FREQUENCY OF OBSERVATIONS
The first letter reflects abundance
C Common - usually encountered under appropriate conditions
F Fairly Common - often encountered under appropriate conditions
U Uncommon - sometimes encountered under appropriate conditions
R Rare - not often encountered, but of regular or near regular occurrence
X Extremely rare or accidental - only a few
records at most
|
NORMAL SEASONAL OCCURRENCE
The second letter shows season
y year round resident
s summer visitant
w winter visitant
t spring and/or fall transient
NESTING STATUS
*
Known to nest in area
BIRDS SEEN RECENTLY
Shown in BLUE
(Updated 11/3/2022)
|
_________________________________
Ducks, Geese, Swans
Canada Goose........................................ Xt
Cinnamon Teal.......................................Xt
_________________________________
New World Quail
Gambel’s Quail..................................... Cy*
Mountain Quail.................................... Ry*
California Quail.................................... Ry
_________________________________
Pelicans
American White Pelican..........................Rt
_________________________________
Cormorants
Double-crested Cormorant......................Xt
_________________________________
Herons, Bitterns, Allies
American Bittern.................................... Xt
Black-crowned Night-Heron.....................Xt
Green Heron........................................... Rt
Cattle Egret............................................. Xt
Snowy Egret............................................ Xt
Great Egret.............................................. Xt
Great Blue Heron.................................... Rt
|
_________________________________
Creepers
Brown Creeper.....................................Rw
_________________________________
Nuthatches
White-breasted Nuthatch.....................Uw
Red-breasted Nuthatch.........................Rt
Pygmy Nuthatch....................................Xt
_________________________________
Wrens
House Wren.........................................Fy*
Pacific Wren........................................Xw
Winter Wren........................................Xw
Bewick’s Wren......................................Cy*
Cactus Wren.........................................Fy*
Rock Wren...........................................Uy*
Canyon Wren.......................................Ry*
Marsh Wren.........................................Uy*
_________________________________
Kinglets
Golden-crowned Kinglet.......................Rw
Ruby-crowned Kinglet..........................Cw
View Codes
|
_________________________________
New World Vultures
Turkey Vulture...................................... Ct
_________________________________
Hawks, Kites, Eagles, Allies
Osprey...................................................Xt
White-tailed Kite................................... Rt
Northern Harrier.................................. Ut
Golden Eagle........................................ Ry*
Bald Eagle..............................................Xt
Sharp-shinned Hawk........................... Uw
Cooper’s Hawk..................................... Fy*
Zone-tailed Hawk.................................. Xt
Broad-winged Hawk.............................. Xt
Red-shouldered Hawk........................... Uy
Red-tailed Hawk................................... Fy*
Swainson’s Hawk................................... Rt
Ferruginous Hawk................................ Xw
Common Black-Hawk............................. Xt
_________________________________
Falcons
American Kestrel..................................Fy*
Merlin..................................................Xw
Prairie Falcon.......................................Ry*
Peregrine Falcon...................................Xt
|
_________________________________
Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher..........................Ry*
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher......................Uy*
_________________________________
Thrushes
Western Bluebird..........................Cw, Rs*
Mountain Bluebird...............................Rw
Townsend’s Solitaire............................Rw
Swainson’s Thrush..........................Ut,
Rs*
Hermit Thrush......................................Fw
Varied Thrush.......................................Xt
American Robin.....................................Fw
_________________________________
Mockingbirds, Thrashers
Northern Mockingbird..........................Cy*
Brown Thrasher...................................Xw
Sage Thrasher.......................................Rt
Bendire’s Thrasher...............................Xt
California Thrasher..............................Cy*
Crissal Thrasher...................................Xw
Le Conte’s Thrasher..............................Xt
View Codes
|
_________________________________
Rails, Gallinules, Coots
Black
Rail..............................................Xt
Virginia Rail..........................................Fy*
Sora......................................................Rw
_________________________________
Plovers
Killdeer.................................................Rt
_________________________________
Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
Ring-billed Gull.....................................Rt
California Gull.......................................Xt
Caspian Tern.........................................Xt
_________________________________
Pigeons, Doves
Band-tailed Pigeon................................Xs
Mourning Dove.....................................Fy*
White-winged Dove.........................Rs, Xw
Common Ground-Dove..........................Rt
_________________________________
Cuckoos, Roadrunners
Yellow-billed Cuckoo..............................Xt
Greater Roadrunner.............................Ry*
View Codes
|
_________________________________
Pipits
American Pipit......................................Ut
_________________________________
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing.....................................Fw
_________________________________
Silky-flycatchers
Phainopepla........................................Fy*
_________________________________
Wood-Warblers
Prothonotary Warbler..........................Xt
Blue-winged Warbler............................Xt
Golden-winged Warbler........................Xt
Tennessee Warbler...............................Xt
Orange-crowned Warbler.................Ct,Uw
Nashville Warbler................................Ut
Virginia’s Warbler................................Xt
Lucy’s Warbler.....................................Rs*
Northern Parula...................................Xt
Chestnut-sided Warbler........................Xt
Cape May Warbler.................................Xt
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Audubon’s Warbler...........................Cw
Myrtle Warbler..................................Rt
Black-and-White Warbler.................Rt,Xw
Black-throated Blue Warbler............Xt,Xw
|
_________________________________
Barn Owls
Barn Owl..............................................Fy*
_________________________________
Typical Owls
Long-eared Owl....................................Us*
Great Horned Owl................................Uy*
Western Screech-Owl............................Ry
Northern Saw-whet Owl........................Xw
_________________________________
Goatsuckers
Lesser Nighthawk................................ Us*
Common Poorwill.................................Us*
_________________________________
Swifts
Vaux’s Swift..........................................Rt
White-throated Swift............................ Uy
Black Swift............................................Xt
View Codes
|
_________________________________
Wood-Warblers (cont.)
Blackburnian Warbler.........................Xt
Black-throated Gray Warbler............Ft,Xw
Townsend’s Warbler.............................Ut
Hermit Warbler....................................Ut
Black-throated Green Warbler..............Xt
Yellow-throated Warbler......................Xt
Bay-breasted Warbler...........................Xt
Blackpoll Warbler.................................Xt
Palm Warbler.......................................Xt
Yellow Warbler....................................Cs*
MacGillivray’s Warbler.........................Ut
Kentucky Warbler................................Xt
Canada Warbler...................................Xt
Wilson’s Warbler.............................Ct, Xs
Hooded Warbler...................................Xt
Worm-eating Warbler...........................Xt
Ovenbird..............................................Xt
Northern Waterthrush.........................Rt
Common Yellowthroat..........................Fy*
Yellow-breasted Chat............................Fs*
American Redstart...............................Rt
Painted Redstart..................................Xt
Red-faced Warbler...............................Xt
|
_________________________________
Hummingbirds
Broad-billed Hummingbird....................Xt
Black-chinned Hummingbird................Fs*
Costa’s Hummingbird........................... Fy*
Anna’s Hummingbird........................... Cy*
Calliope Hummingbird.......................... Rt
Rufous Hummingbird............................Ft
Allen’s Hummingbird.............................Xt
Broad-tailed Hummingbird.................... Xt
_________________________________
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher...................................Rt
_________________________________
Woodpeckers, Allies
Acorn Woodpecker.................................Xt
Lewis’s Woodpecker..............................Xw
Northern Flicker
Yellow-shafted Flicker..........................Xt
Red-shafted Flicker.......................Fw,Rs*
Gilded Flicker........................................Rt
Williamson’s Sapsucker.........................Xt
Red-breasted Sapsucker.......................Uw
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker......................Xw
Red-naped Sapsucker...........................Uw
Ladder-backed Woodpecker..................Fy*
Nuttall’s Woodpecker............................Fy*
Hairy Woodpecker................................Xw
|
_________________________________
Tanagers
Summer Tanager.................................Fs*
Hepatic Tanager...................................Xt
Scarlet Tanager....................................Xt
Western Tanager..................................Ft
_________________________________
Emberizids
Green-tailed Towhee.......................Rt, Xw
California Towhee...............................Fy*
Spotted Towhee...................................Fy*
Rufous-crowned Sparrow.....................Ry
Chipping Sparrow............................Ut,Rw
Clay-colored Sparrow...........................Xt
Brewer’s Sparrow................................Uw
Lark Sparrow......................................Uy*
Black-chinned Sparrow........................Rs*
Black-throated Sparrow.......................Cy*
Sage Sparrow......................................Rw
Grasshopper Sparrow..........................Xt
Fox Sparrow........................................Uw
Lark Bunting.......................................Xt
Savannah Sparrow..............................Fw
Lincoln’s Sparrow................................Fw
View Codes
|
_________________________________
Tyrant Flycatchers
Olive-sided Flycatcher............................Ut
Western Wood-Pewee.............................Ct
Willow Flycatcher.............................Ft, Rs*
Least Flycatcher....................................Xt
Hammond’s Flycatcher....................Ut, Xw
Gray Flycatcher...............................Ut, Xw
Dusky Flycatcher...................................Ut
Pacific-slope Flycatcher....................Ct, Xw
Eastern Phoebe....................................Xt
Black Phoebe....................................... Fy*
Say’s Phoebe........................................Uy*
Vermilion Flycatcher.....................Us*, Rw
Brown-crested Flycatcher.....................Fs*
Ash-throated Flycatcher.......................Fs*
Western Kingbird................................ Fs*
Cassin’s Kingbird.................................Fs*
Eastern Kingbird................................. Xt
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher.......................Xt
_________________________________
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike...............................Uy*
_________________________________
Vireos
Yellow-throated Vireo............................Xt
Bell’s Vireo...........................................Rs*
Hutton’s Vireo.......................................Xt
Blue-headed Vireo.................................Xt
Plumbeous Vireo...................................Ut
Cassin’s Vireo........................................Ft
Red-eyed Vireo......................................Xt
Philadelphia Vireo................................Xt
Warbling Vireo......................................Ct
View Codes
|
_________________________________
Emberizids (Cont.)
Song Sparrow.......................................Cy*
Vesper Sparrow...............................Ut, Rw
Swamp Sparrow....................................Xw
Harris’s Sparrow..................................Xw
White-throated Sparrow.......................Rt
White-crowned Sparrow.......................Cw
Golden-crowned Sparrow.....................Uw
Dark Eyed Junco
Oregon Junco....................................Fw
Gray-headed Junco...........................Rw
Slate-colored Junco...........................Rw
Pink-sided Junco...............................Rw
_________________________________
Grosbeaks, Buntings
Rose-breasted Grosbeak.......................Xt
Black-headed Grosbeak........................Ft
Blue Grosbeak.....................................Us*
Indigo Bunting....................................Rs*
Lazuli Bunting....................................Us*
Dickcissel.............................................Xt
_________________________________
Blackbirds, Orioles
Bobolink..............................................Xt
Western Meadowlark...........................Uy
Yellow-headed Blackbird......................Rt
Red-winged Blackbird..........................Uy
Common Grackle..................................Xt
Great-tailed Grackle.............................Ry
Rusty Blackbird....................................Xt
Brewer’s Blackbird..............................Fy*
Brown-headed Cowbird..................Fs*,Rw
Bronzed Cowbird.................................Xt
Orchard Oriole.................................... Xt
Hooded Oriole.....................................Fs*
Baltimore Oriole..................................Xt
Bullock’s Oriole...................................Fs*
Scott’s Oriole................................Us*,Rw
|
__________________________________
Crows, Jays
Steller’s Jay..........................................Xw
Clark’s Nutcracker................................Xw
California Scrub-Jay................................Fy*
Pinyon Jay............................................Xt
American Crow..................................... Ry
Common Raven.................................... Fy*
_________________________________
Larks
Horned Lark..........................................Rt
_________________________________
Swallows
Tree Swallow.........................................Ut
Violet-green Swallow............................. Ut
Bank Swallow........................................Xt
Cliff Swallow..........................................Ut
Northern Rough-winged Swallow...........Ut
Barn Swallow........................................ Ut
_________________________________
Babblers
Wrentit................................................Xw
_________________________________
Chickadees, Titmice
Oak Titmouse.......................................Uy*
Mountain Chickadee.......................Uw,Rs*
_________________________________
Verdins
Verdin..................................................Cy*
_________________________________
Bushtits
Bushtit.................................................Cy*
|
_________________________________
Finches
Purple Finch........................................Ut
Cassin’s Finch.....................................Rw
House Finch.......................................Cy*
Red Crossbill.......................................Xw
Pine Siskin...........................................Fw
American Goldfinch.............................Rw
Lesser Goldfinch.................................Cy*
Lawrence’s Goldfinch..........................Fs*
Evening Grosbeak................................Xt
_________________________________
Non-Native Species
Rock Pigeon........................................Cy*
Spotted Dove.......................................Ry
Eurasian Collared-Dove.......................Ry
European Starling...............................Cy*
House Sparrow...................................Cy*
View Codes
|