Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Riverside County, California
The presence of the fan palm oasis and its associated vegetation in the arid environment of the Colorado desert enhances and concentrates migratory and resident bird inhabitants. The fan palm groves provide foraging, roosting, and nesting sites for many bird species.
The following list names 170 species of birds recorded at the oasis over the last 15 years. The English name usage and taxonomy used in this list follows the 6th edition of the American Ornithologists' Union "Check-list of the birds of North America" and the Thirty-fifth Supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds. Auk 102:680-686.
GREBES STATUS
___ Pied-billed Grebe R, Mig, Wi
___ Eared Grebe R, Mig
HERONS STATUS
___ American Bittern R, Mig
___ Great Blue Heron U, Mig, Wi
___ Great Egret R, Mig
___ Cattle Egret R, Mig
___ Green-backed Heron U, Mig, Wi
___ Black-crowned Night-Heron U, Mig
GESSE AND DUCKS STATUS
___ Canada Goose R, Mig
___ Green-winged Teal U, Mig
___ Mallard U, Mig, Wi
___ Northern Pintail R, Mig
___ Cinnamon Teal U, Mig, Wi
___ American Wigeon R, Mig
___ Redhead R, Mig
NEW WORLD VULTURES STATUS
___ Turkey Vulture C, Mig
HAWKS STATUS
___ Northern Harrier U, Mig
___ Cooper's Hawk U, Mig, Su, *
___ Common Black-Hawk Acc
___ Red-shouldered Hawk Acc
___ Swainson's Hawk R, Mig
___ Red-tailed Hawk C, Res, *
___ Golden Eagle R, Res, *
FALCONS STATUS
___ American Kestrel C, Res, *
___ Merlin R, Mig
___ Prairie Falcon U, Res, *
QUAIL
___ Gambel's Quail C, Res, *
RAILS AND GALLINULES STATUS
___ Virginia Rail R, Mig
___ Sora R, Mig
___ American Coot U, Mig, Wi
PLOVERS STATUS
___ Killdeer R, Mig, Sp, *
STILTS AND AVOCETS STATUS
___ Black-necked Stilt R, Mig
___ American Avocet R, Mig
SANDPIPERS STATUS
___ Greater Yellowlegs R, Mig
___ Spotted Sandpiper U, Mig
___ Western Sandpiper U, Mig
___ Least Sandpiper U, Mig
___ Long-billed Dowitcher U, Mig
___ Common Snipe U, Mig
GULLS STATUS
___ Ring-billed Gull R, Mig
___ California Gull R, Mig
PIGEONS STATUS
___ Spotted Dove R, Mig, Fa
___ White-winged Dove U, Mig, Su, *
___ Mourning Dove C, Res, *
___ Common Ground-Dove U, Mig, Su, *
CUCKOOS STATUS
___ Greater Roadrunner C, Res, *
BARN-OWLS STATUS
___ Common Barn-Owl U, Res, *
TYPICAL OWLS STATUS
___ Western Screech-Owl U, Res, *
___ Great Horned Owl C, Res, *
___ Burrowing Owl R, Res, *
___ Long-eared Owl R, Res, *
GOATSUCKERS STATUS
___ Lesser Nighthawk C, Su, *
SWIFTS STATUS
___ Vaux's Swift U, Mig
___ White-throated Swift U, Res, *
HUMMINGBIRDS STATUS
___ Black-chinned Hummingbird U, Mig
___ Anna's Hummingbird C, Mig
___ Costa's Hummingbird C, Res, *
___ Rufous Hummingbird U, Mig
KINGFISHERS STATUS
___ Belted Kingfisher R, Mig
WOODPECKERS STATUS
___ Red-naped Sapsucker U, Mig, Wi
___ Red-breasted Sapsucker R, Mig
___ Ladder-backed Woodpecker C, Res, *
___ Northern Flicker C, Mig, Wi
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS STATUS
___ Olive-sided Flycatcher U, Mig
___ Western Wood-Pewee C, Mig
___ Willow Flycatcher U, Mig
___ Hammond's Flycatcher C, Mig
___ Dusky Flycatcher U, Mig
___ Gray Flycatcher U, Mig
___ Western Flycatcher C, Mig
___ Black Phoebe C, Mig, Su, *
___ Say's Phoebe U, Res, *
___ Ash-throated Flycatcher C, Mig, Su, *
___ Cassin's Kingbird U, Mig
___ Western Kingbird C, Mig, Su, *
___ Eastern Kingbird Acc
LARKS STATUS
___ Horned Lark U, Res, *
SWALLOWS STATUS
___ Tree Swallow C, Mig
___ Violet-green Swallow C, Mig
___ Northern Rough-winged Swallow C, Mig, Su, *
___ Cliff Swallow C, Mig
___ Barn Swallow C, Mig
CROWS STATUS
___ Common Raven C, Res, *
CHICKADEES STATUS
___ Mountain Chickadee Acc
VERDINS STATUS
___ Verdin C, Res, *
BUSHTITS STATUS
___ Bushtits Acc
NUTHATCHES STATUS
___ Red-breasted Nuthatch R, Mig, Wi
___ White-breasted Nuthatch R, Mig, Wi
WRENS STATUS
___ Cactus Wren C, Res, *
___ Rock Wren U, Res, *
___ Bewick's Wren C, Mig, Su, *
___ House Wren C, Mig, Wi
___ Marsh Wren U, Mig
OLD WORLD WARBLERS, STATUS
TRUSHES, AND BABBLERS
___ Ruby-crowned Kinglet C, Mig, Wi
___ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher U, Mig, Wi
___ Black-tailed Gnatcatcher C, Res, *
___ Western Bluebird U, Mig, Wi
___ Mountain Bluebird R, Mig
___ Townsend's Solitaire R, Mig
___ Swainson's Thrush U, Mig
___ Hermit Thrush C, Mig
___ American Robin C, Mig, U, Wi
THRASHERS STATUS
___ Northern Mockingbird C, Res, *
___ California Thrasher U, Res, *
___ Crissal Thrasher Acc
___ Le Conte's Thrasher R, Res, *
PIPITS STATUS
___ Water Pipit R, Mig
WAXWINGS STATUS
___ Cedar Waxwing U, Mig, Wi
SILKY FLYCATCHER STATUS
___ Phainopepla C, Res, *
SHRIKES STATUS
___ Loggerhead Shrike C, Res, *
STARLINGS STATUS
___ European Starling C, Res, *
VIREOS STATUS
___ Bell's Vireo R, Mig
___ Solitary Vireo U, Mig
___ Warbling Vireo C, Mig
WOOD WARBLERS, TANAGERS, STATUS
AND SPARROWS
___ Golden-winged Warbler Acc
___ Tennessee Warbler Acc
___ Orange-crowned Warbler C, Mig, U, Wi
___ Nashville Warbler C, Mig
___ Lucy's Warbler R, Mig
___ Yellow Warbler C, Mig
___ Magnolia Warbler Acc
___ Yellow-rumped Warbler C, Mig, Wi
___ Black-throated Gray Warbler C, Mig
___ Townsend's Warbler U, Mig
___ Hermit Warbler U, Mig
___ Palm Warbler Acc
___ Blackpoll Warbler Acc
___ Black-and-white Warbler Acc
___ American Redstart Acc
___ MacGillivray's Warbler C, Mig
___ Common Yellowthroat C, Mig, Wi
___ Wilson's Warbler C, Mig
___ Canada Warbler Acc
___ Yellow-breasted Chat U, Mig
___ Western Tanager C, Mig
___ Rose-beaked Grosbeak Acc
___ Black-headed Grosbeak C, Mig
___ Blue Grosbeak U, Mig
___ Lazuli Bunting C, Mig
___ Indigo Bunting Acc
___ Green-tailed Towhee U, Mig
___ Rufous-sided Towhee R, Mig
___ Chipping Sparrow C, Mig, U, Wi
___ Brewer's Sparrow U, Mig, U, Wi
___ Lark Sparrow U, Mig
___ Black-throated Sparrow C, Res
___ Sage Sparrow C, Wi
___ Savannah Sparrow U, Mig, Wi
___ Fox Sparrow U, Mig
___ Song Sparrow U, Mig, Wi
___ Lincoln's Sparrow U, Mig, Wi
___ Swamp Sparrow Acc
___ Golden-crowned Sparrow R, Wi
___ White-crowned Sparrow C, Mig, Wi
___ Dark-eyed Junco C, Mig, Wi
___ Red-winged Blackbird U, Mig
___ Western Meadowlark U, Mig, Wi
___ Yellow-headed Blackbird R, Mig
___ Brewer's Blackbird U, Mig
___ Brown-headed Cowbird C, Mig
___ Hooded Oriole C, Su, *
___ Northern Oriole C, Mig, Su, *
___ Scott's Oriole U, Mig
___ Purple Finch Acc
___ House Finch C, Res, *
___ Pine Siskin R, Mig, Wi
___ Lesser Goldfinch C, Mig, U, Su, *
___ Lawrence's Goldfinch U, Mig
___ American Goldfinch R, Mig, Wi
___ House Sparrow C, Res, *
Nature Conservancy. No date. Birds of Thousand Palms Oasis.
Nature Conservancy. 7 pages.
This resource should be cited as:
Nature Conservancy. No date. Birds of Thousand Palms Oasis.
Nature Conservancy. 7 pages. Jamestown, ND:
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.govthopalms.htm
(Version 26MAY98).
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/chekbird/r1/thopalms.htm
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