2000 Klickitat County Fall North American Migration Count
2000 Klickitat County Fall North American Migration Count
Conducted 9.16.00 Compiled by Bob Hansen Version 10.10.00
Whte Slmn= White Salmon, Trt Lk = Trout Lake Cnby NWLR = Conboy National
Wildlife Refuge, Cthr Crk = Catherine Creek, Klck Rvr = Klickitat River and
includes Dallesport this year, Aldr = Alder Creek
Sector----> Whte Trt Cnby Cthr Klck Sim- Upper Lower Aldr Aldr Total
Slmn Lk NWLR Crk Rvr coes Rock Rock Cr S Cr N
Creek Creek
Common Loon 0
Pied-bill Grebe 3 1 1 5
Horned Grebe 0
Red-nckd Grbe 0
Eared Grebe 0
Western Grebe 3 3
Clark's Grebe 0
D-crstd Crmrnt 1 4 12 27 16 60
A. Bittern 0
Gr Blue Heron 1 2 7 1 2* 1 1 4 1 20
Green Heron 0
Bl-cr Nght Hrn 1* 1
Turkey Vulture 4 1 23 11 7* 30 76
Tundra Swan 0
Gr.Wht-frtd Gs 0
Canada Goose 178 62 45 285
Wood Duck 2 29 8 3 42
Gadwall 9* 9
A. Wigeon 7 22 29
Wigeon, sp. 0
Mallard 26 1 2 10 2 4 4 35 2 86
Bl-winged Teal 8* 8
Cinnamon Teal 4* 4
N Shoveler 7 22* 29
N Pintail 6 7 13
Gr-winged Teal 1 17 7* 2 2 29
Redhead 1* 1
Rng-nckd Duck 28* 28
Greater Scaup 0
Lesser Scaup 2 2
scaup, sp 7 7
Harlequin Duck 0
C. Goldeneye 0
B. Goldeneye 0
Bufflehead 0
Hd Merganser 0
C Merganser 4 6 10
R-brstd Mrgnsr 0
Ruddy Duck 2 13* 15
Duck, sp. 1 13 14
Osprey 1 1 1 3
Bald Eagle 1 1
N. Harrier 1 3 1 5
Sh-shnd Hawk 1 1 2 2 2 1 9
Cooper's Hawk 3 1 1 1 1 1 8
Accipiter,sp. 1 1
Rd-shld. Hawk 1* 1
Swnsn's Hawk 0
Sector----> Whte Trt Cnby Cthr Klck Sim- Upper Lower Aldr Aldr Total
Slmn Lk NWLR Crk Rvr coes Rock Rock Cr S Cr N
Creek Creek
Rd-tailed Hawk 3 2 5 5 4 3* 12 8 3 4 49
R-legged Hawk 0
Buteo, sp 1 1
Golden Eagle 1 1 2
A. Kestral 15 2 8 7 5 11 8 8 64
Merlin 1 1
Pergrne Falcon 0
Prairie Falcon 1 1 4 1 7
large falcon,sp 1 1
Gray Partridge 53 53
Chukar 2 7 8 17
R-nk Pheasant 1 2 1 4
Blue Grouse 1 1
Ruffed Grouse 1 1 2
Wild Turkey 11 11
Calif. Quail 20 52 43 14 38 49 70 8 294
Virginia Rail 2 1 3 6
Sora 1cw* 0
American Coot 13 7 1 21
Sandhill Crane 0
Semiplm Plvr 0
Killdeer 1 2 1 1 4 1 21 31
Bl-necked Stilt 0
Avocet 0
G. Yellowlegs 1 5* 6
L. Yellowlegs 6* 6
Sltry Sndpiper 2* 2
Spt Sandpiper 1 1 2 4
Lng-blld Curlew 0
Sanderling 0
S-palm.Sndppr 1* 1
W. Sandpiper 45* 45
L. Sandpiper 1* 1
Baird's Sndppr 0
Pectorial Sdnpr 2* 2
Dunlin 0
L-billd Dwitchr 0
Common Snipe 2 2
W. Phalarope 0
R-nk Phalarope 0
Bonapartes Gl 0
Ring-billed Gull 2 1 4 1 8
California Gull 36 25 5 41 1 108
Herring Gull 0
Thayer's Gull 0
Glcs-wngd Gull 1 1
Sabine's Gull 1 2 3
Gull, species 15 5 16 36
Caspian Tern 0
Common Tern 1 1
Forster's Tern 18 18
Rock Dove 10 27 12 18 67
Bnd-tld Pigeon 2 2
Mourning Dove 1 1 5 9 2 21 13 17 8 77
Barn Owl 1 1
W Screch Owl 2 1 3
Gr Horned Owl 1 1 1 2 5
Burrowing Owl 0
Sector----> Whte Trt Cnby Cthr Klck Sim- Upper Lower Aldr Aldr Total
Slmn Lk NWLR Crk Rvr coes Rock Rock Cr S Cr N
Creek Creek
Sht-eared Owl 0
N Saw-wet Owl 0
C. Poorwill 3 3
Vaux Swift 1 5 6
Wh.thrtd Swift 0
Bl-chndHmgbrd 0
Anna'a Hmgbrd 0
Caliope Hmgbd 0
Rufous Hmgbrd 0
hummngbrd,sp 0
Bltd Kingfisher 1 2 1 2 2 1 9
Lewis Wdpckr 47 66 7 23 44 187
Acorn Wdpckr 6 6
Rd-npd Spsckr 0
R-brstd Spsckr 2 2
Dwny Wdpckr 4 1 1 3 9
Hairy Wdpcker 1 1
W-hd Wdpcker 0
N Flckr (R-shft)9 6 5 7 14 4 6 6 2 4 63
N Flckr (Y-shft) 0
Pleatd Wdpckr 1 1
Woodpckrs, sp 1 1
Olv-sd Flyctchr 0
W Wood Peewee 1 1
Hmds Flyctchr 1 1
Dsky Flyctcher 0
Empidonax, sp 0
Gray Flyctcher 0
P Slp Flyctchr 2 2
Say's Phoebe 1 1 2
A-thrt Flyctchr 0
W Kingbird 0
Lggrhd Shrike 1 1 2
Cassin's Vireo 1 1
Hutton's Vireo 0
Warbling Vireo 1 2 3
Red-eyed Vireo 0
Stellers Jay 17 2 15 10 2 5 2 3 56
Scrub Jay 37 1 1 45 45 8 1 138
Clark's Ntcrckr 30* 20 50
Bl-blld Magpie 2 3 1 19 10 2 3 40
American Crow 13 88 350 97 19 15 61 16 2 661
C. Raven 14 2 10 12 24 10 10 6 2 6 96
Horned Lark 46 18 11 42 117
Purple Martin 0
Tree Swallow 0
V-Gr Swallow 18 8 300 245 33 800* 1404
N.R-w Swallow 3 3
Bank Swallow 0
Cliff Swallow 0
Barn Swallow 2 1 6 15 2 10 36
Bl-c Chickadee 3 6 6 5 5 10 1 36
Mtn Chickadee 1 6 2 9
Ch-b Chckadee 5 7 9 7 28
Bushtit 0
R-brst Nuthtch 2 17 10 1 2 4 cw 36
W-brst Nuthtch 3 1 1 1 1 7
Pgmy Nuthtch 3 3
Brown Creeper 1 2 6 9
Sector----> Whte Trt Cnby Cthr Klck Sim- Upper Lower Aldr Aldr Total
Slmn Lk NWLR Crk Rvr coes Rock Rock Cr S Cr N
Creek Creek
Rock Wren 1 11 2 3 17
Canyon Wren 2 1 1 1 5
Bewick's Wren 4 2 5 11
House Wren 1 2 3
Winter Wren 1 1
Marsh Wren 1 2 1 4
A. Dipper 3 3
G-crwn Kinglet 9 5 1* 14 3 3 35
R-crwn Kinglet 0
W. Bluebird 9 23 47 16 19 11 1 126
Mtn Bluebird 3 12 51 66
bluebird, sp. 0
Twnd's Soltaire 17 1 4 2 4 2 2 3 35
Swnsns Thrsh 1 1
Hermit Thrush 1 9 10
A. Robin 8 3 3 3 15 59 15 1 4 111
Varied Thrush 2 1 3
Sage Thrasher 0
American Piptit 3 2 7 12
C. Waxwing 6 3 9 29 35 82
E. Starling 84 1 4 65 196 49 118 14 6 6 543
O-crwn Wrbler 17 1 1 8 2 29
Nshvlle Wrbler 1 1 3 5
Yellow Warbler 1 2 2 2 7
Y-r Wrblr(Aud) 10 11 82 98 91 97 8 13 4 414
Y-r Wrblr (Myr) 3 3
Bl-th Gry Wrblr 2 1 1 4
Twnsds Wrbler 2 2
Hermit Warbler 0
McGlvry Wrbler 2 2
C Yellowthroat 3 11 1 15
Wlsons Wrbler 2 1 1 4
W. Tanager 2 1 1 2 5 11
Bl-hd Grsbeak 1 1
Lazuli Bunting 0
Sptted Towhee 7 3 2 10 10 4 14 2 5 5 62
Chpng Sparrow 1 4 2 28 70 18 123
Brwrs Sparrow 0
Vespr Sparrow 1 1 2
Lark Sparrow 0
Sage Sparrow 1 4 5
Savnh Sparrow 13 3 4 1 29 50
Grshpr Sprrow 0
Fox Sparrow 2 2 2 1 7
Song Sparrow 4 7 7 4 14 7 10 2 18 2 75
Lnclns Sprrow 4 4 1 9
G-crwn Sprrow 18 5 23
W-crwn Sprrow 19 1 22 7 3 24 10 9 31 126
Sparrow, sp. 1 1
Drk-eye Junco 20 11 62 42 3 26 10 5 3 182
R-wing Blckbrd 1 1 10 42 21 7 82
W. Meadwlark 1 1 23 4 14 3 1 22 20 40 129
Y-hd Blackbird 0
Brwrs Blackbrd 17 30 66 167 4 20 2 50 41 397
Brn-hd Cowbird 1 2 15 18
blackbird,sp 0
Sector----> Whte Trt Cnby Cthr Klck Sim- Upper Lower Aldr Aldr Total
Slmn Lk NWLR Crk Rvr coes Rock Rock Cr S Cr N
Creek Creek
Bullocks Oriole 0
Purple Finch 1 11 3 1 3 19
Cassin's Finch 1 2 1 4
House Finch 14 1 13 10 12 66 4 107 64 291
Red Crossbill 0
Pine Siskin 14 31 10 6 4 65
Lssr Goldfinch 9 3 53 65
Am Goldfinch 2 22 6 4 24 9 8 5 80
Evnng Grsbeak 15 15
House Sprrow 15 10 16 7 42 286 60 436
* includes observations by others
Total birds 513 250 1112 1263 1169 1478 1099 281 869 594 8628
Total species 51* 46 55 65* 63 64* 77 35 58* 49* 151
Additional count week species 1* 1 1
Total species observed 152
No. of parties 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
No. of obsrvers 2 2 2 5 2 1 2 2 1 4 23
Hours on foot 1 4 4.5 11 7 6.33 2.2 0 9.5 3 48.53
Hours in car 5.5 1.5 2.25 3 6.25 6.08 6.7 8 3.75 7 50.03
Miles on foot 1 3 4.5 2 2.5 3 1.5 0 2 1 20.5
Miles in car 60 10 20 77 139 150 114 78 64.9 74 786.9
Owling
No. of parties/ observer 01/01 01/02
Hours 2 1
Miles 7
Start 900 730 800 630 630 655 730 850 630 700
Stop time 1620 1500 1500 1922 1915 1920 1800 1745 1600
Compiler Diane Barb R Joe E Bob H Henry Dan L. Patrick Bonnie Stuart Randy R
Other Roger Orin P Tom H Ann T Jim M Ruth S. Dennis Jane H
party Kathy P Alan R
members Dan S Ann M
Joe S
Participants in order of name appearance above:
Diane Gadway, Roger Gadway, Barbara Robinson, Orin Pearson, Joe Engler, Tom
Herzig, Bob Hansen, Ann Truax, Kathy Patterson, Dan Sager, Joe Sager, Henry
Gilmore, Jim Minnick, Dan Lichtenwald, Patrick Sullivan, Ruth Sullivan, Bonnie
White, Dennis White, Stuart Johnston, Randy Robinson, Jane Hadley, Alan Richards,
Ann Musche
Weather
Temperatures 40-80 55-80 55-75 63-89
Wind, mph 0 0-5 10-25 calm
Precipitation 0 0 0 0 0
Cloud cover, % 0 0-15 Sunny 3-40%
Birds of Interest:
A possible Eurasian Kestrel was observed by Joe Engler. For now, it is being recorded as a large
falcon, and descriptions, it and a description of the Red-shouldered Hawk, can be seen at
http://www.teleport.com/~bhansen/Eurasiankestrel.htm
and
http://www.teleport.com/~bhansen/redshoulderedhawk.htm
Both are first recorded observations for Klickitat County.
Other non-bird sightings:
3 Porcupines 2 Greydiggers
21 Blacktail Deer 3 Cottontail Rabbits
1 feral cat 10 Blacktail Deer
2 Greydiggers 1 Monarch Butterfly
7 Large, blue dragonflys
2 Coyotes (one freshly killed, shot with rag stuffed in mouth)
300 Bull Frog tadpoles, Turtle pond next to Acorn Woodpecker granary