28 February 2009

Spring Bird Phenology for the Portlan...



Spring Bird Phenology for the Portland, Oregon Metro Area


Compiled by Christopher Hinkle and Adrian Hinkle, February 2008








This list is based on observations through Spring 2007
in Multnomah, Columbia, Clackamas, and Washington Co.,
including data compiled by Harry Nehls as well as personal observations
from many other Portland-area birders.




























































































































































Average arrivalSpeciesNumber of yearsEarliest arrival
Feb 09Tree Swallow14Jan 15
Feb 24Sandhill Crane20Feb 2
Feb 25Rufous Hummingbird16Feb 4
Mar 03Violet-green Swallow19Feb 10
Mar 04Say's Phoebe13Feb 18
Mar 04Turkey Vulture10Jan 29
Mar 16Osprey13Feb 26
Mar 19Orange-crowned Warbler11Mar 5
Mar 21Cinnamon Teal10Feb 26
Mar 31Long-billed Dowitcher16Mar 4
Apr 02Cliff Swallow13Mar 16
Apr 04Common Yellowthroat15Mar 23
Apr 04Northern Rough-winged Swallow12Mar 23
Apr 05Black-throated Gray Warbler16Mar 9
Apr 06Greater Yellowlegs11Mar 26
Apr 08Brown-headed Cowbird11Mar 15
Apr 08Barn Swallow11Mar 24
Apr 09Caspian Tern08Mar 30
Apr 12Cassin's Vireo19Mar 26
Apr 12Vaux's Swift21Mar 7
Apr 13Purple Martin12Apr 2
Apr 16Yellow-headed Blackbird12Apr 4
Apr 18Chipping Sparrow08Apr 6
Apr 19Hammond's Flycatcher16Apr 10
Apr 19Wilson's Warbler18Apr 12
Apr 20Nashville Warbler22Apr 14
Apr 20House Wren12Apr 10
Apr 22MacGillivray's Warbler11Apr 15
Apr 24Pacific-slope Flycatcher13Apr 13
Apr 24Solitary Sandpiper19Apr 10
Apr 25Hermit Warbler12Apr 14
Apr 26Warbling Vireo10Apr 22
Apr 26Western Tanager13Apr 20
Apr 26Western Kingbird16Apr 4
Apr 26Bullock's Oriole15Apr 13
Apr 27Black-headed Grosbeak14Apr 22
Apr 27Yellow Warbler12Apr 8
Apr 29Calliope Hummingbird11Apr 4
Apr 30Blue-winged Teal12Apr 3
May 01Swainson's Thrush12Apr 14
May 01Dusky Flycatcher13Apr 22
May 02Olive-sided Flycatcher12Apr 13
May 02Western Wood-Pewee11Apr 15
May 05Lazuli Bunting14Apr 26
May 13Yellow-breasted Chat10May 1
May 14Willow Flycatcher13Apr 30
May 28Eastern Kingbird12May 16
May 31Red-eyed Vireo10May 23
Jun 08Common Nighthawk13May 26





Special thanks to Harry Nehls for sharing data records and to the many
contributors from the local birding community. Special thanks to John
Fitchen, Andy Frank, Wink Gross, Tom McNamara and Elaine Stewart for
sharing numerous sightings.










12 February 2009

List of Arizona Birds (AZ Bird Comm.)

List of Arizona birds





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The List of Arizona birds lists every wild bird species ever seen in Arizona, as recorded by the Arizona Bird Committee. The following markings have been used:


  • n - Nesting: Confirmed nesting records within the state of Arizona.
  • (I) - Introduced: Birds that have been introduced to North America by the actions of man, either directly or indirectly.
  • (E) - Extinct
  • (Ex) - Extirpated: A bird that, while it is not extinct, is no longer found in Arizona.
  • (C) - Casual: Birds that are rare, but have been recorded in Arizona at least forty times.
  • (A) - Accidental: Birds that have been seen only a few times, or only once.
  • (H) - Hypothetical: Birds that have had a credible sighting
    reported, but have not been documented with a specimen or with a
    suitable photograph.

Birds listed as either accidental or hypothetical should not be
expected to be found anywhere in Arizona with regularity, and are put
on an official Review List, with reports of these birds requested for
submission to the Arizona Bird Committee with full details (including
when possible, photographic, tape, video, or sketch documentation). The
order is as given by the official Arizona Bird Committee list, with
some modifications according to recent taxonomical changes. Introduced,
casual, accidental, hypothetical, extirpated and extinct species are
included in the total species counts for Arizona.

















Table of contents

Non-passerines: Swans, Geese, DucksPartridges and PheasantsGrouseTurkeyQuailLoonsGrebesAlbatrossesShearwatersStorm-PetrelsTropicbirdsBoobiesPelicansCormorantsAnhingaFrigatebirdsBitterns, Herons, and EgretsIbises and SpoonbillsStorksNew World VulturesKites, Eagles, and HawksOspreyCaracaras and FalconsRails, Gallinules, and CootsCranesPloversStilts and AvocetsJacanasSandpipers, Phalaropes, and AlliesGullsTernsJaegersSkimmersPigeons and DovesParrotsCuckoos, Roadrunners, and AnisBarn OwlsTypical OwlsNighthawks and NightjarsSwiftsHummingbirdsTrogonsKingfishersWoodpeckers



Passerines: Tyrant FlycatchersShrikesVireosJays, Magpies, Crows, and RavensLarksSwallowsChickadees and TitmiceVerdinsBushtitsNuthatchesCreepersWrensDippersKingletsGnatcatchersOld World FlycatchersThrushesCatbirds, Mockingbirds, and ThrashersStarlingsWagtails and PipitsWaxwingsSilky-flycatchersOlive WarblerWood WarblersTanagersEmberizine FinchesCardinals, Grosbeaks, and BuntingsIcteridsFinches and GoldfinchesOld World Sparrows



Unofficial / Unconfirmed Species        Reported species        See also        References






[edit] Anatidae - Swans, Geese, Ducks




[edit] Phasianidae - Partridges and Pheasants




[edit] Tetraonidae - Grouse




[edit] Meleagrididae - Turkey




[edit] Odontophoridae - Quail




[edit] Gaviidae - Loons




[edit] Podicipedidae - Grebes




[edit] Diomedeidae - Albatrosses




[edit] Procellariidae - Shearwaters




[edit] Hydrobatidae - Storm-Petrels




[edit] Phaethontidae - Tropicbirds




[edit] Sulidae - Boobies




[edit] Pelecanidae - Pelicans




[edit] Phalacrocoracidae - Cormorants




[edit] Anhingidae - Anhinga




[edit] Fregatidae - Frigatebirds




[edit] Ardeidae - Bitterns, Herons, and Egrets




[edit] Threskiornithidae - Ibises and Spoonbills




[edit] Ciconiidae - Storks




[edit] Cathartidae - New World Vultures




[edit] Accipitridae - Kites, Eagles, and Hawks




[edit] Pandionidae - Osprey




[edit] Falconidae - Caracaras and Falcons




[edit] Rallidae - Rails, Gallinules, and Coots




[edit] Gruidae - Cranes




[edit] Charadriidae - Plovers




[edit] Recurvirostridae - Stilts and Avocets




[edit] Jacanidae - Jacanas




[edit] Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies




[edit] Laridae - Gulls




[edit] Sternidae - Terns




[edit] Stercorariidae - Jaegers




[edit] Rynchopidae - Skimmers




[edit] Columbidae - Pigeons and Doves




[edit] Psittacidae - Parrots


  • Thick-billed Parrot, Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha n (A) (extirpated as breeding species, attempts at reintroduction in the 1980s failed)


[edit] Cuculidae - Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis




[edit] Tytonidae - Barn Owls




[edit] Strigidae - Typical Owls




[edit] Caprimulgidae - Nighthawks and Nightjars




[edit] Apodidae - Swifts




[edit] Trochilidae - Hummingbirds




[edit] Trogonidae - Trogons




[edit] Alcedinidae - Kingfishers




[edit] Picidae - Woodpeckers




[edit] Tyrannidae - Tyrant Flycatchers




[edit] Tityridae - Tityras, Becards, and Allies




[edit] Laniidae - Shrikes




[edit] Vireonidae - Vireos




[edit] Corvidae - Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens




[edit] Alaudidae - Larks




[edit] Hirundinidae - Swallows and Martins




[edit] Paridae - Chickadees and Titmice




[edit] Remizidae - Verdins




[edit] Aegithalidae - Bushtits




[edit] Sittidae - Nuthatches




[edit] Certhiidae - Creepers




[edit] Troglodytidae - Wrens




[edit] Cinclidae - Dippers




[edit] Regulidae - Kinglets




[edit] Polioptilidae - Gnatcatchers




[edit] Muscicapidae -- Old World Flycatchers




[edit] Turdidae - Thrushes




[edit] Mimidae - Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers




[edit] Sturnidae - Starlings




[edit] Motacillidae - Wagtails and Pipits




[edit] Bombycillidae - Waxwings




[edit] Ptilogonatidae - Silky-flycatchers




[edit] Peucedramidae - Olive Warbler




[edit] Parulidae - Wood Warblers






[edit] Emberizidae - Emberizine Finches




[edit] Cardinalidae - Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Buntings




[edit] Icteridae - Icterids




[edit] Fringillidae - Finches and Goldfinches




[edit] Passeridae - Old World Sparrows




[edit] Unofficial / Unconfirmed Species


  • Peach-faced Lovebird, Agapornis roseicollis n (I) (native to s. Africa, established feral populations in Phoenix metropolitan area 1)





[edit] Species reported in Arizona, but not accepted by the ABC


  • Brandt's Cormorant Phalacrocorax penicillatus
  • Masked Duck Oxyura dominica
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan Lagopus leucurus
  • Whooping Crane Grus americana
  • Double-striped Thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus
  • Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani
  • Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
  • Elegant Quail Callipepla douglasii
  • White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxii
  • Green Violetear Colibri thalassinus
  • Fork-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon canivetii
  • Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons
  • Nuttall's Woodpecker Picoides nuttallii
  • White-headed Woodpecker Picoides albolarvatus
  • Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
  • Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana
  • Golden Vireo Vireo hypochryseus
  • Yellow-billed Magpie Pica nuttallii
  • Tufted Jay Cyanocorax dickeyi
  • Brown Jay Cyanocorax morio
  • Sinaloa Martin Progne sinaloae
  • Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis
  • Brown-backed Solitaire Myadestes occidentalis
  • Slate-colored Solitaire Myadestes unicolor
  • Gray Silky-Flycatcher Ptilogonys cinereus
  • Red-headed Tanager Piranga erythrocephala
  • "Brewster's" Warbler Vermivora pinus x chrysoptera
  • Golden-browed Warbler Basileuterus belli
  • Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
  • Grayish Saltator Saltator caerulescens
  • Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides
  • Timberline Sparrow Spizella breweri taverneri
  • Tricolored Blackbird Agelaius tricolor
  • Black-backed Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullocki abellei
  • Audubon's Oriole Icterus graduacauda


[edit] References


  • Collinson, M. 2006. Splitting headaches? Recent taxonomic changes affecting the British and Western Palaearctic lists' British Birds vol 99 (June 2006), 306-323
  • Rosenberg, G.H. 2001 Arizona Bird Committee Report: 1996-1999 Records. W. Birds 32:50-70
  • Rosenberg, G.H., and Witzeman, J.L. 1998 Arizona Bird Committee Report, 1974-1996: Part 1 (non-passerines). W. Birds 29:199-224
  • Rosenberg, G.H., and Witzeman, J.L. 1998 Arizona Bird Committee Report, 1974-1996: Part 2 (passerines). W. Birds 30:94-120
  • Speich, S., and Parker, T.A. 1973 Arizona Bird Records, 1972. W. Birds 4:53-57
  • Speich, S. and Witzeman, J.L. 1975. Arizona Bird Records, 1973, with additional notes. W. Birds 6:145-155


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