Bird Species Occurring on Or Near Willapa National Wildlife Refuge
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Bird Species Occurring on or near Willapa National Wildlife Refuge COMMON NAME/SCIENTIFIC NAME Key: T = Threatened Species, E = Endangered Species, * = Known to nest in checklist area. Loons Ring-necked duck Aythya collaris Red throated loon Gavia stellata Greater scaup Aythya marila Pacific loon Gavia pacifica Lesser scaup Aythya affinis Common loon Gavia immer Harlequin duck Histrionicus histrionicus Long-tailed duck Clangula hyemalis Grebes Surf scoter Melanitta perspicillata Red-necked grebe Podiceps grisegena Black scoter Melanitta americana Horned grebe Podiceps auritus White-winged scoter Melanitta fusca * Pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps Common goldeneye Bucephala clangula Western grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis Bufflehead Bucephala albeola * Hooded merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Shearwaters * Common merganser Mergus merganser Black-footed albatross Phoebastria nigripes Red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator Northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis Buller’s shearwater Puffinus bulleri Pink-footed shearwater Puffinus creatopus Vultures Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus * Turkey vulture Cathartes aura Short-tailed shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris Sooty shearwater Puffinus griseus Kites, hawks, eagles, and osprey * Northern harrier Circus cyaneus Storm-petrels * White-tailed kite Elanus leucurus Leach’s storm-petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa Sharp-shinned hawk Accipiter striatus Fork-tailed storm petrel Oceanodroma furcate * Cooper’s hawk Accipiter cooperii Northern goshawk Accipiter gentilis Pelicans and cormorants Red-shouldered hawk Buteo lineatus Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis * Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis * Double-crested cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus Rough-legged hawk Buteo lagopus * Pelagic cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus * Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus * Brandt’s cormorant Phalacrocorax penicillatus * Osprey Pandion haliaetus Bitterns, herons and egrets Falcons * American bittern Botaurus lentiginosus * Merlin Falco columbarius * Great blue heron Ardea herodias American kestrel Falco sparverius Great egret Ardea alba Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus * Green heron Butorides virescens * Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus Ducks, geese and swans Gallinaceous birds Trumpeter swan Cygnus buccinator * Northern bobwhite Colinus virginianus Tundra swan Cygnus columbianus * Ring-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus * Canada goose Branta canadensis * Sooty grouse Dendragapus fuliginosus Cackling goose Branta hutchinsii * Ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus Brant Branta bernicla Wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo Greater white-fronted goose Anser albifrons Emperor goose Chen canagica Rails Ross’s goose Chen rossii American coot Fulica americana Snow goose Chen caerulescens * Virginia rail Rallus limicola * Wood duck Aix sponsa Sora Porzana Carolina * Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Gadwall Anas strepera Plovers Northern pintail Anas acuta Black-bellied plover Pluvialis squatarola American wigeon Anas americana Pacific golden-plover Pluvialis fulva Eurasian wigeon Anas penelope American golden-plover Pluvialis dominica Northern shoveler Anas clypeata Semipalmated plover Charadrius semipalmatus * Cinnamon teal Anas cyanoptera (T) * Western snowy plover Charadrius nivosus Blue-winged teal Anas discors * Killdeer Charadrius vociferous Green-winged teal Anas crecca Canvasback Aythya valisineria Oystercatchers * Caspian tern Hydroprogne caspia Black oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani Common tern Sterna hirundo Arctic tern Sterna paradisaea Shorebirds Greater yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Alcids Lesser yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Common murre Uria aalge Willet Tringa semipalmata * Pigeon guillemot Cepphus columba Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularius (T) * Marbled murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Cassin’s auklet Ptychoramphus aleuticus Long-billed curlew Numenius americanus Rhinoceros auklet Cerorhinca monocerata Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica Tufted puffin Fratercula cirrhata Marbled godwit Limosa fedoa Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres Doves Black turnstone Arenaria melanocephala * Rock dove Columba livia Wandering tattler Tringa incana * Band-tailed pigeon Patagioenas fasciata Surfbird Aphriza virgata Eurasian collared-dove Streptopelia decaocto Rock sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis Mourning dove Zenaida macroura Red knot Calidris canutus Sanderling Calidris alba Owls Dunlin Calidris alpina * Barn owl Tyto alba Pectoral sandpiper Calidris melanotos * Western screech owl Megascops kennicottii Sharp-tailed sandpiper Calidris acuminata * Great horned owl Bubo virginianus Baird’s sandpiper Calidris bairdii Snowy owl Bubo scandiacus Western sandpiper Calidris mauri * Northern pygmy-owl Glaucidium gnoma Semipalmated sandpiper Calidris pusilla (T) Northern spotted owl Strix occidentalis caurina Least sandpiper Calidris minutilla * Barred owl Strix varia Ruff Philomachus pugnax Short-eared owl Asio flammeus Stilt sandpiper Calidris himantopus * Northern saw-whet owl Aegolius acadicus Long-billed dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Short-billed dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Nighthawks Buff-breasted sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis * Common nighthawk Chordeiles minor Wilson’s snipe Gallinago delicate Swifts Phalaropes * Vaux’s swift Chaetura vauxi Wilson’s phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Red-necked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Hummingbirds Red phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius Anna’s hummingbird Calypte anna * Rufous hummingbird Selasphorus rufus Jaegers Long-tailed jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus Kingfishers Parasitic jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus * Belted kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Pomarine jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus Piciformes (woodpeckers) Gulls and terns * Red-breasted sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber Bonaparte’s gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia * Downy woodpecker Picoides pubescens Mew gull Larus canus * Hairy woodpecker Picoides villosus * Ring-billed gull Larus delawarensis * Northern flicker Colaptes auratus California gull Larus californicus * Pileated woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus Herring gull Larus argentatus Thayer’s gull Larus thayeri Flycatchers Glaucous gull Larus hyperboreus * Olive-sided flycatcher Contopus cooperi * Glaucous-winged gull Larus glaucescens * Western wood-pewee Contopus sordidulus * Western gull Larus occidentalis * Willow flycatcher Empidonax traillii Heermann’s gull Larus heermanni Hammond’s flycatcher Empidonax hammondii Sabine’s gull Xema sabini * Pacific-slope flycatcher Empidonax difficilis Black-legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Ash-throated flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens Shrikes Wagtails and pipits Northern shrike Lanius excubitor American pipit Anthus rubescens Vireos Waxwings Cassin’s Vireo Vireo cassinii * Cedar waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum * Hutton’s vireo Vireo huttoni * Warbling vireo Vireo gilvus Warblers * Orange-crowned warbler Oreothlypis celata Jays and crows * Yellow warbler Dendroica petechia * Gray jay Perisoreus canadensis * Yellow-rumped warbler Dendroica coronata * Steller’s jay Cyanocitta stelleri * Black-throated gray warbler Dendroica nigrescens * Western scrub-jay Aphelocoma californica Townsend warbler Dendroica townsendi * American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Hermit warbler Dendroica occidentalis * Common raven Corvus corax Palm warbler Dendroica palmarum Macgillivray’s warbler Oporornis tolmiei Larks * Common yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas * Streaked horned lark Eremophila alpestris strigata * Wilson’s warbler Wilsonia pusilla Swallows Tanagers * Purple martin Progne subis * Western tanager Piranga ludoviciana * Tree swallow Tachycineta bicolor * Violet-green swallow Tachycineta thalassina Towhees and sparrows * Northern rough-winged swallow Stelgidopteryx * Spotted towhee Pipilo maculatus serripennis Chipping sparrow Spizella passerina * Cliff swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota * Savannah sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis * Barn swallow Hirundo rustica Fox sparrow Passerella iliaca * Song sparrow Melospiza melodia Chickadees and allies Lincoln’s sparrow Melospiza lincolnii * Black-capped chickadee Poecile atricapillus White-throated sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis * Chestnut-backed chickadee Poecile rufescens Golden-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla * Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus * White-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys * Dark-eyed junco Junco hyemalis Nuthatches and creepers Lapland longspur Calcarius lapponicus * Red-breasted nuthatch Sitta canadensis Snow bunting Plectrophenax nivalis * Brown creeper Certhia Americana Grosbeaks and buntings Wrens * Black-headed grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus * Bewick’s wren Thryomanes bewickii * Pacific wren Troglodytes pacificus Blackbirds, meadowlarks and orioles * Marsh wren Cistothorus palustris * Red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus * Western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta Kinglets * Brewer’s blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus * Golden-crowned kinglet Regulus satrapa * Brown-headed cowbird Molothrus ater Ruby-crowned kinglet Regulus calendula Finches Bluebirds and thrushes Evening grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus Western bluebird Sialia mexicana * Purple finch Carpodacus purpureus Townsend’s solitaire Myadestes townsendi * House finch Carpodacus mexicanus * Swainson’s thrush Catharus ustulatus * Red crossbill Loxia curvirostra Hermit thrush Catharus guttatus * Pine siskin Carduelis pinus * American robin Turdus migratorius * American goldfinch Spinus tristis * Varied thrush Ixoreus naevius Old world sparrows Starlings and mynas * House sparrow Passer domesticus * European starling Sturnus vulgaris Birds Recorded in the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge Area Five Times or Less and considered Accidentals. COMMON NAME/SCIENTIFIC NAME Laysan albatross Phoebastria immutabilis Flesh-footed shearwater Puffinus carneipes Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens Snowy egret Egretta thula Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis Falcated duck Anas falcata Redhead Aythya americana Tufted duck Aythya fuligula Barrow’s goldeneye Bucephala islandica Hudsonian godwit Limosa haemastica Ancient murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus Horned puffin Fratercula corniculata Long-eared owl Asio otus Eastern phoebe Sayornis phoebe Mountain bluebird Sialia currucoides Rose-breasted grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus .