SHOSHONE COUNTY BIRD CHECKLIST
AND
SHOSHONE COUNTY 2007 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 135 as of July 5
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SPECIES |
STATUS |
DATE |
LOCATION |
OBSERVER |
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1 |
Snow Goose |
r |
|
|
|
|
2 |
Canada Goose |
c |
2-Jan |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
3 |
Tundra Swan |
s |
12-Mar |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
4 |
Wood Duck |
c |
10-Mar |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
5 |
Gadwall |
u |
8-Mar |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
6 |
Eurasian Wigeon |
s |
|
|
|
|
7 |
American Wigeon |
c |
6-Jan |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
8 |
Mallard |
c |
2-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
9 |
Blue-winged Teal |
c |
|
|
|
|
10 |
Cinnamon Teal |
c |
18-Mar |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
11 |
Northern Shoveler |
c |
22-Mar |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
12 |
Northern Pintail |
u |
8-Mar |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
13 |
Green-winged Teal |
c |
2-Jan |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
14 |
Canvasback |
s |
|
|
|
|
15 |
Redhead |
c |
15-Mar |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
16 |
Ring-necked Duck |
c |
18-Mar |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
17 |
Greater Scaup |
s |
|
|
|
|
18 |
Lesser Scaup |
c |
5-Apr |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
19 |
Harlequin Duck |
s |
8-May |
Packsaddle Creek |
Glen Lackey |
|
20 |
Surf Scoter |
r |
|
|
|
|
21 |
Long-tailed Duck |
r |
|
|
|
|
22 |
Bufflehead |
u |
16-Jan |
CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
23 |
Common Goldeneye |
c |
2-Jan |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
24 |
Barrow's Goldeneye |
c |
2-Jan |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
25 |
Hooded Merganser |
c |
7-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
26 |
Common Merganser |
c |
7-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
27 |
Ruddy Duck |
c |
15-Apr |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
28 |
Ring-necked Pheasant |
s |
|
|
|
|
29 |
Ruffed Grouse |
u |
18-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
30 |
Spruce Grouse |
u |
|
|
|
|
31 |
White-tailed Ptarmigan |
# |
|
|
|
|
32 |
Blue Grouse |
u |
|
|
|
|
33 |
Wild Turkey |
c |
1-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
34 |
California Quail |
s |
|
|
|
|
35 |
Common Loon |
r |
|
|
|
|
36 |
Pied-billed Grebe |
u |
26-May |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
37 |
Horned Grebe |
s |
|
|
|
|
38 |
Eared Grebe |
s |
|
|
|
|
39 |
Western Grebe |
s |
|
|
|
|
40 |
Clark's Grebe |
r |
|
|
|
|
41 |
American White Pelican |
# |
|
|
|
|
42 |
American Bittern |
r |
|
|
|
|
43 |
Great Blue Heron |
u |
2-Jan |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
44 |
Snowy Egret |
# |
|
|
|
|
45 |
Turkey Vulture |
u |
9-Apr |
Silverton |
Lisa Hardy |
|
46 |
Osprey |
u |
6-Apr |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
47 |
Bald Eagle |
u |
8-Jan |
Kingston |
Nancy Hardy |
|
48 |
Northern Harrier |
u |
18-Mar |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
49 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk |
u |
|
|
|
|
50 |
Cooper's Hawk |
u |
14-Jun |
Shoshone Creek |
N Fk BBS |
|
51 |
Northern Goshawk |
u |
|
|
|
|
52 |
Red-tailed Hawk |
u |
4-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
53 |
Rough-legged Hawk |
s |
|
|
|
|
54 |
Golden Eagle |
r |
14-Jan |
N Fk CdA Rvr |
Lisa Hardy |
|
55 |
American Kestrel |
u |
30-Jun |
Clarkia |
Donni Moen |
|
56 |
Merlin |
u |
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