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Because of you guys I started doing this myself too. I ended up with 62 species on new years day my first being a house sparrow at my feeders. You guys do amazing work and I hope you continue to get better. My highlight was a very rare Western Grebe 😂that was on my local river in Dayton Ohio and a White-winged Scoter at my local state park. Great video!
I had 31 species this year, first being American Crow. Didn't go all out, and there were 3 more sites I could've gotten a few more ticks at. Oddly enough for central IL no house finches or sparrow the first day.
I spread my Jan 1st birding over 2 days; On the 1st, I drove 2 hours to bird along Lake Champlain (western VT), bagging 36 species. Today, I drove 2 hours in the opposite direction, to bird along the NH seacoast. (My car was in for service on the 2nd). Total for the 2 days was 56 species, including 1 Lifer (Razorbill), and 4 rarities: Iceland Gull, Wood Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and 2 Orange-crowned Warblers. Unfortunately, several of the rarities I'd seen on the 30th could not be relocated today: Harlequin Duck, Virginia's Warbler, Ash-throated Flycatcher. Next quest: 4 warbler species observed in Ogunquit, Maine! Have a great year birding, guys!!
I only got 18, but my highlights were a lifer Northern Pygmy Owl along with a Great Grey Owl and Yellow-billed Loon! Great video and congrats on such a successful day!
Great birding day for you guys! I had 23 for the day, highlights being a Barred Owl, Eastern Bluebird, and Belted Kingfisher. Thanks for sharing a bit of your day!
It's amazing how common House Sparrow is in the US. It has declined or disappeared in many areas. I saw 69 species in my New Year's Day bird count and have now seen 85 this year but still have yet to see one.
Last year for me was a total dud, 37 species plus a nail in my tire. This year I managed to get 57 species, birding sunrise to sunset, a darn good number for upstate New York. It's a very mild winter here so we had some surprise overwintering birds - field sparrow, swamp sparrow and ruby-crowned kinglet.
My first outing of the year (on the 2nd) I came up with 48 species in 2 hours 20 minutes, including a lifer Wilson's snipe! The first bird I saw on the year was a common raven. tomorrow or the next day I think i will go out for my first of the year at home, hoping to hit 40+ again.
On Jan 2 I went to Myakka River State Park and saw soooo many good water birds and I was able to get really good photos bc I got a new lumix FZ300 camera!
Our NYD Big Day total here in Michigan this year was 59/63 (my son always gets a few more birds than me because I can't hear most birds). That bettered our 55/58 total from last year.
Red bellied woodpecker is still endangered isn't it? Yall get great some great shots. I was wondering if you have prints made and sell them direct or auction them ?
You guys killed it 🙂👍 I so want gray crowned Rosy Finch ! We have a few in the central Sierras, but it would take an 8-hour round trip and not a real solid chance 😕
I ended with 79 species covering southern New Hampshire (pretty sure this is the highest count of anyone ever for the first!) my first bird ended up being calling America black ducks!
So this is one of the major differences between birdwatching in Australia and in USA, we don't do heard only. At least this is certainly the case for lifers, but may be variable for year lists. Anyway I managed to see 52 species in the first day. It would have been higher if I started somewhere better, however where I started is better for some interesting specialty species.
For year birds and such we count heard only. For lifers, most people I know would definitely prefer to see it over only hearing it, and some people I know don’t count heard only birds on their life list.
@@BadgerlandBirding I agree it depends on the person. I have even heard of someone, who to be far was quite old and not so mobile, sat in the car whilst there wife went out. When she came back he asked what she saw and ticked it himself. It is each to their own. This is also the reason why comparing lists to another can be unfair. I know my Mum only ticks a bird if she had a good view. For example on a tour she had seen a Channel-Billed Cuckoo, but it was a short flyby identified only by the guide. She felt it was inadequate to tick it on her life list. However in the same circumstance I may have ticked it.
What was your first bird of 2024?
Special thanks to our members (listed in description)
You can check out our donation/membership program here! ko-fi.com/badgerlandbirding
White-crowned Sparrow
Chickens that got loose. Heh.
If I do an ABQ trip next New Years, I could pretty easily get all three rosy-finches right off the bat
Great Horned Owl. Had a pair calling back and forth for a few minutes.
House sparrows that hang out front of my house.
Because of you guys I started doing this myself too. I ended up with 62 species on new years day my first being a house sparrow at my feeders. You guys do amazing work and I hope you continue to get better. My highlight was a very rare Western Grebe 😂that was on my local river in Dayton Ohio and a White-winged Scoter at my local state park. Great video!
Wowzers, 62! Good for you.
thank you for defending that owl bro, he was fluffy not fat 😅
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Challenge accepted !
I had 31 species this year, first being American Crow. Didn't go all out, and there were 3 more sites I could've gotten a few more ticks at. Oddly enough for central IL no house finches or sparrow the first day.
Bonjour,votre passion est très contagieuses!
j''aime bien les gens qui aime encore les animaux✌
Merci!
I spread my Jan 1st birding over 2 days; On the 1st, I drove 2 hours to bird along Lake Champlain (western VT), bagging 36 species. Today, I drove 2 hours in the opposite direction, to bird along the NH seacoast. (My car was in for service on the 2nd). Total for the 2 days was 56 species, including 1 Lifer (Razorbill), and 4 rarities: Iceland Gull, Wood Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and 2 Orange-crowned Warblers. Unfortunately, several of the rarities I'd seen on the 30th could not be relocated today: Harlequin Duck, Virginia's Warbler, Ash-throated Flycatcher. Next quest: 4 warbler species observed in Ogunquit, Maine! Have a great year birding, guys!!
I had 47 species. It was also the same day we did our CBC. Looked like some great birding you guys had!
I only got 18, but my highlights were a lifer Northern Pygmy Owl along with a Great Grey Owl and Yellow-billed Loon! Great video and congrats on such a successful day!
This is such a great tradition! I love watching this video every year :)
Great birding day for you guys! I had 23 for the day, highlights being a Barred Owl, Eastern Bluebird, and Belted Kingfisher. Thanks for sharing a bit of your day!
You had some great bird sightings there! I would take a barred owl for 10 waterfowls! Just kidding!!
It's amazing how common House Sparrow is in the US. It has declined or disappeared in many areas. I saw 69 species in my New Year's Day bird count and have now seen 85 this year but still have yet to see one.
Forgot to say disappeared in the UK!
Last year for me was a total dud, 37 species plus a nail in my tire. This year I managed to get 57 species, birding sunrise to sunset, a darn good number for upstate New York. It's a very mild winter here so we had some surprise overwintering birds - field sparrow, swamp sparrow and ruby-crowned kinglet.
Nice, that’s more than half of my 2023 total. 🤘🏻
My first outing of the year (on the 2nd) I came up with 48 species in 2 hours 20 minutes, including a lifer Wilson's snipe! The first bird I saw on the year was a common raven. tomorrow or the next day I think i will go out for my first of the year at home, hoping to hit 40+ again.
First bird was a vesper’s sparrow at dawn. 68 species with not a lot of extra effort here in CA
My first bird was the mourning dove which was on the back porch followed by some chipping sparrows and a dark-eyed junco.
Cool, you now have an impressive Playlist of first of the years! Binge watch worthy for sure. And Derek getting some milage out of that hat. 😊
Thank you for sharing your hobby with us. And the knowledge that you give us too. We all are so lucky you share this. Thank you and Happy anew Year
This was fun to watch. Thanks for sharing.
Nice, I also got 56 species on the 1st of January here in Europe (Lithuania) 😄 My first bird of the year was nothing special - just a house sparrow 😅
Wow, that’s amazing. 56 is no easy! Great going. You can target to reach 250ish or so for the year!
@@withvinayak , yes, actually, 250 is my goal for this year :)
On Jan 2 I went to Myakka River State Park and saw soooo many good water birds and I was able to get really good photos bc I got a new lumix FZ300 camera!
25 for the day. Crow was first bird. Also got Siskin at the feeder. Tons of Kestrels by Solar Farms for some reason.
I had the American crow as well but not first bird! On any other day I would not add it to my list usually but this was special! They are cool birds!
Also, my goodness ya'll beat my total by like noon. Amazing work and thanks for sharing with us. Cheers to a fantastic 2024 of birding to come!
I didn’t get to go birding on the first officially, but I did get a lifer American kestrel while doing other things.
my 1st bird for the year was a Yellow-rumped Warbler, I ended the day with 62 species in OR
Wow that was so cool and my God the dedication. Y’all are so blessed to have such a good group of birders to hang out with and they’re young! lol
Nice total, I hit 60 species for southeastern PA
60 is really great! I could only do 27. Most of them waterfowls. Will target 50 next year!
Our NYD Big Day total here in Michigan this year was 59/63 (my son always gets a few more birds than me because I can't hear most birds). That bettered our 55/58 total from last year.
I ended up with 47. Northern Harrier being my very first and lifer as well. Great job guys!!
Great video
I had to start out the 1st by driving 6 hours, but I am in southern Florida, so I still managed to get 51 species in a few hours
I had 27 species but had started in the afternoon. Wish I had crossed 50 this year. Cheers!
Thanks for sharing the fun! And as always, really appreciate the clear labels for learning birds.
Good stuff! I miss some of those hotspots in WI!!!
Picnic point brought you back didn’t it?
Red bellied woodpecker is still endangered isn't it? Yall get great some great shots. I was wondering if you have prints made and sell them direct or auction them ?
You may be thinking of the Red-cockaded Woodpecker. Red-bellieds are fairly common.
Yeah, Red-bellied are common here. We haven’t sold any prints but it’s definitely something we’d consider in the future!
You guys killed it 🙂👍
I so want gray crowned Rosy Finch ! We have a few in the central Sierras, but it would take an 8-hour round trip and not a real solid chance 😕
I got 43 species. My 2024 goal is 85 so I am ready half way there!
My first species was American Crow and I had 27 species. I guess that's better than the 5 species I got last year on the 1st of January.
What camera do you guys use?
Omgosh! Where did you see the golden eagle fly over? It's still a life bird for me.
Right next to the bluff at Devil's Lake! There have been a few there over the last couple years
I ended with 79 species covering southern New Hampshire (pretty sure this is the highest count of anyone ever for the first!) my first bird ended up being calling America black ducks!
For future reference is it BLBCU or BBCU?
I’m thinking BBCU
What State were you birding in ?
They were in Wisconsin.
At the end of the intro song it shows what state we’re in for each episode
So this is one of the major differences between birdwatching in Australia and in USA, we don't do heard only. At least this is certainly the case for lifers, but may be variable for year lists.
Anyway I managed to see 52 species in the first day. It would have been higher if I started somewhere better, however where I started is better for some interesting specialty species.
For year birds and such we count heard only. For lifers, most people I know would definitely prefer to see it over only hearing it, and some people I know don’t count heard only birds on their life list.
@@BadgerlandBirding I agree it depends on the person.
I have even heard of someone, who to be far was quite old and not so mobile, sat in the car whilst there wife went out. When she came back he asked what she saw and ticked it himself. It is each to their own. This is also the reason why comparing lists to another can be unfair.
I know my Mum only ticks a bird if she had a good view. For example on a tour she had seen a Channel-Billed Cuckoo, but it was a short flyby identified only by the guide. She felt it was inadequate to tick it on her life list. However in the same circumstance I may have ticked it.
How do Golden Eagle and Bald Eagle count as 1 species?
@@neosapienz7885 “counts as 1 species” as in Golden Eagle counts as 1 new bird for the day, not that Golden and Bald are the same thing
@ an thanks for the explanation.
@ you got it 👍
Dang bro that was some fast editing.
We always make an effort to get this one done ASAP 😂
I had 35 and the first of the year was a red-tailed hawk
My first bird was a eurpean gren finch