuma NWR, NY, 1/1)
13. Green-winged Teal (Montezuma NWR, NY, 1/1)
14. Ruddy Duck (Montezuma NWR, NY, 1/1)
15. Common Merganser (Montezuma NWR, NY, 1/1)
16. Great Blue Heron (Montezuma NWR, NY, 1/1)
17. Bald Eagle (Montezuma NWR, NY, 1/1)
18. Northern Harrier (Montezuma NWR, NY, 1/1)
19. Black-capped Chickadee (Montezuma NWR, NY, 1/1)
20. House Sparrow (Bronx, NY, 1/2)
21. Mute Swan (Van Cortlandt Park, NY, 1/6)
22. Hooded Merganser (Van Cortlandt Park, NY, 1/6)
23. Pied-billed Grebe (Van Cortlandt Park, NY, 1/6)
24. Mourning Dove (Van Cortlandt Park, NY, 1/6)
25. Belted Kingfisher (Van Cortlandt Park, NY, 1/6)
26. Downy Woodpecker (Van Cortlandt Park, NY, 1/6)
27. White-breasted Nuthatch (Van Cortlandt Park, NY, 1/6)
28. Tufted Titmouse (Van Cortlandt Park, NY, 1/6)
29. Blue Jay (Van Cortlandt Park, NY, 1/6)
30. Northern Mockingbird (Van Cortlandt Park, NY, 1/6)
31. Northern Cardinal (Van Cortlandt Park, NY, 1/6)
32. Song Sparrow (Van Cortlandt Park, NY, 1/6)
33. White-throated Sparrow (Van Cortlandt Park, NY, 1/6)
34. Rusty Blackbird (Van Cortlandt Park, NY, 1/6)
35. Red-winged Blackbird (Van Cortlandt Park, NY, 1/6)
36. Herring Gull (Crestwood Lake, NY, 1/7)
37. Carolina Wren (Crestwood Lake, NY, 1/7)
38. Red-bellied Woodpecker (Bronx, NY, 1/11)
39. Common Grackle (Oradell, NJ, 1/11)
40. Horned Grebe (Pelham Bay Park, NY, 1/13)
41. Greater Scaup (Pelham Bay Park, NY, 1/13)
42. Bufflehead (Pelham Bay Park, NY, 1/13)
43. Wild Turkey (Pelham Bay Park, NY, 1/13)
44. Great Black-backed Gull (Orchard Beach, NY, 1/13)
45. Red-breasted Merganser (Orchard Beach, NY, 1/13)
46. Dark-eyed Junco (Orchard Beach, NY, 1/13)
47. American Kestrel (Bronx apartment window, NY, 1/14)
48. Ring-necked Duck (Oradell, NJ, 1/25)
49. GREAT CORMORANT (Pelham Bay Park, NY, 1/27)
50. Brant (Pelham Bay Park, NY, 1/27)
51. American Wigeon (Pelham Bay Park, NY, 1/27)
52. Common Goldeneye (Pelham Bay Park, NY, 1/27)
53. Killdeer (Pelham Bay Park, NY, 1/27)
54. Great Horned Owl (Pelham Bay Park, NY, 1/27)
55. Fox Sparrow (Pelham Bay Park, NY, 1/27)
56. Turkey Vulture (Tarrytown, NY, 1/27)
57. SNOWY OWL (Piermont, NY, 1/27)
58. American Robin (Oradell, NJ, 1/30)
59. Sharp-shinned Hawk (Jones Beach S.P., NY, 2/19)
60. Black-bellied Plover (Jones Beach S.P., NY, 2/19)
61. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Jones Beach S.P., NY, 2/19)
62. Horned Lark (Jones Beach S.P., NY, 2/19)
63. Savannah Sparrow (Jones Beach S.P., NY, 2/19)
64. American Tree Sparrow (Jones Beach S.P., NY, 2/19)
65. LAPLAND LONGSPUR (Jones Beach S.P., NY, 2/19)
66. Snow Bunting (Jones Beach S.P., NY, 2/19)
67. House Finch (Jones Beach S.P., NY, 2/19)
68. Double-crested Cormorant (Point Lookout, NY, 2/19)
69. Common Loon (Point Lookout, NY, 2/19/07)
70. Red-necked Grebe (Point Lookout, NY, 2/19)
71. Long-tailed Duck (Point Lookout, NY, 2/19)
72. Ruddy Turnstone (Point Lookout, NY, 2/19)
73. PURPLE SANDPIPER (Point Lookout, NY, 2/19)
74. Sanderling (Point Lookout, NY, 2/19)
75. Bonaparte’s Gull (Point Lookout, NY, 2/19/07)
76. Canvasback (Cold Spring Harbor, NY, 2/22)
77. REDHEAD (Cold Spring Harbor, NY, 2/22)
78. American Coot (Cold Spring Harbor, NY, 2/22)
79. Red-throated Loon (Piermont, NY, 2/26)
80. Cooper’s Hawk (Lenoir Nature Preserve, NY, 3/3)
81. Hairy Woodpecker (Lenoir Nature Preserve, NY, 3/3)
82. Brown Creeper (Lenoir Nature Preserve, NY, 3/3)
83. Peregrine Falcon (Croton Point, NY, 3/4)
84. Long-eared Owl (Croton Point, NY, 3/4)
85. Northern Shoveler (Jones Beach S.P., NY, 3/10)
86. White-winged Scoter (Jones Beach S.P., NY, 3/10)
87. Red-breasted Nuthatch (Jones Beach S.P., NY, 3/10)
88. Tree Swallow (Jones Beach S.P., NY, 3/10)
89. Field Sparrow (Jones Beach S.P., NY, 3/10)
90. SMITH’S LONGSPUR (Jones Beach S.P., NY, 3/10)
91. Brown-headed Cowbird (Piermont, NY, 3/11)
92. Wood Duck (Van Cortlandt Park, NY, 3/11)
93. Great Egret (Lake Grapevine, TX, 3/21)
94. Black Vulture (Lake Grapevine, TX, 3/21)
95. Forster’s Tern (Lake Grapevine, TX, 3/21)
96. Greater Roadrunner (Lake Grapevine, TX, 3/21)
97. Barn Swallow (Lake Grapevine, TX, 3/21)
98. CAROLINA CHICKADEE (Lake Grapevine, TX, 3/21)
99. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Lake Grapevine, TX, 3/21)
100. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Lake Grapevine, TX, 3/21)
101. Eastern Bluebird (Lake Grapevine, TX, 3/21)
102. Cedar Waxwing (Lake Grapevine, TX, 3/21)
103. Spotted Towhee (Lake Grapevine, TX, 3/21)
104. Lincoln’s Sparrow (Lake Grapevine, TX, 3/21)
105. White-crowned Sparrow (Lake Grapevine, TX, 3/21)
106. Great-tailed Grackle (Lake Grapevine, TX, 3/21)
107. Eastern Phoebe (Dinosaur Valley State Park, TX, 3/22)
108. White-eyed Vireo (Dinosaur Valley State Park, TX, 3/22)
109. Purple Martin (Dinosaur Valley State Park, TX, 3/22)
110. BLACK-CRESTED TITMOUSE (Dinosaur Valley State Park, TX, 3/22)
111. Golden-crowned Kinglet (Dinosaur Valley State Park, TX, 3/22)
112. GOLDEN-CHEEKED WARBLER (Dinosaur Valley State Park, TX, 3/22)
113. RUFOUS-CROWNED SPARROW (Dinosaur Valley State Park, TX, 3/22)
114. VESPER SPARROW (Dinosaur Valley State Park, TX, 3/22)
115. LARK SPARROW (Dinosaur Valley State Park, TX, 3/22)
116. Eastern Meadowlark (Dinosaur Valley State Park, TX, 3/22)
117. White-winged Dove (Glen Rose, TX, 3/22)
118. Loggerhead Shrike (Glen Rose, TX, 3/22)
119. HARRIS’ SPARROW (Glen Rose, TX, 3/22)
120. Northern Flicker (Chippewa Woods Forest Preserve, IL, 3/28)
121. RED-HEADED WOODPECKER (Riverside Park, NY, 3/30)
122. Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Van Cortlandt Park, NY, 4/8)
123. Pine Warbler (Van Cortlandt Park, NY, 4/8)
124. Snowy Egret (Marshlands Conservancy, NY, 4/14)
125. Osprey (Marshlands Conservancy, NY, 4/14)
126. Greater Yellowlegs (Marshlands Conservancy, NY, 4/14)
127. Hermit Thrush (Riverdale Park, NY, 4/21)
128. Palm Warbler (Riverdale Park, NY, 4/21)
129. Solitary Sandpiper (Oradell, NJ, 4/26)
130. Chipping Sparrow (Oradell, NJ, 4/26)
131. Swamp Sparrow (Oradell, NJ, 4/26)
132. American Goldfinch (Oradell, NJ, 4/26)
133. Spotted Sandpiper (Garret Mountain Reservation, NJ, 4/29)
134. Broad-winged Hawk (Garret Mountain Reservation, NJ, 4/29)
135. Pileated Woodpecker (Garret Mountain Reservation, NJ, 4/29)
136. Common Raven (Garret Mountain Reservation, NJ, 4/29)
137. Winter Wren (Garret Mountain Reservation, NJ, 4/29)
138. Wood Thrush (Garret Mountain Reservation, NJ, 4/29)
139. Brown Thrasher (Garret Mountain Reservation, NJ, 4/29)
140. Blue-headed Vireo (Garret Mountain Reservation, NJ, 4/29)
141. Yellow Warbler (Garret Mountain Reservation, NJ, 4/29)
142. Black-throated Blue Warbler (Garret Mountain Reservation, NJ, 4/29)
143. Northern Parula (Garret Mountain Reservation, NJ, 4/29)
144. Eastern Towhee (Garret Mountain Reservation, NJ, 4/29)
145. Baltimore Oriole (Garret Mountain Reservation, NJ, 4/29)
146. Orchard Oriole (Garret Mountain Reservation, NJ, 4/29)
147. Eastern Kingbird (Oradell, NJ, 5/3)
148. Common Yellowthroat (Oradell, NJ, 5/3)
149. American Redstart (Oradell, NJ, 5/3)
150. Northern Waterthrush (Oradell, NJ, 5/3)
151. Swainson’s Thrush (Central Park, NY, 5/4)
152. Ovenbird (Central Park, NY, 5/4)
153. Prairie Warbler (Central Park, NY, 5/4)
154. NASHVILLE WARBLER (Central Park, NY, 5/4)
155. Warbling Vireo (Tibbetts Brook Park, NY, 5/5)
156. Blackpoll Warbler (Tibbetts Brook Park, NY, 5/5)
157. American Oystercatcher (Jones Beach S.P., NY, 5/12)
158. Semipalmated Plover (Jones Beach S.P., NY, 5/12)
159. Semipalmated Sandpiper (Jones Beach S.P., NY, 5/12)
160. Least Sandpiper (Jones Beach S.P., NY, 5/12)
161. RED KNOT (Jones Beach S.P., NY, 5/12)
162. Common Tern (Jones Beach S.P., NY, 5/12)
163. Least Tern (Jones Beach S.P., NY, 5/12)
164. GULL-BILLED TERN (Jones Beach S.P., NY, 5/12)
165. Willet (Jones Beach S.P., NY, 5/12)
166. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Jones Beach S.P., NY, 5/12)
167. Chimney Swift (Jones Beach S.P., NY, 5/12)
168. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Jones Beach S.P., NY, 5/12)
169. Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Valley Stream S.P., NY, 5/12)
170. Red-eyed Vireo (Valley Stream S.P., NY, 5/12)
171. Veery (Valley Stream S.P., NY, 5/12)
172. BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER (Valley Stream S.P., NY, 5/12)
173. Black-throated Green Warbler (Valley Stream S.P., NY, 5/12)
174. Cape May Warbler (Valley Stream S.P., NY, 5/12)
175. Scarlet Tanager (Valley Stream S.P., NY, 5/12)
176. Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Oradell, NJ, 5/16)
177. Cliff Swallow (Oradell, NJ, 5/17)
178. Great-crested Flycatcher (Rifle Camp Park, NJ, 5/20)
179. GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH (Rifle Camp Park, NJ, 5/20)
180. Bay-breasted Warbler (Rifle Camp Park, NJ, 5/20)
181. Black-crowned Night Heron (Tibbett’s Brook Park, NY, 5/22)
182. Green Heron (Tibbett’s Brook Park, NY, 5/22)
183. Short-billed Dowitcher (Marshlands Conservancy, NY, 5/27)
184. Indigo Bunting (Marshlands Conservancy, NY, 5/27)
185. Marsh Wren (Marshlands Conservancy, NY, 5/27)
186. Piping Plover (Jones Beach S.P., NY, 5/30)
187. Northern Gannet (Jones Beach S.P., NY, 5/30)
188. Yellow-throated Vireo (Sterling Forest, NY, 6/2)
189. Golden-winged Warbler (Sterling Forest, NY, 6/2)
190. Blue-winged Warbler (Sterling Forest, NY, 6/2)
191. Chestnut-sided Warbler (Sterling Forest, NY, 6/2)
192. CERULEAN WARBLER (Sterling Forest, NY, 6/2)
193. Hooded Warbler (Sterling Forest, NY, 6/2)
194. Henslow’s Sparrow (Schoharie County, NY, 6/9)
195. Willow Flycatcher (Schoharie County, NY, 6/9)
196. Bobolink (Schoharie County, NY, 6/9)
197. UPLAND SANDPIPER (Montgomery County, NY, 6/9)
198. Grasshopper Sparrow (Montgomery County, NY, 6/9)
199. BICKNELL’S THRUSH (Wakeley Mountain, NY, 6/10)
200. YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER (Wakeley Mountain, NY, 6/10)
201. Purple Finch (Wakeley Mountain, NY, 6/10)
202. Pine Siskin (Wakeley Mountain, NY, 6/10)
203. RUFFED GROUSE (Wakeley Mountain, NY, 6/10)
204. Least Flycatcher (Wakeley Mountain, NY, 6/10)
205. Alder Flycatcher (Wakeley Mountain, NY, 6/10)
206. Clapper Rail (Oceanside Marine Study Area, NY, 7/3)
207. Sharp-tailed Saltmarsh Sparrow (Oceanside Marine Study Area, NY, 7/3)
208. Fish Crow (Oceanside Marine Study Area, NY, 7/3)
209. Western Scrub-jay (Santa Clarita, CA, 7/14)
210. Bushtit (Santa Clarita, CA, 7/14)
211. HOODED ORIOLE (Santa Clarita, CA, 7/14)
212. Brewer’s Blackbird (Santa Clarita, CA, 7/14)
213. Lesser Goldfinch (Santa Clarita, CA, 7/14)
214. CINNAMON TEAL (San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, CA, 7/15)
215. Black-necked Stilt (San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, CA, 7/15)
216. American Avocet (San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, CA, 7/15)
217. WESTERN SANDPIPER (San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, CA, 7/15)
218. LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER (San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, CA, 7/15)
219. WILSON’S PHALAROPE (San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, CA, 7/15)
220. Nuttall’s Woodpecker (San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, CA, 7/15)
221. Black Phoebe (San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, CA, 7/15)
222. BELL’S VIREO (San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, CA, 7/15)
223. Yellow-breasted Chat (San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, CA, 7/15)
224. SNOWY PLOVER (Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, CA, 7/15)
225. Whimbrel (Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, CA, 7/15)
226. Marbled Godwit (Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, CA, 7/15)
227. LONG-BILLED CURLEW (Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, CA, 7/15)
228. Western Gull (Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, CA, 7/15)
229. Elegant Tern (Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, CA, 7/15)
230. Caspian Tern (Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, CA, 7/15)
231. Black Skimmer (Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, CA, 7/15)
232. BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD (Huntington Beach Central Park, CA, 7/15)
233. Western Kingbird (Angels Stadium, CA, 7/16)
234. Brandt’s Cormorant (Laguna Beach, CA, 7/16)
235. Pelagic Cormorant (Laguna Beach, CA, 7/16)
236. Heermann’s Gull (Laguna Beach, CA, 7/16)
237. Anhinga (Palm Beach, FL, 7/25)
238. Tricolored Heron (Palm Beach, FL, 7/25)
239. Little Blue Heron (Palm Beach, FL, 7/25)
240. White Ibis (Palm Beach, FL, 7/25)
241. Limpkin (Palm Beach, FL, 7/25)
242. Common Moorhen (Palm Beach, FL, 7/25)
243. Eurasian Collared-Dove (Palm Beach, FL, 7/25)
244. Common Nighthawk (Palm Beach, FL, 7/25)
245. Boat-tailed Grackle (Palm Beach, FL, 7/25)
246. Summer Tanager (Roscoe, NY, 8/18)
247. Blue-winged Teal (Montezuma NWR, NY, 8/19)
248. Lesser Yellowlegs (Montezuma NWR, NY, 8/19)
249. Bank Swallow (Montezuma NWR, NY, 8/19)
250. White-rumped Sandpiper (Jamaica Bay WR, 8/26)
251. Pectoral Sandpiper (Jamaica Bay WR, 8/26)
252. STILT SANDPIPER (Jamaica Bay WR, 8/26)
253. Sora (Jamaica Bay WR, 8/26)
254. Louisiana Waterthrush (Jamaica Bay WR, 8/26)
255. Monk Parakeet (Pelham Bay Park, NY, 9/3)
256. Merlin (Jamaica Bay WR, 9/22)
257. Northern Pintail (Cape May Migratory Refuge, 10/26)
258. Lesser Scaup (Cape May, 10/27)
259. Black Scoter (Cape May, 10/27)
260. Surf Scoter (Cape May, 10/27)
261. Common Redpolls (Potter County, NY)
262. Evening Grosbeak (Summerhill, NY, 12/27)
263. Red-shouldered Hawk (Summerhill, NY, 12/27)