This is a list of birds I saw in 2015 without using motorized support for travel. With the 2014 expansion of the East Regional Rail Trail, I’ve got more birding spots within biking distance of my home. I’m excited that the bridge over SR 415 should be completed in early 2015. This and the Spring-to-Spring Trail are part of the mega Coast to Coast Connector trail which will eventually link St. Petersburg on the west coast of Florida to Titusville on the east coast. In previous years I called this list my BIGBY tally. The term BIGBY was first coined to describe a fossil-free big year (BIg Green Big Year). My previous records are 88 birds in 2011; 115 birds in 2012; 121 birds in 2013; and 142 birds in 2014. I’ll try for 160 in 2015.
141. Northern Waterthrush | 19-Oct-15 | Gemini Springs |
140. Magnolia Warbler | 08-Oct-15 | Audubon Park |
139. Blackburnian Warbler | 04-Oct-15 | Audubon Park |
138. Eastern Wood-Pewee | 16-Sep-15 | Gemini Springs |
137. Common Nighthawk | 14-Sep-15 | Gemini Springs |
136. Northern Rough-winged Swallow | 19-Aug-15 | Gemini Springs |
135. King Rail | 19-Aug-15 | Gemini Springs |
134. Hooded Warbler | 16-Aug-15 | Audubon Park |
133. Eastern Kingbird | 15-Aug-15 | Gemini Springs |
132. Yellow Warbler | 09-Aug-15 | home |
131. Louisiana Waterthrush | 19-Jul-15 | Audubon Park |
130. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | 29-Jun-15 | Audubon Park |
129. Least Bittern | 28-Jun-15 | Lake Monroe Boat Ramp |
128. Blue Grosbeak | 15-Jun-15 | Lake Monroe C.A. Brickyard Slough |
127. Bachman’s Sparrow | 15-Jun-15 | Lake Monroe C.A. Brickyard Slough |
126. Barn Swallow | 07-Jun-15 | Fort Florida Rd |
125. Bobolink | 03-May-15 | Gemini Springs |
124. Worm-eating Warbler | 21-Apr-15 | Gemini Springs |
123. Black-throated Blue Warbler | 21-Apr-15 | Gemini Springs |
122. Least Tern | 21-Apr-15 | Gemini Springs |
121. Solitary Sandpiper | 20-Apr-15 | Gemini Springs |
120. American Redstart | 17-Apr-15 | Audubon Park |
119. Yellow-billed Cuckoo | 17-Apr-15 | Audubon Park |
118. Red-headed Woodpecker | 13-Apr-15 | Quail Lakes Powerline Trails |
117. Florida Scrub-Jay | 13-Apr-15 | Quail Lakes Powerline Trails |
116. Northern Bobwhite | 13-Apr-15 | Quail Lakes Powerline Trails |
115. Chimney Swift | 13-Apr-15 | Spring-to-spring Trail |
114. Black-necked Stilt | 07-Apr-15 | Gemini Springs |
113. Prothonotary Warbler | 06-Apr-15 | home |
112. Red-eyed Vireo | 31-Mar-15 | Gemini Springs |
111. Great Crested Flycatcher | 29-Mar-15 | Gemini Springs |
110. Purple Martin | 07-Mar-15 | Gemini Springs |
109. Black-crowned Night-Heron | 29-Mar-15 | Gemini Springs |
108. Brown-headed Cowbird | 25-Mar-15 | home |
107. Indigo Bunting | 17-Mar-15 | home |
106. Common Ground-Dove | 09-Mar-15 | River City Nature Park |
105. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | 09-Mar-15 | Gemini Springs |
104. White-winged Dove | 07-Mar-15 | Dewey Boster Park |
103. European Starling | 07-Mar-15 | Dewey Boster Park |
102. Swallow-tailed Kite | 07-Mar-15 | DeBary |
101. Marsh Wren | 02-Mar-15 | Gemini Springs |
100. Rock Pigeon | 02-Mar-15 | Lake Monroe Park |
99. Eastern Towhee | 20-Feb-15 | Audubon Park |
98. Merlin | 16-Feb-15 | Gemini Springs |
97. Lesser Scaup | 09-Feb-15 | Gemini Springs |
96. Field Sparrow | 09-Feb-15 | Gemini Springs |
95. Caspian Tern | 09-Feb-15 | Gemini Springs |
94. Sharp-shinned Hawk | 09-Feb-15 | Gemini Springs |
93. Spotted Sandpiper | 07-Feb-15 | Konomac Lake |
92. Greater Yellowlegs | 07-Feb-15 | Konomac Lake |
91. Ovenbird | 01-Feb-15 | Gemini Springs |
90. Cooper’s Hawk | 30-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
89. Northern Parula | 24-Jan-15 | Audubon Park |
88. Laughing Gull | 24-Jan-15 | Audubon Park |
87. Wood Duck | 24-Jan-15 | Audubon Park |
86. Brown Thrasher | 23-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
85. Northern Harrier | 18-Jan-15 | Rob Sullivan Park |
84. Carolina Chickadee | 18-Jan-15 | Fort Florida Road |
83. Painted Bunting | 18-Jan-15 | home |
82. Muscovy Duck | 16-Jan-15 | Deltona Landings |
81. Mallard (domestic type) | 16-Jan-15 | Deltona Landings |
80. House Sparrow | 16-Jan-15 | Deltona Landings |
79. Pine Warbler | 16-Jan-15 | Audubon Park |
78. Wilson’s Snipe | 16-Jan-15 | Audubon Park |
77. Hooded Merganser | 16-Jan-15 | Audubon Park |
76. Green-winged Teal | 16-Jan-15 | Audubon Park |
75. Eastern Bluebird | 16-Jan-15 | Audubon Park |
74. Hermit Thrush | 14-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
73. Limpkin | 14-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
72. Wild Turkey | 13-Jan-15 | home |
71. Common Yellowthroat | 12-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
70. Savannah Sparrow | 11-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
69. Prairie Warbler | 11-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
68. Yellow-throated Warbler | 11-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
67. Loggerhead Shrike | 11-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
66. Killdeer | 11-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
65. Wood Stork | 11-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
64. Baltimore Oriole | 9-Jan-15 | home |
63. Forster’s Tern | 9-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
62. Cedar Waxwing | 7-Jan-15 | home |
61. Ring-billed Gull | 6-Jan-15 | Lake Monroe Park |
60. Snowy Egret | 6-Jan-15 | Lake Monroe Park |
59. Sandhill Crane | 6-Jan-15 | home |
58. Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 5-Jan-15 | home |
57. Black Vulture | 4-Jan-15 | Lake Monroe Park |
56. Northern Flicker | 4-Jan-15 | home |
55. Chipping Sparrow | 4-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
54. Osprey | 4-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
53. Pied-billed Grebe | 4-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
52. Red-bellied Woodpecker | 2-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
51. Pileated Woodpecker | 2-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
50. Black-and-white Warbler | 2-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
49. Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 2-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
48. White-eyed Vireo | 2-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
47. Blue-headed Vireo | 2-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
46. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 2-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
45. Downy Woodpecker | 2-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
44. Yellow-rumped Warbler | 2-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
43. Tufted Titmouse | 2-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
42. Fish Crow | 2-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
41. Red-tailed Hawk | 2-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
40. American Kestrel | 2-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
39. Northern Mockingbird | 2-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
38. Orange-crowned Warbler | 2-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
37. Northern Cardinal | 2-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
36. Swamp Sparrow | 2-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
35. House Wren | 2-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
34. Carolina Wren | 2-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
33. American Crow | 2-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
32. Great Blue Heron | 2-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
31. Great Egret | 2-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
30. American Bittern | 2-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
29. American Robin | 2-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
28. Sora | 2-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
27. Common Grackle | 2-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
26. Red-winged Blackbird | 2-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
25. American Goldfinch | 2-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
24. Cattle Egret | 2-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
23. Glossy Ibis | 2-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
22. Double-crested Cormorant | 2-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
21. Barred Owl | 1-Jan-15 | home |
20. Blue Jay | 1-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
19. Palm Warbler | 1-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
18. Tricolored Heron | 1-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
17. Little Blue Heron | 1-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
16. Green Heron | 1-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
15. Turkey Vulture | 1-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
14. Anhinga | 1-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
13. Blue-winged Teal | 1-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
12. Bald Eagle | 1-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
11. Belted Kingfisher | 1-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
10. Eastern Phoebe | 1-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
9. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 1-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
8. Red-shouldered Hawk | 1-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
7. White Ibis | 1-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
6. Boat-tailed Grackle | 1-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
5. Common Gallinule | 1-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
4. American Coot | 1-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
3. Gray Catbird | 1-Jan-15 | Gemini Springs |
2. Tree Swallow | 1-Jan-15 | home |
1. Mourning Dove | 1-Jan-15 | home |