Birding List

Bird list of Cheyenne Bottoms and Quiviria National Wildlife Refuge

CB

Date: _____________ Time: _____________ Weather: _____________________________ Observations: _________________________ _____________________________________ S = Mar – May S = Jun – Aug F = Sep – Nov W = Dec - Feb

a = abundant c = common o = occasional u = uncommon r = rare * = birds which nest on the refuge

Endangered species in the United States are set out in reverse print.

CB

LOONS & GREBES gavildae & podicidedididae ____Common Loon . . . . . . . . . . . ____Horned Grebe . . . . . . . . . . . ____Eared Grebe . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Western Grebe . . . . . . . . . . . ____Clark’s Grebe . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Pied-billed Grebe . . . . . . . . .

CORMORANTS & ANHINGAS phalacrocoracidae & anhingidae ____Double-crested Cormorant c ____Olivaceous Cormorant . . . . . ____Anhinga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

HERON, BITTERNS (ardeidae) ____Great Blue Heron . . . . . . . . . ____Green-backed Heron . . . . . . ____Little Blue Heron . . . . . . . . . ____Cattle Egret . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Great Egret . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Snowy Egret . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Tricolored Heron . . . . . . . . . ____Black-crowned Night Heron . . ____Yellow-crowned Night Heron . ____Least Bittern . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____American Bittern . . . . . . . . .

PELICANS (pelecanidae) ____American White Pelican . . . . ____Brown Pelican` . . . . . . . . . . .

S

S

F

r u c o r c

r

r r u o r c

c

WATERFOWL (anatidae) ____Tundra Swan . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Black-bellied Whistling duck . ____Canada Goose . . . . . . . . . . . ____Brant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Greater White-fronted Goose . ____Snow Goose . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Ross’ Goose . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Fulvous Whistling Duck . . . . ____Mallard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____American Black Duck . . . . . . ____Mottled Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Gadwall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Northern Pintail . . . . . . . . . . ____Green-winged Teal . . . . . . . . ____Blue-winged Teal . . . . . . . . . . ____Cinnamon Teal . . . . . . . . . . . ____Northern Shoveler . . . . . . . . ____American Widgeon . . . . . . . . ____Eurasian Widgeon . . . . . . . . .

r o r c

W

o*

S

S F

r u u r

r r r r u u* r

c

c

c

u c accidental accidental

c

c u u r u u r c u c c

c u u u u u r a u c u

c u

c c u u*

o c c r c o u c

o u c c c c r a c o o u u* a c

a

c a o accidental

a

u

STORKS (ciconildae) ____Wood Stork . . . . . . . . . . . . .

IBISES (threskiornithidae) ____White-faced Ibis . . . . . . . . . . ____White Ibis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Roseate Spoonbill . . . . . . . . .

Q

c c* u* u* u* u c* a r* u* c* c*

W

o*

c

o*

r*

r*

c c accidental accidental

r a a u r r a u u a a a a c a a

r c

r r a*

a o a u u r r c a a* u u u* u u u* u a u* c a u* u a c* c a r* u u r* u a u* u a c* accidental

u

r

r

a

a*

a u r

a u

c u

a u

c a o u

a* u

a a a a o a a

u u u c

u* c* c* r* r c* c*

u

c u

a a a a r a a

W

S

Q S F

W

r c a c u a u c

u r u u r u

r* c r a u* c u* u a r u c c c r r c r* r r r r u a c o

u c a c

u o* r c c a u c

r r* r*

a u c

u

c

u

u

c

c

u a o

r u

VULTURES (cathartidae) ____Turkey Vulture . . . . . . . . . . .

u

o

KITES, HAWKS & EAGLES (accipitridae) ____Mississippi Kite . . . . . . . . . . . ____Sharp-shinned Hawk . . . . . . ____Cooper’s Hawk . . . . . . . . . . ____Red-tailed Hawk . . . . . . . . . . ____Red-shouldered Hawk . . . . . ____Broad-winged Hawk . . . . . . . ____Swainson’s Hawk . . . . . . . . . ____Rough-legged Hawk . . . . . . . ____Ferrugionuse Hawk . . . . . . . ____Harris’ Hawk . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Golden Eagle . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Bald Eagle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Northern Harrier . . . . . . . . . ____Osprey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Northern Goshawk . . . . . . .

FALCONS (falconidae) ____Prairie Falcon . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Peregrine Falcon . . . . . . . . . . ____Merlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____American Kestrel . . . . . . . . . ____Gyrfalcon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CRANES (gruidae) ____Whooping Crane . . . . . . . . . ____Sandhill Crane . . . . . . . . . . . .

a

F

____Wood Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Ring-necked Duck . . . . . . . . ____Redhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Canvasback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Greater Scaup . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Lesser Scaup . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Common Goldeneye . . . . . . ____Bufflehead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Oldsquaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Ruddy Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____White-winged Scoter . . . . . . ____Surf Scoter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Black Scoter . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Hooded Merganser . . . . . . . ____Common Merganser . . . . . . ____Red-breasted Merganser . . .

QUAIL & PHEASANTS (phasianidae) ____Northern Bobwhite . . . . . . . ____Ring-necked Pheasant . . . . . . ____Wild turkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

u u*

r

S

u u u c r r c c u r u r c o

u u r c

o u u u

c

r c

RAILS, GALLINULE, COOTS (rallidae) ____King Rail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Virginia Rail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Sora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Black Rail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Yellow Rail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Common Moorhen . . . . . . . . ____American Coot . . . . . . . . . . .

PLOVERS (charadridae) ____Semipalpated Plover . . . . . . . ____Piping Plover . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Snowy Plover . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Killdeer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Lesser Golden Plover . . . . . . ____Black-bellied Plover . . . . . . . ____Mountain Plover . . . . . . . . . .

c a o

u* u u u u c c* r r c c c u u r u u u c a a* o

a u c

r* c\ c

c

u

u c o

u c o

c

u

o u

c u c c o u c c u

c c* u c c u c o u c c* c r

u c c u

u c a u r

c

c o u a* c*

u r o a

o r o

r

o

o o

o*

c a u

c a u

c* a* u*

c a o

c a o

c* a* o

c a u

r a

o a

o a

c c c r

c c r* c a* c a r r* accidental u u* c a o*

u u u r

u u* u u* u c* o r

o c

o* c a

o u o c u c

u u* c*

u r a

r a

u a

CB

u c u r u u c a c accidental r

GROUSE (tetraonidae) ____Greater Prairie Chicken . . . .

a

accidental

c

S

o r o c u u

o u o c u c r

u*

c o c c u c

o c r o c u* c c r u r c

r

u*

S

c c u u u u c c c a r a

u o u

F

W

S

Q S F

o c o

r o u c o o

c c u c a r c

c c* u u c c o u o c u a r r u c

a a c o

u u o r

r c o c

r r u a u o u c

r u o o

r u o u o

a o

u c* o

c o

c c* o o*

u c

o

SANDPIPERS (scolopacidae) ____Ruddy Turnstone . . . . . . . . . . ____Common Snipe . . . . . . . . . . . ____Long-billed Curlew . . . . . . . . ____Whimbrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Upland Sandpiper . . . . . . . . . ____Solitary Sandpiper . . . . . . . . . ____Spotted Sandpiper . . . . . . . . ____Willet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Greater Yellowlegs . . . . . . . . ____Lesser Yellowlegs . . . . . . . . . ____Red Knot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Pectoral Sandpiper . . . . . . . . ____Ruff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____White-rumped Sandpiper . . . ____Baird’s Sandpiper . . . . . . . . . ____Least Sandpiper . . . . . . . . . . ____Dunlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Curlew Sandpiper . . . . . . . . . ____Short-billed Dowitcher . . . . . ____Long-billed Dowitcher . . . . . ____Stilt Sandpiper . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Semipalmated Sandpiper . . . ____Western Sandpiper . . . . . . . . ____Buff-breasted Sandpiper . . . . ____Marbled Godwit . . . . . . . . . . ____Hudsonian Godwit . . . . . . . . ____Sanderling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Red Phalarope . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Wilson’s Phalarope . . . . . . . . ____Red-necked Phalarope . . . . .

u a a a u u u c c r a c

u a o u u u c* u u u c u c u c u a r r c a accidental u u a a a a u u accidental u o c a a a u a a a o u r u u u c r r c a* u

AVOCETS & STILTS (recurvirostridae) ____American Avocet . . . . . . . . . ____Black-necked Stilt . . . . . . . . .

a o

a r

r u a

r

GULLS, TERNS & JAEGERS (laridae) ____Glaucous Gull . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Herring Gull . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Ring-billed Gull . . . . . . . . . . . ____California Gull . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Thayer’s Gull . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Laughing Gull . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Franklin’s Gull . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Bonaparte’s Gull . . . . . . . . . . ____Black-legged Kittiwake . . . . . ____Sabine’s gull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Common Black-headed Gull . . ____Little Gull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Forster’s Tern . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Common Tern . . . . . . . . . . . ____Least Tern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Caspian Tern . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Black Tern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Black Skimmer . . . . . . . . . . . ____Parasitic Jaeger . . . . . . . . . . . ____Pomarine Jaeger . . . . . . . . . . ____Long-tailed Jaeger . . . . . . . . .

DOVES (columbidae) ____Rock Dove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Mourning Dove . . . . . . . . . . . ____Common Ground Dove . . . .

r*

S

CUCKOOS (cuculidae) ____Yellow-billed Cuckoo . . . . . . ____Black-billed Cuckoo . . . . . . .

a a a u

a u

c u u u c

a* r

o u u c c accidental accidental accidental c a o u accidental u accidental accidental u c* u u u* o u c c* accidental accidental accidental accidental

o

u

r

a a c r

r

u c

a o

c

c

c c*

c r c

c o* r r c c*

o c

a o

u u

u u u* u u u* accidental

a

a

u o

u o

c o

c c* o o

u* o

W

a

u*

CB S BARN OWL & OWLS (tytonidae & strigidae) ____Common Barn Owl . . . . . . . ____Eastern Screech Owl . . . . . . ____Great Horned Owl . . . . . . . . ____Snowy Owl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Burrowing Owl . . . . . . . . . . ____Barred Owl . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Long-eared Owl . . . . . . . . . . ____Short-eared Owl . . . . . . . . .

u u c o c r u o

GOATSUCKER (caprimulgidae) ____Whip-poor-will . . . . . . . . . . . ____Common Poorwill . . . . . . . . u ____Common Nighthawk . . . . . . u ____Chuck-will’s Widow . . . . . . .

S

u u c c

o

F

u u c

W

u* u* o* u

c

u

S

r u c c r

c

u

Q S F

r r r u u u c c c* r c c* r r r o u c

r u

o c o

c*

o c c* o o

SWIFTS (apodidae) ____Chimney Swift . . . . . . . . . . . u

u

c*

u

u u*

HUMMINGBIRDS (trochilidae) ____Ruby-throated Hummingbird u ____Rufous Hummingbird . . . . . .

u u accidental

c

c

KINGFISHERS (alcedinidae) ____Belted Kingfisher . . . . . . . . . o WOODPECKERS (picidae) ____Northern Flicker . . . . . . . . . ____Red-bellied Woodpecker . . . ____Red-headed Woodpecker . . ____Yellow-bellied Sapsucker . . . ____Hairy Woodpecker . . . . . . . . ____Downy Woodpecker . . . . . .

FLYCATCHERS (tyrannidae) ____Eastern Kingbird . . . . . . . . . . ____Western Kingbird . . . . . . . . . ____Scissor-tailed Flycatcher . . . . ____Great Crested Flycatcher . . . ____Ash-throated Flycatcher . . . . ____Yellow-bellied Flycatcher . . . ____Eastern Phoebe . . . . . . . . . . ____Say’s Phoebe . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Willow Flycatcher . . . . . . . . . ____Least Flycatcher . . . . . . . . . . ____Hammond’s Flycatcher . . . . ____Eastern Wood-Pewee . . . . . ____Western Wood Pewee . . . . . ____Olive-sided Flycatcher . . . . .

c u c u u u

SWALLOWS (hirundinidae) ____Violet-green Swallow . . . . . . ____Tree Swallow . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Bank Swallow . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Northern Rough-winged Swallow ____Barn Swallow . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Cliff Swallow . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Purple Martin . . . . . . . . . . . .

o

o

u

c u c

c c* u u* c*

u u

u u

u* u*

c c o u

c c* c c* o o* u u* accidental

u r u c o

u u

u* r u c

r r r

LARKS (alaudidae) ____Horned Lark . . . . . . . . . . . . . a

c c c a a u

JAYS, CROWS, MAGPIES (corvidae) ____Blue Jay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c ____Scrub Jay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Black-billed Magpie . . . . . . . o ____American Crow . . . . . . . . . . a ____Clark’s Nutcracker . . . . . . . .

CHICKADEES (paridae) ____Black-capped Chickadee . . . c ____Tufted Titmouse . . . . . . . . . . o ____Carolina Chickadee . . . . . . .

CB

u r

c

c c c u u u

c

a c c u u u

a c o* u u u

c c c u

a a c u

c* c* c* u

o o o o o

o o o o

o o o o o

u

o

c* u* o u u*

u

o

NUTHATCHES (sittidae) ____White-breasted Nuthatch . . u ____Red-breasted Nuthatch . . . . u

WRENS (troglodytidae) ____House Wren . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Winter Wren . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Bewick’s Wren . . . . . . . . . . . ____Carolina Wren . . . . . . . . . . . ____Marsh Wren . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Sedge Wren . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Rock Wren . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

u u r o

THRUSHES (muscicapidae) ____American Robin . . . . . . . . . . ____Wood thrush . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Hermit Thrush . . . . . . . . . . . ____Swainson’s Thrush . . . . . . . . ____Gray-cheeked Thrush . . . . . ____Veery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Eastern Bluebird . . . . . . . . . . ____Mountain Bluebird . . . . . . . . ____Townsend’s Solitaire . . . . . . . ____Blue-gray Gnatcatcher . . . . . ____Golden-crowned Kinglet . . . ____Ruby-crowned Kinglet . . . . .

a r r c u r u u u u u

a

c*

accidental u c* c c c c a* a a* u u*

c a c* accidental o r r* c a c* r

u r

c o

c*

c

c a a a u

c o a

c o o

CB

W

S

u u

u

o o

o o

o

o

u

u

Q S F

F

c

W

o

u u*

u u r o o o* r accidental

u u o

o u u u u u o o o u* u

u u o* u u* c c* accidental

c u c

c u* u u c u r*

c

u*

a

c

a c*

c u r r u u u accidental u u u u

r

r

r

a r

o

o o

o u u

o o u u

PIPITS (motacillidae) ____Water Pipit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c ____Sprague’s Pipit . . . . . . . . . . . r

c r

o r

o r

WAXWINGS (bombycillidae) ____Bohemian Waxwing . . . . . . . r ____Cedar Waxwing . . . . . . . . . . c

r c

o

o

SHRIKES (lanidae) ____Loggerhead Shrike . . . . . . . . c ____Northern Shrike . . . . . . . . . .

o o

u o

c

c

c*

c

c

r r

o

r o

c c* o o

o STARLING (sturnidae) ____European Starling . . . . . . . . . a

c

o

CREEPERS (certhilidae) ____Brown Creeper . . . . . . . . . . u

MOCKINGBIRDS & THRASHERS (mimidae) ____Northern Mockingbird . . . . . u ____Gray Catbird . . . . . . . . . . . . u ____Brown Thrasher . . . . . . . . . . c ____Sage Thrasher . . . . . . . . . . . .

c

c

S S

W

c

a

a*

c

a

a a*

u c o*

o u a c c u

c

c a* o a a* a* u*

a c*

o o u c a a*

u c c* o o o o o

VIREOS (vireonidae) ____White-eyed Vireo . . . . . . . . . ____Bell’s Vireo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Solitary Vireo . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Red-eyed Vireo . . . . . . . . . . ____Philadelphia Vireo . . . . . . . . . ____Warbling Vireo . . . . . . . . . . .

WARBLERS & SPARROWS (emberizidae) ____Black-and-white Warbler . . . ____Prothonotary Warbler . . . . . ____Tennessee Warbler . . . . . . . . ____Orange-crowned Warbler . . ____Nashville Warbler . . . . . . . . . ____Yellow Warbler . . . . . . . . . . . ____Yellow-rumped Warbler . . . . ____Cerulean Warbler . . . . . . . . . ____Chestnut-sided Warbler . . . . ____Bay-breasted Warbler . . . . . ____Black-throated Green Warbler ____Blackpoll Warbler . . . . . . . . . ____Palm Warbler . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Ovenbird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

r u o u r u

u o r c u c c r r r r u r r

u

u

u*

u

c c*

u

o

u u

u

o

c

u

S ____Northern Waterthrush . . . . . ____Kentucky Warbler . . . . . . . . ____Mourning Warbler . . . . . . . . ____MacGilligray’s Warbler . . . . . ____Common Yellowthroat . . . . . ____Yellow-breasted Chat . . . . . . ____Wilson’s Warbler . . . . . . . . . ____Canada Warbler . . . . . . . . . . ____American Redstart . . . . . . . .

r r c u c r u

BLACKBIRDS (icteridae) ____Bobolink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Eastern Meadowlark . . . . . . ____Western Meadowlark . . . . . . ____Yellow-headed Blackbird . . . ____Red-winged Blackbird . . . . . ____Orchard Oriole . . . . . . . . . . ____Northern Oriole . . . . . . . . . . ____Rusty Blackbird . . . . . . . . . . . ____Brewer’s Blackbird . . . . . . . . ____Great-tailed Grackle . . . . . . . ____Common Grackle . . . . . . . . . ____Brown-headed Cowbird . . .

u u a a a c c u c u c c

S

F

W

SPARROWS (emberizidae) ____Lark Bunting . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Savannah Sparrow . . . . . . . . ____Swamp Sparrow . . . . . . . . . . ____Grasshopper Sparrow . . . . . ____Baird’s Sparrow . . . . . . . . . . ____Henslow’s Sparrow . . . . . . . ____Le Conte’s Sparrow . . . . . . . ____Sharp-tailed Sparrow . . . . . . ____Vesper Sparrow . . . . . . . . . . ____Lark Sparrow . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Cassin’s Sparrow . . . . . . . . . ____Dark-eyed Junco . . . . . . . . . ____American Tree Sparrow . . . . ____Chipping Sparrow . . . . . . . . ____Clay-colored Sparrow . . . . . ____Field Sparrow . . . . . . . . . . . . ____White-crowned Sparrow . . . ____Harris’ Sparrow . . . . . . . . . . ____White-throated Sparrow . . . ____Fox Sparrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Lincoln’s Sparrow . . . . . . . . . ____Song Sparrow . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Lapland Longspur . . . . . . . . . ____Chestnut-collared Longspur . ____Snow Bunting . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Spotted Towhee . . . . . . . . . .

Q S F

r

r

u

u u* o* u

W

r r r c o

c* o c

u r

u

u u a a a c c

c a c a c a u c u c c

u c a c a c* c* u c o u c c c c

u

u u

c u

c

u u

u u u u c a c*

a* c u c c* r accidental r accidental c u u*

u c r c

u u c c r u c

u

r

c c

c u c c*

u a u c u c c u o c c c

c a c c u c c u

c a o c c u u c c u

o c u u

o c c u

u c c

u u a a a c* c* u c u c a

u* a* u* a*

o c o* u* c*

TANAGERS (thraupidae) ____Scarlet Tanager . . . . . . . . . . . r ____Summer Tanger . . . . . . . . . . r CARDINALS (cardinalidae) ____Northern Cardinal . . . . . . . . ____Rose-breasted Grosbeak . . . ____Black-headed Grosbeak . . . . ____Blue Grosbeak . . . . . . . . . . . ____Indigo Bunting . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Dickcissel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

S

u u u u u c

u o u u u c

a c u c

o u

r c u r u a u c u c c u u u u

u u* u u u* u* c

u u

u a

c c

u a u r

u c a c c c a

o* c* a* o* a*

o o o o* u*

c c* u

u

u

r

a a

u c c u o o c c c r

u

u

o

c u c* c

u r r

o r c u c a

WEAVERS (passeridae) ____House Sparrow . . . . . . . . . . c

u u c u c c a

r

FINCHES (fringillidae) ____Cassin’s Finch . . . . . . . . . . . . ____Evening Grosbeak . . . . . . . . ____Pine Siskin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____American Goldfinch . . . . . . . ____Red Crossbill . . . . . . . . . . . . ____House Finch . . . . . . . . . . . . . o

r r u c o

c

o r o

c

c*

r u c c

o c

c

c

c c*

c

c

c o*