KEY

___Ring-necked Duck C-w,t U-s ___Greater Scaup X
___Lesser Scaup F-w,t
___Oldsquaw (L. Mary) X
___Black Scoter (L. Mary) X
___Surf Scoter (L. Mary) X
___White-winged Scoter (L. Mary) X ___Common Goldeneye U-w,t ___Bufflehead C-w,t
___Hooded Merganser R-t
___Common Merganser U-w,t
___Red-breasted Merganser R-w,t
___Ruddy Duck C-w,t F-s
American Vultures
___Turkey Vulture C-s,t
Hawks, Falcons & Eagles
___Osprey U-s,t
___Bald Eagle C-w
___Northern Harrier C-t U-w
___Sharp-shinned Hawk F-p
___Cooper's Hawk F-p
___Northern Goshawk R-p
___Swainson's Hawk R-t
___Zone-tailed Hawk R-s
___Red-tailed Hawk C-p
___Ferruginous Hawk F-t U-w
___Rough-legged Hawk R-w,t
___Golden Eagle U-p,t
___American Kestrel C-s U-w
___Merlin R-t
___Peregrine Falcon U-s,t
___Prairie Falcon R-s,t
Grouse, Turkey & Quail
___Wild Turkey U-p

Rails, Gallinules & Coots
___Virginia Rail U-s
___Sora F-s
___American Coot C-s,w
Plovers
___Killdeer C-t F-s
___Snowy Plover X
___Semipalmated Plover R-t
___Black-bellied Plover R-t
Avocets & Stilts
___Black-necked Stilt U-t
___American Avocet F-t

Snipes, Sandpipers & Phalaropes
___Greater Yellowlegs U-t
___Lesser Yellowlegs U-t
___Solitary Sandpiper R-t
___Willet U-t
___Spotted Sandpiper C-t R-s
___Long-billed Curlew R-t
___Marbled Godwit R-t
___Sanderling (L. Mary) R-t
___Western Sandpiper F-t
___Least Sandpiper F-t
___Baird's Sandpiper U-t
___Pectoral Sandpiper R-t
___Stilt Sandpiper X
___Long-billed Dowitcher F-t
___Common Snipe F-t
___Wilson's Phalarope U-t
___Red-necked Phalarope R-t

Gulls & Terns
___Parasitic Jaeger X
___Long-tailed Jaeger X
___Ring-billed Gull C-s,t
___Bonaparte's Gull R-t
___California Gull U-t
___Franklin's Gull U-t
___Herring Gull X
___Thayer's Gull (L. Mary) X
___Sabine's Gull X
___Caspian Tern R-t
___Common Tern R-t
___Forster's Tern U-t
___Black Tern R-t

Pigeons & Doves
___Rock Dove U-p
___Band-tailed Pigeon U-s
___Mourning Dove C-s,t R-w

Cuckoos
___Greater Roadrunner R-s,t

Owls
___Flammulated Owl U-s
___Great Horned Owl F-p
___Northern Pygmy-Owl U-p
___Spotted Owl U-p
__Long-eared Owl R-t
__Northern Saw-whet Owl R-s,t Goatsuckers
___Common Nighthawk C-s,t

Swifts
___Vaux's Swift R-t
___White-throated Swift F-s,t

Hummingbirds
___Broad-tailed Hummingbird C-s,t
__Rufous Hummingbird C-t Kingfishers
___Belted Kingfisher U-t

Woodpeckers
___Lewis' Woodpecker U-s,w
___Acorn Woodpecker U-p
___Red-naped Sapsucker U-s R-w
___Williamson's Sapsucker R-s,w
___Downy Woodpecker R-p
___Hairy Woodpecker C-p
___Three-toed Woodpecker R-p
___Northern (Red-shafted) Flicker C-p Flycatchers
___Olive-sided Flycatcher U-s,t
___Western Wood-Pewee C-s,t
___Willow Flycatcher U-t ___Hammond's Flycatcher U-t
___Dusky Flycatcher U-t
___Cordilleran Flycatcher C-s U-t
___Black Phoebe C-s,t
___Say's Phoebe F-s,t
___Cassin's Kingbird U-s,t
___Western Kingbird R-t
___Ash-throated Flycatcher U-s,t

Larks
___Horned Lark F-s,w

Swallows
___Purple Martin U-s
___Tree Swallow U-s,t
___Violet-green Swallow C-s,t
___N. Rough-winged Swallow F-s,t
___Bank Swallow U-t
___Cliff Swallow U-t
___Barn Swallow F-s,t

Crows & Jays
___Steller's Jay C-p
___Western Scrub-Jay U-p
___Pinyon Jay U-p
___American Crow C-p
___Common Raven C-p

C Common
F FairlyCommon
U Uncommon
R Rare
I Irregular
X Accidental

p permanent resident
s summer resident
w winter resident
t transient/migrant

Loons
___Pacific Loon (L. Mary) X
___Common Loon U-t
Grebes
___Pied-billed Grebe F-s
___Eared Grebe C-s
___Western Grebe C-s F-t
___Clark's Grebe U-s,t
___Horned Grebe X
Pelicans
___American White Pelican I-t
Cormorants
___Double-crested Cormorant R-s,t
Herons & Bitterns
___American Bittern (historic)
___Great Blue Heron C-p
___Great Egret U-t
___Snowy Egret U-t
___Cattle Egret R-t
___Black-crowned Night-Heron R-t
Ibises
___White-faced Ibis C-t
Swans, Geese & Ducks
___Tundra Swan R-w,t
___Grtr White-fronted Goose R-w,t
___Snow Goose R-w,t
___Ross' Goose X
___Canada Goose F-w,t
___Wood Duck R-t
___Green-winged Teal C-w,t
___Mallard C-s,t
___Northern Pintail C-s,t
___Blue-winged Teal R-s,t
___Cinnamon Teal C-s,t
___Northern Shoveler C-w,t
___Gadwall C-w,t
___Eurasian Wigeon (L. Mary) X
___American Wigeon C-w,t
___Canvasback U-w,t
___Redhead C-w,t F-s

Titmice, Bushtits & Verdins
___Mountain Chickadee C-p
___Plain Titmouse U-p
___Bushtit U-p

Nuthatches
___Red-breasted Nuthatch U-p
___White-breasted Nuthatch C-p
___Pygmy Nuthatch C-p

Creepers
___Brown Creeper C-p

Wrens
___Rock Wren F-p
___Canyon Wren U-p
___Bewick's Wren U-s,t
___House Wren F-s,t
___Marsh Wren U-t

Kinglets, Gnatcatchers & Thrushes
___Golden-crowned Kinglet U-w
___Ruby-crowned Kinglet C-t F-s
___Blue-gray Gnatcatcher U-s,t
___Western Bluebird C-s F-w
___Mountain Bluebird F-s U-w
___Townsend's Solitaire F-p
___Varied Thrush X
___Hermit Thrush F-s,t
___American Robin C-s,t R-w

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
___Gray Catbird X
___Northern Mockingbird R-s,t
___Sage Thrasher U-t

Pipits
___American Pipit U-t R-w

Waxwings
___Cedar Waxwing I-w,t

Silky-Flycatchers
___Phainopepla R-t

Shrikes
___Northern Shrike R-w
___Loggerhead Shrike U-s,t
Starlings
___European Starling C-p

Vireos
___Cassin's Vireo U-t
___Plumbeous Vireo C-s,t
___Warbling Vireo F-s,t
Warblers
___Orange-crowned Warbler F-t
___Nashville Warbler U-t
___Virginia's Warbler F-s,t
___Yellow Warbler F-t
___Yellow-rumped Warbler C-s,t R-w
___Townsend's Warbler U-t
___Hermit Warbler U-t
___Grace's Warbler F-s
___Northern Waterthrush R-t
___MacGillivray's Warbler F-t U-s
___Common Yellowthroat F-s,t
___Wilson's Warbler F-t
___Red-faced Warbler U-s

Tanagers & Grosbeaks
___Hepatic Tanager U-s,t
___Western Tanager C-s,t
___Black-headed Grosbeak C-s,t
___Lazuli Bunting F-t R-s

Towhees
___Green-tailed Towhee F-t
___Spotted Towhee F-s,t

Sparrows & Juncos
___Chipping Sparrow C-s,t
___Brewer's Sparrow F-t
___Vesper Sparrow F-s,t
___Lark Sparrow F-s,t
___Song Sparrow F-t R-w
___Savannah Sparrow F-t
___Grasshopper Sparrow X
___Lincoln's Sparrow F-t
___White-crowned Sparrow C-t U-w
___Dark-eyed Junco C-w F-s

Meadowlarks, Blackbirds & Orioles
___Red-winged Blackbird C-s,t
___Eastern Meadowlark R-t
___Western Meadowlark C-s R-w
___Yellow-headed Blackbird C-s,t
___Brewer's Blackbird C-s,t
___Great-tailed Grackle F-s,t
___Brown-headed Cowbird C-s,t
___Bullock's Oriole U-t

Finches
___Purple Finch X
___Cassin's Finch I-p
___House Finch C-s R-w
___Red Crossbill I-p
___Pine Siskin F-p
___Lesser Goldfinch F-s,t
___American Goldfinch F-t U-w

___Evening Grosbeak I
Old World Sparrows
___House Sparrow C-p

CHECKLIST of the BIRDS

MORMON LAKE

ARIZONA

& nearby areas

(Lakes Mary & Ashurst, Anderson Mesa)

Notes

Northern Arizona Audubon Society

Designated as a

National Important Bird Area

by the American Bird Conservancy

Compiled by
Elaine Morrall & John Coons

June 1999

© NAAS 1999