Birding
Recently Spotted Birds
The bird observations shown here come from my personal eBird account. These are recent spots recorded via the Merlin Bird ID phone app. The links embedded in the Name column point to the corresponding species’ page on eBird, while the map shows the geographic location where the species was spotted.
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| Name | Scientific Name | Date | Location | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus |
Sep 24 | Calvary Cemetery, Seattle | Woodpeckers |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis |
Sep 16 | Union Bay | New World Sparrows |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias |
Sep 15 | Magnuson Park | Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns |
| Vaux's Swift | Chaetura vauxi |
Sep 10 | Monroe--Frank Wagner Elementary | Swifts |
| Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas |
Sep 3 | Yeslar Swamp | New World Warblers |
| Chestnut-backed Chickadee | Poecile rufescens |
Aug 22 | Ravenna Park | Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice |
| Cooper's Hawk | Astur cooperii |
Aug 15 | Magnuson Park | Hawks, Eagles, and Kites |
| American Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos |
Jul 29 | Montlake Triangle | Crows, Jays, and Magpies |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum |
Jul 16 | Magnuson Park | Waxwings |
| Veery | Catharus fuscescens |
Jun 28 | Blackbird Island | Thrushes and Allies |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos |
Jun 19 | Ivars | Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl |
| Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota |
Jun 18 | Clallam Bay | Swallows |
| Rock Pigeon | Columba livia |
Jun 13 | Victoria | Pigeons and Doves |
| Tree Swallow | Tachycineta bicolor |
Jun 6 | Edmonds Marsh | Swallows |
| Violet-green Swallow | Tachycineta thalassina |
Jun 6 | Edmonds Marsh | Swallows |
| Red-breasted Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus ruber |
May 31 | Soos Creel Trail | Woodpeckers |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus |
May 30 | Kirkland | Troupials and Allies |
| American Robin | Turdus migratorius |
May 18 | Laurelhurst | Thrushes and Allies |
| Hutton's Vireo | Vireo huttoni |
May 10 | Scriber Lake Park | Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis |
| Canada Goose | Branta canadensis |
Apr 11 | Marymoor Park | Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl |
| American Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos |
Apr 9 | Taco Truck | Crows, Jays, and Magpies |
| Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata |
Apr 4 | Buena Vista Lagoon | Waxbills and Allies |
| Greater White-fronted Goose | Anser albifrons |
Mar 23 | Colusa NWR | Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl |
| Greater White-fronted Goose | Anser albifrons |
Mar 23 | Colusa NWR | Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl |
| American Avocet | Recurvirostra americana |
Mar 23 | Colusa NWR | Stilts and Avocets |