2015: A Year in Review
Shiny Cowbird For me, 2015 was a fantastic year of birding. I've been doing this a while now, so gone are the days when I get 70+ lifers per year. New birds are fewer and farther between for me, but that adds to the challenge. And I've begun focusing more on county listing, which helps to keep things fresh. This year, though, I benefited tremendously by one trip out west and two trips out of the country. These were not birding trips, but I had a little bit of time to at least check my surroundings to see what was available. Smooth-billed Ani I found 16 lifers on my visit to Antalya, Turkey White Stork Eurasian Sparrowhawk Laughing Dove Eurasian Siskin Common Buzzard Eurasian Jay Great Tit White-spectacled Bulbul Common Redstart Black Redstart Gray Wagtail Common Chaffinch European Greenfinch European Goldfinch Hooded Crow White Wagtail Great Ti...