Just in case you were wondering whether I would, I have wasted considerable time this past two weeks deliberating over which, of some 160 birds, was my Bird of the Year in 2014. Could it be: two cute Screech Owls; returning Upland Sandpipers; a Brown Thrasher in full song; Scorching red Scarlet Tanagers; or any one of those exquisite American Bitterns? It was none of them; click this link to find out which.
