Post by Randy on Mar 6, 2023 12:52:43 GMT -8
March is definitely the kick-off for Spring Migration in the Fraser Valley. While we usually get our first spring swallows in late February, more start to show up as the month of March progresses. Mountain Bluebirds and Say's Phoebe are eagerly awaited and do show up in March. Rufous Hummingbirds also return sometime in March. Good places to bird during this time, especially to see a bluebird, 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
2019 - 127 species recorded
2020 - 115 species recorded
2021 - 113 species recorded
2022 - 123 species recorded
Average species for March: 116
To view the missing species for the month please click here
Last updated April 2, 2023
Species seen to date 117
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Mallard
Gadwall
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Canvasback
Redhead
Lesser Scaup
Greater Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Sooty Grouse
Ruffed Grouse
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-Legged Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Harrier
Merlin
Gyrfalcon
Peregrine Falcon
American Kestrel
American Coot
Killdeer
Short-billed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Herring Gull
Iceland Gull
Barred Owl
Great Horned Owl
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Band-tailed Pigeon
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared Dove
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Pileated Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Northern Shrike
Canada Jay
Steller's Jay
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Horned Lark
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Bushtit
Brown Creeper
Pacific Wren
Bewick's Wren
American Dipper
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Townsend's Solitaire
Mountain Bluebird
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
European Starling
American Pipit
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Snow Bunting
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Western Meadowlark
Brewer's Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
Common Redpoll
Pine Siskin
Pine Grosbeak
Purple Finch
House Finch
Cassin's Finch
Evening Grosbeak
House Sparrow
American Goldfinch
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
2019 - 127 species recorded
2020 - 115 species recorded
2021 - 113 species recorded
2022 - 123 species recorded
Average species for March: 116
To view the missing species for the month please click here
Last updated April 2, 2023
Species seen to date 117
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Mallard
Gadwall
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Canvasback
Redhead
Lesser Scaup
Greater Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Sooty Grouse
Ruffed Grouse
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-Legged Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Harrier
Merlin
Gyrfalcon
Peregrine Falcon
American Kestrel
American Coot
Killdeer
Short-billed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Herring Gull
Iceland Gull
Barred Owl
Great Horned Owl
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Band-tailed Pigeon
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared Dove
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Pileated Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Northern Shrike
Canada Jay
Steller's Jay
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Horned Lark
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Bushtit
Brown Creeper
Pacific Wren
Bewick's Wren
American Dipper
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Townsend's Solitaire
Mountain Bluebird
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
European Starling
American Pipit
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Snow Bunting
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Western Meadowlark
Brewer's Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
Common Redpoll
Pine Siskin
Pine Grosbeak
Purple Finch
House Finch
Cassin's Finch
Evening Grosbeak
House Sparrow
American Goldfinch