United States Department of Agriculture

Carson National Forest: Birding Checklist

This birding checklist includes over 50 of the most common birds seen on the Carson National Forest. Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae

Canada Goose (year-round)

Mallard (year-round)

Green-winged Teal (fall through spring)

Common Goldeneye (late fall through early spring)

Common Merganser (fall Order: Charadriiformes through spring) Family: Scolopacidae

Order: Pelecaniformes Spotted Sandpiper (late spring through early fall) Family: Ardeidae

Great Blue Heron (year-round) Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae Order: Cathartiformes Rock Pigeon (year-round) Family: Cathartidae Eurasian Collared-Dove (year- Turkey Vulture (spring through round) fall) Mourning Dove (year-round; Order: Accipitriformes less frequent in winter) Family: Accipitridae Order: Strigiformes Bald Eagle (late fall through Family: Strigidae early spring) Great Horned Owl (year-round) Red-tailed Hawk (year-round)

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Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae

Western Wood-Pewee (late spring through early fall)

Say’s Phoebe (late winter through fall)

Family: Vireonidae

Warbling Vireo (late spring Order: Apodiformes through early fall)

Family: Trochilidae Family: Corvidae

Black-chinned Hummingbird Steller’s Jay (year-round) (spring through early fall) Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay (year- Broad-tailed Hummingbird round) (spring through early fall) Black-billed Magpie (year- Rufous Hummingbird round) (midsummer through early fall) American Crow (year-round) Order: Piciformes Common Raven (year-round) Family: Picidae Family: Hirundinidae Northern Flicker (year-round) Violet-green Swallow (spring through early fall)

Barn Swallow (spring through early fall)

Family: Paridae

Black-capped Chickadee (year- round)

Mountain Chickadee (year- round)

Family: Aegithalidae

Bushtit (year-round)

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Family: Troglodytidae

Rock Wren (year-round)

Family: Turdidae

Western Bluebird (year-round)

Mountain Bluebird (year-round)

Townsend’s Solitaire (year- round)

American Robin (year-round) Family: Icteridae Bullock’s Oriole (spring through Family: Sturnidae early fall) European Starling (year-round) Red-winged Blackbird (year- Family: Parulidae round)

Yellow Warbler (spring through Family: Fringillidae early fall) Evening Grosbeak (year-round) Yellow-rumped Warbler (early spring through mid-winter) House Finch (year-round) Pine Siskin (year-round) Family: Passerellidae American Goldfinch (year-round Chipping Sparrow (spring through fall) Other Bird Observations Dark-eyed Junco (year-round) White-crowned Sparrow (year- round) Spotted Towhee (year-round) Family: Cardinalidae Western Tanager (late spring through early fall)

Black-headed Grosbeak (late spring through early fall)

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