Having birded Columbia County quite a bit this year I am amazed of the lack of records for many species. Some of these must have passed through Columbia County at one point or another. If any of the following species has been seen by anyone, I would appreciate the information of date and who saw it. Below is a list of species never recorded in Columbia Co. to my knowledge. For those who need a challenge try birding this county along with Garfield Co. and you'll soon discover how difficult it is to bird these counties. Habitat is part of the problem. The Snake River is pretty sterile, then there is some poor quality sage, then wheat fields, and the Blue Mts. which are very dry.



Greater White-fronted Goose

Ross's Goose

Eurasian Wigeon

Tufted Duck

White-winged Scoter

Red-throated Loon

Yellow-billed Loon

American Bittern

Gyrfalcon

Black-bellied Plover

Black-necked Stilt

Lesser Yellowlegs

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Baird's Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Dunlin

Long-billed Dowitcher

Wilson's Phalarope

Black-legged Kittiwake

Sabine's Gull

Iceland Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Black Tern

Parasitic Jaeger

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Flycatcher----they have nested very close to the county line

Bushtit

Northern Mockingbird

Swamp Sparrow

Lapland Longspur

Snow Bunting







Ken Knittle
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