BIRDS ON SUMMER 2018 TRIP TO CANADA, ENGLAND, AND SPAIN

BOSTON, HALIFAX, ST. JOHN'S, LONDON, MADRID, BARCELONA, TARRAGONA, TORONTO

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THE STARLING IN TORONTO (NUMBER 1 BELOW) WAS THE 39,992nd BIRD I HAVE EVER RECORDED!
GOING TO ELLIOT AND COOPER ROADS TO GET THE 40,000th!

HERE'S A GOOD MOVIE OF BLACK-HEADED GULLS IN ICELAND 2019 I THINK
Black-headed Gulls Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_i7Ej9xluk
BIRD STATISTICS
Total Birds: 120
Total Species : 37 (Not counting unidentified "generics.")
Total Life Listers: 15
LIFERS (LIFE LISTERS)

1. Arctic Tern*
2. Tufted Duck*
3. Carrion Crow*
4. Eurasian Blackbird*
5. Red-rumped Swallow*
6. Eurasian Sparrowhawk*
7. Eurasian Magpie*
8. Hobby*
9. Eurasian Coot*
10. Great Tit*
11. Ring-necked Parakeet*
12. Egyptian Goose*
13. Mute Swan*
14. Northern Gannet*
15. Fox Sparrow*

TRIP LIST (Lifers with Asterisks)

1. European Starling
2. Mallard
3. Herring Gull
4. Common Grackle
5. American Crow
6. American Robin
7. Arctic Tern*
8. Black-capped Chickadee
9. Dark-eyed Junco
10. Yellow Warbler
11. Tufted Duck*
12. House Sparrow
13. Common Wood Pigeon
14. Carrion Crow*
15. Eurasian Blackbird*
16. Generic Heron
17. Rock Dove
18. Red-rumped Swallow*
19. Monk Parakeet
20. Eurasian Sparrowhawk*
21. Eurasian Magpie*
22. Generic Bird
23. Great Black-backed Gull
24. Barn Swallow
25. Eurasian Collared Dove
26. European Robin
27. Hobby*
28. Eurasian Coot*
29. Great Tit*
30. Canada Goose
31. Common Moorhen
32. Ring-necked Parakeet*
33. Egyptian Goose*
34. Mute Swan*
35. Northern Gannet*
36. Black Guillemot
37. Song Sparrow
38. Fox Sparrow*
39. Common Raven


COMPLETE LIST WITH NOTES

1. European Starling    6/11/2018    Toronto    Just at the airport. He was flying around planes on the ground while I was drinking a very good local IPA.
2. Mallard    6/11/2018    St. John's Newfoundland   
3. Herring Gull    6/11/2018    St. John's Newfoundland   
4. Common Grackle    6/11/2018    St. John's Newfoundland    surprise on the shuttle van to the airport to fly all the way back to Arizona. It would be a long day.
5. American Crow    6/11/2018    St. John's Newfoundland   
6. American Robin    6/11/2018    St. John's Newfoundland    Bigger surprise from inside the van!
7. European Starling    6/11/2018    St. John's Newfoundland   
8. Mallard    6/10/2018    St. John's Newfoundland    In that pond by the Holiday Inn
9. Herring Gull    6/10/2018    St. John's Newfoundland   
10. Arctic Tern    6/10/2018    St. John's Newfoundland    Flying and diving. Red beak and feet. Several of them. In that pond by the Holiday Inn
11. European Starling    6/10/2018    St. John's Newfoundland   
12. American Crow    6/10/2018    St. John's Newfoundland   
13. Black-capped Chickadee    6/10/2018    St. John's Newfoundland    Heard Only over by the graveyard. Big graveyard on my way to Signal Hill
14. Dark-eyed Junco    6/10/2018    St. John's Newfoundland    Over by the graveyard. Big graveyard on my way to Signal Hill
15. Yellow Warbler    6/10/2018    St. John's Newfoundland    Saw him. Heard him first. LOUD as usual. Over on the slopes of Signal Hill.
16. Tufted Duck    6/10/2018    St. John's Newfoundland    In that pond by the Holiday Inn. More than one. Note saddle shoe-white and black.
17. House Sparrow    6/10/2018    St. John's Newfoundland    It calls, "Sweet! Sweet!" instead of "Chaeeak! Chaeeak!" Starlings also sing differently here and in Europe than they do in Arizona. They squawk and sing long songs.
18. Herring Gull    6/9/2018    St. John's Newfoundland    Bold and on lawns
19. Mallard    6/9/2018    St. John's Newfoundland    In a pond. The one on the way walking to Holiday Inn for beer and pizza. More birds there later.
20. Common Wood Pigeon    6/9/2018    London    Near Gatwich Airport
21. Herring Gull    6/9/2018    London    Near Gatwich Airport
22. Carrion Crow    6/9/2018    London    Near Gatwich Airport
23. European Starling    6/9/2018    London    Near Gatwich Airport
24. Eurasian Blackbird    6/8/2018    Barcelona    at the airport
25. Generic Heron    6/8/2018    Barcelona    at the airport
26. Rock Dove    6/8/2018    Barcelona    at the airport
27. Red-rumped Swallow    6/8/2018    Barcelona    at the airport
28. Rock Dove    6/7/2018    Barcelona   
29. European Starling    6/7/2018    Barcelona    By the statue of Columbus pointing triumphantly towards India as he cries, "Go west, young man, to India as I did!"
30. Herring Gull    6/7/2018    Barcelona   
31. Monk Parakeet    6/7/2018    Barcelona   
32. House Sparrow    6/7/2018    Barcelona   
33. House Sparrow    6/6/2018    Barcelona   
34. Rock Dove    6/6/2018    Barcelona    flying high
35. Eurasian Sparrowhawk    6/6/2018    Barcelona    Flying high. An accipiter.
36. Herring Gull    6/6/2018    Barcelona   
37. Red-rumped Swallow    6/6/2018    Barcelona   
38. Rock Dove    6/5/2018    Barcelona   
39. Monk Parakeet    6/5/2018    Barcelona   
40. House Sparrow    6/5/2018    Barcelona   
41. Herring Gull    6/5/2018    Barcelona   
42. Rock Dove    6/4/2018    Barcelona   
43. Monk Parakeet    6/4/2018    Barcelona   
44. Eurasian Magpie    6/4/2018    Barcelona   
45. Herring Gull    6/4/2018    Barcelona   
46. Eurasian Blackbird    6/4/2018    Barcelona    More than once have I heard what sounded like an American Robin here and elsewhere and I assume it was the blackbird
47. Generic Bird    6/4/2018    Barcelona    I have a note here that one was hopping around and I couldn't ID it.
48. Generic Heron    6/3/2018    Generic Place Anywhere    White egret thing in the distance when I took the train. On the Train to Tarragona
49. Great Black-backed Gull    6/3/2018    Generic Place Anywhere    On the Train to Tarragona
50. Rock Dove    6/3/2018    Generic Place Anywhere    On the Train to Tarragona
51. Herring Gull    6/3/2018    Tarragona Spain   
52. Barn Swallow    6/3/2018    Tarragona Spain   
53. Eurasian Collared Dove    6/3/2018    Tarragona Spain   
54. Rock Dove    6/3/2018    Tarragona Spain   
55. House Sparrow    6/3/2018    Tarragona Spain   
56. Monk Parakeet    6/3/2018    Barcelona   
57. Herring Gull    6/3/2018    Barcelona   
58. Rock Dove    6/3/2018    Barcelona   
59. Barn Swallow    6/3/2018    Barcelona   
60. House Sparrow    6/2/2018    Madrid   
61. Eurasian Blackbird    6/2/2018    Madrid   
62. Red-rumped Swallow    6/2/2018    Madrid    Big screeching
63. Common Wood Pigeon    6/2/2018    Madrid   
64. Rock Dove    6/2/2018    Madrid   
65. House Sparrow    6/1/2018    Madrid   
66. Rock Dove    6/1/2018    Madrid   
67. Eurasian Blackbird    6/1/2018    Madrid   
68. House Sparrow    5/31/2018    Madrid   
69. Red-rumped Swallow    5/31/2018    Madrid   
70. Eurasian Magpie    5/31/2018    Madrid   
71. Rock Dove    5/31/2018    Madrid   
72. European Robin    5/30/2018    London   
73. Eurasian Blackbird    5/30/2018    London   
74. Herring Gull    5/30/2018    London    
75. Rock Dove    5/30/2018    London
76. Carrion Crow    5/30/2018    London   
77. European Starling    5/30/2018    London   
78. Hobby    5/28/2018    London    Hobby Falcon. Hyde Park in London.
79. Eurasian Coot    5/28/2018    London    Hyde Park in London
80. Common Wood Pigeon    5/28/2018    London    Hyde Park in London
81. Mallard    5/28/2018    London    Hyde Park in London
82. Great Tit    5/28/2018    London    Hyde Park in London
83. Canada Goose    5/28/2018    London    Hyde Park in London
84. Eurasian Magpie    5/28/2018    London    Hyde Park in London
85. Rock Dove    5/28/2018    London   
86. Carrion Crow    5/28/2018    London    Hyde Park in London and elsewhere
87. Common Moorhen    5/28/2018    London    Hyde Park in London. Darn; it's the same species as at home.
88. Ring-necked Parakeet    5/28/2018    London    Hyde Park in London
89. Egyptian Goose    5/28/2018    London    Hyde Park in London
90. Mute Swan    5/28/2018    London    Hyde Park in London
91. European Starling    5/28/2018    London    Hyde Park in London
92. Northern Gannet    5/26/2018    St. John's Newfoundland   
93. Herring Gull    5/26/2018    St. John's Newfoundland   
94. Black Guillemot    5/26/2018    St. John's Newfoundland   
95. Song Sparrow    5/25/2018    Halifax Nova Scotia   
96. Herring Gull    5/25/2018    Halifax Nova Scotia   
97. Herring Gull    5/25/2018    St. John's Newfoundland   
98. American Crow    5/25/2018    St. John's Newfoundland   
99. European Starling    5/25/2018    St. John's Newfoundland   
100. Rock Dove    5/25/2018    St. John's Newfoundland   
101. European Starling    5/24/2018    Halifax Nova Scotia   
102. Great Black-backed Gull    5/24/2018    Halifax Nova Scotia   
103. Herring Gull    5/24/2018    Halifax Nova Scotia   
104. American Crow    5/24/2018    Halifax Nova Scotia   
105. Black Guillemot    5/24/2018    Halifax Nova Scotia    These were actually rather common.
106. Song Sparrow    5/24/2018    Halifax Nova Scotia    I heard him first on the Harbour Hopper Tour
107. Black-capped Chickadee    5/24/2018    Halifax Nova Scotia    Haven't had this one on the list for a while!
108. Rock Dove    5/24/2018    Halifax Nova Scotia
109. Herring Gull    5/23/2018    Boston   
110. Rock Dove    5/23/2018    Boston   
111. Fox Sparrow    5/23/2018    Halifax Nova Scotia    Life Lister. There were a few of them hopping around.
112. Great Black-backed Gull    5/23/2018    Halifax Nova Scotia    Biggest seagull in the world
113. American Crow    5/23/2018    Halifax Nova Scotia   
114. European Starling    5/23/2018    Halifax Nova Scotia   
115. Rock Dove    5/23/2018    Halifax Nova Scotia   
116. Herring Gull    5/23/2018    Halifax Nova Scotia
117. House Sparrow    5/23/2018    Boston   
118. European Starling    5/23/2018    Boston   
119. Common Grackle    5/23/2018    Boston   
120. Common Raven    5/23/2018    Boston