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WINGS Birding Tours – Bird List

Arizona and Utah

Fall Migration in the Canyonlands

Cumulative Checklist

With Jake Mohlmann as leader

  • Column A = number of tours out of nine on which this species has been recorded
  • Column B = number of days this species was seen on the 2011 tour
  • Column C = maximum daily count for this species on the 2011 tour
A B C
1 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
4 Greater White-fronted Goose 1 2 Anser albifrons
9 Canada Goose 5 130 Branta canadensis
1 Wood Duck 1 1 Aix sponsa
9 Gadwall 4 120 Anas strepera
9 American Wigeon 6 85 Anas americana
9 Mallard 8 350 Anas platyrhynchos
1 Mexican Mallard 1 2 Anas platyrhynchos diazi
7 Blue-winged Teal 4 7 Anas discors
9 Cinnamon Teal 3 2 Anas cyanoptera
9 Northern Shoveler 8 150 Anas clypeata
9 Northern Pintail 3 200 Anas acuta
9 Green-winged Teal 7 80 Anas crecca
9 Redhead 5 8 Aythya americana
9 Ring-necked Duck 2 2 Aythya collaris
4 Lesser Scaup 1 2 Aythya affinis
1 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
2 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
9 Common Merganser 2 150 Mergus merganser
2 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
9 Ruddy Duck 7 150 Oxyura jamaicensis
2 Dusky Grouse Dendragapus obscurus
9 Wild Turkey 3 35 Meleagris gallopavo
1 Scaled Quail 1 15 Callipepla squamata
7 Gambel's Quail 2 3 Callipepla gambelii
1 Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica
9 Pied-billed Grebe 5 80 Podilymbus podiceps
9 Eared Grebe 7 30 Podiceps nigricollis
9 Western Grebe 3 2 Aechmophorus occidentalis
9 Clark's Grebe 1 12 Aechmophorus clarkii
9 American White Pelican 2 1 Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
1 Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
2 Neotropic Cormorant 1 1 Phalacrocorax brasilianus
9 Double-crested Cormorant 2 10 Phalacrocorax auritus
9 Great Blue Heron 7 20 Ardea herodias
9 Great Egret 1 6 Ardea alba
9 Snowy Egret 2 15 Egretta thula
1 Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
4 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
4 Green Heron 1 1 Butorides virescens
6 Black-crowned Night-Heron 2 6 Nycticorax nycticorax
9 White-faced Ibis 7 140 Plegadis chihi
9 Turkey Vulture 11 100 Cathartes aura
8 California Condor 1 5 Gymnogyps californianus
9 Osprey 7 3 Pandion haliaetus
9 Bald Eagle 4 2 Haliaeetus leucocephalus
9 Northern Harrier 3 1 Circus cyaneus
9 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 3 Accipiter striatus
8 Cooper's Hawk 1 2 Accipiter cooperii
1 Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
1 Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
4 Harris's Hawk 2 5 Parabuteo unicinctus
7 Swainson's Hawk 2 1 Buteo swainsoni
5 Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus
9 Red-tailed Hawk 11 20 Buteo jamaicensis
1 Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis
9 Golden Eagle 2 1 Aquila chrysaetos
9 American Kestrel 10 25 Falco sparverius
2 Merlin 1 1 Falco columarius
9 Peregrine Falcon 1 2 Falco peregrinus
8 Prairie Falcon 2 1 Falco mexicanus
5 Virginia Rail Rallus limicola
7 Sora Porzana carolina
8 American Coot 8 1500 Fulica americana
6 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
9 Killdeer 5 50 Charadrius vociferus
1 Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
9 Black-necked Stilt 2 100 Himantopus mexicanus
9 American Avocet 3 25 Recurvirostra americana
6 Greater Yellowlegs 2 10 Tringa melanoleuca
8 Lesser Yellowlegs 3 4 Tringa flavipes
5 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
7 Spotted Sandpiper 7 6 Actitis macularius
5 Long-billed Curlew 1 1 Numenius americanus
1 Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
2 Sanderling Calidris alba
8 Western Sandpiper 2 5 Calidris mauri
8 Least Sandpiper 3 90 Calidris minutilla
9 Baird's Sandpiper 1 2 Calidris bairdii
3 Pectoral Sandpiper 2 12 Calidris melanotos
5 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
2 Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
7 Long-billed Dowitcher 1 150 Limnodromus scolopaceus
7 Wilson's Snipe 2 4 Gallinago delicata
8 Wilson's Phalarope 5 40 Phalaropus tricolor
8 Red-necked Phalarope 2 2 Phalaropus lobatus
6 Sabine's Gull 1 1 Xema sabini
2 Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
8 Ring-billed Gull 2 3 Larus delawarensis
9 California Gull 2 22 Larus californicus
1 Herring Gull Larus argentatus
1 Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia
5 Common Tern Sterna hirundo
4 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
7 Black Tern Chlidonias niger
9 Rock Pigeon 6 40 Columba livia
3 Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
9 Eurasian Collared-Dove 9 250 Streptopelia decaocto
6 White-winged Dove 2 5 Zenaida asiatica
9 Mourning Dove 10 200 Zenaida macroura
9 Inca Dove 1 3 Columbina inca
1 Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina
1 Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis
6 Greater Roadrunner 2 1 Geococcyx californianus
2 Barn Owl Tyto alba
1 Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
1 Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
4 Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
2 Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi
9 White-throated Swift 5 500 Aeronautes saxatalis
7 Broad-billed Hummingbird 1 2 Cynanthus latirostris
1 White-eared Hummingbird Hylocharis leucotis
9 Black-chinned Hummingbird 5 5 Archilochus alexandri
8 Anna's Hummingbird 3 3 Calypte anna
2 Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae
8 Calliope Hummingbird 2 1 Stellula calliope
9 Broad-tailed Hummingbird 2 8 Selasphorus platycercus
9 Rufous Hummingbird 3 20 Selasphorus rufus
9 Belted Kingfisher 2 2 Megaceryle alcyon
9 Lewis's Woodpecker 2 4 Melanerpes lewis
9 Acorn Woodpecker 2 15 Melanerpes formicivorus
8 Gila Woodpecker 2 3 Melanerpes uropygialis
8 Williamson's Sapsucker 2 3 Sphyrapicus thyroideus
7 Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis
8 Ladder-backed Woodpecker 1 1 Picoides scalaris
7 Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
9 Hairy Woodpecker 7 4 Picoides villosus
5 American Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides dorsalis
9 Northern Flicker 7 8 Colaptes auratus
7 Gilded Flicker Colaptes chrysoides
7 Olive-sided Flycatcher 2 1 Contopus cooperi
9 Western Wood-Pewee 7 20 Contopus sordidulus
8 Willow Flycatcher 3 2 Empidonax traillii
8 Hammond's Flycatcher 4 9 Empidonax hammondii
8 Gray Flycatcher 1 2 Empidonax wrightii
5 Dusky Flycatcher 3 1 Empidonax oberholseri
6 Pacific-slope Flycatcher 1 1 Empidonax difficilis
1 Cordilleran Flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis
9 Black Phoebe 5 2 Sayornis nigricans
9 Say's Phoebe 8 3 Sayornis saya
3 Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
3 Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
1 Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
5 Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans
9 Western Kingbird 6 20 Tyrannus verticalis
1 Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
9 Loggerhead Shrike 6 4 Lanius ludovicianus
9 Bell's Vireo 1 3 Vireo bellii
1 Gray Vireo Vireo vicinior
9 Plumbeous Vireo 2 2 Vireo plumbeus
7 Cassin's Vireo 1 1 Vireo cassinii
7 Hutton's Vireo 1 1 Vireo huttoni
9 Warbling Vireo 7 6 Vireo gilvus
1 Red-eyed Vireo 1 1 Vireo olivaceus
9 Gray Jay 1 3 Perisoreus canadensis
9 Steller's Jay 4 12 Cyanocitta stelleri
9 Western Scrub-Jay 7 8 Aphelocoma californica
9 Mexican Jay 1 3 Aphelocoma ultramarina
9 Pinyon Jay 4 150 Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
8 Clark's Nutcracker 3 7 Nucifraga columbiana
9 Black-billed Magpie 3 25 Pica hudsonia
9 American Crow 3 20 Corvus brachyrhynchos
9 Common Raven 11 105 Corvus corax
9 Horned Lark 5 350 Eremophila alpestris
1 Purple Martin Progne subis
8 Tree Swallow 2 4 Tachycineta bicolor
9 Violet-green Swallow 7 200 Tachycineta thalassina
9 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 6 26 Stelgidopteryx serripennis
9 Bank Swallow 5 15 Riparia riparia
7 Cliff Swallow 2 4 Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
9 Barn Swallow 6 15 Hirundo rustica
5 Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
9 Mountain Chickadee 4 12 Poecile gambeli
6 Bridled Titmouse 1 2 Baeolophus wollweberi
8 Juniper Titmouse 2 6 Baeolophus ridgwayi
9 Verdin 2 15 Auriparus flaviceps
9 Bushtit 1 10 Psaltriparus minimus
9 Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 1 Sitta canadensis
9 White-breasted Nuthatch 8 10 Sitta carolinensis
9 Pygmy Nuthatch 6 40 Sitta pygmaea
7 Brown Creeper 1 2 Certhia americana
8 Cactus Wren 1 6 Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
9 Rock Wren 9 4 Salpinctes obsoletus
9 Canyon Wren 2 3 Catherpes mexicanus
9 Bewick's Wren 2 2 Thryomanes bewickii
9 House Wren 5 8 Troglodytes aedon
7 Marsh Wren 3 2 Cistothorus palustris
9 American Dipper 1 4 Cinclus mexicanus
9 Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 6 Regulus satrapa
8 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4 4 Regulus calendula
9 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3 4 Polioptila caerulea
7 Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura
9 Western Bluebird 9 120 Sialia mexicana
9 Mountain Bluebird 4 25 Sialia currucoides
9 Townsend's Solitaire 2 4 Myadestes townsendi
2 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
6 Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
9 American Robin 7 110 Turdus migratorius
6 Gray Catbird 2 3 Dumetella carolinensis
9 Northern Mockingbird 5 8 Mimus polyglottos
9 Sage Thrasher 2 12 Oreoscoptes montanus
9 Curve-billed Thrasher 1 7 Toxostoma curvirostre
5 Crissal Thrasher 1 1 Toxostoma crissale
9 European Starling 7 150 Sturnus vulgaris
4 American Pipit Anthus rubescens
5 Cedar Waxwing 4 2 Bombycilla cedrorum
8 Phainopepla 1 20 Phainopepla nitens
9 Orange-crowned Warbler 5 8 Oreothlypis celata
9 Nashville Warbler 5 3 Oreothlypis ruficapilla
8 Virginia's Warbler 3 2 Oreothlypis virginiae
1 Lucy's Warbler Oreothlypis luciae
1 Northern Parula Parula americana
9 Yellow Warbler 8 6 Dendroica petechia
9 Yellow-rumped Warbler 6 30 Dendroica coronata
9 Black-throated Gray Warbler 4 3 Dendroica nigrescens
9 Townsend's Warbler 2 2 Dendroica townsendi
5 Hermit Warbler 2 2 Dendroica occidentalis
8 Grace's Warbler Dendroica graciae
1 American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
6 Northern Waterthrush 1 1 Parkesia noveboracensis
9 MacGillivray's Warbler 7 20 Oporornis tolmiei
9 Common Yellowthroat 1 1 Geothlypis trichas
9 Wilson's Warbler 7 10 Wilsonia pusilla
6 Painted Redstart 1 1 Myioborus pictus
9 Yellow-breasted Chat 3 3 Icteria virens
9 Green-tailed Towhee 6 25 Pipilo chlorurus
9 Spotted Towhee 4 4 Pipilo maculatus
8 Canyon Towhee 1 4 Melozone fuscus
9 Abert's Towhee 2 10 Melozone aberti
2 Rufous-crowned Sparrow 1 1 Aimophila ruficeps
9 Chipping Sparrow 10 75 Spizella passerina
9 Brewer's Sparrow 7 80 Spizella breweri
3 Black-chinned Sparrow 2 1 Spizella atrogularis
9 Vesper Sparrow 3 12 Pooecetes gramineus
9 Lark Sparrow 8 20 Chondestes grammacus
9 Black-throated Sparrow 1 2 Amphispiza bilineata
6 Sage Sparrow Amphispiza belli
9 Savannah Sparrow 2 3 Passerculus sandwichensis
9 Song Sparrow 2 2 Melospiza melodia
9 Lincoln's Sparrow 3 6 Melospiza lincolnii
9 White-crowned Sparrow 2 3 Zonotrichia leucophrys
8 Gray-headed Dark-eyed Junco 2 3 Junco hyemalis caniceps
5 Red-backed Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis dorsalis
6 Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava
6 Summer Tanager 1 2 Piranga rubra
9 Western Tanager 8 60 Piranga ludoviciana
9 Northern Cardinal 1 2 Cardinalis cardinalis
9 Black-headed Grosbeak 7 6 Pheucticus melanocephalus
9 Blue Grosbeak 4 15 Passerina caerulea
9 Lazuli Bunting 6 40 Passerina amoena
1 Dickcissel Spiza americana
1 Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
9 Red-winged Blackbird 3 25 Agelaius phoeniceus
9 Eastern Meadowlark 3 6 Sturnella magna lilanae
9 Western Meadowlark 2 3 Sturnella neglecta
9 Yellow-headed Blackbird 6 135 Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
9 Brewer's Blackbird 4 20 Euphagus cyanocephalus
9 Great-tailed Grackle 4 40 Quiscalus mexicanus
9 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 2 Molothrus ater
2 Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus
3 Bullock's Oriole 4 2 Icterus bullockii
2 Scott's Oriole Icterus parisorum
1 Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
6 Cassin's Finch 1 12 Carpodacus cassinii
9 House Finch 6 30 Carpodacus mexicanus
7 Red Crossbill 1 6 Loxia curvirostra
9 Pine Siskin 4 85 Carduelis pinus
9 Lesser Goldfinch 7 35 Carduelis psaltria
4 American Goldfinch 2 1 Carduelis tristis
3 Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus
9 House Sparrow 10 30 Passer domesticus

Mammals

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