My First Little Big Year 2014

Saturday, November 29, 2014

New York Trip!

Our Adventure

Me, Daddy, Liam and Grammy went to New York and it was like over 3 hours to get there. New York City is the biggest city in the country and I got to see it. When we got to the Cassin's Kingbird spot it was right on a playhouse in a park. The Cassin's Kingbird flew right at daddy and ate bugs around him! I took pictures of the Cassin's Kingbird. After we were done we went to Long Island to look for the Common-Ground Dove. There were Horned Larks and Snow Buntings in groups flying. There was a Merlin trying to catch prey! We didn't get the Common-Ground Dove at first then we went to the Coast Guard station and we got a Marbled Godwit that was with American Oystercatchers! There were loads of Brants everywhere!! We went back to the Ground Dove spot and waited hours and we never saw it! I got two lifers! We also saw a Pine Warbler and a Vesper Sparrow!

Hartford

Manhattan

Checklists
Floyd Bennett Field--Community Gardens, Kings County, New York, US
Jones Beach SP--West End, Nassau County, New York, US
Jones Beach SP--Coast Guard Station, Nassau County, New York, US

Owen's picture of the Cassin's Kingbird

Owen after his lifer Cassin's Kingbird

Manhattan in the backround of where the Cassin's Kingbird is being seen.

Jones Beach West End area

Marbled Godwit

Owen after his lifer Marbled Godwit!

Some other good birds Owen liked seeing at Jones Beach despite no Dove!

Pine Warbler

Vesper Sparrow

Year Birds

269	Cassin's Kingbird	Floyd Bennett Field--Community Gardens	US-NY	28 Nov 2014
270	Marbled Godwit	Jones Beach SP--Coast Guard Station	US-NY	28 Nov 2014

Life Birds

280	Cassin's Kingbird	Floyd Bennett Field--Community Gardens	US-NY	28 Nov 2014
281	Marbled Godwit	Jones Beach SP--Coast Guard Station	US-NY	28 Nov 2014

Thursday, November 27, 2014

King Eider Trip!

Our Adventure

me, daddy, liam and kim went to near Boston to get the King Eider. We went to the King Eider spot and we walked on the longer path and then we went to the end and it wasn't there. I got to run around and play with my little brother. we spent an hour and then we left and went to try and find a Lark Sparrow that was close by. There were loads of dogs and there were big hills. Then I spotted the Lark Sparrow!! I already saw a Lark Sparrow in Connecticut but it was good to get it in Massachusetts! Then we went to the King Eider spot again for one last try as the sun was going down! When we got back to the spot a woman said that the King Eider was back. We ran to the short path at the beach and daddy saw it in the scope and showed me! When we left it was only gonna be 1 hour to get home and it took us 3 hours! Then we went to Mcdonalds!! Happy Thanksgiving!!

Checklists
Stodders Neck, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, US

BHI--Webb Memorial SP, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, US

King Eider

Owen after his lifer King Eider

Kim, Owen and Liam

Boston Traffic....it was just the beginning !

Year Bird

268

King Eider

BHI--Webb Memorial SP

US-MA

25 Nov 2014

Lifer

279

King Eider

BHI--Webb Memorial SP

US-MA

25 Nov 2014

Sunday, November 23, 2014

Lark Sparrow Trip!

Our Trip

Ocean Beach Park, New London County, Connecticut, US

So it was me, daddy, grammy and auntie. we went to Connecticut to go to a marsh area. also there was a beach and water slides and there was a nature walk trail. we went all the way to the end but we didn't find the Lark Sparrow.Then we saw a guy that said the Lark Sparrow was on the path back the other way. So we went back and then daddy pointed out a lighter color bird. and had red on his head and a black spot on his belly so it was a Lark Sparrow! we had to go over a fence to get closer to the Lark sparrow. I took a picture of it! after our trip I went to cooties house for the night!

Owen's photo of the sparrow

Owen after his lifer Lark Sparrow

Year Birds

267

278

Sunday, November 16, 2014

Eared Grebe Trip!!

Me, grampy and grammy were coming from Maine but daddy didn't come and he told us to go try to see the Eared Grebe. When we got there there were a bunch of gulls on the boat ramp. we didn't see the Eared Grebe then a guy drove in with his blue car and he was a birder. he looked in his binoculars and found the Eared Grebe. Grammy looked through the scope and then we found it! Then we got ice cream on the way home!

Eared Grebe!

Owen after his lifer Eared Grebe

Year Bird

266

Lifers

277

Ash-throated Flycatcher dayyyyyyy

We drove down to the same spot we had the Barn Owl earlier this year. Mommy and Liam stayed in the car while daddy and I went to find the bird. We had to walk down path to get to the Ash-throated Flycatcher. This guy walked over and said the bird just flew away. Then we found in the path! it was calling and flycatching!! we couldnt look around more because daddy had to go to work! but we did eat some good pizza afterwards!

Sachuest Point NWR, Newport County, Rhode Island, US Panoramic

Ash-throated Flycatcher

Owen after his lifer Ash-throated Flycatcher!!

Year Bird

265

Ash-throated Flycatcher

Sachuest Point NWR

US-RI

11 Nov 2014

Lifer

277

Saturday, November 8, 2014

Northern Saw-whet Owl Trip

Daddy and me drove to the owl banding place. we got there and they had an owl already banded. I held the saw whet owl . My dad took a picture of me holding it. We heard coyotes and a Great Horned Owl. Before when we went to the owl banding place and we got nothing all night! After we let the owl go it went right into a tree and put its wing up. Then a little bit later it flew off into another tree!