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| Topic Started: Dec 27 2017, 08:05 PM (7,772 Views) | |
| Anton | Dec 27 2017, 08:05 PM Post #1 |
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King of Cotingas
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![]() If there's one thing that brings all of the TRT members together, it's the love of animals. For most members this probably means an interest in zoos and animals in captivity in general, but there are a lot of members interested in observing wild animals as well. Those that do are probably familiar with the "big year" concept: keeping track of all animals you see within a single calendar year. This can be done within a certain region (which is how the idea and name came to existence, after birders aimed to see as many species within the USA in one single year), but because we have members from all over the world we decided world listing would be more interesting. Basically, the idea is as follows; from the 1st of January until the 31st of December, everyone who participates keeps track of the animals they see and identify, and lists them all in the order of seeing them. Every time you see a new species, you add onto that list by posting a new post in this topic. At the end of the year you can then easily compile a total list of the animals you saw that year, and keep the memories of seeing those species forever! Of course, we'll add a little extra competition by bringing pointies into the mix. You'll be rewarded in pointies for every few animals you see, and at the end of each month the person with the most new species will be given a silhouette! Rules:
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| Anton | Jun 30 2018, 08:56 AM Post #331 |
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Probably my last addition for June: INVERTEBRATES: 50) Common field grasshopper, Chorthippus brunneus |
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| Furka | Jun 30 2018, 12:42 PM Post #332 |
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Animals spotted in June: BIRDS 88 - Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 89 - Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus) FISH 23 - Gilthead Seabream (Sparus aurata) 24 - Rusty Blenny (Parablennius sanguinolentus) 25 - White Seabream (Diplodus sargus) 26 - Giant Goby (Gobius cobitis) 27 - Sharp-snout Seabream (Diplodus puntazzo) 28 - Common Two-banded Seabream (Diplodus vulgaris) 29 - Saddled Seabream (Oblada melanura) 30 - Salema Porgy (Sarpa salpa) 31 - Mediterranean Rainbow Wrasse (Coris julis) 32 - Ornate Wrasse (Thalassoma pavo) 33 - East Atlantic Peacock Wrasse (Symphodus tinca) 34 - Mediterranean Damselfish (Chromis chromis) 35 - Painted Comber (Serranus scriba) 36 - Annular Seabream (Diplodus annularis) Gotta thank one day at the sea, or I'd have added nothing new to this month. Also have a potential new amphibian species, but I'll need to wait for the tapdole to grow to be able to ID. |
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| Zoo Tycooner FR | Jun 30 2018, 03:37 PM Post #333 |
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#Lithopédion
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Went to Oued Souss (just near my house) to look for Greater flamingos, of course I've seen none of those but instead I've got a lifer (which makes up for three Charadriiformes lifers in two days) and one more addition! The crab however is from Souss-Massa. MAMMALS: 3 - Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus BIRDS: 78 - Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus INVERTEBRATES: 16 - Mediterranean green crab, Carcinus aestuarii 17 - Brown mussel, Perna perna Edited by Zoo Tycooner FR, Jun 30 2018, 05:24 PM.
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| Danny | Jul 1 2018, 03:39 AM Post #334 |
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Species to be listed soon, but from my counts I believe I have: - 55 new bird species - 8 new mammals - 2 new reptiles - 5-6 new fish From my first week in the US
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| Anton | Jul 1 2018, 04:39 AM Post #335 |
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Sorry, only one continent is allowed per person!
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| Orca Freak | Jul 1 2018, 04:45 AM Post #336 |
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Killer Whales rule the World
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June was a slow month, but I did manage to spot another lifer ![]() Birds: 96. Common pheasant - Phasianus colchicus 97. Sandwich tern - Thalasseus sandvicensis 98. Egyptian goose - Alopochen aegyptiaca 99. Marsh warbler - Acrocephalus palustris Insects and other critters: 17. Red admiral (adult) - Vanessa atalanta 18. Speckled wood (caterpillar) - Pararge aegeria 19. Painted lady (adult) - Vanessa cardui 20. Garden tiger moth (caterpillar) - Arctia caja Total list
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| Danny | Jul 1 2018, 05:24 PM Post #337 |
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C'mon Australia barely counts ![]() NOTE: I saw the eastern mosquitofish a while back in Australia, but only remembered to add it after seeing western mosquitofish in the US. I haven't separated Cattle and Great egrets into eastern/western species because ebird doesn't, but if that matters for the sake of the overall tallies, I have seen both (sub)species of each egret.MAMMALS 25 - Black-Tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) 26 - Brush Rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani) 27 - California Ground Squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi) 28 - Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) 29 - Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii) 30 - California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) 31 - American Bison (Bison bison)* 32 - Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis) BIRDS 206 - American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 207 - Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 208 - Western Gull (Larus occidentalis) 209 - Red-Tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 210 - House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 211 - California Towhee (Melozone crissalis) 212 - Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 213 - Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) 214 - Black-Chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) 215 - Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) 216 - Say’s Phoebe (Sayornis saya) 217 - Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 218 - Ash-Throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) 219 - American Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) Western Great Egret (Ardea alba ssp. egretta) 220 - Rufous-Crowned Sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps) 221 - Cassin’s Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans) 222 - Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 223 - Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna) 224 - Bewick’s Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) 225 - Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 226 - Band-Tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata) 227 - Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) 228 - Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) 229 - American Coot (Fulica americana) 230 - Brewer’s Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) 231 - Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 232 - Black-Crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 233 - Pied-Billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) Western Cattle Egret (Bubuculus ibis ssp. ibis) 234 - Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)* 235 - Costa’s Hummingbird (Calypte costae) 236 - American Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) 237 - Common Raven (Corvus corax) 238 - White-Faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) 239 - Great-Tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) 240 - Double-Crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 241 - Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus) 242 - Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 243 - Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus) 244 - Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) 245 - Red-Winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 246 - Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 247 - Brown-Headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 248 - Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) 249 - California Gull (Larus californicus) 250 - Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) 251 - Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans) 252 - Heermann’s Gull (Larus heermanni) 253 - Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) 254 - Pacific-Slope Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis) 255 - Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 256 - Brandt’s Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) 257 - White-Throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis) 258 - American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) 259 - Orange-Crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata) 260 - Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 261 - Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) REPTILES 16 - Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) 17 - Common Side-Blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana) FISH 8 - Eastern Mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki)* 9 - Western Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) 10 - Garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus) 11 - Blacksmith Damselfish (Chromis punctipinnis) 12 - White Sea Bass (Atractoscion nobilis) 13 - Kelp Bass (Paralabrax clathratus) 14 - Sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher) GOALS: 202/250 Victorian birds 261/300 Worldwide birds Total
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Jul 2 2018, 12:03 AM Post #338 |
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ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴏʙsᴇssᴇᴅ
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MAMMALS: 11. White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) 12. Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus) All Species Seen
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| Anton | Jul 2 2018, 07:13 AM Post #339 |
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INVERTEBRATES: 51) Comma, Polygonia c-album 52) Flower spider, Misumena vatia 53) Gatekeeper, Pyronia tithonus 54) Small tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae 55) Grape tortrix, Argyrotaenia ljungiana 56) Gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar 57) Barred red, Hylaea fasciaria 58) Carnation tortrix, Cacoecimorpha pronubana Also got a few more fantastic views of little bittern! I should be getting quite a few more birds from the 5th of July onwards, but I probably won't be posting the additions until the 26th! Total
Edited by Anton, Jul 3 2018, 02:29 PM.
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| Keniafan | Jul 3 2018, 08:43 AM Post #340 |
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From June: BIRDS 174 - Little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) FISH 2 - European perch (Perca fluviatilis) Edited by Anton, Jul 3 2018, 12:26 PM.
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| Danny | Jul 3 2018, 02:29 PM Post #341 |
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Just a few more from the first couple days in July, but obviously I have more important priorities than looking for wildlife. ![]() MAMMALS 33 - Canyon Bat (Parastrellus hesperus) 34 - Dusky-Footed Woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes) 35 - Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)* BIRDS 262 - Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) 263 - Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) 264 - Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii) 265 - Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 266 - American Robin (Turdus migratorius) REPTILES 18 - Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis)* GOALS: 202/250 Victorian birds 266/300 Worldwide birds Total
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| Danny | Jul 4 2018, 12:15 AM Post #342 |
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Some more from today... Will include more fish later ![]() Struggled to tell whether the dolphins were indeed long-beaked, but based on the flatter head shape they appeared to have, I'm going with long-beaked. ![]() ![]() MAMMALS 36 - Long-Beaked Common Dolphin (Delphinus capensis) 37 - Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) BIRDS 267 - Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) 268 - Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) FISH 15 - Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) GOALS: 202/250 Victorian birds 268/300 Worldwide birds Total
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| Fireplume | Jul 4 2018, 12:48 PM Post #343 |
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They're definitely long-beaked, short-beaked are extremely rare on our coast! |
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Jul 5 2018, 06:27 PM Post #344 |
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ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴏʙsᴇssᴇᴅ
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Spotted a lifer at the zoo today! BIRDS: 46: White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) All Species Seen
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| Danny | Jul 9 2018, 01:36 PM Post #345 |
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Still haven't gotten around to ID-ing all the fish... Also, taking fox squirrels off the introduced species list since I have seen them in Oklahoma now. Saw American bison for the second time at the Grand Canyon but these I believe are also introduced.MAMMALS Utah, USA 38 - Rock Squirrel (Delphinus capensis) Arizona, USA 39 - Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis) 40 - Uinta Chipmunk (Tamias umbrinus) 41 - Kaibab Squirrel (Sciurus aberti ssp. kaibabensis) BIRDS California, USA 269 - Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) Utah, USA 270 - Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) 271 - Violet-Green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) Arizona, USA 272 - White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 273 - Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 274 - Black-throated Grey Warbler (Setophaga nigrescens) 275 - Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) 276 - Grace's Warbler (Setophaga graciae) 277 - House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 278 - Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) New Mexico, USA 279 - Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) 280 - Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) 281 - Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) 282 - Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) Oklahoma, USA 283 - Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 284 - Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 285 - Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) REPTILES Utah, USA 19 - Plateau Striped Whiptail Lizard (Cnemidophorus septemvittatus) 20 - Desert Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus magister) 21 - Western Whiptail Lizard (Cnemidophorus tigris) Arizona, USA 22 - Sagebrush Lizard (Sceloporus graciosus) 23 - Ornate Tree Lizard (Urosaurus ornatus) GOALS: 202/250 Victorian birds 285/300 Worldwide birds Total
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), a nearly endemic critically endangered species ; 2 lifers and a few other animals to identify still (mainly crabs).










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