CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS ____Cooper’s Hawk"""F-m Woodpeckers ____Common Black-Hawk""F-m/s * ____Acorn Woodpecker"" " F-p * UPPER OAK CREEK CANYON, ARIZONA ____Broad-winged Hawk""R-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 Woodpecker"I A Northern Arizona Bird Sanctuary ____Golden Eagle"""R-p ____Downy Woodpecker""U-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 Dove""R ____Black Phoebe"""C-s * I Irregular – not predictable in occurrence ____Mourning Dove"""U-s/w ____Say’s Phoebe"""R 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 Nighthawk""R-m ____Great Horned Owl"""U-p Shrikes, Vireos, Jays & Crows Herons, Egrets & Ibis ____Northern Pygmy-Owl""U-p ____Bell’s Vireo"" " " R-m ____Great Blue Heron"""C-m/s * ____Belted Kingfisher"""F-p ____Plumbeous Vireo"""C-m/s * ____Cassin’s Vireo"""R-m Ducks, Geese & Swans Swifts & Hummingbirds ____Warbling Vireo"""C-m/s * ____Green-winged Teal"" " X ____White-throated Swift""C-m/s ____Hutton’s Vireo"""R-m/s ____Mallard""""F-p ____Calliope Hummingbird""R-m ____Steller’s Jay"""C-p * ____Common Merganser""U-s ____Anna’s Hummingbird""U-s * ____Western Scrub-Jay"" " I ____Bufflehead"" " " X ____Costa’s Hummingbird""X ____Pinyon Jay"" " " I ____Wood Duck"""R ____Broad-tailed Hummingbird""C-s/m * ____American Crow"""R ____Rufous Hummingbird""F-m ____Common Raven"""C-p * Vultures, Hawks, Eagles & Falcons ____Black-chinned Hummingbird "F-m ____Turkey Vulture"""C-m/s ____Magnificent Hummingbird""U-s Larks & Swallows ____Bald Eagle"" " " R-w/m ____Blue-throated Hummingbird "X ____Violet-Green Swallow""C-m/s ____Osprey""""U-m/s ____Northern Rough-winged Swallow"U-m/s ____Sharp-shinned Hawk""F-m ____Cliff Swallow"""R-s/m Chickadees, Nuthatches & Creepers ____American Redstart"" " X Finches & Weavers ____Mountain Chickadee""F-p ____Townsend's Warbler""U-m ____House Finch"""F-m ____Bridled Titmouse"""F-p ____Hermit Warbler"""R-m ____Cassin’s Finch"""R ____Bushtit""""I ____Northern Waterthrush""R-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 Goldfinch""R-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 Crossbill"""I ____Red-faced Warbler"" " F-m/s * ____House Sparrow"""R Wrens, Gnatcatchers, Kinglets & Dippers ____Wilson's Warbler"""C-m ____Canyon Wren"""F-m ____Painted Redstart"""C-s * Directions to Upper Oak Creek Canyon ____Rock Wren"" " " U-m/s ____Yellow-breasted Chat""U-m ____Bewick's Wren"""I From Flagstaff, south on 89A. Cave Springs ____Pacific Wren"""U-w, R-s Tanagers, Grosbeaks & Buntings Campground is just past milepost 386, ~3 miles ____House Wren"""C-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 Grosbeak"""R-m Thrushes, Thrashers & Allies ____Lazuli Bunting"""C-m, U-s * From Sedona, north on 89A. West Fork is near ____Western Bluebird"""U ____Indigo Bunting"""U-m, U-s * milepost 388. Cave Springs Campground is just ____Townsend’s Solitaire""I before milepost 386. ____Hermit Thrush"""F-m/s Sparrows ____American Robin"""C-p * ____Green-tailed Towhee""U-m ____Cedar Waxwing"""U-m/w ____Spotted Towhee"""C-p * ____European Starling"""U-m ____Canyon Towhee"""X ____Phainopepla"""X ____Chipping Sparrow"""U-m/p ____Brewer’s Sparrow"""X Warblers ____Lark Sparrow"""R-m ____Olive Warbler"""I ____Fox Sparrow"""X ____Northern Waterthrush""R-m ____Song Sparrow"""U-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 Warbler"""C-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 Warbler"""C-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 Warbler"F-m/s ____Brown-headed Cowbird""F-s * sightings. ____Grace’s Warbler"""F-s * ____Bullock's Oriole"""C-s * ____Kentucky Warbler"""R-m ____Hooded Oriole"""R-m Revised May, 2014.