KOOTENAI COUNTY SPRING ARRIVALS AND FIRST SEEN FOR THE YEAR
Compiled by Shirley Sturts
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)
- w = winter date. Used for migratory species that are rare or scarce in winter. It is followed by a spring arrival date.
Part 1 Geese - Turkey Vulture 2002-2016
Geese - Turkey Vulture 2017-
Part 2 Hawks - Woodpeckers 2002-2016
Hawks - Woodpeckers 2017-
Part 3 Flycatchers - House Sparrow 2002-2016
Flycatchers - House Sparrow 2017-
Species - Part 1 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
DUCKS, GEESE, SWAN |
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Greater White-Fronted Goose ( r ) | Mar |
22 Mar |
Apr 9 |
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Snow goose ( s ) | 8 Apr |
1 May |
3 Apr |
23 Apr |
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Ross' Goose ( # ) | 23 Apr |
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Cackling Goose | 11 Apr |
14 Apr |
13 Feb |
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Canada Goose ( c ) | 1 Jan |
1 Jan |
1 Jan |
1 Jan |
1 Jan |
1 jan |
…Brant () h-1899) | ||||||
Trumpeter Swan ( s ) | 14 Mar |
26 Mar |
1 Jan | 1 Mar | 5 Jan |
1 jan
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Tundra Swan ( c ) | 25 Mar |
12 Feb |
5 Jan |
19 Feb | 2 Jan |
1 jan
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Wood Duck ( c ) | 14 Mar |
4 Feb |
18 Mar |
6 Mar |
3 Mar |
18Mar14 Mar |
Gadwall ( c ) | 19 Jan |
8 Feb |
2 Jan |
3 Jan |
1 Jan |
9 Jan |
Eurasian Wigeon ( s ) | 10 Mar |
5 Mar |
18 MAR |
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American Wigeon ( c ) | 9 Jan |
4 Jan |
2 Jan |
3 Jan |
1 Jan |
11 Jan |
Mallard ( c ) | 1 Jan |
1 Jan
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1 Jan |
1 Jan |
1 Jan |
1 jan
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Blue-winged Teal ( u ) | 12 May |
14 Apr |
12 May |
1 May |
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Cinnamon Teal ( c ) | 23 Apr |
5 May |
7 Apr |
3 Apr |
16 Apr |
9Apr |
Northern Shoveler ( c ) | 25 Mar |
8 Apr |
2 Jan |
6 Mar |
2 Jan |
3 Apr |
Northern Pintail ( c ) | 11 Mar |
6 Jan |
2 Jan |
3 Jan |
5 Jan |
9 jan
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Green-winged Teal ( c ) | 4 Apr |
8 Feb |
7Apr |
1 Mar |
2 Jan |
9 jan
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“Eurasian” Green-winged Teal (r) | ||||||
Canvasback ( u ) | 9 Jan |
3 Feb |
5 jAN |
3 Jan |
5 Jan |
13 Jan |
Redhead ( c ) | 9 Jan |
6 Jan |
2 Jan |
6 Mar |
1 Jan |
9 Jan |
Ring-necked Duck ( c ) | 2 Jan |
1 Jan
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2 Jan |
3 Jan |
1 Jan |
2 jan
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Tufted Duck ( # ) | ||||||
Greater Scaup ( s ) | 19 Jan |
10 Mar |
2 Mar |
31 MAR |
1 jan
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Lesser Scaup ( u ) | 11 Mar |
1 Jan
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18 Mar |
3 Jan |
1 Jan |
1 jan
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Harlequin Duck ( r ) | 6 May |
1 May |
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Surf Scoter ( r ) | 16 Oct |
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White-winged Scoter ( r ) | ||||||
Long-tailed Duck ( r ) | ||||||
Bufflehead ( c ) | 3 Jan |
1 Jan
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1 Jan |
1 Jan |
1 Jan |
1 jan
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Common Goldeneye ( c ) | 1 Jan |
1 Jan
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1 Jan |
1 Jan |
1 Jan |
1 jan
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Barrow's Goldeneye ( s ) | 1 Jan |
1 Jan
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1 Jan |
1 Jan |
14 Mar |
2 Jan |
Hooded Merganser ( c ) | 5 Jan |
1 Jan
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1 Jan |
1 Jan |
1 Jan |
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Common Merganser ( c ) | 1 Jan |
1 Jan
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1 Jan |
1 Jan |
1 Jan |
1 jan
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Red-breasted Merganser ( r ) | 1 Jan |
1 Jan
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2 Jan |
1 Jan |
4 Apr |
1 jan
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Ruddy Duck ( u ) | 15 Apr |
4 May |
11 Apr |
2 Apr |
2 Jan |
14 Mar |
NEW WORLD QUAIL |
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California Quail ( c ) | 1 Jan |
1 Jan
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1 Jan |
1 Jan |
1 Jan |
1 jan
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PARTRIDGES, GROUSE, TURKEY |
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Gray Partridge ( u ) | 28 Apr |
2 Jan |
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Ring-necked Pheasant ( c ) | 20 Jan |
21 Jan |
3 Jan |
1 Jan |
1 Jan |
16 Jan |
Ruffed Grouse ( c ) | 5 Jan |
30 Jan |
15 Jan |
3 Jan |
2 Jan |
1 Apr |
Spruce Grouse ( s ) | 18 Oct |
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Dusky Grouse ( s ) | 3 Jul | 22 May |
6 Mar |
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Wild Turkey ( c ) | 1 Jan |
13 Jan |
1 Jan |
7 Jan |
1 Jan |
14 Jab |
LOONS |
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red-throated Loon | ||||||
Pacific Loon ( s ) | 11 Nov |
3 Jan |
19 Oct |
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Common Loon ( c ) | 20 Jan |
17Feb |
2 Jan |
12 Apr |
6 Jan |
10 Jan |
Yellow-billed Loon ( # ) | ||||||
GREBES |
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Pied-billed Grebe ( c ) | 9 Jan |
20 Mar |
1 Jan |
5 Jan |
1 Jan |
19 Mar
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Horned Grebe ( c ) | 2 Jan |
1 Jan
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1 Jan |
3 Jan |
1 Jan |
1 jan
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Red-necked Grebe ( c ) | 2 Jan |
1 Jan |
1 Jan |
3 Jan |
21 Apr |
1 Jan |
Eared Grebe ( r ) | 11 Apr |
25 Oct |
13 Oct |
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Western Grebe ( c ) | 19 Jan |
1 Jan
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2 Jan |
4 Jan |
1 Jan |
1 jan
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Clark's Grebe ( # ) | 15Jul |
11 Jul |
2 Jul |
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PELICANS |
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American White Pelican ( s ) | 5 Apr |
11Apr |
31 Mar |
7 APR |
7 Apr |
7 Jan |
CORMORANTS | ||||||
Double-crested Cormorant( u ) | 9 Jan |
1 Jan
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1 Jan |
1 Jan |
16 Jan |
9 Jan |
HERONS, BITTERNS | ||||||
American Bittern ( r ) | 1 May |
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Great Blue Heron ( c ) | 5 Jan |
1 Jan |
1 Jan |
5 Jan |
1 Jan |
2 Jan |
Great Egret ( r ) | 15 Sep |
30 Aug |
22 Aug |
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Snowy Egret ( # ) | ||||||
Cattle Egret ( # ) | ||||||
Black-crowned Night-Heron (r) | ||||||
IBISES |
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White-faced Ibis ( # ) | ||||||
NEW WORLD VULTURES |
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Turkey Vulture ( u ) | 2 Apr |
20 Mar |
5 Apr |
22 Mar |
2 Apr |
15 Mar |
2017