BIRD LIST KEY
Seasonal Definitions:
SP = Spring = March through May.
S = Summer = June and July.
F = Fall = August through November.
W = Winter = December through February.
Status Definitions:
C = Common = Species observed repeatedly in all proper habitat.
F = Fairly common = Species occurs in only some proper habitat.
U = Uncommon = Species occurs on a regular basis but is not observed frequently in proper habitat.
R = Rare = Species probably occurs regularly, but in very small numbers.
O = Occasional= Species has been recorded no more than a few times, but irregular observations are likely a period of years.
X = Accidental: Species recorded about five or so times.
E = Extirpated = Locally extinct.
* = Breeding species
*? = Possible breeding species.
SPECIES STATUS
WATERFOWL SP S F W
Snow Goose X O O
Greater White-fronted Goose R R R
Brant U X O
Cackling Goose R X R R
Canada Goose* F F F F
Trumpeter Swan X X X
Tundra Swan X X X
Wood Duck* R R R R
Blue-winged Teal O O X
Cinnamon Teal O O
Northern Shoveler U X U U
Gadwall O O O
Eurasian Wigeon U U U
American Wigeon C C C
Mallard* C C C C
Northern Pintail U U U
Green-winged Teal F X F F
Canvasback X
Redhead X X
Ring-necked Duck R X R R
Greater Scaup F X F F
Lesser Scaup R R R
King Eider X
Harlequin Duck U O U U
Surf Scoter C R C C
White-winged Scoter U O U U
Black Scoter U X U U
Long-tailed Duck R X R R
Bufflehead C C C
Common Goldeneye C X C C
Barrow's Goldeneye U U U
Hooded Merganser* U R U U
Common Merganser R O R R
Red-breasted Merganser C C C
Ruddy Duck X X X X
NEW WORLD QUAIL
Mountain Quail X X
California Quail*? O O O O
PHEASANTS AND GROUSE
Ruffed Grouse*? E? E? E? E?
Sooty Grouse*? E E E E
Ring-necked Pheasant*? O O O O
GREBES
Pied-billed Grebe* R R R R
Horned Grebe C X C C
Red-necked Grebe F X F F
Eared Grebe R R R
Western Grebe U X U U
Clark’s Grebe O O O
PIGEONS AND DOVES
Rock Pigeon* F F F F
Band-tailed Pigeon* F F F F
Eurasian Collared-Dove*? U R X
Mourning Dove* U U U U
NIGHTJARS
Common Nighthawk O O
SWIFTS
Black Swift O O O
Vaux’s Swift R R
HUMMINGBIRDS
Anna’s Hummingbird* R R R R
Rufous Hummingbird* C C C
RAILS AND COOTS
Virginia Rail* U U U U
Sora* R R R X
American Coot R R R R
CRANES
Sandhill Crane X X
OYSTERCATCHERS
Black Oystercatcher* O X O O
PLOVERS
Black-bellied Plover X O X
American Golden-Plover X
Killdeer* C C C C
Semipalmated Plover O X R
SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES
Whimbrel X X X
Long-billed Curlew X
Marbled Godwit X X
Ruddy Turnstone R O R O
Black Turnstone U R U U
Red Knot X X
Surfbird U R U U
Stilt Sandpiper X
Sanderling U R U U
Dunlin F F F
Rock Sandpiper O O O
Baird’s Sandpiper X X
Least Sandpiper F U F
Pectoral Sandpiper X X X
Semipalmated Sandpiper R R
Western Sandpiper F U F O
Short-billed Dowitcher X O O
Long-billed Dowitcher X O O
Wilson’s Snipe R R R
Spotted Sandpiper F X F R
Solitary Sandpiper O X O
Wandering Tattler X X X
Lesser Yellowlegs X X
Willet X
Greater Yellowlegs U R U U
Wilson's Phalarope X
Red-necked Phalarope X O
Red Phalarope X X
JAEGERS
Pomarine Jaeger X X
Parasitic Jaeger X X U
Long-tailed Jaeger X
ALCIDS
Common Murre U X U U
Pigeon Guillemot* F F F F
Marbled Murrelet R R R R
Ancient Murrelet X O O
Cassin’s Auklet X X X
Rhinoceros Auklet U U U U
Horned Puffin X X
Tufted Puffin X
GULLS AND TERNS
Black-legged Kittiwake X X
Sabine’s Gull X X
Bonaparte’s Gull F U F U
Black-headed Gull X
Little Gull X
Franklin’s Gull O X
Heermann’s Gull X O X
Short-billed Gull C R C C
Ring-billed Gull O O O O
Western Gull O O O
California Gull O U F O
Herring Gull X X O R
Iceland Gull X O O
Slaty-backed Gull X
Glaucous-winged Gull* C C C C
Glaucous Gull X X
Caspian Tern U U U
Common Tern X X U
Arctic Tern X
Elegant Tern X
LOONS
Red-throated Loon U X U U
Pacific Loon F X F F
Common Loon F X F F
Yellow-billed Loon X X X
ALBATROSSES
Laysan Albatross X
PETRELS AND SHEARWATERS
Northern Fulmar X
Short-tailed Shearwater X X X
Cocos Booby X
CORMORANTS
PELICANS
American White Pelican X X X
Brown Pelican X O O X
HERONS
American Bittern X
Black-crowned Night Heron X
Green Heron*? R R R
Great Egret X X X X
Western Cattle-Egret X X
Great Blue Heron* F F F F
NEW WORLD VULTURES
Turkey Vulture R X R
OSPREYS
Osprey* U U U
HAWKS AND EAGLES
White-tailed Kite X
Golden Eagle X
Northern Harrier O X O O
Sharp-shinned Hawk* O R O O
Cooper’s Hawk* U U U U
American Goshawk X O
Bald Eagle* F F F F
Red-shouldered Hawk X
Broad-winged Hawk X
Swainson’s Hawk X X
Red-tailed Hawk*? F F F F
Rough-legged Hawk X X
Ferruginous Hawk X
BARN OWLS
American Barn Owl* R R R R
TYPICAL OWLS
Western Screech-Owl* E E E E
Great Horned Owl* R R R R
Snowy Owl X
Northern Pygmy-Owl O O O O
Barred Owl* U U U U
Short-eared Owl X X
Northern Saw-whet Owl* U U U U
KINGFISHERS
Belted Kingfisher* C C C C
WOODPECKERS
Lewis’s Woodpecker X
Red-naped Sapsucker X X
Red-breasted Sapsucker* U U U U
Downy Woodpecker* F F F F
Hairy Woodpecker* R R R R
Northern Flicker* C C C C
Pileated Woodpecker* U U U U
FALCONS
American Kestrel O O O O
Merlin* U X U U
Peregrine Falcon* O O O O
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
Western Kingbird O X X
Eastern Kingbird X
Olive-sided Flycatcher* U U U
Western Wood-Pewee* R R R
Willow Flycatcher* F F F
Least Flycatcher X X
Hammond’s Flycatcher*? O X O
Gray Flycatcher X
Dusky Flycatcher X X
Western Flycatcher* F F F
Black Phoebe X X
Say’s Phoebe X X
VIREOS
Cassin’s Vireo* O O O
Hutton’s Vireo* F F F F
Warbling Vireo* U U U
Red-eyed Vireo X X
SHRIKES
Loggerhead Shrike X
Northern Shrike O O X
CROWS and ALLIES
Steller’s Jay* C C C C
California Scrub-Jay O O O O
Clark’s Nutcracker X
American Crow* C C C C
Common Raven* R R R R
CHICKADEES
Black-capped Chickadee* F F F F
Mountain Chickadee X
Chestnut-backed Chickadee* C C C C
LARKS
Horned Lark X X X
SWALLOWS
Tree Swallow* O O O
Violet-green Swallow* C C C
Northern Rough-winged Swallow* U U U
Purple Martin* R R R
Barn Swallow* C C C
Cliff Swallow*? O O O
BUSHTITS
Bushtit* F F F F
KINGLETS
Ruby-crowned Kinglet C C C
Golden-crowned Kinglet* C U C C
Bohemian Waxwing X
Cedar Waxwing* C C C O
NUTHATCHES
Red-breasted Nuthatch* F F F F
White-breasted Nuthatch X
CREEPERS
Brown Creeper* U U U U
WRENS
Rock Wren X X
Bewick’s Wren* F F F F
Northern House Wren* R R R
Pacific Wren* F F F F
Marsh Wren* U U U U
THRASHERS AND ALLIES
Sage Thrasher X X
Northern Mockingbird X
STARLINGS
European Starling* C C C C
DIPPERS
American Dipper X X
THRUSHES
Western Bluebird X
Mountain Bluebird X X
Townsend’s Solitaire R X X
Swainson’s Thrush* F F F
Hermit Thrush R R O
American Robin* C C C C
Varied Thrush* F O F F
OLD WORLD SPARROWS
House Sparrow* F F F F
PIPITS
Red-throated Pipit X
American Pipit U U X
OLD WORLD FINCHES AND ALLIES
Evening Grosbeak* U U U U
Pine Grosbeak X X
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch X
House Finch* C C C C
Purple Finch* U U U U
Cassin's Finch X
Redpoll X X
Red Crossbill* F F F F
White-winged Crossbill X
Pine Siskin* C R C C
Lesser Goldfinch X X
American Goldfinch* C C C U
LONGSPURS, ETC
Lapland Longspur X
Snow Bunting X
NEW WORLD SPARROWS AND ALLIES
Lark Sparrow X X
Chipping Sparrow* O O X
Clay-colored Sparrow X X
Fox Sparrow F F F
American Tree Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco* C R C C
White-crowned Sparrow* F F F R
Golden-crowned Sparrow F X F F
Harris’s Sparrow X X X
White-throated Sparrow O O O
Vesper Sparrow X
Savannah Sparrow* F F F X
Song Sparrow* C C C C
Lincoln’s Sparrow R R R
Swamp Sparrow X X X
Green-tailed Towhee X
Spotted Towhee* C C C C
BLACKBIRDS and ALLIES
Yellow-headed Blackbird X X
Bobolink X
Western Meadowlark O X O O
Bullock’s Oriole* R R
Red-winged Blackbird* F F F U
Brown-headed Cowbird* F F F
Brewer’s Blackbird* R R R R
WOOD WARBLERS
Golden-winged Warbler X
Orange-crowned Warbler* C C C X
Nashville Warbler O
MacGillivray’s Warbler* O O O
Common Yellowthroat* U U U X
American Redstart X
Yellow Warbler* U U U
Blackpoll Warbler X
Palm Warbler X X
Yellow-rumped Warbler* C X C R
Black-throated Gray Warbler* F F F
Townsend’s Warbler* U O U R
Wilson’s Warbler* C C C X
GROSBEAKS and ALLIES
Western Tanager* U U U
Black-headed Grosbeak* U U U
Lazuli Bunting* O X X
TOTAL: 295 species.
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