Yosemite National Park - Special Status Bird Species (U.S. National Park Service)

D. Herr/U.S. Forest Service

Willow flycatcher

Yosemite National Park’s special status bird listings can come from state and federal designations. Four bird-related state ratings apply at this time in Yosemite, with the newest listing–-California Bird Species of Special Concern–-incorporating a higher degree of scientific evidence. (No federally listed designations apply in Yosmite right now.)

The following Yosemite National Park’s bird species carry a special status declared by the state:

State endangered (SE)
State Threatened (ST)
California Species of Concern (CSC)
California Bird Species of Special Concern (BSSC)

Harlequin duck—CSC, BSSC
Sharp-shinned hawk—CSC
Northern goshawk—CSC, BSSC
Northern harrier—CSC, BSSC
Golden eagle—CSC
Bald eagle—SE
Osprey—CSC
Merlin—CSC
Prairie falcon—CSC
American peregrine falcon—SE
Long-eared owl—CSC, BSSC
Great gray owl—SE
California spotted owl—CSC, BSSC
Vaux’s swift—CSC, BSSC
Black swift—SCS, BSSC
Olive-sided flycatcher—CSC, BSSC
Willow flycatcher—SE
Yellow warbler—CSC, BSSC

Download a complete Yosemite bird checklist in two sizes: 8.5 by 11-inch format (seven pages at 210 kb PDF) or 8.5 by 14-inch format (one page as a tri-fold at 271 kb PDF). If you choose to print the 8.5 by 14-inch legal paper size, you will need to click on "Properties" to select "2 Sided Print, Flip on Short Edge" and scale page to "Shrink to Printable Area."
E-mail bird sightings or fill out a Wildlife Observation Card [37.83 kb PDF] to report wildlife sightings with location details to a park ornithologist.