Utah Check list For the Year 2000

Field Checklist of the
Birds of Utah
(October, 2003)

Compiled by Utah Ornithological Society Birds Records Committee, September 2003

(Web copy by "Utah Birds.")

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This Checklist contains 426 species approved by the Utah Ornithological Society Bird Records Committee through October 2003, arranged in taxonomic order and using nomenclature of the 7th American Ornithologist's Union Check-list of North American Birds and the 44rd supplement of that Check-list.

Documentation is requested for sightings of birds notated with a # on this checklist or any bird not on the checklist. You can submit written documentation or print a sight record form over the internet at www.utahbirds.org. Photographs and other documentation can be submitted by e-mail to utahbirds@excite.com or by mail to the Utah Ornithological Society, Bird Records Committee Secretary, 2795 Indian Hills Dr,, Provo Utah 84604.

Key to Codes

Abundance Codes

C = COMMON-- Found consistently in large numbers in appropriate habitat and season
F = FAIRLY COMMON-- Found consistently in moderate numbers in appropriate habitat and season
U = UNCOMMON-- Inconsistently found in small numbers in appropriate habitat and season
R = RARE-- Found infrequently but annually in very small numbers in appropriate habitat and season
O = OCCASIONAL-- Not observed annually, but a few individuals may occur some years in appropriate habitat and season
A = ACCIDENTAL-- Not expected and out of normal range (few records)
I = IRREGULAR -- Abundance may vary greatly from year to year. (A range is given. Example: IW(R-C) = rare to common winter visitant)

Status Codes
P = Permanent Resident (Found year round in the state)
S = Summer Resident (Present in the state during the nesting season)
W = Winter Visitant (Present in the state during January and/or February)
T = Transient (Migrates through the state in spring and/or fall)

# Species for which documentation is requested
* Species that are found primarily in Washington County
^ Species that are found primarily in northern Utah

Bird List

SWANS, GEESE & DUCKS		Anseriformes
	Fulvous Whistling-Duck	A
	Greater White-fronted Goose	RT,RW
	Snow Goose	CT,OW
	Ross's Goose	FT,RW
	Canada Goose	CP
	Brant #	A
	Trumpeter Swan	RT,RW
	Tundra Swan	CT,CW
	Wood Duck	UP
	Gadwall	CS,FW
	Eurasian Wigeon	OT
	American Wigeon	RS,CW
	American Black Duck #	A
	Mallard	CP
	Blue-winged Teal	US
	Cinnamon Teal	CS,RW
	Northern Shoveler	CS,FW
	Northern Pintail	CS,UW
	Garganey #	A
	Green-winged Teal	FS,CW
	Canvasback	FT,RS,RW
	Redhead	CS,UW
	Ring-necked Duck	RS,CW
	Greater Scaup	RT,RW
	Lesser Scaup	CT,RS,UW
	Harlequin Duck #	A
	Surf Scoter	RW
	White-winged Scoter	RW
	Black Scoter #	OW
	Long-tailed Duck	RW
	Bufflehead	FW
	Common Goldeneye	CW
	Barrow's Goldeneye	^UW
	Hooded Merganser	UW
	Common Merganser	CT,RS,UW
	Red-breasted Merganser	CT
	Ruddy Duck	CP
PHEASANTS, GROUSE & QUAIL		Galliformes
	Chukar	FP
	Gray Partridge	^UP
	Ring-necked Pheasant	CP
	Ruffed Grouse	UP
	Greater Sage-Grouse	UP
	Gunnison Sage-Grouse	RP
	White-tailed Ptarmigan	RP
	Blue Grouse	FP
	Sharp-tailed Grouse	^UP
	Wild Turkey	FP
	Scaled Quail #	A
	California Quail	CP
	Gambel's Quail	*CP
LOONS		Gaviiformes
	Red-throated Loon #	A
	Pacific Loon	RT
	Common Loon	FT,UW
	Yellow-billed Loon #	A
GREBES		Podicipediiformes
	Pied-billed Grebe	FS,UW
	Horned Grebe	RT
	Red-necked Grebe #	A
	Eared Grebe	CS,UW
	Western Grebe	CS,RW
	Clark's Grebe	CS,RW
PELICANS & CORMORANTS		Pelecaniformes
	American White Pelican	CS,OW
	Brown Pelican #	A
	Double-crested Cormorant	CS,RW
	Magnificent Frigatebird #	A
BITTERNS & HERONS		Ciconiiformes
Bitterns, Egrets & Herons		Ardeidae
	American Bittern	US,RW
	Least Bittern #	OS
	Great Blue Heron	CP
	Great Egret	RT,RS
	Snowy Egret	CS
	Little Blue Heron #	A
	Tricolored Heron #	A
	Reddish Egret #	A
	Cattle Egret	CS
	Green Heron	*RS,OW
	Black-crowned Night-Heron	CS,UW
	Yellow-crowned Night-Heron #	A
Ibises & Spoonbills		Threskiornithidae
	White-faced Ibis	CS
	Roseate Spoonbill #	A
Storks		Ciconiidae
	Wood Stork #	A
Vultures		Cathartidae
	Turkey Vulture	FS
HAWKS & FALCONS		Falconiformes
	Osprey	US
	White-tailed Kite #	A
	Bald Eagle	RS,CW
	Northern Harrier	FP
	Sharp-shinned Hawk	FP
	Cooper's Hawk	FP
	Northern Goshawk	UP
	Common Black-Hawk	*RS
	Red-shouldered Hawk	O
	Broad-winged Hawk #	OT
	Swainson's Hawk	FS
	Zone-tailed Hawk #	OS
	Red-tailed Hawk	CP
	Ferruginous Hawk	US,RW
	Rough-legged Hawk	FW
	Golden Eagle	FP
	American Kestrel	CP
	Merlin	UW
	Gyrfalcon #	OT,OW
	Peregrine Falcon	UP
	Prairie Falcon	UP
RAILS & CRANES		Gruiformes
	Virginia Rail	FS,UW
	Sora	FS,RW
	Purple Gallinule #	A
	Common Moorhen	RP
	American Coot	CP
	Sandhill Crane	FS
PLOVERS & SANDPIPERS		Charadriiformes
	Black-bellied Plover	UT
	American Golden-Plover	RT
	Snowy Plover	FS
	Semipalmated Plover	UT
	Killdeer	CP
	Mountain Plover #	RS
	Black-necked Stilt	CS
	American Avocet	CS,RW
	Greater Yellowlegs	FT,RW
	Lesser Yellowlegs	FT,RW
	Solitary Sandpiper	UT
	Willet	CS
	Wandering Tattler #	A
	Spotted Sandpiper	FS
	Upland Sandpiper #	A
	Whimbrel	RT
	Long-billed Curlew	FS
	Hudsonian Godwit #	OT
	Marbled Godwit	CT
	Ruddy Turnstone #	RT
	Red Knot	RT
	Sanderling	CT,RW
	Semipalmated Sandpiper	RT
	Western Sandpiper	CT,RW
	Least Sandpiper	CT,RW
	White-rumped Sandpiper #	A
	Baird's Sandpiper	UT
	Pectoral Sandpiper	UT
	Dunlin	RT
	Curlew Sandpiper #	A
	Stilt Sandpiper	RT
	Buff-breasted Sandpiper #	A
	Ruff #	A
	Short-billed Dowitcher	RT
	Long-billed Dowitcher	CT,RW
	Wilson's Snipe	CS,UW
	Wilson's Phalarope	CT,CS
	Red-necked Phalarope	CT
	Red Phalarope	OT
Gulls, Terns, & Alcids		Laridae
	Pomarine Jaeger #	A
	Parasitic Jaeger #	A
	Long-tailed Jaeger #	O
	Franklin's Gull	CS
	Little Gull #	A
	Bonaparte's Gull	UT
	Heermann's Gull #	A
	Mew Gull	OT,OW
	Ring-billed Gull	US,CW
	California Gull	CS,UW
	Herring Gull	UW
	Thayer's Gull	RW
	Lesser Black-backed Gull #	A
	Yellow-footed Gull #	A
	Glaucous-winged Gull #	RW
	Glaucous Gull	RW
	Sabine's Gull	RT
	Black-legged Kittiwake #	A
	Caspian Tern	US
	Common Tern	RT
	Forster's Tern	CS
	Least Tern #	OT
	Black Tern	UT,US
	Ancient Murrelet #	A
DOVES & PIGEONS		Columbiformes
	Rock Pigeon	CP
	Band-tailed Pigeon	US
	Eurasian Collared-Dove #	RP
	White-winged Dove	*US
	Mourning Dove	CS,UW
	Inca Dove	*RP
	Common Ground-Dove #	A
	Ruddy Ground-Dove #	A
CUCKOOS & ROADRUNNERS		Cuculiformes
	Black-billed Cuckoo #	A
	Yellow-billed Cuckoo	RS
	Greater Roadrunner	*UP
OWLS		Strigiformes
	Barn Owl	UP
	Flammulated Owl	US
	Western Screech-Owl	UP
	Great Horned Owl	CP
	Snowy Owl #	A
	Northern Pygmy-Owl	UP
	Elf Owl #	*A
	Burrowing Owl	US,RW
	Spotted Owl	RP
	Great Gray Owl #	A
	Long-eared Owl	UP
	Short-eared Owl	UP
	Boreal Owl #	O
	Northern Saw-whet Owl	UP
GOATSUCKERS		Caprimulgiformes
	Lesser Nighthawk	*FS
	Common Nighthawk	CS
	Common Poorwill	FS
SWIFTS & HUMMINGBIRDS		Apodiformes
	Black Swift	RS
	Chimney Swift #	A
	Vaux's Swift #	RT
	White-throated Swift	CS
Hummingbirds		Trochilidae
	Broad-billed Hummingbird #	A
	Magnificent Hummingbird #	A
	Black-chinned Hummingbird	CS
	Anna's Hummingbird #	RW
	Costa's Hummingbird	*US
	Calliope Hummingbird	RS
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird	CS
	Rufous Hummingbird	CT
KINGFISHERS		Coraciiformes
	Belted Kingfisher	UP
WOODPECKERS		Piciformes
	Lewis's Woodpecker	UP
	Red-headed Woodpecker #	A
	Acorn Woodpecker	RP
	Williamson's Sapsucker	US,RW
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker #	A
	Red-naped Sapsucker	CS,RW
	Red-breasted Sapsucker #	A
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker	*FP
	Downy Woodpecker	CP
	Hairy Woodpecker	FP
	American Three-toed Woodpecker	RP
	Northern Flicker	CP
PERCHING BIRDS		Passeriformes
Flycatchers		Tyrannidae
	Olive-sided Flycatcher	FS
	Western Wood-Pewee	CS
	Willow Flycatcher	FS
	Least Flycatcher #	OS
	Hammond's Flycatcher	FS
	Gray Flycatcher	FS
	Dusky Flycatcher	CS
	Cordilleran Flycatcher	FS
	Black Phoebe	*UP
	Eastern Phoebe #	A
	Say's Phoebe	CS,UW
	Vermilion Flycatcher	*RS
	Ash-throated Flycatcher	FS
	Great Crested Flycatcher #	A
	Brown-crested Flycatcher	*RS
	Cassin's Kingbird	US
	Western Kingbird	CS
	Eastern Kingbird	US
	Scissor-tailed Flycatcher #	A
Shrikes		Laniidae
	Loggerhead Shrike	CP
	Northern Shrike	RW
Vireos		Vireonidae
	White-eyed Vireo #	A
	Bell's Vireo	*US
	Gray Vireo	US
	Yellow-throated Vireo #	A
	Plumbeous Vireo	CS
	Cassin's Vireo	RT
	Warbling Vireo	CS
	Philidelphia Vireo #	A
	Red-eyed Vireo	OT
Jays & Crows		Corvidae
	Gray Jay	UP
	Steller's Jay	CP
	Blue Jay	OW
	Western Scrub-Jay	CP
	Pinyon Jay	CP
	Clark's Nutcracker	FP
	Black-billed Magpie	CP
	American Crow	FS,CW
	Common Raven	CP
Larks		Alaudidae
	Horned Lark	CP
Swallows		Hirundinidae
	Purple Martin	RS
	Tree Swallow	CS
	Violet-green Swallow	CS
	Northern Rough-winged Swallow	CS
	Bank Swallow	CS
	Cliff Swallow	CS
	Barn Swallow	CS
Chickadees		Paridae
	Black-capped Chickadee	CP
	Mountain Chickadee	CP
	Juniper Titmouse	FP
	Verdin	*FP
	Bushtit	CP
Nuthatches		Sittidae
	Red-breasted Nuthatch	CP
	White-breasted Nuthatch	FP
	Pygmy Nuthatch	FP
	Brown Creeper	UP
Wrens		Troglodytidae
	Cactus Wren	*UP
	Rock Wren	CS, UW
	Canyon Wren	CP
	Bewick's Wren	CP
	House Wren	CS,*RW
	Winter Wren	RW
	Marsh Wren	CS, UW
Dippers		Cinclidae
	American Dipper	FP
Kinglets		Regulidae
	Golden-crowned Kinglet	UP
	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	CP
Gnatcatchers		Sylviidae
	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	CS
	Black-tailed Gnatcatcher	*UP
Thrushes		Turdidae
	Eastern Bluebird #	A
	Western Bluebird	US,RW
	Mountain Bluebird	CS,UW
	Townsend's Solitaire	CP
	Veery #	OS
	Swainson's Thrush	FS
	Hermit Thrush	CS,RW
	Wood Thrush #	A
	American Robin	CP
	Varied Thrush	OW
Thrashers		Mimidae
	Gray Catbird	US
	Northern Mockingbird	CS,UW
	Sage Thrasher	CS,*RW
	Brown Thrasher	OW
	Bendire's Thrasher	RS
	Curve-billed Thrasher #	A
	Crissal Thrasher	*UP
	Le Conte's Thrasher #	*O
Starling		Sturnidae
	European Starling	CP
Pipit		Motocillidae
	American Pipit	CS,UW
Waxwings		Bombycillidae
	Bohemian Waxwing	IW(R-C)
	Cedar Waxwing	US,CW
Silky-flycatchers		Ptilogonatidae
	Phainopepla	*UP
Warblers		Parulidae
	Blue-winged Warbler #	A
	Golden-winged Warbler #	A
	Tennessee Warbler	OT
	Orange-crowned Warbler	CS,RW
	Nashville Warbler	UT
	Virginia's Warbler	CS
	Lucy's Warbler	*CS
	Northern Parula #	OT
	Yellow Warbler	CS
	Chestnut-sided Warbler #	A
	Magnolia Warbler #	A
	Black-throated Blue Warbler #	A
	Yellow-rumped Warbler	CS,UW
	Black-throated Gray Warbler	CS
	Townsend's Warbler	UT
	Hermit Warbler #	OT
	Yellow-throated Warbler #	A
	Grace's Warbler	US
	Prairie Warbler #	A
	Palm Warbler #	OT
	Bay-breasted Warbler #	A
	Blackpoll Warbler #	OT
	Black-and-white Warbler	OT
	American Redstart	RT
	Prothonotary Warbler #	A
	Worm-eating Warbler #	A
	Ovenbird #	OT
	Northern Waterthrush	RT
	Louisiana Waterthrush	A
	Kentucky Warbler #	A
	Connecticut Warbler #	A
	MacGillivray's Warbler	FS
	Common Yellowthroat	FS
	Hooded Warbler #	A
	Wilson's Warbler	US,CT
	Canada Warbler #	A
	Painted Redstart #	O
	Yellow-breasted Chat	FS
Tanagers		Thraupidae
	Summer Tanager	*US
	Scarlet Tanager #	A
	Western Tanager	FS
Sparrows		Emberizidae
	Green-tailed Towhee	FS,OW
	Spotted Towhee	CP
	Canyon Towhee #	A
	Abert's Towhee	*UP
	Cassin’s Sparrow #	A
	Rufous-crowned Sparrow	*RP
	American Tree Sparrow	UW
	Chipping Sparrow	CS
	Clay-colored Sparrow #	OT
	Brewer's Sparrow	CS
	Field Sparrow #	A
	Black-chinned Sparrow	*US
	Vesper Sparrow	CS,*RW
	Lark Sparrow	CS
	Black-throated Sparrow	CS
	Sage Sparrow	UP
	Lark Bunting	RS
	Savannah Sparrow	CS,RW
	Grasshopper Sparrow	^RS
	Le Conte's Sparrow #	A
	Fox Sparrow	US,OW
	Song Sparrow	CP
	Lincoln's Sparrow	CS,RW
	Swamp Sparrow	OW
	White-throated Sparrow	RW
	Harris's Sparrow	RW
	White-crowned Sparrow	CP
	Golden-crowned Sparrow	RW
	Dark-eyed Junco	CP
	McCown's Longspur	A
	Lapland Longspur	RW
	Chestnut-collared Longspur #	A
	Snow Bunting	RW
Grosbeaks & Buntings		Cardinalidae
	Northern Cardinal #	A
	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	OT
	Black-headed Grosbeak	CS
	Blue Grosbeak	FS
	Lazuli Bunting	CS
	Indigo Bunting	RS
	Dickcissel #	A
Blackbirds & Orioles		Icteridae
	Bobolink	US
	Red-winged Blackbird	CP
	Western Meadowlark	CP
	Yellow-headed Blackbird	CS,RW
	Rusty Blackbird #	A
	Brewer's Blackbird	CP
	Common Grackle	RS
	Great-tailed Grackle	UP
	Bronzed Cowbird #	A
	Brown-headed Cowbird	CS,RW
	Orchard Oriole #	A
	Hooded Oriole	*US
	Bullock's Oriole	CS
	Baltimore Oriole #	A
	Scott's Oriole	US
Finches		Fringillidae
	Brambling #	A
	Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch	IW(U-C)
	Black Rosy-Finch	UP
	Pine Grosbeak	UP
	Cassin's Finch	FP
	House Finch	CP
	Red Crossbill	UP
	White-winged Crossbill	IP(O-U)
	Common Redpoll #	RW
	Hoary Redpoll #	A
	Pine Siskin	CP
	Lesser Goldfinch	FP
	Lawrence's Goldfinch #	A
	American Goldfinch	CP
	Evening Grosbeak	RS,IW(R-C)
Weaver Finches		Passeridae
	House Sparrow	CP

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