his list of the approximately 140 most common √ Common name A H S √ Common name A H S √ Common name A H S birds of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument T DUCKS AND GEESE ferruginous pygmy-owl R Ri,D Y SHRIKES is based on previous documentation of abundance mallard* R We Y elf owl C Ri,D,WC S loggerhead shrike U Ri,D Y (A) and separated into four categories. Abundant (A) birds are likely to be seen daily and in large numbers. green-winged teal* R We W burrowing owl R Ri,D S VIREOS Common (C) birds may be seen daily as a solitary ring-necked duck* R We W NIGHTHAWKS AND NIGHTJARS Bell’s vireo U Ri,D S bird or in smaller groups. Uncommon (U) birds may ruddy duck* R We W lesser nighthawk C Ri,D S gray vireo R Ri,D,WC M be seen intermittently or at certain times of the year, QUAIL common poorwill C D,WC S warbling vireo U Ri,D,WC M and rare (R) birds are seen as migrants, flyovers, or Gambel’s quail A Ri,D,WC Y SWIFTS CORVIDS in limited areas. GREBES Vaux’s swift R Ri,D,We M common raven C Ri,D,WC Y Habitats (H) are separated into four categories. Ri- pied-billed grebe* R We M white-throated swift U Ri,D,WC,We Y LARKS parian (R) birds can be found in vegetation asso- BITTERNS, HERONS AND EGRETS HUMMINGBIRDS horned lark R D,We W ciated with rivers, such as honey mesquite. Desert great blue heron* R Ri,D,We M black-chinned SWALLOWS (D) habitats include shrubs, such as creosote, while C Ri,D,WC S hummingbird wetlands (We) consist of mixed rushes and cattails. VULTURES purple martin U Ri,D,We S Woodland/Chaparral (WC) habitats are also com- black vulture R D S Anna’s hummingbird U Ri,D,WC Y tree swallow R Ri,D,We M mon on the monument. They may include trees, turkey vulture C Ri,D,WC S Costa’s hummingbird C Ri,D Y violet-green swallow U Ri,D,WC,We M such as oaks and junipers. RAPTORS rufous hummingbird U Ri,D,WC M northern rough-winged U Ri,D M WOODPECKERS swallow The varied habitats of southern Arizona provide a northern harrier R D M vital environment for birds across the seasons (S). sharp-shinned hawk U Ri,D,WC M Gila woodpecker A Ri,D Y bank swallow R Ri,D M Birds that do not migrate are considered Year- Cooper’s hawk U Ri,D,WC Y red-naped sapsucker R WC W cliff swallow U Ri,D M round (Y) residents and may be seen at any time of Harris’s hawk U Ri,D Y ladder-backed barn swallow U Ri,D M C Ri,D,WC Y year. Summer (S) residents are at the park roughly Swainson’s hawk U D M woodpecker VERDINS AND BUSHTITS during June–August, while Winter (W) residents zone-tailed hawk R Ri,D,WC M northern flicker U Ri,D,WC W verdin C Ri,D Y occur during colder times of year. Migratory (M) gilded flicker C Ri,D Y WRENS birds may be seen at various times as they briefly red-tailed hawk C Ri,D,WC Y FALCONS pass through the park. golden eagle R D,WC Y rock wren U D,WC Y RAILS AND COOTS crested caracara R Ri,D Y canyon wren U D,WC Y American coot* R We M American kestrel U Ri,D,WC Y house wren R Ri,D,WC M peregrine falcon R D,WC S cactus wren C D Y Key PLOVERS killdeer R Ri,D,We Y prairie falcon R D,WC Y KINGLETS AND GNATCATCHERS Abundance (A) A—Abundant PIGEONS AND DOVES TYRANT FLYCATCHERS blue-gray gnatcatcher R Ri,D,WC Y C—Common rock pigeon R D Y olive-sided flycatcher R Ri,D,WC M black-tailed gnatcatcher C D Y U—Uncommon Eurasian collared-dove R Ri,D,WC Y western wood-pewee U Ri,D,WC M ruby-crowned kinglet C Ri,D,WC W R—Rare Inca dove R Ri,D Y Hammond’s flycatcher R Ri,D,WC M THRUSHES Habitat (H) R—Riparian common ground-dove U Ri,D S gray flycatcher U Ri,D,WC M hermit thrush U Ri,D,WC W D—Desert white-winged dove A Ri,D,WC S Pacific-slope flycatcher U Ri,D,WC M American robin R Ri,D,WC M We—Wetland mourning dove A Ri,D,WC Y black phoebe R Ri,We Y MIMIDS AND THRASHERS WC—Woodlands/Chaparral ROADRUNNERS Say’s phoebe U Ri,D Y curve-billed thrasher C Ri,D Y Season (S) Y—Year-round greater roadrunner C D,WC Y vermilion flycatcher U Ri,D,We Y Bendire’s thrasher R D Y S—Summer OWLS ash-throated flycatcher A Ri,D,WC S Le Conte’s thrasher R D Y W—Winter brown-crested crissal thrasher U Ri,D Y barn owl R Ri,D Y C Ri,D,WC S M—Migratory western screech-owl U Ri,D,WC Y flycatcher sage thrasher R D W western kingbird U Ri,D,WC S *Species likely to be seen only at Quitobaquito great horned owl U Ri,D,WC Y northern mockingbird C Ri,D,WC Y √ Common name A H S √ Common name A H S Notes National Park Service STARLINGS CARDINALS, GROSBEAKS AND BUNTINGS U.S. Department of the Interior European starling R Ri,D Y western tanager C Ri,D,WC M Sonoran Desert Network PIPITS northern cardinal C Ri,D Y American pipit R We M pyrrhuloxia C Ri,D Y Bird Checklist SILKY FLYCATCHERS black-headed grosbeak C Ri,D,WC M for Organ Pipe Cactus phainopepla C Ri,D,WC Y blue grosbeak R Ri,D S WARBLERS lazuli bunting R Ri,D,WC,We M National Monument orange-crowned varied bunting U Ri,D S U Ri,D,WC M warbler ICTERIDS Lucy’s warbler C Ri,D S red-winged blackbird R Ri,D,We W Nashville warbler U Ri,D,WC M western meadowlark U D W Macgillivray’s warbler R Ri,D,We M yellow-headed R Ri,D,We W common yellowthroat* R Ri,D,We M blackbird yellow warbler R Ri,D M Brewer’s blackbird R Ri,D,We W yellow-rumped warbler C Ri,D W great-tailed grackle U Ri,D Y black-throated gray bronzed cowbird C Ri,D S U Ri,D,WC M warbler brown-headed cowbird C Ri,D,WC S Townsend’s warbler R Ri,D,WC M hooded oriole U Ri,D M hermit warbler R Ri,D,WC M Bullock’s oriole U Ri,D M Wilson’s warbler U Ri,D,WC M Scott’s oriole C Ri,D,WC S EMBERIZINES CARDUELINE FINCHES green-tailed towhee U Ri,D,WC W house finch C Ri,D,WC Y spotted towhee R Ri,D,WC W pine siskin R Ri,D,WC W rufous-crowned lesser goldfinch C Ri,D,WC,We Y U D,WC Y sparrow Lawrence’s goldfinch R Ri,D,We W canyon towhee C D,WC Y OLD WORLD SPARROWS chipping sparrow R Ri,D,WC W house sparrow R D Y sagebrush sparrow U D W Cover photos: Gila woodpecker (above) and cactus wren (below). Brewer’s sparrow A Ri,D W Both photos ©Greg Lavaty. black-chinned sparrow R D,WC Y The information in this list is based on bird observations, inven- vesper sparrow R Ri,D W tories, and surveys at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. However, bird lists are always works in progress. The list is lark sparrow U Ri,D W arranged by family, with common names following the American black-throated sparrow C D Y Ornithologists’ Union’s Check-list of North American Birds, 7th edition, and its supplements to 2013. lark bunting U D W Savannah sparrow R D M This checklist was produced by the National Park Service, Sonoran Desert Network. Lincoln’s sparrow U Ri,D,We W white-crowned sparrow A Ri,D,WC W dark-eyed junco R Ri,D,WC W