Post by Chris on Jan 5, 2019 21:22:41 GMT -8
January has been the 'slowest' month on record. However, it still has great bird watching opportunities. Sumas Prairie is great for waterfowl, raptors and many other species of birds. Willband Creek Park and Mill Lake are other great locations to observe waterfowl this time of year.
Breakdown by year for January
2008 – 113 species recorded
2009 – 104 species recorded
2010 – 99 species recorded
2011 - 116 species recorded
2012 - 102 species recorded
2013 - 108 species recorded
2014 - 116 species recorded
2015 - 117 species recorded
2016 - 106 species recorded
2017 - 91 species recorded
2018 - 103 species recorded
Average species for January 103
Last updated January 31
Species seen to date 118
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
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
Gadwall
Northern Pintail
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
American Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon
Mallard
Ring-necked Duck
Bufflehead
Redhead
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Canvasback
Redhead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Horned Grebe
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Double-crested Cormorant
Bald Eagle
Cooper's Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Turkey Vulture
Rough-legged Hawk
Northern Harrier
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Gyrfalcon
Killdeer
Wilson's Snipe
Ring-billed Gull
Mew Gull
California Gull
Iceland Gull (Thayer's)
Glaucous Gull
Herring Gull
Western Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
American Coot
Virginia Rail
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Barn Owl
Barred Owl
Great Horned Owl
Northern Pygmy Owl
Anna's Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Shrike
Hutton's Vireo
Canada Jay
Steller's Jay
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Bushtit
Brown Creeper
Pacific Wren
Bewick's Wren
Marsh Wren
American Dipper
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Townsend's Solitaire
American Robin
Varied Thrush
European Starling
American Pipit
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Cape-May Warbler
Dark-eyed Junco
Savannah Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Harris' Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Western Meadowlark
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Cassin's Finch
House Finch
Pine Siskin
Purple Finch
Pine Grosbeak
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Breakdown by year for January
2008 – 113 species recorded
2009 – 104 species recorded
2010 – 99 species recorded
2011 - 116 species recorded
2012 - 102 species recorded
2013 - 108 species recorded
2014 - 116 species recorded
2015 - 117 species recorded
2016 - 106 species recorded
2017 - 91 species recorded
2018 - 103 species recorded
Average species for January 103
Last updated January 31
Species seen to date 118
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
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
Gadwall
Northern Pintail
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
American Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon
Mallard
Ring-necked Duck
Bufflehead
Redhead
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Canvasback
Redhead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Horned Grebe
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Double-crested Cormorant
Bald Eagle
Cooper's Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Turkey Vulture
Rough-legged Hawk
Northern Harrier
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Gyrfalcon
Killdeer
Wilson's Snipe
Ring-billed Gull
Mew Gull
California Gull
Iceland Gull (Thayer's)
Glaucous Gull
Herring Gull
Western Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
American Coot
Virginia Rail
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Barn Owl
Barred Owl
Great Horned Owl
Northern Pygmy Owl
Anna's Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Shrike
Hutton's Vireo
Canada Jay
Steller's Jay
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Bushtit
Brown Creeper
Pacific Wren
Bewick's Wren
Marsh Wren
American Dipper
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Townsend's Solitaire
American Robin
Varied Thrush
European Starling
American Pipit
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Cape-May Warbler
Dark-eyed Junco
Savannah Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Harris' Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Western Meadowlark
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Cassin's Finch
House Finch
Pine Siskin
Purple Finch
Pine Grosbeak
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow