Birds and Birding 2005 Bird Species list for P.E.I.
by David Seeler
Good morning and Happy New year everyone!
It is hard to believe that yet another year has come and gone. The PEIBirders Listserv is now 2 years old and has 101 members from at least 4 provinces. This accomplishment is directly due to the efforts of each and every one of you. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your participation in this endeavour.
At this time PEI had 261 species reported for 2005 up from 249 in 2004, and 236 in 2003. The year started as 2004 ended - A Mew Gull, Brown Thrasher and an Eastern Meadowlark. Every few weeks it seemed that another rarity to Prince Edward Island was reported and Island Birders had the opportunity to view these birds. The Pink-footed Geese returned to Nine Mile Creek after a brief visit to the Mainland affording those who missed them the first time an opportunity to view them. The year continued with Varied Thrush, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher and Fork-tailed Flycatcher being added to the PEI Checklist. Many of the species observed - rarities or otherwise were documented through photographs this year. Our thanks to those who did so. Rehead and Ruddy Ducks appeared in good numbers as the year came to a close and a Cattle Egret joined the list late in the year. The Mew Gull returned to Stratford again in December - perhaps the beginning of a hopefully long relationship with the Island.
This year starts an especially important project! The second Maritime Breeding Bird Survey for the Maritimes will begin in 2006 and continue until 2011. Like the first Atlas Project the success of this project is dependant upon volunteers such as yourself - or those you know who have an interest in birding - or perhaps just an interest in being outdoors. Regardless of the reason WE NEED your help to ensure that the Island is adequately represented in this project.
There will be an Introductory Information session on February 7, 2006 at the Farm Center in Charlottetown. It will be held starting at 6:45 PM just before the regular meeting of the Natural History Society. ALL are welcome even if you may only be able to contribute time during one breeding season. Training Sessions are being developed and will be advertised shortly to those who wish to participate.
If you wish to participate - even if for one year - PLEASE CONTACT me as I am the Provincial Co-ordinator for the project:
David Seeler either by phone (566-0886) or by E-MAil at: Seeler@upei.ca
Again this year, PEI is participating in the Winter Bird List competition with our sister provinces. In the 04/05 season we tallied 123 species. To date we have identified 105 species on PEI. We have until the end of February to best last year's efforts.
Below is the 2005 List of Species observed on PEI. Again - if there are any errors or omissions, please let me know as soon as is possible. Also - forward your Year and Life List totals to me so that they may be incorporated into the report for the next issue of the Island Naturalist.
Today begins another year and a new PEI List. Please report ALL sightings in order that we develop as accurate a list as is possible for the NHS records.
Finally - and perhaps most importantly, may Elaine and I wish each and every one of you and the your families the very best for 2006 and beyond!
Good BirdingDavid and Elaine
SPECIES Reported in 2005 on Prince Edward Island: 261 Reported LOONS Red-throated Loon Common Loon GREBES Pied-billed Grebe Red-necked Grebe Horned Grebe SHEARWATERS AND PETRELS Greater Shearwater Sooty Shearwater STORM-PETRELS Wilson's Storm-Petrel Leach's Storm-Petrel GANNETS AND BOOBIES Northern Gannet CORMORANTS Double-crested Cormorant Great Cormorant HERONS, EGRETS AND BITTERNS Great Blue Heron Great Egret Snowy Egret Cattle Egret American Bittern DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS Pink-footed Goose Greater White-fronted Goose Snow Goose Canada Goose Brant Wood Duck Eurasian Wigeon American Wigeon Gadwall Green-winged Teal Mallard American Black Duck Northern Pintail Blue-winged Teal Northern Shoveler Canvasback Redhead Ring-necked Duck Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Common Eider King Eider Harlequin Duck Long-tailed Duck Black Scoter Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Common Goldeneye Barrow's Goldeneye Bufflehead Hooded Merganser Red-breasted Merganser Common Merganser Ruddy Duck NEW WORLD VULTURES Black Vulture Turkey Vulture OSPREY Osprey HAWKS, EAGLES AND KITES Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Northern Goshawk Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Rough-legged Hawk FALCONS AND CARACARAS American Kestrel Merlin Gyrfalcon Peregrine Falcon GROUSE, PTARMIGAN, PRAIRIE-CHICKENS Ruffed Grouse Sharp-tailed Grouse PHEASANTS AND PARTRIDGES Gray Partridge Ring-necked Pheasant CRANES Sandhill Crane RAILS, GALLINULES AND COOTS Virginia Rail Sora Common Moorhen American Coot PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS American Golden-Plover Black-bellied Plover Semipalmated Plover Killdeer Piping Plover SANDPIPERS American Woodcock Wilson's Snipe Short-billed Dowitcher Long-billed Dowitcher Hudsonian Godwit Marbled Godwit Whimbrel Upland Sandpiper Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper Willet Ruddy Turnstone Red Knot Sanderling Semipalmated Sandpiper Western Sandpiper Least Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Dunlin Purple Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Buff-breasted Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope JAEGERS AND SKUAS Pomarine Jaeger Parasitic Jaeger GULLS Mew Gull Ring-billed Gull Great Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Iceland Gull Thayer's Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull American Herring Gull Black-headed Gull Bonaparte's Gull Little Gull Black-legged Kittiwake TERNS Caspian Tern Common Tern Arctic Tern AUKS, MURRES AND PUFFINS Dovekie Thick-billed Murre Razorbill Black Guillemot Atlantic Puffin PIGEONS AND DOVES Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove CUCKOOS Black-billed Cuckoo Yellow-billed Cuckoo OWLS Eastern Screech-Owl Great Horned Owl Snowy Owl Barred Owl Great Gray Owl Northern Hawk Owl Boreal Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Northern Long-eared Owl Short-eared Owl NIGHTJARS Common Nighthawk SWIFTS Chimney Swift HUMMINGBIRDS Ruby-throated Hummingbird KINGFISHERS Belted Kingfisher WOODPECKERS Red-headed Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker TYRANT FLYCATCHERS Olive-sided Flycatcher Eastern Wood-Pewee Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Eastern Kingbird Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Fork-tailed Flycatcher LARKS Horned Lark SWALLOWS Tree Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Bank Swallow Cliff Swallow Barn Swallow WAGTAILS AND PIPITS American Pipit KINGLETS Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet WAXWINGS Bohemian Waxwing Cedar Waxwing WRENS Winter Wren MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHERS Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher THRUSHES Veery Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush American Robin Varied Thrush GNATCATCHERS Blue-gray Gnatcatcher CHICKADEES AND TITS Black-capped Chickadee Boreal Chickadee NUTHATCHES Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch CREEPERS Brown Creeper SHRIKES Northern Shrike CROWS AND JAYS Gray Jay Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven STARLINGS European Starling OLD WORLD SPARROWS House Sparrow VIREOS AND ALLIES Blue-headed Vireo Philadelphia Vireo Red-eyed Vireo FINCHES, SISKINS, CROSSBILLS Pine Grosbeak Purple Finch Red Crossbill White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Hoary Redpoll Pine Siskin American Goldfinch Evening Grosbeak WOOD WARBLERS Tennessee Warbler Nashville Warbler Northern Parula Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Magnolia Warbler Cape May Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Pine Warbler Palm Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-and-white Warbler American Redstart Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Mourning Warbler Common Yellowthroat Wilson's Warbler Canada Warbler TANAGERS AND ALLIES Western Tanager SPARROWS, TOWHEES, JUNCOS Eastern Towhee American Tree Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Lark Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting SALTATORS, CARDINALS AND ALLIES Northern Cardinal Rose-breasted Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Dickcissel BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, GRACKLES, ETC. Bobolink Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Yellow-headed Blackbird Rusty Blackbird Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Baltimore Oriole Orchard Oriole __________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Peibirders mailing list Peibirders@lists.upei.ca http://lists.upei.ca/mailman/listinfo/peibirders
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