May 2023 Monthly Challenge

[Harrier]

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
2019 - 153 species recorded
2020 - 170 species recorded
2021 - 153 species recorded
2022 - 159 species recorded

Average species for May 157

Last updated May 27, 2023

Species seen to date: 149

To view the missing species for the month please click here

Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Cinnamon Teal
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Lesser Scaup
Harlequin Duck
Ring-necked Duck
Redhead
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Sooty Grouse
Common Loon
Pied-Billed Grebe
Eared Grebe
American White Pelican
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Golden Eagle
Northern Harrier
Northern Goshawk
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Merlin
Sora
American Coot
Double-Crested Cormorant
Killdeer
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Whimbrel
Short-billed Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Mourning Dove
Eurasian-collared Dove
Band-tailed Pigeon
Rock Pigeon
Barred Owl
Vaux's Swift
Black Swift
Belted Kingfisher
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Lewis's Woodpecker
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Olive-Sided Flycatcher
Easter Kingbird
Western kingbird
Cassin's Vireo
Hutton's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Canada Jay
Steller's Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Bank Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee
Bushtit
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bewick's Wren
Marsh Wren
Pacific Wren
House Wren
American Dipper
Golden-crown Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Hermit Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Varied Thrush
European Starling
American Pipit
Cedar Waxwing
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
American Redstart
Townsend's Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Western Tanager
Spotted Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Black-headed Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Brewer's Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bullock's Oriole
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
Purple Finch
House Finch
Pine Grosbeak
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak
House Sparrow

[kenneth2019]

Canada Goose
Lesser Scaup - Kawkawa
Bufflehead
American Crow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Hammond's Flycatcher - Thacker Regional Park
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
European Starling
American Robin
Song Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
Nashville Warbler  - Thacker Regional Park
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler - Thacker Regional Park
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Anna's Hummingbird - Our Yard Hope
Rufous Hummingbird
Hairy Woodpecker - Our Yard Hope
Northern Flicker
House Finch
American Goldfinch
White-crowned Sparrow
Downy Woodpecker - Our Yard Hope
Rock Pigeon
Bald Eagle
Grasshopper Sparrow - Hope Airport reported by Gord
Orange-crowned Warbler
Western Tanager  - Our Yard Hope

[Harrier]

I heard my first Swainson’s Thrush of the year on the Rotary Trail this evening.

[kenneth2019]

Hutton's Vireo - Hope Airport
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
House Sparrow
American Pipit
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Brown-headed Cowbird
Townsend's Warbler

Vesper Sparrow - Hope Track

[Krissi]

House Wrens @ Hougen Park right now
Spotted Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Western Sandpiper yesterday and today in Matsqui Flats area (flooded field on Townshipline - east end)

[Krissi]

Additional species to add:

Wood Duck - Gladwin Rd south of Harris
Green-winged Teal - Matsqui Flats (Townshipline flooded field)
Killdeer - Matsqui Flats (Townshipline flooded field)
California Gull - Glen Valley
Double-crested Cormorant - Glen Valley
Great Blue Heron - Hougen Park, Macdonald Park
Turkey Vulture - Hope Airport
Red-tailed Hawk - Matsqui Flats
American Kestrel - Glen Valley
Pacific-slope Flycatcher - Glen Valley
Western Kingbird - Glen Valley
Steller’s Jay - Hope Airport
Common Raven - Glen Valley
Brown Creeper - Matsqui Trail
Pacific Wren - Matsqui Trail
Purple Finch - Glen Vley
Golden-crowned Sparrow - Glen Valley
Bullock’s Oriole - Macdonald Park
Red-winged Blackbird - Glen Valley, Matsqui Flats, Sumas Prairie
Brewer’s Blackbird - Glen Valley
Yellow Warbler - Matsqui Trail
Wilson’s Warbler - Matsqui Trail

[gabi]

Abbotsford - backyard:
Black-headed Grosbeak
Warbling Vireo

[Harrier]

Great start! The list and "Missing Species" spreadsheet are up to date.

[old coot]

Dave and I saw two male, one female Cinnamon Teal along with a Coot at Tuyttens Rd wetlands. Klaus

[Chris]

Northern Harrier, American Wigeo, Mourning Dove, Vaux's Swift, and Dusky Flycatcher can be added.

[old coot]

Besides the Downy Woodpecker male that comes to my suet feeder, there is also a Chestnut-Backed Chickadee that visits. Klaus

[kenneth2019]

Gadwal
American Wigeon
Barrow's Goldeneye - Sunshine Valley
Sooty Grouse - Manning Park--Strawberry Flats
Peregrine Falcon - Hope Airport
Chestnut-backed Chickadee - Manning Park--Strawberry Flats
Mountain Chickadee - Manning Park--Strawberry Flats
Golden-crowned Kinglet - Hope Sewage
Varied Thrush - Manning Park--Strawberry Flats
Lincoln's Sparrow - Agassiz/Seabird--Chaplin Road Wetlands
Pine Grosbeak - Manning Park--Strawberry Flats

[gabi]

Oh joy - a Lazuli Bunting today on the dyke trail along the Sumas River - Abbotsford

[Harrier]

The list and the "Missing Species" spreadsheet have been updated. Lots to see still!

[nickinthegarden]

Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Ruddy Duck
Osprey
American Coot
Greater Yellowlegs
Long-billed Dowitcher
Marsh Wren
Fox Sparrow
Cackling Goose
Calliope Hummingbird
California Scrub Jay