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Arizona: Winter Birds

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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, X = Seen in 2008
A B C D
2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
1 Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
7 Snow Goose 1 30 Chen caerulescens
7 Ross's Goose 1 2 Chen rossii
5 Canada Goose 1 15 Branta canadensis
7 Gadwall 2 20 Anas strepera
7 American Wigeon 2 150 Anas americana
7 Mallard 4 25 Anas platyrhynchos
3 Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
7 Cinnamon Teal 1 2 Anas cyanoptera
7 Northern Shoveler 3 200 Anas clypeata
7 Northern Pintail 2 50 Anas acuta
7 Green-winged Teal 2 40 Anas crecca
7 Canvasback 1 30 Aythya valisineria
7 Redhead 1 10 Aythya americana
7 Ring-necked Duck 2 30 Aythya collaris
2 Greater Scaup Aythya marila
7 Lesser Scaup 1 3 Aythya affinis
6 Bufflehead 1 12 Bucephala albeola
4 Common Goldeneye 1 1 Bucephala clangula
3 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
6 Common Merganser Mergus merganser
7 Ruddy Duck 4 40 Oxyura jamaicensis
5 Scaled Quail 1 12 Callipepla squamata
7 Gambel's Quail 2 6 Callipepla gambelii
3 Montezuma Quail 1 6 Cyrtonyx montezumae
1 Common Loon Gavia immer
3 Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
7 Pied-billed Grebe 2 4 Podilymbus podiceps
1 Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
7 Eared Grebe 2 3 Podiceps nigricollis
5 Western Grebe 1 1 Aechmophorus occidentalis
1 Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii
6 Neotropic Cormorant 1 1 Phalacrocorax brasilianus
6 Double-crested Cormorant 1 1 Phalacrocorax auritus
7 Great Blue Heron 3 2 Ardea herodias
6 Great Egret 2 1 Ardea alba
3 Green Heron 1 1 Butorides virescens
2 Black-crowned Night-Heron 2 3 Nycticorax nycticorax
1 White-faced Ibis 1 1 Plegadis chihi
3 Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
6 Turkey Vulture 1 1 Cathartes aura
2 White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
2 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
7 Northern Harrier 4 15 Circus cyaneus
7 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 1 Accipiter striatus
7 Cooper's Hawk 2 1 Accipiter cooperii
6 Harris's Hawk 1 1 Parabuteo unicinctus
7 Red-tailed Hawk 4 25 Buteo jamaicensis
5 Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk 1 1 Buteo jamaicensis harlani
7 Ferruginous Hawk 2 3 Buteo regalis
1 Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
6 Golden Eagle 1 1 Aquila chrysaetos
1 Crested Caracara 1 3 Caracara cheriway
7 American Kestrel 5 6 Falco sparverius
5 Merlin 1 1 Falco columbarius
4 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
7 Prairie Falcon 1 2 Falco mexicanus
6 Virginia Rail 1 2 H Rallus limicola
6 Sora 2 2 H Porzana carolina
7 Common Moorhen 2 2 Gallinula chloropus
7 American Coot 3 50 Fulica americana
7 Sandhill Crane 1 1000s Grus canadensis
7 Killdeer 3 15 Charadrius vociferus
4 Mountain Plover 1 6 Charadrius montanus
2 Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
1 American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
1 Northern Jacana 1 1 Jacana spinosa
7 Spotted Sandpiper 1 1 Actitis macularius
3 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
2 Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus
7 Least Sandpiper 2 20 Calidris minutilla
4 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
4 Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
1 Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia
4 Ring-billed Gull 1 1 Larus delawarensis
1 California Gull Larus californicus
7 Rock Pigeon 5 50 Columba livia
5 Eurasian Collared-Dove 4 120 Streptopelia decaocto
6 White-winged Dove 1 1 Zenaida asiatica
7 Mourning Dove 5 100 Zenaida macroura
6 Inca Dove 2 10 Columbina inca
1 Common Ground-Dove 2 2 Columbina passerina
4 Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti
7 Greater Roadrunner 5 2 Geococcyx californianus
2 Barn Owl 1 2 Tyto alba
1 Western Screech-Owl Megascops kennicottii
4 Great Horned Owl 1 2 Bubo virginianus
2 Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
2 White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis
1 Magnificent Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens
6 Anna's Hummingbird 2 1 Calypte anna
1 Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae
1 Elegant Trogon Trogon elegans
6 Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
2 Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
3 Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis
7 Acorn Woodpecker 3 6 Melanerpes formicivorus
7 Gila Woodpecker 4 10 Melanerpes uropygialis
1 Williamson's Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
7 Red-naped Sapsucker 1 1 Sphyrapicus nuchalis
1 Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber
7 Ladder-backed Woodpecker 5 6 Picoides scalaris
1 Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
5 Arizona Woodpecker 1 1 Picoides arizonae
7 Northern Flicker 4 4 Colaptes auratus
5 Gilded Flicker Colaptes chrysoides
1 Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax
4 Hammond's Flycatcher 3 1 Empidonax hammondii
7 Gray Flycatcher 2 4 Empidonax wrightii
4 Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri
7 Black Phoebe 5 6 Sayornis nigricans
1 Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phobe
7 Say's Phoebe 5 12 Sayornis saya
6 Vermilion Flycatcher 5 10 Pyrocephalus rubinus
5 Ash-throated Flycatcher 1 3 Myiarchus cinerascens
7 Loggerhead Shrike 4 4 Lanius ludovicianus
4 Plumbeous Vireo 2 1 Vireo plumbeus
6 Hutton's Vireo 1 2 Vireo huttoni
2 Steller's Jay 1 1 Cyanocitta stelleri
2 Western Scrub-Jay 1 1 Aphelocoma californica
7 Mexican Jay 3 12 Aphelocoma ultramarina
7 Chihuahuan Raven 2 100 Corvus cryptoleucus
7 Common Raven 4 20 Corvus corax
7 Horned Lark 3 20 Eremophila alpestris
1 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
7 Bridled Titmouse 3 6 Baeolophus wollweberi
7 Verdin 3 4 Auriparus flaviceps
4 Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
7 White-breasted Nuthatch 3 10 Sitta carolinensis
7 Cactus Wren 1 1 Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
6 Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus
7 Canyon Wren 1 1 Catherpes mexicanus
7 Bewick's Wren 3 5 Thryomanes bewickii
4 House Wren 1 1 Troglodytes aedon
7 Marsh Wren 3 2 Cistothorus palustris
7 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5 25 Regulus calendula
2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
4 Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura
5 Black-capped Gnatcatcher Polioptila nigriceps
3 Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
7 Western Bluebird 2 25 Sialia mexicana
2 Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides
2 Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi
7 Hermit Thrush 2 4 Catharus guttatus
1 Rufous-backed Robin Turdus rufopalliatus
5 American Robin 1 6 Turdus migratorius
7 Northern Mockingbird 2 1 Mimus polyglottos
1 Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus
7 Bendire's Thrasher 2 2 Toxostoma bendirei
7 Curve-billed Thrasher 2 1 Toxostoma curvirostre
5 Crissal Thrasher Toxostoma crissale
7 European Starling 3 20 Sturnus vulgaris
7 American Pipit 1 1 Anthus rubescens
3 Cedar Waxwing 1 10 Bombycilla cedrorum
7 Phainopepla 1 1 Phainopepla nitens
3 Olive Warbler 2 1 Peucedramus taeniatus
7 Orange-crowned Warbler 3 3 Vermivora celata
1 Northern Parula Parula americana
7 Yellow-rumped Warbler 4 25 Dendroica coronata
3 Black-throated Gray Warbler 3 1 Dendroica nigrescens
1 Townsend's Warbler 2 3 Dendroica townsendi
1 Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum
1 American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
1 Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla
7 Common Yellowthroat 3 1 Geothlypis trichas
4 Painted Redstart 1 2 Myioborus pictus
6 Green-tailed Towhee 1 2 Pipilo chlorurus
7 Spotted Towhee 1 6 Pipilo maculatus
7 Canyon Towhee 1 2 Pipilo fuscus
7 Abert's Towhee 2 8 Pipilo aberti
6 Rufous-winged Sparrow 1 2 Aimophila carpalis
3 Cassin's Sparrow Aimophila cassinii
7 Rufous-crowned Sparrow 1 2 Aimophila ruficeps
7 Chipping Sparrow 4 50 Spizella passerina
7 Brewer's Sparrow 2 30 Spizella breweri
7 Vesper Sparrow 3 20 Pooecetes gramineus
7 Lark Sparrow 3 10 Chondestes grammacus
7 Black-throated Sparrow 1 3 Amphispiza bilineata
7 Sage Sparrow 1 5 Amphispiza belli
7 Lark Bunting 2 40 Calamospiza melanocorys
7 Savannah Sparrow 1 8 Passerculus sandwichensis
4 Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
2 Fox Sparrow (Slate-colored) 1 1 Passerella illiaca schistacea
7 Song Sparrow 3 6 Melospiza melodia
7 Lincoln's Sparrow 4 2 Melospiza lincolnii
6 Swamp Sparrow 1 1 Melospiza georgiana
1 White-throated Sparrow 1 1 Zonotrichia albicollis
7 White-crowned Sparrow 5 100 Zonotrichia leucophrys
7 Gray-headed Dark-eyed Junco 2 20 Junco hyemalis
3 Oregon Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
4 Pink-sided Dark-eyed Junco 1 2 Junco hyemalis
5 Yellow-eyed Junco 1 6 Junco phaeonotus
4 McCown's Longspur 1 1 Calcarius mccownii
6 Chestnut-collared Longspur 1 75 Calcarius ornatus
1 Hepatic Tanager 1 2 Piranga flava
7 Northern Cardinal 2 4 Cardinalis cardinalis
7 Pyrrhuloxia 4 6 Cardinalis sinuatus
4 Lazuli Bunting 1 2 Passerina amoena
7 Red-winged Blackbird 5 1000+ Agelaius phoeniceus
7 Lilian's Eastern Meadowlark 3 10 Sturnella magna lilianae
7 Western Meadowlark 1 10 Sturnella neglecta
7 Yellow-headed Blackbird 2 200 Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
7 Brewer's Blackbird 1 100s Euphagus cyanocephalus
7 Great-tailed Grackle 3 50 Quiscalus mexicanus
1 Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus
7 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 20 Molothrus ater
1 Pine Siskin 2 4 Carduelis pinus
1 Cassin's Finch Carpodacus cassinii
7 House Finch 5 15 Carpodacus mexicanus
7 Lesser Goldfinch 4 10 Spinus psaltria
2 Lawrence's Goldfinch Spinus lawrencei
1 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
7 House Sparrow 3 10 Passer domesticus

Mammals

6 Desert Cottontail x Sylvilagus audubonii
2 Black-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus californicus
5 Rock Squirrel x Spermophilus variegatus
6 Arizona Gray Squirrel x Sciurus arizonensis
1 pocket gopher species Thomomys sp.
6 Coyote x Canis latrans
4 Bobcat Lynx rufus
3 Mule Deer x Odocoileus hemionus
7 White-tailed Deer x Odocoileus virginianus
3 Pronghorn x Antilocapra americana

Butterflies

1 Mexican Yellow Eurema mexicana
1 Fatal Metalmark Calephelis nemesis
1 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui