Marbled Murrelets (c)

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For East Jefferson County, WA State

For the Quimper Peninsula and Surrounding Waters of Puget Sound
Port Townsend, Protection Island NWR, Fort Worden State Park,
Fort Flagler State Park, Oak Bay, Port Ludlow and Discovery Bay

This checklist represents 221 species of birds sighted in and around the Quimper Peninsula. Located on the Pacific Flyway at the convergence of the Strait of Juan De Fuca and Puget Sound, it includes both open and sheltered ocean areas, freshwater lakes and streams, riparian and young upland forests. It also is within sight of two important wildlife habitats, Olympic National Park with almost a million acres of primeval landscape, and Protection Island, one of the largest wildlife breeding grounds in the Pacific Northwest. These factors create excellent birding year-round.

Sp = Spring Migration: March, April, May C = Common (seen every year)
Su = Summer: June, July, August U = Uncommon (usually present but not easily seen)
F = Fall Migration: Sept, Oct O = Occasional (birds not present every year)
W = Winter: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb R = Rare (birds present but Quimper Peninsula totals are in single digits)
Note: Other species have been seen here but with single records or a few totally. Contact Admiralty Audubon for more details.
                            Sp  Su  F  W
Red-throated Loon           U   -   U  U
Pacific Loon                U   -   U  U
Common Loon                 C   -   C  C
Yellow-billed Loon          O   -   O  O
Red-necked Grebe            C   -   C  C
Horned Grebe                C   -   C  C
Eared Grebe                 O   -   O  O
Pied-billed Grebe           U   U   U  U
Western Grebe               C   -   C  C
Brown Pelican               -   -   -  O
Double-crested Cormorant    C   C   C  C
Pelagic Cormorant           C   C   C  C
Brant's Cormorant           C   O   C  C
Great Blue Heron            C   C   C  C
Green Heron                 R   R   R  -
Black-crowned Night-Heron   -   -   -  R
Mute Swan                   -   -   -  R
Trumpeter Swan              -   -   -  O
Tundra Swan                 -   -   -  O
Canada Goose                C   -   C  U
Brant                       C   -   -  C
Greater White-fronted Goose O   -   0  -
Snow Goose                  -   -   R  R
Wood Duck                   U   U   O  -
Mallard                     C   C   C  C
Gadwall                     C   C   C  C
Northern Pintail            C   -   C  C
American Widgeon            C   -   C  C
Eurasian Widgeon            O   -   O  O
Northern Shoveler           U   -   U  C
Cinnamon Teal               O   -   O  -
Blue-winged Teal            R   R   -  -
Green-winged Teal           C   -   C  C
Canvasback                  R   -   -  R
Redhead                     R   -   -  -
Ring-necked Duck            -   -   -  U
Greater Scaup               C   -   U  U
Lesser Scaup                C   -   U  U
Harlequin Duck              C   C   C  C
Long-tailed Duck            C   -   C  C
Surf Scoter                 C   -   C  C
Black Scoter                O   -   U  U
White-winged Scoter         C   -   C  C
Common Goldeneye            C   -   U  C
Barrow's Goldeneye          U   -   U  U
Bufflehead                  C   -   C  C
Hooded Merganser            C   U   C  C
Common Merganser            U   -   U  U
Red-breasted Merganser      C   -   C  C
Ruddy Duck                  C   -   U  U
Turkey Vulture              U   U   -  -
Northern Harrier            O   O   O  O
Sharp-shinned Hawk          C   C   C  C
Cooper's Hawk               U   U   U  U
Northern Goshawk            R   -   R  R
Red-tailed Hawk             C   C   C  C
Rough-legged Hawk           O   -   O  R
Golden Eagle                O   O   O  O
Bald Eagle                  C   U   C  C
Osprey                      C   C   C  C
Merlin                      U   -   U  U
American Kestrel            U   U   U  U
Gyrfalcon                   -   O   -  O
Peregrine Falcon            R   -   R  R
California Quail            C   C   C  C
Ring-necked Pheasant        U   U   U  U
Ruffed Grouse               U   U   U  U
American Coot               C   O   C  C
Virginia Rail               U   U   U  U
Sora                        -   O   -  -
Sandhill Crane              O   -   O  -
Black-bellied Plover        U   U   U  U
Pacific Golden-Plover       -   -   O  -
Semipalmated Plover         O   -   U  -
Killdeer                    C   C   C  C
Black Oystercatcher         C   C   C  C
Greater Yellowlegs          U   U   U  U
Lesser Yellowlegs           O   U   U  -
Spotted Sandpiper           U   U   U  U
Whimbrel                    R   -   R  -
Long-billed Curlew          -   -   O  -
Marbled Godwit              -   -   O  -
Black Turnstone             U   -   U  U
Surfbird                    O   -   O  U
Rock Sandpiper              -   -   -  O
Sanderling                  U   -   U  U
Dunlin                      U   -   O  C
Pectoral Sandpiper          -   -   R  -
Baird's Sandpiper           -   -   R  -
Western Sandpiper           R   R   U  R
Semipalmated Sandpiper      O   -   -  -
Least Sandpiper             U   U   U  U
Long-billed Dowitcher       O   O   U  O
Short-billed Dowitcher      O   O   -  R
Common Snipe                O   O   U  U
Red Phalarope               -   -   R  -
Red-necked Phalarope        -   -   U  -
Parasitic Jaeger            O   -   O  -
Little Gull                 -   -   R  -
Bonaparte's Gull            C   C   C  U
Black-headed Gull           -   -   R  -
Mew Gull                    C   -   C  C
Ring-billed Gull            R   R   O  R
California Gull             O   O   R  R
Herring Gull                U   O   U  U
Thayer's Gull               -   -   C  C
Glaucous-winged Gull        C   C   C  C
Glaucous-winged x Western   C   C   C  C
Western Gull                O   -   O  O
Heermann's Gull             -   C   C  -
Sabine's Gull               -   -   -  R
Caspian Tern                -   U   -  -
Elegant Tern                -   O   O  -
Common Tern                 C   U   C  -
Arctic Tern                 -   -   O  -
Common Murre                C   C   C  C
Pigeon Guillemot            C   C   C  C
Ancient Murrelet            U   -   U  U
Marbled Murrelet            U   U   U  U
Cassin's Auklet             -   O   -  -
Rhinoceros Auklet           U   C   U  U
Tufted Puffin               -   O   -  -
                              Sp  Su  F  W

Mourning Dove				  U   U   U  U				
Rock Dove                     C   C   C  C
Band-tailed Pigeon            U   C   C  U
Barn Owl                      U   U   U  U
Short-eared Owl               R   R   U  R
Great Horned Owl              C   C   C  C
Snowy Owl                     -   -   -  R
Barred Owl                    O   O   O  O
Northern Saw-whet Owl         U   O   C  O
Western Screech-Owl           U   U   U  U
Northern Pygmy-Owl            O   O   O  R
Common Nighthawk              -   U   -  -
Vaux's Swift                  -   U   -  -
Black Swift                   -   U   -  -
Anna's Hummingbird            U   C   -  R
Rufous Hummingbird            U   C   R  -
Belted Kingfisher             C   C   C  C
Red-breasted Sapsucker        U   R   U  U
Downy Woodpecker              C   C   C  C
Hairy Woodpecker              C   C   C  C
Northern Flicker              C   C   C  C
Pileated Woodpecker           U   U   U  U
Olive-sided Flycatcher        U   C   U  -
Western Wood-Pewee            U   U   U  -
Pacific-slope Flycatcher      C   C   C  -
Willow Flycatcher             -   U   U  -
Hammond's Flycatcher          -   U   U  -
Western Kingbird              R   -   -  -
Northern Shrike               O   -   O  O
Warbling Vireo                U   U   -  -
Hutton's Vireo                U   U   U  R
Cassin's Vireo                -   U   -  -
Steller's Jay                 C   U   C  C
Gray Jay                      -   -   O  O
Common Raven                  U   U   U  U
American/NW Crow              C   C   C  C
Horned Lark                   R   -   R  R
Purple Martin                 U   U   -  -
Nor Rough-winged Swallow      U   C   -  -
Violet-green Swallow          U   C   U  -
Tree Swallow                  U   O   -  -
Cliff Swallow                 U   C   -  -
Barn Swallow                  U   C   -  -
Black-capped Chickadee        C   C   C  C
Chestnut-backed Chickadee     C   C   C  C
Bushtit                       C   C   C  C
Red-breasted Nuthatch         C   C   C  U
Brown Creeper                 C   C   C  C
Bewick's Wren                 C   C   C  C
House Wren                    U   U   -  -
Winter Wren                   C   C   C  C
Marsh Wren                    U   U   U  U
American Dipper               O   O   O  O
Golden-crowned Kinglet        C   U   C  C
Ruby-crowned Kinglet          C   -   C  C
Townsend's Solitaire          O   -   -  -
Mountain Bluebird             R   -   -  R
Western Bluebird              R   R   -  -
Varied Thrush                 U   -   C  C
American Robin                C   C   C  C
Swainson's Thrush             U   C   C  -
Hermit Thrush                 U   -   U  U
European Starling             C   C   C  C
Cedar Waxwing                 C   C   U  O
Orange-crowned Warbler        U   C   -  U
Yellow Warbler                U   U   -  -
Yellow-rumped Warbler         U   U   U  O
Black-throated Gray Warbler   U   U   -  -
Townsend's Warbler            U   U   U  R
Hermit Warbler                -   O   -  -
Common Yellowthroat           -   U   -  -
Wilson's Warbler              U   C   -  -
Yellow-breasted Chat          R   -   -  -
Western Tanager               U   C   -  -
Black-headed Grosbeak         U   U   -  -
Rose-breasted Grosbeak        R   -   R  -
Spotted Towhee                C   C   C  C
Chipping Sparrow              U   U   -  -
Savannah Sparrow              U   C   -  -
Vesper Sparrow                -   -   O  -
Golden-crowned Sparrow        C   -   C  C
White-crowned Sparrow         C   C   C  U
Fox Sparrow                   C   -   U  C
Song Sparrow                  C   C   C  C
Lincoln's Sparrow             R   -   -  -
Swamp Sparrow                 -   -   -  R
Dark-eyed Junco(Oregon race)  C   -   C  C
Dark-eyed Junco(Slate-colored)-   -   -  O
Snow Bunting                  -   -   -  R
Western Meadowlark            -   R   -  -
Brown-headed Cowbird          U   C   U  -
Red-winged Blackbird          U   C   U  U
Brewer's Blackbird            U   U   O  O
Evening Grosbeak              U   U   U  U
Purple Finch                  U   U   U  U
House Finch                   C   C   C  C
Red Crossbill                 C   U   C  C
Pine Siskin                   C   C   C  C
American Goldfinch            C   C   C  -
House Sparrow                 C   C   C  C
Produced by: Larry Eifert, with help from: Hazel Murphy, Dick Johnson, Ron Sikes, Diane Mulholland, Eleanor Stopps, Suzanne DeMasso and Nancy Eifert July 2001
Drawing copyright by: Larry Eifert