Bird Lists from Prairies Trip - Spring, 2005 In the table that follows, lists from the following locations are tabulated. Each state is in a separate column. The numbers in each square indicate the site numbers, from the list below, where each species was recorded. They do not indicate abundance in each site. Detection may have been visual, aural, or a combination of the two. Example: Eared Grebe was found at site No. 8 in North Dakota (ND-8) and site No. 2 in Montana (MT-2). New Mexico NM-1 Bosque del Apache NWR and adjacent RV park (April 8-10) NM-2 Bottomless Lakes SP (April 10-12) NM-3 Bitter lake NWR (April 11) NM-4 Caprock Wildlife Area in Mescalero Sands (April 11-14) Texas TX-1 Palo Duro Cyn. SP (April 14-16) TX-2 From truck between Palo Duro Cyn. and OK border (April 17) Oklahoma OK-1 Great Salt Plains Lake (April 17-20) Kansas KS-1 Quivira NWR (April 21) KS-2 Independence and Elk City Lk. (April 22-25) KS-3 Crawford Lk. SP (April 25-27) Missouri MO-1 Prairie SP (April 26) MO-2 Taberville Prairie (April 27-30) MO-3 Osceola and vicinity, esp. campground (April 27 - May 2) MO-4 Big Lake SP, Squaw Creek NWR and vicinity (May 4-8) Nebraska NE-1 Burchard Lk. WMA (May 8-10) NE-2 Crystal Lk. SRA, Ayr, & other Rainwater Basin (May 10-15) NE-3 Lk. Ogallala and vicinity (May 15-22) NE-4 Sandhills, SR 61 between Lk. Ogallala and Merriman (May 22) NE-5 Cottonwood Lk. SRA, Merriman and vicinity (May 22-25) NE-6 Valentine (city), Ft. Niobrara NWR, Smith Falls SP and vicinity--all near Niobrara R. (May 25-31) NE-7 Valentine NWR and vicinity--sandhills (May 27-28) South Dakota SD-1 La Creek NWR and vicinity--day trip from Merriman, NE (May 23) SD-2 Farm Island SRA, Pierre, and vicinity (May 31 - June 2) SD-3 Mitchell (June 2-3) SD-4 De Smet (June 3-5) SD-5 Richmond Lk. SRA northwest of Aberdeen (June 5-7) 11SD-6 Sand Lake NWR (June 6) page 1 Bird Lists from Prairies Trip - Spring, 2005 North Dakota ND-1 Jamestown Reservoir cpgd. (June 7-9) ND-2 Arrowwood NWR (June 8-9) ND-3 Steele, Long Lake NWR, Horsehead Lk., etc. (June 9-11) ND-4 Carrington and birding route southwest of town (June 11-12) ND-5 Graham's Island SP & Devil's Lake (June 12-14) ND-6 Buffalo Lodge Lake area & Granville (June 14-15) ND-7 Stanley and vicinity--city & nearby farmlands (June 15-18) ND-8 Lostwood NWR (June 16-17) Montana MT-1 ND border to Malta--from truck (June 18) MT-2 Bowdoin NWR & Malta (June 18-20) MT-3 Malta to Billings--from truck (June 20) MT-4 Billings, Pompey's Pillar & vicinity (June 20-21) Wyoming WY-1 Old Laramie River Rd. & Laramie (June 22-24) The bird list follows on page 3. page 2 Bird Lists from Prairies Trip - Spring, 2005 Species NM TX OK KS MO NE SD ND MT WY Grebe, Pied-billed 123 1 4 1 6 4 Grebe, Eared 8 2 Grebe, Western 345 6 3 Pelican, American White 1 4 3 5 12 6 234 2 Cormorant, Neotropic 1 Cormorant, Double-crested 1 1 234 34 1 3 6 23 2 Bittern, American 1 5 3 6 Heron, Great Blue 1 1 23 34 12 4 12 6 Egret, Great 1 3 1 1 4 2 6 4 Egret, Snowy 3 1 1 Heron, Little Blue 1 Egret, Cattle 4 Heron, Green 1 3 Night-Heron, Black-crowned 2 6 56 Ibis, White-faced 1 1 4 7 2 Vulture, Turkey 12 1 1234 123 6 2 123 1 Goose, Snow 4 Goose, Canada 1 1 1 34 345 1 6 2 6 2 4 Swan, Trumpeter 4 7 Duck, Wood 4 2 Gadwall 12 4 4 6 234 6 8 2 1 Wigeon, American 2 8 2 Mallard 123 1 3 2 456 4 6 23 8 1 Teal, Blue-winged 2 1 1 4 123 5 1 4 6 23456 8 2 Teal, Cinnamon 1 3 page 3 Bird Lists from Prairies Trip - Spring, 2005 Species NM TX OK KS MO NE SD ND MT WY Shoveler, Northern 1 3 1 1 4 45 234 8 2 1 Pintail, Northern 3 23 2 1 Teal, Green-winged 1 3 Canvasback 4 2 5 8 2 Redhead 12 4 4 2 8 2 Scaup, Lesser 23 3 23 8 2 Bufflehead 3 2 Merganser, Hooded 4 3 Duck, Ruddy 1 3 1 4 6 23 8 Osprey 3 Eagle, Bald 4 Harrier, Northern 1 4 2 2 4 2 Hawk, Cooper's 1 Hawk, Red-shouldered 2 Hawk, Broad-winged 3 Hawk, Swainson's 1 34 1 123 1 2 3 1 Hawk, Red-tailed 3 4 123 6 12 56 3 3 Hawk, Ferruginous 2 7 3 Kestrel, American 2 2 5 12 4 Merlin 4 Pheasant, Ring-necked 1 1 1 4 3 7 12 456 3 7 2 Grouse, Sharp-tailed 7 3 8 Prairie-Chicken, Greater 21 Prairie-Chicken, Lesser 4 Turkey, Wild 1 1 123 2 1 3 6 page 4 Bird Lists from Prairies Trip - Spring, 2005 Species NM TX OK KS MO NE SD ND MT WY Quail, Scaled 34 Quail, Gambel's 1 Bobwhite, Northern 1 12 12 2 Sora 4 6 6 8 Rail, Virginia 5 Coot, American 123 3 4 4 6 3 8 2 Crane, Sandhill 1 Plover, Snowy 1 1 Plover, Semipalmated 123 2 1 1 1 4 1234567 1 456 6 8 12 4 1 Plover, Piping 3 1 2 Killdeer 1 3 1 1 3 1 23 2 1 Stilt, Black-necked 123 1 1 4 12 1 Avocet, American 1 1 4 12 5 Yellowlegs, Greater 2 Yellowlegs, Lesser 5 7 3 8 1 Sandpiper, Solitary 2 1 34 23 5 1 2 2 4 Willet 2 567 2 6 Sandpiper, Spotted 45 1 Sandpiper, Upland 1 3 6 8 2 Curlew, Long-billed 1 Godwit, Marbled 1 4 12 2 Sanderling 1 412 Sandpiper, Semipalmated 2 Sandpiper, Least 1 1 4 1 Sandpiper, White-rumped 1 4 1 page 5 Bird Lists from Prairies Trip - Spring, 2005 Species NM TX OK KS MO NE SD ND MT WY Sandpiper, Baird's 2 Sandpiper, Pectoral 1 1 4 Sandpiper, Stilt 5 34 6 Dowitcher, Long-billed 1 4 1 23 6 1 1 Snipe, Wilson's Phalarope, Wilson's Gull, Franklin's 1 4 56 3 12 Gull, Ring-billed 1 3 6 345 8 12 1 Gull, California 2 Tern, Forster's 4 3 3 Tern, Black 2 4567 6 23 56 8 Pigeon, Rock 2 2 4 2 Collared-Dove, Eurasian 12 6 Dove, White-winged 12 Dove, Mourning 1234 12 1 123 1 34 1234567 123456 234 678 1234 1 Cuckoo, Yellow-billed 6 2 Roadrunner, Greater 1 1 Screech-Owl, Eastern 1 Owl, Great Horned 2 1 1 2 3 Owl, Burrowing 4 6 Owl, Barred 1 231 Nighthawk, Common 3 567 2 3 Swift, Chimney 4 Swift, White-throated 4 Hummingbird, Black-chinned1 page 6 Bird Lists from Prairies Trip - Spring, 2005 Species NM TX OK KS MO NE SD ND MT WY Kingfisher, Belted 23 111 412 Woodpecker, Red-headed 4 23 2 Woodpecker, Golden-fronted 1 Woodpecker, Red-bellied 1 3 34 12 Woodpecker, Ladder-backed 1 Woodpecker, Downy 1 123 34 1 3 56 2 4 1 7 Woodpecker, Hairy 2 6 2 4 Flicker, N. (Yellow-shafted) 1 34 23 67 2 4 6 3 7 Flicker, Northern (heard) 12 4 Woodpecker, Pileated 1 Wood-Pewee, Western 6 12 4 Wood-Pewee, Eastern 6 2 5 Flycatcher, Willow 2 Flycatcher, Least 4 12 6 2 2 45678 12 4 Flycatcher, Gray AZ - Meteor Crater, AApril 7 Phoebe, Black 1 Phoebe, Eastern 12 23 12 6 56 12 Phoebe, Say's 12 4 Flycatcher, Ash-throated 2 4 1 Flycatcher, Great Crested 4 2 6 2 Kingbird, Western 23456 12 6 23456 8 Kingbird, Eastern 2 12 4 1234567 123 6 2345678 Flycatcher, Scissor-tailed 21 Vireo, Bell's 1 3 61 Vireo, Yellow-throated 6 page 7 Bird Lists from Prairies Trip - Spring, 2005 Species NM TX OK KS MO NE SD ND MT WY Vireo, Blue-headed 4 Vireo, Warbling 34 123 56 23 6 2 5 Vireo, Red-eyed 6 2 45 1 56 Jay, Blue 1 123 34 23 6 2 4 6 Magpie, Black-billed Crow, American 1 23 3 1 3 6 456 45 7 Raven, Chihuahuan 4 Raven, Common 12 1 Lark, Horned 2 34 6 1 2 8 Martin, Purple 2 4 2 Swallow, Tree 1 3 234 3 56 2 6 8 2 4 Swallow, N. Rough-winged 12 6 Swallow, Bank 4 4 Swallow, Cliff 1 4 3 56 1 6 2 6 2 Swallow, Barn 123 1 123 12 4 12 567 12 456 23456 2 Chickadee, Carolina 1 23 Chickadee, Black-capped 3 6 2345 4 Titmouse, Tufted 3 3 12 6 Titmouse, Black-crested 1 Nuthatch, White-breasted 4 1 6 4 5 4 Wren, Rock 21 Wren, Carolina 1 1 23 3 Wren, Bewick's 1 3 Wren, House 4 123 6 123456 2 5 78 2 4 Wren, Sedge 6 234 6 page 8 Bird Lists from Prairies Trip - Spring, 2005 Species NM TX OK KS MO NE SD ND MT WY Wren, Marsh 34 1 4 6 23 8 2 Kinglet, Ruby-crowned 12 1 Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray 1 1 12 Bluebird, Eastern 1 23 23 12 6 Thrush, Swainson's 2 Thrush, Wood 4 Robin, American 1 1 123 34 123 56 123456 234567 12 4 Catbird, Gray 4 12 6 2345 4 Mockingbird, Northern 12 4 12 1 2 Thrasher, Brown 1 12 34 123 56 2 6 12 4 7 Thrasher, Curve-billed 3 Starling, European 2 12 1 34 3 6 2 4 2 4 Pipit, American 3 Pipit, Sprague's 8 Waxwing, Cedar 3 5 7 Warbler, Tennessee 4 6 Parula, Northern 2 4 Warbler, Yellow 4 23 567 12 56 12 45 78 2 4 Warbler, Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) 1 34 Warbler, Yellow-rumped (Aud.) 2 Warbler, Bay-breasted 4 Warbler, Blackpoll 4 Warbler, Black-and-white 4 6 Redstart, American 4 6 Warbler, Prothonotary 2 page 9 Bird Lists from Prairies Trip - Spring, 2005 Species NM TX OK KS MO NE SD ND MT WY Ovenbird 6 Waterthrush, Northern 2 Warbler, MacGillivray's 2 Yellowthroat, Common 1 2 4 1234 6 12 56 234 6 8 2 Warbler, Wilson's 1 Chat, Yellow-breasted 3 6 2 Tanager, Summer 2 Towhee, Spotted 1 1 2 4 Towhee, Eastern 1 4 Towhee, "Rufous-sided" (heard) 3 6 Sparrow, Cassin's 3 Sparrow, Rufous-crowned 1 Sparrow, Chipping 2 34 123 6 2 45 1 3 Sparrow, Clay-colored 1 6 234 6 8 2 Sparrow, Brewer's Sparrow, Field 2 12 1 6 3 1 Sparrow, Vesper 4 8 12 4 Sparrow, Lark 1 1 4 34567 1 1 Sparrow, Black-throated 3 Bunting, Lark 4 23 Sparrow, Savannah 4 12 12 4 2 234 6 8 2 Sparrow, Grasshopper 1 2 1 67 1 23 8 Sparrow, Baird's 8 Sparrow, Henslow's 12 Sparrow, Le Conte's 6 page 10 Bird Lists from Prairies Trip - Spring, 2005 Species NM TX OK KS MO NE SD ND MT WY Sparrow, Nelson's Sharp-tailed 8 Sparrow, Song 12 6 2345 2 4 Sparrow, Lincoln's 2 3 Sparrow, Swamp 2 3 Sparrow, White-throated 3412 Sparrow, Harris's 1 2 3 1 Sparrow, White-crowned 2 2 41 (Eastern) Sparrow, White-crowned (gamb.) 1234 1 Cardinal, Northern 1 1 3 34 12 34 Pyrrhuloxia 1 Grosbeak, Rose-breasted 4 2 Grosbeak, Black-headed 6 2 4 Grosbeak, Blue 6 Bunting, Indigo 2 4 2 6 Dickcissel 2 4 12 6 1 6 Bobolink 12 6 234 6 Blackbird, Red-winged 1 3 1 1 3 1234 1 34567 12 4 6 23456 8 123 1 Meadowlark, Eastern 4 2 123 123 1 3 7 1 Meadowlark, Western 123 34567 12 6 234 6 8 123 Blackbird, Yellow-headed 1 4 2 5 1 4 6 23 56 8 2 Blackbird, Brewer's 1 Grackle, Common 2 1 4 23 56 123456 1234567 12 4 Grackle, Great-tailed1 2 1 Cowbird, Brown-headed 1 1 2 1 34 123 567 12 6 23 6 8 2 4 1 Oriole, Orchard 2 4 3 56 12 4 6 3 page 11 Bird Lists from Prairies Trip - Spring, 2005 Species NM TX OK KS MO NE SD ND MT WY Oriole, Bullock's 1 Oriole, Baltimore 23 234 123 56 23 3 7 Oriole, Bull/Balt (heard churring) 4 Finch, House 12 23 6 3 2 4 1 Siskin, Pine 1 2 6 4 4 Goldfinch, American 1 34 23 56 123 56 23 7 2 Sparrow, House 12 1 2 4 2 56 34 23 5 12 1 page 12.