1999 Klickitat County Fall North American Migration Count
Conducted 9.18.99 Compiled by Bob Hansen Version 11.01.99
Whte Slmn= White Salmon, Trt Lk = Trout Lake Cnby NWLR = Conboy National
Wildlife Refuge, Cthr Crk = Catherine Creek, Klck Rvr = Klickitat River
DP/MH = Dallesport/Maryhill, Aldr = Alder
Sector----> Whte Trt Cnby Cthr Klck DP/ Sim- Rock Aldr Aldr
Slmn Lk NWLR Crk Rvr MH coes Cr Cr S Cr N
Total %
Common Loon 2 1 3 0.03
Pied-bill Grebe 5 3 1 2 11 0.11
Horned Grebe 1 1 0.01
Red-nckd Grbe 1 1 0.01
Eared Grebe 1 1 0.01
Western Grebe 0 0
D-crstd Crmrnt 4 10 15 29 58 0.60
A. Bittern 0 0
Gr Blue Heron 2 3 6 3 3 12 3 32 0.33
Tundra Swan 0 0
Gr.Wht-frtd Gs 0 0
Canada Goose 63 51 52 66 6 238 2.47
Wood Duck 13 5 12 12 2 44 0.45
Gr-winged Teal 4 14 3 18 2 41 0.42
Mallard 8 13 2 15 3 9 1 4 55 0.57
N Pintail 2 2 4 0.04
Bl-winged Teal 1 1 0.01
Cinnamon Teal 1 1 0.01
N Shoveler 5 4 9 0.09
Gadwall 2 6 8 0.08
A. Wigeon 2 12 22 8 44 0.45
wigeon, sp. 0 0
Rng-nckd Duck 2 1 3 0.03
Greater Scaup 0 0
Lesser Scaup 0 0
Harlequin Duck 0 0
C. Goldeneye 0 0
B. Goldeneye 0 0
goldeneye, sp 1 1 0.01
Bufflehead 0 0
Hd Merganser 0 0
C Merganser 3 7 2 12 0.12
R-brstd Mrgnsr 0 0
Ruddy Duck 0 0
Turkey Vulture 2 16 13 22 38 22 2 115 1.19
Osprey 1 2 1 1 5 0.05
Bald Eagle 0 0
N. Harrier 4 2 2 7 15 0.16
Sh-shnd Hawk 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 14 0.15
Cooper's Hawk 2 2 1 1 2 8 0.08
N.Goshawk 1 1 0.01
Accipiter,sp. 1 1 2 0.02
Rd-tailed Hawk 4 2 11 13 9 8 4 18 4 3 76 0.79
R-legged Hawk 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 5 1 3 10 0.10
A. Kestrel 5 4 3 1 3 19 6 24 65 0.68
Merlin 1 1 1 3 0.03
Pergrine Falcon 1 1 0.01
Prairie Falcon 1 1 0.01
Gray Partridge 26 26 0.27
Chukar 15 15 0.16
R-nk Pheasant 4 2 2 2 10 0.10
Blue Grouse 3 3 0.03
Ruffed Grouse 3 3 0.03
grouse, sp 1 1 0.01
Wild Turkey 1 1 0.01
Calfrnia Quail 18 15 12 22 82 24 32 94 299 3.16
Virginia Rail 1 1 2 0.02
Sora 0 0
American Coot 1 3 7 11 0.11
Sandhill Crane 26 26 0.27
Semiplm Plvr 0 0
Killdeer 5 1 7 1 1 15 0.16
Sltry Sndpiper 0 0
Spt Sandpiper 2 2 0.02
Lng-blld Curlew 0 0
Sanderling 0 0
W. Sandpiper 4 3 7 0.07
L. Sandpiper 6 2 8 0.08
Baird's Sndppr 1 1 0.01
Pectoral Sdnpr 1 1 0.01
Dunlin 0 0
L-billd Dwitchr 4 4 0.04
Common Snipe 2 2 0.02
R-nck Phalrope 0 0
Ring-billd Gull 35 2 6 4 47 0.49
California Gull 3 39 2 14 166 224 2.33
Glcs-wngd Gull 2 2 0.02
Gull, species 0 0
Caspian Tern 0 0
Rock Dove 3 1 72 6 26 108 1.12
Bnd-tld Pigeon 16 16 0.17
Mourning Dove 1 3 5 8 8 25 14 13 77 0.80
Barn Owl 1 1 0.01
W Screch Owl 2 2 0.02
Gr Horned Owl 1 1 2 0.02
Burrowing Owl 0 0
Sht-eared Owl 0 0
N Saw-wet Owl 0 0
Vaux Swift 0 0
Bl-chndHmgbrd 0 0
Anna'a Hmgbrd 0 0
Caliope Hmgbd 0 0
Rufous Hmgbrd 0 0
Bltd Kingfisher 1 2 3 3 3 1 2 1 16 0.17
Lewis Wdpckr 15 58 62 34 1 84 2 256 2.66
Acorn Wdpckr 4 4 0.04
Rd-npd Spsckr 0 0
R-brstd Spsckr 0 0
Downy Wdpcker 2 2 4 4 1 4 3 1 21 0.22
Hairy Wdpcker 1 1 4 6 0.06
W-hdd Wdpcker 2 2 0.02
N Flckr(R-shft) 6 8 34 8 8 8 6 7 9 3 97 1.01
N Flckr (Y-shft) 0 0
Pleatd Wdpckr 2 1 1 2 6 0.06
woodpckrs, sp 0 0
W Wood Pwee 0 0
Hmds Flyctchr 0 0
Dsky Flyctcher 0 0
Empidonax, sp 0 0
Gray Flyctcher 0 0
P Slp Flyctchr 0 0
Say's Phoebe 2 2 2 6 1 1 14 0.15
A-thrt Flyctchr 0 0
West. Kingbird 0 0
Horned Lark 30 12 1 92 135 1.40
Tree Swallow 0 0
V-Gr Swallow 40 16 1 23 80 0.83
N. R. Swallow 0 0
Bank Swallow 0 0
Cliff Swallow 0 0
Barn Swallow 4 3 2 3 27 3 42 0.44
Stellers Jay 12 15 30 8 4 13 1 83 0.86
Scrub Jay 3 34 18 4 8 67 0.70
jays,sp 1 1 0.01
Bl-blld Magpie 7 13 2 10 14 5 51 0.53
American Crow 14 43 110 43 12 162 66 1 4 27 482 5.01
Commn Raven 8 1 50 10 7 8 6 3 7 7 107 1.11
Bl-c Chickadee 18 3 13 12 5 7 7 1 66 0.69
Mtn Chickadee 2 40 13 55 0.57
Ch-b Chckadee 5 14 10 29 0.30
Bushtit 10 10 0.10
R-brst Nuthtch 20 83 12 3 118 1.23
W-brst Nuthtch 2 10 1 3 16 0.17
Pygmy Nuthtch 3 3 0.03
Brown Creeper 3 5 8 0.08
Rock Wren 1 1 5 2 3 12 0.12
Canyon Wren 2 2 2 6 0.06
Bewick's Wren 1 2 12 2 7 24 0.25
House Wren 1 1 2 4 0.04
Winter Wren 1 1 2 0.02
Marsh Wren 0 0
Am. Dipper 2 3 5 0.05
G-crwn Kinglet 7 4 41 52 0.54
R-crwn Kinglet 4 1 3 8 0.08
W. Bluebird 2 17 8 5 185 217 2.25
Mtn Bluebird 4 22 26 0.27
Twnd's Soltaire 1 21 8 3 2 35 0.36
Swainsons Thrsh 1 1 2 0.02
Hermit Thrush 2 1 1 4 0.04
Amrican Robin 9 13 24 15 3 13 94 10 8 189 1.96
Varied Thrush 0 0
Sage Thrasher 0 0
American Pipit 47 3 20 1 71 0.74
C. Waxwing 7 30 37 0.38
Loggrhd Shrike 0 0
E. Starling 180 242 78 64 128 242 35 115 11 42 1137 11.81
Cassin's Vireo 2 2 4 0.042
Hutton's Vireo 0 0
Warbling Vireo 1 2 1 1 5 0.05
Red-eyed Vireo 1 1 0.01
O-crown Wrbler 2 6 1 5 23 3 40 0.42
Nshvlle Wrbler 2 2 0.02
Yellow Warbler 4 1 1 11 1 18 0.19
Y-r Wrblr(Aud) 3 2 117 13 8 24 14 181 1.88
Bl-th Gry Wrblr 3 3 1 1 8 0.08
Townsds Wrbler 2 2 0.02
Hermit Warbler 0 0
McGlvry Wrbler 0 0
C Yellowthroat 2 12 2 1 2 19 0.20
Wilsons Wrbler 1 1 2 0.02
warber,sp 3 3 0.03
W. Tanager 3 1 4 0.04
Bl-hd Grosbeak 0 0
Lazuli Bunting 0 0
Sptted Towhee 3 4 19 10 3 2 1 5 1 5 53 0.55
Chpng Sparrow 8 4 4 97 1 114 1.18
Brwrs Sparrow 0 0
Vespr Sparrow 9 4 13 0.14
Lark Sparrow 0 0
Sage Sparrow 1 1 2 0.02
Savnh Sparrow 32 40 5 10 3 8 2 100 1.04
Grshpr Sprrow 0 0
Fox Sparrow 1 2 1 4 0.04
Song Sparrow 29 10 10 2 2 17 1 7 16 1 95 0.99
Lnclns Sprrow 7 5 4 1 2 1 20 0.21
G-crwn Sprrow 2 2 5 5 1 5 2 22 0.23
W-crwn Sprrow 45 50 63 25 32 74 64 60 161 104 678 7.04
Sparrow, sp. 10 37 47 0.49
Drk-eye Junco 3 11 141 33 42 2 1 10 243 2.52
Rdwng Blckbrd 30 8 10 38 1 3 34 124 1.29
W. Meadwlark 53 24 13 21 1 38 13 163 1.69
Y-hd Blackbird 0 0
Brwrs Blackbrd 8 212 23 106 95 217 8 2 671 6.97
blackbird, sp. 200 200 400 4.15
Br-hd Cowbird 1 2 8 11 0.11
Bullocks Oriole 0 0
Purple Finch 1 1 6 8 0.08
Cassin's Finch 1 9 19 29 0.30
House Finch 24 70 9 28 10 29 4 125 299 3.11
Finch, sp. 9 9 0.09
Red Crossbill 6 26 32 0.33
Pine Siskin 2 20 62 1 3 6 94 0.98
Lssr Goldfinch 1 8 11 18 38 0.39
Am Goldfinch 23 3 1 6 2 43 6 44 7 18 153 1.59
Evnng Grsbeak 1 7 13 21 0.22
House Sparrow 4 11 5 153 74 242 489 5.08
Total birds 731 870 1357 839 759 1496 712 605 1262 996 9627 100
Total species 72 52 67 57 56 71 48 44 58 34 137
No. of parties 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
No. of obsrvers 2 5 6 4 3 2 1 4 2 3 32
Hours on foot 2 8.25 5.5 8.5 1.7 10 4.25 8.6 0 48.8
Hours in car 10 2 11.5 2.5 7 2.5 8 3 9 55.5
Miles on foot 3 3 12 3 1.5 3 2 2 0 29.5
Miles in car 148 15 79 72 117 78 84.2 85 80 85 843.2
Start time 630 700 800 630 840 630 645 708 600 700
Stop time 1845 1500 1645 1845 1740 1800 1900 1845 1825 1700
Sector --> Trout Lake: Conboy NWLR Simcoes
Compiler Connie Herzig Joe Engler Dan Lichtenwald
Other Orin Pearson Mary Beth Omlor
party Tom Herzig Jerry Martin
members Kevin Glueckert Jan Cornelius
Eileen Rock Randy Robinson
Jane Hadley
Sector --> White Salmon Catherine Creek Klickitat Canyon
Compiler Wilson Cady Bob Hansen Robyn Dobson
Other Beth Hermansen Alan Richards Henry Gilmore
party Ann Musche Jim Minick
members Kathy Patterson
Sector--> Dallesport Rock Creek North Alder Creek
Compiler Patrick Sullivan Bonnie White Molly Hukari
Other Ken Knittle Dennis White Cathy Flick
party Jill Barker Stewart Fletcher
members Chuck Barker
Sector--> South Alder Creek
Compiler Stuart Johnston
Others Gaylord Mink
Weather
Temperatures 40-87 70-86 64-92 48-85
Wind, mph 0 0 0 5-7
Precipitation 0 0 0 0
Cloud cover, % 0 0 0 0
Birds of Interest:
Count week: 1 empidonax, sp, at Trout Lake Marsh, by Stuart Johnston
and Diane Gadway, 17 Sept; 1 Blk-head. Grosbeak at Bingen Pond by
S. Johnston, Sept. 19