Post by Gord on Mar 1, 2020 22:18:43 GMT -8
March is definitely the kick-off for Spring Migration in the Fraser Valley. While we usually get our first spring swallows in late February, more start to show up as the month of March progresses. Mountain Bluebirds and Say's Phoebe are eagerly awaited and do show up in March. Rufous Hummingbirds also return sometime in March. Good places to bird during this time, especially to see a bluebird, is the Hope Airport and Columbia Valley
Breakdown by year for March
2008 – 123 species recorded
2009 – 107 species recorded
2010 – 110 species recorded
2011 - 117 species recorded
2012 - 107 species recorded
2013 - 123 species recorded
2014 - 117 species recorded
2015 - 125 species recorded
2016 - 115 species recorded
2017 - 103 species recorded
2018 - 115 species recorded
2019 - 127 species recorded
Average species for March 116
Last updated April 2
Species seen to date 115
Tundra Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Greater White-fronted Goose
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Snow Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Gadwall
Northern Shoveler
Cinnamon Teal
Green-winged Teal
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Northern Pintail
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Greater Scaup
Canvasback
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Ruddy Duck
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruffed Grouse
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Common Loon
Great-blue Heron
Double-crested Cormorant
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle
Northern Goshawk
Cooper's Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
Gyrfalcon
Merlin
American Kestrel
American Coot
Wilson's Snipe
Long-billed Dowitcher
Killdeer
Mew Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Thayer's Gull
Herring Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Glaucous Gull
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Western Screech Owl
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared Dove
Band-tailed Pigeon
Pileated Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Northern Shrike
Say's Phoebe
Hutton's Vireo
Steller's Jay
American Crow
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Bushtit
Brown Creeper
Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
American Dipper
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Mountain Bluebird
American Robin
Varied Thrush
European Starling
American Pipit
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's)
Orange-crowned Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Western Meadowlark
Brewer's Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Purple Finch
House Finch
Evening Grosbeak
House Sparrow
To view the missing species for the month please click here
Breakdown by year for March
2008 – 123 species recorded
2009 – 107 species recorded
2010 – 110 species recorded
2011 - 117 species recorded
2012 - 107 species recorded
2013 - 123 species recorded
2014 - 117 species recorded
2015 - 125 species recorded
2016 - 115 species recorded
2017 - 103 species recorded
2018 - 115 species recorded
2019 - 127 species recorded
Average species for March 116
Last updated April 2
Species seen to date 115
Tundra Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Greater White-fronted Goose
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Snow Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Gadwall
Northern Shoveler
Cinnamon Teal
Green-winged Teal
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Northern Pintail
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Greater Scaup
Canvasback
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Ruddy Duck
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruffed Grouse
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Common Loon
Great-blue Heron
Double-crested Cormorant
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle
Northern Goshawk
Cooper's Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
Gyrfalcon
Merlin
American Kestrel
American Coot
Wilson's Snipe
Long-billed Dowitcher
Killdeer
Mew Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Thayer's Gull
Herring Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Glaucous Gull
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Western Screech Owl
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared Dove
Band-tailed Pigeon
Pileated Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Northern Shrike
Say's Phoebe
Hutton's Vireo
Steller's Jay
American Crow
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Bushtit
Brown Creeper
Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
American Dipper
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Mountain Bluebird
American Robin
Varied Thrush
European Starling
American Pipit
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's)
Orange-crowned Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Western Meadowlark
Brewer's Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Purple Finch
House Finch
Evening Grosbeak
House Sparrow
To view the missing species for the month please click here