Bird Checklist

SCIENTIFIC NAME

NOTES

1 Common Loon

Gavia immer

u M

FAMILY PODICIPEDIDAE - Grebes

2 Clark’s Grebe

Aechmophorus clarkii

r S, M

3 Western Grebe

Aechmophorus occidentalis

r S, M

4 Eared Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis

r S, M

5 Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

u M

FAMILY PELECANIDAE - Pelicans

6 American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

r M

FAMILY PHALACROCORACIDAE - Cormorants

7 Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

c M

FAMILY ARDEIDAE - Bitterns and Herons

8 American Bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus

a W

9 Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

a

10 Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

r M

11 Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

u S, M

12 Great Egret

Casmerodius albus

r S

13 Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

u S, M

FAMILY THRESKIORNITHIDAE - Ibises and Spoonbills

14 White-faced Ibis

Plegadis chihi

r S, M

FAMILY ANATIDAE - Swans, Geese and Ducks

15 Tundra Swan

Cygnus columbianus

r W, M

16 Snow Goose

Chen caerulescens

u M

17 Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

c M, S

18 Wood Duck

Aix sponsa

u W

19 Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

c R

20 Gadwall

Anas strepera

c M

21 American Wigeon

Anas americana

u M

22 Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

c S

23 Northern Shoveler

Anas clypeata

c M

24 Blue-winged Teal

Anas discors

c S

25 Green-winged Teal

Anas crecca

u S, c W

26 Cinnamon Teal

Anas cyanoptera

c R

27 Ruddy Duck

Oxyura jamaicensis

c R

28 Canvasback

Aythya valisineria

u R, M

29 Redhead

Aythya americana

u R, M

30 Ring-necked Duck

Aythya collaris

u M

31 Lesser Scaup

Aythya affinis

r M

32 Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

c M

33 Bufflehead

Bucephala albeola

W, u M

34 Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

c M

35 Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator

c M

FAMILY CATHARTIDAE - Vultures

36 Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

c S, M

FAMILY ACCIPITRIDAE - Hawks, Eagles and Accipiters

37 Northern Goshawk

Accipiter gentilis

u R

38 Sharp-shinned Hawk

Accipiter striatus

c R

39 Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

c R

40 Black-shouldered Kite

Elanus caeruleus

a

41 Northern Harrier

Circus cyaneu

c R

42 Rough-legged Hawk

Buteo lagopus

c W

43 Ferruginous Hawk

Buteo regalis

c W, u R

44 Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

c R

45 Swainson's Hawk

Buteo swainsoni

u S

46 Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

c R

47 Bald Eagle

Haliaetus leucocephalus

c W

48 Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

u M

FAMILY FALCONIDAE - Falcons

49 American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

c S, r W

50 Merlin

Falco columbarius

r W

51 Prairie Falcon

Falco mexicanus

u R

52 Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

r R, M

FAMILY PHASIANIDAE - Grouse, Quail and Partidges

53 Ruffed Grouse

Bonasa umbellus

r S

54 Blue Grouse

Dendragapus obscurus

c R

55 Sharp-tailed Grouse

Tympanuchus phasianellus

u R

56 Sage Grouse

Centrocercus urophasianus

u R

57 Chukar

Alectoris chukar

c R

FAMILY ODONTOPHORIDAE - New World Quail

58 California Quail

Callipepla californica

u R

59 Gambel’s Quail

Callipepla gambelii

u R?

FAMILY GRUIDAE - Cranes

60 Sandhill Crane

Grus canadensis

r S, M

FAMILY RALLIDAE - Rails, Gallinules and Coots

61 Virginia Rail

Rallus limicola

r R

62 Sora

Porzana carolina

r S, M

63 American Coot

Fulica americana

c R

FAMILY RECURVIROSTRIDAE - Stilts and Avocets

64 American Avocet

Recurvirostra americana

u S, M

65 Black-necked Stilt

Himantopus mexicanus

u M

FAMILY CHARADRIIDAE - Plovers

66 Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius semipalmatus

u M

67 Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus

u W, c S

FAMILY SCOLOPACIDAE - Sandpipers and Phalaropes

68 Marbled Godwit

Limosa fidoa

u M

69 Long-billed Curlew

Numenius americanus

c S, M

70 Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca

r M

71 Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa solitaria

u M

72 Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularia

c S

73 Wilson's Phalarope

Phalaropus tricolor

u S, M

74 Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

u M

75 Long-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus scolopaceus

u S, M

76 Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

c R

77 Western Sandpiper

Calidris mauri

c M

78 Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

r M

FAMILY LARIDAE -Gulls and Terns

79 Bonaparte's Gull

Larus philadelphia

M

80 Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

u S, M

81 California Gull

Larus californicus

c S, M

82 Forster's Tern

Sterna forsteri

h S, M

83 Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

r M

84 Caspian Tern

Sterna caspia

a S

FAMILY COLUMBIDAE - Pigeons and Doves

85 Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

c S

86 White-winged Dove

Zenaida asiatica

r S

87 Rock Dove

Columba livia

c R

FAMILY CUCULIDAE - Cuckoos

88 Greater Roadrunner

Geococcyx californianus

r R

FAMILY TYTONIDAE - Barn Owls

89 Common Barn-Owl

Tyto alba

r R

FAMILY STRIGIDAE - Typical Owls

90 Flammulated Owl

Otus flammeolus

r R

91 Western Screech-Owl

Otus kennicottii

r R

92 Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

c R

93 Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

a

94 Long-eared Owl

Asio otus

u S, M

95 Burrowing Owl

Athene cunicularia

u S, M

96 Northern Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium gnoma

u S

97 Northern Saw-whet Owl

Aegolius acadicus

u S

FAMILY CAPRIMULGIDAE - Goatsuckers

98 Common Poorwill

Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

c S

99 Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles minor

c S

100 Lesser Nighthawk

Chordeiles acutipennis

u S

FAMILY APODIDAE - Swifts

101 White-throated Swift

Aeronautes saxatalis

c S

FAMILY TROCHILIDAE - Hummingbirds

102 Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Selasphorus platycercus

c S

103 Rufous Hummingbird

c S

104 Calliope Hummingbird

Stellula calliope

u S

105 Black-chinned Hummingbird

Archilochus alexandri

c S

FAMILY ALCEDINIDAE - Kingfishers

106 Belted Kingfisher

Ceryle alcyon

c R

FAMILY PICIDAE - Woodpeckers and allies

107 Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

c R

108 Lewis' Woodpecker

Melanerpes lewis

u M

109 Williamson's Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus thyroideus

u S

110 Red-naped Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus nuchalis

c S

111 Hairy Woodpecker

Picoides villosus

c R

112 Downy Woodpecker

Picoides pubescens

u R

113 Three-toed Woodpecker

Picoides tridactylus

r R

114 Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

a S

FAMILY TYRANNIDAE - Tyrant Flycatchers

115 Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

a S

116 Western Kingbird

Tyrannus verticalis

c S

117 Ash-throated Flycatcher

Myiarchus cinerascens

u S

118 Black Phoebe

Sayornis nigricans

a S

119 Say's Phoebe

Sayornis saya

c S

120 Willow Flycatcher

Empidonax traillii

u S, M

121 Hammond's Flycatcher

Empidonax hammondii

u S, M

122 Dusky Flycatcher

Empidonax oberholseri

c S, M

123 Gray Flycatcher

Empidonax wrightii

u R

124 Cordilleran Flycatcher

Empidonax occidentalis

u S, M

125 Western Wood-Pewee

Contopus sordidulus

c S

126 Olive-sided Flycatcher

Contopus cooperi

u S, M

FAMILY LANIIDAE - Shrikes

127 Northern Shrike

Lanius excubitor

u W

128 Loggerhead Shrike

Lanius ludovicianus

c R

FAMILY VIREONIDAE - Vireos

129 Plumbeous Vireo (Solitary)

Vireo plumbeous

c S

130 Warbling Vireo

Vireo gilvus

c S

131 Gray Vireo

Vireo vicinior

a S

FAMILY CORVIDAE - Jays, Crows, Ravens and Magpies

132 Western Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma californica

c R

133 Pinyon Jay

Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus

c R

134 Steller's Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri

c R

135 Clark's Nutcracker

Nucifraga columbiana

c R

136 Black-billed Magpie

Pica pica

c R

137 American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

u R

138 Common Raven

Corvus corax

c R

FAMILY ALAUDIDAE - Larks

139 Horned Lark

Eremophila alpestris

c R

FAMILY HIRUNDINIDAE - Swallows

140 Tree Swallow

Tachycineta bicolor

c S

141 Violet-green Swallow

Tachycineta thalassina

c S

142 Northern Rough-winged Sw

Stelgidopteryx serripennis

c S, M

143 Bank Swallow

Riparia riparia

u S, M

144 Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

c S, M

145 Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

c S, M

FAMILY PARIDAE - Titmice and Chickadees

146 Juniper Titmouse (Plain)

Baeolophus ridgwayi

c R

147 Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

r R

148 Mountain Chickadee

Poecile gambeli

c R

FAMILY AEGITHALIDAE - Bushtits

149 Bushtit

Psaltriparus minimus

c R

FAMILY SITTIDAE - Nuthatches

150 Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

c R

151 White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

c R

152 Pygmy Nuthatch

Sitta pygmaea

u R

FAMILY CERTHIIDAE - Creepers

153 Brown Creeper

Certhia americana

c R

FAMILY TROGLODYTIDAE - Wrens

154 House Wren

Troglodytes aedon

c S

155 Winter Wren

Troglodytes troglodytes

cW R?

156 Bewick's Wren

Thryomanes bewickii

c R

157 Marsh Wren

Cistothorus palustris

u R

158 Canyon Wren

Catherpes mexicanus

u R

159 Rock Wren

Salpinctes obsoletus

c R

FAMILY CINCLIDAE - Dippers

160 American Dipper

Cinclus mexicanus

c R

FAMILY REGULIDAE - Kinglets

161 Golden-crowned Kinglet

Regulus satrapa

cW R

162 Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Regulus calendula

c R

FAMILY SYLVIIDAE - Gnatcatchers

163 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Polioptila caerulea

u S

FAMILY MUSCICAPIDAE - Bluebirds

164 Mountain Bluebird

Sialia currucoides

c S

165 Townsend's Solitaire

Myadestes townsendi

c R

FAMILY TURDIDAE- Thrushes

166 Swainson's Thrush

Catharus ustulatus

r S

167 Hermit Thrush

Catharus guttatus

c R

168 Varied Thrush

Ixoreus naevius

a W

169 American Robin

Turdus migratorius

c R

FAMILY MIMIDAE - Mockingbird,Thrashers and Catbirds

170 Gray Catbird

Dumetella carolinensis

a

171 Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

r S

172 Sage Thrasher

Oreoscoptes montanus

c S

FAMILY STURNIDAE - Starling

173 European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

c R

FAMILY MOTACILLIDAE - Pipets

174 American Pipit

Anthus rubescens

c R

FAMILY BOMBYCILLIDAE - Waxwings

175 Bohemian Waxwing

Bombycilla garrulus

u W, M

176 Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

c W, M

FAMILY PARULIDAE - Wood Warblers

177 Blue-winged Warbler

Vermivora pinus

a S

178 Golden-winged Warbler

Vermivora chrysoptera

a S

179 Orange-crowned Warbler

Vermivora celata

u S

180 Nashville Warbler

Vermivora ruficapilla

a S

181 Virginia's Warbler

Vermivora virginiae

u S

182 Yellow Warbler

Dendroica petechia

c S

183 Chestnut-sided Warbler

Dendroica pensylvanica

a S

184 Audubon's Warbler

Dendroica coronata

c S

185 Townsend's Warbler

Dendroica townsendi

r M

186 Hermit Warbler

Dendroica occidentalis

r M

187 Black-throated Gray Warbler

Dendroica nigrescens

c S, M

188 MacGillivray's Warbler

Oporornis tolmiei

c S

189 Kentucky warbler

Oporornis formosus

a M

190 Common Yellowthroat

Geothylpis trichas

c S

191 Yellow-breasted Chat

Icteria virens

c S

192 Wilson's Warbler

Wilsonia pusilla

u S, c M

193 American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

a M

194 Red-faced Warbler

Cardellina rubrifrons

a

FAMILY THRAUPIDAE - Tanagers

195 Western Tanager

Piranga ludoviciana

c S, M

FAMILY CARDINALIDAE- Cardinals, Grosbeaks and Buntings

196 Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianusGr

Pheucticus ludovicianus

r M

197 Black-headed Grosbeak

Pheucticus melanocephalus

c S

198 Blue Grosbeak

Guiraca caerulea

r M

199 Lazuli Bunting

Passerina amoena

c S

200 Indigo Bunting

Passerina cyanea

a S

FAMILY EMBERIZIDAE - Sparrows, Towhees, Juncos and Longspurs

201 Green-tailed Towhee

Pipilo chlorurus

c S

202 Spotted Towhee (Rufous-sided)

Pipilo maculatus

c S

203 Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

c S

204 Brewer's Sparrow

Spizella breweri

c S

205 Vesper Sparrow

Pooecetes gramineus

c S

206 Lark Sparrow

Chondestes grammacus

u S, M

207 Black-throated Sparrow

Amphispiza bilineata

u S

208 Sage Sparrow

Amphispiza belli

u S

209 Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis

c S, M

210 Fox Sparrow

Passerella iliaca

c S

211 Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

c S

212 Lincoln's Sparrow

Melospiza lincolnii

u W, M

213 Rufous-crown Sparrow

Aimophila ruficeps

r S

214 White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

r M, S

215 White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

c R

216 Harris's Sparrow

Zonotrichia querula

a W

217 Golden-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia atricapilla

a M

218 Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

c R

Oregon Junco

c R

Gray-headed Junco

c R

Slate-colored Junco

u R

Subfamily Icterinae - Blackbirds, Grackles ,Orioles, Cowbirds, Meadowlarks

219 Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

c S

220 Western Meadowlark

Sturnella neglecta

c S

221 Yellow-headed Blackbird

Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

c S

222 Brewer's Blackbird

Euphagus cyanocephalus

c S

223 Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

u S

224 Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater

c S

225 Hooded Oriole

Icterus cucullatus

r S

226 Bullock's Oriole

Icterus bullocki

c S

227 Scott's Oriole

Icterus parisorum

u S

FAMILY FRINGILLIDAE - Finches, Goldfinches, Crossbills and Siskins

228 Rosy Finch

Leucosticte arctoa

c R, M

229 Black Rosy-Finch

Leucosticte atrata

c R

230 Cassin's Finch

Carpodacus cassinii

c S

231 House Finch

Carpodacus mexicanus

c R

232 Red Crossbill

Loxia curvirostra

u R, c M

233 Pine Grosbeak

Pinicola enucleator

a W

234 Pine Siskin

Carduelis pinus

c W, u S

235 Lesser Goldfinch

Carduelis psaltria

u R

236 American Goldfinch

Carduelis tristis

c M

237 Evening Grosbeak

Coccothraustes vespertinus

r S

FAMILY PASSERIDAE - Weaver Finches

238 House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

c R