Post by Chris on Mar 6, 2019 19:29:56 GMT -8
March is definitely the kick-off for Spring Migration in the Fraser Valley. Swallows will likely be the first species to arrive. Mountain Bluebirds and Say's Phoebe are usually the next to watch for closely followed by the spring's first Rufous Hummingbirds. All in all a great warm up for the following month for when things really start to pick up. Good places to bird during this time is the Hope Airport and Columbia Valley
Breakdown by year for March
2008 – 123 species recorded
2009 – 107 species recorded
2010 – 110 species recorded
2011 - 117 species recorded
2012 - 107 species recorded
2013 - 123 species recorded
2014 - 117 species recorded
2015 - 125 species recorded
2016 - 115 species recorded
2017 - 103 species recorded
2018 - 115 species recorded
Average species for March 115
Last updated April 6
Species seen to date 127
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
Wood Duck
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Gadwall
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Mallard
Lesser Scaup
Greater Scaup
Ring-necked Duck
Bufflehead
Canvasback
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldneye
Common Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Ring-necked Pheasant
Sooty Grouse
Ruffed Grouse
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Double-crested Cormorant
Turkey vulture
Bald Eagle
Cooper's Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Northern Harrier
Peregrine Falcon
American Kestrel
Merlin
Gyrfalcon
Wilson's Snipe
Greater Yellowlegs
Killdeer
Mew Gull
California Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Iceland Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
American Coot
American Bittern
Western Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian-collared Dove
Band-tailed Pigeon
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
American three-toed woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Northern Shrike
Say's Phoebe
Steller's Jay
Canada Jay
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Hutton's Vireo
Black-capped Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Bushtit
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
Marsh Wren
American Dipper
Cedar Waxwing
Mountain bluebird
Townsend's Solitaire
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Horned Lark
European Starling
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Spotted Towhee
American Tree Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Harris' Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Lapland Longspur
Brewer's Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Western Meadowlark
Pine Grosbeak
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crosbill
Pine Siskin
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak
House Sparrow
Breakdown by year for March
2008 – 123 species recorded
2009 – 107 species recorded
2010 – 110 species recorded
2011 - 117 species recorded
2012 - 107 species recorded
2013 - 123 species recorded
2014 - 117 species recorded
2015 - 125 species recorded
2016 - 115 species recorded
2017 - 103 species recorded
2018 - 115 species recorded
Average species for March 115
Last updated April 6
Species seen to date 127
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
Wood Duck
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Gadwall
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Mallard
Lesser Scaup
Greater Scaup
Ring-necked Duck
Bufflehead
Canvasback
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldneye
Common Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Ring-necked Pheasant
Sooty Grouse
Ruffed Grouse
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Double-crested Cormorant
Turkey vulture
Bald Eagle
Cooper's Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Northern Harrier
Peregrine Falcon
American Kestrel
Merlin
Gyrfalcon
Wilson's Snipe
Greater Yellowlegs
Killdeer
Mew Gull
California Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Iceland Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
American Coot
American Bittern
Western Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian-collared Dove
Band-tailed Pigeon
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
American three-toed woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Northern Shrike
Say's Phoebe
Steller's Jay
Canada Jay
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Hutton's Vireo
Black-capped Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Bushtit
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
Marsh Wren
American Dipper
Cedar Waxwing
Mountain bluebird
Townsend's Solitaire
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Horned Lark
European Starling
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Spotted Towhee
American Tree Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Harris' Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Lapland Longspur
Brewer's Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Western Meadowlark
Pine Grosbeak
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crosbill
Pine Siskin
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak
House Sparrow