Post by Randy on Aug 1, 2020 13:05:08 GMT -8
Fall migration increases throughout the month of August. Shorebirds will continue to make their way through our region. Harrison Lake and even the turf farms in Sumas Prairie can offer a great opportunity to see them. The migration of songbirds will increase as the month progresses. Great Blue Heron Reserve and Island 22 are reliable locations to see migrating songbirds.
Breakdown by year for August
2008 - 145 species recorded
2009 - 140 species recorded
2010 - 141 species recorded
2011 - 143 species recorded
2012 - 155 species recorded
2013 - 143 species recorded
2014 - 138 species recorded
2015 - 151 species recorded
2016 - 138 species recorded
2017 - 134 species recorded
2018 - 121 species recorded
2019 - 124 species recorded
Average species for August: 139
Last updated: September 1, 2020
Species seen to date: 135
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
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Northern Shoveler
Cinnamon Teal
Green-winged Teal
Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Trumpeter Swan
White-tailed Ptarmigan
Sooty Grouse
Pied-billed Grebe
Common Loon
American White Pelican
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
American Bittern
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
American Kestrel
Osprey
Virginia Rail
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Sanderling
Greater Yellowlegs
Glaucous-winged Gull
California Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Eurasian-collared Dove
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Band-tailed Pigeon
Common Nighthawk
Barn Owl
Barred Owl
Great Horned Owl
Vaux's Swift
Black Swift
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Cassin's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Clark's Nutcracker
Canada Jay
Steller's Jay
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Bank Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Purple Martin
Black-capped Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee
Bushtit
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
Marsh Wren
House Wren
American Dipper
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
American Redstart
Western Tanager
Spotted Towhee
Fox Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Lazuli Bunting
Black-headed Grosbeak
Bullock's Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Gray-crowned Rosy Finch
House Finch
Purple Finch
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak
House Sparrow
Breakdown by year for August
2008 - 145 species recorded
2009 - 140 species recorded
2010 - 141 species recorded
2011 - 143 species recorded
2012 - 155 species recorded
2013 - 143 species recorded
2014 - 138 species recorded
2015 - 151 species recorded
2016 - 138 species recorded
2017 - 134 species recorded
2018 - 121 species recorded
2019 - 124 species recorded
Average species for August: 139
Last updated: September 1, 2020
Species seen to date: 135
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
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Northern Shoveler
Cinnamon Teal
Green-winged Teal
Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Trumpeter Swan
White-tailed Ptarmigan
Sooty Grouse
Pied-billed Grebe
Common Loon
American White Pelican
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
American Bittern
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
American Kestrel
Osprey
Virginia Rail
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Sanderling
Greater Yellowlegs
Glaucous-winged Gull
California Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Eurasian-collared Dove
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Band-tailed Pigeon
Common Nighthawk
Barn Owl
Barred Owl
Great Horned Owl
Vaux's Swift
Black Swift
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Cassin's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Clark's Nutcracker
Canada Jay
Steller's Jay
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Bank Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Purple Martin
Black-capped Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee
Bushtit
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
Marsh Wren
House Wren
American Dipper
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
American Redstart
Western Tanager
Spotted Towhee
Fox Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Lazuli Bunting
Black-headed Grosbeak
Bullock's Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Gray-crowned Rosy Finch
House Finch
Purple Finch
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak
House Sparrow