With the end of 2022 in sight on this New Year’s Eve, a summary of the year’s images goes like this:
Summary: 276 images of 273 species and 3 sub species and/or hybrids. The vast majority of the images were captured in coastal Texas. The bulk of those in Harris and Galveston Counties and a small number from Matagorda County. In addition Brewster County, Sutton County added to the total. A trip to Alaska in August 2022 also added to the final total.
This page hosts a galley of Bird Images of 2022. Updates to this page will be posted frequently throughout the year.
My first entries to this year were added on January 02, 2022 to start the new series off. The 2021 list consisted of 224 species and I hope to better that this year. Better images and higher species counts.
Comments are always welcome.
Monthly Highlights and Unusual Bird Images of 2022
These photos below are species that can occur during the month the photo was taken. If there are any unusual sightings during a particular month, I will single them out too. They are tagged with *
*Black Scoter – Melanitta americana – December 20, 2022 – Harris Co, TX – Rare*Franklin’s Gull – Leucophaeus pipixcan – December 11, 2022 – Harris Co, TX – Rare in Winter*Black-legged Kittiwake – Rissa tridactyla – December 03, 2022 – Harris Co, TX – RareLeContes Sparrow – Ammospiza leconteii – November 05, 2022 – Harris Co, TXWestern Sandpiper – Calidris mauri – October 01, 2022 – Harris Co. TX*Groove billed Ani – Crotophaga sulcirostris – September 07, 2022 – Harris Co. TXCommon Loon – Gavia immer – August 07, 2022 – Matanuska-Susitna County AlaskaSnowy Egret – Egretta thula – August 04, 2022 – Harris Co. TXSwallow tailed Kite – Elanoides forficatus – August 03, 2022 – Harris Co. TX*Pomarine Jaeger- Stercorarius pomarinus – July 19, 2022 – Bolivar Flats, Galveston Co. TXMonk Parakeet – Myiopsitta monachus – June 23, 2022 – Harris Co. TXLimpkin – Aramus guarauna – May 20, 2022 – Harris Co. TXMagnolia Warbler – Setophaga magnolia – May 5, 2022 – Harris Co. TX – Spring warblers!Great Egret with Nestlings – Ardea alba – April 7, 2022 – High Island, Galveston Co. TX*Varied Bunting – Passerina versicolor – March 31, 2022 – Brazoria Co. TX – Rare in SE Texas*Black Swan – Cygnus atratus – March 29, 2022 – Harris Co. TXLouisiana Waterthrush – Parkesia motacilla – March 13, 2022 – Harris Co. TX*Black headed Grosbeak – Pheucticus melanocephalus – March 12, 2022 – Harris Co. TXNorthern Mockingbird – Mimus polyglottos -March 10, 2022 – Harris Co. TX – Bird was bandedSummer Tanager – Piranga rubra – Uncommon in winter – February 20, 2022 – Harris Co. Texas*Yellow rumped Warbler – Myrtle x Audubons –Setophaga coronata coronata x auduboni – February 03, 2022 – Brewster Co. TexasAmerican Kestrel – Falco sparverius – February 2, 2022 – Brewster Co. TexasComparison of Lesser Scaup(L) – Aythya affinis with Greater Scaup(R) – Aythya marila – January 12, 2022 – Harris Co. Texas
I have also posted additional images from previous years. These consist of posts about individual species. These are found at Birds I Have Known. In addition I have spotlighted the birds of the coastal marshes with an album series.
