Sunday, January 01, 2006

2006 DC Bird List

This post contains my sightings for 2006 in the District of Columbia. The table will be updated as I see new birds throughout the year, and a permanent link will be placed in the sidebar. An asterisk (*) indicates a new life bird for DC.

The list is based on the list of bird species for the District of Columbia maintained by the Maryland Ornithological Society, with some particularly unlikely species removed.

Related: Sightings Wrap-up for 2005, 2006 Bird List

Species seen: 168
Last updated: 12-21-06


SpeciesDate SeenLocation
Ducks, Geese, & Swans
Greater White-fronted Goose

Snow Goose

Canada Goose1-4-06
Hains Point
Brant

Mute Swan

Tundra Swan3-12-06
National Arboretum
Wood Duck1-4-06
National Zoo
Gadwall7-9-06
Anacostia Park
American Wigeon3-5-06
Constitution Gardens
American Black Duck1-4-06
National Zoo
Mallard1-4-06
National Zoo
Blue-winged Teal4-26-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Northern Shoveler*4-26-06*
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens*
Northern Pintail

Green-winged Teal4-2-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Canvasback*1-8-06*
Georgetown Reservoir*
Redhead

Ring-necked Duck

Greater Scaup*1-4-06*
Hains Point*
Lesser Scaup1-4-06
Hains Point
Surf Scoter

White-winged Scoter

Black Scoter

Long-tailed Duck

Bufflehead1-14-06
Constitution Gardens
Common Goldeneye

Hooded Merganser1-8-06
Chain Bridge
Common Merganser1-6-06 Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Red-breasted Merganser1-20-06
Roosevelt Island
Ruddy Duck1-8-06
Anacostia Park
Gamebirds
Wild Turkey

Northern Bobwhite

Loons & Grebes
Red-throated Loon

Common Loon4-9-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Pied-billed Grebe1-8-05Anacostia Park
Horned Grebe3-22-06
East Potomac Park
Red-necked Grebe

Eared Grebe

Cormorants
Double-crested Cormorant3-5-06
Hains Point
Great Cormorant

Bitterns, Herons, & Egrets
American Bittern*1-6-06* Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens*
Least Bittern

Great Blue Heron1-6-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Great Egret4-9-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Snowy Egret4-9-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Little Blue Heron

Cattle Egret

Green Heron4-23-06
National Arboretum
Black-crowned Night-Heron5-13-06Fletcher's Boathouse
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron5-13-06Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Ibis & Vultures
White Ibis

Glossy Ibis

Black Vulture 1-5-06
Roosevelt Island
Turkey Vulture 1-5-06
Roosevelt Island
Kites & Hawks
Osprey3-16-06
East Potomac Park
Bald Eagle1-15-06
National Arboretum
Northern Harrier

Sharp-shinned Hawk 1-7-06
National Arboretum
Cooper's Hawk1-19-06
National Zoo
Northern Goshawk

Red-shouldered Hawk 1-5-06
Roosevelt Island
Broad-winged Hawk*4-2-06*
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens*
Red-tailed Hawk 1-4-06
National Zoo
Rough-legged Hawk

Falcons
American Kestrel1-19-06
Rock Creek Park
Merlin 1-4-06
Hains Point
Peregrine Falcon 1-6-06
Kenilworth Park
Rails, Moorhens, & Coot
Yellow Rail

Black Rail

Clapper Rail

King Rail

Virginia Rail

Sora

Purple Gallinule

Common Moorhen

American Coot 1-4-06
Hains Point
Plovers
Black-bellied Plover

American Golden-Plover

Semipalmated Plover

Killdeer 1-4-06
Hains Point
Sandpipers
Greater Yellowlegs4-2-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Lesser Yellowlegs4-2-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Solitary Sandpiper5-5-06
Rock Creek Park
Willet

Spotted Sandpiper4-24-06
Constitution Gardens
Upland Sandpiper

Ruddy Turnstone

Sanderling

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Western Sandpiper

Least Sandpiper

White-rumped Sandpiper

Baird's Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Dunlin

Stilt Sandpiper

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Short-billed Dowitcher

Long-billed Dowitcher

Wilson's Snipe4-2-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
American Woodcock*5-13-06*Rock Creek Park*
Gulls & Terns
Laughing Gull5-13-06Anacostia Park
Franklin's Gull

Little Gull

Black-headed Gull

Bonaparte's Gull

Ring-billed Gull 1-4-06
Hains Point
California Gull

Herring Gull 1-4-06
Hains Point
Iceland Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull 1-8-06
Anacostia Park
Glaucous Gull

Great Black-backed Gull 1-4-06
Hains Point
Caspian Tern4-9-06
Anacostia Park
Royal Tern

Common Tern

Forster's Tern

Least Tern

Black Tern

Black Skimmer

Doves & Pigeons
Rock Pigeon 1-3-06
Union Station
Mourning Dove 1-4-06
Hains Point
Cuckoos
Black-billed Cuckoo

Yellow-billed Cuckoo5-1-06
Roosevelt Island
Owls
Barn Owl

Eastern Screech-Owl3-12-06
National Arboretum
Great Horned Owl*12-16-06*
National Arboretum*
Barred Owl5-13-06Rock Creek Park
Long-eared Owl

Short-eared Owl

Northern Saw-whet Owl

Nightjars & Swifts
Common Nighthawk5-13-06Rock Creek Park
Chuck-will's-widow

Whip-poor-will

Chimney Swift4-9-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Hummingbirds & Kingfisher
Ruby-throated Hummingbird4-25-06
Rock Creek Park
Rufous Hummingbird

Belted Kingfisher 1-6-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Woodpeckers
Red-headed Woodpecker2-12-06
National Arboretum
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1-4-06
National Zoo
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1-5-06
Roosevelt Island
Downy Woodpecker 1-4-06
National Zoo
Hairy Woodpecker 1-5-06
Roosevelt Island
Northern Flicker 1-5-06
Roosevelt Island
Pileated Woodpecker 1-5-06
Roosevelt Island
Flycatchers
Olive-sided Flycatcher

Eastern Wood-Pewee5-6-06
National Arboretum
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Acadian Flycatcher5-6-06
National Arboretum
Alder Flycatcher

Willow Flycatcher

Least Flycatcher

Eastern Phoebe 1-5-06
Roosevelt Island
Great Crested Flycatcher4-23-06
National Arboretum
Western Kingbird

Eastern Kingbird4-26-06
Kenilworth Park
Vireos
White-eyed Vireo4-26-06
Kenilworth Park
Yellow-throated Vireo5-5-06
Rock Creek Park
Blue-headed Vireo5-13-06Rock Creek Park
Warbling Vireo4-26-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Philadelphia Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo4-25-06
Rock Creek Park
Jays & Crows
Blue Jay 1-4-06
National Zoo
American Crow 1-5-06
Roosevelt Island
Fish Crow 1-6-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Common Raven

Lark & Swallows
Horned Lark

Purple Martin

Tree Swallow3-18-06
National Arboretum
Northern Rough-winged Swallow4-5-06
Roosevelt Island
Bank Swallow4-5-06Roosevelt Island
Cliff Swallow

Barn Swallow4-9-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Chickadees, Titmouse, Nuthatches & Creeper
Carolina Chickadee 1-5-06
Roosevelt Island
Black-capped Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse 1-4-06
National Zoo
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1-7-06
National Arboretum
White-breasted Nuthatch 1-4-06
National Zoo
Brown Creeper 1-4-06
Hains Point
Wrens
Carolina Wren 1-4-06
Hains Point
House Wren5-1-06
Roosevelt Island
Winter Wren 1-5-06
Roosevelt Island
Sedge Wren* 5-5-06*
Rock Creek Park*
Marsh Wren

Kinglets & Gnatcatcher
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1-4-06
Hains Point
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1-8-06
Anacostia Park
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher4-23-06
National Arboretum
Thrushes
Eastern Bluebird 1-6-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Veery4-25-06
Rock Creek Park
Gray-cheeked Thrush5-27-06
National Arboretum
Swainson's Thrush5-4-06
Rock Creek Park
Hermit Thrush 1-7-06
National Arboretum
Wood Thrush4-23-06
National Arboretum
American Robin 1-7-06
National Arboretum
Mimids
Gray Catbird 1-6-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Northern Mockingbird 1-4-06
National Zoo
Brown Thrasher 1-6-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Starling, Pipit, & Waxwing
European Starling 1-3-06
Union Station
American Pipit

Cedar Waxwing 1-7-06
National Arboretum
Wood Warblers
Blue-winged Warbler4-25-06
Rock Creek Park
Golden-winged Warbler

Tennessee Warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler

Nashville Warbler5-4-06
Rock Creek Park
Northern Parula4-23-06
National Arboretum
Yellow Warbler4-29-06
National Arboretum
Chestnut-sided Warbler5-4-06
Rock Creek Park
Magnolia Warbler5-4-06
Rock Creek Park
Cape May Warbler*5-3-06
Constitution Gardens
Black-throated Blue Warbler4-29-06
National Arboretum
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1-6-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Black-throated Green Warbler4-23-06
National Arboretum
Blackburnian Warbler4-29-06
National Arboretum
Yellow-throated Warbler

Pine Warbler3-5-06
National Arboretum
Prairie Warbler5-3-06
Constitution Gardens
Palm Warbler4-9-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Bay-breasted Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler5-4-06
Rock Creek Park
Cerulean Warbler*5-13-06*Rock Creek Park*
Black-and-white Warbler4-23-06
National Arboretum
American Redstart5-13-06Rock Creek Park
Prothonotary Warbler5-13-06Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Worm-eating Warbler5-6-06
National Arboretum
Ovenbird4-23-06
National Arboretum
Northern Waterthrush*5-1-06*
Roosevelt Island*
Louisiana Waterthrush*4-9-06*
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens*
Kentucky Warbler

Connecticut Warbler

Mourning Warbler5-27-06
National Arboretum
Common Yellowthroat 1-8-06
C&O Canal
Hooded Warbler4-23-06
National Arboretum
Wilson's Warbler

Canada Warbler5-5-06
Rock Creek Park
Yellow-breasted Chat

Tanagers
Summer Tanager

Scarlet Tanager5-1-06
Roosevelt Island
Sparrows
Eastern Towhee 1-5-06
Roosevelt Island
American Tree Sparrow 1-6-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Chipping Sparrow 1-7-06
National Arboretum
Clay-colored Sparrow

Field Sparrow 1-8-06
Chain Bridge
Vesper Sparrow*4-26-06*
Kenilworth Park*
Lark Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow 1-8-06
Chain Bridge
Grasshopper Sparrow

Seaside Sparrow

Fox Sparrow 1-6-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Song Sparrow 1-4-06
National Zoo
Lincoln's Sparrow5-5-06
Rock Creek Park
Swamp Sparrow 1-5-06
Roosevelt Island
White-throated Sparrow 1-4-06
National Zoo
White-crowned Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco 1-4-06
Hains Point
Lapland Longspur

Snow Bunting

Cardinal, Grosbeaks, & Bunting
Northern Cardinal 1-4-06
National Zoo
Rose-breasted Grosbeak4-29-06
National Arboretum
Blue Grosbeak*4-26-06*
Kenilworth Park*
Indigo Bunting4-25-06
Rock Creek Park
Dickcissel

Bobolink*5-13-06*Kenilworth Park*
Blackbirds & Orioles
Red-winged Blackbird 1-5-06
Roosevelt Island
Eastern Meadowlark*4-26-06*
Kenilworth Park*
Rusty Blackbird

Common Grackle1-19-06
National Zoo
Brown-headed Cowbird3-5-06
National Arboretum
Orchard Oriole4-29-06
National Arboretum
Baltimore Oriole5-1-06
Roosevelt Island
Finches
Purple Finch 1-7-06
National Arboretum
House Finch 1-4-06
Hains Point
Red Crossbill

White-winged Crossbill

Common Redpoll

Pine Siskin

American Goldfinch 1-4-06
National Zoo
Evening Grosbeak

Weaver Finch
House Sparrow 1-3-06
Union Station