Birds of Blaine & Birch Bay

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C=Common; F=Fairly Common; U=Uncommon; R=Rare; I=Irregular

1. Bird

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Greater White-fronted Goose

U

U

U

F

U

U

F

F

U

U

Snow Goose

C

C

C

C

U

R

C

C

C

Ross’s Goose

R

R

R

R

R

R

Brant

C

F

F

C

U

R

R

R

R

F

C

C

Cackling Goose

C

C

C

C

U

U

C

C

C

Canada Goose

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Trumpeter Swan

C

C

F

U

R

C

C

Tundra Swan

C

C

C

U

U

C

C

Wood Duck

U

U

F

F

C

F

F

F

F

U

U

U

Gadwall

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Eurasian Wigeon

U

U

U

U

R

R

U

U

U

American Wigeon

C

C

C

C

U

R

R

U

C

C

C

C

Mallard

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Blue-winged Teal

R

F

F

U

U

R

Cinnamon Teal

R

R

R

F

F

F

F

F

U

R

R

R

Northern Shoveler

C

C

C

C

C

F

F

F

C

C

C

C

Northern Pintail

C

C

C

C

U

R

R

U

C

C

C

C

Green-winged Teal

C

C

C

C

F

R

R

F

C

C

C

C

Canvasback

F

F

U

U

R

R

U

C

F

2. Bird

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Redhead

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

Ring-necked Duck

C

C

C

F

F

U

U

U

U

F

C

C

Greater Scaup

C

C

C

F

F

U

F

C

C

Lesser Scaup

C

C

C

C

U

U

U

U

U

F

C

C

Harlequin Duck

F

F

F

U

U

U

F

F

F

F

F

F

Surf Scoter

C

C

C

C

C

F

F

F

F

C

C

C

White-winged Scoter

C

C

C

C

C

F

U

U

F

F

C

C

Black Scoter

U

U

U

U

U

R

R

U

U

U

U

Long-tailed Duck

C

C

C

U

U

F

C

C

Bufflehead

C

C

C

C

C

R

R

R

U

C

C

C

Common Goldeneye

C

C

C

F

U

R

R

U

C

C

Barrow’s Goldeneye

C

C

C

C

R

R

R

R

R

U

C

C

Hooded Merganser

F

F

C

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

C

C

Common Merganser

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Red-breasted Merganser

C

C

C

C

U

R

R

R

U

F

C

C

Ruddy Duck

C

C

C

C

F

U

U

U

U

F

C

C

Ring-necked Pheasant

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

Ruffed Grouse

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

Sooty Grouse

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

Wild Turkey

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

Mountain Quail

R

R

R

R

U

R

R

U

R

R

R

R

California Quail

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

3. Bird

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Northern Bobwhite

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

U

Red-throated Loon

C

C

C

C

F

R

R

R

C

C

C

C

Pacific Loon

C

C

C

C

C

R

R

R

F

C

C

C

Common Loon

C

C

C

C

C

F

F

F

C

C

C

C

Yellow-billed Loon

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

Pied-billed Grebe

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Horned Grebe

C

C

C

C

R

R

F

C

C

C

Red-necked Grebe

C

C

C

F

U

R

F

F

C

C

C

Eared Grebe

U

U

U

U

R

U

U

U

U

Western Grebe

C

C

C

C

U

R

U

U

F

C

C

C

Clark’s Grebe

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

Northern Fulmar

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

Short-tailed Shearwater

R

R

American White Pelican

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

Brown Pelican

R

R

R

R

Brandt’s Cormorant

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Double-crested Cormorant

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Pelagic Cormorant

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

American Bittern

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

Great Blue Heron

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Great Egret

U

U

U

U

U

U

F

F

F

F

F

F

Cattle Egret

R

R

R

R

4. Bird

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Green Heron

R

R

R

U

F

F

F

F

F

U

R

R

Black-crowned Night-Heron

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

Turkey Vulture

R

U

F

F

F

F

F

C

F

R

Osprey

R

F

F

F

F

F

F

U

R

White-tailed Kite

U

U

U

U

R

R

R

U

U

U

U

U

Bald Eagle

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

F

F

F

C

C

Northern Harrier

F

F

F

F

U

U

U

U

F

F

F

F

Sharp-shinned Hawk

U

U

U

F

U

U

U

U

F

F

U

U

Cooper’s Hawk

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

F

F

F

U

U

Northern Goshawk

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

Red-shouldered Hawk

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

Red-tailed Hawk

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Rough-legged Hawk

F

F

F

U

R

U

F

F

Golden Eagle

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

American Kestrel

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

Merlin

U

U

U

U

U

R

R

U

U

U

U

U

Gyrfalcon

R

R

R

R

R

Peregrine Falcon

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

F

F

U

U

Prairie Falcon

R

R

R

R

R

Virginia Rail

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

Sora

R

R

R

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

R

R

American Coot

C

C

C

C

F

F

F

F

C

C

C

C

5. Bird

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sandhill Crane

F

F

F

U

R

U

F

F

F

Black-bellied Plover

F

F

F

F

U

R

R

C

C

F

F

F

American Golden-Plover

R

R

Pacific Golden-Plover

R

R

R

Semipalmated Plover

U

F

F

F

F

R

Killdeer

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Black Oystercatcher

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

Black-necked Stilt

R

R

R

Spotted Sandpiper

R

R

U

U

F

F

F

F

F

U

U

R

Solitary Sandpiper

U

U

R

U

U

Greater Yellowlegs

U

U

U

C

F

R

U

C

C

F

F

U

Lesser Yellowlegs

U

U

R

F

F

R

Whimbrel

U

U

R

U

U

R

Marbled Godwit

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

Ruddy Turnstone

R

R

R

U

U

U

U

R

R

R

R

Black Turnstone

C

C

C

C

U

U

U

F

C

C

C

Surfbird

F

F

F

F

R

R

U

U

F

F

F

Red Knot

R

R

R

R

Sanderling

C

C

C

F

U

R

U

C

C

C

C

Semipalmated Sandpiper

R

U

U

R

Western Sandpiper

U

U

U

C

C

R

C

C

C

F

U

U

Least Sandpiper

U

U

U

C

C

R

C

C

C

U

U

U

6. Bird

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Baird’s Sandpiper

R

R

Pectoral Sandpiper

R

R

R

U

F

U

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

R

R

Rock Sandpiper

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

Dunlin

C

C

C

C

F

R

R

R

C

C

C

Stilt Sandpiper

R

R

Ruff

R

R

R

Short-billed Dowitcher

F

F

R

F

F

U

R

Long-billed Dowitcher

U

U

U

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

U

Wilson’s Snipe

U

U

F

F

U

U

U

U

F

F

F

U

Wilson’s Phalarope

R

R

R

R

Red-necked Phalarope

R

F

R

C

F

R

Franklin’s Gull

R

R

R

R

Little Gull

R

R

R

R

R

R

Bonaparte’s Gull

C

C

C

C

F

R

F

C

C

C

C

Heermann’s Gull

R

U

F

F

F

U

R

Mew Gull

C

C

C

C

U

R

U

C

C

C

C

Ring-billed Gull

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

California Gull

R

R

R

U

U

F

C

C

C

C

F

R

Herring Gull

U

U

U

U

R

R

U

U

U

U

Thayer’s Gull

F

F

F

U

R

R

U

U

F

Western Gull

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

7. Bird

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Glaucous-winged Gull

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Glaucous Gull

R

R

R

R

R

Caspian Tern

R

C

C

C

C

C

F

R

Black Tern

R

R

R

R

Common Tern

R

R

F

C

U

Arctic Tern

R

R

R

R

Parasitic Jaeger

R

U

F

U

R

Common Murre

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Pigeon Guillemot

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Marbled Murrelet

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

Ancient Murrelet

U

U

U

U

F

F

Rhinoceros Auklet

F

F

F

C

C

C

C

C

F

F

F

F

Tufted Puffin

U

U

U

U

U

Rock Pigeon

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Band-tailed Pigeon

U

U

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

U

U

U

Mourning Dove

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

Barn Owl

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

Western Screech-Owl

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

Great Horned Owl

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

Snowy Owl

I

I

I

I

I

I

Northern Pygmy-Owl

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

Spotted Owl

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

8. Bird

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Barred Owl

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

Great Gray Owl

I

I

I

I

Long-eared Owl

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

Short-eared Owl

F

F

F

R

R

R

F

F

F

Northern Saw-whet Owl

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

Common Nighthawk

U

U

U

R

Black Swift

U

U

U

U

U

Vaux’s Swift

U

F

F

F

C

C

R

Anna’s Hummingbird

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Calliope Hummingbird

R

R

Rufous Hummingbird

R

U

C

C

C

C

F

F

Belted Kingfisher

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

Red-naped Sapsucker

R

Red-breasted Sapsucker

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

Downy Woodpecker

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

Hairy Woodpecker

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

Northern Flicker

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Pileated Woodpecker

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

Olive-sided Flycatcher

R

U

F

F

F

R

Western Wood-Pewee

U

F

F

F

U

Willow Flycatcher

U

C

C

C

U

Hammond’s Flycatcher

U

F

U

U

F

F

9. Bird

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Dusky Flycatcher

R

Pacific-slope Flycatcher

U

C

C

C

F

U

Say’s Phoebe

R

R

Western Kingbird

R

R

R

R

Eastern Kingbird

R

R

R

R

Northern Shrike

U

U

U

R

U

U

U

Cassin’s Vireo

R

F

F

F

F

U

Hutton’s Vireo

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

Warbling Vireo

U

C

C

C

C

F

Red-eyed Vireo

R

F

F

U

U

Gray Jay

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

Steller’s Jay

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Western Scrub-Jay

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

American Crow

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Northwestern Crow

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Common Raven

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

Horned Lark

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

Purple Martin

U

F

F

F

F

R

Tree Swallow

R

U

C

C

C

C

F

U

R

Violet-green Swallow

U

C

C

C

C

C

F

R

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

U

F

F

F

F

U

Bank Swallow

R

U

U

U

U

R

10. Bird

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cliff Swallow

R

U

C

C

C

C

R

Barn Swallow

R

R

R

U

C

C

C

C

F

U

R

Black-capped Chickadee

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Bushtit

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Red-breasted Nuthatch

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

White-breasted Nuthatch

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

Brown Creeper

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

Bewick’s Wren

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

House Wren

R

F

F

F

R

Pacific Wren

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Marsh Wren

F

F

F

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

F

F

American Dipper

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

Golden-crowned Kinglet

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

C

C

C

C

U

R

C

C

C

C

Western Bluebird

R

R

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

R

R

R

Townsend’s Solitaire

R

R

R

U

R

R

R

R

Swainson’s Thrush

F

C

C

C

F

R

Hermit Thrush

U

U

U

F

U

U

F

U

U

American Robin

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Varied Thrush

C

C

C

C

U

U

U

U

F

C

C

C

European Starling

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

11. Bird

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

American Pipit

U

U

U

F

U

U

C

F

U

U

Bohemian Waxwing

I

I

I

I

Cedar Waxwing

R

R

R

U

C

C

C

C

C

C

U

R

Orange-crowned Warbler

R

R

U

F

C

C

C

C

C

U

U

R

Nashville Warbler

R

R

R

Yellow Warbler

R

C

C

C

C

C

R

Yellow-rumped Warbler

U

U

U

C

C

F

F

F

F

C

F

U

Black-throated Gray Warbler

U

C

C

C

C

C

R

Townsend’s Warbler

U

U

U

C

C

C

C

C

C

U

U

U

Hermit Warbler

U

U

U

U

R

MacGillivray’s Warbler

U

C

C

C

C

U

Common Yellowthroat

R

R

R

F

C

C

C

C

C

R

R

R

Wilson’s Warbler

F

C

C

C

C

F

R

Yellow-breasted Chat

R

R

Western Tanager

R

C

C

C

C

F

R

Spotted Towhee

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

American Tree Sparrow

R

R

R

R

R

Chipping Sparrow

F

F

F

F

U

Vesper Sparrow

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

Savannah Sparrow

U

U

U

C

C

C

C

C

C

F

U

U

Fox Sparrow

C

C

C

C

F

R

R

R

F

C

C

C

Song Sparrow

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

12. Bird

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Lincoln’s Sparrow

F

F

F

F

R

R

F

F

F

F

Swamp Sparrow

R

R

R

R

R

White-throated Sparrow

U

U

U

U

R

R

U

U

U

Harris’s Sparrow

R

R

R

R

R

R

White-crowned Sparrow

F

F

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

F

F

Golden-crowned Sparrow

C

C

C

C

F

F

C

C

C

Dark-eyed Junco

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Lapland Longspur

R

R

R

Snow Bunting

R

R

R

R

Black-headed Grosbeak

R

C

C

C

C

F

Lazuli Bunting

U

U

U

R

Red-winged Blackbird

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Western Meadowlark

U

U

U

U

U

R

R

R

R

U

U

U

Yellow-headed Blackbird

R

U

U

U

R

R

R

Rusty Blackbird

R

R

R

R

R

Brewer’s Blackbird

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Brown-headed Cowbird

U

U

U

C

C

C

C

F

F

F

U

U

Bullock’s Oriole

F

F

F

R

Purple Finch

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

House Finch

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Red Crossbill

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

Common Redpoll

I

I

I

I

I

13. Bird

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Pine Siskin

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

American Goldfinch

U

U

U

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

U

U

Evening Grosbeak

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

House Sparrow

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C