Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Tonalea, Arizona
Habitat
Habitat is not listed for birds occurring throughout the monument.
B - Bottom of major canyons have permanent water flowing in sandy washes
flanked by terraces of desert shrub (sage and rabbit brush).
H - Heads of canyons are moist woodlands (aspen, douglas-fir, oak, box elder).
S - Slopes and cliffs are rocky and arid with only a few, well-adapted bird
species.
PJ - Pinyon and juniper dominate the mesa tops. Bird diversity is low but
several habitat - specific birds live here.
A - Air, generally seen flying.
Seasonal Abundance
Spring — March-May; migration
Summer — May-August; breeding
Fall — August-October; migration
Winter — November-March
A - Abundant; many present at right place and time.
C - Common; present at right place and time.
U - Uncommon; usually present in varying numbers at right place and time.
O - Occasional; occasionally, but usually not, present even in the right time
and place.
R - Rare; almost never present.
Acc - Accidental; seen only once.
Hyp - Hypothetical; not enough evidence to substantiate sighting. May or may
not occur here.
His - Historical; not seen in over 40 years. Arroyo cutting has turned the
canyon bottoms from pond and marshes to arid scrubland in the last 50 years.
WATERFOWL
Sp Su F W Hab
___ Canada Goose His B
___ Mallard Duck R B
___ Green-winged Teal His B
VULTURES and HAWKS
Sp Su F W Hab
___ Turkey Vulture C A U A
___ Goshawk O His
___ Cooper's Hawk U U O H
___ Sharp-shinned Hawk U U U H
___ Red-tailed Hawk U U U U A
___ Ferruginous Hawk R A
___ Swainson's Hawk O O O A
___ Golden Eagle R R R R A
___ Prairie Falcon R O O R A
___ Peregrine Falcon O A
___ Merlin O A
___ American Kestrel U C U O
SHOREBIRDS
Sp Su F W Hab
___ Gambel's Quail Hyp Hyp Hyp Hyp
___ Black-crowned Night Heron Acc
___ Killdeer R R O B
___ Solitary Sandpiper R His R B
___ Spotted Sandpiper R O R B
___ Least Sandpiper His B
___ Ring-billed Gull R R
PIGEONS and DOVES
Sp Su F W Hab
___ Band-tailed Pigeon O O H
___ Rock Dove Hyp Hyp Hyp Hyp
___ Mourning Dove C A U R
___ Yellow-billed Cuckoo U
OWLS
Sp Su F W Hab
___ Screech Owl U U U U
___ Great Horned Owl U U U U
___ Long-eared Owl O O O O
___ Spotted Owl O O O O H
___ Saw-whet Owl R R R H
___ Flammulated Owl U U U
___ Pygmy Owl O O O O
GOATSUCKERS
Sp Su F W Hab
___ Poor-will U C U A
___ Common Nighthawk C A
___ Lesser Nighthawk O A
SWIFTS and HUMMINGBIRDS
Sp Su F W Hab
___ White-throated Swift C A O A
___ Broad-tailed Hummingbird C A U
___ Callipoe Hummingbird R O
___ Black-chinned Hummingbird O C O
___ Rufous Hummingbird R C
KINGFISHERS
Sp Su F W Hab
___ Belted Kingfisher Acc
WOODPECKERS
Sp Su F W Hab
___ Common Flicker C C C U
___ Lewis' Woodpecker R O R H
___ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker U U R H
___ Williamson's Sapsucker U U R H
___ Hairy Woodpecker C C C U
___ Downy Woodpecker U O U O
KINGBIRDS and FLYCATCHERS
Sp Su F W Hab
___ Western Kingbird O U O B
___ Cassin's Kingbird U B
___ Ash-throated Flycatcher C C O
___ Black Phoebe O O B
___ Say's Phoebe C C O
___ Willow Flycatcher U U O
___ Hammond's Flycatcher U U U PJ
___ Dusky Flycatcher O U O
___ Gray Flycatcher C C PJ
___ Western Flycatcher O C O H
___ Olive-sided Flycatcher U O U H
___ Western Wood Pewee O U O
SWALLOWS
Sp Su F W Hab
___ Barn Swallow R O A
___ Cliff Swallow R A
___ Violet-green Swallow C A O A
___ Tree Swallow O A
___ Rough-winged Swallow R O A
JAYS and CROWS
Sp Su F W Hab
___ Stellar's Jay O O U O H
___ Scrub Jay C A C U
___ Pinyon Jay U C U U PJ
___ Black-billed Magpie R R R R
___ Clark's Nutcracker R R R R H
___ Common Raven C C C C
___ Common Crow U O U R
CHICKADEES, TITMICE, and BUSHTITS
Sp Su F W Hab
___ Black-capped Chickadee Acc Hyp H
___ Mountain Chickadee C C C C H,PJ
___ Plain Titmouse C C C C PJ
___ Common Bushtit C C C U PJ
___ Dipper R B
___ White-breasted Nuthatch U C U U H,PJ
___ Red-breasted Nuthatch O O U O H
___ Pygmy Nuthatch O O O O H
___ Brown Creeper O R U U H,PJ
WRENS
Sp Su F W Hab
___ House Wren O U O H
___ Bewick's Wren U C U R PJ
___ Canyon Wren C A C U S
___ Rock Wren C A U O S
MOCKINGBIRDS and THRASHERS
Sp Su F W Hab
___ Mockingbird O PJ
___ Sage Thrasher O O
___ Bendire's Thrasher Acc
THRUSHES
Sp Su F W Hab
___ American Robin C C U R H,PJ
___ Townsend's Solitaire O O O R H,PJ
___ Hermit Thrush C C U H
___ Swainson's Thrush U U H
___ Western Bluebird U U C R H,PJ
___ Mountain Bluebird U U U R PJ
GNATCATCHERS and KINGLETS
Sp Su F W Hab
___ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher U C O
___ Golden-crowned Kinglet O O U H,PJ
___ Ruby-crowned Kinglet U R U
WARBLERS
Sp Su F W Hab
___ Black and White Warbler Hyp
___ Orange-crowned Warbler U R U
___ Virginia's Warbler C C U H,B
___ Yellow Warbler U O U H
___ Yellow-rumped Warbler C O U
___ Black-throated Gray Warbler C C O PJ
___ Common Yellowthroat Hyp Hyp Hyp B,H
___ Yellow-breasted Chat Hyp Hyp Hyp B,H
___ MacGillivray's Warbler U U U H
___ Wilson's Warbler U R U
BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, MEADOWLARKS
Sp Su F W Hab
___ House Sparrow O O O O
___ Western Meadowlark R R R R
___ Red-winged Blackbird O O O
___ Brewer's Blackbird O U O
___ Brown-headed Cowbird O U O
___ Northern Oriole O U O H
GROSBEAKS, TANAGERS
Sp Su F W Hab
___ Western Tanager O C U H
___ Common Grosbeak (black headed) U C U H
___ Common Grosbeak (rose breast) Acc
___ Evening Grosbeak O O O O
___ Blue Grosbeak R B
TOWHEES, FINCHES
Sp Su F W Hab
___ Common Bunting O O O
___ Purple Finch Hyp
___ Cassin's Finch U O U U
___ House Finch U C U U
___ Black Rosy Finch Acc
___ Pine Grosbeak R
___ American Goldfinch U O U U
___ Lesser Goldfinch U U O
___ Red Crossbill R R R R PJ
___ Green-tailed Towhee O O U
___ Rufous-sided Towhee C A C O H
___ Brown Towhee O O
SPARROWS, JUNCOS
Sp Su F W Hab
___ Savannah Sparrow O O O
___ Vesper Sparrow O O O
___ Lark Sparrow U U U PJ
___ Black-throated Sparrow O O O B,S
___ Sage Sparrow O O O O B
___ Gray Headed Junco C O U U H,PJ
___ Chippin Sparrow C A C R PJ
___ Brewer's Sparrow O U O B
___ White-crowned Sparrow U R C O
___ Fox Sparrow U U O
___ Lincoln's Sparrow O O O
___ Song Sparrow O O O H
United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Navajo National Monument HC 71, Box 3 Tonalea, AZ 86044This resource is based on the following source:
Southwest Parks and Monuments Association. 1984. Birds of Navajo National
Monument, Tonalea, Arizona. Southwest Parks and Monuments Association.
Unpaginated.
This resource should be cited as:
Southwest Parks and Monuments Association. 1984. Birds of Navajo National
Monument, Tonalea, Arizona. Southwest Parks and Monuments Association.
Unpaginated. Jamestown, ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.govnavajo.htm
(Version 02DEC99)
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
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