NOTE: This is a published article from the British Columbia Waterfowl Society newsletter (Ireland, J. (2002) Top Birds of the Sanctuary 2001. Marshnotes Winter 2002). The contents of Marshnotes may not be reprinted or otherwise published without the written permission of the Editor.

 

Top Birds at the Sanctuary 2001

(TOTAL OF 202 SPECIES SEEN IN 2001, LIST COMPILED BY J.IRELAND)

JANUARY
Northern Goshawk
Barred Owl
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Marbled Murrelet
Swamp Sparrow

FEBRUARY
Snowy Owl
Hutton's Vireo
Western Meadowlark
American Tree Sparrow
Sanderling
Hairy Woodpecker

MARCH
Pelagic Cormorant
Long-eared Owl
Northern Goshawk
Yellow-headed Blackbird

APRIL
Whimbrel
Marbled Godwit
Pileated Woodpecker
Sora Rail
Bonaparte's Gull

MAY
White-throated Sparrow
Long-billed Curlew
Lewis's Woodpecker
American Avocet
Veery

JUNE
Red Crossbill
Black Tern
Common Nighthawk
Pileated Woodpecker

JULY
American Dipper
Brant Goose
Red-necked Phalarope
Eastern Kingbird
Turkey Vulture
Red Crossbill

AUGUST
Ruff (Reeve)
Solitary Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Common Raven

SEPTEMBER
Red-necked Grebe
Marbled Godwit
Great Egret
Purple Martin
Barred Owl
Osprey
Steller's Jay
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Northern Waterthrush

OCTOBER
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Great Egret
Parasitic Jaeger
Willet
Stilt Sandpiper
Northern Waterthrush
Swamp Sparrow
Lapland Longspur

NOVEMBER
Cliff Swallow
Great Egret
Willet
Cinnamon Teal
Common Redpoll
Swamp Sparrow

DECEMBER
Gyrfalcon
Northern Goshawk
Snowy Owl
Common Murre
Semipalmated Plover
Pine Grosbeak

 

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