Birding in the Western Hemisphere

Since I was a child I have been interested in wildlife, but not until meeting Apryle was I ever the least bit interested in birding. However, after a summer of Snipe hunting, bird banding at the YMCA of the Rockies, and a move to the birding paradise of Texas I developed an interest. This year after watching The Big Year, my competitiveness further fueled the fire for my new hobby. Though I will never give up running in order to become a serious birder, I now have a new stat to collect each year. Birding has allowed me to better connect with the environment around me and pay closer attention to detail. I have collected several bird species over the last few years, below I have a pictorial list of birds ranging from Peru, Oregon, Ohio, Colorado, Texas, and Washington.   

White Crowned Sparrow in Shoreline, WA

Stellar's Jay at UW, WA

Bullock's Oriole in Nespelem, WA

Pie-Billed Grebe Union Bay, WA

Osprey Union Bay, WA

Anna's Hummingbird Shoreline, WA

Savannah Sparrow Union Bay, WA

House Wren Tiffin, OH

Northern Cardinal Tiffin, OH

Eastern Bluebird Tiffin, OH

Nighthawk Carter Mountain, WA

Eastern Kingbird Sinlahekin, WA

Caspian Tern Sun Lakes Dry Falls, WA

Cedar Waxwing Sinlahekin, WA

Clark's Nutcracker Larch Grove, WA

Western Tanager Sinlahekin, WA

Spruce Grouse Pasayten, WA

Great Blue Heron Sinlahekin, WA

American Dipper Sinlahekin, WA

Common Merganser Snake River, ID

Golden Eagle Similkameen River, WA

Northern Shoveler Union Bay, WA

Puna Ibis Nazca, Peru

Long-Tailed Mockingbird Nazca, Peru

Vermillion Fly-Catcher Nazca, Peru

Vermillion Fly-Catcher Nazca, Peru

Ferruginous Pygmy Owl Ollantaytambo, Peru

Stripe-Faced Wood Quail Machu Picchu, Peru

White-bellied Hummingbird Mach Picchu, Peru

Rufous-Collared Sparrow Machu Picchu, Peru

Ruddy Duck Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru

Andean Goose Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru

Andean Ibis Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru

Giant Hummingbird Cordillera Blanca, Peru

Many-Striped Canastero Cordillera Blanca, Peru

Tit-Like Dacnis Cordillera Blanca, Peru

Inca Tern Lima, Peru

Many-Colored Rush Tyrant Villa Marshes, Peru

Cinnamon Teal Villa Marshes, Peru

Neotropic Cormorant Villa Marshes, Peru

American Oystercatcher Villa Marshes, Peru

Snowy Egrets Villa Marshes, Peru

Great Grebe Villa Marshes, Peru

Black Vulture, Villa Marshes, Peru

Common Moorhen Villa Marshes, Peru

Great Egret Villa Marshes, Peru

Striated Heron Villa Marshes, Peru

Black-Cowned Night Heron Villa Marshes, Peru

Wood Ducks Union Bay, WA

Bufflehead Union Bay, WA

Black-bellied Whistle Duck Brazoria, TX

White Ibis Brazoria, TX

Bald Eagle Olympic Peninsula, WA

Crested Caracara Austin, TX

Scissor-Tailed Fly Catcher Austin, TX

Yellow Warbler Cape Arago, OR

Pigeon Guillemot Cape Falcon, OR

Monk's Parakeet Austin, TX

Red-shouldered Hawk Columbus, TX

Barred Owl Columbus, TX

Greater Roadrunner Austin, TX

Pelicans Port Aransas, TX

Spotted Towhee Horsetooth, CO

Western Meadow Lark Horsetooth, CO

Hairy Woodpecker Larch Grove, WA

White-breasted Nuthatch Larch Grove, WA

Clark's Nutcracker Larch Grove, WA

Common Loon Beaver Lake, WA

Red-tailed Hawk Berea, OH

Great-horned Owl Estes Park, CO

Belted Kingfisher Beth Lake, WA

Mountain Bluebird Estes Park, CO

White-tailed Ptarmigan Chasm Lake, WA

Brown Pelican Port Aransas, TX

Great Blue Heron Port Aransas, TX

Killdeer Nespelem, WA

Western Kingbird Nespelem, WA

Lazuli Bunting Sinlahekin, WA

Carolina Wren San Bernard, TX

California Quail Tonasket, WA

Mallards Arboretum Seattle, WA

Turkey Vulture Guadalupe, TX

Bird Common Name	Location	Day/Month	Year
American Crow	826 House Yard	N/A	2000
Blue Jay	826 House Yard	N/A	2000
Northern Cardinal	826 House Yard	N/A	2000
American Robin	826 House Yard	N/A	2000
Red-Winged Blackbird	826 House Yard	N/A	2000
Bald Eagle	151 & Forrest NP	N/A	2000
Kestril	151 Wires	N/A	2000
Red-Tailed Hawk	Fields near 151	N/A	2000
Barred Owl	Rocky River Reservation	N/A	2000
Turkey Vulture	Roadside 16/151	N/A	2000
Mallard Duck	St Francis Avenue Creek	N/A	2000
Canada Goose	Flying over 826 House	N/A	2000
Ring-Neck Pheasant	Crawford County	N/A	2000
Killdeer	151 S Walking Dogs	N/A	2000
Great Blue Heron	Van Meter Creek Eden Township	N/A	2000
House Sparrow	826 House Yard	N/A	2000
Mourning Dove	826 House Yard	N/A	2000
Ruby Throated Hummingbird	826 House Yard	N/A	2000
Mute Swan	Maumee Bay SP	N/A	2000
House Finch	826 House Yard	N/A	2000
American Goldfinch	Indian Trail Campground	N/A	2000
Chipping Sparrow	826 House Yard	N/A	2000
Field Sparrow	826 House Yard	N/A	2000
American Tree Sparrow	826 House Yard	N/A	2000
Raven	Beaver Meadows VC RMNP	January	2013
Black-Billed Magpie	Beaver Meadows VC RMNP	January	2013
Pine Siskin	YMCA of the Rockys Bird Banding	June	2013
Western Meadowlark	Horse Tooth Ridge Fort Collins	April	2014
Clark's Nutcracker	Turquoise Lake Leadville	August	2013
Ruffed Grouse	Black Canyon Trail RMNP	July	2013
White-Tailed Ptarmigan	Chasm Lake Trail RMNP	May	2013
Northern Goshawk	RMNP	June	2013
Osprey	Moraine Park RMNP	June	2013
Wilson's Snipe	Moraine Park RMNP	June	2013
Belted Kingfisher	Moraine Park RMNP	June	2013
Stellar's Jay	Endo Valley RMNP	June	2013
Great Horned Owl	Estes Park Library	July	2013
Mountain Bluebird	Near Greenhouse RMNP	June	2013
Northern Flicker	Moraine Park RMNP	June	2013
Spotted Towhee	Horse Tooth Ridge Fort Collins	April	2014
Common Nighthawk	RMNP	April	2013
Evening Grossbeak	YMCA of the Rockys Bird Banding	June	2013
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet	Gray's Peak Climb	June	2013
Broad-Tailed Hummingbird	RMNP Apartments	July	2013
Pygmy Owl	Aspen Grove near Mary's Lake	July	2013
Snow Goose	Flying over Ephrata, PA	November	2014
Sandhill Crane	UCF Campus Track Spring Break	February	2010
Muscovy Duck	Coastal Carolina University SC	March	2012
Ring-Billed Gull	Myrtle Beach, SC	March	2012
Laughing Gull	Myrtle Beach, SC	March	2012
Crested Caracara	McKinney Parkway Austin, TX	September	2013
Golden Eagle	McKinney Parkway Austin, TX	September	2013
Peregrine Falcon	Montezuma Rd Columbus, TX	August	2015
Scissor-Tail Flycatcher	McKinney Parkway Austin, TX	September	2013
Barn Swallow	Port Aransas	May	2014
Cave Swallow	Guadalupe NP, TX	July	2015
Mexican Jay	Chisos Mountains Big Bend, TX	November	2013
Black Vulture	McKinney Parkway Austin, TX	September	2013
Roseate Spoonbill	Paddling in Port Aransas, TX	May	2014
American Oystercatcher	Padre Island National Seashore, TX	October	2013
Greater Roadrunner	USA Austin, TX	August	2013
Brown Pelican	Port Aransas, TX	May	2013
Western Scrub Jay	Lady Bird Wildflower Center Austin,TX	N/A	2014
White-Winged Dove	Trelawney Lane House Austin,TX	N/A	2014
White Ibis	Brazoria NWR	July	2015
Yellow Bellied Flycatcher	Padre Island National Seashore, TX	October	2013
Black Bellied Whistle Duck	Brazoria NWR	July	2015
Great-Tailed Grackle	HEB Parking Lot Austin, TX	August	2013
American Grackle	HEB Parking Lot Austin, TX	August	2013
Royal Tern	Brazoria NWR	July	2015
Carolina Wren	San Bernard NWR	July	2015
Great Egret	McKinney Falls SP	February	2014
Monk's Parakeet	Redrick Drive House Austin,TX	November	2013
Red Shouldered Hawk	Columbus, TX	August	2015
Bufflehead	Union Bay Seattle, WA	January	2016
Wood Duck	Union Bay Seattle, WA	January	2016
Double Crested Cormorant	Union Bay Seattle, WA	January	2016
Mew Gull	Richmond Beach WA	April	2016
California Quail	Nespelem Bunkhouse WA	May 13th	2016
Rock Pigeon	Richmond Beach WA	April	2016
Downy Woodpecker	Whitmore Lookout Nespelem	May	2016
Black Capped Chickadee	Sky Nursery Shoreline, WA	April	2016
Brewer's Blackbird	Neseplem Bunkhouse	May	2016
Dark-Eyed Junco	Sky Nursery Shoreline, WA	April	2016
American Coot	Sun Lakes Dry Falls SP	May 14th	2016
Western Kingbird	Neseplem Bunkhouse	May 13th	2016
Eastern Kingbird	Neseplem Bunkhouse	May 13th	2016
Bullock's Oriole	Neseplem Bunkhouse	May 13th	2016
White-Crowned Sparrow	Sky Nursery Shoreline, WA	April	2016
Song Sparrow	Edmonds Marsh WA	April	2016
European Starling	Edmonds Marsh WA	April	2016
Anna's Hummingbird	Sky Nursery Shoreline, WA	April	2016
Spotted Sandpiper	Edmonds Marsh WA	April	2016
Caspian Tern	Sun Lakes Dry Falls SP	May 14th	2016
Glaucous-Winged Gull	Edmonds Marsh WA	April	2016
Hooded Merganser	Union Bay Seattle, WA	May 20th	2016
Pie-Billed Grebe	Union Bay Seattle, WA	May 20th	2016
Cinnamon Teal	Union Bay Seattle, WA	May 20th	2016
Gadwall	Union Bay Seattle, WA	May 20th	2016
Savannah Sparrow	Union Bay Seattle, WA	May 20th	2016
California Gull	Cape Falcon Oregon	May 26th	2016
Bewick's Wren	Cape Falcon Oregon	May 26th	2016
Brandt's Cormorant	Cape Falcon Oregon	May 26th	2016
Pigeon Guillemot	Cape Falcon Oregon	May 26th	2016
Yellow Warbler	Cape Falcon Oregon	May 26th	2016
House Wren	826 House Yard	May 29th	2016
Pacific Loon	Cape Arago Oregon	May 27th	2016
Tree Swallow	Tiffin, Ohio	May 29th	2016
Violet-Green Swallow	Cape Falcon Oregon	May 26th	2016
Eastern Bluebird	826 House Yard	May 29th	2016
Brown-Headed Cowbird	Garlo Nature Preserve	May 31st	2016
Baltimore Oriole	826 House Yard	May 29th	2016
Purple Martin	Hedges Boyer Park Tiffin, Ohio	June 1st	2016
Mountain Caracara	Cordillera Hauyhuash Peru	June	2016
Ruddy Duck	Cordillera Hauyhuash Peru	June	2016
Andean Goose	Cordillera Hauyhuash Peru	June	2016
Andean Ibis	Cordillera Hauyhuash Peru	June	2016
Puna Ibis	Nazca Peru	June	2016
Lessor Goldfinch	Ollantaytambo Peru	June	2016
Cuzco Brush Finch	Machu Picchu Peru	June	2016
Ochre-naped Finch	Cordillera Hauyhuash Peru	June	2016
Fawn-Breasted Tanager	Ollantaytambo Peru	June	2016
Rufous-Collared Sparrow	Ollantaytambo Peru	June	2016
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl	Ollantaytambo Peru	June	2016
Tawny-Crowned Greenlet	Ollantaytambo Peru	June	2016
Vermillion Flycatcher	Nazca Peru	June	2016
Stripe-Faced Wood Quail	Machu Picchu Peru	June	2016
Great Grebe	Villa Marshes Lima Peru	June	2016
Neotropic Cormorant	Villa Marshes Lima Peru	June	2016
Snowy Egret	Villa Marshes Lima Peru	June	2016
Andean Condor	Cordillera Blanca Peru	June	2016
Common Moorhen	Villa Marshes Lima Peru	June	2016
Giant Hummingbird	The Hoff Peru	June	2016
Long-Tailed Hermit	Ollantaytambo Peru	June	2016
White-Bellied Hummingbird	Machu Picchu Peru	June	2016
Torrent Duck	Cordillera Blanca Peru	June	2016
Striated Heron	Villa Marshes Lima Peru	June	2016
Black-Crowned Night Heron	Villa Marshes Lima Peru	June	2016
Inca Tern	Miraflores Lima Peru	June	2016
Long-Tailed Mockingbird	Nazca Peru	June	2016
Hooded Siskin	Ollantaytambo Peru	June	2016
Grayish Saltator	Cordillera Blanca Peru	June	2016
Many-Striped Canastero	Cordillera Blanca Peru	June	2016
Tit-Like Dacnis	Cordillera Blanca Peru	June	2016
Many-Colored Rush Tyrant	Villa Marshes Lima Peru	June	2016
Bright-Rumped Yellow Finch	Cordillera Blanca Peru	June	2016
Ash-Breasted Sierra Finch	Cordillera Blanca Peru	June	2016
White -Browned Ground Tyrant	Cordillera Blanca Peru	June	2016
Plain-Tailed Warbling Finch	Ollantaytambo Peru	June	2016
Cedar Waxwing	Pine Creek Road Tonasket, WA	July 4th	2016
Cassin's Finch	Tonasket, WA	July 5th	2016
Mountain Chickadee	Tonasket, WA	July 5th	2016
Varied Thrush	Salmo-Priest Wilderness WA	July 9th	2016
Common Loon	Beaver Lake WA	August 5th	2016
Western Tanager	Fish Lake WA	July 16th	2016
White-Breasted Nuthatch	Lost Lake WA	August 5th	2016
American Dipper	Sinlahekin WA	September 5th	2016
Common Merganser	Salmon River WA	September 16th	2016
Yellow-Headed Blackbird	Sidley Lake	July	2016
Lazuli Bunting	Sinlahekin WA	July	2016
Western Bluebird	Sinlahekin WA	July	2016
Spruce Grouse	Pasayten Seven Pass Loop WA	August	2016
Northern Harrier	Sinlahekin WA	July	2016
Say's Phoebe	McClauglin Canyon WA	July	2016
Cooper's Hawk	Tonasket Airport Road WA	September	2016
Hairy Woodpecker	Lost Lake WA	August 5th	2016
Northern Shoveler	Union Bay Seattle, WA	October 8th	2016
Pileated Woodpecker	Whistler Canyon Trail	October 14th	2016

Yearly Totals
<2000 - 24
2010 - 1
2012 - 3
2013 - 31
2014 - 8
2015 - 7
2016 - 94 Total - 168