I just got back from America yesterday, and it was GREAT! Lots of birds seen, I'll just post a list for now, and add trip report stuff later, because it would take too long to post it all in one go.
Highlights: Turkey Vulture, Coopers Hawk, Red-headed Woodpecker, Brown-Headed Nuthatch and Cedar Waxwing.
Others:
Carolina Wren
American Robin
Brown Creeper
Canada Goose
Mallard
Barn Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Red-tailed Hawk
Brown-headed Cowbird
Chipping Sparrow
Killdeer
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Red Cardinal
House Finch
House Sparrow
Downy Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Mourning Dove
Feral Pigeon
American Crow
European Starling
Common Grackle
Blue Jay
Eastern Towhee
Northern Mockingbird
Possible:
American Kestrel?
Sparrow sp.
White-eyed Vireo?
Gull sp.
Rough-winged Swallow?
Great-Blue Heron?
Black Vulture?
There are birds everywhere in UKland! Everywhere, I missed Dartford Warbler, Wheatears, Stone-Curlew and Gargeneys on my local patch! Sigh...
I have to go birding!
That's a fine list Jake...Where were you in the States? What bird made you the most excited?
Mike
Sounds like an exciting trip Jake