Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge
Southwest Region
Bobwhite Quail, Photo Courtesy of David Metscher

Bird List

Symbols used in this list are defined as follows:

Occurrence:

Sp
Spring
March - May
Su
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 habitats
U
Uncommon
Present, not certain to be seen
O
Occasional
Seen few times during the season
R
Rare
Unusual, 1 to 5 years
*
Nesting
Italics
Federal Threatened or Endangered Species

Species
Sp
Su
F
W
Loons
Common Loon
r
r
r
Grebes
* Pied-billed Grebe
c
o
c
o
Horned Grebe
r
r
r
*Eared Grebe
u
r
u
Western Grebe
r
r
r
Pelicans
American White Pelican
a
u
a
o
Brown Pelican
accidental
Cormorants
Neotropic Cormorant
r
r
*Double-crested Cormorant
c
u
c
o
Darters
Anhinga
accidental
Frigatebirds
Magnificent Frigatebird
accidental
Herons, Bitterns & Allies
u
o
u
r
*Least Bittern
o
o
o
c
c
c
c
c
u
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
o
o
a
a
c
c
u
c
u
u
u
o
o
o
Ibises and Spoonbills
White Ibis
accidental
c
c
o
*Glossy Ibis
u
u
Glossy Ibis/White-faced Ibis Hybrid
u
u
Roseate Spoonbill
accidental
Storks
Wood Stork
accidental
American Vultures
Black Vulture
accidental
*Turkey Vulture
c
c
c
Ducks, Geese & Swans
Black-bellied Whistling Duck
accidental
Greater White-fronted Goose
c
c
u
Snow Goose
u
c
c
Ross' Goose
r
r
r
*Canada Goose
a
u
a
a
Brant
accidental
Barnacle Goose
accidental
Trumpeter Swan
accidental
Tundra Swan
r
r
o
*Wood Duck
c
c
c
*Gadwall
a
o
a
c
*American Wigeon
a
o
a
c
American Black Duck
r
r
r
r
*Mallard
a
u
a
a
*Blue-winged Teal
a
o
a
u
Cinnamon Teal
r
r
r
r
*Northern Shoveler
a
o
a
u
*Northern Pintail
a
o
a
u
Green-winged Teal
a
r
a
u
Canvasback
u
u
o
*Redhead
a
r
u
o
Ring-necked Duck
c
u
o
Greater Scaup
r
r
Lesser Scaup
c
r
u
o
Long-billed Duck
r
r
Bufflehead
c
c
o
Common Goldeneye
u
u
c
Surf Scoter
accidental
*Hooded Merganser
u
u
u
u
Common Merganser
c
c
a
Red-breasted Merganser
r
r
r
Ruddy Duck
c
r
c
o
Hawks, Kites & Eagles
Osprey
o
o
*Mississippi Kite
c
c
c
Bald Eagle
c
c
c
Northern Harrier
c
c
c
Sharp-shinned Hawk
u
u
u
*Cooper's Hawk
u
o
u
u
Northern Goshawk
r
r
*Red-shouldered Hawk
r
r
r
r
Broad-winged Hawk
r
  
r
  
*Swainson's Hawk
c
u
c
r
*Red-tailed Hawk
c
u
c
c
Ferruginous Hawk
r
r
r
Rough-legged Hawk
o
  
o
u
Golden Eagle
o
o
o
Caracaras & Falcons
Crested Caracara
accidental
*American Kestrel
c
o
c
c
Merlin
r
r
r
Peregrine Falcon
r
r
r
r
Prairie Falcon
o
r
o
o
Pheasants, Grouse & Turkeys
*Ring-necked Pheasant
c
c
c
c
*Wild Turkey
a
u
a
a
New World Quail
*Northern Bobwhite
c
c
c
c
Rails, Gallinules and Coots
*Black Rail
r
r
r
*King Rail
u
o
u
*Virginia Rail
o
r
 o  
Sora
u
r
u
*Common Moorhen
r
r
r
  
*American Coot
a
u
a
u
Cranes
Sandhill Crane
a
a
r
Whooping Crane
r
  
o
  
Plovers
Black-bellied Plover
u
o
u
American Golden-Plover
o
r
a
a
a
Semipalmated Plover
u
u
r
c
c
c
o
Mountain Plover
accidental
Oystercatchers
American Oystercatcher
accidental
Stilts & Avocets
r
u
r
a
a
a
Sandpipers, Phalaropes & Allies
c
c
c
r
Lesser Yellowlegs
c
o
c
r
Solitary Sandpiper
o
o
o
c
c
c
Spotted Sandpiper
c
c
c
Upland Sandpiper
u
u
u
Whimbrel
r
r
o
o
Hudsonian Godwit
u
r
r
o
r
r
Ruddy Turnstone
o
o
Red Knot
accidental
o
o
Semipalmated Sandpiper
a
c
a
a
u
a
Least Sandpiper
a
u
a
White-rumped Sandpiper
c
u
r
Baird's Sandpiper
a
u
u
Pectoral Sandpiper
u
u
u
o
o
Stilt Sandpiper
c
u
c
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
r
c
c
c
u
u
o
u
u
o
American Woodcock
r
r
r
Wilson's Phalarope
c
c
c
r
r
r
Skuas, Gulls, Terns & Skimmers
Parasitic Jaeger
accidental
Laughing Gull
accidental
Franklin's Gull
a
u
a
Bonaparte's Gull
r
r
r
c
u
c
a
Herring Gull
u
o
u
u
Glaucous Gull
r
r
Sabine's Gull
o
o
r
Black-legged Kittiwake
accidental
Caspian Tern
r
r
r
Common Tern
o
o
o
Roseate Tern
hypothetical
Forster's