Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Twentynine Palms, California
Res - Resident. Present year-round.
Mig - Migrant. Passing through in seasonal movement.
Vag - Vagrant. An erratic or irregular wanderer.
Sp - Spring - March-May
Su - Summer - June-August
Fa - Fall - September-November
Wi - Winter - December-February
* - Nests.
^ - Nesting suspected but not confirmed.
(w) - Water. Species for which water levels (adequate rainfall) are important.
May be much less common or absent entirely if rainfall is inadequate.
LOONS Common Loon R Mig (w)
GREBES Pied-billed Grebe* U Res (w) Eared Grebe R Mig (w)
PELICANS White Pelican R Mig Brown Pelican CAS Vag
HERONS, BITTERN & IBIS American Bittern R Mig (w) Great Blue Heron R Mig (w) Great Egret R Mig (w) Snowy Egret R Mig (w) Green Heron R Mig (w) Black-crowned Night-Heron R Mig (w) White-faced Ibis R Mig (w)
DUCKS & GEESE Snow Goose R Mig (w) Brant CAS Mig (w) Canada Goose R Mig (w) Green-winged Teal U Mig (w) Mallard* U Res (w) Blue-winded Teal R Mig (w) Cinnamon Teal R Mig (w) American Wigeon R Mig (w) Canvasback R Mig (w) Redhead R Mig (w) Ring-necked Duck R Mig (w) Lesser Scaup R Mig (w) Bufflehead R Mig (w) Hooded Merganser CAS Mig (w) Common Merganser R Mig (w) Red-breasted Merganser CAS Mig (w) Ruddy Duck* U Res (w)
HAWKS & VULTURES Turkey Vulture* C Mig & Su Res Osprey R Mig Bald Eagle CAS Vag Northern Harrier U Mig & R Wi Sharp-shinned Hawk U Mig & R Wi Cooper's Hawk U Mig & R Res Swainson's Hawk IRR Mig Red-tailed Hawk* C Res Ferruginous Hawk R Mig & Wi Rough-legged Hawk CAS Mig Golden Eagle* R Res
FALCONS American Kestrel* C Res Merlin R Mig Prairie Falcon* U Res Peregrine Falcon CAS Mig
QUAIL Chukar CAS ? Gambel's Quail* C Res Mountain Quail* R Res
RAILS Virginia Rail R Mig (w) Sora U Mig & R Wi (w) American Coot* U Res (w)
SHOREBIRDS Killdeer^ U Mig & R Res Black-necked Stilt R Mig (w) American Avocet R Mig (w) Greater Yellowlegs R Mig (w) Solitary Sandpiper CAS Mig (w) Spotted Sandpiper R Mig (w) Long-billed Curlew R Mig (w) Western Sandpiper R Mig (w) Least Sandpiper R Mig (w) Long-billed Dowitcher R Mig (w) Common Snipe R Mig & Wi (w) Wilson's Phalarope R Mig (w) Red-necked Phalarope R Mig (w)
GULLS & TERNS Ring-billed Gull R Mig California Gull R Mig
PIGEONS & DOVES Rock Dove U Res Band-tailed Pigeon CAS Vag White-winged Dove^ U Mig & S Mourning Dove* C Res Common Ground-Dove CAS Vag
CUCKOOS & ALLIES Yellow-billed Cuckoo CAS Mig Greater Roadrunner* U Res
OWLS Barn Owl* U Res Western Screech-Owl* R Res Great Horned Owl* C Res Elf Owl Extirpated? Burrowing Owl* R Res Long-eared Owl^ IRR Wi (Res?) Northern Saw-whet Owl CAS Mig & Wi
GOATSUCKERS Lesser Nighthawk* FC Su Common Poorwill* FC Res
SWIFTS Vaux's Swift FC Mig White-throated Swift* C Su & IRR Wi
HUMMINGBIRDS Black-chinned Hummingbird^ U Mig Anna's Hummingbird* C Res Costa's Hummingbird* C Res Calliope Hummingbird CAS Mig Rufous Hummingbird FC Mig Allen's Hummingbird CAS Mig
KINGFISHERS Belted Kingfisher R Mig (w)
WOODPECKERS Lewis' Woodpecker IRR Mig & Wi Acorn Woodpecker Vag? Red-naped Sapsucker R Mig & Wi Red-breasted Sapsucker CAS Mig & Wi Williamson's Sapsucker CAS Fa & Wi Ladder-backed Woodpecker* C Res Hairy Woodpecker Cas Vag White-headed Woodpecker CAS Wi Red-shafted Flicker* U Res FC Wi
FLYCATCHERS Olive-sided Flycatcher R Mig Western Wood-Pewee C Mig Willow Flycatcher U Mig Hammond's Flycatcher FC Mig Dusky Flycatcher U Mig Gray Flycatcher U Mig & R Wi "Western" Flycatcher C Mig Black Phoebe* FC Res Say's Phoebe* FC Res Vermilion Flycatcher CAS Vag Ash-Throated Flycatcher* C Mig & Su Cassin's Kingbird^ U Mig & Su Western Kingbird* C Mig & Su
LARKS & SWALLOWS Horned Lark* FC Res Purple Martin CAS Mig Tree Swallow C Mig Violet-green Swallow C Mig Northern Rough-winged Swallow C Mig Bank Swallow R Mig Cliff Swallow C Mig Barn Swallow C Mig
JAYS & CROWS Steller's Jay IRR Wi Western Scrub Jay* C Res Pinyon Jay* FC Res Clark's Nutcracker CAS Wi Common Raven* C Res
TITMICE, BUSHTITS & VERDINS Mountain Chickadee IRR Wi Plain Titmouse* FC Res Verdin* C Res Bushtit* C Res
NUTHATCHES & CREEPERS Red-breasted Nuthatch IRR Fa & Wi White-breasted Nuthatch R Fa & Wi Pygmy Nuthatch CAS Vag Brown Creeper CAS Fa & Wi
WRENS Cactus Wren* C Res Rock Wren* FC Res Canyon Wren* FC Res Bewick's Wren* FC Res House Wren U Mig & R Wi Winter Wren CAS Fa & Wi Marsh Wren R Fa & Wi
KINGLETS & GNATCATCHERS Golden-crowned Kinglet CAS Fa & Mig Ruby-crowned Kinglet C Wi Blue-gray Gnatcatcher* FC Res Black-tailed Gnatcatcher* FC Res
THRUSHES Western Bluebird IRR Su U Wi Mountain Bluebird* IRR Townsend's Solitaire IRR Mig & Wi Swainson's Thrush R Mig Hermit Thrush U Mig & Wi American Robin IRR Mig & Wi Varied Thrush CAS Mig & Wi
MOCKINGBIRDS & THRASHERS Northern Mockingbird* C Res Sage Thrasher U Mig & IRR Wi Brown Thrasher CAS Vag Bendire's Thrasher* R Su California Thrasher* U Res Le Conte's Thrasher* U Res
PIPITS American Pipit IRR Mig & Wi
WAXWINGS Bohemian Waxwing CAS Cedar Waxwing IRR Mig & Wi
SILKY FLYCATCHER Phainopepla* C Res
SHRIKES Loggerhead Shrike* FC Res
STARLINGS European Starling* C Res
VIREOS Bell's Vireo^ CAS Su Gray Vireo* R Su Solitary Vireo U Mig Hutton's Vireo CAS Vag Warbling Vireo FC Mig
WOOD WARBLERS Tennessee Warbler R Vag Orange-crowned Warbler C Mig R Wi Nashville Warbler C Mig Virginia's Warbler R Mig Lucy's Warbler R Mig Chestnut-sided Warbler CAS Mig Yellow Warbler FC Mig Black-throated Blue Warbler CAS Fa Vag Yellow-rumped Warbler C Mig & Wi Black-throated Gray Warbler C Mig Townsend's Warbler C Mig Hermit Warbler U Mig Palm Warbler CAS Vag Black-and-white Warbler CAS Mig American Redstart CAS Vag Ovenbird CAS Vag Northern Waterthrush R Mig McGillivray's Warbler FC Mig Common Yellowthroat FC Mig U Wi Wilson's Warbler C Mig Painted Redstart CAS Vag Yellow-breasted Chat R Mig
TANAGERS Summer Tanager R Mig Western Tanager C Mig
SPARROWS & EMBERIZID FINCHES Pyrrhuloxia CAS Vag Rose-breasted Grosbeak CAS Vag Black-headed Grosbeak* C Mig U Su Blue Grosbeak R Mig Lazuli Bunting^ FC Mig R Su Indigo Bunting CAS Mig Green-tailed Towhee U Mig CAS Wi Spotted Towhee* C Res California Towhee* U Res Rufous-sided Towhee* CAS Vag Chipping Sparrow FC Mig R Wi Brewer's Sparrow C Mig FC Wi U Su Black-chinned Sparrow* FC Su Vesper Sparrow R Mig Lark Sparrow U Mig Black-throated Sparrow* C Res Sage Sparrow FC Wi Lark Bunting R Mig & CAS Wi Savannah Sparrow U Mig & Wi Grasshopper Sparrow R Mig Fox Sparrow R Mig & Wi Song Sparrow U Mig & Wi Lincoln's Sparrow FC Mig U Wi White-throated Sparrow CAS Wi Golden-crowned Sparrow R Mig & Wi White-crowned Sparrow C Mig & wi Harris' Sparrow CAS Vag Dark-eyed Junco C Wi Lapland Longspur CAS Wi
BLACKBIRDS Red-winged Blackbird U Mig Western Meadowlark FC Mig & Wi Yellow-headed Blackbird R Mig Wi Brewer's Blackbird^ FC Mig & Wi Great-tailed Grackle CAS Vag Brown-headed Cowbird* FC Mig & Su
FRINGILLID FINCHES Hooded Oriole* FC Su Bullock's Oriole* FC Mig & Su Scott's Oriole* C Su R Wi
FRINGILLID FINCHES Purple Finch IRR Mig & Wi Cassin's Finch IRR Mig & Wi House Finch* C Res Red Crossbill CAS Vag Pine Siskin IRR Mig & Wi Lesser Goldfinch* FC Res Lawrence's Goldfinch* IRR Mig & Su American Goldfinch IRR Mig & Wi
WEAVER FINCHES House Sparrow* C Res
Superintendent
Joshua Tree National Park
Twentynine Palms, CA 92277-3597
Telephone: 619/367-4528
This resource is based on the following resource:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. No date. A checklist of birds of Joshua
Tree National Monument. Joshua Tree Natural History Association
& National Park Service. Unpaginated.
This resource should be cited as:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. No date. A checklist of birds of Joshua
Tree National Monument. Joshua Tree Natural History Association
& National Park Service. Unpaginated. Jamestown, ND:
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.govjoshua.htm
(Version 02MAR00).
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/chekbird/r1/joshua.htm
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