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2012 COUNTY BIRDING BIG YEAR

Compiled by Shirley Sturts

Dr. Stephen Lindsay did a Big Year in 2001. He attempted to see 200 birds in Kootenai County during the year 2001. He tallied up only 199 and on January 1, 2002 he found a Snowy Owl out on Rathdrum Prairie. Had he found it the day before he would have made his 200. This gave me the idea of doing a Kootenai County Big Year as a group. Our first group Kootenai County Big Year was in 2002. We counted 195 species. Our lowest count was 189 species in 2008. We reached our goal of over 200 species in 2004, 2005, 2006,and 2007. Our highest count was 207 species in 2004.

The idea of doing County Big Years caught on. Twenty-four out of 43 Idaho Counties are doing Big Years this year. The results are posted on www.idahobirds.net. Shoshone, Bonner and Benewah counties are also our Audubon website.

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.


 

KOOTENAI COUNTY BIRD LIST

Checklist Compiled by Dr. Stephen Lindsay

Updated and Big Year by Shirley Sturts

Common - Uncommon = 151

Scarce-Rare = 93

Accidental = 43

Kootenai County Total (seen since 1950) = 286

Historical record only ( h ) (pre-1950) = 6

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: 208 as of November 26, 2012

Species
Date Location Observer
SWAN, GEESE, DUCKS
Greater White-Fronted Goose ( r )
26-Feb Lane Marsh (Chain Lakes)  Lisa Hardy
Snow goose ( s ) 
11-Jan Independence Point  Doug Ward 
Ross' Goose ( # ) 
…Brant () h-1899)
Cackling Goose
26-Feb Lane Marsh (Chain Lakes)  Lisa Hardy
Canada Goose ( c ) 
1-Jan Spokane River  Bill Gundlach 
Trumpeter Swan ( s )
2-Jan Chain Lakes  Indian Mt. CBC 
Tundra Swan ( c )
2-Jan Harrison area  Indian Mt. CBC 
Bewick’s Tundra Swan ( r )
24-Apr Lane Marsh near Medimont Lisa Hardy 
Wood Duck ( c )
28-Feb Lane Marsh  Mike Haldeman 
Gadwall ( c )
13-Jan Blue Creek Bay, CDA Lake  Lisa Hardy 
Eurasian Wigeon ( s )
26-Feb Schlepp Ranch  Lisa Hardy
American Wigeon ( c )
18-Feb Cougar Bay, CDA Lake  GBYB field trip – Lisa Hardy
Mallard ( c )
1-Jan Fernan Lake, Blue Creek Bay and Silver Beach CDA Lake Shirley Sturts, Kris Buchler, Bill Gundlach 
Blue-winged Teal ( u )
3-May 3 miles south of Harrison Terry and Kirsten Gray
Cinnamon Teal ( c )
24-Apr Thompson Lake  Terry Gray
Northern Shoveler ( c )
26-Feb Schlepp Ranch  Lisa Hardy
Northern Pintail ( c )
2-Jan Chain Lakes  Indian Mt. CBC 
Green-winged Teal ( c )
26-Feb Schlepp Ranch  Lisa Hardy
Common Teal (Eurasian race of the Green-winged teal (#) (subspecies – not counted in total) 
10-Mar Schlepp Ranch Conservation Management area Lisa Hardy (rare bird report), Kris Buchler and other on the CDA 
Audubon Field Trip
Canvasback ( u ) 
8-Jan Cougar Bay, CDA Lake Mike Haldeman 
Redhead ( c ) 
26-Feb Canyon Marsh  Lisa Hardy
Ring-necked Duck ( c ) 
1-Jan Hayden Lake  Bill Gunlach
Tufted Duck ( # ) 
Greater Scaup ( s ) 
3-Nov Hayden Lake Doug Ward
Lesser Scaup ( u ) 
2-Jan Harrison area  Indian Mt. CBC – Don Heikkila 
Harlequin Duck ( r )
Surf Scoter ( r )
13-Nov Wolf Lodge Bay, CDA Lake Mike Haldeman
White-winged Scoter ( r )
     
Long-tailed Duck ( r ) 
Bufflehead ( c )
1-Jan Beauty and Cougar Bay Bay, CDA Lake  Kris Buchler, Bill Gundlach, Theresa Potts
Common Goldeneye ( c ) 
1-Jan Beauty Bay and Silver Beach, CDA Lake  Kris Buchler, Bill Gundlach 
Barrow's Goldeneye ( s )
26-Feb Canyon Marsh, Chain Lakes  Lisa Hardy
Hooded Merganser ( c )
1-Jan Blue Creek Bay, CDA Lake  Kris Buchler, Bill Gundlach 
Common Merganser ( c )
2-Jan Chain Lakes, Fullers Bay, CDA Lake  Indian Mt. CBC 
Red-breasted Merganser ( r )
20-Jan Wolf Lodge Bay, CDA Lake Mike Haldeman 
Ruddy Duck ( u ) 
24-Apr Thompson Lake  Terry Gray
PARTRIDGES, GROUSE, TURKEY
Gray Partridge ( u )
8-Jan Settlers  Mike Haldeman 
Ring-necked Pheasant ( c )
2-Jan Loch Haven, Hayden  Doug Ward 
Ruffed Grouse ( c )
2-Jan Conkling Park  Indian Mt. CBC 
Spruce Grouse ( s )
Dusky (Blue) Grouse ( s )
------Sharp-tailed Grouse (h=1910,1914
Wild Turkey ( c )
1-Jan Fernan Village, Armstrong Hill, CDA  Shirley Sturts, Ed and Kris Buchler 
NEW WORLD QUAIL
California Quail ( c )
2-Jan Chain Lakes  Indian Mt. CBC 
Northern Bobwhite (r, introduced) 
LOONS
Red-Throated Loon (#)
Pacific Loon ( s )
3-Nov Medicine Lake Kris Buchler
Common Loon ( c )
2-Jan Fullers Bay, CDA Lake  Indian Mt. CBC 
Yellow-billed Loon ( # )
GREBES
Pied-billed Grebe ( c )
1-Jan Hayden Lake  Bill Gundlach 
Horned Grebe 
1-Jan Beauty and Blue Creek Bay, CDA Lake  Kris Buchler, Bill Gundlach
Red-necked Grebe ( c )
1-Jan Beauty Bay, CDA Lake  Kris Buchler 
Eared Grebe ( r )
23-Apr Fernan Lake  Theresa Potts and Doug Fagerness
Western Grebe ( c )
13-Jan Silver Beach, CDA Lake  Lisa Hardy 
Clark's Grebe ( # )
PELICANS
American White Pelican ( s )
7-Apr Schlepp Ranch  Mike Schlepp 
Double-crested Cormorant( u )
1-Jan Cougar Bay and Silver Beach, CDA Lake Theresa Potts, Bill Gundlach 
HERONS, BITTERNS
American Bittern ( r )
Great Blue Heron ( c )
2-Jan Chain Lakes  Indian Mt. CBC 
Great Egret ( r )
2 Jun Schlepp Ranch Mike Schlepp
Snowy Egret ( # )
Cattle Egret ( # )
Black-crowned Night-Heron (r)
IBISES
White-faced Ibis ( # )
NEW WORLD VULTURES
Turkey Vulture ( u )
31-Mar Loch Haven, Hayden Doug Ward 
HAWKS, KITES, EAGLES
Osprey ( c )
31-Mar Post Falls  Audubon Field Trip – Roland Craft leader 
Bald Eagle ( c )
1-Jan Beauty and Blue Creek Bay, CDA Lake  Ed and Kris Buchler, Bill Gundlach
Northern Harrier (c )
2-Jan Chain Lakes  Indian Mt. CBC 
Sharp-shinned Hawk ( u )
3-Jan Armstrong Hill, CDA and Medimont area Ed Buchler and Mike Halderman 
Cooper's Hawk ( u )
1-Jan Armstrong Hill, CDA  Ed and Kris Buchler 
Northern Goshawk ( s )
12-Jan Twin Lakes Cindy Langlitz 
Broad-winged Hawk (#)
Swainson's Hawk ( s )
Red-tailed Hawk ( c )
1-Jan Fernan Creek  Shirley Sturts, Bill Gundlach
Harlan's 
1-Jan Lancaster Road Bill Gundlach
Ferruginous Hawk ( # )
Rough-legged Hawk ( c )
2-Jan Chain Lakes  Indian Mt. CBC 
Golden Eagle ( r )
2-May Hauser Lake area  Jaquith Travis 
FALCONS
American Kestrel ( c )
2-Jan Conkling Park Road (out of the CBC circle Indian Mt. CBC 
Merlin ( u )
1-Jan Post Falls Joan Gundlach 
Gyrfalcon ( r )
Peregrine Falcon ( r )
31-Jul Schlepp Ranch Lisa Hardy
Prairie Falcon ( s )
RAILS, COOTS
Virginia Rail ( s )
11-Feb Fernan Creek Kris and Ed Buchler
Sora ( u )
25-Apr Fernan Creek  Shirley Sturts 
American Coot ( c )
2-Jan Chain Lakes  Indian Mt. CBC 
CRANES
Sandhill Crane ( r )
PLOVERS
Black-bellied Plover ( r )
American Golden-Plover ( r )
Semipalmated Plover ( r )
Killdeer ( c )
2-Jan Cougar and Blue Creek Bay, CDA Lake  Mike Halermam and Doug Ward
STILTS, AVOCETS
Black-necked Stilt ( # )
21-Apr Spokane River/highway 95 bridge  Paul Lehman (visiting birder, San Diego)
American Avocet ( r )
21-May Spokane River/highway 95 bridge  Doug Ward
SANDPIPERS, PHALAROPES
Greater Yellowlegs ( s )
17-Jul Schlepp Ranch Lisa Hardy
Lesser Yellowlegs ( s )
22 May Canyon Marsh (Cataldo) Lisa Hardy
Solitary Sandpiper ( s )
17-Jul Schlepp Ranch Lisa Hardy
Willet ( # )
Spotted Sandpiper ( c )
8-May Mica Bay, CDA Lake Mica Bay Survey 
Upland Sandpiper ( # )
Long-billed Curlew ( r )
Marbled Godwit ( # )
Sanderling ( s )
Semipalmated Sandpiper ( s )
21-Aug Schlepp Ranch Lisa Hardy
Western Sandpiper ( s )
14-Aug Schlepp Ranch Lisa Hardy
Least Sandpiper ( s )
17 Jul Schlepp Ranch Lisa Hardy
White-rumped Sandpiper ( # )
Baird's Sandpiper ( s )
7-Aug Schlepp Ranch Lisa Hardy
Pectoral Sandpiper ( s )
28 -Aug Schlepp Ranch Lisa Hardy
Dunlin ( # )
Stilt Sandpiper ( r )
14 Aug Schlepp Ranch Lisa Hardy
Short-billed Dowitcher ( r )
Long-billed Dowitcher ( s )
17-Jul Schlepp Ranch Lisa Hardy
Wilson's Snipe ( c )
2-Jan Beauty Bay, CDA Lake  Mike Halderman 
Wilson's Phalarope ( s)
22 May Canyon Marsh (Cataldo) Lisa Hardy
Red-necked Phalarope ( # )
---------Red Phalarope (h=1934)
GULLS, TERNS
Parasitic Jaeger ( # )
Franklin's Gull ( r )
1-Oct Ramsey Rd.Transfer Station Doug Ward
Bonaparte's Gull ( u )
9-Oct Mica Bay, CDA Lake Mica Bay Survey
Mew Gull ( r )
1-Jan Wolf Lodge Bay, CDA Lake  Ed and Kris Buchler 
Ring-billed Gull ( c )
1-Jan Beauty, Wolf Lodge, and Blue Creek Bay, CDA Lake  Ed and Kris Buchler, Bill Gundlach
California Gull ( c )
1-Jan Wolf Lodge and Blue Creek Bay, CDA Lake  Ed and Kris Buchler, Bill Gundlach 
Herring Gull ( u )
1-Jan Beauty /Wolf Lodge ay, CDA Lake  Ed and Kris Buchler 
Thayer's Gull ( s )
1-Jan Blue Creek Bay, CDA Lake  Ed and Kris Buchler 
Iceland Gull ( # )
8-13 January - on the list for now.  Wolf Lodge Bay, and NIC beach CDA Lake – the same bird (from photos) showed up later at Swallow Park (Clarkston, WA) it was accepted by the WA Ebird reviewers as an Iceland.  Lisa Hardy (Opinions from experts vary on the ID – possible -Thayer's, Iceland, Kumliens and various possible hybrids
Rare Bird report – Doug Ward
Lesser Black-backed Gull (#)
2-Jan Wolf Lodge and Blue Creek Bay, CDA Lake Mike Halderman and Doug Ward 
Glaucous-winged Gull ( r )
2-Jan Wolf Lodge Bay, CDA Lake Mike Halderman 
Glaucous Gull ( r )
1-Jan Wolf Lodge Bay, CDA Lake  Ed and Kris Buchler 
Sabine's Gull ( # )
Caspian Tern ( s )
10-May Wolf Lodge Bay, CDA Lake (IBA) Kris Buchler. Lisa Hardy 
Common Tern ( s )
Forster's Tern ( s )
Black Tern ( c )
22 May Canyon Marsh (Cataldo) Lisa Hardy
MURRES
Ancient Murrelet ( # )
PIGEONS, DOVES
Rock Pigeon ( c )
3-Jan Downtown CDA  Doug Ward 
Band-tailed Pigeon ( r )
Mourning Dove ( c )
1-Jan Fernan Lake  Shirley Sturts 
Eurasian Collared-Dove (u)
11-Apr Hayden (Hwy95xWyoming) Doug Ward 
CUCKOOS
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 
BARN OWLS
Barn Owl ( s )
25 -Oct Lakeridge Road in their barn statyed 2 weeks Carrie Hugo
TYPICAL OWLS
Flammulated Owl ( # )
30-Sep Lakeride Road - found dead in neighbors pond Carrie Hugo
Western Screech Owl ( s )
Great Horned Owl ( u )
1 Jan  Twin Lakes  Cindy Langlitz 
Snowy Owl ( r )

8-Nov

26-Nov

Tubbs Hill

Huetter Road north of Wyomong

Hailey Morris and her Mom

Ed and Kris Buchler and Shirley Sturts

Northern Hawk Owl ( # )
Northern Pygmy-Owl ( u )
5-Jan Spirit Lake CBC  Lisa Hardy, Mary Deasy, Linda Taylor 
Barred Owl ( s )
10-Feb Killarney Lake Ellen Scriven 
Great Gray Owl ( r )
Long-eared Owl ( r )
Short-eared Owl ( s )
25-Jul Windy Bay, CDA Lake Jim Comerford
Northern Saw-whet Owl ( s )
GOATSUCKERS
Common Nighthawk ( c )
31 May Loch Haven, Hayden Doug Ward
Common Poorwill ( r )
SWIFTS
Black Swift ( r )
Vaux's Swift ( u )
27-Apr Tubbs Hill Doug Ward
White-throated Swift ( # )
HUMMINGBIRDS
Black-chinned Hummingbird( c)
13-May Armstrong Hill, CDA  Ed Buchler 
Anna's Hummingbird 
Costa's Hummingbird ( # )
Calliope Hummingbird ( c )
23-Apr Armstrong Hill, CDA  Aaron Buchler 
Broad-tailed Hummingbird ( # )
Rufous Hummingbird ( c )
23-Apr Loch Haven, Hayden  Doug Ward
KINGFISHERS
Belted Kingfisher ( c )
1-Jan Cougar Bay, CDA Lake and Fernan Creek Theresa Potts, Bill Gundlach 
WOODPECKERS
Lewis' Woodpecker ( r )
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( # )
Williamson' Sapsucker ( r )
Red-naped Sapsucker ( c )
10-Apr Tubbs Hill  Doug Ward 
Red-breasted Sapsucker (#) 
Downy Woodpecker ( c )
2-Jan Harrison area  Spirit Lake CBC
Hairy Woodpecker ( c )
1-Jan Fernan Lake  Shirley Sturts 
White-headed Woodpecker ( r )
American Three-toed Woodpecker ( s )
Black-backed Woodpecker ( s )
mid January  Hauser Lake  Jaquith Travis 
Northern Flicker ( c )
2-Jan Chain Lakes, west side of CDA Lake Indian Mt. CBC 
Yellow-shafted Flicker 
Pileated Woodpecker ( u )
5-Jan Spirit Lake CBC  Janet Callen, Darlene Carlton 
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS 
Olive-sided Flycatcher ( u )
29 May Tubbs Hill Doug Ward
Western Wood-Pewee ( c )
22-May Tubbs Hill Doug Ward
Willow Flycatcher ( c )
27 May Cataldo area Mike Haldeman
Least Flycatcher ( s )
27 May Cataldo area Mike Haldeman
Hammond's Flycatcher ( c )
28-Apr Above Blue Creek Bay, CDA Lake Mike Haldeman
,,,,,,,,,Gray Flycatcher (h= 1895)
Dusky Flycatcher ( u )
22-May Tubbs Hill Doug Ward
Western Flycatcher ( c ) 
1 Jun Armstrong Hill, CDA and Hayden Lake Kris Buchler and Carol Ogle
Say's Phoebe ( r )
23-Mar Fernan Lake  Kris Buchler and Gary Worthington (birding visitor from Boise) 
Western Kingbird ( u )
15-Jun Lancaster Rd west of HW95 Doug Ward
Eastern Kingbird ( c )
9 Jun Blackwell Island Kathanne Lynch (birding visitor from Colorado)
SHRIKES
Loggerhead Shrike ( r )
Northern Shrike ( u )
1-Jan Atlas Road  Bill Gundlach 
VIREOS
Cassin's Vireo ( c )
24-Apr Harrison area Mike Haldeman 
Warbling Vireo ( c )
10-May Wolf Lodge Bay, CDA Lake (IBA) Lisa Hardy and Kris Buchler
Red-eyed Vireo ( u )
2 Jun

Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes

Shirley Sturts

CROWS, JAYS
Gray Jay ( u )
5-Jan Spirit Lake CBC  Janet Callen, Roland Craft, Lisa Hardy, Mary Deasy, Linda Taylor 
Steller's Jay ( c )
1-Jan Beauty Bay, CDA Lake  Ed and Kris Buchler 
Blue Jay ( s )
3-Jan Medimont area  Mike Haldeman 
Blue/Steller's Jay
Western Scrub Jay ( # ) 
Clark's Nutcracker ( u )
Black-billed Magpie ( c )
1-Jan Fernan Creek  Shirley Sturts
American Crow ( c )
3-Jan Ocean Ave. CDA  Janet Callen 
Common Raven ( c )
1-Jan Hayden Lake Bill Gundlach 
LARKS
Horned Lark ( u )
8-Jan Setters-sw corner of Kootenai Co.  Mike Haldeman 
SWALLOWS
Purple Martin ( # )
Tree Swallow ( c )
10-Mar Killarney Lake  Ellen Scriven
Violet-green Swallow ( c )
7-Mar Wolf Lodge Bay, CDA Lake  Kris Buchler, Lisa Hardy 
N. Rough-winged Swallow ( c )
22-Apr Thompson Lake  Terry Gray 
Bank Swallow ( u )
Cliff Swallow ( c )
22-Apr Chain of Lakes Terry Gray 
Barn Swallow ( c )
25-Apr Tubbs Hill Doug Ward
CHICKADEES
Black-capped Chickadee ( c )
1-Jan Fernan Lake, Armstrong Hill, CDA  Shirley Sturts, Ed and Kris Buchler 
Mountain Chickadee ( c )
1-Jan Fernan Lake, Armstrong Hill, CDA  Shirley Sturts, Ed and Kris Buchler 
Chestnut-b Chickadee (c )
1-Jan Fernan Lake, Armstrong Hill, CDA  Shirley Sturts, Ed and Kris Buchler 
Boreal Chickadee ( # )
NUTHATCHES
Red-breasted Nuthatch ( c )
1-Jan Fernan Lake, Armstrong Hill, CDA,  Shirley Sturts, Ed and Kris Buchler, 
White-breasted Nuthatch ( s )
27-Mar Fernan Lake feeder  Shirley Sturts 
Pygmy Nuthatch ( c )
1-Jan Fernan Lake, Armstrong Hill, and Ocean Ave., CDA, and SE CDA Shirley Sturts, Ed and Kris Buchler, Janet Callen, Bill Gundlach 
CREEPERS
Brown Creeper( c )
5-Jan Spirit Lake CBC Kris Buchler, Darlene Carlton 
WRENS
Rock Wren ( s )
28 Jun Butler Creek(Rochet Divide) Lisa Hardy, Carrie Hugo, Kris Buchler
Canyon Wren ( # )
5-Jan Cape Horn Darlene Carlton and Kris Buchler (Spirit Lake CBC) 
Bewick's Wren (s )
16-Nov Lower CDA River at the Bridge Crossing near Thompson Lake Terry Little
House Wren ( c )
22-Apr Harrison Terry Gray 
Pacific Wren ( c )
2-Jan Harrison area  Indian Mt. CBC - Don Heikkila
Marsh Wren ( u )
4-Mar Hardy Loop, Cataldo area Lisa Hardy 
DIPPERS
American Dipper ( s )
1-Jan Wolf Lodge Creek, CDA  Ed and Kris Buchler 
KINGLETS
Golden-crowned Kinglet ( c )
1-Jan Beauty Bay, CDA Lake  Ed and Kris Buchler 
Ruby-crowned Kinglet ( c )
6-Apr Loch Haven, Hayden  Doug Ward 
THRUSHES
Western Bluebird ( c )
23-Mar Fernan Lake  Kris Buchler and Gary Worthington (birding visitor from Boise) 
Mountain Bluebird ( c )
28-Mar Cougar Bay, CDA Lake  Darlene Carlton 
Townsend's Solitaire ( u )
2-Jan Conkling Park area Indian Mt CBC
Veery ( u )
21 May Blackwell Island Doug Ward
Swainson's Thrush ( c )
29 May Tubbs Hill Doug Ward
Hermit Thrush ( s )
American Robin ( c )
2-Jan Conkling Park area  Indian Mt. CBC
Varied Thrush ( c )
7-Mar Wolf Lodge Bay, CDA Lake  Kris Buchler, Lisa Hardy 
MOCKINGBIRFDS, THRASHERS
Gray Catbird ( c )
21 May Blackwell Island Doug Ward
Northern Mockingbird ( # )
STARLINGS
European Starling ( c )
1-Jan Huetter Road Bill Gundlach 
PIPITS
American Pipit ( u )
11-Apr North of CDA – near Rathdrum Prairie  Mike Haldeman 
WAXWINGS
Bohemian Waxwing ( u )
5-Jan Spirit Lake CBC Janet Callen, Roland Craft, Lisa Hardy, Mary Deasy, Linda Taylor 
Cedar Waxwing ( c )
5-Jan Spirit Lake CBC Lisa Hardy, Mary Deasy, Linda Taylor 
WOOD WARBLERS
Orange-crowned Warbler ( c )
22-Apr Harrison – south of Terry Gray 
Nashville Warbler ( u )
21-Apr Loch Haven, Hayden  Doug Ward
Yellow Warbler ( c )
27-Apr Wolf Lodge Bay, CDA Lake  Lisa Hardy and Kris Buchler
Chestnut-sided Warbler 9-Oct Loch Haven, Hayden Doug Ward
Yellow-rumped Warbler ( c )
21-Apr Loch Haven, Hayden Doug Ward
Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler
1-May Tubbs Hill Doug Ward
Townsend's Warbler ( c )
9-May Tubbs Hill) Doug Ward
Yellow-throated Warbler ( # )
Palm Warbler ( # )
Black and White Warbler ( # )
Blackpoll Warbler (#) 
American Redstart ( u )
7 June Mica Bay Kris Buchler
Northern Waterthrush ( s )
27 May Cataldo area Mike Haldeman
MacGillivray's Warbler ( c )
30 May Tubbs Hill Kris Buchler and Carrie Hugo
Common Yellowthroat ( c )
8-May Mica Bay, CDA Lake  Mica Bay Survey 
Wilson's Warbler ( u )
22-May Tubbs Hill Doug Ward
TANAGERS
Western Tanager ( c )
22-May Tubbs Hill Doug Ward
EMBERIZIDS
Spotted Towhee ( c )
12-Mar Fernan Lake Feeder  Shirley Sturts
American Tree Sparrow ( s )
10-Nov Wolf Lodge Bay Janet Callen, Darlene Carlton, Valerie Zager
Chipping Sparrow ( c )
1-May Tubbs Hill Doug Ward
Clay-colored Sparrow ( # )
Brewer's Sparrow ( r ) 
Vesper Sparrow ( c )
Lark Sparrow ( r )
Black-throated Sparrow ( # )
Savannah Sparrow ( c )
14-Apr Field southwest of Setters  Mike Haldeman 
Grasshopper Sparrow ( r )
…..LeConte's Sparrow (h-1896)
Fox Sparrow ( u )
11Jun Mivoden BBS Carrie Hugo, Kris Buchler
Song Sparrow ( c )
1-Jan Fernan Creek  Shirley Sturts, Bill Gundlach 
Lincoln's sparrow ( u )
23 Sep Loch Haven, Hayden Doug Ward
Swamp Sparrow ( # )
White-throated Sparrow ( s )
24-Sep

Tubbs Hill

Doug Ward
Harris's sparrow ( r )
White-crowned Sparrow ( u )
21-Apr Loch Haven, Hayden  Doug Ward
Golden-crowned Sparrow ( r )
26-Sep Tubbs Hill Doug Ward
Dark-eyed Junco ( c )
1-Jan Fernan Lake  Shirley Sturts
----Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)
28 Jan  Fernan Lake feeder Shirley Sturts 
----Dark-eyed Junco (Pink-sided)
…….Lapland Longspur (h-1898)
Snow Bunting ( s )
5-Nov Schlepp Ranch Ellen Scriven
SALTATORS
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (#)
Black-headed Grosbeak ( c )
12-May Armstrong Hill, CDA Kris Buchler 
Lazuli Bunting ( u )
22-May Tubbs Hill Doug Ward
BLACKBIRDS
Bobolink ( u )
Red-winged Blackbird ( c )
7-Feb Wolf Lodge Bay, CDA Lake  Kris Buchler, Lisa Hardy
Western Meadowlark ( c )
14-Apr Field southwest of Setters  Mike Haldeman 
Yellow-headed Blackbird ( c )
11-Apr Hardy Loop, Cataldo area  Sally Russell 
Rusty Blackbird ( # )
2-Jan Chain Lakes Indian Mt. CBC- Bill Gundlach, Roland Craft, John Scarola 
Brewer's Blackbird ( c )
20-Apr Downtown CDA Doug Ward
Common Grackle ( # )
Brown-headed Cowbird ( c )
27-Apr Loch Haven, Hayden Doug Ward
Bullock's Oriole ( u )
12 Jun Mica Bay, CDA Lake Mica Bay Survey -0 1st found by Mary Deasy
CARDUELINE FINCHES
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch ( r )
Pine Grosbeak ( s )
2-Jan Chain Lakes Indian Mt. CBC 
Purple Finch ( # )
Cassin's Finch ( u )
28-Mar Armstrong Hill (feeder) Kris Buchler 
House Finch ( c )
1-Jan Armstrong Hill and Ocean Ave, CDA  Ed and Kris Buchler, Janet Callen 
Red Crossbill ( c )
5-Jan Spirit Lake CBC Lisa Hardy, Mary Deasy, Linda Taylor 
White-winged Crossbill ( r )
Common Redpoll ( s )
2-Jan Fuller’s Landing  Indian Mt. CBD 
Hoary Redpoll ( # )
Pine Siskin ( c )
1-Jan Armstrong Hill, CDA  Ed and Kris Buchler 
American Goldfinch ( c )
1-Jan Armstrong Hill, CDA  Ed and Kris Buchler 
Evening Grosbeak ( c )
14-Apr Armstrong Hill, CDA  Ed and Kris Buchler 
OLD WORLD SPARROWS
House Sparrow ( c )
1-Jan Ocean Ave, CDA  Janet Callen 
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