{"id":1004548,"date":"2012-12-31T17:45:06","date_gmt":"2012-12-31T22:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elharo.com\/blog\/?p=1004548"},"modified":"2013-02-23T11:35:38","modified_gmt":"2013-02-23T16:35:38","slug":"2012-in-bird-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elharo.com\/blog\/birding\/2012\/12\/31\/2012-in-bird-years\/","title":{"rendered":"2012 in Bird Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2012 I saw:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>335+ total species<\/li>\n<li>204+ species in New York <\/li>\n<li>58 Life Birds (mostly in Cuba, but a few in New York, one in Bermuda, and one in Florida; total now at 850)<\/li>\n<li>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 &#8220;don&#8217;t count&#8221;) <\/li>\n<li>13 new New York State Birds (Total now at approximately 300)<\/li>\n<li>7 new New Jersey State Birds (Total now at approximately 182)<\/li>\n<li>15 new Louisiana State Birds (Total now at approximately 143)<\/li>\n<li>40 new Florida State Birds (Total now at approximately 77)<\/li>\n<li>35 new Plaquemines Parish Birds (Total now at approximately 85)<\/li>\n<li>6 new Orleans Parish Birds (Total now at approximately 123)<\/li>\n<li>2 new Jefferson Parish Birds (Total now at approximately 61)<\/li>\n<li>9 new Kings County Birds (Total now at approximately 230)<\/li>\n<li>3 new Queens County Birds (Total now at approximately 202)<\/li>\n<li>8 new New York County Birds (Total now at approximately 112)<\/li>\n<li>4 new Richmond County Birds (Total now at approximately 111)<\/li>\n<li>12 new Nassau County Birds (Total now at approximately 138)<\/li>\n<li>8 new Suffolk County Birds (Total now at approximately 132)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t go to the Bronx, and added no new birds in California.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Life Birds in 2012 included:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>Grace&#8217;s Warbler<\/td>\n<td>Point Lookout Town Park<\/td>\n<td>US-NY<\/td>\n<td>02 Jan 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mountain Bluebird<\/td>\n<td>Hulse Landing Road<\/td>\n<td>US-NY<\/td>\n<td>02 Jan 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Barrow&#8217;s Goldeneye<\/td>\n<td>Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge<\/td>\n<td>US-NY<\/td>\n<td>22 Feb 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Antillean Palm-Swift<\/td>\n<td>Old Havana<\/td>\n<td>CU-CH<\/td>\n<td>28 Mar 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Loggerhead Kingbird<\/td>\n<td>Old Havana<\/td>\n<td>CU-CH<\/td>\n<td>28 Mar 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cuban Blackbird<\/td>\n<td>Old Havana<\/td>\n<td>CU-CH<\/td>\n<td>28 Mar 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cuban Emerald<\/td>\n<td>Las Terrazas<\/td>\n<td>CU-PR<\/td>\n<td>29 Mar 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>La Sagra&#8217;s Flycatcher<\/td>\n<td>Las Terrazas<\/td>\n<td>CU-PR<\/td>\n<td>29 Mar 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cuban Bullfinch<\/td>\n<td>Las Terrazas<\/td>\n<td>CU-PR<\/td>\n<td>29 Mar 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Scaly-naped Pigeon<\/td>\n<td>Las Terrazas<\/td>\n<td>CU-PR<\/td>\n<td>29 Mar 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cuban Trogon<\/td>\n<td>Las Terrazas<\/td>\n<td>CU-PR<\/td>\n<td>29 Mar 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cuban Tody<\/td>\n<td>Las Terrazas<\/td>\n<td>CU-PR<\/td>\n<td>29 Mar 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cuban Pewee<\/td>\n<td>Las Terrazas<\/td>\n<td>CU-PR<\/td>\n<td>29 Mar 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Yellow-headed Warbler<\/td>\n<td>Las Terrazas<\/td>\n<td>CU-PR<\/td>\n<td>29 Mar 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Western Spindalis<\/td>\n<td>Las Terrazas<\/td>\n<td>CU-PR<\/td>\n<td>29 Mar 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Red-shouldered Blackbird<\/td>\n<td>Las Terrazas<\/td>\n<td>CU-PR<\/td>\n<td>29 Mar 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tawny-shouldered Blackbird<\/td>\n<td>Las Terrazas<\/td>\n<td>CU-PR<\/td>\n<td>29 Mar 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cuban Oriole<\/td>\n<td>Las Terrazas<\/td>\n<td>CU-PR<\/td>\n<td>29 Mar 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>West Indian Woodpecker<\/td>\n<td>Las Terrazas<\/td>\n<td>CU-PR<\/td>\n<td>29 Mar 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Black-whiskered Vireo<\/td>\n<td>Hacienda Cortina<\/td>\n<td>CU-PR<\/td>\n<td>29 Mar 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Olive-capped Warbler<\/td>\n<td>Hacienda Cortina<\/td>\n<td>CU-PR<\/td>\n<td>29 Mar 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>White-crowned Pigeon<\/td>\n<td>Parque Nacional La Guira<\/td>\n<td>CU-PR<\/td>\n<td>30 Mar 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cuban Martin<\/td>\n<td>Parque Nacional La Guira<\/td>\n<td>CU-PR<\/td>\n<td>30 Mar 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cuban Solitaire<\/td>\n<td>Parque Nacional La Guira<\/td>\n<td>CU-PR<\/td>\n<td>30 Mar 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fernandina&#8217;s Flicker<\/td>\n<td>Hacienda Cortina<\/td>\n<td>CU-PR<\/td>\n<td>30 Mar 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cuban Grassquit<\/td>\n<td>Parque Nacional La Guira<\/td>\n<td>CU-PR<\/td>\n<td>30 Mar 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Key West Quail-Dove<\/td>\n<td>Bermejas Reserve<\/td>\n<td>CU-MA<\/td>\n<td>31 Mar 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Blue-headed Quail-Dove<\/td>\n<td>Bermejas Reserve<\/td>\n<td>CU-MA<\/td>\n<td>31 Mar 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Great Lizard-Cuckoo<\/td>\n<td>Bermejas Reserve<\/td>\n<td>CU-MA<\/td>\n<td>31 Mar 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bare-legged Owl<\/td>\n<td>Bermejas Reserve<\/td>\n<td>CU-MA<\/td>\n<td>31 Mar 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bee Hummingbird<\/td>\n<td>Bermejas Reserve<\/td>\n<td>CU-MA<\/td>\n<td>31 Mar 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cuban Parakeet<\/td>\n<td>Bermejas Reserve<\/td>\n<td>CU-MA<\/td>\n<td>31 Mar 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cuban Parrot<\/td>\n<td>Bermejas Reserve<\/td>\n<td>CU-MA<\/td>\n<td>31 Mar 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cuban Pygmy-Owl<\/td>\n<td>Nightjar Road?<\/td>\n<td>CU-MA<\/td>\n<td>31 Mar 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Greater Antillean Nightjar<\/td>\n<td>Nightjar Road?<\/td>\n<td>CU-MA<\/td>\n<td>31 Mar 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Zapata Sparrow<\/td>\n<td>Parque Nacional Cienega de Zapata<\/td>\n<td>CU-MA<\/td>\n<td>01 Apr 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Zapata Wren<\/td>\n<td>Parque Nacional Cienega de Zapata<\/td>\n<td>CU-MA<\/td>\n<td>01 Apr 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cuban Crow<\/td>\n<td>Criadero de Cocodrilos<\/td>\n<td>CU-MA<\/td>\n<td>01 Apr 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>American Flamingo<\/td>\n<td>Parque Nacional Cienega de Zapata<\/td>\n<td>CU-MA<\/td>\n<td>01 Apr 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cuban Black-Hawk<\/td>\n<td>Parque Nacional Cienega de Zapata<\/td>\n<td>CU-MA<\/td>\n<td>01 Apr 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Limpkin<\/td>\n<td>Sierra del Chorillo<\/td>\n<td>CU-CM<\/td>\n<td>03 Apr 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Plain Pigeon<\/td>\n<td>Sierra del Chorillo<\/td>\n<td>CU-CM<\/td>\n<td>03 Apr 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cuban Green Woodpecker<\/td>\n<td>Sierra del Chorillo<\/td>\n<td>CU-CM<\/td>\n<td>03 Apr 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Giant Kingbird<\/td>\n<td>Sierra del Chorillo<\/td>\n<td>CU-CM<\/td>\n<td>03 Apr 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Palm Crow<\/td>\n<td>Sierra del Chorillo<\/td>\n<td>CU-CM<\/td>\n<td>03 Apr 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oriente Warbler<\/td>\n<td>Hotel Sol Cayo Coco<\/td>\n<td>CU-CA<\/td>\n<td>05 Apr 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bahama Mockingbird<\/td>\n<td>Parque Nacional de Cayo Guillermo<\/td>\n<td>CU-CA<\/td>\n<td>05 Apr 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Thick-billed Vireo<\/td>\n<td>Cayo Paradon Grande<\/td>\n<td>CU-CA<\/td>\n<td>06 Apr 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cuban Gnatcatcher<\/td>\n<td>Cayo Paradon Grande<\/td>\n<td>CU-CA<\/td>\n<td>06 Apr 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gundlach&#8217;s Hawk<\/td>\n<td>Cayo Romano<\/td>\n<td>CU-CA<\/td>\n<td>06 Apr 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cuban Vireo<\/td>\n<td>Hotel Melia Cayo Coco<\/td>\n<td>CU-CA<\/td>\n<td>06 Apr 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ruffed Grouse<\/td>\n<td>Road to Ferd&#8217;s Bog<\/td>\n<td>US-NY<\/td>\n<td>09 Jun 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gray Jay<\/td>\n<td>Ferd&#8217;s Bog<\/td>\n<td>US-NY<\/td>\n<td>09 Jun 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Black-backed Woodpecker<\/td>\n<td>Hamilton County<\/td>\n<td>US-NY<\/td>\n<td>09 Jun 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mississippi Kite<\/td>\n<td>Sterling Forest<\/td>\n<td>US-NY<\/td>\n<td>11 Jun 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>White-tailed Tropicbird<\/td>\n<td>Coco Reef<\/td>\n<td>BM-<\/td>\n<td>01 Jul 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Florida Scrub-Jay<\/td>\n<td>Archbold Biological Station<\/td>\n<td>US-FL<\/td>\n<td>25 Aug 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>White-winged Crossbill<\/td>\n<td>Prospect Park<\/td>\n<td>US-NY<\/td>\n<td>03 Nov 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Evening Grosbeak<\/td>\n<td>Central Park<\/td>\n<td>US-NY<\/td>\n<td>05 Nov 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 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