U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Birds of Kofa National Wildlife Refuge

Welcome to birding at Symbols used in this list follow: Common Name Sp S F W Kofa National Wildlife Refuge Kofa National Wildlife Refuge W Winter December – February New World Vultures ___*Turkey Vulture C C C U encompasses 665,400 acres of Sonoran Sp Spring March – May Desert in southwestern Arizona. Broad Hawks, Kites, Eagles and Allies S Summer June – August ___Northern Harrier O O O valleys, gently rolling foothills, jagged F Fall September – November ___Sharp-shinned Hawk O O O peaks and steep cliffs are found within ___Cooper’s Hawk O O U this rugged refuge. The scattered water ___Northern Goshawk X holes attract a surprising number of * Confirmed nester (39 species). ___Harris’s Hawk X R waterbirds and other migrant birds. • Possible or probable ___*Red-tailed Hawk C C C C breeder (12 species). ___Ferruginous Hawk R Nesting birds include red-tailed hawk, ___Rough–legged Hawk R ___*Golden Eagle U U U U Gambel’s quail, great horned owl, elf Federally Endangered or Threatened Species Rails, Gallinules and Coots owl, Costa’s hummingbird, ash-throated are listed in italics. flycatcher, canyon wren, northern ___American Coot X Cranes mockingbird, phainopepla, Lucy’s A Abundant ___Sandhill Crane O O warbler, and black-throated sparrow, A very numerous species. Plovers among others. C Common ___Killdeer O O U Likely to be seen or heard in suitable Stilts and Avocets To see the greatest variety of birds, walk habitats. ___Black-necked Stilt R along one of the ephemeral washes. On a U Uncommon ___American Avocet R Present, not certain to be seen. Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Allies spring or summer morning, the washes O Occasional are filled with the calls of mourning ___Spotted Sandpiper R O Seen only a few times during the season ___Solitary Sandpiper R R doves, Gambel’s quail, white-winged R Rare doves, phainopeplas, verdins, and ash- ___Greater Yellowlegs R R Unexpected, seen at intervals of ___Willet X throated flycatchers. During the spring 2 to 5 years. ___Long-billed Curlew X X or fall, check the trees surrounding X Accidental ___Western Sandpiper X some of the old dirt stock tanks such as Fewer than 3 records; vagrants outside ___Wilson’s Phalarope X Charco 4 or Cholla Tank for migrants their usual range. ___Red-necked Phalarope X such as western tanager, cordilleran Pigeons and Doves flycatcher, and belted kingfisher. Hike up Breeding records from Arizona Breeding ___*White-winged Dove C A O Palm Canyon and listen for the calls of Bird Atlas and refuge records. ___*Mourning Dove A A C U canyon and rock wrens. Scan the skies ___Common Ground-Dove O O for soaring red-tailed hawks, turkey Common Name Sp S F W Cuckoos and Roadrunners vultures, and the occasional golden eagle. ___Yellow-billed Cuckoo X Ducks, Geese and Swans ___•Greater Roadrunner U U U U ___Gr. White-fronted Goose X Barn Owls Please contact the refuge office with any ___Canada Goose X ___•Barn Owl O O O O new or unusual bird sightings that you ___American Wigeon R Typical Owls make during your visit. ___Mallard X ___Flammulated Owl X ___Blue-winged Teal R ___•Western Screech-Owl C C C C This list was developed using refuge ___Cinnamon Teal O R R R ___*Great Horned Owl C C C C observations and studies reported ___Northern Shoveler O ___Northern Pygmy-Owl X since 1940. The 193 species are listed in ___Northern Pintail R R O R ___*Elf Owl C C accordance with seventh addition of the ___Green-winged Teal R R R ___•Long-eared Owl O O O O ___Redhead X American Ornithologists’ Union Checklist ___Bufflehead R R of North American Birds, (1998) through ___Red-breasted Merganser X the 53rd supplement (July 2012). Forty ___Ruddy Duck X species have been documented as nesting New World Quail on the refuge. ___*Gambel’s Quail A A A A Grebes ___Pied-billed Grebe X Pelicans ___Brown Pelican R R Herons, Bitterns and Allies ___Great Blue Heron R R ___Snowy Egret R R Black-throated sparrow. © Henry Detwiler, www.southwestbirders.com

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Larks Sparrows, Towhees, and Allies, continued ___Horned Lark X O R ___•Black-chinned Sparrow O O O O Swallows ___Vesper Sparrow U O R ___Tree Swallow O R O ___Lark Sparrow O O O ___Violet-green Swallow U R U ___*Black-throated Sparrow C C U U ___N. Rough-winged Swallow O O O ___Sage Sparrow U U ___Cliff Swallow O O R ___Lark Bunting X ___Barn Swallow O R ___Savannah Sparrow X Verdins ___Fox Sparrow O O ___*Verdin A A A A ___Lincoln’s Sparrow O Nuthatches ___White-throated Sparrow X ___Red-breasted Nuthatch X ___White-crowned Sparrow C O C Curve-billed thrasher. Wrens ___Dark-eyed Junco © Henry Detwiler, www.southwestbirders.com ___*Rock Wren C C C C ___ “Oregon” O C U ___*Canyon Wren C C C C ___ “Gray-headed” O O Common Name Sp S F W ___House Wren O O O Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks and Buntings ___Bewick’s Wren O O ___Hepatic Tanager X Goatsuckers ___*Cactus Wren C C C C ___Western Tanager C U C ___•Lesser Nighthawk O O R Gnatcatchers ___Northern Cardinal O ___•Common Poorwill C C C R ___*Blue-gray Gnatcatcher U U U U ___•Pyridoxal R R R Swifts ___*Black-tail. Gnatcatcher A A A A ___Rose–breasted Grosbeak X ___Vaux’s Swift O O Kinglets ___Black-headed Grosbeak U O U ___*White-throated Swift C U O U ___Ruby-crowned Kinglet U U U ___Blue Grosbeak R Hummingbirds Thrushes ___Lazuli Bunting U U ___Black-ch. Hummingbird O O ___Western Bluebird O O Blackbirds ___*Anna’s Hummingbird O O O ___Mountain Bluebird O O ___Red-winged Blackbird R R ___*Costa’s Hummingbird C U U U ___Townsend’s Solitaire O O R ___Western Meadowlark O O O ___Broad-tail. Hummingbird X ___Swainson’s Thrush U R ___Yellow-headed Blackbird O O O ___Rufous Hummingbird O O ___Hermit Thrush O U O ___Rusty Blackbird X X Kingfishers ___American Robin O U O ___Brewer’s Blackbird O O O ___Belted Kingfisher O X O Mockingbirds and Thrashers ___Great-tailed Grackle O O O Woodpeckers ___Gray Catbird X ___Bronzed Cowbird X X ___Lewis’ Woodpecker R R R ___*Northern Mockingbird C C C U ___•Brown-headed Cowbird O O O ___Red-headed Woodpecker X ___Sage Thrasher O O O ___*Hooded Oriole O O R ___*Gila Woodpecker C C C C ___Brown Thrasher X ___Bullock’s Oriole U C U ___Red-naped Sapsucker R ___*Bendire’s Thrasher U U ___*Scott’s Oriole C C U O ___*Ladder-bac. Woodpecker O O O O ___*Curve-billed Thrasher C C C C Finches and Allies ___Northern Flicker O O O ___•Crissal Thrasher U U U U ___Purple Finch R R ___*Gilded Flicker C C C C ___•LeConte’s Thrasher O O O O ___Cassin’s Finch R Falcons Starlings ___*House Finch C C C C ___*American Kestrel C C C C ___*European Starling U O O O ___Pine Siskin O ___*Peregrine Falcon R R R Pipits ___Lesser Goldfinch O O U R ___*Prairie Falcon O O O O ___American Pipit R R ___Lawrence’s Goldfinch U O O Tyrant Flycatchers Waxwings ___American Goldfinch X ___Olive-sided Flycatcher O O ___Cedar Waxwing O O Old World Sparrows ___Western Wood-Pewee C C Silky-flycatchers ___•House Sparrow O O O O ___Willow Flycatcher U U ___*Phainopepla C O U C ___Hammond’s Flycatcher O O Wood-Warblers Please reuse or return to office ___Gray Flycatcher O O ___Northern Waterthrush X Thank you ___Dusky Flycatcher U U ___Prothonotary Warbler X February 2015 ___Pacific-slope Flycatcher U U ___Orange-crowned Warbler C C ___Cordilleran Flycatcher U U ___*Lucy’s Warbler O O ___Black Phoebe O O O ___Nashville Warbler C U ___*Say’s Phoebe C O O C ___MacGillivray’s Warbler C U ___Vermilion Flycatcher R ___Common Yellowthroat X ___*Ash-thr. Flycatcher A A R R ___American Redstart X X ___*Brown-cr. Flycatcher O O ___Yellow-rumped Warbler ___Western Kingbird O O O ___ “Audubon’s” C C C Shrikes ___Black-thr. Gray Warbler U U U ___*Loggerhead Shrike C C C C ___Townsend’s Warbler C O Vireos ___Hermit Warbler U U ___Gray Vireo O R O ___Wilson’s Warbler C U ___Plumbeous Vireo O O ___Painted Redstart R ___Cassin’s Vireo O O ___Yellow-breasted Chat R R ___Hutton’s Vireo R Sparrows, Towhees, and Allies ___Warbling Vireo C O C ___Green-tailed Towhee U U U ___Philadelphia Vireo X ___Spotted Towhee O O O Crows and Jays ___*Rufous-cr. Sparrow U U U U ___Pinyon Jay R ___*Canyon Towhee C C C C ___Steller’s Jay R R ___Abert’s Towhee X ___Chipping Sparrow U U U O ___Western Scrub-Jay O R O O Cactus wren. ___*Common Raven U U U U ___Brewer’s Sparrow C C U © Henry Detwiler, www.southwestbirders.com

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