Birds as of February 28

Feb 8  152 Ross's Goose,  151 Barn Swallow

Feb 7  150 Red-necked Grebe 

Birds as of January 31, 2026

Jan 30  149 Western Bluebird

Jan 29  148 Glaucous Gull,  147 Evening Grosbeak

Jan 25  146 Cassin's Finch,  145 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL

Jan 24  144 Ferruginous Hawk

Jan 23  143 Golden-crowned Sparrow

Jan 22  142 Redpoll

Jan 18  141 Great Gray Owl,  140 Spotted Sandpiper,  139 Rusty Blackbird

Jan 17  138 Red Crossbill,  137 Canada Jay,  136 Pine Grosbeak,  135 GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE (2nd record for Walla Walla County)

Jan 16  134 Red-breasted Merganser

Jan 13  133 American Tree Sparrow

Jan 11  132 Mountain Chickadee

Jan 10  131 Lincoln's Sparrow

Jan 9  130 Eared Grebe

Jan 7  129 Prairie Falcon,  128 Long-eared Owl,  127 Greater White-fronted Goose,  126 Pacific Loon,  125 Clark's Grebe,  124 Iceland Gull,  123 Blue Jay

Jan 6  122 Steller's Jay,  121 Western Screech-Owl

Jan 5  120 Orange-crowned Warbler

Jan 4  118 American Pipit,  117 BLACK PHOEBE (seen 1st),  116 Ruffed Grouse,  115 Short-billed Gull,  114 Canyon Wren,  113 Bohemian Waxwing,  112 Golden Eagle

Jan 3  111 Peregrine Falcon,  110 Horned Lark,  109 Rock Wren,  108 Hairy Woodpecker,  107 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 

Jan 2  106 Short-eared Owl,  105 Varied Thrush, 104 Hermit Thrush,  103 Merlin

JANUARY 1 BIG DAY   (steady cold rain all day - put a damper on birding)

102  Yellow-headed Blackbird,  101 Tricolored Blackbird,  100 Brown-headed Cowbird,  99 Northern Saw-whet Owl,  98 Northern Pygmy Owl,  97 Northern Shrike,  96 Tundra Swan,  95 Northern Shrike,  94 Black-crowned Night Heron,  93 Eurasian Wigeon,  92 Barrow's Goldeneye,  91 Trumpeter Swan,  90 Greater Scaup,  89 Pied-billed Grebe,  88 Northern Shoveler,  87 Virginia Rail,  86 Killdeer,  85 Dunlin,  84 Least Sandpiper,  83 Great Egret,  82 American White Pelican,  81 American Barn Owl,  80 California Gull,  79 Glaucous-winged Gull,  78 Wilson's Snipe,  77 Pileated Woodpecker,  76 Brown Creeper,  75 Pacific Wren,  74 White-throated Sparrow,  73 Green-winged Teal,  72 Marsh Wren,  71 Lesser Goldfinch,  70 Rough-legged Hawk,  69 Snow Goose,  68 Northern Pintail,  67 Ring-necked Duck,  66 American Coot,  65 Ring-billed Gull,  64 American Herring Gull,  63 Western Grebe,  62 Common Loon,   61 Double-crested Cormorant,  60 Bald Eagle,  59 American Wigeon,  58 Canvasback,  57 Lesser Scaup,  56 Ruddy Duck,  55 Horned Grebe,  54 Common Merganser,  53 Bufflehead,  52 Common Goldeneye,  51 Great Horned Owl,  50 California Scrub-Jay,  49 Cooper's Hawk,  48 Belted Kingfisher,  47 Golden-crowned Kinglet,  46 American Dipper,  45 Townsend's Solitaire,  44 Say's Phoebe,  43 Great Blue Heron,  42 Savannah Sparrow,  41 Brewer's Blackbird,  40 Western Meadowlark,  39 Sharp-shinned Hawk,  38 Northern Harrier,  37 American Kestrel,  36 Ring-necked Pheasant,  35 Mourning Dove,  34 Red-winged Blackbird,  33 Downy Woodpecker,  32 Gadwall,  31 Hooded Merganser,  30 Common Raven,  29 European Starling,  28 Cedar Waxwing,  27 Ruby-crowned Kingler,  26 Bewick's Wren,  25 Spotted Towhee,  24 Cackling Goose,  23 California Quail,  22 Rock Pigeon,  21 Anna's Hummingbird,  20 Northern Flicker,  19 American Robin,  18 House Sparrow,  17 House Finch,  16 American Crow,  15 American Goldfinch,  14 White-crowned Sparrow,  13 Canada Goose,  12 Wood Duck,  11 Mallard,  10 Eurasian Collared-Dove,  9 Red-tailed Hawk,  8 Black-billed Magpie,  7 Black-capped Chickadee,  6 Red-breasted Nuthatch,  5 Pine Siskin,  4 Dark-eyed Junco,  3 Song Sparrow,  2 Yellow-rumped Warbler,  1 Wild Turkey

 

Birds as of December 31

Dec 7  267 WESTERN GULL   

Nov 30  266 LAPLAND LONGSPUR

Nov 29  265 RUSTY BLACKBIRD

Nov 18  264 BURROWING OWL (not reported at the time - seen April 6 near Eureka)

Nov 15  263  BLACK SCOTER (2nd record for Walla Walla County)

Nov 6  262 Red-breasted Sapsucker

Oct 31  261  Snow Bunting

Oct 22  260 White-winged Scoter

Oct 15  259 BLACK PHOEBE (2nd record for Walla Walla County)

Sept 22  258 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper,  257 Black-throated Gray Warbler

Sept 14  256 Ruff

Sept 11  255 Sabine's Gull

Sept 3  254 Clay-colored Sparrow

Aug 30  253 Northern Waterthrush

Aug 27  252 American Redstart 

Aug 14  251 Stilt Sandpiper

July 17  250 Sanderling

June 23  249 LEAST TERN (2nd record for Walla Walla County)

June 14  248 Williamson's Sapsucker

June 8  247 American Golden-Plover

June 6  246 Flammulated Owl

June 3  245 WHIMBREL

Birds as of May 31

May 29  244 Common Poorwill

May 27  243 Red-eyed Vireo

May 25  242 Common Nighthawk 

May 24  241 Willow Flycatcher

May 23  240 Veery 

May 22  239 Least Flycatcher

May 19  238 Canada Jay

May 18 237 Gray Catbird 

May 17  236 Western Flycatcher

May 15  235 Common Tern

May 11  234 Grasshopper Sparrow,  233 Swainson's Thrush,  232 Olive-sided Flycatcher,  231 Red-necked Phalarope

May 10  230 Green-tailed Towhee,  229 Snowy Plover

May 9  228 Eastern Kingbird (early!),  227 Lark Sparrow,  226 Yellow-breasted Chat

May 7  225 Black-chinned Hummingbird,  224 Pectoral Sandpiper,  223 Semipalmated Sandpiper

May 6  222 Short-billed Dowitcher,  221 White-faced Ibis

May 5  220 Western Wood-Pewee

May 4  219 Western Tanager,  218 Lazuli Bunting

May 3   217 WILLET,  216 Bullock's Oriole

May 2  215 Black-headed Grosbeak,  214 MacGillivray's Warbler

Birds as of April 30

Apr 30  213 Marbled Godwit

Apr 28  212 Semipalmated Plover,  211 Franklin's Gull

Apr 26  210 Warbling Vireo,  209 Hammond's Flycatcher

Apr 25  208 Wilson's Phalarope (our earliest in 20 years)  207 Baird's Sandpiper

Apr 24  206 Lewis's Woodpecker,  205 Dusky Flycatcher

Apr 23  204 Lesser Yellowlegs

Apr 22  203 Solitary Sandpiper,  202 Cassin's Vireo,  201 Wilson's Warbler,  200 Yellow Warbler

Apr 21  199 Black-bellied Plover

Apr 19  198 Western Sandpiper,  197 Townsend's Warbler,  196 Nashville Warbler

Apr 18 195 Forster's Tern

Apr 17  194 Gray Flycatcher

Apr 16  193 Rufous Hummingbird

Apr 15  192 Vaux's Swift,  191 Blue-winged Teal,  190 House Wren

Apr 14  189 Calliope Hummingbird

Apr 13  188 Greater Yellowlegs,  187 Western Kingbird

Apr 6  186 White-breasted Nuthatch,  185 Chipping Sparrow

Apr 5  184 Bank Swallow,  183 Sora,  182 Sage Thrasher,  181 Vesper Sparrow,  180 Brewer's Sparrow  

Apr 3  179 Dusky Grouse

Birds as of March 31

Mar 29  178 American Avocet,  177 Barn Swallow,  176 Northern Rough-winged Swallow,  175 Swainson's Hawk

Mar 26  174 Black-necked Stilt

Mar 23  173 Sagebrush Sparrow

Mar 22  172 Caspian Tern

Mar 20  171 Bonaparte's Gull,  170 Cliff Swallow

Mar 19  169 White-throated Swift

Mar 18  168 Long-billed Curlew

Mar 14  167 Cinnamon Teal

Mar 8  166 Ross's Goose

Mar 4  165 Violet-green Swallow

Mar 2  164 Redpoll, 163 Mountain Bluebird 

Mar 1  162 Ferruginous Hawk

Birds as of February 28

Feb 28  161 Tree Swallow

Feb 22  160 Turkey Vulture,  159 Pacific Loon

Feb 20  158 Loggerhead Shrike,  157 Northern Mockingbird

Feb 5  156 American Pipit

Feb 1  155 Clark's Nutcracker