Skagit Audubon Field Notes

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Last Updated: February 25, 2024

Compiled by Ann Skinner

 1/14/24 through 2/14/24

This column reports a summary of selected sightings. Rare sightings should be submitted with detailed written documentation and if possible, a photograph.  A second person to verify rare sightings is encouraged. Do not hesitate to contact any observer to help document unusual sightings.

Please submit your sightings to birdsightings@skagitaudubon.org

For recent updates on bird sightings, check out ABA Tweeters and Skagit County Ebird List on the SAS website (Birding menu, Bird Sightings submenu).

WATERFOWL
Harlequin Duck (6) Rosario, 1/28 (MS/JS)
Cackling Goose (150) BLCA, 2/10 (TM)
Ruddy Duck (30) BLCA, 2/10 (TM)
Hooded Merganser (8) GVM, 2/3 (TM)

SHOREBIRDS
Wilson’s Snipe (2) SA, 1/20 (MS/JS)
Black Oystercatcher (2) Rosario, 1/28 (MS/JS)

LOONS
Common Loon (2) Rosario, 1/28 (MS/JS)

OWLS
Short-eared Owl E-90, 2/9, (MS/JS)

KINGFISHERS
Belted Kingfisher (1) Rosario, 1/28 (MS/JS)

WOODPECKERS
Red-breasted Sapsucker (1) SA, 2/1 (MS/JS)

FALCONS
American Kestrel (1) E-90, 2/9 (MS/JS)

VIREOS, SHRIKES
Northern Shrike (1) BLCA, 2/2 (TM)

CORVIDS
California Scrub-jay (1) MV, daily (TM)

NUTHATCHES & CREEPERS
Brown Creeper (1) SA, 2/1 (MS)

THRUSHES
Varied Thrush (4) WLTH, 2/10 (AS/RK)

FINCHES, SPARROWS
Purple Finch (1) CS, 2/1 (JH)

BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES
Western Meadowlark (9) E-90, 2/9 (MS/JS)

WARBLERS
Townsend’s warbler, (1) Hillcrest Park MV, 2/2 (TM)
Yellow-rumped Warbler, (1) SA, 2/10 (MS)

(BBP) Big Beaver Pond-Anacortes Forest Lands; (BLCA) Barney Lake Conservation Area; (BUR) Burlington; (CI) Camano Island; (CISP) Camano Island State Park; (CS) Cap Sante; (CD) Channel Drive; (CL) Cranberry Lake; (EFI) East Fidalgo Island; (FIFR) Fir Island Farm Reserve; (FS) Fisher Slough; (GV) Guemes Valley; (LSP) Larrabee State Park; (MV) Mount Vernon; (PB) Padilla Bay; (PTF) Pilchuck Tree Farm; (RS) Rosario Strait; (SF) Samish Flats  (SHIP) Ship Harbor; (SA) Stanwood Area; (WP) Washington Park; (WLTH) Whistle Lake Trailhead (JS) Jeff Sinker; (MS) Mary Sinker; (AW) Andrea Warner; (BC) Brenda Cunningham;  (SAFT) Skagit Audubon Field Trip; (RH) Ramona Hammerly; (TM) Tim Manns; (AS) Ann Skinner; (RK) Randy King