2010 CARBON FREE BIG YEAR LIST Total Bird Species, 235, As of 11/23/2010
LOCATIONS BIRDED
Bolinas Lagoon (BL), Bolinas Sewage Ponds (BS), Bolinas Mesa (BM), Bolinas Bay (BB), Wildlife Gallery (WG), Bolinas Downtown (BD), Duxbury Reef (DR), Pine Gulch Creek (PG), Francisco Mesa (FM), Horseshoe Hill Road (HH), Stinson Beach (SB), Bolinas Ridge (BR), Tocaloma (TO), Platform Bridge Road (PB), Point Reyes Station (PS), Olema Marsh (OM), Pumpkin Patch (PP), Palomarin (PM), Muir Beach (MB), Five Brooks (FB), Highway 1 (Hwy. 1), Sea Drift (SD), Bolinas Beach (BoB), Commonweal (CW)
RUNNING TOTAL:
DATE NEW SPECIES TOTAL SPECIES LOCATIONS
Jan. 1st, 71 71 WG, BL, BD.
Jan. 2nd, 24 95 BL, WG, BD, BM, BS
Jan. 3rd, 20 115 WG, BD, BL
Jan. 4th, 1 116 BD
Jan. 5th, 9 125 BD, BM, BS, DR, BL
Jan. 6th, 2 127 BL
Jan. 7th, 2 129 DR
Jan. 8th, 1 130 DB
Jan. 10th, 2 132 BL
Jan. 11th, 1 133 DB
Jan. 12th, 3 136 DB, BS, BM, BB
Jan. 14th, 4 140 DB, BL
Jan. 15th, 2 142 DB, BL
Jan. 24th, 1 143 FM
Jan. 25th, 1 144 HH
Jan. 29th, 3 147 BL, SB
Feb. 8th, 1 148 DB
Feb. 16th, 1 149 BM
Feb. 18th, 1 150 BL
Feb. 19th, 1 151 HH
Mar. 20th, 3 154 BD
Mar. 23rd, 1 155 BM
Mar. 27th, 3 158 BL
Mar. 29th, 1 159 BS
Apr. 3rd, 2 161 WG, BL
Apr. 7th, 1 162 WG
Apr. 8th, 3 165 DB, BL, SB
Apr. 12th, 1 166 DR
Apr. 19th, 1 167 BL
Apr. 21st, 1 168 BL
Apr. 22nd, 20 188 BL, BR, TO, PB, PS, OM, SB, BD
Apr. 28th, 1 189 BS
Apr. 29th, 1 190 WG
May. 1st, 2 192 PP, DR
May. 2nd, 1 193 DR
May. 11th, 1 194 BM
May. 13th, 2 196 DR, BD
May. 15th, 1 197 PG
May. 23rd, 1 198 BR
May. 25th, 1 199 PM
May, 29th, 1 200 BL
Jun. 18th, 1 201 HH
Jun. 22nd, 1 202 BL
Jul. 13th, 1 203 BL
Jul. 16th, 1 204 MB
Jul. 21st, 1 205 BM
Jul. 22nd, 1 206 BL
Jul. 24th, 1 207 BM
Jul. 26th, 1 208 WG
Jul. 30th, 1 209 FB
Aug. 8th, 1 210 BM
Aug. 10th, 1 211 WG
Aug. 14th, 2 213 SD
Aug. 23rd, 1 214 WG
Aug. 25th, 1 215 BS
Sep. 5th, 1 216 PS
Sep. 6th, 1 217 BM
Sep. 7th, 1 218 WG
Sep. 9th, 1 219 PG
Sep. 13th, 1 220 PG
Sep. 14th, 2 222 PG
Sep. 16th, 2 224 PG
Sep. 25th, 1 225 PG
Sep. 30th, 1 226 SB
Oct. 1st, 1 227 PG
Oct. 11th, 1 228 WG
Oct. 12th, 1 229 PP
Oct. 20th, 1 230 BS
Oct. 22nd, 1 231 BoB
Nov. 6th, 2 233 PG
Nov. 7th, 1 234 PG
Nov. 23rd, 1 235 CW
BIRD SPECIES, DATE & LOCATION FIRST SEEN
Greater White-fronted Goose, 1/3, BL
Snow Goose, 1/5, BS
Brant, 1/1, BL
Cackling Goose, 1/1, BL
Canada Goose, 1/1, BL
Wood Duck, 7/30, FB
Gadwall, 1/1, BL
Eurasian Wigeon, 1/3, BL
American Wigeon, 1/1, BL
Mallard, 1/1, BL
Blue-winged Teal, 1/3, BL
Cinnamon Teal, 2/18, BL
Northern Shoveler, 1/1, BL
Northern Pintail, 1/1, BL
Green-winged Teal, 1/1, BL
Ring-necked Duck, 1/25 HH
Greater Scaup, 1/1, BL
Lesser Scaup, 1/5, BS
Surf Scoter, 1/1, BL
White-winged Scoter, 1/14, BL
Bufflehead, 1/1, BL
Common Goldeneye, 1/3, BL
Hooded Merganser, 1/3, BL
Common Merganser, 1/15, BL
Red-breasted Merganser, 1/1, BL
Ruddy Duck, 1/2, BS
Wild Turkey, 6/18, HH
California Quail, 1/2, BM
Red-throated Loon, 1/2, BB
Pacific Loon, 1/7, DR
Common Loon, 1/1, BL
Pied-billed Grebe, 1/3, BL
Horned Grebe, 1/2, BL
Eared Grebe, 1/2, BB
Western Grebe, 1/3, BL
Clark’s Grebe, 1/1, BL
Northern Fulmar, 10/22, BoB
American White Pelican, 4/22, PS
Brown Pelican, 1/1, BL
Brandt’s Cormorant, 1/5, DR
Double-crested Cormorant, 1/1, BL
Pelagic Cormorant, 1/2, BL
Great Blue Heron, 1/1, BL
Great Egret, 1/1, BL
Snowy Egret, 1/1, BL
Green Heron, 5/15, PG
Black-crowned Night-Heron, 1/2, BS
Turkey Vulture, 1/1, BL
Osprey, 1/3, BL
White-tailed Kite, 1/1, BL
Bald Eagle, 1/15, BL
Northern Harrier, 1/1, BL
Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1/6, BL
Cooper’s Hawk, 2/19, HH
Red-shouldered Hawk, 1/1, BL
Red-tailed Hawk, 1/1, BL
Golden Eagle, 4/22, PB
American Kestrel, 1/2, BS
Merlin, 1/2, BS
Peregrine Falcon, 1/2, BL
Virginia Rail, 1/14, BL
Sora, 4/22, OM
Common Moorhen, 9/5, PS
American Coot, 1/2, BS
Black-bellied Plover, 1/1, BL
Pacific Golden-Plover, 4/3, WG
Semipalmated Plover, 4/28, BS
Killdeer, 1/1, BL
Black Oystercatcher, 1/5, DR
Black-necked Stilt, 5/29, BL
American Avocet, 1/1, BL
Spotted Sandpiper, 1/3, BL
Solitary sandpiper, 4/1, PP
Wandering Tattler, 4/1, DR
Greater Yellowlegs, 1/1, BL
Willet, 1/1, BL
Lesser Yellowlegs, 8/8, BM
Whimbrel, 1/3, BL
Long-billed Curlew, 1/1, BL
Marbled Godwit, 1/2, BL
Ruddy Turnstone, 4/2, DR
Black Turnstone, 1/5, DR
Surfbird, 4/8, SB
Red Knot, 7/22, BL
Sanderling, 1/1, BL
Western Sandpiper, 1/12, BL
Least Sandpiper, 1/1, BL
Baird’s Sandpiper, 8/14, SD
Pectoral Sandpiper, 7/21, BM
Dunlin, 1/1, BL
Short-billed Dowiticher, 4/3, BL
Long-billed Dowiticher, 1/3, BL
Wilson’s Snipe, 1/5, BL
Wilson’s Phalarope, 7/24, BM
Red-necked Phalarope, 8/25, BS
Bonapart’s Gull, 4/21, BL
Heerman’s Gull, 6/22, BL
Mew Gull, 1/1, BL
Ring-billed Gull, 1/1, BL
Western Gull, 1/1, BL
California Gull, 1/3, BL
Herring Gull, 1/3, BL
Thayer’s Gull, 1/12, BL
Glacous-winged Gull, 1/1, BL
Caspian Tern, 3/27, BL
Common Tern, 9/14, PG
Forster’s Tern, 1/2, BL
Elegant Tern, 4/19, BL
Black Skimmer, 7/13, BL
Parasitic Jaeger, 8/14, SD
Common Murre, 1/7, DR
Pigeon Guillimot, 4/12, DR
Marbled Murrelet, 5/13, DR
Rock Pigeon, 4/22, PS
Band-tailed Pigeon, 1/29, BL
Eurasian Collared-Dove, 2/16, BM
Mourning Dove, 1/2, BM
Barn Owl, 1/8, BD
Great Horned Owl, 4/22, BL
Burrowing Owl, 11/23, CW
Northern Saw-whet Owl, 4/22, BL
Vaux’s Swift, 4/29, WG
White-throated Swift, 1/29, SB
Ruby-throated Hummingbird, 8/10, WG
Black-chinned Hummingbird, 9/7, WG
Anna’s Hummingbird, 1/1, WG
Rufous Hummingbird, 7/26, WG
Allen’s Hummingbird, 2/8, DB
Belted Kingfisher, 1/1, BL
Acorn Woodpecker, 1/1, BL
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 1/3, BL
Red-breasted Sapsucker, 1/3, BL
Nuttall’s Woodpecker, 1/6, BL
Downy Woodpecker, 1/1, BL
Hairy Woodpecker, 1/2, BL
Northen Flicker, 1/1, BL
Pileated Woodpecker, 4/22, BR
Olive-sided Flycatcher, 4/22, BR
Western Wood-Pewee, 4/22, TO
Willow Flycatcher, 9/16, PG
Pacific-slope Flycatcher, 4/8, BM
Black Phoebe, 1/1, BL
Eastern Phoebe, 1/24, FM
Say’s Phoebe, 1/2, BS
Ash-throated Flycatcher, 4/22, BR
Western Kingbird, 9/13, PG
Loggerhead Shrike, 1/2, BS
White-eyed Vireo, 7/16, MB
Cassin’s Vireo, 5/23, BR
Hutton’s Vireo, 1/1, BS
Warbling Vireo, 3/27, PG
Philadelphia Vireo, 9/30, SB
Steller’s Jay, 1/2, BM
Western Scrub-Jay, 1/1, BD
American Crow, 1/1, BL
Common Raven, 1/1, BL
Purple Martin, 5/13, BD
Tree Swallow, 1/3, BL
Violet-green Swallow, 3/23, BM
Northern Rough-winged Swallow, 3/29, BS
Cliff Swallow, 3/20, BL
Barn Swallow, 3/20, BL
Chestnut-backed Chickadee, 1/1, BL
Oak Titmouse, 4/22, PB
Bushtit, 1/3, BL
Red-breasted Nuthatch, 4/22, BR
Pygmy Nuthatch, 1/2, BM
Brown Creeper, 1/14, BL
Bewick’s Wren, 1/1, BD
House Wren, 1/29 SB
Winter Wren, 1/10, PG
Marsh Wren, 1/1, BL
Golden-crowned Kinglet, 1/5, BM
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 1/1, BL
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 9/6, BM
Western Bluebird, 1/4, BD
Swainson’s Thrush, 4/22, HH
Hermit Thrush, 1/1, BD
American Robin, 1/1, BD
Varied Thrush, 1/3, BD
Wrentit, 1/1, BL
Northern Mockingbird, 1/2, BM
European Starling, 1/1, BD
Red-throated Pipit, 11/6, PG
American Pipit, 1/14, BL
Cedar Waxwing, 1/11, BD
Tennessee Warbler, 9/14, PG
Orange-crowned Warbler, 1/2, BM
Nashville Warbler, 10/1, PG
Yellow Warbler, 4/22, PB
Chestnut-sided Warbler, 9/16, PG
Yellow-rumped Warbler, 1/1, BL
Black-throated Gray Warbler, 9/25, PG
Townsend’s Warbler, 1/2, BM
Hermit Warbler, 4/22, BR
Palm Warbler, 10/20, BS
Northern Waterthrush, 8/23, WG
Oporonis Warbler, (Species), 10/11, WG
Common Yellowthroat, 1/1, BL
Hooded Warbler, 5/11, BM
Wilson’s Warbler, 3/27, PG
Canada Warbler, 9/10, PG
Western Tanager, 4/22, BR
Spotted Towhee, 1/3, BD
California Towhee, 1/1, WG
Chipping Sparrow, 4/22, BR
Clay-colored Sparrow, 11/7, PG
Lark Sparrow, 4/22, BR
Savannah Sparrow, 1/1, BL
Fox Sparrow, 1/1, WG
Song Sparrow, 1/1, WG
Lincoln’s Sparrow, 1/5 BM
Swamp Sparrow, 1/10 (PG)
White-throated Sparrow, 1/1, WG
White-crowned Sparrow, 1/1, WG
Golden-crowned Sparrow, 1/1, WG
Dark-eyed Junco, 1/1, WG
Lapland Longspur, 11/6, PG
Black-headed Grosbeak, 4/8, BL
Lazuli Bunting, 5/25, PM
Bobolink, 10/12, PP
Red-winged Blackbird, 1/1, BL
Tricolored Blackbird, 1/12, BM
Western Meadowlark, 1/1, BS
Brewer’s Blackbird, 1/1, BS
Brown-headed Cowbird, 4/7, WG
Hooded Oriole, 3/20 , DB
Bullock’s Oriole, 4/22, PB
Purple Finch, 1/2, BM
House Finch, 1/1, BL
Red Crossbill, 4/22, BR
Pine Siskin, 1/3, BL
Lesser Goldfinch, 1/5, BM
American Goldfinch, 1/2, BD
House Sparrow, 1/1, BD
Total Bird Species to date; 235 as of, 11/23/10
MAMMALS SPECIES DATE & LOCATION FIRST SEEN
Harbor Seal, 1/1, BL
Coyote, 1/14, BL
Gray Squirrel, 1/14, BL
Brush Rabbit, 1/15, PG
Gray Fox, 1/15, PG
Sonoma Chimpmonk, 1/17, BL
Mule Deer, 1/24, FM
Mexican Free-tailed Bat, 1/28, WG
Little Brown Bat, 1/30, WG
Raccoon, 2/24, DB
Elephant Seal, 3/29, BB
Harbor Porpoise, 4/19, BB
Broad-footed Mole, 5/15, BD, (Road Kill)
California Sea Lion, 5/15, DR, BL
Humpback Whale, 5/19, DR
Minke Whale, 5/19, DR
Bobcat, 5/25, PM
Black-tailed Hare, 6/20, BM
Sea Otter, 6/30, DR
Gray Whale, 6/30, DR
Muskrat, 7/30, FB
Striped Skunk, 7/30, Hwy. 1
Norway Rat, 9/11, WG
Saltmarsh Harvest Mouse, 11/5, PG
Total Mammal Species to date; 24 as of 11/23/10
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Hey Keith,
Check this out! They know about your bigfoot hour in Alabama.
Good Birding!
Jim
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I now know where to go to add 47 lifebirds! Just counted through your list and think Bolinas must be heaven!