Post by paulos on Apr 2, 2019 5:10:57 GMT -8
Spring migration rapidly increases in April. Shorebirds can be seen migrating through our region with their numbers increasing as the month goes on. Flooded fields are great places to check for shorebirds in our region. Black-bellied Plovers are one of the most common shorebird species that can be seen. Harrison Lake and Hope Airport are fantastic locations to observe migrating birds in the month of April. Watch for Nashville Warblers near the end of the month particularly in the Hope area and on forest service roads.
Breakdown by year for April
2008 – 140 species recorded
2009 – 134 species recorded
2010 – 146 species recorded
2011 - 140 species recorded
2012 - 153 species recorded
2013 - 157 species recorded
2014 - 144 species recorded
2015 - 142 species recorded
2016 - 133 species recorded
2017 - 137 species recorded
2018 - 126 species recorded
Average species for April 141
Last updated May 5
Species seen to date: 138
To view the missing species for the month please click here
Snow Goose
Greater White-Fronted Goose
Canada Goose
Cackling Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
American Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon
Mallard
Cinnamon Teal
Gadwall
Northern Pintail
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Greater Scaup
Harlequin Duck
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ring-necked Pheasant
Sooty Grouse
Ruffed Grouse
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Golden Eagle
American Kestrel
Gyrfalcon
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
American Coot
Killdeer
Black-bellied Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
Dunlin
Least Sandpiper
Long-billed Curlew
Wilson's Snipe
Bonaparte's Gull
Mew Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Herring Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Rufous Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared Dove
Mourning Dove
Band-tailed Pigeon
Short-eared Owl
Barred Owl
Vaux's Swift
Pileated Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Say's Phoebe
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Gray Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Steller's Jay
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Northern Shrike
Tree Swallow
Violet-Green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bewick's Wren
Marsh Wren
Pacific Wren
House Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Townsend's Solitaire
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Hermit Thrush
European Starling
American Pipit
Nashville Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Black-throated Grey Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Spotted Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Western Meadowlark
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bullock's Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin
House Finch
Purple Finch
Cassin's Finch
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak
House Sparrow
Breakdown by year for April
2008 – 140 species recorded
2009 – 134 species recorded
2010 – 146 species recorded
2011 - 140 species recorded
2012 - 153 species recorded
2013 - 157 species recorded
2014 - 144 species recorded
2015 - 142 species recorded
2016 - 133 species recorded
2017 - 137 species recorded
2018 - 126 species recorded
Average species for April 141
Last updated May 5
Species seen to date: 138
To view the missing species for the month please click here
Snow Goose
Greater White-Fronted Goose
Canada Goose
Cackling Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
American Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon
Mallard
Cinnamon Teal
Gadwall
Northern Pintail
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Greater Scaup
Harlequin Duck
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ring-necked Pheasant
Sooty Grouse
Ruffed Grouse
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Golden Eagle
American Kestrel
Gyrfalcon
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
American Coot
Killdeer
Black-bellied Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
Dunlin
Least Sandpiper
Long-billed Curlew
Wilson's Snipe
Bonaparte's Gull
Mew Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Herring Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Rufous Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared Dove
Mourning Dove
Band-tailed Pigeon
Short-eared Owl
Barred Owl
Vaux's Swift
Pileated Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Say's Phoebe
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Gray Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Steller's Jay
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Northern Shrike
Tree Swallow
Violet-Green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bewick's Wren
Marsh Wren
Pacific Wren
House Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Townsend's Solitaire
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Hermit Thrush
European Starling
American Pipit
Nashville Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Black-throated Grey Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Spotted Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Western Meadowlark
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bullock's Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin
House Finch
Purple Finch
Cassin's Finch
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak
House Sparrow