June 2019 Monthly Challenge

[Randy]

Migration slows down in June, but June is a relatively active month. Some species will arrive in June such as the Gray Catbird. Cheam Wetlands and Chehalis Estuary have been consistent locations to view Catbirds. June is also a great time to venture north in our checklist area to Boston Bar to see a rich diversity of songbirds including breeding Nashville Warbler, American Redstart and Veery.

Breakdown by year for June

2008 – 134 species recorded
2009 – 132 species recorded
2010 – 140 species recorded
2011 - 138 species recorded
2012 - 133 species recorded
2013 - 136 species recorded
2014 - 138 species recorded
2015 - 127 species recorded
2016 - 126 species recorded
2017 - 111 species recorded
2018 - 122 species recorded
Average species for June 131

Last updated June 23, 2019

Species seen to date 115

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Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Lesser Scaup
Barrow's Goldeneye
Ruffed Grouse
Sooty Grouse
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Green Heron
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Glaucous-winged Gull
Virginia Rail
American Coot
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Band-tailed Pigeon
Rock Pigeon
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Barred Owl
Common Nighthawk
Vaux's Swift
Belted Kingfisher
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Least Flycatcher
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Western Kingbrd
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Hutton's Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Gray/Canada Jay
Steller's Jay
Common Raven
Northwestern Crow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee
Bushtit
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Brown Creeper
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Bewick's Wren
House Wren
Pacific Wren
American Dipper
Swainson's Thrush
Mountain Bluebird
Townsend's Solitaire
Hermit Thrush
Varied Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
White-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
American Redstart
Common Yellowthroat
Western Tanager
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Black-headed Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Bullock's Oriole
Purple Finch
Cassin's Finch
Pine Siskin
Evening Grosbeak
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
House Finch
Pine Grosbeak
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

[Randy]

Got the monthly challenge started. Highlights for me to start off were barred owl babies and olive-sided flycatcher.

[graeme45]

Saw numerous Turkey Vultures and a Purple Finch today on Hwy 1 between Hope and Yale.

[graeme45]

From Matsqui trail on Jun.2:

Killdeer
Osprey
Eastern Kingbird
Yellow Warbler

And House Wren from Ryder Lake on Jun.5

[KevinC]

June 9, Glenn Mountain, Abbotsford (our yard)
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon type)

June 9, Mill Lake
Canada Goose (lots of them, with at least 20 goslings)
American Coot
Red-winged Blackbird
Great Blue Heron

[nickinthegarden]

Matsqi Trail Park
Bullock's Oriole
Lazuli Bunting
Savannah Sparrow
Orange-crowned Warbler
American Kestrel
Merlin

Sumas Mountain/Prairie
Common Raven
Red-eyed Vireo
Cliff Swallow
Pacific Wren

[nickinthegarden]

Out this morning Hope Airport
Savannah Sparrow
Western Kingbirds

Silver Lake
Northern Rough-winged Swallows
Pine Siskin

[paulos]

From Lake Cheam:
Wood Duck
Lesser Scaup

From Ryder Lake and nearby forest roads:
Ruffed Grouse
Sooty Grouse
Pied-billed Grebe
Vaux's Swift
Spotted Sandpiper
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Peregrine Falcon
Hammond's Flycatcher
Hutton's Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Varied Thrush
Red Crossbill
Evening Grosbeak
MacGillivray's Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler

From Island 22:
American Restart
Lazuli Bunting

From Mt. Mercer:
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Hermit Thrush
Fox Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow

From Chilliwack River Hatchery:
American Dipper

[bandj]

From Manning Park (lower Lightning Lake down to Strike)

Common Loon
Barrow's Goldeneye
Three-toed Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Gray Jay
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Lincoln's Sparrow

From Cascade parking lot

Band-tailed Pigeon

[Chris]

List is updated.

[paulos]

Edited again, adding some birds from Manning as well as Common Nighthawks from Hope Slide.

[johnjoan]

Green Heron at Willband West off Valley Road