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WINGS Birding Tours – Bird List

Oregon in Summer

Prospective Checklist

with Rich Hoyer as leader

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