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Favorite so far: Black-capped Chickadee
Tiny, fearless, and the first bird I could name out my window. Hard to beat.
Every species I've gotten a confirmed look at, newest first. Each name links to its eBird page.
| # | Species | First seen | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Violet-green Swallow | May '26 | Indian Town, AK |
| 39 | Tree Swallow | May '26 | Indian Town, AK |
| 38 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | May '26 | My house, AK |
| 37 | Common Redpoll | Mar '26 | My house, AK |
| 36 | Northern Saw-whet Owl | Feb '26 | My house, AK |
| 35 | Double-crested Cormorant | Dec '25 | Pier 62, Seattle |
| 34 | Pine Siskin | Nov '25 | My house, AK |
| 33 | Yellow-headed Blackbird | Nov '25 | My house, AK (vagrant) |
| 32 | Bohemian Waxwing | Nov '25 | My house, AK |
| 31 | Hairy Woodpecker | Nov '25 | My house, AK |
| 30 | White-crowned Sparrow | Nov '25 | My house, AK |
| 29 | Brown Creeper | Oct '25 | Goose Lake Park, AK |
| 28 | Canada Jay | Oct '25 | Goose Lake Park, AK |
| 27 | Boreal Chickadee | Oct '25 | My house, AK |
| 26 | Common Goldeneye | Oct '25 | Westchester Lagoon, AK |
| 25 | Bufflehead | Oct '25 | Westchester Lagoon, AK |
| 24 | European Starling | Sep '25 | My house, AK |
| 23 | Downy Woodpecker | Sep '25 | Potter Marsh, AK |
| 22 | Greater Yellowlegs | Sep '25 | Potter Marsh, AK |
| 21 | Common Merganser | Sep '25 | Potter Marsh, AK |
| 20 | Red-necked Grebe | Sep '25 | Westchester Lagoon, AK |
| 19 | Greater Scaup | Sep '25 | Westchester Lagoon, AK |
| 18 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | Sep '25 | Campbell Creek Estuary, AK |
| 17 | Sandhill Crane | Sep '25 | Campbell Creek Estuary, AK |
| 16 | Marbled Murrelet | Sep '25 | Lands End Resort, AK |
| 15 | Rock Pigeon | Sep '25 | Homer, AK |
| 14 | Glaucous-winged Gull | Sep '25 | Homer, AK |
| 13 | Short-billed Gull | Sep '25 | Homer, AK |
| 12 | Black-legged Kittiwake | Sep '25 | Homer, AK |
| 11 | Song Sparrow | Sep '25 | Lands End Resort, AK |
| 10 | Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sep '25 | My house, AK |
| 9 | Bald Eagle | Sep '25 | Potter Marsh, AK |
| 8 | Mallard | Sep '25 | Potter Marsh, AK |
| 7 | Dark-eyed Junco | Sep '25 | My house, AK |
| 6 | American Robin | Sep '25 | My house, AK |
| 5 | Black-capped Chickadee | Sep '25 | My house, AK |
| 4 | Black-billed Magpie | Sep '25 | My house, AK |
| 3 | Steller's Jay | Sep '25 | My house, AK |
| 2 | Common Raven | Sep '25 | Lands End Resort, AK |
| 1 | Brown-eared Bulbul | Jan '25 | Yongmiri Cemetery, South Korea |
◆ Life list: 40 species · Goal this year: 75