BENEWAH COUNTY BIRD CHECKLIST AND BENEWAH COUNTY 2014 BIG YEAR
Compiled by Shirley Sturts
Below is a list of all the Benewah County Birds that I have records for. This is our first Benewah County Big Year. We'll see how many of these species we can come up with. Call Shirley 664-5318 or e-mail shirley.sturts@gmail.com to get credit for being the first to see a species for the year. Also report any species not on this list, or any species that is marked rare or accidental (include documentation).
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Common = 108
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Uncommon =
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Scarce = 43
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rare = 28
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Accidental = 10
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Benewah County Total (seen since 1950) = 229
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Historical record only ( h ) (pre-1950) = 7
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.
( u ) UNCOMMON: Found every year, often seasonal, in limited areas, in small numbers, and may require repeated search attempts in more specific areas.
( 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.
( r ) RARE: Not seen every year, mostly irregular, some periodic.
( # ) ACCIDENTAL: Just a few total sightings with a low expectation of being found in the future.
TOTAL SEEN: 132 as of September 2, 2014
Species |
Date |
Location |
Observer |
SWAN, GEESE, DUCKS |
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Greater White-Fronted Goose ( r ) |
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Snow goose ( s ) |
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| Cackling Goose (s) | 26 January |
Heyburn State Park |
Jonathon Isacoff |
Canada Goose ( c ) |
1 January |
Heyburn State Park |
Donni Moen |
Trumpeter Swan ( s ) |
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Tundra Swan ( c ) |
2-February |
Heyburn State Park |
Jonathan Isacoff |
Wood Duck ( c ) |
10 April |
Benewah Lake |
Donni Moen |
Gadwall ( c ) |
19 May |
St. Maries area |
Donni Moen |
Eurasian Wigeon ( s ) |
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American Wigeon ( c ) |
5 January |
Indian Mt CBC |
Nancy Mertz, Donni Moen, Dan RatzaJan Severtson, Shirley Sturts,
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Mallard ( c ) |
4 January |
St. Maries |
Donni Moen |
Blue-winged Teal ( u ) |
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Cinnamon Teal ( c ) |
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Northern Shoveler ( c ) |
3 May |
St.Maries area |
Donni Moen |
Northern Pintail ( c ) |
26 January |
Heyburn State Park |
Jonathan Isacoff |
Green-winged Teal ( c ) |
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Canvasback ( u ) |
2-February |
Heyburn State Park |
Jonathan Isacoff |
Redhead ( c ) |
26 January |
Heyburn State Park |
Jonathan Isacoff |
Ring-necked Duck ( c ) |
5 January |
Indian Mt CBC |
Nancy Mertz, Donni Moen, Dan Ratza, Jan Severtson, Shirley Sturts, |
Tufted Duck ( # ) |
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Greater Scaup ( s ) |
2-February |
Heyburn State Park |
Jonathan Isacoff |
Lesser Scaup ( u ) |
2-February |
Heyburn State Park |
Jonathan Isacoff |
Harlequin Duck ( r ) |
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Surf Scoter ( r ) |
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White-winged Scoter ( r ) |
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Long-tailed Duck ( r ) |
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Bufflehead ( c ) |
1 January |
Heyburn State Park |
Donni Moen |
Common Goldeneye ( c ) |
4 January |
St.Maries |
Donni Moen |
Barrow's Goldeneye ( s ) |
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Hooded Merganser ( c ) |
26 January |
Heyburn State Park |
Jonathan Isacoff |
Common Merganser ( c ) |
26 January |
Heyburn State Park |
Jonathan Isacoff |
Red-breasted Merganser ( r ) |
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Ruddy Duck ( u ) |
19 May |
St.Maries area |
Donni Moen |
PARTRIDGES, GROUSE, TURKEY |
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Gray Partridge ( u ) |
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Ring-necked Pheasant ( c ) |
5 January |
Indian Mt CBC |
John Bison, Wayne Melquist |
Ruffed Grouse ( c ) |
5 January |
Indian Mt CBC |
John Bison, Wayne Melquist |
Spruce Grouse ( s ) |
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Dusky (Blue) Grouse ( s ) |
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Wild Turkey ( c ) |
5 January |
Indian Mt CBC |
John Bison, Helen Kevo, Wayne Melquist, Nancy Mertz, Donni Moen, Dan Ratza,Jan Severtson, Shirley Sturts, |
NEW WORLD QUAIL |
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California Quail ( c ) |
5 January |
Indian Mt CBC |
John Bison, Helen Kevo, Wayne Melquist |
Northern Bobwhite (r, introduced) |
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LOONS |
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Red-Throated Loon (#) |
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Pacific Loon ( s ) |
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Common Loon ( c ) |
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Yellow-billed Loon ( # ) |
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GREBES |
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Pied-billed Grebe ( c ) |
5 January |
Indian Mt. CBC |
Nancy Mertz, Donni Moen, Dan Ratza, Jan Severtson, Shirley Sturts |
Horned Grebe |
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Red-necked Grebe ( c ) |
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Eared Grebe ( r ) |
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Western Grebe ( c ) |
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Clark's Grebe ( # ) |
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PELICANS |
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American White Pelican ( s ) |
10 April |
Benewah Lake |
Donni Moen |
Double-crested Cormorant( u ) |
27 May |
St. Maries area |
Donni Moen |
HERONS, BITTERNS |
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American Bittern ( r ) |
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Great Blue Heron ( c ) |
1 January |
Heyburn State Park |
Donni Moen |
Great Egret ( r ) |
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Snowy Egret ( # ) |
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Cattle Egret ( # ) |
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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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NEW WORLD VULTURES |
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Turkey Vulture ( u ) |
9 April |
St. Maries |
Donni Moen |
HAWKS, KITES, EAGLES |
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Osprey ( c ) |
10 April |
Benewah Lake |
Donni Moen |
Bald Eagle ( c ) |
2 January |
St. Maries |
Donni Moen
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Northern Harrier (c ) |
5 January |
Indian Mt CBC |
John Bison, Wayne Melquist, Nancy Mertz, Donni Moen, Dan Ratza,Jan Severtson, Shirley Sturts, |
Sharp-shinned Hawk ( u ) |
8-May |
St. Maries area |
Donni Moen |
Cooper's Hawk ( u ) |
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Northern Goshawk ( s ) |
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Broad-winged Hawk (#) |
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Swainson's Hawk ( s ) |
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Red-tailed Hawk ( c ) |
5 January |
Indian Mt CBC |
John Bison, Helen Kevo, Wayne Melquist, Nancy Mertz, Donni Moen, Dan Ratza,Jan Severtson, Shirley Sturts, |
Harlan's |
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Ferruginous Hawk ( # ) |
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Rough-legged Hawk ( c ) |
5 January |
Indian Mt CBC |
John Bison, Wayne Melquist, Nancy Mertz, Donni Moen, Dan Ratza,Jan Severtson, Shirley Sturts |
Golden Eagle ( r ) |
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FALCONS |
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American Kestrel ( c ) |
5 January |
Indian Mt CBC |
John Bison, Wayne Melquist
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Merlin ( u ) |
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Gyrfalcon ( r ) |
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Peregrine Falcon ( r ) |
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Prairie Falcon ( s ) |
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RAILS, COOTS |
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Virginia Rail ( s ) |
9 June |
Heyburn State Park |
Jonathan Isacoff |
Sora ( u ) |
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American Coot ( c ) |
1 January |
Heyburn state Park |
Donni Moen |
CRANES |
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Sandhill Crane ( r ) |
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PLOVERS |
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Black-bellied Plover ( r ) |
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American Golden-Plover ( r ) |
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Semipalmated Plover ( r ) |
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Killdeer ( c ) |
5 January |
Indian Mt CBC |
John Bison, Wayne Melquist
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STILTS, AVOCETS |
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| Black-necked Stilt (r) | 16 May |
DeSmet Sewage Ponds |
Carl Lundblad |
American Avocet ( r ) |
15 August |
DeSmet Sewage Ponds |
Carl Lundblad |
SANDPIPERS, PHALAROPES |
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Greater Yellowlegs ( s ) |
16 May |
DeSmet Sewage Ponds |
Carl Lundblad |
Lesser Yellowlegs ( s ) |
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Solitary Sandpiper ( s ) |
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Spotted Sandpiper ( c ) |
19 May |
St.Maries area |
Donni Moen |
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Western Sandpiper ( s ) |
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Least Sandpiper ( s ) |
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Baird's Sandpiper |
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Pectoral Sandpiper ( s ) |
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Stilt Sandpiper ( # ) |
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Long-billed Dowitcher ( s ) |
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Wilson's Snipe ( c ) |
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Wilson's Phalarope ( s) |
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---------Red Phalarope (h=1934) |
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GULLS, TERNS |
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Parasitic Jaeger ( # ) |
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Franklin's Gull ( r ) |
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Bonaparte's Gull ( u ) |
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Mew Gull ( r ) |
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Ring-billed Gull ( c ) |
26 January |
Heyburn State Park |
Jonathan Isacoff |
California Gull ( c ) |
26 January |
Heyburn State Park |
Jonathan Isacoff |
Herring Gull ( u ) |
26 January |
Heyburn State Park |
Jonathan Isacoff |
Thayer's Gull ( s ) |
26 January |
Heyburn State Park |
Jonathon Isacoff |
Lesser Black-backed Gull (r) |
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Glaucous Gull ( r ) |
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Sabine's Gull ( # ) |
14 August |
St.Maries |
Sarah Walker |
Caspian Tern ( s ) |
9-June |
St. Maries area |
Donni Moen |
Common Tern ( s ) |
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Forster's Tern ( s ) |
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Black Tern ( c ) |
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MURRES |
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Ancient Murrelet ( # ) |
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PIGEONS, DOVES |
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Rock Pigeon ( c ) |
2 January |
Plummer |
Donni Moen |
Band-tailed Pigeon ( r ) |
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Mourning Dove ( c ) |
5 January |
Indian Mt CBC |
Helen Kevo |
Eurasian Collared-Dove (u) |
6 May |
Tensed |
Doug Ward |
CUCKOOS |
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
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BARN OWLS |
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Barn Owl ( s ) |
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TYPICAL OWLS |
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Flammulated Owl ( # ) |
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Western Screech Owl ( s ) |
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Great Horned Owl ( u ) |
5 January |
Indian Mt CBC |
Helen Kevo |
Snowy Owl ( r ) |
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Northern Hawk Owl ( # ) |
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Northern Pygmy-Owl ( u ) |
5 January |
Indian Mt CBC |
John Bison, Wayne Melquist
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Barred Owl ( s ) |
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Great Gray Owl ( r ) |
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Long-eared Owl ( r ) |
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Short-eared Owl ( s ) |
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Northern Saw-whet Owl ( s ) |
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GOATSUCKERS |
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Common Nighthawk ( c ) |
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Common Poorwill ( r ) |
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SWIFTS |
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Black Swift ( r ) |
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Vaux's Swift ( u ) |
30-April |
Heyburn State Park |
Mike Halderman |
White-throated Swift ( # ) |
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HUMMINGBIRDS |
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Black-chinned Hummingbird( c) |
17 May |
St.Maries area |
Donni Moen |
Anna's Hummingbird |
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Costa's Hummingbird ( # ) |
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Calliope Hummingbird ( c ) |
1 May |
St. Maries |
Donni Moen |
Broad-tailed Hummingbird ( # ) |
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Rufous Hummingbird ( c ) |
1 May |
St. Maries |
Donni Moen |
KINGFISHERS |
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Belted Kingfisher ( c ) |
5 January |
Indian Mt CBC |
John Bison, Wayne Melquist, Nancy Mertz, Donni Moen, Dan Ratza,Jan Severtson, Shirley Sturts
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WOODPECKERS |
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Lewis' Woodpecker ( r ) |
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Red-naped Sapsucker ( c ) |
9 June |
Heyburn State Park |
Jonathan Isacoff |
Downy Woodpecker ( c ) |
5 January |
Indian Mt CBC |
Helen Kevo |
Hairy Woodpecker ( c ) |
5 January |
Indian Mt CBC |
John Bison, Helen Kevo, Wayne Melquist |
White-headed Woodpecker ( r ) |
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American Three-toed Woodpecker ( s ) |
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Black-backed Woodpecker ( s ) |
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Northern Flicker ( c ) |
1 January |
St. Maries |
Donni Moen |
Yellow-shafted Flicker |
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Pileated Woodpecker ( u ) |
5 January |
Indian Mt. CBC |
John Bison, Wayne Melquist |
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS |
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Olive-sided Flycatcher ( u ) |
25-June |
Rochat Divide BBS |
Lisa Hardy, Kris Buchler |
Western Wood-Pewee ( c ) |
9 June |
Heyburn State Park and Benewah Lake |
Jonathan Isacoff |
Willow Flycatcher ( c ) |
31 May |
Cottonwood Creek |
Donni Moen |
Least Flycatcher ( s ) |
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Hammond's Flycatcher ( c ) |
9 June |
Heyburn State Park and Benewah Lake |
Jonathan Isacoff |
,,,,,,,,,Gray Flycatcher (h= 1895) |
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Dusky Flycatcher ( u ) |
9 June |
Heyburn State Park and Benewah Lake |
Jonathan Isacoff |
Western Flycatcher ( c ) |
31 May |
St. Maries |
Donni Moen |
Say's Phoebe ( r ) |
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Western Kingbird ( u ) |
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Eastern Kingbird ( c ) |
21 May |
St.Maries area |
Donni Moen |
SHRIKES |
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Loggerhead Shrike ( r ) |
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Northern Shrike ( u ) |
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VIREOS |
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Cassin's Vireo ( c ) |
30 April |
St. Maries |
Donni Moen |
Warbling Vireo ( c ) |
26 May |
St. Maries area |
Donni Moen |
Red-eyed Vireo ( u ) |
9 June |
Heyburn State Park and Benewah Lake |
Jonathan Isacoff |
CROWS, JAYS |
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Gray Jay ( u ) |
1 January |
St.Maries area |
Donni Moen |
Steller's Jay ( c ) |
1 February |
St. Maries |
Donni Moen |
Blue Jay ( s ) |
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Blue/Steller's Jay |
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Western Scrub Jay ( # ) |
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Clark's Nutcracker ( u ) |
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Black-billed Magpie ( c ) |
2 January |
Plummer |
Donni Moen, |
American Crow ( c ) |
5 January |
Indian Mt CBC |
John Bison, Helen Kevo, Wayne Melquist |
Common Raven ( c ) |
1 January |
St.Maries area |
Donni Moen |
LARKS |
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Horned Lark ( u ) |
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SWALLOWS |
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Purple Martin ( # ) |
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Tree Swallow ( c ) |
8 April |
St. Maries |
Donni Moen |
Violet-green Swallow ( c ) |
2 April |
St. Maries |
Donni Moen |
N. Rough-winged Swallow ( c ) |
21 May |
St.Maries area |
Donni Moen |
Bank Swallow ( u ) |
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Cliff Swallow ( c ) |
19 May |
St.Maries area |
Donni Moen |
Barn Swallow ( c ) |
19 May |
St.Maries area |
Donni Moen |
CHICKADEES |
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Black-capped Chickadee ( c ) |
1 January |
St.Maries area |
Donni Moen |
Mountain Chickadee ( c ) |
1 January |
St.Maries area |
Donni Moen |
Chestnut-b Chickadee (c ) |
1 January |
St.Maries area |
Donni Moen |
Boreal Chickadee ( # ) |
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NUTHATCHES |
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Red-breasted Nuthatch ( c ) |
1 January |
St.Maries area |
Donni Moen |
White-breasted Nuthatch ( s ) |
2-February |
Heyburn State Park |
Jonathan Isacoff |
Pygmy Nuthatch ( c ) |
26 January |
Heyburn State Park |
Jonathan Isacoff |
CREEPERS |
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Brown Creeper( c ) |
26 January |
Heyburn State Park |
Jonathon Isacoff |
WRENS |
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Rock Wren ( s ) |
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Bewick's Wren (s ) |
26 January |
Heyburn State Park |
Jonathon Isacoff |
House Wren ( c ) |
2 May |
St.Maries area |
Donni Moen |
Pacific Wren ( c ) |
5 January |
Indian Mt. CBC |
Nancy Mertz, Donni Moen, Dan Ratza, Jan Severtson, Shirley Sturts |
Marsh Wren ( c ) |
9 June |
Heyburn State Park |
Jonathan Isacoff |
DIPPERS |
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American Dipper ( s ) |
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KINGLETS |
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Golden-crowned Kinglet ( c ) |
5 January |
Indian Mt CBC |
John Bison, Helen Kevo, Wayne Melquist |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet ( c ) |
25-June |
Rochat Divide BBS |
Lisa Hardy, Kris Buchler |
THRUSHES |
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Western Bluebird ( c ) |
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Mountain Bluebird ( c ) |
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Townsend's Solitaire ( u ) |
25-June |
Rochat Divid BBS |
Lisa Hardy, Kris Buchler |
Veery ( u ) |
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Swainson's Thrush ( c ) |
22 May |
St.Maries area |
Donni Moen |
Hermit Thrush ( s ) |
25-June |
Rochat Divide |
Lisa Hardy, Kris Buchler |
American Robin ( c ) |
27 February |
St. Maries |
Donni Moen |
Varied Thrush ( c ) |
26 January |
Heyburn State Park |
Jonathon Isacoff |
MOCKINGBIRFDS, THRASHERS |
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Gray Catbird ( c ) |
27 May |
St. Maries area |
Donni Moen |
Northern Mockingbird ( # ) |
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STARLINGS |
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European Starling ( c ) |
2 January |
St Maries |
Donni Moen |
PIPITS |
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American Pipit ( u ) |
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WAXWINGS |
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Bohemian Waxwing ( u ) |
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Cedar Waxwing ( c ) |
28 May |
St. Maries area |
Donni Moen |
WOOD WARBLERS |
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Orange-crowned Warbler ( c ) |
9 June |
Benewah Lake |
Jonathan Isacoff |
Nashville Warbler ( u ) |
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Yellow Warbler ( c ) |
19 May |
St.Maries area |
Donni Moen |
Yellow-rumped Warbler ( c ) |
29 April |
St. Maries |
Donni Moen |
Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler |
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Townsend's Warbler ( c ) |
10 May |
St.Maries area |
Donni Moen |
Yellow-throated Warbler ( # ) |
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Palm Warbler ( # ) |
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Black and White Warbler ( # ) |
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Blackpoll Warbler (#) |
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American Redstart ( u ) |
9 June |
Benewah Lake |
Jonathan Isacoff |
Northern Waterthrush ( s ) |
9 June |
Heyburn State Park |
Jonathan Isacoff |
MacGillivray's Warbler ( c ) |
9 June |
Benewah Lake |
Jonathan Isacoff |
Common Yellowthroat ( c ) |
30-April |
Heyburn State Park |
Mike Halderman |
Wilson's Warbler ( u ) |
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TANAGERS |
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Western Tanager ( c ) |
26 May |
St. Maries area |
Donni Moen |
EMBERIZIDS |
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Spotted Towhee ( c ) |
8 March |
St. Maries |
Donni Moen |
American Tree Sparrow ( s ) |
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Chipping Sparrow ( c ) |
10 May |
St.Maries area |
Donni Moen |
Vesper Sparrow (h 1949) |
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Lark Sparrow ( h 1950) |
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Savannah Sparrow ( c ) |
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| Grasshopper Sparrow ( s ) | |||
Fox Sparrow ( u ) |
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Song Sparrow ( c ) |
1 January |
Heyburn State Park |
Donni Moen |
Lincoln's sparrow ( u ) |
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Swamp Sparrow ( # ) |
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White-throated Sparrow ( s ) |
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Harris's sparrow ( r ) |
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White-crowned Sparrow ( u ) |
5 January |
Indian Mt. CBC |
Helen Kevo |
Dark-eyed Junco ( c ) |
1 January |
St.Maries area |
Donni Moen |
----Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) |
30 March |
St. Maries |
Donni Moen |
----Dark-eyed Junco (Pink-sided) |
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Snow Bunting ( s ) |
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SALTATORS |
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak (#) |
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Black-headed Grosbeak ( c ) |
31 May |
Cottonwood Creek |
Donni Moen |
Lazuli Bunting ( u ) |
16 May |
St.Maries area |
Donni Moen |
BLACKBIRDS |
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Bobolink ( u ) |
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Red-winged Blackbird ( c ) |
29 March |
Benewah Lake |
Donni Moen |
Western Meadowlark ( c ) |
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Yellow-headed Blackbird ( c ) |
19 May |
St.Maries area |
Donni Moen |
Rusty Blackbird ( # ) |
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Brewer's Blackbird ( c ) |
19 May |
St.Maries area |
Donni Moen |
Brown-headed Cowbird ( c ) |
20 May |
St.Maries area |
Donni Moen |
Bullock's Oriole ( u ) |
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CARDUELINE FINCHES |
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Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch ( r ) |
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Pine Grosbeak ( s ) |
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Purple Finch ( # ) |
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Cassin's Finch ( u ) |
15 February |
St. Maries |
Donni Moen |
House Finch ( c ) |
20 May |
St.Maries area |
Donni Moen |
Red Crossbill ( c ) |
25-June |
Rochat Divide |
Lisa Hardy, Kris Buchler |
White-winged Crossbill ( r ) |
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Common Redpoll ( s ) |
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Pine Siskin ( c ) |
25-June |
Rochat Divide |
Lisa Hardy, Kris Buchler |
| Lesser Goldfinch (s) | 16 May |
DeSmet Sewage Ponds |
Carl Lundblad |
American Goldfinch ( c ) |
20 May |
St.Maries area |
Donni Moen |
Evening Grosbeak ( c ) |
1 January |
St.Maries area |
Donni Moen |
OLD WORLD SPARROWS |
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House Sparrow ( c ) |
26 January | Worley |
Jonathan Isacoff |
I