July, 2022 Monthly Challenge

[Randy]

July presents a great opportunity to head up to higher elevations in our region such as Manning Park or the Coquihalla to see birds that we rarely encounter at lower elevations, such as Three-toed Woodpecker and Boreal Chickadee just to name a few. A hike up to Cheam Mtn or Needle Peak can produce White-tailed Ptarmigan or even the much rarer Rock Ptarmigan. During the middle/end of the month, some species, particularly shorebirds, begin to migrate through our region.

Breakdown by year for July

2008 – 124 species recorded
2009 – 122 species recorded
2010 – 123 species recorded
2011 - 131 species recorded
2012 - 125 species recorded
2013 - 120 species recorded
2014 - 134 species recorded
2015 - 136 species recorded
2016 - 124 species recorded
2017 - 127 species recorded
2018 - 115 species recorded
2019 - 99 species recorded
2020 - 111 species recorded
2021 - 121 species recorded

Average species for July 122

Last updated August 3, 2022

Species seen to date 131

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Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Cinnamon Teal
Blue-winged Teal
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Northern Shoveler
Canvasback
Ring-necked Duck
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Sooty Grouse
Ruffed Grouse
White-tailed Ptarmigan
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Western Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Osprey
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
American Coot
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Long-Billed Curlew
Long-billed Dowitcher
Greater Yellowlegs
Glaucous-winged Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Eurasian-collared Dove
Rock Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Great Horned Owl
Western Screech-Owl
Barred Owl
Barn Owl
Vaux's Swift
Black Swift
Common Nighthawk
Rufous Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Western Wood Pewee
Eastern Kingbird
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Steller's Jay
Canada Jay
California Scrub-Jay
Clark's Nutcracker
American Crow
Common Raven
Horned Lark
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Bank Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Brown Creeper
Bushtit
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Pacific Wren
Bewicks Wren
Marsh Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Townsend's Solitaire
Veery
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Varied Thrush
American Pipit
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Waterthrush
Wilson's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Western Tanager
Spotted Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Black-headed Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bullock's Oriole
Pine Grosbeak
Purple Finch
Red Crossbill
Cassin's Finch
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Pine Siskin
Evening Grosbeak
House Sparrow

[Randy]

Figured I would get the July challenge going while I had a few minutes

[kenneth2019]

From Our Backyard:


White-crowned Sparrow
Cedar Waxwing
American Robin
Black-capped Chickadee
Spotted Towhee
Pine Siskin
Purple Finch
Evening Grosbeak
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
American Crow
Steller's Jay
Downy Woodpecker

[Bentley]

California Scrub-Jay
Western Tanager
Brewer's Blackbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Turkey Vulture
American Crow
European Starling
House Sparrow
House Finch
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Eurasian Collared-Dove

[Chris]

A few from the Jesperson area,

Mallard
Wood Duck
Northern Shoveler
Canvasback
Killdeer
Willow Flycatcher
Red-eyed Vireo
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Yellow Warbler
Chipping Sparrow

[Bentley]

Red-tailed Hawk
Vaux's Swift
Mourning Dove

[Randy]

List is updated and I added a few from my weekend as well.

[nickinthegarden]

Osprey, Kestrel, Common Raven, Bullock's Oriole from Matsqui Flats

[Bentley]

Jesperson Dyke this evening:
Spotted Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Green Heron
Violet-Green Swallow

[Bentley]

Couple good birds from Jade Beach

Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dark-eyed Junco
Hermit Thrush
Hammond's Flycatcher
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Ruffed Grouse

[Randy]

Jul 5, 2022 14:49:54 GMT -8 Bentley said:

Couple good birds from Jade Beach

Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dark-eyed Junco
Hermit Thrush
Hammond's Flycatcher
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Ruffed Grouse

Nice birds! Where is Jade Beach?

[Bentley]

Cultus Lake, pretty popular for tourists and stuff. Very surprised at diversity of birds
*Just realized its Jade Bay

[Bentley]

Just had Rock Pigeon and Lazuli Bunting as well

[Randy]

List has been updated. I also added rufous hummingbird and BH grosbeak from my place.

[ed]

Horned Lark, Am Pipit, and Fox Sparrow from Alpaca Peak