2009 (Center on Map)

Rhesus Monkey (Macaca mulatta) - Baby Feeding

This trip started with a 13 hour long flight from San Francisco to Hong Kong. We explored Hong Kong and the New Territories for a few days before taking the train to China's Hunan province in order to visit Zhangjiajie (Wulingyuan Scenic Area) and Fenghuang. We finally flew to the Shanghai area to view a total solar eclipse on July 22, 2009.

Sites Visited - Click on a link to read the blog!

Victoria Peak, Hong Kong and New Territories (7/13/2009)
Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong and New Territories (7/14/2009)
Hong Kong Wetland Park, Hong Kong and New Territories (7/15/2009)
Wulingyuan Scenic Reserve, China (7/16/2009)
Baofeng Hu, China (7/17/2009)
Fenghuang, China (7/18/2009)
Southern Great Wall, China (7/19/2009)
Moganshan, China (7/21/2009)
Wukang Sinopec Station, China (7/22/2009)
Hangzhou - Xi Hu, China (7/23/2009)

Species Recorded (77)

Birds ( 67 )

Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret - Ardea alba
Gray Heron - Ardea cinerea
Chinese Pond-Heron - Ardeola bacchus
Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis
Striated Heron - Butorides striata
Little Egret - Egretta garzetta
Black-crowned Night-Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax

Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Falcated Duck - Anas falcata
Eurasian Wigeon - Anas penelope
Tundra Swan - Cygnus columbianus

Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Black Kite - Milvus migrans
Osprey - Pandion haliaetus

Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
White-breasted Waterhen - Amaurornis phoenicurus

Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Little Ringed Plover - Charadrius dubius

Stilts and Avocets ( Recurvirostridae )
Black-winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus

Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Common Sandpiper - Actitis hypoleucos

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Black-naped Tern - Sterna sumatrana

Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon - Columba livia
Spotted Dove - Streptopelia chinensis

Swifts ( Apodidae )
Pacific Swift - Apus pacificus

Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Common Kingfisher - Alcedo atthis
White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis

Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Gray-capped Woodpecker - Dendrocopos canicapillus
Great Spotted Woodpecker - Dendrocopos major
Gray-faced Woodpecker - Picus canus

Drongos ( Dicruridae )
Hair-crested Drongo - Dicrurus hottentottus

Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Red-rumped Swallow - Cecropis daurica
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica
Bank Swallow - Riparia riparia

Bulbuls ( Pycnonotidae )
Black Bulbul - Hypsipetes leucocephalus
Sooty-headed Bulbul - Pycnonotus aurigaster
Red-whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus
Light-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus sinensis
Collared Finchbill - Spizixos semitorques

White-eyes ( Zosteropidae )
Japanese White-eye - Zosterops japonicus

Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Blue Magpie - Urocissa erythrorhyncha

Chickadees and Titmice ( Paridae )
Great Tit - Parus major
Green-backed Tit - Parus monticolus

Bushtits ( Aegithalidae )
Black-throated Tit - Aegithalos concinnus

Dippers ( Cinclidae )
Brown Dipper - Cinclus pallasii

Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
Silver-eared Mesia - Leiothrix argentauris
Common Tailorbird - Orthotomus sutorius
Vinous-throated Parrotbill - Paradoxornis webbianus
Dusky Warbler - Phylloscopus fuscatus
Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler - Pomatorhinus ruficollis
Golden-spectacled Warbler - Seicercus burkii
Striated Yuhina - Yuhina castaniceps

Laughingthrushes ( Timaliidae )
Gray-cheeked Fulvetta - Alcippe morrisonia
Chinese Hwamei - Garrulax canorus
Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush - Garrulax pectoralis
Masked Laughingthrush - Garrulax perspicillatus
White-browed Laughingthrush - Garrulax sannio

Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis
White-crowned Forktail - Enicurus leschenaulti
Slaty-backed Forktail - Enicurus schistaceus
Blue Whistling-Thrush - Myophonus caeruleus
Plumbeous Redstart - Phoenicurus fuliginosus
Eurasian Blackbird - Turdus merula

Wagtails and Pipits ( Motacillidae )
White Wagtail - Motacilla alba

Shrikes ( Laniidae )
Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach

Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
Crested Myna - Acridotheres cristatellus
Black-collared Starling - Gracupica nigricollis

Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Meadow Bunting - Emberiza cioides

Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
Oriental Greenfinch - Chloris sinica

Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
Nutmeg Mannikin - Lonchura punctulata
White-rumped Munia - Lonchura striata
Eurasian Tree Sparrow - Passer montanus