Post by Jamie on Apr 7, 2018 13:55:08 GMT -8
Spring migration rapidly increases in April. Shorebirds can be seen migrating through our region with their numbers increasing as the month goes on. Flooded fields are great places to check for shorebirds in our region. Black-bellied Plovers are one of the most common shorebird species that can be seen. Harrison Lake and Hope Airport are fantastic locations to observe migrating birds in the month of April. Watch for Nashville Warblers near the end of the month particularly in the Hope area.
Breakdown by year for April
2008 – 140 species recorded
2009 – 134 species recorded
2010 – 146 species recorded
2011 - 140 species recorded
2012 - 153 species recorded
2013 - 157 species recorded
2014 - 144 species recorded
2015 - 142 species recorded
2016 - 133 species recorded
2017 - 137 species recorded
Average species for April 143
Last updated May 13
Species seen to date 126
View past monthly challenges by clicking here You can also see the highlight species seen in previous years by month.
Click on a species in blue text to see more information on that species in our checklist area.
To view the missing species for the month please click here
Canada Goose
Cackling Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Mallard
Gadwall
Wood Duck
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
American Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon
Canvasback
Bufflehead
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Barrow's Goldeneye
Ring-necked Duck
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Sooty Grouse
Ruffed Grouse
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Sora
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Osprey
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Northern Harrier
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
American Kestrel
American Coot
Greater Yellowlegs
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
American Avocet
Black-bellied Plover
Wilson's Snipe
Dunlin
Ring-billed Gull
Mew Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Band-tailed Pigeon
Great Horned Owl
Northern Pygmy Owl
Great Grey Owl
Vaux's Swift
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Say's Phoebe
Hammond's Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Warbling Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Northern Shrike
Steller's Jay
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Bank Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
Marsh Wren
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Townsend's Solitaire
European Starling
American Pipit
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Lapland Longspur
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Savannah Saprrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Black-headed Grosbeak
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Pine Siskin
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Evening Grosbeak
Common Redpoll
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Breakdown by year for April
2008 – 140 species recorded
2009 – 134 species recorded
2010 – 146 species recorded
2011 - 140 species recorded
2012 - 153 species recorded
2013 - 157 species recorded
2014 - 144 species recorded
2015 - 142 species recorded
2016 - 133 species recorded
2017 - 137 species recorded
Average species for April 143
Last updated May 13
Species seen to date 126
View past monthly challenges by clicking here You can also see the highlight species seen in previous years by month.
Click on a species in blue text to see more information on that species in our checklist area.
To view the missing species for the month please click here
Canada Goose
Cackling Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Mallard
Gadwall
Wood Duck
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
American Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon
Canvasback
Bufflehead
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Barrow's Goldeneye
Ring-necked Duck
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Sooty Grouse
Ruffed Grouse
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Sora
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Osprey
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Northern Harrier
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
American Kestrel
American Coot
Greater Yellowlegs
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
American Avocet
Black-bellied Plover
Wilson's Snipe
Dunlin
Ring-billed Gull
Mew Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Band-tailed Pigeon
Great Horned Owl
Northern Pygmy Owl
Great Grey Owl
Vaux's Swift
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Say's Phoebe
Hammond's Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Warbling Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Northern Shrike
Steller's Jay
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Bank Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
Marsh Wren
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Townsend's Solitaire
European Starling
American Pipit
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Lapland Longspur
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Savannah Saprrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Black-headed Grosbeak
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Pine Siskin
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Evening Grosbeak
Common Redpoll
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow