Brian and Darchelle's 2022 Washington Big Year List - ABA-countable with missed 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
-
14
Northern Shoveler
1/02
-
16
Eurasian Wigeon
1/01
-
17
American Wigeon
1/01
19
Northern Pintail
1/01
-
20
Green-winged Teal
1/01
-
21
Canvasback
1/16
-
23
Ring-necked Duck
1/13
-
29
White-winged Scoter
1/29
-
31
Long-tailed Duck
1/27
33
Common Goldeneye
1/01
-
34
Barrow's Goldeneye
1/07
-
35
Hooded Merganser
1/17
36
Common Merganser
1/20
-
37
Red-breasted Merganser
1/01
-
38
Ruddy Duck
1/16
-
39
Mountain Quail
3/07
Heard only
40
Northern Bobwhite
4/30
41
California Quail
1/13
-
42
Wild Turkey
1/14
46
Sooty Grouse
3/25
Heard only
47
Sharp-tailed Grouse
1/14
48
White-tailed Ptarmigan
9/15
Heard only
50
Gray Partridge
1/14
53
Pied-billed Grebe
1/03
-
54
Horned Grebe
1/16
-
55
Red-necked Grebe
1/02
-
57
Western Grebe
1/28
-
58
Clark's Grebe
2/06
61
Eurasian Collared-Dove
1/02
-
62
Mourning Dove
1/01
-
63
Common Nighthawk
5/25
64
Common Poorwill
5/25
Heard only
66
Vaux's Swift
4/29
67
White-throated Swift
3/26
68
Black-chinned Hummingbird
5/13
69
Anna's Hummingbird
1/02
-
71
Calliope Hummingbird
4/28
72
Rufous Hummingbird
3/16
73
Virginia Rail
1/30
Heard only
74
Sora
3/30
B heard only
75
American Coot
1/03
-
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
86
Upland Sandpiper
8/21
Waterville Plateau
Did not chase it. One report.
88
Long-billed Curlew
3/25
89
Bar-tailed Godwit
8/14
Id by photos
90
Hudsonian Godwit
5/14
91
Marbled Godwit
1/28
92
Ruddy Turnstone
3/17
96
Ruff
8/03
Sandy Point
Arr next AM. One report.
97
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
9/25
98
Stilt Sandpiper
9/24
Id by others
104
White-rumped Sandpiper
6/18
Soap Lake
Arr next AM. One report.
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
Thick-billed Murre
4/23
Westport pelagic - offshore
Pelagic
127
Pigeon Guillemot
1/01
-
128
Marbled Murrelet
2/17
131
Parakeet Auklet
2/13
Westport pelagic - offshore
Pelagic
132
Rhinoceros Auklet
1/31
133
Horned Puffin
7/11
134
Tufted Puffin
7/11
135
Black-legged Kittiwake
10/09
137
Bonaparte's Gull
2/17
138
Black-headed Gull
4/08
139
Little Gull
11/08
141
Heermann's Gull
7/11
142
Short-billed Gull
1/01
-
143
Ring-billed Gull
1/20
-
145
California Gull
1/21
-
146
Herring Gull
1/21
-
147
Iceland Gull
1/21
-
148
Lesser Black-backed Gull
1/07
149
Slaty-backed Gull
2/04
150
Glaucous-winged Gull
1/01
-
151
Glaucous Gull
1/21
152
Least Tern
7/04
McNary NWR--Casey Pond
Arr 2 days later. Present prev evening.
154
Black Tern
5/27
155
Common Tern
5/11
156
Arctic Tern
9/14
Id by others
158
Red-throated Loon
1/01
-
159
Pacific Loon
2/17
160
Arctic Loon
11/28
Point Defiance
Did not chase it. One report.
162
Yellow-billed Loon
3/16
photo by ST
164
Black-footed Albatross
9/02
165
Hawaiian Petrel
8/21
Westport pelagic - offshore
Pelagic
166
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel
9/02
167
Leach's Storm-Petrel
10/09
169
Pink-footed Shearwater
9/02
170
Flesh-footed Shearwater
9/02
173
Short-tailed Shearwater
9/02
175
Nazca Booby
8/17
Edmonds
Arr 5 min late. May have been visible.
176
Brown Booby
10/25
177
Brandt's Cormorant
1/07
-
178
Pelagic Cormorant
1/01
-
179
Double-crested Cormorant
1/01
-
180
American White Pelican
1/21
183
Great Blue Heron
1/03
-
184
Great Egret
1/24
-
185
Snowy Egret
6/02
186
Green Heron
1/17
187
Black-crowned Night-Heron
1/21
188
White-faced Ibis
5/13
189
Turkey Vulture
3/07
-
192
Golden Eagle
1/14
193
Northern Harrier
1/01
-
194
Sharp-shinned Hawk
1/14
-
195
Cooper's Hawk
1/01
-
196
American Goshawk
8/12
B heard only
198
Red-shouldered Hawk
1/24
199
Broad-winged Hawk
5/19
200
Swainson's Hawk
4/03
201
Red-tailed Hawk
1/01
-
202
Rough-legged Hawk
1/01
-
203
Ferruginous Hawk
2/25
204
Barn Owl
1/23
-
205
Flammulated Owl
5/19
Heard only
206
Western Screech-Owl
2/26
Heard only
210
Burrowing Owl
3/26
212
Spotted Owl
11/24
Packwood
-
Heard only
213
Great Gray Owl
5/13
216
Boreal Owl
9/15
Heard only
217
Northern Saw-whet Owl
1/13
-
218
Belted Kingfisher
1/01
-
219
Williamson's Sapsucker
3/10
220
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
6/12
Omak Creek BBS Stop 45
Arr 5 days later. One report.
221
Red-naped Sapsucker
3/27
222
Red-breasted Sapsucker
1/27
-
223
Lewis's Woodpecker
2/06
224
Acorn Woodpecker
2/06
225
Amer Three-toed Woodpecker
5/29
226
Black-backed Woodpecker
3/27
227
Downy Woodpecker
1/02
-
228
Hairy Woodpecker
1/16
229
White-headed Woodpecker
2/13
231
Northern Flicker
1/01
-
232
American Kestrel
1/01
-
234
Gyrfalcon
3/03
235
Peregrine Falcon
1/01
236
Prairie Falcon
1/21
-
237
Olive-sided Flycatcher
5/20
238
Western Wood-Pewee
5/13
239
Willow Flycatcher
5/28
240
Least Flycatcher
5/27
Heard only
241
Hammond's Flycatcher
4/28
242
Gray Flycatcher
4/28
243
Dusky Flycatcher
4/30
244
Western Flycatcher
4/29
-
245
Black Phoebe
1/31
247
Say's Phoebe
2/25
248
Ash-throated Flycatcher
5/28
249
Tropical Kingbird
10/20
250
Western Kingbird
4/24
-
251
Eastern Kingbird
5/26
252
Hutton's Vireo
1/31
-
Heard only
254
Philadelphia Vireo
9/06
Steptoe Butte
Did not chase it. One report.
255
Warbling Vireo
4/27
256
Red-eyed Vireo
5/26
Recording 6/03
257
Loggerhead Shrike
2/25
258
Northern Shrike
1/08
-
260
Steller's Jay
1/01
-
262
California Scrub-Jay
1/24
-
263
Black-billed Magpie
1/14
-
264
Clark's Nutcracker
1/15
-
265
American Crow
1/01
-
266
Common Raven
1/01
-
267
Black-capped Chickadee
1/01
-
268
Mountain Chickadee
1/15
-
269
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
1/27
-
272
Eurasian Skylark
10/23
Id by others, photo by LH
273
Northern Rough-winged Swal
3/28
276
Violet-green Swallow
3/07
277
Bank Swallow
5/12
278
Barn Swallow
3/28
279
Cliff Swallow
3/25
281
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1/17
-
282
Golden-crowned Kinglet
1/24
-
283
Red-breasted Nuthatch
1/14
-
284
White-breasted Nuthatch
1/15
-
285
Pygmy Nuthatch
1/14
-
286
Brown Creeper
1/20
-
288
Rock Wren
2/27
-
291
Pacific Wren
1/27
-
293
Bewick's Wren
1/10
-
294
American Dipper
2/18
298
Northern Mockingbird
1/23
300
Western Bluebird
2/14
-
301
Mountain Bluebird
3/11
302
Townsend's Solitaire
1/14
-
303
Varied Thrush
1/01
305
Swainson's Thrush
5/22
307
American Robin
1/01
-
308
Red-flanked Bluetail
3/21
311
House Sparrow
1/01
-
312
White Wagtail
9/25
Tyson Blood Ponds
Arr 4 hours later. One report.
313
American Pipit
4/15
314
Brambling
12/11
photos by ES,WH
315
Evening Grosbeak
3/10
317
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
1/15
318
House Finch
1/01
-
319
Purple Finch
1/02
-
321
Common Redpoll
1/01
-
322
Hoary Redpoll
1/03
323
Red Crossbill
1/14
-
324
White-winged Crossbill
1/14
325
Pine Siskin
1/01
-
326
Lesser Goldfinch
1/21
327
American Goldfinch
1/21
-
328
Lapland Longspur
2/13
Heard only
329
Snow Bunting
1/15
331
Chipping Sparrow
4/30
332
Clay-colored Sparrow
5/26
334
Black-throated Sparrow
5/30
336
American Tree Sparrow
1/16
337
Fox Sparrow
1/01
-
338
Dark-eyed Junco
1/01
-
339
White-crowned Sparrow
1/01
-
340
Golden-crowned Sparrow
1/01
-
341
Harris's Sparrow
1/21
342
White-throated Sparrow
1/29
343
Sagebrush Sparrow
3/11
344
Vesper Sparrow
3/25
347
Lincoln's Sparrow
1/01
-
348
Swamp Sparrow
2/06
349
Green-tailed Towhee
5/28
photo by LH
350
Spotted Towhee
1/01
-
351
Yellow-breasted Chat
5/13
352
Yellow-headed Blackbird
2/04
-
354
Western Meadowlark
1/01
-
355
Hooded Oriole
11/21
356
Bullock's Oriole
5/05
357
Red-winged Blackbird
1/01
-
358
Tricolored Blackbird
3/25
359
Brown-headed Cowbird
1/29
-
360
Rusty Blackbird
1/09
361
Brewer's Blackbird
1/08
-
362
Common Grackle
2/03
363
Great-tailed Grackle
6/05
364
Ovenbird
6/15
Upper Jack's Trail, Mazama
Inaccessible. One report.
365
Northern Waterthrush
5/26
366
Black-and-white Warbler
6/09
367
Tennessee Warbler
1/24
368
Orange-crowned Warbler
2/07
370
MacGillivray's Warbler
4/30
-
371
Common Yellowthroat
3/30
372
Magnolia Warbler
9/09
Washtucna
Arr next AM. at Neah Bay 9/11.
373
Blackburnian Warbler
11/03
Neah Bay
Arr next AM. One report.
374
American Redstart
5/26
376
Chestnut-sided Warbler
6/16
377
Blackpoll Warbler
8/27
379
Yellow-rumped Warbler
1/02
380
Black-throated Gray Warbler
4/27
382
Hermit Warbler
4/30
383
Black-throated Green Warbler
11/28
384
Wilson's Warbler
4/27
386
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
9/24
387
Black-headed Grosbeak
5/11
-
389
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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