Northwest Birds
Bird Viewing Locations
Popular eBird Hotspots (click below to see species reported in February or March March at the following, nearby locations)
- Birch Bay
- Birch Bay State Park
- Blaine Marina
- Blaine Marine Park
- Drayton Harbor
- Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve
- Semiahmoo Spit
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Birds Seen in Our Area
The following birds have been seen in our area, during the month of March, as reported on eBird.
Alcids
- Common Murre
- Marbled Murrelet
- Pigeon Guillemot
Blackbirds
- Brewer’s Blackbird
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Brown-headed Cowbird
Cormorants
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Brandt’s Cormorant
- Pelagic Cormorant
Falcons
- American Kestrel
- Merlin
- Peregrine Falcon
Finches
- American Goldfinch
- House Finch
- Purple Finch
- Pine Siskin
Gulls and Terns
- Bonaparte’s Gull
- California Gull
- Glaucous-winged Gull
- Herring Gull
- Iceland Gull
- Mew Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- Western Gull
- Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
Herons
- Great Blue Heron
Hummingbirds
- Anna’s Hummingbird
- Rufous Hummingbird
Jays, Crows, and Ravens
- American Crow
- Northwestern Crow
- Common Raven
- Steller’s Jay
Kingfishers
- Belted Kingfisher
Kinglets
- Golden-crowned Kinglet
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Loons and Grebes
- Common Loon
- Pacific Loon
- Red-throated Loon
- Eared Grebe
- Horned Grebe
- Pied-billed Grebe
- Red-necked Grebe
- Western Grebe
New World Sparrows
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Fox Sparrow
- White-crowned Sparrow
- Golden-crowned Sparrow
- White-throated Sparrow
- Savannah Sparrow
- Song Sparrow
- Spotted Towhee
Nuthatches
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
Owls
- Barred Owl
- Short-eared Owl
Pigeons and Doves
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Mourning Dove
- Rock Pigeon
Rails and Gallinules
- American Coot
- Virginia Rail
Shorebirds
- Black Oystercatcher
- Black-bellied Plover
- Black Turnstone
- Dunlin
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Killdeer
- Marbled Godwit
- Sanderling
- Western Sandpiper
- Whimbrel
Starlings
- European Starling
Swallows
- Tree Swallow
- Violet-green Swallow
Thrushes
- American Robin
- Mountain Bluebird
- Varied Thrush
Tits and Chickadees
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Chestnut-backed Chickadee
- Bushtit
Treecreepers
- Brown Creeper
Vireos
- Hutton’s Vireo
Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
- American Bald Eagle
- Cooper’s Hawk
- Northern Harrier Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Rough-legged Hawk
- Osprey
Waterfowl
- Brant
- Cackling Goose
- Canada Goose
- Snow Goose
- Trumpeter Swan
- Tundra Swan
- Northern Shoveler
- American Wigeon
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Bufflehead Duck
- Canvasback Duck
- Harlequin Duck
- Mallard Duck
- Northern Pintail Duck
- Redhead Duck
- Ring-necked Duck
- Ruddy Duck
- Greater Scaup Duck
- Lesser Scaup Cuck
- Long-tailed Duck
- Green-winged Teal
- Black Scoter
- Surf Scoter
- White-winged Scoter
- Barrow’s Goldeneye
- Common Goldeneye
- Common Merganser
- Hooded Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
Waxwings
- Cedar Waxwing
Woodpeckers
- Downy Woodpecker
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Northern Flicker
- Pileated Woodpecker
Wood-Warblers
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
Wrens
- Bewick’s Wren
- Marsh Wren
- Pacific Wren
Links For More Birding Information
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Local Audubon Society – North Cascades Audubon Society
For over 35 years, the North Cascades Audubon Society has represented the interests and importance of wildlife, habitat and the environment in Whatcom County. Through scientific research, environmental education, stewardship and advocacy, NCAS provides a variety of services and opportunities for members and the public to engage with the natural world.
The Washington Brant Foundation hopes a visit to our web site will increase your understanding and appreciation of this unique wildlife species and how to protect and preserve its habitat.
The Black Brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) is a small sea goose that is about the size of the common Mallard and stages one of the most spectacular migrations of all waterfowl.
Bird Web – Seattle Audubon Society
BirdWeb allows you to search for a specific bird by entering its name in a search box (above left), or to look for birds according to their taxonomic grouping. Washington’s birds belong to 18 orders—large groupings of related families and species. To learn about an order and its Washington representatives, you will be able to select a group from a list.
Friends of Semiahmoo Bay Society
The Friends of Semiahmoo Bay Society participate in the rehabilitation of the estuary, marine and watershed habitats of Semiahmoo Bay, Boundary Bay, Birch Bay and Drayton Harbor.
eBird is the world’s largest biodiversity-related citizen science project, with more than 100 million bird sightings contributed each year by eBirders around the world. A collaborative enterprise with hundreds of partner organizations, thousands of regional experts, and hundreds of thousands of users, eBird is managed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Dedicated to advancing the understanding and protection of the natural world, the Cornell Lab joins with people from all walks of life to make new scientific discoveries, share insights, and galvanize conservation action.