Larch Creek Birds

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

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 · 39 °F / 4 °C, foggy

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

2
species today
2 birds, 0 others
16
calls identified
busiest hour 0:00
0
new for the creek
nothing new today
57
species on the list
since Oct 28
81600:00 — 16 calls001:00 — 0 calls02:00 — 0 calls03:00 — 0 calls304:00 — 0 calls05:00 — 0 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 calls
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
Red Crossbill
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
at 12:31 am · heard 1× today
00:00 — 101:00 — 002:00 — 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
Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Bird-Lore, 1912 · No restrictions
Most heard
Great Horned Owl
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
heard 15× · 12:00 am – 12:26 am
00:00 — 1501:00 — 002:00 — 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
Unknown artist, Birds, 1878
Rarest today
Great Horned Owl
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
expected here 90% this week · heard 15×
00:00 — 1501:00 — 002:00 — 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
Unknown artist, Birds, 1878

Heard today 2 species, most heard first

Plate 42
Great Horned Owl
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
heard 15× · 12:00 am – 12:26 am
00:00 — 1501:00 — 002:00 — 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
Unknown artist, Birds, 1878
Plate 18
Red Crossbill
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
heard 1× · 12:31 am – 12:31 am
00:00 — 101:00 — 002:00 — 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
Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Bird-Lore, 1912 · No restrictions

The last 30 days

2447Oct 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 — 47 speciesNov 2 — 42 speciesNov 3 — 2 speciesNov 3
Fig. 2. Species heard per day.
2857Oct 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 — 56 speciesNov 2 — 57 speciesNov 3 — 57 speciesNov 357
Fig. 3. The list grows: species recorded to date. It can only go up, which is the nice thing about lists.