Bird Count From Tahiti/Moorea Trip - November, 2015

Michelle and I just got back from our trip to Tahiti and Moorea this morning.  It being our 15th anniversary trip, and not wanting to subject Michelle to too much birding, I didn't spend a lot of time in the bush looking for endemic warblers.  But I still got to see the obvious birds on the island, just walking on the beach and running every morning. I got some decent pictures of some of them. I identified 15 total, including 9 new ones. More boring travel log posts and pictures later.

Here's the list for the trip.  (n) for new:

1. White tailed tropicbird

2.  Reef Heron (n)

3.  Grey Duck (n)

4.  Swamp Harrier (n)

5.  Wandering Tattler

6.  Crested Tern (n)

7.  Brown Noddy (n)

8. White Tern (n)

9.  Zebra Dove 

10.  Grey-Backed White-Eye (n)

11.  Common Waxbill (n)

12.  Chestnut-Breasted Mannikin (n)

13.  Common Mynah

14.  Budgerigar (the common pet parakeet. Obvious escapes, but saw a couple at the first resort on Tahiti.) (n)

15.  Red-Vented Bulbul

Updated life list:

1. Muscovy Duck (CR)
2. Neotropic Cormorant (CR)
3. Anhinga (CR)
4. Bare-troated Tiger-Heron (CR)
5. Little Blue Heron (CR)
6. Great Egret (CR) (Bolsa Chica, Ca., Nov. '12)

7. Great Blue Heron (CR)(Farmington Bay, Ut., April '12)

8. Cattle Egret (CR)
9. Snowy Egret (CR)(Farmington Bay, Ut., April '12) (Bolsa, Chica, Ca., Nov. '12)

10. Green Heron (CR)
11. Tricolored Heron (CR, Florida, Feb, '14)

12. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (CR)
13. Black Vulture (CR)
14. Turkey Vulture (CR)
15. Broad-winged Hawk (CR)
16. Common Black-Hawk (CR)
17. Merlin (CR)
18. Northern Jacana (CR)
19. Black-necked Stilt (CR)(Farmington Bay, Ut., April '12)

20. Sanderling (CR, Antelope Island, Maui)

(in Maui)

21. Least Sandpiper (CR)
22. Red-lored Parrot (CR)
23. Mealy Parrot (CR)
24. Squirrel Cuckoo (CR)
25. Groove-billed Ani (CR, Martha Brae River, Jamaica, May, 2105)

26. Band-tailed Barbthroat Hummingbird (CR)
27. Violaceous Trogon (CR)
28. Green Kingfisher (CR)
29. Belted Kingfisher (CR)(Nebraska)
30. Amazon Kingfisher (CR)
31. Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (CR)
32. Keel-billed Toucan (CR)
33. Collared Aracari (CR)
34. Chestnut-backed Antbird (CR)
35. Yellow-bellied Elaenia (CR)
36. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (CR)
37. Boat-billed Flycatcher (CR)
38. Great Kiskadee (CR)
39. Social Flycatcher (CR)
40. Tropical Kingbird (CR)
41. Mangrove Swallow (CR)
42. Clay-colerd Robin (CR)
43. Northern Parula (CR)
44. Summer Tanager (CR)
45. Passerini's Tanager (CR)
46. Great-tailed Grackle (CR)
47. Scarlet-rumped Cacique (CR)
49. Baltimore Oriole (CR)
50. Chestnut-headed Oropendola (CR)
51. Montezuma Oropendola (CR)
52. European Starling (Ut)
53. Red-winged Blackbird (Pineview Reservoir, Ut., March '12)
54. Black-billed Magpie (Ut)
55. Osprey (Pineview Reservoir, Ut., March '12, Florida, Feb, '14)

56. Pine Siskin (Ut)
57. House Finch (Ut)
58. American Tree Sparow (Ut)
59. Cassin's Finch (Ut)
60. White-crowned Sparrow (Ut)
61. Mourning Dove (Ut)
62. Mallard (Ut)
63. Northern Pintail (Pineview Reservior, Ut., March, '12)
64. Northern Shoveler (Pineview Reservoir, Ut., March, '12)
65. Northern Harrier (Antelope Island, Ut., March, '12)
66. Black-capped Chicadee (Ut)
67. American Robin (Ut)
68. Eurasian Collared-Dove (Ut)
69. Rock Pigeon (Ut)
70. Canada Goose (Pineview Reservior, Ut., March '12)

71. Common Merganser (Male, Pineview Reservior, Ut., March '12) female (Causey Reservoir, Ut., May '12)
72. California Gull (Ut)
73. Western Meadowlark (Antelope Island, Ut., March, '12)

74. Wood duck(Ut, March, '12)

75. Gambel's Quail - (Ogden Nature Center - March, '12)
76. House Sparrow - (Ut., March, '12)
77. Dark Eyed Junco (Ut., March, '12)
78. American Goldfinch (Layton, Ut., March, '12)
79. Sandhill Crane (Farmington Bay, Ut., March, '12)
80. Killdeer (Farmington Bay, Ut., March, '12)

81. Bufflehead (Farmington Bay, Ut., March, '12)
82. American Coot (Farmington Bay, Ut., March, '12)
83. American Avocet (Farmington Bay, Ut., March, '12)
84. Chipping Sparrow (Farmington Bay, Ut., March, '12)
85. American Kestrel (Farmington Bay, Ut., March, '12)

86. American White Pelican (Farmington Bay, Ut., March, '12)

87. Green-Winged Teal (Farmington Bay, Ut., March, '12)
88. Cinnamon Teal (Farmington Bay, Ut., March, '12)
89. Gadwall (Farmington Bay, Ut., March, '12)
90. Downy Woodpecker (Layton, Ut., March, '12)
91. Double Crested Cormorant (Jensen's Nature Park, Ut., April, '12)
92. Yellow-headed Blackbird (Jensen's Nature Park, Ut., April, '12)
93. American Wigeon (Jensen's Nature Park, Ut., April '12)
94. Barn Swallow (Antelope Island, Ut., April '12)
95. Horned Grebe (Antelope Island, Ut., April '12)
96. Eared Grebe (Antelope Island, Ut., April '12)
97. Redhead (Antelope Island, Ut., April '12)
98. Greater Scaup (Antelope Island, Ut., April '12)
99. Lesser Scaup (Antelope Island, Ut., April '12)

100. Chukar (Antelope Island, Ut., April '12)
101. Willet (Antelope Island, Ut., April '12)
102. American Crow (Ut.)
103. Common Raven (Ut.)
104. Ring-billed Gull (Ut.)

105. Long-billed Curlew (Famington Bay, Ut., April '12)
106. Franklin's Gull
107. Caspian Tern
108. White-faced Ibis (Farmington Bay, Ut., April, '12)

109. Forster's Tern (Farminton Bay, Ut., April, '12)

110. California Quail (Jordan River Temple, Ut., May, '12)
111. Black Bellied Plover (antelope Island, Ut., May '12)
112. Bonaparte's Gull (Antelope Island, Ut., May '12)
113. Brewer's Black Bird (Antelope Island, Ut., May '12)
114. Red Tailed Hawk (Ogden Nature Center, Ut., May, '12)
115. Yellow Warbler (Memorial Park Campground, Ut., May '12)
116. Golden Eagle (Memorial Park Campground, Ut., May '12)
117. Bank Swallow (Jensen Nature Park, Ut., June '12)

118. Ring-necked pheasant (Farmington Bay, Ut., June '12)
(Photo from Maui)

119. Western Kingbird (Farminton, Ut., June '12)
120. Wilson's phalarope (Antelope Island, Ut., June '12)
121. Short-billed dowitcher (Antelope Island, Ut., June '12)
122. Rudy duck (Antelope Island, Ut., June '12)

123. Long-billed Dowitcher (Antelope Island, Ut., June'12)
124. Lazuli Bunting - (Bonneville Trail, Ut., July '12)
125. Loggerhead Shrike - (Antelope Island, Ut., July '12, Cocoa Beach, Florida, May, 2015)

126. Bald Eagle - (Antelope Island, Ut., July '12)
127. Whimbrel (Antelope Island, Ut., July '12)

128. Horned puffin (Homer, Alaska - July '12)
129. Tufted puffin (Homer, Alaska - July '12)
130. Sooty Shearwater (Homer, Alaska - July '12)
131. Glaucous-winged gull (Homer, Alaska - July '12)
132. Common murre - (Homer, Alaska - July '12)
133. Red-breasted nuthatch - (Silver Bullet B&B - Sterling, Alaska - July '12)
134. Red breasted merganser - (Kenai River, Alaska - July '12)
135. Gray jay - (Silver Bullet B&B - Sterling, Alaska - July '12)
136. Golden crowned sparrow (Silver Bullet B&B, Sterling, Alaska - July '12)
137. Chestnut backed chickadee (Silver Bullet B&B, Sterling Alaska - July '12)
138. Harlequin duck (female) - Quartz Creek, Alaska - July '12)
139. Greater yellow legs - (Potter Marsh, Alaska - July '12)
140. Hermit thrush (Potter Marsh, Alaska - July '12)
141. Yellow rumped warbler (Potter Marsh, Alaska - July '12, Florida, Feb. '14)

142. Lincoln sparrow (Potter Marsh, Alaska - July '12)
143. Lesser yellow legs (Potter Marsh, Alaska - July '12)
144. Mew gull (Homer, Alaska - July '12)
145. Black-legged kittiwake (Homer, Alaska - July '12)
146. House Wren (Home, Syracuse, Ut. - Aug. '12)
147. White-winged dove (Stapley's pool, Mesa, Az. - Aug. '12)
148. Anna's Hummingbird (Parent's Home, Mesa, Arizona - Aug. '12) 149. Greater Roadrunner (Brown Road, Mesa, Arizona - Aug. '12)
150. Cactus Wren (Lost Dutchman State Park, Arizona - Aug. '12)
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151. Black-headed Grosbeak (Home, Syracuse, Ut. - Aug. '12)
152. Northern Cardinal (Vince Woolf's House, Omaha, NE, August, '12)
153. Harry Woodpecker (Glen Cunningham Lake, Omaha - August, "12)

154. Tree Swallow (Glen Cunningham Lake, Omaha, NE - August, '12)
155. Orchard Oriole (Female)(Glen Cunningham Lake, Omaha, NE - August '12)
156. Blue Jay (Glen Cunningham Lake, Omaha, NE - August '12)
157. White Breasted Nuthatch (Glen Cunningham Lake, Omaha, NE - August '12)
158. Wild Turkey (Glen Cunningham Lake, Omaha, NE - August '12)
159. Prothornotary Warbler (Fontanelle Forest Nature Center, NE - Aug '12)
160. Ruby Throated Hummingbird (Fontanelle Forest Nature Center, NE - Aug '12)
161. Eastern Phoebe (Fontanelle Forest Nature Center, NE - Aug '12)
162. Song Sparrow (Fontanelle Forest Nature Center, NE - Aug '12)
163. Cooper's Hawk (Indian Cave State Park, NE - Aug '12)
164. Red Headed Woodpecker (Indian Cave State Park, NE - Aug '12)
165. Red Bellied Woodpecker (Nauvoo, IL - Aug, '12)
166. Field Sparrow (Nauvoo, IL - Aug, '12)
167. Black-crowned Night-Heron (Bear River Bird Refuge, Ut - Aug, '12, Maui - Feb., '13)

168. Sage Thrasher (Bear River Bird Refuge, Ut - Aug, '12)

169. Western Grebe (Bear River Bird Refuge, Ut - Aug, '12)

170. Clark's Grebe (Bear River Bird Refuge, Ut - Aug, '12)
171. Plied Billed Grebe(Bear River Bird Refuge, Ut - Aug, '12)

172. Eastern King Bird (Bear River Bird Refuge, Ut - Aug, '12)

173. Swainson's Hawk (Bear River Bird Refuge, Ut - Aug, '12)

174. Common Grackle (Utah)
175. Cliff Swallow (Bear River Bird Refuge, Ut. - Aug, '12)
176. Northern Shrike (Antelope Island, Ut., August, '12)

177. Brewer's Sparrow (Antelope Island, Ut., August '12)

178. Marbled Godwit (Antelope Island, Ut., August, '12)

179. Vesper Sparrow (Antelope Island, Ut., August, 12)

180. Red necked phalarope (juvenile) (Antelope Island, Ut., August, '12)

181. Virginia Rail (Farmington Bay, Ut., August, '12)
182. Black Tern (Juvenile) (Farminton Bay, Ut., August, '12)
183. Snow Goose - Farmington Pond, Ut., Sept, '12)
184. Northern Flicker - Ogden Nature Center, Ut., Sept, '12)

185. Cedar Waxwing - Ogden Nature Center, Ut., Sept, '12)

186. Lincoln sparrow (Farmington Bay, Ut., Sept, '12)
187. Marsh Wren (Farmington Bay, Ut., Sept, '12)
188. Snowy Plover (Farmington Bay, Ut., Sept, '12)

189. Mountain Chickadee (Guardsman Pass, Ut., Sept, '12)
190. American Pipit (Antelope Island, Ut., October, '12)

191. Say's Phoebe (Red Rock Canyon, Nevada, November, '12)
192. Baird's Sandpiper - (Antelope Island, Ut., November, "12)
193. Common Golden Eye (Antelope Island, Ut., November, '12)

194. Western Gull (Bolsa Chica, Ca., November, 12)
195. Black Phoebe (Bolsa Chica, Ca., November, 12)
196. Savanah Sparrow (Bolsa Chica, Ca., Nov., 12)

197. Reddish Egret (Bolsa Chica, Ca., Nov., 12)

198. Barrow's Golden Eye (Antelope Island, Ut., Nov., '12)

199. Rough-Legged Hawk (Bear River Migratory Bird Refuse, Ut., Nov., '12
200. Tundra Swan (Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Ut., Nov., '12)

201. Spotted Dove (Westin Maui, Hawaii, Feb., '13)

202. Zebra Dove (Westin Maui, Hawaii, Feb., '13)

203. Common Myna (Westin Maui, Hawaii, Feb., '13)

204. Red-crested Cardinal (Ioa Valley, Maui, Hawaii, Feb., '13)

205. Java Sparrow (Kaanapali Beach Hotel, Maui, Hawaii, Feb., '13)

206. Hawaiian Owl (Pueo) (Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii, Feb., '13)
207. Gray Francolin (Westin Maui, Hawaii, Feb., '13)

208. Maui Amakihi (Hosmer Grove, Maui, Hawaii, Feb., '13)

209. Apapane (Hosmer Grove, Maui, Hawaii, Feb., '13)

210. I'iwi (Hosmer Grove, Maui, Hawaii, Feb., '12)

211. Hawaiian Goose (Nene) (Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii, Feb., '13)

212. Hawaiian Stilt (Ae'o) (Kanahana Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, Maui, Hawaii, Feb., '13)

213. Pacific Golden-Plover (Kolea) (Kealia Pond, Maui, Hawaii, Feb., '13)

(with Wandering Tattler)
214. Wandering Tattler (Ulili) (Kealia Pond, Maui, Hawaii, Feb., '13)





215. Gray Flycatcher - (Whitney Backyard, Layton, Ut., May, 2013)

216. Dusky Flycatcher - (Logan Canyon, Spring Hallow Campground, Ut., June, 2013)

217. Spotted Sandpiper - (Logan Canyon, Spring Hallow Campground, Ut., June, 2013)

218. Western Tanager - (Logan Canyon, Crimson Trail, Ut., June, 2013)
219. Spotted Towhee - (Trail to Waterfall Canyon, Ut., June, 2013)

220. Blue-Grey Gnatcatcher - (Trail to Waterfall Canyon, Ut., June, 2013)
221. Violet-Green Swallow - (Big Cottonwood Canyon, Ut., July, 2013)
222. Saffron Finch - (Big Island, Hawaii, July, 2013)

223. Japanese White-eye - (Big Island, Hawaii, July, 2013)

224. Yellow-fronted Canary - (Big Island, Hawaii, July, 2013)

225. White Tailed Tropic Bird - (Captain Cook Monument, Big Island, Hawaii, July, 2013)

226.Yellow Billed Cardinal - (Big Island, Hawaii, July, 2013)

227. Black Francolin (Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Big Island, Hawaii, July, 2013)
228. Erckel's Francolin (Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Big Island, Hawaii, July, 2013)

229. Kalij Pheasant (Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Big Island, Hawaii, July, 2013)

230. Sky Lark (Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Big Island, Hawaii, July, 2013)
231. Hawaiian Hawk ('Io) (Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Big Island, Hawaii, July, 2013)
232. Oma'o (Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Big Island, Hawaii, July, 2013)

233. Hawaii Amakihi (Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Big Island, Hawaii, July, 2013)

234. Red billed Leothrix (Big Island, Hawaii, July, 2013)

235. Akakane (Akepa) (Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Big Island, Hawaii, July, 2013)
236. Red-vented Bulbul (Oahu, Hawaii, July, 2013)

237. Hawaiian Coot (Alae ke'oke'o) (Oahu, Hawaii, July, 2013)

238. Hawaiian Moorhen ('Alae 'ula) (Wiamea Valley, Oahu, Hawaii, July, 2013)

239. Common Waxbill (Wiamea Valley, Oahu, Hawaii, July, 2013)

240. Shama Thrush (Wiamea Valley, Oahu, Hawaii, July, 2013)

241. Jungle Fowl (Chicken) (Maui, Big Island, Oahu, Kawaii, Hawaii, 2013).

242. Hawaii Creeper (Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Big Island, Hawaii, July 2013)

243. Phainopepla (Lost Dutchman State Park, Arizona, October, 2013)
244. Albert's Towhee (Parent's House, Mesa, Arizona, December, 2013)
245. Rock Wren (Lost Dutchman's State Park, Arizona, January, 2014)
246. Cassin's Vireo (Lost Dutchman's State Park, Arizona, January, 2014)
247. Curved Billed Thrasher (Lost Dutchman's State Park, Arizona, January, 2014)
248. Black Throated Sparrow (Lost Dutchman's State Park, Arizona, January, 2014)
249. Verdin (Lost Dutchman's State Park, Arizona, January, 2014)
250.  Ring Billed Duck (Florida, February, 2014)

251.  Wood Stork (Florida, February, 2014)

252.  Common Moorhen (Florida, February, 2014)

253.  Limpkin (Florida, February, 2014)
254.  Red Shouldered Hawk (Florida, February, 2014)
255.  White Ibis (Florida, February, 2014)

256.  Glossy Ibis (Florida, February, 2014)
257.  Roseate Spoonbill (Florida, February, 2014)

258.  Mottled Duck (Florida, February, 2014)
259.  Bachman's Sparrow (Florida, February, 2014)

260.  Royal Tern (Florida, February, 2014)
261.  Brown Pelican (Florida, February, 2014)

262.  Burrowing Owl (Antelope Island, Utah, March, 2014)

263.  Western Sandpiper (Antelope Island, Utah, May, 2014)
264.  Dunlin (Antelope Island, Utah, May, 2014)
265.  Bullock's Oriole (Home, Syracuse, Utah, June, 2014)
266.  Western Blue Bird - (Adam's Canyon, Utah, July 2014)
267.  Broad-tailed hummingbird (Backyard, Syracuse, Utah, July, 2014)
268.  Nashvill Warbler - (Vermont, Septmeber, 2014)
269.  Mute Swan - (Cape Code, Ma, September, 2014)
270.  Grey Catbird - (Cape Cod, Ma, September, 2014)
271.  Costas Hummingbird - (Living Desert, Palm Desert California, February, 2015)

272. Grey King Bird - Castaway Cay, Bahamas - May, 2015

273.  Western Spindalis - Castaway Cay, Bahamas - May, 2015
274.  Bahama Yellow Throat - Castaway Cay, Bahamas - May, 2015
275.  Bahama Mocking Bird - Castaway Cay, Bahamas - May, 2015

276.  Cuban Emerald - Castaway Cay, Bahamas - May, 2015
277.  Bananaquit - Castaway Cay, Bahamas - May, 2015

278.  Common Ground Dove - Castaway Cay, Bahamas - May, 2015
279.  Ruddy Turnstone - Castaway Cay and Grand Cayman - May, 2015

280.  Laughing Gull - Castaway Cay, Bahamas - May, 2015
281.  Brown Booby - Western Caribbean - May, 2015

282.  Northern Mockingbird - Cocoa Beach, Florida, May, 2015

283.  Reef Heron - Moorea, French Polynesia - November, 2015

284.   Grey Duck - Moorea, French Polynesia - November, 2015

285.   Swamp Harrier - Moorea, French Polynesia - November, 2015

286.  Crested Tern - Moorea, French Polynesia - November, 2015

287.  Brown Noddy - Tahiti and Moorea, French Polynesia - November, 2015

288. White Tern - Tahiti and Moorea, French Polynesia - November, 2015

289.  Grey-Backed White-Eye - Moorea, French Polynesia - November, 2015
290.  Chestnut-Breasted Mannikin - Tahiti and Moorea, French Polynesia - November, 2015

291.  Budgerigar - Tahiti, French Polynesia - November, 2015

292.  Laysan Albatross - Kilauea Lighthouse - Kauai, Hawaii - February, 2016
293.  Red Footed Booby - Kilauea Lighthouse - Kauai, Hawaii - February, 2016
294.  Great Frigatebird - Kilauea Lighthouse - Kauai, Hawaii - February, 2016
295.  Kauai Elepaio - Pihea Trail - Kauai, Hawaii - February, 2016
296.  Rough Winged Swallow - Ocean Side California - July, 2016