Mar 2 161 Orange-crowned Warbler
Sunday, March 3, 2024
Saturday, February 3, 2024
Birds as of February 29
Feb 27 160 Violet-green Swallow
Feb 26 159 Tree Swallow
Feb 25 158 Peregrine Falcon
Feb 24 157 Loggerhead Shrike, 156 SWAINSON'S HAWK (earliest ever in WWCounty - a month early!)
Feb 17 155 Western Gull
Feb 3 154 RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER, 153 Fox Sparrow
Friday, January 5, 2024
BIRDS AS OF JANUARY 31, 2024
Jan 29 152 Northern Pygmy-Owl
Jan 28 151 Red-naped Sapsucker
Jan 25 150 Rock Wren
Jan 23 149 American Goshawk
Jan 21 148 Glaucous Gull
Jan 20 147 Pine Grosbeak, 146 Snow Bunting, 145 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, 144 Swamp Sparrow
Jan 16 143 Purple Finch, 142 Prairie Falcon
Jan 14 141 Savannah Sparrow, 140 WILLIAMSON'S SAPSUCKER (4th winter record in county)
Jan 13 139 Short-eared Owl, 138 Lapland Longspur, 137 American Tree Sparrow, 136 Lincoln's Sparrow
Jan 11 135 Sandhill Crane
Jan 10 134 Dunlin, 133 Clark's Grebe
Jan 9 132 Western Sandpiper, 131 Least Sandpiper
Jan 7 130 Eurasian Wigeon
Jan 6 129 Gray Partridge
Jan 5 128 Ferruginous Hawk
Jan 4 127 Blue Jay, 126 White-throated Sparrow, 125 Hermit Thrush
Jan 3 124 Tricolored Blackbird, 123 Iceland Gull
Jan 2 122 Red Crossbill
JANUARY 1 NEW YEARS BIG DAY - 121 SPECIES - BROKE OUR RECORD!
Jan 1 121 House Sparrow, 120 Evening Grosbeak, 119 American Goldfinch, 118 Lesser Goldfinch, 117 Pine Siskin, 116 House Finch, 115 Brown-headed Cowbird, 114 Brewer's Blackbird, 113 Rusty Blackbird, 112 Yellow-headed Blackbird, 111 Western Meadowlark, 110 Red-winged Blackbird, 109 Spotted Towhee, 108 Song Sparrow, 107 Golden-crowned Sparrow, 106 White-crowned Sparrow, 105 Dark-eyed Junco, 104 Yellow-rumped Warbler, 103 Cedar Waxwing, 102 Bohemian Waxwing, 101 American Pipit, 100 European Starling, 99 Varied Thrush, 98 American Robin, 97 Townsend's Solitaire, 96 Western Bluebird, 95 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 94 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 93 American Dipper, 92 Bewick's Wren, 91 Marsh Wren, 90 Pacific Wren, 89 Canyon Wren, 88 Brown Creeper, 87 Pygmy Nuthatch, 86 White-breasted Nuthatch, 85 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 84 Chestnut-backed Chickadee, 83 Mountain Chickadee, 82 Black-capped Chickadee, 81 Horned Lark, 80 Common Raven, 79 American Crow, 78 Black-billed Magpie, 77 Western Scrub-Jay, 76 Steller's Jay, 75 Northern Shrike, 74 Say's Phoebe, 73 Merlin, 72 American Kestrel, 71 Pileated Woodpecker, 70 Northern Flicker, 69 Hairy Woodpecker, 68 Downy Woodpecker, 67 Belted Kingfisher, 66 Anna's Hummingbird, 65 Northern Saw-whet Owl, 64 Long-eared Owl, 63 Great Gray Owl, 62 Great Horned Owl, 61 Western Screech-Owl, 60 Barn Owl, 59 Mourning Dove, 58 Eurasian Collared-Dove, 57 Rock Pigeon, 56 Glaucous-winged Gull, 55 Herring Gull, 54 California Gull, 53 Ring-billed Gull, 52 Mew Gull, 51 Wilson's Snipe, 50 Spotted Sandpiper, 49 Killdeer, 48 American Coot, 47 Virginia Rail, 46 Rough-legged Hawk, 45 Red-tailed Hawk, 44 Bald Eagle, 43 Cooper's Hawk, 42 Sharp-shinned Hawk, 41 Northern Harrier, 40 Golden Eagle, 39 Black-crowned Night-Heron, 38 Great Egret, 37 Great Blue Heron, 36 American White Pelican, 35 Double-crested Cormorant, 34 Western Grebe, 33 Eared Grebe, 32 Horned Grebe, 31 Pied-billed Grebe, 30 Common Loon, 29 Wild Turkey, 28 Ruffed Grouse, 27 Ring-necked Pheasant, 26 California Quail, 25 Ruddy Duck, 24 Red-breasted Merganser, 23 Common Merganser, 22 Hooded Merganser, 21 Barrow's Goldeneye, 20 Common Goldeneye, 19 Bufflehead, 18 Lesser Scaup, 17 Greater Scaup, 16 Ring-necked Duck, 15 Redhead, 14 Canvasback, 13 Green-winged Teal, 12 Northern Pintail, 11 Northern Shoveler, 10 Mallard, 9 American Wigeon, 8 Gadwall, 7 Wood Duck, 6 Tundra Swan, 5 Trumpeter Swan, 4 Canada Goose, 3 Cackling Goose, 2 Snow Goose, 1 Greater White-fronted Goose
Sunday, June 4, 2023
Birds as of December 31
Nov 16 268 RED-THROATED LOON
Nov 1 267 Pine Grosbeak
Oct 31 266 Rusty Blackbird
Oct 30 265 BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE (3rd record for WWCounty)
Oct 28 264 Ross's Goose
Oct 15 263 Blue Jay
Oct 14 262 Red Phalarope
Oct 9 261 Barred Owl
Oct 5 260 PALM WARBLER (2nd record for WWCounty)
Oct 4 259 Lapland Longspur
Oct 1 258 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, 257 Surf Scoter
Sept 30 256 Swamp Sparrow
Sept 23 255 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, 254 Band-tailed Pigeon, 253 American Golden-Plover
Sept 16 252 Black-bellied Plover
Sept 13 251 Black-throated Gray Warbler
Sept 10 250 CANADA WARBLER (2nd record for Walla Walla County, only the 3rd record in Washington State!)
Sept 8 249 Sage Thrasher
Sept 4 248 Sanderling
Sept 2 247 Common Tern
Sept 1 246 Rose-breasted Grosbeak, 245 TENNESSEE WARBLER (first CONFIRMED record for WWCounty)
Aug 30 244 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER (FIRST RECORD FOR WALLA WALLA COUNTY)
Aug 21 243 Pygmy Nuthatch
Aug 19 242 Pectoral Sandpiper, 241 Common Poorwill (6-12)
Aug 9 240 Short-billed Dowitcher
Aug 5 239 Stilt Sandpiper
July 20 238 Semipalmated Sandpiper
July 3 237 Broad-winged Hawk (late report from May 13)
June 24 236 Black-backed Woodpecker
June 22 235 Least Flycatcher
June 18 234 American Redstart
June 9 233 Common Grackle
June 3 232 Flammulated Owl
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Birds as of May 31
May 28 231 Red-eyed Vireo
May 25 230 Olive-sided Flycatcher, 229 Common Nighthawk
May 20 228 Western Flycatcher, 227 Willow Flycatcher
May 18 226 Lesser Yellowlegs, 225 Green-tailed Towhee, 224 Veery
May 15 223 Eastern Kingbird
May 14 222 Sabine's Gull
May 13 221 Swainson's Thrush, 220 Wilson's Warbler
May 12 219 White-winged Scoter
May 11 218 Gray Catbird
May 10 217 Franklin's Gull
May 9 216 Wilson's Phalarope
May 8 215 Western Wood-Pewee, 214 Baird's Sandpiper, 213 Western Sandpiper, 212 Red-necked Phalarope
May 5 211 Semipalmated Plover, 210 MacGillivray's Warbler, 209 Black-chinned Hummingbird
May 4 208 Yellow-breasted Chat
May 3 207 Marbled Godwit
May 2 206 Black-headed Grosbeak, 205 Long-billed Dowitcher
Sunday, April 2, 2023
Birds as of April 30
April 29 204 Forster's Tern, 203 Great Gray Owl, 202 Townsend's Warbler, 201 Warbling Vireo, 200 Western Tanager, 199 Lewis's Woodpecker
April 28 198 Gray Flycatcher, 197 Lazuli Bunting
April 27 196 American Bittern, 195 Solitary Sandpiper, 194 Bonaparte's Gull
April 26 193 Rufous Hummingbird (late report from the 14th), 192 Calliope Hummingbird, 191 Bullock's Oriole
April 25 190 Yellow Warbler
April 24 189 Lark Sparrow
April 23 188 Long-tailed Duck
April 22 187 Williamson's Sapsucker, 186 Dusky Grouse
April 20 185 Common Yellowthroat
April 18 184 Vaux's Swift
April 17 183 Hammond's Flycatcher, 182 Sora
April 16 181 Nashville Warbler, 180 Grasshopper Sparrow, 179 Cassin's Vireo, 178 Dusky Flycatcher, 177 House Wren
April 15 176 Red Crossbill, 175 Western Kingbird, 174 Bank Swallow, 173 Red-naped Sapsucker
April 14 172 Chipping Sparrow
April 11 171 Greater Yellowlegs
April 10 170 White-throated Swift, 169 Pacific Loon
April 9 168 Brewer's Sparrow, 167 American Avocet
April 8 166 Barn Swallow
April 6 165 Cinnamon Teal, 164 Black-necked Stilt
April 5 163 Rough-winged Swallow
April 1 162 BURROWING OWL, 161 Swainson's Hawk
Friday, March 3, 2023
Birds as of March 31
Mar 26 160 Blue-winged Teal (earliest arrival date by 4 days)
Mar 25 159 Vesper Sparrow
Mar 22 158 Caspian Tern
Mar 21 157 Turkey Vulture
Mar 19 156 Cliff Swallow
Mar 18 155 Long-billed Curlew, 154 Violet-green Swallow
Mar 14 153 Tree Swallow
Mar 12 152 Lesser Black-backed Gull
March 8 151 Osprey (earliest ever by 9 days)
Mar 5 150 Mountain Bluebird
Mar 3 149 Least Sandpiper