by Pam Pritzl
This column reports submitted sightings. Any rare sightings should be accompanied by detailed written documentation and if possible a photograph. A second person to verify rare sightings is extremely helpful. Do not hesitate to call any observer to help document unusual sightings. Also do not hesitate to call if you need clarification on locations.
Please submit your sightings to Pam Pritzl birdsightings@skagitaudubon.org or 360-387-7024.
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Ebird for Skagit County : Ebird List
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WATERFOWL
Wood Duck 20 at SWAWS on 6-17, 4 on 6-22, 2 on 6-29, 4 on 7-12, 1 on 7-28 (NOH); 6 at Cranberry Lake, Anacortes on 6-26 (NOH)
Blue-winged Teal 2 at SWAHR on 7-9 (GB); 2 at SWAWS on 7-12, 1 on 7-28 (NOH)
Eurasian Wigeon 1 at SWAHR on 6-8 (GB)
American Wigeon 1 at SWAWS on 6-29 (NOH)
Northern Pintail 3 at SWAHR on 6-29 (NOH)
Harlequin Duck 1 female in Stillaguamish River (Big Four Ice Caves trip) on 6-25 (SAS)
Hooded Merganser 1 at SHIP on 6-27 (NOH); 2 at SWAWS on 7-28 (NOH)
GREBES
Pied-billed Grebe 1 at SWAWS on 7-20 (NOH)
NIGHTHAWKS
Common Nighthawk 3 flying over east Sedro-Woolley yard on 6-26 (DW)
RAILS
Virginia Rail 1 at SWAWS on 6-17, 1 on 6-29 (NOH)
OYSTERCATCHERS
Black Oystercatcher 2 at Rosario on 6-20, 3 on 6-24, 1 on 7-23 (NOH)
PLOVERS
Black-bellied Plover 10 at SWAHR on 7-15 (NOH)
American Golden-Plover 1 at SWAHR on 7-30 (GB)
SANDPIPERS and ALLIES
Willet 1 at SWAHR on 8-10 (MS) RARE
Bar-tailed Godwit 1 at SWAHR on 7-13 (GB) RARE
Marbled Godwit 1 at SWAHR on 7-13 (GB)
Least Sandpiper 3 at SWAHR on 6-29 (NOH); 1 at SWAWS on 6-29, 4 on 7-1, 7 on 7-20, 1 on 7-28 (NOH)
Semipalmated Sandpiper 2 at SWAWS on 7-20 (NOH)
Western Sandpiper 23 at SWAHR on 6-29, 40 on 7-15 (NOH); 7 at SWAWS on 7-20 (NOH)
Short-billed Dowitcher 1 at SWAWS on 7-12 (NOH)
Long-billed Dowitcher 30 at SWAHR on 7-15 (NOH)
Lesser Yellowlegs 1 at SWAWS on 7-12 (NOH)
Greater Yellowlegs1 at SWAHR on 6-29 (NOH); 13 at SWAWS on 7-12 (NOH)
Wilson's Phalarope 1 on Channel Drive on 7-30 (GB)
ALCIDS
Common Murre 2 at Rosario on 7-23 (NOH)
Rhinoceros Auklet 2 at SHIP on 6-27 (NOH); 35 at Rosario on 7-23 (NOH)
GULLS and TERNS
Franklin's Gull 1 at SWAHR on 5-23 (GB)
Heermann's Gull 2 at Green Point, WA Park, Anacortes on 7-8 (GB); 4 at Rosario on 7-23 (NOH)
Caspian Tern 4 at SWAHR on 6-29, 5 on 7-12, 1 on 7-15 (NOH)
PELICANS
American White Pelican 29 at Jensen Access on 5-27 (GB)
VULTURES
Turkey Vulture 2 at Rosario on 6-20, 1 on 6-24 (NOH); 1 at SWAWS on 6-22, 1 on 6-29, 1 on 7-28 (NOH)
OSPREYS
Osprey 1 at SWAWS on 6-22, 1 on 7-28 (NOH); 1 at SHIP on 6-27, 2 on 7-19 (NOH); 1 at Cranberry Lake, Anacortes on 7-13 (NOH)
HAWKS, EAGLES and ALLIES
Northern Harrier 1 at SWAWS on 6-17, 1 on 6-22, 1 on 6-29, 1 on 7-28 (NOH); 1 at SWAHR on 6-29, 1 on 7-12, 2 on 7-15 (NOH)
Red-tailed Hawk 1 at SHIP on 6-27 (NOH); 1 at SWAHR on 7-12 (NOH); 1 at SWAWS on 7-20 (NOH)
OWLS
Great Horned Owl 2 in Eaglemont neighborhood, Mount Vernon on 5-22, 1 on 5-29 and 2 on 5-31 (LH); 1 at SWAWS on 6-29 (NOH)
WOODPECKERS
American Three-toed Woodpecker 1 on the Easy Pass Trail on 5-19 (GB)
Pileated Woodpecker 2 at Little Mountain on 6-2 (NOH); 1 at Cranberry Lake, Anacortes on 7-13 (NOH)
FALCONS
Merlin 2 juveniles in Burlington City Park on 7-26 (LE)
Peregrine Falcon 1 at SWAWS on 7-12 (NOH)
FLYCATCHERS
Olive-sided Flycatcher 3 at Cranberry Lake, Anacortes on 6-26 (NOH)
Willow Flycatcher 1 at SWAWS on 6-22, 2 on 7-28 (NOH); 1 at SHIP on 7-19 (NOH)
Dusky Flycatcher 1 at Corkindale on 5-18 (GB)
Pacific-Slope Flycatcher 3 at Little Mountain on 6-2 (NOH)
Black Phoebe 5 (pair with 3 fledglings) at SWAWS on 5-25 (GB); 1 at SWAWS on 6-17, 1 on 6-22, 1 on 6-29, 1 on 7-28 (NOH); 1 at SWAWS on 7-29 (JH)
Eastern Kingbird 1 at SWAWS on 6-3 (AT); pair on north end Harrison Road, Sedro-Woolley on 7-13 (DW)
VIREOS
Hutton's Vireo 1 at Cap Sante, Anacortes home on 7-6 and 7-24 (JH)
CORVIDS
California Scrub-Jay 1 on Lincoln Hill, Mount Vernon on 7-19 (BC)
SWALLOWS
Purple Martin 1 at Fox Road near Clear Lake on 6-14 (GB) rare inland
BUSHTITS
Bushtit 10 at SWAWS on 6-17 (NOH)
CREEPERS
Brown Creeper 1 at Rosario on 6-20 (NOH)
WRENS
Bewick's Wren 2 at Cranberry Lake, Anacortes on 6-26 (NOH)
WAXWINGS
Cedar Waxwing flock in Bow yard on 6-1 (KR)
FINCHES and ALLIES
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch 9 at Cutthroat Pass on 7-22 (GB)
Pine Grosbeak 2 on the Easy Pass Trail on 5-19 (GB)
SPARROWS and ALLIES
Brewer's Sparrow 1 at Corkindale on 5-23 (GB)
Fox Sparrow 1 below Sahale Arm on 7-16 (GB)
CHAT
Yellow-breasted Chat 1 at Green Pond on 5-27 (GB)
BLACKBIRDS and ORIOLES
Bullock's Oriole 1 male at SWAWS on 6-3 (AT); pair in east Sedro-Woolley yard on 6-17 (DW); 7 on Cockreham Island on 7-20 (GB)
WARBLERS
Orange-crowned Warbler 1 on Little Mountain on 6-2 (NOH); 1 at Rosario on 6-20, 1 on 7-23 (NOH); 1 at Cranberry Lake, Anacortes on 6-26 (NOH); 1 at SHIP on 6-27, 1 on 7-19 (NOH)
Common Yellowthroat 1 at SWAWS on 6-17, 3 on 6-22, 1 on 6-29, 1 on 7-12, 1 on 7-20, 1 on 7-28 (NOH); 3 at SHIP on 6-27 (NOH); 1 at SWAHR on 6-29, 2 on 7-12, 1 on 7-15 (NOH)
Yellow Warbler 4 at SWAWS on 6-17, 4 on 6-22, 3 on 6-29, 1 on 7-12, 1 on 7-20, 1 on 7-28 (NOH)
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4 at Rosario on 7-23 (NOH)
Black-throated Gray Warbler 2 on Little Mountain on 6-2 (NOH); 1 at SHIP on 7-19 (NOH)
Wilson's Warbler 3 at Cranberry Lake, Anacortes on 6-26 (NOH); 1 at Rosario on 7-23 (NOH)
TANAGERS and ALLIES
Western Tanager 1 at Lake Erie on 6-23 (NOH); 1 at Cranberry Lake, Anacortes on 7-23 (NOH)
Black-headed Grosbeak 3 on Little Mountain on 6-2 (NOH); 1 at SWAWS on 6-22, 1 on 6-29, 1 on 7-20 (NOH); 1 at Cranberry Lake, Anacortes on 6-26 (NOH); 1 at SHIP on 6-27 (NOH)
(GB) Gary Bletsch; (BC) Brenda Cunningham; (LE) Larry Edwards; (JH) Joe Halton; (LH) Lisa Hopkins; (NOH); Neil O’Hara; (KR) Kerry Rye; (SAS) Skagit Audubon Society Field Trip; (SHIP) Ship Harbor Interpretive Preserve; (SWAHR) Skagit Wildlife Area Hayton Reserve; (SWAWS) Skagit Wildlife Area Wylie Slough; (AT) Alice Turner; (DW) Daria Wheatley; (MS) Mary Sinker