Birds of Deer Flat

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Over 250 bird species have been observed on the refuge since 1950. Click on any of the following pages to learn about the seasonal occurrence, abundance, and preferred habitat of the species of your choice.

For help identifying refuge birds, consult the Beginners' Bird Guide or a photographic guide to the birds of southern Idaho. You might also want to contact the Southwestern Idaho Birders Association to get involved with their local birding activities.

An abbreviations legend is provided below and at the bottom of each page.

Page 1: Loons, Grebes, Pelicans, Cormorants, Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Spoonbills, Waterfowl, Vultures, Osprey, Eagles, Hawks, Falcons

Page 2: Gallinaceous birds, Rails, Cranes, Plovers, Stilts, Avocets, Shorebirds, Snipe, Phalaropes, Gulls, Terns

Page 3: Doves, Owls, Goatsuckers, Swifts, Hummingbirds, Kingfishers, Woodpeckers, Flycatchers, Larks, Swallows, Jays, Magpies, Crows, Chickadees, Bushtits, Nuthatches

Page 4: Creepers, Wrens, Kinglets, Bluebirds, Thrushes, Thrashers, Pipits, Waxwings, Shrikes, Starlings, Vireos, Warblers, Tanagers, Grosbeaks, Buntings, Towhees, Sparrows, Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, Orioles, Finches, Weaver finches

The following species are accidental on the refuge and have been recorded only once or twice:

Least bittern	Oldsquaw	Gyrfalcon
Red Knot	Herring Gull	Glaucous Gull
Sabine's Gull	Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Common Poorwill
Calliope Hummingbird	Gray Flycatcher	Blue Jay
Gray Catbird	Northern Mockingbird	Indigo Bunting
Brewer's Sparrow	Black-throated Sparrow	Sage Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow	White-throated Sparrow	Common Grackle
Common Redpoll

Legend:
Habitat (H): W = on or near water, G = grasslands and dry uplands, D = deciduous woodlands and riparian areas, A = agricultural fields, S = species more likely seen on the Snake River Islands.

Nest on the refuge (N): * indicates a species that nests on the refuge

Seasons: Sp = spring (March-May) , S = summer (June-August), F = fall (September-November), W = winter (December-February)

Abundance: a = abundant (a common species that is very numerous), c = common (certain to be seen in suitable habitat), u = uncommon (present, but not certain to be seen), o = occasional (seen only a few times during a season), r = rare (seen at intervals of 2-5 years). Return to top.