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.
Here is the ABA Tweeters : WEB Site
Ebird for Skagit County : Ebird List
To download the Audubon Bird Guide, go to: www.audubon.org/apps
WATERFOWL
Brant 50 at SIPB on 2-26 (SAS); 25 on Padilla Bay on 3-9 (YH)
Northern Shoveler 1 on Samish Flats on 2-26 (SAS); 3 at SWAWS on 3-5 (NOH)
Eurasian Wigeon 15 on Samish Flats on 2-26 (SAS); 9 on Samish Flats on 3-9 (YH)
Green-winged Teal 1 American/Eurasian intergrade) at NSRA on 3-13 (GB)
Canvasback 8 at Dugualla Bay on 3-9 (NOH)
Ring-necked Duck 16 on Cranberry Lake, ACFL on 3-2 (NOH); 14 at Dugualla Bay on 3-9 (NOH)
Greater Scaup 500 off Samish West 90 on 3-5 (GB)
Harlequin Duck 2 at Rosario Beach on 3-11 (YH)
White-winged Scoter 8 at SIPB on 2-26 (SAS)
Long-tailed Duck 3 at SIPB on 2-26 (SAS)
Hooded Merganser 7 at Cranberry Lake, ACFL on 3-2 (NOH); 2 at Dugualla Bay on 3-9 (NOH)
Red-breasted Merganser 1 at SHIP on 3-4 (NOH); 1 at SWAWS on 3-5 (NOH); 2 at Dugualla Bay on 3-9 (NOH)
GALLINACEOUS BIRDS
Wild Turkey 1 on Samish Flats on 3-9 (YH)
GREBES
Red-necked Grebe 5 at SHIP on 3-4 (NOH)
Western Grebe 39 at Penn Cove, Whidbey Island on 3-10 (YH)
PIGEONS and DOVES
Eurasian Collared-Dove 1 at east Stanwood yard on 3-5 (MS)
HUMMINGBIRDS
Rufous Hummingbird 1 at east Fidalgo yard on 3-11 (RW); 1 female on 3-11 & 1 male on 3/12 at Cap Sante, Anacortes yard (JH)
OYSTERCATCHERS
Black Oystercatcher 2 at Deception Pass SP on 3-10 & 2 at Rosario Beach on 3-11 (YH)
SANDPIPERS and ALLIES
Sanderling 8 at March Point on 2-12 & 9 there on 3-5 (GB)
Wilson's Snipe 6 at Dugualla Bay on 3-9 (NOH)
GULLS and TERNS
Glaucous Gull 1 in Burlington on 2-14 & 2-20 (GB)
HERONS and ALLIES
American Bittern 1 at SWANFA on 2-28 (JS)
HAWKS, EAGLES and ALLIES
Bald Eagle 26 on Samish Flats on 2-26 (SAS); 1 at SHIP on 3-4 (NOH); 2 at Dugualla Bay on 3-9 (NOH)
Northern Harrier 3 on Samish Flats on 2-26 (SAS); 1 at SWAWS on 3-5 (NOH); 2 at Dugualla Bay on 3-9 (NOH)
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 at east Fidalgo yard on 2-14 (RW)
Cooper's Hawk 1 at east Fidalgo yard on 2-21 & 3-2 (RW); 1 on Skagit Flats on 3-13 (YH)
Rough-legged Hawk 2 on Samish Flats on 2-26 (SAS); 1 “dark-morph” on Samish Flats on 3-9 & 3-13 (YH)
OWLS
Great Horned Owl 1 heard at east Fidalgo yard on 3-2 (RW)
Northern Pygmy-Owl 1 at Judy Reservoir on 2-16 (GB)
WOODPECKERS
Red-breasted Sapsucker 1 at east Fidalgo yard on 3-15 (RW)
Hairy Woodpecker 1 at Cranberry Lake, ACFL on 3-2 (NOH)
FALCONS
Gyrfalcon 1 on Samish Flats on 2-19 (YH)
Peregrine Falcon 1 on Samish Flats on 3-9 (YH)
FLYCATCHERS
Black Phoebe 1 at SWAWS on 3-13 (GB)
VIREOS
Hutton's Vireo 1 at Camano Island yard on 3-16 (PP)
CORVIDS
Steller's Jay 2 on Samish Flats on 2-26 (SAS)
SWALLOWS
Tree Swallow several at east Fidalgo yard on 3-13 (RW)
NUTHATCHES
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 at east Stanwood yard on 3-6 (MS/JS)
WRENS
Bewick's Wren 2 at SWAWS on 3-5 (NOH); 1 at east Stanwood yard on 3-5 (MS)
KINGLETS
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2 at Cranberry Lake, ACFL on 3-2 (NOH)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 at SWAWS on 3-5 (NOH)
SPARROWS and ALLIES
Spotted Towhee 10 at east Fidalgo yard (snow) on 2-21 & 2-22 (RW)
Fox Sparrow 1 at east Fidalgo yard on 2-14 (RW)
BLACKBIRDS and ORIOLES
Yellow-headed Blackbird 1 at DeBay Slough on 2-16 (GB)
MAMMALS
Grey Whale 1 at Rosario Head on 3-5 (GB)
Elephant Seal 2 (dam & pup) at Bowman Bay on 2-16 (GB)
Coyote 1 on Samish Flats on 3-9 (YH); pack yipping throughout sighting period at east Fidalgo yard (RW)
Raccoon 3 on Fidalgo Island on 3-13 (YH)
(ACFL) Anacortes Community Forest Lands; (GB) Gary Bletsch; (JH) Joe Halton; (NOH); Neil O’Hara; (YH) Yvonne Houppermans; (NSRA) Northern State Recreation Area); (SHIP) Ship Harbor Interpretive Preserve;(SIPB) Samish Island Public Beach; (TM) Tim Manns; (PP) Pam Pritzl; (JS) Jeff Sinker; (MS) Mary Sinker; (SAS) Skagit Audubon Society Field Trip; (SWANFA) Skagit Wildlife Area North Fork Access; (SWAWS) Skagit Wildlife Area Wylie Slough; (RW) Regan Weeks