Common Birds of the Jordan River

Common Name
Geese, Swans, Ducks (Anatidae
Canada Goose Tun ra S!an Woo Du"k Ma##ar Du"k Ga !a## Nort$ern Pintai# %inna&on Tea# Green'!in(e Tea# )#ue'!in(e Tea# *&eri"an Wi(eon Re $ea Ru y Du"k )uff#e$ea %o&&on Go# eneye %o&&on Mer(an+er
Branta canadensis Cygnus coumbianus Aix sponsa Anas platyrhynchos Anas strepera Anas acuta Anas cyanoptera Anas crecca Anas discors Anas americana Aythya americana Oxyura jamaicensis Bucephala albeola Bucephala clangula Mergus merganser

See p. 7 for abbreviation key

Season

Status

Habitat

YR SP,F,W SP,S,F YR SP,F,W YR SP,S,F YR SP,S,F SP F YR YR W W SP,F,W

N,M,H,RP,G N,M,G N,M,H,G N,M,H,RP,G N,M,G N,M,G N,M,G N,M,G N,M,G N,M,G N,M,G N,M,G N,M,G N,M,G N,M,G

W W W,D W W W W W W W W W W W W

!heasants, "uai# (!hasianidae

Rin$%necked !heasant Wi# Turkey Ca#ifornia "uai#
Phasianus colchicus Meleagris gallopavo Callipepla californica

YR YR YR

E,R,G E,R,G E,R,G

G D G,D

Grebes (!odici&edidae
%#ark,+ Grebe We+tern Grebe Eare Grebe Pie 'bi##e Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii Aechmophorus occidentalis Podiceps nigricollis Podilymbus podiceps

SP,S,F SP,S,F SP,S,F YR

N,M N,M N,M N,R

W W W W

!e#icans (!e#ecanidae
*&eri"an W$ite Pe#i"an
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

YR

N,R

Cormorants (!ha#acrocoracidae
Doub#e'"re+te %or&orant
Phalacrocorax auritus

SP,S,F

N,M

Herons, Bitterns, '$rets (Ardeidae

Great )#ue Heron Sno!y E(ret )#a"k'"ro!ne Ni($t'Heron *&eri"an )ittern
Ardea herodias Egretta thula ycticorax nycticorax Botaurus lentiginosus

YR SP,S,F SP,S,F SP,S,F

N,R N,M N,M SP,S,F

W,D W,D W,D W

(bises ()hreskiornithidae
W$ite'fa"e -bi+
Plegadis chihi

SP,S,F 1

N,M

Common Name
New *or#d +u#tures (Cathartidae
Turkey .u#ture
Cathartes aura

Season

Status

Habitat

SP,S,F

N,M

'a$#es, Hawks, Harriers (Acci&itridae

/+prey )a# Ea(#e Red%tai#ed Hawk S!ain+on,+ Ha!k Rou($'#e((e Ha!k Ferru(inou+ Ha!k Northern Harrier S$arp'+$inne Ha!k %ooper,+ Ha!k
Pandion haliaetus !aliaeetus leucocephalus Buteo jamaicensis Buteo s"ainsoni Buteo lagopus Buteo regalis Circus cyaneus Accipiter striatus Accipiter cooperii

SP,S,F SP,F,W YR SP,S,F W SP,S,F YR SP,S,F SP,S,F

N,M N,M N,R N,R N,M N,M N,R N,M N,M

W,D W,D G,D G G G W,G G,D G,D

,estre#s, -a#cons (-a#conidae

American ,estre# Prairie Fa#"on Pere(rine Fa#"on
#alco sparverius #alco mexicanus #alco peregrinus

YR YR YR

N,R N,R N,R

G,D G W,G

Coots, Rai#s, Soras (Ra##idae

American Coot .ir(inia Rai# Sora
#ulica americana $allus limicola Por%ana carolina

YR SP,S,F SP,S,F

N,M,RP,G N,M N,M

W W W

Cranes (Gruidae
San $i## %rane
&rus canadensis

SP,S,F

N, M,G

W,G

Sand&i&ers, !ha#aro&es, .e##ow#e$s, Sni&es, Dowitchers, *i##ets (Sco#o&acidae

Spotte San piper Re 'ne"ke P$a#arope Wi#+on,+ P$a#arope Greater Ye##o!#e(+ 0e++er Ye##o!#e(+ So#itary San piper 0on('bi##e %ur#e! Marb#e Go !it 0ea+t San piper Wi#+on,+ Snipe 0on('bi##e Do!it"$er Wi##et
Actitis macularia Phalaropus lobatus Phalaropus tricolor 'ringa melanoleuca 'ringa flavipes 'ringa solitaria umenius americanus (imosa fedoa Calidris minutilla &allinago delicata (imnodromus scolopaceus Catoptrophorus semipalmatus

SP,S,F SP,S,F SP,S,F SP,F SP,F SP,S,F SP,F SP,F SP,F SP,S,F SP,F SP,F

N,M N,M N,M N,M N,M N,M N,M N,M N,M N,M N,M N,M

W W W W W W W,G W W W W W

,i##deer (Charadriidae
1i## eer
Charadrius vociferus

SP,S,F 2

N,M

Common Name
Gu##s, )erns (0aridae
Ca#ifornia Gu## Frank#in,+ Gu## For+ter,+ Tern
(arus californicus (arus pipixcan )terna forsteri

Season

Status

Habitat

YR SP,S,F SP,S,F

N,M,H N,M N,M

W W W

Doves (Co#umbidae
/ournin$ Dove Eura+ian %o##are 'Dove Rock !i$eon
*enaida macroura )treptopelia decaocto Columba livia

YR YR YR

N,M,G,H,RP E,M,H E,M,H

G,D G,D D

1w#s (Stri$idae
Great Horne /!# 0on('eare /!# S$ort'eare /!# )arn /!# We+tern S"ree"$'/!# )urro!in( /!#
Bubo virginianus Asio otus Asio flammeus 'yto alba Otus kennicottii Athene cunicularia

YR SP,F SP,S,F SP,S,F YR SP,S,F

N,R N,M N,M N,M N,R N,M

G,D D W G,D D G

Ni$hthawks, !oorwi##s (Ca&rimu#$idae

%o&&on Ni($t$a!k %o&&on Poor!i##
Chordeiles minor Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

SP,S,F S

N,M N,M

G,D G

Swifts (A&odidae
W$ite't$roate S!ift
Aeronautes saxatalis

N,M

Hummin$birds ()rochi#idae
)#a"k'"$inne Hu&&in(bir )roa 'tai#e Hu&&in(bir
Archilochus alexandri )elasphorus platycercus

SP,S,F SP,S,F

N,M N,M

D D

,in$fishers (A#cenadae
)e#te 1in(fi+$er
Ceryle alcyon

SP,S,F

N,M

W,D

*ood&eckers, -#ickers, Sa&suckers (!icidae

Down2 *ood&ecker Hairy Woo pe"ker Northern -#icker Re 'nape Sap+u"ker
Picoides pubescens Picoides villosus Colaptes auratus )phyrapicus nuchalis

YR YR YR SP,S,F

N,R N,R N,R N,M

D D D D

+ireos (+ireonidae
Warb#in( .ireo P#u&beou+ .ireo
+ireo gilvus +ireo plumbeus

SP,S,F SP,S,F

N,M N,M

D D

Shrikes (0aniidae
0o$$erhead Shrike
(anius ludovicianus

YR 3

N,M

Common Name
-#2catchers, *ood%!ewees, !hoebes, ,in$birds()2rannidae
Wi##o! F#y"at"$er Ha&&on ,+ F#y"at"$er Gray F#y"at"$er Du+ky F#y"at"$er %or i##eran F#y"at"$er *+$'t$roate F#y"at"$er /#ive'+i e F#y"at"$er We+tern Woo 'Pe!ee Say,+ P$oebe We+tern 1in(bir Ea+tern 1in(bir
Empidonax traillii Empidonax hammondii Empidonax "rightii Empidonax oberholseri Empidonax occidentalis Myiarchus cinerascens Contopus cooperi Contopus sordidulus )ayornis saya 'yrannus verticalis 'yrannus tyrannus

Season

Status

Habitat

SP,S,F SP,S,F SP,S,F SP,S,F SP,S,F SP,S,F SP,S,F SP,S,F SP,S,F SP,S,F SP,S,F

N,M N,M N,M N,M N,M N,M N,M N,M N,M N,M N,M

D D G D D D D D G,D D G,D

Crows, Ravens, Ja2s, /a$&ies (Corvidae

American Crow %o&&on Raven *estern Scrub%Ja2 B#ack%bi##ed /a$&ie
Corvus brachyrhychos Corvus coraxi Aphelocoma californica nevadae Pica hudsoni

SP,F,W YR YR YR

N,M,H N,R N,R N,R,H

D G,D D G,D

0arks (A#audidae
Horned 0ark
Eremophila alpestris

YR

N,R

Swa##ows (Hirundinidae
Purp#e Martin Tree S!a##o! .io#et'(reen S!a##o! )ank S!a##o! %#iff S!a##o! )arn S!a##o! Nort$ern Rou($'!in(e S!a##o!
Progne subis 'achycineta bicolor 'achycineta thalassina $iparia riparia Petrochelidon pyrrhonota !irundo rustica )telgidopteryx serripennis

S SP,S,F SP,S,F SP,S,F SP,S,F SP,S,F SP,S,F

N,M N,M N,M N,M N,M N,M N,M

W W,D W,D W W,G W W

Chickadees (!aridae
B#ack%ca&&ed Chickadee
Poecile atricapilla

YR

N,R

Bushtit (Ae$itha#idae
Bushtit
Psaltriparvus minimus

YR

N,R

*rens ()ro$#od2tidae
Mar+$ Wren House *ren )e!i"k,+ Wren
Cistothorus palustris 'roglodytes aedon 'roglodytes be"icki eremophilus

SP,S,F SP,S,F YR

N,M N,M N,M

W D D

Common Name
,in$#ets (Re$u#idae
Rub2%crowned Rin$#et Go# en'"ro!ne Rin(#et
$egulus calendula $egulus satrapa

Season

Status

Habitat

YR SP,F,W

N,R N,M

D D

Gnatcatchers (!o#io&ti#idae
)#ue'(ray Gnat"at"$er
Polioptila caerulea

N,M

)hrushes, B#uebirds ()urdidae

S!ain+on,+ T$ru+$ American Robin We+tern )#uebir
Catharus minimus 'urdus migratorius )ialia mexicana

SP,S,F YR SP,S,F

N,M N,M N,M

D G,D G,D

/ockin$birds (/imidae
Nort$ern Mo"kin(bir
Mimus polyglottos

N,M

G,D

Star#in$s (Sturnidae
'uro&ean Star#in$
)turnus vulgaris

YR

E,R,H

G,D

!i&its (/otaci##idae
*&eri"an Pipit
Anthus rubescens altricola

SP,S,F

N,M

W,G

*a3win$s (Bomb2ci##idae
)o$e&ian Wa2!in( %e ar Wa2!in(
Bombycilla garrulous Bombycilla cedrorum

W SP,F,W

N,M N,M

D D

*arb#ers, .e##owthroats (!aru#idae

Ye##o! Warb#er .ir(inia,+ Warb#er /ran(e'"ro!ne Warb#er Ye##o!'ru&pe Warb#er )#a"k't$roate Gray Warb#er Ma"Gi##ivray,+ Warb#er Wi#+on,+ Warb#er %o&&on Ye##o!t$roat Ye##o!'brea+te %$at
,endroica petechia +ermivora virginiae +ermivora celata ,endroica coronata ,endroica nigrescens Oporornis tolmiei Cardellina pusilla &eothlypis trichas -cteria virens

SP,S,F S S SP,S,F S S S SP,S,F S

N,M N,M N,M N,M N,M N,M N,M N,M N,M

D D D D D D D D D

)ana$ers ()hrau&udiae
We+tern Tana(er
Piranga ludoviciana

N,M

Cardina#s (Cardina#idae
)#a"k'$ea e Gro+beak )#ue Gro+beak 0a3u#i )untin(
Pheuciticus melanocephalus Passerina caerulea Passerina amoena

S S S

N,M N,M N,M

D D D

Common Name
-inches (-rin$i##idae
%a++in,+ Fin"$ House -inch Re %ro++bi## Pine Si+kin *&eri"an Go# fin"$ 0e++er Go# fin"$
Carpodacus cassinii Carpodacus mexicanus (oxia curvirostra Carduelis pinus Carduelis tristis Carduelis psaltria

Season

Status

Habitat

YR YR YR YR YR YR

N,R N,R N,R N,R N,R N,R

D D D D G,D G,D

)owhees, S&arrows, Juncos ('mberi4idae

Green'tai#e To!$ee S&otted )owhee *&eri"an Tree Sparro! %#ay'"o#ore Sparro! %$ippin( Sparro! )#a"k't$roate Sparro! Fo2 Sparro! Savanna$ Sparro! 0in"o#n,+ Sparro! Son$ S&arrow .e+per Sparro! *hite%crowned S&arrow 0ark Sparro! Gra++$opper Sparro! Dark%e2ed Junco
Pipilo chlorurus Pipilo maculatus )pi%ella arborea )pi%ella pallida )pi%ella passerina Amphispi%a bilineata Passerella iliaca Passerculus sand"ichensis Melospi%a lincolnii Melospi%a melodia Pooecetes gramineus *onotrichia leucophrys Chondestes grammacus Ammodramus savannarum .unco hyemalis

SP,S,F YR W SP F SP,S,F S S SP,S,F SP,S,F YR SP,S,F YR SP,S,F SF YR

N,M N,R N,M N,M N,M N,M N,M N,M N,M N,R N,M N,R N,M N,M N,R

D D G,D G G,D G D G D W,D G G,D G G D

B#ackbirds, /eadow#arks, Grack#es, Cowbirds,1rio#es ((cteridae

Ye##o!'$ea e )#a"kbir Re 'Win(e )#a"kbir Brewer5s B#ackbird *estern /eadow#ark Great'tai#e Gra"k#e )ro!n'$ea e %o!bir )u##o"k,+ /rio#e
/anthocephalus xanthocephalus Agelaius phoeniceus Euphagus cyanocephalus )turnella neglecta 0uiscalus mexicanus Molothrus ater -cterus bullockii

SP,S,F SP,S,F YR YR S SP,S,F S

N,M N,M N,R N,R N,M N,M N,M

W W G G G G W,D

1#d *or#d S&arrows (!asseridae

House S&arrow
Passer domesticus

YR

E,R,H

Common Birds of the Jordan River

%o&pi#e by Dan Pott+, #o"a# natura#i+t, revi+e 4566

)ermino#o$2 and Abbreviations Status N 7 Native 8 Native +pe"ie+ ' 7 E2oti" 8 intro u"e 9non'native +pe"ie+ / 7 Mi(rant 8 on#y &i(rate+ t$rou($ t$e :or an River "orri or R 7 Re+i ent 8 +o&e in ivi ua#+ #ive an bree a#on( t$e :or an River year roun H 6 Habituate 8 +pe"ie+ #ive+ an fee + near $u&an+ R! ' Re+i ent Popu#ation+ 8 re+i ent popu#ation+ of a +pe"ie+ t$at nor&a##y &i(rate G ' Ga&e Spe"ie+ 8 +pe"ie+ t$at i+ "urrent#y #i+te a+ $unt'ab#e !it$ appropriate $untin( re(u#ation+ foun in appropriate ;Huntin( Gui e+1 pub#i+$e by t$e <ta$ Divi+ion of Wi# #ife Re+our"e+ Seasons .R 7 Year'roun S! 7 Sprin( 8 Mar"$'May S 7 Su&&er 8 :une'*u(u+t - 7 Fa## 8 Septe&ber'Nove&ber * 7 Winter 8 De"e&ber'February Habitats * 7 /n or near !ater G 7 Gra++#an an ry up#an + D 7 De"i uou+ !oo #an + an riparian area+

N/TE= %o&&on na&e+ of +pe"ie+ t$at "an be u+ua##y foun in appropriate $abitat year roun are #i+te in Bo#d.
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References7 Fie# Gui e to t$e )ir + of We+tern Nort$ *&eri"a, Fourt$ E ition, Nationa#Geo(rap$i" So"iety, Wa+$in(ton D%, 455>, ??7pp. Fie# %$e"k#i+t of t$e )ir + of <ta$, "o&pi#e by t$e <ta$ /rnit$o#o(i"a# So"iety )ir Re"or + %o&&ittee, Provo, <ta$, 455?, 6@ pp. -nventory of t$e .ertebrate+ of t$e :or an River State Park, <ta$ Divi+ion of Wi# #ife Re+our"e+ report, 455A, 6Bpp. Communicate comments8additions to7 Dan!otts9 dan:karen:&otts;msn<com9 =>?%@AB%?@CB