Bird Photos Taken in Massachusetts in 2018 by Eva
I photographed 186 avian species in MA in 2018, which is a personal best. My high water mark since I started keeping these records in 2010 had been 165 in 2017, I am constrained by a self-imposed rule to showcase only species not given the limelight on my 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 or 2015-2017 pages. I surprised myself that I managed to get 21 candidates for showcasing in 2018 that did not overlap any of the 212 species I had showcased earlier. I have photographed 281 Massachusetts avian species since I started this project circa 2010.There is a photo collection spreadsheet in Excel and in html, showing which species were seen in each particular year.
I contend that glancing at the 21 birds showcased on this page, together with clicking around a bit in the list of the 77 unshowcased species below those, gives an overview of the variety of avian species that novice birders can see in MA (especially if they hang out with good birders or go on Brookline Bird Club walks). Another way to get an overview is to glance through the 233 showcased species in my seven MA pages, without even clicking on anything.
Red-necked Grebe
Dovekie
Horned Lark
Barrow's Goldeneye
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Red-breasted_nuthatch
Bullock's Oriole
Wood Thrush
Hooded Warbler
Saltmarsh Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
Trumpeter Swan
Ring-necked Pheasant
Pink-footed Goose
Black Skimmer
Blue-winged Teal
Glaucous Gull
Virginia Rail
Ross's Goose
Common Nighthawk
possible Cackling Goose
I did not count the Cackling Goose in my 186 because I did not get enough corrobortion from other people.
My consltant, Glenn, explained, "This is not a Cackling. Although smaller than surrounding Canadas the bill is not small enough, the forehead not steep enough, the neck is still too long with a bend during feeding (Cackling feeds with a straight neck), there is no whitish collar below the sock, the head round(er); Cackling has a flat head look.
Likely a Lesser Canada Goose; the more migratory race(s)."
A sampling of other avian species, roughly in taxonomic order (unlike the thumbnails above):
Here's my recording of an Eastern Whip-poor-will:
Whip-poor-will
Epilogue: I did end up getting a very grainy photo of it in the near darkness.
Here's a recording of a Louisiana Waterthrush I made April 24 at Crooked Pond in Boxford, MA. I never did manage to see this bird, even though it was daytime:
Louisiana Waterthrush
Here's my video of a smowy owl swivelling its head:
Here's a fastideous Common Nighthawk taking a bathroom break during his daytime siesta:
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Birding Nantucket for awhile there,annually at New Year's
Birding France 2019
Birding Phoenix 2018
Birding San Diego, Tecate MX, and the Salton Sea 2017
Birding Ireland 2016
Birding Montana, Wyoming and northern Utah 2015
Birding Hawaii 2012
Birding Arizona 2010
Birding Utah 2009
Birding Guatemala 2008
Birding Kansas 2008
Birding Mexico 2007
Birding Florida 2006
Birding Texas 2005
Birding Panama 2005
Birding Belize 2002
Birding Colorado 2001
Birding Ecuador 1999
Birding Trinidad 1998
Birding Peru June 1995
2014 Christmas Card featuring the red-headed woodpecker and snowy owl
Sketches of birds and other animals made at the Harvard Museum of Natural History from stuffed models.
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Last revised: Sept. 4, 2019
