Birds of Lake Powell Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

c - common (likely to be seen in suitable habitat) u - uncommon (present, but not always seen) r - rare (unlikely to be seen but within normal range) v - vagrant (very unusual, outside of normal range)

Common Name Scientific Name Occurrence   Loons Common Loon Gavia immer u Yellow-Billed Loon Gavia adamsii v Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica v   Grebes Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis c Clarke's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii u Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus r Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis u Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps u   Pelicans American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos r   Cormorants Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus u   Bitterns and Herons Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias c Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea v Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis r Green Heron Butorides striatus r Great Egret Casmerodius albus r Snowy Egret Egretta thula u Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax r   Ibises White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi c   Swans, Geese and Ducks Wood Duck Aix sponsa v Northern Pintail Anas acuta r American Wigeon Anas americana c Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata u Green-winged Teal Anas crecca u Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera r Blue-winged Teal Anas discors u Mallard Anas platyrhynchos c Gadwall Anas strepera c Greater Scaup Anas strepera r Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis c Redhead Aythya americana u Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris u Canvasback Aythya valisineria r Canada Goose Branta canadensis c Bufflehead Bucephala albeola c Oldsquaw Clangula hyemalis v Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica r Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula c Snow Goose Chen caerulescens v Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus r Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata v Common Merganser Mergus merganser c Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator r Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis u   American Vultures Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura c California Condor Gymnogyps californianus u   Eagles and Hawks Osprey Pandion haliaetus r Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii u Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis r Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus r Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos u Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis u Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus v Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis v Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni r Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus u Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus c   Falcons Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus r Merlin Falco columbarius r Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus c American Kestrel Falco sparverius u   Partridges, Grouse Chukar   u   Rails, Gallinules, and Coots American Coot Fulica americana c Sora Porzana carolina u Virginia Rail Rallus limicola r Common Moorhen   v   Cranes Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis v   Plovers Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus r Killdeer Charadrius vociferus u Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola v   Stilts and Avocets Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus r American Avocet Recurvirostra americana u   Sandpipers and Phalaropes Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia c Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii u Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri c Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla u Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus u Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago u Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus u Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes u Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca r Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria r Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus r Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor c   Gulls and Terns Herring Gull Larus argentatus r California Gull Larus californicus u Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis c Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia r Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri r   Pigeons and Doves Rock Dove Columba livia u Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura c White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica v   Cuckoos and Roadrunners Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus v Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus r   Owls Long-eared Owl Asio otus r Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus c Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma r Western Screech-Owl Otus kennicottii r Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis r   Goatsuckers Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis r Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor r Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii r   Swifts White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis c   Hummingbirds Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri c Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus u Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus u

Common Name Scientific Name Occurrence   Kingfishers Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon u Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus u   Woodpeckers Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens r Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus u Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis u   Tyrant Flycatchers Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus u Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans u Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya c Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens c Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis c Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans u   Larks Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris c   Swallows Cliff Swallow Hirundo pyrrhonota u Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica u Bank Swallow Riparia riparia u Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis u Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor u Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina c   Jays, Magpies, and Crows Scrub Jay Aphelocoma coerulescens c Common Raven Corvus corax c Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus c Black-billed Magpie Pica pica v   Titmice Mountain Chickadee Parus gambeli c Plain Titmouse Parus inornatus u   Bushtits Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus c   Nuthatches Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis r White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis u   Creepers Brown Creeper Certhia americana r   Wrens Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus c Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris u Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus c Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii c House Wren Troglodytes aedon c   Dippers American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus r   Thrushes and Allies Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea c Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula c Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa r Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus r Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi u Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides c Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana u American Robin Turdus migratorius u   Mockingbirds and Thrashers Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus u Northern Mockingbird   u   Pipits American Pipit Anthus rubescens c   Waxwings Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus v Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum r   Shrikes Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor   Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus u   Starlings European Starling Sturnus vulgaris u   Vireos Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii v Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus u Solitary Vireo Vireo solitarius u Gray Vireo Vireo vicinior r   Wood-Warblers Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata c Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica nigrescens c Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia c Townsend's Warbler Dendroica townsendi u Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas u Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens c Macgillivray's Warbler Oporornis tolmiei u Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis v American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla v Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata u Lucy's Warbler Vermivora luciae u Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla u Virginia's Warbler Vermivora virginiae u Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla c   Tanagers Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana c Summer Tanager Piranga rubra r   Grosbeaks and Buntings Blue Grosbeak Guiraca caerulea c Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena c Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea u Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus u   Sparrows, Towhee and Allies Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii u Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia c Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis u Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus c Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus u American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea r Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata c Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri c White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis v White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys c   Blackbirds, Orioles and Allies Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus u Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus u Northern Oriole Icterus galbula c Scott's Oriole Icterus parisorum r Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater c Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta u Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus c   Finches, Goldfinches and Allies Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus u Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria u American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis u House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus c Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus v   Old World Sparrows House Sparrow Passer domesticus c