Good work KEVIN! and a PS from Marie

American Coot --- photo by DAVID SPEISER- http://www.lilibirds.com

KEVIN TOPPING writes his first post:

Happy New Year! This is my first post (I hope I'm not breaking any rules - let me know). This is my third year birding and I have had fun and learned a lot; and met a lot of great people in the process. I look forward to the year to come. 

I had a great start with 36 species

Coots (have you ever seen their feet?) 

Am. Goldfinch

Robins (dozens at Summit rock)

Baltimore Oriole (male for sure and what I believe after reading in books, a female)

Black-capped Chickadee

Bluejays

Brown Creeper

Brown-headed Cowbird (male)

Bufflehead (6 males and at least 3 females)

Canada Geese

Cardinal

Carolina Wren

Common Grackle

Dark-eyed Junco

Downy Woodpecker (male and female)

Starlings

Gadwall

Great Black-backed Gull

Hooded Merganzer (males and females)

House Finch

House Sparrow

Mallard Duck

Mourning Dove

Northern Flicker

Northern Shoveler

Pied-billed Grebe

Pigeon

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Red-tailed Hawk

Ring-billed Gull

Ring-necked Duck (was hanging with a couple mallards on east side of reservoir around 93rd street)

Ruddy Duck

Sharp-shinned Hawk (chasing the red-tailed hawk around)

White-breasted Nuthatch

White-throated Sparrow

Wood Duck (pair)

Happy Birding everyone.

Kevin Topping

PS from Marie:

And a HAPPY NEW YEAR to all friends old and new!

PPS to Kevin: Thanks for your posting. You're not breaking any rules. Actually, there are no rules.

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