Post by Chris on May 11, 2019 20:05:53 GMT -8
The month of May brings in most of the final spring migrants. Hope Airport often produces very well during this month as well as East Sector Park in Harrison. A good month to get some birding in before the months of June and July which can be a little slower for birding with most migrants done their travels and the birds more focused on feeding young than singing.
Breakdown by year for May
2008 – 155 species recorded
2009 – 151 species recorded
2010 – 161 species recorded
2011 - 175 species recorded
2012 - 165 species recorded
2013 - 167 species recorded
2014 - 171 species recorded
2015 - 156 species recorded
2016 - 133 species recorded
2017 - 145 species recorded
2018 - 134 species recorded
Average species for May 155
Last updated May 25
Species seen to date 153
To view the missing species for the month please click here
Canada Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Common Loon
Wood Duck
Mallard
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
American Wigeon
Canvasback
Northern Shoveler
Bufflehead
Green-winged teal
Cinnamon teal
Blue-winged Teal
Barrow's Goldeneye
Common Goldeneye
Surf Scoter
Harlequin Duck
Common Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Sooty Grouse
Spruce Grouse
Pied-billed Grebe
Sandhill Crane
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Golden Eagle
Northern Harrier
Cooper's Hawk
Bald Eagle
Swainson's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Wilson's Snipe
Killdeer
Black-bellied Plover
Whimbrel
Greater Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Glaucous-winged Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Virginia Rail
Sora
American Coot
Rock Pigeon
Band-tailed pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Barn Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Vaux's Swift
Black Swift
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Red-naped Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Willow Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Western wood-pewee
Olive-sided flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Warbling Vireo
Hutton's Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
California Scrub Jay
Steller's Jay
Canada Jay
American Crow
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Bank Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Pacific Wren
Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
House Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Townsend's Solitaire
Varied Thrush
American Robin
Hermit thrush
Swainson's thrush
Gray Catbird
European Starling
American Pipit
Cedar Waxwing
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Western Tanager
Chipping Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Bullock's Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Black-headed Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Evening Grosbeak
Pine Grosbeak
Gray-crowned Rosy-finch
House Finch
Purple Finch
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Breakdown by year for May
2008 – 155 species recorded
2009 – 151 species recorded
2010 – 161 species recorded
2011 - 175 species recorded
2012 - 165 species recorded
2013 - 167 species recorded
2014 - 171 species recorded
2015 - 156 species recorded
2016 - 133 species recorded
2017 - 145 species recorded
2018 - 134 species recorded
Average species for May 155
Last updated May 25
Species seen to date 153
To view the missing species for the month please click here
Canada Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Common Loon
Wood Duck
Mallard
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
American Wigeon
Canvasback
Northern Shoveler
Bufflehead
Green-winged teal
Cinnamon teal
Blue-winged Teal
Barrow's Goldeneye
Common Goldeneye
Surf Scoter
Harlequin Duck
Common Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Sooty Grouse
Spruce Grouse
Pied-billed Grebe
Sandhill Crane
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Golden Eagle
Northern Harrier
Cooper's Hawk
Bald Eagle
Swainson's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Wilson's Snipe
Killdeer
Black-bellied Plover
Whimbrel
Greater Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Glaucous-winged Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Virginia Rail
Sora
American Coot
Rock Pigeon
Band-tailed pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Barn Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Vaux's Swift
Black Swift
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Red-naped Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Willow Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Western wood-pewee
Olive-sided flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Warbling Vireo
Hutton's Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
California Scrub Jay
Steller's Jay
Canada Jay
American Crow
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Bank Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Pacific Wren
Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
House Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Townsend's Solitaire
Varied Thrush
American Robin
Hermit thrush
Swainson's thrush
Gray Catbird
European Starling
American Pipit
Cedar Waxwing
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Western Tanager
Chipping Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Bullock's Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Black-headed Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Evening Grosbeak
Pine Grosbeak
Gray-crowned Rosy-finch
House Finch
Purple Finch
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow