June 2020 Monthly Challenge

[Gord]

The first couple weeks of June can still be good for late migrants as well as often surprise species seem to often show up around then as well. The last half of the month can get a little dull when migration slows and the birds focus more on feeding their young than singing and displaying. This is a good time to check out sites a bit further from home and that are also a little further behind than in the valley. Manning Park, North Bend, Skagit Valley or a mountain hike is a worthwhile trip to consider taking.

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
2019 - 115 species recorded

Average species for June 129

Last updated July 3, 2020

Species seen to date 125

Canada Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Wood Duck
Mallard
Cinnamon Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Barrow's Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Harlequin Duck
Ruffed Grouse
Sooty Grouse
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Western Grebe
American Coot
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
American Kestrel
Merlin
Sora
Virginia Rail
Spotted Sandpiper
Killdeer
Sabine's Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Rock-pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collard-Dove
Common Nighthawk
Vaux's Swift
Black Swift
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Red-naped Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Cassin's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Canada Jay
Clark's Nutcracker
Steller's Jay
Northwestern Crow
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Bushtit
House Wren
Pacific Wren
Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
American Dipper
Brown Creeper
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Black-capped Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Veery
Hermit Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Varied Thrush
Grey Catbird
American Robin
American Pipit
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Orange Crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Grey Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
American Redstart
MacGillvray's Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Western Tanager
Yellow-breasted Chat
Spotted Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Black-headed Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bullock's Oriole
House Finch
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Red Crossbill
Grey-crowned Rosy Finch
Evening Grosbeak
House Sparrow

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[Ben]

Common Nighthawk
Rock pigeon
Eurasian collared Dove
Vauxs swift
Spotted Sandpiper
Bald Eagle
Rufous Hummingbird
Downy woodpecker
Willow Flycatcher
Nw crow

W w peewee
Tree, cliff, Violet-green, and barn swallow
Swainson's thrush
American Robin
Oriole
Rw blackbird
Brown headed cowbird
Common yellowthroat
Yellow warbler
Black headed grosbeak

[Randy]

Had a flyover of 2 evening grosbeaks at my place while outside with my kids yesterday.

[oldfulica]

I see a Sabine's Gull was reported at Sunshine Valley ( lake by the road) on June 1.

[oldfulica]

We had 8 Band-tailed Pigeons at Brown Creek Wetlands near Yarrow today

[Harrier]

Here are the ones from the “missing” list that I can fill in so far this month:

Wood duck
Common Merganser
Osprey
Kestrel
Merlin
Killdeer
Warbling vireo
Stellar’s Jay
Bushtit
Pacific Wren
Varied Thrush
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Western Tanager
Savannah Sparrow
Dark Eyed Junco
Brewer’s Blackbird
Bullock’s Oriole
Pine Siskin
House Sparrow

[oldfulica]

We had a Hooded Merganser at Browne Creek Wetlands today

[Randy]

Can add hairy woodpecker, pileated woodpecker, CB chickadee, and house finch from my place.

[Harrier]

From my Rotary Trail run yesterday:
-Ring Necked Duck
-Harlequin Duck (my first ever in the Vedder Canal)
-Northern Rough-Winged Swallow
-Killdeer

[gabi]

Bewick’s wren today in Chilliwack snagging a moth


Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) by Gabi Cuff, on Flickr

[Gord]

Thanks for the additions all. We're light on some of the more eastern species such as Three-toed Woodpecker, Clark's Nutcracker etc.

Some notable additions

Cinnamon Teal - A hen with ducklings at Sunshine Valley
Virginia Rail - Cheam Lake (we need Sora still!)
Western Kingbird - Breeding at Hope Airport
Hermit Thrush - Sumas Mountain
Red Crossbill - Sumas Mountain (been hard to find these lately)

Nine more days to go to get a few more.

[bandj]

Gord

We found a nesting pair of Three-toed at the bottom end of Lightning Lake at the beginning of the month. Also a pair of Common Loon in the lower section of the lake, below the rainbow bridge - which, if I read the drainage correctly, is in Fraser Valley???

Bryan

[birder1942]

I noticed no listing for Bufflehead, Gadwall and American Widgeon for June. I had all at Willband this week. John Vooys, Abbotsford

[ed]

Clarke’s Nutcracker on Yak Peak.

[ed]

Canada Jay Elk Mtn, Common Loon, Harrison Lake(if Lightening Lakes isn’t eligible).