2022 First of the Year Birding Challenge

It's a Badgerland Birding tradition to try and see as many species as possible on the first day of every year. Join Ryan and his friends Rob and Eric as they have an epic day birding in Wisconsin.
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All photos and videos by Derek and Ryan Sallmann
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[@fonsecanorbe9700]

Great way to start the year excellent

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks for watching!

[@darylbernard2616]

Outstanding! 62 is a solid effort. Now you have me already looking forward to January 1st!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

We’re looking forward to it too!

[@3coins.]

Looking forward to anew year with birds

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Same here!

[@alissakiedrowski1038]

Great recap of a great day!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks for watching!

[@Duclosxrp]

Great first day. Congrats

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thank you and thanks for watching!

[@Duclosxrp]

Thanks. As I read this just got a heads up for a yellow throated warbler. Wouhouu

[@mikefranklin8034]

fun vid - thanks for sharing!!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

You’re welcome!

[@Hawksizzle]

I really enjoyed this video! I’ve always loved birds, but just recently I’ve started learning how to ID and have been having so much fun! I live in Florida so the species are plentiful! Thanks for the video and congrats on 62!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@ligayatawagmosaakin]

The amazing creation OF GOD

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks for watching!

[@carolshannon6449]

Well done!

[@birdman5223]

Whoa😱😱😱. 🥶🥶

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks for watching!

[@stamatiszogaris6027]

Yaahoo!! Just discovered your videos - warmest congratulations from way out away in Athens Greece. All the best!!!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks s much for watching! Glad to have a viewer from Greece!

[@nathanwebb4836]

I love your channel. I also have a life list of birds and I've seen over 260 different species of birds.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks so much for watching! Solid total!

[@nathanwebb4836]

@@BadgerlandBirding So far, I've seen 261 species of birds to be exact.

[@abrilmickelson5809]

Moved to De Pere from Los Angeles in January and just got to see the Sandhill Crane recently, sooooo beautiful. Thanks for the videos!!!!!

[@Jeni-ow1kl]

READY TO ROLL;)!!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

READY TO ROCK!

[@Jeni-ow1kl]

@@BadgerlandBirding ALWAYS!!;)

[@Redpoll]

That's pretty amazing! being 14 and not able to drive yet im really bumbed i couldn't bird more on the first. But im also thankful that my dad was able to drive me out and get to see some! It was great! Although your day was nothing to compare to 62 birds is really amazing! i only got 21 birds.

[@kateclark7250]

Good for you!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

While the birds were cool to see, my favorite memory from the day is getting to hang out with Rob and Eric and have a big adventure. It's great that you got to spend time with your dad driving around! Often times, it's the people that make the memories and not just the birds :)

[@EricKonkol]

Agreed

[@justastaronblox5823]

Its nice to see other 14 Year old birders :)

[@spideytheloser]

Same here lol

[@garymeredith2441]

Wow 62 birds in any state would be fantastic but especially where you guys are located there in Wisconsin fantastic here in California where I'm at see my best New Year's Day I think I had 57 species I had 30 of them just in my yard alone when I lived in South Laguna that's in Laguna Beach California for you guys there anyways I'm glad I found your channel I'll definitely be a frequent visitor of it might even want to book a tour with you guys if you guys happen to go to Panama I would love to go to Panama all right happy birding.

[@birdingwithrivercorcoran]

What an amazing video! I have a question; what would be your number 1 tip for small birding channels who want to grow on KZbin?

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Hey, River! My number 1 tip would be to make lots of content and see what connects with your viewers the most. There are a couple good channels on KZbin focusing on growth and this is one you may want to check out. -Derek kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5angXxjbMaAgLc

[@birdingwithrivercorcoran]

@@BadgerlandBirding okay, Thank you!

[@sampp44]

I just got the 58th species of this year the snow bunting, crazy you guys saw 62 on the first day.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

It was a pretty solid day! lol

[@sampp44]

@@BadgerlandBirding yea but, there is a lot more snow here than in this video which definitely affects the amount of migratory birds that stay for the winter

[@markparker8274]

Write it down, Y'All my favorite birding channel. I am hoping to see a purple soon. Holland, MI State Park has had a purple almost every winter.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks so much, Mark! We appreciate it! I don't know about Michigan, but around here the Purple Sandpipers typically only stay for a few hours it seems

[@pauraque]

Being a west coast birder its hilarious to think people chase CAGU because I think I got ~500 on my way to school today. That being said a CORE is a dream 😂

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Could you do us a favor and send more of them over here? lol

[@pauraque]

@@BadgerlandBirding If you send us a winter irruption of Snow Buntings, Snowy Owls, and Redpolls, you have a deal

[@woodsonjane]

I’m amazed by the young birders!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks so much for the compliment and for watching!

[@weeklywildlife9293]

nice video ,amazing diversity of birds and nice videos of them. keep up the good work

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks for watching!

[@kateclark7250]

This was a great adventure... thanks for taking folks along.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks for watching!

[@johnhartley3596]

Really enjoyed the video. It pumped me up for a bird survey I’m doing on Saturday for the Audubon Society. Thanks.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

I'm glad it made you excited for your survey! Good luck and find some rarities for us!

[@alexhartley9963]

Makes me excited for 01/01/23 since I didn't start listing until March this year. 203 species though! (in U.K)

[@julieprior3126]

Great account of your day! You did very well. Watching you guys and Lesley the Bird Nerd raises my spirits as you have some gorgeous birds in in US and Canada. In this video my favourites were the turnstone, the elegant heron and the owls. Great video! Happy New Year!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks for watching! We're glad you enjoyed it!

[@naturewithgabe]

Nice! Well done! Congrats on such a great day.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

How many did you get on the first, Gabe?

[@naturewithgabe]

@@BadgerlandBirding sad to say I’m not even sure. I had to spend most of the day driving to GA in snow and rain, but I did have a nice flock of goose sp. in the morning 😂

[@ABirdersParadise]

Congratulations! That's really cool that you manage to get 62 species for the 1st of the year. I wasn't able to go anywhere, so I was just birding at home, and I only saw 6 species.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Still more than zero!

[@Ovenbirder]

Congrats! That’s a heck of a start to 2022! You’ve got a lot of rarities across the lake from where I’m at. Time to send the east to Michigan!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

It's definitely been a good year around the lake

[@ryanryz64]

You've probably answered this 100 times, but what cameras do you use and would recommend them for wildlife photography?

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Hey Ryan, we use the Panasonic Lumix FZ80. At some point we will be posting a video review of it. It has great video capabilities and average photo capabilities for the price. We find it's good for hiking around as it's light weight and has a great zoom. If you're interested in it, this is our affiliate link for it. We get a small commission if you buy from it www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MS16V42/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B01MS16V42&linkCode=as2&tag=badgerlandb0b-20&linkId=d4d891eeb205a5a4f929e9fa0d6998d6

[@Channel11318]

Congratulations on your Purple Sandpiper!! Nice that the Ruddy Turnstone was still there too!!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

It was funny to see them hanging out together!

[@cabinbluff]

When are you two going ivory Billed hunting?

[@BadgerlandBirding]

There could potentially be a video about that in our futures!

[@cabinbluff]

What a great adventure for us to watch? I live in Louisiana and herd some Kent calls last year!

[@CiBogey]

Do y’all use eBird?

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Yes, we do. Very handy tool for tallying species and keeping precise records

[@YvonneSebastian1980]

Well that was fantastic!!❤️☮️

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks for watching!

[@sydneyblackwell9276]

I'm jealous! Good for you guys. I had to work on the 1st (I'm a park ranger) so I got about 30 species as I was leading hikes all day. Maybe one of these years I'll get the day off so I can do a proper first of the year count.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

What a cool thing to do for work though!

[@ethanring447]

How many did Derek end with I got 50 on the 1st

[@BadgerlandBirding]

I'm actually not sure. he's in Costa Rica right now so I'll have to ask him when he gets back to the states!

[@birdingwithnickandquinn3961]

Great video, keep it up guys!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks for watching!

[@FollowThomas]

That was awesome. I did the same thing here in North Florida. Plan was to get 100 species but ended the day with 96 species. Nice kickstart for the year. Least one Purple Sandpiper shows up here in Huguenot Park almost every winter, probably only place in Florida where they do come regularly and yes, they do like to hang out with Ruddy Turnstones. Great birding! 👍

[@BadgerlandBirding]

That's interesting that they like to hang out together. Sounds like you had a very solid first of the year as well! What was your favorite bird you saw?

[@FollowThomas]

@@BadgerlandBirding I think my favorite was the first bird, Eastern Screeched Owl. I have the video of my first day birding, take a look. 👍🙂

[@hankthebirdman]

Looks like it's gonna be a good year!!!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Fingers crossed!

[@VanessaG1229]

What an awesome day! So many of those birds, even the ones that are more common for your area would have been lifers for me. I just got a tripod for Christmas and have been putting it to good use. I think an unofficial New Year's resolution for me will be to do more birding.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

You'll have to come to Wisconsin sometime and get some lifers!

[@SVATGFlag]

Do you know any birbs pets?

[@maryhudson6137]

Wingsandbeaks here. @Badgerland Birding~ Excellent day! Loved the video.😊 9:05pm December 17, 22

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thank you!