the 2014 Roaring Fork Audubon Society Checklist – Legal Size Paper

the 2014 Roaring Fork Audubon Society Checklist – Legal Size Paper

STATUS
AMERICAN VULTURES:
__Turkey Vulture
B
OSPREYS:
__Osprey
B
EAGLES, AND HAWKS:
__Bald Eagle
Y
__Northern Harrier
Y
__Sharp-shinned Hawk
Y
__Cooper’s Hawk
Y
__Northern Goshawk
Y
__Swainson’s Hawk
B
__Red-tailed Hawk
Y
__ “Harlan’s” Hawk
W
__Ferruginous Hawk
W
__Rough-legged Hawk
W
__Golden Eagle
Y
RAILS,AND COOTS:
__Virginia Rail
Y
__Sora
B
__American Coot
R
CRANES;
__Sandhill Crane
M
AVOCETS AND STILTS:
__American Avocet
M
__Black-necked Stilt
M
PLOVERS:
__Semipalmated Plover
M
__Killdeer
B
SANDPIPERS:
__Spotted Sandpiper
B
__Solitary Sandpiper
M
__Greater Yellowlegs
M
__Willet
M
__Lesser Yellowlegs
M
__Long-billed Curlew
B
__Marbled Godwit
M
__Baird’s Sandpiper
M
__Least Sandpiper
M
__Semipalmated Sandpiper M
__Western Sandpiper
M
__Long-billed Dowitcher
M
__Wilson’s Snipe
Y
__Wilson’s Phalarope
B
__Red-necked Phalarope
M
GULLS AND TERNS:
__Sabine’s Gull
M
__Bonaparte’s Gull
M
__Franklin’s Gull
M
__Ring-billed Gull
M
__California Gull
M
__Herring Gull
M
__Black Tern
M
__Forster’s Tern
M
PIGEONS AND DOVES:
__Rock Pigeon
Y
__Band-tailed Pigeon
B
WIN
FC
FC
UN
UN
UN
C
R
UN
UN
UN
SM SUM FM
C
C
C
UN
UN
UN
UN
UN
UN
UN
UN
UN
C
UN
UN
UN
UN
UN
UN
FC
UN
UN
UN
UN
UN
UN
C
R
R
UN
UN
UN
R
CA
UN
UN
UN
C
UN
UN
C
UN
UN
C
CA
R
R
UN
R
C
CA
R
UN
R
UN
R
C
R
C
FC
R
UN
R
UN
R
R
CA
R
R
R
UN
FC
FC
R
R
UN
UN
UN
CA
R
R
C
UN
C
FC
FC
UN
UN
R
UN
R
FC
R
UN
UN
C
UN
CA
UN
UN
R
UN
UN
FC
UN
R
R
CA
CA
UN
UN
R
CA
R
C
UN
STATUS
__Eurasian Collared-Dove
Y
__Mourning Dove
B
OWLS:
__Barn Owl
Y
__Flammulated Owl
B
__Western Screech-Owl
Y
__Great Horned Owl
Y
__Northern Pygmy-Owl
Y
__Burrowing Owl
B
__Long-eared Owl
Y
__Boreal Owl
Y
__Northern Saw-whet Owl
Y
NIGHTJARS:
__Common Nighthawk
B
__Common Poorwill
B
SWIFTS:
__Black Swift
B
__White-throated Swift
B
HUMMINGBIRDS:
__Blk-chinned Hummingbird B
__Broad-tailed Hummingbird B
__Rufous Hummingbird
M
__Calliope Hummingbird
M
KINGFISHER:
__Belted Kingfisher
Y
WOODPECKERS:
__Lewis’s Woodpecker
Y
__Williamson’s Sapsucker
B
__Red-naped Sapsucker
B
__Downy Woodpecker
Y
__Hairy Woodpecker
Y
__Am.Thr-toed Woodpecker Y
__Northern Flicker
Y
FALCONS:
__American Kestrel
Y
__Merlin
W
__Peregrine Falcon
Y
__Prairie Falcon
Y
FLYCATCHERS:
__Olive-sided Flycatcher
B
__Western Wood-Pewee
B
__Willow Flycatcher
B
__Hammond’s Flycatcher
B
__Gray Flycatcher
B
__Dusky Flycatcher
B
__Cordilleran Flycatcher
B
__Say’s Phoebe
B
__Ash-throated Flycatcher
B
__Western Kingbird
B
__Eastern Kingbird
B
SHRIKES:
__Loggerhead Shrike
B
__Northern Shrike
W
VIREOS:
__Plumbeous Vireo
B
__Cassin’s Vireo
M
WIN
C
CA
SM SUM
C
C
C
C
FM
C
C
R
R
FC
R
FC
UN
R
UN
UN
FC
R
FC
R
FC
UN
R
UN
UN
FC
R
FC
R
FC
UN
R
UN
UN
FC
FC
UN
FC
UN
FC
UN
UN
FC
UN
FC
UN
FC
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
UN
R
FC
UN
UN
UN
UN
CA
UN
UN
UN
UN
UN
UN
UN
FC
FC
FC
UN
C
UN
UN
FC
FC
FC
UN
C
UN
UN
FC
FC
FC
UN
C
R
FC
FC
UN
C
FC
UN
R
UN
R
UN
FC
R
R
UN
FC
R
UN
FC
R
R
UN
UN
FC
R
R
FC
UN
UN
UN
UN
C
UN
UN
C
UN
UN
FC
FC
FC
UN
UN
C
UN
UN
FC
R
UN
UN
UN
UN
UN
UN
C
UN
R
R
UN
R
R
FC
FC
FC
UN
STATUS
__Warbling Vireo
B
JAYS, MAGPIES, AND CROWS:
__Gray Jay
Y
__Pinyon Jay
Y
__Steller’s Jay
Y
__Western Scrub-Jay
Y
__Clark’s Nutcracker
Y
__Black-billed Magpie
Y
__American Crow
Y
__Common Raven
Y
LARKS:
__Horned Lark
Y
SWALLOWS:
__Purple Martin
B
__Tree Swallow
B
__Violet-green Swallow
B
__No. R-winged Swallow
B
__Bank Swallow
B
__Cliff Swallow
B
__Barn Swallow
B
CHICKADEES AND TITMICE:
__Black-capped Chickadee r
__Mountain Chickadee
Y
__Juniper Titmouse
Y
BUSHTITS:
__Bushtit
Y
NUTHATCHES AND CREEPERS:
__Red-breasted Nuthatch Y
__White-breasted Nuthatch Y
__Pygmy Nuthatch
Y
__Brown Creeper
Y
WRENS:
__Rock Wren
B
__Canyon Wren
Y
__House Wren
B
__Marsh Wren
Y
__Bewick’s Wren
Y
GNATCATCHERS:
__Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
B
DIPPERS:
__American Dipper
Y
KINGLETS:
__Golden-crowned Kinglet Y
__Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Y
THRUSHES:
__Western Bluebird
M
__Mountain Bluebird
Y
__Townsend’s Solitaire
Y
__Veery
M
__Swainson’s Thrush
B
__Hermit Thrush
B
__American Robin
Y
__Varied Thrush
W
MIMIDS:
__Gray Catbird
B
__Sage Thrasher
B
WIN
SM SUM
FC
C
FM
FC
FC
FC
C
FC
FC
C
C
C
FC
FC
C
FC
FC
C
C
C
FC
FC
C
FC
FC
C
C
C
FC
FC
C
FC
FC
C
C
C
UN
UN
UN
UN
R
C
C
FC
UN
C
C
UN
FC
C
FC
UN
A
C
R
C
C
FC
UN
FC
C
C
C
UN
C
C
UN
C
C
UN
C
C
UN
UN
UN
UN
UN
UN
FC
UN
UN
FC
FC
UN
UN
FC
FC
UN
UN
FC
FC
UN
UN
UN
UN
FC
UN
UN
FC
UN
C
UN
UN
UN
UN
FC
UN
UN
FC
FC
FC
FC
FC
FC
FC
R
R
UN
FC
UN
FC
UN
FC
R
C
FC
R
UN
UN
C
R
C
FC
R
UN
FC
C
R
C
FC
R
UN
UN
C
UN
R
UN
R
UN
R
R
R
UN
UN
FC
FC
R
CA
STATUS WIN SM SUM
__Northern Mockingbird
Y
R
R
STARLINGS:
__European Starling
Y
A
A
A
PIPITS:
__American Pipit
B
R
UN UN
WAXWINGS:
__Bohemian Waxwing
W
R
__Cedar Waxwing
Y
FC
FC
UN
LONGSPURS AND SNOW BUNTINGS:
__Lapland Longspur
W
R
__Snow Bunting
W
R
WARBLERS:
__Northern Waterthrush
M
R
__Blk and White Warbler
M
R
__Orange-crowned Warbler B
FC
FC
__Nashville Warbler
M
CA
__Virginia’s Warbler
B
FC
FC
__MacGillivray’s Warbler
B
FC
FC
__Common Yellowthroat
B
UN UN
__American Redstart
B
R
R
__Yellow Warbler
B
C
C
__Yellow-rumped Warbler
__ “Audubon’s” Warbler B
CA C
FC
__ “Myrtle” Warbler
M
UN
__Blk-throated Gry-Warbler B
FC
FC
__Townsend’s Warbler
M
__Wilson’s Warbler
B
FC
FC
__Yellow-breasted Chat
B
R
R
SPARROWS:
__Green-tailed Towhee
B
CA C
C
__Spotted Towhee
Y
FC
C
C
__American Tree Sparrow W
UN
__Chipping Sparrow
B
FC
C
__Brewer’s Sparrow
B
UN FC
__Vesper Sparrow
B
FC
C
__Lark Sparrow
B
FC
FC
__Black-throated Sparrow M
R
__Sagebrush Sparrow
M
R
__Lark Bunting
M
R
R
__Savannah Sparrow
B
UN UN
__Fox Sparrow
B
CA UN UN
__Song Sparrow
R
FC
FC
FC
__Lincoln’s Sparrow
B
FC
C
__White-crowned Sparrow B
UN FC
C
__Dark-eyed Junco
Y
C
C
C
CARDINALS, GROSBEAKS, AND ALLIES:
__Western Tanager
B
CA FC
FC
__Rose-breasted Grosbeak B
R
CA
__Black-headed Grosbeak B
FC
FC
__Blue Grosbeak
B
R
R
__Lazuli Bunting
B
UN UN
__Indigo Bunting
B
R
R
BLACKBIRDS AND ORIOLES:
__Red-winged Blackbird
Y
UN C
C
__Western Meadowlark
Y
R
FC
FC
__Yellow-headed Blackbird B
FC
FC
FM
R
A
UN
FC
R
CA
FC
R
FC
FC
UN
R
FC
C
UN
FC
UN
FC
R
C
C
FC
UN
FC
FC
R
R
R
UN
UN
FC
FC
FC
C
FC
R
UN
R
UN
R
C
FC
FC
STATUS
__Brewer’s Blackbird
Y
__Common Grackle
Y
__Great-tailed Grackle
Y
__Brown-headed Cowbird
B
__Bullocks Oriole
B
FINCHES:
__Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch W
__Black Rosy-Finch
W
__Brown-capped Rosy-Finch r
__Pine Grosbeak
Y
__House Finch
Y
__Cassin’s Finch
Y
__Red Crossbill
Y
__White-winged Crossbill
Y
__Pine Siskin
Y
__Lesser Goldfinch
Y
__American Goldfinch
Y
__Evening Grosbeak
Y
WEAVERS:
__House Sparrow
Y
WIN
R
R
R
CA
SM SUM FM
C
C
C
UN UN UN
R
R
R
C
C
UN
UN FC
UN
UN
UN
UN
UN
C
UN
UN
R
FC
UN
FC
UN
UN
UN
C
FC
UN
R
C
UN
UN
UN
UN
UN
C
FC
UN
R
C
UN
UN
UN
UN
UN
C
FC
UN
R
C
UN
UN
UN
C
C
C
C
CASUAL AND ACCIDENTAL SPECIES :
Greater Wht-fronted Goose Cassin's Kingbird
Eurasian Wigeon
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Surf Scoter
Gray Vireo
Black Scoter
Red-eyed Vireo
Red-throated Loon
Blue Jay
Pacific Loon
Pacific/Winter Wren
Brown Pelican
Eastern Bluebird
American Bittern
Brown Thrasher
Great Egret
Curve-billed Thrasher
Snowy Egret
Blue-winged Warbler
Green Heron
Prothonotary Warbler
Glossy Ibis
Tennessee Warbler
Black-bellied Plover
Kentucky Warbler
American Golden-Plover
Northern Parula
Ruddy Turnstone
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Stilt Sandpiper
Magnolia Warbler
Sanderling
Black-throated Blue-Warbler
Dunlin
Black-throated Green-Warbler
White-rumped Sandpiper
Blackburnian Warbler
Pectoral Sandpiper
Palm Warbler
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Blackpoll Warbler
Least Tern
Painted Redstart
Caspian Tern
Clay-colored Sparrow
Common Tern
Field Sparrow
Long-billed Murrelet
Swamp Sparrow
White-winged Dove
White-throated Sparrow
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Harris’s Sparrow
Snowy Owl
Summer Tanager
Spotted Owl
Northern Cardinal
Magnificent Hummingbird
Bobolink
Blue-throated Hummingbird Painted Bunting
Red-headed Woodpecker
Scott’s Oriole
Black Phoebe
Common Redpoll
Eastern Phoebe
Mammals of the Roaring Fork and Eagle River
Valleys
SHREWS:
__Masked Shrew
__Pygmy Shrew
__Merriam’s Shrew
__Montane Shrew
__Dwarf Shrew
__Water Shrew
__Desert Shrew
BATS:
__California Myotis
__Wstn Small-footed Myotis
__Little Brown Bat
__Fringed Myotis
__Long-legged Myotis
__Yuma Myotis
__Silver-haired Bat
__Big Brown Bat
__Townsend’s Big-eared Bat
__Deer Mouse
__Pinon Mouse
__Bushy-tailed Woodrat
__Sou. Red-backed Vole
__Heather Vole
__Long-tailed Vole
__Montane Vole
__Muskrat
__House Mouse
__Norway Rat
__Northern Pocket-Gopher
__Western Jumping-Mouse
__Beaver
__Porcupine
CARNIVORES:
__Mountain Lion
__Lynx
__Bobcat
__Coyote
RABBITS, HARES, AND PIKAS: __Red Fox
__Desert Cottontail
__Gray Fox
__Nuttall’s Cottontail
__Black Bear
__Snowshoe Hare
__Ringtail
__White-tailed Jackrabbit
__Racoon
__Pika
__Marten
__Ermine
RODENTS:
__Long-tailed Weasel
__Least Chipmunk
__Mink
__Hopi Chipmunk
__Wolverine
__Uinta Chipmunk
__Badger
__Yellow-bellied Marmot
__River Otter
__Wyoming Ground-Squirrel
__Gldn-mantled Ground-Squirrel HOOFED MAMMALS:
__Thirteen-lined Ground-Squirrel __Elk
__Rock Squirrel
__Mule Deer
__White-tailed Prairie Dog
__White-tailed Deer
__Pine Squirrel
__Moose
__Western Harvest-Mouse
__Mountain Goat
__Canyon Mouse
__Bighorn Sheep
LEGEND
Status Codes:
Y Year Round Resident - Found year-round in the area.
Numbers may fluctuate due to the arrival of migrant
population and to partial seasonal withdrawals. Local altitude
fluctuation may occur
B Breeding - Migratory species. Nests in the area, some
years a few may winter.
W Winters - Migratory species that winters but does not
nest in the area.
M Migrant - Species that migrates through the area in
Spring or Fall. Some may be found in Summer but do not
breed
V Vagrant – Irregular non-breeding visitor
Seasons:
WIN - Winter
SM - Spring Migrant
SUM - Summer
FM - Fall Migrant
Abundance Categories:
A Abundant - Present in large numbers in suitable habitat,
certain to be seen daily
C Common – Present in moderate to large numbers in
suitable habitat, seen daily by most observers
FC Fairly Common – Present in smaller numbers in suitable
habitat, likely to be seen daily
UN Uncommon – Occurs in small numbers in suitable
habitat, not always seen daily
R Rare – Irregular in suitable habitat, sometimes not seen in
an entire season
Roaring Fork Audubon
P.O Box 1192
Carbondale, CO 81623
www.roaringforkaudubon.org
Casual / Accidental – Sporadic and unexpected, vagrant
species outside of it’s normal range.
Published by Roaring Fork Audubon Society
March 2010 / Revised July 2013
July 2013 AOU Taxonomy, Checklist #54
CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF THE
ROARING FORK AND EAGLE RIVER VALLEYS
STATUS
GEESE, SWANS, AND DUCKS:
__Snow Goose
W
__Ross’s Goose
W
__Cackling Goose
W
__Canada Goose
Y
__Trumpeter Swan
W
__Tundra Swan
W
__Wood Duck
Y
__Gadwall
Y
__American Wigeon
W
__Mallard
Y
__Blue-winged Teal
B
__Cinnamon Teal
B
__Northern Shoveler
W
__Northern Pintail
W
__Green-winged Teal
Y
__Canvasback
M
__Redhead
M
__Ring-necked Duck
Y
__Greater Scaup
W
__Lesser Scaup
Y
__White-winged Scoter
M
__Long-tailed Duck
M
__Bufflehead
W
__Common Goldeneye
W
__Barrow’s Goldeneye
Y
__Hooded Merganser
W
__Common Merganser
Y
__Red-breasted Merganser M
__Ruddy Duck
M
GROUSE AND TURKEYS:
__Ring-necked Pheasant
Y
__White-tailed Ptarmigan
Y
__Dusky Grouse
Y
__Wild Turkey
Y
LOONS:
__Common Loon
M
GREBES:
__Pied-billed Grebe
Y
__Horned Grebe
M
__Eared Grebe
M
__Western Grebe
M
__Clark’s Grebe
M
CORMORANTS:
__Dbl-crested Cormorant
V
PELICANS:
__American White Pelican V
HERONS:
__Great Blue Heron
Y
__Cattle Egret
V
__Blk-crnd Night-Heron
V
IBISES:
__White-faced Ibis
M
WIN
R
R
R
A
R
R
R
UN
UN
A
UN
UN
FC
R
UN
C
R
FC
SM SUM
FM
R
R
R
A
CA
R
R
FC
FC
A
UN
C
C
C
C
UN
FC
C
R
C
R
R
R
R
A
R
R
R
FC
FC
A
UN
C
C
FC
C
UN
FC
C
R
C
R
R
FC
C
UN
UN
FC
UN
FC
UN
UN
UN
UN
UN
UN
UN
UN
R
R
FC
C
UN
UN
FC
UN
FC
UN
UN
UN
UN
UN
UN
UN
UN
UN
C
UN
UN
FC
C
R
FC
R
A
R
FC
R
R
FC
FC
UN
R
R
UN
R
UN
UN
R
FC
R
FC
C
R
UN
R
FC
R
FC
C
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
C
R
R
C
R
C
R
R
FC
R
UN