Post by Gord on Sept 1, 2019 21:51:57 GMT -8
September is one of the better months for birding as migration is in full swing yet many of our local breeding species are still here too. Once again, Harrison Lake is a good place to check out to see what shorebirds are moving through, a chance to see something rare out on the lake. Island 22 is a great site to visit to see what migrants are using the forested areas or flying down the river.
Breakdown by year for September
2008 – 157 species recorded
2009 – 150 species recorded
2010 – 154 species recorded
2011 - 143 species recorded
2012 - 172 species recorded
2013 - 161 species recorded
2014 - 149 species recorded
2015 - 145 species recorded
2016 - 152 species recorded
2017 - 145 species recorded
2018 - 154 species recorded
Average species for September: 153
Last updated: October 3, 2019
Species seen to date: 136
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
Greater White-fronted Goose
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Blue-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal
Gadwall
Northern Pintail
American Wigeon
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Surf Scoter
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Western Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Glaucous-winged Gull
Herring Gull
California Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Caspian Tern
Killdeer
Black-bellied Plover
Pacific Golden Plover
Hudsonian Godwit
Pectoral Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Wilson's Snipe
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Band-tailed Pigeon
Vaux's Swift
Black Swift
Anna's Hummingbird
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Northern Harrier
Peregrine Falcon
Merlin
American Kestrel
Sooty Grouse
Ruffed Grouse
Barn Owl
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Belted Kingfisher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Western Wood Pewee
Hutton's Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Canada Jay
Steller's Jay
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Barn Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Bank Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Bushtit
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee
Brown Creeper
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Pacific Wren
House Wren
Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
American Dipper
Grey Catbird
American Robin
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Varied Thrush
Townsend's Solitaire
American Pipit
Horned Lark
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Pine Siskin
Purple Finch
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak
Pine Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak
Dark-eyed Junco
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Lapland Longspur
Orange-crowned Warbler
American Redstart
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Western Tanager
Breakdown by year for September
2008 – 157 species recorded
2009 – 150 species recorded
2010 – 154 species recorded
2011 - 143 species recorded
2012 - 172 species recorded
2013 - 161 species recorded
2014 - 149 species recorded
2015 - 145 species recorded
2016 - 152 species recorded
2017 - 145 species recorded
2018 - 154 species recorded
Average species for September: 153
Last updated: October 3, 2019
Species seen to date: 136
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
Greater White-fronted Goose
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Blue-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal
Gadwall
Northern Pintail
American Wigeon
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Surf Scoter
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Western Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Glaucous-winged Gull
Herring Gull
California Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Caspian Tern
Killdeer
Black-bellied Plover
Pacific Golden Plover
Hudsonian Godwit
Pectoral Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Wilson's Snipe
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Band-tailed Pigeon
Vaux's Swift
Black Swift
Anna's Hummingbird
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Northern Harrier
Peregrine Falcon
Merlin
American Kestrel
Sooty Grouse
Ruffed Grouse
Barn Owl
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Belted Kingfisher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Western Wood Pewee
Hutton's Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Canada Jay
Steller's Jay
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Barn Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Bank Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Bushtit
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee
Brown Creeper
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Pacific Wren
House Wren
Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
American Dipper
Grey Catbird
American Robin
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Varied Thrush
Townsend's Solitaire
American Pipit
Horned Lark
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Pine Siskin
Purple Finch
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak
Pine Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak
Dark-eyed Junco
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Lapland Longspur
Orange-crowned Warbler
American Redstart
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Western Tanager