ABA Bird of the Year – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Common Loon: The 2025 ABA Bird of the Year

By Mia McPherson|January 3rd, 2025|Categories: Common Loons, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: ABA Bird of the Year, adult, close up, Common Loon, Gavia immer, loon, loons, migrating, migration, over, park, pond, portrait, Salt Lake County, spring, stopping, urban, Utah, water, waterbirds, Willow Pond|

Yesterday, the American Birding Association announced that the Common Loon is the 2025 ABA Bird of the Year, and I was so excited. I love these striking loons!

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Welcome 2022 – Time To Put The New Year Into Focus

By Mia McPherson|January 1st, 2022|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Burrowing Owls, Utah|Tags: ABA Bird of the Year, Athene cunicularia, birds of prey, Burrowing Owl, desert, immature, juvenile, owl, owls, Owls of Utah, post, raptors, summer, wooden post, young|

As I sit here this morning wrapped in a blanket to ward off the morning chill I welcome 2022 and realize that it is time to put the New Year into focus.

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Pileated Woodpecker – The 2021 ABA Bird of The Year

By Mia McPherson|January 5th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Hillsborough County, Lettuce Lake Regional Park, Pileated Woodpeckers, Pinellas County|Tags: ABA Bird of the Year, adult, American Birding Association, Australian Pines, branch, Dryocopus pileatus, female, male, perched, Pileated Woodpecker, woodpecker, woodpeckers|

The American Birding Association has selected the Pileated Woodpecker as their Bird of the Year for 2021 and I think it is an excellent choice.

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Ruddy Turnstone – ABA Bird of the Year 2017

By Mia McPherson|January 8th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Ruddy Turnstones|Tags: ABA Bird of the Year, Arenaria interpres, breeding plumage, climate change, migratory, nonbreeding plumage, Ruddy Turnstone, shorebirds, turnstone, turnstones|

A few days ago the ABA announced the 2017 Bird of the Year as the Ruddy Turnstone and I couldn't be any happier because shorebirds were my "spark" birds that propelled me into the world of bird photography.

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