Post by Randy on Aug 4, 2019 21:21:41 GMT -8
Fall migration increases throughout the month of August. Shorebirds will continue to make their way through our region. Harrison Lake and even the turf farms in Sumas Prairie can offer a great opportunity to see them. The migration of songbirds will increase as the month progresses. Great Blue Heron Reserve and Island 22 are reliable locations to see migrating songbirds.
Breakdown by year for August
2008 – 145 species recorded
2009 – 140 species recorded
2010 – 141 species recorded
2011 - 143 species recorded
2012 - 155 species recorded
2013 - 143 species recorded
2014 - 138 species recorded
2015 - 151 species recorded
2016 - 138 species recorded
2017 - 134 species recorded
2018 - 121 species recorded
Average species for August: 141
Last updated: September 2, 2019
Species seen to date: 124
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
Greater White-fronted Goose
Mallard
Wood Duck
Green-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Ring-necked Duck
Northern Pintail
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Blue-winged Teal
Commmon Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Pied-billed Grebe
White-tailed Ptarmigan
Ruffed Grouse
Sooty Grouse
Common Loon
Surf Scoter
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Band-tailed Pigeon
Common Nighthawk
Vaux's Swift
Black Swift
Rufous Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Killdeer
Least Sandpiper
Semipalmated sandpiper
Western sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Bairds Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Sanderling
Lesser Yellowlegs
Greater Yellowlegs
Long-billed Dowitcher
Red-necked Phalarope
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Caspian Tern
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Merlin
American Kestrel
Peregrine falcon
Turkey Vulture
Barn Owl
Great-horned Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Willow Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Steller's Jay
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Bank Swallow
Violet-Green Swallow
Tree Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Bushtit
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Marsh Wren
House Wren
Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Cedar Waxwing
American Pipit
House Sparrow
Pine Siskin
Purple Finch
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak
Dark-eyed Junco
Song Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Townsend's Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Wilson's Warbler
Yellow Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
American Redstart
Common Yellowthroat
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Western Tanager
Lazuli Bunting
Black-headed Grosbeak
Bullock's Oriole
Semipalmated and Western Sandpipers. Surf Scoters and Common Loon, all at Harrison. American Redstart female, in last(Westernmost) wedge of trees at Island 22. Also Bullocks Oriole.
Breakdown by year for August
2008 – 145 species recorded
2009 – 140 species recorded
2010 – 141 species recorded
2011 - 143 species recorded
2012 - 155 species recorded
2013 - 143 species recorded
2014 - 138 species recorded
2015 - 151 species recorded
2016 - 138 species recorded
2017 - 134 species recorded
2018 - 121 species recorded
Average species for August: 141
Last updated: September 2, 2019
Species seen to date: 124
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
Greater White-fronted Goose
Mallard
Wood Duck
Green-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Ring-necked Duck
Northern Pintail
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Blue-winged Teal
Commmon Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Pied-billed Grebe
White-tailed Ptarmigan
Ruffed Grouse
Sooty Grouse
Common Loon
Surf Scoter
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Band-tailed Pigeon
Common Nighthawk
Vaux's Swift
Black Swift
Rufous Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Killdeer
Least Sandpiper
Semipalmated sandpiper
Western sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Bairds Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Sanderling
Lesser Yellowlegs
Greater Yellowlegs
Long-billed Dowitcher
Red-necked Phalarope
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Caspian Tern
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Merlin
American Kestrel
Peregrine falcon
Turkey Vulture
Barn Owl
Great-horned Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Willow Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Steller's Jay
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Bank Swallow
Violet-Green Swallow
Tree Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Bushtit
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Marsh Wren
House Wren
Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Cedar Waxwing
American Pipit
House Sparrow
Pine Siskin
Purple Finch
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak
Dark-eyed Junco
Song Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Townsend's Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Wilson's Warbler
Yellow Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
American Redstart
Common Yellowthroat
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Western Tanager
Lazuli Bunting
Black-headed Grosbeak
Bullock's Oriole
Semipalmated and Western Sandpipers. Surf Scoters and Common Loon, all at Harrison. American Redstart female, in last(Westernmost) wedge of trees at Island 22. Also Bullocks Oriole.