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| 23 | 6 | Tyrannidae | TYRANT FLYCATCHERS | ||||
| Contopus sordidulus | Western Wood-pewee | Y |
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| Empidonax occidentalis | Cordilleran Flycatcher | Y |
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| Empidonax traillii extimus | Willow Flycatcher | Y |
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| Myiarchus cinerascens | Ash-throated Flycatcher | Y |
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| Sayornis saya | Say's Phoebe | Y |
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| Sayornis nigricans | Black Phoebe | Y |
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| Tyrannus vociferans | Cassin's Kingbird |
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| Tyrannus verticalis | Western Kingbird |
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| 23 | 12 | Vireonidae | VIREOS | ||||
| Plumbeous vireo | Plumbeous vireo |
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| 23 | 13 | Corvidae | JAYS & CROWS | ||||
| Aphelocoma woodhouseii | Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay |
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| Corvus brachyrhynchos | American Crow | Y |
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| Corvus cryptoleucus | Chihuahuan Raven | Y | |||||
| Corvus corax | Common Raven | Y |
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| Pica hudsonia | Black-billed Magpie | Y |
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| 23 | 16 | Hirundinidae | SWALLOWS | ||||
| Hirundo rustica | Barn Swallow | Y |
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| Petrochelidon pyrrhonta | Cliff Swallow |
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| Tachycineta bicolor | Tree Swallow | Y |
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| Tachycineta thalassina | Violet-green Swallow | Y | |||||
| 23 | 17 | Paridae | TITMICE | ||||
| Poecile atricapillus | Black-capped Chickadee | Y |
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| Poecile gambeli | Mountain Chickadee | Y |
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| 23 | 19 | AEgithalidae | BUSHTITS | ||||
| Psaltriparus minimus | Bushtit | Y |
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| 23 | 20 | Sittidae | NUTHATCHES | ||||
| Sitta carolinensis | White Beasted Nuthatch | Y |
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| Sitta pygmaea | Pygmy Nuthatch |
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| 23 | 21 | Certhiidae | CREEPERS | ||||
| Certhia americana | Brown Creeper | Y |
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| 23 | 22 | Troglodytidae | WRENS | ||||
| Catherpes mexicanus | Canyon Wren | Y | |||||
| Troglodytes aedon | House Wren | Y | |||||
| Salpinctes obsoletus | Rock Wren | pecos |
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| 23 | 23 | Cinclidae | DIPPERS | ||||
| Cinclus mexicanus | American Dipper | ChmaR |
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American DipperI fondly remember the Dipper from my time in the Trinity Alps of California, especially one rainy day as I sat watching one struggle for the longest time trying to swallow a small fish seemingly half the size of the bird. Finally, success! Later, in honor of his fortitude and perseverance I named my gold claim after him the Dipper. X | |||
| 23 | 26 | Sylviidae | WOOD-WARBLERS | ||||
| Dendroica petechia | Yellow Warbler | Y |
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| Geothlypis tolmiei | MacGillivray's warbler? | Y |
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| Geothlypis trichas | Common Yellowthroat | Y |
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| Setophaga coronat | Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon’s | Y |
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Goodbye, Yellow-rump?Affectionately known to bird watchers as butterbutts, Yellow-rumped Warblers are at the center of another discussion over what defines a species. In 1973, the Myrtle and Audubon's warbler species were lumped into one to create the yellow-rumped. But ornithologists may have had it right the first time. Read about what the DNA evidence suggests, | |||
| Setophaga ruticilla | American Redstart | Y |
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| Vermivora verginiae | Virginia's Warbler | Y |
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| Wilsonia pusilla | Wilson's Warbler | Y |
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| Icteria virens | Yellow-bellied Chat | Abiqu |
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| 23 | 28 | Turdidae | THRUSHES & ALLIES | ||||
| Catharus guttatus | Hermit Thrush | Y | |||||
| Ixoreus naevius | Varied Thrush | Y | |||||
| Sialia currucoides | Western Bluebird | Y |
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| Sialia mexicana | Mountain Bluebird | Y |
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| Sialia sialis | Eastern Bluebird | Y |
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| Turdus migratorius | American Robin | Y |
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| 23 | 31 | Mimidae | MOCKINGBIRDS, THRASHERS | ||||
| Mimus polyglottos | Northern Mockingbird | LVnwr | |||||
| Dumetella carolinensis | Gray Catbird | Y |
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| 22 | 32 | Sturnidae | STARLINGS | ||||
| Sturnus vulgaris | European Starling | Y |
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| 23 | 35 | Bombycillidae | WAXWINGS | ||||
| Bombycilla cedrorum | Cedar Waxwing | Y |
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| 23 | 35 | Ptilogonatidae | SILKY-FLYCATCHERS | ||||
| Phainopepla nitens | Phainopepla | N |
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Phainopepla nitensPhainopepla" comes from the Greek for shining robe; Phainopeplas are the only US Silky-flycatchers, Ptilogonatidae; they feed on mistletoe in winter, other berries (and insects) in spring through fall; found in desert washes with abundant mistletoe, orchards, chaparral, Joshua tree woodlands, oak and sycamore woodlands. | ||
| 23 | 40 | Emberizidae | SPARROWS, TOWHEES & ALLIES | ||||
| Amphispiza bilineata | Black-throated Sparrow |
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| Chondestes grammacus | Lark Sparrow | Y |
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| Junco hyemalis | Dark-eyed Junco | Y |
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| Melospiza melodia | Song Sparrow | Y |
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| Passerculus sandwichensis | Savannah Sparrow |
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| Pipilo chlorurus | Green-tailed Towhee | Y | |||||
| Pipilo fuscis | Canyon Towhee |
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| Pooecetes gramineus | Vesper Sparrow | Y | |||||
| Spizella passerina | Chipping Sparrow | Y |
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| Spizella pallida | Clay-colored Sparrow Chingolo Pálido | Y |
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| Zonotrichia leucophrys | White-crowned Sparrow | Y |
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| 23 | 41 | Thraupidae | TANAGERS | ||||
| Piranga flava | Hepatic Tanager | Y |
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Hepatic Tanager 1st sighting, 6/1/2016This bird was across the river, working the young Narrow Leaf Cottonwoods, then flew to a mature tree just past where I was sitting on a bench contemplating the day with my camera hanging around my neck. This happened on the River Walk opposite the High School. | |||
| Piranga ludoviciana | Western Tanager | Y |
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| Piranga rubra? | Summer Tanager? | Y |
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1st year Summer Tanager?, Apr 2011This bird is tricky because it's sort of intermediate between 2 sexes, it appears to be a 1st year Summer Tanager (SUTA). The red plumage is just starting to come in, but it's retaining a lot of the golden yellow color that immatures and females have. The bill shape is very distinctive of the Piranga tanagers (Western, Hepatic, Summer), broad bill, tipped. The bill color is grayish, but will turn yellow as the bird ages. The other possibility is a young Hepatic Tanager, but I think of their bill as being slightly drooping with the top culmen (portion of the bill) being slightly de-curved. Nice birds, I haven't had a SUTA yet this season, but listen in for their distinctive very hard, 'Piic-tick' call. --Will J-W, 2016 | |||
| 23 | 42 | Cardinalidae | GROSSBEAKS, BUNTINGS & ALLIES | ||||
| Guiraca caerulea | Blue Grosbeak | Y |
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| Passerina amoena | Lazuli Bunting | Y |
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| Pheucticus melanocephalus | Black-headed Grosbeak | Y |
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| Pheuticus ludovicianus | Rose-breasted Grosbeak? | Y |
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| 23 | 44 | Icteridae | BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES etc. | ||||
| Agelaius phoeniceus | Red-winged Blackbird | Y |
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| Euphagus cyanocephalus | Brewer's Blackbird | Y |
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| Icterus cucullatus | Hooded Oriole | N |
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Hooded Orioleonly found in SW NM, AZ, CA, TX, Mex | ||
| Icterus galuba bullockii | Bullock's Oriole | Y |
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| Molothrus aeneus | Brown-headed Cowbird | GhstR |
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| Sturnella neglecta | Western Meadowlark | LVNWR |
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| Quiscalus mexicanus | Great-tailed Grackle | Y |
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| Quiscalus quiscula | Common Grackle | Y |
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| Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus | Yellow-headed Blackbird | Y |
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| 23 | 46 | Passeridae | OLD WORLD SPARROWS | ||||
| Passer domesticus | House Sparrow | Y |
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| 23 | 48 | Estrildidae | FINCHES, GOLDFINCHES etc. | ||||
| Haemorhous mexicanus | House Finch | Y |
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| Carduelis pinus | Pine Siskin | Y |
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| Spinus psaltria | Lesser Goldfinch | Y |
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| Spinus tristis | American Goldfinch | Y |
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| Coccothraustes vespertinus | Evening Grosbeak | Y |
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