Birds as of April 30

Apr 30  197 Cassin's Vireo,  196 Warbling Vireo,  195 Hammond's Flycatcher
April 28  194 Western Gull
Apr 27  193 Western Wood-Pewee,  192 Black-chinned Hummingbird,  191 Lazuli Bunting,  190 Forster's Tern
Apr 26  189 Red-naped Sapsucker
Apr 25  188 Clark's Grebe,  187 Long-billed Dowitcher,  186 Bonaparte's Gull,  185 Common Tern,  184 Western Kingbird,  183 Bank Swallow
Apr 24  182 Vaux's Swift,  181 Rufous Hummingbird
Apr 23  180 Yellow Warbler,  179 House Wren,  178 Gray Catbird (earliest ever), 177 Calliope Hummingbird
Apr 22  176 Chipping Sparrow
Apr 21  175 Nashville Warbler
Apr 20  174 Barn Swallow,  173 Western Sandpiper
Apr 13  172 Sandhill Crane
Apr 4  171 Brewer's Sparrow,  170 Swainson's Hawk
Apr 1  169 American Avocet

Birds as of March 31

Mar 31  168 Mountain Bluebird,  167 Ruffed Grouse
Mar 30  166 Osprey,  165 Blue-winged Teal,  164 Red-necked Grebe,  163 White-throated Swift,  162 Long-billed Curlew,  161 Cliff Swallow,  160 Rough-winged Swallow
Mar 29  159 Sage Thrasher,  158 Least Sandpiper,  157 Black-necked Stilt
Mar 27  156 Cinnamon Teal
Mar 26  155 Turkey Vulture
Mar 25  154 Caspian Tern
Mar 23  153 Harris's Sparrow
Mar 22  152 American Pipit
Mar 21  151 Great Gray Owl
Mar 17  150 Greater Yellowlegs
Mar 16  149 Lesser Goldfinch,  148 Tree Swallow
Mar 12  147 Violet-green Swallow
Mar 8  146 Virginia Rail
Mar 5  145 Western Bluebird
Mar 2  144 Canyon Wren,  143 Rusty Blackbird,  142 Ferruginous Hawk

Birds as of February 23

Feb 23  141 Say's Phoebe
Feb 10  140 Lincoln's Sparrow
Feb 6  139 Eared Grebe,  138 Greater White-fronted Goose
Feb 3  137 Savannah Sparrow,  136 Eurasian Wigeon

Birds as of January 31

Jan 27  135 SWAMP SPARROW
Jan 24  134 Wilson's Snipe
Jan 22  133 Great Egret (seen Jan 7 at McNary),  132 Northern Goshawk
Jan 21  131 Western Screech-Owl
Jan 19  130 Black-crowned Night-Heron,  129 Dunlin
Jan 18  128 Northern Pygmy-Owl
Jan 15  127 Golden-crowned Sparrow
Jan 13  126 SNOWY OWL (found injured at Wallula),  125 PURPLE FINCH,  124 Pine Grosbeak
Jan 10  123 BULLOCK'S ORIOLE (FIRST WINTER RECORD IN WALLA WALLA COUNTY - SEEN ON JAN 4 IN COLLEGE PLACE)
Jan 6  122 Brown Creeper,  121 Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Jan 5  120 Gray Partridge,  119 Glaucous Gull,  118 Hairy Woodpecker,  117 Fox Sparrow,  116 Anna's Hummingbird
Jan 4  115 Wild Turkey,  114 Pileated Woodpecker,  113 Golden Eagle,  112 White-throated Sparrow,  111 American Dipper,  110 Blue Jay
Jan 3  109 Snow Goose,  108 Steller's Jay
Jan 2  107 Hermit Thrush
January 1  106 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, 105 Red Crossbill, 104 Short-eared Owl, 103 Redhead, 102 LAPLAND LONGSPUR, 101 Horned Lark, 100 Cackling Goose,  99 Tundra Swan,  98 Merlin,  97 Prairie Falcon,  96 Rock Wren,  95 Belted Kingfisher,  94 California Quail,  93 Cooper's Hawk,  92 Mountain Chickadee,  91 Ruby-crowned Kinglet,  90 Golden-crowned Kinglet,  89 Northern Saw-whet Owl,  88 Hooded Merganser,  87 Greater Scaup,  86 Mew Gull,  85 Thayer's Gull,  84 Common Merganser,  83 Barrow's Goldeneye,  82 Spotted Sandpiper,  81 RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER,  80 Downy Woodpecker,  79 Red-breasted Merganser,  78 American White Pelican,  77 Brown-headed Cowbird,  76 Tricolored Blackbird,  75 Glaucous-winged Gull,  74 Bald Eagle,  73 Herring Gull,  72 California Gull,  71 Ring-billed Gull,  70 Common Loon,  69 Western Grebe,  68 Common Raven,  67 American Coot,  66 Ruddy Duck,  65 Red-winged Blackbird,  64 Yellow-headed Blackbird,  63 Brewer's Blackbird,  62 Double-crested Cormorant,  61 Horned Grebe, 60 Pied-billed Grebe,  59 Lesser Scaup,  58 Ring-necked Duck,  57 Canvasback,  56 Northern Shoveler,  55 Trumpeter Swan,  54 Wood Duck,  53 Gadwall,  52 Orange-crowned Warbler,  51 Pacific Wren,  50 Marsh Wren,  49 AMERICAN TREE SPARROW,  48 Long-eared Owl,  47 Mourning Dove,  46 Rock Pigeon,  45 Northern Pintail,  44 Bufflehead,  43 American Wigeon,  42 Green-winged Teal,  41 Northern Shrike,  40 Townsend's Solitaire,  39 Evening Grosbeak, 38 Western Meadowlark,  37 Common Goldeneye,  36 COMMON REDPOLL,  35 Bewick's Wren,  34 Eurasian Collared-Dove,  33 Rough-legged Hawk,  32 Northern Harrier,  31 Killdeer,  30 Ring-necked Pheasant,  29 Peregrine Falcon,  28 Great Blue Heron,  27 American Kestrel,  26 Sharp-shinned Hawk,  25 Spotted Towhee,  24 Red-breasted Nuthatch,  23 Red-tailed Hawk,  22 Black-billed Magpie,  21 House Finch,  20 European Starling,  19 Bohemian Waxwing,  18 Cassin's Finch,  17 Mallard,  16 Black-capped Chickadee,  15 Cedar Waxwing,  14 Song Sparrow,  13 Canada Goose,  12 American Robin,  11 Northern Flicker,  10 Barn Owl,  9 Great Horned Owl,  8 House Sparrow,  7 Yellow-rumped Warbler,  6 White-crowned Sparrow,  5 American Crow,  4 Pine Siskin,  3 American Goldfinch,  2 Varied Thrush,  1 Dark-eyed Junco
Several groups went out on January 1 - we are off to a good start - THANK YOU all for reporting your bird sightings - HAVE FUN BIRDING IN 2013! 

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

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)

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