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Field Checklist of the Birds of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Field Checklist Of The Birds Of LOONS EAGLES, HAWKS & FALCONS Grand Staircase-Escalante National ___ Common Loon……………….…………..…………UT ___ Osprey……………………….……………………...RT Monument ___ Bald Eagle…………………………………………UW GREBES ___ Northern Harrier………………….…………………CP ___ Sharp-Shinned Hawk……………………………….CP ___ Pied-billed Grebe…...………………………………US ___ Cooper’s Hawk……………………………………..CP ___ Eared Grebe………...………………………………UT ___ Northern Goshawk……………………….…………UP ___ Western Grebe………...……………………………UT ___ Swainson’s Hawk…………………………………..US ___ Clark’s Grebe…………..………………….………..UT ___ Red-tailed Hawk……………………………………CP ___ Ferruginous Hawk…………………………………..UP PELICANS & CORMORANTS ___ Rough-legged Hawk……………………………….CW ___ Golden Eagle………………………………………..CP ___ American White Pelican……………………..……..UT ___ American Kestrel…………………………………...CP ___ Double-crested Cormorant………………….……...UT ___ Merlin……………………………………………...UW ___ Peregrine Falcon……………………………………RP BITTERNS & HERONS ___ Prairie Falcon……………………………………….CP ___ American Bittern………….………………………..UT PHEASANTS, GROUSE & QUAIL ___ Great Blue Heron……………..…………………….UP ___ Snowy Egret ……….……………………….……….US ___ Chukar……………………………….……………...CP ___ Cattle Egret ………………….……………………...US ___ Sage Grouse………………………….……………..UP ___ Green Heron……………………………….….…….RS ___ Blue Grouse………………………………………...UP Compiled by F. Clair Jensen, Harry Barber and ___ Black-crowned Night-Heron….……………….……US ___ Wild Turkey………………………………………...UP Steve Hedges. Cooperators: Bureau Of Land ___ Gambel’s Quail……………………………………..UP Management, Utah Division of Wildlife IBISES & SPOONBILLS Resources. RAILS & CRANES ___White-faced Ibis…………………………………….UT ___ Virginia Rail………………………………………..US Date _________________________________ VULTURES ___ Sora…………………………………………………US ___ American Coot……………………………………...CP Time ______________ to ________________ ___ Turkey Vulture……………………….……………..CS ___ California Condor…………………………………..UP PLOVERS & SANDPIPERS Locality ______________________________ SWANS, GEESE & DUCKS ___ Black-bellied Plover………………………………..UT ___ Semipalmated Plover……………...………………..UT Observer _____________________________ ___ Tundra Swan………………………………………..RT ___ Killdeer……………………………………………...CP ___ Snow Goose…………………………….…………..UT ___ Black-necked Stilt …………………………………..CS ___ Canada Goose………………………………………UP ___ American Avocet …………………….……………..CS ___ Wood Duck…………………………………………RT ___ Greater Yellowlegs…………………………………CT Species ___________ Individuals __________ ___ Green-winged Teal………………………………...CW ___ Lesser Yellowlegs…………………………………..CT ___ Mallard……………………………………………...CP ___ Solitary Sandpiper…………………………………..CS ___ Northern Pintail…………………….……………….CT ___ Long-billed Curlew………………….……………...UT ___ Blue Winged Teal…………………………….…….UT ___ Marbled Godwit…………………………………….CT Notes ________________________________ ___ Cinnamon Teal…………………………….………..CS ___ Sanderling…………………………………………..UT ___ Northern Shoveler…………………….…………….CT ___ Western Sandpiper………………………………….CT _____________________________________ ___ Gadwall……………………………………………..CS ___ Least Sandpiper……………………………………..CT ___ American Wigeon…………………………………..CT ___ Baird’s Sandpiper…………………………………..UT ___ Canvasback…………………………….…………...UT ___ Pectoral Sandpiper………………………………….UT _____________________________________ ___ Redhead…………………………………………….CT ___ Dunlin ………………………………………………RT ___ Ring-necked Duck………………………………….CT ___ Long-billed Dowitcher……………………………...CT ___ Greater Scaup…………………………….…………RT ___ Common Snipe……………………………………..UP ___ Lesser Scaup………………………………………..CT ___ Wilson’s Phalarope…………………………………CT ___ Common Goldeneye………………………………..CT ___ Red-necked Phalarope……………….……………..CT ___ Bufflehead…………………………….…………….CT ___ Hooded Merganser………………………………...RW ___ Common Merganser………………………………..CT ___ Red-breasted Merganser……………………………CT ___ Ruddy Duck………………………………………...CS GULLS, TERNS & ALCIDS ___ Northern Flicker…………………………………...CP ___ Black-capped Chickadee…………………………..UP ___ Mountain Chickadee……………………………….CP ___ Franklin’s Gull……………………………..……….UT ___ Juniper Titmouse…………………………………..CP ___ Bonaparte’s Gull……………………………….…...UT ___ Bushtit ……………………………………………...CP ___ Ring-billed Gull……………………………….…...CW FLYCATHCERS ___ California Gull……………………………………...CP NUTHATCHES & CREEPERS ___ Forster’s Tern………………………….……………CT ___ Olive Sided Flycatcher…………………………….US ___ Black Tern………………………………………….UT ___ Western Wood-Pewee…………………………… CS ___ Red-breasted Nuthatch…………………………….UP ___ Willow Flycatcher…………………………………US ___ White-breasted Nuthatch…………………………..CP PIGEONS & DOVES ___ Hammond’s Flycatcher……………………………US ___ Pygmy Nuthatch…………………………………...UP ___ Dusky Flycatcher…………………………………..CS ___Brown Creeper……………………………………..UP ___ Rock Dove………………………………………….UP ___ Gray Flycatcher……………………………………CS ___ Band-tailed Pigeon………………………….………US ___ Cordilleran Flycatcher……………………………..CS WRENS ___ Mourning Dove……………………………………..CS ___ Black Phoebe………………………………………RS ___ Inca Dove…………………………………………...RP ___ Eastern Phoebe……………………………………...O ___ Rock Wren…………………………………………CS ___ Say’s Phoebe………………………………………CS ___ Canyon Wren………………………………………CP CUCKOOS & ROADRUNNERS ___ Vermillion Flycatcher…..…………………………..O ___ Bewick’s Wren…………………………………….CP ___ Ash-throated Flycatcher…………………………...CS ___ House Wren………………………………………..CS ___ Greater Roadrunner…………………………….…...UP ___ Cassin’s Kingbird………………………………….US ___ Winter Wren………………………………………RW ___ Western Kingbird………………………………….CS ___ Marsh Wren………………………………………..US OWLS ___ Eastern Kingbird…………………………………..RS ___ Scissor-tailed Flycatcher……………………………O DIPPERS ___ Barn Owl…………………………………………....UP ___ Flammulated Owl…………………………………..CS SHRIKES ___ American Dipper…………………………………..RP ___ Western Screech-Owl……………………… .……UP ___ Great Horned Owl……………………………….…CP ___ Northern Shrike…………………………………..UW KINGLETS ___ Northern Pygmy-Owl……………………………....UP ___ Loggerhead Shrike…………………………………CP ___ Burrowing Owl………………………………….….US ___ Golden-crowned Kinglet …………………………..UP ___ Spotted Owl…………………………………….…..RP VIREOS ___ Ruby-crowned Kinglet …………………………….UP ___ Long-eared Owl……………………………….……UP ___ Short-eared Owl……………………………….……RP ___ White-eyed Vireo…………………………………...O GNATCATCHERS ___ Northern Saw-whet Owl………………….………...UP ___ Gray Vireo…………………………………………US ___ Plumbeous Vireo…………………………………..CS ___ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher……………………………..CS GOATSUCKERS ___ Warbling Vireo…………………………………….CS THRUSHES ___ Common Nighthawk………………………………CS JAYS & CROWS ___ Common Poorwill…………………………………CS ___ Western Bluebird…………………………………..US ___ Steller’s Jay………………………………………..UP ___ Mountain Bluebird…………………………………CS SWIFTS ___ Western Scrub Jay…………………………………CP ___ Townsend’s Solitaire………………………………UP ___ Pinyon Jay…………………………………………CP ___ Swainson’s Thrush………………………………...RS ___ White-throated Swift………………………………CS ___ Clark’s Nutcracker………………………………...UP ___ Hermit Thrush……………………………………..CS ___ Black-billed Magpie……………………………….CP ___ American Robin……………………………………CP HUMMINGBIRDS ___ American Crow…………………………………...UW ___ Varied Thrush……………………………………….O ___ Common Raven……………………………………CP ___ Black-chinned Hummingbird……………………...CS THRASHERS ___ Calliope Hummingbird……………………………UT LARKS ___ Broad-tailed Hummingbird………………………..US ___ Northern Mockingbird……………………………..CS ___ Rufous Hummingbird……………………………...CT ___ Horned Lark………………………………………..CP ___ Sage Thrasher……………………………………...CS ___ Bendire’s Thrasher………………………………...RS KINGFISHERS SWALLOWS STARLING ___ Belted Kingfisher………………………………….UP ___ Tree Swallow………………………………………US ___ Violet Green Swallow……………………………..CS ___ European Starling………………………………….CP WOODPECKERS ___ Northern Rough-winged Swallow…………………CS ___ Bank Swallow……………………………………...RS WAXWINGS & PHAINOPEPLA ___ Lewis’s Woodpecker………………………………UP ___ Cliff Swallow………………………………………CS ___ Red-naped Sapsucker……………………………...CS ___ Barn Swallow……………………………………...CS ___ Bohemian Waxwing……………………………….IW ___ Williamson’s Sapsucker…………………………...US ___ Cedar Waxwing……………………………………UP ___ Downy Woodpecker……………………………….CP TITMICE, VERDIN & BUSHTIT ___ Phainopepla………………………………………..UP ___ Hairy Woodpecker…………………………………CP WARBLERS ___ Orange-crowned Warbler………………………….US FINCHES ___ Nashville Warbler…………………………………UT ___ Virginia’s Warbler…………………………………CS ___ Pine Grosbeak……………………………………..UP ___ Yellow Warbler……………………………………CS ___ Cassin’s Finch……………………………………..CP ___ Black-throated Blue Warbler………………………..O ___ House Finch………………………………………..CP ___ Townsend’s Warbler………………………………UT ___ Red Crossbill………………………………………UP ___ Grace’s Warbler…………………………………...US ___ Pine Siskin…………………………………………CP ___ MacGillivray’s Warbler……………………………CS ___ Lesser Goldfinch…………………………………..CS ___ Common Yellowthroat …………………………….CS ___ American Goldfinch………………………………CW ___ Wilson’s Warbler………………………………….CT ___ Evening Grosbeak…………………………………IW ___ Yellow-breasted Chat ……………………………...US WEAVER FINCHES TANAGERS ___ House Sparrow…………………………………….CP ___ Western Tanager…………………………………...CS _______________________________________________ SPARROWS KEY TO CODES ___ Green-tailed Towhee………………………………CS ___ Spotted Towhee……………………………………CP Relative Abundance ___ American Tree Sparrow…………………………..RW ___ Chipping Sparrow………………………………….CS C = Common (Found consistently in fair numbers in ___ Brewer’s Sparrow………………………………….CS appropriate habitat and season) ___ Black-chinned Sparrow……………………………US ___ Sage Sparrow………………………………………UP U = Uncommon (Found occasionally in small numbers in ___ Savannah Sparrow…………………………………CS appropriate habitat and season) ___ Fox Sparrow……………………………………….UT ___ Song Sparrow……………………………………...CP R = Rare (Found infrequently but regularly in very small ___ Lincoln’s Sparrow…………………………………UT numbers in proper habitat and season) ___ Swamp Sparrow……………………………………..O ___ White-throated Sparrow…………………………..RW O =
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