KOOTENAI COUNTY BIG YEAR 2021
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 = 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.
(h) HISTORICAL: date seen before 1949 or earlier
TOTAL SEEN: 67 species as of Jan. 9th
Species |
Date
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Location |
Observer |
SWANS, GEESE, DUCKS |
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Greater White-Fronted Goose ( r ) |
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Snow goose ( s ) |
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Ross' Goose ( # ) |
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…Brant () h-1899) |
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Cackling Goose |
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Canada Goose ( c ) |
JAN 1 |
BLUE CREEK BAY` |
DOUG WARD |
Trumpeter Swan ( s ) |
JAN 5 |
CHAIN LAKES (2) |
MIDGE BRENNAN |
Tundra Swan ( c ) |
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Bewick’s Tundra Swan ( r ) |
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Wood Duck ( c ) |
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Gadwall ( c ) |
JAN 1 |
BLUE CREEK BAY` |
DOUG WARD |
Eurasian Wigeon ( s ) |
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American Wigeon ( c ) |
JAN 1 |
BLUE CREEK BAY` |
DOUG WARD |
Mallard ( c ) |
JAN 1 |
BLUE CREEK BAY` |
DOUG WARD |
Blue-winged Teal ( u ) |
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Cinnamon Teal ( c ) |
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Northern Shoveler ( c ) |
JAN 2 |
CONKLING PARK` |
DOUG WARD |
Northern Pintail ( c ) |
JAN 5 |
CHAIN LAKES |
MIDGE BRENNAN |
Green-winged Teal ( c ) |
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Common Teal (Eurasian race of the Green-winged teal (#) (subspecies – not counted in total) |
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Canvasback ( u ) |
JAN 5 |
CHAIN LAKES |
MIDGE BRENNAN |
Redhead ( c ) |
JAN 1 |
WOLF LODGE BAY` |
DOUG WARD |
Ring-necked Duck ( c ) |
JAN 1 |
BLUE CREEK BAY` |
DOUG WARD |
Tufted Duck ( # ) |
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Greater Scaup ( s ) |
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Lesser Scaup ( u ) |
JAN 1 |
BLUE CREEK BAY` |
DOUG WARD |
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 ) |
JAN 1 |
BLUE CREEK BAY` |
DOUG WARD |
Common Goldeneye ( c ) |
JAN 1 |
BLUE CREEK BAY` |
DOUG WARD |
Barrow's Goldeneye ( s ) |
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Hooded Merganser ( c ) |
JAN 1 |
BLUE CREEK BAY` |
DOUG WARD |
Common Merganser ( c ) |
JAN 1 |
BLUE CREEK BAY` |
DOUG WARD |
Red-breasted Merganser ( r ) |
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Ruddy Duck ( u ) |
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PARTRIDGES, GROUSE, TURKEY |
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Gray Partridge ( u ) |
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Ring-necked Pheasant ( c ) |
JAN 1 |
HAYDEN HOME |
MIDGE BRENNAN |
Ruffed Grouse ( c ) |
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Spruce Grouse ( s ) |
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Dusky (Blue) Grouse ( s ) |
S |
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------Sharp-tailed Grouse (h=1910,1914 |
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Wild Turkey ( c ) |
JAN 1 |
FAIRMONT LOOP FEEDER |
JAN SEVERTSON |
NEW WORLD QUAIL |
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California Quail ( c ) |
JAN 1 |
LOCH HAVEN (HAYDEN) AND OCEAN AVE. FEEDERS` |
DOUG WARD, JANET CALLEN |
Northern Bobwhite |
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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 ) |
JAN 2 |
SPOKANE PT, LAKE CDA |
DOUG WARD |
Horned Grebe |
JAN 1 |
BLUE CREEK BAY` |
DOUG WARD |
Red-necked Grebe ( c ) |
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Eared Grebe ( r ) |
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Western Grebe ( c ) |
JAN1 |
SILVER BEACH |
PAM WILDER |
Clark's Grebe ( # ) |
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PELICANS |
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American White Pelican ( s ) |
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Double-crested Cormorant ( c ) |
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HERONS, BITTERNS |
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American Bittern ( r ) |
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Great Blue Heron ( c ) |
JAN 5 |
CHAIN LAKES |
MIDGE BRENNAN |
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 ) |
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HAWKS, KITES, EAGLES |
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Osprey ( c ) |
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Bald Eagle ( c ) |
JAN 1 |
BLUE CREEK BAY` |
DOUG WARD |
Northern Harrier (c ) |
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Sharp-shinned Hawk ( u ) |
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Cooper's Hawk ( u ) |
JAN 2 |
SPOKANE PT,LAKE CD |
DOUG WARD |
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 ) |
JAN 2 |
CONKLING PARK |
DOUGWARD |
Harlan's |
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Ferruginous Hawk ( # ) |
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Rough-legged Hawk ( c ) |
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Golden Eagle ( r ) |
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FALCONS |
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American Kestrel ( c ) |
JAN 2 |
CONKLING PARK |
DOUGWARD |
Merlin ( u ) |
JAN 1 |
MEADOW RANCH AV. WEST OF FRED MEYERS |
DARLENE CARLTON |
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 ) |
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Sora ( u ) |
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American Coot ( c ) |
JAN 2 |
CONKLING PARK |
DOUGWARD |
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 ) |
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STILTS, AVOCETS |
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Black-necked Stilt ( # ) |
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American Avocet ( r ) |
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SANDPIPERS, PHALAROPES |
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Greater Yellowlegs ( s ) |
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Lesser Yellowlegs ( s ) |
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Solitary Sandpiper ( s ) |
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Willet ( # ) |
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Spotted Sandpiper ( c ) |
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Upland Sandpiper ( # ) |
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Long-billed Curlew ( r ) |
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Marbled Godwit ( # ) |
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Sanderling ( s ) |
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Semipalmated Sandpiper ( s ) |
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Western Sandpiper ( s ) |
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Least Sandpiper ( s ) |
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White-rumped Sandpiper ( # ) |
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Baird's Sandpiper ( s ) |
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Pectoral Sandpiper ( s ) |
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Dunlin ( # ) |
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Stilt Sandpiper ( r ) |
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Short-billed Dowitcher ( r ) |
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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-necked Phalarope ( # ) |
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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 ) |
JAN 1 |
KIWANIS PARK |
WILL YOUNG |
California Gull ( c ) |
JAN 8 |
BAYVIEW HARBOR |
JON ISACOFF |
Herring Gull ( u ) |
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Thayer's Gull ( s ) |
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Iceland Gull ( # ) |
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Lesser Black-backed Gull (#) |
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Glaucous-winged Gull ( r ) |
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Glaucous Gull ( r ) |
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Sabine's Gull ( # ) |
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Caspian Tern ( s ) |
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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 ) |
JAN 1 |
SETTER ROADS |
JON ISACOFF |
Band-tailed Pigeon ( r ) |
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Mourning Dove ( c ) |
JAN 1 |
FERNAN LAKE , FARIMONT LOOP, LOCH HAVEN(HAYDEN), OCEAN AVE. FEEDERS |
SHIRLEY STURTS, JAN SEVERTSON, DOUG WARD, JANET CALLEN |
Eurasian Collared-Dove (u) |
JAN 2 |
MICA FLATS |
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 ) |
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Snowy Owl ( r ) |
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Northern Hawk Owl ( # ) |
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Northern Pygmy-Owl ( u ) |
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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 ) |
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White-throated Swift ( # ) |
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HUMMINGBIRDS |
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Black-chinned Hummingbird( c) |
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Anna's Hummingbird |
JAN 6 |
LOCH HAVEN, HAYDEN |
DOUG WARD |
Costa's Hummingbird ( # ) |
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Calliope Hummingbird ( c ) |
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Broad-tailed Hummingbird ( # ) |
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Rufous Hummingbird ( c ) |
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KINGFISHERS |
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Belted Kingfisher ( c ) |
JAN 5 |
KILLARNEY LAKE |
MIDGE BRENNAN |
WOODPECKERS |
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Lewis' Woodpecker ( r ) |
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Red-bellied Woodpecker ( # ) |
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Williamson' Sapsucker ( r ) |
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Red-naped Sapsucker ( c ) |
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Red-breasted Sapsucker (#) |
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Downy Woodpecker ( c ) |
JAN 2 |
ATOR HILL ROAD |
DOUGWARD |
Hairy Woodpecker ( c ) |
JAN 1 |
WOLF LODGE BAY` |
DOUG WARD |
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 ) |
JAN 1 |
FAIRMONT LOOP, HAYDEN, LOCH HAVEN (HAYDEN) OCEAN AVE. FEEDERS |
JAN SEVERTSON, VALORIE ZAGAR, DOUG WARD, JANET CALLEN |
| Yellow-shafted Flicker (r) | |||
Piliated Woodpecker |
JAN 9 |
18TH AND MULLAN CDA |
JUDY WARING |
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS |
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Olive-sided Flycatcher ( u ) |
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Western Wood-Pewee ( c ) |
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Willow Flycatcher ( c ) |
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Least Flycatcher ( s ) |
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Hammond's Flycatcher ( c ) |
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Gray Flycatcher (h-1895) |
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Dusky Flycatcher ( u ) |
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Western Flycatcher ( c ) |
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Say's Phoebe ( r ) |
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Western Kingbird ( u ) |
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Eastern Kingbird ( c ) |
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SHRIKES |
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Loggerhead Shrike ( r ) |
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Northern Shrike ( u ) |
JAN 2 |
CONKLING PARK |
DOUGWARD |
VIREOS |
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Cassin's Vireo ( c ) |
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Warbling Vireo ( c ) |
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Red-eyed Vireo ( u ) |
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CROWS, JAYS |
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Canada (Gray Jay ( u ) |
JAN 8 |
BAYVIEW HARBOR |
JON ISACOFF |
Steller's Jay ( c ) |
JAN 2 |
FERNAN HILL YARD |
DAVID YAKE |
Blue Jay ( s ) |
JAN 2 |
FERNAN HILL YARD |
DAVID YAKE |
Blue/Steller's Jay (s) |
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Western Scrub Jay ( # ) |
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Clark's Nutcracker ( u ) |
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Black-billed Magpie ( c ) |
JAN 1 |
BLUE CREEK BAY AND OCEAN AVE. ` |
DOUG WARD, JANETCALLEN |
American Crow ( c ) |
JAN 1 |
HAYDEN HOME |
MIDGE BRENNAN |
Common Raven ( c ) |
JAN 1 |
LOCH HAVEN (HAYDEN)` |
DOUG WARD |
LARKS |
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Horned Lark ( u ) |
JAN 1 |
S ROECKS ROAD WOROEY AREA |
JON ISACOFF |
SWALLOWS |
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Purple Martin ( # ) |
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Tree Swallow ( c ) |
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Violet-green Swallow ( c ) |
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N. Rough-winged Swallow ( c ) |
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Bank Swallow ( u ) |
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Cliff Swallow ( c ) |
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Barn Swallow ( c ) |
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CHICKADEES |
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Black-capped Chickadee ( c ) |
JAN 1 |
FERNAN LAKE, FARIMONT LOOP AND LOCH HAVEN (HAYDEN)FEEDERS |
SHIRLEY STURTS, JAN SEVERTSON, DOUG WARD |
Mountain Chickadee ( c ) |
JAN 1 |
FERNAN LAKE,FAIRMONT LOOP AND LOCH HAVEN(HAYDEN) FEEDER |
SHIRLEY STURTS, JAN SEVERTSON, DOUG WARD |
Chestnut-b Chickadee (c ) |
JAN 1 |
FAIRMONT LOOP FEEDER |
JAN SEVERTSON |
Boreal Chickadee ( # ) |
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NUTHATCHES |
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Red-breasted Nuthatch ( c ) |
JAN 1 |
FERNAN LAKE, FAIRMONT LOOP, HAYDEN , LOCH HAVEN(HAYDEN) FEEDERS |
SHIRLEY STURTS, JAN SEVERTSON, VALORIE ZAGAR, DOUG WARD |
White-breasted Nuthatch ( s ) |
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Pygmy Nuthatch ( c ) |
JAN 1 |
FERNAN LAKE, LOCH HAVEN(HAYDEN), OCEAN AVE. FEEDERS |
SHIRLEY STURTS,DOUG WARD, JANET CALLEN |
CREEPERS |
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Brown Creeper( c ) |
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WRENS |
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Rock Wren ( s ) |
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Canyon Wren ( # ) |
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Bewick's Wren (s ) |
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House Wren ( c ) |
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Pacific Wren ( c ) |
JAN 1 |
WOLF LODGE BAY` |
DOUG WARD |
Marsh Wren ( u ) |
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DIPPERS |
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American Dipper ( s ) |
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KINGLETS |
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Golden-crowned Kinglet ( c ) |
JAN 2 |
SPOKANE PT. CDA LAKE |
DOUGWARD |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet ( c ) |
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THRUSHES |
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Western Bluebird ( c ) |
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Mountain Bluebird ( c ) |
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Townsend's Solitaire ( u ) |
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Veery ( u ) |
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Swainson's Thrush ( c ) |
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Hermit Thrush ( s ) |
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American Robin ( c ) |
JAN 1 |
HONEYSUCKLE AVE. HAYDEN |
MIDGE BRENNAN |
Varied Thrush ( c ) |
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MOCKINGBIRFDS, THRASHERS |
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Gray Catbird ( c ) |
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Northern Mockingbird ( # ) |
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STARLINGS |
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European Starling ( c ) |
JAN 1 |
OCEAN AVE. |
JANET CALLEN |
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 ) |
JAN 3 |
FERNAN HILL YARD |
DAVID YAKE |
WOOD WARBLERS |
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Orange-crowned Warbler ( c ) |
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Nashville Warbler ( u ) |
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Yellow Warbler ( c ) |
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| Chestnut-sided Warbler (r) | |||
Yellow-rumped Warbler ( c ) |
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Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler (r) |
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Townsend's Warbler ( c ) |
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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 ) |
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Northern Waterthrush ( s ) |
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MacGillivray's Warbler ( c ) |
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Common Yellowthroat ( c ) |
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Wilson's Warbler ( u ) |
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TANAGERS |
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Western Tanager ( c ) |
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EMBERIZIDS |
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Spotted Towhee ( c ) |
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American Tree Sparrow ( s ) |
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Chipping Sparrow ( c ) |
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Clay-colored Sparrow ( # ) |
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Brewer's Sparrow ( r ) |
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Vesper Sparrow ( c ) |
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Lark Sparrow ( r ) |
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Black-throated Sparrow ( # ) |
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Savannah Sparrow ( c ) |
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Grasshopper Sparrow ( r ) |
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LeConte's Sparrow (h-1896) |
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Fox Sparrow ( u ) |
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Song Sparrow ( c ) |
JAN 1 |
FAIRMONT LOOP, HAYDEN, OCEAN AVE.FEEDER |
JAN SEVERTSON, VALIRIE ZAGAR, JANET CALLEN |
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 ) |
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Golden-crowned Sparrow ( r ) |
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Dark-eyed Junco (OREGON)( c ) |
JAN 1 |
FERNAN LAKE, FARIMONT LOOP AND LOCH HAVEN(HAYDEN) FEEDERS |
SHIRLEY STURTS, JAN SEV, DOG WARD ERTSON |
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) |
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Dark-eyed Junco (Pink-sided) |
(OREGON) | ||
Lapland Longspur (h-1898) |
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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 ) |
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Lazuli Bunting ( u ) |
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BLACKBIRDS |
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Bobolink ( u ) |
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Red-winged Blackbird ( c ) |
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Western Meadowlark ( c ) |
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Yellow-headed Blackbird ( c ) |
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Rusty Blackbird ( # ) |
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Brewer's Blackbird ( c ) |
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Common Grackle ( # ) |
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Brown-headed Cowbird ( c ) |
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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 ) |
JAN 1 |
LOCH HAVEN (HAYDEN)` |
DOUG WARD |
House Finch ( c ) |
JAN 1 |
FAIRMONT LOOOP LOCH HAVEN(HAYDEN), OCEAN AVE. FEEDERS |
JAN SEVERTSON, DOUG WARD, JANET CALLEN |
Red Crossbill ( c ) |
JAN 2 |
CONKLING PARK |
DOUGWARD |
White-winged Crossbill ( r ) |
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Common Redpoll ( s ) |
jAN 1 |
SPOKANE RIVER ACROSS FROM RIVERSTONE AT THEIR FEEDER |
TERRI AND BOB FARR |
Hoary Redpoll ( # ) |
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Pine Siskin ( c ) |
JAN 1 |
FERNAN LAKE FAIRMONT LOOP, HAYDEN , LOCH HAVEN(HAYDEN), OCEAN AVE. FEEDERS |
SHIRLEY STURTS, JAN SEVERTSON, VALORIE ZAGAR, DOUG WARD, JANET CALLEN |
American Goldfinch ( c ) |
JAN 1 |
FERNAN LAKE, OCEAN AVE. FEEDERS |
SHIRLEY STURTS, JANET CALLEN |
Evening Grosbeak ( c ) |
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OLD WORLD SPARROWS |
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House Sparrow ( c ) |
JAN 1 |
OCEAN AVE |
JANET CALLEN |