NOTE: This is a published article from the British Columbia Waterfowl Society newsletter (Ireland, J. (2006) Top Birds of the Sanctuary 2006. Marshnotes Winter 2007). The contents of Marshnotes may not be reprinted or otherwise published without the written permission of the Editor.

 

Top Birds at the Sanctuary 2006

(TOTAL OF 197 SPECIES SEEN IN 2006, LIST COMPILED BY J. IRELAND.)

JANUARY
Golden Eagle
Snowy Owl
Ruddy Duck
Barn Swallow
Swamp Sparrow

FEBRUARY
Black-crowned Night Heron
Red-necked Grebe
Long-tailed Duck
Gyrfalcon

MARCH
Black Scoter
Golden Eagle
Barred Owl
Marbled Godwit
Hermit Thrush

APRIL
Long-billed Curlew
Brant
Turkey Vulture
American Kestrel
Franklin's Gull
Chipping Sparrow

MAY
Osprey
Whimbrel
Band-tailed Pigeon
Hermit Warbler
Hutton's Vireo

JUNE
Tundra Swan
Greater White-fronted Goose
Black-crowned Night Heron
Hairy Woodpecker

JULY
Mute Swan
Green Heron
Osprey
Eastern Kingbird

AUGUST
Purple Martin
Green Heron
Osprey
Eastern Kingbird

SEPTEMBER
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Ruff
Pileated Woodpecker
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Western Meadowlark
White-throated Sparrow

OCTOBER
Osprey
Barred Owl
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Swamp Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow

NOVEMBER
Golden Eagle
Snowy Owl
Gyrfalcon
Pine Grosbeak
Snow Bunting
Sora

DECEMBER
Long-eared Owl
Bohemian Waxwing
Barn Swallow
Orange-Crowned Warbler
Evening Grosbeak

 
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