SHOSHONE COUNTY BIRD CHECKLIST
AND
SHOSHONE COUNTY 2006
BIG YEAR
compiled by Lisa
Hardy
The Shoshone County checklist
stands at 202 species. In 2005, 157 species were detected, or 77% of the total
species ever recorded. Shoshone is primarily a landscape of forested mountains
traversed by two rivers, the Coeur d'Alene and St. Joe. Aside from a handful of
small, high elevation cirque lakes, still water is rare, and most of the
waterbird records come from the manmade ponds of the sewage treatment facility
at Page. The river valleys are minor migration corridors, and a few unexpected
species turn up every spring and fall.
If you have a species to
add, or can beat any of the dates posted so far, call Lisa at 682-4808, or
email at basalt@earthlink.net.
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 (67)
( u ) UNCOMMON: Found every
year, often seasonal, in limited areas, in small numbers, and may require
repeated search attempts in more specific areas (69)
( 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 (32)
( r ) RARE: Not seen every
year, mostly irregular, some periodic (26)
( # ) ACCIDENTAL: Just a few
total sightings with a low expectation of being found in the future. (8)
Total of 156 Species as of November 1
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SPECIES |
STATUS |
DATE |
LOCATION |
OBSERVER |
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|
|
|
|
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Snow Goose |
r |
25-Mar |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Canada Goose |
c |
08-Jan |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Tundra Swan |
s |
25-Mar |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Wood Duck |
c |
08-Jan |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Gadwall |
u |
25-Feb |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Eurasian Wigeon |
s |
|
|
|
|
American Wigeon |
c |
27-Mar |
Abby Rd |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Mallard |
c |
08-Jan |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Blue-winged Teal |
c |
17-Jun |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Cinnamon Teal |
c |
15-Apr |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Northern Shoveler |
c |
02-Apr |
Page |
Doug Schonewald |
|
Northern Pintail |
u |
27-Mar |
Abby Rd |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Green-winged Teal |
c |
08-Jan |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Canvasback |
s |
|
|
|
|
Redhead |
c |
27-Mar |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Ring-necked Duck |
c |
27-Mar |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Greater Scaup |
s |
|
|
|
|
Lesser Scaup |
c |
08-Jan |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Harlequin Duck |
s |
07-May |
Marble Creek |
Carrie Hugo |
|
Surf Scoter |
r |
19-Oct |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Long-tailed Duck |
r |
|
|
|
|
Bufflehead |
u |
01-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Common Goldeneye |
c |
08-Jan |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Barrow's Goldeneye |
c |
08-Jan |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Hooded Merganser |
c |
01-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Common Merganser |
c |
07-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Ruddy Duck |
c |
06-May |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Ring-necked Pheasant |
s |
|
|
|
|
Ruffed Grouse |
u |
06-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Spruce Grouse |
u |
|
|
|
|
White-tailed Ptarmigan |
# |
|
|
|
|
Blue Grouse |
u |
|
|
|
|
Wild Turkey |
c |
27-Feb |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
California Quail |
s |
10-Jun |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Common Loon |
r |
19-Oct |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Pied-billed Grebe |
u |
|
|
|
|
Horned Grebe |
s |
|
|
|
|
Eared Grebe |
s |
|
|
|
|
Western Grebe |
s |
|
|
|
|
Clark's Grebe |
r |
|
|
|
|
American White Pelican |
# |
18-May |
Cataldo |
Kris Buchler |
|
American Bittern |
r |
30-Apr |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Great Blue Heron |
u |
03-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Snowy Egret |
# |
|
|
|
|
Turkey Vulture |
u |
23-Apr |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy, Shirley Sturts |
|
Osprey |
u |
16-Apr |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Bald Eagle |
u |
18-Jan |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Northern Harrier |
u |
15-Apr |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Sharp-shinned Hawk |
u |
01-Apr |
Smelterville |
Doug Schonewald |
|
Cooper's Hawk |
u |
|
|
|
|
Northern Goshawk |
u |
19-Jun |
Marble Creek BBS |
Kris Buchler, Lisa Hardy |
|
Red-tailed Hawk |
u |
22-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Rough-legged Hawk |
s |
|
|
|
|
Golden Eagle |
r |
|
|
|
|
American Kestrel |
u |
18-Jun |
Grizzly Mtn. |
Mike Haldeman |
|
Merlin |
u |
04-Oct |
Wall Ridge |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Peregrine Falcon |
r |
|
|
|
|
Prairie Falcon |
r |
|
|
|
|
Virginia Rail |
r |
30-Apr |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Sora |
u |
30-Apr |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
American Coot |
c |
30-Apr |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Semipalmated Plover |
r |
|
|
|
|
Killdeer |
c |
12-Mar |
Abby Rd |
Lisa Hardy |
|
American Avocet |
r |
|
|
|
|
Greater Yellowlegs |
u |
15-Apr |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Lesser Yellowlegs |
s |
29-Jun |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Solitary Sandpiper |
u |
25-Apr |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Spotted Sandpiper |
c |
01-May |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Western Sandpiper |
s |
|
|
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