Birdwatching: Spring Arrivals

Sun., March 12, 2000

For years, Shirley Sturts of the Coeur d’Alene Audubon Society has compiled reports of spring arrivals in Kootenai, Shoshone and Benewah counties. Her data tells us, if nothing else, that time is here.

Median Earliest

Species date date

Red-w blckbird Feb. 14 Jan. 20

Killdeer Feb. 26 Jan. 26

W. bluebird Mar. 10 Feb. 16

Mt. bluebird Mar. 25 Feb. 26

Spot. Towhee Mar. 13 Feb. 22

Vio-gr swallow Mar. 5 Feb. 22

Tree swallow Mar. 21 Feb. 25

Osprey Mar. 28 Feb. 23

Turkey vulture Apr. 10 Mar. 10

Com. snipe Apr. 6 Mar. 15

Brew. blckbird Apr. 14 Mar. 28

Common loon Apr. 16 Mar. 27

Rby-cr. kinglet Apr. 6 Mar. 4

Cliff swallow Apr. 29 Apr. 4

Cinnamon teal Apr. 18 Mar. 4

Blue-w. teal May 8 Mar. 15

Barn swallow Apr. 29 Mar. 13

Chip. sparrow Apr. 30 Mar. 23

Y-hd. blackbird Apr. 23 Mar. 25

Y-rmp. warbler Apr. 24 Apr. 11

House wren Apr. 28 Mar. 26

Bank swallow May 8 Apr. 17

Sav. sparrow May 1 Apr. 11

Vesp sparrow …. Apr. 23

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