NOTE: This is a published article from the British Columbia Waterfowl Society newsletter (Ireland, J. (2003) Top Birds of the Sanctuary 2002. Marshnotes Winter 2003). The contents of Marshnotes may not be reprinted or otherwise published without the written permission of the Editor.

 

Top Birds at the Sanctuary 2002

(TOTAL OF 200 SPECIES SEEN IN 2002, LIST COMPILED BY J.IRELAND)

JANUARY
Northern Goshawk
Orange-Crowned Warbler
Gyrfalcon
Willet
Northern Waterthrush
Barn Swallow

FEBRUARY
Barred Owl
Common Redpoll
Western Meadowlark
Redhead
Barn Swallow
Yellow-headed Blackbird

MARCH
Cinnamon Teal
Barred Owl
Pileated Woodpecker
House Wren
Northern Waterthrush

APRIL
Golden Eagle
Hudsonian Godwit
Red-necked Grebe
Short-eared Owl
Hutton's Vireo

MAY
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Long-billed Curlew
Great Egret
Red Crossbill

JUNE
Red Crossbill
Osprey
Band-tailed Pigeon
Common Nighthawk
Eastern Kingbird

JULY
Turkey Vulture
Trumpeter Swan
Red-necked Phalarope
Yellow-headed Blackbird
American Kestrel

AUGUST
Red-necked Phalarope
Ruff (Reeve)
Hudsonian Godwit
Hairy Woodpecker
Short-eared Owl

SEPTEMBER
Hudsonian Godwit
Osprey
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Green-tailed Towhee
Steller's Jay
Purple Martin
American Avocet

OCTOBER
Prothonotary Warbler
Sora
White-throated Sparrow
Osprey

NOVEMBER
Cinnamon Teal
Swamp Sparrow
Stilt Sandpiper
Barn Swallow
Brant

DECEMBER
Black-crowned Night Heron
Mourning Dove
Short-eared Owl
Swamp Sparrow
Northern Waterthrush

 
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