Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Walla Walla, Washington
Seasonal appearance and abundance are coded as follows:
Sp - Spring (March, May)
Su - Summer (June, August)
F - Fall (Sept., Nov.)
W - Winter (Dec., Feb.)
a - abundant = occurs in large numbers
c - common = occurs regularly in moderate numbers
u - uncommon = occurs regularly in small numbers
o - occasional = a few noted each year
r - rare = a few noted - not every year
x - accidental = out of normal range
LOONS & GREBES SP SU F W ___ Common Loon r - r r ___ Red-necked Grebe - r - r ___ Horned Grebe r u u r ___ Eared Grebe u u u u ___ Western Grebe u u u r ___ Pied-billed Grebe u u u o
PELICANS SP SU F W ___ White Pelican o u u r
CORMORANTS SP SU F W ___ Double-crested Cormorant o u u o
HERONS, EGRETS, & BITTERNS SP SU F W ___ Great Blue Heron u u u u ___ Great Egret - - r r ___ Snowy Egret r - - - ___ Black-crowned Night Heron u u u u ___ Least Bittern - r r - ___ American Bittern r - r r
WATERFOWL SP SU F W ___ Whistling Swan c r c u ___ Trumpeter Swan r - r - ___ Canada Goose c c a a ___ Black Brant - - x - ___ White-fronted Goose o - o o ___ Snow Goose r - r r ___ Blue Goose r - r r ___ Ross Goose - - r r ___ Mallard a c a a ___ Gadwall u c c o ___ Pintail c c a c ___ Green-winged Teal c c a c ___ Blue-winged Teal c c c u ___ Cinnamon Teal c c c - ___ European Wigeon - - x x ___ American Wigeon a c a a ___ Northern Shoveler a c c a ___ Wood Duck o u u r ___ Redhead u u u r ___ Ring-necked Duck u o c u ___ Canvasback u r u c ___ Lesser Scaup c o u c ___ Common Goldeneye u - o c ___ Barrow's Goldeneye u - o c ___ Bufflehead c - u c ___ Oldsquaw r - - r ___ Harlequin Duck r - - - ___ White-winged Scoter - r r r ___ Surf Scoter r - r - ___ Ruddy Duck c o u c ___ Hooded Merganser o - - o ___ Common Merganser u - c c ___ Red-breasted Merganser r - r -
VULTURES SP SU F W ___ Turkey Vulture - u u -
HAWKS & EAGLES SP SU F W ___ Goshawk - - o o ___ Sharp-shinned Hawk u u c c ___ Cooper's Hawk o o u u ___ Red-tailed Hawk c c c c ___ Swainson's Hawk u u u o ___ Rough-legged Hawk o o u u ___ Ferruginous Hawk - r o o ___ Golden Eagle r r r r ___ Bald Eagle r r r r ___ Marsh Hawk c c c c ___ Osprey r r r -
FALCONS SP SU F W ___ Gyrfalcon - - - r ___ Prairie Falcon u o o o ___ Peregrine Falcon r - r r ___ Merlin - o o u ___ American Kestrel c u u u
GALLINACEOUS BIRDS SP SU F W ___ Blue Grouse u u u u ___ Spruce Grouse u u u u ___ Ruffed Grouse c c c c ___ Bobwhite o o o o ___ California Quail c c c c ___ Mountain Quail r r r r ___ Ring-necked Pheasant a a a a ___ Chukar (Introduced) u u u u ___ Gray Partridge (Introduced) u u u u ___ Wild Turkey (Introduced) r r r r
CRANES SP SU F W ___ Sandhill Crane r - r r
RAILS & COOTS SP SU F W ___ Virginia Rail r - r - ___ Sora o o o - ___ American Coot c c c c
STILTS & AVOCETS SP SU F W ___ Black-necked Stilt r - r - ___ American Avocet r - r -
PLOVERS SP SU F W ___ Semipalmated Plover o - - - ___ Killdeer c c c c ___ Snowy Plover r - - - ___ Black-bellied Plover o - - - ___ Upland Plover - r - - ___ American Golden Plover r - r - ___ Marbled Godwit r - r - ___ Common Snipe u u u u
CURLEWS SP SU F W ___ Whimbrel r - r - ___ Long-billed Curlew c u c -
SANDPIPERS SP SU F W ___ Greater Yellowlegs u u u - ___ Lesser Yellowlegs u u u - ___ Solitary Sandpiper r - r - ___ Willet r - r - ___ Spotted Sandpiper c c c c ___ Ruddy Turnstone - - r - ___ Wilson's Phalarope c c u u ___ Northern Phalarope u u u - ___ Red Phalarope - - r - ___ Short-billed Dowitcher - - r - ___ Long-billed Dowitcher u u u - ___ Sanderling r - r - ___ Semipalmated Sandpiper r - r - ___ Western Sandpiper o - o - ___ Least Sandpiper u - u - ___ Baird's Sandpiper - u u - ___ Pectoral Sandpiper - - u - ___ Dunlin u u u - ___ Stilt Sandpiper r - r - ___ Buff-breasted Sandpiper - - r -
GULLS & TERNS SP SU F W ___ Herring Gull o - o - ___ California Gull c c c c ___ Ring-billed Gull c c c c ___ Franklin's Gull r - r - ___ Mew Gull - r r - ___ Bonaparte's Gull o o o r ___ Forster's Tern - u u - ___ Caspian Tern u u u - ___ Arctic Tern r - r - ___ Black Tern r o r -
DOVES SP SU F W ___ Rock Dove c c c c ___ Mourning Dove c c c u
OWLS SP SU F W ___ Barn Owl u u u u ___ Screech Owl c c c c ___ Flammulated Owl r - r - ___ Great Horned Owl c c c c ___ Snowy Owl - - r r ___ Pygmy Owl u u u u ___ Burrowing Owl u u u - ___ Long-eared Owl c c c c ___ Short-eared Owl c c c c ___ Saw-whet Owl u u u u
GOATSUCKERS SP SU F W ___ Poor-will - r - - ___ Common Nighthawk r c u r
SWIFTS SP SU F W ___ Vaux's Swift c u u c ___ White-throated Swift - r - -
HUMMINGBIRDS SP SU F W ___ Black-chinned Hummingbird c c r - ___ Anna's Hummingbird x - x x ___ Rufous Hummingbird c c - - ___ Calliope Hummingbird u u - -
KINGFISHERS SP SU F W ___ Belted Kingfisher c c c c
WOODPECKERS SP SU F W ___ Common Flicker c c c c ___ Pileated Woodpecker u u u u ___ Lewis Woodpecker o u - - ___ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker c c c r ___ Williamson Sapsucker - u - - ___ Hairy Woodpecker c c c c ___ Downy Woodpecker c c c c ___ White-headed Woodpecker u u u u ___ Black-backed Three-toed Woodpecker o o o o ___ Northern Three-toed Woodpecker o o o o
FLYCATCHERS SP SU F W ___ Eastern Kingbird c c c - ___ Western Kingbird c c c - ___ Ash-throated Flycatcher - r r - ___ Say's Phoebe c c - - ___ Least Flycatcher x - - - ___ Traill's u u - - ___ Hammond's Flycatcher c c - - ___ Dusky Flycatcher u u o - ___ Western Flycatcher u u o - ___ Western Wood Pewee c c - - ___ Olive-sided Flycatcher c c - -
LARKS SP SU F W ___ Horned Lark c c u u
SWALLOWS SP SU F W ___ Violet-green Swallow c c u - ___ Tree Swallow c c c - ___ Bank Swallow c c c - ___ Rough-winged Swallow c c c - ___ Barn Swallow c c c - ___ Cliff Swallow c c c -
JAYS & CROWS SP SU F W ___ Gray Jay c c c c ___ Steller's Jay c c c c ___ Black-billed Magpie c c c c ___ Common Raven o o o o ___ Common Crow c c c c ___ Clark's Nutcracker u u u u
CHICKADEES, NUTHATCHES, & CREEPERS SP SU F W ___ Black-capped Chickadee c c c c ___ Mountain Chickadee c c c c ___ Chesnut-backed Chickadee r r r r ___ White-breasted Nuthatch u u u u ___ Red-breasted Nuthatch c c c c ___ Pygmy Nuthatch c c c c ___ Brown Creeper c c c c
DIPPERS SP SU F W ___ North American Dipper u u u u
WRENS SP SU F W ___ House Wren c c c o ___ Winter Wren u u u u ___ Bewick's Wren r r r r ___ Long-billed Marsh Wren c c c u ___ Canyon Wren c c c c ___ Rock Wren c c u u
MOCKINGBIRDS SP SU F W ___ Mockingbird r - - r
MIMIC THRUSHES SP SU F W ___ Catbird o - o -
THRASHERS SP SU F W ___ Sage Thrasher u u u -
THRUSHES SP SU F W ___ Robin c c c c ___ Varied Thrush u u u u ___ Hermit Thrush u u u u ___ Swainson's Thrush u u u u ___ Veery u u u u ___ Western Bluebird u u u u ___ Mountain Bluebird c c c c ___ Townsend's Solitaire u u u u
KINGLETS SP SU F W ___ Golden-crowned Kinglet c c c c ___ Ruby-crowned Kinglet c c c c
PIPITS SP SU F W ___ Water Pipit c c c c
WAXWINGS SP SU F W ___ Bohemian Waxwing c - c c ___ Cedar Waxwing c - c c
SHRIKES SP SU F W ___ Northern Shrike c - c c ___ Loggerhead Shrike c c c -
STARLINGS SP SU F W ___ Common Starling a a a a
VIREOS SP SU F W ___ Solitary Vireo c c - - ___ Red-eyed Vireo u u - - ___ Warbling Vireo c c c -
WARBLERS SP SU F W ___ Orange-crowned Warbler u u u r ___ Nashville Warbler u - u - ___ Yellow Warbler c c u - ___ Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) c c c o (Myrtle) r - - - ___ Black-throated Gray Warbler r - r - ___ Townsend's Warbler c - c - ___ Northern Waterthrush r - - - ___ MacGillivray's Warbler c - c - ___ Yellow-throat c c c - ___ Yellow-breasted Chat c c c - ___ Wilson's Warbler c u c - ___ American Redstart r r r -
OLD WORLD SPARROWS SP SU F W ___ House Sparrow a a a a
BLACKBIRDS SP SU F W ___ Bobolink r r - - ___ Western Meadowlark c c c c ___ Yellow-headed Blackbird c c c - ___ Red-winged Blackbird c c c u ___ Rusty Blackbird - - r - ___ Brewer's Blackbird c c c u ___ Brown-headed Cowbird c c u - ___ Northern Oriole (Bullock's) c c - -
TANAGERS SP SU F W ___ Western Tanager c c u -
GROSBEAKS, BUNTINGS, & SPARROWS SP SU F W ___ Black-headed Grosbeak u u u - ___ Evening Grosbeak c c c c ___ Pine Grosbeak u u u u ___ Lazuli Bunting c c u - ___ Purple Finch o o o o ___ Cassin's Finch c u u r ___ House Finch c c c c ___ Gray-Crowned Rosy Finch - - - u ___ Common Redpoll - - - r ___ Pine Siskin c c c c ___ American Goldfinch c c c u ___ Red Crossbill c c c c ___ White-winged Crosbill - - r r ___ Green-tailed Towhee - o o - ___ Rufous-sided Towhee u u u u ___ Savannah Sparrow c c u - ___ Grasshopper Sparrow u u - - ___ Vesper Sparrow c c u r ___ Lark Sparrow c - c - ___ Sage Sparrow r - r - ___ Tree Sparrow u - u - ___ Chipping Sparrow c c c - ___ Brewer's Sparrow u - u - ___ Harris Sparrow r - r r ___ White-crowned Sparrow c c c c ___ Golden-crowned Sparrow r - r - ___ White-throated Sparrow r - r - ___ Fox Sparrow u u u r ___ Lincoln's Sparrow u - u - ___ Song Sparrow c c c c ___ Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) a a a a (Slate-colored) u u u u ___ Lapland Longspur - - - r ___ Snow Bunting - - r r
White-faced Ibis Cattle Egret Green Heron Greater Scaup Hudsonian Godwit Band-tailed Pigeon Eastern Bluejay Scrub Jay Wrentit Common Bushtit Prothonatary Warbler Black and White Warbler Tennessee Warbler Orchard Oriole Parasitic Jaeger
The Blue Mountain Audubon Society is an active chapter of the National Audubon Society. From September through May, the Walla Walla chapter holds monthly meetings and presents programs of interest on the third Thursday of each month at Olin Building, Whitman College, starting at 7:30 p.m.
Throughout the year the chapter also sponsers numerous Field Trips. These trips vary from the immediate vicinity to more distant areas and National Wildlife Refuges in Washington and Oregon.
The public is invited to participate in all Programs and Field Trips.
Walla Walla Valley Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 644 - 29 East Sumach St.
Walla Walla, WA 99362
509/525-0850 or fax us at 509/522-2038
Send e-mail to w2chamb@bmi.net
Blue Mountain Audubon Society. No date. Birds of the Walla Walla Area.
Blue Mountain Audubon Society. Unpaginated.
This resource should be cited as
Blue Mountain Audubon Society. No date. Birds of the Walla Walla Area.
Blue Mountain Audubon Society. Unpaginated. Jamestown, ND:
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.govwalla.htm
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