Bird Checklist

SYMBOLS
S – March – May
S – June – August
F – September – November
W – December – February
# – Threatened or Endangered Species
* – Breeds Locally

C – Common U – Uncommon O – Occasional
R – Rare A – Accidental

LOONS & GREBES S S F W

? Red-throated Loon R R O
? Pacific Loon R R O
? Common Loon R R R
? Horned Grebe O O R
? Eared Grebe O O O
? Pied-billed Grebe* C C C C
? Red-necked Grebe A
? Western Grebe O O O O
? Clark’s Grebe O O O O

PELICANS & CORMORANTS S S F W

? American White Pelican R R R R
? Brown Pelican A A A
? Double-crested Cormorant C O C C

BITTERNS, HERONS & IBIS S S F W

? American Bittern C U U O
? Black-crowned Night Heron R R R R
? Green Heron* U U U R
? Cattle Egret R R
? Snowy Egret R
? Great Egret U U U U
? Great Blue Heron* C C C C
? White-faced Ibis A
WATERFOWL S S F W

? Tundra Swan U R U C
? Trumpeter Swan R R R R
? Greater White-fronted Goose U R U O
? Snow Goose O O U
? Ross’s Goose R
? Emperor Goose R R
? Canada Goose* C U C C
? Brant O O O
? Wood Duck* C C U U
? Mallard* C C C C
? American Black Duck A
? Gadwall* U O U U
? Green-winged Teal C U C C
? American Wigeon C U C C
? Eurasian Wigeon O O O
? Northern Pintail* C U C C
? Northern Shoveler* C O C C
? Blue-winged Teal* R R R R
? Cinnamon Teal* U C U O
? Canvasback O O O
? Redhead O
? Ring-necked Duck C U C
? Greater Scaup O O O
? Lesser Scaup C R U C
? Black Scoter A
? White-winged Scoter A A
? Surf Scoter A
? Harlequin Duck R R
? Oldsquaw A
? Barrow’s Goldeneye R
? Common Goldeneye U O U
? Bufflehead U O C
? Common Merganser C O C C
? Red-breasted Merganser R R R
? Hooded Merganser* U O O O
? Ruddy Duck U O U U

RAPTORS S S F W

? Turkey Vulture* U U O R
? Osprey* U U U R
? White-tailed Kite R R
? Northern Harrier* C U C C
? Golden Eagle R R R
? Bald Eagle # * U O C U
? Sharp-shinned Hawk U U U U
? Cooper’s Hawk* O O O O
? Northern Goshawk R R
? Red-shouldered Hawk A
? Red-tailed Hawk* C C C C
? Swainson’s Hawk A A
? Rough-legged Hawk O O U
? Ferruginous Hawk A A
? American Kestrel* C C C C
? Merlin O O O O
? Prairie Falcon R R R R
? Peregrine Falcon # O O O
? Gyrfalcon A

GALLINACEOUS BIRDS S S F W

? Ring-necked Pheasant* U O U U
? Ruffed Grouse* O O O O
? California Quail* R R R R

RAILS, COOTS & CRANES S S F W

? Virginia Rail* U U O O
? Sora* U U R R
? Common Moorhen A
? American Coot* C C C C
? Sandhill Crane C R C O

SHOREBIRDS S S F W

? Black-bellied Plover R R
? Pacific Golden Plover A
? Semipalmated Plover O O O
? Killdeer* C C C C
? American Avocet A A
? Black-necked Stilt A
? Greater Yellowlegs O O U O
? Lesser Yellowlegs U O U
? Solitary Sandpiper R R R
? Spotted Sandpiper O O O
? Whimbrel O
? Long-billed Curlew A
? Marbled Godwit A A
? Sanderling A A
? Dunlin C U
? Semipalmated Sandpiper A
? Western Sandpiper U U U
? Least Sandpiper U U U O
? Baird’s Sandpiper R R
? Pectoral Sandpiper O
? Sharp-tailed Sandpiper A
? Stilt Sandpiper A
? Buff-breasted Sandpiper A
? Ruff A A
? Short-billed Dowitcher U
? Long-billed Dowitcher U U U O
? Common Snipe* U O U C
? Wilson’s Phalarope O R O
? Red-necked Phalarope O R O
? Red Phalarope A A A

GULLS & TERNS S S F W

? Parasitic Jaeger A
? Franklin’s Gull A A A A
? Bonaparte’s Gull O R O R
? Ring-billed Gull C U U C
? Mew Gull U O O C
? California Gull C O U C
? Herring Gull U O U
? Glaucous Gull R O
? Thayer’s Gull O O U
? Western Gull O O U U
? Glaucous-winged Gull C O U C
? Slaty-backed Gull A
? Black-legged Kittiwake A
? Caspian Gull O O O
? Forster’s Tern A
? Common Tern A A
? Arctic Tern A A
? Black Tern A

DOVES & CUCKOOS S S F W

? Band-tailed Pigeon O O O O
? Rock Dove* C C C C
? Mourning Dove* U C U O
? Yellow-billed Cuckoo A

OWLS S S F W

? Barn Owl* O O O O
? Short-eared Owl O O O
? Long-eared Owl R R R R
? Great Horned Owl* U U U U
? Snowy Owl R R
? Western Screech-Owl* U U U O
? Northern Pygmy-Owl O O O O
? No. Saw-whet Owl A A A A
? Northern Hawk-Owl A
? Burrowing Owl A A A

NIGHTHAWKS & SWIFTS S S F W

? Common Nighthawk O O
? Vaux’s Swift* U U O

HUMMINGBIRDS S S F W

? Anna’s Hummingbird R R R R
? Rufous Hummingbird* C C U

KINGFISHERS S S F W

? Belted Kingfisher* U C U U

WOODPECKERS S S F W

? Acorn Woodpecker A A A A
? Lewis’s Woodpecker O R R
? Northern Flicker* C C C C
? Red-breasted Sapsucker* O O O O
? Downy Woodpecker* C C C C
? Hairy Woodpecker O O O O
? Pileated Woodpecker O O O O

FLYCATCHERS S S F W

? Olive-sided Flycatcher O O
? Western Wood-Peewee* R C O
? Willow Flycatcher* U U
? Least Flycatcher R R
? Hammond’s Flycatcher O O R
? Dusky Flycatcher A
? Pacific-slope Flycatcher* U C R
? Say’s Phoebe R
? Ash-throated Flycatcher A
? Western Kingbird R R
? Tropical Kingbird A
? Eastern Kingbird R

SHRIKES S S F W

? Loggerhead Shrike R
? Northern Shrike O O O
VIREOS S S F W

? Hutton’s Vireo R R R R
? Cassin’s Vireo U O
? Red-eyed Vireo R R
? Warbling Vireo* O U O

JAYS & CROWS S S F W

? Blue Jay A
? Steller’s Jay C U U C
? Gray Jay R R
? Scrub Jay* C C C C
? Black-billed Magpie A A
? American Crow* C C C C
? Common Raven A A A A

LARKS & SWALLOWS S S F W

? Horned Lark U U U
? Tree Swallow* C C R R
? Violet-green Swallow* U C O R
? Purple Martin* O U O
? Bank Swallow R R
? Cliff Swallow* U U R
? No. Rough-winged Swallow* O U O
? Barn Swallow* U C C R

CHICKADEES & BUSHTITS S S F W

? Black-capped Chickadees* C C C C
? Mountain Chickadees A
? Chestnut-backed Chickadees* R R R R
? Bushtit* C C C C

NUTHATCHES & CREEPERS S S F W

? Brown Creeper* O O O O
? White-breasted Nuthatch* C C C C
? Red-breasted Nuthatch* O O O O

WRENS S S F W

? House Wren* U C O R
? Winter Wren R R R R
? Bewick’s Wren* C C C C
? Marsh Wren* C C U U

KINGLETS S S F W

? Golden-crowned Kinglet U O U U
? Ruby-crowned Kinglet U O U O

THRUSHES S S F W

? Western Bluebird R R R
? Swainson’s Thrush* U U
? Hermit Thrush R O R
? Varied Thrush U U C
? American Robin* C C C C

MOCKINGBIRDS & STARLINGS S S F W

? No. Mockingbird A
? European Starling* C C C C

PIPITS S S F W

? American Pipit U O C U
? Cedar Waxwing* U C U O

WARBLERS S S F W

? Orange-crowned Warbler* C U O O
? Nashville Warbler O O
? Northern Parula A
? Yellow-rumped Warbler C O U U
? Black-throated Gray Warbler* U R U
? Townsend’s Warbler O O O
? Blackpoll Warbler A
? Palm Warbler A
? Yellow Warbler* U U O
? MacGillivray’s Warbler U U R
? Wilson’s Warbler U O O
? Common Yellowthroat* C C O O
? Yellow-breasted Chat R R

TANAGERS S S F W

? Western Tanager U U O

SPARROWS S S F W

? Spotted Towhee* C C C C
? American Tree Sparrow A
? Chipping Sparrow O O O R
? Clay-colored Sparrow A
? Brewer’s Sparrow A
? Lark Sparrow A A
? Fox Sparrow O O U
? Savannah Sparrow* C C U U
? Lincoln’s Sparrow O O O O
? Song Sparrow* C C C C
? Vesper Sparrow R R R
? Swamp Sparrow A A
? Harris’ Sparrow A
? White-throated Sparrow R O O
? White-crowned Sparrow* U U U U
? Golden-crowned Sparrow U O U U
? Dark-eyed Junco C O C C
? Lapland Longspur A
? Black-headed Grosbeak* C C O
? Lazuli Bunting* U U U

BLACKBIRDS S S F W

? Western Meadowlark* U O U O
? Yellow-headed Blackbird* O O
? Red-winged Blackbird* C C O C
? Tricolored Blackbird A
? Rusty Blackbird A A
? Brewer’s Blackbird* C C C C
? Brown-headed Cowbird* C C U O
? Northern Oriole* U U O

FINCHES & GROSBEAKS S S F W

? Purple Finch* U U U U
? House Finch* C C U C
? Red Crossbill O R R R
? Pine Siskin* O O O O
? American Goldfinch* C C U U
? Lesser Goldfinch A A
? Common Redpoll A A
? Evening Grosbeak O

WEAVER FINCHES S S F W

? House Sparrow* U U U U