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WINGS Birding Tours – Bird List

Oregon in Spring

Cumulative Checklist

With Rich Hoyer as leader

  • Column A = Number of tours out of eight 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
  • Column D = H = heard only, N = nesting evidence observed, X = seen in 2011
A B C D
2 Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
2 Ross's Goose Chen rossii
6 Brant 1 8 Branta bernicla
2 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
8 Canada Goose 10 75 N Branta canadensis
7 Trumpeter Swan 2 3 Cygnus buccinator
2 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
8 Wood Duck 3 9 Aix sponsa
8 Gadwall 6 20 Anas strepera
1 Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
8 American Wigeon 6 11 Anas americana
8 Mallard 10 45 Anas platyrhynchos
6 Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
8 Cinnamon Teal 6 18 Anas cyanoptera
8 Northern Shoveler 5 16 Anas clypeata
7 Northern Pintail 7 10 Anas acuta
8 Green-winged Teal 4 12 Anas crecca
8 Canvasback 2 16 Aythya valisineria
8 Redhead 2 35 Aythya americana
8 Ring-necked Duck 5 8 Aythya collaris
7 Greater Scaup 3 6 Aythya marila
8 Lesser Scaup 4 25 Aythya affinis
4 Harlequin Duck 1 12 Histrionicus histrionicus
8 Surf Scoter 3 60 Melanitta perspicillata
5 White-winged Scoter 2 3 Melanitta fusca
3 Black Scoter 3 18 Melanitta nigra
8 Bufflehead 2 15 Bucephala albeola
1 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
8 Barrow's Goldeneye 1 9 Bucephala islandica
8 Hooded Merganser 1 4 Lophodytes cucullatus
8 Common Merganser 3 14 Mergus merganser
6 Red-breasted Merganser 2 5 Mergus serrator
8 Ruddy Duck 1 10 Oxyura jamaicensis
8 Chukar 3 3 Alectoris chukar
8 Ring-necked Pheasant 2 4 Phasianus colchicus
2 Ruffed Grouse 1 1 H Bonasa umbellus
7 Sooty Grouse 1 7 Dendragapus fuliginosus
4 Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
7 Mountain Quail 1 2 Oreortyx pictus
8 California Quail 5 9 Callipepla californica
4 Red-throated Loon 1 15 Gavia stellata
7 Pacific Loon 3 75 Gavia pacifica
6 Common Loon 2 8 Gavia immer
8 Pied-billed Grebe 4 2 N Podilymbus podiceps
4 Horned Grebe 2 1 Podiceps auritus
8 Eared Grebe 1 30 Podiceps nigricollis
6 Red-necked Grebe 2 1 Podiceps grisegena
8 Western Grebe 5 25 Aechmophorus occidentalis
8 Clark's Grebe 4 3 Aechmophorus clarkii
1 Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
8 Brandt's Cormorant 3 75 Phalacrocorax penicillatus
8 Double-crested Cormorant 4 90 Phalacrocorax auritus
8 Pelagic Cormorant 3 50 Phalacrocorax pelagicus
8 American White Pelican 2 40 Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
8 Brown Pelican 3 34 Pelecanus occidentalis
5 American Bittern 2 1 Botaurus lentiginosus
8 Great Blue Heron 9 16 Ardea herodias
8 Great Egret 3 20 Ardea alba
3 Snowy Egret Egretta thula
1 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
3 Green Heron 2 15 Butorides virescens
8 Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 2 Nycticorax nycticorax
8 White-faced Ibis 3 300 Plegadis chihi
8 Turkey Vulture 10 16 Cathartes aura
8 Osprey 7 6 N Pandion haliaetus
8 Bald Eagle 9 10 Haliaeetus leucocephalus
8 Northern Harrier 6 5 Circus cyaneus
7 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 Accipiter striatus
3 Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
5 Northern Goshawk 1 1 N Accipiter gentilis
8 Swainson's Hawk 4 6 N Buteo swainsoni
8 Red-tailed Hawk 10 12 N Buteo jamaicensis
7 Ferruginous Hawk 3 7 Buteo regalis
8 Golden Eagle 2 7 Aquila chrysaetos
8 American Kestrel 7 10 N Falco sparverius
1 Merlin 1 1 Falco columbarius
7 Peregrine Falcon 1 1 Falco peregrinus
8 Prairie Falcon 2 5 N Falco mexicanus
8 Virginia Rail 6 6 Rallus limicola
8 Sora 2 5 Porzana carolina
8 American Coot 6 15 N Fulica americana
8 Sandhill Crane 4 18 Grus canadensis
2 Black-bellied Plover 1 1 Pluvialis squatarola
1 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
8 Killdeer 8 15 N Charadrius vociferus
8 Black Oystercatcher 3 6 Haematopus bachmani
8 Black-necked Stilt 2 12 Himantopus mexicanus
8 American Avocet 4 20 Recurvirostra americana
8 Spotted Sandpiper 6 3 Actitis macularius
5 Wandering Tattler 2 2 Tringa incana
1 Ruddy Turnstone 1 1 Arenaria interpres
4 Greater Yellowlegs 2 1 H Tringa melanoleuca
8 Willet (Western) 4 12 Tringa semipalmata inornata
1 Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
8 Whimbrel (Hudsonian) 3 12 Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus
8 Long-billed Curlew 4 16 N Numenius americanus
1 Sanderling Calidris alba
2 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
5 Western Sandpiper 1 2 Calidris mauri
2 Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
1 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
1 Dunlin Calidris alpina
1 Short-billed Dowitcher 1 10 Limnodromus griseus
5 Long-billed Dowitcher 1 2 Limnodromus scolopaceus
1 Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
8 Wilson's Snipe 4 15 Gallinago delicata
8 Wilson's Phalarope 2 10 Phalaropus tricolor
8 Red-necked Phalarope 1 6 Phalaropus lobatus
4 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
8 Franklin's Gull 5 42 Leucophaeus pipixcan
8 Ring-billed Gull 5 6 Larus delawarensis
8 California Gull 2 6 Larus californicus
1 Herring Gull Larus argentatus
8 Western Gull 3 800 Larus occidentalis
7 Western x Glaucous-winged Gull 2 1 Larus occidentalis x glaucescens
8 Glaucous-winged Gull 3 75 Larus glaucescens
2 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
1 Glaucous-winged x Glaucous Gull Larus glaucescens x hyperboreus
8 Caspian Tern 3 8 Hydroprogne caspia
8 Black Tern 2 20 Chlidonias niger
8 Forster's Tern 2 35 Sterna forsteri
8 Common Murre 3 10000 Uria aalge
8 Pigeon Guillemot 2 25 Cepphus columba
7 Marbled Murrelet 1 3 Brachyramphus marmoratus
8 Rhinoceros Auklet 2 3 Cerorhinca monocerata
7 Tufted Puffin 3 16 Fratercula cirrhata
8 Rock Pigeon 7 1 Columba livia
8 Band-tailed Pigeon 2 18 Patagioenas fasciata
4 Eurasian Collared-Dove 7 8 Streptopelia decaocto
8 Mourning Dove 9 18 Zenaida macroura
4 Barn Owl Tyto alba
8 Flammulated Owl 1 1 Otus flammeolus
6 Western Screech-Owl Megascops kennicottii
8 Great Horned Owl 4 11 N Bubo virginianus
6 Northern Pygmy-Owl 2 1 Glaucidium gnoma
7 Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
3 Barred Owl Strix varia
1 Great Gray Owl Strix nebulosa
2 Long-eared Owl Asio otus
5 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
6 Northern Saw-whet Owl 1 1 Aegolius acadicus
4 Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
3 Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
1 Black Swift 1 5 Cypseloides niger
8 Vaux's Swift 5 90 Chaetura vauxi
7 White-throated Swift 1 5 Aeronautes saxatalis
8 Black-chinned Hummingbird 1 8 Archilochus alexandri
5 Anna's Hummingbird 2 2 Calypte anna
8 Calliope Hummingbird 3 2 Stellula calliope
8 Rufous Hummingbird 7 2 Selasphorus rufus
8 Belted Kingfisher 4 2 Ceryle alcyon
8 Lewis's Woodpecker 3 9 Melanerpes lewis
8 Acorn Woodpecker 1 2 Melanerpes formicivorus
8 Williamson's Sapsucker 2 5 Sphyrapicus thyroideus
8 Red-naped Sapsucker 1 2 Sphyrapicus nuchalis
8 Red-breasted Sapsucker 1 2 Sphyrapicus ruber
2 Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker 1 1 Sphyrapicus nuchalis x ruber
8 Downy Woodpecker 2 1 Picoides pubescens
8 Hairy Woodpecker 3 4 Picoides villosus
8 White-headed Woodpecker 2 4 Picoides albolarvatus
2 American Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides dorsalis
7 Black-backed Woodpecker 1 3 Picoides arcticus
8 Northern Flicker 10 12 Colaptes auratus
6 Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
8 Olive-sided Flycatcher 2 4 Contopus cooperi
8 Western Wood-Pewee 3 3 Contopus sordidulus
7 Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
8 Hammond's Flycatcher 3 2 Empidonax hammondii
7 Gray Flycatcher 2 2 Empidonax wrightii
8 Dusky Flycatcher 6 6 Empidonax oberholseri
8 Pacific-slope Flycatcher 3 1 Empidonax difficilis
4 Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
8 Say's Phoebe 3 4 Sayornis saya
8 Ash-throated Flycatcher 1 1 Myiarchus cinerascens
8 Western Kingbird 6 25 Tyrannus verticalis
6 Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
8 Loggerhead Shrike 3 4 Lanius ludovicianus
8 Cassin's Vireo 3 3 Vireo cassinii
8 Hutton's Vireo 2 1 Vireo huttoni
8 Warbling Vireo (Western) 6 20 Vireo gilvus swainsoni group
7 Gray Jay (Oregon) Perisoreus canadensis obscurus
6 Gray Jay (Canada) 1 3 Perisoreus c. canadensis
3 Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
8 Steller's Jay 4 5 Cyanocitta stelleri
8 Western Scrub-Jay 7 8 Aphelocoma californica
5 Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana
8 Black-billed Magpie 5 18 N Pica hudsonia
8 American Crow 10 50 Corvus brachyrhynchos
8 Common Raven 10 85 Corvus corax
5 Horned Lark (Streaked) 2 1 Eremophila alpestris strigata
8 Horned Lark (Interior) 5 12 E. a. lamprochroma/merrilli
8 Purple Martin 2 8 Progne subis
8 Tree Swallow 9 30 Tachycineta bicolor
8 Violet-green Swallow 9 35 Tachycineta thalassina
8 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 8 4 Stelgidopteryx serripennis
8 Bank Swallow 4 50 N Riparia riparia
8 Cliff Swallow 7 250 N Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
8 Barn Swallow 10 100 N Hirundo rustica
8 Black-capped Chickadee 4 4 Poecile atricapillus
8 Mountain Chickadee 4 10 Poecile gambeli
8 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 5 8 Poecile rufescens
5 Bushtit (Coastal) 2 2 Psaltriparus minimus minimus
4 Bushtit (Lead-colored) Psaltriparus minimus plumbeus
8 Red-breasted Nuthatch 6 8 Sitta canadensis
8 White-breasted Nuthatch (Interior) 2 2 Sitta carolinensis tenuissima
5 White-breasted Nuthatch (Coastal) 1 3 N S. c. aculeata
8 Pygmy Nuthatch 3 10 Sitta pygmaea
8 Brown Creeper 2 2 Certhia americana
8 Rock Wren 5 4 Salpinctes obsoletus
8 Canyon Wren 2 1 Catherpes mexicanus
7 Cinnamon-rumped [White-collared] Seedeater 3 2 Sporophila torqueola
8 House Wren 4 6 N Troglodytes aedon
8 Pacific Wren 3 3 Troglodytes pacificus
8 Marsh Wren 5 8 Cistothorus palustris
1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
8 American Dipper 2 1 Cinclus mexicanus
8 Golden-crowned Kinglet 4 4 Regulus satrapa
5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 2 Regulus calendula
8 Wrentit 3 5 Chamaea fasciata
8 Western Bluebird 3 5 Sialia mexicana
8 Mountain Bluebird 3 11 Sialia currucoides
7 Townsend's Solitaire 3 2 Myadestes townsendi
1 Veery Catharus fuscescens
8 Swainson's Thrush (Russet-backed) 5 4 Catharus u. ustulatus
1 Swainson's Thrush (Olive-backed) Catharus ustulatus swainsoni
8 Hermit Thrush 1 2 Catharus guttatus
8 American Robin 10 35 Turdus migratorius
8 Varied Thrush 1 10 Ixoreus naevius
1 Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
1 Northern Mockingbird 1 1 Mimus polyglottos
8 Sage Thrasher 4 10 Oreoscoptes montanus
8 European Starling 10 300 N Sturnus vulgaris
2 American Pipit Anthus rubescens
8 Cedar Waxwing 3 25 Bombycilla cedrorum
8 Orange-crowned Warbler 6 6 Vermivora celata
1 Nashville Warbler 1 4 Oreothlypis ruficapilla
8 Yellow Warbler 10 25 Dendroica petechia
1 Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica
1 Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia
1 Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens
2 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1 1 Dendroica c. coronata
8 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) 8 14 Dendroica coronata auduboni
8 Black-throated Gray Warbler 3 2 Dendroica nigrescens
8 Townsend's Warbler 8 6 Dendroica townsendi
8 Hermit Warbler 3 5 Dendroica occidentalis
1 Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
1 American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
2 Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis
8 MacGillivray's Warbler 4 4 Oporornis tolmiei
8 Common Yellowthroat 5 10 Geothlypis trichas
1 MacGillivray's Warbler x Common Yellowthroat 1 1 Oporornis tolmiei x Geothlypis trichas
1 Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina
8 Wilson's Warbler 8 8 Wilsonia pusilla
8 Yellow-breasted Chat 1 1 Icteria virens
7 Green-tailed Towhee 2 1 Pipilo chlorurus
8 Spotted Towhee 4 2 Pipilo maculatus
8 Chipping Sparrow 7 8 Spizella passerina
8 Brewer's Sparrow 3 8 Spizella breweri
8 Vesper Sparrow 4 4 Pooecetes gramineus
8 Lark Sparrow 3 5 Chondestes grammacus
7 Black-throated Sparrow 1 2 Amphispiza bilineata
8 Sage Sparrow 1 1 Amphispiza belli
8 Savannah Sparrow 9 12 Passerculus sandwichensis
1 Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
7 Fox Sparrow (Thick-billed) 1 1 Passerella iliaca megarhyncha group
2 Fox Sparrow (Slate-colored) 1 1 Passerella iliaca schstacea group
8 Song Sparrow 10 15 Melospiza melodia
7 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 2 Melospiza lincolnii
1 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
8 White-crowned Sparrow (Puget Sound) 4 20 Zonotrichia leucophrys pugetensis
2 White-crowned Sparrow (Mountain) 1 1 Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha
3 Golden-crowned Sparrow 2 4 Zonotrichia atricapilla
8 Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 6 8 Junco hyemalis oregonus
8 Western Tanager 7 45 Piranga ludoviciana
8 Black-headed Grosbeak 6 8 Pheucticus melanocephalus
8 Lazuli Bunting 3 20 Passerina amoena
8 Bobolink 1 4 Dolichonyx oryzivorus
8 Red-winged Blackbird 10 75 Agelaius phoeniceus
6 Tricolored Blackbird 1 4 Agelaius tricolor
8 Western Meadowlark 6 30 Sturnella neglecta
8 Yellow-headed Blackbird 6 30 N Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
8 Brewer's Blackbird 10 125 Euphagus cyanocephalus
1 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
1 Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
8 Brown-headed Cowbird 10 70 Molothrus ater
8 Bullock's Oriole 6 6 Icterus bullockii
1 Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
8 Purple Finch 5 5 Carpodacus purpureus
8 Cassin's Finch 4 8 Carpodacus cassinii
8 House Finch 8 10 Carpodacus mexicanus
8 Red Crossbill 1 5 Loxia curvirostra
8 Pine Siskin 6 35 Carduelis pinus
6 Lesser Goldfinch 2 3 Carduelis psaltria
8 American Goldfinch 8 75 Carduelis tristis
8 Evening Grosbeak 4 16 Coccothraustes vespertinus
8 House Sparrow 9 30 Passer domesticus

Mammals

5 Western Gray Squirrel X Sciurus griseus
2 Eastern Fox Squirrel Sciurus niger
7 Douglas Squirrel X Tamiasciurus douglasii
1 White-tailed Antelope-Squirrel X Ammospermophilus leucurus
7 Yellow-bellied Marmot X Marmota flaviventris
6 California Ground Squirrel X Spermophilus beecheyi
7 Belding's Ground Squirrel X Spermophilus beldingi
2 Merriam's Ground Squirrel X Spermophilus canus
5 Columbian Ground Squirrel X Spermophilus columbianus
7 Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel X Spermophilus lateralis
7 Townsend's Chipmunk Tamias townsendii
7 Yellow-pine Chipmunk X Tamias amoenus
3 Least Chipmunk Tamias minimus
1 American Beaver Castor canadensis
1 Ord's Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys ordii
1 Great Basin Pocket Mouse Perognathus parvus
1 Montane Vole Microtus montanus
1 Townsend's Vole Microtus townsendii
4 Common Muskrat Ondatra zibethecus
1 North American Porcupine Erethizon dorsata
3 Nutria (Coypu) Myocastor coypus
6 Brush Rabbit X Sylvilagus bachmani
2 Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus
6 Mountain Cottontail X Sylvilagus nuttallii
6 Black-tailed Jackrabbit X Lepus californicus
6 Coyote X Canis latrans
4 California Sea Lion Zalophus californianus
5 Steller's Sea Lion X Eumetopias jubatus
7 Harbor Seal X Phoca vitulina
3 Raccoon Procyon lotor
1 Mink Mustela vison
3 American Badger Taxidea taxus
1 Northern River Otter Lutra canadensis
6 Elk (Wapiti) Cervus elaphus
7 Mule Deer X Odocoileus h. hermionus
5 Black-tailed Deer X Odocoileus hermionus columbianus
7 Pronghorn X Antilocapra americana
1 Killer Whale Orcinus orca
2 Gray Whale Eschrichtius robustus

Amphibians and Reptiles

1 Western Toad Bufo boreas
6 Pacific Treefrog X Hyla regilla
1 Red-legged Frog Rana aurora
2 Rough-skinned Newt Taricha granulosa
1 Northern Alligator-Lizard Elgaria coerulea
1 Mojave Black-collared Lizard Crotaphytus bicintores
2 Desert Horned Lizard Phrynosoma platyrhinos
1 Short-horned Lizard Phrynosoma douglassi
3 Tiger Whiptail Cnemidophorus tigris
1 Sagebrush Lizard Sceloporus graciosus
4 Western Fence Lizard X Sceloporus occidentalis
1 Western Skink Eumeces skiltonianus
1 Rubber Boa Charina bottae
2 Common Racer Coluber constrictor
4 Gopher Snake Pituophis catenifer
2 Western Terrestrial Garter Snake X Thamnophis elegans
2 Northwestern Garter Snake Thamnophis ordinoides
2 Red-Spotted Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis concinnus
1 Valley Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi

Herps

6 Bullfrog X Rana catesbeiana

Butterflies and Skippers

3 Anise Swallowtail X Papilio zelicaon
5 Western Tiger Swallowtail Papilio rutulus
1 Lorquin's Admiral Limenitis lorquini

Butterflies

2 Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata
4 Pale Swallowtail Papilio eurymedon
1 Becker's White Pontia beckerii
1 Checkered White X Pontia protodice
5 Mustard White Pieris napi
6 Cabbage White X Pieris rapae
6 Sara Orangetip Anthocharis sara
1 Large Marble Euchloe ausonides
5 Orange Sulphur X Colias eurytheme
1 Purplish Copper Lycaena helloides
1 Bramble Hairstreak Callophrys dumetorum
3 Brown Elfin X Callophrys augustinus
4 Western Pine Elfin X Callophrys eryphon
1 Juniper Hairstreak Callophrys gryneus
3 Western Tailed Blue X Everes amyntula
3 Spring Azure X Celastrina ladon
2 Echo Azure Cupido echo
1 Silvery Blue Glaucopsyche lygdamus
3 Boisduval's Blue Plebejus icarioides
2 Acmon/Lupine Blue Plebejus acmon/lupini
3 Mylitta Crescent Phyciodes mylitta
3 Variable Checkerspot Euphydryas chalcedona
4 California Tortoiseshell X Nymphalis californica
2 Milbert's Tortoiseshell Nymphalis milberti
1 Satyr Comma X Polygonia satyrus
2 Hoary Comma X Polygonia gracilis
2 Mourning Cloak X Nymphalis antiopa
2 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
2 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
7 Common Ringlet X Coenonympha tullia
2 Monarch Danaus plexippus
1 Silver-spotted Skipper Epargyreus clarus
1 Common Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus communis
3 Juba Skipper Hesperia juba