A Joint Conference of the Western Field Ornithologists and Washington Ornithological Society
Yakima, WA 5–8 June 2025
Possible species that could be seen during the 2025 Yakima Conference
- Waterfowl – 17 species, including Harlequin Duck
- Grouse – 9 species, including Chukar, Spruce (rare) and Sooty Grouse
- Nightjars – 2 species, including Common Poorwill
- Swifts – 3 species, including White-throated Swift
- Hummingbirds – 4 species, including Black-chinned and Calliope Hummingbirds
- Shorebirds – 5 species, including Black-necked Stilt
- Herons – 4 species, including American Bittern
- Pelicans – 1 species: American White Pelican
- Diurnal Raptors – 14 species, including American Goshawk, Swainson’s Hawk, Golden and Bald Eagles
- Owls – 10 species, including Flammulated, Northern Pygmy-, Barred, Long-eared, and Northern Saw-whet Owls
- Woodpeckers – 11 species, including Williamson’s and Red-naped Sapsuckers, Black-backed, American Three-toed, and White-headed Woodpeckers
- Flycatchers – 12 species, including 6 Empidonaxes and Eastern Kingbird
- Corvids – 8 species, including Canada Jay and Clark’s Nutcracker
- Chickadees – 3 species, including Mountain Chickadee
- Swallows – 6 species, including Bank Swallow
- Nuthatches -3 species, including “Interior” White-breasted Nuthatch
- Wrens – 6 species, including Pacific
- Mimid thrushes – 3 species, including Gray Catbird
- Thrushes – 5 species, including Veery
- Finches – 10 species, including “California” Purple and Cassin’s Finches, Red Crossbill
- Sparrows – 13 species, including “Slate-colored” Fox Sparrow, “Puget” White-crowned Sparrow, and 5 species in the shrub-steppe including Grasshopper and Sagebrush
- Yellow-breasted Chat
- Blackbirds – 6 species, including Yellow-headed Blackbird and Bullock’s Oriole
- Warblers – 9 species, including MacGillivray’s Warbler
- Cardinals and Grosbeaks – 3 species, including Lazuli Bunting