birds of greater vancouver checklist · 2018. 2. 20. · photos of rare birds can be...

SEASONAL CHECKLIST BIRDS OF GREATER

VANCOUVER, BC

Rev. August/2013

Seasonal Status

AREA COVEREDGreater Vancouver from the International Boundary (includingPoint Roberts, WA) North to 49°. 35' N West to the easternshoreline of Howe Sound (including Bowen Island) and to themiddle of the Strait of Georgia. East to 122° 33' W (260th St. inLangley and Maple Ridge) including all of Golden EarsProvincial Park.

THE CHECKLISTThis checklist is divided into two parts: a list of 267 regularlyoccurring species (reported annually), and a list of 140 casualand accidental species (not reported every year).

For the regular species we present bar graphs indicating theseasonal occurrence and relative abundance of each. For thecasual and accidental species because not all sightings havebeen critically reviewed, we cannot say exactly how manysightings there are for each. Therefore we have indicated for eachseason whether the species is accidental (1 or 2 records) orcasual (3 or more records), without indicating dates for individualsightings.

Checklist Committee: Wayne Weber (chair), Brian Self, Larry Cowan & Jude Grass

Original Computer design by Tom Brown, Kyle Elliott &Rick Toochin. Modified 2013 by Larry Cowan.Cover drawing of Black-throated Gray Warbler by Mark Wynja.Back cover drawing of Crested Myna by Glenn R. Ryder.

Seasonal Status

REPORTING RARE BIRDSPlease report sightings promptly of accidental, casual or out ofseason species to the Vancouver Rare Bird Alert. 604-737-3074

We request that observers document such sightings by completinga Rare Bird Report Form available on the Nature Vancouver websiteat http://www.naturevancouver.ca/Main_Birding

Observers are also encouraged to report their sightings, rare, orotherwise to "eBird" (http://ebird.org ). Photos of rare birds can be"embedded" in a list submitted to eBird.

Key: Common: 25+ seen or heard daily Fairly common: 5-25 seen or heard daily Uncommon: 0-5 seen or heard daily Rare: 1-10 records per year Casual: 2-20+ records; on average not seen every year; somewhat out of normal range. Accidental: single record; usually far outside normal range (1-4 days stay) Accidental: duration of stay (5+ days stay) [ I ] Introduced: species established for more than 10 years with an historically stable population. * Known to nest in checklist area

Seasonal Status

J F M A M J J A S O N DGrtr White-fronted GooseSnow GooseBrantCackling GooseCanada Goose*Mute Swan* [I]Trumpeter SwanTundra SwanWood Duck*Gadwall*Eurasian WigeonAmerican Wigeon*Mallard*Blue-winged Teal*Cinnamon Teal*Northern Shoveler*Northern Pintail*Green-winged Teal*CanvasbackRedheadRing-necked Duck*Greater ScaupLesser ScaupHarlequin Duck*Surf ScoterWhite-winged ScoterBlack ScoterLong-tailed DuckBuffleheadCommon GoldeneyeBarrow's GoldeneyeHooded Merganser*Common Merganser*Red-breasted Merganser

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J F M A M J J A S O N DRuddy Duck*Ring-necked Pheasant* [I]Ruffed Grouse*Sooty Grouse*Red-throated LoonPacific LoonCommon LoonYellow-billed Loon Pied-billed Grebe*Horned GrebeRed-necked GrebeEared GrebeWestern GrebeClark's Grebe Brandt's CormorantDbl-crested Cormorant*Pelagic Cormorant*American White PelicanBrown PelicanAmerican Bittern*Great Blue Heron*Great EgretCattle EgretGreen Heron*Blk-crowned Night-Heron*Turkey VultureOsprey*Golden Eagle*Northern Harrier*Sharp-shinned Hawk*Cooper's Hawk*Northern Goshawk*Bald Eagle*Red-tailed Hawk*


Seasonal Status

J F M A M J J A S O N DRough-legged HawkVirginia Rail*Sora*American Coot*Sandhill Crane*Black-bellied PloverAmerican Golden-PloverPacific Golden-PloverSemipalmated Plover*Killdeer*Black Oystercatcher*American Avocet*Spotted Sandpiper*Solitary SandpiperWandering TattlerGreater YellowlegsWilletLesser YellowlegsWhimbrelLong-billed CurlewHudsonian GodwitBar-tailed Godwit Marbled GodwitRuddy TurnstoneBlack TurnstoneSurfbirdRed KnotSanderlingSemipalmated SandpiperWestern SandpiperLeast SandpiperBaird's SandpiperPectoral SandpiperSharp-tailed Sandpiper


Seasonal Status

J F M A M J J A S O N DRock SandpiperDunlinStilt SandpiperBuff-breasted SandpiperRuffShort-billed DowitcherLong-billed DowitcherWilson's Snipe*Wilson's Phalarope*Red-necked PhalaropeSabine's GullBonaparte's GullFranklin's GullHeermann's GullMew GullRing-billed GullWestern GullCalifornia GullHerring GullThayer's GullGlaucous-winged Gull*Glaucous GullCaspian Tern*Common TernPomarine JaegerParasitic JaegerCommon MurrePigeon Guillemot*Marbled Murrelet*Ancient MurreletRhinoceros AukletRock Pigeon* [I]Band-tailed Pigeon*Eurasian Collared-Dove*[I]


Seasonal Status

J F M A M J J A S O N DMourning Dove*Barn Owl*Western Screech-Owl*Great Horned Owl*Snowy OwlNorthern Pygmy-Owl*Barred Owl*Long-eared Owl*Short-eared Owl*Northern Saw-whet Owl*Common Nighthawk*Black SwiftVaux's Swift*Anna's Hummingbird*Rufous Hummingbird*Calliope HummingbirdBelted Kingfisher*Lewis' Woodpecker*Red-naped SapsuckerRed-breasted Sapsucker*Downy Woodpecker*Hairy Woodpecker*Northern Flicker*Pileated Woodpecker*American Kestrel*Merlin*GyrfalconPeregrine Falcon*Olive-sided Flycatcher*Western Wood-Pewee*Willow Flycatcher*Least Flycatcher*Hammond's Flycatcher*Dusky Flycatcher


Seasonal Status

J F M A M J J A S O N DPacific-slope Flycatcher*Say's PhoebeAsh-throated FlycatcherWestern Kingbird*Eastern Kingbird*Northern ShrikeCassin's Vireo*Hutton's Vireo*Warbling Vireo*Red-eyed Vireo*Gray Jay*Steller's Jay*Blue JayNorthwestern Crow*Common Raven*Horned Lark*N Rough-winged Swallow*Purple Martin*Tree Swallow*Violet-green Swallow*Bank Swallow*Barn Swallow*Cliff Swallow*Black-capped Chickadee*Mountain ChickadeeChestnut-bkd Chickadee*Bushtit*Red-breasted Nuthatch*Brown Creeper*House Wren*Pacific Wren*Marsh Wren*Bewick's Wren*American Dipper*


Seasonal Status

J F M A M J J A S O N DGolden-crowned Kinglet*Ruby-crowned KingletMountain BluebirdTownsend's Solitaire*Swainson's Thrush*Hermit Thrush*American Robin*Varied Thrush*Gray Catbird*Northern MockingbirdEuropean Starling* [I]American Pipit*Bohemian Waxwing*Cedar Waxwing*Lapland LongspurSnow BuntingNorthern WaterthrushOrange-crowned Warbler*Nashville WarblerMacGillivray's Warbler*Common Yellowthroat*American Redstart*Yellow Warbler*Palm WarblerYellow-rumped Warbler*Blk-throated Gray Warbler*Townsend's Warbler*Wilson's Warbler*Spotted Towhee*American Tree SparrowChipping Sparrow*Clay-colored SparrowVesper SparrowSavannah Sparrow*


Seasonal Status

J F M A M J J A S O N DFox Sparrow*Song Sparrow*Lincoln's SparrowWhite-throated SparrowHarris' SparrowSwamp SparrowWhite-crowned Sparrow*Golden-crowned Sparrow*Dark-eyed Junco*Western Tanager*Black-headed Grosbeak*Lazuli Bunting*Red-winged Blackbird*Western Meadowlark*Yellow-headed Blackbird*Rusty BlackbirdBrewer's Blackbird*Brown-headed Cowbird*Bullock's Oriole*Gray-crowned Rosy FinchPine GrosbeakPurple Finch*House Finch*Red Crossbill*White-winged CrossbillCommon RedpollPine Siskin*American Goldfinch*Evening Grosbeak*House Sparrow* [I]


Casuals & AccidentalsEmperor GooseRoss' GooseGarganeyBaikal TealTufted Duck

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Seasonal Status

Casuals & AccidentalsKing Eider Common EiderSmewRock PtarmiganWhite-tailed PtarmiganNorthern FulmarSooty ShearwaterFork-tailed Storm-PetrelLeach's Storm-PetrelLeast BitternSnowy EgretWhite-tailed Kite Broad-winged HawkSwainson's HawkYellow RailCommon GallinuleLesser Sand-PloverSnowy PloverBlack-necked StiltSpotted RedshankWood SandpiperUpland SandpiperBristle-thighed CurlewFar Eastern CurlewGreat KnotRed-necked Stint Little StintTemminck's StintWhite-rumped SandpiperCurlew SandpiperSpoonbill SandpiperRed PhalaropeBlack-legged KittiwakeIvory GullBlack-headed GullLittle GullLaughing Gull

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Seasonal Status

Iceland GullSlaty-backed Gull Black Tern*Arctic TernForster's TernElegant TernSouth Polar SkuaLong-tailed Jaeger Cassin's AukletOriental Turtle-DoveFlammulated OwlNorthern Hawk-OwlBurrowing Owl*Spotted Owl*Great Gray OwlBoreal OwlLesser NighthawkCommon PoorwillWhite-throated SwiftRuby-thrtd HummingbirdBlk-chinned HummingbirdCosta's HummingbirdAcorn WoodpeckerWilliamson's SapsuckerYellow-bellied SapsuckerAm. Thr-toed Woodpecker*Blk-backed WoodpeckerPrairie FalconAlder FlycatcherBlack PhoebeEastern PhoebeTropical KingbirdScissor-tailed FlycatcherLoggerhead ShrikePhiladelphia VireoWestern Scrub-JayBlack-billed Magpie*


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Seasonal Status

Clark's NutcrackerCave SwallowSky LarkBoreal ChickadeeWhite-breasted NuthatchPygmy NuthatchRock WrenSedge WrenBlue-gray GnatcatcherRed-flanked BluetailNorthern WheatearWestern Bluebird*VeeryDusky ThrushFieldfareSage ThrasherBrown ThrasherSiberian AccentorEastern Yellow WagtailWhite WagtailRed-throated PipitChestnut-collrd LongspurSmith's LongspurMcCown's LongspurMcKay's BuntingOvenbirdBlack-and-white WarblerProthonotary WarblerTennessee WarblerHooded WarblerNorthern ParulaMagnolia WarblerChestnut-sided WarblerBlackpoll WarblerBlk-throated Blue WarblerBlk-throatd Green WarblerHermit Warbler

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Seasonal Status

Canada WarblerPainted RedstartYellow-breasted ChatGreen-tailed TowheeBrewer's SparrowLark SparrowBlack-throated SparrowSagebrush SparrowLark BuntingGrasshopper SparrowBaird's SparrowNelson's SparrowRose-breasted GrosbeakIndigo BuntingPainted BuntingBobolinkCommon GrackleHooded OrioleDickcisselBaltimore OrioleBramblingCassin's Finch Hoary RedpollLesser Goldfinch

California Quail* [I] Gray Partridge*[I] Yellow-billed Cuckoo Crested Myna* [I]

The following species have been listed on previous editions of theVancouver Checklist, but we have been unable to find convincingdocumention for their occurrance.

Black Duck Laysan Albatross Short-tailed Shearwater Black-vented ShearwaterMagnificent Frigatebird Tufted Puffin

Mountain Plover Little CurlewGolden-winged Warbler Virginia's Warbler

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Seasonal Status

Blackburnian Warbler Mourning WarblerLe Conte's Sparrow

Nature Vancouver(Vancouver Natural History Society)PO Box 3021, Vancouver, BC V6B 3X5

Undocumented Species (cont.)

Legend http://naturevancouver.ca/Birding_Birding_Sites

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We request that observers document such sightings by completinga Rare Bird Report Form available on the Nature Vancouver website

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