It’s that time of the year – a time to state my “yard list” tally for the previous year.
I’m pleased each year to have exceeded the previous year’s count. I think it’s an indication of some combination of awareness/ familiarity and simple “time spent outside looking at birds,” both of which are good things. This was an especially good year for raptors, and I think I’m getting better at identifying migrating passerines.
Here’s hoping 2016 is even more birdy than 2015 was!