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!
7 comments:
Dunno about the months but I actually agree with most of your rankings, 100% w/ Phoebes and Warblers.
but Northern rough-winger in 2nd place for Swallows? surely this is an error or a bribe?
Laurence - Re: NRWS, I just like the little buggers. They're cute, and shiny, and make little fart noises when they fly. What more could I ask?
Fair points. I always liked to relate the 'fart noises' to the sounds x-wing blaster make in Return of the Jedi.
Still, you could ask that they be a little more colorful. Don't even give me that "I'm color-blind" excuse.
oh come on i love the black phoebes i see them all the time, although honestly i think all birds are great
June is 3rd on your months? Please explain. Mine would be something like: April/October>Dec/Jan/Feb>May>September>Jun/Jul/Aug>November/March. I hesitate to put Jul/Aug so low only because of shorebirds.
Oh, and Yellow-throated Warbler is for sure tops among -throated warblers.
I saw a American Robin today foraging around singly and spriinga few weeks away i cant wait to hear the Western Meadowlarks and Redwing Blackbirds again and i saw a oregon junco in some bushes just outside my apartment
You are objectively wrong about March being the worst month for birding. We took a trip out to Maryland's Eastern Shore (Assateague Island and Blackwater Wildlife Refuge) 2 weeks ago and saw the following:
- snow geese (so many! so cool!)
- tundra swans
- bald eagles
- loons
- buffleheads
- green winged teal
- horned larks(!)
- red-breasted mergansers
- northern shovelers
- northern pintails
So, none of this March hate thank you very much. :P
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