Well, as you all have probably figured out, 2015 is over. At the beginning of 2015, Joseph and I decided to do a sort of Yard Big Year. We took it fairly lightly, but I managed to finished to finish with 145 and Joseph got 123. We also usually have a mini competition among us to see who can see the most species in Kansas and Reno county each year. This year I finished with 269 in Kansas, Joseph with 254, and Bryant with 256. In Reno, I had 230, Joseph had 212, and Bryant had 210.
Here are some of our favorite photos from 2015. We are birdwatchers, not bird photographers, so some of these are not necessarily first-class:)
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| Dickcissel: photo by Andrew |
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| Vesper Sparrow: photo by Andrew |
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| American White Pelican: photo by Andrew |
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| Bonaparte's Gull: photo by Andrew |
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| Herring Gull: photo by Andrew |
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| Iceland Gull: photo by Andrew |
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| Long-billed Curlew: photo by Andrew |
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| Red-necked Phalarope: photo by Andrew |
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| Le Conte's Sparrow: photo by Joseph |
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| Pine Siskin: photo by Joseph |
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| Yellow-headed Blackbird: photo by Joseph |
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| Hybrid Spotted x Eastern Towhee: photo by Joseph |
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| Philadelphia Vireo: photo by Joseph |
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| Cackling Goose: photo by Joseph |
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| White-rumped Sandpiper: photo by Joseph |
I (Andrew) have set a goal of 270 species in Kansas for next year. This is a fairly modest goal for some birders, but I don't travel very far and wide to find birds usually. I currently have 92, so I guess I still have a ways to go.
Andrew and Joseph
Some nice captures! Forgive me if I asked this question before! :-) Are you Myron Miller's sons? I was chatting with Ken Beachy in Florida yesterday, and he thought you were! But he thought there were only two of you and not three! Either way, I love following your blog.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Bryant and Andrew are Myron's sons, I'm Lowell Miller's son.
DeleteI forgot to mention that I am the oldest son of Eli C. and Fannie Jane Miller (Former Mary Miller's sister)
ReplyDeleteI loved looking through these pictures. Andrew, these, at least, won't disappear if your disc ever "disintipates" inside the computer again.
ReplyDeleteI know, I was lucky to still have a good number left on Flickr!
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