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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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 |
|
|
|
|
Least Sandpiper |
s |
03-Jul |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Baird's Sandpiper |
s |
|
|
|
|
Wilson's Snipe |
u |
28-Jun |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Wilson's Phalarope |
u |
12-May |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Red-necked Phalarope |
u |
|
|
|
|
Bonaparte's Gull |
s |
06-May |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Ring-billed Gull |
u |
08-Jan |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
California Gull |
s |
25-Mar |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Black Tern |
s |
|
|
|
|
Ancient Murrelet |
# |
|
|
|
|
Rock Pigeon |
u |
29-May |
Kellogg |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Mourning Dove |
u |
22-Apr |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Flammulated Owl |
r |
|
|
|
|
Western Screech-Owl |
r |
|
|
|
|
Great Horned Owl |
u |
|
|
|
|
Snowy Owl |
r |
|
|
|
|
Northern Hawk Owl |
# |
|
|
|
|
Northern Pygmy-Owl |
u |
25-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Barred Owl |
s |
|
|
|
|
Great Gray Owl |
# |
|
|
|
|
Short-eared Owl |
# |
|
|
|
|
Boreal Owl |
# |
|
|
|
|
Northern Saw-whet Owl |
# |
|
|
|
|
Common Nighthawk |
u |
04-Jun |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Common Poorwill |
# |
|
|
|
|
Black Swift |
s |
|
|
|
|
Vaux's Swift |
c |
09-May |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Black-chinned Hummingbird |
c |
12-May |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Anna's Hummingbird |
# |
|
|
|
|
Calliope Hummingbird |
c |
11-May |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Broad-tailed Hummingbird |
# |
|
|
|
|
Rufous Hummingbird |
c |
29-Apr |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Belted Kingfisher |
c |
01-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Lewis's Woodpecker |
r |
07-Aug |
Clarkia |
Terry Gray, Jerry Cebula |
|
Williamson's Sapsucker |
r |
|
|
|
|
Red-naped Sapsucker |
c |
13-Apr |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
c |
01-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
c |
11-May |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
American Three-toed Woodpecker |
s |
18-Jun |
Grizzly Mtn. |
Mike Haldeman |
|
Black-backed Woodpecker |
s |
|
|
|
|
Northern Flicker |
c |
01-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Pileated Woodpecker |
u |
09-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Olive-sided Flycatcher |
u |
21-May |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Western Wood-Pewee |
c |
12-May |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Willow Flycatcher |
u |
24-May |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Least Flycatcher |
s |
29-Jun |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Hammond's Flycatcher |
c |
01-May |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Dusky Flycatcher |
u |
07-Aug |
Grandmother Mtn. - Freezeout |
Terry Gray, Jerry Cebula |
|
Western Flycatcher |
c |
24-May |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Eastern Kingbird |
s |
24-May |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Northern Shrike |
s |
08-Feb |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Cassin's Vireo |
c |
30-Apr |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Warbling Vireo |
c |
10-May |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Red-eyed Vireo |
u |
25-May |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Gray Jay |
u |
18-Jun |
Grizzly Mtn. |
Mike Haldeman |
|
Steller's Jay |
c |
01-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Blue Jay |
r |
10-Mar |
Elizabeth Park |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Clark's Nutcracker |
s |
18-Jun |
Grizzly Mtn. |
Mike Haldeman |
|
Black-billed Magpie |
c |
22-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
American Crow |
c |
01-Apr |
Kingston |
Doug Schonewald |
|
Common Raven |
c |
01-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Horned Lark |
r |
|
|
|
|
Tree Swallow |
c |
27-Mar |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Violet-green Swallow |
c |
27-Mar |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Northern Rough-winged Swallow |
c |
19-Apr |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Bank Swallow |
u |
|
|
|
|
Cliff Swallow |
c |
01-May |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Barn Swallow |
c |
02-Apr |
Abby Rd |
Doug Schonewald |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
c |
01-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Mountain Chickadee |
u |
18-Jun |
Grizzly Mtn. |
Mike Haldeman |
|
Chestnut-backed Chickadee |
c |
01-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
c |
08-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
White-breasted Nuthatch |
r |
04-Oct |
Wall Ridge |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Brown Creeper |
u |
05-Feb |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Rock Wren |
s |
18-Jun |
Grizzly Mtn. |
Mike Haldeman |
|
Bewick's Wren |
s |
03-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
House Wren |
u |
24-May |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Winter Wren |
c |
01-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Marsh Wren |
s |
|
|
|
|
American Dipper |
u |
26-Jan |
L N FK CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Golden-crowned Kinglet |
c |
01-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
c |
08-Apr |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Western Bluebird |
u |
07-Aug |
Grandmother Mtn. - Freezeout |
Terry Gray, Jerry Cebula |
|
Mountain Bluebird |
u |
04-Apr |
Murray |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Townsend's Solitaire |
u |
12-Feb |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Veery |
u |
23-May |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Swainson's Thrush |
c |
23-May |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Hermit Thrush |
u |
18-Jun |
Grizzly Mtn. |
Mike Haldeman |
|
American Robin |
c |
14-Jan |
Wallace |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Varied Thrush |
u |
11-Feb |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Gray Catbird |
u |
21-May |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
European Starling |
c |
25-Mar |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
American Pipit |
u |
06-May |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Bohemian Waxwing |
u |
06-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Cedar Waxwing |
u |
27-May |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Orange-crowned Warbler |
u |
22-Apr |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Nashville Warbler |
u |
01-May |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Yellow Warbler |
c |
06-May |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) |
c |
11-Apr |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
-----Yellow-rumped Warbler (myrtle) |
s |
30-Apr |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Townsend's Warbler |
c |
09-May |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
American Redstart |
u |
27-May |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Northern Waterthrush |
u |
12-May |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
MacGillivray's Warbler |
u |
30-Apr |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Common Yellowthroat |
u |
06-May |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Wilson's Warbler |
u |
19-Jun |
Marble Creek BBS |
Kris Buchler, Lisa Hardy |
|
Western Tanager |
c |
11-May |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Spotted Towhee |
c |
19-Apr |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
American Tree Sparrow |
s |
|
|
|
|
Chipping Sparrow |
c |
05-May |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Clay-colored Sparrow |
r |
|
|
|
|
Vesper Sparrow |
h |
|
|
|
|
Lark Sparrow |
r |
|
|
|
|
Savannah Sparrow |
u |
22-Apr |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Grasshopper Sparrow |
r |
|
|
|
|
Fox Sparrow |
u |
10-May |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Song Sparrow |
c |
17-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Lincoln's Sparrow |
r |
|
|
|
|
White-throated Sparrow |
s |
|
|
|
|
White-crowned Sparrow |
u |
30-Apr |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) |
c |
18-Feb |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) |
u |
|
|
|
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Snow Bunting |
r |
|
|
|
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Black-headed Grosbeak |
c |
18-May |
Enaville |
Kris Buchler |
|
Lazuli Bunting |
u |
10-Jun |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Bobolink |
s |
04-Jun |
Clarkia |
Palouse Audubon FT-Terry Gray |
|
Red-winged Blackbird |
c |
23-Feb |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Western Meadowlark |
u |
21-May |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Yellow-headed Blackbird |
u |
15-Apr |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Brewer's Blackbird |
u |
29-Apr |
Abby Road |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Brown-headed Cowbird |
c |
01-May |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Bullock's Oriole |
u |
27-May |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Gray-crowned Rosy Finch |
r |
08-Oct |
Wall Ridge |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Pine Grosbeak |
r |
07-Aug |
Grandmother Mtn. - Freezeout |
Terry Gray, Jerry Cebula |
|
Cassin's Finch |
u |
13-Apr |
Wall Ridge Rd |
Lisa Hardy |
|
House Finch |
c |
01-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Red Crossbill |
c |
01-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
White-winged Crossbill |
r |
07-Aug |
Grandmother Mtn. - Freezeout |
Terry Gray, Jerry Cebula |
|
Common Redpoll |
s |
|
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|
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Pine Siskin |
c |
17-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
American Goldfinch |
u |
01-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
Evening Grosbeak |
u |
15-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
House Sparrow |
c |
01-Apr |
Smelterville |
Doug Schonewald |
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