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 

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 

This checklist contains 290 bird species. Spring

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Loons & Grebes 

o common loon r - r - W 

o pied-billed grebe u r u u W 

o horned grebe x - r r W 

o eared grebe c - c u W 

o western grebe r - r - W 

o Clark’s grebe x - - - W 

Pelicans & Cormorants 

o American white pelican x - r - W 

o double-crested cormorant r x - - W 

Herons, Ibises, & Storks 

o American bittern x - x - W 

o great blue heron u r u u W 

o great egret r - x - W 

o snowy egret u - r - W 

o cattle egret r - r - W 

o green heron r - r - W 

o black-crowned night heron r r r r W 

o white-faced ibis u - r - W 

o wood stork - x - - W 

Vultures 

o turkey vulture* u c u x A 

o California condor* r u u r EP 

Swans, Geese, & Ducks 

o tundra swan - - - x W 

o snow goose r - r - W 

o Canada goose r - r u W 

o wood duck u - u u W 

o green-winged teal* u r c u W 

o mallard* c c c c W 

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o northern pintail* u - u u W Shorebirds Owls

o blue-winged teal u r r r W o black-bellied plover - - - x W o barn owl r r r r PR 

o cinnamon teal c u c u W 

o northern shoveler u - u u W 

o gadwall u - u u W 

o American wigeon u - u u W 

o canvasback u - u u W 

o redhead u - u r W 

o ring-necked duck c - c u W 

o lesser scaup u - u u W 

o long-tailed duck - - - x W 

o surf scoter - - - x W 

o white-winged scoter - - x - W 

o common goldeneye u - u u W 

o bufehead u - u u W 

o common merganser* u r u r W 

o red-breasted merganser u r u r W 

o ruddy duck u - u u W 

o snowy plover - x - x W 

o semipalmated plover r - r - W 

o killdeer* u u u u DW 

o mountain plover x - - - D 

o black-necked stilt u - x - W 

o American avocet 

o greater yellowlegs u - x - W 

o lesser yellowlegs r - x - W 

o solitary sandpiper r - r - W 

o willet u - - - W 

o wandering tattler - - x - W 

o spotted sandpiper* u u u r W 

o long-billed curlew x - - - W 

o marbled godwit r - - - W 

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Goatsuckers 

o sanderling x - - - W Swifts 

o fammulated owl* r r r - EP 

western screech-owl* u u u u ER 

o great horned owl* u u u u A 

northern pygmy-owl* u u u u EPR 

o Mexican spotted owl* u u u u E 

o long-eared owl x - - - DP 

o short-eared owl - x - - P 

o northern saw-whet owl s s s s ER 

o lesser nighthawk - r - - D 

o common nighthawk u u u - A 

o common poorwill* u u u - DEP 

o Mexican whip-poor-will r - - - R 

Osprey, Eagles, Hawks, & Falcons 

o osprey r - r x W 

o bald eagle r r r u W 

o northern harrier u r u u D 

o sharp-shinned hawk* u u u u EPR 

o cooper’s hawk* c c c c EPR 

o northern goshawk* r r r r E 

o common black-hawk r r - - R 

o red-shouldered hawk - x - x R 

o broad-winged hawk x - - - R 

o Swainson’s hawk r r r - DE Gulls & Terns 

o zone-tailed hawk - x x - R o Franklin’s gull r - - - W 

o red-tailed hawk* c c c c A o Bonaparte’s gull x - x - W 

o ferruginous hawk r r r r DP o ring-billed gull u - r r W 

o rough-legged hawk u - u u D o California gull u - r - W 

o golden eagle* u u u u DEP o herring gull x - x x W 

o American kestrel* c c c c DER o Caspian tern x - x - W 

o merlin - - r r PR o Forster’s tern r x x - W 

o peregrine falcon* u u u u A o black tern - x - - W 

o prairie falcon r r r r DE Pigeons & Doves 

Pheasants, Grouse, Turkey, & Quail o rock pigeon r r r r DR 

o ring-necked pheasant* r r r r D o band-tailed pigeon* x u x - E 

o dusky grouse* u u u u E o white-winged dove x - - - R 

o wild turkey* c c c c ER o mourning dove* c c r r A 

o Gambel’s quail* u u u u DR o inca dove x x x x R 

o Eurasian collared-dove c c c c DRW 

Rails & Cranes 

o Virginia rail* r r r r W Cuckoos & Roadrunners 

o sora* r r r r W o yellow-billed cuckoo - r r - R 

o American coot* u r u c W o greater roadrunner u u u u D 

o sandhill crane - - - x W 

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o western sandpiper u - u - W 

o least sandpiper u - u - W 

o Baird’s sandpiper x - x - W o white-throated swift* c c c r A 

o pectoral sandpiper x - x - W 

Hummingbirds o long-billed dowitcher u - x - W 

o broad-billed hummingbird - - x - R 

o blue-throated hummingbird - x - - R 

o magnifcent hummingbird x x - - R 

o black-chinned hummingbird* c c c - A 

o Costa’s hummingbird* u r - - D 

o Anna’s hummingbird x x - - DR 

o calliope hummingbird r - r - ER 

o broad-tailed hummingbird* u u u - E 

o rufous hummingbird - r u - ER 

Kingfshers 

o belted kingfsher* u u u u RW 

Woodpeckers 

o Lewis’ woodpecker x - r r E 

o acorn woodpecker x r - - E 

o red-naped sapsucker* c u c s EPR 

o Williamson’s sapsucker - - r r EP 

o ladder-backed woodpecker r r r r DR 

o downy woodpecker u u u u EPR 

o hairy woodpecker* c c c c EPR 

o three-toed woodpecker - - - x P 

o northern ficker* u u u c EPR 

Flycatchers 

o olive-sided fycatcher* u u u - E 

o western wood-pewee* u c u - ER 

o willow fycatcher* r r - - R 

o Hammond’s fycatcher r - r - ER 

o dusky fycatcher* u u u - EPR 

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o common snipe u x u u RW 

o Wilson’s phalarope r - r - W

o red-necked phalarope r - r - W

o red phalarope x - - - W 

o black swift r - r - R 

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Bird Checklist 

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o gray fycatcher* u u - - P o Pacifc wren* r r r u R Towhees, Sparrows, & Juncos 

o cordilleran fycatcher* u u - - ER o marsh wren* u - u u RW o green-tailed towhee* u u u x DER Zion National Park 

o black phoebe* u u u u R o American dipper* c c c c W o spotted towhee* c c c c EPR 

o eastern phoebe x - x - R o Abert’s towhee* - - r r R Kinglets & Gnatcatchers o Say’s phoebe* c c c u DR o rufous-crowned sparrow* r r r r DP o golden-crowned kinglet r - - u EP o vermilion fycatcher x x - - R o American tree sparrow x - x - DP o ruby-crowned kinglet c r c c EP o ash-throated fycatcher* u c - - EPR o chipping sparrow* c c c r DEP 

o blue-gray gnatcatcher* c c r r DP o Cassin’s kingbird* u u r - PR o Brewer’s sparrow r r r r DE 

o western kingbird* c c u - DR Thrushes o black-chinned sparrow* r r r - DP

o eastern kingbird x - x - PR o western bluebird* c u c u DER o vesper sparrow* c u c x DE

o northern shrike - - - r D o mountain bluebird* u u u u DE o lark sparrow* u u u x DR

o loggerhead shrike r - r r DE o Townsend’s solitaire* c u c u EP o black-throated sparrow* c c r x D

o Swainson’s thrush r - x - E o sage sparrow r x r r DP

Vireos 

o hermit thrush* u c u u ER o savannah sparrow u x r r D

o Bell’s vireo* - r - - R 

o American robin* c c c c A o fox sparrow x - x r DR

o gray vireo* u u - - P 

o o song sparrow* c c c c RW varied thrush x - - - R o plumbeous vireo* c c c - ER o Lincoln’s sparrow* u r u u DER 

o warbling vireo* c c c - ER Mockingbirds & Thrashers o swamp sparrow x - - - R 

Jays & Crows o gray catbird - - x x R o white-throated sparrow r - r r DR

o gray jay - - - x P o northern mockingbird* r u - r DP o Harris’ sparrow - - - x DR

o Steller’s jay* c c c c EPR o sage thrasher x - x - D o golden-crowned sparrow r - r r DR

o western scrub-jay* c c c c PR o brown thrasher x - - x R o white-crowned sparrow r - r r A

o pinyon jay* u u u u P o crissal thrasher x - x - DR o dark-eyed junco* c c c c A

o Clark’s nutcracker r - r r E o chestnut-collard longspur - - x - D Starlings o black-billed magpie x - - x DP o snow bunting - - - x P o European starling* c c c c DR 

o American crow r r r r PR Grosbeaks & Buntings o common raven* c c c c A Pipits, Waxwings, & Phainopepla o rose-breasted grosbeak r r - - R o American pipit u - u u D 

Larks o black-headed grosbeak* c c r - EPR o Bohemian waxwing - - - s R 

o horned lark r - r u D o blue brosbeak* u u u - PR o cedar waxwing u - u u R o lazuli bunting* c c c - PR o phainopepla* r u r - DPR Swallows o indigo bunting* r r - - R 

o tree swallow* c c r - EW Warblers 

o Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, & Orioles violet-green swallow* c c c - A o orange-crowned warbler* u u u x ER o o red-winged blackbird* u u u r RW n. rough-winged swallow* c u r - RW o Nashville warbler r - r - R 

o bank swallow r - - - RW o western meadowlark* u u u r D o Virginia’s warbler* c c u - EPR 

o o yellow-headed blackbird r - r - RW clif swallow* u u u - DW o Lucy’s warbler* c c - - R 

o barn swallow r - r - DW o rusty blackbird - x - - W o yellow warbler* c c c - R o Brewer’s blackbird* u u u r ER o yellow-rumped warbler* c u c u ER Chickadees, Titmice, & Bushtits o great-tailed grackle r r - - DR o black-throated gray warbler* c c u - P o black-capped chickadee* c c c c EPR o brown-headed cowbird* c c r - A o Townsend’s warbler - - x - E o mountain chickadee* c c c c EPR o hooded oriole r r - - R o hermit warbler - x - - R o juniper titmouse* c c c c P o Bullock’s oriole* c c r - R o Grace’s warbler* c c r - E o verdin - - x x D o Scott’s oriole r r - - DP o black-and-white warbler x x - - R o bushtit* c c c c DEP 

o American redstart x x x - R Finches 

Nuthatches & Creepers o ovenbird x - - - R o gray-crowned rosy-fnch - - - s DP 

o red-breasted nuthatch* r u r r E o northern waterthrush r - x - R o pine grosbeak x - - x E 

o white-breasted nuthatch* u u u u EP o MacGillivray’s warbler u u r - DRE o Cassin’s fnch* u u u s DE 

o pygmy nuthatch* u u u u E o common yellowthroat* u r - - R o house fnch* c c c c DPR 

o brown creeper* u r u u DEP o hooded warbler - - x - E o red crossbill* s s s s E 

o Wilson’s warbler u - r x R o pine siskin* u r u u EPR 

Wrens & Dippers o painted redstart* r - - - PR o lesser goldfnch* c c c u A 

o rock wren* c c c u DP o yellow-breasted chat* u r x - R o American goldfnch u - u u DR 

o canyon wren* c c c c RP o evening grosbeak s s s s ER

o Bewick’s wren* Tanagers c c c c DP 

o house wren* c c r r R o summer tanager* u u r - R Weaver Finches 

o western tanager* c c c - ER o house sparrow* c c c c DR 

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