Rancho Los Baños Bird List
(Thereafter, a bird list collected by SABO founders Tom Wood and Sheri Williamson, visiting over a two day period in mid-March 2009)
Ducks & Geese - Anatidae
Wood Duck
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard, "Mexican"
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
Turkeys - Meleagridae
Wild Turkey (Gould’s)
Quail – Odontophoridae
Montezuma Quail
Bobwhite Quail
Gambel's Quail
Elegant Quail
Grebes - Podicipedidae
Eared Grebe
Cormorants - Phalacrocoracidae
Double-crested Cormorant
Bitterns, Herons & Egrets - Ardeidae
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
White-faced Ibis
New World Vultures - Cathartidae
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Kites, Hawks, Eagles & Harriers - Accipitridae
White-tailed Kite
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Gray Hawk
Mexican Black-Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Zone-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Golden Eagle
Bald Eagle
Caracaras and Falcons - Falconidae
American Kestrel
Rails, Gallinules & Coots - Rallidae
American Coot
Plovers - Charadriidae
Killdeer
Mountain Plover
Sandpipers & Allies - Scolopacidae
Spotted Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Wilson's Snipe
Pigeons & Doves - Columbidae
Eurasian Collared-Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Inca Dove
Common Ground-Dove
Cuckoos, Roadrunners & Anis - Cuculidae
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Greater Roadrunner
Typical Owls - Strigidae
Long Eared Owl
Western Screech-Owl
Spotted Owl
Great Horned Owl
Elf Owl
Goatsuckers - Caprimulgidae
Lesser Nighthawk
Common Nighthawk
Common Poorwill
Buff-collared Nightjar
Swifts
Vaux's Swift
Hummingbirds - Trochilidae
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Allen’s Hummingbird
Lucifer Hummingbird
Plain-capped Starthroat
Berylline Hummingbird
Magnificent Hummingbird
Violet-crowned Hummingbird
Blue-throated Hummingbird
Black-chinned Hummingbird
White-eared Hummingbird
Anna’s Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Trogons - Trogonidae
Elegant Trogon (Seen year round in multiple elevations/habitats)
Eared Quetzal (Rare)
Kingfishers - Alcedinidae
Belted Kingfisher
Green Kingfisher
Woodpeckers - Picidae
Acorn Woodpecker
Gila Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Arizona (Strickland's) Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Gilded Flicker
Tyrant Flycatchers - Tyrannidae
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Western Wood-Pewee
Hammond's Flycatcher
Gray Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
"Western" Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
Cassin's Kingbird
Thick-billed Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Becards - incertae sedis
Rose-throated Becard
Shrikes - Laniidae
Loggerhead Shrike
Vireos - Vireonidae
Bell's Vireo
Gray Vireo
Cassin's (Solitary) Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Plumbeous (Solitary) Vireo
Hutton's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Jays, Crows, Ravens & Allies - Corvidae
Western-scrub Jay
Mexican Jay
Steller’s Jay
Common Raven
Chihuahuan Raven
Swallows & Martins - Hirundinidae
Purple Martin
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Chickadees & Titmice - Paridae
Bridled Titmouse
Verdin - Remizidae
Verdin
Nuthatches - Sittidae
White-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Wrens - Troglodytidae
Cactus Wren
Rock Wren
Canyon Wren
Sinaloa Wren
Bewick's Wren
House Wren
Kinglets - Regulidae
Golden Crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Gnatcatchers - Sylviidae
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
Black-capped Gnatcatcher
Bluebirds & Thrushes - Turdidae
Eastern Bluebird
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Mockingbirds & Thrashers - Mimidae
Northern Mockingbird
Curve-billed Thrasher
Sage Thrasher
Crissal Thrasher
Starlings - Sturnidae
European Starling
Wagtails & Pipits - Motacillidae
American Pipit
Silky-flycatchers - Ptilogonatidae
Phainopepla
Wood Warblers - Parulidae
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Lucy's Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Hermit Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Painted Redstart
Yellow-breasted Chat
Tanagers - Thraupidae
Hepatic Tanager
Summer Tanager
Western Tanager
New World Sparrows - Emberizidae
Green-tailed Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Canyon Towhee
Abert’s Towhee
Rufous-winged Sparrow
Botteri's Sparrow
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Black-throated Sparrow
Five-striped Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Cardinals & Buntings - Cardinalidae
Northern Cardinal
Pyrrhuloxia
Yellow Grosbeak
Rose Breasted Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Varied Bunting
Blackbirds, Orioles & Allies - Icteridae
Red-winged Blackbird
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Bronzed Cowbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Hooded Oriole
Streak-backed Oriole
Bullock's Oriole
Scott's Oriole
Finches & Euphonias - Fringillidae
House Finch
Purple Goldfinch
Cassin’s Goldfinch
Lawrence’s Goldfinch
Red Crossbill
Lesser Goldfinch
* Not including Lake Angostura and Bavispe River/Canyon Birds. Bald Eagle is seen in late summer/early fall in Lake Angostura. Military Macaws have been seen in Bavispe River/Canyon area. Survey of these sections to be performed soon.
Rancho Los Baños
15-17 March 2009
Tom Wood and Sheri Williamson
Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory
Birds Observed – 100 species
* = species of rarest and/or most restricted distribution in
^ = “southwestern specialties,” found in the
number = occasions/locations where species was observed (including sightings of multiple individuals)
Gadwall – 1x
Mallard - 1x
Cinnamon Teal - 1x
Northern Shoveler – 1x
Green-winged Teal – 1x
Ring-necked Duck – 3x
Bufflehead – 3x
Ruddy Duck – 1x
Gambel’s Quail^ – 1x
Montezuma Quail^ – 1x
Least Grebe* - 1x
Great Blue Heron – 1x
Black Vulture – 3x
Turkey Vulture – 4x
Sharp-shinned Hawk – 1x
Cooper’s Hawk – 1x
Common Black-Hawk^ – 2x
Gray Hawk^ – 1x
Zone-tailed Hawk^ – 1x
Red-tailed Hawk – 7x
American Kestrel – 4x
White-winged Dove^ – 1x
Mourning Dove – 2x
Inca Dove^ – 2x
Common Ground-Dove^ – 1x
White-tipped Dove* – 2x
Greater Roadrunner – 2x
Western Screech-Owl (heard) – 1x
White-throated Swift – 1x
Broad-billed Hummingbird^ – 9x
Violet-crowned Hummingbird^ – 3x
Anna’s Hummingbird – 1x
Costa’s Hummingbird – 3x
Elegant Trogon* – 3x
Belted Kingfisher – 1x
Green Kingfisher^ – 1x
Acorn Woodpecker – 3x
Gila Woodpecker^ – 7x
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – 1x
Ladder-backed Woodpecker – 4x
Northern Flicker – 1x
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet^ – 1x
Gray Flycatcher – 1x
Dusky Flycatcher – 1x
Cordilleran Flycatcher – 1x
Black Phoebe – 3x
Say’s Phoebe – 2x
Vermilion Flycatcher^ – 9x
Ash-throated Flycatcher – 2x
Cassin’s Kingbird – 3x
Loggerhead Shrike – 1x
Plumbeous Vireo – 1x
Hutton’s Vireo – 3x
Mexican Jay^ – 1x
Chihuahuan Raven^ – 2x
Tree Swallow – 2x
Northern Rough-winged Swallow – 3x
Cliff Swallow – nests
Barn Swallow – 1x
Bridled Titmouse^ – 4x
Verdin^ – 7x
Cactus Wren^ – 1x
Rock Wren – 5x
Canyon Wren – 4x
Bewick’s Wren – 7x
Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 5x
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher – 2x
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher^ – 1x
Northern Mockingbird – 2x
Curve-billed Thrasher^ – 1x
Phainopepla^ – 3x
Orange-crowned Warbler – 4x
Lucy’s Warbler^ – 3x
Yellow Warbler – 1x
Yellow-rumped Warbler – 5x
Black-throated Gray Warbler – 2x
Black-and-white Warbler – 1x
Painted Redstart^ – 2x
Rufous-capped Warbler* – 1x
Canyon Towhee^ – 6x
Rufous-winged Sparrow^ – 3x
Chipping Sparrow – 3x
Vesper Sparrow – 1x
Lark Sparrow – 1x
Black-throated Sparrow – 2x
White-crowned Sparrow – 1x
Hepatic Tanager^ – 2x
Black-headed Grosbeak – 2x
Northern Cardinal – 6x
Pyrrhuloxia^ – 1x
Red-winged Blackbird – 1x
Brown-headed Cowbird – 1x
Hooded Oriole^ – 1x
Bullock’s Oriole – 1x
House Finch – 2x
Pine Siskin – 1x
Lesser Goldfinch – 3x