Post by Chris on Aug 1, 2023 14:43:31 GMT -8
Fall migration increases throughout the month of August. Shorebirds will continue to make their way through our region. Harrison Lake and even the turf farms in Sumas Prairie can offer a great opportunity to see them. The migration of songbirds will increase as the month progresses. Great Blue Heron Reserve and Island 22 are reliable locations to see migrating songbirds.
Breakdown by year for August
2008 - 145 species recorded
2009 - 140 species recorded
2010 - 141 species recorded
2011 - 143 species recorded
2012 - 155 species recorded
2013 - 143 species recorded
2014 - 138 species recorded
2015 - 151 species recorded
2016 - 138 species recorded
2017 - 134 species recorded
2018 - 121 species recorded
2019 - 124 species recorded
2020 - 135 species recorded
2021 - 139 species recorded
2022 - 148 species recorded
Average species for August: 139
Last updated: August 31
Species seen to date: 139
Click on a species in blue text to see more information on that species in our checklist area.
To view the missing species for the month please click here
Canada Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Wood Duck
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Mallard
Cinnamon Teal
Blue-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Sooty Grouse
Common Loon
Red-necked Grebe
Horned Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Osprey
Turkey Vulture
Peregrine Falcon
American Kestrel
Merlin
Killdeer
American Golden Plover
Least Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Sanderling
Red-necked Phalarope
Long-billed Dowitcher
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Parasitic Jaeger
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Rock Pigeon
Northern Pygmy Owl
Barred Owl
Vaux's Swift
Black Swift
Rufous Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Williamson's Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Lewis' Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Black Phoebe
Red-eyed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Steller's Jay
Canada Jay
Clark's Nutcracker
American Crow
Common Raven
Barn Swallow
Bank Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tree Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Purple Martin
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bushtit
Bewick's Wren
House Wren
Hermit Thrush
Pacific Wren
Swainson's Thrush
Gray Catbird
American Robin
European Starling
American Pipit
Cedar Waxwing
Wilson's Warbler
White-throated Sparrow
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
MacGillvray's Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
American Redstart
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Western Tanager
Spotted Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Lazuli Bunting
Black-headed Grosbeak
Bullock's Oriole
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak
Red Crossbill
House Finch
Pine Sisken
House Sparrow
Breakdown by year for August
2008 - 145 species recorded
2009 - 140 species recorded
2010 - 141 species recorded
2011 - 143 species recorded
2012 - 155 species recorded
2013 - 143 species recorded
2014 - 138 species recorded
2015 - 151 species recorded
2016 - 138 species recorded
2017 - 134 species recorded
2018 - 121 species recorded
2019 - 124 species recorded
2020 - 135 species recorded
2021 - 139 species recorded
2022 - 148 species recorded
Average species for August: 139
Last updated: August 31
Species seen to date: 139
Click on a species in blue text to see more information on that species in our checklist area.
To view the missing species for the month please click here
Canada Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Wood Duck
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Mallard
Cinnamon Teal
Blue-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Sooty Grouse
Common Loon
Red-necked Grebe
Horned Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Osprey
Turkey Vulture
Peregrine Falcon
American Kestrel
Merlin
Killdeer
American Golden Plover
Least Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Sanderling
Red-necked Phalarope
Long-billed Dowitcher
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Parasitic Jaeger
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Rock Pigeon
Northern Pygmy Owl
Barred Owl
Vaux's Swift
Black Swift
Rufous Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Williamson's Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Lewis' Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Black Phoebe
Red-eyed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Steller's Jay
Canada Jay
Clark's Nutcracker
American Crow
Common Raven
Barn Swallow
Bank Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tree Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Purple Martin
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bushtit
Bewick's Wren
House Wren
Hermit Thrush
Pacific Wren
Swainson's Thrush
Gray Catbird
American Robin
European Starling
American Pipit
Cedar Waxwing
Wilson's Warbler
White-throated Sparrow
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
MacGillvray's Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
American Redstart
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Western Tanager
Spotted Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Lazuli Bunting
Black-headed Grosbeak
Bullock's Oriole
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak
Red Crossbill
House Finch
Pine Sisken
House Sparrow