Post by Gord on Feb 3, 2022 7:46:21 GMT -8
Our first signs of spring can start to be found towards the end of the month with the possible arrival of our first swallows. Our feeders will also continue to be busy and wintering raptors will continue to be found. A fun activity, the Great Backyard Bird Count, occurs this month and runs from February 18-21.
Breakdown by year for February
2008 – 119 species recorded
2009 – 106 species recorded
2010 – 103 species recorded
2011 - 112 species recorded
2012 - 104 species recorded
2013 - 106 species recorded
2014 - 120 species recorded
2015 - 103 species recorded
2016 - 112 species recorded
2017 - 123 species recorded
2018 - 107 species recorded
2019 - 104 species recorded
2020 - 106 species recorded
2021 - 109 species recorded
Average species for February 110
Last updated March 1, 2022
Species seen to date 112
To view the missing species for the month please click here
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Canada Goose
Cackling Goose
Snow Goose
Wood Duck
American Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon
Gadwall
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Greater Scaup
Canvasback
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Horned Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
American Coot
Ring-necked Pheasant
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Golden Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Gyrfalcon
Peregrine Falcon
Merlin
American Kestrel
Killdeer
Dunlin
Wilson's Snipe
Glaucous Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Herring Gull
Iceland Gull (Thayer's)
California Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Short-billed Gull
Anna's Hummingbird
Short-eared Owl
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Barred Owl
Eurasian Collared Dove
Rock Dove
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Wooodpecker
Northern Flicker
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Shrike
Canada Jay
Steller's Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Horned Lark
Barn Swallow
Bushtit
Brown Creeper
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
American Dipper
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Hermit Thrush
European Starling
Bohemian Waxwing
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Western Meadowlark
Brewer's Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Lapland Longspur
Common Redpoll
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
Grey-crowned Rosy Finch
Purple Finch
House Finch
House Sparrow
Breakdown by year for February
2008 – 119 species recorded
2009 – 106 species recorded
2010 – 103 species recorded
2011 - 112 species recorded
2012 - 104 species recorded
2013 - 106 species recorded
2014 - 120 species recorded
2015 - 103 species recorded
2016 - 112 species recorded
2017 - 123 species recorded
2018 - 107 species recorded
2019 - 104 species recorded
2020 - 106 species recorded
2021 - 109 species recorded
Average species for February 110
Last updated March 1, 2022
Species seen to date 112
To view the missing species for the month please click here
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Canada Goose
Cackling Goose
Snow Goose
Wood Duck
American Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon
Gadwall
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Greater Scaup
Canvasback
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Horned Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
American Coot
Ring-necked Pheasant
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Golden Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Gyrfalcon
Peregrine Falcon
Merlin
American Kestrel
Killdeer
Dunlin
Wilson's Snipe
Glaucous Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Herring Gull
Iceland Gull (Thayer's)
California Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Short-billed Gull
Anna's Hummingbird
Short-eared Owl
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Barred Owl
Eurasian Collared Dove
Rock Dove
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Wooodpecker
Northern Flicker
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Shrike
Canada Jay
Steller's Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Horned Lark
Barn Swallow
Bushtit
Brown Creeper
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
American Dipper
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Hermit Thrush
European Starling
Bohemian Waxwing
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Western Meadowlark
Brewer's Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Lapland Longspur
Common Redpoll
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
Grey-crowned Rosy Finch
Purple Finch
House Finch
House Sparrow