Well the last day of the year is almost over. It has been an amazing run. From doing the Century in January, May madness at Magee, summer and fall chases and trips and coming down to the last few weeks of the year; it has been great. I end the year with 298 species for Ohio and 489 for the lower 48. The last two weeks were filled with utter failure on my part to locate the last birds of the year. Chases for Bo Wax, Little Gull, Slaty Backed Gull, Mew Gull, Common Redpoll, Black Legged Kittiwake, Harlequin Duck, Golden Eagle and Snowy Owl all ended without the birds unfortunately. Even with all those misses I scored a lot of awesome birds in Ohio this year.
My Top Five Birds of Ohio 2010
1. Long Tailed Jeager
2. Arctic Tern
3. Scissor Tailed Flycatcher
4. Vermillion Flycatcher
5. Purple Gallinule
Favorite moment of the year:
Hands down: Elegant Trogan in SEAZ
Favorite quote of the year:
"Haven't you heard about us?"
Best day of birding this year:
Jeager hunting at Sunset Park.
Favorite place visited for the first time this year:
Madera Canyon
Favorite non-bird
Armadillo
So that pretty much sums up the year. Tomorrow morning I will start all over again. I will try for 600 birds in the lower 48 and 300 again in Ohio.
Happy New Year to all!
Good birding in 2011
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