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Post by Harrier on Nov 19, 2021 18:10:13 GMT -8
Sorry about the slow updates on this thread, everyone. It’s been an odd November! I’ll update tomorrow.
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Post by Harrier on Nov 4, 2021 6:07:31 GMT -8
While almost all of the migratory species have made their way through, November can still tally a relatively high number of species. November offers a great opportunity to see thousands of Bald Eagles and other birds, mostly waterfowl, at the Chehalis Estuary. November is also a great month to explore Tuyttens Wetlands for waterfowl, sparrows, and many other different bird species. Breakdown by year for November 2008 – 108 species recorded 2009 – 123 species recorded 2010 – 132 species recorded 2011 - 110 species recorded 2012 - 132 species recorded 2013 - 123 species recorded 2014 - 113 species recorded 2015 - 129 species recorded 2016 - 108 species recorded 2017 - 107 species recorded 2018 - 81 species recorded 2019 - 110 species recorded 2020 - 112 species recorded Average species for November 114 Last updated Dec 5, 2021 To view the missing species for the month please click hereSpecies seen to date: 116 Cackling Goose Canada Goose Snow Goose Greater White-fronted Goose Trumpeter Swan Tundra Swan Wood Duck Eurasian Wigeon American Wigeon Mallard Gadwall Northern Shoveler Northern Pintail Green-Winged Teal Green-winged Teal Canvasback Redhead Lesser Scaup Greater Scaup White-Winged Scoter Ring-necked Duck Bufflehead Common Goldeneye Barrow's Goldeneye Common Merganser Hooded Merganser Red-Breasted Merganser Ruddy Duck Ring-Necked Pheasant Pied-billed Grebe Horned Grebe Red-Necked Grebe Western Grebe Common Loon Double-Crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Green Heron Great Egret Cattle EgretBald Eagle Red-tailed Hawk Rough-Legged Hawk Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Northern Harrier Merlin American Kestrel Gyrfalcon Peregrine Falcon American Coot Wilson's Snipe Killdeer Greater Yellowlegs Lesser YellowlegsShort-Billed Gull California Gull Ring-Billed Gull Herring Gull Glaucous-winged Gull Western Gull Short-Eared Owl Northern Pygmy-Owl Great-Horned Owl Anna's Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Rock Pigeon Eurasian Collared-Dove Mourning Dove Red-breasted Sapsucker Pileated Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Northern Shrike Canada Jay Steller's Jay American Crow Common Raven Black-capped Chickadee Chestnut-backed Chickadee Red-Breasted Nuthatch Bushtit Brown Creeper Marsh Wren Pacific Wren Bewick's Wren American Dipper Ruby-Crowned Kinglet Golden-Crowned Kinglet Mountain BluebirdCedar Waxwing American Robin Varied Thrush European Starling American Pipit Yellow-Rumped Warbler Orange-Crowned Warbler Spotted Towhee American Tree SparrowSong Sparrow Fox Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Golden-crowned Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Golden-crowned Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Western Meadowlark Brewer's Blackbird Red-Winged Blackbird Pine Siskin Purple Finch American Goldfinch House Finch Red Crossbill Common Redpoll House Sparrow
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Post by Harrier on Sept 11, 2021 15:41:54 GMT -8
On Elk-Thurston-Mercer today I had: -Turkey Vulture -Northern Pygmy Owl -Pacific Wren -Red-Breasted Sapsucker
And to fill in some “missing species” -American Crow -Pine Siskin -Vaux’s Swift
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Post by Harrier on Jul 26, 2021 8:13:49 GMT -8
I heard a Common nighthawk in overflight last night.
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Post by Harrier on Jul 15, 2021 15:29:45 GMT -8
I just got back from a big adventure in the local mountains. I can add: -Barred owl (Ryder Lake, Mt Cheam) -American Dipper (Mt. Cheam - Spoon Lake)
And as a side note, some fun mammals: -Black bear -Black-tailed deer -Hoary marmot -Golden-mantled ground squirrel -Townsend's chipmunk
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Post by Harrier on Jul 2, 2021 13:44:06 GMT -8
I heard a Bullock’s Oriole while I was watching the egret last week.
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Post by Harrier on Jun 27, 2021 12:48:14 GMT -8
I think that’s a Peregrine.
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Post by Harrier on Jun 26, 2021 13:32:28 GMT -8
I can add Merlin, Common raven, and Brewer’s blackbird.
Thanks for the update!
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Post by Harrier on Jun 20, 2021 15:24:14 GMT -8
I’m watching it right now. What a beautiful bird, and a very successful hunter as well. Its crop is so full of small fish that it’s having a hard time getting any more down!
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Post by Harrier on Jun 4, 2021 21:24:35 GMT -8
I heard my first Common nighthawk of the year today, flying at high altitude above my house in Sardis.
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Post by Harrier on Jun 2, 2021 16:29:40 GMT -8
All done for this month, barring any late entries. 153 is a decent total in recent years (if you ignore the huge 170 total from 2020). Did anyone manage to see a dipper? That seems like a big miss!
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Post by Harrier on Jun 1, 2021 5:41:58 GMT -8
Are there any more additions for May? I’ll do the final update this evening.
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Post by Harrier on May 25, 2021 19:03:59 GMT -8
Updated the list and the "Missing Species" list. Sorry about the long gap between updates. I kept telling myself that I'd do an update when there was a surge of new reports, but it's been pretty quiet here lately after an early May flurry. I added Ruddy duck and Gord's scoters and redstart. I also had a singing Fox sparrow at the top of Mt. Thurston yesterday, which was my first ever view of the Slate-colored subspecies. Be sure to take a look at the "Missing Species" list to see if there are any that you can fill in before the end of the month.
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Post by Harrier on May 15, 2021 10:02:11 GMT -8
Updated, including the Townsend's solitaire I saw along Windy Knob FSR this morning.
(In case anyone was considering heading up there, the road is blocked by a new clearcut and not passable even on foot.)
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Post by Harrier on May 11, 2021 15:22:00 GMT -8
Updated!
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