Latest posts tagged with #LifeList on Bluesky
Often heard, always tough to get on camera.
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet •
• Corthylio calendula •
• Sepulveda Basin •
Kinglets have been plentiful the last few months - GCKI in Michigan, RCKI in LA. I enjoy watching how methodically they work their way through cover in search of food.
#birds #birding #birdwatching #wildlife #SFV #lifelist
Fluffed up northern mockingbird in morning light.
• Northern Mockingbird •
• Mimus polyglottos •
• Sepulveda Basin •
Mockingbirds and thrashers have such bright and intelligent eyes, one of the many reasons that I love them.
#birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #SFV #lifelist
The light really caught the orange in the eye today.
Every side is their “good side” for a Cooper’s Hawk.
• Cooper’s Hawk •
• Accipiter cooperii •
• Sepulveda Basin •
Nice cool morning that heated up fast. This COHA made a low pass about 12 feet in front of me before settling in a nearby tree.
#birds #birding #birdwatching #wildlife #SFV #lifelist
• White-breasted nuthatch •
• Sitta carolinensis •
• Sepulveda Basin •
#birds #birding #birdwatching #wildlife #SFV #lifelist
The orange gorgette on this Allen’s hummingbird looked superb in the morning light.
• Allen’s Hummingbird •
• Selasphorus sasin •
• Sepulveda Basin •
Hummingbirds are everywhere at the basin right now, chittering away.
#birds #birding #birdwatching #wildlife #SFV #lifelist
Eyes bigger than the stomach, as my Nani used to say. This grebe was repeatedly dropping its catch into the water and picking it back up, really interesting to watch.
• Pie-billed Grebe •
• Podilymbus podiceps •
• Sepulveda Basin •
I was lucky to catch this grebe in the act this morning at the basin! Unlucky bluegill.
#birds #birding #birdwatching #wildlife #SFV #lifelist
The image is a screenshot from a "Life List" application, documenting a sighting of a redwing bird. Species: Redwing (Turdus iliacus) Location: Great Britain, England (GB-ENG) Date Spotted: January 17, 2026 Total Species on List: 60 Bird Information: The redwing is the smallest of the UK's true thrushes and a common winter visitor to Britain from Northern Europe. It is identified by its prominent creamy stripe above the eye and orange-red flanks and underwings
I added my first new bird of the year the other day 🎉
I'm looking forward to seeing/hearing/adding more luffly li'l beautys while outing and abouting this year 🐦
#MerlinBirdApp #LifeList
• California Towhee •
• Melozone crissalis •
• LA River •
Two towhees, both rather unbothered by my presence.
#birds #SFV #lifelist
Ptak dnia "sroka", w aplikacji Merlin
"Stop giving me your toughest battles" 😆
BTW Ptasiarze: macie jakieś metody na reset napotkanych gatunków wraz z nowym rokiem, czy po prostu nie przejmujecie się statystyką roczną i kontynuujecie uzupełnianie brakujących liferów?
#merlin #merlinapp #ebird #birdwatching #ptaki #ptasiarze #lifelist
Northern Cardinal (male) perched in a cedar tree.
• Northern Cardinal •
• Cardinalis cardinalis •
• Mullett Lake •
#birds #nature #GreatLakes #lifelist
Say’s Phoebe perched on a branch. Medium flycatcher with tan upper breast and orange lower, with gray wings and head.
• Say’s Phoebe •
• Sayornis saya •
• Sepulveda Basin •
#birds #SFV #lifelist
• Great Blue Heron •
• Ardea herodias •
• Sepulveda Basin •
A small dog wandering around off leash caught the eye of this heron 👀
#birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #SFV #lifelist
• Dark-eyed Junco •
• Junco hyemalis •
• West Bloomfield Woods Nature Preserve •
Dark-eyed juncos have been out all over Oakland County, snacking to stave off the cold. Really neat how different the subspecies of junco can look.
#birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #GreatLakes #lifelist
Barely managed to get this picture off before this one bounded to another tree. Visible red malar + red crown running down to the bill makes this an adult male. They have one of the most mesmerizing flight patterns I’ve yet seen - similar to Acorn Woodpeckers, but so much bigger and more powerful in appearance.
A juvenile Red-headed woodpecker on an exposed snag out in the middle of an iced-over pond. This area is incredibly swampy, and I got eaten alive by the bugs here in the summer - not an issue this time of year.
• Bald Mountain North Unit •
Windchill of 1 yesterday! Braving the cold produced great birds - a beautiful Pileated Woodpecker, and my first Red-headed Woodpecker.
Bonus pics were taken in the exact same spot, 4 months apart.
#birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #GreatLakes #lifelist
About 6 months ago started the Merlin Bird ID app listening for birdsnon the regular
Since I've added almost 170 birds to my life list, heard not seen
Had no idea of the biodiversity in my neighborhood
Science teacher and bird lover mum would have loved it!!
#MerlinBirdID #LifeList
Greater Flamingo wading in a shallow estuary, the Camargue, France.
Greater Flamingo at the Parc Ornothologique de Pont du Gau in the Camargue, France. 🇫🇷 #birds #birding #lifelist #flamingo
My final count for new bird species on our trip to France (including the Pyrenees and the Camargue) and Portugal is 66, so the total on my life list is now 808. Travel and some terrific guides can really help. #lifelist #birding #birds #France #Portugal
Oh yeah, over 60 new lifers on the trip and I’m still going over notes but the new total will be over 800. #birds #lifers #lifelist
Bonus stats (by species/by checklists):
• #146 & #25 one county to the west.
• #58 & #34 one county to the east.
• #301 & #98 one county to the south.
• #536 & #16 in all of Maryland.
• #467 & #145 in Washington, D.C.
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Worldwide #LifeList Count: 225 species.
Bonus stats (by species/by checklists):
• #154 & #26 one county to the west.
• #83 & #35 one county to the east.
• #283 & #93 one county to the south.
• #519 & #18 in all of Maryland.
• #448 & #136/#137 in Washington, D.C.
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Worldwide #LifeList Count: 224 species.
Enjoyed the day out #birding today in #BrimbankPark. I spotted 87 birds which consisted of 17 species. 3 of which I had not seen (or noticed) before. They’ve since been added to my #LifeList. This is a fun hobby!
• Cooper’s Hawk •
• Accipiter cooperii •
• Oakland Co., MI •
A juvenile Cooper’s hawk was camped out on the front lawn with a fresh kill and a parent watching, before bringing the meal to a telephone pole to clean + eat. Gnarly!
#birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #GreatLakes #lifelist
Bonus stats (by species/by checklists):
• #129 & #24 one county to the west.
• #77 & #35 one county to the east.
• #257 & #80 one county to the south.
• #507 & #24 in all of Maryland.
• #419 & #130/#131 in Washington, D.C.
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Worldwide #LifeList Count: 219 species.
• Pileated Woodpecker •
• Dryocopus pileatus •
• 7 Ponds Nature Center •
Saw a few Sandhills and a Green Heron on my drive out, and I added a new lifer, the Pileated Woodpecker! Stabilized the video for (I hope) a better look!
#birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #GreatLakes #lifelist
Red-eyed vireo gazing down at us. I really enjoyed how many critter visitors we had, even if it took some time to find them in the trees. The winds died down and the sun came out, and while we were cooking dinner over a fire down by the water the red-eyed vireos passed overhead. They expertly picked through the cedar, spruce, and birch trees for food, singing all the while.
• Red-eyed vireo •
• Vireo olivaceus •
• Mullett Lake •
It was a treat seeing red-eyed vireos noisily feeding in the lower cedar branches in the evenings - they can be so hard to spot in the forest during the day!
#birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #GreatLakes #UpNorth #lifelist
Cape May Warbler shot from below, with the stripes on its breast highly visible from this angle. ‘Tigrina’, indeed.
Such gorgeous stripes. I love the way his head cocked here - he was very adventuruous, bouncing between coniferous and deciduous trees.
• Cape May Warbler •
• Setophaga tigrina •
• Mullett Lake •
Of the species that I saw regularly on the point, I was amazed by the brilliant coloring on the Cape May Warbler. ‘Tigrina’, indeed!
#birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #GreatLakes #UpNorth #lifelist
Lake George Trail - the loop ended up being really enjoyable, with lots of dips and rises along the path. The water overruns in some spots, leeching along the path and turning the soil black and loamy. The smell on the air was pristine, deep, and at times jarring - it smelled alive. The drone of the insects - how could I forget? The mosquitos covering every inch of exposed skin the moment you stop moving… It’s as different from the high desert as I can imagine.
American Redstart resting on a branch
American Redstart preening on a branch
Channel between West and East Graham Lakes, from the trail. I’ve kayaked under before, they’re great rec lakes - the panfishing is fun, too.
• American Redstart •
• Setophaga ruticilla •
• Bald Mountain North Unit •
Successful morning! This American Redstart paused to preen right beside me, and a Virginia Rail came within 10 feet, making the cutest noises.
#birds #birding #birdwatching #birdlovers #hiking #nature #wildlife #lifelist
White-tailed doe looking into camera
White-tailed fawn through fallen twigs
Hopeful raccoon climbing a tree
A very sleepy Wild Turkey
• White-tailed Deer •
• Odocoileus virginianus •
• Oakland Co., MI •
First stop after getting off a red-eye had to be a hike on my local trails 🥾 Running on caffeine and the adrenaline of being in this beautiful state!
#hiking #nature #wildlife #lifelist #Michigan
