Brian and Darchelle's 2022 Washington Big Year List - ABA-countable and exotic species

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Species2
Date 
Location (link to eBird checklist) 
Journal3
Additional Photos4/ Notes5
1
Emperor Goose
1/08
2
Snow Goose
1/01
-
4
Greater White-fronted Goose
1/28
6
Cackling Goose
1/07
-
7
Canada Goose
1/02
-
8
Trumpeter Swan
1/01
-
11
Muscovy Duck
12/03
Exotic #3
13
Mandarin Duck
1/20
Exotic #1
16
Northern Shoveler
1/02
-
18
Eurasian Wigeon
1/01
-
19
American Wigeon
1/01
21
Northern Pintail
1/01
-
22
Green-winged Teal
1/01
-
23
Canvasback
1/16
-
25
Ring-necked Duck
1/13
-
31
White-winged Scoter
1/29
-
33
Long-tailed Duck
1/27
35
Common Goldeneye
1/01
-
36
Barrow's Goldeneye
1/07
-
37
Hooded Merganser
1/17
38
Common Merganser
1/20
-
39
Red-breasted Merganser
1/01
-
40
Ruddy Duck
1/16
-
41
Helmeted Guineafowl
12/04
Exotic #4
42
Mountain Quail
3/07
Heard only
43
Northern Bobwhite
4/30
44
California Quail
1/13
-
45
Wild Turkey
1/14
49
Sooty Grouse
3/25
Heard only
50
Sharp-tailed Grouse
1/14
51
White-tailed Ptarmigan
9/15
Heard only
53
Gray Partridge
1/14
56
Pied-billed Grebe
1/03
-
57
Horned Grebe
1/16
-
58
Red-necked Grebe
1/02
-
60
Western Grebe
1/28
-
61
Clark's Grebe
2/06
64
Eurasian Collared-Dove
1/02
-
65
Mourning Dove
1/01
-
66
Common Nighthawk
5/25
67
Common Poorwill
5/25
Heard only
69
Vaux's Swift
4/29
70
White-throated Swift
3/26
71
Black-chinned Hummingbird
5/13
72
Anna's Hummingbird
1/02
-
74
Calliope Hummingbird
4/28
75
Rufous Hummingbird
3/16
76
Virginia Rail
1/30
Heard only
77
Sora
3/30
B heard only
78
American Coot
1/03
-
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
92
Hudsonian Godwit
5/14
93
Marbled Godwit
1/28
94
Ruddy Turnstone
3/17
98
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
9/25
99
Stilt Sandpiper
9/24
Id by others
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
116
Solitary Sandpiper
4/27
118
Greater Yellowlegs
1/01
-
122
Pomarine Jaeger
9/02
Id by others
123
Parasitic Jaeger
9/17
124
Long-tailed Jaeger
9/02
Id by spotters
125
Common Murre
1/01
-
126
Pigeon Guillemot
1/01
-
127
Marbled Murrelet
2/17
130
Rhinoceros Auklet
1/31
131
Horned Puffin
7/11
132
Tufted Puffin
7/11
133
Black-legged Kittiwake
10/09
135
Bonaparte's Gull
2/17
136
Black-headed Gull
4/08
137
Little Gull
11/08
139
Heermann's Gull
7/11
140
Short-billed Gull
1/01
-
141
Ring-billed Gull
1/20
-
143
California Gull
1/21
-
144
Herring Gull
1/21
-
145
Iceland Gull
1/21
-
146
Lesser Black-backed Gull
1/07
147
Slaty-backed Gull
2/04
148
Glaucous-winged Gull
1/01
-
149
Glaucous Gull
1/21
151
Black Tern
5/27
152
Common Tern
5/11
153
Arctic Tern
9/14
Id by others
155
Red-throated Loon
1/01
-
156
Pacific Loon
2/17
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
168
Short-tailed Shearwater
9/02
170
Brown Booby
10/25
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
-
178
Great Egret
1/24
-
179
Snowy Egret
6/02
180
Green Heron
1/17
181
Black-crowned Night-Heron
1/21
182
White-faced Ibis
5/13
183
Turkey Vulture
3/07
-
186
Golden Eagle
1/14
187
Northern Harrier
1/01
-
188
Sharp-shinned Hawk
1/14
-
189
Cooper's Hawk
1/01
-
190
American Goshawk
8/12
B heard only
192
Red-shouldered Hawk
1/24
193
Broad-winged Hawk
5/19
194
Swainson's Hawk
4/03
195
Red-tailed Hawk
1/01
-
196
Rough-legged Hawk
1/01
-
197
Ferruginous Hawk
2/25
198
Barn Owl
1/23
-
199
Flammulated Owl
5/19
Heard only
200
Western Screech-Owl
2/26
Heard only
204
Burrowing Owl
3/26
206
Spotted Owl
11/24
Packwood
-
Heard only
207
Great Gray Owl
5/13
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
217
Acorn Woodpecker
2/06
218
Amer Three-toed Woodpecker
5/29
219
Black-backed Woodpecker
3/27
220
Downy Woodpecker
1/02
-
221
Hairy Woodpecker
1/16
222
White-headed Woodpecker
2/13
224
Northern Flicker
1/01
-
225
American Kestrel
1/01
-
227
Gyrfalcon
3/03
228
Peregrine Falcon
1/01
229
Prairie Falcon
1/21
-
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
236
Gray Flycatcher
4/28
237
Dusky Flycatcher
4/30
238
Western Flycatcher
4/29
-
239
Black Phoebe
1/31
241
Say's Phoebe
2/25
242
Ash-throated Flycatcher
5/28
243
Tropical Kingbird
10/20
244
Western Kingbird
4/24
-
245
Eastern Kingbird
5/26
246
Hutton's Vireo
1/31
-
Heard only
248
Warbling Vireo
4/27
249
Red-eyed Vireo
5/26
Recording 6/03
250
Loggerhead Shrike
2/25
251
Northern Shrike
1/08
-
253
Steller's Jay
1/01
-
255
California Scrub-Jay
1/24
-
256
Black-billed Magpie
1/14
-
257
Clark's Nutcracker
1/15
-
258
American Crow
1/01
-
259
Common Raven
1/01
-
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
270
Bank Swallow
5/12
271
Barn Swallow
3/28
272
Cliff Swallow
3/25
274
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1/17
-
275
Golden-crowned Kinglet
1/24
-
276
Red-breasted Nuthatch
1/14
-
277
White-breasted Nuthatch
1/15
-
278
Pygmy Nuthatch
1/14
-
279
Brown Creeper
1/20
-
281
Rock Wren
2/27
-
284
Pacific Wren
1/27
-
286
Bewick's Wren
1/10
-
287
American Dipper
2/18
291
Northern Mockingbird
1/23
293
Western Bluebird
2/14
-
294
Mountain Bluebird
3/11
295
Townsend's Solitaire
1/14
-
296
Varied Thrush
1/01
298
Swainson's Thrush
5/22
300
American Robin
1/01
-
301
Red-flanked Bluetail
3/21
304
House Sparrow
1/01
-
305
American Pipit
4/15
306
Brambling
12/11
photos by ES,WH
307
Evening Grosbeak
3/10
309
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
1/15
310
House Finch
1/01
-
311
Purple Finch
1/02
-
313
Common Redpoll
1/01
-
314
Hoary Redpoll
1/03
315
Red Crossbill
1/14
-
316
White-winged Crossbill
1/14
317
Pine Siskin
1/01
-
318
Lesser Goldfinch
1/21
319
American Goldfinch
1/21
-
320
Lapland Longspur
2/13
Heard only
321
Snow Bunting
1/15
323
Chipping Sparrow
4/30
324
Clay-colored Sparrow
5/26
326
Black-throated Sparrow
5/30
328
American Tree Sparrow
1/16
329
Fox Sparrow
1/01
-
330
Dark-eyed Junco
1/01
-
331
White-crowned Sparrow
1/01
-
332
Golden-crowned Sparrow
1/01
-
333
Harris's Sparrow
1/21
334
White-throated Sparrow
1/29
335
Sagebrush Sparrow
3/11
336
Vesper Sparrow
3/25
339
Lincoln's Sparrow
1/01
-
340
Swamp Sparrow
2/06
341
Green-tailed Towhee
5/28
photo by LH
342
Spotted Towhee
1/01
-
343
Yellow-breasted Chat
5/13
344
Yellow-headed Blackbird
2/04
-
346
Western Meadowlark
1/01
-
347
Hooded Oriole
11/21
348
Bullock's Oriole
5/05
349
Red-winged Blackbird
1/01
-
350
Tricolored Blackbird
3/25
351
Brown-headed Cowbird
1/29
-
352
Rusty Blackbird
1/09
353
Brewer's Blackbird
1/08
-
354
Common Grackle
2/03
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
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
371
Hermit Warbler
4/30
372
Black-throated Green Warbler
11/28
373
Wilson's Warbler
4/27
375
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
9/24
376
Black-headed Grosbeak
5/11
-
378
Lazuli Bunting
5/13
Footnotes
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.

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