North Creek ParkBirds of

A Checklist

1011 - 183rd Street, S.E.Mill Creek, WA 98012

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North Creek Park is a regional park withinthe Snohomish County Parks andRecreation System. The Bailey family,historic homesteaders, originally ownedthe land and used it for timber harvestand later for farming. It was acquired foruse as a regional stormwater detentionfacility and to provide flood control, but italso offers a rich habitat for a variety ofbirds, mammals and amphibians.Throughout the year, pedestrians takeadvantage of the through park boardwalkthat provides an excellent vantage pointto view this rich and diverse environment.

Park Features include:q Interpretive board walkq Educational signageq Picnic grounds/Picnic Shelterq Playgroundq Portable restroomq Viewpoints

Additional information is available on theSnohomish County Parks and Recreationswebsite at:

http://www1.co.snohomish.wa.us/Departments/Parks

Visit my Bird “Blog” atwww.northcreekbirder.blogspot.com

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http://www1.co.snohomish.wa.us/Departments/ParksMap Source:

q Western Grebeq Double-crested Cormorantq Great Blue Heronq Green Heronq Night Heronq American Bitternq Canada Gooseq Greater White-fronted Gooseq Snow Gooseq Brantq Trumpeter Swanq Wood Duckq Green-winged Tealq Cinnamon Tealq Mallardq Northern Pintailq Blue-winged Tealq Northern Shovelerq Canvasbackq Ring-necked Duckq Gadwallq American Widgeonq Eurasian Widgeonq Greater Scaupq Lesser Scaupq Common Goldeneyeq Barrow’s Goldeneyeq Buffleheadq Common Merganser

q Hooded Merganserq Ruddy Duckq California Quailq Bald Eagleq Northern Harrierq Sharp-shinned Hawkq Cooper’s Hawkq American Kestrelq Red-tailed Hawkq Ospreyq Perigrine Falconq American Cootq Virginia Railq Soraq Killdeerq Spotted Sandpiperq Dunlinq Wilson’s Snipeq Rock Dove q Mourning Doveq Barn Owlq Great Horned Owlq Barred Owlq Anna’s Hummingbirdq Rufous Hummingbirdq Belted Kingfisherq Red-breasted Sapsuckerq Downy Woodpeckerq Hairy Woodpeckerq Northern Flickerq Pilleated Woodpeckerq Willow Flycatcherq Pacific-sloped Flycatcherq Western Kingbirdq Vaux’s Swiftq Violet-green Swallowq Tree Swallowq Bank Swallowq Cliff Swallowq Barn Swallowq Northern Rough-winged Swallowq Northern Shrikeq Stellar's Jay

q European Starlingq American Crowq Common Ravenq Black-capped Chickadeeq Chestnut-backed Chickadeeq Brown Creeperq Brewick’s Wrenq Winter Wrenq House Wrenq Marsh Wrenq Red-breasted Nuthatchq Warbling Vireoq Hutton’s Vireoq Red-eyed Vireoq Golden-crowned Kingletq Ruby-crowned Kingletq Varied Thrushq American Robinq Cedar Waxwingq Yellow Warblerq Yellow-rumped Warblerq Townsend's Warblerq McGillvray's Warblerq Wilson's Warblerq Common Yellowthroat q Spotted Towheeq Savannah Sparrowq Fox Sparrowq Lincoln Sparrowq Song Sparrowq White-crowned Sparrowq Golden-crowned Sparrowq Dark-eyed Juncoq Bushtitq Lazuli Buntingq Red-winged Blackbirdq Brewer's Blackbirdq Brown-Headed Cowbirdq House Finchq Purple Finchq Pine Siskinq American Goldfinchq House Sparrow

This checklist is a single effort byCindy Easterson and is based onpersonal observations as well ascensus data from nearby areas withsimilar habitats. While most of thespecies listed are likely inhabitantsor visitors to the wetlands, somespecies will be found in the wooded& scrub/shrub areas located bothnorth and south of the park. Please

always stay in the public right-of-ways and respect sensitive habitat areas.

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