Sunday, June 4, 2023

Birds as of December 31

Nov 16  268 RED-THROATED LOON

Nov 1  267 Pine Grosbeak

Oct 31  266 Rusty Blackbird

Oct 30  265 BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE (3rd record for WWCounty)

Oct 28  264 Ross's Goose

Oct 15  263 Blue Jay

Oct 14  262 Red Phalarope

Oct 9  261  Barred Owl

Oct 5  260 PALM WARBLER (2nd record for WWCounty)

Oct 4  259 Lapland Longspur

Oct 1  258 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch,  257 Surf Scoter

Sept 30  256 Swamp Sparrow

Sept 23  255 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, 254 Band-tailed Pigeon, 253 American Golden-Plover

Sept 16  252 Black-bellied Plover

Sept 13  251 Black-throated Gray Warbler

Sept 10  250 CANADA WARBLER (2nd record for Walla Walla County, only the 3rd record in Washington State!)

Sept 8  249 Sage Thrasher

Sept 4  248 Sanderling

Sept 2  247 Common Tern

Sept 1  246  Rose-breasted Grosbeak,  245  TENNESSEE WARBLER (first CONFIRMED record for WWCounty)

Aug 30  244 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER (FIRST RECORD FOR WALLA WALLA COUNTY)

Aug 21  243 Pygmy Nuthatch

Aug 19  242 Pectoral Sandpiper,  241 Common Poorwill (6-12)

Aug 9  240 Short-billed Dowitcher

Aug 5  239 Stilt Sandpiper

July 20  238  Semipalmated Sandpiper

July 3  237 Broad-winged Hawk (late report from May 13)

June 24  236  Black-backed Woodpecker

June 22  235  Least Flycatcher

June 18  234  American Redstart

June 9  233 Common Grackle

June 3  232 Flammulated Owl 

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Birds as of May 31

May 28  231 Red-eyed Vireo

May 25  230 Olive-sided Flycatcher,  229 Common Nighthawk

May 20  228 Western Flycatcher,  227 Willow Flycatcher

May 18  226 Lesser Yellowlegs,  225 Green-tailed Towhee,  224 Veery

May 15  223 Eastern Kingbird

May 14  222 Sabine's Gull

May 13  221 Swainson's Thrush,  220 Wilson's Warbler

May 12  219 White-winged Scoter

May 11  218 Gray Catbird

May 10  217 Franklin's Gull

May 9  216 Wilson's Phalarope

May 8  215 Western Wood-Pewee,  214 Baird's Sandpiper,  213 Western Sandpiper,  212 Red-necked Phalarope

May 5  211 Semipalmated Plover,  210 MacGillivray's Warbler,  209 Black-chinned Hummingbird

May 4  208 Yellow-breasted Chat

May 3  207 Marbled Godwit

May 2  206 Black-headed Grosbeak,  205 Long-billed Dowitcher 

Sunday, April 2, 2023

Birds as of April 30

 April 29  204 Forster's Tern,  203 Great Gray Owl,  202 Townsend's Warbler,  201 Warbling Vireo,  200 Western Tanager,  199 Lewis's Woodpecker

April 28  198 Gray Flycatcher,  197 Lazuli Bunting

April 27  196 American Bittern,  195 Solitary Sandpiper,  194 Bonaparte's Gull

April 26  193 Rufous Hummingbird (late report from the 14th),  192 Calliope Hummingbird,  191 Bullock's Oriole

April 25  190 Yellow Warbler

April 24  189 Lark Sparrow

April 23  188 Long-tailed Duck

April 22  187 Williamson's Sapsucker,  186 Dusky Grouse

April 20  185 Common Yellowthroat  

April 18  184 Vaux's Swift

April 17  183 Hammond's Flycatcher,  182 Sora

April 16  181 Nashville Warbler,  180 Grasshopper Sparrow,  179 Cassin's Vireo,  178 Dusky Flycatcher,  177 House Wren

April 15  176 Red Crossbill,  175 Western Kingbird,  174 Bank Swallow,  173 Red-naped Sapsucker

April 14  172 Chipping Sparrow

April 11  171 Greater Yellowlegs

April 10  170 White-throated Swift,  169 Pacific Loon

April 9  168 Brewer's Sparrow,  167 American Avocet

April 8  166 Barn Swallow

April 6  165 Cinnamon Teal,  164 Black-necked Stilt

April 5  163 Rough-winged Swallow

April 1  162 BURROWING OWL,  161 Swainson's Hawk

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