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Birds of the Big Morongo Canyon Preserve
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Birds at Big Morongo Canyon Preserve and adjacent Covington Park
Status is listed herein for each of the 246 species recorded in Morongo Valley,
San Bernardino County, California.
Presented by:
The Friends of Big Morongo Canyon Preserve
Checklist of Birds
The first letter reflects abundance
FREQUENCY OF OBSERVATIONS
C Common - encountered under appropriate conditions
F Fairly Common - encountered under appropriate conditions in fewer numbers
U Uncommon - small numbers encountered under appropriate conditions
R Rare - few individuals encountered; of regular or near regular occurrence
X Extremely Rare - exceedingly few individuals encountered
The second letter shows season
NORMAL SEASONAL OCCURRENCE
y year round resident
s summer visitant
w winter visitant
t spring and/or fall transient
NESTING STATUS
* Known to nest in area
Compiled by: Robin Kobaly, Dee Zeller
Reviewed by: Kurt Leuschner
Publication Revision 3/02 by: David Miller
for The Friends of Big Morongo Canyon Preserve
Bitterns & Herons
American Bittern .............................Xt
Great Blue Heron .............................Rt
Great Egret .......................................Xt
Snowy Egret .....................................Xt
Green Heron .....................................Rt
Black-crowned Night-Heron ............Xt
New World Vultures
Turkey Vulture .................................Ct
Kites, Eagles, and Hawks
White-tailed Kite ..............................Xt
Northern Harrier ...............................Uw
Sharp-shinned Hawk ........................Uw
Cooper’s Hawk ................................Fy*
Red-shouldered Hawk ......................Uy
Broad-winged Hawk ........................Xt
Swainson’s Hawk .............................Rt
Zone-tailed Hawk .............................Xt
Red-tailed Hawk ...............................Uy*
Ferruginous Hawk ............................Xw
Golden Eagle ....................................Ry*
Falcons
American Kestrel .............................Fy*
Merlin ..............................................Xw
Prairie Falcon ...................................Ry*
New World Quail
Gambel’s Quail ................................Cy*
Mountain Quail ................................Uy*
Rails
Black Rail .........................................Xt
Virginia Rail .....................................Fy*
Sora ..................................................Rw
Plovers
Killdeer ............................................Ut
Sandpipers
Spotted Sandpiper ...........................Rt
Common Snipe ...............................Uw
Gulls
Ring-billed Gull ..............................Xt
California Gull ................................Xt
Pigeons and Doves
Band-tailed Pigeon .........................Xs
White-winged Dove .......................Rs, Xw
Mourning Dove .............................Cy*
Common Ground Dove .................Rt
Cuckoos
Yellow-billed Cuckoo ....................Xt
Greater Roadrunner .......................Fy*
Owls
Barn Owl .......................................Uy*
Western Screech Owl ....................Ry
Great Horned Owl .........................Uy*
Long-eared Owl ............................Rs*
Nightjars
Lesser Nighthawk .........................Us*
Common Poorwill .........................Us*
Swifts
Vaux’s Swift ..................................Ut
White-throated Swift .....................Uy
Hummingbirds
Black-chinned Hummingbird ........Cs*
Anna’s Hummingbird ....................Cy*
Costa’s Hummingbird ...................Fs*, Rw
Calliope Hummingbird .................Xt
Rufous Hummingbird ...................Ut
Allen’s Hummingbird ...................Rt
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher ..........................Rt
Woodpeckers
Lewis’s Woodpecker ....................Rw
Acorn Woodpecker .......................Xt
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker .............Xt, Xw
Red-naped Sapsucker ...................Uw
Red-breasted Sapsucker ...............Uw
Williamson’s Sapsucker ...............Xt
Ladder-backed Woodpecker .........Fy*
Nuttall’s Woodpecker ...................Fy*
Hairy Woodpecker .......................Xw
Gilded Flicker ...............................Rt
Northern Flicker
Yellow-shafted Flicker .........Xt
Red-shafted Flicker ..............Ft*
Flycatchers
Olive-sided Flycatcher .................Ut
Western Wood-Pewee ..................Ct
Willow Flycatcher ........................Ct, Rs*
Least Flycatcher ...........................Xt
Hammond’s Flycatcher ...............Ct, Xw
Dusky Flycatcher .........................Ut
Gray Flycatcher ...........................Ut, Xw
Pacific-slope Flycatcher ..............Ct, Xw
Black Phoebe ...............................Fy*
Eastern Phoebe ............................Xt
Say’s Phoebe ...............................Uy*
Vermilion Flycatcher ..................Us*, Rw
Ash-throated Flycatcher ..............Fs*
Brown-crested Flycatcher ...........Us*
Cassin’s Kingbird ........................Uy*
Western Kingbird ........................Cs*
Eastern Kingbird .........................Xt
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher .............Xt
Larks
Horned Lark ................................Rt
Swallows
Tree Swallow ...............................Ft
Violet-green Swallow ..................Ut
Northern Rough-winged Swallow.Ft
Bank Swallow ..............................Xt
Cliff Swallow ...............................Ft
Barn Swallow ...............................Ft
Jays & Crows
Steller’s Jay ..................................Xt, Xw
Scrub Jay ......................................Fy*
Pinyon Jay ....................................Xt
Clark’s Nutcracker .......................Xw
American Crow ............................Rt, Xw
Common Raven ............................Fy*
Chickadees & Titmice
Mountain Chickadee .....................Uw, Xs
Oak Titmouse ................................Fy*
Verdins
Verdin ............................................Cy*
Bushtits
Bushtit ............................................Cy*
Nuthatches
Red-breasted Nuthatch .................Xs
White-breasted Nuthatch ..............Rt
Pygmy Nuthatch ...........................Xt
Creepers
Brown Creeper..............................Rw
Wrens
Cactus Wren ..................................Cy*
Rock Wren ....................................Uy*
Canyon Wren ................................Uy*
Bewick’s Wren ..............................Cy*
House Wren ...................................Cs*, Uw
Winter Wren ..................................Xw
Marsh Wren ...................................Uy*
Kinglets
Golden-crowned Kinglet ..............Rw
Ruby-crowned Kinglet ..................Ct, C
Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher .................Uy*
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher ..............Uy*
Thrushes
Western Bluebird .........................Cw
Mountain Bluebird .......................Rw
Townsend’s Solitaire ....................Rt, Rw
Swainson’s Thrush .......................Ft, Us*
Hermit Thrush ..............................Ut, Uw
American Robin ............................Cw
Varied Thrush ...............................Xt
Wrentits
Wrentit ...........................................Xw
Thrashers
Northern Mockingbird ...................Cy*
Sage Thrasher .................................Rt
Brown Thrasher .............................Xt, Xw
Bendire’s Thrasher .........................Xt
California Thrasher ........................Cy*
Crissal Thrasher .............................Xw
Le Conte’s Thrasher .......................Xt
Pipits
American Pipit ...............................Uw
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing ..............................Ft
Silky Flycatchers
Phainopepla .....................................Fy*
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike ..........................Fy*
Vireos
Bell’s Vireo .....................................Rs*
Cassin’s Vireo .................................Ft
Plumbeous Vireo .............................Ut
Blue-headed Vireo ...........................Xt
Yellow-throated Vireo .....................Xt
Hutton’s Vireo .................................Xt
Warbling Vireo ................................Ct
Philadelphia Vireo ...........................Xt
Red-eyed Vireo ................................Xt
American Wood-Warblers
Blue-winged Warbler ..................... Xt
Golden-winged Warbler ..................Xt
Tennessee Warbler ..........................Xt
Orange-crowned Warbler ................Ct, Rw, Xs
Nashville Warbler ............................Ft
Virginia’s Warbler ...........................Xt
Lucy’s Warbler ................................Rs*
Northern Parula ...............................Xt
Yellow Warbler ...............................Cs*
Chestnut-sided Warbler ...................Xt
Cape May Warbler ...........................Xt
Black-throated Blue Warbler ...........Xt, Xw
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Audubon’s Warbler ..........................Ct
Myrtle Warbler .................................Ut
Black-throated Gray Warbler ...........Ft, Xw
Townsend’s Warbler ........................Ft
Hermit Warbler ................................Rt
Black-throated Green Warbler ........Xt
Blackburnian Warbler .....................Xt
Yellow-throated Warbler .................Xt
Palm Warbler ...................................Xt
Bay-breasted Warbler ......................Xt
Blackpoll Warbler ...........................Xt
Black-&-White Warbler ..................Rt, Xw
American Redstart ...........................Xt
Prothonotary Warbler ......................Xt
Worm-eating Warbler .....................Xt
Ovenbird .........................................Xt
Northern Waterthrush .....................Rt
Kentucky Warbler ...........................Xt
MacGillivray’s Warbler ..................Ft
Common Yellowthroat ...................Fy*
Hooded Warbler .............................Xt
Wilson’s Warbler ...........................Ct, Xs
Canada Warbler ..............................Xt
Red-faced Warbler ..........................Xt
Painted Redstart ..............................Xt
Yellow-breasted Chat ......................Fs*
Tanagers
Hepatic Tanager ..............................Xt
Summer Tanager .............................Fs*
Scarlet Tanager ...............................Xt
Western Tanager ............................Ut
Grosbeaks, Buntings & Sparrows
Rose-breasted Grosbeak ..................Xt
Black-headed Grosbeak ...................Ft
Blue Grosbeak .................................Fs*
Lazuli Bunting ...................................Fs*
Indigo Bunting ..................................Rs*
Green-tailed Towhee ........................Rt, Xw
Spotted Towhee ...............................Fy*
California Towhee ............................Fy*
Rufous-crowned Sparrow ................Ry
Chipping Sparrow ............................Ut, Rw
Clay-colored Sparrow ......................Xt
Brewer’s Sparrow ............................Uw
Black-chinned Sparrow ....................Us*
Vesper Sparrow ...............................Ut, Rw
Lark Sparrow ...................................Uy*
Black-throated Sparrow ...................Cy*
Sage Sparrow ...................................Rw
Lark Bunting ....................................Xt
Savannah Sparrow ...........................Fw
Grasshopper Sparrow ......................Xt
Fox Sparrow ...................................Uw
Song Sparrow .................................Cy*
Lincoln’s Sparrow ...........................Fw
Swamp Sparrow .............................Xw
White-throated Sparrow .................Ut
Golden-crowned Sparrow ..............Ut
White-crowned Sparrow ................Cw
Harris’ Sparrow .............................Xw
Dark Eyed Junco
Oregon Junco ................................Fw
Gray-headed Junco .......................Fw
Slate-colored Junco .......................Fw
Pink-sided Junco ...........................Fw
Blackbirds & Orioles
Bobolink .......................................Xt
Red-winged Blackbird .................Uy
Western Meadowlark ...................Uy
Yellow-headed Blackbird ............Rt
Rusty Blackbird ...........................Xt
Brewer’s Blackbird .....................Cy*
Great-tailed Grackle ....................Xt
Common Grackle ........................Xt
Bronzed Cowbird ........................Xt
Brown-headed Cowbird ..............Cs*, Rw
Orchard Oriole .......................... Xt
Hooded Oriole .............................Us*
Baltimore Oriole .........................Xt
Bullock’s Oriole .........................Fs*
Scott’s Oriole ..............................Us*, Rw
Finches
Purple Finch ................................Ut
Cassin’s Finch .............................Rw
House Finch ................................Cy*
Red Crossbill ..............................Xwt
Pine Siskin ..................................Fw
Lesser Goldfinch ........................Cy*
Lawrence’s Goldfinch ................Fs*
American Goldfinch ..................Uw
Evening Grosbeak .....................Xt
Non-Native Species
Feral Pigeon (Rock Dove) .........Cy*
Spotted Dove .............................Uy
European Starling ......................Cy*
House Sparow ............................Cy*
U.S.
Department of Interior
Bureau of Land Management
California offices Also
see Watchable
Wildlife
at Big Morongo Canyon Preserve
A Map of
the Preserve and a description of the Trails
System.
This page presented by BLM's Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office.
Other
bird lists
for public lands managed by BLM's California field offices
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