Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Birds as of December 31

Thats it for 2012 - 262 beats all previous records for the yearlist - lets try to at least match it in 2013!!

Dec 16 262 White-breasted Nuthatch

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Birds as of November 30

Nov 22  261 Pine Grosbeak
Nov 14  260 BLACK SCOTER (first county record)
Nov 11  259 Rusty Blackbird,  258 Short-billed Dowitcher (8-26)

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Birds as of October 31

Oct 30  257 Purple Finch
Oct 18  256 Barred Owl
Oct 13  255 Surf Scoter
Oct 12  254 Pectoral Sandpiper (from Sept 8)
Oct 10  253 GREEN HERON
Oct 1  252 Swamp Sparrow

Monday, September 3, 2012

Birds as of Sept 30

Sept 26  251 White-throated Sparrow
Sept 23  250 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH (2nd record for the county and the state)
Sept 4  249 American Pipit
Sept 3 248 Black-throated Gray Warbler (oops forgot to add on May 29 when we found one at Bennington Lake)

Monday, August 6, 2012

Birds as of August 30

Aug 29 247 Semipalmated Plover, 246 Stilt Sandpiper
Aug 28 245 Black-backed Woodpecker
Aug 27 244 *BROAD-WINGED HAWK*
Aug 25 243***WILSON'S PLOVER*** (FIRST STATE and county RECORD!), 242 Clay-colored Sparrow
Aug 25 241 Prothonotary Warbler (3rd county record)
Aug 12 240 Baird's Sandpiper
Aug 4 239 *BLUE-WINGED WARBLER* (first county record!)

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Birds as of July 29

July 29 238 Solitary Sandpiper
July 14 237 Semipalmated Sandpiper, 236 Red-necked Phalarope
July 4 235 Flammulated Owl (belated report from June), 234 Western Sandpiper, 233 Williamson's Sapsucker

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Birds as of June 25

June 25 232 Red-eyed Vireo, 231 Clark's Nutcracker
June 24 230 Gray Jay
June 16 229 Red-naped Sapsucker
June 14 228 White-winged Scoter
June 7 227 Great Gray Owl
June 3 226 Grasshopper Sparrow, 225 Willow Flycatcher, 224 Green-tailed Towhee, 223 Dusky Flycatcher, 222 Nashville Warbler

Monday, May 7, 2012

Birds as of May 28

May 28 221 Veery
May 26 220 Olive-sided Flycatcher, 219 Least Flycatcher, 218 Sanderling, 217 Common Nighthawk
May 25 216 Common Yellowthroat, 215 Swainson's Thrush,
May 20 214 Yellow-breasted Chat, 213 Gray Catbird, 212 Long-billed Dowitcher, 211 Black-bellied Plover
May 19 210 Forster's Tern, 209 Wilson's Phalarope
May 15 208 Warbling Vireo, 207 Lark Sparrow, 206 Western Wood-Pewee, 205 Eastern Kingbird, 204 Wilson's Warbler
May 12 203 Black-chinned Hummingbird, 202 Western Flycatcher, 201 Townsend's Warbler, 200 Hammond's Flycatcher
May 10 199 MacGillivray's Warbler
May 8 198 Black-headed Grosbeak, 197 Red-necked Grebe
May 7 196 White-faced Ibis
May 6 195 Bullock's Oriole
May 3 194 Western Tanager

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Birds as of April 30

Apr 30 193 Lazuli Bunting
Apr 29 192 Sora
Apr 28 191 Yellow Warbler
Apr 25 190 Cassin's Vireo
Apr 23 189 Calliope Hummingbird, 188 Rufous Hummingbird
Apr 21 187 Vaux's Swift, 186 Gray Flycatcher, 185 Common Tern, 184 Western Kingbird
Apr 19 183 Barn Swallow, 182 Bank Swallow
Apr 18 181 Chipping Sparrow
Apr 17 180 House Wren
Apr 14 179 Loggerhead Shrike, 178 Blue-winged Teal
Apr 13 177 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, 176 Lesser Yellowlegs
Apr 12 175 Sage Thrasher, 174 Franklin's Gull, 173 Marbled Godwit, 172 Virginia Rail
Apr 9 171 Cinnamon Teal, 170 Brewer's Sparrow, 169 Evening Grosbeak, 168 Black-necked Stilt, 167 American Avocet
Apr 7 166 SAGE SPARROW, 165 White-throated Swift, 164 Bonaparte's Gull, 163 Eared Grebe, 162 Cliff Swallow, 161 Swainson's Hawk, 160 Turkey Vulture
Apr 3 159 Ferruginous Hawk, 158 N. Rough-winged Swallow, 157 Lincoln's Sparrow, 156 Greater Yellowlegs
Apr 1 155 Chukar

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Birds as of March 31

Mar 31 154 Vesper Sparrow, 153 Osprey
Mar 27 152 Tree Swallow
Mar 25 151 Caspian Tern
Mar 23 150 Long-billed Curlew
Mar 13 149 GYRFALCON
Mar 10 148 Violet-green Swallow, 147 Orange-crowned Warbler
Mar 8 146 Western Bluebird

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Birds as of February 29

Feb 28 145 Mountain Bluebird, 144 Northern Goshawk
Feb 26 143 Eurasian Wigeon
Feb 14 142 Say's Phoebe
Feb 11 141 Canyon Wren, 140 Northern Saw-whet Owl, 139 Peregrine Falcon, 138 Great Egret
Feb 6 137 Anna's Hummingbird (late report from Jan 2), 136 Greater White-fronted Goose, 135 Short-eared Owl
Feb 4 134 RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Birds as of January 31, 2012

Jan 31 133 Lesser Goldfinch, 132 Steller's Jay
Jan 29 131 SNOWY OWL
Jan 28 130 Harris's Sparrow, 129 Cackling Goose, 128 Sandhill Crane, 127 Tricolored Blackbird
Jan 27 126 Ruffed Grouse, 125 Brown Creeper, 124 Red Crossbill, 123 Chestnut-backed Chickadee, 122 Mountain Chickadee
Jan 25 121 Pileated Woodpecker
Jan 23 120 Fox Sparrow
Jan 22 119 Varied Thrush, 118 Mew Gull, 117 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 116 Glaucous Gull, 115 Western Screech-Owl
Jan 21 114 SNOW BUNTING
Jan 18 113 Cassin's Finch
Jan 16 112 Ring-necked Duck, 111 Savannah Sparrow, 110 Thayer's Gull
Jan 15 109 Clark's Grebe, 108 Black-crowned Night-Heron, 107 Golden Eagle, 106 *HOARY REDPOLL* (FIRST RECORD FOR WALLA WALLA COUNTY!)
Jan 11 105 Hairy Woodpecker, 104 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 103 Northern Pygmy-Owl
Jan 8 102 DUSKY GROUSE, 101 American Dipper, 100 Long-eared Owl
Jan7 99 Least Sandpiper, 98 Gadwall, 97 Marsh Wren, 96 Greater Scaup, 95 Barrow's Goldeneye, 94 Northern Shoveler, 93 Gray Partridge, 92 Rock Wren
Jan 4 91 Cedar Waxwing
Jan 3 90 Belted Kingfisher, 89 Spotted Towhee, 88 Golden-crowned Sparrow, 87 Northern Shrike, 86 AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, 85 Townsend's Solitaire, 84 Wilson's Snipe
Jan 2 83 Hermit Thrush, 82 Spotted Sandpiper
Jan 1 81 American Robin, 80 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 79 Pacific Wren, 78 Bohemian Waxwing, 77 Downy Woodpecker, 76 Bewick's Wren, 75 Pied-billed Grebe, 74 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 73 Black-capped Chickadee, 72 California Quail, 71 Great Horned Owl, 70 Wild Turkey, 69 Sharp-shinned Hawk, 68 Brown-headed Cowbird, 67 Yellow-rumped Warbler, 66 Common Merganser, 65 Snow Goose, 64 Wood Duck, 63 Pacific Loon, 62 Common Loon, 61 Barn Owl, 60 Yellow-headed Blackbird, 59 Cooper's Hawk, 58 LONG-TAILED DUCK, 57 Northern Pintail, 56 Green-winged Teal, 55 Western Gull, 54 California Gull, 53 Red-breasted Merganser, 52 Lesser Scaup, 51 Herring Gull, 50 Horned Grebe, 49 Common Goldeneye, 48 Ruddy Duck, 47 Redhead, 46 Canvasback, 45 Western Grebe, 44 Ring-billed Gull, 43 Glaucous-winged Gull, 42 Red-winged Blackbird, 41 Trumpeter Swan, 40 Tundra Swan, 39 Double-crested Cormorant, 38 Hooded Merganser, 37 Bald Eagle, 36 Great Blue Heron, 35 Bufflehead, 34 American Wigeon, 33 American Coot, 32 American White Pelican, 31 Mourning Dove, 30 Brewer's Blackbird, 29 Dunlin, 28 Killdeer, 27 Merlin, 26 LAPLAND LONGSPUR, 25 COMMON REDPOLL, 24 Prairie Falcon, 23 Rough-legged Hawk, 22 Horned Lark, 21 Rock Pigeon, 20 Common Raven, 19 Northern Harrier, 18 Western Meadowlark, 17 Ring-necked Pheasant, 16 White-crowned Sparrow, 15 Song Sparrow, 14 Eurasian Collared-Dove, 13 American Kestrel, 12 Black-billed Magpie, 11 Red-tailed Hawk, 10 Northern Flicker, 9 Canada Goose, 8 House Sparrow, 7 House Finch, 6 Pine Siskin, 5 European Starling, 4 American Crow, 3 Mallard, 2 American Goldfinch, 1 Dark-eyed Junco
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