SHOSHONE COUNTY BIRD CHECKLIST
AND
SHOSHONE COUNTY 2008 BIG
YEAR
compiled by Lisa
Hardy
The Shoshone County
checklist stands at 212 species. In 2005, 157 species were detected, or 77% of
the total species ever recorded. Shoshone is primarily a landscape of forested
mountains traversed by two rivers, the Coeur d'Alene and St. Joe. Aside from a
handful of small, high elevation cirque lakes, still water is rare, and most of
the waterbird records come from the manmade ponds of the sewage treatment
facility at Page. The river valleys are minor migration corridors, and a few
unexpected species turn up every spring and fall.
If you have a species to
add, or can beat any of the dates posted so far, call Lisa at 682-4808, or
email at basalt@earthlink.net.
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 (67)
( u ) UNCOMMON: Found every
year, often seasonal, in limited areas, in small numbers, and may require
repeated search attempts in more specific areas (69)
( 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 (35)
( r ) RARE: Not seen every
year, mostly irregular, some periodic (28)
( # ) ACCIDENTAL: Just a few
total sightings with a low expectation of being found in the future. (13)
Total of
107 as of April 15
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SPECIES |
STATUS |
DATE |
LOCATION |
OBSERVER |
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Snow Goose |
r |
|
|
|
|
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Canada Goose |
c |
8-Jan |
N Fk CdA River |
Lisa Hardy |
|
|
Tundra Swan |
s |
5-Apr |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
|
Wood Duck |
c |
1-Apr |
Page swamp |
Lisa Hardy |
|
|
Gadwall |
u |
12-Jan |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
|
Eurasian Wigeon |
s |
|
|
|
|
|
American Wigeon |
c |
23-Mar |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
|
Mallard |
c |
12-Jan |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
|
Blue-winged Teal |
c |
10-May |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
|
Cinnamon Teal |
c |
27-Apr |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
|
Northern Shoveler |
c |
5-Apr |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
|
Northern Pintail |
u |
23-Mar |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
|
Green-winged Teal |
c |
12-Jan |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
|
Canvasback |
s |
1-Mar |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
|
Redhead |
c |
5-Apr |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
|
Ring-necked Duck |
c |
3-Feb |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
|
Greater Scaup |
s |
|
|
|
|
|
Lesser Scaup |
c |
1-Mar |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
|
Harlequin Duck |
s |
|
|
|
|
|
Surf Scoter |
r |
|
|
|
|
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Long-tailed Duck |
r |
|
|
|
|
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Bufflehead |
u |
28-Jan |
Kingston |
Lisa Hardy |
|
|
Common Goldeneye |
c |
7-Jan |
Kingston |
Lisa Hardy |
|
|
Barrow's Goldeneye |
c |
12-Jan |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
|
Hooded Merganser |
c |
15-Feb |
N Fk CdA River |
Lisa Hardy |
|
|
Common Merganser |
c |
8-Jan |
N Fk CdA River |
Lisa Hardy |
|
|
Ruddy Duck |
c |
27-Apr |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
|
Ring-necked Pheasant |
s |
|
|
|
|
|
Ruffed Grouse |
u |
14-Mar |
Elizabeth Park |
Lisa Hardy |
|
|
Spruce Grouse |
u |
|
|
|
|
|
White-tailed Ptarmigan |
# |
|
|
|
|
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Dusky Grouse |
u |
|
|
|
|
|
Wild Turkey |
c |
15-Feb |
Linfor |
Lisa Hardy |
|
|
California Quail |
s |
|
|
|
|
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Common Loon |
r |
|
|
|
|
|
Pied-billed Grebe |
u |
7-Jan |
N Fk CdA River |
Lisa Hardy |
|
|
Horned Grebe |
s |
|
|
|
|
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Eared Grebe |
s |
|
|
|
|
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Western Grebe |
s |
|
|
|
|
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Clark's Grebe |
r |
|
|
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American White Pelican |
# |
|
|
|
|
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American Bittern |
r |
|
|
|
|
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Great Blue Heron |
u |
28-Jan |
N Fk CdA River |
Lisa Hardy |
|
|
Snowy Egret |
# |
|
|
|
|
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Turkey Vulture |
u |
|
|
|
|
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Osprey |
u |
21-Apr |
Enaville |
Lisa Hardy |
|
|
Bald Eagle |
u |
25-Jan |
N Fk CdA River |
Lisa Hardy |
|
|
Northern Harrier |
u |
3-May |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
|
Sharp-shinned Hawk |
u |
|
|
|
|
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Cooper's Hawk |
u |
|
|
|
|
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Northern Goshawk |
u |
|
|
|
|
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Red-tailed Hawk |
u |
4-Apr |
N Fk CdA River |
Lisa Hardy |
|
|
Rough-legged Hawk |
s |
|
|
|
|
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Golden Eagle |
r |
|
|
|
|
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American Kestrel |
u |
|
|
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|
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Merlin |
u |
|
|
|
|
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Peregrine Falcon |
r |
|
|
|
|
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Prairie Falcon |
r |
|
|
|
|
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Virginia Rail |
r |
6-Jun |
Page |
Lisa Hardy |
|
|
Sora |
u |
|
|
|
|
|
American Coot |
c |
8-Feb |
N Fk CdA River |
Lisa Hardy |
|
|
Semipalmated Plover |
r |
|
|
|
|
|
Killdeer |
c |
1-Apr |
Kellogg |
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