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California and Arizona: Deserts in Winter

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With Paul Lehman as leader

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1 Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
5 Greater White-fronted Goose 1 1 Anser albifrons
7 Snow Goose 3 3000 Chen caerulescens
5 "Blue" Snow Goose 1 20 Chen caerulescens
7 Ross's Goose 2 5000 Chen rossii
1 "Blue" Ross's Goose 1 1 Chen rossii
7 "Black" Brant 2 200 Branta bernicla nigricans
4 Cackling Goose 2 1 Branta hutchinsii
7 Canada Goose 2 500 Branta canadensis
1 Wood Duck Aix sponsa
7 Gadwall 8 200 Anas strepera
7 Eurasian Wigeon 1 1 Anas penelope
7 American Wigeon 8 3000 Anas americana
7 Mallard 8 35 Anas platyrhynchos
3 "Mexican" Mallard Anas platyrhynchos diazi
7 Blue-winged Teal 2 20 Anas discors
7 Cinnamon Teal 3 4 Anas cyanoptera
7 Northern Shoveler 8 7,000 Anas clypeata
7 Northern Pintail 7 5000 Anas acuta
7 Green-winged Teal 7 1000 Anas crecca
6 Canvasback 2 8 Aythya valisineria
7 Redhead 6 20 Aythya americana
7 Ring-necked Duck 6 50 Aythya collaris
6 Greater Scaup 2 50 Aythya marila
7 Lesser Scaup 7 1000 Aythya affinis
3 Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
7 Surf Scoter 2 250 Melanitta perspicillata
2 White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca
2 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
7 Bufflehead 6 200 Bucephala albeola
7 Common Goldeneye 2 8 Bucephala clangula
5 Hooded Merganser 1 2 Lophodytes cucullatus
7 Common Merganser 2 95 Mergus merganser
6 Red-breasted Merganser 2 6 Mergus serrator
7 Ruddy Duck 8 1000 Oxyura jamaicensis
4 Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
3 Wild Turkey 1 9 Meleagris gallopavo
6 Scaled Quail 1 2 Callipepla squamata
2 California Quail Callipepla californica
7 Gambel's Quail 5 20 Callipepla gambelii
4 Red-throated Loon 1 1 Gavia stellata
7 Pacific Loon 1 5 Gavia pacifica
5 Common Loon 1 1 Gavia immer
2 Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
7 Pied-billed Grebe 8 40 Podilymbus podiceps
7 Horned grebe 2 3 Podiceps auritus
7 Eared Grebe 7 500 Podiceps nigricollis
7 Western Grebe 3 100 Aechmophorus occidentalis
7 Clark's Grebe 2 7 Aechmophorus clarkii
1 Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
1 Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
6 Black-vented Shearwater 1 20 Puffinus opisthomelas
7 American White Pelican 3 400 Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
7 Brown Pelican 3 250 Pelecanus occidentalis
7 Brandt's Cormorant 2 150 Phalacrocorax penicillatus
5 Neotropic Cormorant 1 1 Phalacrocorax brasilianus
7 Double-crested Cormorant 3 2000 Phalacrocorax auritus
7 Pelagic Cormorant 1 3 Phalacrocorax pelagicus
1 Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
2 American Bittern 1 1 Botaurus lentiginosus
5 Least Bittern 1 1 H Ixobrychus exilis
7 Great Blue Heron 8 75 Ardea herodias
7 Great Egret 6 50 Ardea alba
7 Snowy Egret 4 50 Egretta thula
7 Little Blue Heron 2 2 Egretta caerulea
1 Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
3 Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
7 Cattle Egret 2 2000 Bubulcus ibis
6 Green Heron 3 3 Butorides virescens
7 Black-crowned Night-Heron 3 30 Nycticorax nycticorax
3 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1 3 Nyctanassa violacea
7 White-faced Ibis 2 500 Plegadis chihi
7 Black Vulture 1 6 Coragyps atratus
7 Turkey Vulture 2 10 Cathartes aura
6 Osprey 2 6 Pandion haliaetus
7 White-tailed Kite 2 1 Elanus leucurus
5 Bald Eagle 1 1 Haliaeetus leucocephalus
7 Northern Harrier 8 30 Circus cyaneus
7 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 2 Accipiter striatus
7 Cooper's Hawk 7 7 Accipiter cooperii
1 Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
6 Harris's Hawk 1 2 Parabuteo unicinctus
7 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 4 Buteo lineatus
2 Gray Hawk 1 1 Buteo nitidus
3 Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus
7 Red-tailed Hawk 8 50 Buteo jamaicensis
7 Ferruginous Hawk 3 5 Buteo regalis
1 Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
1 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
2 Crested Caracara 1 1 Caracara cheriway
7 American Kestrel 8 40 Falco sparverius
6 Merlin 1 2 Falco columbarius
3 "Richardson's" Merlin 2 2 Falco columbarius richardsoni
7 Peregrine Falcon 2 3 Falco peregrinus
6 Prairie Falcon 2 2 Falco mexicanus
3 Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris
5 Virginia Rail 1 3 Rallus limicola
7 Sora 2 6 Porzana carolina
7 Common Moorhen 2 4 Gallinula chloropus
7 American Coot 8 2000 Fulica americana
7 Sandhill Crane 2 7000 Grus canadensis
7 Black-bellied Plover 3 400 Pluvialis squatarola
2 Pacific Golden-Plover 1 1 Pluvialis fulva
4 Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
6 Semipalmated Plover 2 75 Charadrius semipalmatus
7 Killdeer 7 200 Charadrius vociferus
7 Mountain Plover 2 14 Charadrius montanus
1 Northern Jacana 1 1 Jacana spinosa
7 Black-necked Stilt 5 300 Himantopus mexicanus
7 American Avocet 4 700 Recurvirostra americana
5 Spotted Sandpiper 4 3 Actitis macularius
7 Wandering Tattler 1 2 Tringa incana
7 Greater Yellowlegs 3 25 Tringa melanoleuca
7 Willet 3 500 Tringa semipalmata
7 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 6 Tringa flavipes
7 Whimbrel 2 3 Numenius phaeopus
7 Long-billed Curlew 3 500 Numenius americanus
7 Marbled Godwit 3 700 Limosa fedoa
7 Ruddy Turnstone 2 15 Arenaria interpres
7 Black Turnstone 2 40 Arenaria melanocephala
7 Surfbird 2 3 Aphriza virgata
7 Red Knot 1 10 Calidris canutus
7 Sanderling 2 100 Calidris alba
7 Western Sandpiper 3 5000 Calidris mauri
7 Least Sandpiper 5 100 Calidris minutilla
7 Dunlin 3 500 Calidris alpina
1 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
2 Ruff Philomachus pugnax
7 Short-billed Dowitcher 2 1000 Limnodromus griseus
7 Long-billed Dowitcher 4 500 Limnodromus scolopaceus
7 Wilson's Snipe 1 1 Gallinago delicata
1 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
1 Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
1 Laughing Gull Larus atricilla
1 Little Gull Larus minutus
6 Bonaparte's Gull 1 5 Larus philadelphia
7 Heermann's Gull 2 40 Larus heermanni
6 Mew Gull Larus canus
7 Ring-billed Gull 4 10,000 Larus delawarensis
7 California Gull 3 5000 Larus californicus
7 Herring Gull 3 250 Larus argentatus
2 Thayer's Gull Larus thayeri
2 Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 2 Larus fuscus
6 Yellow-footed Gull Larus livens
7 Western Gull 2 400 Larus occidentalis
6 Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
1 Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
6 Caspian Tern 1 30 Sterna caspia
6 Forster's Tern 3 40 Sterna forsteri
7 Royal Tern 2 50 Sterna maxima
7 Black Skimmer 1 30 Rynchops niger
2 Pomarine Jaeger 2 1 Stercorarius pomarinus
2 Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
7 Rock Pigeon 8 600 Columba livia
6 Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
6 Eurasian Collared-Dove 7 300 Streptopelia decaocto
7 White-winged Dove 4 6 Zenaida asiatica
7 Mourning Dove 8 500 Zenaida macroura
7 Inca Dove 3 20 Columbina inca
7 Common Ground-Dove 1 8 Columbina passerina
7 Ruddy Ground-Dove 1 2 Columbina talpacoti
7 Greater Roadrunner 5 4 Geococcyx californianus
5 Barn Owl 1 12 Tyto alba
7 Western Screech-Owl 1 1 Megascops kennicottii
6 Whiskered Screech-Owl 1 1 H Megascops trichopsis
6 Great Horned Owl 2 2 Bubo virginianus
7 Burrowing Owl 1 1 Athene cunicularia
2 Long-eared Owl 1 2 Asio otus
4 Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
5 White-throated Swift 2 6 Aeronautes saxatalis
5 Broad-billed Hummingbird 1 2 Cynanthus latirostris
3 Violet-crowned Hummingbird Amazilia violiceps
1 Br-bill X Violet-cr Hummingbird Hybrid
1 Blue-throated Hummingbird Lampornis clemenciae
7 Magnificent Hummingbird 1 1 Eugenes fulgens
7 Anna's Hummingbird 6 30 Calypte anna
6 Costa's Hummingbird 1 3 Calypte costae
1 Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
1 Allen's Hummingbird 1 2 Selasphorus sasin
4 Elegant Trogon Trogon elegans
7 "Red" Fox Sparrow 3 4 P. i. zaboria
6 Lewis's Woodpecker 1 1 Melanerpes lewis
7 Acorn Woodpecker 4 25 Melanerpes formicivorus
7 Gila Woodpecker 5 20 Melanerpes uropygialis
2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
7 Red-naped Sapsucker 1 1 Sphyrapicus nuchalis
5 Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber
1 Williamson's Sapsucker 1 2 Sphyrapicus thyroideus
7 Ladder-backed Woodpecker 3 3 Picoides scalaris
7 Nuttall's Woodpecker 2 5 Picoides nuttallii
1 Downy Woodpecker 2 1 Picoides pubescens
2 Hairy Woodpecker 1 1 Picoides villosus
6 Arizona Woodpecker 1 4 Picoides arizonae
1 White-headed Woodpecker Picoides albolarvatus
1 "yellow-shafted"Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus auratus
7 "Red-shafted" Northern Flicker 7 12 Colaptes auratus cafer
7 Gilded Flicker 1 2 Colaptes chrysoides
6 Hammond's Flycatcher 2 3 Empidonax hammondii
7 Gray Flycatcher 2 3 Empidonax wrightii
5 Dusky Flycatcher 1 1 Empidonax oberholseri
7 Black Phoebe 8 30 Sayornis nigricans
1 Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
7 Say's Phoebe 8 40 Sayornis saya
7 Vermilion Flycatcher 3 3 Pyrocephalus rubinus
2 Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
5 Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
1 Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
1 Couch's Kingbird Tyrannus couchii
5 Cassin's Kingbird 1 2 Tyrannus vociferans
1 Thick-billed Kingbird Tyrannus crassirostris
1 Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
7 Loggerhead Shrike 6 20 Lanius ludovicianus
1 Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii
4 Plumbeous Vireo Vireo plumbeus
5 Cassin's Vireo 1 1 Vireo cassinii
7 Hutton's Vireo 2 2 Vireo huttoni
7 Steller's Jay 1 8 Cyanocitta stelleri
7 "California" Western Scrub-Jay 2 4 Aphelocoma californica californica
5 "Woodhouse's" Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica woodhousei
7 Mexican Jay 3 60 Aphelocoma ultramarina
7 American Crow 2 75 Corvus brachyrhynchos
7 Chihuahuan Raven 3 30 Corvus cryptoleucus
7 Common Raven 7 100 Corvus corax
7 Horned Lark 6 200 Eremophila alpestris
7 Tree Swallow 2 50 Tachycineta bicolor
7 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1 1 Stelgidopteryx serripennis
6 Barn Swallow 4 10 Hirundo rustica
7 Mountain Chickadee 1 3 Poecile gambeli
1 Mexican Chickadee 1 4 Poecile sclateri
7 Bridled Titmouse 3 11 Baeolophus wollweberi
7 Oak Titmouse 1 4 Baeolophus inornatus
5 Juniper Titmouse Baeolophus ridgwayi
7 Verdin 5 8 Auriparus flaviceps
7 Bushtit 3 25 Psaltriparus minimus
2 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 1 Sitta canadensis
7 "Coastal" White-breasted Nuthatch 1 2 Sitta carolinensis aculeata
7 "Interior" White-breasted Nuthatch 3 10 Sitta carolinensis nelsoni
5 Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea
3 Brown Creeper 1 2 Certhia americana
7 Cactus Wren 2 3 Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
7 Rock Wren 1 2 Salpinctes obsoletus
7 Canyon Wren 2 1 Catherpes mexicanus
7 Bewick's Wren 5 7 Thryomanes bewickii
6 House Wren 2 2 Troglodytes aedon
1 Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
7 Marsh Wren 3 5 Cistothorus palustris
2 Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
7 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8 12 Regulus calendula
7 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 3 Polioptila caerulea
7 California Gnatcatcher 1 2 Polioptila californica
6 Black-tailed Gnatcatcher 1 1 Polioptila melanura
5 Black-capped Gnatcatcher 2 2 Polioptila nigriceps
1 American Dipper 1 1 Cinclus mexicanus
1 Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
6 Western Bluebird 1 5 Sialia mexicana
4 Mountain Bluebird 1 1 Sialia currucoides
2 Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi
7 Hermit Thrush 5 35 Catharus guttatus
4 Rufous-backed Robin 1 1 Turdus rufopalliatus
7 American Robin 1 50 Turdus migratorius
1 Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius
7 Wrentit 2 6 Chamaea fasciata
7 Northern Mockingbird 7 10 Mimus polyglottos
4 Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus
4 Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
6 Bendire's Thrasher 2 2 Toxostoma bendirei
7 Curve-billed Thrasher 4 10 Toxostoma curvirostre
7 California Thrasher 1 2 Toxostoma redivivum
7 Crissal Thrasher 2 2 Toxostoma crissale
7 Le Conte's Thrasher 1 3 Toxostoma lecontei
7 European Starling 7 200 Sturnus vulgaris
7 American Pipit 6 150 Anthus rubescens
4 Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii
5 Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
7 Phainopepla 1 2 Phainopepla nitens
2 Olive Warbler 1 1 Peucedramus taeniatus
1 Tennessee Warbler 1 1 Vermivora peregrina
7 Orange-crowned Warbler 6 8 Vermivora celata
1 Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla
1 Northern Parula Parula americana
2 Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
7 "Audubon's" Yellow-rumped Warbler 7 125 Dendroica coronata coronata
3 "Myrtle" Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 2 Dendroica coronata auduboni
3 Black-throated Gray Warbler 2 2 Dendroica nigrescens
7 Townsend's Warbler 2 6 Dendroica townsendi
1 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
7 Common Yellowthroat 5 5 Geothlypis trichas
1 Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina
3 Wilson's Warbler 2 1 Wilsonia pusilla
7 Painted Redstart 1 3 Myioborus pictus
3 Summer Tanager 2 1 Piranga rubra
2 Western Tanager 1 1 Piranga ludoviciana
7 Green-tailed Towhee 2 1 Pipilo chlorurus
7 Spotted Towhee 5 7 Pipilo maculatus
7 Canyon Towhee 4 8 Pipilo fuscus
7 California Towhee 2 8 Pipilo crissalis
7 Abert's Towhee 5 10 Pipilo aberti
6 Rufous-winged Sparrow 1 9 Aimophila carpalis
2 Cassin's Sparrow Aimophila cassinii
7 Rufous-crowned Sparrow 2 3 Aimophila ruficeps
7 Chipping Sparrow 5 40 Spizella passerina
1 Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida
7 Brewer's Sparrow 4 50 Spizella breweri
4 Black-chinned Sparrow 1 1 Spizella atrogularis
7 Vesper Sparrow 5 100 Pooecetes gramineus
7 Lark Sparrow 3 50 Chondestes grammacus
7 Black-throated Sparrow 2 12 Amphispiza bilineata
7 "Saltbush" Sage Sparrow 1 30 Amphispiza belli nevadensis
7 Lark Bunting 2 100 Calamospiza melanocorys
7 Savannah Sparrow 8 60 Passerculus sandwichensis
3 "Belding's" Savannah Sparrow 1 1 Passerculus sandwichensis beldingi
5 "Large-billed" Savannah Sparrow 1 2 Passerculus sandwichensis rostratus
5 Grasshopper Sparrow 1 1 Ammodramus savannarum
2 Baird's Sparrow Ammodramus bairdii
1 Le Conte's Sparrow Ammodramus leconteii
3 "Sooty" Fox Sparrow 1 1 Passerella iliaca unalaschcensis
2 "Slate-colored" Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca schistacea
7 Song Sparrow 7 8 Melospiza melodia
7 Lincoln's Sparrow 4 2 Melospiza lincolnii
4 Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
1 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
2 Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula
7 White-crowned Sparrow 8 1000 Zonotrichia leucophrys
4 Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
3 "Slate-colored" Dark-eyed Junco 1 1 Junco hyemalis hyemalis
7 "Oregon" Slate-colored Junco 6 25 Junco hyemalis oregonus
7 "Gray-headed" Dark-eyed Junco 2 10 Junco hyemalis caniceps
7 "Pink-sided" Dark-eyed Junco 3 6 Junco hyemalis mearnsi
7 Yellow-eyed Junco 2 17 Junco phaeonotus
3 McCown's Longspur Calcarius mccownii
3 Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
1 Smith's Longspur Calcarius pictus
7 Chestnut-collared Longspur 1 80 Calcarius ornatus
7 Northern Cardinal 4 10 Cardinalis cardinalis
7 Pyrrhuloxia 4 15 Cardinalis sinuatus
1 Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
7 Lazuli Bunting 1 1 Passerina amoena
1 Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
7 Red-winged Blackbird 8 1000 Agelaius phoeniceus
7 Tricolored Blackbird 1 10 Agelaius tricolor
7 "Lilian's" Eastern Meadowlark 2 45 Sturnella magna lilianae
7 Western Meadowlark 7 200 Sturnella neglecta
7 Yellow-headed Blackbird 2 4000 Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
7 Brewer's Blackbird 8 500 Euphagus cyanocephalus
1 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
7 Great-tailed Grackle 8 300 Quiscalus mexicanus
5 Bronzed Cowbird 1 8 Molothrus aeneus
7 Brown-headed Cowbird 5 500 Molothrus ater
1 Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
2 Streak-backed Oriole Icterus pustulatus
2 Bullock's Oriole 1 2 Icterus bullockii
4 Scott's Oriole Icterus parisorum
1 Red Crossbill 1 12 Loxia curvirostra
3 Purple Finch 1 1 Carpodacus purpureus
1 Cassin's Finch 1 1 Carpodacus cassinii
7 House Finch 8 50 Carpodacus mexicanus
6 Pine Siskin 2 35 Carduelis pinus
7 Lesser Goldfinch 6 75 Carduelis psaltria
5 Lawrence's Goldfinch 1 4 Carduelis lawrencei
5 American Goldfinch 2 3 Carduelis tristis
7 House Sparrow 8 150 Passer domesticus

Mammals

1 Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana
7 Desert Cottontail X Sylvilagus audubonii
7 Brush Rabbit X Sylvilagus bachmani
7 Black-tailed Jackrabbit X Lepus californicus
4 Cliff Chipmunk Tamias dorsalis
1 White-tailed Antelope Squirrel Ammospermophilus leucurus
7 California Ground Squirrel X Spermophilus beecheyi
2 Round-tailed Ground Squirrel Spermophilus tereticaudus
4 Rock Squirrel X Spermophilus variegatus
7 Arizona Gray Squirrel X Sciurus arizonensis
6 Western Gray Squirrel X Sciurus griseus
1 Botta's Pocket Gopher Thomomys bottae
3 Common Muskrat X Ondatra zibetheca
6 Coyote X Canis latrans
1 California Sea Lion Zalophus californianus
7 Harbor Seal X Phoca vitulina
3 Pronghorn X Antilocapra americana
1 Collared Peccary Tayassu tajacu
4 Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus
6 White-tailed Deer X Odocoileus virginianus
3 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
3 Western Fence Lizard X Sceloporus occidentalis

Butterflies

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