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species 1.

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Count 1

Susan Hovde

species 2.

White-crowned Sparrow

Count 15

Susan Hovde

species 3.

Great Egret

Count 2

Mark Cloutier

species 4.

Killdeer

Count 85

Harrison Hepding

species 5.

Spotted Sandpiper

Count 33

Harrison Hepding

species 6.

Western Kingbird

Count 40

Loren Kliewer

species 7.

Eastern Kingbird

Count 40

Loren Kliewer

species 8.

Canvasback

Count 400

Andy Stepniewski

species 9.

American White Pelican

Count 1000

Andy Stepniewski

species 10.

Common Loon

Count 1

logan kahle

species 11.

Warbling Vireo

Count 2

Kay Bushman

species 12.

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Count 1

Bob Boekelheide

species 13.

Short-billed Dowitcher

Count 8

logan kahle

species 14.

Ruddy Turnstone

Count 2

logan kahle

species 15.

Black Tern

Count 160

logan kahle

species 16.

Red-headed Woodpecker

Count 1

logan kahle

species 17.

Grasshopper Sparrow

Count 59

logan kahle

species 18.

Orchard Oriole

Count 6

logan kahle

species 19.

Ovenbird

Count 1

logan kahle

species 20.

Ring-billed Gull

Count 3000

David Hoar

species 21.

Baltimore Oriole

Count 5

Megan Hoffman

species 22.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Count 8

Megan Hoffman

species 23.

Merlin

Count 1

Ben Schuster

species 24.

Brown Creeper

Count 1

Ben Schuster

species 25.

Gray Partridge

Count 25

Adam Mitchell

species 26.

Ring-necked Pheasant

Count 50

Adam Mitchell

species 27.

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Count 5

Adam Mitchell

species 28.

American Pipit

Count 5

Adam Mitchell

species 29.

Purple Martin

Count 6

Dalton Spencer

species 30.

Long-billed Curlew

Count 10

Gordon Luikart

species 31.

Prairie Falcon

Count 2

Gordon Luikart

species 32.

Hudsonian Godwit

Count 1

logan kahle

species 33.

Pectoral Sandpiper

Count 40

logan kahle

species 34.

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Count 420

logan kahle

species 35.

Franklin's Gull

Count 16,000

logan kahle

species 36.

Double-crested Cormorant

Count 150

logan kahle

species 37.

White-faced Ibis

Count 30

logan kahle

species 38.

Black-necked Stilt

Count 4

Erich Fickle

species 39.

Wilson's Snipe

Count 40

Erich Fickle

species 40.

Wilson's Phalarope

Count 1000

Erich Fickle

species 41.

Thick-billed Longspur

Count 13

Erich Fickle

species 42.

Ring-necked Duck

Count 20

Peter Scott

species 43.

Marbled Godwit

Count 600

Peter Scott

species 44.

Caspian Tern

Count 3

Peter Scott

species 45.

Horned Lark

Count 200

Peter Scott

species 46.

California Gull

Count 2000

David Rymal

species 47.

Say's Phoebe

Count 6

James Hayes

species 48.

Common Nighthawk

Count 7

Thomas Kallmeyer

species 49.

Willow Flycatcher

Count 2

Kendall Watkins

species 50.

Magnolia Warbler

Count 2

Kendall Watkins

species 51.

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Count 1

Chris Sayers

species 52.

Philadelphia Vireo

Count 1

Chris Sayers

species 53.

Peregrine Falcon

Count 1

N. Miller

species 54.

Alder Flycatcher

Count 5

N. Miller

species 55.

Rock Pigeon

Count 46

David Rudholm

species 56.

Bullock's Oriole

Count 1

Leslie Kehoe

species 57.

Red-necked Phalarope

Count 4500

Dalton Spencer

species 58.

Red Knot

Count 1

Garrett Stuck

species 59.

House Wren

Count 10

Nick Ramsey

species 60.

Brown Thrasher

Count 5

Nick Ramsey

species 61.

Black-and-white Warbler

Count 1

Nick Ramsey

species 62.

Yellow Warbler

Count 35

Nick Ramsey

species 63.

Swainson's Thrush

Count 4

Dalton Spencer

species 64.

Green-winged Teal

Count 115

Alan Smith

species 65.

Willet

Count 35

Dave Spangenburg

species 66.

Nelson's Sparrow

Count 12

Dave Spangenburg

species 67.

Redhead

Count 180

Daniel Irons

species 68.

Wood Duck

Count 2

Jason Newton

species 69.

White-rumped Sandpiper

Count 12

Jason Newton

species 70.

Red-tailed Hawk

Count 5

Jason Newton

species 71.

Common Raven

Count 2

Jason Newton

species 72.

Tree Swallow

Count 100

Jason Newton

species 73.

Barn Swallow

Count 100

Jason Newton

species 74.

American Goldfinch

Count 50

Jason Newton

species 75.

Western Meadowlark

Count 100

Jason Newton

species 76.

Ferruginous Hawk

Count 3

Joshua Covill

species 77.

Black-crowned Night Heron

Count 10

Jan Thom

species 78.

Cooper's Hawk

Count 1

Jan Thom

species 79.

Orange-crowned Warbler

Count 5

Jan Thom

species 80.

Great Horned Owl

Count 3

Phil Thorpe

species 81.

Pied-billed Grebe

Count 13

Eddie Bartley

species 82.

American Kestrel

Count 2

Brenda Gonzales

species 83.

Snowy Egret

Count 4

Sherry Kelter

species 84.

Dickcissel

Count 1

Andrew Dreelin

species 85.

Western Grebe

Count 250

Dalton Spencer

species 86.

Song Sparrow

Count 10

Michael N

species 87.

Greater Yellowlegs

Count 50

Ray Korpi

species 88.

Blue-headed Vireo

Count 1

Toni Anthony

species 89.

Least Flycatcher

Count 15

logan kahle

species 90.

Bank Swallow

Count 530

logan kahle

species 91.

Gray Catbird

Count 15

logan kahle

species 92.

Eastern Bluebird

Count 1

logan kahle

species 93.

Cedar Waxwing

Count 20

logan kahle

species 94.

Pine Siskin

Count 5

logan kahle

species 95.

Northern Waterthrush

Count 2

logan kahle

species 96.

Wilson's Warbler

Count 3

logan kahle

species 97.

Lazuli Bunting

Count 5

logan kahle

species 98.

Mallard

Count 1800

logan kahle

species 99.

Ruddy Duck

Count 140

Daniel Froehlich

species 100.

Forster's Tern

Count 50

Daniel Froehlich

species 101.

Chestnut-collared Longspur

Count 150

Stan Shadick

species 102.

Mourning Dove

Count 100

Grant Hokit

species 103.

Red-necked Grebe

Count 3

David de Rivera Tønnessen

species 104.

Red-eyed Vireo

Count 1

Steve Wickliffe

species 105.

Clay-colored Sparrow

Count 30

William von Herff

species 106.

Savannah Sparrow

Count 85

William von Herff

species 107.

Palm Warbler

Count 1

Robert Kuntz II

species 108.

Gadwall

Count 400

Andrew Guttenberg

species 109.

American Coot

Count 1500

Andrew Guttenberg

species 110.

Northern Harrier

Count 9

Andrew Guttenberg

species 111.

Sprague's Pipit

Count 20

Sherry Kelter

species 112.

Swainson's Hawk

Count 5

Scott Barnes

species 113.

Loggerhead Shrike

Count 2

Scott Barnes

species 114.

Brown-headed Cowbird

Count 136

Scott Barnes

species 115.

Osprey

Count 1

James Manning

species 116.

Horned Grebe

Count 45

Dan Sullivan

species 117.

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Count 500

Patrick Sievert

species 118.

Red-winged Blackbird

Count 500

Patrick Sievert

species 119.

Brewer's Blackbird

Count 100

Patrick Sievert

species 120.

Blue-winged Teal

Count 400

Patrick Sievert

species 121.

Blackpoll Warbler

Count 10

Patrick Sievert

species 122.

Lincoln's Sparrow

Count 4

Patrick Sievert

species 123.

Herring Gull

Count 8

Patrick Sievert

species 124.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Count 1

Patrick Sievert

species 125.

Vesper Sparrow

Count 30

Patrick Sievert

species 126.

American Wigeon

Count 100

Patrick Sievert

species 127.

Northern Pintail

Count 1000

Patrick Sievert

species 128.

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Count 4

Dan Ellison

species 129.

Northern Flicker

Count 4

Dan Ellison

species 130.

Lark Sparrow

Count 10

Sherry Kelter

species 131.

Dunlin

Count 5

Carey Cooper

species 132.

Northern Shoveler

Count 850

Adrian Azar

species 133.

Red-breasted Merganser

Count 4

Adrian Azar

species 134.

Sharp-tailed Grouse

Count 55

Adrian Azar

species 135.

House Sparrow

Count 30

Adrian Azar

species 136.

Ross's Goose

Count 1

Adrian Azar

species 137.

Greater White-fronted Goose

Count 200

Adrian Azar

species 138.

Canada Goose

Count 1200

Adrian Azar

species 139.

Tundra Swan

Count 405

Adrian Azar

species 140.

Hooded Merganser

Count 5

Adrian Azar

species 141.

Common Merganser

Count 65

Adrian Azar

species 142.

Rough-legged Hawk

Count 3

Adrian Azar

species 143.

Snow Bunting

Count 4

Adrian Azar

species 144.

European Starling

Count 300

Adrian Azar

species 145.

Snow Goose

Count 250

Adrian Azar

species 146.

Blue Jay

Count 1

Adrian Azar

species 147.

Lapland Longspur

Count 60

Adrian Azar

species 148.

Dark-eyed Junco

Count 7

Adrian Azar

species 149.

Virginia Rail

Count 10

Andrew Guttenberg

species 150.

Sora

Count 15

Andrew Guttenberg

species 151.

American Avocet

Count 206

Andrew Guttenberg

species 152.

Burrowing Owl

Count 3

Andrew Guttenberg

species 153.

Marsh Wren

Count 49

Andrew Guttenberg

species 154.

Common Yellowthroat

Count 16

Andrew Guttenberg

species 155.

American Golden-Plover

Count 3

Valerie Bourdeau

species 156.

Western Sandpiper

Count 23

Valerie Bourdeau

species 157.

Great Blue Heron

Count 11

Valerie Bourdeau

species 158.

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Count 40

Valerie Bourdeau

species 159.

Lark Bunting

Count 107

Judson Lassiter

species 160.

Harris's Sparrow

Count 3

Bob Kemp

species 161.

White-throated Sparrow

Count 6

Bob Kemp

species 162.

Sandhill Crane

Count 500

Adrian Azar

species 163.

Snowy Owl

Count 1

Adrian Azar

species 164.

Cackling Goose

Count 100

Adrian Azar

species 165.

Bobolink

Count 44

Craig Hohenberger

species 166.

Clark's Grebe

Count 18

Andrew Guttenberg

species 167.

Greater Scaup

Count 3

Adrian Azar

species 168.

Common Goldeneye

Count 32

Adrian Azar

species 169.

Bald Eagle

Count 13

Adrian Azar

species 170.

American Tree Sparrow

Count 50

Adrian Azar

species 171.

Chimney Swift

Count X

Wlad Franco-Valias

species 172.

American Bittern

Count 5

Michael Woodruff

species 173.

LeConte's Sparrow

Count 3

Michael Woodruff

species 174.

Lesser Scaup

Count 400

Brett Quiring

species 175.

Common Grackle

Count 100

Brett Quiring

species 176.

Bonaparte's Gull

Count 7

Carey Cooper

species 177.

Sedge Wren

Count 6

Dave Spangenburg

species 178.

Tennessee Warbler

Count 4

Dave Spangenburg

species 179.

American Redstart

Count 3

Dave Spangenburg

species 180.

Brewer's Sparrow

Count 1

Steve Butterworth

species 181.

Piping Plover

Count 6

Kimberly Emerson

species 182.

Whimbrel

Count 1

Fran Kerbs

species 183.

Cinnamon Teal

Count 4

Kimberly Emerson

species 184.

Nashville Warbler

Count 1

Matthew Keefer

species 185.

Cape May Warbler

Count 1

Ed Harper

species 186.

Bufflehead

Count 27

Jim Stasz

species 187.

Eared Grebe

Count 350

Jim Stasz

species 188.

Rock Wren

Count X

Robert Biller

species 189.

Spotted Towhee

Count 2

Lisa Lister

species 190.

Northern Shrike

Count 1

William Rockey

species 191.

Bohemian Waxwing

Count X

William Rockey

species 192.

Common Redpoll

Count X

William Rockey

species 193.

Whooping Crane

Count 1

Luc Légaré

species 194.

American Robin

Count 20

Dan Tankersley

species 195.

American Crow

Count 10

Mark Stacy

species 196.

Yellow Rail

Count 1

S Koenen

species 197.

Wild Turkey

Count 1

John Esperance

species 198.

Turkey Vulture

Count 4

John Esperance

species 199.

Belted Kingfisher

Count 2

John Esperance

species 200.

Downy Woodpecker

Count 1

John Esperance

species 201.

Black-capped Chickadee

Count 2

John Esperance

species 202.

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Count 2

John Esperance

species 203.

Mountain Bluebird

Count 2

John Esperance

species 204.

Veery

Count 1

John Esperance

species 205.

Red Crossbill

Count 2

John Esperance

species 206.

Black-headed Grosbeak

Count 1

John Esperance

species 207.

Indigo Bunting

Count 1

John Esperance

species 208.

Blackburnian Warbler

Count 1

Andrew Guttenberg

species 209.

Black-bellied Plover

Count 50

Caleb Putnam

species 210.

Swamp Sparrow

Count 2

Roger Burrows

species 211.

Least Sandpiper

Count 50

ISS Data

species 212.

Baird's Sandpiper

Count 322

ISS Data

species 213.

Sanderling

Count 143

ISS Data

species 214.

House Finch

Count 2

Steve Pink

species 215.

Short-eared Owl

Count 4

Robert Kuntz II

species 216.

Solitary Sandpiper

Count 4

Lance Tanino

species 217.

Ruff

Count 1

Lance Tanino

species 218.

Semipalmated Plover

Count 29

Lance Tanino

species 219.

Stilt Sandpiper

Count 240

Lance Tanino

species 220.

Cliff Swallow

Count 500

Andy Stepniewski

species 221.

Field Sparrow

Count 4

Andy Stepniewski

species 222.

Upland Sandpiper

Count 8

Robert Kuntz II

species 223.

Chipping Sparrow

Count 12

Robert Kuntz II

species 224.

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Count 40

Robert Kuntz II

species 225.

Long-billed Dowitcher

Count 400

Timothy Davis

species 226.

Western Wood-Pewee

Count 2

Steve Hosmer

species 227.

Black-billed Cuckoo

Count 1

Wayne Weber

species 228.

Baird's Sparrow

Count 44

Allen Chartier

species 229.

Least Tern

Count X

Angie Holt

species 230.

Golden Eagle

Count 2

Angie Holt

species 231.

Black-billed Magpie

Count 7

R H

species 232.

Lesser Yellowlegs

Count 150

Lee Jones

species 233.

Common Tern

Count 15

Lee Jones

species 234.

Yellow-breasted Chat

Count 3

Lee Jones

Hybrids

Western x Clark's Grebe (hybrid)

Count 1

David de Rivera Tønnessen

Additional taxa

Calidris sp.

Count 7

Harrison Hepding

gull sp.

Count 2100

Sneed Collard

phalarope sp.

Count 1500

logan kahle

Black-bellied Plover/golden-plover sp.

Count 7

Eric Heisey

Horned/Eared Grebe

Count 1

Adam Mitchell

new world warbler sp.

Count 1

Dalton Spencer

Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal

Count 10

Gordon Luikart

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

duck sp.

Count 1000

Joshua Covill

Western/Clark's Grebe

Count 80

Eddie Bartley

Sterna sp.

Count 2

Andrew Dreelin

Larus sp.

Count 1500

Sherry Kelter

Bullock's/Baltimore Oriole

Count 1

Sherry Kelter

Forster's/Common Tern

Count 100

Daniel Froehlich

Glossy/White-faced Ibis

Count 2

Stan Shadick

Empidonax sp.

Count 2

Leslie Kehoe

Greater/Lesser Scaup

Count 50

Sherry Kelter

Rusty/Brewer's Blackbird

Count 12

Dan Ellison

new world sparrow sp.

Count 15

Adrian Azar

Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher)

Count 2

Sherry Kelter

Cackling/Canada Goose

Count 200

Adrian Azar

Spizella sp.

Count 2

Tony Leukering

grebe sp.

Count 9

Tony Leukering

tern sp.

Count 1

Craig Hohenberger

peep sp.

Count 205

ISS Data

longspur sp.

Count 2

Roger Burrows

Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs

Count 29

ISS Data

Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher

Count 1500

ISS Data

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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