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FLAGSTAFF AZ
CHECKLIST OF THE MORE
COMMON/FREQUENT BIRDS
KEY
C Common – expect to be present
F Fairly common – often present
U Uncommon – occurs regularly, but often absent
p - permanent resident
s - summer
w - winter
t - transient/migrant
* - has bred or probably breeds here
Loons, Grebes, Pelicans & Cormorants
Eat fish, algae, small mammals
Ground, water feeder
Pied-billed Grebe*
U-p
Herons & Egrets
Feeds on fish, live bugs, snakes
Ground, water feeder
Great Blue Heron
Ducks, Geese & Allies
Will eat seeds, corn and grain
Ground, water feeders
Mallard*
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Cinnamon Teal*
Northern Shoveler
U-p
C-p
U-w,t
U-w,t
U-s,t
U-w,t
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Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Vultures, Hawks & Eagles
Carrion feeders
Turkey Vulture
Cooper’s Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk*
Golden Eagle
Bald Eagle
American Kestrel*
U-s,t
C-w,t
U-w,t
C-w,t
U-w,t
R-w,t
R-w,t
U-w,t
U-w,t
U-s,t
U-p
U-p
C-p
U-p
U-w
F-p
Rails, Coots & Cranes
Eat live insects, water plants, grain
Ground feeders; platform
Virginia Rail*
Sora*
American Coot*
U-s,t
U-s,t
F-p
Plovers, Sandpipers & Allies
Eat insects
Killdeer*
Spotted Sandpiper
Wilson’s Snipe
U-w,t
U-t
U-w,t
Pigeons & Doves
Eat corn, seeds, grain
Platform feeder
Rock Pigeon*
Band-tailed Pigeon*
Mourning Dove*
Owls, Nightjars & Kingfishers
Eat fish, live insects, small mammals
Great Horned Owl
U-p
U-s,t
C-s,t R-w
Common Nighthawk
Belted Kingfisher
U-t
U-w,t
Swifts & Hummingbirds
Eat live insects, sugar water for energy
Hummingbird feeder
Broad-tailed Hummingbird*
C-s,t
Rufous Hummingbird
C-t
Calliope Hummingbird
U-t
Woodpeckers
Eat suet, nuts, corn, larger seeds
Platform feeder, PB sticks
Lewis’ Woodpecker*
Hairy Woodpecker*
Red-naped Sapsucker
Northern Flicker*
F-s,t R-w
U-p
U-t R-w
C-p
Flycatchers
Eat insects
Seldom come to feeder; platform
Olive-side Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee*
Dusky Flycatcher
Hammond’s Flycatcher
Gray Flycatcher
Cordilleran Flycatcher*
Black Phoebe*
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Cassin’s Kingbird
U-t
C-s,t
U-t
U-t
U-t
U-s,t
U-s,t
U-t
U-s,t
Shrikes, Vireos, Jays & Crows
Eat almost anything; seeds, suet, fruit
Platform feeder
Plumbeous Vireo*
Warbling Vireo*
Steller’s Jay*
American Crow*
Common Raven*
Pinyon Jay
U-s,t
F-t
C-p
C-p
C-p
C-p
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Larks & Swallows
Eat live insects
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow*
Northern Rough-winged Swallow*
Bank Swallow
Cliff Swallow*
Barn Swallow*
Chickadees & Nuthatches
Eat suet, small seeds, thistle
Tube or platform feeder
Mountain Chickadee*
White-breasted Nuthatch*
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Pygmy Nuthatch*
C-t
C-s,t
C-s,t
U-t
C-t
C-s,t
C-p
C-p
U-w,t
C-p
Creepers, Wrens, Kinglets & Gnatcatchers
Eat live insects
Brown Creeper*
F-p
House Wren*
C-s,t
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
C-t
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
U-t
Bluebirds, Thrushes & Thrashers
Eat worms, suet
Mountain Bluebird
Western Bluebird*
Townsend’s Solitaire*
American Robin*
Hermit Thrush*
Northern Mockingbird*
U-w,t
C-p
U-p
C-s,t R-w
U-s,t
U-s,t
Pipits, Waxwings, Starlings & Dipper
Don’t feed this bird; non-native, aggressive
___European Starling*
F-p
Warblers
Eat medium seeds, insects
Seldom use feeders; platform
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Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Virginia’s Warbler*
Yellow Warbler*
Townsend’s Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Audubon’s*
Grace’s Warbler*
Gillivray’s Warbler
Common Yellowthroat*
Wilson’s Warbler
Tanagers, Grosbeaks & Buntings
Eat fruit, larger seeds, suet
Platform feeder
Western Tanager*
Lazuli Bunting*
Black-headed Grosbeak*
Blue Grosbeak*
Towhees, Sparrows & Juncos
Eat small seeds, thistle, suet
Ground or tube feeder
Spotted Towhee*
Green-tailed Towhee
Chipping Sparrow*
Brewer’s Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
___Gray-headed caniceps
___Gray-headed dorsalis*
___Oregon form
F-t
U-t
F-s,t
F-s,t
U-t
U-t
C-s,t R-w
U-s,t
F-t
C-s,t
C-t
C-s,t
F-s,t
F-s,t
U-s,t
U-s,t
F-t
C-s,t
U-s,t
U-t
F-t
F-t
F-w,t
C-t
Bullock’s Oriole*
Western Meadowlark
Red-winged Blackbird*
Yellow-headed Blackbird*
Brewer’s Blackbird*
Great-tailed Grackle*
Brown-headed Cowbird*
(don’t feed the cowbird)
U-s,t
U-w,t
C-p
C-s
C-s,t
U-p
C-s,t
Crossbills, Finches
Eat small seeds, millet, thistle
Tube feeder
House Finch*
C-p
Lesser Goldfinch*
Pine Siskin*
C-s,t U-w
U-p
Weavers
Eats small seeds, thistle, suet
Tube feeder
House Sparrow*
C-p
Terra Crampton 02/09
Info condensed from © NAAS
F-w
F-p
C-w,t
Orioles & Blackbirds
Eat fruit, sunflower seeds, nectar
Platform feeder
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