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species 1.

Franklin's Gull

Count 16,000

logan kahle

species 2.

Red-necked Phalarope

Count 4500

Dalton Spencer

species 3.

Ring-billed Gull

Count 3000

David Hoar

species 4.

California Gull

Count 2000

David Rymal

species 5.

Mallard

Count 1800

logan kahle

species 6.

American Coot

Count 1500

Andrew Guttenberg

species 7.

Canada Goose

Count 1200

Adrian Azar

species 8.

Northern Pintail

Count 1000

Patrick Sievert

species 9.

Wilson's Phalarope

Count 1000

Erich Fickle

species 10.

American White Pelican

Count 1000

Andy Stepniewski

species 11.

Northern Shoveler

Count 850

Adrian Azar

species 12.

Marbled Godwit

Count 600

Peter Scott

species 13.

Bank Swallow

Count 530

logan kahle

species 14.

Sandhill Crane

Count 500

Adrian Azar

species 15.

Cliff Swallow

Count 500

Andy Stepniewski

species 16.

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Count 500

Patrick Sievert

species 17.

Red-winged Blackbird

Count 500

Patrick Sievert

species 18.

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Count 420

logan kahle

species 19.

Tundra Swan

Count 405

Adrian Azar

species 20.

Blue-winged Teal

Count 400

Patrick Sievert

species 21.

Gadwall

Count 400

Andrew Guttenberg

species 22.

Canvasback

Count 400

Andy Stepniewski

species 23.

Lesser Scaup

Count 400

Brett Quiring

species 24.

Long-billed Dowitcher

Count 400

Timothy Davis

species 25.

Eared Grebe

Count 350

Jim Stasz

species 26.

Baird's Sandpiper

Count 322

ISS Data

species 27.

European Starling

Count 300

Adrian Azar

species 28.

Snow Goose

Count 250

Adrian Azar

species 29.

Western Grebe

Count 250

Dalton Spencer

species 30.

Stilt Sandpiper

Count 240

Lance Tanino

species 31.

American Avocet

Count 206

Andrew Guttenberg

species 32.

Greater White-fronted Goose

Count 200

Adrian Azar

species 33.

Horned Lark

Count 200

Peter Scott

species 34.

Redhead

Count 180

Daniel Irons

species 35.

Black Tern

Count 160

logan kahle

species 36.

Lesser Yellowlegs

Count 150

Lee Jones

species 37.

Double-crested Cormorant

Count 150

logan kahle

species 38.

Chestnut-collared Longspur

Count 150

Stan Shadick

species 39.

Sanderling

Count 143

ISS Data

species 40.

Ruddy Duck

Count 140

Daniel Froehlich

species 41.

Brown-headed Cowbird

Count 136

Scott Barnes

species 42.

Green-winged Teal

Count 115

Alan Smith

species 43.

Lark Bunting

Count 107

Judson Lassiter

species 44.

Cackling Goose

Count 100

Adrian Azar

species 45.

American Wigeon

Count 100

Patrick Sievert

species 46.

Mourning Dove

Count 100

Grant Hokit

species 47.

Tree Swallow

Count 100

Jason Newton

species 48.

Barn Swallow

Count 100

Jason Newton

species 49.

Western Meadowlark

Count 100

Jason Newton

species 50.

Brewer's Blackbird

Count 100

Patrick Sievert

species 51.

Common Grackle

Count 100

Brett Quiring

species 52.

Killdeer

Count 85

Harrison Hepding

species 53.

Savannah Sparrow

Count 85

William von Herff

species 54.

Common Merganser

Count 65

Adrian Azar

species 55.

Lapland Longspur

Count 60

Adrian Azar

species 56.

Grasshopper Sparrow

Count 59

logan kahle

species 57.

Sharp-tailed Grouse

Count 55

Adrian Azar

species 58.

Ring-necked Pheasant

Count 50

Adam Mitchell

species 59.

Black-bellied Plover

Count 50

Caleb Putnam

species 60.

Greater Yellowlegs

Count 50

Ray Korpi

species 61.

Least Sandpiper

Count 50

ISS Data

species 62.

Forster's Tern

Count 50

Daniel Froehlich

species 63.

American Goldfinch

Count 50

Jason Newton

species 64.

American Tree Sparrow

Count 50

Adrian Azar

species 65.

Marsh Wren

Count 49

Andrew Guttenberg

species 66.

Rock Pigeon

Count 46

David Rudholm

species 67.

Horned Grebe

Count 45

Dan Sullivan

species 68.

Baird's Sparrow

Count 44

Allen Chartier

species 69.

Bobolink

Count 44

Craig Hohenberger

species 70.

Wilson's Snipe

Count 40

Erich Fickle

species 71.

Pectoral Sandpiper

Count 40

logan kahle

species 72.

Western Kingbird

Count 40

Loren Kliewer

species 73.

Eastern Kingbird

Count 40

Loren Kliewer

species 74.

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Count 40

Valerie Bourdeau

species 75.

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Count 40

Robert Kuntz II

species 76.

Willet

Count 35

Dave Spangenburg

species 77.

Yellow Warbler

Count 35

Nick Ramsey

species 78.

Spotted Sandpiper

Count 33

Harrison Hepding

species 79.

Common Goldeneye

Count 32

Adrian Azar

species 80.

White-faced Ibis

Count 30

logan kahle

species 81.

House Sparrow

Count 30

Adrian Azar

species 82.

Clay-colored Sparrow

Count 30

William von Herff

species 83.

Vesper Sparrow

Count 30

Patrick Sievert

species 84.

Semipalmated Plover

Count 29

Lance Tanino

species 85.

Bufflehead

Count 27

Jim Stasz

species 86.

Gray Partridge

Count 25

Adam Mitchell

species 87.

Western Sandpiper

Count 23

Valerie Bourdeau

species 88.

Ring-necked Duck

Count 20

Peter Scott

species 89.

American Robin

Count 20

Dan Tankersley

species 90.

Cedar Waxwing

Count 20

logan kahle

species 91.

Sprague's Pipit

Count 20

Sherry Kelter

species 92.

Clark's Grebe

Count 18

Andrew Guttenberg

species 93.

Common Yellowthroat

Count 16

Andrew Guttenberg

species 94.

Sora

Count 15

Andrew Guttenberg

species 95.

Common Tern

Count 15

Lee Jones

species 96.

Least Flycatcher

Count 15

logan kahle

species 97.

Gray Catbird

Count 15

logan kahle

species 98.

White-crowned Sparrow

Count 15

Susan Hovde

species 99.

Pied-billed Grebe

Count 13

Eddie Bartley

species 100.

Bald Eagle

Count 13

Adrian Azar

species 101.

Thick-billed Longspur

Count 13

Erich Fickle

species 102.

White-rumped Sandpiper

Count 12

Jason Newton

species 103.

Chipping Sparrow

Count 12

Robert Kuntz II

species 104.

Nelson's Sparrow

Count 12

Dave Spangenburg

species 105.

Great Blue Heron

Count 11

Valerie Bourdeau

species 106.

Virginia Rail

Count 10

Andrew Guttenberg

species 107.

Long-billed Curlew

Count 10

Gordon Luikart

species 108.

Black-crowned Night Heron

Count 10

Jan Thom

species 109.

American Crow

Count 10

Mark Stacy

species 110.

House Wren

Count 10

Nick Ramsey

species 111.

Lark Sparrow

Count 10

Sherry Kelter

species 112.

Song Sparrow

Count 10

Michael N

species 113.

Blackpoll Warbler

Count 10

Patrick Sievert

species 114.

Northern Harrier

Count 9

Andrew Guttenberg

species 115.

Upland Sandpiper

Count 8

Robert Kuntz II

species 116.

Short-billed Dowitcher

Count 8

logan kahle

species 117.

Herring Gull

Count 8

Patrick Sievert

species 118.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Count 8

Megan Hoffman

species 119.

Common Nighthawk

Count 7

Thomas Kallmeyer

species 120.

Bonaparte's Gull

Count 7

Carey Cooper

species 121.

Black-billed Magpie

Count 7

R H

species 122.

Dark-eyed Junco

Count 7

Adrian Azar

species 123.

Piping Plover

Count 6

Kimberly Emerson

species 124.

Say's Phoebe

Count 6

James Hayes

species 125.

Purple Martin

Count 6

Dalton Spencer

species 126.

Sedge Wren

Count 6

Dave Spangenburg

species 127.

White-throated Sparrow

Count 6

Bob Kemp

species 128.

Orchard Oriole

Count 6

logan kahle

species 129.

Hooded Merganser

Count 5

Adrian Azar

species 130.

Dunlin

Count 5

Carey Cooper

species 131.

American Bittern

Count 5

Michael Woodruff

species 132.

Swainson's Hawk

Count 5

Scott Barnes

species 133.

Red-tailed Hawk

Count 5

Jason Newton

species 134.

Alder Flycatcher

Count 5

N. Miller

species 135.

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Count 5

Adam Mitchell

species 136.

Brown Thrasher

Count 5

Nick Ramsey

species 137.

American Pipit

Count 5

Adam Mitchell

species 138.

Pine Siskin

Count 5

logan kahle

species 139.

Baltimore Oriole

Count 5

Megan Hoffman

species 140.

Orange-crowned Warbler

Count 5

Jan Thom

species 141.

Lazuli Bunting

Count 5

logan kahle

species 142.

Cinnamon Teal

Count 4

Kimberly Emerson

species 143.

Red-breasted Merganser

Count 4

Adrian Azar

species 144.

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Count 4

Dan Ellison

species 145.

Black-necked Stilt

Count 4

Erich Fickle

species 146.

Solitary Sandpiper

Count 4

Lance Tanino

species 147.

Snowy Egret

Count 4

Sherry Kelter

species 148.

Turkey Vulture

Count 4

John Esperance

species 149.

Short-eared Owl

Count 4

Robert Kuntz II

species 150.

Northern Flicker

Count 4

Dan Ellison

species 151.

Swainson's Thrush

Count 4

Dalton Spencer

species 152.

Snow Bunting

Count 4

Adrian Azar

species 153.

Field Sparrow

Count 4

Andy Stepniewski

species 154.

Lincoln's Sparrow

Count 4

Patrick Sievert

species 155.

Tennessee Warbler

Count 4

Dave Spangenburg

species 156.

Greater Scaup

Count 3

Adrian Azar

species 157.

Red-necked Grebe

Count 3

David de Rivera Tønnessen

species 158.

American Golden-Plover

Count 3

Valerie Bourdeau

species 159.

Caspian Tern

Count 3

Peter Scott

species 160.

Rough-legged Hawk

Count 3

Adrian Azar

species 161.

Ferruginous Hawk

Count 3

Joshua Covill

species 162.

Great Horned Owl

Count 3

Phil Thorpe

species 163.

Burrowing Owl

Count 3

Andrew Guttenberg

species 164.

Harris's Sparrow

Count 3

Bob Kemp

species 165.

LeConte's Sparrow

Count 3

Michael Woodruff

species 166.

Yellow-breasted Chat

Count 3

Lee Jones

species 167.

American Redstart

Count 3

Dave Spangenburg

species 168.

Wilson's Warbler

Count 3

logan kahle

species 169.

Wood Duck

Count 2

Jason Newton

species 170.

Ruddy Turnstone

Count 2

logan kahle

species 171.

Great Egret

Count 2

Mark Cloutier

species 172.

Golden Eagle

Count 2

Angie Holt

species 173.

Belted Kingfisher

Count 2

John Esperance

species 174.

American Kestrel

Count 2

Brenda Gonzales

species 175.

Prairie Falcon

Count 2

Gordon Luikart

species 176.

Western Wood-Pewee

Count 2

Steve Hosmer

species 177.

Willow Flycatcher

Count 2

Kendall Watkins

species 178.

Warbling Vireo

Count 2

Kay Bushman

species 179.

Loggerhead Shrike

Count 2

Scott Barnes

species 180.

Common Raven

Count 2

Jason Newton

species 181.

Black-capped Chickadee

Count 2

John Esperance

species 182.

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Count 2

John Esperance

species 183.

Mountain Bluebird

Count 2

John Esperance

species 184.

House Finch

Count 2

Steve Pink

species 185.

Red Crossbill

Count 2

John Esperance

species 186.

Swamp Sparrow

Count 2

Roger Burrows

species 187.

Spotted Towhee

Count 2

Lisa Lister

species 188.

Northern Waterthrush

Count 2

logan kahle

species 189.

Magnolia Warbler

Count 2

Kendall Watkins

species 190.

Ross's Goose

Count 1

Adrian Azar

species 191.

Wild Turkey

Count 1

John Esperance

species 192.

Black-billed Cuckoo

Count 1

Wayne Weber

species 193.

Yellow Rail

Count 1

S Koenen

species 194.

Whooping Crane

Count 1

Luc Légaré

species 195.

Whimbrel

Count 1

Fran Kerbs

species 196.

Hudsonian Godwit

Count 1

logan kahle

species 197.

Red Knot

Count 1

Garrett Stuck

species 198.

Ruff

Count 1

Lance Tanino

species 199.

Common Loon

Count 1

logan kahle

species 200.

Osprey

Count 1

James Manning

species 201.

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Count 1

Susan Hovde

species 202.

Cooper's Hawk

Count 1

Jan Thom

species 203.

Snowy Owl

Count 1

Adrian Azar

species 204.

Red-headed Woodpecker

Count 1

logan kahle

species 205.

Downy Woodpecker

Count 1

John Esperance

species 206.

Merlin

Count 1

Ben Schuster

species 207.

Peregrine Falcon

Count 1

N. Miller

species 208.

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Count 1

Chris Sayers

species 209.

Blue-headed Vireo

Count 1

Toni Anthony

species 210.

Philadelphia Vireo

Count 1

Chris Sayers

species 211.

Red-eyed Vireo

Count 1

Steve Wickliffe

species 212.

Northern Shrike

Count 1

William Rockey

species 213.

Blue Jay

Count 1

Adrian Azar

species 214.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Count 1

Patrick Sievert

species 215.

Brown Creeper

Count 1

Ben Schuster

species 216.

Eastern Bluebird

Count 1

logan kahle

species 217.

Veery

Count 1

John Esperance

species 218.

Brewer's Sparrow

Count 1

Steve Butterworth

species 219.

Bullock's Oriole

Count 1

Leslie Kehoe

species 220.

Ovenbird

Count 1

logan kahle

species 221.

Black-and-white Warbler

Count 1

Nick Ramsey

species 222.

Nashville Warbler

Count 1

Matthew Keefer

species 223.

Cape May Warbler

Count 1

Ed Harper

species 224.

Blackburnian Warbler

Count 1

Andrew Guttenberg

species 225.

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Count 1

Bob Boekelheide

species 226.

Palm Warbler

Count 1

Robert Kuntz II

species 227.

Black-headed Grosbeak

Count 1

John Esperance

species 228.

Indigo Bunting

Count 1

John Esperance

species 229.

Dickcissel

Count 1

Andrew Dreelin

species 230.

Chimney Swift

Count X

Wlad Franco-Valias

species 231.

Least Tern

Count X

Angie Holt

species 232.

Rock Wren

Count X

Robert Biller

species 233.

Bohemian Waxwing

Count X

William Rockey

species 234.

Common Redpoll

Count X

William Rockey

Hybrids

Western x Clark's Grebe (hybrid)

Count 1

David de Rivera Tønnessen

Additional taxa

gull sp.

Count 2100

Sneed Collard

Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher

Count 1500

ISS Data

phalarope sp.

Count 1500

logan kahle

Larus sp.

Count 1500

Sherry Kelter

duck sp.

Count 1000

Joshua Covill

Aythya sp.

Count 250

Joshua Covill

peep sp.

Count 205

ISS Data

Cackling/Canada Goose

Count 200

Adrian Azar

Forster's/Common Tern

Count 100

Daniel Froehlich

swallow sp.

Count 100

Dalton Spencer

Western/Clark's Grebe

Count 80

Eddie Bartley

Greater/Lesser Scaup

Count 50

Sherry Kelter

Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs

Count 29

ISS Data

shorebird sp.

Count 17

Alex Burdo

new world sparrow sp.

Count 15

Adrian Azar

Rusty/Brewer's Blackbird

Count 12

Dan Ellison

Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal

Count 10

Gordon Luikart

grebe sp.

Count 9

Tony Leukering

Black-bellied Plover/golden-plover sp.

Count 7

Eric Heisey

Calidris sp.

Count 7

Harrison Hepding

Sterna sp.

Count 2

Andrew Dreelin

Glossy/White-faced Ibis

Count 2

Stan Shadick

Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher)

Count 2

Sherry Kelter

Empidonax sp.

Count 2

Leslie Kehoe

longspur sp.

Count 2

Roger Burrows

Spizella sp.

Count 2

Tony Leukering

Common/Red-breasted Merganser

Count 1

Alan Smith

Horned/Eared Grebe

Count 1

Adam Mitchell

tern sp.

Count 1

Craig Hohenberger

Buteo sp.

Count 1

Leslie Kehoe

Bullock's/Baltimore Oriole

Count 1

Sherry Kelter

new world warbler sp.

Count 1

Dalton Spencer

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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