Common names and taxonomic order are from the A.O.U. Checklist, 1998.
| Abundance: | ||
| C | Common | likely to see in proper habitat |
| U | Uncommon | possible to see in proper habitat |
| R | Rare | unlikely to see even in proper habitat |
| Residence: | |
| PR | Permanent Resident |
| S | Summer Resident |
| W | Winter Resident |
| M | Migrant |
Please report observations of unlisted or rare species at the park visitor center.
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| Grebes, Pelicans, Cormorants | Abundance | Residence |
| Eared Grebe | R | M |
| Pied-billed Grebe | R | M |
| Western Grebe | R | M |
| American White Pelican | R | M |
| Double-crested
Cormorant
56k wav file |
R | M |
| Herons, Bitterns | Abundance | Residence |
| American
Bittern more information... |
R | M |
| Great
Blue Heron
131k wav file |
R | M,S |
| Geese, Ducks | Abundance | Residence |
| Snow Goose | R | M |
| Canada
Goose
66k wav file |
R | M |
| Wood Duck | R | M |
| Green-winged Teal | U | M |
| Mallard | C,U | M,S |
| Northern
Pintail
19k wav file |
R | M |
| Blue-winged Teal | C | M |
| Northern Shoveler | U | M |
| Gadwall | R | M |
| Green-winged Teal | U | M |
| American Wigeon | R | M |
| Canvasback | R | M |
| Redhead | R | M |
| Ring-necked Duck | R | M |
| Lesser Scaup | R | M |
| Bufflehead | R | M |
| Vultures, Birds of Prey | Abundance | Residence |
| Turkey Vulture | U | S |
| Osprey
65k wav file |
R | M |
| Bald
Eagle more information... |
R | M,W |
| Northern
Harrier more information... |
U | M |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | U | PR |
| Cooper's Hawk | U | PR |
| Northern Goshawk | R | PR |
| Swainson's
Hawk more information... |
R | M |
| Red-tailed Hawk | C | S |
| Ferruginous
Hawk more information... |
R | S |
| Rough-legged Hawk | R | M,W |
| Golden Eagle | C | PR |
| American Kestrel | C | S |
| Merlin | U,R | M,S |
| Peregrine
Falcon more information... |
R | M |
| Prairie Falcon | U | PR |
| Fowl-like Birds | Abundance | Residence |
| Ring-neck
Pheasant
22k wav file |
R | PR |
| Sharp-tailed
Grouse
19k wav file |
U | PR |
| Wild Turkey | U | PR |
| Rails, Coots, Cranes | Abundance | Residence |
| Sora | R | M,S |
| American Coot | R | M |
| Sandhill Crane | R | M |
| Shorebirds, Gulls, Terns | Abundance | Residence |
| Killdeer
149k wav file |
C | S |
| American Avocet | R | M |
| Greater
Yellowlegs
70k wav file |
R | M |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | R | M |
| Solitary Sandpiper | R | M |
| Willet
83k wav file more information... |
R | M |
| Spotted
Sandpiper
74k wav file |
U,R | M,S |
| Upland
Sandpiper more information... |
C | S |
| Long-billed
Curlew more information... |
R | M |
| Common Snipe | R | M |
| Wilson's
Phalarope more information... |
R | M |
| Ring-billed Gull | R | M |
| Black Tern | R | M |
| Doves, Cuckoos | Abundance | Residence |
| Rock Dove | U | PR |
| Mourning Dove | C | S |
| Black-billed Cuckoo | R | S |
| Owls | Abundance | Residence |
| Eastern Screech Owl | R | PR |
| Great Horned Owl | U | PR |
| Burrowing
Owl more information... |
U | S |
| Long-eared Owl | R | PR |
| Short-eared
Owl more information... |
R | PR |
| Northern Saw-whet Owl | U | PR |
| Goatsuckers, Swifts | Abundance | Residence |
| Common
Nighthawk
117k wav file |
C | S |
| Common Poorwill | U | S |
| White-throated Swift | U | S |
| Hummingbirds | Abundance | Residence |
| Ruby-throated
Hummingbird
147k wav file |
R | M |
| Calliope Hummingbird | R | M |
| Broad-tailed Hummingbird | R | M |
| Rufous Hummingbird | R | M |
| Kingfishers | Abundance | Residence |
| Belted
Kingfisher
149k wav file |
R | S |
| Woodpeckers | Abundance | Residence |
| Lewis' Woodpecker | U | S |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | U | S |
| Red-naped Sapsucker | R | S |
| Downy Woodpecker | C | PR |
| Hairy
Woodpecker
324k wav file |
C | PR |
| Three-toed Woodpecker | R | W |
| Black-backed Woodpecker | R | PR |
| Northern Flicker | C | S |
| Flycatchers, Larks | Abundance | Residence |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | R | M,S |
| Western Wood Peewee | C | S |
| Willow
Flycatcher
71k wav file |
R | M |
| Least Flycatcher | R | S |
| Dusky Flycatcher | U | S |
| Cordilleran Flycatcher | U | S |
| Eastern Phoebe
91k wav file |
R | S |
| Say's Phoebe | U | S |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | R | M |
| Western Kingbird | U | S |
| Eastern Kingbird | C | S |
| Larks, Swallows | Abundance | Residence |
| Horned Lark more information... |
U | PR |
| Tree Swallow
156k wav file |
R | S |
| Violet-green Swallow | C | S |
| Northern Rough-winged
Swallow
163k wav file |
R | S |
| Bank Swallow | R | S |
| Cliff Swallow | C | S |
| Barn
Swallow
99k wav file |
C | S |
| Jays, Magpies, Crows | Abundance | Residence |
| Gray Jay | R | PR |
| Blue Jay
72k wav file |
R | PR |
| Pinyon Jay | U | PR |
| Clark's Nutcracker | R | PR |
| Black-billed Magpie | C | PR |
| American Crow
87k wav file |
C | PR |
| Chickadees, Nuthatches, Creepers | Abundance | Residence |
| Black-capped
Chickadee
216k wav file |
C | PR |
| Red-breasted
Nuthatch
63k wav file |
C | PR |
| White-breasted Nuthatch
156k wav file |
C | PR |
| Pygmy Nuthatch | R | PR |
| Brown Creeper | R | PR |
| Wrens, Kinglets | Abundance | Residence |
| Rock Wren | U | S |
| Canyon Wren | U | S |
| House
Wren
203k wav file |
C | S |
| Winter Wren | R | W |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet
133k wav file |
R | PR |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet
108k wav file |
U | S,M |
| Bluebirds, Thrushes | Abundance | Residence |
| Eastern Bluebird
93k wav file |
U | S |
| Mountain Bluebird | C | S |
| Townsend's Solitaire | C | PR |
| Veery
236k wav file |
R | M |
| Swainson's Thrush
90k wav file |
U | S |
| American
Robin
223k wav file |
C | PR |
| Mimics, Thrashers, Pipits | Abundance | Residence |
| Gray
Catbird
169k wav file |
U | S |
| Northern Mockingbird
156k wav file |
R | M |
| Sage Thrasher | R | M,S |
| Brown Thrasher | U | S |
| European Starling
193k wav file |
U | PR |
| American Pipit | R | M |
| Waxwings | Abundance | Residence |
| Bohemian Waxwing | R | M,W |
| Cedar Waxwing
77k wav file |
U | PR |
| Shrikes |
Abundance
|
Residence
|
| Loggerhead Shrike
41k wav file more information... |
U | S |
| Northern Shrike | U | W |
| Vireos | Abundance | Residence |
| Plumbeous Vireo
345k wav file |
C | S |
| Warbling Vireo
93k wav file |
U | S |
| Red-eyed Vireo
324k wav file |
R | S |
| Warblers | Abundance | Residence |
| Tennessee Warbler
198k wav file |
R | M |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | U | M |
| Yellow
Warbler
204k wav file |
U | S |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler
385k wav file |
R | M |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | R | M |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler
239k wav file |
C | S,M |
| Palm Warbler | R | M |
| Blackpoll Warbler
478k wav file |
R | M |
| Black-and-white Warbler
132k wav file |
R | M |
| American Redstart
115k wav file |
U | S |
| Ovenbird
63k wav file |
U | S |
| Northern Waterthrush
259k wav file |
U | M |
| MacGillivrary's Warbler | R | S |
| Common Yellowthroat
186k wav file |
C | S |
| Wilson's Warbler | U | M |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | C | S |
| Tanagers, Towhees | Abundance | Residence |
| Western Tanager | C | S |
| Spotted Towhee
15k wav file |
C | S |
| Grosbeaks, Dickcissels, Towhees | Abundance | Residence |
| Lazuli Bunting | R | S |
| Indigo Bunting
427k wav file |
R | S |
| Dickcissel
141k wav file more information... |
R | S |
| Blue Grosbeak
70k wav file |
R | M |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | U | S |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak
406k wav file |
R | M |
| Sparrows, Juncos, Longspurs | Abundance | Residence |
| American Tree Sparrow | U | W |
| Chipping Sparrow
586k wav file |
C | S |
| Clay-colored Sparrow more information... |
U | M |
| Field Sparrow
118k wav file more information... |
U | S |
| Vesper
Sparrow
233k wav file more information... |
C | S |
| Lark Sparrow more information... |
U | S |
| Lark Bunting | R | S |
| Savannah Sparrow more information... |
R | M |
| Baird's Sparrow more information... |
R | M |
| Grasshopper Sparrow
66k wav file more information... |
C | S |
| Fox Sparrow
118k wav file |
R | M |
| Song Sparrow
123k wav file |
U | S |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | R | M |
| White-throated Sparrow
161k wav file |
R | M |
| White-crowned Sparrow
42k wav file |
U | M |
| Dark-eyed Junco
233k wav file |
C | PR |
| McCown's Longspur more information... |
R | M |
| Lapland Longspur | R | M,W |
| Chestnut-collared Longspur more information... |
R | M,S |
| Snow Bunting | R | W |
| Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, Orioles | Abundance | Residence |
| Bobolink
57k wav file more information... |
R | S |
| Red-winged
Blackbird
95k wav file |
C | S |
| Western
Meadowlark
17k wav file more information... |
C | S |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | R | S |
| Brewer's Blackbird | C | S |
| Common Grackle
183k wav file |
U | S |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | U | S |
| Orchard Oriole
97k wav file |
R | S |
| Baltimore Oriole
62k wav file |
R | S |
| Bullock's Oriole | U | S |
| Finches, Crossbills | Abundance | Residence |
| Gray-crowned Rosy Finch | R | W |
| Purple Finch | R | W |
| Cassin's Finch | R | PR |
| House Finch
140k wav file |
R | PR |
| Red Crossbill | C | PR |
| Common Redpoll | R | W |
| Pine Siskin | U | PR |
| American Goldfinch | C | S |
| Evening
Grosbeak
177k wav file |
R | PR |
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