During the early parts of 2017 I’ll give the Bird-a-Day Challenge a go once again after taking 2016 off. This blog post from Audubon Magazine explains the challenge: Bird-A-Day Challenge Begins New Years Day 2012. I previously participated in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015. My previous record is June 4th, which I reached in 2015 (at 154 days, beating my previous record by 10 days).
Technically June 4 is the date to beat but I’ve been out of birding for a while and this is more of a way to get back into it. So I doubt I’ll make it very far. One month at a time. 🙂 I sometimes post updates on my Bird-a-Day progress which you can follow on the blog.
| 08-MAY-17 | BUST | |
| 07-MAY-17 | Northern Bobwhite | Orange City |
| 06-MAY-17 | Boat-tailed Grackle | Magic Kingdom |
| 05-MAY-17 | Solitary Sandpiper | Trout Lake |
| 04-MAY-17 | American Redstart | Mead Botanical Garden |
| 03-MAY-17 | Osprey | home |
| 02-MAY-17 | Great Blue Heron | Lake Monroe Park |
| 01-MAY-17 | Least Tern | Gemini Springs |
| 30-APR-17 | Northern Cardinal | home |
| 29-APR-17 | Eastern Meadowlark | Clermont |
| 28-APR-17 | Black-necked Stilt | Gemini Springs |
| 27-APR-17 | Indigo Bunting | Mead Botanical Garden |
| 26-APR-17 | Blackpoll Warbler | Lake Ashby Park |
| 25-APR-17 | Cape May Warbler | Margaret Buschman Park |
| 24-APR-17 | Tufted Titmouse | home |
| 23-APR-17 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Disney World |
| 22-APR-17 | Carolina Wren | home |
| 21-APR-17 | Rock Dove | Seminole Co. |
| 20-APR-17 | Common Gallinule | Orlando |
| 19-APR-17 | Mourning Dove | DeBary Hall |
| 18-APR-17 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | Gemini Springs |
| 17-APR-17 | Pine Warbler | Deltona |
| 16-APR-17 | Blue Grosbeak | Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive |
| 15-APR-17 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | home |
| 14-APR-17 | Muscovy Duck | Deltona |
| 13-APR-17 | Chimney Swift | Audubon Center for Birds of Prey |
| 12-APR-17 | Marsh Wren | Gemini Springs |
| 11-APR-17 | Barn Swallow | Otter’s on the River |
| 10-APR-17 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Gemini Springs |
| 09-APR-17 | Black Skimmer | St. Lucie County |
| 08-APR-17 | Turkey Vulture | home |
| 07-APR-17 | Swallow-tailed Kite | Orlando |
| 06-APR-17 | Blue-headed Vireo | Gemini Springs |
| 05-APR-17 | Blue-winged Teal | Gemini Springs |
| 04-APR-17 | Cooper’s Hawk | East Regional Rail Trail |
| 03-APR-17 | Chuck-will’s-Widow | Osteen |
| 02-APR-17 | Northern Mockingbird | Sanford |
| 01-APR-17 | Little Blue Heron | Blue Spring State Park |
| 31-MAR-17 | Great Crested Flycatcher | Spring-to-spring Trail |
| 30-MAR-17 | Anhinga | Lake Monroe Boat Ramp |
| 29-MAR-17 | American Coot | Gemini Springs |
| 28-MAR-17 | Brown Pelican | Orlando |
| 27-MAR-17 | Cattle Egret | Deltona |
| 26-MAR-17 | Red-eyed Vireo | home |
| 25-MAR-17 | Yellow-headed Blackbird | Central Florida Fairgrounds |
| 24-MAR-17 | Black-and-white Warbler | Gemini Springs |
| 23-MAR-17 | Downy Woodpecker | Audubon Center for Birds of Prey |
| 22-MAR-17 | Loggerhead Shrike | Orange City |
| 21-MAR-17 | Purple Gallinule | Lake Monroe Conservation Area |
| 20-MAR-17 | Killdeer | Deltona |
| 19-MAR-17 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | home |
| 18-MAR-17 | Song Sparrow | Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive |
| 17-MAR-17 | Blue Jay | home |
| 16-MAR-17 | Fish Crow | Audubon Center for Birds of Prey |
| 15-MAR-17 | Snowy Egret | Gemini Springs |
| 14-MAR-17 | Sora | Gemini Springs |
| 13-MAR-17 | Yellow-throated Warbler | Lake Monroe Boat Ramp |
| 12-MAR-17 | Tricolored Heron | Gemini Springs |
| 11-MAR-17 | Field Sparrow | Gemini Springs |
| 10-MAR-17 | Cedar Waxwing | Gemini Springs |
| 09-MAR-17 | Red-winged Blackbird | Audubon Center for Birds of Prey |
| 08-MAR-17 | Black Vulture | home |
| 07-MAR-17 | Orange-crowned Warbler | Gemini Springs |
| 06-MAR-17 | Northern Parula | home |
| 05-MAR-17 | Eurasian Collared Dove | Orlando |
| 04-MAR-17 | Palm Warbler | Konomac Lake |
| 03-MAR-17 | Hermit Thrush | Green Springs |
| 02-MAR-17 | Barred Owl | Audubon Center for Birds of Prey |
| 01-MAR-17 | Purple Martin | Audubon Park |
| 28-FEB-17 | Belted Kingfisher | I-4 flyover Seminole Co. |
| 27-FEB-17 | Roseate Spoonbill | Circle B Bar Reserve |
| 26-FEB-17 | Double-crested Cormorant | WDW |
| 25-FEB-17 | Limpkin | Boardwalk @ WDW |
| 24-FEB-17 | House Sparrow | Hollywood Studios @ WDW |
| 23-FEB-17 | Wood Duck | Audubon Center for Birds of Prey |
| 22-FEB-17 | White Ibis | home |
| 21-FEB-17 | Wilson’s Snipe | Lake Monroe Boat Ramp |
| 20-FEB-17 | Great Egret | Deltona bike path spur |
| 19-FEB-17 | American Crow | Mom & Dad’s house |
| 18-FEB-17 | Sandhill Crane | Gemini Springs |
| 17-FEB-17 | White-eyed Vireo | home |
| 16-FEB-17 | Brown Thrasher | Audubon Center for Birds of Prey |
| 15-FEB-17 | Glossy Ibis | Lake Monroe Boat Ramp |
| 14-FEB-17 | American Kestrel | Deltona bike path spur |
| 13-FEB-17 | Painted Bunting | Gemini Springs |
| 12-FEB-17 | American Robin | Spring-to-spring Trail |
| 11-FEB-17 | Forster’s Tern | Lake Monroe Boat Ramp |
| 10-FEB-17 | Mottled Duck | Lake Monroe Boat Ramp |
| 09-FEB-17 | Lesser Scaup | Seminole Towne Center pond |
| 08-FEB-17 | Wild Turkey | home |
| 07-FEB-17 | Brant | Canaveral National Seashore |
| 06-FEB-17 | Lesser Yellowlegs | Konomac Lake |
| 05-FEB-17 | Bonaparte’s Gull | Ponce Inlet |
| 04-FEB-17 | Pied-billed Grebe | Lake Monroe Boat Ramp |
| 03-FEB-17 | American White Pelican | Canaveral National Seashore |
| 02-FEB-17 | House Wren | Polynesian @ WDW |
| 01-FEB-17 | American Goldfinch | Mom & Dad’s house |
| 31-JAN-17 | White-winged Dove | Dewey Boster Park |
| 30-JAN-17 | Eastern Phoebe | Spring-to-spring Trail |
| 29-JAN-17 | Caspian Tern | Gemini Springs |
| 28-JAN-17 | Mallard | Epcot |
| 27-JAN-17 | Chipping Sparrow | River City Nature Park |
| 26-JAN-17 | Bufflehead | Seminole Towne Center pond |
| 25-JAN-17 | Tree Swallow | home |
| 24-JAN-17 | Greater Yellowlegs | Konomac Lake |
| 23-JAN-17 | Carolina Chickadee | East Central Regional Rail Trail |
| 22-JAN-17 | Ovenbird | Gemini Springs |
| 21-JAN-17 | Grey Catbird | Audubon Park |
| 20-JAN-17 | White-throated Sparrow | Gemini Springs |
| 19-JAN-17 | Ring-billed Gull | Seminole Towne Center pond |
| 18-JAN-17 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | Gemini Springs |
| 17-JAN-17 | Red-headed Woodpecker | Quail Lakes Powerline Trails |
| 16-JAN-17 | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Gemini Springs |
| 15-JAN-17 | Green Heron | Gemini Springs |
| 14-JAN-17 | Bald Eagle | home |
| 13-JAN-17 | Wood Stork | Lake Monroe Boat Ramp |
| 12-JAN-17 | Ring-necked Duck | Seminole Towne Center pond |
| 11-JAN-17 | Pileated Woodpecker | home |
| 10-JAN-17 | Hooded Merganser | Konomac Lake |
| 09-JAN-17 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Gemini Springs |
| 08-JAN-17 | American Bittern | Gemini Springs |
| 07-JAN-17 | Red-tailed Hawk | Boardwalk @ WDW |
| 06-JAN-17 | Northern Harrier | Gemini Springs |
| 05-JAN-17 | Common Grackle | ESPN @ WDW |
| 04-JAN-17 | Red-shouldered Hawk | home |
| 03-JAN-17 | Laughing Gull | Port of Tampa |
| 02-JAN-17 | Brown Booby | Gulf of Mexico |
| 01-JAN-17 | Yellow-faced Grassquit | Cozumel |
