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Species Common Name
Scientific Name
Status Sunrise Year 1
30 visits
Bostick Year 1
37 visits
Bostick Year 2
11 visits
Bostick Year 3
12 visits
Bostick Year 4
3 visits
Bostick Year 5
2 visits
Bostick Year 6
6 visits
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Status: R = Resident; S = Summer Visitant; W = Winter Visitant; M = Migrant; A = Accidental; I = Introduced
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
W 7 20
Domestic Goose
I 1
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
W 1
Gadwall
Anas strepera
W 43 20 7 141 257
American Wigeon
Anas americana
W 3 7
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
R 168 161 103 81 106 117 269
Cinnamon Teal
Anas cyanoptera
R 5 26 25 6 28
Northern Shoveler
Anas clypeata
W 1 1 5
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
W 2 35 1
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca
W 4 29 7 5 2
Redhead
Aythya americana
W 1 1
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
W 5 3
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
W 2 5 49 1 3 3
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
R 2
Gambel's Quail
Callipepla gambelii
R 70 79 24 51 28 66
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
R 1 1 14 8 8 12
Eared Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis
W 1 1
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
W 13 3 3
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
W 1
Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus
R 9 46 15 84 20 29 24
Least Bittern
Ixobrychus exilis
S 4
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
R 36 27 10 10 7 6 17
Great Egret
Ardea alba
R 16 14 1 8 5 12 10
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
R 8 11 1 8 7 6 15
Green Heron
Butorides virexcens
R 28 4 1 6 6 2 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
R 1 2 2 2 1 19
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
M 31 47 10 6 14 2 63
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
S 2 1
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
M 9 9 1 1 2 1 2
Northern Harrier
Circus cyaneus
R 16 12 9 2 1 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
R 16 8 4 1 1 2 4
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii
R 10 1
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
W 1 2
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
R 12 9 3 1 3
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
R 5 2 1
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
R 1 2 3 3
Prairie Falcon
Falco mexicanus
R 1 2 1 1
Virginia Rail
Rallus limicola
R 1 1 3 6
Sora
Porzana carolina
M 1 2
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
R 1 2 1 1 15
American Coot
Fulica americana
R 228 9 22 208 334 244 368
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
R 8 171 15 54 6 15 17
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
S 4 4 4
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
M 2 17 11
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
S 6 51 12 15 10 1 1
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
M 6 3 6 1 5 8
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
M 3 4
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
M 40 16 32 1 8
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
M 6 2 8 5
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
M 5 4 1
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
R 12 301 233 95 14 420 450
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
I 7 1 8
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica
S 2 1 3
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
R 87 110 55 80 30 10
Greater Roadrunner
Geococcyx californianus
R 3 3 7 5 1 1
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Aegolius acadicus
M 1
Lesser Nighthawk
Chordeiles acutipennis
S 1
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi
M 1
White-throated Swift
Aeronautes saxatalis
S 4 26 28 7 8 2
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri
S 2 3
Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
R 1
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
1
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
M 19 7 3 4 1 2 4
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
W 17 27 10 2 2
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
M 1 3 2 1
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
R 75 74 35 28 9 7 5
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
R 14 40 17 7 3 3
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens
S 4
Cassin's Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans
M 1
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
S 15 7 20 9
Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus
W 3 4 2 1
Plumbeous Vireo
M 1
Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus
M 1
Western Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma californica
A 6 10 7
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
A 10
Common Raven
Corvus corax
R 38 38 11 21 3 4 12
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
M 11 26 2
Violet-Green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina
M 2 37 21
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
S 66 94 56 49 18 1 66
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
M 1
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
S 7 8 51 6 4 5
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
M 22 12 27 50 1 2
Verdin
Auriparus flaviceps
R 96 28 12 19 7 1 11
Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
R 18 16
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
R 2 5 2 5
Bewick's Wren
Thryomanes bewickii
R 52 55 32 19 3 2 1
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
R 34 18 16 14 1 8 22
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula
W 8 22 7 12 11
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
W 2 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
R 21 3 3
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
Polioptila melanura
R 113 16 25 10 2 14
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
M 4
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
W 2
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
R 4 1 3 1
Crissal Thrasher
Toxostoma crissale
R 15 9 5 5 4 4
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
I 9 18 1 6
American Pipit
Anthus rubescens
W 20 868 158 177 100 200 27
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
W 1
Phainopepla
Phainopepla nitens
R 2 3
Orange-crowned Warbler
Vermivora celata
W 1 8 17 10 1 1
Lucy's Warbler
Vermivora luciae
S 5 7
Yellow Warbler
Dendroica petechia
S 2 8 7 2 5 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dendroica coronata
M 32 110 169 23 3 24 43
Palm Warbler
Dendroica palmarum
M 1
MacGillivray's Warbler
Oporornis tolmiei
M 1
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
S 42 52 23 8 7 10
Wilson's Warbler
Wilsonia pusilla
M 4 3 1 1
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
S 20 18 2 3
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
M 2 2
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
W 11
Abert's Towhee
Pipilo aberti
R 181 182 79 30 21 9 22
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
M 2 1 1
Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella breweri
R 1 5 22 12 3
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
M 1
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus
M 1 1
Black-throated Sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata
S 1 1
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
W 2 3 7 1
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
M 1
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
R 61 81 93 21 5 4 21
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
M 9 17 5 7 1
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
W 208 394 208 29 49 118
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
W 111
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
M 5 4
Blue Grosbeak
Guiraca caerulea
S 53 39 8 14 2
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena
M 1 3 2 4
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
S 3 1
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
R 138 309 105 140 60 109 110
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
R 17 30 14
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
S 1 9 2 167 6
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
W 22
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
R 22 101 34 69 12 24 178
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
R 150 213 57 57 9 44
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
S 1 1
House Finch
Carpodacus mexicanus
R 2 9 3 2 2 3
Lesser Goldfinch
Carduelis psaltria
R 23 7 2
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
I 1 2
                   
Total Species   89 99 83 78 68 48 71
Total Individuals   2531 4365 2087 1727 1170 1552 2508
Total unique species found to date: 136

The following species were uniquely seen outside the study area on census outings
Species Sightings
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
1
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
14
Merlin
Falco columbarius
1
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
7
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
4
Total Sightings of these Species 27
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