2012 in Bird Years

In 2012 I saw:

  • 335+ total species
  • 204+ species in New York
  • 58 Life Birds (mostly in Cuba, but a few in New York, one in Bermuda, and one in Florida; total now at 850)
  • 12 new ABA area Birds (Total now in the vicinity of 500, though that may include a few like Muscovy Duck, Black Swan, Cockatiel, and Budgerigar that “don’t count”)
  • 13 new New York State Birds (Total now at approximately 300)
  • 7 new New Jersey State Birds (Total now at approximately 182)
  • 15 new Louisiana State Birds (Total now at approximately 143)
  • 40 new Florida State Birds (Total now at approximately 77)
  • 35 new Plaquemines Parish Birds (Total now at approximately 85)
  • 6 new Orleans Parish Birds (Total now at approximately 123)
  • 2 new Jefferson Parish Birds (Total now at approximately 61)
  • 9 new Kings County Birds (Total now at approximately 230)
  • 3 new Queens County Birds (Total now at approximately 202)
  • 8 new New York County Birds (Total now at approximately 112)
  • 4 new Richmond County Birds (Total now at approximately 111)
  • 12 new Nassau County Birds (Total now at approximately 138)
  • 8 new Suffolk County Birds (Total now at approximately 132)

I didn’t go to the Bronx, and added no new birds in California.

Life Birds in 2012 included:

Grace’s Warbler Point Lookout Town Park US-NY 02 Jan 2012
Mountain Bluebird Hulse Landing Road US-NY 02 Jan 2012
Barrow’s Goldeneye Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge US-NY 22 Feb 2012
Antillean Palm-Swift Old Havana CU-CH 28 Mar 2012
Loggerhead Kingbird Old Havana CU-CH 28 Mar 2012
Cuban Blackbird Old Havana CU-CH 28 Mar 2012
Cuban Emerald Las Terrazas CU-PR 29 Mar 2012
La Sagra’s Flycatcher Las Terrazas CU-PR 29 Mar 2012
Cuban Bullfinch Las Terrazas CU-PR 29 Mar 2012
Scaly-naped Pigeon Las Terrazas CU-PR 29 Mar 2012
Cuban Trogon Las Terrazas CU-PR 29 Mar 2012
Cuban Tody Las Terrazas CU-PR 29 Mar 2012
Cuban Pewee Las Terrazas CU-PR 29 Mar 2012
Yellow-headed Warbler Las Terrazas CU-PR 29 Mar 2012
Western Spindalis Las Terrazas CU-PR 29 Mar 2012
Red-shouldered Blackbird Las Terrazas CU-PR 29 Mar 2012
Tawny-shouldered Blackbird Las Terrazas CU-PR 29 Mar 2012
Cuban Oriole Las Terrazas CU-PR 29 Mar 2012
West Indian Woodpecker Las Terrazas CU-PR 29 Mar 2012
Black-whiskered Vireo Hacienda Cortina CU-PR 29 Mar 2012
Olive-capped Warbler Hacienda Cortina CU-PR 29 Mar 2012
White-crowned Pigeon Parque Nacional La Guira CU-PR 30 Mar 2012
Cuban Martin Parque Nacional La Guira CU-PR 30 Mar 2012
Cuban Solitaire Parque Nacional La Guira CU-PR 30 Mar 2012
Fernandina’s Flicker Hacienda Cortina CU-PR 30 Mar 2012
Cuban Grassquit Parque Nacional La Guira CU-PR 30 Mar 2012
Key West Quail-Dove Bermejas Reserve CU-MA 31 Mar 2012
Blue-headed Quail-Dove Bermejas Reserve CU-MA 31 Mar 2012
Great Lizard-Cuckoo Bermejas Reserve CU-MA 31 Mar 2012
Bare-legged Owl Bermejas Reserve CU-MA 31 Mar 2012
Bee Hummingbird Bermejas Reserve CU-MA 31 Mar 2012
Cuban Parakeet Bermejas Reserve CU-MA 31 Mar 2012
Cuban Parrot Bermejas Reserve CU-MA 31 Mar 2012
Cuban Pygmy-Owl Nightjar Road? CU-MA 31 Mar 2012
Greater Antillean Nightjar Nightjar Road? CU-MA 31 Mar 2012
Zapata Sparrow Parque Nacional Cienega de Zapata CU-MA 01 Apr 2012
Zapata Wren Parque Nacional Cienega de Zapata CU-MA 01 Apr 2012
Cuban Crow Criadero de Cocodrilos CU-MA 01 Apr 2012
American Flamingo Parque Nacional Cienega de Zapata CU-MA 01 Apr 2012
Cuban Black-Hawk Parque Nacional Cienega de Zapata CU-MA 01 Apr 2012
Limpkin Sierra del Chorillo CU-CM 03 Apr 2012
Plain Pigeon Sierra del Chorillo CU-CM 03 Apr 2012
Cuban Green Woodpecker Sierra del Chorillo CU-CM 03 Apr 2012
Giant Kingbird Sierra del Chorillo CU-CM 03 Apr 2012
Palm Crow Sierra del Chorillo CU-CM 03 Apr 2012
Oriente Warbler Hotel Sol Cayo Coco CU-CA 05 Apr 2012
Bahama Mockingbird Parque Nacional de Cayo Guillermo CU-CA 05 Apr 2012
Thick-billed Vireo Cayo Paradon Grande CU-CA 06 Apr 2012
Cuban Gnatcatcher Cayo Paradon Grande CU-CA 06 Apr 2012
Gundlach’s Hawk Cayo Romano CU-CA 06 Apr 2012
Cuban Vireo Hotel Melia Cayo Coco CU-CA 06 Apr 2012
Ruffed Grouse Road to Ferd’s Bog US-NY 09 Jun 2012
Gray Jay Ferd’s Bog US-NY 09 Jun 2012
Black-backed Woodpecker Hamilton County US-NY 09 Jun 2012
Mississippi Kite Sterling Forest US-NY 11 Jun 2012
White-tailed Tropicbird Coco Reef BM- 01 Jul 2012
Florida Scrub-Jay Archbold Biological Station US-FL 25 Aug 2012
White-winged Crossbill Prospect Park US-NY 03 Nov 2012
Evening Grosbeak Central Park US-NY 05 Nov 2012

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