YUMA COUNTY BIRD LIST

Spring is Mar-May
Summer is June-Aug
Fall is Sep-Nov
Winter is Dec-Feb 		C - Common, usually seen 3 out of 4 visits
U - Uncommon, usually seen 1 out of 4 visits
R - Rare, usually not seen, and may be absent some years
V - Vagrant, not expected in our area
B - Confirmed or probable breeding
I - Irregular, may be present some years and absent others
Notes on Status Codes
These codes are the likelihood of finding a bird species if you look for it in the right type of habitat, at the right time of year, at the right time of day. Even within a particular season, there is much variation among birds. For example, many shorebirds start their southward migration in mid summer and finish up in fall. So although a bird is marked as "C" for summer (such as Greater Yellowlegs), it may be totally absent in June and common only in July and August. There may also be variation among an individual bird species from year to year. For example, Hooded Mergansers are usually very difficult to find in Yuma County, but the winter of 2007-2008 was exceptionally good for them, and we saw multiples at Imperial NWR, local golf course ponds, and the Yuma Main Drain.

Notes on Species
This list contains only those species that I have personally observed, or have first-hand knowledge of, over the past twelve years. Older sightings of accidental and vagrant birds which aren't likely to re-appear, such as Red-billed Tropicbird, are not included.
 
Species
Notes
Sp
Su
F
W
Anatidae - Swans, Geese, Ducks
Tundra Swan
 
 
U
U
Greater White-fronted Goose
 
 
R
 
Snow Goose
U
 
U
U
Ross's Goose
 
 
R
R
Canada Goose
U
 
C
C
Wood Duck
 
 
 
R
Gadwall
U
 
C
C
American Wigeon
U
 
C
C
Eurasian Wigeon
 
 
V
V
Mallard
B
C
C
C
C
Blue-winged Teal
U
 
U
U
Cinnamon Teal
B
C
C
C
C
Northern Shoveler
C
 
C
C
Northern Pintail
C
 
C
C
Green-winged Teal
U
 
C
C
Canvasback
U
 
U
U
Redhead
U
 
C
C
Ring-necked Duck
C
 
C
C
Lesser Scaup
C
 
C
C
Greater Scaup
R
 
 
R
Bufflehead
C
 
C
C
Common Goldeneye
C
 
C
C
Barrow's Goldeneye
R
 
 
R
Hooded Merganser
R
 
R
R
Common Merganser
U
 
U
U
Red-breasted Merganser
R
 
R
R
Ruddy Duck
B
C
U
C
C
Phasianidae - Partridges
Ring-necked Pheasant
B
C
U
U
U
Odontophoridae - Quail
Gambel's Quail
B
C
C
C
C
Gaviidae - Loons
Common Loon
R
 
R
R
Pacific Loon
 
 
V
 
Podicipedidae - Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
B
C
C
C
C
Red-necked Grebe
 
 
 
V
Eared Grebe
B
C
U
C
C
Western Grebe
B
C
C
C
C
Clark's Grebe
B
C
C
C
C
Pelecanidae - Pelicans
American White Pelican
U
U
U
U
Brown Pelican
R
U
U
R
Fregatidae - Frigatebirds
Magnificent Frigatebird
V
V
V
 
Phalacrocoracidae - Cormorants
Neotropic Cormorant
 
V
 
 
Double-crested Cormorant
C
C
C
C
Ardeidae - Bitterns, Herons, Egrets
American Bittern
B
U
U
R
R
Least Bittern
B
C
C
U
U
Great Blue Heron
B
C
C
C
C
Great Egret
B
C
C
C
C
Snowy Egret
B
C
C
C
C
Tricolored Heron
 
V
 
 
Reddish Egret
 
R
R
R
Cattle Egret
B
C
C
C
C
Green Heron
B
C
C
C
C
Black-crowned Night-Heron
B
C
C
C
C
Threskiornithidae - Ibises, Spoonbills
White-faced Ibis
B
C
C
C
C
Roseate Spoonbill
 
V
 
 
Ciconiidae - Storks
Wood Stork
 
V
 
 
Cathartidae - New World Vultures
Turkey Vulture
B
C
C
C
C
Accipitridae - Kites, Eagles, Hawks
Osprey
U
R
C
C
White-tailed Kite
R
R
U
U
Bald Eagle
 
 
R
U
Northern Harrier
C
R
C
C
Sharp-shinned Hawk
U
 
U
U
Cooper's Hawk
C
 
C
C
Harris's Hawk
R
R
R
R
Red-shouldered Hawk
R
R
R
R
Swainson's Hawk
U
 
R
 
Zone-tailed Hawk
B
U
R
U
U
Red-tailed Hawk
B
C
C
C
C
Ferruginous Hawk
U
 
C
C
Golden Eagle
R
R
R
R
Falconidae - Caracaras, Falcons
Crested Caracara
V
 
 
 
American Kestrel
B
C
C
C
C
Merlin
R
 
R
R
Peregrine Falcon
R
 
R
U
Prairie Falcon
U
R
R
U
Rallidae - Rails, Gallinules, Coots
Black Rail
B
C
U
U
R
Clapper Rail
B
C
U
U
R
Virginia Rail
B
C
U
C
C
Sora
U
 
C
C
Common Moorhen
B
C
C
C
C
American Coot
B
C
C
C
C
Gruidae - Cranes
Sandhill Crane
 
 
R
U
Charadriidae - Plovers
Black-bellied Plover
 
 
R
 
Snowy Plover
 
 
R
 
Semipalmated Plover
 
 
U
 
Killdeer
B
C
C
C
C
Mountain Plover
 
 
R
R
Recurvirostridae - Stilts, Avocets
Black-necked Stilt
B
C
C
C
C
American Avocet
U
U
U
U
Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Phalaropes
Spotted Sandpiper
C
U
C
C
Solitary Sandpiper
U
 
U
 
Greater Yellowlegs
C
C
C
C
Willet
U
 
R
 
Lesser Yellowlegs
R
R
R
 
Whimbrel
C
 
 
 
Long-billed Curlew
C
U
C
C
Marbled Godwit
R
R
R
 
Red Knot
 
 
V
 
Sanderling
V
V
 
 
Semipalmated Sandpiper
 
V
V 
 
Western Sandpiper
C
C
C
U
Least Sandpiper
C
C
C
C
Baird's Sandpiper
R
U
U
 
Pectoral Sandpiper
R
U
R
 
Dunlin
 
 
U
R
Stilt Sandpiper
 
 
R
 
Long-billed Dowitcher
C
R
C
C
Short-billed Dowitcher
 
R
R
 
Wilson's Snipe
C
U
C
C
Wilson's Phalarope
C
R
C
Red-necked Phalarope
R
 
R
 
Red Phalarope
 
 
V
 
Laridae - Gulls, Terns
Franklin's Gull
 
 
R
R 
Bonaparte's Gull
U
 
R
R 
Ring-billed Gull
C
 
C
C
California Gull
R
 
U
U
Herring Gull
 
 
 
R
Heerman's Gull
 
 
 
V
Sabine's Gull
 
 
R
Least Tern
V
 
 
 
Caspian Tern
U
U
U
U
Black Tern
C
U
U
 
Common Tern
 
R
R
 
Forster's Tern
U
U
C
R
Columbidae - Pigeons, Doves
Rock Pigeon
B
C
C
C
C
Band-tailed Pigeon
V
Eurasian Collared-Dove
B
C
C
C
C
White-winged Dove
B
C
C
C
R
Mourning Dove
B
C
C
C
C
Inca Dove
B
C
C
C
C
Common Ground-Dove
B
C
C
C
C
Ruddy Ground-Dove
I
V
 
 
R
Cuculidae - Cuckoos, Roadrunners
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
 
R
 
 
Greater Roadrunner
B
C
C
C
C
Tytonidae - Barn Owls
Barn Owl
B
C
C
C
C
Strigidae - Typical Owls
Western Screech-Owl
B
C
C
U
U
Great Horned Owl
B
C
C
C
C
Elf Owl
B
U
C
U
 
Burrowing Owl
B
C
C
C
C
Long-eared Owl
 
 
 
R
Northern Saw-whet Owl
V
 
 
V
Caprimulgidae - Nighthawks, Nightjars
Lesser Nighthawk
B
U
C
C
R
Common Poorwill
B
U
C
U
R
Apodidae - Swifts
Vaux's Swift
C
 
R
 
White-throated Swift
B
C
U
C
U
Trochilidae - Hummingbirds
Broad-billed Hummingbird
 
 
 
V
Black-chinned Hummingbird
B
C
C
U
 
Anna's Hummingbird
B
C
C
C
C
Costa's Hummingbird
B
C
U
U
C
Calliope Hummingbird
R
 
R
 
Rufous Hummingbird
C
U
C
 
Alcedinidae - Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
C
 
C
C
Picidae - Woodpeckers
Lewis's Woodpecker
 
 
 
V
Gila Woodpecker
B
C
C
C
C
Red-naped Sapsucker
U
 
U
U
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
 
 
 
V
Red-breasted Sapsucker
 
 
 
R
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
B
C
C
C
C
Northern Flicker
U
 
C
C
Gilded Flicker
B
C
C
C
C
Tyrannidae - Tyrant Flycatchers
Olive-sided Flycatcher
U
 
 
 
Western Wood-Pewee
C
 
C
 
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
 
 
V
 
Willow Flycatcher
U
U
 
 
Least Flycatcher
 
 
V
 
Hammond's Flycatcher
R
 
 
 
Gray Flycatcher
U
 
U
U
Dusky Flycatcher
R
 
 
 
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
C
 
C
R
Cordilleran Flycatcher
R
 
 
 
Eastern Phoebe
 
 
 
V
Black Phoebe
B
C
C
C
C
Say's Phoebe
B
C
U
C
C
Vermilion Flycatcher
B
C
U
U
C
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
 
 
 
V
Ash-throated Flycatcher
B
C
C
C
R
Brown-crested Flycatcher
B
R
R
 
 
Western Kingbird
B
C
C
C
 
Couch's Kingbird
V
 
V
V
Tropical Kingbird
 
 
V
 
Thick-billed Kingbird
R
 
 
R
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
 
V
V
 
Laniidae - Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike
B
C
U
C
C
Vireonidae - Vireos
Bell's Vireo
B
U
U
 
 
Plumbeous Vireo
C
 
C
R
Cassin's Vireo
U
 
U
 
Hutton's Vireo
 
 
V
 
Warbling Vireo
C
 
C
V
Corvidae - Jays, Ravens
Western Scrub-Jay
 
 
 
V
Clark's Nutcracker
 
 
 
V
Common Raven
B
C
C
C
C
Alaudidae - Larks
Horned Lark
B
C
C
C
C
Hirundinidae - Swallows
Purple Martin
 
 
V
 
Tree Swallow
C
 
C
C
Violet-green Swallow
R
 
R
 
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
B
C
C
C
C
Bank Swallow
U
 
U
 
Cliff Swallow
B
C
C
C
 
Barn Swallow
C
 
C
R
Remizidae - Verdins
Verdin
B
C
C
C
C
Sittidae - Nuthatches
Red-breasted Nuthatch
I
 
 
 
V
Certhiidae - Creepers
Brown Creeper
I
V
 
 
V
Troglodytidae - Wrens
Cactus Wren
B
C
C
C
C
Rock Wren
B
C
C
C
C
Canyon Wren
B
U
U
U
U
Bewick's Wren
U
 
U
R
House Wren
U
 
U
C
Winter Wren
 
 
V 
R
Marsh Wren
B
C
C
C
C
Regulidae - Kinglets
Golden-crowned Kinglet
I
 
 
 
V
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
C
R
C
C
Sylviidae - Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
C
 
C
C
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
B
C
C
C
C
Turdidae - Thrushes
Western Bluebird
U
 
 
U
Mountain Bluebird
I
 R
 
 
U
Townsend's Solitaire
I
 
 
 V
R
Swainson's Thrush
C
 
 
 
Hermit Thrush
U
 
 
U
Varied Thrush
V
 
 
 
American Robin
U
 
 
U
Mimidae - Mockingbirds, Thrashers
Northern Mockingbird
B
C
C
C
C
Sage Thrasher
U
 
 
R
Bendire's Thrasher
V
 
 
 
Curve-billed Thrasher
B
U
U
U
 
Crissal Thrasher
B
C
U
U
C
Le Conte's Thrasher
B
U
U
U
C
Sturnidae - Starlings
European Starling
B
C
C
C
C
Motacillidae - Pipits
American Pipit
U
 
U
C
Sprague's Pipit
 
 
 
V
Bombycillidae - Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing
I
U
R
U
U
Ptilogonatidae - Silky-flycatchers
Phainopepla
B
C
U
U
C
Parulidae - Wood Warblers
Tennessee Warbler
V
 
Orange-crowned Warbler
C
 
C
C
Nashville Warbler
C
R
C
R
Virginia's Warbler
R
Lucy's Warbler
B
C
U
 
 
Northern Parula
 
 
V
V
Yellow Warbler
B
C
U
U
V
Chestnut-sided Warbler
 
 
 
V
Black-throated Blue Warbler
 
V
Yellow-rumped Warbler
C
 
C
C
Black-throated Gray Warbler
C
 
C
R
Townsend's Warbler
C
 
C
 
Hermit Warbler
U
 
 
 
Palm Warbler
 
 
 
V
Black-and-white Warbler
V
 
 
V
American Redstart
 
 
V
V
Worm-eating Warbler
 
 
V
 
MacGillivray's Warbler
C
 
U
 
Common Yellowthroat
B
C
C
C
C
Wilson's Warbler
C
R
C
C
Painted Redstart
V
Yellow-breasted Chat
B
C
C
U
 
Thraupidae - Tanagers
Summer Tanager
B
C
C
C
V
Scarlet Tanager
V
Western Tanager
C
R
C
 
Emberizidae - Emberizine Finches
Green-tailed Towhee
U
 
U
U
Spotted Towhee
U
 
U
U
Canyon Towhee
B
C
C
C
U
Abert's Towhee
B
C
C
C
C
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
B
U
U
U
 
Chipping Sparrow
C
 
C
C
Clay-colored Sparrow
 
 
R
 
Brewer's Sparrow
C
 
C
C
Black-chinned Sparrow
B
U
U
U
R
Vesper Sparrow
C
 
C
C
Lark Sparrow
C
R
C
U
Black-throated Sparrow
B
C
C
C
C
Sage Sparrow
U
 
U
U
Lark Bunting
R
 
 
R
Savannah Sparrow
C
 
C
C
Fox Sparrow
R
Song Sparrow
B
C
C
C
C
Lincoln's Sparrow
C
 
C
C
Swamp Sparrow
 
 
 
V
White-throated Sparrow
V
 
 
V
White-crowned Sparrow
C
 
C
C
Golden-crowned Sparrow
V
 
V
V
Dark-eyed Junco
C
 
C
C
Cardinalidae - Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Buntings
Northern Cardinal
V
 
 
 
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
V 
V
V
 
Black-headed Grosbeak
C
 
C
C
Blue Grosbeak
B
C
C
U
 
Lazuli Bunting
C
 
C
R
Indigo Bunting
R
 
 
 
Painted Bunting
 
 
V
 
Dickcissel
 
 
V
 
Icteridae - Icterids
Red-winged Blackbird
B
C
C
C
C
Western Meadowlark
B
C
C
C
C
Yellow-headed Blackbird
B
C
C
C
C
Brewer's Blackbird
U
 
U
U
Great-tailed Grackle
B
C
C
C
C
Bronzed Cowbird
B
C
C
U
R
Brown-headed Cowbird
B
C
C
C
C
Hooded Oriole
B
C
C
U
R
Baltimore Oriole
V
 
 
V
Bullock's Oriole
B
C
C
C
 
Scott's Oriole
B
C
C
U
 
Fringillidae - Finches, Goldfinches
Cassin's Finch
V
 
V
 
House Finch
B
C
C
C
C
Pine Siskin
U
 
U
U
Lesser Goldfinch
B
C
C
C
C
Lawrence's Goldfinch
I
U
 
U
U
American Goldfinch
I
 
 
R
 
Passeridae - Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
B
C
C
C
C


 

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