Klickitat County Fall 2003
North American Migration Count

September 20, 2003

Compiled by Bob Hansen
Formatted for the Web by Jane Hadley

Conboy NWLR = Conboy National Wildlife Refuge
Dallesport is included in Lower Rock Creek this county.
Version: 10.02.03

North American Count Sectors for Klickitat County

	Species	Sectors									Total
		Trout Lake	White Salmon	Conboy NWLR	Catherine Creek	Klickitat River	Simcoes	Upper Rock Creek	Lower Rock Creek	Alder Creek South
	Common Loon										0
1	Pied-bill Grebe	1		1	2				3		7
1	Horned Grebe		1								1
	Red-nckd Grbe										0
	Eared Grebe										0
	Western Grebe										0
	Clark's Grebe										0
1	D-crstd Crmrnt	1	2		8				1		12
	A. Bittern										0
1	Gr Blue Heron	3	1	2					2		8
	Great Egret										0
	Green Heron										0
	Bl-cr Nght Hrn										0
1	Turkey Vulture	6	9	5	23	4	7	6			60
	Tundra Swan										0
1	Gr.Wht-frtd Gs				1						1
	Snow Goose										0
1	Canada Goose		123		150			60			333
1	Wood Duck	1	4	1	7				5		18
	Gadwall										0
	A. Wigeon				2						2
1	wigeon, sp.		65								65
1	Mallard	4		1	18		1		2		26
	Bl-winged Teal										0
	Cinnamon Teal										0
	N Shoveler										0
1	N Pintail		6								6
1	Gr-winged Teal						1				1
	Redhead										0
1	Rng-nckd Duck			12							12
	Greater Scaup										0
	Lesser Scaup										0
	scaup, sp										0
	Harlequin Duck										0
	C. Goldeneye										0
	B. Goldeneye										0
	Bufflehead										0
	Hd Merganser										0
1	C Merganser				6	12					18
	R-brstd Mrgnsr										0
	Ruddy Duck										0
	duck, sp.										0
1	Osprey		1			1					2
	Bald Eagle										0
1	N. Harrier			1		cw		2			3
1	Sharp-shnnd Hawk		2	2			2	4			10
1	Cooper's Hawk				2	1	1				4
1	N. Goshawk	2	1								3
	accipiter,sp.						1				1
	Rd-shldrd. Hawk										0
	Swainson's Hawk										0
1	Red-tailed Hawk		5		4	3	4	11	2		29
1	Ferruginous Hwk							2			2
	R-legged Hawk										0
	buteo, sp								1		1
	Golden Eagle										0
1	A. Kestrel	2		1	1	2		11	3		20
1	Merlin							1			1
	small falcon,sp				1						1
	Pergrne Falcon										0
	Prairie Falcon										0
	large falcon,sp										0
1	Gray Partridge							12			12
1	Chukar				1				cw		1
	R-nk Pheasant										0
1	Blue Grouse		1				1				2
1	Ruffed Grouse	3	2								5
1	Wild Turkey					23		10			33
1	California Quail			50	60	8	18	60	50		246
1	Virginia Rail				2						2
	Sora										0
1	American Coot	1	1		4				3		9
1	Sandhill Crane			2							2
	Semiplm Plvr										0
1	Killdeer	2		1	2		5				10
	Bl-necked Stilt										0
	Avocet										0
	G. Yellowlegs										0
	L. Yellowlegs										0
	Sltry Sndpiper										0
1	Spt Sandpiper	1									1
	Uplnd Sndpiper										0
	Lng-blld Curlew										0
	Sanderling										0
	S-palm.Sndppr										0
	W. Sandpiper										0
	L. Sandpiper										0
	Baird's Sndppr										0
	Pectorial Sdnpr										0
	sandpiper, sp	1			1						2
	Dunlin										0
	S-billd Dwitchr										0
	L-billd Dwitchr										0
	Wilson's Snipe										0
	W. Phalarope										0
	R-nk Phalarope										0
	Bonapartes Gl										0
1	Ring-billed Gull				29						29
1	California Gull		4		65				1		70
	Herring Gull										0
	Thayer's Gull										0
1	Glcs-wngd Gull				4						4
1	Sabine's Gull				2						2
	gull, species								3		3
	Caspian Tern										0
	Common Tern										0
	Forster's Tern										0
	Sterna tern										0
1	Rock Dove							2			2
1	Bnd-tld Pigeon	1	3					1			5
1	Mourning Dove	6	1		5	65		8	34		119
	Barn Owl										0
	W Screch Owl										0
1	Gr Horned Owl	1			1				1		3
1	N. Pygmy Owl	1			1						2
	Burrowing Owl										0
	Barred Owl										0
	Sht-eared Owl										0
	N Saw-wet Owl										0
	owl, sp.										0
	C. Poorwill										0
1	Vaux Swift		20	3	18						41
	Wh.thrtd Swift										0
	Bl-chndHmgbrd										0
1	Anna's Hmgbrd				1						1
	Caliope Hmgbd										0
	Rufous Hmgbrd										0
	hummngbrd,sp				1						1
1	Bltd Kingfisher	3				5			1		9
1	Lewis's Wdpckr	2	14		62	30	3	12	1		124
1	Acorn Wdpckr				7						7
1	Rd-npd Spsckr						1				1
1	R-brstd Spsckr	1	3		2						6
	sapsucker,sp	1		1							2
1	Dwny Wdpckr	2		2	1	1	2		2		10
1	Hairy Wdpcker	1	2	1	2		2				8
1	W-hd Wdpcker			1							1
1	N Flckr (R-shft)	6	15	6	9	4	16	17	8		81
*	N Flckr (Y-shft)							1			1
1	Pleatd Wdpckr	2	2		3	1	1				9
	woodpckrs, sp										0
1	Olv-sd Flyctchr		2								2
1	W Wood Pwee		2	1	1						4
	Hmds Flyctchr										0
	Dsky Flyctcher										0
	empidonax, sp	1							1		2
	Gray Flyctcher										0
	P Slp Flyctchr										0
1	Say's Phoebe								1		1
	A-thrt Flyctchr										0
	W Kingbird										0
	Lggrhd Shrike										0
1	shrike, sp.							1			1
1	Cassin's Vireo	1		6							7
	Hutton's Vireo										0
1	Warbling Vireo	1									1
	Red-eyed Vireo										0
	Gray Jay										0
1	Steller's Jay	18	46	11	89	7	10	2	2		185
1	W. Scrub Jay	2	12	1	28	38	5		6		92
	Clark's Ntcrckr										0
1	Bl-blld Magpie					3	cw	2	20		25
1	American Crow	7	91	1	17	6			12		134
1	C. Raven	12	17	5	16	9	61	11	1		132
1	Horned Lark					1	2	37	2		42
	Purple Martin										0
1	Tree Swallow		5					30			35
1	V-Gr Swallow	8		75	93	100		36			312
	N.R-w Swallow										0
	Bank Swallow										0
	Cliff Swallow										0
1	Barn Swallow				1		3				4
	swallow,sp.				83						83
1	Bl-c Chickadee	5	10		10	6		2	21		54
1	Mtn Chickadee	2		15	4	2	4	1	1		29
1	Ch-b Chckadee	9	34								43
	chickadee,sp	3									3
	Bushtit										0
1	R-brst Nuthtch	21	13	17	22	2	5	1			81
1	W-brst Nuthtch	1		8	6	1	2	2	6		26
1	Pygmy Nthtch	2			4		4				10
	Brown Creeper										0
1	Rock Wren								3		3
1	Canyon Wren				2						2
1	Bewick's Wren				3				3		6
1	House Wren						1				1
	Winter Wren										0
	Marsh Wren										0
1	A. Dipper	1				5					6
1	G-crwn Kinglet	38		16	5		3	1	6		69
1	R-crwn Kinglet	10		9			13	20	5		57
1	W. Bluebird			12	23	11	42	104	12		204
1	Mtn Bluebird							107			107
	bluebird, sp.						20		9		29
1	Twnd's Soltaire		20				5	1			26
	Swnsns Thrsh										0
1	Hermit Thrush		1				7	9	2		19
1	Am. Robin	18	21	23	19	1	9	10			101
1	Varied Thrush	7							1		8
	thrush, sp.	1									1
	Sage Thrasher										0
1	American Piptit							82	cw		82
1	C. Waxwing	27					1		cw		28
1	E. Starling	40	62	325	75	14	15	40	11		582
1	O-crwn Wrbler			1	2		6	1	cw		10
	Nshvlle Wrbler										0
1	Yellow Warbler							1			1
1	Y-r Wrblr(Aud)	15	6	277	36	1	47	67	23		472
	Y-r Wrblr (Myr)										0
1	Bl-th Gry Wrblr				1		1				2
1	Twnsds Wrbler		1				1	1			3
1	Hermit Warbler		1								1
	McGlvry Wrbler										0
1	C Yellowthroat	1	1	5							7
1	Wlsons Wrbler		1								1
	Y-brsted Chat										0
	warbler, sp	1									1
1	W. Tanager							3			3
	Bl-hd Grsbeak										0
	Lazuli Bunting										0
1	Sptted Towhee	3	8	5	9	13	4	5	6		53
1	Chpng Sparrow	1		4	3		1	11			20
	Brwrs Sparrow										0
	Vespr Sparrow										0
	Lark Sparrow										0
	Bl.thrtd Sprrw										0
	Sage Sparrow										0
1	Savnh Sparrow	10	11	18	1	15		56	2		113
	Grshpr Sprrow										0
1	Fox Sparrow	1			1		2		1		5
1	Song Sparrow	11	11	8	16	2	3		13		64
1	Lnclns Sprrow			3					7		10
1	W-crwn Sprrow	17	13	16	21	8	21	33	31		160
1	G-crwn Sprrow	13	39	20	7		4	2	11		96
	zonotrichia, sp.								14		14
	sparrow, sp.	20									20
1	Drk-eye Junco	20	64	45	25		25	18			197
	Slte-clrd Junco										0
1	R-wing Blckbrd		6	3	16		3		cw		28
	Tri-clrd Blckbrd										0
1	W. Meadwlark	1		9	17	2	1	10	1		41
	Y-hd Blackbird										0
1	Brwrs Blackbrd	30	11		282		6	3			332
	Brn-hd Cowbird										0
	blackbird,sp	60									60
	Bullocks Oriole										0
1	Purple Finch		3		1		1	3			8
1	Cassin's Finch			1			1				2
1	House Finch		11	2	23		6	89	5		136
	finch, sp										0
1	Red Crossbill	12		1							13
1	Pine Siskin	22		4	1		20				47
1	Lssr Goldfinch				24						24
1	Am Goldfinch	3	11	7	8			5	18		52
	goldfinch, sp				7						7
1	Evnng Grsbeak		1				1				2
1	House Sprrow				46	45		113	1		205
											0
	Total birds	531	823	1047	1556	452	432	1140	381	0	6362
122	Total species		56	51					47
	Additional count week species								5
	Total species observed								52
	No. of parties	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1
	No. of obsrvers	2	3	2	5	4	3	2	1	1
	Hours on foot	4	1	5	9	0.5	4	3	7
	Hours in car	3.5	8	7.5	4	4	5.5	6.8	2
	Miles on foot	2	0.5	3	2	0.5	0.5	0	1.5
	Miles in car	38	91	90	72.2	30	80	100	86.6
	Owling
	No. of parties/ observers
	Hours
	Miles
	Start time	630	700	630	700	730	707	715	819
	Stop time	1440	1815	1900	1913	1130	1635	1930	1719
	Compiler	C.Flick	D.Gadway	R.Robinson	J. Bragg	K. Dobson	B.Hansen	J.Allinger	S. Johnston
	Others	D. Sager	R.Gadway	J. Hadley	B. Hansen	R. Dobson	S.Johnston	L.Allinger
			J.Margraf			J.Minick	K.Patterson
						T.Dobson
	Compiler				M. Miles
	Others				L. Miles
	Compiler				J. Minick
	Weather
	Temperatures		40-70		54-70's	50-75	50-75	40-75	52-?
	Wind, mph				5-20	light	0	0-5	0-10
	Precipitation				0	0	0	0	0
	Cloud cover, %				0-5%	0-20	0-3	0	0
	Birds of Interest:
	Other non-bird sightings:
		3 Butterflies				1 B52 Stratoforce			6 CA ground squirrels
		2 California ground squirrel							3 W. greg squirrels
		3 dragonflies							1 Mourning Cloak
		garter snake ( 1 adult, 1 subadult)							1 Coyote
		1 mink
		3 Pacific tree frogs
		2 spotted frogs