Larch Creek Birds

What the birds (and frogs) are saying at a creek in western Washington

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 · 44 °F / 7 °C, misty morning · sunrise 6:58 am, sunset 4:48 pm (9 h 49 min of daylight)

At the creek now: low 39° / high 50° over the last 24 h; humidity 99%; wind 0 mph S; dry for 24 h; barometer falling; last quarter moon (34%). Read from the weather station beside the microphone.

New for the creek: Dunlin. Not expected in November (range model under 10%): Red Fox. Worth a listen before believing. Heard in the dark: Great Horned Owl, Barred Owl, Red Crossbill, Common Raven, Belted Kingfisher, Red Fox, Dunlin.
7
species today
6 birds, 1 others
51
calls identified
busiest hour 0:00
1
new for the creek
Dunlin
59
species on the list
since Oct 28
81700:00 — 17 calls001:00 — 4 calls02:00 — 4 calls03:00 — 10 calls304:00 — 8 calls05:00 — 8 calls06:00 — 0 calls607:00 — 0 calls08:00 — 0 calls09:00 — 0 calls910:00 — 0 calls11:00 — 0 calls12:00 — 0 calls1213:00 — 0 calls14:00 — 0 calls15:00 — 0 calls1516:00 — 0 calls17:00 — 0 calls18:00 — 0 calls1819:00 — 0 calls20:00 — 0 calls21:00 — 0 calls2122:00 — 0 calls23:00 — 0 callssunrisesunset
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.

Of note today

Last heard
Great Horned Owl
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
at 5:28 am · heard 31× today
00:00 — 1601:00 — 202:00 — 203:00 — 204:00 — 305:00 — 606:00 — 007:00 — 008:00 — 009:00 — 010:00 — 011:00 — 012:00 — 013:00 — 014:00 — 015:00 — 016:00 — 017:00 — 018:00 — 019:00 — 020:00 — 021:00 — 022:00 — 023:00 — 0
Unknown artist, Birds, 1878
Most heard
Great Horned Owl
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
heard 31× · 12:00 am – 5:28 am
00:00 — 1601:00 — 202:00 — 203:00 — 204:00 — 305:00 — 606:00 — 007:00 — 008:00 — 009:00 — 010:00 — 011:00 — 012:00 — 013:00 — 014:00 — 015:00 — 016:00 — 017:00 — 018:00 — 019:00 — 020:00 — 021:00 — 022:00 — 023:00 — 0
Unknown artist, Birds, 1878
Rarest today
Red Fox
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
Unexpected nowMammal
expected here 7% this week · heard 1×
00:00 — 001:00 — 002:00 — 103:00 — 004:00 — 005:00 — 006:00 — 007:00 — 008:00 — 009:00 — 010:00 — 011:00 — 012:00 — 013:00 — 014:00 — 015:00 — 016:00 — 017:00 — 018:00 — 019:00 — 020:00 — 021:00 — 022:00 — 023:00 — 0
Mivart, St. George Jackson, 1890

Heard today 7 species, most heard first

Plate 42
Great Horned Owl
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
heard 31× · 12:00 am – 5:28 am
00:00 — 1601:00 — 202:00 — 203:00 — 204:00 — 305:00 — 606:00 — 007:00 — 008:00 — 009:00 — 010:00 — 011:00 — 012:00 — 013:00 — 014:00 — 015:00 — 016:00 — 017:00 — 018:00 — 019:00 — 020:00 — 021:00 — 022:00 — 023:00 — 0
Unknown artist, Birds, 1878
Plate 15
Barred Owl
Barred Owl
Strix varia
heard 10× · 3:52 am – 4:01 am
00:00 — 001:00 — 002:00 — 003:00 — 804:00 — 205:00 — 006:00 — 007:00 — 008:00 — 009:00 — 010:00 — 011:00 — 012:00 — 013:00 — 014:00 — 015:00 — 016:00 — 017:00 — 018:00 — 019:00 — 020:00 — 021:00 — 022:00 — 023:00 — 0
John James Audubon, Draw
Plate 18
Red Crossbill
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
heard 5× · 12:31 am – 4:50 am
00:00 — 101:00 — 102:00 — 003:00 — 004:00 — 305:00 — 006:00 — 007:00 — 008:00 — 009:00 — 010:00 — 011:00 — 012:00 — 013:00 — 014:00 — 015:00 — 016:00 — 017:00 — 018:00 — 019:00 — 020:00 — 021:00 — 022:00 — 023:00 — 0
Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Bird-Lore, 1912 · No restrictions
Plate 5
Common Raven
Common Raven
Corvus corax
heard 2× · 2:44 am – 5:16 am
00:00 — 001:00 — 002:00 — 103:00 — 004:00 — 005:00 — 106:00 — 007:00 — 008:00 — 009:00 — 010:00 — 011:00 — 012:00 — 013:00 — 014:00 — 015:00 — 016:00 — 017:00 — 018:00 — 019:00 — 020:00 — 021:00 — 022:00 — 023:00 — 0
Allan Brooks, Dawson's The Birds of Washington, 1909
Plate 13
Belted Kingfisher
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
heard 1× · 1:54 am – 1:54 am
00:00 — 001:00 — 102:00 — 003:00 — 004:00 — 005:00 — 006:00 — 007:00 — 008:00 — 009:00 — 010:00 — 011:00 — 012:00 — 013:00 — 014:00 — 015:00 — 016:00 — 017:00 — 018:00 — 019:00 — 020:00 — 021:00 — 022:00 — 023:00 — 0
John James Audubon, Draw
Plate 49
Red Fox
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
Unexpected nowMammal
heard 1× · 2:44 am – 2:44 am
00:00 — 001:00 — 002:00 — 103:00 — 004:00 — 005:00 — 006:00 — 007:00 — 008:00 — 009:00 — 010:00 — 011:00 — 012:00 — 013:00 — 014:00 — 015:00 — 016:00 — 017:00 — 018:00 — 019:00 — 020:00 — 021:00 — 022:00 — 023:00 — 0
Mivart, St. George Jackson, 1890
Plate 59
no plate yet
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
New for the creek
heard 1× · 5:21 am – 5:21 am
00:00 — 001:00 — 002:00 — 003:00 — 004:00 — 005:00 — 106:00 — 007:00 — 008:00 — 009:00 — 010:00 — 011:00 — 012:00 — 013:00 — 014:00 — 015:00 — 016:00 — 017:00 — 018:00 — 019:00 — 020:00 — 021:00 — 022:00 — 023:00 — 0

The last 30 days

2448Oct 5 — 0 speciesOct 6 — 0 speciesOct 6Oct 7 — 0 speciesOct 8 — 0 speciesOct 9 — 0 speciesOct 10 — 0 speciesOct 11 — 0 speciesOct 12 — 0 speciesOct 13 — 0 speciesOct 13Oct 14 — 0 speciesOct 15 — 0 speciesOct 16 — 0 speciesOct 17 — 0 speciesOct 18 — 0 speciesOct 19 — 0 speciesOct 20 — 0 speciesOct 20Oct 21 — 0 speciesOct 22 — 0 speciesOct 23 — 0 speciesOct 24 — 0 speciesOct 25 — 0 speciesOct 26 — 0 speciesOct 27 — 0 speciesOct 27Oct 28 — 15 speciesOct 29 — 39 speciesOct 30 — 26 speciesOct 31 — 45 speciesNov 1 — 48 speciesNov 2 — 43 speciesNov 3 — 9 speciesNov 3
Fig. 2. Species heard per day.
2959Oct 5 — 0 speciesOct 6 — 0 speciesOct 6Oct 7 — 0 speciesOct 8 — 0 speciesOct 9 — 0 speciesOct 10 — 0 speciesOct 11 — 0 speciesOct 12 — 0 speciesOct 13 — 0 speciesOct 13Oct 14 — 0 speciesOct 15 — 0 speciesOct 16 — 0 speciesOct 17 — 0 speciesOct 18 — 0 speciesOct 19 — 0 speciesOct 20 — 0 speciesOct 20Oct 21 — 0 speciesOct 22 — 0 speciesOct 23 — 0 speciesOct 24 — 0 speciesOct 25 — 0 speciesOct 26 — 0 speciesOct 27 — 0 speciesOct 27Oct 28 — 15 speciesOct 29 — 42 speciesOct 30 — 47 speciesOct 31 — 52 speciesNov 1 — 57 speciesNov 2 — 58 speciesNov 3 — 59 speciesNov 359
Fig. 3. The list grows: species recorded to date. It can only go up, which is the nice thing about lists.