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Season
Symbols |
Sp |
Spring
(March through May) |
S |
Summer
(June through August) |
F |
Fall
(September through November) |
May 15, 2008 |
Winter
(December through February) |
Species Abundance
Symbols |
a |
Abundant |
c |
Common,
certain to be seen in suitable habitat |
u |
Uncommon,
present but not certain to be seen |
o |
Occasionally
seen |
r |
Rare,
known to be present, but not every year |
* |
Birds
known to nest locally |
Common
Name |
* |
Sp |
S |
F |
W |
Loons |
Common
Loon |
|
u |
|
|
u |
Grebes |
Pied-billed
Grebe |
* |
c |
c |
c |
u |
Horned
Grebe |
* |
u |
u |
r |
|
Eared
Grebe |
* |
c |
c |
c |
r |
Western
Grebe |
* |
c |
c |
c |
|
Clark’s
Grebe |
* |
o |
o |
o |
|
Pelicans |
American
White Pelican |
* |
a |
a |
a |
|
Cormorants |
Double-crested
Cormorant |
* |
c |
c |
c |
r |
Bitterns,
Herons and Egrets |
American
Bittern |
* |
c |
c |
c |
r |
Least
Bittern |
* |
r |
r |
|
|
Great
Blue Heron |
* |
c |
c |
c |
u |
Great
Egret |
* |
c |
c |
c |
|
Snowy
Egret |
* |
u |
u |
u |
|
Cattle
Egret |
* |
r |
r |
r |
|
Black-crowned
Night-Heron |
* |
a |
a |
a |
o |
Ibises
and Spoonbills |
White-faced
Ibis |
* |
c |
c |
c |
|
New
World Vultures |
Turkey
Vulture |
* |
c |
c |
c |
|
Swans,
Geese and Ducks |
Greater
White-fronted Goose |
|
u |
|
u |
|
Snow
Goose |
|
a |
r |
a |
r |
Ross’s
Goose |
|
c |
|
c |
|
Canada
Goose |
* |
a |
a |
a |
a |
Trumpeter
Swan |
* |
u |
u |
u |
u |
Tundra
Swan |
|
a |
r |
a |
u |
Wood
Duck |
|
o |
o |
o |
r |
Mallard |
* |
a |
a |
a |
c |
Blue-winged
Teal |
* |
u |
u |
o |
|
Cinnamon
Teal |
* |
a |
a |
c |
r |
Northern
Pintail |
* |
a |
u |
a |
u |
Green-winged
Teal |
* |
a |
u |
a |
u |
Northern
Shoveler |
* |
a |
c |
a |
o |
Gadwall |
* |
a |
a |
a |
u |
Eurasian
Wigeon |
|
r |
|
r |
r |
American
Wigeon |
* |
a |
u |
a |
u |
Canvasback |
* |
c |
u |
c |
o |
Redhead |
* |
a |
a |
a |
o |
Ring-necked
Duck |
* |
u |
r |
u |
o |
Greater
Scaup |
|
r |
|
r |
|
Lesser
Scaup |
* |
c |
u |
c |
u |
Surf
Scoter |
|
|
|
r |
r |
White-winged
Scoter |
|
r |
|
r |
r |
Common
Goldeneye |
|
c |
|
c |
c |
Barrow’s
Goldeneye |
|
r |
|
o |
o |
Bufflehead |
|
c |
r |
c |
u |
Hooded
Merganser |
|
o |
|
o |
o |
Common
Merganser |
* |
c |
u |
c |
u |
Ruddy
Duck |
* |
a |
a |
a |
o |
Osprey,
Kites, Hawks and Eagles |
Osprey |
|
o |
|
r |
|
Bald
Eagle |
|
c |
|
u |
u |
Northern
Harrier |
* |
a |
a |
a |
c |
Sharp-shinned
Hawk |
|
u |
|
u |
o |
Cooper’s
Hawk |
|
u |
|
u |
u |
Northern
Goshawk |
|
o |
|
o |
o |
Red-shouldered
Hawk |
|
r |
r |
r |
|
Swainson’s
Hawk |
* |
u |
o |
u |
|
Red-tailed
Hawk |
* |
c |
c |
c |
c |
Ferruginous
Hawk |
* |
o |
r |
o |
o |
Rough-legged
Hawk |
|
a |
|
a |
a |
Golden
Eagle |
* |
c |
c |
c |
c |
Falcons
and Caracaras |
American
Kestrel |
* |
u |
u |
u |
o |
Merlin |
|
o |
|
o |
|
Peregrine
Falcon |
|
r |
r |
r |
r |
Prairie
Falcon |
* |
u |
u |
u |
u |
Gallinaceous
Birds |
Chukar |
* |
c |
c |
c |
c |
Gray
Partridge |
* |
r |
r |
r |
r |
Ring-necked
Pheasant |
* |
c |
c |
c |
c |
Sage
Grouse |
* |
u |
u |
u |
r |
Mountain
Quail |
* |
r |
r |
r |
r |
California
Quail |
* |
a |
a |
a |
a |
Rails |
Virginia
Rail |
* |
c |
c |
c |
|
Sora |
* |
a |
a |
a |
|
American
Coot |
* |
a |
a |
a |
u |
Cranes |
Sandhill
Crane |
* |
a |
a |
a |
|
Plovers |
Black-bellied
Plover |
|
u |
|
u |
|
American
Golden-Plover |
|
r |
|
r |
|
Snowy
Plover |
* |
u |
u |
u |
|
Semipalmated
Plover |
* |
u |
|
u |
|
Killdeer |
* |
c |
c |
c |
o |
Stilts
and Avocets |
Black-necked
Stilt |
* |
u |
u |
u |
|
American
Avocet |
* |
c |
c |
a |
|
Sandpipers
and Phalaropes |
Greater
Yellowlegs |
|
c |
|
c |
r |
Lesser
Yellowlegs |
|
o |
|
u |
|
Solitary
Sandpiper |
|
o |
|
o |
|
Willet |
* |
c |
c |
c |
|
Spotted
Sandpiper |
* |
u |
u |
u |
|
Whimbrel |
|
r |
|
|
|
Long-billed
Curlew |
* |
c |
c |
c |
|
Marbled
Godwit |
|
u |
|
u |
|
Ruddy
Turnstone |
|
r |
|
r |
|
Sanderling |
|
o |
|
o |
|
Western
Sandpiper |
|
c |
|
a |
|
Least
Sandpiper |
|
c |
|
c |
|
Baird’s
Sandpiper |
|
o |
|
u |
|
Pectoral
Sandpiper |
|
r |
|
u |
|
Dunlin |
|
u |
|
u |
|
Stilt
Sandpiper |
|
|
|
r |
|
Long-billed
Dowitcher |
|
c |
|
a |
|
Common
Snipe |
* |
c |
c |
c |
o |
Wilson’s
Phalarope |
* |
c |
c |
a |
|
Red-necked
Phalarope |
|
u |
o |
u |
|
Skuas,
Jaegers, Gulls and Terns |
Parasitic
Jaeger |
|
|
|
r |
|
Franklin’s
Gull |
* |
c |
c |
u |
|
Bonaparte’s
Bull |
|
u |
r |
u |
|
Ring-billed
Gull |
* |
a |
c |
a |
r |
California
Gull |
* |
a |
c |
c |
|
Herring
Gull |
|
r |
|
r |
r |
Caspian
Tern |
* |
u |
u |
u |
|
Common
Tern |
|
r |
|
r |
|
Forster’s
Tern |
* |
a |
a |
u |
|
Black
Tern |
* |
a |
a |
u |
|
Pigeons
and Doves |
Rock
Dove |
* |
|
o |
|
|
Band-tailed
Pigeon |
|
o |
o |
r |
|
Mourning
Dove |
* |
c |
c |
c |
|
Cuckoos
and Anis |
Yellow-billed
Cuckoo |
|
r |
r |
|
|
Barn
Owls |
Barn
Owl |
* |
o |
o |
o |
o |
Typical
Owls |
Flammulated
Owl |
|
r |
|
r |
|
Western
Screech-Owl |
* |
r |
r |
r |
r |
Great
Horned Owl |
* |
c |
c |
c |
c |
Burrowing
Owl |
* |
u |
u |
u |
|
Long-eared
Owl |
* |
o |
o |
o |
o |
Short-eared
Owl |
* |
c |
c |
c |
u |
Northern
Saw-whet Owl |
|
o |
|
o |
r |
Nightjars |
Common
Nighthawk |
* |
a |
a |
a |
|
Common
Poorwill |
* |
u |
u |
u |
|
Swifts |
Vaux’s
Swift |
|
o |
|
o |
|
Hummingbirds |
Black-chinned
Hummingbird |
|
o |
|
|
|
Calliope
Hummingbird |
|
o |
|
|
|
Rufous
Hummingbird |
|
u |
|
c |
|
Kingfishers |
Belted
Kingfisher |
* |
u |
u |
u |
u |
Woodpeckers |
Lewis’s
Woodpecker |
|
u |
|
u |
|
Red-naped
Sapsucker |
|
u |
|
u |
|
Red-breasted
Sapsucker |
|
r |
|
r |
|
Williamson’s
Sapsucker |
|
|
|
r |
|
Downy
Woodpecker |
|
u |
|
u |
u |
Hairy
Woodpecker |
|
u |
|
u |
u |
Northern
Flicker |
* |
c |
c |
c |
c |
Tyrant
Flycatchers |
Olive-sided
Flycatcher |
|
u |
|
u |
|
Western
Wood-Pewee |
* |
c |
r |
c |
|
Willow
Flycatcher |
* |
c |
c |
c |
|
Least
Flycatcher |
|
r |
r |
r |
|
Hammond’s
Flycatcher |
|
r |
|
r |
|
Gray
Flycatcher |
* |
u |
u |
u |
|
Dusky
Flycatcher |
|
c |
r |
c |
|
Cordilleran
Flycatcher |
|
u |
|
u |
|
Say’s
Phoebe |
* |
c |
c |
c |
|
Ash-throated
Flycatcher |
* |
u |
u |
u |
|
Western
Kingbird |
* |
c |
c |
c |
|
Eastern
Kingbird |
* |
u |
u |
u |
|
Shrikes |
Northern
Shrike |
|
u |
|
u |
u |
Loggerhead
Shrike |
* |
c |
c |
c |
u |
Vireos |
Cassin’s
Vireo |
|
u |
|
u |
|
Warbling
Vireo |
* |
c |
o |
c |
|
Red-eyed
Vireo |
|
r |
r |
r |
|
Crows,
Jays and Magpies |
Steller’s
Jay |
|
r |
|
r |
r |
Blue
Jay |
|
|
|
r |
r |
Clark’s
Nutcracker |
|
r |
r |
r |
r |
Black-billed
Magpie |
* |
c |
c |
c |
c |
American
Crow |
* |
c |
u |
c |
o |
Common
Raven |
* |
a |
a |
a |
a |
Larks |
Horned
Lark |
* |
c |
u |
c |
c |
Swallows |
Tree
Swallow |
* |
a |
c |
a |
|
Violet-green
Swallow |
* |
c |
o |
c |
|
Northern
Rough-winged Swallow |
* |
c |
u |
c |
|
Bank
Swallow |
* |
u |
u |
u |
|
Cliff
Swallow |
* |
a |
a |
a |
|
Barn
Swallow |
* |
c |
c |
c |
|
Titmice
and Chickadees |
Black-capped
Chickadee |
|
o |
|
o |
o |
Mountain
Chickadee |
|
u |
|
u |
u |
Bushtits |
Bushtit |
* |
u |
o |
u |
c |
Nuthatches |
Red-breasted
Nuthatch |
|
o |
o |
o |
|
White-breasted
Nuthatch |
|
o |
|
o |
|
Pygmy
Nuthatch |
|
|
r |
r |
|
Creepers |
Brown
Creeper |
|
u |
|
u |
|
Wrens |
Rock
Wren |
* |
c |
c |
c |
u |
Canyon
Wren |
* |
u |
u |
u |
u |
Bewick’s
Wren |
* |
r |
r |
r |
r |
House
Wren |
* |
c |
u |
c |
|
Winter
Wren |
|
u |
|
u |
r |
Marsh
Wren |
* |
a |
a |
a |
u |
Dippers |
American
Dipper |
|
|
|
|
u |
Kinglets |
Golden-crowned
Kinglet |
|
u |
|
c |
o |
Ruby-crowned
Kinglet |
|
a |
|
a |
o |
Old
World Warblers |
Blue-gray
Gnatcatcher |
* |
r |
r |
|
|
Thrushes |
Western
Bluebird |
|
u |
|
u |
|
Mountain
Bluebird |
* |
c |
r |
c |
o |
Townsend’s
Solitaire |
|
u |
|
u |
u |
Veery |
|
r |
|
r |
|
Swainson’s
Thrush |
|
o |
|
r |
|
Hermit
Thrush |
|
u |
|
u |
|
American
Robin |
* |
a |
c |
a |
u |
Varied
Thrush |
|
u |
|
u |
|
Mimic
Thrushes |
Gray
Catbird |
* |
r |
r |
|
|
Northern
Mockingbird |
|
r |
r |
r |
r |
Sage
Thrasher |
* |
c |
c |
c |
r |
Brown
Thrasher |
|
r |
|
r |
r |
Wagtails
and Pipits |
American
Pipit |
|
c |
|
c |
o |
Starlings |
European
Starling |
* |
a |
c |
a |
u |
Waxwings |
Bohemian
Waxwing |
|
o |
|
o |
o |
Cedar
Waxwing |
* |
u |
|
u |
o |
Wood
Warblers |
Tennessee
Warbler |
|
r |
|
r |
|
Orange-crowned
Warbler |
|
c |
|
c |
|
Nashville
Warbler |
|
u |
|
u |
|
Northern
Parula |
|
r |
|
|
|
Yellow
Warbler |
* |
a |
a |
a |
|
Chestnut-sided
Warbler |
|
r |
|
r |
|
Magnolia
Warbler |
|
r |
r |
r |
|
Cape
May Warbler |
|
r |
r |
r |
|
Black-throated
Blue Warbler |
|
r |
r |
r |
|
Yellow-rumped
Warbler |
|
a |
|
a |
r |
Black-throated
Gray Warbler |
|
u |
|
u |
|
Townsend’s
Warbler |
|
u |
|
u |
|
Bay-breasted
Warbler |
|
r |
r |
r |
|
Blackpoll
Warbler |
|
|
|
r |
|
Black-and-white
Warbler |
|
r |
|
|
|
American
Redstart |
|
o |
|
o |
|
Ovenbird |
|
o |
|
|
|
Northern
Waterthrush |
|
r |
|
r |
|
MacGillivray’s
Warbler |
|
u |
|
u |
|
Common
Yellowthroat |
* |
c |
a |
c |
|
Wilson’s
Warbler |
|
c |
|
c |
|
Yellow-breasted
Chat |
* |
u |
u |
u |
|
Tanagers |
Western
Tanager |
|
c |
|
c |
|
Cardinals,
Grosbeaks and Allies |
Rose-breasted
Grosbeak |
|
r |
|
|
|
Black-headed
Grosbeak |
* |
u |
|
u |
|
Lazuli
Bunting |
* |
u |
r |
o |
|
Sparrows
and Towhees |
Green-tailed
Towhee |
|
o |
r |
o |
|
Spotted
Towhee |
|
c |
|
c |
|
American
Tree Sparrow |
|
r |
|
u |
u |
Chipping
sparrow |
* |
c |
u |
u |
|
Brewer’s
Sparrow |
* |
a |
a |
a |
|
Vesper
Sparrow |
|
c |
c |
|
|
Lark
Sparrow |
* |
c |
u |
u |
|
Black-throated
Sparrow |
* |
r |
r |
|
|
Sage
Sparrow |
* |
c |
u |
c |
|
Savannah
Sparrow |
* |
c |
c |
c |
|
Fox
Sparrow |
|
u |
|
u |
|
Song
Sparrow |
* |
c |
c |
c |
c |
Lincoln’s
sparrow |
|
u |
|
u |
|
White-throated
Sparrow |
|
r |
|
r |
|
Harris’s
Sparrow |
|
r |
|
r |
r |
White-crowned
Sparrow |
|
a |
|
a |
o |
Golden-crowned
Sparrow |
|
u |
|
u |
|
Dark-eyed
Junco |
|
c |
|
c |
u |
Snow
Bunting |
|
|
|
|
r |
Blackbirds
and Orioles |
Bobolink |
* |
u |
u |
u |
|
Red-winged
Blackbird |
* |
a |
a |
a |
u |
Western
Meadowlark |
* |
c |
c |
c |
|
Yellow-headed
Blackbird |
* |
a |
a |
a |
r |
Brewer’s
Blackbird |
* |
a |
a |
a |
u |
Great-tailed
Grackle |
* |
r |
r |
r |
r |
Brown-headed
Cowbird |
* |
c |
c |
u |
|
Bullock’s
Oriole |
* |
c |
c |
u |
|
Finches |
Gray-crowned
Rosy-Finch |
|
|
|
r |
r |
Pine
Grosbeak |
|
|
|
r |
r |
Purple
Finch |
|
r |
|
r |
|
Cassin’s
Finch |
|
r |
|
r |
r |
House
Finch |
* |
c |
c |
c |
r |
Red
Crossbill |
|
|
r |
r |
|
Common
Redpoll |
|
|
|
|
r |
Pine
Siskin |
|
u |
|
u |
|
Lesser
Goldfinch |
* |
u |
u |
u |
|
American
Goldfinch |
* |
u |
u |
u |
o |
Evening
Grosbeak |
|
u |
|
o |
o |
Old
World Sparrows |
House
Sparrow |
* |
u |
u |
u |
u |
|
Last updated:
July 1, 2009