Sunday, November 1, 2026 · 44 °F / 7 °C, misty morning · sunrise 6:55 am, sunset 4:51 pm (9 h 55 min of daylight)
At the creek now: low 40° / high 50° over the last 24 h; humidity 98%; wind 0 mph E; dry for 24 h; barometer rising rapidly; last quarter moon (56%). Read from the weather station beside the microphone.
New for the creek: Common Loon. On their way out: Douglas's Squirrel. Not expected in November (range model under 10%): Evening Grosbeak, Blue Jay, Canyon Wren. Worth a listen before believing. Heard in the dark: Pacific chorus frog, Red Crossbill, Common Raven, Great Horned Owl, Barred Owl, Coyote, Wild Turkey, Common Loon.
25
species today
22 birds, 3 others
222
calls identified
busiest hour 7:00
1
new for the creek
Common Loon
50
species on the list
since Oct 28
42 85 00:00 — 1 calls 0 01:00 — 26 calls 02:00 — 3 calls 03:00 — 5 calls 3 04:00 — 11 calls 05:00 — 10 calls 06:00 — 55 calls 6 07:00 — 85 calls 08:00 — 26 calls 09:00 — 0 calls 9 10:00 — 0 calls 11:00 — 0 calls 12:00 — 0 calls 12 13:00 — 0 calls 14:00 — 0 calls 15:00 — 0 calls 15 16:00 — 0 calls 17:00 — 0 calls 18:00 — 0 calls 18 19:00 — 0 calls 20:00 — 0 calls 21:00 — 0 calls 21 22:00 — 0 calls 23:00 — 0 calls sunrise sunset Fig. 1. Calls identified in each hour today. Shaded bands are night, when most birds have the decency to be asleep and the owls get the floor.Heard today 25 species, most heard first Plate 30
Pacific chorus frog
Pseudacris regilla
Frog
heard 30× · 3:55 am – 7:52 am
00:00 — 0 01:00 — 0 02:00 — 0 03:00 — 4 04:00 — 10 05:00 — 9 06:00 — 0 07:00 — 7 08:00 — 0 09:00 — 0 10:00 — 0 11:00 — 0 12:00 — 0 13:00 — 0 14:00 — 0 15:00 — 0 16:00 — 0 17:00 — 0 18:00 — 0 19:00 — 0 20:00 — 0 21:00 — 0 22:00 — 0 23:00 — 0 Plate 18
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
heard 28× · 12:06 am – 8:08 am
00:00 — 1 01:00 — 0 02:00 — 0 03:00 — 1 04:00 — 0 05:00 — 0 06:00 — 1 07:00 — 20 08:00 — 5 09:00 — 0 10:00 — 0 11:00 — 0 12:00 — 0 13:00 — 0 14:00 — 0 15:00 — 0 16:00 — 0 17:00 — 0 18:00 — 0 19:00 — 0 20:00 — 0 21:00 — 0 22:00 — 0 23:00 — 0 Plate 5
Common Raven
Corvus corax
heard 26× · 2:23 am – 7:57 am
00:00 — 0 01:00 — 0 02:00 — 1 03:00 — 0 04:00 — 0 05:00 — 0 06:00 — 0 07:00 — 25 08:00 — 0 09:00 — 0 10:00 — 0 11:00 — 0 12:00 — 0 13:00 — 0 14:00 — 0 15:00 — 0 16:00 — 0 17:00 — 0 18:00 — 0 19:00 — 0 20:00 — 0 21:00 — 0 22:00 — 0 23:00 — 0 Plate 42
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
heard 20× · 2:56 am – 6:21 am
00:00 — 0 01:00 — 0 02:00 — 1 03:00 — 0 04:00 — 0 05:00 — 1 06:00 — 18 07:00 — 0 08:00 — 0 09:00 — 0 10:00 — 0 11:00 — 0 12:00 — 0 13:00 — 0 14:00 — 0 15:00 — 0 16:00 — 0 17:00 — 0 18:00 — 0 19:00 — 0 20:00 — 0 21:00 — 0 22:00 — 0 23:00 — 0 Plate 7
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
heard 17× · 6:47 am – 8:04 am
00:00 — 0 01:00 — 0 02:00 — 0 03:00 — 0 04:00 — 0 05:00 — 0 06:00 — 2 07:00 — 10 08:00 — 5 09:00 — 0 10:00 — 0 11:00 — 0 12:00 — 0 13:00 — 0 14:00 — 0 15:00 — 0 16:00 — 0 17:00 — 0 18:00 — 0 19:00 — 0 20:00 — 0 21:00 — 0 22:00 — 0 23:00 — 0 Plate 22
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
heard 13× · 7:00 am – 8:14 am
00:00 — 0 01:00 — 0 02:00 — 0 03:00 — 0 04:00 — 0 05:00 — 0 06:00 — 0 07:00 — 6 08:00 — 7 09:00 — 0 10:00 — 0 11:00 — 0 12:00 — 0 13:00 — 0 14:00 — 0 15:00 — 0 16:00 — 0 17:00 — 0 18:00 — 0 19:00 — 0 20:00 — 0 21:00 — 0 22:00 — 0 23:00 — 0 Plate 1
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
heard 12× · 6:23 am – 6:37 am
00:00 — 0 01:00 — 0 02:00 — 0 03:00 — 0 04:00 — 0 05:00 — 0 06:00 — 12 07:00 — 0 08:00 — 0 09:00 — 0 10:00 — 0 11:00 — 0 12:00 — 0 13:00 — 0 14:00 — 0 15:00 — 0 16:00 — 0 17:00 — 0 18:00 — 0 19:00 — 0 20:00 — 0 21:00 — 0 22:00 — 0 23:00 — 0 Plate 4
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
heard 12× · 6:31 am – 8:10 am
00:00 — 0 01:00 — 0 02:00 — 0 03:00 — 0 04:00 — 0 05:00 — 0 06:00 — 4 07:00 — 5 08:00 — 3 09:00 — 0 10:00 — 0 11:00 — 0 12:00 — 0 13:00 — 0 14:00 — 0 15:00 — 0 16:00 — 0 17:00 — 0 18:00 — 0 19:00 — 0 20:00 — 0 21:00 — 0 22:00 — 0 23:00 — 0 Plate 15
Barred Owl
Strix varia
heard 12× · 1:03 am – 4:19 am
00:00 — 0 01:00 — 11 02:00 — 0 03:00 — 0 04:00 — 1 05:00 — 0 06:00 — 0 07:00 — 0 08:00 — 0 09:00 — 0 10:00 — 0 11:00 — 0 12:00 — 0 13:00 — 0 14:00 — 0 15:00 — 0 16:00 — 0 17:00 — 0 18:00 — 0 19:00 — 0 20:00 — 0 21:00 — 0 22:00 — 0 23:00 — 0 Plate 44
Coyote
Canis latrans
Mammal
heard 12× · 1:24 am – 2:52 am
00:00 — 0 01:00 — 11 02:00 — 1 03:00 — 0 04:00 — 0 05:00 — 0 06:00 — 0 07:00 — 0 08:00 — 0 09:00 — 0 10:00 — 0 11:00 — 0 12:00 — 0 13:00 — 0 14:00 — 0 15:00 — 0 16:00 — 0 17:00 — 0 18:00 — 0 19:00 — 0 20:00 — 0 21:00 — 0 22:00 — 0 23:00 — 0 Plate 8
Bewick's Wren
Thryomanes bewickii
heard 10× · 7:31 am – 8:14 am
00:00 — 0 01:00 — 0 02:00 — 0 03:00 — 0 04:00 — 0 05:00 — 0 06:00 — 0 07:00 — 5 08:00 — 5 09:00 — 0 10:00 — 0 11:00 — 0 12:00 — 0 13:00 — 0 14:00 — 0 15:00 — 0 16:00 — 0 17:00 — 0 18:00 — 0 19:00 — 0 20:00 — 0 21:00 — 0 22:00 — 0 23:00 — 0 Plate 29
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
heard 6× · 6:38 am – 6:56 am
00:00 — 0 01:00 — 0 02:00 — 0 03:00 — 0 04:00 — 0 05:00 — 0 06:00 — 6 07:00 — 0 08:00 — 0 09:00 — 0 10:00 — 0 11:00 — 0 12:00 — 0 13:00 — 0 14:00 — 0 15:00 — 0 16:00 — 0 17:00 — 0 18:00 — 0 19:00 — 0 20:00 — 0 21:00 — 0 22:00 — 0 23:00 — 0 Plate 9
Pacific Wren
Troglodytes pacificus
heard 4× · 6:32 am – 6:52 am
00:00 — 0 01:00 — 0 02:00 — 0 03:00 — 0 04:00 — 0 05:00 — 0 06:00 — 4 07:00 — 0 08:00 — 0 09:00 — 0 10:00 — 0 11:00 — 0 12:00 — 0 13:00 — 0 14:00 — 0 15:00 — 0 16:00 — 0 17:00 — 0 18:00 — 0 19:00 — 0 20:00 — 0 21:00 — 0 22:00 — 0 23:00 — 0 Plate 10
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
heard 4× · 6:46 am – 8:00 am
00:00 — 0 01:00 — 0 02:00 — 0 03:00 — 0 04:00 — 0 05:00 — 0 06:00 — 3 07:00 — 0 08:00 — 1 09:00 — 0 10:00 — 0 11:00 — 0 12:00 — 0 13:00 — 0 14:00 — 0 15:00 — 0 16:00 — 0 17:00 — 0 18:00 — 0 19:00 — 0 20:00 — 0 21:00 — 0 22:00 — 0 23:00 — 0 Plate 3
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
heard 2× · 1:22 am – 7:53 am
00:00 — 0 01:00 — 1 02:00 — 0 03:00 — 0 04:00 — 0 05:00 — 0 06:00 — 0 07:00 — 1 08:00 — 0 09:00 — 0 10:00 — 0 11:00 — 0 12:00 — 0 13:00 — 0 14:00 — 0 15:00 — 0 16:00 — 0 17:00 — 0 18:00 — 0 19:00 — 0 20:00 — 0 21:00 — 0 22:00 — 0 23:00 — 0 Plate 13
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
heard 2× · 6:58 am – 6:58 am
00:00 — 0 01:00 — 0 02:00 — 0 03:00 — 0 04:00 — 0 05:00 — 0 06:00 — 2 07:00 — 0 08:00 — 0 09:00 — 0 10:00 — 0 11:00 — 0 12:00 — 0 13:00 — 0 14:00 — 0 15:00 — 0 16:00 — 0 17:00 — 0 18:00 — 0 19:00 — 0 20:00 — 0 21:00 — 0 22:00 — 0 23:00 — 0 Plate 16
Varied Thrush
Ixoreus naevius
heard 2× · 7:22 am – 7:50 am
00:00 — 0 01:00 — 0 02:00 — 0 03:00 — 0 04:00 — 0 05:00 — 0 06:00 — 0 07:00 — 2 08:00 — 0 09:00 — 0 10:00 — 0 11:00 — 0 12:00 — 0 13:00 — 0 14:00 — 0 15:00 — 0 16:00 — 0 17:00 — 0 18:00 — 0 19:00 — 0 20:00 — 0 21:00 — 0 22:00 — 0 23:00 — 0 Plate 35
Douglas's Squirrel
Tamiasciurus douglasii
Heading out Mammal
heard 2× · 6:50 am – 7:34 am
00:00 — 0 01:00 — 0 02:00 — 0 03:00 — 0 04:00 — 0 05:00 — 0 06:00 — 1 07:00 — 1 08:00 — 0 09:00 — 0 10:00 — 0 11:00 — 0 12:00 — 0 13:00 — 0 14:00 — 0 15:00 — 0 16:00 — 0 17:00 — 0 18:00 — 0 19:00 — 0 20:00 — 0 21:00 — 0 22:00 — 0 23:00 — 0 Plate 50
no plate yet
Common Loon
Gavia immer
New for the creek
heard 2× · 1:24 am – 1:27 am
00:00 — 0 01:00 — 2 02:00 — 0 03:00 — 0 04:00 — 0 05:00 — 0 06:00 — 0 07:00 — 0 08:00 — 0 09:00 — 0 10:00 — 0 11:00 — 0 12:00 — 0 13:00 — 0 14:00 — 0 15:00 — 0 16:00 — 0 17:00 — 0 18:00 — 0 19:00 — 0 20:00 — 0 21:00 — 0 22:00 — 0 23:00 — 0 Plate 20
Evening Grosbeak
Hesperiphona vespertina
Unexpected now
heard 1× · 7:07 am – 7:07 am
00:00 — 0 01:00 — 0 02:00 — 0 03:00 — 0 04:00 — 0 05:00 — 0 06:00 — 0 07:00 — 1 08:00 — 0 09:00 — 0 10:00 — 0 11:00 — 0 12:00 — 0 13:00 — 0 14:00 — 0 15:00 — 0 16:00 — 0 17:00 — 0 18:00 — 0 19:00 — 0 20:00 — 0 21:00 — 0 22:00 — 0 23:00 — 0 Plate 24
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
Unexpected now
heard 1× · 7:29 am – 7:29 am
00:00 — 0 01:00 — 0 02:00 — 0 03:00 — 0 04:00 — 0 05:00 — 0 06:00 — 0 07:00 — 1 08:00 — 0 09:00 — 0 10:00 — 0 11:00 — 0 12:00 — 0 13:00 — 0 14:00 — 0 15:00 — 0 16:00 — 0 17:00 — 0 18:00 — 0 19:00 — 0 20:00 — 0 21:00 — 0 22:00 — 0 23:00 — 0 Plate 27
Canyon Wren
Catherpes mexicanus
Unexpected now
heard 1× · 6:59 am – 6:59 am
00:00 — 0 01:00 — 0 02:00 — 0 03:00 — 0 04:00 — 0 05:00 — 0 06:00 — 1 07:00 — 0 08:00 — 0 09:00 — 0 10:00 — 0 11:00 — 0 12:00 — 0 13:00 — 0 14:00 — 0 15:00 — 0 16:00 — 0 17:00 — 0 18:00 — 0 19:00 — 0 20:00 — 0 21:00 — 0 22:00 — 0 23:00 — 0 Plate 28
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
heard 1× · 1:27 am – 1:27 am
00:00 — 0 01:00 — 1 02:00 — 0 03:00 — 0 04:00 — 0 05:00 — 0 06:00 — 0 07:00 — 0 08:00 — 0 09:00 — 0 10:00 — 0 11:00 — 0 12:00 — 0 13:00 — 0 14:00 — 0 15:00 — 0 16:00 — 0 17:00 — 0 18:00 — 0 19:00 — 0 20:00 — 0 21:00 — 0 22:00 — 0 23:00 — 0 Plate 46
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
heard 1× · 7:56 am – 7:56 am
00:00 — 0 01:00 — 0 02:00 — 0 03:00 — 0 04:00 — 0 05:00 — 0 06:00 — 0 07:00 — 1 08:00 — 0 09:00 — 0 10:00 — 0 11:00 — 0 12:00 — 0 13:00 — 0 14:00 — 0 15:00 — 0 16:00 — 0 17:00 — 0 18:00 — 0 19:00 — 0 20:00 — 0 21:00 — 0 22:00 — 0 23:00 — 0 Plate 49
no plate yet
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
heard 1× · 6:20 am – 6:20 am
00:00 — 0 01:00 — 0 02:00 — 0 03:00 — 0 04:00 — 0 05:00 — 0 06:00 — 1 07:00 — 0 08:00 — 0 09:00 — 0 10:00 — 0 11:00 — 0 12:00 — 0 13:00 — 0 14:00 — 0 15:00 — 0 16:00 — 0 17:00 — 0 18:00 — 0 19:00 — 0 20:00 — 0 21:00 — 0 22:00 — 0 23:00 — 0 The last 30 days 22 43 Oct 3 — 0 species Oct 4 — 0 species Oct 4 Oct 5 — 0 species Oct 6 — 0 species Oct 7 — 0 species Oct 8 — 0 species Oct 9 — 0 species Oct 10 — 0 species Oct 11 — 0 species Oct 11 Oct 12 — 0 species Oct 13 — 0 species Oct 14 — 0 species Oct 15 — 0 species Oct 16 — 0 species Oct 17 — 0 species Oct 18 — 0 species Oct 18 Oct 19 — 0 species Oct 20 — 0 species Oct 21 — 0 species Oct 22 — 0 species Oct 23 — 0 species Oct 24 — 0 species Oct 25 — 0 species Oct 25 Oct 26 — 0 species Oct 27 — 0 species Oct 28 — 15 species Oct 29 — 39 species Oct 30 — 25 species Oct 31 — 43 species Nov 1 — 33 species Nov 1 Fig. 2. Species heard per day.25 50 Oct 3 — 0 species Oct 4 — 0 species Oct 4 Oct 5 — 0 species Oct 6 — 0 species Oct 7 — 0 species Oct 8 — 0 species Oct 9 — 0 species Oct 10 — 0 species Oct 11 — 0 species Oct 11 Oct 12 — 0 species Oct 13 — 0 species Oct 14 — 0 species Oct 15 — 0 species Oct 16 — 0 species Oct 17 — 0 species Oct 18 — 0 species Oct 18 Oct 19 — 0 species Oct 20 — 0 species Oct 21 — 0 species Oct 22 — 0 species Oct 23 — 0 species Oct 24 — 0 species Oct 25 — 0 species Oct 25 Oct 26 — 0 species Oct 27 — 0 species Oct 28 — 15 species Oct 29 — 42 species Oct 30 — 46 species Oct 31 — 49 species Nov 1 — 50 species Nov 1 50 Fig. 3. The list grows: species recorded to date. It can only go up, which is the nice thing about lists.
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