Species2
Date
Location (link to eBird checklist)
Journal3
Additional Photos4/ Notes5
4
Greater White-fronted Goose
1/28
14
Northern Shoveler
1/02
-
20
Green-winged Teal
1/01
-
29
White-winged Scoter
1/29
-
34
Barrow's Goldeneye
1/07
-
37
Red-breasted Merganser
1/01
-
39
Mountain Quail
3/07
Heard only
44
Greater Sage-Grouse
3/27
46
Sooty Grouse
3/25
Heard only
47
Sharp-tailed Grouse
1/14
48
White-tailed Ptarmigan
9/15
Heard only
51
Ring-necked Pheasant
1/08
53
Pied-billed Grebe
1/03
-
60
Band-tailed Pigeon
2/10
61
Eurasian Collared-Dove
1/02
-
64
Common Poorwill
5/25
Heard only
67
White-throated Swift
3/26
68
Black-chinned Hummingbird
5/13
69
Anna's Hummingbird
1/02
-
70
Costa's Hummingbird
5/09
71
Calliope Hummingbird
4/28
72
Rufous Hummingbird
3/16
73
Virginia Rail
1/30
Heard only
77
Black-necked Stilt
3/26
79
Black Oystercatcher
1/29
-
80
Black-bellied Plover
1/02
-
81
American Golden-Plover
5/02
82
Pacific Golden-Plover
9/03
84
Semipalmated Plover
1/27
87
Long-billed Curlew
3/25
88
Bar-tailed Godwit
8/14
Id by photos
95
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
9/25
96
Stilt Sandpiper
9/24
Id by others
100
Baird's Sandpiper
8/13
102
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
9/06
103
Pectoral Sandpiper
5/05
104
Semipalmated Sandpiper
5/07
105
Western Sandpiper
1/27
106
Short-billed Dowitcher
4/20
107
Long-billed Dowitcher
1/24
-
109
Wilson's Phalarope
5/12
110
Red-necked Phalarope
5/07
112
Spotted Sandpiper
3/07
113
Solitary Sandpiper
4/27
114
Wandering Tattler
5/06
115
Greater Yellowlegs
1/01
-
117
Lesser Yellowlegs
2/07
119
Pomarine Jaeger
9/02
Id by others
121
Long-tailed Jaeger
9/02
Id by spotters
123
Pigeon Guillemot
1/01
-
127
Rhinoceros Auklet
1/31
130
Black-legged Kittiwake
10/09
133
Black-headed Gull
4/08
137
Short-billed Gull
1/01
-
138
Ring-billed Gull
1/20
-
143
Lesser Black-backed Gull
1/07
144
Slaty-backed Gull
2/04
145
Glaucous-winged Gull
1/01
-
150
Arctic Tern
9/14
Id by others
152
Red-throated Loon
1/01
-
155
Yellow-billed Loon
3/16
photo by ST
157
Black-footed Albatross
9/02
158
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel
9/02
159
Leach's Storm-Petrel
10/09
161
Pink-footed Shearwater
9/02
162
Flesh-footed Shearwater
9/02
163
Buller's Shearwater
9/02
165
Short-tailed Shearwater
9/02
168
Brandt's Cormorant
1/07
-
169
Pelagic Cormorant
1/01
-
170
Double-crested Cormorant
1/01
-
171
American White Pelican
1/21
174
Great Blue Heron
1/03
-
178
Black-crowned Night-Heron
1/21
182
White-tailed Kite
5/02
184
Northern Harrier
1/01
-
185
Sharp-shinned Hawk
1/14
-
187
American Goshawk
8/12
B heard only
189
Red-shouldered Hawk
1/24
190
Broad-winged Hawk
5/19
193
Rough-legged Hawk
1/01
-
196
Flammulated Owl
5/19
Heard only
197
Western Screech-Owl
2/26
Heard only
200
Northern Pygmy-Owl
1/15
203
Spotted Owl
11/24
Packwood
-
Heard only
207
Boreal Owl
9/15
Heard only
208
Northern Saw-whet Owl
1/13
-
209
Belted Kingfisher
1/01
-
210
Williamson's Sapsucker
3/10
211
Red-naped Sapsucker
3/27
212
Red-breasted Sapsucker
1/27
-
213
Lewis's Woodpecker
2/06
215
Amer Three-toed Woodpecker
5/29
216
Black-backed Woodpecker
3/27
217
Downy Woodpecker
1/02
-
219
White-headed Woodpecker
2/13
220
Pileated Woodpecker
1/31
221
Northern Flicker
1/01
-
222
American Kestrel
1/01
-
227
Olive-sided Flycatcher
5/20
228
Western Wood-Pewee
5/13
229
Willow Flycatcher
5/28
230
Least Flycatcher
5/27
Heard only
231
Hammond's Flycatcher
4/28
234
Western Flycatcher
4/29
-
238
Ash-throated Flycatcher
5/28
239
Tropical Kingbird
10/20
240
Western Kingbird
4/24
-
242
Hutton's Vireo
1/31
-
Heard only
246
Loggerhead Shrike
2/25
251
California Scrub-Jay
1/24
-
252
Black-billed Magpie
1/14
-
253
Clark's Nutcracker
1/15
-
256
Black-capped Chickadee
1/01
-
257
Mountain Chickadee
1/15
-
258
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
1/27
-
261
Eurasian Skylark
10/23
Id by others, photo by LH
262
Northern Rough-winged Swal
3/28
265
Violet-green Swallow
3/07
270
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1/17
-
271
Golden-crowned Kinglet
1/24
-
272
Red-breasted Nuthatch
1/14
-
273
White-breasted Nuthatch
1/15
-
276
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5/28
284
European Starling
1/01
-
287
Northern Mockingbird
1/23
288
Eastern Bluebird
12/02
289
Western Bluebird
2/14
-
290
Mountain Bluebird
3/11
291
Townsend's Solitaire
1/14
-
294
Swainson's Thrush
5/22
297
Red-flanked Bluetail
3/21
302
Brambling
12/11
photos by ES,WH
305
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
1/15
312
White-winged Crossbill
1/14
315
American Goldfinch
1/21
-
316
Lapland Longspur
2/13
Heard only
318
Grasshopper Sparrow
4/20
320
Clay-colored Sparrow
5/26
322
Black-throated Sparrow
5/30
324
American Tree Sparrow
1/16
327
White-crowned Sparrow
1/01
-
328
Golden-crowned Sparrow
1/01
-
330
White-throated Sparrow
1/29
331
Sagebrush Sparrow
3/11
335
Lincoln's Sparrow
1/01
-
337
Green-tailed Towhee
5/28
photo by LH
339
Yellow-breasted Chat
5/13
340
Yellow-headed Blackbird
2/04
-
342
Western Meadowlark
1/01
-
345
Red-winged Blackbird
1/01
-
346
Tricolored Blackbird
3/25
347
Brown-headed Cowbird
1/29
-
349
Brewer's Blackbird
1/08
-
351
Great-tailed Grackle
6/05
352
Northern Waterthrush
5/26
353
Black-and-white Warbler
6/09
354
Tennessee Warbler
1/24
355
Orange-crowned Warbler
2/07
356
Nashville Warbler
4/24
357
MacGillivray's Warbler
4/30
-
358
Common Yellowthroat
3/30
359
American Redstart
5/26
361
Chestnut-sided Warbler
6/16
362
Blackpoll Warbler
8/27
364
Yellow-rumped Warbler
1/02
365
Black-throated Gray Warbler
4/27
366
Townsend's Warbler
2/19
368
Black-throated Green Warbler
11/28
371
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
9/24
372
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.