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Abundance and Status

C - Common. High frequency of occurrence throughout suitable habitats. Excellent chance of observing this species.
F - Fairly common. Regularly found in suitable habitats. Good chance of observing this species.
U - Uncommon. Sparsely distributed through some or all of the monument. Fair chance of observing this species in suitable habitat.
O - Occasional. Bird seen only a few times a season and not every year. Fair to poor chance of observing this species.
R - Rare. Very few records exist for this species in this season. Of rare or irregular occurrence. Poor chance of observing bird.
I - Introduced. A species not native to the area.
* - Breeding. Species breeds in the monument or within the immediate vicinity.

PELICANS AND CORMORANTS

• American White Pelican R
• Double-crested Cormorant R

HERONS AND EGRETS

• Great Blue Heron* F
• Green Heron R
• Black-crowned Night Heron R

GEESE AND DUCKS

• Snow Goose R
• Canada Goose U
• Wood Duck* O
• Green-winged Teal R
• Mallard* U
• Blue-winged Teal R
• Common Merganser U

AMERICAN VULTURES

• Turkey Vulture* F

HAWKS AND EAGLES

• Osprey U
• Bald Eagle U
• Northern Harrier U
• Sharp-shinned Hawk U
• Cooper's Hawk* U
• Northern Goshawk* U
• Red-tailed Hawk* F
• Ferruginous Hawk R
• Rough-legged Hawk U
• Golden Eagle U

FALCONS

• American Kestrel* F
• Merlin R
• Peregrine Falcon R
• Prairie Falcon* F

GROUSE, TURKEYS, & QUAIL

• Ring-necked Pheasant I, O
• Sharp-tailed Grouse R
• Wild Turkey* I,U

CRANES

• Sandhill Crane R

PLOVERS

• Killdeer* O

SANDPIPERS

• Spotted Sandpiper* R

GULLS & TERNS

• Ring-billed Gull R

DOVES & PIGEONS

• Rock Dove* I, C
• Mourning Dove* F

CUCKOOS

• Yellow-billed Cuckoo R

TYPICAL OWLS

• Eastern Screech Owl* O
• Great Horned Owl* U
• Long-eared Owl O
• Short-eared Owl R
• Northern Saw-whet Owl* O

NIGHTJARS

• Common Nighthawk* O
• Common Poorwill* O

SWIFTS

• White-throated Swift* F

HUMMINGBIRDS

• Broad-tailed Hummingbird R

KINGFISHERS

• Belted Kingfisher* U

WOODPECKERS

• Lewis' Woodpecker* U
• Red-headed Woodpecker* F
• Red-naped Sapsucker R
• Williamson's Sapsucker R
• Downy Woodpecker* U
• Hairy Woodpecker* F
• Black-backed Woodpecker* O
• Northern Flicker* C

TYRANT FLYCATCHERS

• Western Wood-Pewee* U
• Least Flycatcher R
• Dusky Flycatcher R
• Cordilleran Flycatcher O
• Eastern Phoebe R
• Say's Phoebe* U
• Western Kingbird O
• Eastern Kingbird* F

LARKS

• Horned Lark R

SWALLOWS

• Tree Swallow U
• Violet-green Swallow* U
• Northern Rough-winged Swallow* O
• Cliff Swallow* U
• Barn Swallow* U

JAYS, MAGPIES & CROWS

• Gray Jay* F
• Steller's Jay R
• Blue Jay* F
• Pinyon Jay* F
• Clark's Nutcracker R
• Black-billed Magpie O
• American Crow* F

CHICKADEES

• Black-capped Chickadee* C

NUTHATCHES

• Red-breasted Nuthatch* C
• White-breasted Nuthatch* C
• Pygmy Nuthatch R

CREEPERS

• Brown Creeper* U

WRENS

• Rock Wren* U
• Canyon Wren* O
• House Wren* F

KINGLETS, BLUEBIRDS, AND THRUSHES

• Golden-crowned Kinglet R
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet O
• Eastern Bluebird R
• Mountain Bluebird* F
• Townsend's Solitaire* F
• Veery R
• Swainson's Thrush O
• American Robin* C

THRASHERS

• Gray Catbird O
• Brown Thrasher* O

PIPITS

• American Pipit R

WAXWINGS

• Bohemian Waxwing O
• Cedar Waxwing* O

SHRIKES

• Northern Shrike R
• Loggerhead Shrike R

STARLINGS

• European Starling* I, U

VIREOS

• Solitary Vireo* F
• Warbling Vireo* U
• Red-eyed Vireo* C

WOOD WARBLERS, TANAGERS, SPARROWS, & BLACKBIRDS

• Tennessee Warbler R
• Orange-crowned Warbler R
• Yellow Warbler* F
• Yellow-rumped Warbler* F
• Blackpoll Warbler O
• American Redstart R
• Ovenbird* U
• MacGillivray's Warbler R
• Common Yellowthroat* F
• Hooded Warbler R
• Wilson's Warbler R
• Yellow-breasted Chat* F
• Western Tanager* F
• Rose-breasted Grosbeak O
• Black-headed Grosbeak* U
• Lazuli Bunting* R
• Indigo Bunting R
• Dickcissel R
• Rufous-sided Towhee* F
• American Tree Sparrow F
• Chipping Sparrow* U
• Clay-colored Sparrow F
• Brewer's Sparrow R
• Field Sparrow R
• Vesper Sparrow* O
• Lark Sparrow* U
• Lark Bunting R
• Savannah Sparrow R
• Song Sparrow* U
• Lincoln's Sparrow R
• Swamp Sparrow R
• White-throated Sparrow R
• White-crowned Sparrow O

WOOD WARBLERS, TANAGERS, SPARROWS, & BLACKBIRDS

• Harris' Sparrow R
• Dark-eyed Junco* F
• Red-winged Blackbird* F
• Western Meadowlark* F
• Yellow-headed Blackbird R
• Brewer's Blackbird* U
• Common Grackle* U
• Brown-headed Cowbird* C
• Orchard Oriole R
• Northern Oriole* U

FINCHES

• Gray-crowned Rosy Finch U
• Pine Grosbeak R
• Cassin's Finch* U
• House Finch R
• Red Crossbill* C
• White-winged Crossbill R
• Common Redpoll O
• Pine Siskin* F
• American Goldfinch* U
• Evening Grosbeak* U

WEAVERS

• House Sparrow* I, O

Very rare or unconfirmed records:

• Canvasback
• Swainson's Hawk
• Sage Grouse
• Passenger Pigeon (extinct)
• Burrowing Owl
• Common Raven (extirpated)
• Sage Thrasher
• Gray Vireo
• Black-and-white Warbler