Post by Jamie on Oct 5, 2018 19:03:57 GMT -8
Warblers will still be making their final push south, especially at the beginning of the month, with Yellow-rumped Warbler being the most numerous. Island 22 is a very good place to watch for warblers and other songbirds in October. Waterfowl numbers increase as the month goes on. Sardis Pond is a great place to photograph and watch waterfowl.
Breakdown by year for October
2008 - 127 species recorded
2009 - 139 species recorded
2010 - 134 species recorded
2011 - 135 species recorded
2012 - 150 species recorded
2013 - 144 species recorded
2014 - 130 species recorded
2015 - 123 species recorded
2016 - 112 species recorded
2017 - 109 species recorded
Average species for October 132
Last updated November 4
Species seen to date 122
View past monthly challenges by clicking here You can also see the highlight species seen in previous years by month.
To view the missing species for the month please click here
Breakdown by year for October
2008 - 127 species recorded
2009 - 139 species recorded
2010 - 134 species recorded
2011 - 135 species recorded
2012 - 150 species recorded
2013 - 144 species recorded
2014 - 130 species recorded
2015 - 123 species recorded
2016 - 112 species recorded
2017 - 109 species recorded
Average species for October 132
Last updated November 4
Species seen to date 122
View past monthly challenges by clicking here You can also see the highlight species seen in previous years by month.
To view the missing species for the month please click here
Trumpeter Swan
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
Canada Goose
Cackling Goose
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Gadwall
Gadwall
Northern Pintail
Wood Duck
American Wigeon
Lesser Scaup
Common Goldeneye
Ring-necked Duck
Hooded Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Bufflehead
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Canvasback
Sooty Grouse
Ring-necked Pheasant
Bald Eagle
Golden Eagle
Cooper's Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Osprey
Northern Harrier
American Kestrel
Merlin
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Turkey Vulture
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Green Heron
American Coot
Pied-billed Grebe
Western Grebe
Killdeer
Wilson's Snipe
Long-billed Dowitcher
Sandhill Crane
Sandhill Crane
Sabine's Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Iceland (Thayer's) Gull
Mew Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Parasitic Jaeger
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Barred Owl
Barn Owl
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Anna's Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Hammond's Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Warbling Vireo
Hutton's Vireo
Northern Shrike
Steller's Jay
Gray (Canada) Jay
Clark's Nutcracker
Common Raven
Northwestern Crow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee
Bushtit
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
Marsh Wren
Marsh Wren
American Robin
Hermit Thrush
Varied Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Varied Thrush
Cedar Waxwing
Bohemian Waxwing
European Starling
American Pipit
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Townsend's Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Western Meadowlark
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Brewer's Blackbird
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak
Pine Grosbeak
Red Crossbill
House Finch
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
House Sparrow