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WINGS Birding Tours – Bird List

Arizona and Utah

Fall Migration in the Canyonlands

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Cumulative Checklist

With Gary Rosenberg as leader

  • Column A = number of tours out of seven on which this species has been recorded
  • Column B = number of days this species was seen on the 2008 tour
  • Column C = maximum daily count for this species on the 2008 tour
  • Column D = H = Heard
A B C D
1 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
3 Greater White-fronted Goose 1 1 Anser albifrons
7 Canada Goose 6 100 Branta canadensis
7 Gadwall 3 25 Anas strepera
7 American Wigeon 3 50 Anas americana
7 Mallard 8 100's Anas platyrhynchos
5 Blue-winged Teal 2 8 Anas discors
7 Cinnamon Teal 8 30 Anas cyanoptera
7 Northern Shoveler 7 30 Anas clypeata
7 Northern Pintail 4 20 Anas acuta
7 Green-winged Teal 4 100's Anas crecca
7 Redhead 2 25 Aythya americana
7 Ring-necked Duck 2 10 Aythya collaris
2 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
1 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
1 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
7 Common Merganser 1 5 Mergus merganser
2 Red-breasted Merganser 1 1 Mergus serrator
7 Ruddy Duck 6 100's Oxyura jamaicensis
6 Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii
2 Dusky Grouse 1 2 Dendragapus obscurus
7 Wild Turkey 3 20 Meleagris gallopavo
1 Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica
7 Pied-billed Grebe 4 10 Podilymbus podiceps
7 Eared Grebe 4 20 Podiceps nigricollis
7 Western Grebe 3 250 Aechmophorus occidentalis
7 Clark's Grebe 1 1 Aechmophorus clarkii
7 American White Pelican 4 20 Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
1 Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
7 Double-crested Cormorant 4 10 Phalacrocorax auritus
7 Great Blue Heron 7 5 Ardea herodias
7 Great Egret 2 2 Ardea alba
7 Snowy Egret 3 6 Egretta thula
1 Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
4 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
2 Green Heron Butorides virescens
4 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
7 White-faced Ibis 4 200 Plegadis chihi
7 Turkey Vulture 10 40 Cathartes aura
7 California Condor 1 12 Gymnogyps californianus
7 Osprey 2 1 Pandion haliaetus
7 Bald Eagle 1 2 Haliaeetus leucocephalus
7 Northern Harrier 4 2 Circus cyaneus
7 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 Accipiter striatus
6 Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
1 Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
1 Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
2 Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
5 Swainson's Hawk 2 2 Buteo swainsoni
4 Zone-tailed Hawk 1 1 Buteo albonotatus
7 Red-tailed Hawk 8 5 Buteo jamaicensis
1 Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis
7 Golden Eagle 2 1 Aquila chrysaetos
7 American Kestrel 8 12 Falco sparverius
7 Peregrine Falcon 1 1 Falco peregrinus
6 Prairie Falcon 1 2 Falco mexicanus
4 Virginia Rail 1 1 H Rallus limicola
6 Sora 3 1 Porzana carolina
7 American Coot 8 1000 Fulica americana
5 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
7 Killdeer 7 10 Charadrius vociferus
1 Black-bellied Plover 1 1 Pluvialis squatarola
7 Black-necked Stilt 1 30 Himantopus mexicanus
7 American Avocet 2 25 Recurvirostra americana
5 Spotted Sandpiper 4 2 Actitis macularius
5 Solitary Sandpiper 1 2 Tringa solitaria
4 Greater Yellowlegs 2 3 Tringa melanoleuca
6 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 5 Tringa flavipes
3 Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus
1 Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
1 Sanderling Calidris alba
6 Western Sandpiper 2 8 Calidris mauri
6 Least Sandpiper 2 10 Calidris minutilla
7 Baird's Sandpiper 2 2 Calidris bairdii
2 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
4 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
2 Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
5 Long-billed Dowitcher 1 30 Limnodromus scolopaceus
6 Wilson's Snipe 2 8 Gallinago delicata
6 Wilson's Phalarope 3 8 Phalaropus tricolor
6 Red-necked Phalarope 2 20 Phalaropus lobatus
2 Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan
1 Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia
6 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
7 California Gull 2 10 Larus californicus
1 Herring Gull Larus argentatus
4 Sabine's Gull 2 3 Xema sabini
7 Black Tern 1 17 Chlidonias niger
4 Common Tern 1 2 Sterna hirundo
4 Forster's Tern 2 2 Sterna forsteri
7 Rock Pigeon 1 1 Columba livia
3 Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
7 Eurasian Collared-Dove 6 25 Streptopelia decaocto
5 White-winged Dove 1 3 Zenaida asiatica
7 Mourning Dove 10 25 Zenaida macroura
7 Inca Dove 1 2 Columbina inca
5 Greater Roadrunner 2 2 Geococcyx californianus
1 Barn Owl Tyto alba
1 Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
4 Common Nighthawk 1 1 Chordeiles minor
1 Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi
7 White-throated Swift 2 10 Aeronautes saxatalis
5 Broad-billed Hummingbird 1 2 Cynanthus latirostris
1 White-eared Hummingbird Hylocharis leucotis
7 Black-chinned Hummingbird 6 10 Archilochus alexandri
6 Anna's Hummingbird 1 2 Calypte anna
2 Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae
6 Calliope Hummingbird Stellula calliope
7 Broad-tailed Hummingbird 4 1 Selasphorus platycercus
7 Rufous Hummingbird 5 3 Selasphorus rufus
7 Belted Kingfisher 2 1 Megaceryle alcyon
7 Lewis's Woodpecker 1 1 Melanerpes lewis
7 Acorn Woodpecker 1 2 Melanerpes formicivorus
6 Gila Woodpecker 2 5 Melanerpes uropygialis
6 Williamson's Sapsucker 1 1 Sphyrapicus thyroideus
6 Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis
6 Ladder-backed Woodpecker 1 1 Picoides scalaris
7 Downy Woodpecker 1 1 Picoides pubescens
7 Hairy Woodpecker 2 3 Picoides villosus
5 American Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides dorsalis
7 Northern Flicker 5 3 Colaptes auratus
7 Gilded Flicker 1 1 H Colaptes chrysoides
5 Olive-sided Flycatcher 1 1 Contopus cooperi
7 Western Wood-Pewee 5 6 Contopus sordidulus
7 Willow Flycatcher 2 1 Empidonax traillii
6 Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii
6 Gray Flycatcher Empidonax wrightii
4 Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri
5 Pacific-slope Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis
1 Cordilleran Flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis
7 Black Phoebe 5 2 Sayornis nigricans
7 Say's Phoebe 6 4 Sayornis saya
2 Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
3 Ash-throated Flycatcher 1 1 Myiarchus cinerascens
1 Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
4 Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans
7 Western Kingbird 5 4 Tyrannus verticalis
1 Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
7 Loggerhead Shrike 2 1 Lanius ludovicianus
7 Bell's Vireo 1 3 Vireo bellii
7 Plumbeous Vireo 3 2 Vireo plumbeus
5 Cassin's Vireo 1 1 Vireo cassinii
6 Hutton's Vireo 1 2 Vireo huttoni
7 Warbling Vireo 4 4 Vireo gilvus
1 Gray Vireo 1 2 Vireo vicinior
7 Gray Jay 1 2 Perisoreus canadensis
7 Steller's Jay 6 2 Cyanocitta stelleri
7 Western Scrub-Jay 4 2 Aphelocoma californica
7 Mexican Jay 1 10 Aphelocoma ultramarina
7 Pinyon Jay 4 100 Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
6 Clark's Nutcracker 4 1 Nucifraga columbiana
7 Black-billed Magpie 1 20 Pica hudsonia
7 American Crow 5 25 Corvus brachyrhynchos
7 Common Raven 11 50 Corvus corax
7 Horned Lark 4 25 Eremophila alpestris
1 Purple Martin Progne subis
7 Tree Swallow 3 20 Tachycineta bicolor
7 Violet-green Swallow 5 50 Tachycineta thalassina
7 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 4 50 Stelgidopteryx serripennis
7 Bank Swallow 5 50 Riparia riparia
6 Cliff Swallow 3 1 Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
7 Barn Swallow 7 25 Hirundo rustica
5 Black-capped Chickadee 1 2 Poecile atricapillus
7 Mountain Chickadee 5 2 Poecile gambeli
5 Bridled Titmouse 1 4 Baeolophus wollweberi
6 Juniper Titmouse 2 2 Baeolophus ridgwayi
7 Verdin 2 4 Auriparus flaviceps
7 Bushtit 2 4 Psaltriparus minimus
7 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 1 Sitta canadensis
7 White-breasted Nuthatch 3 2 Sitta carolinensis
7 Pygmy Nuthatch 4 10 Sitta pygmaea
6 Brown Creeper 2 1 Certhia americana
7 Cactus Wren 2 1 Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
7 Rock Wren 3 2 Salpinctes obsoletus
7 Canyon Wren 4 3 Catherpes mexicanus
7 Bewick's Wren 1 1 Thryomanes bewickii
7 House Wren 4 2 Troglodytes aedon
5 Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
7 American Dipper 1 2 Cinclus mexicanus
7 Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 2 Regulus satrapa
6 Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
7 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5 20 Polioptila caerulea
6 Black-tailed Gnatcatcher 1 2 Polioptila melanura
7 Western Bluebird 11 50 Sialia mexicana
7 Mountain Bluebird 5 10 Sialia currucoides
7 Townsend's Solitaire 2 2 Myadestes townsendi
2 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
5 Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
7 American Robin 6 10 Turdus migratorius
4 Gray Catbird 1 2 Dumetella carolinensis
7 Northern Mockingbird 2 2 Mimus polyglottos
7 Sage Thrasher 1 1 Oreoscoptes montanus
7 Curve-billed Thrasher 2 2 Toxostoma curvirostre
4 Crissal Thrasher 1 1 H Toxostoma crissale
7 European Starling 5 20 Sturnus vulgaris
4 American Pipit Anthus rubescens
3 Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
6 Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens
7 Orange-crowned Warbler 3 4 Vermivora celata
7 Nashville Warbler 3 1 Vermivora ruficapilla
7 Virginia's Warbler 2 1 Vermivora virginiae
1 Northern Parula Parula americana
7 Yellow Warbler 9 12 Dendroica petechia
7 Yellow-rumped Warbler 4 4 Dendroica coronata
7 Black-throated Gray Warbler 2 2 Dendroica nigrescens
7 Townsend's Warbler 1 1 Dendroica townsendi
3 Hermit Warbler 1 1 Dendroica occidentalis
7 Grace's Warbler 3 4 Dendroica graciae
4 Northern Waterthrush 2 1 Seiurus noveboracensis
7 MacGillivray's Warbler 6 12 Oporornis tolmiei
7 Common Yellowthroat 1 1 Geothlypis trichas
7 Wilson's Warbler 5 12 Wilsonia pusilla
5 Painted Redstart 1 2 Myioborus pictus
7 Yellow-breasted Chat 2 2 Icteria virens
7 Green-tailed Towhee 3 2 Pipilo chlorurus
7 Spotted Towhee 4 2 Pipilo maculatus
6 Canyon Towhee 1 2 Pipilo fuscus
7 Abert's Towhee 2 2 Pipilo aberti
1 Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps
7 Chipping Sparrow 4 4 Spizella passerina
7 Brewer's Sparrow 6 25 Spizella breweri
2 Black-chinned Sparrow 1 2 Spizella atrogularis
7 Vesper Sparrow 5 2 Pooecetes gramineus
7 Lark Sparrow 3 1 Chondestes grammacus
7 Black-throated Sparrow 3 2 Amphispiza bilineata
6 Sage Sparrow Amphispiza belli
7 Savannah Sparrow 3 20 Passerculus sandwichensis
7 Song Sparrow 1 1 Melospiza melodia
7 Lincoln's Sparrow 2 1 Melospiza lincolnii
7 White-crowned Sparrow 2 2 Zonotrichia leucophrys
6 "Gray-headed" Dark-eyed Junco 4 4 Junco hyemalis caniceps
4 "Red-backed" Dark-eyed Junco 2 4 Junco hyemalis dorsalis
5 Hepatic Tanager 1 2 Piranga flava
4 Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
7 Western Tanager 7 6 Piranga ludoviciana
7 Northern Cardinal 2 3 Cardinalis cardinalis
7 Black-headed Grosbeak 1 4 Pheucticus melanocephalus
7 Blue Grosbeak 2 3 Passerina caerulea
7 Lazuli Bunting 5 6 Passerina amoena
1 Dickcissel Spiza americana
1 Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
7 Red-winged Blackbird 5 20 Agelaius phoeniceus
7 Eastern Meadowlark 2 5 Sturnella magna
7 Western Meadowlark 3 6 Sturnella neglecta
7 Yellow-headed Blackbird 5 50 Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
7 Brewer's Blackbird 7 25 Euphagus cyanocephalus
7 Great-tailed Grackle 4 10 Quiscalus mexicanus
7 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 4 Molothrus ater
1 Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus
2 Bullock's Oriole 1 3 Icterus bullockii
2 Scott's Oriole 1 2 Icterus parisorum
1 Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
5 Cassin's Finch 1 2 Carpodacus cassinii
7 House Finch 4 30 Carpodacus mexicanus
5 Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
7 Pine Siskin 4 4 Spinus pinus
7 Lesser Goldfinch 9 20 Spinus psaltria
3 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
3 Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus
7 House Sparrow 6 10 Passer domesticus

Mammals

7 Desert Cottontail 1 Sylvilagus audubonii
2 Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus
1 Antelope Jackrabbit Lepus alleni
7 Black-tailed Jackrabbit 1 Lepus californicus
1 Gray-collared Chipmunk Tamias cinereicollis
6 Cliff Chipmunk Tamias dorsalis
5 Least Chipmunk 3 Tamias minimus
5 Uinta Chipmunk Tamias umbrinus
3 White-tailed Antelope Squirrel Ammospermophilus leucurus
1 Uinta Ground Squirrel Spermophilus armatus
6 Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel 3 Spermophilus lateralis
7 Rock Squirrel 4 Spermophilus variegatus
7 Gunnison's Prairie Dog 3 Cynomys gunnisoni
4 White-tailed Prairie Dog Cynomys leucurus
5 Utah Prairie Dog 1 Cynomys parvidens
4 Abert's Squirrel Sciurus aberti
2 Kaibab' Squirrel 1 Sciurus aberti kaibabensis
7 Red Squirrel 1 Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
2 Beaver Castor canadensis
1 Long-tailed Vole Microtus longicaudus
2 Common Muskrat Ondatra zibetheca
6 Coyote 2 Canis latrans
1 Gray (Mexican) Wolf Canis lupus
2 Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis
1 Bobcat Lynx rufus
6 Elk (Wapiti) 2 Cervus elaphus
7 Mule Deer 3 Odocoileus hermionus
2 White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus
7 Pronghorn 4 Antilocapra americana
2 Bighorn Sheep 2 Ovis canadensis