April 2022 Monthly Challenge

[Randy]

April is a fun month. Many of our winter species are still around and many of the migrants are on their way through our area. Shorebirds can be found in flooded parts of fields in East Chilliwack and Sumas Prairie. Yellow-rumped Warblers and Hammond's Flycatchers are among the more early arrivals but many others won't be far behind as the month progresses.

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
2020 - 147 species recorded
2021 - 144 species recorded

Average species for April - 142

Last updated May 4, 2022

Species seen to date: 155

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Snow Goose
Greater White-Fronted Goose
Canada Goose
Cackling Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Cinnamon Teal
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Harlequin Duck
Canvasback
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Ruddy Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Sooty Grouse
Ring-necked Pheasant
Ruffed Grouse
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
Sora
Virginia Rail
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Barn Owl
Great Horned Owl
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Barred Owl
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Golden Eagle
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Northern Harrier
Peregrine Falcon
American Kestrel
Merlin
American Coot
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Pacific-Golden Plover
Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer
Least Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Dunlin
Wilson's Snipe
Long-billed Curlew
Bonaparte's Gull
Short-billed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian-collared Dove
Band-tailed Pigeon
Common Poorwill
Vaux's Swift
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Lewis' Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Say's Phoebe
Western Kingbird
Hammond's Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Cassin's Vireo
Northern Shrike
Canada Jay
Steller's Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Purple Martin
Violet Green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Pacific Wren
Bewick's Wren
Marsh Wren
Townsend's Solitaire
Mountain Bluebird
Western Bluebird
American Robin
Hermit Thrush
Varied Thrush
European Starling
American Pipit
Orange-crowned Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Western Tanager
Spotted Towhee
Savannah Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Black-headed Grosbeak
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Brown-headed Cowbird
Pine Grosbeak
Evening Grosbeak
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin
Common Redpoll
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

[Bentley]

Hope Airport: Brewer's Blackbird, Spotted Towhee, Song Sparrow, Sav Sparrow, WC Sparrow, DE Junco, Purple Finch, House Sparrow, American Robin, Mt Bluebird, Western Bluebird, European Starling, BC Chickadee, Northwestern Crow, Say's Phoebe, RT Hawk, Bald Eagle, Rufous Hummingbird, Mallard.
Downtown Chwk: Pine Siskin, Stellar's Jay, WT Sparrow, EC Dove, Turkey Vulture.

[oldfulica]

Apr 1, 2022 17:32:48 GMT -8 Randy said:

April is a fun month. Many of our winter species are still around and many of the migrants are on their way through our area. Shorebirds can be found in flooded parts of fields in East Chilliwack and Sumas Prairie. Yellow-rumped Warblers and Hammond's Flycatchers are among the more early arrivals but many others won't be far behind as the month progresses.

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We had a Barn Swallow at Wilband Apr 1

[Jon]

Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Northern Shoveler
American Wigeon
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Pied-billed Grebe
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
American Coot
Glaucous-winged Gull
Common Loon
Great Blue Heron
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Peregrine Falcon
Common Raven
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Bushtit
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Varied Thrush
House Sparrow
House Finch
Western Meadowlark
Red-winged Blackbird
Yellow-rumped Warbler

[ed]

On Elk Mtn a fos Sooty Grouse, Canada Jay, and Chestnut-backed Chickadee

[Bentley]

While looking for the Yellow-Headed Blackbird; I also found a Fox Sparrow

[butterfly]

2 Common Yellowthroats this morning

[Randy]

Sorry about the delay everyone, the list is up and running and updated!

[Chris]

Cinnamon Teal, Greater Yellowlegs, Tundra, and Trumpeter Swan can be added.

[kenneth2019]

Greater White Fronted Goose
Cackling Goose
Gadwall
Greater Scaup
Cooper's Hawk
Townsend's Solitaire
Orange-crowned Warbler
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Brown-headed Cowbird
Pine Grosbeak

Golden-crowned Kinglet

[ed]

Snow Goose and N Shrike.

[birder1942]

We may add short-billed and California Gulls. John V

[kenneth2019]

Common Redpoll - Hope yard

[Jon]

Eurasian Wigeon
American Kestrel
American Pipit
Wilson's Snipe

[Bentley]

Golden Eagle