I'm not a very serious lister but had hoped to top 300 in 2020. But then SARS-CoV-2 had plans of its own.
So our trip to New England which would have provided a nice array of eastern birds didn't happen, and I stayed at home much more than expected.
In the end I totaled 224 species for 2020, which for ME is actually not bad, considering that fact that I only bird sporadically in a given year.
Here are a few of my favorite bird images taken in 2020:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaK02L5EjnsAJKYZNCeP4MCdjDTgSw4ZhJ2lYMSbOrduM2vpenVZkcut-w0eatB-7Wf_gJCRPPaOv6_zAngz9Fv4kQht56IAAXupeclOdzeddDqYewZBVutmfd0rdtCWpLWCgsgwkz-EU/w640-h448/Little+Blue+Heron+with+pipefish1.jpg) |
Little Blue Heron, Mission Bay |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwHKmYT6rFlHgejhyD6tii2X2yUwyLXYH38yhGxkM4WaCFmDlTGrJnfeJCke96i4_-KEeuDmx3kB6OI0FSDwFPJalkT1XPFsQrOLchvXFNG_3Rk5XXalPs_9IYChjZDLi8l_yzp0xdoU/w640-h400/Western+Gull+Immature+with+dead+fish1.jpg) |
Immature Western Gull, Mission Bay |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfowgI5HlmQaCdtYrDkBMv5kGup71M3VWX-8QJQQ9yHWalkvtxCKhAvtzt8w4gqoMVi7x4EuBlpb11IHK2LIbfKu02JLc8YEKL-1llBMy3_F57CJqr8rKR2IlOHJJFWfNRO5bjIrrX3_E/w640-h438/Marbled+Godwit1.jpg) |
Marbled Godwit, Mission Bay |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuquXzLEkYdyErmgqJhOjOaK9j40IFBebTVDv6Gnq7aZ2b9d4uoAIPGci_bHvPtJcQVGlkMnIyX-QeJ6_afGZDJqKMtVSSpvQKhLfzTsEhq1hrC1hyeyEnZSUpFDxmZnERoKbuA4cAWgQ/w640-h422/White-crowned+Sparrow+immature+wide.jpg) |
Immature White-crowned Sparrow, Cuyamaca Mountains |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfe_SuIxb-G80vEXTiy2zgtzCNRwiEinoUPo4QLUlRafmR_JxacKPdakSNK0LIqIPkVmpYBZn6syTv-NScmuzd_yOXk1tlkFu9G-QJrpNGbuzJT6zWoY-MDi4X0qn4rfhmAo8mCnZCOFI/w640-h440/Dark-eyed+Junco+on+branch.jpg) |
Dark-eyed Junco, Cuyamaca Mountains |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim56Qftnsm0BLgLM3KT6SmStSyJ0CGcVwum-7AWPU593p0th1OiY43jEBuxEUmgaKb4ip76n9o-QZzzkFNFAxtzehYCf57hge2y_SMdFZo4XFJ7SXXCeH6EZrxOSOJP2RaSpHo6cSpt_g/w640-h422/Oak+Titmouse+on+Toyon.jpg) |
Oak Titmouse, Cuyamaca Mountains |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLpKbG6YvmJAHssOPIbIOai6VUHgV43r0AUVGIRY2cp9Vh_iNQWorLc4ZMYyhh_UxNLCuVrlQmAV6RP5sesDy4WWHkqqB_BgoOmX-SkpjqGvuPGqMiEuF6yh_onbTerepRNio35FeCqQ/w640-h444/Semipalmated+Plover+with+worm2.jpg) |
Semipalmated Plover, False Point, San Diego |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggozXgEfdYuNt4Y4lMM2rOU7nTaJ8xZxd_B4Cu0aqTHrY29TSqBMX05i-TxMhOWo_sUkZGny7XiH842ZrO_PWEXdEmOR4RhKzEJXl1NHSiLU-bYO3ZHe3fnawu40f21J3x17A1XIwaC7g/w640-h438/Black+Phoebe2.jpg) |
Black Phoebe, Cuyamaca Mountains |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnvX6L3E84akwvoZcndSB4rL_ayXx4Kw2JP7EpKHJAyToZUO3JKoJNDvJlx9FYnd0AFEKg9emlKTVLeyoQ_R_762TUpLSKBuo6wOvSvbiz_PjP2jp-eLYxPT1OPBaBIhBch7Rpchc3wo/w640-h454/House+Finch+male+Waayers+Prop+Cuyamaca+Woods+Cuy+Mts+Julian+CA+Oct+30+2020.jpg) |
House Finch, Cuyamaca Mountains |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsnCfAtCkvXbHbT_oLxtO2MBKCxJX5P0Fw3njpDuya_LL2LItHQ5WeSHd4xj9gerrdGxvnskOmz5WF4m0pG_jrXGUicqnNGwlEDGZIwQigQDWXgDMRySc0DqLK7CqYBFelN2iUrVJ0w5s/w640-h454/Northern+Flicker+male+portrait+Waayers+Prop+Cuyamaca+Woods+Cuyamaca+Mts+Julian+CA+Nov+1+2020.jpg) |
Northern Flicker, Cuyamaca Mountains |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1hyfknxWVnYi0RbIovVU2jOYD3R69AmATBIMUAz8R8yoLNGbOPV0Q25rM-VVBTG6GhYrnocCeQ-INz_nxdcdyt_yUz1Vq-bLCJPrq1pfhX218MPMb-EgVEJ4rKPrhCf9vjLoXnmG-c4/w640-h388/Canada+Goose+flapping+Lake+Cuyamaca+San+Diego+Co.+CA+Oct.+31%252C+2020.jpg) |
Canada Goose, Lake Cuyamaca |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieftK0rYr01EhgKyl32RId6bVojqT_jAqK5XrXPbYpQtJb9rlVNRyVmaOYfz_EdlU689Kbt4tmt94vCcej6uvoy8wEmVMQWfeZGy9rwQZ_15Zy9rNOia7C4vffBGA_LsK2ISmfuWhTz1Q/w640-h374/Band-tailed+Pigeons+bathing2+Waayers+Prop+Cuyamaca+Woods+Cuyamaca+Mts+Julian+CA+Oct+16+2020.jpg) |
Band-tailed Pigeons, Cuyamaca Mountains |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiazjf8EqzRl8iDloiK8T728Ohr8k4sidapmvyZ2dI_RMhzVf3KtAp27MUJwqYlCX0lwabLIWFHAgp0HmGdWNoHCJLGOhv9Ved9HFwOJeuvfHi6xLazO3kKf26xiMRuh3UxJV5Kh0y-llc/w640-h476/Bullocks+Oriole+male2+Waayers+Prop+North+Peak+Cuyamaca+Mts+Cuyamaca+Woods+Julian+CA+Jun+26+2020.jpg) |
Bullock's Oriole, Cuyamaca Mountains |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5xXlT9XvrM1R6lDPuv8K0RMMgtk-ojFgb0zbAKvfEjs110WyAKWtJ-eljwfdQRBUJWra-TM20dPTjL0UyRzORgIPhWaYriEQI7joLNRUVNfrd8SzaYxm6YClZScPONGTDbs0FPHUZZc/w564-h640/Rufous+Hummingbird+male+with+tongue+out+Waayers+Property+North+Peak+Cuyamaca+Mts+Julian+CA+Apr+4+2020.jpg) |
Rufous Hummingbird, Cuyamaca Mountains |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNyYm93j1kV7NH8lKQ-6Spx2EYhAG_loiDh2p8DxPyumeGB7eto1fTOLDeVM2VyfaNE4fdNeRIzIlJb2CB5MU8z7SIUu1uzYtsrQDO4soCpFdigwDwXfRUD0BcMonlLt_1GSakFKRj0U/w640-h468/Brown+Pelican1+La+Jolla+Cave+area+La+Jolla+CA+Jan+23+2020.jpg) |
Brown Pelican, La Jolla |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDITjRSgFvzuyflIofKtBO_I_Wexo16xfEsO2LV4XmymsgHkI_LIxxm3u3K-Eoqk8JBfZIBxGppvflqWQsQAF7bv0eJwmH7pgkLVdvd_Waag6fvzHdCrDTBqJr1ehmVW0ZHbwhdhl0e2o/w640-h448/Lucifer+Hummingbird+male+hovering1+Ash+Canyon+Bird+Sanctuary+Sierra+Vista+AZ+Aug+4+2020.jpg) |
Lucifer Hummingbird, Sierra Vista, Arizona |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJhEWL1VC4VAdbvLB9d2TaR9JdCokXBCat000wVUbA4N6GOmFxFKVc7lsA41NUOiHsiXgKY0H82NqblOsUHp-vv-GkxOyWbsG-T2H1pyslzIyWyCd_ndOzH4MXqcaqmsc4MA3fr9lDHNU/w640-h464/Phainopepla+male+Waayers+Property+North+Peak+Cuyamaca+Mts+Cuyamaca+Woods+Julian+CA+Jun+25+2020.jpg) |
Phainopepla, Cuyamaca Mountains |
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