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2025 Birding Checklist

This list is a selection drawn from the approximately 150 birds in my ornithology class, divided into two sections: high-priority birds which I will actively seek out, and a more general checklist of birds I would especially like to see this year. I will probably update this last as the year goes on, as I might have the opportunity to visit some other countries and states this year, and will want to choose some specific targets for those trips; we're also still learning to identify more birds as the class goes on.

High-Priority Checklist
1. Green-Winged Teal [Seen! 05 March]
2. Bufflehead [Seen! 05 March]
3. Common Nighthawk - very common throughout town, in parks.
4. Green Heron - common in wetland and riparian areas in town
5. Great Horned Owl - at least one individual frequenting Meadowbrook at dusk.
6. Cooper's Hawk [Seen! 11 March]
7. Northern Flicker [Seen! 17 March]
8. Purple Martin [Seen! 12 April]
9. Carolina Wren [Seen! 08 March]
10. Wood Thrush - fond of busey woods; arrive in late April.
11. Eastern Meadowlark [Seen! 14 March]
12. Indigo Bunting - common in preserves and park in late April.