National Park Service Tumacácori U.S. Department of the Interior

Tumacácori National Historical Park

Birds of Tumacácori

x Legend: Sp – Spring – common Sp Su Fa Wi Su – Summer • – sighted / not common Western screech- Megascops kennicottii • • Fa – Fall ° – rare at Tumacácori Elf owl Micrathene whitneyi ° Wi – Winter Nightjars

Common poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii x Shorebirds & Waterfowl Sp Su Fa Wi Lesser nighthawk Chordeiles actuipennis x Killdeer Charadrius vociferus x x x x Swallows, Swifts Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularia ° Violet- green swallow Tachycineta thalassina x Common snipe Gallinago gallinago • Bank swallow Riparia riparia Ring- billed gull Larus delawarensis ° • Rough- winged swallow Stelgidopteryx Black- crowned night- heron Nycticorax x • serripennis nycticorax • Cliff swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota • x Green heron Butorides striatus x Barn swallow Hirundo rustica • x • Great egret Ardea alba • Vaux’s swift Chaetura vauxi ° Great blue heron Ardea herodias x • x x White- throated swift Aeronautes saxatalis ° White- faced Ibis Plegadis chihi • Mallard Anas platyrhynchos ° Black- bellied whistling- duck Dendrocygna Broad- billed Cynanthus x x x autumnalis • • latirostris White- eared hummingbird Hylocharis leucotis • Vultures Black- chinned hummingbird Archilochus x x x vulture Cathartes aura x x x x alexandri Black vulture Cathartes atratus x x Costa's hummingbird Calypte costae • • • Hawks, Falcons Anna's hummingbird Calypte anna • Calliope hummingbird Stellula calliope Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus • • x • Broad- tailed hummingbird Selasphorus Sharp- shinned hawk Accipiter striatus • x x x x x platycercus Cooper's hawk Accipiter cooperii x x x x Rufous hummingbird Selasphorus rufus x x Gray hawk Buteo nitidus • • Red- tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis x x x x Woodpeckers Swainson's hawk Buteo swainsoni x • Gila woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis x x x x Zone- tailed hawk Buteo albonotatus • • Northern flicker Colaptes auratus x x x x American kestrel Falco sparverius x x x x Gilded flicker Colaptes chrysoides x x x x Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus • Lewis’s woodpecker Melanerpes lewis • Yellow- bellied sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius ° Hairy woodpecker Picoides pillosus • Cyrtonyx montezumae • • Ladder- backed woodpecker Picoides scalaris x x x x Gambel's quail Callipepla gambelii x x • x Flycatchers Pigeons, Doves Western kingbird Tyannus verticalis x x x Band- tailed pigeon Patagioenas fasciata • Cassin's kingbird Tyrannus vociferans x Rock dove Columba livia x x x • • Tropical kingbird Tyannus dominicenis x x Mourning dove Zenaida macroura x x x x • Sulphur- bellied flycatcher Myiodynastes

White- winged dove Zenaida asiatica x x • • luteiventris • Common ground- dove Columbina passerina x x x Brown- crested flycatcher Myiarchus • • Inca Dove Columbina inca x x x cinerascens Ash- throated flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens x • • • Dusky- capped flycatcher Myiarchus

Elegant Trogon elegans ° tuberculifer • • Olive- sided flycatcher Contopus cooperi Larks ° Western wood- pewee Contopus sordidulus • x Horned lark Eremophila alpestris x x Eastern phoebe Sayornis phoebe ° ° , Roadrunners Black phoebe Sayornis nigricans x x Yellow- billed Coccyzus americanus x x Say's phoebe Sayornis saya x x x x Greater roadrunner Geococcyx californianus x x x x Vermillion flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus x x x x Gray flycatcher Empidonax wrightii • • Dusky flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri Barn owl Tyto alba • x ° Hammond's flycatcher Empidonax hammondii • x • Great horned owl Bubo virginianus • • • • Sp Su Fa Wi Sp Su Fa Wi Willow flycatcher Empidonax trailii • • • Lucy's warbler Vermivora luciae x x x Southwest willow flycatcher Empidonax • Northern parula Parula americana ° trailii trailii Yellow- rumped warbler Dendroica coronata x x x x Yellow- bellied flycatcher Empidonxs Black- throated gray warbler Dendroica flaviventris ° x x x x nigrescens Western flycatcher Empidonax Difficilis • x Townsend’s warbler Dendroica townsendi • Cordilleran flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis ° Yellow warbler Dendroica petechia x x x Northern beardless- tyrannulet Camptostoma x x x imberbe Wilson's warbler Wilsonia pusilla x x x x Rose- throated becard Pachyramphus aglaiae ° ° Worm- eating warbler Helmitheros vermivorus ° Ovenbird Seirus aurocapilla ° Jays, Ravens Louisiana waterthrush Seirus motacilla ° Western scrub- jay Aphelocoma californica ° Northern waterthrush Seirus noveboracensis ° x x x x American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Common yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas • • x x x x Chihuahuan raven Corvus cryptoleucus Yellow- breasted chat Icteria virens • x Common raven Corvus corax x x x x Grosbeaks, Buntings

Titmice Black- headed grosbeak Pheucticus x x x • Bridled titmouse Baeolophus wollweberi • • • melanocephalus Blue grosbeak Guiraca caerulea • x Verdins Evening grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus • Verdin Auriparus flaviceps x x x x Cardinalis cardinalis x x x x Bushtits Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinuatus x x x x Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus ° Indigo bunting Passerina cyanea • Lazuli bunting Passerina amoena x • x Creepers Painted bunting Passerina ciris • Brown creeper Certhia americana x x x x Varied bunting Passerina versicolor x • Nuthatches Green- tailed towhee Pipilo chorurus x x x White- breasted nuthatch Sitta carolinensis x x x x Canyon towhee Pipilo fuscus • x • x Abert's towhee Pipilo aberti x x Wrens • House wren Troglodytes aedon • • Sparrows Bewick's wren Thryomanes bewickii x x x x Vesper sparrow Pooecetes graminetus x Rock wren Salpinctes obsoletus x x x • Savannah sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis x x x Cactus wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus x x x x Song sparrow Melospiza melodia x x Lark sparrow Chondestes grammacus x x Thrushes • Black- throated sparrow Amphispiza bilineata x • Ruby- crowned kinglet Regulus calendula x x x x Cassin's sparrow Aimophila cassinii x Blue- gray gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea x x x x Rufous- winged sparrow Aimophila carpalis x • • Black- tailed gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura x x Rufous- crowned sparrow Aimophila ruficeps • x Western Sialia mexicana x x x Chipping sparrow Spizella arborea x x x Sialia currucoides ° Brewer's sparrow Spizella breweri • x Swainson’s thrush Catharus ustulatus ° Dark- eyed junco Junco hyemalis x Hermit thrush Catharus guttalus x x • White- crowned sparrow Zonotrichia x x x American robin Turdus migratorius • • leucophrys White- throated sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis Shrikes • x x Loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus x x x x Lincoln's sparrow Melospiza lincolnii •

Mockingbirds and Thrashers Meadowlarks, Blackbirds, Orioles x x x Gray catbird Dumetella carolinensis ° Eastern meadowlark Sturnella magna x x x x Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos x x x x Western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta Yellow- headed blackbird Xanthocephalus x x x Brown thrasher Toxostoma rufum ° Curve- billed thrashers Toxostoma curvirostre x x x x Red- winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus x x x x x x x Bendire's thrasher Toxostoma bendirei x x Brewer's blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus Brown- headed cowbird Molothrus ater x x x x Crissal thrasher Toxostoma dorsale • x x Bronzed cowbird Molothrus aeneus x x x x

Pipits Great- tailed grackle Quiscalus mexicanus x x x American pipit Anthus rubescens ° Scott’s oriole Icterus parisorum ° Waxwings Hooded oriole Icterus cucullatus x x x Cedar waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum • Bullock's oriole Icterus bullockii x x

Silky Flycatchers Tanagers Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens x x x x Western tanager Piranga ludoviciana • • Summer tanager Piranga rubra x x Starlings

European starling Sturnus vulgaris x x x x Weavers House sparrow Passer domesticus x x x x Vireos

Bell's vireo Vireo bellii x x x Finches Hutton’s vireo Vireo huttoni • Pine siskin Carduelis pinus x x x x Gray vireo Vireo vicinior • • Lesser goldfinch Carduelis tristis Warbling vireo Vireo gilvus • • Black- backed x x x Plumbeous vireo Vireo plumbeus • Green- backed x x x Cassin’s vireo Vireo cassinii ° House finch Carpodacus mexicanus x x x x

Warblers Data provided and compiled by: Birdie Stabel and Nick Bleser, observations 1975- 1978, revised 1982 for A Checklist of the of Tumacácori National Monument Orange- crowned warbler Vermivora celata x x x (SPMA); revised by Ernestine Madera Culver 1992; revised by Anita Badertscher 2004, Nashville warbler Vermivora ruficapilla ° incorporating reports NPS Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) Virginia's warbler Vermivora luciae x x x x 2003, NPS Sonoran Desert Network Inventory & Monitoring 2004.