Sometimes on Twitter I enjoy compiling meaningless rankings of U.S. bird species. It fun nonsense, and it riles people up. I wanted to try to compile these tweets in one place, and so here we are.
RANKING THE U.S. SWALLOWS:— The Birdist (@TheBirdist) December 2, 2016
Bank < Tree < Cave < Cliff < Barn < N R-winged < Violet-green
Ranking the Phoebes:— The Birdist (@TheBirdist) October 4, 2016
Black > Say's > Eastern > Phoebe from Friends
RANKING THE -THROATED WARBLERS: Black-throated Green < Black-throated Gray < Yellow-throated < Black-throated Blue— The Birdist (@TheBirdist) January 2, 2017
Ranking birding months: 1. May 2. Oct 3. June 4. Nov 5. Sept 6. April 7. Jan 8. Dec 9. Aug 10. July 11. Feb 12. March #birding— The Birdist (@TheBirdist) November 7, 2013
Um OK I guess it's only four times I've done it? I thought it was more. Whelp, you'll know what to look forward to in 2017!