Birds


215 species of birds have been recorded in the park.
* Denotes this species nests in the park.
Abundance is based on summer bird counts.

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Grebes
Common Name Visibility
Pied-billed Grebe* Common
Horned Grebe Rare
Eared Grebe Uncommon
Western Grebe Rare

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Pelicans and Cormorants
Common Name Visibility
American White Pelican Occasional
Double-crested Cormorant Occasional

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Herons
Common Name Visibility
American Bittern Rare
Great Blue Heron Common
Snowy Egret Rare
Black-crowned Night-Heron Rare

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Waterfowl
Common Name Visibility
Tundra Swan Rare
Trumpeter Swan Rare
Snow Goose Uncommon
Canada Goose Common
Wood Duck Rare
Green-winged Teal* Common
Mallard* Common
Northern Pintail* Common
Blue-winged Teal* Common
Cinnamon Teal Rare
Northern Shoveler* Uncommon
Gadwall* Common
American Wigeon* Uncommon
Canvasback Rare
Redhead Common
Ring-necked Duck Uncommon
Lesser Scaup Uncommon
Common Goldeneye Uncommon
Bufflehead Uncommon
Common Merganser Common
Ruddy Duck Uncommon

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Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, and Falcons
Common Name Visibility
Turkey Vulture* Common
Bald Eagle Uncommon
Northern Harrier* Common
Sharp-shinned Hawk Uncommon
Cooper's Hawk Uncommon
Northern Goshawk Rare
Broad-winged Hawk Rare
Swainson's Hawk* Common
Red-tailed Hawk* Common
Ferruginous Hawk* Common
Rough-legged Hawk Common
Golden Eagle* Uncommon
American Kestrel* Common
Merlin Uncommon
Peregrine Falcon Rare
Prairie Falcon* Uncommon

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Gallinaceous Birds
Common Name Visibility
Gray partridge Rare
Ring-necked Pheasant Uncommon
Sharp-tailed Grouse* Common
Wild Turkey Uncommon

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Rails, Coots, and Cranes
Common Name Visibility
Virginia Rail Uncommon
Sora* Common
American Coot* Common
Whooping Crane Occasional
Sandhill Crane Abundant

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Shorebirds
Common Name Visibility
Killdeer* Common
American Avocet Uncommon
Greater Yellowlegs Uncommon
Lesser Yellowlegs Common
Solitary Sandpiper Uncommon
Upland Sandpiper* Common
Long-billed Curlew* Uncommon
Sanderling Rare
Semipalmated Sandpiper Uncommon
Least Sandpiper Uncommon
Baird's Sandpiper Common
Pectoral Sandpiper Uncommon
Stilt Sandpiper Uncommon
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Rare
Short-billed Dowitcher Rare
Long-billed Dowitcher Uncommon
Common Snipe Uncommon
Wilson's Phalarope* Common
Red-necked Phararope Uncommon

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Gulls and Terns
Common Name Visibility
Franklin's Gull Rare
Ring-billed Gull Uncommon
California Gull Rare
Common Tern Rare
Forster's Tern Uncommon
Black Tern Uncommon

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Pigeons and Doves
Common Name Visibility
Rock Dove* Common
Mourning Dove* Abundant

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Cuckoos
Common Name Visibility
Black-billed Cuckoo Rare
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Rare

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Owls
Common Name Visibility
Barn Owl Rare
Eastern Screen-Owl Uncommon
Great Horned Owl Common
Snowy Owl Occasional
Burrowing Owl* Common
Long-eared Owl* Uncommon
Short-eared Owl* Uncommon

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Goatsuckers
Common Name Visibility
Common Nighthawk* Common
Common Poorwill Rare

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Swifts
Common Name Visibility
White-throated Swift* Common

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Hummingbirds
Common Name Visibility
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Rare

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Kingfishers
Common Name Visibility
Belted Kingfisher Rare

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Woodpeckers
Common Name Visibility
Red-headed Woodpecker* Uncommon
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Accidental
Downy Woodpecker* Uncommon
Hairy Woodpecker* Uncommon
Northern Flicker* Common

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Flycatchers
Common Name Visibility
Olive-sided Flycatcher Accidental
Western Wood Pewee Rare
Willow Flycatcher Rare
Least Flycatcher Uncommon
Eastern Phoebe Rare
Say's Phoebe* Common
Great Crested Flycatcher* Rare
Western Kingbird* Common
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Rare

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Larks
Common Name Visibility
Horned Lark* Abundant

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Swallows
Common Name Visibility
Tree Swallow Rare
Violet-green Swallow Rare
Northern Rough-winged Swallow* Uncommon
Bank Swallow Rare
Cliff Swallow* Abundant
Barn Swallow* Abundant

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Jays, Crows, and Magpies
Common Name Visibility
Blue Jay* Rare
Black-billed Magpie* Abundant
American Crow* Uncommon

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Chickadees
Common Name Visibility
Black-capped Chickadee* Common

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Nuthatches
Common Name Visibility
Red-breasted Nuthatch Common
White-breasted Nuthatch Uncommon

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Creepers
Common Name Visibility
Brown Creeper Uncommon

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Wrens
Common Name Visibility
Rock Wren* Common
Canyon Wren Accidental
House Wren* Common
Winter Wren Accidental

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Kinglets
Common Name Visibility
Golden-crowned Kinglet Uncommon
Rubby-crowned Kinglet Uncommon

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Bluebirds and Thrushes
Common Name Visibility
Eastern Bluebird Uncommon
Mountain Bluebird* Common
Townsend's Solitaire Uncommon
Gray-cheeked Thrush Rare
Swainson's Thrush Common
Hermit Thrush Rare
American Robin* Common

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Mimic Thrushes
Common Name Visibility
Gray Catbird Rare
Northern Mockingbird Rare
Brown Thrasher* Uncommon

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Pipits
Common Name Visibility
American Pipit Uncommon
Sprague's Pipit Rare

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Waxwings
Common Name Visibility
Bohemian Waxwing Rare
Cedar Waxwing Uncommon

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Shrikes
Common Name Visibility
Northern Shrike Uncommon
Loggerhead Shrike* Common

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Starling
Common Name Visibility
European Starling* Uncommon

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Vireos
Common Name Visibility
Bell's Vireo* Uncommon
Warbling Vireo Uncommon
Red-eyed Vireo* Uncommon

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Warblers
Common Name Visibility
Golden-winged Warbler Accidental
Tennessee Warbler Rare
Orange-crowned Warbler Common
Northern Parula Accidental
Yellow Warbler* Common
Magnolia Warbler Accidental
Yellow-rumped Warbler Common
Pine Warbler Accidental
Palm Warbler Accidental
Blackpoll Warbler Rare
Black-and-white Warbler Rare
American Redstart Common
Ovenbird Rare
Northern Waterthrush Uncommon
Common Yellowthroat Common
Wilson's Warbler Uncommon
Yellow-breasted Chat* Common

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Tanagers
Common Name Visibility
Western Tanager Rare

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Grosbeaks and Buntings
Common Name Visibility
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Rare
Black-headed Grosbeak* Uncommon
Blue Grosbeak* Uncommon
Lazuli Bunting Uncommon
Indigo Bunging Rare
Dickcissel Occasional
Rufous-sided Towhee Common
American Tree Sparrow Abundant
Chipping Sparrow* Uncommon
Clay-colored Sparrow Common
Brewer's Sparrow Rare
Field Sparrow* Uncommon
Vesper Sparrow Rare
Lark Sparrow* Common
Lark Bunting* Abundant
Savannah Sparrow Common
Grasshopper Sparrow* Abundant
Fox Sparrow Rare
Song Sparrow Uncommon
Lincoln's Sparrow Uncommon
White-throated Sparrow Uncommon
White-crowned Sparrow Common
Harris' Sparrow Rare
Dark-eyed Junco Common
Lapland Longspur Common
Chestnut-collared Longspur Rare
Snow Bunting Occasional

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Meadowlarks, Blackbirds, and Orioles
Common Name Visibility
Bobolink Rare
Red-winged Blackbird* Abundant
Western Meadowlark* Abundant
Yellow-headed Blackbird* Common
Rusty Blackbird Rare
Brewer's Blackbird Rare
Common Grackle* Common
Brown-headed Cowbird* Common
Orchard Oriole* Common
Northern Oriole* Uncommon

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Finches
Common Name Visibility
Rosy Finch Occasional
House Finch Rare
Red Crossbill Occasional
Common Redpoll Occasional
Pine Siskin Uncommon
Lesser Goldfinch Accidental
American Goldfinch* Common
Evening Grosbeak Accidental

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Old World Sparrows
Common Name Visibility
House Sparrow* Common

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* Denotes this species nests in the park.