ABUNDANCE Old World Quail Rails, Gallinules, Coots __Common Ground-Dove……….

Ry
C-Common __Gambel’s Quail……………..…….. Cy __Virginia Rail………………..………….Ry _ _Inca Dove…………………………… X
F-Fairly common Loons __Sora……………………………………… Uy Cuckoos, Roadrunners, Anis
__Common Loon…….………...…… Rw __Common Moorhen………………. Cy __Greater Roadrunner……………. Cy
U-Uncommon
Grebes __American Coot……………….…….. Cy Owls
R-Rare
__Pied-billed Grebe………….…..… Fy Lapwings, Plovers Barn Owl……………………………..Ry
X-Extremely rare or accidental
__Eared Grebe…….………….……… Fy Black-bellied Plover……………… Rw __Great Horned Owl…………...…. Fy
__Clark’s Grebe………………………. Rw Semipalmated Plover…………... Rw __Burrowing Owl……………………. Ry
NORMAL SEASONAL __Western Grebe…………………… Uw __Killdeer………………………..………. Cy Swifts
OCCURRENCE Pelicans Stilts, Avocets __Vaux’s Swift………………………… Rm
y – year round resident __American White Pelican……... Uw __American Avocet………………….. Uy __White-throated Swift………….. Fy
s – summer resident Cormorants __Black-necked Stilt……………..….. Cy Hummingbirds
w – winter resident __Double-crested Cormorant…. Uy Sandpipers, Phalaropes, Allies __Anna’s Hummingbird…………… Fy
m – spring/fall migrant Herons, Bitterns, Allies __Willet……………….…………….…….. Rw __Costa’s Hummingbird………….. Uy
American Bittern………………… X __Lesser Yellowlegs…………..……… Rw Kingfishers
__Black-crowned Night-Heron… Uy __Greater Yellowlegs…………….…. Rw __Belted Kingfisher………….……… Rw
Ducks, Geese, Swans
__Green Heron…………….…………. Fy Whimbrel……………………..……… X Woodpeckers, Allies
Greater White-fronted Goose... X
__Cattle Egret…………….…………… Ry Long-billed Curlew……………….. X __Northern Flicker…………………. Uw
__Snow Goose…………………………....Uw
__Snowy Egret…………….…….…….Fy __Spotted Sandpiper…………….….. Fw Red-naped Sapsucker………… Rw
__Ross’s Goose…………..………….….. Rw
__Great Egret………………….……… Cy __Western Sandpiper………….…… Rw __Ladder-backed Woodpecker. Uy
__Canada Goose………………..…...….Uw
__Great Blue Heron…………….…. Uy __Least Sandpiper………………….… Rw Nuttall’s Woodpecker………… Ry
__Wood Duck……………………..……… Rw
Ibises, Spoonbills __Long-billed Dowitcher……….…. Rw Tyrant Flycatchers
__Mallard…………………………..……….Cy
__White-faced Ibis………….………. Rw __Wilson’s Snipe…………………….… Uw Western Wood-Pewee……….. Um
__Gadwall………………………...…….....Fw
New World Vultures __Wilson’s Phalarope…………….…. Rm Pacific Slope Flycatcher………. Um
__Green-winged Teal….………..……. Uw
__Turkey Vulture……………….…… Fm __Red-necked Phalarope…………. Rm Eastern Phoebe……………………X
__American Wigeon………….….…… Uw
Hawks, Kites, Eagles, Allies Gulls, Terns, Skimmers __Black Phoebe………………………. Fy
__Northern Pintail………………..……. Fw
__Osprey………………………..………. Rw __Franklin’s Gull……………………….. Rm __Say’s Phoebe………………………. Fy
__Northern Shoveler…………..…….. Cw
__Northern Harrier……………..…. Uw __Laughing Gull………………………… X __Vermilion Flycatcher…………… Ry
__Blue-winged Teal……………..……. Uw
__Cooper’s Hawk……………..…….. Fy __Bonaparte’s Gull…………………… Rw Ash-throated Flycatcher……… Rm
__Cinnamon Teal...……………..……… Cy
Sharp-shinned Hawk…………….Rw __Ring-billed Gull……………………… Cy __Western Kingbird………………… Us
Canvasback……………………………. X
__Red-shouldered Hawk……..…. Fy __California Gull………………………..Uy Shrikes
__Redhead………………………..………. Uw
__Red-tailed Hawk………………..…Fy Herring Gull…………………………..X __Loggerhead Shrike………………. Uy
__Ring-necked Duck……..….…..…… Fw
__Swainson’s Hawk……..…………. Rm __Caspian Tern………………………… Ry Vireos
__Lesser Scaup……………….……….… Uw
__Ferruginous Hawk………….….…Rw Forster’s Tern…………..……..…… Ry Warbling Vireo……………………. Rm
__Bufflehead……………………………… Uw
Caracaras, Falcons __Black Tern………………………...….. Rs Crows, Jays
Common Goldeneye………..……. X
__American Kestrel…………….….. Cy Pigeons, Doves __American Crow…………..………. Ry
Common Merganser…….……….. X
Merlin…………………………………. Rw __Rock Pigeon…………….………….. Cy __Common Raven…………………… Fy
Red-breasted Merganser…....... X
Prairie Falcon……………………... Ry __Mourning Dove………….……….. Cy Swallows
Hooded Merganser…….……....... Rw
__Peregrine Falcon…………..……. Uw __Eurasian Collared-Dove…….… Cy __Tree Swallow……………..……….. Fw
__Ruddy Duck………….…….…..……… Cy
__White-winged Dove………….….Us __Violet-green Swallow……..…… Um
__Bank Swallow……………..………… Rm
__Cliff Swallow…………………………. Fs
__N. Rough-winged Swallow…… Fy
__Barn Swallow………………………… Fm
Verdins
__Verdin……………………..……...…….Cy
Nuthatches
Red-breasted Nuthatch………… X
Wrens
__Cactus Wren……………..………..… Ry
__Marsh Wren…………..………..…… Cy
Bewick’s Wren………………..…… Uy
Kinglets
__Ruby-crowned Kinglet………….. Uw
Gnatcatchers
__Blue-gray Gnatcatcher………….. Rw
__Black-tailed Gnatcatcher………. Uy
Thrushes
__Western Bluebird……………..…. Uw
__Mountain Bluebird…………….… Rw
American Robin…………………… Rw
Mockingbirds, Thrashers
__Northern Mockingbird……….… Uy
__Crissal Thrasher……………….…… Ry
Starlings
__European Starling………….……… Cy
Pipits
__American Pipit………….…………… Um
Wood-Warblers
__Orange-crowned Warbler……. Uw
__Nashville Warbler……………….… Rm
__Yellow-rumped Warbler……… Cw
__Black-throated Gray Warbler… Rm
Townsend’s Warbler……………. Rm
__Palm Warbler………………..……… X
__Yellow Warbler……………….……. Rm
__Wilson’s Warbler……………..…… Um
__Common Yellowthroat………….. Fy
Tanagers
__Western Tanager…………….……. Rm
Emberizids
__Abert’s Towhee……………………. Cy
__Chipping Sparrow…………………. Uw
__Brewer’s Sparrow…………………. Rw
Lark Sparrow………………………… Rw
Fox Sparrow…………………………. Rw
__Savannah Sparrow………………… Fw
__Lincoln’s Sparrow…………….…… Uw
__Song Sparrow…………………….…. Fy
Vesper Sparrow……………………. Rw
__White-crowned Sparrow….…… Cw
Cardinals, Allies
__Black-headed Grosbeak……….. Um
__Blue Grosbeak………………..……. Rm
Indigo Bunting……………………… X
__Lazuli Bunting……………….….…… Um
Blackbirds
Bobolink………………………………..X
__Western Meadowlark………..…. Fy
__Yellow-headed Blackbird……… Ry
__Red-winged Blackbird…………... Cy
__Great-tailed Grackle……………… Cy
__Brewer’s Blackbird………………… Cy
__Brown-headed Cowbird………… Uy
Bronzed Cowbird…………………. X
__Hooded Oriole……………………… Rs
__Bullock’s Oriole…………..…….….. Rm
Finches
House Finch……………………....… Cy
Pine Siskin………………….………… X
Lesser Goldfinch………….………. Cy
Lawrence’s Goldfinch…….……. Rm
__American Goldfinch……….……. Rw
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow……………….……. Ry
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Wild Bird Center Wild Bird Center
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Coachella Valley Wild Bird Center Bird Checklist
is a non-profit corporation that
was created for the care and
rehabilitation of orphaned,
injured or sick native wild birds,
with the ultimate goal of
releasing them back into their
habitats. To provide community
education in the ways and
needs of wild birds. To promote
a deeper respect and
understanding to the problems
facing wildlife, in an
environment, which human
activities are altering.
Directions from I-10: Exit Golf
Center Parkway and head south.
Make a left at the first stoplight
(Ave. 45) and follow the road as it
curves around. The entrance will
be on the left after passing Valley
Sanitary District.
For more information and to report a 46500 Van Buren Street
rare sighting or new birds, please Indio, CA 92201
contact:
CVWBC: 760-347-2647 760-347-2647
Desert Cities Bird Club:
760-349-3515 www.coachellavalleywildbirdcenter.org
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