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Brochure of Birds at Zion National Park (NP) in Utah. Published by the National Park Service (NPS).
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W
Herons, Ibises, & Storks
o American bittern
o great blue heron
o great egret
o snowy egret
o cattle egret
o green heron
o black-crowned night heron
o white-faced ibis
o wood stork
x
u
r
u
r
r
r
u
-
r
r
x
x
u
x
r
r
r
r
r
-
u
r
-
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
Vultures
o turkey vulture*
o California condor*
u
r
c
u
u
u
x
r
A
EP
Swans, Geese, & Ducks
o tundra swan
o snow goose
o Canada goose
o wood duck
o green-winged teal*
o mallard*
r
r
u
u
c
r
c
r
r
u
c
c
x
u
u
u
c
W
W
W
W
W
W
1
r
r
u
u
c
r
r
x
c
r
u
u
c
r
u
r
x
u
u
u
c
r
x
c
r
u
u
c
r
u
r
W
W
D
EPR
EPR
E
R
R
R
DE
R
A
DP
D
DEP
DER
PR
A
DE
Pheasants, Grouse, Turkey, & Quail
o ring-necked pheasant*
r
o dusky grouse*
u
o wild turkey*
c
o Gambel’s quail*
u
r
u
c
u
r
u
c
u
r
u
c
u
D
E
ER
DR
Rails & Cranes
o Virginia rail*
o sora*
o American coot*
o sandhill crane
r
r
u
2
r
r
r
-
r
r
u
-
r
r
c
x
W
W
W
W
r
u
x
x
x
u
-
W
W
W
DW
D
W
u
r
r
u
u
x
r
x
u
u
x
x
u
u
r
r
x
u
x
-
x
x
r
x
u
u
u
x
x
x
u
r
r
-
r
u
-
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
RW
W
W
W
Gulls & Terns
o Franklin’s gull
o Bonaparte’s gull
o ring-billed gull
o California gull
o herring gull
o Caspian tern
o Forster’s tern
o black tern
r
x
u
u
x
x
r
-
x
x
x
r
r
x
x
x
-
r
x
-
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
Pigeons & Doves
o rock pigeon
o band-tailed pigeon*
o white-winged dove
o mourning dove*
o inca dove
o Eurasian collared-dove
r
x
x
c
x
c
r
u
c
x
c
r
x
r
x
c
r DR
E
R
r
A
x
R
c DRW
Cuckoos & Roadrunners
o yellow-billed cuckoo
o greater roadrunner
u
r
u
r
u
u
3
R
D
Owls
o barn owl
o fammulated owl*
o western screech-owl*
o great horned owl*
o northern pygmy-owl*
o Mexican spotted owl*
o long-eared owl
o short-eared owl
o northern saw-whet owl
r
r
u
u
u
u
x
s
r
r
u
u
u
u
x
s
r
r
u
u
u
u
s
r PR
- EP
u ER
u
A
u EPR
u
E
- DP
P
s ER
Goatsuckers
o lesser nighthawk
o common nighthawk
o common poorwill*
o Mexican whip-poor-will
u
u
r
r
u
u
-
u
u
-
-
D
A
DEP
R
Swifts
o black swift
o Vaux’s swift
o white-throated swift*
r
x
c
c
r
x
c
r
R
R
A
Hummingbirds
o broad-billed hummingbird
o blue-throated hummingbird
o magnifcent hummingbird
o black-chinned hummingbird*
o Costa’s hummingbird*
o Anna’s hummingbird
o calliope hummingbird
o broad-tailed hummingbird*
o rufous hummingbird
x
c
u
x
r
u
-
x
x
c
r
x
u
r
x
c
r
u
u
-
R
R
R
A
D
DR
ER
E
ER
Kingfshers
o belted kingfsher*
u
u
u
u
RW
Woodpeckers
o Lewis’ woodpecker
o acorn woodpecker
o red-naped sapsucker*
o Williamson’s sapsucker
o ladder-backed woodpecker
o downy woodpecker
o hairy woodpecker*
o three-toed woodpecker
o northern ficker*
x
x
c
r
u
c
u
r
u
r
u
c
u
r
c
r
r
u
c
u
r
s
r
r
u
c
x
c
E
E
EPR
EP
DR
EPR
EPR
P
EPR
Flycatchers
o olive-sided fycatcher*
o western wood-pewee*
o willow fycatcher*
o Hammond’s fycatcher
o dusky fycatcher*
u
u
r
r
u
u
c
r
u
u
u
r
u
-
E
ER
R
ER
EPR
4
Habitat
r
r
u
c
r
r
x
r
x
c
r
u
c
u
r
x
u
-
Winter
-
r
r
u
u
c
r
r
x
r
c
r
u
u
c
u
r
r
u
x
u
Fall
r
-
Osprey, Eagles, Hawks, & Falcons
o osprey
o bald eagle
o northern harrier
o sharp-shinned hawk*
o cooper’s hawk*
o northern goshawk*
o common black-hawk
o red-shouldered hawk
o broad-winged hawk
o Swainson’s hawk
o zone-tailed hawk
o red-tailed hawk*
o ferruginous hawk
o rough-legged hawk
o golden eagle*
o American kestrel*
o merlin
o peregrine falcon*
o prairie falcon
Shorebirds
o black-bellied plover
o snowy plover
o semipalmated plover
o killdeer*
o mountain plover
o black-necked stilt
o American avocet
o greater yellowlegs
o lesser yellowlegs
o solitary sandpiper
o willet
o wandering tattler
o spotted sandpiper*
o long-billed curlew
o marbled godwit
o sanderling
o western sandpiper
o least sandpiper
o Baird’s sandpiper
o pectoral sandpiper
o long-billed dowitcher
o common snipe
o Wilson’s phalarope
o red-necked phalarope
o red phalarope
Summer
x
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
Spring
x
r
u
r
u
u
u
u
u
r
u
u
x
x
u
u
r
r
u
Habitat
Pelicans & Cormorants
o American white pelican
o double-crested cormorant
u
r
c
u
u
u
u
u
c
u
x
u
u
u
u
u
Winter
W
W
W
W
W
W
r
u
r
r
-
Fall
u
r
u
-
u
u
c
u
u
u
u
u
c
u
u
u
u
u
u
Summer
Habitat
r
u
r
c
r
-
o northern pintail*
o blue-winged teal
o cinnamon teal
o northern shoveler
o gadwall
o American wigeon
o canvasback
o redhead
o ring-necked duck
o lesser scaup
o long-tailed duck
o surf scoter
o white-winged scoter
o common goldeneye
o bufehead
o common merganser*
o red-breasted merganser
o ruddy duck
Spring
Winter
r
-
Habitat
Fall
r
u
x
c
r
x
Winter
Summer
Loons & Grebes
o common loon
o pied-billed grebe
o horned grebe
o eared grebe
o western grebe
o Clark’s grebe
Fall
Spring
This checklist contains 290 bird species.
Summer
Abundance
c
Common: seen most days in correct season and habitat.
u
Uncommon: seen in low numbers in correct season
and habitat.
r
Rare: no more than a few sightings per year.
s
Sporadic: may be numerous some years and absent
in others.
x
Accidental: reported but not well documented.
Species not known to occur in this season or no
available data.
*
breeds in Zion
Spring
Habitats
D Desert sagebrush and blackbrush areas, canyon bottoms
E
Evergreen woodlands
P
Pinyon-juniper woodlands
R
Riparian woodlands
W On or near water areas
A
Birds may be seen in almost any habitat type
u
u
c
R
RW
W
Kinglets & Gnatcatchers
o golden-crowned kinglet
o ruby-crowned kinglet
o blue-gray gnatcatcher*
r
c
c
r
c
c
r
u
c
r
EP
EP
DP
Thrushes
o western bluebird*
o mountain bluebird*
o Townsend’s solitaire*
o Swainson’s thrush
o hermit thrush*
o American robin*
o varied thrush
c
u
c
r
u
c
x
u
u
u
c
c
-
c
u
c
x
u
c
-
u DER
u DE
u EP
E
u ER
c
A
R
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
o gray catbird
o northern mockingbird*
o sage thrasher
o brown thrasher
o crissal thrasher
r
x
x
x
u
-
x
x
x
x
r
x
-
R
DP
D
R
DR
c
c
u
r
x
r
c
c
c
u
r
c
c
c
u
r
r
c
x
P
c EPR
c PR
u
P
r
E
x DP
r PR
c
A
Starlings
o European starling*
c
c
c
c
DR
Larks
o horned lark
r
-
r
u
D
Swallows
o tree swallow*
o violet-green swallow*
o n. rough-winged swallow*
o bank swallow
o clif swallow*
o barn swallow
c
c
c
r
u
r
c
c
u
u
-
r
c
r
u
r
-
EW
A
RW
RW
DW
DW
Chickadees, Titmice, & Bushtits
o black-capped chickadee*
o mountain chickadee*
o juniper titmouse*
o verdin
o bushtit*
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
x
c
c EPR
c EPR
c
P
x
D
c DEP
Nuthatches & Creepers
o red-breasted nuthatch*
o white-breasted nuthatch*
o pygmy nuthatch*
o brown creeper*
r
u
u
u
u
u
u
r
r
u
u
u
r
E
u EP
u
E
u DEP
Wrens & Dippers
o rock wren*
o canyon wren*
o Bewick’s wren*
o house wren*
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
r
u
c
c
r
DP
RP
DP
R
Pipits, Waxwings, & Phainopepla
o American pipit
o Bohemian waxwing
o cedar waxwing
o phainopepla*
u
u
r
u
u
u
r
u
D
s
R
u
R
- DPR
Warblers
o orange-crowned warbler*
o Nashville warbler
o Virginia’s warbler*
o Lucy’s warbler*
o yellow warbler*
o yellow-rumped warbler*
o black-throated gray warbler*
o Townsend’s warbler
o hermit warbler
o Grace’s warbler*
o black-and-white warbler
o American redstart
o ovenbird
o northern waterthrush
o MacGillivray’s warbler
o common yellowthroat*
o hooded warbler
o Wilson’s warbler
o painted redstart*
o yellow-breasted chat*
u
r
c
c
c
c
c
c
x
x
x
r
u
u
u
r
u
u
c
c
c
u
c
x
c
x
x
u
r
r
u
r
u
c
c
u
x
r
x
x
r
x
r
x
x ER
R
- EPR
R
R
u ER
P
E
R
E
R
R
R
R
- DRE
R
E
x
R
- PR
R
Tanagers
o summer tanager*
o western tanager*
u
c
u
c
r
c
-
6
R
ER
Habitat
R
P
ER
ER
Jays & Crows
o gray jay
o Steller’s jay*
o western scrub-jay*
o pinyon jay*
o Clark’s nutcracker
o black-billed magpie
o American crow
o common raven*
5
r
u
c
Winter
-
r
c
Fall
c
c
r
u
c
Summer
r
u
c
c
o Pacifc wren*
o marsh wren*
o American dipper*
Spring
u
c
c
Habitat
Vireos
o Bell’s vireo*
o gray vireo*
o plumbeous vireo*
o warbling vireo*
Winter
P
- ER
u
R
R
u DR
R
- EPR
- PR
- DR
- PR
r
D
r DE
Fall
Winter
u
x
c
r
u
x
r
Summer
Fall
u
u
u
c
x
c
u
c
-
Spring
Summer
u
u
u
x
c
x
u
u
c
x
r
Habitat
Spring
o gray fycatcher*
o cordilleran fycatcher*
o black phoebe*
o eastern phoebe
o Say’s phoebe*
o vermilion fycatcher
o ash-throated fycatcher*
o Cassin’s kingbird*
o western kingbird*
o eastern kingbird
o northern shrike
o loggerhead shrike
Towhees, Sparrows, & Juncos
o green-tailed towhee*
o spotted towhee*
o Abert’s towhee*
o rufous-crowned sparrow*
o American tree sparrow
o chipping sparrow*
o Brewer’s sparrow
o black-chinned sparrow*
o vesper sparrow*
o lark sparrow*
o black-throated sparrow*
o sage sparrow
o savannah sparrow
o fox sparrow
o song sparrow*
o Lincoln’s sparrow*
o swamp sparrow
o white-throated sparrow
o Harris’ sparrow
o golden-crowned sparrow
o white-crowned sparrow
o dark-eyed junco*
o chestnut-collard longspur
o snow bunting
u
c
r
x
c
r
r
c
u
c
r
u
x
c
u
x
r
r
r
c
-
u
c
r
c
r
r
u
u
c
x
x
c
r
c
-
u
c
r
r
x
c
r
r
c
u
r
r
r
x
c
u
r
r
r
c
x
-
x
c
r
r
r
r
x
x
x
r
r
r
c
u
r
x
r
r
c
x
DER
EPR
R
DP
DP
DEP
DE
DP
DE
DR
D
DP
D
DR
RW
DER
R
DR
DR
DR
A
A
D
P
Grosbeaks & Buntings
o rose-breasted grosbeak
o black-headed grosbeak*
o blue brosbeak*
o lazuli bunting*
o indigo bunting*
r
c
u
c
r
r
c
u
c
r
r
u
c
-
-
R
EPR
PR
PR
R
Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, & Orioles
o red-winged blackbird*
u
o western meadowlark*
u
o yellow-headed blackbird
r
o rusty blackbird
o Brewer’s blackbird*
u
o great-tailed grackle
r
o brown-headed cowbird*
c
o hooded oriole
r
o Bullock’s oriole*
c
o Scott’s oriole
r
u
u
x
u
r
c
r
c
r
u
u
r
u
r
r
-
r
r
r
-
RW
D
RW
W
ER
DR
A
R
R
DP
Finches
o gray-crowned rosy-fnch
o pine grosbeak
o Cassin’s fnch*
o house fnch*
o red crossbill*
o pine siskin*
o lesser goldfnch*
o American goldfnch
o evening grosbeak
x
u
c
s
u
c
u
s
u
c
s
r
c
s
u
c
s
u
c
u
s
s DP
x
E
s DE
c DPR
s
E
u EPR
u
A
u DR
s ER
c
c
c
c
Weaver Finches
o house sparrow*
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DR
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