British Columbia Wildlife Watch - Porpoise Bay Provincial Park Bird Checklist

Porpoise Bay Provincial Park
Bird Checklist

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156 species compiled by Tony Greenfield printed 04/96

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May 2002 - The taxonomic order, common names and four-letter codes included in this web version of the Porpoise Bay Provincial Park Bird Checklist published in 1996 have been updated using the 7th edition of the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) Check-List of North American Birds (AOU 1998) and its supplement (AOU 2000).

Bird Tracks

The following is a list of the bird species that may be observed in and around Porpoise Bay Provincial Park. The status of each species is indicated by an abundance level in each of four seasons. The standard four letter code is shown for each species. Due to a lack of information, no breeding status is indicated.

Explanation of Symbols
Seasonal Occurrence
Sp = Spring (March - May)
S = Summer (June - August)
F = Fall (late August - November)
W = Winter (December - February)
Relative Abundance
These symbols represent the likelihood of seeing or hearing a species rather than absolute numbers.
c = common [almost always found on any visit to appropriate habitat in correct season(s)]
f = frequent [not seen on every visit; often found in appropriate habitat in correct season(s)]
o = occasional [regular occurrence but sporadic or local; usually only a few records per year]
r = rare [fewer than 10 records; not occurring every year; unusual in season(s) noted]
ac = accidental [single record; outside normal range or season; may not occur again]

Code Species Spring Summer Fall Winter

PALO Pacific Loon r
r r

COLO Common Loon c o c c

PBGR Pied-billed Grebe r

r

HOGR Horned Grebe c
c c

RNGR Red-necked Grebe c o c c

EAGR Eared Grebe

r

WEGR Western Grebe c
c c

DCCO Double-crested Cormorant c c c c

PECO Pelagic Cormorant f o f f

GBHE Great Blue Heron f f f f

TUVU Turkey Vulture f f f

GWFG Greater White-fronted Goose o
o

SNGO Snow Goose o
o

CAGO Canada Goose c c c c

MUTE Mute Swan

ac

TRUS Trumpeter Swan o
o o

GADW Gadwall o
r o

EUWI Eurasian Wigeon

ac

AMWI American Wigeon c o c c

MALL Mallard c o c c

BTWE Blue-winged Teal r

CITE Cinnamon Teal r

NOPI Northern Pintail o o f r

GWTE Green-winged Teal f o f f

GRSC Greater Scaup c
c c

SUSC Surf Scoter c
c c

WWSC White-winged Scoter c
c c

LTDU Long-tailed Duck r
r

BUFF Bufflehead c
c c

COGO Common Goldeneye f
f f

BAGO Barrow's Goldeneye c
c c

COME Common Merganser f f f f

RBME Red-breasted Merganser o
o o

OSPR Osprey f f f

BAEA Bald Eagle c c c c

NOHA Northern Harrier

r r

SSHA Sharp-shinned Hawk o o o o

COHA Cooper's Hawk o o o r

RTHA Red-tailed Hawk f f f f

GOEA Golden Eagle

ac

MERL Merlin o o o o

PEFA Peregrine Falcon r
r r

RUGR Ruffed Grouse o o o o

VIRA Virginia Rail c c c c

AMCO American Coot c
c c

AGPL American Golden-Plover

ac

PGPL Pacific Golden-Plover

ac

SEPL Semiplamated Plover o o

KILL Killdeer c c c c

GRYE Greater Yellowlegs o f f

LEYE Lesser Yellowlegs f f f

SPSA Spotted Sandpiper o o o

WESA Western Sandpiper o c c

LESA Least Sandpiper o c c

BASA Baird's Sandpiper

ac

PESA Pectoral Sandpiper
o o

DUNL Dunlin

ac

LBDO Long-billed Dowitcher
o o

COSN Common Snipe o
o o

RNPL Red-necked Phalarope

r

PAJA Parasitic Jaeger

r

BOGU Bonaparte's Gull f o c r

MEGU Mew Gull c o c c

RBGU Ring-billed Gull

ac

CAGU California Gull

o

HEGU Herring Gull

r

THGU Thayer's Gull

o

WEGU Western Gull

ac

GWGU Glaucous-winged Gull c c c c

CATE Caspian Tern
ac

COTE Common Tern

o

RODO Rock Dove o o o o

BTPI Band-tailed Pigeon o o o

WSOW Western Screech-Owl o o o o

GHOW Great Horned Owl o o o o

NPOW Northern Pygmy-Owl

o o

BDOW Barred Owl o o o o

SEOW Short-eared Owl

ac

NSWO Northern Saw-Whet Owl o
o o

CONI Common Nighthawk
f

BLSW Black Swift
o

VASW Vaux's Swift o o o

RUHU Rufous Hummingbird c c

BEKI Belted Kingfisher f f f f

RBSA Red-breasted Sapsucker f f f f

DOWO Downy Woodpecker f f f f

HAWO Hairy Woodpecker f f f f

NOFL Northern Flicker c c c c

PIWO Pileated Woodpecker f f f f

OSFL Olive-sided Flycatcher o o

WWPE Western Wood-Pewee o o

WIFL Willow Flycatcher o o

HAFL Hammond's Flycatcher c c

PSFL Pacific-slope Flycatcher c c

NOSH Northern Shrike r
r r

CAVI Cassin's Vireo f f

HUVI Hutton's Vireo f f f o

WAVI Warbling Vireo f f

REVI Red-eyed Vireo
r

STJA Steller's Jay f o f f

NOCR Northwestern Crow c c c c

CORA Common Raven c c c c

TRSW Tree Swallow o o

VGSW Violet-green Swallow c c

NRWS Northern Rough-winged Swallow c c

BKSW Bank Swallow
ac

BASW Barn Swallow c c

CLSW Cliff Swallow
r

CBCH Chestnut-backed Chickadee f f f f

RBNU Red-breasted Nuthatch f f f o

BRCR Brown Creeper f f f f

WIWR Winter Wren c c c c

MAWR Marsh Wren r r o r

AMDI American Dipper o
o f

GCKI Golden-crowned Kinglet c c c c

RCKI Ruby-crowned Kinglet c
f f

TOSO Townsend's Solitaire r

SWTH Swainson's Thrush o c f

HETH Hermit Thrush r

AMRO American Robin c c c o

VATH Varied Thrush f
f c

EUST European Starling o o o o

AMPI American Pipit f
f

CEWA Cedar Waxwing o c f

OCWA Orange-crowned Warbler f f f

YEWA Yellow Warbler r r

YRWA Yellow-rumped Warbler c f c

BTGW Black-throated Gray Warbler f f f

TOWA Townsend's Warbler o o o

MACW MacGillivray's Warbler f f o

COYE Common Yellowthroat c c c

WIWA Wilson's Warbler o o o

WETA Western Tanager f f f

SPTO Spotted Towhee f f f f

SAVS Savannah Sparrow o
c

FOSP Fox Sparrow o
o o

SOSP Song Sparrow c c c c

LISP Lincoln's Sparrow r
c

SWSP Swamp Sparrow

ac

WCSP White-crowned Sparrow o o o

GCSP Golden-crowned Sparrow o
o

DEJU Dark-eyed Junco f
f f

LALO Lapland Longspur

r

BHGR Black-headed Grosbeak
o

RWBL Red-winged Blackbird o o o o

WEME Western Meadowlark

r r

RUBL Rusty Blackbird

ac

BHCO Brown-headed Cowbird f f

PUFI Purple Finch f f

HOFI House Finch o o o

RECR Red Crossbill f f f f

PISI Pine Siskin c f c c

AMGO American Goldfinch o f o

EVGR Evening Grosbeak o o o o

Code	Species	Spring	Summer	Fall	Winter

PALO	Pacific Loon	r		r	r
COLO	Common Loon	c	o	c	c

PBGR	Pied-billed Grebe	r			r
HOGR	Horned Grebe	c		c	c
RNGR	Red-necked Grebe	c	o	c	c
EAGR	Eared Grebe				r
WEGR	Western Grebe	c		c	c

DCCO	Double-crested Cormorant	c	c	c	c
PECO	Pelagic Cormorant	f	o	f	f

GBHE	Great Blue Heron	f	f	f	f

TUVU	Turkey Vulture	f	f	f

GWFG	Greater White-fronted Goose	o		o
SNGO	Snow Goose	o		o
CAGO	Canada Goose	c	c	c	c
MUTE	Mute Swan				ac
TRUS	Trumpeter Swan	o		o	o
GADW	Gadwall	o		r	o
EUWI	Eurasian Wigeon				ac
AMWI	American Wigeon	c	o	c	c
MALL	Mallard	c	o	c	c
BTWE	Blue-winged Teal	r
CITE	Cinnamon Teal	r
NOPI	Northern Pintail	o	o	f	r
GWTE	Green-winged Teal	f	o	f	f
GRSC	Greater Scaup	c		c	c
SUSC	Surf Scoter	c		c	c
WWSC	White-winged Scoter	c		c	c
LTDU	Long-tailed Duck	r		r
BUFF	Bufflehead	c		c	c
COGO	Common Goldeneye	f		f	f
BAGO	Barrow's Goldeneye	c		c	c
COME	Common Merganser	f	f	f	f
RBME	Red-breasted Merganser	o		o	o

OSPR	Osprey	f	f	f
BAEA	Bald Eagle	c	c	c	c
NOHA	Northern Harrier			r	r
SSHA	Sharp-shinned Hawk	o	o	o	o
COHA	Cooper's Hawk	o	o	o	r
RTHA	Red-tailed Hawk	f	f	f	f
GOEA	Golden Eagle				ac

MERL	Merlin	o	o	o	o
PEFA	Peregrine Falcon	r		r	r

RUGR	Ruffed Grouse	o	o	o	o

VIRA	Virginia Rail	c	c	c	c
AMCO	American Coot	c		c	c

AGPL	American Golden-Plover			ac
PGPL	Pacific Golden-Plover			ac
SEPL	Semiplamated Plover	o	o
KILL	Killdeer	c	c	c	c

GRYE	Greater Yellowlegs	o	f	f
LEYE	Lesser Yellowlegs	f	f	f
SPSA	Spotted Sandpiper	o	o	o
WESA	Western Sandpiper	o	c	c
LESA	Least Sandpiper	o	c	c
BASA	Baird's Sandpiper			ac
PESA	Pectoral Sandpiper		o	o
DUNL	Dunlin			ac
LBDO	Long-billed Dowitcher		o	o
COSN	Common Snipe	o		o	o
RNPL	Red-necked Phalarope			r

PAJA	Parasitic Jaeger			r
BOGU	Bonaparte's Gull	f	o	c	r
MEGU	Mew Gull	c	o	c	c
RBGU	Ring-billed Gull			ac
CAGU	California Gull			o
HEGU	Herring Gull			r
THGU	Thayer's Gull			o
WEGU	Western Gull				ac
GWGU	Glaucous-winged Gull	c	c	c	c
CATE	Caspian Tern		ac
COTE	Common Tern			o

RODO	Rock Dove	o	o	o	o
BTPI	Band-tailed Pigeon	o	o	o

WSOW	Western Screech-Owl	o	o	o	o
GHOW	Great Horned Owl	o	o	o	o
NPOW	Northern Pygmy-Owl			o	o
BDOW	Barred Owl	o	o	o	o
SEOW	Short-eared Owl			ac
NSWO	Northern Saw-Whet Owl	o		o	o

CONI	Common Nighthawk		f

BLSW	Black Swift		o
VASW	Vaux's Swift	o	o	o

RUHU	Rufous Hummingbird	c	c

BEKI	Belted Kingfisher	f	f	f	f

RBSA	Red-breasted Sapsucker	f	f	f	f
DOWO	Downy Woodpecker	f	f	f	f
HAWO	Hairy Woodpecker	f	f	f	f
NOFL	Northern Flicker	c	c	c	c
PIWO	Pileated Woodpecker	f	f	f	f

OSFL	Olive-sided Flycatcher	o	o
WWPE	Western Wood-Pewee	o	o
WIFL	Willow Flycatcher	o	o
HAFL	Hammond's Flycatcher	c	c
PSFL	Pacific-slope Flycatcher	c	c

NOSH	Northern Shrike	r		r	r

CAVI	Cassin's Vireo	f	f
HUVI	Hutton's Vireo	f	f	f	o
WAVI	Warbling Vireo	f	f
REVI	Red-eyed Vireo		r

STJA	Steller's Jay	f	o	f	f
NOCR	Northwestern Crow	c	c	c	c
CORA	Common Raven	c	c	c	c

TRSW	Tree Swallow	o	o
VGSW	Violet-green Swallow	c	c
NRWS	Northern Rough-winged Swallow	c	c
BKSW	Bank Swallow		ac
BASW	Barn Swallow	c	c
CLSW	Cliff Swallow		r

CBCH	Chestnut-backed Chickadee	f	f	f	f

RBNU	Red-breasted Nuthatch	f	f	f	o

BRCR	Brown Creeper	f	f	f	f

WIWR	Winter Wren	c	c	c	c
MAWR	Marsh Wren	r	r	o	r

AMDI	American Dipper	o		o	f

GCKI	Golden-crowned Kinglet	c	c	c	c
RCKI	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	c		f	f

TOSO	Townsend's Solitaire	r
SWTH	Swainson's Thrush	o	c	f
HETH	Hermit Thrush	r
AMRO	American Robin	c	c	c	o
VATH	Varied Thrush	f		f	c

EUST	European Starling	o	o	o	o

AMPI	American Pipit	f		f

CEWA	Cedar Waxwing	o	c	f

OCWA	Orange-crowned Warbler	f	f	f
YEWA	Yellow Warbler	r	r
YRWA	Yellow-rumped Warbler	c	f	c
BTGW	Black-throated Gray Warbler	f	f	f
TOWA	Townsend's Warbler	o	o	o
MACW	MacGillivray's Warbler	f	f	o
COYE	Common Yellowthroat	c	c	c
WIWA	Wilson's Warbler	o	o	o

WETA	Western Tanager	f	f	f

SPTO	Spotted Towhee	f	f	f	f
SAVS	Savannah Sparrow	o		c
FOSP	Fox Sparrow	o		o	o
SOSP	Song Sparrow	c	c	c	c
LISP	Lincoln's Sparrow	r		c
SWSP	Swamp Sparrow			ac
WCSP	White-crowned Sparrow	o	o	o
GCSP	Golden-crowned Sparrow	o		o
DEJU	Dark-eyed Junco	f		f	f
LALO	Lapland Longspur			r

BHGR	Black-headed Grosbeak		o

RWBL	Red-winged Blackbird	o	o	o	o
WEME	Western Meadowlark			r	r
RUBL	Rusty Blackbird				ac
BHCO	Brown-headed Cowbird	f	f

PUFI	Purple Finch	f	f
HOFI	House Finch	o	o	o
RECR	Red Crossbill	f	f	f	f
PISI	Pine Siskin	c	f	c	c
AMGO	American Goldfinch	o	f	o
EVGR	Evening Grosbeak	o	o	o	o