July 2019 Monthly Challenge

[paulos]

Sorry for a late start on this one!

July presents a great opportunity to head up to higher elevations in our region such as Manning Park or the Coquihalla to see birds that we rarely encounter at lower elevations, such as Three-toed Woodpecker and Boreal Chickadee just to name a few. A hike up to Cheam Mtn or Needle Peak can produce White-tailed Ptarmigan or even the much rarer Rock Ptarmigan. During the middle/end of the month, some species, particularly shorebirds, begin to migrate through our region.

Breakdown by year for July

2008 – 124 species recorded
2009 – 122 species recorded
2010 – 123 species recorded
2011 - 131 species recorded
2012 - 125 species recorded
2013 - 120 species recorded
2014 - 134 species recorded
2015 - 136 species recorded
2016 - 124 species recorded
2017 - 127 species recorded
2018 - 115 species recorded

Average species for July 126

Last updated August 4, 2019

Species seen to date: 99


Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
American Wigeon
Mallard
Hooded Merganser
Sooty Grouse
Spruce Grouse
White-tailed Ptarmigan
Pied-billed Grebe
Rock Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Vaux's Swift
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Killdeer
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk
Barn Owl
Barred Owl
Red-breasted Sapsucker
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Peregrine Falcon
Eastern Kingbird
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Hutton's Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Canada Jay
Steller's Jay
Clark's Nutcracker
American Crow
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Horned Lark
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Bank Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Pacific Wren
Bewick's Wren
House Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Townsend's Solitaire
Varied Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
European Starling
American Pipit
Cedar Waxwing
Evening Grosbeak
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
House Finch
Purple Finch
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Lesser Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Bullock's Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orange-crowned Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Western Tanager
Black-headed Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
House Sparrow

[paulos]

I've added some birds I have seen around the valley this month, including Spruce Grouse from the Fraser Valley side of Zoa, a Blue-winged Teal from Rosedale Ferry Road, and a singing Hutton's Vireo in Ryder Lake.

[bandj]

Speaking of White-tailed Ptarmigan we were on Mount Outram a couple of weeks ago and there was a family - mum and 6 chicks.

Bryan

[ed]

Clarke’s Nutcracker on Flatiron.

[Wetlander]

From our place we can add Barn Owl, House Wren and Lesser Goldfinch for both july and the august list. thx!

[Randy]

Added the above, plus Bewick's wren and barred owl from my place, and Canada goose. Come on everyone, let's at least get to triple digits!