CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS ____Cooper’s Hawk F-m Woodpeckers ____Common Black-HawkF-m/s * ____Acorn Woodpecker F-p * UPPER OAK CREEK CANYON, ARIZONA ____Broad-winged HawkR-m ____Gila Woodpecker I INCLUDING WEST FORK, CAVE SPRINGS ____Swainson’s Hawk R-m ____Williamson’s Sapsucker X AND PINE FLATS ____Zone-tailed Hawk U-s ____Red-naped Sapsucker U-m ____Red-tailed Hawk C-p ____Ladder-backed WoodpeckerI A Northern Arizona Bird Sanctuary ____Golden EagleR-p ____Downy WoodpeckerU-p ____American Kestrel R-m ____Hairy Woodpecker C-p * The Northern Arizona Bird Sanctuary program ____Peregrine Falcon U-m/s * ____Northern Flicker C-p * recognizes places that provide regionally important bird habitat and exceptional birding Partridges, Grouse, Turkey & Quail Flycatchers opportunities. This designation is intended to ____Gambel’s Quail U-s ____Olive-sided Flycatcher R-m increase public interest in birds and awareness of ____Greater Pewee R-m the natural values of these special places. Plovers & Sandpipers ____Western Wood-Pewee F-m/s * ____Spotted Sandpiper I-m ____Willow Flycatcher R-m KEY ____Hammond’s Flycatcher U-m C Common – expected to be present Pigeons, Doves & Cuckoos ____Cordilleran Flycatcher F-s * F Fairly common – often present ____Band-tailed Pigeon U-p ____Dusky Flycatcher U-m U Uncommon – occurs regularly, but often absent ____Eurasian Collared Dove R ____Gray Flycatcher U-m R Rare – occurs infrequently ____White-winged DoveR ____Black PhoebeC-s * I Irregular – not predictable in occurrence ____Mourning Dove U-s/w ____Say’s PhoebeR X Accidental – very few records, out of range or habitat ____Dusky-capped Flycatcher X p permanent resident s summer resident Owls, Nightjars & Kingfishers ____Ash-throated Flycatcher R-s w winter resident ____Common Poorwill X ____Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher R-s m migrant ____Mexican Whip-poor-will R ____Brown-crested Flycatcher R-s * recorded breeding ____Common NighthawkR-m ____Great Horned Owl U-p Shrikes, Vireos, Jays & Crows Herons, Egrets & Ibis ____Northern Pygmy-OwlU-p ____Bell’s Vireo R-m ____Great Blue Heron C-m/s * ____Belted Kingfisher F-p ____Plumbeous Vireo C-m/s * ____Cassin’s VireoR-m Ducks, Geese & Swans Swifts & Hummingbirds ____Warbling VireoC-m/s * ____Green-winged Teal X ____White-throated SwiftC-m/s ____Hutton’s VireoR-m/s ____MallardF-p ____Calliope Hummingbird R-m ____Steller’s JayC-p * ____Common MerganserU-s ____Anna’s HummingbirdU-s * ____Western Scrub-Jay I ____Bufflehead X ____Costa’s HummingbirdX ____Pinyon Jay I ____Wood DuckR ____Broad-tailed Hummingbird C-s/m * ____American Crow R ____Rufous HummingbirdF-m ____Common Raven C-p * Vultures, Hawks, Eagles & Falcons ____Black-chinned Hummingbird F-m ____Turkey VultureC-m/s ____Magnificent Hummingbird U-s Larks & Swallows ____Bald Eagle R-w/m ____Blue-throated Hummingbird X ____Violet-Green SwallowC-m/s ____OspreyU-m/s ____Northern Rough-winged SwallowU-m/s ____Sharp-shinned HawkF-m ____Cliff SwallowR-s/m Chickadees, Nuthatches & Creepers ____American Redstart X Finches & Weavers ____Mountain ChickadeeF-p ____Townsend's WarblerU-m ____House FinchF-m ____Bridled Titmouse F-p ____Hermit Warbler R-m ____Cassin’s FinchR ____BushtitI ____Northern WaterthrushR-m ____Pine Siskin F-p ____Red-breasted Nuthatch R-w ____Chestnut-sided Warbler X ____Lesser Goldfinch C-p * ____White-breasted Nuthatch C-p * ____MacGillivray's Warbler U-m ____American GoldfinchR-m ____Pygmy Nuthatch U-p ____Common Yellowthroat U-m, R-s ____Evening Grosbeak I-w/m ____Brown Creeper F-p ____Hooded Warbler R-m ____Red CrossbillI ____Red-faced Warbler F-m/s * ____House Sparrow R Wrens, Gnatcatchers, Kinglets & Dippers ____Wilson's Warbler C-m ____Canyon WrenF-m ____Painted Redstart C-s * Directions to Upper Oak Creek Canyon ____Rock Wren U-m/s ____Yellow-breasted ChatU-m ____Bewick's WrenI From Flagstaff, south on 89A. Cave Springs ____Pacific WrenU-w, R-s Tanagers, Grosbeaks & Buntings Campground is just past milepost 386, ~3 miles ____House WrenC-s * ____Summer Tanager F-s from the base of the switchbacks. There is a small ____Ruby-crowned Kinglet F-m, U-w ____Hepatic Tanager U-m/s parking lot at the entrance road (you can walk ____Golden-crowned Kinglet R ____Western Tanager C-m/s * through the campground without an additional ____Blue-gray Gnatcatcher F-s * ____Northern Cardinal X fee). West Fork is another half-mile (separate fee ____American Dipper U-w, R-s* ____Black-headed Grosbeak C-m/s * required for access and parking). ____Blue GrosbeakR-m Thrushes, Thrashers & Allies ____Lazuli BuntingC-m, U-s * From Sedona, north on 89A. West Fork is near ____Western Bluebird U ____Indigo BuntingU-m, U-s * milepost 388. Cave Springs Campground is just ____Townsend’s SolitaireI before milepost 386. ____Hermit ThrushF-m/s Sparrows ____American Robin C-p * ____Green-tailed TowheeU-m ____Cedar Waxwing U-m/w ____Spotted Towhee C-p * ____European Starling U-m ____Canyon Towhee X ____PhainopeplaX ____Chipping Sparrow U-m/p ____Brewer’s Sparrow X Warblers ____Lark SparrowR-m ____Olive WarblerI ____Fox SparrowX ____Northern WaterthrushR-m ____Song SparrowU-m Visit northernarizonaaudubon.org for additional ____Orange-crowned Warbler U-m/s ____Lincoln's Sparrow U-m information on outstanding birding locations in ____Nashville Warbler R-m ____Swamp Sparrow X Northern Arizona. Two publications, Birding ____Virginia’s Warbler F-m/s * ____White-throated Sparrow X Sedona & the Verde Valley and Birding the ____Lucy’s WarblerC-s * ____White-crowned Sparrow U-m Flagstaff Area can be purchased online. ____Northern Parula R-m ____Dark-eyed Junco C-m/w, U-s* ____Yellow WarblerC-s * Contact Upper Oak Creek Sanctuary Steward John ____Yellow-rumped Warbler C-m Blackbirds & Orioles Grahame at [email protected] to report new ____Black-throated Gray WarblerF-m/s ____Brown-headed Cowbird F-s * sightings. ____Grace’s Warbler F-s * ____Bullock's Oriole C-s * ____Kentucky Warbler R-m ____Hooded OrioleR-m Revised May, 2014