Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Birds as of December 31

END OF YEAR - 257 TIES OUR RECORD - LETS FIND MORE BIRDS NEXT YEAR!!!
Dec 27 257 Harris's Sparrow
Nov 27 256 Long-tailed Duck
Nov 20 255 Thayer's Gull
Nov 14 254 Snow Bunting
Nov 11 253 White-throated Sparrow
Oct 30 252 Common Redpoll
Oct 17 251 Surf Scoter
Oct 10 250 White-winged Scoter
Oct 9 249 Eared Grebe
Oct 7 248 Blue Jay
Oct 2 247 RUFF
Sept 30 246 Loggerhead Shrike
Sept 25 245 MAGNOLIA WARBLER, 244 Sabine's Gull
Sept 24 243 White-faced Ibis
Sept 22 242 Sage Thrasher
Sept 20 241 American Redstart
Sept 16 240 Anna's Hummingbird
Sept 10 238 ARCTIC TERN, 239 American Golden Plover
Sept 6 237 Common Tern
Sept 5 236 *CANADA WARBLER* (FIRST STATE RECORD!) McNary NWR HQ

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Birds as of August 7

Aug 31 235 Clay-colored Sparrow
Aug 22 234 Pectoral Sandpiper
Aug 7 233 Stilt Sandpiper

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Birds as of July 28

July 28 232 Semipalmated Sandpiper
July 25 231 Williamson's Sapsucker
July 18 230 Blue Grouse (Dusky)
July 10 229 Common Yellowthroat
July 3 228 Baird's Sandpiper
July 1 227 Brewer's Sparrow

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Birds as of June 30

June 27 226 Black-backed Woodpecker
June 23 225 Black Tern
June 12 224 ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER (FIRST COUNTY RECORD), 223 Green-tailed Towhee, 222 Least Flycatcher
June 3 221 Swainson's Thrush, 220 Western Flycatcher

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Birds as of May 31

May 31 219 Common Nighthawk
May 30 218 Veery, 217 Willow Flycatcher
May 29 216 SNOWY PLOVER, 215 Grasshopper Sparrow, 214 Lewis's Woodpecker,
213 Olive-sided Flycatcher, 212 Sanderling, 211 Red-necked Phalarope
May 23 210 Western Gull
May 22 208 RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER, 209 Northern Goshawk
May 20 207 Franklin's Gull
May 19 206 Eastern Kingbird, 205 Yellow-breasted Chat, 204 Wilson's Warbler
May 15 203 RED KNOT, 202 RUDDY TURNSTONE, 201 Black-headed Grosbeak
May 14 200 Black-bellied Plover
May 13 199 Lark Sparrow, 198 Marbled Godwit
May 11 197 Western Wood-Pewee, 196 MacGillivray's Warbler
May 10 195 Wilson's Phalarope
May 9 194 Sora
May 8 193 Short-billed Dowitcher, 192 Western Sandpiper, 191 Solitary Sandpiper, 190 Semipalmated Plover, 189 Great Egret, 188 Red-necked Grebe, 187 Long-billed Dowitcher, 186 Blue-winged Teal, 185 Forster's Tern, 184 WHIMBREL, 183 Bullock's Oriole
May 4 182 Cassin's Vireo, 181 Townsend's Warbler, 180 Dusky Flycatcher
May 2 179 Spotted Sandpiper, 178 Clark's Grebe
May 1 177 LESSER GOLDFINCH, 176 Vesper Sparrow

Monday, April 19, 2010

Birds as of April 30

Apr 29 175 Hammond's Flycatcher, 174 Gray Catbird
Apr 27 173 Lazuli Bunting
Apr 26 172 Warbling Vireo
Apr 25 171 Black-chinned Hummingbird, 170 Red-naped Sapsucker, 169 Western Tanager, 168 Yellow Warbler
Apr 24 167 Lesser Yellowlegs, 166 Ross's Goose, 165 Rock Wren, 164 Brown-headed Cowbird
Apr 23 163 Savannah Sparrow
Apr 22 162 Chipping Sparrow, 161 Calliope Hummingbird
Apr 20 160 Western Kingbird, 159 Nashville Warbler, 158 Bonaparte's Gull, 157 Cinnamon Teal, 156 Greater Yellowlegs, 155 Turkey Vulture, 154 House Wren
Apr 19 153 Rufous Hummingbird
Apr 18 152 Vaux's Swift
Apr 15 151 Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Apr 13 150 Barn Swallow
Apr 7 149 American Avocet
Apr 5 148 Lincoln's Sparrow
Apr 3 147 Black-necked Stilt, 146 Caspian Tern, 145 Swainson's Hawk
Apr 1 144 Bank Swallow

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Birds as of March 29

MAR 29 143 Osprey
MAR 26 142 Cliff Swallow
MAR 23 141 White-throated Swift
MAR 20 140 Chukar, 139 Pygmy Nuthatch, 138 Wilson's Snipe
MAR 19 137 Tree Swallow
MAR 18 136 Long-billed Curlew, 135 Cassin's Finch
MAR 11 134 Virginia Rail
MAR 7 133 Violet-green Swallow
MAR 4 132 Sandhill Crane
MAR 2 131 Lapland Longspur, 130 Mountain Bluebird

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Birds as of February 26

FEB 26 129 Western Bluebird
FEB 20 128 Golden-crowned Sparrow, 127 Peregrine Falcon
FEB 19 126 Fox Sparrow
FEB 13 125 Gray Partridge, 124 Pacific Loon
FEB 6 123 Canyon Wren, 122 Say's Phoebe
FEB 3 121 Golden Eagle

Friday, January 1, 2010

Birds as of January 31, 2010

JAN 31 120 Northern Saw-whet Owl
JAN 30 119 Glaucous Gull, 118 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 117 Ferruginous Hawk
JAN 25 116 Marsh Wren
JAN 24 115 Rusty Blackbird
JAN 23 114 Prairie Falcon
JAN 22 113 Hermit Thrush, 112 Ruffed Grouse, 111 Evening Grosbeak
JAN 20 110 Least Sandpiper, 109 Greater White-fronted Goose, 108 Eurasian Wigeon
JAN 18 107 Short-eared Owl, 106 Snow Goose, 105 Orange-crowned Warbler
JAN 17 104 Brown Creeper, 103 Red Crossbill
JAN 14 102 Gadwall, 101 Long-eared Owl, 100 Trumpeter Swan, 99 Steller's Jay, 98 Hairy Woodpecker, 97 Northern Shoveler
JAN 13 96 Great Gray Owl
JAN 12 95 American Pipit
JAN 10 94 Western Screech-Owl, 93 Merlin, 92 Cackling Goose, 91 Red-breasted Merganser, 90 Tricolored Blackbird, 89 Yellow-headed Blackbird, 88 Ruddy Duck, 87 Green-winged Teal
JAN 9 86 American Dipper
JAN 8 85 Belted Kingfisher
JAN 7 84 Townsend's Solitaire
JAN 6 83 Barn Owl, 82 Bohemian Waxwing
JAN 3 81 Winter Wren, 80 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 79 Northern Pygmy-Owl, 78 Mountain Chickadee, 77 Chestnut-backed Chickadee, 76 White-breasted Nuthatch, 75 Pileated Woodpecker
JAN 2 74 Bewick's Wren, 73 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 72 Wild Turkey
JAN 1 71 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 70 Varied Thrush, 69 Cooper's Hawk, 68 Downy Woodpecker, 67 Yellow-rumped Warbler, 66 Cedar Waxwing, 65 Sharp-shinned Hawk, 64 Mourning Dove, 63 Tundra Swan, 62 Eurasian Collared-Dove, 61 Bald Eagle, 60 Western Meadowlark, 59 Spotted Towhee, 58 California Quail, 57 Rough-legged Hawk, 56 Horned Lark, 55 Northern Pintail, 54 Barrow's Goldeneye, 53 Mew Gull, 52 Herring Gull, 51 Bufflehead, 50 American White Pelican, 49 Black-crowned Night-Heron, 48 Brewer's Blackbird, 47 Dunlin, 46 Killdeer, 45 Double-crested Cormorant, 44 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, 43 Common Loon, 42 Rock Pigeon, 41 American Wigeon, 40 Pied-billed Grebe, 39 Western Grebe, 38 Common Raven, 37 Ring-billed Gull, 36 California Gull, 35 Ring-necked Duck, 34 Hooded Merganser, 33 Wood Duck, 32 American Coot, 31 Horned Grebe, 30 Common Goldeneye, 29 Lesser Scaup, 28 Greater Scaup, 27 Redhead, 26 Canvasback, 25 Glaucous-winged Gull, 24 Common Merganser, 23 Mallard, 22 Northern Shrike, 21 Northern Harrier, 20 Great Horned Owl, 19 Canada Goose, 18 Ring-necked Pheasant, 17 Great Blue Heron, 16 Song Sparrow, 15 Black-billed Magpie, 14 American Kestrel, 13 Red-tailed Hawk, 12 American Crow, 11 Northern Flicker, 10 House Finch, 9 Pine Siskin, 8 Red-winged Blackbird, 7 European Starling, 6 American Robin, 5 Black-capped Chickadee, 4 American Goldfinch, 3 House Sparrow, 2 Dark-eyed Junco, 1 White-crowned Sparrow (New Years list started in our yard at first light!) ML