Sunday, July 25, 2021

Birds as of December 31

Dec 11  269 EASTERN PHOEBE (FIRST RECORD FOR WW COUNTY)

Nov 11  268 Ross's Goose

Nov 6  267 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL

Nov 3  266 RED-THROATED LOON

Nov 1  265 Common Redpoll

Oct 12  264 Surf Scoter

Sept 26  263 LITTLE GULL (1ST RECORD IN WALLA WALLA COUNTY)

Sept 23  262 Sage Thrasher

Sept 21  261 Red-breasted Sapsucker

Sept 18  260 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER

Sept 11  259 Broad-winged Hawk

Sept 8  258 TENNESSEE WARBLER (Mike Denny in yard at birdbath) 

Sept 4  257 American Bittern

Sept 3  256 Parasitic Jaeger 

Sept 1  254 Sabine's Gull

Aug 29  253 Black-bellied Plover,  252  American Redstart  

Aug 27  251 RED KNOT,  250 Black-throated Gray Warbler

Aug 25  -255-  Short-billed Dowitcher (oops)

Aug 22  249 Common Tern,  248 Stilt Sandpiper

Aug 18  247 Semipalmated Sandpiper,  246 WILLET

Aug 14  245 Pectoral Sandpiper,  244 Baird's Sandpiper,  243 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH

Aug 7  242 Sanderling  

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Birds as of June 30

Jun 12  241 SNOWY PLOVER (belated addition - and used 143 twice so catching up)

June 26  239 Red-eyed Vireo

June 22  238 Clark's Nutcracker

June 15  237 Canada Jay

June 12  236 Least Flycatcher

June 7  235 Grasshopper Sparrow

June 6  234 Red-necked Grebe

June 2  233 BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER (found by Shep Thorp up Biscuit Ridge - 3rd record for Walla Walla County) 

Sunday, May 2, 2021

Birds as of May 31

May 31  232 Burrowing Owl,  231  SNOWY EGRET

May 27  230 Common Nighthawk,  229 Willow Flycatcher

May 26  228 Gray Flycatcher

May 22  227 BLACK-THROATED SPARROW, 226 Red-necked Phalarope,  225 Green-tailed Towhee,  224 Western Flycatcher

May 21  223 Swainson's Thrush

May 19  222 Semipalmated Plover

May 16  221 Marbled Godwit,  220 Black Tern,  219 Williamson's Sapsucker

May 15  218 Olive-sided Flycatcher

May 14  217 Eastern Kingbird,  216 Veery

May 13  215 Western Wood-Pewee

May 9  214 Black-headed Grosbeak

May 8  213 Wilson's Warbler,  212 Yellow-breasted Chat

May 7  211 Wilson's Phalarope,  210 Gray Catbird,  209 Townsend's Warbler,  208 MacGillivray's Warbler

May 6  207 Hammond's Flycatcher,  206 Cassin's Vireo,  205 Warbling Vireo

May 5  204 Western Tanager

May 4  203 Dusky Flycatcher

May 3  202 Black-chinned Hummingbird,  201 Lewis's Woodpecker,  200 Western Sandpiper

May 1  199 Lesser Yellowlegs,  198 Solitary Sandpiper,  197 Franklin's Gull,  196 Lark Sparrow,  195 Forster's Tern,  194 Bonaparte's Gull,   

Friday, April 2, 2021

Birds as of April 30

April 30  193 Bullock's Oriole,  192 Lazuli Bunting

April 25  191 Spotted Sandpiper

April 24  190 Yellow Warbler

April 19  189 Calliope Hummingbird

April 18  188 Sora

April 17  187 Western Kingbird,  186 White-faced Ibis

April 16  185 Nashville Warbler

April 12  184 Vaux's Swift

April 11  183 House Wren, 182 Blue-winged Teal

April 10  181 Chipping Sparrow

April 9  180 Barn Swallow,  179 Bank Swallow

April 6  178 Greater Yellowlegs

April 4  177 Swainson's Hawk,  176 Rough-winged Swallow

April 3  175 Red-naped Sapsucker,  174 White-throated Swift,  173 Brewer's Sparrow

April 1  172  Rufous Hummingbird

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Birds as of March 31

Mar 29  171 Caspian Tern,  170 American Avocet,  169 Black-necked Stilt

Mar 28  168 Dusky Grouse

Mar 27  167 Cliff Swallow,  166 Vesper Sparrow

Mar 25  165 Glaucous Gull

Mar 20  164 Turkey Vulture

Mar 18  163 Great Gray Owl

Mar 17  162 Long-billed Curlew,  161 Osprey

Mar 5  160 Tree Swallow,  159 Violet-green Swallow

Mar 3  158 Cinnamon Teal 

Thursday, February 4, 2021

Birds as of February 28

Feb 28  157 Western Bluebird,  156 Bohemian Waxwing

Feb 13  155 Western Screech-Owl

Feb 11  154 Sandhill Crane

Feb 8  153 SLATY-BACKED GULL

Feb 7  152 Pacific Loon,  151 Common Yellowthroat

Feb 6  150 Northern Saw-whet Owl  

Feb 3  149 Western Gull 

Saturday, January 2, 2021

Birds as of January 31

Jan 30  148 Rusty Blackbird

Jan 24  147 Least Sandpiper

Jan 20  146 Gray Partridge,  145 Red-breasted Merganser

Jan 19  144 Pine Grosbeak,  143 Mountain Bluebird

Jan 17  240 Loggerhead Shrike (oops used 143 twice)

Jan 16  142 Lapland Longspur,  141 Eared Grebe,  140 CALIFORNIA SCRUB-JAY,  139 Ferruginous Hawk

Jan 14  138 Peregrine Falcon

Jan 10  137 American Pipit,  136 Say's Phoebe

Jan 9  135 Prairie Falcon,  134 Cassin's Finch,  133 Greater White-fronted Goose

Jan 7  132 Eurasian Wigeon,  131 Merlin,  130 Iceland(Thayer's) Gull,  129 Golden Eagle,  128 Hairy Woodpecker

Jan 5  127 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker,  126 Northern Pygmy-Owl,  125 Fox Sparrow,  124 Red Crossbill,  123 Northern Goshawk,  122 Brown Creeper,  121 Chestnut-backed Chickadee,  120 NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD

Jan 3  119 White-breasted Nuthatch, 118 Evening Grosbeak,  117 American Dipper

Jan 2  116 Redhead,  115 Harris's Sparrow,  114 Short-eared Owl,  113 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch,  112 Rock Wren, 111 Long-eared Owl,  110 Purple Finch,  109  Hermit Thrush,  108 Varied Thrush


JANUARY 1 WALLA WALLA COUNTY BIG DAY

107  Snow Goose,  106 Cackling Goose,  105 Canada Goose,  104 Trumpeter Swan,  103 Tundra Swan,  102 Wood Duck,  101 Northern Shoveler,  100 Gadwall,  99 American Wigeon,  98 Mallard,  97 Northern Pintail,  96 Green-winged Teal,  95 Canvasback,  94 Ring-necked Duck,  93 Greater Scaup,  92 Lesser Scaup,  91 Bufflehead,  90 Common Goldeneye,  89 Barrow's Goldeneye,  88 Hooded Merganser,  87 Common Merganser,  86 Ruddy Duck,  85 California Quail,  84 Ring-necked Pheasant,  83 Ruffed Grouse,  82 Wild Turkey,  81 Pied-billed Grebe,  80 Horned Grebe,  79 Western Grebe,  78 Clark's Grebe,  77 Rock Pigeon,  76 Eurasian Collared-Dove,  75 Mourning Dove,  74 Anna's Hummingbird,  73 Virginia Rail,  72 American Coot,  71 Killdeer,  70 Dunlin,  69 Long-billed Dowitcher,  68 Wilson's Snipe,  67 Mew Gull,  66 Ring-billed Gull,  65 California Gull,  64 Herring Gull,  63 Glaucous-winged Gull,  62 Common Loon,  61 Double-crested Cormorant,  60 American White Pelican,  59 Great Blue Heron,  58 Great Egret,  57 Black-crowned Night-Heron,  56 Northern Harrier,  55 Sharp-shinned Hawk,  54 Cooper's Hawk,  53 Bald Eagle,  52 Red-tailed Hawk,  51 Rough-legged Hawk,  50 Barn Owl,  49 Great Horned Owl,  48 Belted Kingfisher,  47 Downy Woodpecker,  46 Northern Flicker,  45 Pileated Woodpecker,  44 American Kestrel,  43 Northern Shrike,  42 Steller's Jay,  41 Blue Jay,  40 Black-billed Magpie,  39 American Crow,  38 Common Raven,  37 Horned Lark,  36 Black-capped Chickadee,  35 Mountain Chickadee,  34 Red-breasted Nuthatch,  33 Canyon Wren,  32 Pacific Wren,  31 Marsh Wren,  30 Bewick's Wren,  29 Golden-crowned Kinglet,  28 Ruby-crowned Kinglet,  27 Townsend's Solitaire,  26 American Robin,  25 European Starling,  24 Cedar Waxwing,  23 House Sparrow,  22 House Finch,  21 Pine Siskin,  20 Lesser Goldfinch,  19 American Goldfinch,  18 American Tree Sparrow,  17 Dark-eyed Junco,  16 White-crowned Sparrow,  15 Golden-crowned Sparrow,  14 White-throated Sparrow,  13 Savannah Sparrow,  12 Song Sparrow,  11 Lincoln's Sparrow,  10 Swamp Sparrow,  9 Spotted Towhee,  8 Yellow-headed Blackbird,  7 Western Meadowlark,  6 Red-winged Blackbird,  5 Tricolored Blackbird,  4 Brown-headed Cowbird,  3 Brewer's Blackbird,  2 Orange-crowned Warbler,  1 Yellow-rumped Warbler