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

Thursday, February 2, 2023

Birds as of February 28

Feb 27  148 Western Gull

Feb 25  147 Orange-crowned Warbler,  146 Pine Siskin,  145 Ferruginous Hawk

Feb 2  144 Northern Goshawk

Sunday, January 8, 2023

Birds as of January 31

Jan 28  143 Cassin's Finch,  142 Savannah Sparrow,  141 American Pipit

Jan 21  140 American Coot (oops forgot to add on the 1st!)  139 Peregrine Falcon,  138 Sandhill Crane

Jan 20  137 Ruffed Grouse

Jan 19  136 Dunlin,  135 NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD

Jan 16  134 Rock Wren,  133 Evening Grosbeak,  132 Tricolored Blackbird,  131 Lincoln's Sparrow

Jan 15  130 Northern Pygmy-Owl

Jan 11  129 Northern Saw-whet Owl

Jan 10  128 Spotted Sandpiper

Jan 8  127 White-breasted Nuthatch

Jan 7  126 Pileated Woodpecker,  125 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker,  124 Golden Eagle,  123 Gray Partridge,  122 Fox Sparrow,  121 Common Redpoll

Jan 6  120 White-throated Sparrow,  119 Purple Finch,  118 Iceland Gull,  117  Killdeer,  116 Clark's Grebe

Jan 4  115 Western Screech-Owl

Jan 3  114 Yellow-headed Blackbird,  113 Pacific Wren,  112 Trumpeter Swan

Jan 2  111 Virginia Rail,  110 Wilson's Snipe,  109 California Scrub-Jay,  108 Bohemian Waxwing

January 1, 2023 New Years Big Day of Birding in Walla Walla County

107 Yellow-rumped Warbler,  106 Brewer's Blackbird,  105 Brown-headed Cowbird,  104 Red-winged Blackbird,  103 Western Meadowlark,  102 Spotted Towhee,  101 Song Sparrow,  100 Harris's Sparrow,  99 Golden-crowned Sparrow,  98 White-crowned Sparrow,  97 Dark-eyed Junco,  96 American Tree Sparrow,  95 American Goldfinch,  94 Lesser Goldfinch,  93 House Finch,  92 House Sparrow,            91 Varied Thrush,  90 American Robin,  89 Hermit Thrush,  88 Townsend's Solitaire,  87 Western Bluebird,  86 American Dipper,  85 European Starling,  84 Marsh Wren,  83 Bewick's Wren,                82 Canyon Wren,  81 Brown Creeper,  80 Red-breasted Nuthatch,  79 Cedar Waxwing,  78 Golden-crowned Kinglet,  77 Ruby-crowned Kinglet,  76 Horned Lark,  75 Chestnut-backed Chickadee,         74 Mountain Chickadee,  73 Black-capped Chickadee,  72 Common Raven,  71 American Crow,         70 Black-billed Magpie,  69 Steller's Jay,  68 Canada Jay,  67 Northern Shrike,  66 Loggerhead Shrike,  65 Say's Phoebe,  64 Prairie Falcon,  63 Merlin,  62 American Kestrel,  61 Northern Flicker,  60 Hairy Woodpecker,  59 Downy Woodpecker,  58 Belted Kingfisher,  57 Long-eared Owl,  56 Great Horned Owl, 55 Barn Owl,  54 Rough-legged Hawk,  53 Red-tailed Hawk,  52 Bald Eagle,  51 Cooper's Hawk,  50 Sharp-shinned Hawk,  49 Northern Harrier,  48 Black-crowned Night-Heron,  47 Great Egret,        46 Great Blue Heron,  45 American White Pelican,  44 Double-crested Cormorant,  43 Common Loon 42 Glaucous-winged Gull,  41 Herring Gull,  40 California Gull,  39 Ring-billed Gull,  38 Short-billed Gull,  37 Anna's Hummingbird,  36 Rock Pigeon,  35 Mourning Dove,  34 Eurasian Collared-Dove,  33 Western Grebe,  32 Eared Grebe,  31 Red-necked Grebe,  30 Horned Grebe,  29 Pied-billed Grebe,  28 Ring-necked Pheasant,  27 Wild Turkey,  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 Mallard,  10 American Wigeon,   9 Eurasian Wigeon,  8 Gadwall,  7 Northern Shoveler,  6 Wood Duck,  5 Tundra Swan,   4 Canada Goose,  3 Cackling Goose,  2 Greater White-fronted Goose,  1 Snow Goose


Saturday, June 18, 2022

Birds as of December 31

Dec 7  268 Snow Bunting,  267 Lapland Longspur

Nov 13  266 White-winged Scoter

Nov 12  265 Pacific Loon

Nov 11  264 Ross's Goose

Oct 30  263 Rusty Blackbird

Oct 15  262 Surf Scoter

Oct 1  261 Williamson's Sapsucker

Sept 30  260 Clay-colored Sparrow

Sept 25  259 WHITE WAGTAIL (First confirmed record for E. Washington, found by Chris Lindsey at the blood pond) MerryLynn had a wagtail species at the delta but could not ID to species.

Sept 20  258 BROAD-WINGED HAWK,  257 Black-throated Gray Warbler

Sept 19  256 California Scrub-Jay

Sept 13  255 American Bittern

Sept 9  254 Flammulated Owl

Sept 7  253 Red-shouldered Hawk

Sept 3  252 American Golden-Plover

Sept 1  251 Northern Waterthrush

Aug 28  250 Stilt Sandpiper

Aug 10  249 Willet

July 11  248 Pygmy Nuthatch

July 4  247 LEAST TERN (FIRST RECORD FOR SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON) 

June 30  246 Least Flycatcher

June 17  245 American Redstart 

Sunday, May 1, 2022

Birds as of May 31

May 27  244 SNOWY PLOVER

May 26  243 Short-billed Dowitcher,  242 Pectoral Sandpiper

May 25  241 Red-eyed Vireo,  240 Veery

May 23  239 Willow Flycatcher

May 22  238 Common Nighthawk

May 21  237 Swainson's Thrush,  236 Western Flycatcher,  235 HUDSONIAN GODWIT

May 20  234 Common Tern,  233 Gray Catbird

May 18  232 Green-tailed Towhee

May 15  231 SNOWY EGRET,  230 Chukar,  229 Eastern Kingbird

May 14  228 MacGillivray's Warbler

May 13  227 Sage Thrasher

May 12  226 Olive-sided Flycatcher,  225 White-faced Ibis,  224 Yellow-breasted Chat

May 8  223 Red-necked Phalarope

May 7  222 Black-bellied Plover,  221 Grasshopper Sparrow,  220 Western Wood-Pewee,  219 Common Poorwill

May 6  218 Semipalmated Sandpiper,  217 Semipalmated Plover

May 4  216 Wilson's Warbler,  215 Warbling Vireo,  214 Red-necked Grebe,  213 Franklin's Gull,  212 Marbled Godwit

May 2  211 Black-headed Grosbeak 

May 1  210 Bullock's Oriole,  209 Lark Sparrow

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Birds as of April 30

Apr 30  208 Lazuli Bunting,  207 Wilson's Phalarope,  206 BLACK TERN,  205 Western Tanager,  204 Baird's Sandpiper

Apr 29  203 Townsend's Warbler

Apr 28  202 Lewis's Woodpecker,  201 Lesser Yellowlegs

Apr 27  200 Dusky Flycatcher,  199 Sanderling,  198 Forster's Tern,  197 Common Yellowthroat

Apr 26  196 Black-chinned Hummingbird,  195 Calliope Hummingbird,  194 Hammond's Flycatcher

Apr 24  193 Dusky Grouse,  192 Yellow Warbler

Apr 23  191 Rufous Hummingbird

Apr 22  190 Vaux's Swift,  189 Cassin's Vireo

Apr 21  188 Solitary Sandpiper

Apr 20  187 House Wren,  186 Western Kingbird

Apr 19  185 Gray Flycatcher

Apr 18  184 Nashville Warbler

Apr 17  183 Sora

Apr 9  182 Blue-winged Teal,  181 Barn Swallow

Apr 8  180 Vesper Sparrow

Apr  7  179 Chipping Sparrow,  178 Brewer's Sparrow

Apr 6  177 Bonaparte's Gull,  176 Sabine's Gull,  175 Bank Swallow 

Apr 3  174 Swainson's Hawk

Apr 2  173 Canada Jay

Friday, March 4, 2022

Birds as of March 31

Mar 28  172 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL,  171 Red-naped Sapsucker

Mar 26  170 Northern Rough-winged Swallow,  169 American Avocet, 

Mar 25  168 Greater Yellowlegs

Mar 24  167 White-throated Swift,  166 Cinnamon Teal,  165 Osprey,  164 Black-necked Stilt,  163 Caspian Tern

Mar 21  162 Western Sandpiper

Mar 19  161 Cliff Swallow

Mar 17  160 Long-tailed Duck,  159 Long-billed Curlew

Mar 7  158 Tree Swallow

Mar 4  157 Mountain Bluebird

Mar 4  156 Violet-green Swallow