BOUNDARY COUNTY BIG YEAR 2012
Compiled by Jan Rose
Boundary County is the only county in the US with an international border and two different state borders, but its natural wonders far outmatch the anomalies of its political boundaries. The coastal influence is strong here and is obvious to those who have wondered any of the groves of giant cedars. The connection to the Canadian Rockies can also be seen in the vast spruce and fir dominated forests in the higher peaks. Nowhere is this more apparent than along the amazing crags of the Selkirk Crest. These mountains are still home to wilderness-loving animals such as Grizzly Bears and Wolverines and the only herd of Woodland Caribou in the Lower 48 spends most of its year here. This seems to be the best place in the state for specialties like Black Swift and Boreal Chickadee and even White-tailed Ptarmigan have been found here. Boundary doesn’t have the enormous lakes of Bonner and Kootenai Counties (Priest Lake is suspiciously omitted from Boundary’s borders) but McArthur Lake provides some deep water and Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge and Boundary Creek Wildlife Management Area host large numbers of breeding and migrating aquatic species. Please be sure to submit any records Jan Rose BioTech/YCC Crew Leader Kootenai NWR 287 Westside Rd Bonners Ferry, ID 83805 208/267-3888 208/267-5570 Fax
2012 Bird Sightings @ Kootenai NWR & Boundary County |
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Date First Sighted |
Bird |
Location |
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Date First Sighted |
Bird |
Location |
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LOONS |
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UPLAND GAME BIRDS |
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4/10,4/24 |
Common Loon |
Koot.R., Herman Lk. |
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1/2 |
Ring-necked Pheasant |
KNWR |
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GREBES |
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1/20 |
Ruffed Grouse |
Moyie Springs |
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4/14,4/24 |
Pied-billed Grebe |
Moyie Springs, KNWR |
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Spruce Grouse |
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Eared Grebe |
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1/2 |
Wild Turkey |
Bonners Ferry |
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3/4 |
Horned Grebe |
Koot.R. |
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California Quail |
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1/7 |
Red-necked Grebe |
Koot.R. |
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Chukar |
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Western Grebe |
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4/8 |
Dusky Grouse |
Bonners Ferry |
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PELICANS AND CORMORANT |
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CRANES, RAILS AND COOTS |
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American White Pelican |
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4/21 |
Sandhill Crane |
KNWR |
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4/23 |
Double-crested Cormorant |
Koot.R. |
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4/24 |
Sora Rail |
KNWR |
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BITTERNS, HERONS AND EGRETS |
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Virginia Rail |
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White-faced Ibis |
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4/7 |
American Coot |
KNWR |
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2/2 |
Great Blue Heron |
KNWR |
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SHOREBIRDS |
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American Bittern |
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3/5 |
Killdeer |
KNWR |
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SWANS, GEESE AND DUCKS |
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5/2 |
Blk-necked Stilt |
BSCWMA |
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2/29,3/22 |
Tundra Swan |
KNWR, McArthur Lk. |
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American Avocet |
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2/21 |
Trumpeter Swan |
KNWR |
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Greater Yellowlegs |
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1/2 |
Canada Goose |
Bonners Ferry |
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Lesser Yellowlegs |
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Greater WhFronted Goose |
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Solitary Sandpiper |
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3/14 |
Snow Goose |
KNWR |
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Spotted Sandpiper |
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1/2 |
Mallard |
KNWR |
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4/10 |
Long-billed Curlew |
BSCWMA |
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3/26,4/24 |
Wood Duck |
Bonners Ferry, KNWR |
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Semipalmated Sandpiper |
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3/4 |
Northern Pintail |
KNWR |
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Western Sandpiper |
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3/24 |
Gadwall |
KNWR |
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Least Sandpiper |
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3/14 |
American Wigeon |
KNWR |
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Pectoral Sandpiper |
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Eurasian Wigeon |
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Misc. Peeps |
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3/28 |
Northern Shoveler |
KNWR |
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Long-billed Dowitcher |
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4/25 |
Blue-winged Teal |
Moyie Sprgs-Herman Lk |
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4/14,4/16 |
Wilson's Snipe |
Moyie Springs, KNWR |
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4/18,4/27 |
Cinnamon Teal |
BSCWMA,KNWR |
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5/31 |
Wilson's Phalarope |
KNWR |
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3/13 |
Green-winged Teal |
KNWR |
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Red-necked Phalarope |
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3/4 |
Lesser Scaup |
KNWR |
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Baird's Sandpiper |
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1/7,4/23 |
Ring-necked Duck |
Koot. R., KNWR |
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Sanderling |
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4/10 |
Canvasback |
BSCWMA |
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GULLS AND TERNS |
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4/22 |
Redhead |
KNWR |
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California Gull |
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Harlequin Duck |
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3/28 |
Ring-billed Gull |
Koot.R |
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1/7,3/7 |
Common Goldeneye |
Koot.R., KNWR |
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Bonaparte's Gull |
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4/2 |
Barrow's Goldeneye |
BSCWMA |
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Franklin's Gull |
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3/7 |
Bufflehead |
KNWR |
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Black Tern |
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1/2 |
Common Merganser |
Koot. R. |
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Forster's Tern |
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3/2 |
Hooded Merganser |
KNWR |
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Caspian Tern |
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Red-breasted Merganser |
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Herring Gull |
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4/10,5/19 |
Ruddy Duck |
BSCWMA, KNWR |
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PIGEONS AND DOVES |
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1/7 |
Rock Dove |
Bonners Ferry |
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1/8 |
Eurasian Collared Dove |
Bonners Ferry |
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RAPTORS |
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2/2 |
Mourning Dove |
KNWR |
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3/30 |
Turkey Vulture |
KNWR |
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OWLS |
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2/21 |
Northern Harrier |
KNWR |
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2/10 |
Great Horned Owl |
Moyie Springs, KNWR |
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4/4,5/19 |
Cooper's Hawk |
Bonners Ferry,KNWR |
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2/8 |
Northern Pygmy Owl |
Moyie Springs |
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1/2 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk |
KNWR |
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Short-eared Owl |
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5/25 |
Northern Goshawk |
Eastport |
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1/28 |
Snowy Owl |
Naples |
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1/2 |
Red-tailed Hawk |
KNWR |
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2/10 |
Western Screech Owl |
Moyie Springs |
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Swainson's Hawk |
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2/1 |
Barred Owl |
Moyie Springs |
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2/20 |
Rough-legged Hawk |
KNWR |
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2/1 |
Northern Saw-whet Owl |
Moyie Springs |
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4/7 |
Osprey |
Bonners Ferry |
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NIGHTHAWKS AND SWIFTS |
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1/1 |
Golden Eagle |
Moyie Springs |
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Common Nighthawk |
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1/1 |
Bald Eagle |
Moyie Springs |
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Vaux's Swift |
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3/12 |
American Kestrel |
Riverside Rd. |
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Black Swift |
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1/27,4/23 |
Merlin |
Bonners Ferry, BSCWMA |
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KINGFISHER |
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5/31 |
Peregrine Falcon |
KNWR |
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2/15 |
Belted Kingfisher |
KNWR |
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Prairie Falcon |
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HUMMINGBIRDS |
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FLYCATCHERS |
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4/23,4/25 |
Calliope Hummingbird |
Bonners Ferry, KNWR |
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5/19 |
Western Wood Peewee |
KNWR |
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4/23,4/24 |
Rufous Hummingbird |
Bonners Ferry, KNWR |
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5/19 |
Hammond's Flycatcher |
KNWR |
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4/24,5/4 |
Black-chinned Hummingbird |
Bonners Ferry, KNWR |
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5/19 |
Least Flycatcher |
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WOODPECKERS |
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5/31 |
Willow Flycatcher |
KNWR |
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1/7 |
Pileated Woodpecker |
KNWR |
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Dusky Flycatcher |
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1/3 |
Northern Flicker |
Bonners Ferry |
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Olive-sided Flycatcher |
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1/1 |
Hairy Woodpecker |
Moyie Springs |
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Western Flycatcher |
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1/1 |
Downy Woodpecker |
Moyie Springs |
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5/22 |
Eastern Kingbird |
KNWR |
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Three-toed Woodpecker |
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Western Kingbird |
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Black-backed Woodpecker |
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Say's Phoebe |
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8-Apr |
Red-naped Sapsucker |
Moyie Springs |
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SHRIKES AND VIREOS |
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Lewis's Woodpecker |
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3/29 |
Northern Shrike |
KNWR |
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MIMIC THRUSHES AND PIPITS |
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Red-eyed Vireo |
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5/31 |
Gray Catbird |
KNWR |
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Warbling Vireo |
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Northern Mockingbird |
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Cassin's Vireo |
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American Pipit |
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CROWS, JAYS AND MAGPIES |
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STARLINGS AND WAXWINGS |
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4/5 |
Steller's Jay |
KNWR |
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1/7 |
Bohemian Waxwing |
KNWR |
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1/5 |
Gray Jay |
Moyie Springs |
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Cedar Waxwing |
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Blue Jay |
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3/4,3/13 |
European Starling |
Bonners Ferry, KNWR |
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1/2 |
American Crow |
Bonners Ferry |
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WARBLERS |
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1/1 |
Common Raven |
Moyie Springs |
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4/23 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler |
KNWR |
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1/2 |
Black-billed Magpie |
Bonners Ferry |
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5/31 |
MacGillivray's Warbler |
KNWR |
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1/2 |
Clark's Nutcracker |
Bonners Ferry |
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5/19 |
Common Yellowthroat |
KNWR |
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5/19 |
Yellow Warbler |
KNWR |
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Townsend's Warbler |
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SWALLOWS |
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5/31 |
American Redstart |
KNWR |
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4/22 |
Tree Swallow |
KNWR |
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5/22 |
Northern Waterthrush |
Robinson Lk |
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3/26 |
Violet-green Swallow |
Bonners Ferry |
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4/23 |
Orange-crowned Warbler |
KNWR |
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4/10,5/19 |
N. Rough-winged Swallow |
Bonners Ferry,KNWR |
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Nashville Warbler |
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Cliff Swallow |
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Wilson's Warbler |
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4/23 |
Barn Swallow |
KNWR |
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TANAGERS, CARDINALS, GROSBEAKS AND ALLIES |
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4/22 |
Bank Swallow |
Bonners Ferry |
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5/19 |
Western Tanager |
KNWR |
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CHICKADEES, NUTHATCHES AND ALLIES |
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6/1 |
Black-headed Grosbeak |
Moyie Springs |
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Boreal Chickadee |
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5/31 |
Lazuli Bunting |
KNWR |
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1/1 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
Moyie Springs |
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SPARROWS AND TOWHEES |
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1/7 |
Mountain Chickadee |
Bonners Ferry |
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1/5 |
Dark-eyed Junco |
Bonners Ferry |
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1/1,4/10 |
Chestnut-backed Chickadee |
Moyie Springs, Bonners F. |
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3/13 |
Spotted Towhee |
Bonners Ferry |
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1/1 |
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
Moyie Springs |
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2/19 |
Song Sparrow |
Bonners Ferry |
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1/2 |
Pygmy Nuthatch |
Bonners Ferry |
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Fox Sparrow |
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White-breasted Nuthatch |
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4/22 |
White-crowned Sparrow |
KNWR |
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2/2 |
Brown Creeper |
KNWR |
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Vesper Sparrow |
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WRENS, DIPPERS AND KINGLETS |
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4/22 |
Savannah Sparrow |
KNWR |
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American Dipper |
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Lincoln's Sparrow |
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4/15 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
Moyie Springs |
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5/19 |
Chipping Sparrow |
KNWR |
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Golden-crowned Kinglet |
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American Tree Sparrow |
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4/15 |
Pacific Wren(Winter) |
Moyie Springs |
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Snow Bunting |
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House Wren |
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BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES AND ALLIES |
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4/10 |
Marsh Wren |
KNWR |
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2/15 |
Red-winged Blackbird |
KNWR |
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Canyon Wren |
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4/22 |
Yellow-headed Blackbird |
KNWR |
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Rock Wren |
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4/10 |
Brewer's Blackbird |
Bonners Ferry |
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THRUSHES |
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3/20 |
Western Meadowlark |
KNWR |
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2/7 |
American Robin |
Bonners Ferry |
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5/25,5/31 |
Bullock's Oriole |
McArthur Lk, KNWR |
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3/13 |
Varied Thrush |
Moyie Springs |
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5/19 |
Brown-headed Cowbird |
KNWR |
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5/20 |
Swainson's Thrush |
Moyie Springs |
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Bobolink |
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Hermit Thrush |
FINCHES |
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Veery |
1/6 |
House Finch |
Bonners Ferry |
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3/5 |
Mountain Bluebird |
KNWR |
4/21 |
Cassin's Finch |
Moyie Springs |
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3/6 |
Western Bluebird |
Mt. Hall |
1/2 |
Pine Siskin |
KNWR |
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2/1 |
Townsend's Solitaire |
Bonners Ferry |
4/10 |
American Goldfinch |
Moyie Springs |
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White-winged Crossbill |
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1/12 |
Red Crossbill |
Bonners Ferry |
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1/7-3/29 |
Common Redpoll |
Moyie Springs, Bonners F. |
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1/10 |
Pine Grosbeak |
Moyie Springs |
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4/21 |
Evening Grosbeak |
Moyie Springs |
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1/7 |
House Sparrow |
Bonners Ferry |
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Gray-crowned Rosy Finch |
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select County Big Yr List |
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Updated June 1, 2012 |
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