Compiled by Michael Moore

Current as of 15 January 2012
For a printable PDF file version of this checklist click here.

Current species total:  269

Criteria for inclusion:  Photographic documentation or report by known, reliable observer(s).  Therefore, this list is conservative and does not contain all birds reported at the Water Ranch. 

Email corrections or additions to: mcmoore32@gmail.com

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Species Checklist:

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Swans, Ducks - Anatidae

• Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
• Fulvous Whistling-Duck
• Greater White-fronted Goose
• Snow Goose
• Ross's Goose
• Canada Goose, n
• both Great Basin (moffitti) and Lesser (parvipes) forms
• Tundra Swan
• Wood Duck
• Gadwall
• Eurasian Wigeon
• American Wigeon
• Mallard, n
• both nominate (platyrhynchos) and Mexican (diazi) froms
• Blue-winged Teal
• Cinnamon Teal
• Northern Shoveler
• Northern Pintail
• Baikal Teal
• Green-winged Teal
• both American (carolinensis) and Eurasian (crecca) forms
• Canvasback
• Redhead
• Ring-necked Duck
• Lesser Scaup
• Bufflehead
• Common Goldeneye
• Hooded Merganser
• Common Merganser
• Ruddy Duck

New World Quails - Odontophoridae

• Gambel's Quail, n
  

Loons - Gaviidae

• Common Loon

Grebes - Podicipedidae

• Pied-billed Grebe
• Eared Grebe
• Western Grebe

Pelicans - Pelecanidae

• American White Pelican
• Brown Pelican
  

Cormorants - Phalacrocoracidae

• Neotropic Cormorant
• Double-crested Cormorant

Herons - Ardeidae

• American Bittern
• Least Bittern
• Great Blue Heron
• Great Egret
• Snowy Egret
• Little Blue Heron
• Reddish Egret
• Cattle Egret
• Green Heron, n
• Black-crowned Night-Heron, n
  

Ibises, Spoonbills - Threskiornithidae

• White-faced Ibis
• Roseate Spoonbill

Storks - Ciconiidae

• Wood Stork

New World Vultures - Cathartidae

• Black Vulture
• Turkey Vulture

Hawks, Eagles, Harriers - Accipitridae

• Osprey
• Bald Eagle
• Northern Harrier, n
• Sharp-shinned Hawk
• Cooper's Hawk
• Harris's Hawk
• Broad-winged Hawk
• Swainson's Hawk
• Zone-tailed Hawk
• Red-tailed Hawk
• both Western (calurus) and Harlan's (harlani) forms

Falcons, Caracaras - Falconidae

• American Kestrel
• Merlin
• Prairie (richardsoni) form
• Peregrine Falcon
• Prairie Falcon

Rails, Crakes - Rallidae

• Virginia Rail
• Sora
• Purple Gallinule
• Common Moorhen , n
  
• American Coot

Cranes - Gruidae

• Sandhill Crane

Plovers, Lapwings - Charadriidae

• American Golden-Plover
• Snowy Plover
• Semipalmated Plover
• Killdeer, n
  

Avocets, Stilts - Recurvirostridae

• Black-necked Stilt, n
• American Avocet, n
  

Waders - Scolopacidae

• Spotted Sandpiper
• Solitary Sandpiper
• Greater Yellowlegs
• Willet
• Lesser Yellowlegs
• Long-billed Curlew
• Marbled Godwit
• Sanderling
  
• Semipalmated Sandpiper
• Western Sandpiper
• Least Sandpiper
• Baird's Sandpiper
• Pectoral Sandpiper
• Dunlin
• Stilt Sandpiper
• Ruff
• Short-billed Dowitcher
• Long-billed Dowitcher
• Wilson's Snipe
• Wilson's Phalarope
• Red-necked Phalarope

Gulls, Terns - Laridae

• Franklin's Gull
• Bonaparte's Gull
• Ring-billed Gull
• California Gull
  
• Herring Gull
  
• Sabine's Gull
• Least Tern
• Black Tern
• Elegant Tern
  

Pigeons, Doves - Columbidae

• Rock Pigeon
• Eurasian Collared-Dove, n
• White-winged Dove, n
• Mourning Dove, n
• Inca Dove, n
  
• Common Ground-Dove
• Ruddy Ground-Dove

Cuckoos - Cuculidae

• Yellow-billed Cuckoo
• Greater Roadrunner 
• Groove-billed Ani

Typical Owls - Strigidae

• Great Horned Owl
• Elf Owl
• Burrowing Owl
  
• Short-eared Owl

Nightjars - Caprimulgidae

• Lesser Nighthawk
• Common Poorwill
  

Swifts - Apodidae

• Vaux's Swift

Hummingbirds - Trochilidae

• Broad-billed Hummingbird
  
• Black-chinned Hummingbird, n
• Anna's Hummingbird, n
• Costa's Hummingbird
• Broad-tailed Hummingbird
  
• Rufous Hummingbird

Kingfishers - Alcedinidae

• Belted Kingfisher

Woodpeckers - Picidae

• Acorn Woodpecker
• Gila Woodpecker, n
• Red-naped Sapsucker
• Ladder-backed Woodpecker
• Northern Flicker
• Red-shafted (cafer) form
• Gilded Flicker

Tyrant Flycatchers - Tyrannidae

• Olive-sided Flycatcher
• Western Wood-Pewee
• Willow Flycatcher
• Hammond's Flycatcher
• Gray Flycatcher
• Dusky Flycatcher
• Pacific-slope Flycatcher
• Cordilleran Flycatcher
• Black Phoebe, n
• Eastern Phoebe
• Say's Phoebe, n
• Vermilion Flycatcher
• Ash-throated Flycatcher
• Brown-crested Flycatcher
• Tropical Kingbird
• Cassin's Kingbird
  
• Western Kingbird, n
  

Shrikes - Laniidae

• Loggerhead Shrike

Vireos - Vireonidae

• Bell's Vireo, n
• Gray Vireo
• Plumbeous Vireo
• Cassin's Vireo
  
• Warbling Vireo

Crows, Jays, Magpies - Corvidae

• Common Raven

Alaudidae - Larks

• Horned Lark
  

Swallows, Martins - Hirundinidae

• Purple Martin
• Tree Swallow
• Violet-green Swallow
• Northern Rough-winged Swallow
• Bank Swallow
• Cliff Swallow, n
• both Northern (pyrrhonota group) and  Southwestern (swainsoni) forms
• Cave Swallow 
• Barn Swallow

Penduline-tits - Remizidae

• Verdin, n
  

Nuthatches - Sittidae

• Red-breasted Nuthatch
• White-breasted Nuthatch
  

Wrens - Troglodytidae

• Cactus Wren
• Rock Wren
• Bewick's Wren
• House Wren
• Northern (aedon group) form
• Marsh Wren

Kinglets - Regulidae

• Golden-crowned Kinglet
  
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Old World Warblers - Sylviidae

• Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 
• Black-tailed Gnatcatcher

Thrushes - Turdidae

• Swainson's Thrush
• Hermit Thrush
• American Robin

Mockingbirds, Thrashers - Mimidae

• Northern Mockingbird, n
• Sage Thrasher
• Brown Thrasher
  
• Curve-billed Thrasher, n
  

Starlings - Sturnidae

• European Starling, n
  

Wagtails, Pipits - Motacillidae

• American Pipit

Waxwings - Bombycillidae

• Cedar Waxwing

Silky-flycatchers - Ptilogonatidae

• Phainopepla

New World Warblers - Parulidae

• Tennessee Warbler
• Orange-crowned Warbler
• Eastern (celata), Rocky Mountain (orestera) and Pacific (lutescens) forms
• Nashville Warbler
• Virginia's Warbler
• Lucy's Warbler, n
• Northern Parula
• Yellow Warbler, n
• Northern (aestiva group) form
• Magnolia Warbler
• Yellow-rumped Warbler
• both Audubon's (auduboni) and Myrtle (coronata) forms
• Black-throated Gray Warbler
• Black-throated Green Warbler
• Townsend's Warbler
• Hermit Warbler
• Prairie Warbler
• Palm Warbler
• Blackpoll Warbler
• Black-and-White Warbler
• American Redstart
• Prothonotary Warbler
• Northern Waterthrush
• Kentucky Warbler
• MacGillivray's Warbler
• Common Yellowthroat, n
• Wilson's Warbler
• both Mountain West (pileolata) and Pacific Coast (chryseola) forms
• Painted Redstart
  
• Yellow-breasted Chat

New World Sparrows and Buntings - Emberizidae

• Green-tailed Towhee
• Spotted Towhee
• Abert's Towhee, n
• Rufous-crowned Sparrow
  
• Chipping Sparrow
• Clay-colored Sparrow
  
• Brewer's Sparrow
• Vesper Sparrow
• Lark Sparrow
• Black-throated Sparrow
• Sage Sparrow
• Lark Bunting
• Savannah Sparrow
• Western (nevadensis group) form
• Fox Sparrow
• Slate-colored (schistacea group) form
• Song Sparrow, n
• Lincoln's Sparrow
• Swamp Sparrow
• White-throated Sparrow
• Harris's Sparrow
• White-crowned Sparrow
• both Gambel's (gambelii) and  Mountain (oriantha) forms
• Golden-crowned Sparrow 
• Dark-eyed Junco
• Oregon (oregonus) form

Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Tanagers -  Cardinalidae

• Summer Tanager
• Western Tanager
  
• Northern Cardinal
• Pyrrhuloxia
• Black-headed Grosbeak
• Blue Grosbeak
• Lazuli Bunting
• Indigo Bunting
• Dickcissel

New World Orioles, Blackbirds - Icteridae

• Red-winged Blackbird, n
• Eastern Meadowlark
• Western Meadowlark
• Yellow-headed Blackbird
• Brewer's Blackbird
• Great-tailed Grackle, n
• Bronzed Cowbird
• Brown-headed Cowbird, n
• Orchard Oriole
• Hooded Oriole
• Western (nelsoni group) form
• Streak-backed Oriole
• Bullock's Oriole

Finches - Fringillidae

• House Finch, n
• Red Crossbill
• Pine Siskin
  
• Lesser Goldfinch
• Lawrence's Goldfinch
• American Goldfinch

Old World Sparrows - Passeridae

• House Sparrow, n