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My Official Bird Bucket List

  • Chao "Jimmy" Wu
  • Feb 14, 2016
  • 3 min read

Here is my official bird bucket-list. I started this when I was in 7th grade and it has now expanded beyond 100 species. There are still a LOT of species to run through!!! Note that this "bucket list" is for my top species I want to see in my life and not my lifelist!

  1. A̶t̶l̶a̶n̶t̶i̶c̶ ̶P̶u̶f̶f̶i̶n̶

  2. Steller’s Sea Eagle

  3. S̶n̶o̶w̶y̶ ̶O̶w̶l̶ ̶

  4. M̶a̶g̶n̶i̶f̶i̶c̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶F̶r̶i̶g̶a̶t̶e̶b̶i̶r̶d̶ ̶

  5. P̶i̶n̶y̶o̶n̶ ̶J̶a̶y̶ ̶-̶ ̶N̶e̶m̶e̶s̶i̶s̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶p̶h̶o̶t̶o̶g̶r̶a̶p̶h̶s̶!̶ ̶

  6. G̶r̶e̶e̶n̶ ̶J̶a̶y̶ ̶

  7. C̶r̶e̶s̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶C̶a̶r̶a̶c̶a̶r̶a̶ ̶-̶ ̶W̶a̶s̶ ̶a̶ ̶n̶e̶m̶e̶s̶i̶s̶ ̶s̶p̶e̶c̶i̶e̶s̶!̶ ̶

  8. C̶h̶e̶s̶t̶n̶u̶t̶-̶C̶o̶l̶l̶a̶r̶e̶d̶ ̶L̶o̶n̶g̶s̶p̶u̶r̶ ̶

  9. W̶h̶o̶o̶p̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶C̶r̶a̶n̶e̶ ̶

  10. R̶o̶s̶e̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶S̶p̶o̶o̶n̶b̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶

  11. C̶a̶l̶i̶f̶o̶r̶n̶i̶a̶ ̶C̶o̶n̶d̶o̶r̶ ̶-̶ ̶W̶a̶s̶ ̶n̶e̶m̶e̶s̶i̶s̶ ̶s̶p̶e̶c̶i̶e̶s̶!̶ ̶

  12. P̶y̶r̶r̶h̶u̶l̶o̶x̶i̶a̶ ̶

  13. P̶h̶a̶i̶n̶o̶p̶e̶p̶l̶a̶ ̶

  14. G̶̶̶r̶̶̶a̶̶̶y̶̶̶ ̶̶̶J̶̶̶a̶̶̶y̶ ̶(̶C̶a̶n̶a̶d̶a̶ ̶J̶a̶y̶)̶

  15. B̶o̶r̶e̶a̶l̶ ̶C̶h̶i̶c̶k̶a̶d̶e̶e̶ ̶

  16. G̶i̶l̶a̶ ̶W̶o̶o̶d̶p̶e̶c̶k̶e̶r̶ ̶

  17. G̶i̶l̶d̶e̶d̶ ̶F̶l̶i̶c̶k̶e̶r̶ ̶

  18. A̶p̶l̶o̶m̶a̶d̶o̶ ̶F̶a̶l̶c̶o̶n̶

  19. R̶e̶d̶-̶B̶i̶l̶l̶e̶d̶ ̶B̶l̶u̶e̶ ̶M̶a̶g̶p̶i̶e̶

  20. White-Tailed Eagle

  21. C̶h̶e̶s̶t̶n̶u̶t̶-̶B̶a̶c̶k̶e̶d̶ ̶C̶h̶i̶c̶k̶a̶d̶e̶e̶

  22. V̶a̶r̶i̶e̶d̶ ̶T̶h̶r̶u̶s̶h̶

  23. Rusty Blackbird

  24. R̶a̶z̶o̶r̶b̶i̶l̶l̶

  25. Great Skua

  26. P̶a̶r̶a̶s̶i̶t̶i̶c̶ ̶J̶a̶e̶g̶e̶r̶ ̶(̶A̶r̶c̶t̶i̶c̶ ̶S̶k̶u̶a̶)̶

  27. T̶u̶f̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶P̶u̶f̶f̶i̶n̶

  28. Horned Puffin

  29. G̶r̶o̶o̶v̶e̶-̶b̶i̶l̶l̶e̶d̶ ̶A̶n̶i̶ ̶

  30. G̶l̶a̶u̶c̶o̶u̶s̶ ̶G̶u̶l̶l̶

  31. G̶l̶a̶u̶c̶o̶u̶s̶-̶w̶i̶n̶g̶e̶d̶ ̶G̶u̶l̶l̶

  32. T̶h̶a̶y̶e̶r̶’̶s̶ ̶G̶u̶l̶l̶ ̶(̶g̶o̶t̶ ̶l̶u̶m̶p̶e̶d̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶I̶c̶e̶l̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶G̶u̶l̶l̶,̶ ̶s̶o̶ ̶f̶r̶e̶e̶b̶i̶e̶)̶!

  33. A̶r̶i̶z̶o̶n̶a̶ ̶W̶o̶o̶d̶p̶e̶c̶k̶e̶r̶ ̶

  34. F̶l̶o̶r̶i̶d̶a̶ ̶S̶c̶r̶u̶b̶ ̶J̶a̶y̶ ̶

  35. B̶l̶a̶c̶k̶-̶B̶i̶l̶l̶e̶d̶ ̶M̶a̶g̶p̶i̶e̶

  36. Ye̶l̶l̶o̶w̶-̶B̶i̶l̶l̶e̶d̶ ̶M̶a̶g̶p̶i̶e̶ ̶

  37. E̶u̶r̶a̶s̶i̶a̶n̶ ̶M̶a̶g̶p̶i̶e̶ ̶

  38. E̶l̶e̶g̶a̶n̶t̶ ̶T̶r̶o̶g̶o̶n̶

  39. Eared Quetzal

  40. M̶e̶x̶i̶c̶a̶n̶ ̶Ja̶y̶ ̶

  41. S̶t̶e̶l̶l̶e̶r̶’̶s̶ ̶J̶a̶y̶ ̶

  42. W̶o̶o̶d̶h̶o̶u̶s̶e̶'̶s̶ ̶S̶c̶r̶u̶b̶ ̶J̶a̶y̶ ̶

  43. C̶a̶l̶i̶f̶o̶r̶n̶i̶a̶ ̶S̶c̶r̶u̶b̶ ̶J̶a̶y̶ ̶-̶>̶ ̶S̶p̶l̶i̶t̶ ̶s̶p̶e̶c̶i̶e̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶I̶ ̶d̶i̶d̶n̶'̶t̶ ̶s̶p̶o̶t̶ ̶

  44. I̶s̶l̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶S̶c̶r̶u̶b̶ ̶J̶a̶y̶ ̶

  45. T̶h̶i̶c̶k̶-̶b̶i̶l̶l̶e̶d̶ ̶K̶i̶n̶g̶b̶i̶r̶d̶ ̶

  46. R̶e̶d̶-̶t̶h̶r̶o̶a̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶L̶o̶o̶n̶ ̶

  47. P̶a̶c̶i̶f̶i̶c̶ ̶L̶o̶o̶n̶ ̶C̶o̶m̶m̶o̶n̶ ̶L̶o̶o̶n̶ ̶

  48. S̶u̶l̶p̶h̶u̶r̶-̶b̶e̶l̶l̶i̶e̶d̶ ̶F̶l̶y̶c̶a̶t̶c̶h̶e̶r̶

  49. Black-Backed Woodpecker

  50. L̶e̶w̶i̶s̶’̶s̶ ̶W̶o̶o̶d̶p̶e̶c̶k̶e̶r̶ ̶

  51. C̶o̶u̶c̶h̶’̶s̶ ̶K̶i̶n̶g̶b̶i̶r̶d̶ ̶

  52. G̶r̶e̶a̶t̶ ̶K̶i̶s̶k̶a̶d̶e̶e̶ ̶

  53. V̶a̶r̶i̶e̶d̶ ̶B̶u̶n̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶

  54. P̶o̶m̶a̶r̶i̶n̶e̶ ̶S̶k̶u̶a̶

  55. Eurasian Jay

  56. P̶i̶n̶e̶ ̶G̶r̶o̶s̶b̶e̶a̶k̶ ̶<̶-̶ ̶T̶h̶e̶ ̶U̶l̶t̶i̶m̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶N̶e̶m̶e̶s̶i̶s̶ ̶(̶F̶o̶u̶n̶d̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶2̶0̶1̶7̶.̶.̶.̶n̶o̶t̶ ̶a̶ ̶n̶e̶m̶e̶s̶i̶s̶ ̶a̶n̶y̶m̶o̶r̶e̶!̶)̶ ̶

  57. E̶v̶e̶n̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶G̶r̶o̶s̶b̶e̶a̶k̶ ̶<̶-̶T̶h̶e̶ ̶c̶u̶r̶r̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶n̶e̶m̶e̶s̶i̶s̶ ̶b̶i̶r̶d̶!̶ ̶

  58. W̶h̶i̶t̶e̶-̶W̶i̶n̶g̶e̶d̶ ̶C̶r̶o̶s̶s̶b̶i̶l̶l̶

  59. Lapland Longspur

  60. Sprague’s Pipit

  61. A̶m̶e̶r̶i̶c̶a̶n̶ ̶D̶i̶p̶p̶e̶r̶ ̶

  62. Z̶o̶n̶e̶-̶T̶a̶i̶l̶e̶d̶ ̶H̶a̶w̶k̶ ̶

  63. M̶e̶r̶l̶i̶n̶ ̶

  64. M̶c̶C̶o̶w̶n̶’̶s̶ ̶L̶o̶n̶g̶s̶p̶u̶r̶ ̶

  65. G̶r̶a̶y̶-̶C̶r̶o̶w̶n̶e̶d̶ ̶R̶o̶s̶y̶ ̶F̶i̶n̶c̶h̶ ̶

  66. H̶o̶o̶d̶e̶d̶ ̶O̶r̶i̶o̶l̶e̶ ̶

  67. A̶l̶t̶a̶m̶i̶r̶a̶ ̶O̶r̶i̶o̶l̶e̶ ̶

  68. S̶c̶o̶t̶t̶’̶s̶ ̶O̶r̶i̶o̶l̶e̶ ̶

  69. B̶u̶l̶l̶o̶c̶k̶’̶s̶ ̶O̶r̶i̶o̶l̶e̶

  70. Audubon’s Oriole

  71. G̶r̶a̶y̶ ̶H̶a̶w̶k̶

  72. C̶o̶m̶m̶o̶n̶ ̶B̶l̶a̶c̶k̶ ̶H̶a̶w̶k̶ ̶

  73. H̶a̶r̶r̶i̶s̶’̶s̶ ̶H̶a̶w̶k̶

  74. Smith’s Longspur

  75. King Eider

  76. Steller’s Eider

  77. Spectacled Eider

  78. C̶o̶m̶m̶o̶n̶ ̶E̶i̶d̶e̶r̶ ̶

  79. G̶r̶e̶a̶t̶ ̶H̶o̶r̶n̶e̶d̶ ̶O̶w̶l̶ ̶

  80. B̶a̶r̶r̶e̶d̶ ̶O̶w̶l̶ ̶

  81. B̶u̶r̶r̶o̶w̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶O̶w̶l̶ ̶

  82. E̶l̶f̶ ̶O̶w̶l̶ ̶

  83. H̶o̶o̶d̶e̶d̶ ̶M̶e̶r̶g̶a̶n̶s̶e̶r̶ ̶

  84. R̶e̶d̶-̶B̶r̶e̶a̶s̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶M̶e̶r̶g̶a̶n̶s̶e̶r̶ ̶

  85. C̶o̶m̶m̶o̶n̶ ̶M̶e̶r̶g̶a̶n̶s̶e̶r̶ ̶

  86. R̶u̶d̶d̶y̶ ̶D̶u̶c̶k̶ ̶

  87. N̶o̶r̶t̶h̶e̶r̶n̶ ̶S̶h̶o̶v̶e̶l̶e̶r̶

  88. Northern Saw-whet Owl

  89. Great Gray Owl

  90. H̶a̶r̶l̶e̶q̶u̶i̶n̶ ̶D̶u̶c̶k̶ ̶

  91. S̶n̶o̶w̶ ̶G̶o̶o̶s̶e̶ ̶

  92. B̶r̶a̶n̶t̶ ̶

  93. R̶o̶s̶s̶’̶s̶ ̶G̶o̶o̶s̶e̶ ̶

  94. C̶a̶c̶k̶l̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶G̶o̶o̶s̶e̶ ̶

  95. R̶i̶n̶g̶e̶d̶ ̶K̶i̶n̶g̶f̶i̶s̶h̶e̶r̶ ̶

  96. G̶r̶e̶e̶n̶ ̶K̶i̶n̶g̶f̶i̶s̶h̶e̶r̶ ̶

  97. R̶i̶v̶o̶l̶i̶'̶s̶ ̶(̶M̶a̶g̶n̶i̶f̶i̶c̶e̶n̶t̶)̶ ̶H̶u̶m̶m̶i̶n̶g̶b̶i̶r̶d̶ ̶

  98. L̶u̶c̶i̶f̶e̶r̶ ̶H̶u̶m̶m̶i̶n̶g̶b̶i̶r̶d̶ ̶

  99. B̶u̶f̶f̶-̶b̶e̶l̶l̶i̶e̶d̶ ̶H̶u̶m̶m̶i̶n̶g̶b̶i̶r̶d̶ ̶

  100. B̶̶̶l̶̶̶u̶̶̶e̶̶̶-̶̶̶t̶̶̶h̶̶̶r̶̶̶o̶̶̶a̶̶̶t̶̶̶e̶̶̶d̶̶̶ ̶̶̶M̶o̶u̶n̶t̶a̶i̶n̶-̶g̶e̶m̶

  101. B̶r̶o̶a̶d̶-̶b̶i̶l̶l̶e̶d̶ ̶H̶u̶m̶m̶i̶n̶g̶b̶i̶r̶d̶ ̶

  102. B̶r̶o̶a̶d̶-̶t̶a̶i̶l̶e̶d̶ ̶H̶u̶m̶m̶i̶n̶g̶b̶i̶r̶d̶

  103. Brown Jay

  104. Y̶e̶l̶l̶o̶w̶-̶f̶o̶o̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶G̶u̶l̶l̶

  105. Pallas's Gull

  106. Velvet-fronted Nuthatch

  107. Chestnut Bulbul

  108. White-throated Laughingthrush

  109. B̶l̶a̶c̶k̶-̶t̶h̶r̶o̶a̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶L̶a̶u̶g̶h̶i̶n̶g̶t̶h̶r̶u̶s̶h̶ ̶

  110. C̶o̶m̶m̶o̶n̶ ̶T̶a̶i̶l̶o̶r̶b̶i̶r̶d̶ ̶

  111. G̶r̶e̶a̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶P̶e̶w̶e̶e̶

  112. Northern Shrike

  113. G̶r̶a̶c̶e̶'̶s̶ ̶W̶a̶r̶b̶l̶e̶r̶ ̶

  114. L̶u̶c̶y̶'̶s̶ ̶W̶a̶r̶b̶l̶e̶r̶ ̶

  115. O̶l̶i̶v̶e̶ ̶W̶a̶r̶b̶l̶e̶r̶ ̶

  116. R̶u̶f̶o̶u̶s̶-̶w̶i̶n̶g̶e̶d̶ ̶S̶p̶a̶r̶r̶o̶w̶ ̶

  117. R̶u̶f̶o̶u̶s̶-̶c̶r̶o̶w̶n̶e̶d̶ ̶S̶p̶a̶r̶r̶o̶w̶ ̶

  118. V̶i̶o̶l̶e̶t̶-̶c̶r̶o̶w̶n̶e̶d̶ ̶H̶u̶m̶m̶i̶n̶g̶b̶i̶r̶d̶ ̶ ̶

  119. N̶o̶r̶t̶h̶e̶r̶n̶ ̶B̶e̶a̶r̶d̶l̶e̶s̶s̶-̶t̶y̶r̶a̶n̶n̶u̶l̶e̶t̶

  120. Buff-collared Nightjar

  121. R̶o̶s̶e̶-̶t̶h̶r̶o̶a̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶B̶e̶c̶a̶r̶d̶ ̶ ̶

  122. B̶l̶a̶c̶k̶-̶c̶a̶p̶p̶e̶d̶ ̶G̶n̶a̶t̶c̶a̶t̶c̶h̶e̶r̶ ̶ ̶

  123. R̶e̶d̶-̶f̶a̶c̶e̶d̶ ̶W̶a̶r̶b̶l̶e̶r̶ ̶ ̶

  124. Y̶e̶l̶l̶o̶w̶-̶e̶y̶e̶d̶ ̶J̶u̶n̶c̶o̶ ̶ ̶

  125. N̶o̶r̶t̶h̶e̶r̶n̶ ̶P̶y̶g̶m̶y̶ ̶O̶w̶l̶​

  126. F̶l̶a̶m̶m̶u̶l̶a̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶O̶w̶l̶ ̶ ̶

  127. H̶e̶p̶a̶t̶i̶c̶ ̶T̶a̶n̶g̶e̶r̶ ̶ ̶

  128. M̶o̶n̶t̶e̶z̶u̶m̶a̶ ̶Q̶u̶a̶i̶l̶ ̶

  129. ̶S̶p̶o̶t̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶O̶w̶l̶ ̶ ̶

  130. C̶o̶m̶m̶o̶n̶ ̶P̶o̶o̶r̶w̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶ ̶

  131. E̶a̶s̶t̶e̶r̶n̶ ̶W̶h̶i̶p̶-̶p̶o̶o̶r̶w̶i̶l̶l̶

  132. Chuck-will's-widow

  133. M̶e̶x̶i̶c̶a̶n̶ ̶W̶h̶i̶p̶-̶p̶o̶o̶r̶w̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶ ̶

  134. C̶o̶m̶m̶o̶n̶ ̶P̶a̶u̶r̶a̶q̶u̶e̶ ̶ ̶

  135. N̶o̶r̶t̶h̶e̶r̶n̶ ̶G̶o̶s̶h̶a̶w̶k̶

  136. Sagebrush Sparrow

  137. T̶o̶w̶n̶s̶e̶n̶d̶’̶s̶ ̶W̶a̶r̶b̶l̶e̶r̶ ̶ ̶

  138. B̶e̶w̶i̶c̶k̶’̶s̶ ̶W̶r̶e̶n̶

  139. Winter Wren

  140. P̶a̶c̶i̶f̶i̶c̶ ̶W̶r̶e̶n̶ ̶ ̶

  141. H̶e̶r̶m̶i̶t̶ ̶W̶a̶r̶b̶l̶e̶r̶ ̶ ̶

  142. V̶i̶r̶g̶i̶n̶i̶a̶'̶s̶ ̶W̶a̶r̶b̶l̶e̶r̶ ̶ ̶

  143. B̶e̶l̶l̶’̶s̶ ̶V̶i̶r̶e̶o̶

  144. Tufted Flycatcher

  145. Rufous Backed Robin

  146. C̶l̶a̶y̶-̶c̶o̶l̶o̶r̶e̶d̶ ̶T̶h̶r̶u̶s̶h̶ ̶

  147. ̶F̶i̶v̶e̶ ̶S̶t̶r̶i̶p̶e̶d̶ ̶S̶p̶a̶r̶r̶o̶w̶ ̶ ̶

  148. A̶b̶e̶r̶t̶'̶s̶ ̶T̶o̶w̶h̶e̶e

  149. Aztec Thrush

  150. Plain-capped Starthroat

  151. Berylline Hummingbird

  152. White-eared Hummingbird

  153. Rufous-capped Warbler

  154. Fan-tailed Warbler

  155. Flame-colored Tanager

  156. Slate-throated Redstart

  157. Crescent-chested Warbler

  158. Ferruginous Pygmy Owl

  159. Red-billed Chough

  160. Ring Ouzel

  161. Spotted Nutcracker

  162. Streamertail

  163. Bee Hummingbird

  164. Giant Hummingbird

  165. Talamanca Hummingbird

  166. Dusky Thrush

  167. Orange-headed Thrush

  168. N̶o̶r̶t̶h̶e̶r̶n̶ ̶F̶u̶l̶m̶a̶r̶ ̶ ̶

  169. B̶l̶a̶c̶k̶-̶f̶o̶o̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶A̶l̶b̶a̶t̶r̶o̶s̶s̶ ̶ ̶

  170. L̶a̶y̶s̶a̶n̶ ̶A̶l̶b̶a̶t̶r̶o̶s̶s̶

  171. Gray-headed Albatross

  172. Buller's Albatross

  173. White-capped Albatross

  174. Salvin's Albatross

  175. Black-browed Albatross

  176. Royal Albatross

  177. Wandering Albatross

  178. Northern Giant Petrel

  179. Southern Giant Petrel

  180. Southern Fulmar

  181. Hutton's Shearwater

 
 
 

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