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| Topic Started: Dec 27 2017, 08:05 PM (7,789 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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| Paranoid | Jan 14 2018, 11:18 PM Post #91 |
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"The madman of the woods"
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January 1 to January 14 Birds: 1-Bluish Tanager (Thraupis episcopus) Fishes: 2-Tetra Drunk nose (H. rhodostomus) 3-Red-eyed Tetra (Moenkhausia Sanctaefilomenae) 4-Golden barb (Barbus schuberti) I have not seen much, I've been sick
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| Danny | Jan 15 2018, 06:31 AM Post #92 |
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January 15, 2018 REPTILES 3 - Common Garden Skink (Lampropholis guichenoti) EDIT: I also just added some images of some of the species I've seen Check them out by clicking on the animals in my total list with links.Total
Edited by Danny, Jan 15 2018, 09:46 AM.
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| Anton | Jan 16 2018, 08:03 AM Post #93 |
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King of Cotingas
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Another bird that I'd never seen in my garden before, until today ![]() BIRDS: 72) Mistle thrush, Turdus viscivorus Total
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| Danny | Jan 16 2018, 08:09 AM Post #94 |
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January 16, 2018 AMPHIBIANS 1 - Southern Brown Tree Frog (Litoria ewingii) Also, I was given information from my uni's owl expert that has confirmed that it was indeed a southern boobook owl, as juvenile powerful owls do not hoot, barn owls do not hoot and both male and female adult boobooks sometimes do make single hoot sounds... So I'm squeezing it back in at #55 ![]() 55 - Southern Boobook (Ninox boobook) EDIT: Also not new, but I got a shot of an Eastern Grey Kangaroo, among a group of five or so: ![]() Total
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| Dwarfbomb | Jan 16 2018, 06:34 PM Post #95 |
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January 16 Birds 12. Common Gallinule (Gallinula chloropus) 13.Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 14. Egyptian Geese (Invasive population in Florida) (Alopochen aegyptiaca) 15. Fishing crow (Corvus ossifragus) 16. Double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 17. Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) Mammals 2. Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) Edited by Dwarfbomb, Jan 16 2018, 06:39 PM.
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| Danny | Jan 17 2018, 09:32 AM Post #96 |
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Nothing new to add today, except a few pictures Just to keep things interesting! Unfortunately everything I saw today had already been seen, with the exception of perhaps the raptor I saw overhead which I currently assume to be a brown goshawk (if such, I have indeed already seen it).![]() Australian Reed Warbler ![]() Brown Goshawk (?) ![]() Australian Wood Duck / Maned Duck (Female) ![]() Black-Faced Cuckoo-Shrike ![]() Brown Thornbill ![]() Common Myna ![]() Common Starling and House Sparrows ![]() Little Corella ![]() Eastern Rosella ![]() Dusky Moorhen (Juvenile) ![]() Pacific Black Duck ![]() Spotted Dove ![]() Little Pied Cormorant ![]() Little Raven ![]() Magpie-Lark ![]() Spotted Pardalote ![]() Tawny Frogmouths (there were three in a tree at Uni, making these the 4th, 5th and 6th frogmouths for the year!) ![]() Willy Wagtails |
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| Dwarfbomb | Jan 17 2018, 04:25 PM Post #97 |
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January 17 Reptiles 2. Northern Curly-tailed lizard (significant invasive population) (Leiocephalus carinatus) |
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| Danny | Jan 18 2018, 05:38 AM Post #98 |
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January 18, 2017 BIRDS 72 - Grey Shrikethrush (Colluricincla harmonica) ...and once again some pictures! ![]() Sulphur Crested Cockatoos ![]() Cockatoo with crest raised and wings out ![]() Crimson Rosella (juvenile) ![]() Dusky Moorhen (Juvenile with Adult) ![]() Grey Fantail ![]() Grey Shrikethrush ![]() Laughing Kookaburra ![]() Little Corella (left) and Long-Billed Corella (right) in the same tree ![]() Little Corellas struggling in the 40 degree weather ![]() Long-Billed Corella ![]() Musk Lorikeet ![]() White-Throated Treecreeper ![]() White-Browed Scrubwren And hoping I'll get a bunch more new species while staying in Venus Bay over the weekend! Total
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| Zoo Tycooner FR | Jan 18 2018, 07:24 AM Post #99 |
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#Lithopédion
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And probably the last bird I will get before birding: 11 - House bunting, Emberiza sahari These are quite common around here so I'm surprised I hadn't seen one until now.
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| Fireplume | Jan 18 2018, 12:43 PM Post #100 |
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Snok Snok Snerson
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Birds 70. Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) 71. American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 72. Rough-legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus) 73. Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) 74. Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 75. American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 76. Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) 77. Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 78. Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) 79. Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) 80. Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 81. Wilson’s Snipe (Gallinago delicata) 82. Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) 83. Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 84. American Wigeon (Anas americana) Herptiles 1. Western Pond Turtle (Actinemys marmoratus) Fish 3. Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus) Most recent birding trip brought me alllll the winter visitors! ![]() Total List
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| Zoo Tycooner FR | Jan 18 2018, 01:54 PM Post #101 |
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#Lithopédion
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Aaaand I was wrong: 12 - White wagtail, Motacilla alba subpersonata |
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| Keniafan | Jan 20 2018, 02:18 PM Post #102 |
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Last week was good for one new species: 63 - Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fiscus) Yesterday though was a better day with 15 new species! Went to the sea so it shouldn't come as a surprise, as before I was mainly watching birds in forests and around lakes! 64 - Common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 65 - Common gull (Larus canus) 66 - Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata) 67 - Common eider (Somateria mollissima) 68 - Common redshank (Tringa totanus) 69 - Great black-backed gull (Larus marinus) 70 - Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) 71 - Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) 72 - Eurasian rock pipit (Anthus petrosus) 73 - Brant goose (Branta bernicla) 74 - Lapland longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) 75 - Northern pintail (Anas acuta) 76 - Red knot (Calidris canutus) 77 - Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) 78 - Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) Today was also a good day, saw 2 more lifers! 79 - Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) 80 - Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) 81 - Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) 82 - Bar-tailed goodwit (Limosa lapponica) 83 - Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) 84 - Snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) 85 - Horned lark (Eremophila alpestris) 86 - Common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) MAMMALS 4 - European hare (Lepus europaeus) |
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Jan 21 2018, 11:01 AM Post #103 |
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ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴏʙsᴇssᴇᴅ
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January 20/21 Mammals: 3. Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) 4. Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) Squirrels are surprisingly rare around my house lol All Species Seen
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| caviar | Jan 21 2018, 08:20 PM Post #104 |
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January 21, 2018 BIRDS 75 - Blue Winged Teal (Spatula discors) 76- White-Tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) 77 - Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) 78 - Brown Bellied Swallow (Notiochelidon murina) 79 - Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) 80 - Spot Flanked Gallinule (Porphyriops melanops bogotensis) Critically endangered subspecies 81 - Noble Snipe (Gallinago nobilis) 82 - Silvery-Throated Spinetail (Synallaxis subpudica) 83 - Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) 84 - White Sided Flowerpiercer (Diglossa albilatera) 85 - Lesser Violetear (Colibri cyanotus) 86 - Yellow-Hooded Blackbird (Chrysomus icterocephalus bogotensis) Critically endangered subspecies So today my family and i had dinner in a restaurant in Bogota suburbs, to my surprise there was a wetland just behind the restaurant. And i was very happy to find out it was thriving with life and endangered species, sadly this is a very endangered ecosystem, as the city is growing the wetlands are drained for the construction of buildings and roads. Thus killing the many endangered and endemic specied that live in the city. |
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| Danny | Jan 22 2018, 01:08 AM Post #105 |
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January 19-21, 2017 MAMMALS 6 - European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) 7 - Short-Beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) BIRDS 73 - Yellow-Faced Honeyeater (Caligavis chrysops) 74 - Pacific Gull (Larus pacificus) 75 - European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) 76 - Grey Teal (Anas gracilis) 77 - Australian Kestrel (Falco cenchroides) 78 - Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) 79 - Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) Total
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