2009 BONNER COUNTY BIRDING
BIG YEAR
Compiled by Lisa Hardy
Bonner
County in Idaho's Panhandle hosts a wide range of habitats, from alpine
landscapes above 6000' in the Selkirks and Cabinets, to Idaho's deepest lake,
Pend Oreille. With no regular reporters from the county, a respectable 175
species were noted for the 2005 Big Year. Bonner County has the potential to
turn up a similar number of species (~200) as its neighbor to the south,
Kootenai County, if it were as heavily birded. Sandpoint, on Lake Pend
Oreille's northwest shore, has hosted a disproportionate number of state
rarities, in part due to location, but also due to the skills of expert birder
Earl Chapin. Robert Bond, expert birder and summer resident at Priest
Lake, has also added several rare
species to the list.
If you visit Bonner County this year, check
the list below and see if you can add to it, or beat any already posted dates.
Send your reports to Lisa Hardy 682-4808 or basalt@earthlink.net.
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common = 106
Uncommon = 39
scarce = 47
rare = 40
accidental = 33
Bonner County Total (seen since 1950) =
265
Historical record only ( h ) (pre-1950)
= 3
OCCURANCE CATEGORIES
( c ) COMMON: Found every year, often
seasonal, in many areas, in high to moderate numbers and some searching in
appropriate areas may be required.
( u ) UNCOMMON: Found every year, often
seasonal, in limited areas, in small numbers, and may require repeated search
attempts in more specific areas.
( s ) SCARCE: Found most years, but
difficult. Either very specialized and local in distribution; difficult to
distinguish from similar, more common species; or only passes through briefly
on migration.
( r ) RARE: Not seen every year, mostly
irregular, some periodic.
( # ) ACCIDENTAL: Just a few total
sightings with a low expectation of being found in the future.
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Total Seen 147 as of
August 20, 2009
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1 |
Species
- 2009 |
date |
location |
observer |
record |
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2 |
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3 |
SWAN, GEESE, DUCKS |
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4 |
Greater
White-Fronted Goose ( r ) |
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5 |
Snow
goose ( s ) |
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6 |
Ross's
Goose ( r ) |
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7 |
Brant
( # ) |
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7.5 |
Cackling
Goose ( s ) |
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8 |
Canada
Goose ( c ) |
17-Jan |
Sandpoint |
Terry
& Christine Gray |
8 |
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9 |
Trumpeter
Swan ( s ) |
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10 |
Tundra
Swan ( c ) |
17-Jan |
Sandpoint |
Terry
& Christine Gray |
10 |
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11 |
Wood
Duck ( c ) |
10-Apr |
Denton
Slough |
Terry
Little |
75 |
|
12 |
Gadwall
( c ) |
17-Jan |
Sandpoint |
Terry
& Christine Gray |
12 |
|
13 |
Eurasian
Wigeon ( s ) |
10-Apr |
Sunnyside |
Terry
Little |
78 |
|
14 |
American
Wigeon ( c ) |
7-Mar |
Sandpoint |
CdA
Audubon FT |
64 |
|
15 |
Mallard
( c ) |
7-Mar |
Sandpoint |
CdA
Audubon FT |
61 |
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16 |
Blue-winged
Teal ( u ) |
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17 |
Cinnamon
Teal ( c ) |
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18 |
Northern
Shoveler ( c ) |
10-Apr |
Sunnyside |
Terry
Little |
77 |
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19 |
Northern
Pintail ( c ) |
7-Mar |
Sandpoint |
CdA
Audubon FT |
62 |
|
20 |
Green-winged
Teal ( c ) |
7-Mar |
Sandpoint |
CdA
Audubon FT |
60 |
|
21 |
Common
Teal (Eurasian race of the Green-winged teal (#) |
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22 |
Canvasback
( u ) |
8-Jan |
LaClede |
Terry
Little |
46 |
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23 |
Redhead
( c ) |
8-Jan |
LaClede |
Terry
Little |
23 |
|
24 |
Ring-necked
Duck ( c ) |
8-Jan |
Denton
Slough |
Terry
Little |
51 |
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25 |
Greater
Scaup ( s ) |
8-Jan |
LaClede |
Terry
Little |
25 |
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26 |
Lesser
Scaup ( u ) |
8-Jan |
LaClede |
Terry
Little |
26 |
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27 |
Harlequin
Duck ( r ) |
26-Jun |
Lightning
Creek |
CdA
Audubon FT - Jon Isacoff leader |
139 |
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28 |
Surf
Scoter ( r ) |
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29 |
White-winged
Scoter ( r ) |
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30 |
Black
Scoter ( # ) |
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31 |
Long-tailed
Duck ( r ) |
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32 |
Bufflehead
( c ) |
8-Jan |
Denton
Slough |
Terry
Little |
32 |
|
33 |
Common
Goldeneye ( c ) |
8-Jan |
Denton
Slough |
Terry
Little |
28 |
|
34 |
Barrow's
Goldeneye ( s ) |
13-Jun |
Priest
Lake |
Terry
Little |
106 |
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35 |
Hooded
Merganser ( c ) |
8-Jan |
Denton
Slough |
Terry
Little |
35 |
|
36 |
Common
Merganser ( c ) |
8-Jan |
Denton
Slough |
Terry
Little |
34 |
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37 |
Red-breasted
Merganser ( r ) |
8-Jan |
Sunnyside |
Terry
Little |
40 |
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38 |
Ruddy
Duck ( u ) |
24-Jul |
Morton
Slough |
De La
Rue, Isacoff, Sheridan |
144 |
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39 |
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40 |
PARTRIDGES,
GROUSE, TURKEY |
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41 |
Ring-necked
Pheasant ( r ) |
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42 |
Ruffed
Grouse ( c ) |
13-Jun |
Priest
Lake |
Terry
Little |
115 |
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43 |
Spruce
Grouse ( s ) |
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44 |
White-tailed
Ptarmigan ( r ) |
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45 |
Dusky
Grouse ( s ) |
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46 |
Wild
Turkey ( c ) |
3-Jan |
LaClerc |
Terry
Little |
53 |
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47 |
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48 |
NEW
WORLD QUAIL |
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49 |
California
Quail ( c ) |
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50 |
Northern
Bobwhite |
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50.5 |
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51 |
LOONS |
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52 |
Red-Throated
Loon ( # ) |
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53 |
Pacific
Loon ( s ) |
15-Feb |
Sandpoint |
Terry
& Christine Gray, Diana Jones |
42 |
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54 |
Common
Loon ( c ) |
8-Jan |
Sunnyside |
Terry
Little |
18 |
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55 |
Yellow-billed
Loon ( # ) |
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56 |
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57 |
GREBES |
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58 |
Pied-billed
Grebe ( c ) |
8-Jan |
Sunnyside |
Terry
Little |
31 |
|
59 |
Horned
Grebe ( c ) |
8-Jan |
Sunnyside |
Terry
Little |
33 |
|
60 |
Red-necked
Grebe ( c ) |
8-Jan |
Sunnyside |
Terry
Little |
30 |
|
61 |
Eared
Grebe ( r ) |
15-Feb |
Sandpoint |
Terry
& Christine Gray, Diana Jones |
41 |
|
62 |
Western
Grebe ( c ) |
8-Jan |
Sunnyside |
Terry
Little |
57 |
|
63 |
Clark's
Grebe ( r ) |
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64 |
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65 |
PELICANS |
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66 |
American
White Pelican ( s ) |
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67 |
Double-crested
Cormorant( u ) |
8-Jan |
Sunnyside |
Terry
Little |
24 |
|
68 |
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69 |
HERONS,
BITTERNS |
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70 |
American
Bittern ( r ) |
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71 |
Great
Blue Heron ( c ) |
8-Jan |
Denton
Slough |
Terry
Little |
50 |
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72 |
Great
Egret ( r ) |
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73 |
Cattle
Egret ( # ) |
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74 |
Black-crowned
Night-Heron (r) |
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75 |
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76 |
IBISES |
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77 |
White-faced
Ibis ( h -1909 ) |
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78 |
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79 |
NEW
WORLD VULTURES |
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|
80 |
Turkey
Vulture ( u ) |
10-Apr |
LaClerc |
Terry
Little |
76 |
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81 |
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82 |
HAWKS, KITES, EAGLES |
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|
83 |
Osprey
( c ) |
6-Apr |
Priest
River |
Paul
Seiracki |
68 |
|
84 |
Bald
Eagle ( c ) |
8-Jan |
Denton
Slough |
Terry
Little |
22 |
|
85 |
Northern
Harrier ( c ) |
21-May |
Priest
River |
Paul
Seiracki |
98 |
|
86 |
Sharp-shinned
Hawk ( u ) |
18-Jun |
Sunnyside |
Jonathan
Isacoff |
132 |
|
87 |
Cooper's
Hawk ( u ) |
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88 |
Northern
Goshawk ( s ) |
26-Jun |
Scotchman
Peaks |
CdA
Audubon FT - Jon Isacoff leader |
134 |
|
89 |
Swainson's
Hawk ( s ) |
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|
90 |
Red-tailed
Hawk ( c ) |
17-Jan |
Sandpoint |
Terry
& Christine Gray |
29 |
|
91 |
----Harlan's Hawk ( s ) |
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|
92 |
Rough-legged
Hawk ( c ) |
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93 |
Golden
Eagle ( r ) |
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94 |
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95 |
FALCONS |
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|
96 |
American
Kestrel ( c ) |
26-Jun |
Scotchman
Peaks |
CdA
Audubon FT - Jon Isacoff leader |
135 |
|
97 |
Merlin
( u ) |
8-Jan |
Denton
Slough |
Terry
Little |
56 |
|
98 |
Peregrine
Falcon ( r ) |
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|
99 |
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|
100 |
RAILS,
COOTS |
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|
101 |
Virginia
Rail ( s ) |
13-Jun |
Priest
Lake |
Terry
Little |
112 |
|
102 |
Sora (
u ) |
13-Jun |
Priest
Lake |
Terry
Little |
105 |
|
103 |
American
Coot ( c ) |
8-Jan |
Denton
Slough |
Terry
Little |
5 |
|
104 |
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|
105 |
CRANES |
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106 |
Sandhill
Crane ( r ) |
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|
107 |
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108 |
PLOVERS |
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109 |
Black-bellied
Plover ( r ) |
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110 |
American
Golden-Plover ( r ) |
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111 |
Snowy Plover ( # ) |
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112 |
Killdeer
( c ) |
10-Apr |
Sunnyside |
Terry
Little |
80 |
|
113 |
Semipalmated
Plover |
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|
114 |
STILTS,
AVOCETS |
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|
115 |
Black-necked
Stilt ( # ) |
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|
116 |
American
Avocet ( r ) |
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117 |
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118 |
SANDPIPERS,
PHALAROPES |
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|
119 |
Greater
Yellowlegs ( s ) |
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|
120 |
Lesser
Yellowlegs ( s ) |
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|
121 |
Solitary
Sandpiper ( s ) |
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|
122 |
Willet
( # ) |
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123 |
Spotted
Sandpiper ( c ) |
18-Jun |
Sunnyside |
Jonathan
Isacoff |
123 |
|
124 |
Upland
Sandpiper ( # ) |
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|
125 |
Whimbrel
( r ) |
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126 |
Long-billed
Curlew ( r ) |
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|
127 |
Marbled
Godwit ( # ) |
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128 |
Sanderling
( s ) |
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129 |
Semipalmated
Sandpiper ( s ) |
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|
130 |
Western
Sandpiper ( s ) |
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|
131 |
Least
Sandpiper ( s ) |
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132 |
Baird's
Sandpiper ( s ) |
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|
133 |
Pectoral
Sandpiper ( s ) |
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|
134 |
Dunlin
( # ) |
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135 |
Short-billed
Dowitcher ( r ) |
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|
136 |
Long-billed
Dowitcher ( s ) |
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|
137 |
Wilson's
Snipe ( c ) |
13-Jun |
Priest
Lake |
Terry
Little |
122 |
|
138 |
Wilson's
Phalarope ( s) |
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|
138.5 |
Red-necked
Phalarope ( r ) |
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|
139 |
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|
140 |
GULLS,
TERNS |
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|
141 |
Pomarine
Jaeger ( # ) |
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|
142 |
Parasitic
Jaeger ( # ) |
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|
143 |
Long-tailed
Jaeger ( # ) |
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|
144 |
Franklin's
Gull ( r ) |
11-May |
Sandpoint
City Beach |
Earl
Chapin |
89 |
|
145 |
Little
Gull ( # ) |
11-May |
Sandpoint
City Beach |
Earl
Chapin |
88 |
|
146 |
Bonaparte's
Gull ( u ) |
|
|
|
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|
147 |
Mew
Gull ( r ) |
|
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|
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|
148 |
Ring-billed
Gull ( c ) |
8-Jan |
Sandpoint |
Terry
Little |
3 |
|
149 |
California
Gull ( c ) |
8-Jan |
Sandpoint |
Terry
Little |
4 |
|
150 |
Herring
Gull ( u ) |
8-Jan |
LaClede |
Terry
Little |
16 |
|
151 |
Thayer's
Gull ( s ) |
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|
152 |
Slaty-backed
Gull ( # ) |
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|
153 |
Glaucous-winged
Gull ( r ) |
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|
154 |
Glaucous
Gull ( r ) |
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155 |
Sabine's
Gull ( # ) |
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156 |
Black-legged
Kittywake ( # ) |
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|
157 |
Caspian
Tern ( s ) |
26-Jun |
Sunnyside |
CdA
Audubon FT - Jon Isacoff leader |
136 |
|
158 |
Common
Tern ( s ) |
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|
159 |
Forster's
Tern ( s ) |
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|
160 |
Least
Tern ( # ) |
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|
161 |
Black
Tern ( c ) |
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|
162 |
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163 |
PIGEONS,
DOVES |
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|
164 |
Rock
Pigeon ( c ) |
8-Jan |
Denton
Slough |
Terry
Little |
14 |
|
165 |
Band-tailed
Pigeon ( r ) |
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|
165.5 |
Eurasian
Collared-Dove |
25-Jan |
Oldtown |
John
Stuart |
36 |
|
166 |
Passenger
Pigeon (h-1860) - extinct |
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|
167 |
Mourning
Dove ( c ) |
26-Jun |
Sunnyside |
CdA
Audubon FT - Jon Isacoff leader |
137 |
|
168 |
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|
169 |
TYPICAL
OWLS |
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|
170 |
Western
Screech Owl ( s ) |
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|
171 |
Great
Horned Owl ( u ) |
10-Apr |
Priest
Lake |
Terry
Little |
79 |
|
172 |
Snowy
Owl ( r ) |
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|
173 |
Northern
Hawk Owl ( r ) |
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|
174 |
Northern
Pygmy-Owl ( u ) |
4-Apr |
Pack
River Delta |
Terry
Little |
67 |
|
175 |
Barred
Owl ( s ) |
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|
176 |
Great
Gray Owl ( r ) |
|
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|
177 |
Long-eared
Owl ( r ) |
|
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|
178 |
Short-eared
Owl ( s ) |
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|
179 |
Northern
Saw-whet Owl ( s ) |
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|
180 |
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|
181 |
GOATSUCKERS |
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|
182 |
Common
Nighthawk ( c ) |
|
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|
183 |
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|
184 |
SWIFTS |
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|
185 |
Black
Swift ( s ) |
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|
186 |
Vaux's
Swift ( u ) |
|
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|
187 |
White-throated
Swift (#) |
10-Apr |
Morton
Slough |
Terry
& Christine Gray |
73 |
|
187.5 |
|
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|
188 |
HUMMINGBIRDS |
|
|
|
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|
189 |
Black-chinned
Hummingbird( c ) |
18-Jun |
Sunnyside |
Jonathan
Isacoff |
131 |
|
190 |
Anna's
Hummingbird ( # ) |
|
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|
191 |
Calliope
Hummingbird ( c ) |
18-Jun |
Sunnyside |
Jonathan
Isacoff |
130 |
|
192 |
Rufous
Hummingbird ( c ) |
23-Apr |
Priest
Lake |
Richard
Bohn |
84 |
|
193 |
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|
194 |
KINGFISHERS |
|
|
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|
195 |
Belted
Kingfisher ( c ) |
24-Jul |
Morton
Slough |
De La
Rue, Isacoff, Sheridan |
143 |
|
196 |
|
|
|
|
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|
197 |
WOODPECKERS |
|
|
|
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|
198 |
Lewis's
Woodpecker ( r ) |
|
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|
199 |
Red-Headed
Woodpecker ( # ) |
|
|
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|
200 |
Red-naped
Sapsucker ( c ) |
10-Apr |
Pack
River Delta |
Terry
Little |
71 |
|
201 |
Downy
Woodpecker ( c ) |
8-Jan |
Denton
Slough |
Terry
Little |
13 |
|
202 |
Hairy
Woodpecker ( c ) |
10-Apr |
Priest
Lake |
Terry
Little |
72 |
|
203 |
White-headed
Woodpecker ( r ) |
|
|
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|
204 |
Am.
Three-toed Woodpecker ( s ) |
|
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|
205 |
Black-backed
Woodpecker ( s ) |
|
|
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|
206 |
Northern
Flicker ( c ) |
8-Jan |
Denton
Slough |
Terry
Little |
43 |
|
207 |
Pileated
Woodpecker ( u ) |
10-Apr |
Priest
Lake |
Terry
Little |
70 |
|
208 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
209 |
TYRANT
FLYCATCHERS |
|
|
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|
210 |
Olive-sided
Flycatcher ( u ) |
13-Jun |
Priest
Lake |
Terry
Little |
107 |
|
211 |
Western
Wood-Pewee ( c ) |
13-Jun |
Priest
Lake |
Terry
Little |
120 |
|
212 |
Willow
Flycatcher ( c ) |
13-Jun |
Priest
Lake |
Terry
Little |
119 |
|
213 |
Least
Flycatcher ( s ) |
5-Jun |
Priest
River |
Paul
Seiracki |
101 |
|
214 |
Hammond's
Flycatcher ( c ) |
18-May |
Priest
River |
Paul
Seiracki |
90 |
|
215 |
Dusky
Flycatcher ( u ) |
|
|
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|
216 |
Cordilleran
/ Pacific-slope Flycatcher (Western
Flycatcher) (c) |
13-Jun |
Priest
Lake |
Terry
Little |
117 |
|
217 |
Eastern
Phoebe ( # ) |
|
|
|
|
|
218 |
Say's
Phoebe ( r ) |
|
|
|
|
|
219 |
Western
Kingbird ( u ) |
26-Jun |
Clark
Fork |
CdA
Audubon FT - Jon Isacoff leader |
133 |
|
220 |
Eastern
Kingbird ( c ) |
18-Jun |
Sunnyside |
Jonathan
Isacoff |
126 |
|
221 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
222 |
SHRIKES |
|
|
|
|
|
223 |
Northern
Shrike ( u ) |
|
|
|
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|
224 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
225 |
VIREOS |
|
|
|
|
|
226 |
Cassin's
Vireo ( c ) |
13-Jun |
Priest
Lake |
Terry
Little |
116 |
|
227 |
Warbling
Vireo ( c ) |
18-May |
Priest
River |
Paul
Seiracki |
91 |
|
228 |
Red-eyed
Vireo ( u ) |
5-Jun |
Priest
River |
Paul
Seiracki |
103 |
|
229 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
230 |
CORVIDS |
|
|
|
|
|
231 |
Gray
Jay ( u ) |
23-Apr |
Priest
Lake |
Richard
Bohn |
85 |
|
232 |
Steller's
Jay ( c ) |
8-Jan |
Pack
River Delta |
Terry
Little |
44 |
|
233 |
Blue
Jay ( s ) |
|
|
|
|
|
234 |
Western
Scrub-Jay ( # ) |
|
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|
235 |
Clark's
Nutcracker ( u ) |
10-Jun |
Priest
River |
Paul
Seiracki |
104 |
|
236 |
Black-billed
Magpie ( c ) |
3-Jan |
LaClerc |
Terry
Little |
54 |
|
237 |
American
Crow ( c ) |
3-Jan |
LaClerc |
Terry
Little |
55 |
|
238 |
Common
Raven ( c ) |
3-Jan |
LaClerc |
Terry
Little |
21 |
|
239 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
240 |
LARKS |
|
|
|
|
|
241 |
Horned
Lark ( s ) |
|
|
|
|
|
242 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
243 |
SWALLOWS |
|
|
|
|
|
244 |
Tree
Swallow ( c ) |
10-Apr |
Pack
River Delta |
Terry
Little |
82 |
|
245 |
Violet-green
Swallow ( c ) |
7-Mar |
Pack
River Delta |
CdA
Audubon FT |
63 |
|
246 |
N.
Rough-winged Swallow ( c ) |
13-Jun |
Priest
Lake |
Terry
Little |
114 |
|
247 |
Bank
Swallow ( u ) |
24-Jul |
Morton
Slough |
De La
Rue, Isacoff, Sheridan |
145 |
|
248 |
Cliff
Swallow ( c ) |
13-Jun |
Priest
Lake |
Terry
Little |
113 |
|
249 |
Barn
Swallow ( c ) |
13-Jun |
Priest
Lake |
Terry
Little |
111 |
|
250 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
251 |
CHICKADEES |
|
|
|
|
|
252 |
Black-capped
Chickadee ( c ) |
8-Jan |
Pack
River Delta |
Terry
Little |
47 |
|
253 |
Mountain
Chickadee ( c ) |
8-Jan |
Pack
River Delta |
Terry
Little |
20 |
|
254 |
Chestnut-b
Chickadee ( c ) |
8-Jan |
Pack
River Delta |
Terry
Little |
48 |
|
255 |
Boreal
Chickadee ( s ) |
|
|
||
|
256 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
257 |
NUTHATCHES |
|
|
|
|
|
258 |
Red-breasted
Nuthatch ( c ) |
17-Jan |
Sandpoint |
Terry
& Christine Gray |
19 |
|
259 |
White-breasted
Nuthatch ( s ) |
|
|
||
|
260 |
Pygmy
Nuthatch ( c ) |
6-Apr |
Priest
River |
Paul
Seiracki |
69 |
|
261 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
262 |
CREEPERS |
|
|
|
|
|
263 |
Brown
Creeper( c ) |
8-Jan |
Pack
River Delta |
Terry
Little |
58 |
|
264 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
265 |
WRENS |
|
|
|
|
|
266 |
Rock
Wren ( s ) |
24-Jul |
Hoodoo
Valley |
De La
Rue, Isacoff, Sheridan |
147 |
|
267 |
Canyon
Wren ( # ) |
|
|
|
|
|
268 |
House
Wren ( c ) |
|
|
|
|
|
269 |
Winter
Wren ( c ) |
23-Apr |
Priest
Lake |
Richard
Bohn |
83 |
|
270 |
Marsh
Wren ( u ) |
13-Jun |
Priest
Lake |
Terry
Little |
110 |
|
271 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
272 |
DIPPERS |
|
|
|
|
|
273 |
American
Dipper ( s ) |
8-Jan |
Denton
Slough |
Terry
Little |
45 |
|
274 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
275 |
KINGLETS |
|
|
|
|
|
276 |
Golden-crowned
Kinglet ( c ) |
8-Jan |
Denton
Slough |
Terry
Little |
52 |
|
277 |
Ruby-crowned
Kinglet ( c ) |
18-Jun |
Sunnyside |
Jonathan
Isacoff |
129 |
|
278 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
279 |
THRUSHES |
|
|
|
|
|
280 |
Western
Bluebird ( c ) |
|
|
||
|
281 |
Mountain
Bluebird ( c ) |
18-Mar |
Priest
River |
Paul
Seiracki |
66 |
|
282 |
Townsend's
Solitaire ( u ) |
8-Jan |
Pack
River Delta |
Terry
Little |
59 |
|
283 |
Veery
( u ) |
|
|
|
|
|
284 |
Swainson's
Thrush ( c ) |
18-Jun |
Sunnyside |
Jonathan
Isacoff |
128 |
|
285 |
Hermit
Thrush ( s ) |
|
|
|
|
|
286 |
American
Robin ( c ) |
3-Jan |
LaClerc |
Terry
Little |
37 |
|
287 |
Varied
Thrush ( c ) |
9-Mar |
Priest
River |
Paul
Seiracki |
65 |
|
288 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
289 |
MOCKINGBIRDS,
THRASHERS |
|
|
||
|
290 |
Gray
Catbird ( c ) |
13-Jun |
Priest
Lake |
Terry
Little |
109 |
|
291 |
Northern
Mockingbird ( # ) |
|
|
||
|
292 |
Sage
Thrasher ( # ) |
|
|
|
|
|
293 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
294 |
STARLINGS |
|
|
|
|
|
295 |
European
Starling ( c ) |
3-Jan |
LaClerc |
Terry
Little |
17 |
|
296 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
297 |
PIPITS |
|
|
|
|
|
298 |
American
Pipit ( u ) |
|
|
|
|
|
299 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
300 |
WAXWINGS |
|
|
|
|
|
301 |
Bohemian
Waxwing ( u ) |
3-Jan |
LaClerc |
Terry
Little |
15 |
|
302 |
Cedar
Waxwing ( c ) |
3-Jan |
LaClerc |
Terry
Little |
49 |
|
303 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
304 |
WOOD
WARBLERS |
|
|
|
|
|
305 |
Orange-crowned
Warbler ( c ) |
13-Jun |
Priest
Lake |
Terry
Little |
108 |
|
306 |
Nashville
Warbler ( u ) |
18-Jun |
Sunnyside |
Jonathan
Isacoff |
124 |
|
307 |
Yellow
Warbler ( c ) |
4-May |
Priest
River |
Paul
Seiracki |
86 |
|
308 |
Cape
May Warbler ( # ) |
|
|
||
|
309 |
Yellow-rumped
Warbler ( c ) |
10-Apr |
Priest
Lake |
Terry
Little |
74 |
|
310 |
Townsend's
Warbler ( c ) |
18-May |
Priest
River |
Paul
Seiracki |
92 |
|
311 |
Palm
Warbler ( # ) |
|
|
|
|
|
312 |
Blackpoll
Warbler ( # ) |
|
|
||
|
313 |
American
Redstart ( u ) |
5-Jun |
Priest
River |
Paul
Seiracki |
102 |
|
314 |
Northern
Waterthrush ( s ) |
13-Jun |
Priest
Lake |
Terry
Little |
121 |
|
315 |
MacGillivray's
Warbler ( c ) |
24-May |
Priest
River |
Paul
Seiracki |
100 |
|
316 |
Common
Yellowthroat ( c ) |
21-May |
Priest
River |
Paul
Seiracki |
99 |
|
317 |
Wilson's
Warbler ( u ) |
20-May |
Priest
River |
Paul
Seiracki |
95 |
|
318 |
Yellow-breasted
Chat (h-1917) |
|
|
||
|
319 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
320 |
TANAGERS |
|
|
|
|
|
321 |
Western
Tanager ( c ) |
13-Jun |
Priest
Lake |
Terry
Little |
118 |
|
322 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
323 |
EMBERIZIDS |
|
|
|
|
|
324 |
Spotted
Towhee ( c ) |
26-Jun |
Clark
Fork |
CdA
Audubon FT - Jon Isacoff leader |
138 |
|
325 |
American
Tree Sparrow ( s ) |
|
|
||
|
326 |
Chipping
Sparrow ( c ) |
20-May |
Priest
River |
Paul
Seiracki |
96 |
|
327 |
Clay-colored
Sparrow ( # ) |
20-May |
Priest
River |
Paul
Seiracki |
97 |
|
328 |
Vesper
Sparrow ( c ) |
|
|
|
|
|
329 |
Lark
Sparrow ( r ) |
26-Jun |
Sunnyside |
CdA
Audubon FT - Jon Isacoff leader |
140 |
|
330 |
Savannah
Sparrow ( c ) |
18-Jun |
Sunnyside |
Jonathan
Isacoff |
127 |
|
331 |
Fox
Sparrow ( u ) |
|
|
|
|
|
332 |
Song
Sparrow ( c ) |
17-Jan |
Sandpoint |
Terry
& Christine Gray |
11 |
|
333 |
Lincoln's
Sparrow ( u ) |
|
|
||
|
334 |
Swamp
Sparrow ( # ) |
|
|
|
|
|
335 |
White-throated
Sparrow ( s ) |
|
|
||
|
336 |
Harris's
sparrow ( r ) |
|
|
|
|
|
337 |
White-crowned
Sparrow ( u ) |
|
|
||
|
338 |
Golden-crowned
Sparrow ( r ) |
|
|
||
|
339 |
Dark-eyed
Junco ( c ) |
17-Jan |
Sandpoint |
Terry
& Christine Gray |
9 |
|
340 |
----Dark-eyed
Junco (Slate-colored) |
|
|||
|
341 |
Lapland
Longspur ( # ) |
|
|
||
|
342 |
Chestnut-collared
Longspur (#) |
|
|
||
|
343 |
Snow
Bunting ( s ) |
|
|
|
|
|
344 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
345 |
SALTATORS |
|
|
|
|
|
346 |
Rose-breasted
Grosbeak ( # ) |
|
|
||
|
347 |
Black-headed
Grosbeak ( c ) |
18-May |
Priest
River |
Paul
Seiracki |
93 |
|
348 |
Lazuli
Bunting ( u ) |
20-May |
Priest
River |
Paul
Seiracki |
94 |
|
349 |
Indigo
Bunting ( # ) |
|
|
|
|
|
350 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
351 |
BLACKBIRDS |
|
|
|
|
|
352 |
Bobolink
( u ) |
18-Jun |
Sunnyside |
Jonathan
Isacoff |
125 |
|
353 |
Red-winged
Blackbird ( c ) |
24-Jul |
Hoodoo
Valley |
De La
Rue, Isacoff, Sheridan |
142 |
|
354 |
Western
Meadowlark ( c ) |
|
|
||
|
355 |
Yellow-headed
Blackbird ( c ) |
|
|
||
|
356 |
Rusty
Blackbird ( # ) |
|
|
|
|
|
357 |
Brewer's
Blackbird ( c ) |
10-Apr |
Sandpoint |
Terry
& Christine Gray |
81 |
|
358 |
Common
Grackle ( # ) |
|
|
||
|
359 |
Brown-headed
Cowbird ( c ) |
4-May |
Priest
River |
Paul
Seiracki |
87 |
|
360 |
Baltimore
Oriole ( # ) |
|
|
|
|
|
361 |
Bullock's
Oriole ( u ) |
24-Jul |
Hoodoo
Valley |
Sarah
De La Rue, Gina Sheridan |
141 |
|
362 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
363 |
CARDUELINE
FINCHES |
|
|
||
|
364 |
Gray-crowned
Rosy-Finch ( r ) |
|
|
||
|
365 |
Pine
Grosbeak ( s ) |
17-Jan |
Sandpoint |
Terry
& Christine Gray |
7 |
|
366 |
Cassin's
Finch ( u ) |
17-Jan |
Sandpoint |
Terry
& Christine Gray |
2 |
|
367 |
House
Finch ( c ) |
17-Jan |
Sandpoint |
Terry
& Christine Gray |
6 |
|
368 |
Red
Crossbill ( c ) |
24-Jul |
Hoodoo
Valley |
De La
Rue, Isacoff, Sheridan |
146 |
|
369 |
White-winged
Crossbill ( r ) |
7-Feb |
Priest
River |
Barry
Rosenberg |
39 |
|
370 |
Common
Redpoll ( s ) |
|
|
||
|
370.5 |
Hoary
Redpoll |
|
|
|
|
|
371 |
Pine
Siskin ( c ) |
17-Jan |
Sandpoint |
Terry
& Christine Gray |
27 |
|
372 |
American
Goldfinch ( c ) |
17-Jan |
Sandpoint |
Terry
& Christine Gray |
1 |
|
373 |
Evening
Grosbeak ( c ) |
4-Feb |
Priest
River |
Paul
Seiracki |
38 |
|
374 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
375 |
OLD
WORLD SPARROWS |
|
|
||
|
376 |
House
Sparrow ( c ) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
332 |
147 |
|
|
|
September 5
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