Post by Jamie on Apr 2, 2020 18:16:53 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 142
Last updated May 1
[/b]Species seen to date: 147
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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
2019 - 138 species recorded
Last updated May 1
[/b]Species seen to date: 147
Trumpeter Swan
Greater White-fronted Goose
Canada Goose
Cackling Goose
Snow Goose
Mallard
Gadwall
Wood Duck
American Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Common Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bufflehead
Lesser Scaup
Greater Scaup
Ring-necked Duck
Redhead
Ruddy Duck
Surf Scoter
Sooty Grouse
Ruffed Grouse
Ring-necked Pheasant
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Rock Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Vaux's Swift
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Virginia Rail
American Coot
Sandhill Crane
Wilson's Snipe
Greater Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Dunlin
Killdeer
Mew Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Cooper's Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Northern Harrier
Belted Kingfisher
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Northern Flicker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Hammond's Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Say's Phoebe
Northern Shrike
Hutton's Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Steller's Jay
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Bewick's Wren
House Wren
House Wren
Pacific Wren
Marsh Wren
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Bank Swallow
Purple Martin
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Brown Creeper
Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
Marsh Wren
American Dipper
European Starling
Western Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird
Townsend's Solitaire
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Varied Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Evening Grosbeak
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
House Finch
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
American Tree Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Brewer's Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Western Meadowlark
Bullock's Oriole
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Nashville Warbler
MacGillvray's Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Black-headed Grosbeak