Photo by Sue Misao
The Methow Naturalist held its 18th annual Migratory Bird Count last Sunday (May 19). Twelve people combed the valley, identifying birds by sight and by sound. The spotters saw or heard 103 species, with more than 800 total birds encountered.
Pied Billed Grebe 3
Double-crested Cormorant 15
Canada Goose 10
Mallard 25
Gadwall 4
American Widgeon 3
Blue-winged Teal 5
Cinnamon Teal 5
Green-winged Teal 2
Wood Duck 1
Redhead 2
Ring-necked Duck 9
Barrow’s Goldeneye 6
Harlequin Duck 2
Hooded Merganser 6
Common Merganser 9
Ruddy Duck 8
Turkey Vulture 4
Cooper’s Hawk 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Northern Harrier 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Golden Eagle 2
Bald Eagle 2
Osprey 4
American Kestrel 3
Dusky (Blue) Grouse 3
Ruffed Grouse 2
California Quail 5
Great Blue Heron 3
Virginia Rail 1
American Coot 16
Killdeer 3
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Ring-billed Gull 2
Rock Dove 2
Mourning Dove 15
Eurasian Spotted Dove 10
Long-eared Owl 3
Common Poorwill 1
Calliope Hummingbird 5
Black-chinned Hummingbird 2
Belted Kingfisher 2
Northern Flicker 6
Red-naped Sapsucker 4
Downy Woodpecker 1
Black-backed Woodpecker 1
Western Kingbird 10
Say’s Phoebe 4
Willow Flycatcher 1
Hammond’s Flycatcher 3
Dusky Flycatcher 1
Western Wood Pewee 7
Barn Swallow 6
Cliff Swallow 60
Tree Swallow 14
Violet-green Swallow 13
Bank Swallow 45
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 5
Black-billed Magpie 14
Clark’s Nutcracker 2
American Crow 17
Common Raven 11
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Mountain Chickadee 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch 5
House Wren 12
American Robin 25
Townsend’s Solitaire 1
Western Bluebird 14
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
European Starling 30
Cassins (Solitary) Vireo 4
Warbling Vireo 3
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 2
Yellow Warbler 15
Yellow-rumped Warbler 9
Townsend’s Warbler 6
Yellow-breasted Chat 2
MacGillivray’s Warbler 1
Wilson’s Warbler 6
Western Meadowlark 18
Yellow-headed Blackbird 5
Red-winged Blackbird 95
Brewer’s Blackbird 25
Brown-headed Cowbird 14
Bullock’s Oriole 7
Western Tanager 6
Black-headed Grosbeak 5
Evening Grosbeak 10
Lazuli Bunting 5
Cassin’s Finch 1
Pine Siskin 6
American Goldfinch 6
Spotted (Rufous-s) Towhee 10
Lark Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 1
Vesper Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 8
Chipping Sparrow 16
Song Sparrow 7
Total birds 834
Total species 103
