Checklist for of the Granite Mountains

R UPLAND GAME BIRDS Long-eared Owl Asio otus R ! V Chukar Alectoris chukar Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus R Mountain Quail Oreortyx pictus R * Gambel’s Quail Callipepla gambelii GOATSUCKERS SR Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis R DIURNAL RAPTORS Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii SR Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura M Osprey Pandion haliaetus HUMMINGBIRDS & SWIFTS M M Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius Vaux’s Swift Chaetura vauxi WR R * Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis R M Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter cooperii Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri M Swainson’s Hawk Buteo swainsoni SR Anna’s Hummingbird Calypte anna SR * SR * Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus Costa’s Hummingbird Calypte costae R * M Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Calliope Hummingbird Stellula calliope WR V Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus WR Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus M Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus R * Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos R * American Kestrel Falco sparverius WOODPECKERS M V Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Lewis’s Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis R V Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus V Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius M PIGEONS & DOVES Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis R ! M Rock Pigeon Columba livia Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber V R * Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris SR White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica WR Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus R * Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura R ! Eurasion Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto TYRANT FLYCATCHERS M Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi M CUCKOOS & RELATIVES Western Wood- Contopus sordidulus R * M Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus Willow Flycatcher traillii M Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii M OWLS Gray Flycatcher Empidonax wrightii R M Barn Owl Tyto alba Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri R * M Western Screech-Owl Megascops kennicottii Pacific-slope Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis R * R Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus Black Sayornis nigricans R Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia R * Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya Checklist for Birds of the Granite Mountains

V R * Pyrocephalus rubinus Bewick’s Wren Thryomanes bewickii SR * Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens M House Wren Troglodytes aedon SR * Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans SR Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis OLD WORLD WARBLERS & GNATCATHERS WR Golden-crowned Regulus satrapa SHRIKES & VIREOS WR Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula R * SR * Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea SR R * Gray Vireo Vireo vicinior Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura M M Plumbeous Vireo Vireo plumbeus Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana M M Cassin's Vireo Vireo cassinii Townsend’s Solitaire Myadestes townsendi M M Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus Swainson’s Thrush Catharus ustulatus V M Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus M American Robin Turdus migratorius V JAYS, CROWS, & RAVENS Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius WR Steller’s Jay Cyanocitta stelleri R * Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma woodhouseii THRASHERS & MOCKINGBIRDS R R * Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos V Clark’s Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana M Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus R * Common Raven Corvus corax SR * Bendire’s Thrasher Toxostoma bendirei R * Crissal Thrasher Toxostoma crissale R * LARKS & SWALLOWS Le Conte’s Thrasher Toxostoma lecontei R Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris SR * Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina STARLINGS M Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica R ! European Starling Sturnus vulgaris

CHICKADEES & RELATIVES PIPITS R M Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli American Pipit Anthus rubescens R * Baeolophus ridgwayi R * Auriparus flaviceps WAXWINGS R M Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum WR Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis SILKY-FLYCATCHERS R * WRENS Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens R * Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus R * Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus WOOD-WARBLERS R * Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus M Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata Checklist for Birds of the Granite Mountains

M V Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum M M Virginia’s Warbler Vermivora virginiae Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca V M Northern Parula americana Lincoln’s Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii M V Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis M WR Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys SR * M Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica nigrescens Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla M WR Townsend’s Warbler Dendroica townsendi Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis M Hermit Warbler Dendroica occidentalis V Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca ORIOLES, BLACKBIRDS, & RELATIVES V V Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus M M MacGillivray’s Warbler Oporornis tolmiei Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta M V Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus M V Wilson’s Warbler Wilsonia pusilla Brewer’s Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus V V Painted Redstart Myioborus pictus Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus M SR Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater SR Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus SR TANAGERS, GROSBEAKS, & RELATIVES Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii V SR Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava Scott’s Oriole Icterus parisorum M Summer Tanager Piranga rubra M Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana FINCHES & OLD WORLD SPARROWS V V Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus Cassin’s Finch Carpodacus cassinii SR R * Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus M WR Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus V R * Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria M Lawrence’s Goldfinch Carduelis lawrencei M SPARROWS, TOWHEES, & RELATIVES American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis M V Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus M R ! Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus M Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps SR Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina Resident (R) = present all year, breeds in the Granites (or area); Summer Resident (SR) = present in SR Brewer’s Sparrow Spizella breweri summer (spring-fall) and breeds in the Granites; Winter Resident (WR) = consistent presence in SR * Black-chinned Sparrow Spizella atrogularis winter; Non-breeding Migrant (M) = present seasonally (inconsistent or for short duration), does not breed in Granites; Vagrant (V) = accidental, very unusual, presence is not predictable, or historic M Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus records only. (!) = non-native to area; (*) = direct evidence has been observed for nesting/breeding in R * the Granites. Last updated August 2020. Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata WR Sage Sparrow Amphispiza belli M Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis