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Observer

species 1.

Northern Shoveler

Count X

Susan Hovde

species 2.

Gadwall

Count X

Susan Hovde

species 3.

Ruddy Duck

Count 50

Susan Hovde

species 4.

Ring-necked Pheasant

Count 7

Susan Hovde

species 5.

Clark's Grebe

Count 1

Susan Hovde

species 6.

Mourning Dove

Count 35

Susan Hovde

species 7.

American Coot

Count X

Susan Hovde

species 8.

Greater Yellowlegs

Count 1

Susan Hovde

species 9.

American White Pelican

Count 7

Susan Hovde

species 10.

Black-crowned Night Heron

Count 2

Susan Hovde

species 11.

White-faced Ibis

Count 1

Susan Hovde

species 12.

Northern Harrier

Count 1

Susan Hovde

species 13.

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Count 1

Susan Hovde

species 14.

Barn Swallow

Count 4

Susan Hovde

species 15.

House Wren

Count 2

Susan Hovde

species 16.

American Robin

Count 1

Susan Hovde

species 17.

House Sparrow

Count 10

Susan Hovde

species 18.

Chestnut-collared Longspur

Count 1

Susan Hovde

species 19.

Field Sparrow

Count 1

Susan Hovde

species 20.

White-crowned Sparrow

Count 15

Susan Hovde

species 21.

Savannah Sparrow

Count 5

Susan Hovde

species 22.

Western Meadowlark

Count 2

Susan Hovde

species 23.

Yellow Warbler

Count 3

Susan Hovde

species 24.

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Count 2

Susan Hovde

species 25.

Canada Goose

Count 20

Mark Cloutier

species 26.

Blue-winged Teal

Count 2

Mark Cloutier

species 27.

Mallard

Count 10

Mark Cloutier

species 28.

Northern Pintail

Count 2

Mark Cloutier

species 29.

Green-winged Teal

Count 2

Mark Cloutier

species 30.

Canvasback

Count 1

Mark Cloutier

species 31.

Sharp-tailed Grouse

Count 1

Mark Cloutier

species 32.

Eared Grebe

Count 1

Mark Cloutier

species 33.

Ring-billed Gull

Count 5

Mark Cloutier

species 34.

Double-crested Cormorant

Count 45

Mark Cloutier

species 35.

Great Egret

Count 2

Mark Cloutier

species 36.

Great Blue Heron

Count 2

Mark Cloutier

species 37.

Grasshopper Sparrow

Count 1

Mark Cloutier

species 38.

Red-winged Blackbird

Count 2

Mark Cloutier

species 39.

Brewer's Blackbird

Count 6

Mark Cloutier

species 40.

Common Grackle

Count 10

Mark Cloutier

species 41.

Redhead

Count 1

Carolyn Sanders

species 42.

Bufflehead

Count 1

Carolyn Sanders

species 43.

Western Grebe

Count 12

Carolyn Sanders

species 44.

Killdeer

Count 1

Carolyn Sanders

species 45.

Western Kingbird

Count 2

Carolyn Sanders

species 46.

Eastern Kingbird

Count 1

Carolyn Sanders

species 47.

Horned Lark

Count 8

Carolyn Sanders

species 48.

Ring-necked Duck

Count X

Harrison Hepding

species 49.

Lesser Scaup

Count X

Harrison Hepding

species 50.

Pied-billed Grebe

Count X

Harrison Hepding

species 51.

American Avocet

Count 2

Harrison Hepding

species 52.

Semipalmated Plover

Count 1

Harrison Hepding

species 53.

Piping Plover

Count 4

Harrison Hepding

species 54.

Upland Sandpiper

Count 1

Harrison Hepding

species 55.

Wilson's Snipe

Count 3

Harrison Hepding

species 56.

Wilson's Phalarope

Count 15

Harrison Hepding

species 57.

Spotted Sandpiper

Count 33

Harrison Hepding

species 58.

Solitary Sandpiper

Count 1

Harrison Hepding

species 59.

Lesser Yellowlegs

Count 29

Harrison Hepding

species 60.

Willet

Count 14

Harrison Hepding

species 61.

Sanderling

Count 11

Harrison Hepding

species 62.

Baird's Sandpiper

Count 22

Harrison Hepding

species 63.

Least Sandpiper

Count 33

Harrison Hepding

species 64.

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Count 1

Harrison Hepding

species 65.

Franklin's Gull

Count X

Harrison Hepding

species 66.

California Gull

Count X

Harrison Hepding

species 67.

Black Tern

Count X

Harrison Hepding

species 68.

Forster's Tern

Count X

Harrison Hepding

species 69.

Belted Kingfisher

Count X

Harrison Hepding

species 70.

Marsh Wren

Count X

Harrison Hepding

species 71.

Gray Catbird

Count X

Harrison Hepding

species 72.

American Goldfinch

Count X

Harrison Hepding

species 73.

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Count X

Harrison Hepding

species 74.

Gray Partridge

Count 7

ellery walch

species 75.

Cedar Waxwing

Count 1

ellery walch

species 76.

Sprague's Pipit

Count 1

ellery walch

species 77.

Clay-colored Sparrow

Count 1

ellery walch

species 78.

Vesper Sparrow

Count 1

ellery walch

species 79.

Baird's Sparrow

Count 1

ellery walch

species 80.

Least Flycatcher

Count 1

Paul Cherry

species 81.

Purple Martin

Count X

Paul Cherry

species 82.

Chipping Sparrow

Count X

Paul Cherry

species 83.

American Wigeon

Count 10

Loren Kliewer

species 84.

Marbled Godwit

Count 6

Loren Kliewer

species 85.

Common Tern

Count 10

Loren Kliewer

species 86.

Bank Swallow

Count 4

Loren Kliewer

species 87.

Song Sparrow

Count 4

Loren Kliewer

species 88.

Brown-headed Cowbird

Count 2

Loren Kliewer

species 89.

Common Goldeneye

Count 10

Marty Anderson

species 90.

Hooded Merganser

Count 3

Marty Anderson

species 91.

Tree Swallow

Count 3

Marty Anderson

species 92.

Cliff Swallow

Count 8

Marty Anderson

species 93.

Brown Thrasher

Count 1

Marty Anderson

species 94.

Bobolink

Count 2

Marty Anderson

species 95.

Sora

Count 7

Jacob Miller

species 96.

Long-billed Curlew

Count 1

Jacob Miller

species 97.

Turkey Vulture

Count 2

Jacob Miller

species 98.

Swainson's Hawk

Count 1

Jacob Miller

species 99.

Loggerhead Shrike

Count 1

Jacob Miller

species 100.

Nelson's Sparrow

Count 4

Jacob Miller

species 101.

Orchard Oriole

Count 1

Jacob Miller

species 102.

Horned Grebe

Count 1

Thomas Bonny

species 103.

Red-necked Grebe

Count 1

Thomas Bonny

species 104.

Rock Pigeon

Count 1

logan kahle

species 105.

Virginia Rail

Count 1

logan kahle

species 106.

Red-necked Phalarope

Count 160

logan kahle

species 107.

White-rumped Sandpiper

Count 1

logan kahle

species 108.

Common Loon

Count 1

logan kahle

species 109.

American Bittern

Count 1

logan kahle

species 110.

Say's Phoebe

Count 1

logan kahle

species 111.

Cinnamon Teal

Count 1

Kay Bushman

species 112.

Warbling Vireo

Count 2

Kay Bushman

species 113.

Common Yellowthroat

Count 1

Kay Bushman

species 114.

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Count 2

Mark Holmgren

species 115.

Baltimore Oriole

Count 1

Mark Holmgren

species 116.

Stilt Sandpiper

Count 1

Bob Boekelheide

species 117.

Western Wood-Pewee

Count 1

Bob Boekelheide

species 118.

European Starling

Count 3

Bob Boekelheide

species 119.

Lark Sparrow

Count 5

Bob Boekelheide

species 120.

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Count 1

Bob Boekelheide

species 121.

Alder Flycatcher

Count 1

Jan Thom

species 122.

Swainson's Thrush

Count 1

Jan Thom

species 123.

Short-billed Dowitcher

Count 8

logan kahle

species 124.

Common Merganser

Count 3

Jan Thom

species 125.

Lark Bunting

Count 1

Jan Thom

species 126.

Ruddy Turnstone

Count 2

logan kahle

species 127.

Red-headed Woodpecker

Count 1

logan kahle

species 128.

Ovenbird

Count 1

logan kahle

species 129.

Northern Flicker

Count 1

Eric Heisey

species 130.

White-throated Sparrow

Count 1

Eric Heisey

species 131.

Blackpoll Warbler

Count 1

Eric Heisey

species 132.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Count 8

Megan Hoffman

species 133.

Snow Goose

Count 8

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species 134.

Tundra Swan

Count 1

_ 🦬 _

species 135.

Greater Scaup

Count X

_ 🦬 _

species 136.

Red-breasted Merganser

Count X

_ 🦬 _

species 137.

Sandhill Crane

Count X

_ 🦬 _

species 138.

Bald Eagle

Count 2

_ 🦬 _

species 139.

Great Horned Owl

Count 1

_ 🦬 _

species 140.

American Kestrel

Count X

_ 🦬 _

species 141.

Merlin

Count 1

Ben Schuster

species 142.

Brown Creeper

Count 1

Ben Schuster

species 143.

American Tree Sparrow

Count 2

Ben Schuster

species 144.

Dark-eyed Junco

Count 2

Ben Schuster

species 145.

Harris's Sparrow

Count 2

Adam Mitchell

species 146.

Red-tailed Hawk

Count 1

Adam Mitchell

species 147.

Black-billed Magpie

Count 2

Adam Mitchell

species 148.

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Count 5

Adam Mitchell

species 149.

American Pipit

Count 5

Adam Mitchell

species 150.

Long-billed Dowitcher

Count 40

rod murray

species 151.

Ferruginous Hawk

Count 1

rod murray

species 152.

Black-bellied Plover

Count 15

Jacob Charlebois

species 153.

Pectoral Sandpiper

Count 7

Jacob Charlebois

species 154.

Golden Eagle

Count 1

Jacob Charlebois

species 155.

Prairie Falcon

Count 2

Gordon Luikart

species 156.

Hudsonian Godwit

Count 1

logan kahle

species 157.

Black-necked Stilt

Count 4

Erich Fickle

species 158.

Thick-billed Longspur

Count 13

Erich Fickle

species 159.

Western Sandpiper

Count 8

Zachary Perry

species 160.

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Count 1

Lena Garrison

species 161.

Caspian Tern

Count 3

Peter Scott

species 162.

LeConte's Sparrow

Count 2

Kieran Schwartz

species 163.

Willow Flycatcher

Count 1

carolyn spidle

species 164.

Common Nighthawk

Count 7

Thomas Kallmeyer

species 165.

American Redstart

Count 1

Kendall Watkins

species 166.

Magnolia Warbler

Count 2

Kendall Watkins

species 167.

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Count 1

Chris Sayers

species 168.

Philadelphia Vireo

Count 1

Chris Sayers

species 169.

Tennessee Warbler

Count 2

Chris Sayers

species 170.

Herring Gull

Count 1

N. Miller

species 171.

Peregrine Falcon

Count 1

N. Miller

species 172.

Sedge Wren

Count 2

N. Miller

species 173.

Short-eared Owl

Count 1

Leslie Kehoe

species 174.

Bullock's Oriole

Count 1

Leslie Kehoe

species 175.

Lincoln's Sparrow

Count 1

Dalton Spencer

species 176.

Red Knot

Count 1

Garrett Stuck

species 177.

Black-and-white Warbler

Count 1

Nick Ramsey

species 178.

Orange-crowned Warbler

Count 1

Nick Ramsey

species 179.

Greater White-fronted Goose

Count 15

Alan Smith

species 180.

Lapland Longspur

Count 1

Nick Ramsey

species 181.

American Crow

Count X

Jeff Tibbits

species 182.

Wood Duck

Count 2

Jason Newton

species 183.

Common Raven

Count 2

Jason Newton

species 184.

Spotted Towhee

Count 1

Jason Newton

species 185.

Cooper's Hawk

Count 1

Jan Thom

species 186.

Wilson's Warbler

Count 2

Jan Thom

species 187.

Snowy Egret

Count 2

Steve Svedeman

species 188.

Dickcissel

Count 1

Andrew Dreelin

species 189.

Lazuli Bunting

Count 1

Dalton Spencer

species 190.

Blue-headed Vireo

Count 1

Toni Anthony

species 191.

Eastern Bluebird

Count 1

logan kahle

species 192.

Pine Siskin

Count 5

logan kahle

species 193.

Northern Waterthrush

Count 2

logan kahle

species 194.

Black-capped Chickadee

Count 1

Daniel Froehlich

species 195.

Red-eyed Vireo

Count 1

Steve Wickliffe

species 196.

Palm Warbler

Count 1

Robert Kuntz II

species 197.

Bonaparte's Gull

Count 1

Doris Ratchford

species 198.

Cackling Goose

Count 8

Chris Goulart

species 199.

Burrowing Owl

Count 1

Patrick Sievert

species 200.

Osprey

Count 1

James Manning

species 201.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Count 1

Patrick Sievert

species 202.

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Count 1

Patrick Sievert

species 203.

Rough-legged Hawk

Count 2

Adrian Azar

species 204.

Dunlin

Count 5

Carey Cooper

species 205.

Ross's Goose

Count 1

Adrian Azar

species 206.

Snow Bunting

Count 4

Adrian Azar

species 207.

Blue Jay

Count 1

Adrian Azar

species 208.

American Golden-Plover

Count 3

Valerie Bourdeau

species 209.

Snowy Owl

Count 1

Adrian Azar

species 210.

Chimney Swift

Count X

Wlad Franco-Valias

species 211.

Brewer's Sparrow

Count 1

Steve Butterworth

species 212.

Whimbrel

Count 1

Fran Kerbs

species 213.

Nashville Warbler

Count 1

Matthew Keefer

species 214.

House Finch

Count X

Ed Harper

species 215.

Cape May Warbler

Count 1

Ed Harper

species 216.

Mountain Bluebird

Count X

Larry & Jan Kraemer

species 217.

Rock Wren

Count X

Robert Biller

species 218.

Northern Shrike

Count 1

William Rockey

species 219.

Bohemian Waxwing

Count X

William Rockey

species 220.

Common Redpoll

Count X

William Rockey

species 221.

Downy Woodpecker

Count X

William Rockey

species 222.

Whooping Crane

Count 1

Luc Légaré

species 223.

Yellow-breasted Chat

Count 1

S Koenen

species 224.

Yellow Rail

Count 1

S Koenen

species 225.

Wild Turkey

Count 1

John Esperance

species 226.

Veery

Count 1

John Esperance

species 227.

Red Crossbill

Count 2

John Esperance

species 228.

Black-headed Grosbeak

Count 1

John Esperance

species 229.

Indigo Bunting

Count 1

John Esperance

species 230.

Blackburnian Warbler

Count 1

Andrew Guttenberg

species 231.

Swamp Sparrow

Count 2

Roger Burrows

species 232.

Ruff

Count 1

Lance Tanino

species 233.

Black-billed Cuckoo

Count 1

Wayne Weber

species 234.

Least Tern

Count X

Angie Holt

Hybrids

Western x Clark's Grebe (hybrid)

Count 1

David de Rivera Tønnessen

Additional taxa

Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher

Count 4

Harrison Hepding

Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs

Count 2

Harrison Hepding

peep sp.

Count 1

Harrison Hepding

Calidris sp.

Count 7

Harrison Hepding

gull sp.

Count 2000

Andy Stepniewski

Forster's/Common Tern

Count 1

logan kahle

Greater/Lesser Scaup

Count 3

Bob Boekelheide

Empidonax sp.

Count 1

Jan Thom

phalarope sp.

Count 1500

logan kahle

Western/Clark's Grebe

Count 30

Eric Heisey

Black-bellied Plover/golden-plover sp.

Count 7

Eric Heisey

Larus sp.

Count 2

Alan Smith

duck sp.

Count 300

Adam Mitchell

Horned/Eared Grebe

Count 1

Adam Mitchell

new world sparrow sp.

Count X

rod murray

new world warbler sp.

Count 1

Dalton Spencer

Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal

Count 10

Gordon Luikart

Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher)

Count 1

Kendall Watkins

Buteo sp.

Count 1

Leslie Kehoe

swallow sp.

Count 100

Dalton Spencer

Common/Red-breasted Merganser

Count 1

Alan Smith

shorebird sp.

Count 17

Alex Burdo

Aythya sp.

Count 250

Joshua Covill

Sterna sp.

Count 2

Andrew Dreelin

Bullock's/Baltimore Oriole

Count 1

Sherry Kelter

longspur sp.

Count 1

Daniel Froehlich

Glossy/White-faced Ibis

Count 2

Stan Shadick

Spizella sp.

Count 1

Andrew Guttenberg

Rusty/Brewer's Blackbird

Count 12

Dan Ellison

Cackling/Canada Goose

Count 15

Rochelle Jones

grebe sp.

Count 9

Tony Leukering

tern sp.

Count 1

Craig Hohenberger

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Observer	Date	Species
Susan Hovde	12 Sep 2023	24
Mark Cloutier	7 Sep 2023	26
Carolyn Sanders	19 Aug 2023	13
Harrison Hepding	16 Aug 2023	1
Harrison Hepding	15 Aug 2023	63
ellery walch	13 Aug 2023	22
Paul Cherry	3 Aug 2023	29
Loren Kliewer	2 Aug 2023	52
Marty Anderson	17 Jul 2023	43
Jacob Miller	28 Jun 2023	60

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Top eBirders sorted by number of observed species
Rank	eBirder	Total
1	Adrian Azar	143
2	Patrick Sievert	122
3	logan kahle	118
4	John Esperance	116
5	Sherry Kelter	111
5	Steve Butterworth	111
7	Nick Ramsey	108
8	Robert Kuntz II	106
9	Jan Thom	105
10	Caleb Putnam	103