Bird Species on Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge Species Spring Summer Fall Winter Ducks, Geese, Swans (Anseriformes) Trumpeter Swan u - u - Tundra Swan o - u o Canada Goose* a r c u Greater White-fronted Goose r - r - Snow Goose - - r - American Wigeon* c o c c Black Scoter - - x - Blue-winged Teal* u u u - Bufflehead u - u o Canvasback u - u o Cinnamon Teal* c c c o Common Goldeneye u - o u Common Merganser* c u u u Eurasian Widgeon o - o r Gadwall* c u c o Greater Scaup r - r - Green-winged Teal* c o c o Hooded Merganser o - o o Lesser Scaup* o - u u Mallard* a c a a Northern Pintail c r c u Northern Shoveler* c o c u Redhead u o u u Ring-necked Duck c r c u 1 Species Spring Summer Fall Winter Ruddy Duck* u u u o Surf Scoter - - r - White-winged Scoter - - r - Wood Duck* u u u o Loons (Gaviformes) Common Loon - - o o Pacific Loon - - x - Grebes (Podicipediformes) Eared Grebe o - u - Horned Grebe - - r - Pied-billed Grebe* c u c u Red-necked Grebe x - - - Western Grebe o o o - Bitterns, Herons and Egrets (Ardeidae) American Bittern* u u u r Black-crowned Night Heron u o u u Cattle Egret - - - x Great Blue Heron* c c c c Great Egret r - r - Green Egret - x - - Pelicans (Pelecaniformes) American White Pelican c c c - Rails, Cranes (Gruiformes) American Coot c u c c Sora Rail* u u o - Lesser Sandhill Crane x - x - Virginia Rail u u u r 2 Species Spring Summer Fall Winter Plovers, Sandpipers and Allies (Charadriformes) American Golden Plover - - x - Black-bellied Plover r - r - Semi-palmated Plover - - r - Killdeer* c c c u Black-necked Stilt* u u r - American Avocet* u u r - Greater Yellowlegs u - u r Lesser Yellowlegs o - - u Solitary Sandpiper - - r - Spotted Sandpiper* u u o - Long-billed Curlew* c u o - Dunlin - - r - Sanderling - - r - Baird’s Sandpiper - - o - Least Sandpiper u o u - Pectoral Sandpiper - - o - Stilt Sandpiper - - r - Western Sandpiper u o u - Long-billed Dowitcher u o u - Short-billed Dowitcher r - o - Common Snipe* c c c u Red-necked Phalarope u - o - Wilson’s Phalarope* u u r - Bonaparte’s Gull - - o - California Gull u u u - Glaucous-Winged Gull - - - x 3 Species Spring Summer Fall Winter Herring Gull r - - r Ring-billed Gull c c c - Black Tern r r r - Caspian Tern o o o - Common Tern - r - - Forster’s Tern - r r - Grouse, Quail and Allies (Galliformes) California Quail c c c c Chukar* u u u u Gray Partridge* r r r r Ring-necked Pheasant* c c c c Hawks, Kites, Eagles And Allies (Accipitriformes) Bald Eagle c - u c Cooper’s Hawk u o u u Ferruginous Hawk r r - - Golden Eagle* u o o u Northern Goshawk r - o o Northern Harrier* c c c c Osprey* u u u - Red-tailed Hawk* c c c c Rough-legged Hawk u - u u Sharp-shinned Hawk u - c u Swainson’s Hawk* o o o - Turkey Vulture u u o - Falcons (Falconiformes) American Kestrel* c c c u Merlin* - - o u Peregrine Falcon - - r - Prairie Falcon* o o u c 4 Species Spring Summer Fall Winter Doves (Columbiformes) Mourning Dove c c c u Rock Dove a a a a Owls (Strigiformes) Barn Owl u u u u Barred Owl - - - r Burrowing Owl* u u u r Flammulated Owl - - x - Great-horned Owl* c c c c Long-eared Owl* u o u u Northern Saw-whet Owl o - r o Short-eared Owl* u u u u Snowy Owl - - - r Western Screech Owl* u u u o Goatsuckers (Caprimuligdae) Common Nighthawk u c u - Common Poorwill u u o - Swifts and Hummingbirds (Apidoformes) Anna’s Hummingbird - - - x Black-chinned Hummingbird u u r - Calliope Hummingbird o o - - Rufous Hummingbird o o - - Vaux’s Swift o - o - White-throated Swift o o - - Woodpeckers (Piciformes) Acorn Woodpecker x - - - Downy Woodpecker c c c c Hairy Woodpecker - - r o Lewis’ Woodpecker u u u u Northern Flicker c c c c Red-naped Woodpecker r - r - White-headed Woodpecker - - - x 5 Species Spring Summer Fall Winter Kingfishers (Coraciformes) Belted Kingfisher u u u c Perching Birds (Passiformes) American Crow c c u u American Dipper - - r r American Goldfinch* c c c u American Pipit u - u - American Robin* a c c u American Tree Sparrow r - r r Ash-throated Flycatcher* r r - - Bank Swallow* c c o - Barn Swallow* a a c - Bewick’s Wren* u u u u Black-capped Chickadee* c c c c Black-billed Magpie* c c c c Black-headed Grosbeak* u c o - Bobolink* u r r - Bohemian Waxwing i - i i Brewer’s Blackbird* a a c c Brewer’s Sparrow* c c u - Brown Creeper r r u o Brown-headed Cowbird c c u o Bullock’s Oriole* c c r - Bushtit* o o o o Canyon Wren* u u u u Cassin’s Finch - - i i Cedar Waxwing* c u c r Chestnut-backed Chickadee - - - i Chipping Sparrow* o o u - Clark’s Nutcracker - - - i Cliff Swallow* c c r - Common Yellowthroat* c c u - 6 Species Spring Summer Fall Winter Common Raven* c c c c Common Redpoll - - i i Dark-eyed Junco a - c a Dusky Flycatcher o - r - Eastern Kingbird* c c r - European Starling* a a a a Evening Grosbeak* u o u i Fox Sparrow* u - u o Golden-crowned Kinglet c - c u Golden-crowned Sparrow u - u o Grasshopper Sparrow* o o - - Gray Catbird* u u o - Gray Flycatcher r - - - Hammond’s Flycatcher o - c - Harris’ Sparrow r - r r Hermit Thrush u - u r Horned Lark* c u c c House Finch* a a a c House Sparrow* a a a a House Wren* c c o - Lapland Longspur - - - r Lark Sparrow* o o - - Lazuli Bunting* u c o - Lesser Goldfinch - - x - Lincoln’s Sparrow u - u o Loggerhead Shrike* c c c o Long-billed Marsh Wren* c c c u MacGillivray’s Warbler u - u - Mountain Bluebird o r r - Mountain Chickadee - - - i Nashville Warbler u - u - Northern Mockingbird - x - x 7 Species Spring Summer Fall Winter Northern Shrike* u - u c Northern Rough-winged Swallow* c c u - Olive-sided Flycatcher o o - - Orange-crowned Warbler* c u c r Pine Grosbeak - - i i Pine Siskin u - u i Purple Finch i - i i Purple Martin x x - - Red Crossbill - - i i Red-breasted Nuthatch o i i o Red-winged Blackbird* a a a c Rock Wren* u u o - Rosy Finch - - - i Ruby-crowned Kinglet c - c u Rufous-sided Towhee* u o u u Sage Sparrow* c c u - Sage Thrasher c c - - Savannah Sparrow* c c c - Say’s Phoebe* u u u u Solitary Vireo o - o - Song Sparrow* c c c c Steller’s Jay - - - o Swainson’s Thrush o - o - Townsend’s Solitaire o r u r Townsend’s Warbler o r o - Tree Swallow* c u c w Varied Thrush u - o u Vesper Sparrow* u u o - Violet-green Swallow c o u - Warbling Vireo* u r u - Western Bluebird o r r - Western Flycatcher o - r - 8 Species Spring Summer Fall Winter Western Kingbird* c c r - Western Meadowlark* c c c u Western Tanager c o u - Western Wood Pewee* c c r - White-breasted Nuthatch* u u o o White-crowned Sparrow a - c c White-throated Sparrow - - - r White-winged Crossbill - - - x Willow Flycatcher* c c o - Wilson’s Warbler c o u - Winter Wren u - u o Yellow Warbler* c c u - Yellow-breasted Chat* u u - - Yellow-headed Blackbird c c u o Yellow-rumped Warbler c - a u Codes: a – abundant; very numerous c – common; certain to be seen in proper habitat u – uncommon; present, but not certain to be seen o – occasional; seen only a few times during the season r – rare; not present every year x – accidental; outside normal species range i – irregular; conspicuously present in some years but absent in others * – birds known to nest locally 9.