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2002 KOOTENAI COUNTY
BIRDING BIG YEAR
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 which would have made 200 if he had seen it the year
before.
Below is a list of
Kootenai County Birds. Can we - as a group - find 200 of bird species in 2002?
Call Shirley 664-5318 or e-mail s.sturts@verizon.net to get credit for being the first
to see a species for the year.
KOOTENAI COUNTY BIRD LIST
Compiled by Dr. Stephen Lindsay
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common, Uncommon = 152
scarce, rare = 86
accidental = 40
Kootenai County Total (seen since 1950) =
278
Historical record only ( h ) (pre-1950) =
6
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 (108)
( u ) UNCOMMON: Found every year, often
seasonal, in limited areas, in small numbers, and may require repeated search
attempts in more specific areas (44)
( 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
(47)
( r ) RARE: Not seen every year, mostly
irregular, some periodic (39)
( # ) ACCIDENTAL: Just a few total
sightings with a low expectation of being found in the future. (40)
Total Seen as of
December 31, 2002 = 195
Stephen Lindsay's
Total December 31, 2001= 199
PART 1
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Species |
Date |
Location |
Observer |
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LOONS Red-Throated Loon (#) |
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Pacific Loon ( r ) |
Jan. 27 |
Cougar Bay, CDA Lake |
Shirley Sturts, Janet Callen, Lisa Hardy, Theresa Potts |
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Common Loon ( c ) |
March 11 |
Mica Bat Survey |
Jan Severtson, Dick Cripe, Roland Craft, Rochelle
Fairfield |
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Yellow-billed Loon ( # ) |
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GREBES |
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Pied-billed Grebe ( c ) |
Jan. 2 |
Thompson Lake |
Lisa Hardy, Shirley Sturts |
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Horned Grebe ( c ) |
Jan. 2 |
Thompson Lake |
Lisa Hardy, Shirley Sturts |
|
Red-necked Grebe ( c ) |
Jan. 5 |
Spirit Lake CBC |
Kris Buchler, Roland Craft, Nancy Mertz, Elaine and Dick Codding,
Donna Sopetto |
|
Eared Grebe ( s ) |
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Western Grebe ( c ) |
Jan 14 |
Mica Bay Survey |
Shirley Sturts, Kris Buchler, Bill Gundlach, Roland Craft, Rochelle
Fairfield |
|
Clark's Grebe (new to Kootenai list as of June 2, 2002) |
June 2 |
Medicine Lake (Chain of Lakes) |
Palouse Audubon Society Field Trip leader: Jane Westervelt |
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PELICANS |
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American White Pelican
s ) |
July 21 (week of) |
Cougar Bay, CDA Lake |
Roger Young, David and Roberta Larson |
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CORMORANTS |
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Double-crested Cormorant ( s ) |
Jan. 2 |
CDA City Beach |
Steve Lindsay |
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HERONS, BITTERNS |
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American Bittern ( r ) |
May 26 |
Hayden Loop, Cataldo |
Steve Lindsay |
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Great Blue Heron ( c ) |
Jan. 2 |
Thompson Lake |
Lisa Hardy, Shirley Sturts |
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Great Egret ( # ) |
Sept;
16 |
Cataldo
Marsh |
Steve
Lindsay |
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Snowy Egret ( # ) |
|
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Cattle Egret ( # ) |
Sept
9 (week of) |
Harrison
area |
Moscow
birders |
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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 ) |
April 5 |
MP 400 along Highway 95 |
Steve Lindsay |
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DUCKS, GEESE, SWAN |
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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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Canada Goose ( c ) |
Jan 1 |
Rathdrum Prairie |
Steve Lindsay |
|
…Brant () h-1899) |
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Trumpeter Swan ( s ) |
Jan. 24 |
Wolf Lodge Bay, Coeur d'Alene lake |
Lisa Hardy, Ellen Scrivin |
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Tundra Swan ( c ) |
Jan. 2 |
Thompson Lake |
Lisa Hardy, Shirley Sturts |
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Wood Duck ( c ) |
March 15 |
Mica Bay |
Jerry Hanson |
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Gadwall ( c ) |
Jan. 2 |
Spirit Lake CBC |
Kris Buchler, Roland Craft, Nancy Mertz, Elaine and Dick Codding,
Donna Sopetto |
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Eurasian Wigeon ( s ) |
March 25 |
Mica Bay survey |
Shirley Sturts, Kris Buchler, Jan Severtson, Roland Craft, Rochelle
Fairfield, Jerry Hanson |
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American Wigeon ( c ) |
Feb. 24 |
Spokane River |
Lisa Hardy - leader -CAS Field Trip |
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Mallard ( c ) |
Jan. 2 |
Thompson Lake |
Lisa Hardy, Shirley Sturts |
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Blue-winged Teal ( u ) |
June 3 |
Mica Bay, Coeur d'Alene |
Mica Bay Survey: S.Sturts, J.Severtson, R.Craft, B and J. Gundlach |
|
Cinnamon Teal ( c ) |
April 6 |
Chain of Lakes |
CAS field trip
Lisa Hardy Leader,S.Sturts,J.Severtson, D. Cripe,J&P.Waring, R.Craft,
B&R Hanson |
|
Northern Shoveler ( c ) |
April 6 |
Chain of Lakes |
Same as above |
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Northern Pintail ( c ) |
March 15 |
Fernan Lake |
Shirley Sturts |
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Green-winged Teal ( c ) |
March 16 |
Thompson Lake |
Lisa Hardy |
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Canvasback ( u ) |
Jan. 2 |
Hayden Lake |
Steve Lindsay |
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Redhead ( c ) |
Feb. 24 |
Spokane River |
Lisa Hardy Leader CAS Field Trip |
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Ring-necked Duck ( c ) |
Jan. 2 |
Hayden Lake |
Steve Lindsay |
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Greater Scaup ( s ) |
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Lesser Scaup ( u ) |
Jan. 2 |
Harrison |
Lisa Hardy, Shirley Sturts |
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Harlequin Duck ( r ) |
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Surf Scoter ( r ) |
Jan. 27 |
Hayden Lake |
Steve Lindsay |
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White-winged Scoter ( r ) |
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Long-tailed Duck ( r ) |
April 20 |
Farragut S.P. |
CAS Field Trip: Lisa Hardy, (leader) Roland Craft. Lynn
Sheridan, Phil Waring, |
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Bufflehead ( c ) |
Jan. 2 |
CDA City Beach |
Steve Lindsay |
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Common Goldeneye ( c ) |
Jan. 2 |
Harrison |
Lisa Hardy, Shirley Sturts |
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Barrow's Goldeneye ( s ) |
Jan. 5 |
Spirit Lake CBC |
Kris Buchler, Roland Craft, Nancy Mertz, Elaine and Dick Codding,
Donna Sopetto |
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Hooded Merganser ( c ) |
Jan. 2 |
Harrison |
Lisa Hardy, Shirley Sturts |
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Common Merganser ( c ) |
Jan. 2 |
Harrison |
Lisa Hardy, Shirley Sturts |
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Red-breasted Merganser ( r ) |
Jan. 2 |
Harrison |
Lisa Hardy |
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Ruddy Duck ( u ) |
May 26 |
Dredge Road, Cataldo |
Steve Lindsay |
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HAWKS, KITES, EAGLES |
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Osprey ( c ) |
March 16 |
Jct. Highway 53 & 95 |
Steve Lindsay |
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Bald Eagle ( c ) |
Jan. 1 |
Wolf Lodge Bay, CDA Lake |
Corinne Cameron |
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Northern Harrier (c ) |
Feb. 24 |
Spokane River |
Lisa Hardy leader CAS Field Trip |
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Sharp-shinned Hawk ( u ) |
Jan. 8 |
Ocean Ave., CDA |
Janet Callen |
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Cooper's Hawk ( u ) |
Jan. 13 |
Coeur d'Alene |
Fay Wright |
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Northern Goshawk ( s ) |
Jan. 30 |
Twin Lakes |
Cindi Langlitz |
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Swainson's Hawk ( s ) |
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Red-tailed Hawk ( c ) |
Jan. 1 |
Rathdrum Prairie |
Shirley Sturts |
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Ferruginous Hawk ( # ) |
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Rough-legged Hawk ( c ) |
Jan. 4 |
Rathdrum Prairie |
Steve Lindsay |
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Golden Eagle ( s ) |
Feb. 25 |
Mica Bay Survey |
Shirley Sturts, Jan Severtson, Roland Craft |
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FALCONS |
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American Kestrel ( c ) |
Jan. 3 |
Rathdrum Prairie |
Steve Lindsay |
|
Merlin ( u ) |
Jan. 15 |
Armstong Hill, CDA |
Kris Buchler |
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Gryfalcon ( r ) |
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Peregrine Falcon ( r ) |
July
27 |
Rathdrum
Prairie |
Joe
Taggert |
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Prairie Falcon ( s ) |
Sept.
20 |
Rathdrum
Prairie |
Joe
Taggert |