{"id":51,"date":"2018-03-21T19:22:20","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T19:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pafn861751991.wordpress.com\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2026-03-29T16:01:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T16:01:40","slug":"bird-listers-corner","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pafn.on.ca\/?page_id=51","title":{"rendered":"Bird Listers Corner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-337\" src=\"https:\/\/pafn861751991.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/gulls-in-california.jpg\" alt=\"gulls in California\" width=\"3249\" height=\"1683\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Western, Heerman&#8217;s and Glaucous-winged Gulls in California &#8211; R. Cunningham<\/p>\n<p>Bird Lister&#8217;s Corner is an opportunity for\u00a0<em>PAFN club members<\/em>\u00a0to list their most recent total number of Life birds in four recognized categories. It is a great opportunity for club members to share in some friendly competition and to watch and measure your own progress over the upcoming months and years.<\/p>\n<p>The four categories include:<\/p>\n<p>Pembroke Circle (50 km circle)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pafn.on.ca\/pafnpembrokecircle.htm\">Pembroke Count Circle<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ontario (anywhere in the province of Ontario)<\/p>\n<p>North America (ABA area-Canada and the United States\u00a0including Alaska but excluding Hawaii).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/aba.org\/\">ABA website<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pafn.on.ca\/abachecklist.pdf\">ABA 2011 checklist<\/a><\/p>\n<p>World &#8211; Includes all bird species from anywhere in the world including the ABA area.\u00a0Must not include duplicates- a Mallard is a Mallard no matter what country.\u00a0If there are any doubts, Latin names of the two birds must be compared. For example the Northern\u00a0Gannet is not the same as the Gannet\u00a0in Europe (two different Latin names).<\/p>\n<p>To register, just forward your total life bird number for each of the categories and your best new lifer bird for each category and where you saw it to Ken Hooles at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:hooles@bell.net\">hooles@bell.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>for example: Pembroke Circle &#8211; 120 ( Rufous Hummingbird, etc. The list will be updated quarterly including the best new Lifer bird.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bird Lister\u2019s Corner &#8211; compiled by Ken Hooles\u00a0 \u00a0 (March 20, 2026)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">World<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ken Hooles\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01154\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Thick-billed Longspur\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 s.e. Alberta\u00a0 \u00a0<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Christian Renault\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 1074\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Crested Owl\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Nicaragua<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike Macdonald\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 805\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Willow Ptarmigan\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Newfoundland<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sandra MacDonald\u00a0 \u00a0 712\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Barnacle Goose\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Nova Scotia<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Manson Fleguel\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0567 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Taiga Flycatcher\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Vancouver BC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kristi Beatty\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0566\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Turquoise-browed Motmot\u00a0 Costa Rica<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Susan Ellis\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 551\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Wood Sandpiper\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Allumette Island, Quebec<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ken Brown\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 405\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Indian Peafowl\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0India<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rob Cunningham\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0400\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Harris&#8217;s Sparrow\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Whitby, ON<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Martin Roncetti\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0285\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0American White Pelican\u00a0 \u00a0Kingston, ON<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">ABA Area<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ken Hooles\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 591\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Thick-billed Longspur\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0s.e. Alberta\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jaques Bouvier\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 591 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 European Robin\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Montreal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Christian Renault\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0555\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Eastern Screech Owl\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Ontario<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike MacDonald\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0552\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Common Shelduck\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Nova Scotia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Manson Fleguel\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 547\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Taiga Flycatcher\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Vancouver BC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sandra MacDonald\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 485\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Ross&#8217;s Goose\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Nova Scotia<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rob Cunningham\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 385\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Harris&#8217;s Sparrow\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Whitby, ON<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vincent Agnesi\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 308\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Short-eared Owl\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Cobden ON\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark Dojczman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0263\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Yellow-bellied Flycatcher\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ontario\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Martin Roncetti\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 235\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 American White Pelican\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Kingston, ON\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ken Brown\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 234<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <strong>Clapper Rail<\/strong><b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Connecticut<br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kristi Beatty\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 229\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Lesser Black-backed Gull\u00a0 South Carolina<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Ontario<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jacques Bouvier\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 357 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Western Tanager\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Ottawa\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ken Hooles\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 322\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Tufted Duck\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Brighton \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rob Cunningham\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0293\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Harris&#8217;s Sparrow\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Whitby\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike MacDonald\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0279\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brambling\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0North Bay\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark Dojczman\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0257\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Yellow-bellied Flycatcher\u00a0 \u00a0Westmeath\u00a0\u00a0<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Christian Renault\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0255\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Eastern Screech Owl\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Renfrew\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Martin Roncetti\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0218\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Eurasian Tree Sparrow\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Wolfe Island<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ken Brown\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 162\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Whip-poor-will\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Pembroke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kristi Beatty\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 162\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Glaucous Gull\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 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Murre\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Cobden<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Christian Renault\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0249\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Eastern Screech Owl\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Renfrew<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rob Cunningham\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 232\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Willet\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Pembroke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike MacDonald\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 224\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sabine\u2019s \u00a0\u00a0Gull\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Lake Dore<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kristi Beatty\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 158\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Upland 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Special notice to Christian, Ken Brown, and Kristi for dramatically increasing their world list with some interesting exotic birds. Special shout out for Manson Fleguel who was able to add to his world and ABA list, the rare Asian Taiga Flycatcher that made an appearance at sunset beach in Vancouver.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Good birding to everyone this spring; I look forward to seeing your results.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ken<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Western, Heerman&#8217;s and Glaucous-winged Gulls in California &#8211; R. Cunningham Bird Lister&#8217;s Corner is an opportunity for\u00a0PAFN club members\u00a0to list their most recent total number of Life birds in four recognized categories. 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