Between 17:10 on Monday May 29th, 2017 and 17:10 on Tuesday, Catherine Barrett and I observed a total of 90 species of bird on the Avalon peninsula.
This is our third consecutive year doing this birdathon. In previous years we have recorded 92 & 95 species, following a similar route.
So far we have raised $1500 for Bird Studies Canada and Nature NL - with some pledges yet to be collected.
Thank you to our many supporters for this years birdathon!
Species list in taxonomic order with first location observed in the right-side column.
Bolded species are notable.
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) | NL--Highway btw PCS and Chance Cove PP |
| American Wigeon (Anas americana) | St. John's--Quidi Vidi Lake |
| American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) | Goulds--Bidgood Park |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | Goulds--Bidgood Park |
| Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) | St. John's--Virginia Lake |
| Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | St. John's--Quidi Vidi Lake |
| Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) | St. John's--Lundrigan's Marsh |
| Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) | NL--Bay Bulls--Long Pond |
| Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) | St. John's--Mundy Pond |
| Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) | St. John's--Mundy Pond |
| Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) | NL--St. Shott's |
| White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca) | NL--Portugal Cove South |
| Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) | NL--Portugal Cove South |
| Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) | NL--Bear Cove |
| Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | NL--Hwy 10--Grassy Ponds |
| Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) | NL--Portugal Cove South |
| Common Loon (Gavia immer) | NL--Renews--beach & bay |
| Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) | NL--St. Michael's |
| Northern Gannet | NL--Cape Race |
| Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) | NL--St. Michael's |
| American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | Goulds--Bidgood Park |
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | St. John's--Mundy Pond |
| Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) | NL--Highway btw PCS and Chance Cove PP |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus | St. John's--Lundrigan's Marsh |
| Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) | NL--Biscay Bay |
| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | St. John's--Lundrigan's Marsh |
| Sora (Porzana carolina) | St. John's--Lundrigan's Marsh |
| Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | NL--Long Beach |
| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | Goulds--Bidgood Park |
| Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) | Goulds--Bidgood Park |
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) | NL--Cape Broyle |
| Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) | NL--Cape Broyle |
| Willet (Tringa semipalmata) | NL--Renews--beach & bay |
| Common Murre (Uria aalge) | NL--Cape Race |
| Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) | NL--Cape Race |
| Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) | NL--Cape Race |
| Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) | NL--St. Michael's |
| Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | Goulds--Third Pond ("Horsetrack pond") |
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) | Goulds--Bidgood Park |
| Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) | NL--Witless Bay |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) | St. John's--Quidi Vidi Lake |
| Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) | St. John's--Quidi Vidi Lake |
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | St. John's--Quidi Vidi Lake |
| Arctic Tern | NL--Renews--beach & bay |
| Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) | Goulds--Bidgood Park |
| Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | Goulds--Third Pond ("Horsetrack pond") |
| Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) | Goulds--Powers Rd.--forest |
| Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) | NL--Merrymeeting Pond |
| Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) | Goulds--Bidgood Park |
| Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | Goulds--Bidgood Park |
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) | Goulds--Bidgood Park |
| Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | NL--Bear Cove |
| Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) | NL--La Manche PP |
| Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) | NL--La Manche PP |
| Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | NL--La Manche PP |
| American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | Goulds--Bidgood Park |
| Common Raven (Corvus corax) | Goulds--Bidgood Park |
| Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | Goulds--Bidgood Park |
| Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) | St. John's--Quidi Vidi Lake |
| Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) | Goulds--Bidgood Park |
| Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | Goulds--Bidgood Park |
| Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) | St. John's--Long Pond & Fluvarium |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) | St. John's--Long Pond & Fluvarium |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) | St. John's--Long Pond & Fluvarium |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) | Goulds--Bidgood Park |
| Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) | NL--La Manche PP |
| American Robin (Turdus migratorius) | Goulds--Bidgood Park |
| Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | NL--Portugal Cove South |
| European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | Goulds--Bidgood Park |
| American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) | NL--Cape Race |
| Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) | Goulds--Bidgood Park |
| Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) | Goulds--Bidgood Park |
| Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) | NL--Bay Bulls--Long Pond |
| Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) | Goulds--Bidgood Park |
| Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) | Goulds--Bidgood Park |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) | Goulds--Bidgood Park |
| Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) | NL--La Manche PP |
| Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) | NL--Hwy 10--Grassy Ponds |
| Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) | Goulds--Bidgood Park |
| Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) | Goulds--Bidgood Park |
| White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) | Goulds--Bidgood Park |
| Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) | Goulds--Bidgood Park |
| Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | Goulds--Bidgood Park |
| Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) | Goulds--Bidgood Park |
| Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | Goulds--Third Pond ("Horsetrack pond") |
| Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) | Goulds--Third Pond ("Horsetrack pond") |
| Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) | St. John's--Long Pond & Fluvarium |
| American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) | Goulds--Bidgood Park |
| Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) | NL--Cape Broyle |
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) | NL--Renews (townsite) |
