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Hal Cohen sends us this birding list of species reported in Borrego Springs 2013 to-date, as of November 17, 2013.  Hal Says:

Here is the latest list of birds observed by a collaborative group of birders in Borrego Springs. We have a very specific box that includes all of Borrego Springs. It's an impressive list.

# / Species / Date / Location / Comments

1. Brant 22 Mar Morning Hawkwatch
2. Canada Goose 02 Jan
3. Wood Duck 02 May BS Resort
4. American Wigeon 01 Jan
5. Mallard 01 Jan
6. Blue-winged Teal 09 Jan
7. Cinnamon Teal 26 Jan
8. Northern Shoveler 11 Jan
9. Green-winged Teal 02 Feb
10. Canvasback 02 Feb
11. Redhead 02 Jan
12. Ring-necked Duck 02 Jan
13. Lesser Scaup 22 Jan
14. Surf Scoter 16 Mar BS Resort
15. Bufflehead 28 Jan
16. Hooded Merganser 02 Jan
17. Ruddy Duck 02 Jan
18. Mountain Quail 30 Mar Big Spring Trail
19. California Quail 05 Jan
20. Gambel’s Quail 18 Feb
21. Pied-billed Grebe 02 Jan
22. Western Grebe 02 Nov Roadrunner Club
23. Blue-footed Booby 11 Sep Borrego Springs Rd Sue Smith
24. Brown Pelican 04 Aug Over Country Club Dr
25. Double-crested Cormorant 16 Mar BS Resort
26. American Bittern 15 May Borrego yard bird
27. Great Blue Heron 05 Jan
28. Great Egret 01 Jan
29. Snowy Egret 02 Jan
30. Cattle Egret 02 Jan
31. Green Heron 28 Mar De Anza CC
32. Black-crowned Night Heron 02 Jan
33. White-faced Ibis 17 Apr BS Resort
34. Turkey Vulture 07 Jan
35. Northern Harrier 26 Feb
36. Osprey 23 Feb
37. White-tailed Kite 06 Mar
38. Sharp-shinned Hawk 05 Jan
39. Cooper’s Hawk 02 Jan
40. Swainson’s Hawk 08 Feb
41. Red-tailed Hawk 01 Jan
42. Rough-legged Hawk 23 Mar Morning Hawkwatch
43. Golden Eagle 25 Feb
44. American Kestrel 02 Jan
45. Merlin 05 Jan
46. Peregrine Falcon 15 Mar Morning Hawkwatch
47. Prairie Falcon 05 Jan
48. Virginia Rail 17 Apr BS Resort
49. Sora 05 Jan Settling Ponds
50. American Coot 02 Jan
51. Killdeer 02 Jan
52. Spotted Sandpiper 17 Apr BS Resort
53. Solitary Sandpiper 04 Apr Settling Ponds
54. Greater Yellowlegs 01 Apr Settling Ponds
55. Long-billed Curlew 15 Apr Morning Hawkwatch
56. Long-billed Dowitcher 25 Mar The Springs
57. Wilson’s Snipe 07 Mar
58. Wilson’s Phalarope 10 Oct Ram’s Hill Terry Hunefeld
59. Bonaparte’s Gull 22 Jan BS Resort
60. Rock Pigeon 01 Jan
61. Eurasian Collared-Dove 01 Jan
62. White-winged Dove 01 Jan
63. Mourning Dove 01 Jan
64. Common Ground-Dove 02 Jan
65. Yellow-billed Cuckoo 09 July Coyote Canyon Craig Swolgaard
66. Greater Roadrunner 06 Jan
67. Barn Owl 14 Jan
68. Great Horned Owl 02 Jan
69. Burrowing Owl 02 Jan
70. Long-eared Owl mid-Feb
71. Lesser Nighthawk 25 Mar Evening Hawkwatch
72. White-throated Swift 24 Feb
73. Broad-billed Hummingbird 16 Nov Borrego yard bird
74. Black-chinned Hummingbird 19 Mar Tamarisk Grove
75. Anna’s Hummingbird 01 Jan
76. Costa’s Hummingbird 01 Jan
77. Rufous Hummingbird 05 Mar Borrego yard bird
78. Belted Kingfisher 02 Jan
79. Ladder-backed Woodpecker 02 Mar
80. Nuttall’s Woodpecker 06 Jan
81. Northern Flicker 06 Jan
82. Western Wood-Pewee 05 Apr Tamarisk Grove
83. Hammond’s Flycatcher 02 Apr Borrego yard bird
84. Gray Flycatcher 20 Jan
85. Pacific-slope Flycatcher 20 Mar Tamarisk Grove
86. Black Phoebe 02 Jan
87. Say’s Phoebe 02 Jan
88. Vermilion Flycatcher 02 Jan
89. Ash-throated Flycatcher 30 Mar Borrego yard bird
90. Brown-crested Flycatcher 09 May Roadrunner Club
91. Western Kingbird 14 Mar Tamarisk Grove
92. Loggerhead Shrike 04 Jan
93. Least Bell’s Vireo 24 Apr Lower Sentenac
94. Plumbeous Vireo 16 Mar Roadrunner Club From SDBIRDS
95. Warbling Vireo 16 Mar Roadrunner Club From SDBIRDS
97. American Crow 06 Jan
98. Common Raven 01 Jan
99. Tree Swallow 17 Feb
100. Violet-green Swallow 19 Feb
101. Northern-rough Winged Swallow 20 Feb
102. Cliff Swallow 19 Mar Tamarisk Grove
103. Barn Swallow 18 Feb
104. Oak Titmouse 17 Mar Yaqui Well From SDBIRDS
105. Verdin 01 Jan
106. Bushtit 02 Jan
107. Red-breasted Nuthatch 02 Jan
108. White-breasted Nuthatch 04 Jan
109. Brown Creeper 23 Jan
110. Cactus Wren 01 Jan
111. Rock Wren 07 Jan
112. Canyon Wren 10 Jan
113. Bewick’s Wren 05 Jan
114. House Wren 05 Jan
115. Marsh Wren 02 Jan
116. Ruby-crowned Kinglet 02 Jan
117. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 05 Jan
118. Black-tailed Gnatcatcher 05 Jan
119. Western Bluebird 01 Jan
120. Mountain Bluebird 06 Mar
121. Swainson’s Thrush 05 May BS Resort
122. Hermit Thrush 07 Jan
123. American Robin 10 Jan
124. Varied Thrush 18 Mar Tamarisk Grove
125. Wrentit 13 Jan
126. Gray Catbird 31 Oct Borrego yard bird
127. Northern Mockingbird 01 Jan
128. Sage Thrasher 21 Jan
129. California Thrasher 27 Jan
130. Crissal Thrasher 16 Feb
131. LeConte’s Thrasher 21 Jan
132. European Starling 01 Jan
133. American Pipit 05 Jan
134. Cedar Waxwing 13 Oct Roadrunner Club
135. Phainopepla 02 Jan
136. Orange-crowned Warbler 01 Jan
137. Nashville Warbler 27 Mar The Springs
138. Lucy’s Warbler 16 Mar Off Yaqui Pass Rd NE From SDBIRDS
139. Yellow Warbler 14 Apr BWD Pump, BV Rd.
140. Yellow-rumped Warbler 01 Jan
141. Black-throated Gray Warbler 28 Mar De Anza CC
142. Townsend’s Warbler 07 May De Anza CC
143. MacGillivray’s Warbler 31 Mar Borrego yard bird
144. Common Yellowthroat 02 Jan
145. Wilson’s Warbler 11 Mar Borrego Palm Canyon
146. Summer Tanager 13 May Lower Willows
147. Western Tanager 08 Apr Palm Canyon Resort
148. Green-tailed Towhee 13 Apr Borrego yard bird
149. Spotted Towhee 16 Mar Tamarisk Grove From SDBIRDS
150. California Towhee 27 Jan
151. Chipping Sparrow 23 Jan
152. Brewer’s Sparrow 18 Feb
153. Lark Sparrow 03 Jan
154. Black-throated Sparrow 05 Jan
155. Sagebrush Sparrow 02 Jan
156. Savannah Sparrow 02 Jan
157. Le Conte’s Sparrow 25 Oct BS Resort Terry Hunefeld
158. Fox Sparrow 01 Oct Borrego yard bird
159. Song Sparrow 02 Jan
160. Lincoln’s Sparrow 05 Jan
161. Harris’s Sparrow 26 Jan Borrego yard bird
162. White-crowned Sparrow 01 Jan
163. Lapland Longspur 23 Apr BS Resort
164. Dark-eyed Junco 07 Jan
165. Black-headed Grosbeak 05Apr Tamarisk Grove
166. Blue Grosbeak 13 May Lower Willows
167. Lazuli Bunting 08 Apr Palms at Indian Head
168. Bobolink 02 Oct Settling Ponds Terry Hunefeld
169. Red-winged Blackbird 02 Jan
170. Tri-colored Blackbird 22 Mar Borrego yard bird
171. Western Meadowlark 14 Jan
172. Yellow-headed Blackbird 07 Apr Settling Ponds
173. Brewer’s Blackbird 02 Jan
174. Great-tailed Grackle 02 Jan
175. Bronzed Cowbird 19 May The Springs B Carlson & P Leyman
176. Brown-headed Cowbird 20 Jan
177. Hooded Oriole 20 Feb Club Circle
178. Bullock’s Oriole 26 Mar Club Circle
179. Scott’s Oriole 08 Jan
180. House Finch 01 Jan
181. Lesser Goldfinch 01 Jan
182. Lawrence’s Goldfinch 28 Feb
183. House Sparrow 03 Jan