May 2022 Monthly Challenge

[Harrier]

The month of May brings in most of the final spring migrants. Hope Airport often produces very well during this month as well as East Sector Park in Harrison. A good month to get some birding in before the months of June and July which can be a little slower for birding with most migrants done their travels and the birds more focused on feeding young than singing.

Breakdown by year for May

2008 – 155 species recorded
2009 – 151 species recorded
2010 – 161 species recorded
2011 - 175 species recorded
2012 - 165 species recorded
2013 - 167 species recorded
2014 - 171 species recorded
2015 - 156 species recorded
2016 - 133 species recorded
2017 - 145 species recorded
2018 - 134 species recorded
2019 - 153 species recorded
2020 - 170 species recorded
2021 - 153 species recorded

Average species for May 157

Last updated June 5th, 2022 (Better late than never!)

Species seen to date: 159

To view the missing species for the month please click here

Canada Goose
Cackling Goose
Wood Duck
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Cinnamon Teal
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Harlequin Duck
Bufflehead
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Barrow's Goldeneye
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Sooty Grouse
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Western Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
American White Pelican
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Merlin
Sora
American Coot
Sandhill Crane
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Western Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Short-billed Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Mourning Dove
Eurasian-collared Dove
Band-Tailed Pigeon
Rock Pigeon
Barred Owl
Great Horned Owl
Western Screech Owl
Northern Pygmy Owl
Vaux's Swift
Black Swift
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Lewis's Woodpecker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Cassin's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Steller's Jay
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Bank Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bewick's Wren
Marsh Wren
Pacific Wren
House Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Townsend's Solitaire
American Robin
Hermit Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Varied Thrush
European Starling
American Pipit
Cedar Waxwing
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Yellow Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Western Tanager
Spotted Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Black-headed Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Brewer's Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bullock's Oriole
Red Crossbill
Purple Finch
House Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak
House Sparrow

[Bentley]

Ring-necked Pheasant
Rock Pigeon
House Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Brewer's Blackbird
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Glaucous-Winged Gull
Turkey Vulture
European Starling
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Mallard
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Mourning Dove
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Northern Flicker
American Crow
Violet-green Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
American Goldfinch
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-Tailed Hawk
Merlin
Northern Harrier
Peregrine Falcon

[Bentley]

Townsend's Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Lincoln's Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Pine Siskin
House Finch
Downy Woodpecker
Sora
Anna's Hummingbird

[Randy]

Good start Bentley!

Pileated woodpecker, black-headed grosbeak, and rufous hummingbird from my place today.

[Harrier]

The list is updated with a few of my own additions as well.

[Bentley]

I got Jon's Solitary Sandpiper on McGuire this afternoon

[nickinthegarden]

Mostly from the sites on the Matsqui Flats;
Canvasback, Gadwall, Osprey, American Kestrel, American Coot, Tree Swallow, Marsh Wren, Chipping Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow

[Jon]

I can add:
American Wigeon
Common Loon
Cooper's Hawk
Greater Yellowlegs
Western Sandpiper
Semi-palmated Plover
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Orange-crowned Warbler
Fox Sparrow
Bullock's Oriole
Yellow-headed Blackbird

[Chris]

From North Bend area on May 1st

Sooty Grouse
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Hammond's Flycatcher
Cassin's Vireo
Nashville Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler

[birder1942]

Had a Blue-winged Teal at Cheam today. John V

[rockpigeon]

Belted kingfisher at Willband today

[Bentley]

From Hope this morning:
Hope Airport:
Sandhill Crane
Killdeer
California Gull
Lewis's Woodpecker
Dusky Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Warbling Vireo
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tree Swallow
Townsend's Solitaire
Purple Finch
Nashville Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Sewage Lagoon:
Surf Scoter
Hooded Merganser
Bank Swallow
Varied Thrush
Kawkawa Lake:
Harlequin Duck
Common Goldeneye
Horned Grebe
Western Grebe
Bonaparte's Gull
Short-billed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant

[Bentley]

Also had Long-billed Dowitcher on Chwk Central Rd

[graeme45]

Wilson's Snipe yesterday at Hope River Corbould Park

[Bentley]

MacGillivray's Warbler