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SPRING ARRIVALS KOOTENAI COUNTY CONTINUED

compiled by Shirley Sturts

Part 2

 Species

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

HAWKS, KITES, EAGLES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Osprey ( c )

3/16

3/28

3/17

3/18

3/16

3/21

3/19

3/26

3/27

Bald Eagle ( c )

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/1

Northern Harrier (c )

2/2

1/1

2/28

1/2

1/2

3/14

1/5

1/1

3/9

Sharp-shinned Hawk ( u )

1/8

1/8

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/8

1/5

1/3

1/10

Cooper's Hawk ( u )

1/13

9/5

1/2

2/28

1/1

2/17

1/5

1/4

1/10

Northern Goshawk ( s )

1/30

12/14

1/8

 

3/4

 

1/21

 

 

Swainson's Hawk ( s )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red-tailed Hawk ( c )

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/2

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/1

Ferruginous Hawk ( # )

 

8/19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rough-legged Hawk ( c )

1/4

1/1

1/1

1/2

1/1

1/3

1/1

1/5

1/6

Golden Eagle ( r )

2/ 25

 

1/18

 

1/2

 

 

1/5

 

FALCONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Kestrel ( c )

1/3

1/3

1/20

 

1/2

1/2

1/2

1/1

2/13

1/4

Merlin ( u )

1/15

1/3

1/12

1/8

1/1

1/1

1/7

1/2

1/29

Gryfalcon ( r )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peregrine Falcon ( r )

5/27

 

 

 

5/10

 

 

10/24

5/11

Prairie Falcon ( s )

9/20

1/3

 

 

2/2

 

 

1/6

7/3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAILS, COOTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Virginia Rail ( s )

5/26

4/30

3/28

4/8

3/29

3/20

4/29

4/11

2/27

Sora ( u )

5/10

4/30

5/1

4/17

4/24

4/23

5/2

4/25

5/6

American Coot ( c )

1/5

1/1

1/3

1/2

1/1

1/3

1/1

1/1

1/4

CRANES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sandhill Crane ( r )

 

 

4/9

spring

4/22

 

 

6/23

5/18

PLOVERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black-bellied Plover ( r )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Golden-Plover ( r )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semipalmated Plover ( r )

 

9/28

 

 

 

5/11

 

 

5/8

Killdeer ( c )

2/17

3/7

2/2

2/23

1/16w 3/7

2/26

2/21

2/13

2/27

STILTS, AVOCETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black-necked Stilt ( # )

 

 

 

4/24

 

 

 

5/2

5/8

American Avocet ( r )

 

 

5/14

 

 

6/7

 

5/2

 

SANDPIPERS, PHALAROPES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greater Yellowlegs ( s )

 

4/22

4/14

4/24

 

5/11

4/20

4/25

5/8

Lesser Yellowlegs ( s )

9/?

8/24

5/1

4/24

5/10

 

4/20

4/25

5/5

Solitary Sandpiper ( s )

 

7/28

 

 

 

5/11

 

 

5/17

4/22

Willet ( # )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spotted Sandpiper ( c )

5/14

5/ 9

5/4

 

5/15

5/11

4/18

5/14

4/5

5/20

Upland Sandpiper ( # )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-billed Curlew ( r )

 

 

 

4/24

 

 

 

 

 

Marbled Godwit ( # )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sanderling ( s )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5/17

 

Semipalmated Sandpiper ( s )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Western Sandpiper ( s )

 

8/24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Least Sandpiper ( s )

 

8/24

 

 

 

5/11

 

7/14

 

White-rumped Sandpiper ( # )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baird's Sandpiper ( s )

7/29

9/8

 

 

 

 

 

7/14

 

Pectoral Sandpiper ( s )

10/6

 

 

 

 

 

 

5/9

 

Dunlin ( # )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4/10

Stilt Sandpiper ( # )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-billed Dowitcher ( r )

 

8/24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-billed Dowitcher ( s )

10/26

9/23

 

 

 

 

 

5/16

5/11

Wilson's Snipe ( c )

4/7

3/22

1/4                                3/10

1/2

4/5

3/13

1/22w 4/8

5/2

4/13

Wilson's Phalarope ( s)

5/25

 

5/31

5/3

5/10

5/11

 

5/9

5/11

Red-necked Phalarope ( # )

 

9/12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

--Red Phalarope (h=1934)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GULLS, TERNS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parasitic Jaeger ( # )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Franklin's Gull ( r )

 

 

5/31

 

5/10

 

 

 

 

Bonaparte's Gull ( u )

1/2

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/1

4/10

Mew Gull ( r )

 

3/8

1/25

1/21

1/15

1/12

2/29

2/13

1/1

Ring-billed Gull ( c )

1/2

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/1

California Gull ( c )

1/2

1/4

1/1

1/2

1/1

1/3

1/1

1/17

1/1

Herring Gull ( u )

1/2

3/11

1/4

1/2

1/1

1/5

1/5

1/3

1/1

Thayer's Gull ( s )

1/14

 

1/2

1/8

1/16

1/24

 

 

1/17

Iceland Gull ( # )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lesser Black-backed Gull

 

 

 

1/2

 

 

 

 

 

Glaucous-winged Gull ( r )

 

 

2/1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glaucous Gull ( r )

 

 

3/14

 

 

2/7

 

 

 

 

Sabine's Gull ( # )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caspian Tern ( s )

 

6/23

 

 

5/15

 

5/20

6/26

 

Common Tern ( s )

 

8/24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forster's Tern ( s )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black Tern ( c )

5/6

5/19

5/26

5/8

5/10

6/7

6/29

5/17

5/18

MURRES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ancient Murrelet ( # )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PIGEONS, DOVES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rock Pigeon ( c )

1/5

1/1

1/1

1/4

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/1

Band-tailed Pigeon ( r )

 

 

May 6-8

5/8

 

 

 

 

 

Mourning Dove ( c )

1/1

1/8

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/3

1/1

1/1

Eurasian Collared-Dove

 

 

 

 

 

5/1

1/5

1/12

1/14

CUCKOOS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

……..Yellow-billed Cuckoo ( h-1895) 

 

 

6/9

 

 

 

 

 

 

BARN OWLS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barn Owl ( s )

 

 

 

2/27

4/1

 

 

 

 

TYPICAL OWLS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flammulated Owl ( # )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Western Screech Owl ( s )

 

?

6/6

 

 

 

3/?

 

2/19

Great Horned Owl ( u )

3/3

1/4

1/20

1/4

1/2

1/16

1/5

1/16

1/4

Snowy Owl ( r )

1/1

 

1/22

 

1/1

 

 

 

 

Northern Hawk Owl ( # )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Northern Pygmy-Owl ( u )

1/5

1/4

1/3

1/2

5/18

1/3

1/3

1/2

3/23

Barred Owl ( s )

1/1

 

1/2

Jan.

1/5

 

1/11

5/28

1/3

Great Gray Owl ( r )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6/

Long-eared Owl ( r )

 

6/7

 

June

3/27

 

3/?

1/4

 

Short-eared Owl ( s )

Fall

1/1

 

 

1/15

 

 

 

 

Northern Saw-whet Owl ( s )

12/23

?

 

 

2/20

 

 

2/11

2/19

GOATSUCKERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Nighthawk ( c )

4/28

1/1

6/3

 

6/12

7/30

6/14

5/28

 

Common Poorwill ( r )

6/13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SWIFTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black Swift ( r )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vaux's Swift ( u )

6/3

6/17

6/7

5/3

4/30

 

 

7/24

5/8

White-throated Swift ( # )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HUMMINGBIRDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black-chinned Hummingbird( c)

5/6

4/29

5/2

4/18

5/11

5/11

5/8

4/21

4/26

Anna's Hummingbird

 

 

 

 

 

6/20

 

 

 

Costa's Hummingbird ( # )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calliope Humiingbird ( c )

4/19

4/14

4/8

4/5

4/25

4/20

4/23

4/12

4/17

Broad-tailed Hummingbird ( #

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rufous Hummingbird ( c )

4/26

4/20

4/12

4/21

4/28

4/23

5/3

4/15

4/17

KINGFISHERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Belted Kingfisher ( c )

1/2

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/1

 

1/1

1/1

1/1

WOODPECKERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lewis' Woodpecker ( r )

 

 

 

5/19

 

 

 

5/9

 

Red-bellied Woodpecker ( # )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Williamson' Sapsucker ( r

6/29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red-naped Sapsucker ( c

4/13

4/7

4/1

4/20

4/17

4/23

4/12

4/14

4/10

Red-breasted Sapsucker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3/12

 

Downy Woodpecker ( c

1/2

1/4

1/1

1/2

1/2

1/3

1/3

1/1

1/1

Hairy Woodpecker ( c )

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/2

1/1

1/3

1/2

1/1

White-headed Woodpecker ( r )

10/20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three-toed Woodpecker ( s )

6/30

4/21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black-backed Woodpecker (s

1/5

5/2

4/29

 

 

 

 

 

 

Northern Flicker ( c )

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/1

Pileated Woodpecker ( u )

1/5

1/13

1/12

 

1/4

1/3

1/1

1/3

1/31

1/6

Total

 

 

 

42

 

 

 

 

 

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