Cibola
National Wildlife Refuge: 1997-2002
This is a list of birds seen at the refuge from 1997 to the
present. Brenda Zaun, past refuge biologist, is the primary
contributor (1997-2002). Other records were gleaned from Colorado Plateau
Field Station banders (1999 and 2000), refuge personnel &
volunteers, and personal observations. This list
is by no means comprehensive--many migrants utilize the Colorado River
and the wonderful habitat at Cibola--various checklists in the area have
recorded 271 species. Abundance/status
codes are my subjective determinations. A site guide will be up
shortly. See the location map at: Yuma
Area Overview.
For some of the migrants and winter visitors, I have compiled arrival
and departure dates. These are listed under "Earliest/Latest
Spring Date" and "Earliest/Latest Fall Date". We will
be adding more data to these columns as we take more trips to the
refuge.
A = abundant in proper habitat and season, can be found on
almost every trip
C = common in proper habitat and season, usually found on 3 out of
4 trips
U = uncommon, may be present in low numbers and not always found
R = rare and not always present
Irregular = not always present, often cyclical in nature, like finches
Accidental = not to be expected, a vagrant out of normal range
Links to recent Cibola NWR bird trips: Jan
15, 2000 Dec
21, 2000 Jan
13, 2001 Sep
22, 2002
|
|
| Species |
Earliest
Spring Date |
Latest
Spring Date |
Earliest
Fall Date |
Latest
Fall Date |
Status |
Notes |
| Common
Loon |
|
5/7/00 |
|
|
R
winter
|
|
| Pied-billed
Grebe |
|
|
|
|
C
year-round |
nesting |
| Eared
Grebe |
|
|
|
|
C
winter
|
|
| Western
Grebe |
|
|
|
|
C
year-round |
nesting |
| Clark's
Grebe |
|
|
|
|
C,
perm |
nesting |
| American
White Pelican |
|
|
8/23/02 |
|
C
winter |
|
| Brown
Pelican |
|
|
|
|
Irregular |
|
| Double-crested
Cormorant |
|
|
|
|
C
year-round
|
|
| American
Bittern |
|
|
|
|
U |
nesting |
| Least
Bittern |
5/13/02 |
|
|
|
C |
nesting |
| Great
Blue Heron |
|
|
|
|
C
year-round
|
nesting
|
| Great
Egret |
|
|
|
|
C
year-round
|
|
| Snowy
Egret |
|
|
|
|
C
year-round
|
|
| Reddish
Egret |
|
|
9/3/01 |
|
R |
|
| Cattle
Egret |
|
|
|
|
C
|
|
| Green
Heron |
|
|
|
|
C
year-round
|
|
| Black-crowned
Night Heron |
|
|
|
|
C
year-round
|
|
| White-faced
Ibis |
5/7/02 |
5/7/02 |
|
|
C
|
first
nesting in AZ |
| Sandhill
Crane |
|
|
|
|
A
winter |
|
| Greater
White-fronted Goose |
2/3/02 |
3/8/99 |
9/7/00 |
10/4/00 |
U
migrant |
|
| Snow
Goose |
|
|
|
|
A
winter
|
|
| Ross'
Goose |
|
|
|
|
U
winter
|
|
| Canada
Goose |
|
|
Sept
|
|
A
winter
|
|
| Tundra
Swan |
|
3/4/99 |
12/29/97 |
|
R
winter |
not
seen every year
|
| Wood
Duck |
|
|
|
|
U
|
|
| Gadwall |
|
|
|
|
C
winter
|
|
| American
Wigeon |
|
|
|
|
C
winter
|
|
| Blue-winged
Teal |
|
|
|
|
U
migrant
|
|
| Mallard |
5/7/02 |
5/7/02 |
|
|
A
|
|
| Cinnamon
Teal |
|
|
|
|
C
year-round
|
|
| Northern
Shoveler |
|
|
|
|
A
winter
|
|
| Northern
Pintail |
5/7/02 |
5/7/02 |
|
|
C
winter
|
|
| Green-winged
Teal |
|
|
|
|
C
winter
|
|
| Canvasback |
|
|
|
|
C
winter
|
|
| Redhead |
|
|
|
|
C
winter
|
|
| Ring-necked
Duck |
|
|
|
|
C
winter
|
|
| Lesser
Scaup |
|
|
|
|
C
winter
|
|
| Bufflehead |
|
|
|
|
C
winter
|
|
| Common
Goldeneye |
|
|
|
|
C
winter
|
|
| Hooded
Merganser |
|
|
|
|
U
- R
|
not
found every year
|
| Common
Merganser |
|
|
|
|
U
winter
|
|
| Ruddy
Duck |
|
|
|
|
C
winter |
|
| Osprey |
|
|
|
|
A
year-round
|
|
| White-tailed
Kite |
1/12/01 |
4/14/01 |
8/28/00 |
11/20/00 |
U
year-round |
not
every year |
| Bald
Eagle |
|
4/11/02 |
9/5/02 |
|
C
winter |
|
| Northern
Harrier |
|
5/10/01 |
8/15/02 |
|
A
winter |
|
| Sharp-shinned
Hawk |
|
|
|
|
U
winter
|
|
| Cooper's
Hawk |
|
|
9/5/2002 |
|
C
winter |
|
| Harris'
Hawk |
|
|
|
|
Irregular |
not
every year, but can show up any time |
| Swainson's
Hawk |
|
|
|
|
U
migrant
|
|
| Red-tailed
Hawk |
|
|
|
|
C-A
year-round |
number
rise dramatically in winter
|
| Golden
Eagle |
|
2/18/01 |
11/11/00 |
|
R
winter |
|
| American
Kestrel |
|
|
|
|
A
year-round |
nesting |
| Merlin |
|
|
|
|
U
winter |
|
| Peregrine
Falcon |
|
|
|
|
R
winter
|
12/25/98,
4/16/99 |
| Prairie
Falcon |
|
5/27/99 |
10/08/00 |
|
U
winter |
|
| Gambel's
Quail |
|
|
|
|
A
year-round |
nesting |
| Clapper
Rail |
|
|
|
|
C
year-round |
nesting,
quiet in winter |
| Virginia
Rail |
|
|
|
|
C
year-round |
nesting
|
| Sora |
|
|
|
|
C
|
|
| Common
Moorhen |
|
|
|
|
C
year-round |
|
| American
Coot |
|
|
|
|
A
year-round |
nesting |
| Black-bellied
Plover |
|
|
|
|
R
migrant |
10/3/01 |
| Killdeer |
|
|
|
|
A
year-round
|
nesting
|
| Black-necked
Stilt |
5/7/02 |
5/7/02 |
|
|
C
|
|
| American
Avocet |
|
|
|
|
C |
|
| Greater
Yellowlegs |
|
|
|
|
C
winter
|
|
| Solitary
Sandpiper |
|
|
|
|
U
migrant
|
|
| Willet |
|
|
7/19/00 |
7/23/02 |
U
migrant |
|
| Spotted
Sandpiper |
|
|
|
|
C
year-round
|
|
| Whimbrel |
|
|
|
|
U
migrant
|
|
| Long-billed
Curlew |
|
|
7/7/00 |
|
C
migrant, winter |
|
| Marbled
Godwit |
|
|
7/19/02 |
|
U
migrant |
|
| Western
Sandpiper |
|
|
|
|
U
migrant
|
|
| Least
Sandpiper |
|
|
|
|
C
migrant
|
|
| Long-billed
Dowitcher |
|
|
|
|
C
migrant
|
|
| Wilson's
Snipe |
|
|
|
|
C
winter |
(Common
Snipe) |
| Wilson's
Phalarope |
5/9/02 |
5/9/02 |
|
|
U
migrant
|
|
| Turkey
Vulture |
|
|
|
|
C
year-round
|
|
| Ring-billed
Gull |
|
|
|
|
C
winter
|
|
| Caspian
Tern |
|
|
|
|
U
|
|
| Forster's
Tern |
5/12/01 |
6/13/02 |
1/5/00 |
|
C |
|
| Black
Tern |
5/9/02 |
5/30/02 |
6/4/02 |
7/28/98 |
C
migrant |
|
| Rock
Dove |
|
|
|
|
C
|
|
| White-winged
Dove |
5/8/02 |
5/8/02 |
|
|
C
summer
|
nesting |
| Mourning
Dove |
|
|
|
|
A
year-round |
nesting |
| Inca
Dove |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Common
Ground-Dove |
|
|
|
|
C |
nesting
|
| Greater
Roadrunner |
|
|
|
|
C
|
nesting
|
| Western
Screech Owl |
|
|
|
|
C
year-round
|
nesting
|
| Great
Horned Owl |
|
|
|
|
C
year-round
|
nesting
|
| Burrowing
Owl |
|
|
|
|
C
year-round |
nesting |
| Lesser
Nighthawk |
3/23/00 |
|
|
10/5/01 |
A
summer |
nesting |
| Common
Poorwill |
|
|
|
|
C
summer
|
|
| Vaux's
Swift |
4/30/02 |
4/30/02 |
|
|
U
migrant
|
|
| White-throated
Swift |
|
|
|
|
C
migrant, winter
|
|
| Black-chinned
Hummingbird |
|
|
|
|
C |
|
| Anna's
Hummingbird |
|
|
|
|
C
year-round |
|
| Costa's
Hummingbird |
|
|
|
|
C
|
|
| Rufous
Hummingbird |
|
|
|
|
C
migrant |
6
banded spring 1999 |
| Belted
Kingfisher |
|
|
|
|
C
winter |
|
| Gila
Woodpecker |
|
|
|
|
C
year-round
|
|
| Ladder-backed
Woodpecker |
|
|
|
|
C
year-round
| | |
