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Location Bridgeport Bar Wildlife Recreation Area
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Owner Eric Heisey

Effort

Protocol:  Traveling
  • Observers:  1
  • Distance:  3.5 km

Checklist Comments

This place is AWESOME!!! So many freaking birds, and some really cool ones mixed in. The sheer number of birds was astounding, especially in the ne part of the wildlife area. Huge flocks of sparrows were throughout, and this might’ve been the most sosp I’ve ever seen at a single location. The guy who manages this is my hero!!! He should take his talents to Cassimer bar… the birds were feasting on wheat, corn and kasha that have been intentionally grown to attract birds. It worked!! I will be back 😍

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Totals

62
Species Observed
+5 other taxa, 4,541 individuals
4
Species with Photos
+3 other taxa
5
Species with Audio
+1 other taxa

Observations

  1. Canada Goose

    Number observed:  6

  2. Gadwall

    Number observed:  200

  3. American Wigeon

    Number observed:  300

  4. Mallard

    Number observed:  110

  5. Green-winged Teal

    Number observed:  2

  6. Canvasback

    Number observed:  230

    Details

    Estimate by 10s

  7. Ring-necked Duck

    Number observed:  26

  8. Greater Scaup

    Number observed:  400

    Details

    Mostly grsc here, interesting as most were LESC at Cassimer bar across the river

  9. Lesser Scaup

    Number observed:  60

  10. Tufted Duck x scaup sp. (hybrid)

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Cool! Male, short tuft on back of head, faint ring around bill, back dark gray and not quite black, sides dirty white. Photos. A bit of a bummer to find a hybrid instead of a pure bird, but still pretty neat.

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  11. Bufflehead

    Number observed:  70

  12. Common Goldeneye

    Number observed:  60

  13. Hooded Merganser

    Number observed:  14

  14. Ruddy Duck

    Number observed:  45

  15. California Quail

    Number observed:  55

  16. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)

    Number observed:  7

  17. Eurasian Collared-Dove

    Number observed:  8

  18. Mourning Dove

    Number observed:  7

  19. Anna's Hummingbird

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Whoa!!! Crazy!!! Pics. No feeders around that I am aware of, only stuck around for a few minutes. Came in to my pishing.

    Media

  20. American Coot

    Number observed:  1500

  21. Ring-billed Gull

    Number observed:  20

  22. American Herring Gull

    Number observed:  3

  23. Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)

    Number observed:  1

  24. Pied-billed Grebe

    Number observed:  2

  25. Horned Grebe

    Number observed:  55

  26. Eared Grebe

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Regular on Lake Pateros, in fact, I seem to have better luck finding them in Douglas than I do on the Okanogan side where they aren’t flagged. Photos

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  27. Common Loon

    Number observed:  19

  28. Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)

    Number observed:  1

  29. Sharp-shinned Hawk

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Hit me in the head with its wing while I was in a conifer thicket! Scared the sh*t out of me

  30. Cooper's Hawk

    Number observed:  1

  31. Northern Harrier

    Number observed:  1

  32. Bald Eagle

    Number observed:  4

  33. Red-tailed Hawk (calurus/alascensis)

    Number observed:  2

  34. Northern Saw-whet Owl

    Number observed:  0

    Details

    Looked for with no luck

  35. Belted Kingfisher

    Number observed:  1

  36. Downy Woodpecker

    Number observed:  1

  37. Northern Flicker

    Number observed:  20

  38. Steller's Jay

    Number observed:  1

  39. Black-billed Magpie

    Number observed:  1

  40. Black-capped Chickadee

    Number observed:  30

  41. Mountain Chickadee

    Number observed:  1

  42. Black-capped x Mountain Chickadee (hybrid)

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Very interesting bird, in a chickadee flock along with a single moch. First picked out when I saw a moch-like chickadee with bright, buffy flanks. This individual’s head pattern was also atypical for moch, with more black especially around the eye and extending into the lores than on a pure moch, with only a faint supercilium. The mantle coloration was also rather buffy, not the gray of moch and the wing feathers had white edges. Bill was slightly shorter and thicker than moch. Looks were rather fleeting as the flock moved through quickly, but I got some pretty good photos. Silent. As moch breeds within sight and bcch surely breeds right here, this seems like a good place to encounter this hybrid. A life hybrid for me!

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  43. Ruby-crowned Kinglet

    Number observed:  17

  44. Golden-crowned Kinglet

    Number observed:  11

  45. Brown Creeper

    Number observed:  2

  46. Pacific Wren

    Number observed:  1

    Media

  47. Pacific/Winter Wren

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    A perplexing bird. Heard at first, and immediately noted different call note quality than pawr (I had seen and recorded another typical pawr 5min prior to finding this bird). The call wasn’t a perfect match for wiwr from my experience with them out east, seeming a little too metallic and not “chimpy” enough. Visually the bird was rather pale in the face and breast, with an extensive pale supercilium. Flanks were intermediately barred, within the range of pawr. Visually I think this bird is within the range of pawr, but sounds a bit off. I took many recordings of the calls, and played both wiwr and pawr. It seemed to respond pretty equally to both, perhaps a bit more strongly to wiwr chatter call.

    My impression in the field was that it was possibly a funky HY pawr still learning its calls, until it started giving a rattle or chitter call. I cannot recall hearing a pawr give this call before, but I HAVE heard wiwr give a similar call. I got good recordings of this call, as well as full frame photos of the bird from multiple angles. I suspect no definitive consensus will be reached on this bird, and I will need to do some more research when I get back to my computer. This seems to be a weird tweaner bird... I presume hybrids do occur in NE British Columbia, and this could very well be a good candidate for a hybrid (which would be pretty neat!). Very vocal on the ne part of the wildlife area near the river, here (48.0807835, -119.7226568).

    I have many more photos, email me if you'd like other angles.

    For reference, here is a comparison of the chitter calls of:
    pawr:
    https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/392340641?_gl=1*1u9i2da*_ga*MTMwODY5ODU3OS4xNjM1ODg3MTIz*_ga_QR4NVXZ8BM*MTYzODU5NTkyMi42LjEuMTYzODU5NjI5My4yNQ..#_ga=2.112048196.1116989677.1638593754-1308698579.1635887123
    wiwr:
    https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/392969471?_gl=1*fay3cv*_ga*MTMwODY5ODU3OS4xNjM1ODg3MTIz*_ga_QR4NVXZ8BM*MTYzODU5NTkyMi42LjEuMTYzODU5NjI5My4yNQ..#_ga=2.70637392.1116989677.1638593754-1308698579.1635887123
    https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/194963381?_gl=1*a7pujo*_ga*MTMwODY5ODU3OS4xNjM1ODg3MTIz*_ga_QR4NVXZ8BM*MTYzODYwMTU4MC44LjAuMTYzODYwMTU4MC42MA..#_ga=2.74905682.1116989677.1638593754-1308698579.1635887123

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  48. Bewick's Wren

    Number observed:  11

    Details

    Counted, good spot for them. I had four calling simultaneously at one spot!

  49. European Starling

    Number observed:  35

  50. Townsend's Solitaire

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    In junipers on the river edge

  51. Varied Thrush

    Number observed:  3

    Details

    All males 😍

  52. Hermit Thrush

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Sw part, where I had one last winter

  53. American Robin

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Surprisingly low

  54. Bohemian Waxwing

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Flyover early, heading towards orchards

  55. Cedar Waxwing

    Number observed:  36

  56. House Finch

    Number observed:  14

  57. Redpoll (Common)

    Number observed:  1

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    F Flyover (Observed)

  58. American Goldfinch

    Number observed:  2

  59. Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon)

    Number observed:  200

  60. White-crowned Sparrow

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Probably just a weird Gambel’s, need to study recording

    Media

  61. White-crowned Sparrow (Gambel's)

    Number observed:  520

    Details

    Rough count. Insane!!! Looked through as thoroughly as I could hoping for hasp; no luck

    Media

  62. Golden-crowned Sparrow

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Se part, where I had one last winter

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  63. White-throated Sparrow

    Number observed:  3

    Details

    All together in a flock! Photos and recordings. Picked out by call note at first, and at one point had two calling simultaneously to my right and another calling less frequently on my left. Unfortunately was unable to get a recording of all three at once, but got one of two.

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  64. Song Sparrow

    Number observed:  340

    Details

    Crazy!!! In FLOCKS! Rough count. I think the most I’ve seen at a single location

  65. Lincoln's Sparrow

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Together in the center area, with a group of ~40 sosp

  66. Spotted Towhee (maculatus Group)

    Number observed:  8

    Details

    Surprised there weren’t more

  67. Red-winged Blackbird

    Number observed:  45

  68. Brown-headed Cowbird

    Number observed:  14

    Details

    Flyby pure flock. Short, thick bills, smaller size than rwbl, proportionately shorter tail.

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