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California and Arizona: Deserts in Winter

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With Paul Lehman and Derek Lovitch as leaders

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1 Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
6 Greater White-fronted Goose 2 11 Anser albifrons
8 Snow Goose 3 3000 Chen caerulescens
6 "Blue" Snow Goose 2 3 Chen caerulescens
8 Ross's Goose 3 5000 Chen rossii
1 "Blue" Ross's Goose Chen rossii
8 "Black" Brant 2 100 Branta bernicla nigricans
5 Cackling Goose 1 1 Branta hutchinsii
8 Canada Goose 1 300 Branta canadensis
1 Tundra Swan 1 2 Cygnus columbianus
1 Wood Duck Aix sponsa
8 Gadwall 8 200 Anas strepera
8 Eurasian Wigeon 1 1 Anas penelope
8 American Wigeon 8 800 Anas americana
8 Mallard 8 20 Anas platyrhynchos
4 "Mexican" Mallard 2 5 Anas platyrhynchos diazi
8 Blue-winged Teal 2 40 Anas discors
8 Cinnamon Teal 7 20 Anas cyanoptera
8 Northern Shoveler 8 8,000 Anas clypeata
8 Northern Pintail 8 800 Anas acuta
8 Green-winged Teal 7 800 Anas crecca
7 Canvasback 1 3 Aythya valisineria
8 Redhead 3 30 Aythya americana
8 Ring-necked Duck 5 30 Aythya collaris
7 Greater Scaup 2 8 Aythya marila
8 Lesser Scaup 7 150 Aythya affinis
3 Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
8 Surf Scoter 1 400 Melanitta perspicillata
2 White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca
2 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
8 Bufflehead 7 60 Bucephala albeola
8 Common Goldeneye 3 8 Bucephala clangula
6 Hooded Merganser 2 2 Lophodytes cucullatus
8 Common Merganser 2 20 Mergus merganser
7 Red-breasted Merganser 2 15 Mergus serrator
8 Ruddy Duck 8 2000 Oxyura jamaicensis
5 Ring-necked Pheasant 1 1 Phasianus colchicus
4 Wild Turkey 2 18 Meleagris gallopavo
6 Scaled Quail Callipepla squamata
3 California Quail 1 2 H Callipepla californica
8 Gambel's Quail 4 25 Callipepla gambelii
5 Red-throated Loon 2 6 Gavia stellata
8 Pacific Loon 1 3 Gavia pacifica
6 Common Loon 1 2 Gavia immer
2 Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
8 Pied-billed Grebe 8 25 Podilymbus podiceps
8 Horned Grebe 2 15 Podiceps auritus
8 Eared Grebe 7 350 Podiceps nigricollis
8 Western Grebe 3 150 Aechmophorus occidentalis
8 Clark's Grebe 2 6 Aechmophorus clarkii
1 Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
1 Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
7 Black-vented Shearwater 1 30 Puffinus opisthomelas
8 American White Pelican 2 200 Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
8 Brown Pelican 3 500 Pelecanus occidentalis
8 Brandt's Cormorant 2 500 Phalacrocorax penicillatus
6 Neotropic Cormorant 1 6 Phalacrocorax brasilianus
8 Double-crested Cormorant 6 2000 Phalacrocorax auritus
8 Pelagic Cormorant 1 10 Phalacrocorax pelagicus
1 Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
2 American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
5 Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis
8 Great Blue Heron 6 25 Ardea herodias
8 Great Egret 5 45 Ardea alba
8 Snowy Egret 3 40 Egretta thula
8 Little Blue Heron 2 6 Egretta caerulea
1 Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
3 Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
8 Cattle Egret 2 1000 Bubulcus ibis
7 Green Heron 3 2 Butorides virescens
8 Black-crowned Night-Heron 2 1 Nycticorax nycticorax
4 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1 3 Nyctanassa violacea
8 White-faced Ibis 3 600 Plegadis chihi
8 Black Vulture 1 3 Coragyps atratus
8 Turkey Vulture 5 50 Cathartes aura
7 Osprey 3 6 Pandion haliaetus
8 White-tailed Kite 1 1 Elanus leucurus
5 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
8 Northern Harrier 7 15 Circus cyaneus
8 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 Accipiter striatus
8 Cooper's Hawk 8 4 Accipiter cooperii
1 Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
7 Harris's Hawk 1 3 Parabuteo unicinctus
8 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 1 Buteo lineatus
1 Short-tailed Hawk 1 1 Buteo brachyurus
2 Gray Hawk Buteo nitidus
4 Zone-tailed Hawk 1 1 Buteo albonotatus
8 Red-tailed Hawk 8 25 Buteo jamaicensis
8 Ferruginous Hawk 1 6 Buteo regalis
1 Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
1 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
2 Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway
8 American Kestrel 8 40 Falco sparverius
6 Merlin Falco columbarius
3 "Richardson's" Merlin Falco columbarius richardsoni
8 Peregrine Falcon 1 2 Falco peregrinus
7 Prairie Falcon 1 1 Falco mexicanus
4 Clapper Rail 3 3 Rallus longirostris
6 Virginia Rail 2 4 Rallus limicola
8 Sora 2 8 Porzana carolina
8 Common Moorhen 5 3 Gallinula chloropus
8 American Coot 8 1000 Fulica americana
8 Sandhill Crane 1 12,000 Grus canadensis
8 Black-bellied Plover 3 500 Pluvialis squatarola
2 Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva
5 Snowy Plover 1 15 Charadrius alexandrinus
8 Semipalmated Plover 3 200 Charadrius semipalmatus
8 Killdeer 8 100 Charadrius vociferus
8 Mountain Plover 1 65 Charadrius montanus
1 Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa
8 Black-necked Stilt 5 40 Himantopus mexicanus
8 American Avocet 4 200 Recurvirostra americana
6 Spotted Sandpiper 4 6 Actitis macularius
7 Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
8 Greater Yellowlegs 4 30 Tringa melanoleuca
8 Willet 3 200 Tringa semipalmata
8 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 5 Tringa flavipes
8 Whimbrel 2 3 Numenius phaeopus
8 Long-billed Curlew 3 400 Numenius americanus
8 Marbled Godwit 3 400 Limosa fedoa
8 Ruddy Turnstone 1 5 Arenaria interpres
8 Black Turnstone 1 5 Arenaria melanocephala
8 Surfbird 1 3 Aphriza virgata
8 Red Knot 1 6 Calidris canutus
8 Sanderling 2 30 Calidris alba
8 Western Sandpiper 3 1000 Calidris mauri
8 Least Sandpiper 5 150 Calidris minutilla
8 Dunlin 3 100 Calidris alpina
3 Stilt Sandpiper 1 70 Calidris himantopus
2 Ruff Philomachus pugnax
8 Short-billed Dowitcher 2 250 Limnodromus griseus
8 Long-billed Dowitcher 3 250 Limnodromus scolopaceus
7 Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
1 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
1 Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
1 Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
6 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
1 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
1 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
8 Heermann's Gull 2 100 Larus heermanni
6 Mew Gull Larus canus
8 Ring-billed Gull 3 10,000 Larus delawarensis
8 California Gull 3 900 Larus californicus
8 Herring Gull 3 200 Larus argentatus
3 Thayer's Gull 1 1 Larus thayeri
8 Western Gull 3 600 Larus occidentalis
7 Yellow-footed Gull 1 3 Larus livens
2 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
7 Glaucous-winged Gull 3 3 Larus glaucescens
8 Caspian Tern 3 20 Sterna caspia
8 Forster's Tern 2 10 Sterna forsteri
8 Royal Tern 2 30 Sterna maxima
8 Black Skimmer 2 40 Rynchops niger
2 Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
2 Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
1 Rhinoceros Auklet 1 2 Cerorhinca monocerata
8 Rock Pigeon 8 1000 Columba livia
7 Band-tailed Pigeon 1 8 Patagioenas fasciata
7 Eurasian Collared-Dove 7 300 Streptopelia decaocto
8 White-winged Dove 5 10 Zenaida asiatica
8 Mourning Dove 8 400 Zenaida macroura
8 Inca Dove 3 13 Columbina inca
8 Common Ground-Dove 2 4 Columbina passerina
8 Ruddy Ground-Dove 2 3 Columbina talpacoti
8 Greater Roadrunner 2 2 Geococcyx californianus
6 Barn Owl 1 2 Tyto alba
8 Western Screech-Owl 2 1 Megascops kennicottii
7 Whiskered Screech-Owl 1 1 Megascops trichopsis
7 Great Horned Owl 3 1 Bubo virginianus
8 Burrowing Owl 1 2 Athene cunicularia
2 Long-eared Owl Asio otus
4 Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
5 White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis
6 Broad-billed Hummingbird 2 2 Cynanthus latirostris
3 Violet-crowned Hummingbird Amazilia violiceps
1 Blue-throated Hummingbird Lampornis clemenciae
8 Magnificent Hummingbird 2 2 Eugenes fulgens
8 Anna's Hummingbird 8 15 Calypte anna
7 Costa's Hummingbird 2 6 Calypte costae
1 Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
2 Allen's Hummingbird 2 2 Selasphorus sasin
4 Elegant Trogon Trogon elegans
8 Belted Kingfisher 4 4 Megaceryle alcyon
6 Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis
8 Acorn Woodpecker 4 15 Melanerpes formicivorus
8 Gila Woodpecker 5 15 Melanerpes uropygialis
2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
8 Red-naped Sapsucker 3 3 Sphyrapicus nuchalis
5 Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber
1 Williamson's Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus
8 Ladder-backed Woodpecker 4 4 Picoides scalaris
8 Nuttall's Woodpecker 1 2 Picoides nuttallii
2 Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
3 Hairy Woodpecker 1 1 Picoides villosus
7 Arizona Woodpecker 2 1 Picoides arizonae
1 White-headed Woodpecker Picoides albolarvatus
1 "Yellow-shafted" Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus auratus
8 "Red-shafted" Northern Flicker 7 5 Colaptes auratus cafer
8 Gilded Flicker 1 2 Colaptes chrysoides
1 Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet 1 1 Camptostoma imberbe
7 Hammond's Flycatcher 3 3 Empidonax hammondii
8 Gray Flycatcher 2 5 Empidonax wrightii
5 Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri
8 Black Phoebe 8 20 Sayornis nigricans
1 Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
8 Say's Phoebe 8 30 Sayornis saya
8 Vermilion Flycatcher 2 2 Pyrocephalus rubinus
2 Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
6 Ash-throated Flycatcher 1 1 Myiarchus cinerascens
2 Tropical Kingbird 1 1 Tyrannus melancholicus
1 Couch's Kingbird Tyrannus couchii
6 Cassin's Kingbird 2 4 Tyrannus vociferans
1 Thick-billed Kingbird Tyrannus crassirostris
1 Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
8 Loggerhead Shrike 5 8 Lanius ludovicianus
1 Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii
5 Plumbeous Vireo 1 1 Vireo plumbeus
5 Cassin's Vireo Vireo cassinii
8 Hutton's Vireo 2 2 Vireo huttoni
8 Steller's Jay 1 2 Cyanocitta stelleri
8 "California" Western Scrub-Jay 2 7 Aphelocoma californica californica
5 "Woodhouse's" Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica woodhousei
8 Mexican Jay 2 25 Aphelocoma ultramarina
8 American Crow 2 60 Corvus brachyrhynchos
8 Chihuahuan Raven 3 20 Corvus cryptoleucus
8 Common Raven 6 25 Corvus corax
8 Horned Lark 4 50 Eremophila alpestris
7 Tree Swallow 1 30 Tachycineta bicolor
8 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3 3 Stelgidopteryx serripennis
1 Cliff Swallow 1 3 Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
1 Cave Swallow 1 1 Petrochelidon fulva
7 Barn Swallow 1 40 Hirundo rustica
8 Mountain Chickadee 1 2 Poecile gambeli
1 Mexican Chickadee Poecile sclateri
8 Bridled Titmouse 3 8 Baeolophus wollweberi
8 Oak Titmouse 1 3 Baeolophus inornatus
5 Juniper Titmouse Baeolophus ridgwayi
8 Verdin 6 10 Auriparus flaviceps
8 Bushtit 1 20 Psaltriparus minimus
2 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
8 "Coastal" White-breasted Nuthatch 1 1 Sitta carolinensis aculeata
8 "Interior" White-breasted Nuthatch 2 10 Sitta carolinensis nelsoni
5 Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea
3 Brown Creeper Certhia americana
8 Cactus Wren 4 4 Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
8 Rock Wren 1 1 Salpinctes obsoletus
8 Canyon Wren 2 3 Catherpes mexicanus
8 Bewick's Wren 5 8 Thryomanes bewickii
7 House Wren 3 2 Troglodytes aedon
1 Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
8 Marsh Wren 4 5 Cistothorus palustris
2 Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
8 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8 14 Regulus calendula
8 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2 1 Polioptila caerulea
8 California Gnatcatcher 1 2 Polioptila californica
7 Black-tailed Gnatcatcher 1 1 Polioptila melanura
6 Black-capped Gnatcatcher 1 2 Polioptila nigriceps
1 American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus
2 Eastern Bluebird 1 3 Sialia sialis
7 Western Bluebird 3 10 Sialia mexicana
4 Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides
2 Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi
8 Hermit Thrush 4 2 Catharus guttatus
4 Rufous-backed Robin Turdus rufopalliatus
8 American Robin 3 10 Turdus migratorius
1 Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius
8 Wrentit 2 8 Chamaea fasciata
8 Northern Mockingbird 8 8 Mimus polyglottos
5 Sage Thrasher 1 2 Oreoscoptes montanus
4 Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
7 Bendire's Thrasher 1 1 Toxostoma bendirei
8 Curve-billed Thrasher 4 6 Toxostoma curvirostre
8 California Thrasher 1 6 Toxostoma redivivum
8 Crissal Thrasher 1 1 Toxostoma crissale
8 Le Conte's Thrasher 1 2 Toxostoma lecontei
1 Blue Mockingbird 1 1 Melanotis caerulescens
8 European Starling 7 1000 Sturnus vulgaris
8 American Pipit 6 50 Anthus rubescens
5 Sprague's Pipit 1 3 Anthus spragueii
5 Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
8 Phainopepla 3 3 Phainopepla nitens
2 Olive Warbler Peucedramus taeniatus
1 Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina
8 Orange-crowned Warbler 6 5 Vermivora celata
1 Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla
1 Northern Parula Parula americana
2 Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
1 "Mangrove" Yellow Warbler 1 1 D. p. erithachorides
8 "Audubon's" Yellow-rumped Warbler 8 35 Dendroica coronata coronata
3 "Myrtle" Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata auduboni
4 Black-throated Gray Warbler 1 1 Dendroica nigrescens
8 Townsend's Warbler 1 6 Dendroica townsendi
2 Hermit Warbler 1 1 Dendroica occidentalis
1 Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca
1 Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus
1 Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor
3 American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
1 Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla
8 Common Yellowthroat 4 2 Geothlypis trichas
1 Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina
3 Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla
8 Painted Redstart 3 2 Myioborus pictus
1 Rufous-capped Warbler 1 1 H Basileuterus rufifrons
1 Hepatic Tanager 3 3 Piranga flava
4 Summer Tanager 1 1 Piranga rubra
3 Western Tanager 1 1 Piranga ludoviciana
8 Green-tailed Towhee 3 2 Pipilo chlorurus
8 Spotted Towhee 5 4 Pipilo maculatus
8 Canyon Towhee 1 5 Pipilo fuscus
8 California Towhee 2 5 Pipilo crissalis
8 Abert's Towhee 5 8 Pipilo aberti
7 Rufous-winged Sparrow 1 2 Aimophila carpalis
2 Cassin's Sparrow Aimophila cassinii
7 Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps
8 Chipping Sparrow 4 20 Spizella passerina
1 Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida
8 Brewer's Sparrow 4 75 Spizella breweri
4 Black-chinned Sparrow Spizella atrogularis
8 Vesper Sparrow 3 40 Pooecetes gramineus
8 Lark Sparrow 3 10 Chondestes grammacus
8 Black-throated Sparrow 2 8 Amphispiza bilineata
8 "Saltbush" Sage Sparrow 1 6 Amphispiza belli nevadensis
8 Lark Bunting 1 15 Calamospiza melanocorys
8 Savannah Sparrow 6 40 Passerculus sandwichensis
8 "Belding's" Savannah Sparrow 2 8 Passerculus sandwichensis beldingi
5 "Large-billed" Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis rostratus
5 Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
2 Baird's Sparrow Ammodramus bairdii
1 Le Conte's Sparrow Ammodramus leconteii
3 "Sooty" Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca unalaschcensis
2 "Slate-colored" Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca schistacea
8 Song Sparrow 7 10 Melospiza melodia
8 Lincoln's Sparrow 6 4 Melospiza lincolnii
4 Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
1 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
2 Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula
8 White-crowned Sparrow 8 300 Zonotrichia leucophrys
4 Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
3 "Slate-colored" Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis hyemalis
8 "Oregon" Slate-colored Junco 3 6 Junco hyemalis oregonus
8 "Gray-headed" Dark-eyed Junco 2 12 Junco hyemalis caniceps
8 "Pink-sided" Dark-eyed Junco 2 4 Junco hyemalis mearnsi
7 Yellow-eyed Junco Junco phaeonotus
3 McCown's Longspur Calcarius mccownii
3 Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
1 Smith's Longspur Calcarius pictus
8 Chestnut-collared Longspur 1 1 Calcarius ornatus
8 Northern Cardinal 4 5 Cardinalis cardinalis
8 Pyrrhuloxia 4 10 Cardinalis sinuatus
1 Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
8 Lazuli Bunting 1 3 Passerina amoena
1 Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
8 Red-winged Blackbird 8 2000 Agelaius phoeniceus
8 Tricolored Blackbird 1 25 Agelaius tricolor
8 "Lilian's" Eastern Meadowlark 1 3 Sturnella magna lilianae
8 Western Meadowlark 6 50 Sturnella neglecta
8 Yellow-headed Blackbird 3 350 Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
8 Brewer's Blackbird 7 500 Euphagus cyanocephalus
1 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
8 Great-tailed Grackle 8 300 Quiscalus mexicanus
6 Bronzed Cowbird 1 20 Molothrus aeneus
8 Brown-headed Cowbird 4 300 Molothrus ater
1 Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
2 Streak-backed Oriole Icterus pustulatus
2 Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii
4 Scott's Oriole Icterus parisorum
1 Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
3 Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus
1 Cassin's Finch Carpodacus cassinii
8 House Finch 8 40 Carpodacus mexicanus
7 Pine Siskin 4 45 Carduelis pinus
8 Lesser Goldfinch 8 80 Carduelis psaltria
5 Lawrence's Goldfinch Carduelis lawrencei
6 American Goldfinch 1 1 Carduelis tristis
8 House Sparrow 8 400 Passer domesticus

Mammals

1 Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana
8 Desert Cottontail X Sylvilagus audubonii
8 Brush Rabbit X Sylvilagus bachmani
8 Black-tailed Jackrabbit X Lepus californicus
4 Cliff Chipmunk Tamias dorsalis
1 White-tailed Antelope Squirrel Ammospermophilus leucurus
8 California Ground Squirrel X Spermophilus beecheyi
4 Round-tailed Ground Squirrel X Spermophilus tereticaudus
5 Rock Squirrel X Spermophilus variegatus
8 Arizona Gray Squirrel X Sciurus arizonensis
7 Western Gray Squirrel X Sciurus griseus
1 Eastern Fox Squirrel X Sciurus niger
1 Botta's Pocket Gopher Thomomys bottae
Arizona Cotton Rat igmodon arizonae
3 Common Muskrat Ondatra zibetheca
7 Coyote X Canis latrans
2 California Sea Lion X Zalophus californianus
8 Harbor Seal X Phoca vitulina
4 Pronghorn X Antilocapra americana
2 Collared Peccary X Tayassu tajacu
5 Mule Deer X Odocoileus hemionus
7 White-tailed Deer X Odocoileus virginianus
4 Short-beaked Common Dolphin X Delphinus delphis
2 Pacific White-sided Dolphin Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
3 Gray Whale Eschrichtius robustus

Amphibians and Reptiles

1 Red-eared Slider Trachemys scripta elegans
4 Western Fence Lizard X Sceloporus occidentalis

Butterflies

1 Swallowtail sp. Battus/Papilio sp.
1 Checkered White Pontia protodice
4 Cabbage White X Pieris rapae
2 Clouded Sulphur X Colias philodice
3 Orange Sulphur X Colias eurytheme
2 Sleepy Orange X Eurema nicippe
4 Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole
3 Western Pygmy-Blue X Brephidium exile
2 American Snout Libytheana carinenta
1 Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae
6 Mourning Cloak X Nymphalis antiopa
3 Painted Lady X Vanessa cardui
5 Monarch X Danaus plexippus
1 Common Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus communis