Migration
What two seasons provide the best birding?
Spring and Fall
Abundant ground-dwelling bird in Pullman. Song mnemonic is "Chi-ca-go".
California Quail
A breeding pair of Flammulated Owls typically roost during the day, and feed their young insects during the night. How many individuals does a breeding pair of Flammulated Owls consist of?
2
What habitat is most prevalent in the Palouse region?
Agricultural fields and grasslands
How many species of owl occur annually in Washington state?
14
A family of small and aerial songbirds. 6 species in the Palouse Region. Arrive in the region starting mid March.
Swallows
Most abundant owl species in the Palouse.
Great-horned Owl
Including both summer and winter months, how many hawk species can we reliably see in Pullman?
4 (Swainson's, Red-tailed, Cooper's, Sharp-shinned)
If you wanted to find Virginia Rail, what type of habitat would you check first?
Marshes. Ponds and lake edges with dense cattails.
Rounding by 10s, roughly how many species of bird have been recorded in Washington state?
530. 528 exactly.
What month do warblers in the Palouse begin to arrive by?
April
Name the two "summer teal"
Blue-winged Teal and Cinnamon Teal
Spotted Sandpipers arrive back in the Palouse region by May. Estimating, how many individual Spotted Sandpipers are typically seen at once?
1 to 3
Streamside vegetation. Stands of typically deciduous trees and understory along moving water.
Riparian
The highest high count in Washington state is roughly 500,000 individual birds. Which species was this?
Sooty Shearwater
Out of every sparrow species found in the Palouse, which species is nonmigratory?
Song Sparrow
A small nocturnal species. Song sounds like a bouncy ball. Pairs sometimes duet in the spring.
Western Screech-Owl
You are counting a large group of Mallards on the Snake River. In the distance, you see another massive swarm of ducks fully obstructed by the heat shimmer. How would you list these ducks?
Duck sp.
Different types of waterfowl require different types of water habitat. What type of freshwater habitat do Common Loons prefer?
Lakes and rivers. Deep water.
In August of 2017, Ryan Merrill found the first Washington state record of which nocturnal gull species?
Swallow-tailed Gull
By which month are Black-headed Grosbeaks completely gone from the Palouse region?
October
Lives in colonies throughout localized marshy areas in the Palouse. Colors are black, white, and (dark) red.
Tricolored Blackbird
How many species of woodpecker (including sapsuckers) can be found year-round in Washington state?
9. Red-breasted Sapsucker, Acorn, American Three-toed, Black-backed, Hairy, Downy, White-headed, Pileated, Northern Flicker?
What's the breeding habitat of Red-eyed Vireos and Bullock's Orioles in the Palouse Region?
Riparian corridors
Out of Common Gallinule, Sedge Wren, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Scarlet Tanager, and Black Vulture; which species has been recorded in Washington?
Scarlet Tanager