YIR 2013

January:

Gull lineup

(No photos of the county Red Crossbill)

Bluebird

February: 

Redpoll #1

 

(Repeat of that, not that bird)

March:

Pacific

Fieldfare

April: 

Yellow-throated

May:

Common Ringed Plover

Upland

June:

Dusky

July:

Mating Robbers

August:

Cerulean!

Plus the cameraless Lark Sparrow

September: 

Citrine

October:

Cackling Goose

White-front

Chat

November:

Redhead

Snowy

(And Short-eared)

Bullock's Oriole

December:

Barred

Wayland Empid

Not much travel this year.  Four lifers, all in MA. Two additional state birds. Five county birds and three for Waltham. Five new yard birds (and 82 total!). For the Beaver Brook/Rock Meadow patch, 127 total with 8 additions. For the Charles, 105 with 7 additions.

For the bugs: 5 new odes (4 for the state, 6 for the county) and 2 new butterflies (3 for the county).