{"id":1005448,"date":"2022-01-01T08:28:44","date_gmt":"2022-01-01T13:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elharo.com\/blog\/?p=1005448"},"modified":"2022-01-23T09:07:18","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T14:07:18","slug":"2021-my-year-in-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elharo.com\/blog\/birding\/2022\/01\/01\/2021-my-year-in-birds\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 My Year in Birds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2021 was a low but not super low year thanks to quarantine. I did make two trips to New Orleans and one to Arizona. Plus there were some really good and one spectacular bird in Brooklyn this year. Also worth noting that I set a new personal best for a Brooklyn year with 216 species. I finished the year with 311 species total and 18-19 life birds including a spectacular surprise of Gray-breasted Martin on my home patch at Prospect Park.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/WnpgOgp_weup9HL6b3TNW0x3O30xebWJ7zRd-tiReUNpWCe7uuBQEUiEisfu_WnCMcCST_LSz1V2JO1UpMKy1tgX36gFnm9h4k0KzA=s0\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1005449\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This is the first time the martin has been seen in the United States in over a hundred years, and the previous record is from Texas. How and why it came to Brooklyn is a mystery. Possibly it got caught in a storm system.<\/p>\n<p>Besides the martin, I added 17 birds to my life list including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Henslow&#8217;s Sparrow, Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn<\/li>\n<li>American Golden-Plover, Floyd Bennett Field<\/li>\n<li>White-eared Hummingbird, Miller Canyon<\/li>\n<li>Red-faced Warbler, Miller Canyon<\/li>\n<li>Greater Pewee, Miller Canyon<\/li>\n<li>Varied Bunting, Box Canyon<\/li>\n<li>Cassin&#8217;s Sparrow, Las Cienegas NCA<\/li>\n<li>Lucifer Hummingbird, Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary<\/li>\n<li>Mexican Jay, Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary<\/li>\n<li>Rivoli&#8217;s Hummingbird, Ramsey Canyon Inn<\/li>\n<li>Arizona Woodpecker, Ramsey Canyon Inn<\/li>\n<li>Yellow-eyed Junco, Ramsey Canyon Inn<\/li>\n<li>Botteri&#8217;s Sparrow, San Pedro RNCA&#8211;Hereford Bridge<\/li>\n<li>Violet-crowned Hummingbird, Paton Center for Hummingbirds<\/li>\n<li>Bridled Titmouse, Lower Carr Canyon Picnic Area<\/li>\n<li>Broad-billed Hummingbird, Agua Caliente Park, Tucson<\/li>\n<li>Lucy&#8217;s Warbler, Agua Caliente Park, Tucson<\/li>\n<li>Gila Woodpecker, Saguaro NP&#8211;Broadway trailhead<\/li>\n<li>Rufous-winged Sparrow, Saguaro NP&#8211;Broadway trailhead<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I also added an Eastern Whip-poor-will in Prospect Park for #19. In fact, this is a a species I heard frequently as a child in Alabama but had never officially counted on my life list. <\/p>\n<p>Complete year list follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rock Pigeon 01 Jan 2021 Prospect Park&#8211;Vale of Cashmere<\/li>\n<li>Mourning Dove 01 Jan 2021 Prospect Park&#8211;Vale of Cashmere<\/li>\n<li>Red-bellied Woodpecker 01 Jan 2021 Prospect Park&#8211;Vale of Cashmere<\/li>\n<li>Downy Woodpecker 01 Jan 2021 Prospect Park&#8211;Vale of Cashmere<\/li>\n<li>Blue Jay 01 Jan 2021 Prospect Park&#8211;Vale of Cashmere<\/li>\n<li>Black-capped Chickadee 01 Jan 2021 Prospect Park&#8211;Vale of Cashmere<\/li>\n<li>Tufted Titmouse 01 Jan 2021 Prospect Park&#8211;Vale of Cashmere<\/li>\n<li>House Sparrow 01 Jan 2021 Prospect Park&#8211;Vale of Cashmere<\/li>\n<li>White-throated Sparrow 01 Jan 2021 Prospect Park&#8211;Vale of Cashmere<\/li>\n<li>Northern Cardinal 01 Jan 2021 Prospect Park&#8211;Vale of Cashmere<\/li>\n<li>American Crow 02 Jan 2021 Brooklyn Botanic Garden<\/li>\n<li>European Starling 02 Jan 2021 Brooklyn Botanic Garden<\/li>\n<li>Common Eider 02 Jan 2021 Coney Island Pier<\/li>\n<li>Surf Scoter 02 Jan 2021 Coney Island Pier<\/li>\n<li>White-winged Scoter 02 Jan 2021 Coney Island Pier<\/li>\n<li>Black Scoter 02 Jan 2021 Coney Island Pier<\/li>\n<li>Ring-billed Gull 02 Jan 2021 Coney Island Pier<\/li>\n<li>Herring Gull 02 Jan 2021 Coney Island Pier<\/li>\n<li>Great Black-backed Gull 02 Jan 2021 Coney Island Pier<\/li>\n<li>Brant 02 Jan 2021 Coney Island Beach&#8211;35th St. Overlook<\/li>\n<li>Canada Goose 02 Jan 2021 Coney Island Creek Park<\/li>\n<li>Gadwall 02 Jan 2021 Coney Island Creek Park<\/li>\n<li>Mallard 02 Jan 2021 Coney Island Creek Park<\/li>\n<li>Bufflehead 02 Jan 2021 Coney Island Creek Park<\/li>\n<li>American Coot 02 Jan 2021 Coney Island Creek Park<\/li>\n<li>Common Loon 02 Jan 2021 Coney Island Creek Park<\/li>\n<li>Red-tailed Hawk 03 Jan 2021 Brooklyn Botanic Garden<\/li>\n<li>Northern Shoveler 04 Jan 2021 Floyd Bennett Field<\/li>\n<li>American Black Duck 04 Jan 2021 Floyd Bennett Field<\/li>\n<li>Long-tailed Duck 04 Jan 2021 Floyd Bennett Field<\/li>\n<li>Common Goldeneye 04 Jan 2021 Floyd Bennett Field<\/li>\n<li>Red-breasted Merganser 04 Jan 2021 Floyd Bennett Field<\/li>\n<li>Dunlin 04 Jan 2021 Floyd Bennett Field<\/li>\n<li>Great Cormorant 04 Jan 2021 Floyd Bennett Field<\/li>\n<li>Double-crested Cormorant 04 Jan 2021 Floyd Bennett Field<\/li>\n<li>Great Blue Heron 04 Jan 2021 Floyd Bennett Field<\/li>\n<li>Sharp-shinned Hawk 04 Jan 2021 Floyd Bennett Field<\/li>\n<li>Northern Flicker 04 Jan 2021 Floyd Bennett Field<\/li>\n<li>American Kestrel 04 Jan 2021 Floyd Bennett Field<\/li>\n<li>Red-breasted Nuthatch 04 Jan 2021 Floyd Bennett Field<\/li>\n<li>Carolina Wren 04 Jan 2021 Floyd Bennett Field<\/li>\n<li>Northern Mockingbird 04 Jan 2021 Floyd Bennett Field<\/li>\n<li>American Goldfinch 04 Jan 2021 Floyd Bennett Field<\/li>\n<li>Savannah Sparrow 04 Jan 2021 Floyd Bennett Field<\/li>\n<li>Song Sparrow 04 Jan 2021 Floyd Bennett Field<\/li>\n<li>Yellow-rumped Warbler 04 Jan 2021 Floyd Bennett Field<\/li>\n<li>Green-winged Teal 04 Jan 2021 Hendrix Creek<\/li>\n<li>Ruddy Duck 04 Jan 2021 Hendrix Creek<\/li>\n<li>Belted Kingfisher 04 Jan 2021 Hendrix Creek<\/li>\n<li>Ruby-crowned Kinglet 04 Jan 2021 Hendrix Creek<\/li>\n<li>Mute Swan 04 Jan 2021 Canarsie Pier<\/li>\n<li>Greater Scaup 04 Jan 2021 Canarsie Pier<\/li>\n<li>Horned Grebe 04 Jan 2021 Canarsie Pier<\/li>\n<li>Red-throated Loon 04 Jan 2021 Canarsie Pier<\/li>\n<li>American Robin 05 Jan 2021 Brooklyn Bridge Park<\/li>\n<li>American Wigeon 07 Jan 2021 Bush Terminal Piers Park<\/li>\n<li>Lesser Scaup 07 Jan 2021 Bush Terminal Piers Park<\/li>\n<li>White-breasted Nuthatch 08 Jan 2021 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn<\/li>\n<li>House Finch 08 Jan 2021 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn<\/li>\n<li>Pine Siskin 08 Jan 2021 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn<\/li>\n<li>Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 08 Jan 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Gray Catbird 08 Jan 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Red-winged Blackbird 08 Jan 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Wood Duck 10 Jan 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>European Goldfinch 10 Jan 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Fox Sparrow 10 Jan 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Cooper&#8217;s Hawk 11 Jan 2021 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn<\/li>\n<li>Monk Parakeet 11 Jan 2021 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn<\/li>\n<li>Dark-eyed Junco 11 Jan 2021 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn<\/li>\n<li>Hermit Thrush 12 Jan 2021 Brooklyn Botanic Garden<\/li>\n<li>Common Raven 25 Jan 2021 Grand Army Plaza, New York US-NY 40.67351, -73.96885<\/li>\n<li>Ring-necked Duck 31 Jan 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Merlin 31 Jan 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Swamp Sparrow 31 Jan 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Red-necked Grebe 06 Feb 2021 Sheepshead Bay<\/li>\n<li>Fish Crow 06 Feb 2021 Sheepshead Bay<\/li>\n<li>Common Gull 11 Feb 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Common Redpoll 15 Feb 2021 Prospect Park&#8211;Vale of Cashmere<\/li>\n<li>Hooded Merganser 17 Feb 2021 Prospect Park&#8211;Lakeside incl. LeFrak Center<\/li>\n<li>Lesser Black-backed Gull 22 Feb 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Common Grackle 24 Feb 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Common Merganser 26 Feb 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Turkey Vulture 26 Feb 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Northern Harrier 28 Feb 2021 Brooklyn Botanic Garden<\/li>\n<li>Bald Eagle 28 Feb 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Eurasian Wigeon 05 Mar 2021 Bush Terminal Piers Park<\/li>\n<li>Brown-headed Cowbird 06 Mar 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Black-headed Gull 08 Mar 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Rusty Blackbird 13 Mar 2021 Prospect Park&#8211;Vale of Cashmere<\/li>\n<li>Eastern Towhee 17 Mar 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Purple Sandpiper 20 Mar 2021 Coney Island Pier<\/li>\n<li>Brown Creeper 27 Mar 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Tree Swallow 31 Mar 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Northern Rough-winged Swallow 02 Apr 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Gray-breasted Martin 02 Apr 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>House Wren 02 Apr 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Eastern Phoebe 03 Apr 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Barn Swallow 03 Apr 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Golden-crowned Kinglet 03 Apr 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Pine Warbler 03 Apr 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Louisiana Waterthrush 05 Apr 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Palm Warbler 05 Apr 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Chipping Sparrow 06 Apr 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Laughing Gull 09 Apr 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Great Egret 09 Apr 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Boat-tailed Grackle 10 Apr 2021 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill)<\/li>\n<li>American Oystercatcher 10 Apr 2021 West Mill Basin<\/li>\n<li>Osprey 16 Apr 2021 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park)<\/li>\n<li>Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 16 Apr 2021 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park)<\/li>\n<li>Brown Thrasher 16 Apr 2021 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park)<\/li>\n<li>Eastern Whip-poor-will 18 Apr 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Blue-headed Vireo 20 Apr 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Field Sparrow 21 Apr 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Prothonotary Warbler 21 Apr 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Pied-billed Grebe 21 Apr 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Green Heron 21 Apr 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Prairie Warbler 21 Apr 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>White-eyed Vireo 23 Apr 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Black-and-white Warbler 23 Apr 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Worm-eating Warbler 23 Apr 2021 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn<\/li>\n<li>Black-crowned Night-Heron 28 Apr 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Warbling Vireo 28 Apr 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Purple Finch 28 Apr 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Northern Parula 28 Apr 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Orchard Oriole 29 Apr 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Baltimore Oriole 29 Apr 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Common Yellowthroat 29 Apr 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Ring-necked Pheasant 30 Apr 2021 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park<\/li>\n<li>Clapper Rail 30 Apr 2021 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park<\/li>\n<li>Spotted Sandpiper 30 Apr 2021 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park<\/li>\n<li>Willet 30 Apr 2021 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park<\/li>\n<li>Forster&#8217;s Tern 30 Apr 2021 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park<\/li>\n<li>Snowy Egret 30 Apr 2021 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park<\/li>\n<li>Glossy Ibis 30 Apr 2021 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park<\/li>\n<li>Peregrine Falcon 30 Apr 2021 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park<\/li>\n<li>Marsh Wren 30 Apr 2021 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park<\/li>\n<li>Greater Yellowlegs 30 Apr 2021 Plumb Beach<\/li>\n<li>Black Skimmer 30 Apr 2021 Plumb Beach<\/li>\n<li>Killdeer 30 Apr 2021 Floyd Bennett Field<\/li>\n<li>Solitary Sandpiper 30 Apr 2021 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn<\/li>\n<li>Veery 30 Apr 2021 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn<\/li>\n<li>Magnolia Warbler 30 Apr 2021 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn<\/li>\n<li>Yellow Warbler 30 Apr 2021 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn<\/li>\n<li>Summer Tanager 30 Apr 2021 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn<\/li>\n<li>Chuck-will&#8217;s-widow 01 May 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Chimney Swift 01 May 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Ruby-throated Hummingbird 01 May 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Hairy Woodpecker 01 May 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Northern Waterthrush 01 May 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>American Redstart 01 May 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Cerulean Warbler 01 May 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Black-throated Blue Warbler 01 May 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Scarlet Tanager 01 May 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Rose-breasted Grosbeak 01 May 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Great Crested Flycatcher 02 May 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Wood Thrush 02 May 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Evening Grosbeak 02 May 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Ovenbird 03 May 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Cape May Warbler 04 May 2021 Fort Greene Park<\/li>\n<li>Chestnut-sided Warbler 06 May 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Black-throated Green Warbler 06 May 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Red-eyed Vireo 07 May 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Indigo Bunting 07 May 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Eastern Kingbird 08 May 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Lincoln&#8217;s Sparrow 08 May 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Blue-winged Warbler 08 May 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>White-crowned Sparrow 09 May 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Nashville Warbler 09 May 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Swainson&#8217;s Thrush 10 May 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Canada Warbler 10 May 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Acadian Flycatcher 14 May 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Bay-breasted Warbler 14 May 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Blackburnian Warbler 14 May 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Eastern Wood-Pewee 15 May 2021 Prospect Park, New York US-NY 40.67235, -73.96918<\/li>\n<li>Mourning Warbler 16 May 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Blackpoll Warbler 16 May 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Least Bittern 18 May 2021 Brooklyn Botanic Garden<\/li>\n<li>Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 19 May 2021 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park)<\/li>\n<li>Gray-cheeked Thrush 24 May 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Red-headed Woodpecker 27 May 2021 Fort Greene Park<\/li>\n<li>Least Flycatcher 27 May 2021 Fort Greene Park<\/li>\n<li>Black-bellied Plover 04 Jun 2021 Plumb Beach<\/li>\n<li>Ruddy Turnstone 04 Jun 2021 Plumb Beach<\/li>\n<li>Red Knot 04 Jun 2021 Plumb Beach<\/li>\n<li>Semipalmated Sandpiper 04 Jun 2021 Plumb Beach<\/li>\n<li>Least Tern 04 Jun 2021 Plumb Beach<\/li>\n<li>Willow Flycatcher 04 Jun 2021 Plumb Beach<\/li>\n<li>Cliff Swallow 04 Jun 2021 Canarsie Beach Park<\/li>\n<li>Cedar Waxwing 04 Jun 2021 Canarsie Beach Park<\/li>\n<li>Common Tern 11 Jun 2021 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park<\/li>\n<li>Semipalmated Plover 25 Jul 2021 Plumb Beach<\/li>\n<li>Sanderling 25 Jul 2021 Plumb Beach<\/li>\n<li>Least Sandpiper 25 Jul 2021 Plumb Beach<\/li>\n<li>Royal Tern 25 Jul 2021 Plumb Beach<\/li>\n<li>White-winged Dove 04 Aug 2021 66 N Garden Ave, Sierra Vista US-AZ 31.55541, -110.30602<\/li>\n<li>Black-chinned Hummingbird 04 Aug 2021 66 N Garden Ave, Sierra Vista US-AZ 31.55541, -110.30602<\/li>\n<li>Great-tailed Grackle 04 Aug 2021 66 N Garden Ave, Sierra Vista US-AZ 31.55541, -110.30602<\/li>\n<li>Gambel&#8217;s Quail 04 Aug 2021 Saguaro NP&#8211;Broadway trailhead<\/li>\n<li>Gila Woodpecker 04 Aug 2021 Saguaro NP&#8211;Broadway trailhead<\/li>\n<li>Cassin&#8217;s Kingbird 04 Aug 2021 Saguaro NP&#8211;Broadway trailhead<\/li>\n<li>Purple Martin 04 Aug 2021 Saguaro NP&#8211;Broadway trailhead<\/li>\n<li>Curve-billed Thrasher 04 Aug 2021 Saguaro NP&#8211;Broadway trailhead<\/li>\n<li>Rufous-winged Sparrow 04 Aug 2021 Saguaro NP&#8211;Broadway trailhead<\/li>\n<li>Black-throated Sparrow 04 Aug 2021 Saguaro NP&#8211;Broadway trailhead<\/li>\n<li>Pyrrhuloxia 04 Aug 2021 Saguaro NP&#8211;Broadway trailhead<\/li>\n<li>Broad-billed Hummingbird 04 Aug 2021 Agua Caliente Park, Tucson US-AZ 32.28145, -110.72910<\/li>\n<li>Ladder-backed Woodpecker 04 Aug 2021 Agua Caliente Park, Tucson US-AZ 32.28145, -110.72910<\/li>\n<li>Black Phoebe 04 Aug 2021 Agua Caliente Park, Tucson US-AZ 32.28145, -110.72910<\/li>\n<li>Vermilion Flycatcher 04 Aug 2021 Agua Caliente Park, Tucson US-AZ 32.28145, -110.72910<\/li>\n<li>Brown-crested Flycatcher 04 Aug 2021 Agua Caliente Park, Tucson US-AZ 32.28145, -110.72910<\/li>\n<li>Lesser Goldfinch 04 Aug 2021 Agua Caliente Park, Tucson US-AZ 32.28145, -110.72910<\/li>\n<li>Abert&#8217;s Towhee 04 Aug 2021 Agua Caliente Park, Tucson US-AZ 32.28145, -110.72910<\/li>\n<li>Hooded Oriole 04 Aug 2021 Agua Caliente Park, Tucson US-AZ 32.28145, -110.72910<\/li>\n<li>Lucy&#8217;s Warbler 04 Aug 2021 Agua Caliente Park, Tucson US-AZ 32.28145, -110.72910<\/li>\n<li>Western Wood-Pewee 04 Aug 2021 Colossal Cave Mountain Park<\/li>\n<li>Bell&#8217;s Vireo 04 Aug 2021 Colossal Cave Mountain Park<\/li>\n<li>Lark Sparrow 04 Aug 2021 Colossal Cave Mountain Park<\/li>\n<li>Yellow-breasted Chat 04 Aug 2021 Colossal Cave Mountain Park<\/li>\n<li>Blue Grosbeak 04 Aug 2021 Colossal Cave Mountain Park<\/li>\n<li>Acorn Woodpecker 04 Aug 2021 Lower Carr Canyon Picnic Area<\/li>\n<li>Bridled Titmouse 04 Aug 2021 Lower Carr Canyon Picnic Area<\/li>\n<li>Eurasian Collared-Dove 05 Aug 2021 Patagonia&#8211;town park restrooms to 240 Fourth Ave.<\/li>\n<li>Inca Dove 05 Aug 2021 Patagonia&#8211;town park restrooms to 240 Fourth Ave.<\/li>\n<li>Ruddy Ground Dove 05 Aug 2021 Patagonia&#8211;town park restrooms to 240 Fourth Ave.<\/li>\n<li>Yellow-billed Cuckoo 05 Aug 2021 Patagonia&#8211;town park restrooms to 240 Fourth Ave.<\/li>\n<li>Rose-throated Becard 05 Aug 2021 Patagonia Roadside Rest Area<\/li>\n<li>Western Kingbird 05 Aug 2021 Patagonia Roadside Rest Area<\/li>\n<li>Canyon Wren 05 Aug 2021 Patagonia Roadside Rest Area<\/li>\n<li>Bewick&#8217;s Wren 05 Aug 2021 Patagonia Roadside Rest Area<\/li>\n<li>Phainopepla 05 Aug 2021 Patagonia Roadside Rest Area<\/li>\n<li>Neotropic Cormorant 05 Aug 2021 Patagonia Lake SP&#8211;Birding Trail<\/li>\n<li>Black Vulture 05 Aug 2021 Patagonia Lake SP&#8211;Birding Trail<\/li>\n<li>Verdin 05 Aug 2021 Patagonia Lake SP&#8211;Birding Trail<\/li>\n<li>Violet-crowned Hummingbird 05 Aug 2021 Paton Center for Hummingbirds (Patons&#8217; Yard)<\/li>\n<li>Wilson&#8217;s Warbler 05 Aug 2021 Paton Center for Hummingbirds (Patons&#8217; Yard)<\/li>\n<li>Western Tanager 05 Aug 2021 Blue Haven Rd&#8211;between Paton&#8217;s and the Preserve<\/li>\n<li>Common Ground Dove 06 Aug 2021 Casa de San Pedro B&#038;B&#8211;Visitors Welcome<\/li>\n<li>Swainson&#8217;s Hawk 06 Aug 2021 Casa de San Pedro B&#038;B&#8211;Visitors Welcome<\/li>\n<li>Loggerhead Shrike 06 Aug 2021 Casa de San Pedro B&#038;B&#8211;Visitors Welcome<\/li>\n<li>Chihuahuan Raven 06 Aug 2021 Casa de San Pedro B&#038;B&#8211;Visitors Welcome<\/li>\n<li>Cactus Wren 06 Aug 2021 Casa de San Pedro B&#038;B&#8211;Visitors Welcome<\/li>\n<li>Botteri&#8217;s Sparrow 06 Aug 2021 San Pedro RNCA&#8211;Hereford Bridge<\/li>\n<li>Rivoli&#8217;s Hummingbird 06 Aug 2021 Ramsey Canyon Inn (opened 1988)<\/li>\n<li>Anna&#8217;s Hummingbird 06 Aug 2021 Ramsey Canyon Inn (opened 1988)<\/li>\n<li>Rufous Hummingbird 06 Aug 2021 Ramsey Canyon Inn (opened 1988)<\/li>\n<li>Broad-tailed Hummingbird 06 Aug 2021 Ramsey Canyon Inn (opened 1988)<\/li>\n<li>Arizona Woodpecker 06 Aug 2021 Ramsey Canyon Inn (opened 1988)<\/li>\n<li>Yellow-eyed Junco 06 Aug 2021 Ramsey Canyon Inn (opened 1988)<\/li>\n<li>Black-headed Grosbeak 06 Aug 2021 Ramsey Canyon Inn (opened 1988)<\/li>\n<li>Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher 06 Aug 2021 Ramsey Canyon Preserve (formerly Mile Hi Ranch)<\/li>\n<li>Wild Turkey 06 Aug 2021 Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary (closed Thursday morning; formerly Ash Canyon B&#038;B)<\/li>\n<li>Lucifer Hummingbird 06 Aug 2021 Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary (closed Thursday morning; formerly Ash Canyon B&#038;B)<\/li>\n<li>Mexican Jay 06 Aug 2021 Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary (closed Thursday morning; formerly Ash Canyon B&#038;B)<\/li>\n<li>Violet-green Swallow 06 Aug 2021 Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary (closed Thursday morning; formerly Ash Canyon B&#038;B)<\/li>\n<li>Canyon Towhee 06 Aug 2021 Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary (closed Thursday morning; formerly Ash Canyon B&#038;B)<\/li>\n<li>Ash-throated Flycatcher 07 Aug 2021 Las Cienegas NCA&#8211;South Entrance (Santa Cruz Co.)<\/li>\n<li>Cassin&#8217;s Sparrow 07 Aug 2021 Las Cienegas NCA&#8211;South Entrance (Santa Cruz Co.)<\/li>\n<li>Eastern Meadowlark 07 Aug 2021 Las Cienegas NCA&#8211;South Entrance (Santa Cruz Co.)<\/li>\n<li>Bullock&#8217;s Oriole 07 Aug 2021 Las Cienegas NCA&#8211;South Entrance (Santa Cruz Co.)<\/li>\n<li>Golden Eagle 07 Aug 2021 Box Canyon<\/li>\n<li>Rock Wren 07 Aug 2021 Box Canyon<\/li>\n<li>Varied Bunting 07 Aug 2021 Box Canyon<\/li>\n<li>Hepatic Tanager 08 Aug 2021 San Pedro RNCA&#8211;Fairbank<\/li>\n<li>Zone-tailed Hawk 09 Aug 2021 Miller Canyon Trail<\/li>\n<li>Greater Pewee 09 Aug 2021 Miller Canyon Trail<\/li>\n<li>Rufous-crowned Sparrow 09 Aug 2021 Miller Canyon Trail<\/li>\n<li>Painted Redstart 09 Aug 2021 Miller Canyon Trail<\/li>\n<li>White-eared Hummingbird 10 Aug 2021 Miller Canyon Trail<\/li>\n<li>Steller&#8217;s Jay 10 Aug 2021 Miller Canyon Trail<\/li>\n<li>Grace&#8217;s Warbler 10 Aug 2021 Miller Canyon Trail<\/li>\n<li>Townsend&#8217;s Warbler 10 Aug 2021 Miller Canyon Trail<\/li>\n<li>Red-faced Warbler 10 Aug 2021 Miller Canyon Trail<\/li>\n<li>Mexican Duck 13 Aug 2021 Reid Park<\/li>\n<li>Greater Roadrunner 14 Aug 2021 Arizona City Lake<\/li>\n<li>Black Tern 14 Aug 2021 Arizona City Lake<\/li>\n<li>Brown Pelican 14 Aug 2021 Arizona City Lake<\/li>\n<li>Yellow-headed Blackbird 14 Aug 2021 3049\u20133201 W Harmon Rd, Eloy US-AZ 32.67584, -111.59828<\/li>\n<li>Black-necked Stilt 14 Aug 2021 S Toltec Hwy, Eloy US-AZ 32.74971, -111.61990<\/li>\n<li>Common Gallinule 14 Aug 2021 Sweetwater Wetlands<\/li>\n<li>Black-tailed Gnatcatcher 15 Aug 2021 Reid Park<\/li>\n<li>Bonaparte&#8217;s Gull 23 Aug 2021 Veterans Memorial Pier<\/li>\n<li>Common Nighthawk 02 Sep 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Hooded Warbler 11 Sep 2021 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn<\/li>\n<li>Tennessee Warbler 14 Sep 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Olive-sided Flycatcher 16 Sep 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Philadelphia Vireo 16 Sep 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 25 Sep 2021 LaFreniere Park<\/li>\n<li>Tricolored Heron 25 Sep 2021 LaFreniere Park<\/li>\n<li>White Ibis 25 Sep 2021 LaFreniere Park<\/li>\n<li>Anhinga 25 Sep 2021 City Park&#8211;Couturie Forest<\/li>\n<li>Cattle Egret 25 Sep 2021 City Park&#8211;Couturie Forest<\/li>\n<li>Carolina Chickadee 25 Sep 2021 City Park&#8211;Couturie Forest<\/li>\n<li>Red-shouldered Hawk 25 Sep 2021 City Park&#8211;New Orleans Botanical Gardens<\/li>\n<li>Little Blue Heron 25 Sep 2021 Bayou Sauvage NWR&#8211;Ridge Trail<\/li>\n<li>Roseate Spoonbill 25 Sep 2021 Bayou Sauvage NWR&#8211;Ridge Trail<\/li>\n<li>Black Swan 28 Sep 2021 LaFreniere Park<\/li>\n<li>Dickcissel 30 Sep 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>American Golden-Plover 14 Oct 2021 Floyd Bennett Field<\/li>\n<li>Clay-colored Sparrow 17 Oct 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Vesper Sparrow 19 Oct 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Winter Wren 23 Oct 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Northern Pintail 12 Nov 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>American Bittern 27 Nov 2021 Prospect Park<\/li>\n<li>Orange-crowned Warbler 28 Nov 2021 Brooklyn Bridge Park<\/li>\n<li>Henslow&#8217;s Sparrow 06 Dec 2021 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn<\/li>\n<li>Northern Gannet 11 Dec 2021 Coney Island Pier<\/li>\n<li>Snowy Owl 18 Dec 2021 Spring Creek Park Preserve<\/li>\n<li>American Tree Sparrow 18 Dec 2021 Spring Creek Park Preserve<\/li>\n<li>Snow Goose 18 Dec 2021 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill)<\/li>\n<li>American White Pelican 23 Dec 2021 7101\u20137179 Leake Ave, New Orleans US-LA 29.92973, -90.13361<\/li>\n<li>Great Horned Owl 27 Dec 2021 Northwest Area, NOCBC | US-LA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2021 was a low but not super low year thanks to quarantine. I did make two trips to New Orleans and one to Arizona. Plus there were some really good and one spectacular bird in Brooklyn this year. Also worth noting that I set a new personal best for a Brooklyn year with 216 species. 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