NOTE: This is a published article from the British Columbia Waterfowl Society newsletter (Ireland, J. (2004) Top Birds of the Sanctuary 2003. Marshnotes Winter 2004). The contents of Marshnotes may not be reprinted or otherwise published without the written permission of the Editor.

 

Top Birds at the Sanctuary 2003

(TOTAL OF 193 SPECIES SEEN IN 2003, LIST COMPILED BY J.IRELAND)

JANUARY
Northern Goshawk
Orange-Crowned Warbler
Redhead
Cinnamon Teal
Barn Swallow (22 birds)

FEBRUARY
Black-crowned Night Heron
Sanderling
Swamp Sparrow
Hutton's Vireo

MARCH
Brant
Mandarin Duck
Steller's Jay
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Hairy Woodpecker

APRIL
Mute Swan
Marbled Godwit
Northern Goshawk
Hammond's Flycatcher

MAY
Hudsonian Godwit
Osprey
Whimbrel
Western Kingbird
Purple Martin
Veery
White-throated Sparrow

JUNE
Red Crossbill
Osprey
Turkey Vulture
Marbled Godwit
Hudsonian Godwit

JULY
Lesser Snow Goose
Steller's Jay
Red Crossbill
Mute Swan
Bonaparte's Gull

AUGUST
Red-necked Phalarope
Osprey
Band-tailed Pigeon
Nashville Warbler
Northern Waterthrush

SEPTEMBER
Hudsonian Godwit
Red-necked Phalarope
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Pileated Woodpecker
American Redstart
Nashville Warbler

OCTOBER
Parasitic Jaeger
Marbled Godwit
White-throated Sparrow
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Rusty Blackbird

NOVEMBER
Barred Owl
Swamp Sparrow
Western Tanager
Barn Swallow
Brant
Sora Rail

DECEMBER
Black-crowned Night Heron
Spotted Sandpiper
Marbled Murrelet
Common Redpoll
Hairy Woodpecker
Sandhill Crane

 
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