Chad’s 2009 Year List

What follows is my year list for 2009. Here you will find the species that I have observed, the dates they were first detected, and in what states they were eventually found throughout the year. I will also include a column (R8) for New York’s Kingbird Region 8 as this is my current “local” birding zone. Species observed in this region during the year will be marked with an asterisk (*). In addition, you can follow the following link to my Kingbird Region 8 Bird Run for Fun page which is dedicated to the local birding competition that I am currently involved in.

Regarding the layout of the following list, the species will be added in the order I find them and not put into a standard taxonomic list. This is simply for ease and practicality. I will however at the end of 2009 summarize the following list and a standard taxonomic listing will probably follow. Any and all life birds (new species) observed during 2009 will be italicized and in bold. Enjoy!

~Chad

Species Observed: 116
Updated: May 5th

# Species Date States R 8
1. Mourning Dove 01 Jan NY, MA *
2. Red-bellied Woodpecker 01 Jan NY *
3. Downy Woodpecker 01 Jan NY, MA *
4. Blue Jay 01 Jan NY, MA *
5. Black-capped Chickadee 01 Jan NY *
6. Tufted Titmouse 01 Jan NY, MA *
7. White-breasted Nuthatch 01 Jan NY *
8. American Robin 01 Jan NY, MA *
9. European Starling 01 Jan NY, MA *
10. American Tree Sparrow 01 Jan NY *
11. White-throated Sparrow 01 Jan NY, MA *
12. Dark-eyed Junco 01 Jan NY, MA *
13. Northern Cardinal 01 Jan NY, MA *
14. Common Grackle 01 Jan NY, MA *
15. American Goldfinch 02 Jan NY, MA *
16. House Sparrow 02 Jan NY, MA *
17. Red-tailed Hawk 03 Jan NY, MA *
18. Rock Pigeon 03 Jan NY, MA *
19. American Crow 03 Jan NY, MA *
20. Ring-billed Gull 04 Jan NY, MA *
21. Herring Gull 04 Jan NY *
22. Great Black-backed Gull 04 Jan NY *
23. Cooper’s Hawk 05 Jan NY *
24. Purple Finch 05 Jan NY *
25. Canada Goose 06 Jan NY, MA *
26. American Black Duck 06 Jan NY *
27. Mallard 06 Jan NY, MA *
28. Common Merganser 06 Jan NY *
29. Bald Eagle 06 Jan NY *
30. Northern Harrier 06 Jan NY *
31. Rough-legged Hawk 06 Jan NY *
32. Iceland Gull 06 Jan NY *
33. Eastern Bluebird 06 Jan NY *
34. Hairy Woodpecker 07 Jan NY *
35. White-crowned Sparrow 07 Jan NY *
36. House Finch 07 Jan NY *
37. Glaucous Gull 08 Jan NY *
38. Snowy Owl 08 Jan NY *
39. Northern Flicker 08 Jan NY *
40. Common Raven 08 Jan NY, MA *
41. Eastern Meadowlark 08 Jan NY, MA *
42. Carolina Wren 10 Jan NY *
43. Song Sparrow 10 Jan NY *
44. Pine Siskin 10 Jan NY *
45. Wild Turkey 16 Jan NY *
46. American Kestrel 16 Jan NY, MA *
47. Eastern Screech-Owl 16 Jan NY *
48. Horned Lark 16 Jan NY, MA *
49. Northern Mockingbird 16 Jan NY, MA *
50. Brown-headed Cowbird 16 Jan NY, MA *
51. BULLOCK’S ORIOLE 16 Jan NY *
52. Red-winged Blackbird 17 Jan NY, MA *
53. Yellow-rumped Warbler 19 Jan NY *
54. Merlin 22 Jan NY *
55. Peregrine Falcon 22 Jan NY *
56. Short-eared Owl 22 Jan NY *
57. Snow Bunting 22 Jan NY *
58. Red-breasted Nuthatch 27 Jan NY *
59. Pileated Woodpecker 27 Jan NY *
60. Rusty Blackbird 03 Feb NY *
61. Black Vulture 08 Feb NY *
62. Sharp-shinned Hawk 22 Feb NY *
63. Lesser Scaup 26 Feb NY *
64. Turkey Vulture 03 Mar NY, MA *
65. Hooded Merganser 05 Mar NY *
66. White-winged Crossbill 07 Mar NY *
67. Mute Swan 08 Mar NY *
68. Wood Duck 09 Mar NY *
69. American Wigeon 09 Mar NY *
70. Killdeer 09 Mar NY, MA *
71. Green-winged Teal 09 Mar NY *
72. Ring-necked Duck 09 Mar NY *
73. Canvasback 10 Mar NY *
74. Greater Scaup 10 Mar NY *
75. Common Goldeneye 10 Mar NY *
76. Double-crested Cormorant 10 Mar NY *
77. American Woodcock 11 Mar NY *
78. Fox Sparrow 16 Mar NY *
79. Fish Crow 17 Mar NY *
80. Belted Kingfisher 21 Mar NY *
81. Bufflehead 23 Mar NY *
82. Eastern Phoebe 25 Mar NY, MA *
83. Wilson’s Snipe 25 Mar NY *
84. Red-breasted Merganser 25 Mar NY *
85. Common Loon 25 Mar NY *
86. Great Cormorant 25 Mar NY *
87. Brown Creeper 31 Mar NY *
88. Tree Swallow 03 Apr NY, MA *
89. Great Blue Heron 11 Apr NY, MA *
90. Chipping Sparrow 15 Apr NY, MA *
91. Barn Swallow 15 Apr NY, MA *
92. Louisiana Waterthrush 15 Apr NY *
93. Upland Sandpiper 21 Apr MA  
94. Field Sparrow 22 Apr MA, NY *
95. Blue-headed Vireo 25 Apr MA  
96. Broad-winged Hawk 22 Apr MA  
97. Gray Catbird 27 Apr MA, NY *
98. Wood Thrush 28 Apr MA  
99. Brown Thrasher 28 Apr MA  
100. Eastern Towhee 28 Apr MA, NY *
101. Yellow Warbler 29 Apr MA, NY *
102. Prairie Warbler 29 Apr MA, NY *
103. Rose-breasted Grosbeak 01 May NY *
104. Indigo Bunting 01 May NY *
105. Chimney Swift 02 May NY *
106. Least Flycatcher 02 May NY *
107. Warbling Vireo 02 May NY *
108. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 02 May NY *
109. Blue-winged Warbler 02 May NY *
110. Ovenbird 02 May NY *
111. Common Yellowthroat 02 May NY *
112. Scarlet Tanager 02 May NY *
113. Great-crested Flycatcher 03 May NY *
114. House Wren 03 May NY *
115. Baltimore Oriole 03 May NY *
116. Bobolink 05 May MA