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 - Flycatchers - House Sparrow 2002-2016
Flycatchers - House Sparrow 2017-
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Species
- Part 3 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS |
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| Olive-sided Flycatcher ( u ) | 31 Jul | 22 May | |||
| Western Wood-Pewee ( c ) | 5 Jun | 17 May | 28 May | 9 May |
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| Willow Flycatcher ( c ) | 7 Jun | 6 Jun | 9 Jun |
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| Least Flycatcher ( s ) | 30 Jun | 14 Jun |
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| Hammond's Flycatcher ( c ) | 25 May | 5 May | 15 May | 28 Apr |
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| ,,,,,,,,,Gray Flycatcher (h= 1895) | |||||
| Dusky Flycatcher ( u ) | 3 Jun | 5 May | 12 May | 28 Apr |
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| Cordilleran Flycatcher ( c ) (Western/Pacific00- Slope Flycatcher) | 18 May | 5 May | 1 Jun | 15 May |
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| Say's Phoebe ( r ) | 29 Apr | 4 Jun | Apr 6 | 16 MAY |
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| Western Kingbird ( u ) | 13 Jun | 9 Jun | 1 Jun | 16 May |
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| Eastern Kingbird ( c ) | 7 Jun | 17 May | 1 Jun | MAY 26 |
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SHRIKES |
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| Loggerhead Shrike ( r ) | |||||
| Northern Shrike ( u ) | 5 Jun | 4 Jan | 5 Jan | 3 Jan |
2 Jan |
VIREOS |
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| Cassin's Vireo ( c ) | 14 May | 15 May | 25 Apr | 28 Apr |
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| Warbling Vireo ( c ) | 25 May | 15 May | 1 May | 15 May |
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| Red-eyed Vireo ( u ) | 5 Jun | 24 May | 6 May | 9 Jun |
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CROWS, JAYS |
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| Canada (Gray) Jay u ) | 2 Jan | 15 May | 19 Feb | 8 Jan |
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| Pinyon Jay (#) | |||||
| Steller's Jay ( c ) | 5 Jan | 1 Jan | 7 Jan | 1 Jan |
2 Jan |
| Blue Jay ( s ) | 30 Mar | 1 Jan | 5 Jan | 1 Jan |
2 Jan |
| Blue/Steller's Jay | |||||
| Western Scrub Jay | |||||
| Clark's Nutcracker ( u ) | 28 Oct | 7 Sep | 27Jun |
18 Oct |
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| Black-billed Magpie ( c ) | 2 Jan | 1 Jan | 1 Jan | 1 Jan |
1 Jan |
| American Crow ( c ) | 2 Jan | 1 Jan | 1 Jan | 4 Jan |
1 Jan |
| Common Raven ( c ) | 1 Jan | 1 Jan | 1 Jan | 1 Jan |
1 Jan |
LARKS |
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| Horned Lark ( u ) | 1 Jan | 14 Jul | 28 Apr | ||
SWALLOWS |
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| N. Rough-winged Swallow ( c ) | 23 Apr | 8 Apr | 7 Apr | 8 May |
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| Purple Martin ( # ) | |||||
| Tree Swallow ( c ) | 16 Mar | 10 Mar | 20 Mar | 1 Mar |
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| Violet-green Swallow ( c ) | 11 Mar | 10 Mar | 16 Mar | 8 Mar |
3 Mar |
| Bank Swallow ( u ) | 23 Apr | 26 May | 27 May | 7 Aug |
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| Barn Swallow ( c ) | 23 Apr | 5 May | 28 Apr | 9 May |
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| Cliff Swallow ( c ) | 15 Apr | 8 Apr | 11 Apr | 26 Apr |
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CHICKADEES |
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| Black-caped Chickadee ( c ) | 1 Jan | 1 Jan | 1 Jan | 1 Jan |
1 Jan |
| Mountain Chickadee ( c ) | 1 Jan | 1 Jan | 1 Jan | 1 Jan |
1 Jan |
| Chestnut-b Chickadee (c ) | 4 Jan | 4 Jan | 2 Jan | 1 Jan |
1 Jan |
| Boreal Chickadee ( # ) | |||||
NUTHATCHES |
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| Red-breasted Nuthatch ( c ) | 1 Jan | 1 Jan | 1 Jan | 1 Jan |
1 Jan |
| White-breasted Nuthatch ( s ) | 18 Feb | 13 Jan | 2 Jan | 15 Apr |
16Feb |
| Pygmy Nuthatch ( c ) | 1 Jan | 1 Jan | 1 Jan | 2 Jan |
1 Jan |
CREEPERS |
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| Brown Creeper( c ) | 5 Jan | 3 Jan | 1 Jan | 8 Jan |
2 Jan |
WRENS |
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| Rock Wren ( s ) | 21 Sep |
1 Jan |
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| Canyon Wren ( # ) | 5 Apr | ||||
| House Wren ( c ) | 27 Apr | 17 May | 14 May | 9 Apr |
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| Pacific Wren ( c ) | 5 Jan | 4 Jan | 15 Jan | 8 Apr |
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| Marsh Wren ( u ) | 8 May | 8 Apr | `12 Jan | 1 May |
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| Bewick's Wren (s ) | 5 Jan | 4 Jan | 12 Jan | 7 Oct |
2 Jan |
DIPPERS |
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| American Dipper ( s ) | 14 Sep | 10 May | 1 Jan | 18 Jun |
9 Jan |
KINGLETS |
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| Golden-crowned Kinglet ( c ) | 1 Jan | 3 Jan | 2 Jan | 5 Jan |
2 Jan |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet ( cb) | 22 Apr | 13 Mar | 5 Jan | 23 Apr |
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THRUSHES |
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| Western Bluebird ( c ) | 16 Mar | 18 Mar | 23 Mar | 28 Mar |
7 Mar |
| Mountain Bluebird ( c ) | 9 Mar | 12 Mar | 20 Mar | 2 Apr |
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| Townsend's Solitaire ( u ) | 2 Jan | 4 Jan | 5 Jan | 11 Jan |
14 Mar |
| Veery ( u ) | 5 Jun | ||||
| Swainson's Thrush | 9 Jun | 7 Jun | 6 Jun | May 3 |
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| Hermit Thrush ( s ) | 8 Jun | 7 Jun | May 22 |
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| American Robin ( c ) | 1 Jan | 16 Mar | 1 Jan | 1 Jan |
1 Jan |
| Varied Thrush ( c ) | 1 Jan | 2 Jan | 7 Jan | 4 Feb |
17 Feb |
MOCKINGBIRFDS, THRASHERS |
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| Gray Catbird ( c ) | 25 May | 24 May | 27 May | 27 MAY |
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| Northern Mockingbird ( # ) | |||||
STARLINGS |
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| European Starling ( c ) | 1 Jan | 4 Jan | 1 Jan | 1 Jan |
1 Jan |
| PIPITS | |||||
| American Pipit ( u ) | 10 Sep | 7 Sep | 19 Apr | ||
| WAXWINGS | |||||
| Bohemian Waxwing ( u ) | 2 Jan | 4 Jan | 2 Jan | 8 Jan |
15 Jan |
| Cedar Waxwing ( c ) | 2 Jan | 24 May | 2 Jan | 1 Jan |
3 Jan |
| LOGSPURS AND BUNTINGS | |||||
| …….Lapland Longspur (h-1898) | 5 Nov | ||||
| Snow Bunting ( s ) | 17 Feb | 30 Dec |
16 Mar |
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WOOD WARBLERS |
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| Northern Waterthrush ( s ) | 5 Jun | 7 May | |||
| Black and White Wabler ( # ) | |||||
| Tennessee Warbler | |||||
| Orange-crowned Warbler ( c ) | 22 Apr | 3 May | 28 Apr | 23 Apr |
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| Nashville Warbler ( u ) | 1 May | 5 May | 10 May | 30 Apr |
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| MacGillivrary's Warbler ( c ) | 13 May | 5 May | 5 May | 17 May |
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| Common Yellowthroat ( c ) | 6 May | 17 May | 14 May | 10 May |
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| Amerocan Redstart | 5 Jun | 7 May | 1 Jun | 28 May |
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| Yellow Warbler ( c ) | 6 May | 5 May | 12 May | 28 Apr |
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| Chestnut-sided Warbler | |||||
| Palm Warbler ( # ) | |||||
| Yellow-rumped Warbler ( c ) | 10 Jan 25 Apr |
18 Feb | 5 Jan 7May | 23 Apr |
19 Feb |
| Yellow-throated Warbler ( # ) | |||||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler (#) | 4 Oct | ||||
| Townsend's Warbler ( c ) | 28 May | 15 May | 11 May | 23 Apr |
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| Wilson's Warbler ( u ) | 28 May | 22 May |
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| Yellow-breasted Chat | 24 Jun | 25 May | |||
EMBERIZIDS |
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| Spotted Towhee ( c ) | 19 Mar | 18 Feb | 18 Mar | 24 Feb |
20 Feb |
| American Tree Sparrow ( s ) | 11 Mar | 25 Oct | |||
| Chipping Sparrow ( c ) | 12 May | 3 May | 25 Apr | 5 May |
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| Clay-colored Sparrow ( # ) | 25 May | 9 Jun | 27 May | ||
| Brewer's Sparrow ( r ) | 27 MY | ||||
| Vesper Sparrow ( c ) | 13 July | 19 Apr | 22 Apr | 9 May |
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| Lark Sparrow ( r ) | SEP |
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| Black-throated Sparrow ( # ) | |||||
| Savannah Sparrow ( c ) | 25 Mar | 19 Apr | 6 Apr | 9 May |
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| Grasshopper Sparrow ( r ) | |||||
| …..LeConte's Sparrow (h-1896) | |||||
| Fox Sparrow ( u ) | 8 May |
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| Song Sparrow ( c ) | 1 Jan | 1 JaN | 1 Jan | 1 Jan |
1 Jan |
| Lincoln's sparrow ( u ) | 8 Jun | 5 May | 8 Sep | 15 Apr |
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| Swamp Sparrow ( # ) | |||||
| White-throated Sparrow ( s ) | 5 Jan | ||||
| White-crowned Sparrow ( u ) | 5 Jan | 26 Apr | 23 Apr | 15 Mar |
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| Harris's sparrow ( r ) | 5 Feb | ||||
| Golden-crowned Sparrow ( r ) | 14 Oct | ||||
| Dark-eyed Junco ( c ) | 1 Jan | 1 Jan | 1 Jan | 1 Jan |
1 Jan |
| ----Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) | 1 Jan | 1 Jan |
1 Jan |
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TANAGERS |
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| Western Tanager ( c ) | 3 May | 12 May | 10 May | 11 May |
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SALTATORS |
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| Rose-breasted Grosbeak (#) | |||||
| Black-headed Grosbeak ( c ) | 14 May | 15 May | 13 May | 28 Apr |
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| Lazuli Bunting ( u ) | 8 Jun | 23 May | 12 May | 24 May |
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BLACKBIRDS |
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| Bobolink ( u ) | 28 May | 17 May | 2 Jun |
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| Red-winged Blackbird ( c ) | 11 Mar | 13 Feb | 5 JAN | 11 Jan |
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| Western Meadowlark ( c ) | 11 Mar | 13 Mar | 24 Apr | 23 Apr |
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| Yellow-headed Blackbird ( c ) | 18 Apr | 8 Apr | 11 Apr | 1 May |
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| Rusty Blackbird ( # ) | |||||
| Brewer's Blackbird ( c ) | 15 Apr | 6 Jan | 6 Apr | 11 Jan |
16 Jan |
| Common Grackle ( # ) | |||||
| Brown-headed Cowbird ( c ) | 5 May | 15 May | 25 Apr | 9 May |
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| Bullock's Oriole ( u ) | 8 May | 17 May | 12 May | 15 May |
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CARDUELINE FINCHES |
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| Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch ( r ) | 6 Nov |
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| Pine Grosbeak ( s ) | 28 Apr |
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| Purple Finch ( # ) | |||||
| Cassin's Finch ( u ) | 5 7Jan | 7 Feb | 6 jan | 11 May |
1 Jan |
| House Finch ( c ) | 1 Jan | 1 Jan | 1 Jan | 1 Jan |
1 Jan |
| Red Crossbill ( c ) | 2 Jan | 17 feb | 5 Jan | 2 Jan |
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| White-winged Crossbill ( r ) | 7 Sep | 14 Jan |
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| Common Redpoll ( s ) | 4 Nov | 1 Jan | 28 Jan | 16 Oct |
1 Jan |
| Hoary Redpoll ( # ) | |||||
| Pine Siskin ( c ) | 2 Jan | 1 Jan | 5 Jan | 3 Jan |
1 Jan |
| American Goldfinch ( c ) | 3 Jan | 4 Jan | 1 Jan | 2 Jan |
1 Jan |
| Evening Grosbeak ( c ) | 26 Mar | 4 Jan | 4 Apr | 29 Jan |
5 Jan |
OLD WORLD SPARROWS |
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| House Sparrow ( c ) | 1 Jan | 1 jan | 1 Jan | 2 Jan |
1 Jan |
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