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KOOTENAI COUNTY SPRING ARRIVALS AND FIRST SEEN FOR THE YEAR

Compiled by Shirley Sturts

OCCURANCE 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 (108)
  • ( u ) UNCOMMON: Found every year, often seasonal, in limited areas, in small numbers, and may require repeated search attempts in more specific areas (44)
  • ( 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 (47)
  • ( r ) RARE: Not seen every year, mostly irregular, some periodic (40)
  • ( # ) ACCIDENTAL: Just a few total sightings with a low expectation of being found in the future. (39)
  • w = winter date. Used for migratory species that are rare or scarce in winter. It is followed by a spring arrival date.

Part 1 Geese - Turkey Vulture 2002-2016
Geese - Turkey Vulture 2017 -

Part 2 Hawks - Woodpeckers 2002-2016
Hawks - Woodpeckers 2017-

Part 3 Flytatchers - House Sparrow 2002-2016
Flytatchers - House Sparrow 2017-


 
Species - Part 2
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
HAWKS, KITES, EAGLES
Osprey ( c )
25 Mar
1 Apr
25 Mar
28 Mar
Golden Eagle ( r )
5 Jun
5 Jan
Northern Harrier (c )
25 Jan
4 Jan
12 Jan
11 Mar
18 Feb
Sharp-shinned Hawk ( u )
2 Jan
6 Jan
9 Jan
14 Jan
Cooper's Hawk ( u )
4 Jan
6 Jan
1 Jan
4 Jan
2 Jan
Northern Goshawk ( s )
28 Jun
20 Mar
21 Apr
30 JUN
Bald Eagle ( c )
1 Jan
1 Jan
1 Jan
1 Jan
1 Jan
Swainson's Hawk ( s )
Red-tailed Hawk ( c )
2 Jan
2 Jan
1 Jan
1 Jan
2 Jan
Ferruginous Hawk ( # )
Rough-legged Hawk ( c )
1 Jan/Mar 25
4 Jan
4 Jan
5 Jan
2 Jan
Broad-winged Hawk
22 Sep
 
RAILS, COOTS
Virginia Rail ( s )
24 May
14 Apr
12 Jan
1 May
Sora ( u )
6 May
5 May
12 May
9 May
American Coot ( c )
3 Jan
8 Feb
1 Jan
19 Feb
CRANES
Sandhill Crane ( r )
15 Apr
26 May
11 May
PLOVERS
Black-bellied Plover ( r )
American Golden-Plover ( r )
Semipalmated Plover ( r )
7
Killdeer ( c )
21 Jan
10 Mar
14 Mar
20 Mar
STILTS, AVOCETS
Black-necked Stilt ( # )
29 Aug
29Apr
14 Apr
13 Aug
American Avocet ( r )
SANDPIPERS, PHALAROPES
Spotted Sandpiper ( c )
23 Apr
5 May
5 May
1 May
Solitary Sandpiper ( s )
27 Jul
Greater Yellowlegs ( s )
14 Nov
8 May
Willet ( # )
Lesser Yellowlegs ( s )
22 Apr
1 Aug
Upland Sandpiper ( # )
Long-billed Curlew ( r )
10 May
Marbled Godwit ( # )
Sanderling ( s )
Semipalmated Sandpiper ( s )
6 May
7 Aug
Western Sandpiper ( s )
7 Aug
Least Sandpiper ( s )
7 Aug
White-rumped Sandpiper ( # )
Baird's Sandpiper ( s )
1 Aug
Pectoral Sandpiper ( s )
Aug13
Dunlin ( # )
7 Apr
Stilt Sandpiper ( s )
Short-billed Dowitcher ( r )
Long-billed Dowitcher ( s )
8 Oct
13 Jul
 
Wilson's Snipe ( c )
25 Mar
8 Apr
3 Mar
12 Apr
Wilson's Phalarope ( s)
21 May
May
15 May
13 May
Red-necked Phalarope ( # )
--Red Phalarope (h=1934)
GULLS, TERNS
Sabine's Gull ( # )
Bonaparte's Gull ( u )
1 May
29 Feb
Franklin's Gull ( r )
Mew Gull ( r )
14 Jan
1 Jan
1 Jan
4 Jan
Ring-billed Gull ( c )
1 Jan
1 Jan
1 Jan
1 Jan
1 Jan
California Gull ( c )
1 Jan
1 Jan
1 Jan
3 Jan
8 Jan
Herring Gull ( u )
1 Jan
1 Jan
1 Jan
3 Jan
29 Jan
Iceland/Thayer's Gull ( s )
1 Jan
2 Jan
3 Jan
18Feb
Lesser Black-backed Gull
14 Jan
29Nov
2 Jan
11 Feb
Glaucous-winged Gull ( r )
14 Jan
16 Dec
Glaucous Gull ( r )
14 Jan
Nov 24
Jan 31
Caspian Tern ( s )
11 Jul
13 Jun
14Jun
Black Tern ( c )
17 May
10 Jun
21 Jun
Common Tern ( s )
Forster's Tern ( s )
5 May
JAEGERS
Parasitic Jaeger ( # )
 
MURRES
Ancient Murrelet ( # )
PIGEONS, DOVES
Rock Pigeon ( c )
1 Jan
4 Jan
1 Jan
3 Jan
1 Jan
Band-tailed Pigeon ( r )
Eurasian Collared-Dove 
1 Jan
4 Jan
1 Jan
1 JAN
2 Jan
Mourning Dove ( c )
1 Jan
1 Jan
1 Jan
1 Jan
1 Jan
CUCKOOS
……..Yellow-billed Cuckoo ( h-1895) 
BARN OWLS
Barn Owl ( s )
7 Apr
TYPICAL OWLS
Flammulated Owl ( # )
Western Screech Owl ( s )
7 Aug
Great Horned Owl ( u )
6 Apr
13 Jan
16 Feb
JAN
21 Mar
Snowy Owl ( r )
Northern Hawk Owl ( # )
Northern Pygmy-Owl ( u )
1 Jan
1 Jan
18 Feb
Barred Owl ( s )
1 Jan
Mar
13 Jan
20 Jan
Great Gray Owl ( r )
Long-eared Owl ( r )
Short-eared Owl ( s )
Northern Saw-whet Owl ( s )
30 Jan
18 Mar
17 Jan
GOATSUCKERS
Common Nighthawk ( c )
6 Jun
27 May
26 Jun
1 Jun
Common Poorwill ( r )
SWIFTS
Black Swift ( r )
Vaux's Swift ( u )
12 May
5 May
18 Jun
24 May
White-throated Swift ( # )
15 Apr
8 May
HUMMINGBIRDS
Black-chinned Hummingbird( c)
5 May
13 May
26 Apr
28 Apr
Anna's Hummingbird 
18 Oct
1 Jan
1 Jan
26 Apr
6 Jan
Costa's Hummingbird ( # )
Broad-tailed Hummingbird ( # 
Rufous Hummingbird ( c )
11 Apr
29 Apr
23 Apr
18 APR
Calliope Humiingbird ( c )
19 Apr
24 Apr
18 Apr
19 APR
KINGFISHERS
Belted Kingfisher ( c )
2 Jan
1 Jan
1 Jan
5 Jan
1 Jan
WOODPECKERS
Lewis' Woodpecker ( r )
5 May
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( # )
Williamson' Sapsucker ( r 
Red-naped Sapsucker ( c 
21 Apr
17 May
11 Apr
23 Apr
Red-breasted Sapsucker 
Downy Woodpecker ( c
2 Jan
1 Jan
1 Jan
3 Jan
2 Jan
Hairy Woodpecker ( c )
2 Jan
1 Jan
6 Jan
1 Jan
1 Jan
White-headed Woodpecker ( r )
Three-toed Woodpecker ( s )
25 Jun
Black-backed Woodpecker (s 
12 Aug
22 Feb
Northern Flicker ( c )
1 Jan
1 Jan
1 Jan
3 Jan
1 Jan
Pileated Woodpecker ( u )
2 Jan
4 Jan
5 Jan
8 Jan
9 Jan
FALCONS
American Kestrel ( c )
5 Jan
6 Jan
5 Jan
1 Jan
Merlin ( u )
20 Jan
2 Jan
Gryfalcon ( r ) 
Peregrine Falcon ( r )
5 AUG
7 Aug
Prairie Falcon ( s ) 
21 Nov
 
21m Jam g
27 JULO

 

 

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