2018 The Year in Birds
eBird tells me I saw a reasonable 404 species last year. There are probably a few here and there I didn’t report. 146 of those were in Kings County. Thanks to trips to California, New Mexico, Florida, Louisiana, Vancouver, Portugal, and Morocco I managed a respectable 20 life birds including one in Brooklyn and one in Central Park:
- Spotless Starling A1, Casablanca-Settat, MA (33.033, -8.533) MA-10 02 Dec 2018
- Brown-necked Raven Essaouira Lodge MA-11 01 Dec 2018
- Sardinian Warbler Essaouira Lodge MA-11 01 Dec 2018
- Moussier’s Redstart Essaouira Lodge MA-11 01 Dec 2018
- Corn Bunting Essaouira Lodge MA-11 01 Dec 2018
- Maghreb Magpie Boulevard Mohamed VI, Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi, MA (31.61, -8.003) MA-11 30 Nov 2018
- House Bunting Jemaa el-Fnaa MA-11 26 Nov 2018
- Common Bulbul Avenue du 7ème Art, Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi, MA (31.594, -7.99) MA-11 25 Nov 2018
- White Stork Avenue du 7ème Art, Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi, MA (31.594, -7.99) MA-11 25 Nov 2018
- Northwestern Crow Vancouver–Harbour Green Park CA-BC 28 Aug 2018
- Black Rail Alviso Marina County Park US-CA 16 Aug 2018
- Dusky Grouse Elliot Barker Trailhead US-NM 25 Jun 2018
- Brewer’s Sparrow Eagle Nest SP – Moreno Day Use Area US-NM 23 Jun 2018
- Lewis’s Woodpecker Angel Fire Resort US-NM 22 Jun 2018
- Black-billed Magpie Randall Davey Audubon Center US-NM 16 Jun 2018
- Scaled Quail Embudito Canyon US-NM 15 Jun 2018
- Black-chinned Sparrow Embudito Canyon US-NM 15 Jun 2018
- Kirtland’s Warbler Central Park–Reservoir US-NY 12 May 2018
- Bachman’s Sparrow Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park US-FL 18 Mar 2018
- Rough-legged Hawk Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park US-NY 20 Jan 2018
Locally I added three birds to my New York list, not counting the escaped Mandarin Duck in Central Park:
- Virginia Rail Prospect Park US-NY 19 Sep 2018
- Kirtland’s Warbler Central Park–Reservoir US-NY 12 May 2018
- Rough-legged Hawk Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park US-NY 20 Jan 2018
I added four birds to my California list bringing that state to 316:
- Clay-colored Sparrow Fort Mason Park US-CA 21 Oct 2018
- Blackburnian Warbler Golden Gate Park US-CA 20 Oct 2018
- Chestnut-sided Warbler Golden Gate Park US-CA 20 Oct 2018
- Black Rail Alviso Marina County Park (please use a specific pond hotspot where possible) US-CA 16 Aug 2018
I made several trips to Louisiana at times of year I don’t usually visit so I managed to add
13 species to that state’s list:
- Purple Finch Northwest Area, NOCBC US-LA 22 Dec 2018
- American Redstart City Park US-LA 14 Aug 2018
- Reddish Egret South Shore Harbor US-LA 13 Aug 2018
- Yellow Warbler City Park US-LA 13 Aug 2018
- Barn Swallow Bucktown Marina US-LA 13 Aug 2018
- Ross’s Goose LaFreniere Park US-LA 11 Aug 2018
- Chimney Swift LaFreniere Park US-LA 11 Aug 2018
- Mississippi Kite LaFreniere Park US-LA 11 Aug 2018
- Purple Martin City Park US-LA 11 Mar 2018
- Tufted Titmouse City Park US-LA 11 Mar 2018
- Northern Parula City Park–Couturie Forest US-LA 11 Mar 2018
- Limpkin Hollywood Rd, Houma US-LA (29.6116,-90.7212) US-LA 10 Mar 2018
For Kings County I added four bringing my total to 276:
- Virginia Rail Prospect Park US-NY 19 Sep 2018
- Baird’s Sandpiper Floyd Bennett Field US-NY 26 Aug 2018
- Piping Plover Plumb Beach US-NY 05 Aug 2018
- Rough-legged Hawk Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park US-NY 20 Jan 2018
I also added three species in Santa Clara, another 11 in New York County, 18 in San Francisco, and 57 in New Mexico.
