April 2023 Monthly Challenge

[Chris]

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
2022 - 155 species recorded

Average species for April - 143

Last updated May 1

Species seen to date: 144

To view the missing species for the month please click here

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

[Bentley]

Downtown Chilliwack:
Fox Sparrow
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Cooper's Hawk
Glaucous-winged Gull
California Gull
Lesser Scaup
California Scrub-Jay
Ruby-crowned Kinglet

[kenneth2019]

Northern Shovelor
Common Merganser
Northern Pintail
Redhead
Common Goldeneye
Pied-billed Grebe
American Coot
Killdeer
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Great Horned Owl
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Northern Shrike
Steller's Jay
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Pacific Wren
Hermit Thrush
American Goldfinch
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blacbird
Common Yellowthroat

[kenneth2019]

Kawkawa Lake:

Common Loon
Barrow's Goldeneye
Brown Creeper

[Randy]

Anna's and rufous hummingbird from my place

[Bentley]

Merlin

[Krissi]

After looking over the list and others’ additions, here are my additions, so far:

Cackling Goose
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Ring-billed Gull
American Bittern
Red-tailed Hawk
Violet-green Swallow
Bushtit
Marsh Wren
Bewick’s Wren
Mountain Bluebird
Varied Thrush
Pine Siskin

[Krissi]

Fox Sparrow today at Hougen Park

[Randy]

Pileated woodpecker today at my home.

[Krissi]

Also adding Greater Yellowlegs and White-throated Sparrow

[Randy]

I had a Lincoln's sparrow in my yard this morning. Not one I usually see here in spring - fall they seem to be much more common.

[Harrier]

I saw a single Ruffed Grouse near the monastery on Vedder Mountain on April 1st.

[Chris]

Updated the list. Also added Peregrine Falcon and Western Meadowlark which I saw yesterday in the East Chilliwack area.

[Ben]

Can add:
Canvasback
Greater Scaup
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Osprey
Short-billed Gull
Cliff Swallow
Harris's Sparrow
Brown-headed Cowbird

[ed]

Eurasian Wigeon, Sumas Prairie