KOOTENAI
COUNTY SPRING ARRIVALS AND FIRST SEEN
FOR THE YEAR
Compiled by Shirley Sturts
Part
1 Ducks - Vultures
Part 2 Hawks - Woodpeckers
Part 3 Passeriformes
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)
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w
= winter date. Used for migratory
species that are rare or scarce in winter. It is followed by a spring arrival
date.
PART 1
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Species |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
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DUCKS, GEESE, SWAN |
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Greater White-Fronted Goose ( r ) |
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4/8 |
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3/29 |
3/11 |
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11/1 |
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Snow goose ( s ) |
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4/2 |
3/22 |
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4/5 |
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Ross' Goose ( # ) |
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5/1 |
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Cackling Goose |
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2/5 |
1/16 |
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10/29 |
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Canada Goose ( c ) |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
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…Brant () h-1899) |
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Trumpeter Swan ( s ) |
1/24 |
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4/14 |
4/4 |
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1/24 |
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1/1 |
1/30 |
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Tundra Swan ( c ) |
1/2 |
1/15 |
1/10 |
2/2 |
1/1 |
3/11 |
1/2 |
1/1 |
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Wood Duck ( c ) |
4/15 |
3/3 |
2/28 |
3/13 |
2/15 (winter) 3/13 |
3/4 |
3/7 |
3/21 |
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Gadwall ( c ) |
1/2 |
3/20 |
3/9 |
1/2 |
4/2 |
1/12 |
1/5 |
2/13 |
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Eurasian Wigeon ( s ) |
3/25 |
3/11 |
3/7 |
3/6 |
3/7 |
3/11 |
3/22 |
3/6 |
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American Wigeon ( c ) |
2/24 |
1/5 |
2/28 |
1/12 |
1/2 |
1/5 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
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Mallard ( c ) |
1/2 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
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Blue-winged Teal ( u ) |
6/3 |
4/13 |
4/25 |
4/24 |
5/10 |
5/19 |
5/27 |
4/25 |
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Cinnamon Teal ( c ) |
4/6 |
3/24 |
1/1 |
4/1 |
4/11 |
3/17 |
4/5 |
4/14 |
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Northern Shoveler ( c ) |
4/6 |
3/13 |
3/24 |
3/29 |
3/26 |
3/11 |
3/20 |
3/21 |
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Northern Pintail ( c ) |
3/15 |
1/27 |
1/5 |
1/17 |
1/16 |
1/17 |
1/7 |
1/1 |
1/6 |
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Green-winged Teal ( c ) |
3/16 |
3/20 |
1/5 |
1/21 |
1/7 |
3/11 |
1/5 |
2/13 |
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Common Teal ( |
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4/1 |
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3/21 |
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Canvasback ( u ) |
1/2 |
3/8 |
1/19 |
1/22 |
1/16 |
1/5 |
1/5 |
2/22 |
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Redhead ( c ) |
2/24 |
3/8 |
2/28 |
1/2 |
1/2 |
1/5 |
1/5 |
1/1 |
1/10 |
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Ring-necked Duck ( c ) |
1/2 |
1/5 |
1/3 |
1/2 |
1/1 |
1/5 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
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Tufted Duck ( # ) |
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3/20 |
3/9 |
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Greater Scaup ( s ) |
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1/23 |
2/28 |
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1/15 |
3/2 |
1/5 |
4/18 |
2/2 |
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Lesser Scaup ( u ) |
1/2 |
3/8 |
1/19 |
1/2 |
1/2 |
1/1 |
1/5 |
1/1 |
1/10 |
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Harlequin Duck ( r ) |
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2/17 |
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Surf Scoter ( r ) |
1/27 |
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10\16 |
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White-winged Scoter ( r ) |
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spring |
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Long-tailed Duck ( r ) |
4/20 |
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1/24 |
1/3 |
3/11 |
12/16 |
1/2 |
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Bufflehead ( c ) |
1/2 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
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Common Goldeneye ( c ) |
1/2 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
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Barrow's Goldeneye ( s ) |
1/5 |
1/1 |
2/28 |
1/1 |
1/5 |
1/3 |
1/3 |
3/21 |
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Hooded Merganser ( c ) |
1/2 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/2 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
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Common Merganser ( c ) |
1/2 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
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Red-breasted Merganser ( r ) |
1/2 |
2/18 |
1/19 |
1/17 |
1/16 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/3 |
1/1 |
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Ruddy Duck ( u ) |
5/26 |
4/13 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
1/7 |
2/17 |
1/21 |
4/5 |
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PARTRIDGES, GROUSE, TURKEY |
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Gray Partridge ( u ) |
1/1 |
2/9 |
1/4` |
1/8 |
1/1 |
1/10 |
1/5 |
1/5 |
1/6 |
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Ring-necked Pheasant ( c ) |
1/5 |
1/5 |
1/1 |
1/12 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/5 |
1/1 |
1/10 |
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Ruffed Grouse ( c ) |
1/2 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/2 |
1/2 |
1/5 |
1/3 |
1/2 |
1/2 |
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Spruce Grouse ( s ) |
9/15 |
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Blue Grouse ( s ) |
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------Sharp-tailed Grouse (h=1910,1914 |
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Wild Turkey ( c ) |
1/2 |
1/3 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
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NEW WORLD QUAIL |
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California Quail ( c ) |
1/6 |
1/11 |
1/1 |
2/2 |
1/1 |
1/5 |
1/1 |
1/3 |
1/4 |
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LOONS Red-Throated Loon (#) |
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10/16 |
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Pacific Loon ( s ) |
1/ 27 |
4/6 |
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1/4 |
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Common Loon ( c ) |
1/11 |
1/1 |
1/26w 4/4 |
1/2 |
1/21 |
1/3 |
1/3w 4/4 |
1/2 |
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Yellow-billed Loon ( # ) |
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GREBES |
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Pied-billed Grebe ( c ) |
1/2 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/2 |
1/2 |
1/1 |
1/5 |
1/1 |
1/2 |
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Horned Grebe ( c ) |
1/2 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/2 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
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Red-necked Grebe ( c ) |
1/5 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
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Eared Grebe ( r ) |
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5/10 |
1/3 |
5/4 |
5/2 |
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Western Grebe ( c ) |
1/14 |
4/6 |
3/27 |
1/2 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
5/9 |
1/1 |
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Clark's Grebe ( # ) |
6/2 |
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6/14 |
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9/17 |
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PELICANS |
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American
White Pelican ( s ) |
7/21 |
5/30 |
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4/27 |
4/23 |
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5/2 |
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CORMORANTS |
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Double-crested Cormorant( u ) |
1/2 |
1/11 |
1/20 |
1/2 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
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HERONS, BITTERNS |
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American Bittern ( r ) |
5/26 |
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5/18 |
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Great Blue Heron ( c ) |
1/2` |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/2 |
1/1 |
1/5 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
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Great Egret ( r ) |
9/16 |
10/5 |
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5/23 |
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9/10 |
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Snowy Egret ( # ) |
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Cattle Egret ( # ) |
9/9 |
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Black-crowned Night-Heron (r) |
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IBISES |
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White-faced Ibis ( # ) |
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5/23 |
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NEW WORLD VULTURES |
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Turkey Vulture ( u ) |
4/5 |
4/2 |
3/26 |
4/1 |
3/29 |
3/25 |
4/7 |
4/13 |
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Total |
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