March Bird Calendar

A quick list:

Here are some species to watch for arriving or leaving this area in March.

(southern East Kootenay Trench - between the US border and roughly Skookumchuck.)

Of course, a few individuals of some species remain all year, and some brave ones come back early.  This is meant as a general guide.

Don’t forget to try to record the last time you saw the winter visitors, like Bohemian Waxwing and Common Redpoll.

March

 

Perching birds

Pacific Wren	21-Feb-10	B. Baerg - eBird
Cassin’s Finch	01-Mar-01	Mildred White
Mountain Bluebird	5-Mar-06
Western Bluebird	8-Mar-05
Western Meadowlark	8-Mar-05
Say's Phoebe	11-Mar-05
Horned Lark		rare – Feb, Mar
American Robin		some over-winter, become more common in early March
Varied Thrush	11-Mar-10
Tree Swallow	11-Mar-05
Spotted Towhee	18-Mar-07
Violet-green Swallow	21-Mar-00
Common Grackle	24-Mar-11	K. Knight - eBird
Bohemian Waxwing	24-Mar-76	winters here, this is the latest date seen, from Mildred White’s records

Raptors

Northern Harrier	11-Mar-05
American Kestrel	16-Mar-06	B. Baerg - eBird
Turkey Vulture	11-Mar-10
Osprey	29-Mar-92	Mildred White

Water - side Birds

Killdeer	8-Mar-05
Tundra Swan	9-Mar-00	higher numbers are seen around Invermere
Bufflehead	9-Mar-12	small pockets may be seen in winter
American Wigeon	11-Mar-10
Northern Pintail	11-Mar-10
Green-winged Teal	11-Mar-05
Pied-billed Grebe	11-Mar-05
Great Blue Heron	14-Mar-92	most start arriving (some here all winter)
Redhead	21-Mar-08	D. Nicholson - eBird
Ring-necked Duck	25-Mar-04
Lesser Scaup	27-Mar-10
Wood Duck	25-Mar-04
American Coot	20-Mar-04
Marsh Wren	16-Mar-99	R. Johnston - eBird

  

Yes, these dates are a little earlier, in some cases, compared to records going back to 1974.

Hope to have the month of April up soon, stay tuned!

PS - if you should meet me in person: I don't have a good memory for details so if you ask me "when do bluebirds come back?" I probably won't remember, (one of the hazards of living "day to day", perhaps) but I'd probably remember where to get the link for this, which I can give you.

Happy birding!