#BirdADay
When I decided to start this, I thought “well, I have a few days in Florida so I might be able to stretch this thing out until the early migrants start coming in.” Well… I’ve managed that. I also felt like 100 days was about the realistic ceiling.
#BirdADay March 31
Killdeer
And I’ve made it three full months - 90 days! So, can I keep it up? For how long?
#BirdADay March 30
House Sparrow
#BirdADay March 29
Red-winged Blackbird
#BirdADay March 28
Brown-headed Cowbird
Keep forgetting to post them in this thread but…
#BirdADay March 27
Tufted Titmouse
#BirdADay March 26
American Goldfinch
Saw most of the common species I haven’t used yet today; tough choice among them but I’ll go with this.
#BirdADay March 25
Black-crowned Night Heron
I guess the second hyphen is gone now? 😱😂
#BirdADay March 24
Wild Turkey
OK, there we go… caught up. It’s going to be a near thing whether I can make it to 100. Running out of birds I can reliably get without at least a 40-minute drive and have to do a day job. But the early migrants are trickling in…
#BirdADay March 23
Double-Crested Cormorant
#BirdADay March 22
Wilson’s Snipe
#BirdADay March 21
Hairy Woodpecker
#BirdADay March 20
Yellow-billed Loon
One of the craziest rarities I’ve had the pleasure of seeing… and in the same few months as the red-flanked bluetail!
#BirdADay March 19
Chipping Sparrow
#BirdADay March 18
Song Sparrow
#BirdADay March 17
American Crow
#BirdADay March 16
Eastern Phoebe
#BirdADay March 15
Red-necked Grebe
Wasn’t sure I would get this one hanging out at Riley’s/Violette’s lock on the Potomac but did get a decent scoped view at the last minute.
#BirdADay March 14
Common Raven
#BirdADay March 13
American Robin
#BirdADay March 12
Northern Cardinal
#BirdADay March 11
Common Grackle
#BirdADay March 10
Great Horned Owl
Third Time’s a charm finding this nest with fledglings - embarrassing how obvious it was once I saw it.
#BirdADay March 9
Ring-necked Duck
#BirdADay March 8
Lesser Scaup
#BirdADay March 7
Cackling Goose
Was trying to chase a couple rare gulls around Baltimore. Missed those but a nice flock of Canadas had one Cackling (at least).
#BirdADay March 6
American Woodcock
This one was nice… I sat by one field for a long time waiting with no luck, then on the way home rolled my windows down at a stop light and heard some “parents.”
#BirdADay March 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Had to use a bunch of gimme birds for a few days in a row there, but still going
#BirdADay March 4
Mourning Dove
#BirdADay March 3
Northern Flicker
