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3 2002 Kootenai County Big Year
2012 KOOTENAI
COUNTY BIRDING BIG YEAR
Compiled by Shirley
Sturts
PART 1
Dr.
Stephen Lindsay did a Big Year in 2001. He attempted to see 200 birds in
Kootenai County during the year 2001. He tallied up only 199 and on January 1, 2002
he found a Snow Owl out on Rathdrum Prairie.
Had he found it the day before he would have made his 200. This gave me the idea of doing a Kootenai
County Big Year as a group. Our first
group Kootenai County Big Year was in 2002.
We counted 195 species. We had a
192 in 2003, 207 in 2004 and 202 in 2005.
The idea of doing County Big Years caught
on. Twenty-two Idaho Counties did Big
Years for 2005. The results are posted
on www.idahobirds.net. Shoshone, Bonner and Benewah counties are
also our Audubon website.
Call Shirley 664-5318 or e-mail shirley.sturts@gmail.com to get credit for
being the first to see a species for the year.
KOOTENAI COUNTY BIRD LIST
Checklist Compiled by Dr.
Stephen Lindsay
Updated and Big Year by
Shirley Sturts
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common, Uncommon = 151
scarce, rare = 92
accidental = 44
Kootenai County Total
(seen since 1950) = 286
Historical record only (
h ) (pre-1950) = 6
OCCURRENCE 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.
TOTAL SEEN: 87 as of January 17
PART 1
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Species |
Date |
Location |
Observer |
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Greater White-Fronted Goose ( r ) |
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Snow goose ( s ) |
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Ross' Goose ( # ) |
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…Brant () h-1899) |
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Cackling Goose |
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Canada Goose ( c ) |
1 January |
Spokane River |
Bill Gundlach |
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Trumpeter Swan ( s ) |
2 January |
Chain Lakes |
Indian Mt. CBC |
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Tundra Swan ( c ) |
2 January |
Harrison area |
Indian Mt. CBC
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Wood Duck ( c ) |
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Gadwall ( c ) |
13 January |
Blue Creek Bay, CDA Lake |
Lisa Hardy |
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Eurasian Wigeon ( s ) |
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American Wigeon ( c ) |
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Mallard ( c ) |
1 January |
Fernan Lake, Blue Creek Bay and Silver Beach CDA Lake |
Shirley Sturts, Kris Buchler, Bill Gundlach |
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Blue-winged Teal ( u ) |
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Cinnamon Teal ( c ) |
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Northern Shoveler ( c ) |
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Northern Pintail ( c ) |
2 January |
Chain Lakes |
Indian Mt. CBC |
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Green-winged Teal ( c ) |
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Common Teal (Eurasian race of the Green-winged teal
(#) |
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Canvasback ( u ) |
8 January |
Cougar Bay, CDA Lake |
Mike Halderman |
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Redhead ( c ) |
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Ring-necked Duck ( c ) |
1 January |
Hayden Lake |
Bill Gunlach |
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Tufted Duck ( # )
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Greater Scaup ( s ) |
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Lesser Scaup ( u ) |
2 January |
Harrison area |
Indian Mt. CBC – Don Heikkila |
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Harlequin Duck ( r ) |
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Surf Scoter ( r ) |
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White-winged Scoter ( r ) |
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Long-tailed Duck ( r ) |
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Bufflehead ( c ) |
1 January |
Beauty and Cougar Bay Bay, CDA Lake |
Kris Buchler, Bill Gundlach, Theresa Potts |
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Common Goldeneye ( c ) |
1 January |
Beauty Bay and Silver Beach, CDA Lake |
Kris Buchle, Bill Gundlach |
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Barrow's Goldeneye ( s ) |
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Hooded Merganser ( c ) |
1 January |
Blue Creek Bay, CDA Lake |
Kris Buchler, Bill Gundlach |
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Common Merganser ( c ) |
2 January |
Chain Lakes, Fullers Bay, CDA Lake |
Indian Mt. CBC |
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Red-breasted Merganser ( r ) |
20 January |
Wolf Lodge Bay, CDA Lake |
Mike Halderman |
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Ruddy Duck ( u ) |
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PARTRIDGES, GROUSE, TURKEY |
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Gray Partridge ( u ) |
8 January |
Settlers |
Mike Halderman |
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Ring-necked Pheasant ( c ) |
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Ruffed Grouse ( c ) |
2 January |
Conkling Park |
Indian Mt. CBC |
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Spruce Grouse ( s ) |
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Dusky (Blue) Grouse ( s ) |
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------Sharp-tailed Grouse (h=1910,1914 |
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Wild Turkey ( c ) |
1 January |
Fernan Village, Armstrong Hill, CDA |
Shirley Sturts, Ed and Kris Buchler |
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NEW WORLD QUAIL |
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California Quail ( c ) |
2 January |
Chain Lakes |
Indian Mt. CBC |
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Northern Bobwhite (r, introduced) |
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LOONS |
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Red-Throated Loon (#) |
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Pacific Loon ( s ) |
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Common Loon ( c ) |
2 January |
Fullers Bay, CDA Lake |
Indian Mt. CBC |
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Yellow-billed Loon ( # ) |
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GREBES |
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Pied-billed Grebe ( c ) |
1 January |
Hayden Lake |
Bill Gundlach |
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Horned Grebe |
1 January |
Beauty and Blue Creek Bay, CDA Lake |
Kris Buchler, Bill Gundlach |
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Red-necked Grebe ( c ) |
1 January |
Beauty Bay, CDA Lake |
Kris Buchler |
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Eared Grebe ( r ) |
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Western Grebe ( c ) |
13 January |
Silver Beach, CDA Lake |
Lisa Hardy |
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Clark's Grebe ( # ) |
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PELICANS |
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American
White Pelican ( s ) |
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Double-crested Cormorant( u ) |
1 January |
Cougar Bay
and Silver Beach, CDA Lake |
Theresa Potts, Bill Gundlach |
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HERONS,
BITTERNS |
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American Bittern ( r ) |
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Great Blue Heron ( c ) |
2 January |
Chain Lakes |
Indian Mt. CBC |
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Great Egret (
r ) |
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Snowy Egret ( # ) |
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Cattle Egret ( # ) |
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Black-crowned Night-Heron (r) |
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IBISES |
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White-faced Ibis ( # ) |
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NEW
WORLD VULTURES |
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Turkey Vulture ( u ) |
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