Species2
Date
Location (link to eBird checklist)
Journal3
Additional Photos4/ Notes5
4
Greater White-fronted Goose
1/28
11
Muscovy Duck
12/03
Exotic #3
13
Mandarin Duck
1/20
Exotic #1
16
Northern Shoveler
1/02
-
22
Green-winged Teal
1/01
-
31
White-winged Scoter
1/29
-
36
Barrow's Goldeneye
1/07
-
39
Red-breasted Merganser
1/01
-
41
Helmeted Guineafowl
12/04
Exotic #4
42
Mountain Quail
3/07
Heard only
47
Greater Sage-Grouse
3/27
49
Sooty Grouse
3/25
Heard only
50
Sharp-tailed Grouse
1/14
51
White-tailed Ptarmigan
9/15
Heard only
54
Ring-necked Pheasant
1/08
56
Pied-billed Grebe
1/03
-
63
Band-tailed Pigeon
2/10
64
Eurasian Collared-Dove
1/02
-
67
Common Poorwill
5/25
Heard only
70
White-throated Swift
3/26
71
Black-chinned Hummingbird
5/13
72
Anna's Hummingbird
1/02
-
73
Costa's Hummingbird
5/09
74
Calliope Hummingbird
4/28
75
Rufous Hummingbird
3/16
76
Virginia Rail
1/30
Heard only
80
Black-necked Stilt
3/26
82
Black Oystercatcher
1/29
-
83
Black-bellied Plover
1/02
-
84
American Golden-Plover
5/02
85
Pacific Golden-Plover
9/03
87
Semipalmated Plover
1/27
90
Long-billed Curlew
3/25
91
Bar-tailed Godwit
8/14
Id by photos
98
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
9/25
99
Stilt Sandpiper
9/24
Id by others
103
Baird's Sandpiper
8/13
105
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
9/06
106
Pectoral Sandpiper
5/05
107
Semipalmated Sandpiper
5/07
108
Western Sandpiper
1/27
109
Short-billed Dowitcher
4/20
110
Long-billed Dowitcher
1/24
-
112
Wilson's Phalarope
5/12
113
Red-necked Phalarope
5/07
115
Spotted Sandpiper
3/07
116
Solitary Sandpiper
4/27
117
Wandering Tattler
5/06
118
Greater Yellowlegs
1/01
-
120
Lesser Yellowlegs
2/07
122
Pomarine Jaeger
9/02
Id by others
124
Long-tailed Jaeger
9/02
Id by spotters
126
Pigeon Guillemot
1/01
-
130
Rhinoceros Auklet
1/31
133
Black-legged Kittiwake
10/09
136
Black-headed Gull
4/08
140
Short-billed Gull
1/01
-
141
Ring-billed Gull
1/20
-
146
Lesser Black-backed Gull
1/07
147
Slaty-backed Gull
2/04
148
Glaucous-winged Gull
1/01
-
153
Arctic Tern
9/14
Id by others
155
Red-throated Loon
1/01
-
158
Yellow-billed Loon
3/16
photo by ST
160
Black-footed Albatross
9/02
161
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel
9/02
162
Leach's Storm-Petrel
10/09
164
Pink-footed Shearwater
9/02
165
Flesh-footed Shearwater
9/02
166
Buller's Shearwater
9/02
168
Short-tailed Shearwater
9/02
171
Brandt's Cormorant
1/07
-
172
Pelagic Cormorant
1/01
-
173
Double-crested Cormorant
1/01
-
174
American White Pelican
1/21
177
Great Blue Heron
1/03
-
181
Black-crowned Night-Heron
1/21
185
White-tailed Kite
5/02
187
Northern Harrier
1/01
-
188
Sharp-shinned Hawk
1/14
-
190
American Goshawk
8/12
B heard only
192
Red-shouldered Hawk
1/24
193
Broad-winged Hawk
5/19
196
Rough-legged Hawk
1/01
-
199
Flammulated Owl
5/19
Heard only
200
Western Screech-Owl
2/26
Heard only
203
Northern Pygmy-Owl
1/15
206
Spotted Owl
11/24
Packwood
-
Heard only
210
Boreal Owl
9/15
Heard only
211
Northern Saw-whet Owl
1/13
-
212
Belted Kingfisher
1/01
-
213
Williamson's Sapsucker
3/10
214
Red-naped Sapsucker
3/27
215
Red-breasted Sapsucker
1/27
-
216
Lewis's Woodpecker
2/06
218
Amer Three-toed Woodpecker
5/29
219
Black-backed Woodpecker
3/27
220
Downy Woodpecker
1/02
-
222
White-headed Woodpecker
2/13
223
Pileated Woodpecker
1/31
224
Northern Flicker
1/01
-
225
American Kestrel
1/01
-
230
Monk Parakeet
5/05
Exotic #2
231
Olive-sided Flycatcher
5/20
232
Western Wood-Pewee
5/13
233
Willow Flycatcher
5/28
234
Least Flycatcher
5/27
Heard only
235
Hammond's Flycatcher
4/28
238
Western Flycatcher
4/29
-
242
Ash-throated Flycatcher
5/28
243
Tropical Kingbird
10/20
244
Western Kingbird
4/24
-
246
Hutton's Vireo
1/31
-
Heard only
250
Loggerhead Shrike
2/25
255
California Scrub-Jay
1/24
-
256
Black-billed Magpie
1/14
-
257
Clark's Nutcracker
1/15
-
260
Black-capped Chickadee
1/01
-
261
Mountain Chickadee
1/15
-
262
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
1/27
-
265
Eurasian Skylark
10/23
Id by others, photo by LH
266
Northern Rough-winged Swal
3/28
269
Violet-green Swallow
3/07
274
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1/17
-
275
Golden-crowned Kinglet
1/24
-
276
Red-breasted Nuthatch
1/14
-
277
White-breasted Nuthatch
1/15
-
280
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5/28
288
European Starling
1/01
-
291
Northern Mockingbird
1/23
292
Eastern Bluebird
12/02
293
Western Bluebird
2/14
-
294
Mountain Bluebird
3/11
295
Townsend's Solitaire
1/14
-
298
Swainson's Thrush
5/22
301
Red-flanked Bluetail
3/21
306
Brambling
12/11
photos by ES,WH
309
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
1/15
316
White-winged Crossbill
1/14
319
American Goldfinch
1/21
-
320
Lapland Longspur
2/13
Heard only
322
Grasshopper Sparrow
4/20
324
Clay-colored Sparrow
5/26
326
Black-throated Sparrow
5/30
328
American Tree Sparrow
1/16
331
White-crowned Sparrow
1/01
-
332
Golden-crowned Sparrow
1/01
-
334
White-throated Sparrow
1/29
335
Sagebrush Sparrow
3/11
339
Lincoln's Sparrow
1/01
-
341
Green-tailed Towhee
5/28
photo by LH
343
Yellow-breasted Chat
5/13
344
Yellow-headed Blackbird
2/04
-
346
Western Meadowlark
1/01
-
349
Red-winged Blackbird
1/01
-
350
Tricolored Blackbird
3/25
351
Brown-headed Cowbird
1/29
-
353
Brewer's Blackbird
1/08
-
355
Great-tailed Grackle
6/05
356
Northern Waterthrush
5/26
357
Black-and-white Warbler
6/09
358
Tennessee Warbler
1/24
359
Orange-crowned Warbler
2/07
360
Nashville Warbler
4/24
361
MacGillivray's Warbler
4/30
-
362
Common Yellowthroat
3/30
363
American Redstart
5/26
365
Chestnut-sided Warbler
6/16
366
Blackpoll Warbler
8/27
368
Yellow-rumped Warbler
1/02
369
Black-throated Gray Warbler
4/27
370
Townsend's Warbler
2/19
372
Black-throated Green Warbler
11/28
375
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
9/24
376
Black-headed Grosbeak
5/11
-
1 Explanation of
Filters:
"All" lists all 380 species seen or heard.
"Exclude Exotics" lists the 376 non-Exotic species seen or heard.
"Include missed species (non-exotic)" lists 376 non-Exotic species along with the 15 species missed
but observed in the state by others during 2022. This constitutes a complete list of all ABA-countable
species recorded in eBird in Washington during 2022.
"Missed species only" lists the 15 non-Exotic species observed in the state by others but not by us.
"Seen once" lists the species which we observed only once, or at least recorded on only one checklist,
during the year.
"Rare/difficult" lists the species which in Brian's opinion are either rare or not usually easy to
find even in suitable habitat in the state. These, along with the "Seen once" species, are the ones
to prioritize if doing a big year in Washington.
"Heard only" are the species which we identified by call or song but did not see.
2 Species taxonomy is based on the
64th supplement + to the AOU Check-list of North American Birds
published July 2023.
3 Dates in the
Journal column are links to entries in Brian's online journal including
commentary and/or photos about the initial sighting for the species. As noted in the journal, all photos
were taken by Darchelle unless otherwise attributed.
4 Similar to the Journal column, dates under
Additional Photos are links to journal
entries with commentary and/or photos about additional sightings of the species.
5 Explanation of
Notes
"Heard only" indicates that neither of us saw the bird but were able to identify it by
call or song.
"B Heard only" indicates that although Darchelle saw the bird, Brian only heard it.
"Photo by" with initials indicates that Brian included a photo by someone other than Darchelle
in the journal entry, with attribution in the journal entry Itself.
"Id by D" indicates that Brian saw or heard the bird with Darchelle but not well enough to identify it.
She described what she saw or heard at the time to Brian who confirmed her identification.
"Id by others" indicates that neither Darchelle nor Brian saw the bird well enough or at close
enough range to identify it, but that other people (including spotters on the pelagic trip) viewing
the same bird at the same time were able to identify it.
"Id by photos" describes a situation where Darchelle saw the bird through the spotting scope,
identified it and got photos while Brian, watching without optics, was unable to distinguish the
bird from others in the flock but was able to confirm its presence and identity from Darchelle's
photos. Including these birds in Brian's list is a concession made because his disability prevents
him from standing to look through the scope; he saw the bird but was unable to pick it out due to
his inability to use optics.