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KOOTENAI COUNTY BIRDING BIG YEAR 2014

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, 2007, and 2012. Our highest count was 209 species in 2012.

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 = 44

Kootenai County Total (seen since 1950) = 287

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.

(h) HISTORICAL: date seen before 1949 or earlier

TOTAL SEEN: 197 species as of
December 8 , 2014

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Species
Date
Location
Observer
SWANS, GEESE, DUCKS
Greater White-Fronted Goose ( r )
Snow goose ( s ) 
14 -Jan
Rathdrum Prairie
Jonathan Isacoff
Ross' Goose ( # ) 
30-Apr
Cougar Bay
Mike Halderman
…Brant () h-1899)
Cackling Goose
10-Jan
Rathdrum Prairie
Mike Halerman
Canada Goose ( c ) 
1-Jan
Wolf Lodge Bay
Kris Buchler and Lisa Hardy
Trumpeter Swan ( s )
5 -Feb
Coeur d'Alene City Beach
Doug Ward
Tundra Swan ( c )
mid-Feb
Cougar Bay
Roberta LarsemMidn
Bewick’s Tundra Swan ( r ) (subspeces not counted in totals)
8-Mar
Chain of Lakes
Lisa Hardy
Wood Duck ( c )
11-Mar

Mica Bay
Mica Bay Survey
Gadwall ( c )
14-Jan
Mica Bay
Mica Bay Survey
Eurasian Wigeon ( s )
American Wigeon ( c )
1-Jan
Wolf Lodge Bay
Kris Buchler and Lisa Hardy
Mallard ( c )
1-Jan
Wolf Lodge Bay
Kris Buchler and Lisa Hardy
Blue-winged Teal ( u )
19 Aug
Schlepp Ranch
Lisa Hardy
Cinnamon Teal ( c )
10-May
Hauser Lake
Doug Ward
Northern Shoveler ( c )
15-Mar
Chain of Lakes
Lisa Hardy + 6 others - Swan Field Trip
Northern Pintail ( c )
1-Jan
Wolf Lodge Bay
Kris Buchler and Lisa Hardy
Green-winged Teal ( c )
6-Jan
Blue Creek Bay
Doug Ward
Common Teal (Eurasian race of the Green-winged teal (#) (subspecies – not counted in total) 
Canvasback ( u ) 
5-Jan
IndianMt. CBC
1 Team - Leader Lisa Hardy
Redhead ( c ) 
5-Jan
IndianMt. CBC
1 Team - Leader Shr
Ring-necked Duck ( c ) 
1-Jan
Wolf Lodge Bay
Kris Buchler and Lisa Hardy
Tufted Duck ( # ) 
Greater Scaup ( s ) 
27-Feb
Cougar Bay
Will Young
Lesser Scaup ( u ) 
1-Jan
Wolf Lodge Bay
Kris Buchler and Lisa Hardy
Harlequin Duck ( r )
Surf Scoter ( r )
25 Oct
Harrison Harbor
Carl Lundblad
White-winged Scoter ( r )
Long-tailed Duck ( r ) 
1 Dec
City Beach
Dug Ward
Bufflehead ( c )
1-Jan
Wolf Lodge Bay
Kris Buchler and Lisa Hardy
Common Goldeneye ( c ) 
1-Jan
Wolf Lodge Bay
Kris Buchler and Lisa Hardy
Barrow's Goldeneye ( s )
2-Jan
Spirit Lake CBC
1 Team - leader Lisa Hardy
Hooded Merganser ( c )
1-Jan
Wolf Lodge Bay
Kris Buchler and Lisa Hardy
Common Merganser ( c )
2-Jan
Spirit Lake CBC
3 teams - leaders Kris Buchler, Lisa Hardy , Nick Risch
Red-breasted Merganser ( r )
4-Jan
NIC Beach
Mike Halderman
Ruddy Duck ( u ) 
5-Jan
Indian Mt CBC
1 Team - Leader Shirley Sturts
PARTRIDGES, GROUSE, TURKEY
Gray Partridge ( u )
27-Apr
field off of Huetter, south of Prairie
Midge and Jim Marcy-Brennan
Ring-necked Pheasant ( c )
5-Jan
Indian Mt. CBC
1 Team - Leader Nick Risch
Ruffed Grouse ( c )
2-Jan
Spirit Lale CBC
1 Team- Leader Nick Risch
Spruce Grouse ( s )
Dusky (Blue) Grouse ( s )
------Sharp-tailed Grouse (h=1910,1914
Wild Turkey ( c )
1-Jan
Fairmont Loop, and Armstrong Hill
Jan Severtson and Kris Buchler
NEW WORLD QUAIL
California Quail ( c )
1-Jan
Fairmont Loop
Jan Severtson

Northern Bobwhite
(r- introduced) 

15-May
Coeur d'Alene area - not included in our total species as it is very likely an escaped or released bird.
Bob and Nancy Kroese
LOONS
Red-Throated Loon (#)
Pacific Loon ( s )
Common Loon ( c )
9 Jan
Wolf Lodge Bay
Terry Little
Yellow-billed Loon ( # )
GREBES
Pied-billed Grebe ( c )
2-Jan
Spirit Lake CBC
2 teams - leaders Kris Buchler, Lisa Hardy
Horned Grebe 
1-Jan
Wolf Lodge Bay
Kris Buchler and Lisa Hardy
Red-necked Grebe ( c )
2-Jan
Spirit Lake CBC
1 team - leader Kris Buchler
Eared Grebe ( r )
Western Grebe ( c )
22 Feb
Cougar Bay
Jon Isacoff
Clark's Grebe ( # )
PELICANS
American White Pelican ( s )
14-Jun
Chain of Lakes
Donni Moen
Double-crested Cormorant ( c )
2-Jan
Wolf Lodge Bay
HERONS, BITTERNS
American Bittern ( r )
Great Blue Heron ( c )
2-Jan
Spirit Lale CBC and Medimont area
1 Team- Leader Nick Risch and Bob and Marcella Hanson
Great Egret ( r )
25-Apr
Pleasant View -Prairie Ave
Midge Marcy-Bennan
Snowy Egret ( # )
Cattle Egret ( # )
Black-crowned Night-Heron (r)
IBISES
White-faced Ibis ( # )
NEW WORLD VULTURES
 
Turkey Vulture ( u )
18- Mar
Beauty Bay Hill
Dan Ratza
HAWKS, KITES, EAGLES
Osprey ( c )
6-May
Rose Lake
Bill Gundlach
Bald Eagle ( c )
1-Jan
Armstrng Hill and Wolf Lodge Bay
Kris Buchler and Lisa Hardy
Northern Harrier (c )
5-Jan
Indian Mt CBC
3 Teams - Leaders Lisa Hardy, Carrie Hugo,Nick Risch
Sharp-shinned Hawk ( u )
5-Jan
Indian Mt CBC
1 Team - Leader Nick Risch
Cooper's Hawk ( u )
14 -Jan
Rathdrum Prairie and Armstong Hill
Jonathan Isacoff and Kris Buchler
Northern Goshawk ( s )
2-Jan
Spirit Lale CBC
1 Team- Leader Nick Risch
Broad-winged Hawk (#)
Swainson's Hawk ( s )
Red-tailed Hawk ( c )
2-Jan
Spirit Lake CBC
3 teams - leaders Janet Callen, Lisa Hardy , Nick Risch
Harlan's  (subspecies -not counted in totals
14 -Jan
Rathdrum Prairie
Jonathan Isacoff
Ferruginous Hawk ( # )
Rough-legged Hawk ( c )
2-Jan
Spirit Lale CBC
1 Team- Leader Nick Risch
Golden Eagle ( r )
FALCONS
American Kestrel ( c )
5-Jan
Indian Mt CBC
1 Team - Leader Nick Risch
Merlin ( u )
14 -Jan
Rathdrum Prairie
Jonathan Isacoff
Gyrfalcon ( r )
Peregrine Falcon ( r )
2-Oct
Downtown CDA
Rich Del Carlo
Prairie Falcon ( s )
RAILS, COOTS
Virginia Rail ( s )
11-Mar

Mica Bay
Mica Bay Survey
Sora ( u )
2-May
Fernan Creek
Kris and Ed Buchler
American Coot ( c )
1-Jan
Wolf Lodge Bay
Kris Buchler and Lisa Hardy
CRANES
Sandhill Crane ( r )
PLOVERS
Black-bellied Plover ( r )
American Golden-Plover ( r )
Semipalmated Plover ( r )
Killdeer ( c )
22 Feb
Cougar Bay
Jon Isacoff
STILTS, AVOCETS
Black-necked Stilt ( # )
American Avocet ( r )
22-Jun
Spokane River
Bob and Terri Farr
SANDPIPERS, PHALAROPES
Greater Yellowlegs ( s )
2- May
Blue Creek Bay
Will Young
Lesser Yellowlegs ( s )
8 Jul
Schlepp Ranch
Lisa Hardy
Solitary Sandpiper ( s )
8 Jul
Schlepp Ranch
Lisa Hardy
Willet ( # )
Spotted Sandpiper ( c )
26 -May
Canyon Marsh
Lisa Hardy
Upland Sandpiper ( # )
Long-billed Curlew ( r )
Marbled Godwit ( # )
Sanderling ( s )
Semipalmated Sandpiper ( s )
Western Sandpiper ( s )
Least Sandpiper ( s )
White-rumped Sandpiper ( # )
Baird's Sandpiper ( s )
Pectoral Sandpiper ( s )
Dunlin ( # )
Stilt Sandpiper ( r )
Short-billed Dowitcher ( r )
Long-billed Dowitcher ( s )
Wilson's Snipe ( c )
5-Jan
Indian Mt.CBC
1 Team - Leader Shirley Sturts - found by Dan Ratza
Wilson's Phalarope ( s)
26 -May
Schlepp Ranch
Lisa Hardy
Red-necked Phalarope ( # )
19 Jul
Harrison area
Alan McCoy
Red Phalarope (h-1934)
GULLS, TERNS
Parasitic Jaeger ( # )
Franklin's Gull ( r )
Bonaparte's Gull ( u )
4-Nov
Wolf Lodge Bay
Doug Ward
Mew Gull ( r )
5-Jan
Independence Point
Doug Ward
Ring-billed Gull ( c )
1-Jan
Wolf Lodge Bay
Kris Buchler and Lisa Hardy
California Gull ( c )
1-Jan
Wolf Lodge Bay
Kris Buchler and Lisa Hardy
Herring Gull ( u )
1-Jan
Wolf Lodge Bay
Kris Buchler and Lisa Hardy
Thayer's Gull ( s )
1-Jan
Wolf Lodge Bay
Kris Buchler and Lisa Hardy
Iceland Gull ( # )
1-Jan
Wolf Lodge Bay
Kris Buchler, Lisa Hardy, Doug Ward
Lesser Black-backed Gull (#)
5-Jan
Independence Point
Doug Ward
Glaucous-winged Gull ( r )
Glaucous Gull ( r )
2- Jan
Higgin's Point
Doug Ward
Sabine's Gull ( # )
Caspian Tern ( s )
22-Jun
Spokane River
Bob and Terri Farr
Common Tern ( s )
Forster's Tern ( s )
Black Tern ( c )
26 -May
Schlepp Ranch
Lisa Hardy
MURRES
Ancient Murrelet ( # )
PIGEONS, DOVES
Rock Pigeon ( c )
7 -Jan
Fred Meyer Parking Lot
Shirley Sturts
Band-tailed Pigeon ( r )
Mourning Dove ( c )
1-Jan
Fernan Lake
Shirley Sturts
Eurasian Collared-Dove (u)
14 -Jan
Rathdrum Prairie
Jonathan Isacoff
CUCKOOS
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 
BARN OWLS
Barn Owl ( s )
12 May
Huetter Area
Rob Lunceford
TYPICAL OWLS
Flammulated Owl ( # )
Western Screech Owl ( s )
Great Horned Owl ( u )
1-Jan
Armstrong Hill
Kris Buchler
Snowy Owl ( r )
Northern Hawk Owl ( # )
Northern Pygmy-Owl ( u )
2-Jan
Spirit Lake CBC
3 teams - leaders Kris Buchler, Lisa Hardy , Nick Risch
Barred Owl ( s )
23-Jun
above Beauty Creek
Ian Gardner
Great Gray Owl ( r )
Long-eared Owl ( r )
Short-eared Owl ( s )
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 )
16-May
Cabon near Bayview
Doug Ward
White-throated Swift ( # )
HUMMINGBIRDS
Black-chinned Hummingbird( c)
29-Apr
Fernan Lake
Shirley Sturts
Anna's Hummingbird 
28-Oct
Loch Haven, Hayden
Doug Ward
Costa's Hummingbird ( # )
Calliope Hummingbird ( c )
21-Apr
Mica Bay
Pat Benson
Broad-tailed Hummingbird ( # )
Rufous Hummingbird ( c )
10- Apr
Post Falls
Alicia Gaskievicz
KINGFISHERS
Belted Kingfisher ( c )
1-Jan
Wolf Lodge Bay
Kris Buchler and Lisa Hardy
WOODPECKERS
Lewis' Woodpecker ( r )
12-Oct
Killarney Lake boat launch road
Bob and Marcella Hanson
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( # )
Williamson' Sapsucker ( r )
Red-naped Sapsucker ( c )
21-Apr
Blue Creek Bay
Kris Buchler, Lisa Hardy
Red-breasted Sapsucker (#) 
Downy Woodpecker ( c )
2-Jan
Spirit Lake CBC
2 teams - leaders Janet Callen, Lisa Hardy
Hairy Woodpecker ( c )
1 Jan
Fernan Lake
Shirley Sturts
White-headed Woodpecker ( r )
American Three-toed Woodpecker ( s )
Black-backed Woodpecker ( s )
Northern Flicker ( c )
1-Jan
Armstrong Hill and Wolf Lodge Bay
Kris Buchler and Lisa Hardy
Yellow-shafted Flicker (r)      
Pileated Woodpecker ( u )
1-Jan
Medimont area
Bob and Marcella Hanson
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS 
Olive-sided Flycatcher ( u )
26 -May
Dudley Road near Cataldo
Lisa Hardy
Western Wood-Pewee ( c )
26 -May
Dudley Road near Cataldo
Lisa Hardy
Willow Flycatcher ( c )
10-Jun
Mica Bay
Mica Bay Survery (Janet Callen-leader)
Least Flycatcher ( s )
8 Jul
Schlepp Ranch
Lisa Hardy
Hammond's Flycatcher ( c )
1-May
Road to Fernan Saddle
Mike Halderman
Gray Flycatcher (h-1895)
Dusky Flycatcher ( u )
26-Apr
Loch Haven, Hayden
Doug Ward
Western Flycatcher ( c ) 
26-May
Bayview
Doug Ward
Say's Phoebe ( r )
30-Apr
Kathleen Ave. near the Forsts Service office
Mile Halderman
Western Kingbird ( u )
9-May
Rathdrum Pfairie (Huetter and Prairie
Doug Ward
Eastern Kingbird ( c )
24-May
Mica Bay
Mary Deasy
SHRIKES
Loggerhead Shrike ( r )
Northern Shrike ( u )
2-Jan
Spirit Lake CBC
1 team - leader Janet Callen
VIREOS
Cassin's Vireo ( c )
21-Apr
Blue Creek Bay
Kris Buchler, Lisa Hardy
Warbling Vireo ( c )
3-May
Loch Haven, Hayden
Doug Ward
Red-eyed Vireo ( u )
26 -May
Schlepp Ranch
Lisa Hardy
CROWS, JAYS
Gray Jay ( u )
2-Jan
Spirit Lake CBC
1 team - leader -, Nick Risch
Pinyon Jay (#)
24-Jan
Coeur d'Aene (feeder seen again on 9-Feb)
Cathy and Laurie Kraus
Steller's Jay ( c )
1-Jan
Armstrong Hill
Kris Buchler
Blue Jay ( s )
3-Jan
Coeur d'Alene
MarkStromberg
Blue/Steller's Jay (s)
25-Aug
Fernan Lake
Shirley Sturts
Western Scrub Jay ( # ) 
Clark's Nutcracker ( u )
Black-billed Magpie ( c )
2-Jan
Spirit Lake CBC
1 team - leader -, Nick Risch
American Crow ( c )
2-Jan
Spirit Lake CBC
3 teams - leaders Janet Callen, Lisa Hardy , Nick Risch
Common Raven ( c )
1 Jan
Armstong Hill and Wolf Lodge Bay
Kris Buchler, Lisa Hardy
ARARDY
Horned Lark ( u )
6-Feb
Rathdrum Prairie
Terry Little
SWALLOWS
Purple Martin ( # )
Tree Swallow ( c )
14-Mar
Cougar Gulch
Rob and Nancy Kroese
Violet-green Swallow ( c )
11-Mar

Mica Bay
Mica Bay Survey
N. Rough-winged Swallow ( c )
1-May
Fernan Lake
Shirley Sturts
Bank Swallow ( u )
19 Aug
Dredge Road near Cataldo
Lisa Hardy
Cliff Swallow ( c )
20- May
Downtown CDA
Doug Ward
Barn Swallow ( c )
26-Apr
Bayview
Doug Ward
CHICKADEES
Black-capped Chickadee ( c )
1-Jan
Fernan Lake and Armstrong Hill 
Shirley Sturts and Kris Buchlerf
Mountain Chickadee ( c )
1-Jan
Fernan Lake and Armstrong Hill
Shirley Sturts and Kris Buchler
Chestnut-b Chickadee (c )
1-Jan
Armstrong Hill
Kris Buhler
Boreal Chickadee ( # )
NUTHATCHES
Red-breasted Nuthatch ( c )
1-Jan
Fernan Lake, Armstrong Hil and Wolf Lodge Bay
Shirley Sturt, Kris Buchler and Lisa Hardy
White-breasted Nuthatch ( s )
19-Jan
Fernan Lake
Shirley Sturts
Pygmy Nuthatch ( c )
5-Jan
Indian Mt CBC
1 Team- Leader Nick Risch
CREEPERS
Brown Creeper( c )
3-Jan
Fernan Lake
Shirley Sturts
WRENS
Rock Wren ( s )
2-Jun
Higgin's Point cliffs above parking lot
Kris Buchler
Canyon Wren ( # )
Bewick's Wren (s )
5-Jan
Indian Mt CBC
1 Team - Lisa Hardy
House Wren ( c )
19-Apr
Armstrong Hill
Kris Buchler
Pacific Wren ( c )
1-Jan
Cougar Gulch
Rob and Nancy Kroese
Marsh Wren ( u )
17 -Mar
Mission Slough- Cataldo
Charles Swift
DIPPERS
American Dipper ( s )
1-Jan
Wolf Lodge Creek
Kris Buchler and Lisa Hardy
KINGLETS
Golden-crowned Kinglet ( c )
5-Jan
Indian Mt CBC
3 Teams - Leaders Lisa Hardy, Carrie Hugo, Nick Risch
Ruby-crowned Kinglet ( c )
30-Apr
Loch Haven, Hayden
Doug Ward
THRUSHES
Western Bluebird ( c )
12-Jan
Twn Lakes home
Cindy Langlitz
Mountain Bluebird ( c )
29-May
Farragut SP
Kris Buchler
Townsend's Solitaire ( u )
5-Jan
Indian Mt CBC
2 Teams - Leaders Lisa Hardy, Nick Risch
Veery ( u )
24-Jun
Latour Creek Wayside
Lisa Hardy
Swainson's Thrush ( c )
29-May
Farragut SP
Ed Buchler and Carrie Hugo
Hermit Thrush ( s )
27-Jun
Mivoden BBS
Carrie Hugo
American Robin ( c )
5-Jan
Indian Mt CBC
1 Team- Leader Nick Risch
Varied Thrush ( c )
3-Jan
Spirit Lake CBC
Count Wewek - Cheryl Costigan
MOCKINGBIRFDS, THRASHERS
Gray Catbird ( c )
16-May
Medimont area
Carrie Hugo
Northern Mockingbird ( # )
2-jun
Riverstone Ponds
Phil Waring
STARLINGS
European Starling ( c )
2-Jan
Spirit Lake CBC
2 teams - leaders Janet Callen, Nick Risch
PIPITS
American Pipit ( u )
7 Sep
North Idaho College Beach
Carl Lundblad
WAXWINGS
Bohemian Waxwing ( u )
5-Jan
Indian Mt CBC
3 Teams - Leaders Lisa Hardy, Shirley Sturts, Nick Risch
Cedar Waxwing ( c )
13- Jan
CDA
Doug Ward
WOOD WARBLERS
Orange-crowned Warbler ( c )
21-Apr
Blue Creek Bay
Kris Buchler, Lisa Hardy
Nashville Warbler ( u )
26-Apr
Loch Haven, Hayden
Doug Ward
Yellow Warbler ( c )
1-May
Fernan Lake
Mike Halderman
Chestnut-sided Warbler (r)
Yellow-rumped Warbler ( c )
26-Apr
near Bayview
Doug Ward
Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler (r)
Townsend's Warbler ( c )
20-Apr
Fernan Lake
Mike Halderman
Yellow-throated Warbler ( # )
Palm Warbler ( # )
Black and White Warbler ( # )
Blackpoll Warbler (#) 
American Redstart ( u )
13-May
Mica Bay
Mica Bay Survey(JanetCallen -Leader)
Northern Waterthrush ( s )
26 -May
Cataldo
Lisa Hardy
MacGillivray's Warbler ( c )
16-May
Armstrong Hill
Kris Buchler
Common Yellowthroat ( c )
26 -May
Canyon Marsh
Lisa Hardy
Wilson's Warbler ( u )
20-May
Loch Haven, Hayden
Doug Ward
TANAGERS
Western Tanager ( c )
3-May
Armstrong Hill
Kris Buchler
EMBERIZIDS
Spotted Towhee ( c )
12-Mar
Cougar Gulch
Rob and Nancy Kroese
American Tree Sparrow ( s )
16 Nov
Wolf Lodge Bay
Carl Lundblad
Chipping Sparrow ( c )
14-May
Armstrng Hill
Kris Buchler
Clay-colored Sparrow ( # )
Brewer's Sparrow ( r ) 
Vesper Sparrow ( c )
29-Apr
Rathdrum Prairie
Will Young
Lark Sparrow ( r )
Black-throated Sparrow ( # )
Savannah Sparrow ( c )
26-Apr
near Bayview
Doug Ward
Grasshopper Sparrow ( r )
LeConte's Sparrow (h-1896)
Fox Sparrow ( u )
25-Sep
Loch Haven, Hayden
Doug Ward
Song Sparrow ( c )
1-Jan
Wolf Lodge Bay
Kris Buchler and Lisa Hardy
Lincoln's sparrow ( u )
26-Apr
Loch Haven, Hayden
Doug Ward
Swamp Sparrow ( # )
White-throated Sparrow ( s )
17 Sep
Loch Haven, Hayden
Doug Ward
Harris's sparrow ( r )
White-crowned Sparrow ( u )
20-Apr
10th and Bancroft Coeur d'Alene
Phil Waring
Golden-crowned Sparrow ( r )
Dark-eyed Junco ( c )
2-Jan
Spirit Lake CBC
2 teams - leaders Kris Buchler, Nick Risch
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) (subspecies - not counted in totals)
2-Jan
Loch Haven, Hayden
Doug Ward
Dark-eyed Junco (Pink-sided)
15-Mar
Cougar Gulch
Rob and Nancy Kroese
Lapland Longspur (h-1898)
Snow Bunting ( s )
SALTATORS
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (#)
29-May
Cooper's Bay, Hayen Lake
Carol Ogle
Black-headed Grosbeak ( c )
10-May
Armstrong Hill
Kris Buchler
Lazuli Bunting ( u )
11-May
Hayden
Sandy Emerson
BLACKBIRDS
Bobolink ( u )
26 -May
Schlepp Ranch
Lisa Hardy
Red-winged Blackbird ( c )
11-Mar

Mica Bay
Mica Bay Survey
Western Meadowlark ( c )
16 -Mar
Huetter
Midge Marcy-Brennan
Yellow-headed Blackbird ( c )
26-Apr
Hauser Lake
Doug Ward
Rusty Blackbird ( # )
Brewer's Blackbird ( c )
20-Apr
Downtown CDA
Judy Waring and Shirley Sturts
Common Grackle ( # )
Brown-headed Cowbird ( c )
1-May
Fernan Lake
Shirley Sturts
Bullock's Oriole ( u )
13-May
Mica Bay
Mica Bay Survey (Janet Callen- Leader)
CARDUELINE FINCHES
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch ( r )
7 Dec
Bayview, east of
Doug Ward
Pine Grosbeak ( s )
5-Nov
Cougar Gulch
Nancy and Rob Kroese
Purple Finch ( # )
Cassin's Finch ( u )
5-Jan
Indian Mt CBC
1Teams - Leader Nick Risch
House Finch ( c )
1-Jan
Armstrong Hill
Kris Buchl
Red Crossbill ( c )
1-Jan
Wolf Lodge Bay
Kris Buchler and Lisa Hardy
White-winged Crossbill ( r )
Common Redpoll ( s )
19 Nov
Blue Creek Bay
Doug Ward
Hoary Redpoll ( # )
Pine Siskin ( c )
16-Feb
Squaw Bay
Carla Woempner
American Goldfinch ( c )
1-Jan
Armstong Hill
Kris Buchler
Evening Grosbeak ( c )
16-Apr
Armstrong Hill
Kris Buchler
OLD WORLD SPARROWS
House Sparrow ( c )
5-Jan
Indian Mt CBC
1 Team - Leader Lisa Hardy

 

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