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