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Angell’s black-and-white methodology works well for crows, ravens and owls, his chosen subjects, and it also surprisingly well for more colorful birds, even Indian Peafowl. The Barn Owl sweeps down in darkness at midnight, moonlight illuminated his wings and face. © 2023 Tony Angell; © 2023 Mark E.

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JULY 12, 2023

Even having a conversation at night can prove difficult, as we are often interrupted by the wail of a Common Potoo , or the intermittent hooting of a Tropical Screech-Owl. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owls are fairly common as well, only last night a Barn Owl shrieked as it flew over.

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Birds Expected and Unexpected at Calle Jocote, Costa Rica

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AUGUST 31, 2019

A few have also arrived but only stayed for a short time or just haven’t vocalized again (such as the Barn Owl that was screeching in the windy January night). Bat Falcon! Over the past six months, we have had some expected species and others less so. noisy, inquisitive Rufous-naped Wrens.

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OCTOBER 31, 2018

We took their advice, a leap of faith, and got a yearly membership right off the bat. They have a Raptor Free Flight demonstration, with Harris Hawks, Great Horned Owls, Barn owls , and Ravens , as well as reptile hall, and so much more, that the advice we got was spot on. We will be back often!

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Collaborative List – August 2021

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species. The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species.

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Collaborative list – December 2021

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JANUARY 1, 2022

Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103. Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103.

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Collaborative list December 2020 and year’s round up.

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JANUARY 2, 2021

As such, a parallel post will appear here simultaneously with the year list. As such, a parallel post will appear here simultaneously with the year list.

2020

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Collaborative list – February 2021

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MARCH 6, 2021

242 Barn Owl – Tyto alba. 243 Bare-shanked Screech-Owl – Megascops clarkii. 244 Spectacled Owl – Pulsatrix perspicillata. 245 Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus. 246 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. 247 Tawny Owl – Strix aluco.

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JULY 7, 2021

Of course, various species of bats as well. At night, we keep our eyes out for the passage of the neighborhood Barn Owl , oftentimes a Tropical Screech-Owl would hunt insects from a low perch on our almond tree. I’ve noted at least nine species of reptiles and amphibians, even our native opossum and squirrel.

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Collaborative list – March 2021

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APRIL 3, 2021

Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143. Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143.

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Pat’s Year List from Costa Rica, 2019

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JANUARY 19, 2019

Barn-Owl – Tyto alba; San Juan, 8-Jan. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum; Carara, 3-Jan. Mottled Owl – Ciccaba virgata; San Juan, 8-Jan. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis; Carara, 3-Jan. Broad-winged Hawk – Buteo platypterus; Carara, 3-Jan.

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Collaborative list – June 2020

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JULY 4, 2020

121 Barn Owl – Tyto alba. 122 Barred Owl – Strix varia. 141 Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. 218 Barn Swallow – Hirundo rustica. 121 Barn Owl – Tyto alba. 122 Barred Owl – Strix varia. 141 Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis.

2020

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Collaborative List – July 2019

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AUGUST 3, 2019

Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Flammulated Owl – Psiloscops flammeolus. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Cassia County, Idaho. 23 Jul 2019. Red-tailed Hawk – Buteo jamaicensis. Turnbull NWR. 06 Jul 2019. Ferruginous Hawk – Buteo regalis. Cassia County, Idaho. 23 Jul 2019. Ramsey Road, American Falls.

2019

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Collaborative list – August 2020

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Red-crowned Woodpecker – Melanerpes rubricapillus. Red-rumped Woodpecker – Dryobates kirkii. Crested Caracara – Caracara cheriway. Yellow-headed Caracara – Milvago chimachima. Blue-headed Parrot – Pionus menstruus.

2020

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Collaborative list – April 2021

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MAY 1, 2021

Here they are; 1 Little Tinamou – Crypturellus soui 2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis 3 Snow Goose – Anser caerulescens 4 Graylag Goose – Anser anser 5 Brant – Branta bernicla 6 Barnacle Goose – Branta leucopsis 7 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis 8 Mute Swan – Cygnus olor 9 Black (..)

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JULY 6, 2019

Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Forster’s Tern – Sterna forsteri. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. 02 Jun 2019. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. 02 Jun 2019. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. 02 Jun 2019. Northern Flicker – Colaptes auratus.

2019

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Collaborative list – October 2020

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NOVEMBER 7, 2020

31 Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. 231 Mottled Owl – Ciccaba virgata. 320 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. 363 Barn Owl – Tyto alba. 372 Oriental Scops-Owl – Otus sunia. 658 Barn Swallow – Hirundo rustica. 31 Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis.

2020

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Collaborative List – October 2019

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NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Rough-legged Hawk – Buteo lagopus. Ash Creek Wildlife Area (LAS Co.). 26 Oct 2019. Ferruginous Hawk – Buteo regalis. Ash Creek Wildlife Area (LAS Co.). 26 Oct 2019. Ash Creek Wildlife Area (LAS Co.). 26 Oct 2019. Ash Creek Wildlife Area (LAS Co.).

2019

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Collaborative list January 2021

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The life list reached 4052 this month. The life list reached 4052 this month.

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Collaborative list – Year list 2020

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JANUARY 2, 2021

The year list ends on a provisional (some beats will be birding ’til the final whistle to try and salvage a ravaged year) 1803 species from 1602 checklists submitted by 12 beats from 16 countries.

2020

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Collaborative list – January 2020

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FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Middle American Screech-Owl – Megascops guatemalae. Western Screech-Owl – Megascops kennicottii. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Flushing Meadows Corona Park–Meadow Lake. 04 Jan 2020. Common Buzzard – Buteo buteo. 04 Jan 2020. Nanhui Dongtan (????).

2020

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Collaborative List – January 2019

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FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Western Screech-Owl – Megascops kennicottii. Crested Owl – Lophostrix cristata. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Red-tailed Hawk – Buteo jamaicensis. Ridgefield NWR–River ‘S’ Unit. 01 Jan 2019. Common Buzzard – Buteo buteo. 08 Jan 2019.

2019

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Collaborative List – February 2018

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MARCH 3, 2018

Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Crested Owl – Lophostrix cristata. Spectacled Owl – Pulsatrix perspicillata. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. 01 Jan 2018. Pallid Cuckoo – Cacomantis pallidus. Western Australia. 01 Jan 2018. Brush Cuckoo – Cacomantis variolosus. Western Australia.

2018

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Collaborative List – February 2019

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MARCH 2, 2019

Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Tropical Screech-Owl – Megascops choliba. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Red-tailed Hawk – Buteo jamaicensis. Ridgefield NWR–River ‘S’ Unit. 01 Jan 2019. Common Buzzard – Buteo buteo. Baranda–restoran Belorepan. 08 Jan 2019. calle jocote.

2019

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Collaborative List – March 2019

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APRIL 6, 2019

Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Mountain Scops-Owl – Otus spilocephalus. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Baranda–restoran Belorepan. 08 Jan 2019. Eastern Buzzard – Buteo japonicus. ????–????????????? –????????????? 19 Mar 2019. calle jocote.

2019

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Collaborative List – March 2018

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APRIL 7, 2018

Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Fieldfare – Turdus pilaris. Uzdin fish farm (Private access, must have permission to enter). 09 Jan 2018. Wedge-tailed Eagle – Aquila audax. Western Australia. 09 Jan 2018. Western Australia. 09 Jan 2018. Common Wood-Pigeon – Columba palumbus.

2018

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Collaborative list – September 2018

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OCTOBER 6, 2018

There are a number of potential reasons for this, the most likely by far being that Pat has been batting for both teams for a couple of weeks. Stygian Owl – Asio stygius. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Watch out for Tom during October to see this anomaly put right.

2018

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MAY 4, 2019

Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Unnamed Road, Provincia de Puntarenas, CR (9,844, -84,596). 03 Jan 2019. Pale-billed Woodpecker – Campephilus guatemalensis. Unnamed Road, Provincia de Puntarenas, CR (9,844, -84,596). 03 Jan 2019. Unnamed Road, Provincia de Puntarenas, CR (9,844, -84,596).

2019

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Collaborative list – May 2019

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JUNE 1, 2019

Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Painted Redstart – Myioborus pictus. Madera Canyon–Santa Rita Lodge. 10 Jan 2019. Hepatic Tanager – Piranga flava. Madera Canyon–Santa Rita Lodge. 10 Jan 2019. calle jocote. 10 Jan 2019. Mexican Jay – Aphelocoma wollweberi.

2019

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers

Collaborative List – April 2018

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MAY 6, 2018

Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena. Whiskered Screech-Owl – Megascops trichopsis. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Common Hawk-Cuckoo – Hierococcyx varius. Sultanpur National Park. 28 Apr 2018. Common Cuckoo – Cuculus canorus. 216, RS (44.159, 21.554).

2018

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross

Collaborative List – April 2017

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MAY 6, 2017

Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Eastern Screech-Owl – Megascops asio. Pacific Screech-Owl – Megascops cooperi. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Mai Po Nature Reserve. 10 Apr 2017. Common Cuckoo – Cuculus canorus. Beljarica, juzni forland (Kovilovo floodplain)–IBA Uš?e e Save u Dunav.

2017

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers

Collaborative List – January 2018

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FEBRUARY 3, 2018

Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Crested Owl – Lophostrix cristata. Spectacled Owl – Pulsatrix perspicillata. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Western Australia. 01 Jan 2018. Pallid Cuckoo – Cacomantis pallidus. Western Australia. 01 Jan 2018. Brush Cuckoo – Cacomantis variolosus.

2018

2018 Australia Los Angeles Sacramento

Collaborative List – May 2018

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JUNE 2, 2018

Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena. Whiskered Screech-Owl – Megascops trichopsis. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Common Hawk-Cuckoo – Hierococcyx varius. Sultanpur National Park. 28 Apr 2018. Common Cuckoo – Cuculus canorus. 216, RS (44.159, 21.554).

2018

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross

Collaborative List – August 2017

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Eastern Screech-Owl – Megascops asio. Pacific Screech-Owl – Megascops cooperi. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Indian Cuckoo – Cuculus micropterus. Bukit Tinggi. 05 May 2017. Common Cuckoo – Cuculus canorus. e Save u Dunav. 17 Apr 2017. 12 Apr 2017.

2017

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers

Collaborative List – October 2018

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NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Fieldfare – Turdus pilaris. Uzdin fish farm (Private access, must have permission to enter). 09 Jan 2018. Wedge-tailed Eagle – Aquila audax. Western Australia. 09 Jan 2018. Western Australia. 09 Jan 2018. Common Wood-Pigeon – Columba palumbus.

2018

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows

Collaborative List – July 2018

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AUGUST 4, 2018

Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Fieldfare – Turdus pilaris. Uzdin fish farm (Private access, must have permission to enter). 09 Jan 2018. Wedge-tailed Eagle – Aquila audax. Western Australia. 09 Jan 2018. Western Australia. 09 Jan 2018. Common Wood-Pigeon – Columba palumbus.

2018

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles

Collaborative List – June 2018

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2018

Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena. European Scops-Owl – Otus scops. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Common Hawk-Cuckoo – Hierococcyx varius. Sultanpur National Park. 28 Apr 2018. Common Cuckoo – Cuculus canorus. 216, RS (44.159, 21.554). 16 Apr 2018.

2018

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles

Collaborative list – December 2018

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena. Eurasian Scops-Owl – Otus scops. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Lake Kerkini-east side–from Limnochori to Megalochori. 01 Jan 2018. Eastern Buzzard – Buteo japonicus. ???–???????????? –????????????

2018

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows

Collaborative List – November 2018

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DECEMBER 1, 2018

Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena. Eurasian Scops-Owl – Otus scops. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Lake Kerkini-east side–from Limnochori to Megalochori. 01 Jan 2018. Eastern Buzzard – Buteo japonicus. ???–???????????? –????????????

2018

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows

Combined Beats’ list

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MAY 7, 2016

Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena. Pacific Screech-Owl – Megascops cooperi. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Conquista Agraria. 17 Apr 2016. Smooth-billed Ani – Crotophaga ani. 16 Feb 2016. Groove-billed Ani – Crotophaga sulcirostris. Laguna Lagarto Lodge.

2016

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia

Combined Beats’ List – September

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Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena. African Scops-Owl – Otus senegalensis. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Brush Cuckoo – Cacomantis variolosus. Western Australia. 01 Jan 2016. Common Cuckoo – Cuculus canorus. Eilat Mountains–Se’ifim Plains.

2016

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana

Combined Beats List – June 2016

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JULY 2, 2016

Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. South Platte Park. 07 Feb 2016. Black-billed Magpie – Pica hudsonia. Denver City Park. 06 Feb 2016. Australian Painted-Snipe – Rostratula australis. Western Australia. 04 Feb 2016. Western Australia. 04 Feb 2016. Western Australia. 04 Feb 2016.

2016

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia

Combined Beats’ List – July 2016

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AUGUST 6, 2016

Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena. Pacific Screech-Owl – Megascops cooperi. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Conquista Agraria. 17 Apr 2016. Smooth-billed Ani – Crotophaga ani. 16 Feb 2016. Groove-billed Ani – Crotophaga sulcirostris. Laguna Lagarto Lodge.

2016

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia

Combined Beats’ List, May 2016

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JUNE 4, 2016

Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena. Pacific Screech-Owl – Megascops cooperi. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Conquista Agraria. 17 Apr 2016. Smooth-billed Ani – Crotophaga ani. 16 Feb 2016. Groove-billed Ani – Crotophaga sulcirostris. Laguna Lagarto Lodge.

2016

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia

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