This list includes names of species of birds that have been recorded in John Day Fossil Beds National Monument and immediate vicinity. Common names are those used in the American Ornithologists’ Union Check-list of North American Birds, 5th edition, 1957 (as amended by supplements 32 and 33). HERONS Great Blue Heron---C:PR Common Egret---E:MI Black-crowned Night Heron---E:MI Night Heron---E:MI
SWANS, GEESE, AND DUCKS Whistling Swan---E:MI Canada Goose---C:PR Snow Goose---R:MI Mallard---U:MI Gadwall---C:SR Pintail---U:MI Blue-winged Teal---R:MI Cinnamon Teal---U:MI American Wigeon---R:SR Northern Shoveler---U:MI Common Merganser---U:PR
VULTURES, HAWKS, AND EAGLES Turkey Vulture---U:SR Cooper’s Hawk---U:PR Red-Tailed Hawk---C:PR Swainson’s Hawk---E:MI Rough-legged Hawk---U:WR Golden Eagle---U:PR Northern Harrier---U:WR Osprey---U:SR Prairie Falcon---U:PR Merlin---E:MI American Kestrel---C:PR
QUAILS, PARTRIDGES, AND PHEASANTS Blue Grouse---R:SR California Quail---C:PR Ring-necked Pheasant---C:PR Chukar---A:PR
CRANES AND COOTS Killdeer---C:PR Common Snipe---R:SR Spotted Sandpiper---U:SR Western Sandpiper---R:MI American Avocet---R:SR Wilson’s Phalarope---R:SR
DOVES Band-tailed Pigeon---E:MI Rock Dove---E:SR Mourning Dove---C:SR
OWLS Barn Owl---E:PR Screech Owl---U:PR Flammulated Owl---E:MI Great Horned Owl---U:PR Long-eared Owl---R:PR
GOATSUCKERS Poor-will---U:SR Common Nighthawk---A:SR
SWIFTS AND HUMMINGBIRDS Vaux’s Swift---U:SR White-throated Swift---C:SR Black-chimmed Hummingbird---R:SR Rufous Hummingbird---U:SR
KINGFISHERS Belted Kingfisher---U:SR
WOODPECKERS Common Flicker---C:PR Lewis’ Woodpecker---U:PR Red-naped Sapsucker---R:MI Harry Woodpecker---U:PR Downy Woodpecker---U:PR White-headed Woodpecker---E:MI
KINGBIRDS AND FLYCATCHERS Eastern Kingbird---U:SR Western Kingbird---C:SR Ash-throated Flycatcher---U:SR Say’s Phoebe---C:SR Willow Flycatcher---R:SR Gray Flycatcher---U:SR Western Wood Pewee---R:SR
SWALLOWS Violet-green Swallow---C:SR Bank Swallow---C:SR Rough-winged Swallow---U:SR Barn Swallow---U:SR Cliff Swallow---U:SR
JAYS AND CROWS Steller’s Jay---R:PR Black-billed Magpie---A:PR Common Raven---C:PR Common Crow---U:SR Clark’s Nutcracker---E:PR
CHICKADEES AND TITMICE Mountain Chickadee---C:SR Bushtit---R:SR
DIPPERS Dipper---R:SR
WRENS Canyon Wren---C:PR Rock Wren---C:PR
THRUSHES American Robin---A:PR Western Bluebird---R:SR Mountain Bluebird---C:PR Townsend’s Solitaire---A:WR
KINGLETS Ruby-crowned Kinglet---R:SR
WAXWINGS Cedar Waxwing---C:MI
SHRIKES Loggerhead Shrike---U:PR
STARLINGS Starling---A:PR
WOOD WARBLERS Orange-crowned Warbler---R:SR Nashville Warbler---R:MI Yellow Warbler---C:SR Yellow-rumped Warbler---U:MI Black-throated Grey Warbler---U:SR MacGillvray’s Warbler---R:SR Yellow-breasted Chat---U:SR Wilson’s Warbler---R:SR House Sparrow---A:SR
MEADOWLARKS, BLACKBIRDS, AND ORIOLES Western Meadowlark---A:PR Yellow-headed Blackbird---R:MI Red-winged Blackbird---A:SR Northern Oriole---U:SR Brewer’s Blackbird---C:SR Brown-headed Cowbird---U:SR
TANAGERS Western Tanager---U:SR
GROSBEAKS, FINCHES, AND SPARROWS Lazuli Bunting---U:MI Evening Grosbeak---C:MI House Finch---C:SR Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch---C:SR Pine Siskin---C:MI American Goldfinch---C:SR Green-tailed Towhee---R:SR Rufous-sided Towhee---U:SR Savannah Sparrow---R:SR Vesper Sparrow---U:SR Lark Sparrow---C:PR Black-throated Sparrow---U:SR Dark-eyed Junco---C:PR Chipping Sparrow---A:SR Brewer’s Sparrow---A:SR White-crowned Sparrow---C:PR Song Sparrow---C:SR
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Last updated: February 28, 2015