Post by Jamie on Sept 7, 2018 16:38:35 GMT -8
Fall migration is in full swing in September with more shorebirds moving through along with the warblers and so forth. More sparrows can be expected to show up as well as they pass by including the possibility of Clay-coloured Sparrows and Brewer's Sparrows. Once again Harrison Lake is a great place to check out for shorebirds, sparrows and good numbers of grebes and gulls which can include uncommon species. Island 22 will continue to be a reliable location to see migrating songbirds so definitely worth checking out too. Hawks are on the move in September which means checking out a hawkwatching location such as Sumas Mountain
Breakdown by year for September
2008 – 157 species recorded
2009 – 150 species recorded
2010 – 154 species recorded
2011 - 143 species recorded
2012 - 172 species recorded
2013 - 161 species recorded
2014 - 149 species recorded
2015 - 145 species recorded
2016 - 152 species recorded
Average species for September 154
Last updated Sep 21
Species seen to date 130
Greater White-fronted Goose
Breakdown by year for September
2008 – 157 species recorded
2009 – 150 species recorded
2010 – 154 species recorded
2011 - 143 species recorded
2012 - 172 species recorded
2013 - 161 species recorded
2014 - 149 species recorded
2015 - 145 species recorded
2016 - 152 species recorded
2017 - 145 species recorded
Last updated Sep 21
Species seen to date 130
Greater White-fronted Goose
Canada Goose
Cackling Goose
Mallard
American Wigeon
Green-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Pintail
Gadwall
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Lesser Scaup
Ring-necked Duck
Bufflehead
Black Scoter
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
Western Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Green Heron
Bald Eagle
Golden Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Osprey
American Coot
Sandhill Crane
Killdeer
Solitary Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Wilson's Snipe
Red-necked Phalarope
Mew Gull
Herring Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Caspian Tern
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Barn Owl
Barred Owl
Great Horned Owl
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Anna's Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon
American Kestrel
Merlin
Willow Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Eastern Kingbird
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Gray Jay (Canada Jay)
Clark's Nutcracker
Steller's Jay
Northwestern Crow
American Crow
Common Raven
Horned Lark
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Purple Martin
Barn Swallow
Vaux's Swift
Black Swift
Black Swift
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
House Wren
Pacific Wren
Bewick's Wren
Marsh Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Townsend's Solitaire
Western Bluebird
American Robin
Swainson's Thrush
Varied Thrush
Gray Catbird
Cedar Waxwing
European Starling
American Pipit
Cedar Waxwing
American Redstart
Yellow Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
MacGillvray's Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Vesper's Sparrow
Vesper's Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Black-headed Grosbeak
Western Tanager
Lazuli Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
House Sparrow