BlueRavenBirders

2016 was a very good bird year for me.  It began with a trip to Southern California and ended with birding from Idaho to Texas. For me seeing 202 total species was a very good year. I could add in peacocks, hybrid mallards, domestic geese, domestic ducks, and chickens for a total of 207, but that’s not really how the game is played.  This was a very good year in that I added 12 new species to my life list. What’s really sad is that I didn’t get a clear picture of any of my new species.  Ah well. — Jenny

Additions to my life list.

1. Aberts towhees
2. Barred owls
3. Black chinned humming birds
4. Common ground dove
5. Cordilleran flycatcher
6. Costa’s humming bird
7. Hooded Oriole
8. Lewis woodpecker
9. Nuttalls woodpecker
10. Phainopepla
11. Ross’s geese
12. Sharp tailed grouse

Bird – Location  – Date of first sighting for the year

1. Aberts Towhees – Palm Desert To Brawley To Salton City CA – 1/25/2016
2. American Avocets – Claremont To Palm Desert To West Side Of Salton Sea CA – 1/24/2016
3. American Bittern – Camas & Market Lake ID – 8/7/2016
4. American Coots – Claremont To Palm Desert To West Side Of Salton Sea CA – 1/24/2016
5. American Crows – Claremont To Palm Desert To West Side Of Salton Sea CA – 1/24/2016
6. American Dipper – Yellowstone National Park WY – 6/4/2016
7. American Goldfinches – Rockland, Big Canyon, Knox Canyon, Arbon Valley ID –  6/16/2016
8. American Kestrels – Claremont To Palm Desert To West Side Of Salton Sea CA – 1/24/2016
9. American Pipits – Claremont To Palm Desert To West Side Of Salton Sea CA – 1/24/2016
10. American Robins – Palm Desert To Brawley To Salton City CA – 1/25/2016
11. American White Pelicans – Bear River Refuge UT –  3/26/2016
12. American Wigeons – Bear River & Antelope Island UT – 2/27/2015
13. Anna’s Hummingbirds – To Morongo Canyon Preserve, To Claremont CA – 1/26/2016
14. Bald Eagle – Bear River & Antelope Island UT – 2/27/2015
15. Bank Swallows – Ammon, Bone Wolverine Canyon ID – 6/18/2016
16. Barn Owl – On The Way Home From Amy’s Skate Show UT – 4/30/2016
17. Barn Swallows – Market Lake ID –  4/27/2016
18. Barred Owls – Waxahachie TX – 11/19/2016
19. Barrow’s Goldeneyes – Island Park ID – 12/29/2016
20. Belted Kingfisher – Market Lake ID –  4/27/2016
21. Bewick’s Wren – To Morongo Canyon Preserve, To Claremont CA – 1/26/2016
22. Black Billed Magpies Drive From – Pocatello To St. George UT – 1/22/2016
23. Black Capped Chickadee Lunch – Pocatello Cemetary ID – 2/16/2016
24. Black Chinned Humming Birds – Spanish Fork UT –  6/11/2016
25. Black Crowned Night Heron – Market Lake ID –  4/27/2016
26. Black Headed Grosbeak – Ammon, Bone Wolverine Canyon ID – 6/18/2016
27. Black Necked Stilts – Claremont To Palm Desert To West Side Of Salton Sea CA – 1/24/2016
28. Black Oystercatchers – Cambria State Park, Elephant Seal Rookery, Morro Bay CA – 1/28/2016
29. Black Phoebes – Palm Desert To Brawley To Salton City CA – 1/25/2016
30. Black Terns – Pocatello, Market Lake, Camas Refuge ID –  6/14/2016
31. Black Turnstones – Cambria State Park, Elephant Seal Rookery, Morro Bay CA – 1/28/2016
32. Black Vultures – Waxahachie TX – 11/19/2016
33. Blue Winged Teal – Bear River Refuge (Gslbirdfest) UT – 4/13/2016
34. Bonaparts Gulls – Bear River Refuge UT –  6/21/2016
35. Brewer’s Blackbirds – To Morro Bay, To Cambria CA –  1/27/2016
36. Brewer’s Sparrows – Craters Of The Moon ID – 5/30/2016
37. Brown Creeper – Lunch Pocatello Cemetary ID – 2/16/2016
38. Brown Headed Cowbirds – Bear River Refuge (Gslbirdfest) UT – 4/13/2016
39. Brown Pelican – Claremont To Palm Desert To West Side Of Salton Sea CA – 1/24/2016
40. Buffleheads – Bear River Refuge UT –  3/26/2016
41. Bullock’s Oriole – Spanish Fork UT –  6/11/2016
42. Burrowing Owl – Bear River & Antelope Island UT – 2/27/2015
43. California Gulls – Claremont To Palm Desert To West Side Of Salton Sea CA – 1/24/2016
44. California Quail – Cambria State Park, Elephant Seal Rookery, Morro Bay CA – 1/28/2016
45. California Towhees – To Morongo Canyon Preserve, To Claremont CA – 1/26/2016
46. Canada Geese – Bear River & Antelope Island UT – 2/27/2015
47. Canvasback – Market Lake ID –  4/27/2016
48. Carolina Chickadees – Waxahachie TX 11/19/2016
49. Caspian Terns – Yellowstone National Park WY –  6/4/2016
50. Cassins Finches – Menan ID 12/31/2016
51. Cedar Waxwings – Scout Mountain To Hawkins Reservoir ID – 6/19/2016
52. Chestnut Backed Chickadee – Cambria State Park, Elephant Seal Rookery, Morro Bay CA – 1/28/2016
53. Chipping Sparrows – Market Lake, Mud Lake, Camas ID – 10/31/2016
54. Chukars – Bear River & Antelope Island UT – 2/27/2015
55. Cinnamon Teals – Bear River Refuge UT –  3/4/2016
56. Clarks Grebes – Bear River Refuge UT –  3/26/2016
57. Clarks Nutcrackers – Yellowstone National Park WY –  6/4/2016
58. Clay Colored Sparrows – Cheyenne Bottoms KS 11/14/2016
59. Cliff Swallows – Bear River Refuge UT –  3/26/2016
60. Common Goldeneyes – Island Park ID 12/29/2016
61. Common Grackles – Drive From St. George To Claremont CA – 1/23/2016
62. Common Ground Dove – Palm Desert To Brawley To Salton City CA – 1/25/2016
63. Common Mergansers – Yellowstone (Old Faithful And Back) WY – 4/23/2016
64. Common Night Hawks – Pocatello, Market Lake, Camas Refuge ID –  6/14/2016
65. Common Ravens – Drive From Pocatello To St. George UT – 1/22/2016
66. Coopers Hawk – Waxahachie TX 11/19/2016
67. Cordilleran Flycatcher – Rockland, Big Canyon, Knox Canyon, Arbon Valley ID –  6/16/2016
68. Costa’s Humming Bird – Palm Desert To Brawley To Salton City CA – 1/25/2016
69. Dark Eyed Junco (Oregon) – To Morongo Canyon Preserve, To Claremont CA – 1/26/2016
70. Double Crested Cormorants – Claremont To Palm Desert To West Side Of Salton Sea CA – 1/24/2016
71. Downy Woodpecker – Pocatello Cemetery ID – 5/3/2016
72. Dusky Flycatcher – Scout Mountain To Hawkins Reservoir ID – 6/19/2016
73. Eared Grebe – Claremont To Palm Desert To West Side Of Salton Sea CA – 1/24/2016
74. Eastern Bluebirds – Waxahachie TX 11/19/2016
75. Eastern Kingbirds – Pocatello, Market Lake, Camas Refuge ID –  6/14/2016
76. Eastern Meadowlarks – Cheyenne Bottoms To Quivira KS 11/14/2016
77. Eurasian Collared Doves – Claremont To Palm Desert To West Side Of Salton Sea CA – 1/24/2016
78. European Starlings – Drive From Pocatello To St. George UT – 1/22/2016
79. Forster’s Terns – Bear River Refuge (Gslbirdfest) UT – 4/13/2016
80. Fox Sparrows (California) – Cambria State Park, Elephant Seal Rookery, Morro Bay CA – 1/28/2016
81. Franklin’s Gulls – Bear River Refuge (Gslbirdfest) UT – 4/13/2016
82. Gadwalls – Bear River Refuge UT –  3/26/2016
83. Gambel’s Quail – Spanish Fork, SLC, Saltair, Pocatello ID – 6/12/2016
84. Gila Woodpecker – Palm Desert To Brawley To Salton City CA – 1/25/2016
85. Gold Crowned Sparrows – Cambria State Park, Elephant Seal Rookery, Morro Bay CA – 1/28/2016
86. Golden Eagle – Craters Of The Moon ID – 5/30/2016
87. Grasshopper Sparrow – Bear River Refuge UT –  3/26/2016
88. Gray Catbird – Scout Mountain To Hawkins Reservoir ID – 6/19/2016
89. Gray Flycatcher – Palm Desert To Brawley To Salton City CA – 1/25/2016
90. Gray Jays – Yellowstone National Park WY –  6/4/2016
91. Gray Partridges – Market Lake, Mud Lake, Camas ID – 10/31/2016
92. Great Blue Herons – Claremont To Palm Desert To West Side Of Salton Sea CA – 1/24/2016
93. Great Egrets – Claremont To Palm Desert To West Side Of Salton Sea CA – 1/24/2016
94. Great Horned Owls – Bear River & Antelope Island UT – 2/27/2015
95. Great Tailed Grackles – Kearney NE To Cheyenne Bottoms KS 11/14/2016
96. Greater Sage Grouse – Seedskadee NWR WY 11/12/2016
97. Green Heron – Claremont To Palm Desert To West Side Of Salton Sea CA – 1/24/2016
98. Green Winged Teal – Market Lake ID –  4/27/2016
99. Guinea Fowl – Bear River Refuge UT –  3/4/2016
100. Harris Sparrows – Waxahachie TX 11/19/2016
101. Heermans Gulls – To Morro Bay, To Cambria CA –  1/27/2016
102. Hermit Thrush – To Morongo Canyon Preserve, To Claremont CA – 1/26/2016
103. Hooded Oriole – Palm Desert To Brawley To Salton City CA – 1/25/2016
104. Horned Larks – Antelope Island UT – 4/15/2016
105. House Finches – Palm Desert To Brawley To Salton City CA – 1/25/2016
106. House Sparrows – Palm Desert To Brawley To Salton City CA – 1/25/2016
107. House Wrens – Spanish Fork UT –  6/11/2016
108. Hutton’s Vireo – Palm Desert To Brawley To Salton City CA – 1/25/2016
109. Kildeer – Claremont To Palm Desert To West Side Of Salton Sea CA – 1/24/2016
110. Lark Buntings – Pocatello To Hawkins Reservoir Vicinity ID – 6/16/2016
111. Lark Sparrows – Spanish Fork UT –  6/11/2016
112. Lazuli Buntings – Spanish Fork UT –  6/11/2016
113. Least Sandpipers – Claremont To Palm Desert To West Side Of Salton Sea CA – 1/24/2016
114. Lesser Goldfinch – Claremont To Palm Desert To West Side Of Salton Sea CA – 1/24/2016
115. Lesser Scaups – Bear River Refuge UT –  3/26/2016
116. Lewis Woodpecker – Spanish Fork UT –  6/11/2016
117. Lincoln’s Sparrows – Cambria State Park, Elephant Seal Rookery, Morro Bay CA – 1/28/2016
118. Loggerhead Shrike – Antelope Island UT – 4/15/2016
119. Long Billed Curlews – Bear River Refuge UT –  3/26/2016
120. Long Billed Dowitchers – Claremont To Palm Desert To West Side Of Salton Sea CA – 1/24/2016
121. Macgilvrays Warbler – Ammon, Bone Wolverine Canyon ID – 6/18/2016
122. Mallards – Cambria State Park, Elephant Seal Rookery, Morro Bay CA – 1/28/2016
123. Marbled Godwits – To Morro Bay, To Cambria CA –  1/27/2016
124. Marsh Wrens – Bear River Refuge UT –  3/26/2016
125. Mountain Bluebird – Yellowstone (Old Faithful And Back) WY – 4/23/2016
126. Mourning Doves – Palm Desert To Brawley To Salton City CA – 1/25/2016
127. Northern Flicker (Red Shafted) – Claremont To Palm Desert To West Side Of Salton Sea CA – 1/24/2016
128. Northern Harriers – Bear River & Antelope Island UT – 2/27/2015
129. Northern Mockingbirds – Claremont To Palm Desert To West Side Of Salton Sea CA – 1/24/2016
130. Northern Pintails – Bear River Refuge UT –  3/4/2016
131. Northern Rough Wing Swallows – Market Lake ID –  4/27/2016
132. Northern Shovelers – Bear River Refuge UT –  3/4/2016
133. Nuttall’s Woodpecker – To Morongo Canyon Preserve, To Claremont CA – 1/26/2016
134. Orange Crowned Warblers – Palm Desert To Brawley To Salton City CA – 1/25/2016
135. Osprey – Yellowstone (Old Faithful And Back) WY – 4/23/2016
136. Pelagic Cormorants – Cambria To Morro Bay To Boron Mine To St George UT – 1/29/2016
137. Peregrine Falcon – Grays Lake ID – 6/20/2016
138. Phainopepla – To Morongo Canyon Preserve, To Claremont CA – 1/26/2016
139. Pied Billed Grebes – To Morro Bay, To Cambria CA –  1/27/2016
140. Pine Siskin – To Morongo Canyon Preserve, To Claremont CA – 1/26/2016
141. Pinyon Jay – Pocatello To Hawkins Reservoir Vicinity ID – 6/16/2016
142. Prairie Falcon – Rockland, Big Canyon, Knox Canyon, Arbon Valley ID –  6/16/2016
143. Red Breasted Mergansers – Cambria State Park, Elephant Seal Rookery, Morro Bay CA – 1/28/2016
144. Red Crossbill – National Bison Range MT – 7/31/2016
145. Red Shouldered Hawk – To Morongo Canyon Preserve, To Claremont CA – 1/26/2016
146. Red Tailed Hawks – Drive From Pocatello To St. George UT – 1/22/2016
147. Red Winged Blackbirds – Bear River & Antelope Island UT – 2/27/2015
148. Redhead – Market Lake ID –  4/27/2016
149. Ring Billed Gulls – Claremont To Palm Desert To West Side Of Salton Sea CA – 1/24/2016
150. Ring Necked Duck – Yellowstone (Old Faithful And Back) WY – 4/23/2016
151. Ring Necked Pheasants – Bear River Refuge UT –  3/26/2016
152. Road Runner – Palm Desert To Brawley To Salton City CA – 1/25/2016
153. Rock Doves – Drive From Pocatello To St. George UT – 1/22/2016
154. Rock Wren – Bear River Refuge (Gslbirdfest) UT – 4/13/2016
155. Ross’s Geese – Quivira KS – 11/14/2016
156. Rough Legged Hawks – Yellowstone (Old Faithful And Back) WY – 4/23/2016
157. Rough Winged Swallows – Yellowstone National Park WY –  6/4/2016
158. Ruby Crowned Kinglets – To Morongo Canyon Preserve, To Claremont CA – 1/26/2016
159. Ruddy Ducks – Bear River Refuge UT –  3/4/2016
160. Sage Thrashers – Rockland, Big Canyon, Knox Canyon, Arbon Valley ID –  6/16/2016
161. Sagebrush Sparrows – Ammon, Bone Wolverine Canyon ID – 6/18/2016
162. Sanderlings – Cambria State Park, Elephant Seal Rookery, Morro Bay CA – 1/28/2016
163. Sandhill Cranes – Bear River Refuge UT –  3/26/2016
164. Savannah Sparrows – Bear River & Antelope Island UT – 2/27/2015
165. Says Phoebes – Palm Desert To Brawley To Salton City CA – 1/25/2016
166. Sharp Tailed Grouse – Pocatello To Hawkins Reservoir Vicinity ID –  6/16/2016
167. Short Eared Owls – Grays Lake ID – 6/20/2016
168. Snow Geese – Quivira KS 11/14/2016
169. Snowy Egrets – Claremont To Palm Desert To West Side Of Salton Sea CA – 1/24/2016
170. Solitary Sandpipers – Claremont To Palm Desert To West Side Of Salton Sea CA – 1/24/2016
171. Song Sparrows – To Morongo Canyon Preserve, To Claremont CA – 1/26/2016
172. Spotted Sandpipers – Claremont To Palm Desert To West Side Of Salton Sea CA – 1/24/2016
173. Spotted Towhee – To Morongo Canyon Preserve, To Claremont CA – 1/26/2016
174. Surf Scoters – To Morro Bay, To Cambria CA –  1/27/2016
175. Swainson’s Hawk – Yellowstone (Old Faithful And Back) WY – 4/23/2016
176. Tree Swallows – Market Lake ID –  4/27/2016
177. Trumpeter Swans – Bear River & Antelope Island UT – 2/27/2015
178. Turkey Vultures – Claremont To Palm Desert To West Side Of Salton Sea CA – 1/24/2016
179. Verdin – Claremont To Palm Desert To West Side Of Salton Sea CA – 1/24/2016
180. Vesper Sparrows – Bear River Refuge UT –  3/26/2016
181. Violet Green Swallows – Yellowstone National Park WY –  6/4/2016
182. Warbling Vireos – Rockland, Big Canyon, Knox Canyon, Arbon Valley ID –  6/16/2016
183. Western Bluebirds – To Morongo Canyon Preserve, To Claremont CA – 1/26/2016
184. Western Grebes – Claremont To Palm Desert To West Side Of Salton Sea CA – 1/24/2016
185. Western Gulls – Claremont To Palm Desert To West Side Of Salton Sea CA – 1/24/2016
186. Western Kingbirds – Bear River Refuge (Gslbirdfest) UT – 4/13/2016
187. Western Meadowlarks – Bear River & Antelope Island UT – 2/27/2015
188. Western Scrub Jay – To Morongo Canyon Preserve, To Claremont CA – 1/26/2016
189. Western Tanagers – Rockland, Big Canyon, Knox Canyon, Arbon Valley ID –  6/16/2016
190. Whimbrels – To Morro Bay, To Cambria CA –  1/27/2016
191. White Crowned Sparrows – To Morongo Canyon Preserve, To Claremont CA – 1/26/2016
192. White Faced Ibis – Market Lake ID –  4/27/2016
193. White Tailed Kite – Claremont To Palm Desert To West Side Of Salton Sea CA – 1/24/2016
194. White Throated Swifts – Spanish Fork UT –  6/11/2016
195. Wild Turkey – Bear River Refuge (Gslbirdfest) UT – 4/13/2016
196. Willets – Market Lake ID –  4/27/2016
197. Willow Flycatcher – Ammon, Bone Wolverine Canyon ID – 6/18/2016
198. Wilsons Phalerope – Market Lake ID –  4/27/2016
199. Yellow Billed Magpies – To Morro Bay, To Cambria CA –  1/27/2016
200. Yellow Headed Blackbirds – Bear River Refuge UT –  3/26/2016
201. Yellow Rumped Warblers – Palm Desert To Brawley To Salton City CA – 1/25/2016
202. Yellow Warblers – Rockland, Big Canyon, Knox Canyon, Arbon Valley ID –  6/16/2016