Photo: Rough-legged Hawk by Rex Guichard
December 21, 2021
American White Pelican, Eared Grebe, Sora, 250 Canvasbacks, Rough-legged Hawk! And, no rain! What more could you ask for during a local tour of North Everett and Marysville birding spots. Well, we also had a Herring Gull, two Iceland Gulls (Thayer’s), Red-breasted Mergansers and two Virginia Rails during our visit to Everett waterfront sites, the Everett Sewage Lagoons, Jennings Park and Harborview Park. Indeed, it was an excellent day of birding.
58 Species (Approx. Qty.)
Attendees: Phil, Jim, Ken, Bev, Bruce, Larry, Anne, Melissa, Charlotte, Reg, Rick, Pam, John
CHECKLIST:
WATERFOWL: Cackling Goose (253), Canada Goose (89), Gadwall (7), American Wigeon (20), Mallard (300), Northern Shoveler (500), Northern Pintail (1000), Green-winged Teal (30), Ring-necked Duck (2), Canvasback (250), Lesser Scaup (500), Bufflehead (34), Common Goldeneye (20), Barrow’s Goldeneye (3), Common Merganser (2), Red-breasted Merganser (7), Ruddy Duck
LOONS, GREBES: Pied-billed Grebe (1), Eared Grebe (1)
PELICANS, HERONS, IBIS: Double-crested Cormorant (37), American White Pelican (1), Great Blue Heron (2)
RAPTORS: Bald Eagle (10), Northern Harrier (2), Cooper’s Hawk (4), Red-tailed Hawk (4), Rough-legged Hawk (1)
RAILS, CRANES: Virginia Rail (2), Sora (1), American Coot (5)
SHOREBIRDS: Dunlin (95)
GULLS, TERNS: Bonaparte’s Gull (3), Short-billed Gull (80), Ring-billed Gull (12), Western Gull (1), Herring Gull (1), Iceland Gull (Thayer’s) (2), Glaucous-winged Gull (255)
DOVES, PIGEONS: Rock Pigeon (47), Eurasian Collared-Dove (1)
HUMMINGBIRDS: Anna’s Hummingbird (13)
KINGFISHER: Belted Kingfisher (1)
WOODPECKERS: Northern Flicker (11)
CORVIDS: Steller’s Jay (4), California Scrub-Jay (1), American Crow (25)
CHICKADEES, BUSHTIT: Black-capped Chickadee (10), Chestnut-backed Chickadee (2), Bushtit (30)
WRENS: Marsh Wren (3)
KINGLETS: Golden-crowned Kinglet (1)
THRUSHES: American Robin (4)
MIMIDS, STARLINGS: European Starling (23)
LONGSPURS, SPARROWS: Spotted Towhee (4), Song Sparrow (4), Dark-eyed Junco (8)
FINCHES, WEAVER FINCH: Pine Siskin (30), House Sparrow (1)