This checklist is currently in draft form. General Aythya affinis Lesser Scaup.

information, locations, and dates of sightings of Clangula hyemalis Long-tailed Duck. (A)
species which are observed in Sinaloa but which are
Bucephala albeola Bufflehead.
not currently included on this checklist are greatly
Bucephala clangula Common Goldeneye.
appreciated. Please send your observations to
jennie_duberstein@fws.gov. Mergus serrator Red-breasted Merganser.
Nomonyx dominicus Masked Duck.
Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy Duck.
Notes: “(A)” = accidental or of casual occurrence within Sinaloa;
“(H)” = hypothetical within Sinaloa (not supported by specimen,
photograph, or tape recording); “(I)” = introduced into Sinaloa; GALLIFORMES
“†” = extinct. Species without symbols are non-introduced species CRACIDAE
that have nested at least once within Sinaloa or occur regularly as
Ortalis wagleri Rufous-bellied Chachalaca.
non-breeding visitors. The symbol “*” indicates a species that is
Checklist to the Birds of probably misplaced in the current phylogenetic listing but for
which data indicating proper placement are not yet available.
Penelope purpurascens Crested Guan.

Sinaloa, Mexico PHASIANIDAE

TINAMIFORMES Meleagris gallopavo Wild Turkey.
Based on the American Ornithological Union
TINAMIDAE
Checklist of North American Birds
Crypturellus cinnamomeus Thicket Tinamou.
(August 2003 version) ODONTOPHORIDAE
Callipepla douglasii Elegant Quail.
The Sonoran Joint Venture (SJV) is a partnership of ANSERIFORMES Callipepla gambelii Gambel’s Quail.
diverse organizations and individuals from the ANATIDAE Cyrtonyx montezumae Montezuma Quail.
southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico Dendrocygna autumnalis Black-bellied Whistling-Duck.
that share a common commitment to the conservation Dendrocygna bicolor Fulvous Whistling-Duck.
of birds and their habitats. The SJV’s mission is to GAVIIFORMES
Anser fabalis Bean Goose. (A) GAVIIDAE
conserve the unique birds and habitats of the
southwestern United States and northwestern Anser albifrons Greater White-fronted Goose. Gavia pacifica Pacific Loon.
Mexico. For more information, visit us online at Chen caerulescens Snow Goose. Gavia immer Common Loon.
www.sonoranjv.org. Branta bernicla Brant.
Cairina moschata Muscovy Duck. PODICIPEDIFORMES
Aix sponsa Wood Duck. PODICIPEDIDAE
Anas strepera Gadwall. Tachybaptus dominicus Least Grebe.
Anas americana American Wigeon. Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe.
Anas platyrhynchos Mallard. Podiceps nigricollis Eared Grebe.
Anas discors Blue-winged Teal.
Anas cyanoptera Cinnamon Teal. PROCELLARIIDAE
Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler. Fulmarus glacialis Northern Fulmar. (A)
Anas acuta Northern Pintail. Puffinus creatopus Pink-footed Shearwater.
Anas querquedula Garganey. (A) Puffinus griseus Sooty Shearwater.
Anas crecca Green-winged Teal. Puffinus tenuirostris Short-tailed Shearwater. (A)
Aythya valisineria Canvasback. Puffinus opisthomelas Black-vented Shearwater.
Aythya americana Redhead.
Aythya collaris Ring-necked Duck. HYDROBATIDAE
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 Oceanodroma tethys Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel. (A) Butorides virescens Green Heron. Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle.
Oceanodroma melania Black Storm-Petrel. Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-Heron.
Oceanodroma microsoma Least Storm-Petrel. Nyctanassa violacea Yellow-crowned Night-Heron. FALCONIDAE
Cochlearius cochlearius Boat-billed Heron. Micrastur semitorquatus Collared Forest-Falcon.
PELECANIFORMES Caracara cheriway Crested Caracara.
PHAETHONTIDAE THRESKIORNITHIDAE Herpetotheres cachinnans Laughing Falcon.
Phaethon aethereus Red-billed Tropicbird. Eudocimus albus White Ibis. Falco sparverius American Kestrel.
Plegadis chihi White-faced Ibis. Falco columbarius Merlin.
SULIDAE Platalea ajaja Roseate Spoonbill. Falco rufigularis Bat Falcon.
Sula nebouxii Blue-footed Booby. Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon.
Sula leucogaster. Brown Booby. CICONIIDAE
Sula sula Red-footed Booby. Mycteria americana Wood Stork. GRUIFORMES
RALLIDAE
PELECANIDAE CATHARTIDAE Rallus longirostris Clapper Rail.
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American White Pelican. Coragyps atratus Black Vulture. Rallus limicola Virginia Rail.
Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican. Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture. Aramides axillaris Rufous-necked Wood-Rail.
Sarcoramphus papa King Vulture. (extirpated) Porzana carolina Sora.
PHALACROCORACIDAE Porzana flaviventer Yellow-breasted Crake. (A)
Phalacrocorax penicillatus Brandt’s Cormorant. FALCONIFORMES Porphyrio martinica Purple Gallinule.
Phalacrocorax brasilianus Neotropic Cormorant. ACCIPITRIDAE Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen.
Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested Cormorant. Pandion haliaetus Osprey. Fulica americana American Coot.
Chondrohierax uncinatus Hook-billed Kite.
ANHINGIDAE Elanus leucurus White-tailed Kite. GRUIDAE
Anhinga anhinga Anhinga. Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle. Grus canadensis Sandhill Crane.
Busarellus nigricollis Black-collared Hawk.
FREGATIDAE Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier. CHARADRIIFORMES
Fregata magnificens Magnificent Frigatebird. Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk. CHARADRIIDAE
Accipiter cooperii Cooper’s Hawk. Pluvialis squatarola Black-bellied Plover.
CICONIIFORMES Accipiter gentilis Northern Goshawk. (A) Charadrius collaris Collared Plover.
ARDEIDAE Geranospiza caerulescens Crane Hawk. Charadrius alexandrinus Snowy Plover.
Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern. Asturina nitida Gray Hawk. Charadrius wilsonia Wilson’s Plover.
Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern. Buteogallus anthracinus Common Black-Hawk. Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated Plover.
Tigrisoma mexicanum Bare-throated Tiger-Heron. Buteogallus urubitinga Great Black-Hawk. Charadrius vociferus Killdeer.
Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron. Parabuteo unicinctus Harris’s Hawk.
Ardea alba Great Egret. Harpyhaliaetus solitarius Solitary Eagle. HAEMATOPODIDAE
Egretta thula Snowy Egret. Buteo platypterus Broad-winged Hawk. Haematopus palliatus American Oystercatcher.
Egretta caerulea Little Blue Heron. Buteo brachyurus Short-tailed Hawk.
Egretta tricolor Tricolored Heron. Buteo swainsoni Swainson’s Hawk. RECURVIROSTRIDAE
Egretta rufescens Reddish Egret. Buteo albonotatus Zone-tailed Hawk. Himantopus mexicanus Black-necked Stilt.
Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret. Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk. Recurvirostra americana American Avocet.
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 Larus delawarensis Ring-billed Gull. Ara militaris Military Macaw.
JACANIDAE Larus californicus California Gull. Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha Thick-billed Parrot.
Jacana spinosa Northern Jacana. Larus argentatus Herring Gull. Forpus cyanopygius Mexican Parrotlet.
Larus livens Yellow-footed Gull. Amazona albifrons White-fronted Parrot.
SCOLOPACIDAE Xema sabini Sabine’s Gull. Amazona finschi Lilac-crowned Parrot.
Tringa melanoleuca Greater Yellowlegs. Sterna nilotica Gull-billed Tern.
Tringa flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs. Sterna caspia Caspian Tern. CUCULIFORMES
Tringa solitaria Solitary Sandpiper. Sterna maxima Royal Tern. CUCULIDAE
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Willet. Sterna elegans Elegant Tern. Coccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed Cuckoo. (A)
Heteroscelus incanus Wandering Tattler. Sterna hirundo Common Tern. Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed Cuckoo.
Actitis macularia Spotted Sandpiper. Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern.(A) Coccyzus minor Mangrove Cuckoo.
Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper. (A) Sterna forsteri Forster’s Tern. Piaya cayana Squirrel Cuckoo.
Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel. Sterna antillarum Least Tern. Morococcyx erythropygus Lesser Ground-Cuckoo.
Numenius americanus Long-billed Curlew. Sterna anaethetus Bridled Tern. (A) Geococcyx velox Lesser Roadrunner.
Limosa fedoa Marbled Godwit. Sterna fuscata Sooty Tern. Geococcyx californianus Greater Roadrunner.
Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone. Chlidonias niger Black Tern. Crotophaga sulcirostris Groove-billed Ani.
Aphriza virgata Surfbird. Anous stolidus Brown Noddy. (A)
Calidris canutus Red Knot. Rynchops niger Black Skimmer. STRIGIFORMES
Calidris alba Sanderling. TYTONIDAE
Calidris mauri Western Sandpiper. ALCIDAE Tyto alba Barn Owl.
Calidris minutilla Least Sandpiper. Uria aalge Common Murre. (A)
Calidris bairdii Baird’s Sandpiper. Synthliboramphus craveri Craveri’s Murrelet. STRIGIDAE
Calidris melanotos Pectoral Sandpiper. Otus flammeolus Flammulated Owl. (A)
Calidris alpina Dunlin. COLUMBIFORMES Megascops kennicottii Western Screech-Owl.
Calidris himantopus Stilt Sandpiper. COLUMBIDAE Megascops trichopsis Whiskered Screech-Owl.
Limnodromus griseus Short-billed Dowitcher. Columba livia Rock Pigeon. (I) Megascops guatemalae Vermiculated Screech-Owl.
Limnodromus scolopaceus Long-billed Dowitcher. Patagioenas flavirostris Red-billed Pigeon. Bubo virginianus Great Horned Owl.
Gallinago delicata Wilson’s Snipe. Patagioenas fasciata Band-tailed Pigeon. Glaucidium gnoma Northern Pygmy-Owl.
Phalaropus tricolor Wilson’s Phalarope. Zenaida asiatica White-winged Dove. Glaucidium palmarum Colima Pygmy-Owl.
Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked Phalarope. Zenaida macroura Mourning Dove. Glaucidium brasilianum Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl.
Phalaropus fulicarius Red Phalarope. Columbina inca Inca Dove. Micrathene whitneyi Elf Owl.
Columbina passerina Common Ground-Dove. Athene cunicularia Burrowing Owl.
LARIDAE Columbina talpacoti Ruddy Ground-Dove. Ciccaba virgata Mottled Owl.
Stercorarius maccormicki South Polar Skua. Leptotila verreauxi White-tipped Dove. Strix occidentalis Spotted Owl.
Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine Jaeger. Geotrygon montana Ruddy Quail-Dove. Strix varia Barred Owl. (A)(Howell & Webb)
Stercorarius parasiticus Parasitic Jaeger. Asio otus Long-eared Owl.
Larus atricilla Laughing Gull. PSITTACIFORMES Asio stygius Stygian Owl.
Larus pipixcan Franklin’s Gull. PSITTACIDAE Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl.
Larus philadelphia Bonaparte’s Gull. Aratinga holochlora Green Parakeet. Aegolius acadicus Northern Saw-whet Owl.
Larus heermanni Heermann’s Gull. Aratinga canicularis Orange-fronted Parakeet.
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 CAPRIMULGIFORMES Selasphorus sasin Allen’s Hummingbird. Lepidocolaptes leucogaster White-striped Woodcreeper.
CAPRIMULGIDAE
Chordeiles acutipennis Lesser Nighthawk. TROGONIFORMES TYRANNIDAE
Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk. TROGONIDAE Camptostoma imberbe Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet.
Nyctidromus albicollis Common Pauraque. Trogon citreolus Citreoline Trogon. Mitrephanes phaeocercus Tufted Flycatcher.
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Common Poorwill. Trogon mexicanus Mountain Trogon. Contopus cooperi Olive-sided Flycatcher.
Nyctiphrynus mcleodii Eared Poorwill. Trogon elegans Elegant Trogon. Contopus pertinax Greater Pewee.
Caprimulgus ridgwayi Buff-collared Nightjar. Euptilotis neoxenus Eared Quetzal. Contopus sordidulus Western Wood-Pewee.
Caprimulgus vociferus Whip-poor-will. Empidonax traillii Willow Flycatcher.
Empidonax albigularis White-throated Flycatcher.
NYCTIBIIDAE CORACIIFORMES Empidonax minimus Least Flycatcher.
Nyctibius jamaicensis Northern Potoo. MOMOTIDAE Empidonax hammondii Hammond's Flycatcher.
Momotus mexicanus Russet-crowned Motmot. Empidonax wrightii Gray Flycatcher.
APODIFORMES Empidonax oberholseri Dusky Flycatcher.
APODIDAE ALCEDINIDAE Empidonax affinis Pine Flycatcher.
Cypseloides niger Black Swift. Ceryle torquata Ringed Kingfisher. Empidonax difficilis Pacific-slope Flycatcher.
Streptoprocne rutila Chestnut-collared Swift. Ceryle alcyon Belted Kingfisher. Empidonax occidentalis Cordilleran Flycatcher.
Streptoprocne semicollaris White-naped Swift. Chloroceryle amazona Amazon Kingfisher. Empidonax fulvifrons Buff-breasted Flycatcher.
Chaetura vauxi Vaux’s Swift. Chloroceryle americana Green Kingfisher. Sayornis nigricans Black Phoebe.
Aeronautes saxatalis White-throated Swift. Sayornis phoebe Eastern Phoebe. (A)
PICIFORMES Sayornis saya Say's Phoebe.
TROCHILIDAE PICIDAE Pyrocephalus rubinus Vermilion Flycatcher.
Chlorostilbon auriceps Golden-crowned Emerald. Melanerpes formicivorus Acorn Woodpecker. Attila spadiceus Bright-rumped Attila.
Cynanthus latirostris Broad-billed Hummingbird. Melanerpes chrysogenys Golden-cheeked Woodpecker. Myiarchus tuberculifer Dusky-capped Flycatcher.
Hylocharis leucotis White-eared Hummingbird. Melanerpes uropygialis Gila Woodpecker. Myiarchus cinerascens Ash-throated Flycatcher.
Amazilia beryllina Berylline Hummingbird. Sphyrapicus thyroideus Williamson’s Sapsucker. Myiarchus nuttingi Nutting's Flycatcher.
Amazilia rutila Cinnamon Hummingbird. Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. (A) Myiarchus tyrannulus Brown-crested Flycatcher.
Amazilia violiceps Violet-crowned Hummingbird. Sphyrapicus nuchalis Red-naped Sapsucker. Deltarhynchus flammulatus Flammulated Flycatcher.
Lampornis clemenciae Blue-throated Hummingbird. Picoides scalaris Ladder-backed Woodpecker. Pitangus sulphuratus Great Kiskadee.
Eugenes fulgens Magnificent Hummingbird. Picoides villosus Hairy Woodpecker. Megarynchus pitangua Boat-billed Flycatcher.
Heliomaster constantii Plain-capped Starthroat. Picoides arizonae Arizona Woodpecker. Myiozetetes similis Social Flycatcher.
Tilmatura dupontii Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird. Piculus auricularis Gray-crowned Woodpecker. Myiodynastes luteiventris Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher.
Calothorax lucifer Lucifer Hummingbird. Colaptes auratus Northern Flicker. Tyrannus melancholicus Tropical Kingbird.
Archilochus colubris Ruby-throated Hummingbird. (A) Dryocopus lineatus Lineated Woodpecker. Tyrannus vociferans Cassin's Kingbird.
Archilochus alexandri Black-chinned Hummingbird. Campephilus guatemalensis Pale-billed Woodpecker. Tyrannus crassirostris Thick-billed Kingbird.
Calypte costae Costa’s Hummingbird. † Campephilus imperialis Imperial Woodpecker. Tyrannus verticalis Western Kingbird.
Stellula calliope Calliope Hummingbird. Tyrannus forficatus Scissor-tailed Flycatcher.
Atthis heloisa Bumblebee Hummingbird. PASSERIFORMES
Selasphorus platycercus Broad-tailed Hummingbird. DENDROCOLAPTIDAE Genera INCERTAE SEDIS
Selasphorus rufus Rufous Hummingbird. Xiphorhynchus flavigaster Ivory-billed Woodcreeper. Pachyramphus major Gray-collared Becard.
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 Pachyramphus aglaiae Rose-throated Becard. Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Cliff Swallow.
Tityra semifasciata Masked Tityra. Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow. TURDIDAE
Sialia sialis Eastern Bluebird.
LANIIDAE PARIDAE Sialia mexicana Western Bluebird.
Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead Shrike. Poecile sclateri Mexican Chickadee. Sialia currucoides Mountain Bluebird.
Baeolophus wollweberi Bridled Titmouse. Myadestes townsendi Townsend’s Solitaire. (A)
VIREONIDAE Myadestes occidentalis Brown-backed Solitaire.
Vireo pallens Mangrove Vireo. REMIZIDAE Catharus aurantiirostris Orange-billed Nightingale-
Thrush.
Vireo bellii Bell’s Vireo. Auriparus flaviceps Verdin.
Catharus occidentalis Russet Nightingale-Thrush.
Vireo atricapilla Black-capped Vireo.
Catharus ustulatus Swainson’s Thrush.
Vireo plumbeus Plumbeous Vireo. AEGITHALIDAE
Catharus guttatus Hermit Thrush.
Vireo cassinii Cassin's Vireo. Psaltriparus minimus Bushtit.
Hylocichla mustelina Wood Thrush. (A)
Vireo huttoni Hutton’s Vireo.
Turdus rufopalliatus Rufous-backed Robin.
Vireo hypochryseus Golden Vireo. SITTIDAE
Turdus migratorius American Robin.
Vireo gilvus Warbling Vireo. Sitta canadensis Red-breasted Nuthatch. (A)
Ridgwayia pinicola Aztec Thrush.
Vireo flavoviridis Yellow-green Vireo. Sitta carolinensis White-breasted Nuthatch.
Sitta pygmaea Pygmy Nuthatch.
MIMIDAE
CORVIDAE
Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird.
Cyanocitta stelleri Steller’s Jay. CERTHIIDAE
Toxostoma rufum Brown Thrasher. (A)
Calocitta colliei Black-throated Magpie-Jay. Certhia americana Brown Creeper.
Toxostoma bendirei Bendire’s Thrasher.
Cyanocorax dickeyi Tufted Jay.
Toxostoma curvirostre Curve-billed Thrasher.
Cyanocorax beecheii Purplish-backed Jay. TROGLODYTIDAE
Melanotis caerulescens Blue Mockingbird.
Aphelocoma ultramarina Mexican Jay. Campylorhynchus gularis Spotted Wren
Corvus sinaloae Sinaloa Crow. Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus Cactus Wren.
STURNIDAE
Corvus cryptoleucus Chihuahuan Raven. Salpinctes obsoletus Rock Wren.
Sturnus vulgaris European Starling. (I)
Corvus corax Common Raven. Catherpes mexicanus Canyon Wren.
Thryothorus sinaloa Sinaloa Wren.
MOTACILLIDAE
ALAUDIDAE Thryothorus felix Happy Wren.
Anthus rubescens American Pipit.
Eremophila alpestris Horned Lark. Troglodytes aedon House Wren.
Cistothorus palustris Marsh Wren.
BOMBYCILLIDAE
HIRUNDINIDAE
Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar Waxwing.
Progne subis Purple Martin. CINCLIDAE
Progne sinaloae Sinaloa Martin. Cinclus mexicanus American Dipper.
PTILOGONATIDAE
Progne chalybea Gray-breasted Martin.
Ptilogonys cinereus Gray Silky-flycatcher.
Tachycineta bicolor Tree Swallow. REGULIDAE
Tachycineta albilinea Mangrove Swallow. Regulus calendula Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
PEUCEDRAMIDAE
Tachycineta thalassina Violet-green Swallow.
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Northern Rough-winged Peucedramus taeniatus Olive Warbler.
SYLVIIDAE
Swallow.
Polioptila caerulea Blue-gray Gnatcatcher.
Riparia riparia Bank Swallow. PARULIDAE
Polioptila nigriceps Black-capped Gnatcatcher.
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 Vermivora peregrina Tennessee Warbler. (A) * Piranga erythrocephala Red-headed Tanager. Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
Vermivora celata Orange-crowned Warbler. Pheucticus melanocephalus Black-headed Grosbeak.
Vermivora ruficapilla Nashville Warbler. EMBERIZIDAE Cyanocompsa parellina Blue Bunting.
Vermivora virginiae Virginia’s Warbler. * Volatinia jacarina Blue-black Grassquit. Passerina caerulea Blue Grosbeak.
Vermivora crissalis Colima Warbler * Sporophila torqueola White-collared Seedeater. Passerina amoena Lazuli Bunting.
Vermivora luciae Lucy’s Warbler. Atlapetes pileatus Rufous-capped Brush-Finch. Passerina cyanea Indigo Bunting.
Parula superciliosa Crescent-chested Warbler. Buarremon virenticeps Green-striped Brush-Finch. Passerina versicolor Varied Bunting.
Parula pitiayumi Tropical Parula. Arremonops rufivirgatus Olive Sparrow. Passerina ciris Painted Bunting.
Dendroica petechia Yellow Warbler. Melozone kieneri Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow. Spiza americana Dickcissel.
Dendroica coronata Yellow-rumped Warbler. Pipilo chlorurus Green-tailed Towhee.
Dendroica nigrescens Black-throated Gray Warbler. Pipilo maculatus Spotted Towhee. ICTERIDAE
Dendroica townsendi Townsend’s Warbler. Pipilo fuscus Canyon Towhee. Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged Blackbird.
Dendroica occidentalis Hermit Warbler. Aimophila carpalis Rufous-winged Sparrow. Sturnella magna Eastern Meadowlark. (A)
Dendroica dominica Yellow-throated Warbler. (A) Aimophila cassinii Cassin’s Sparrow. Sturnella neglecta Western Meadowlark.
Dendroica graciae Grace’s Warbler. Aimophila botterii Botteri’s Sparrow. Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Yellow-headed
Blackbird.
Mniotilta varia Black-and-white Warbler. Aimophila ruficeps Rufous-crowned Sparrow.
Euphagus cyanocephalus Brewer’s Blackbird.
Setophaga ruticilla American Redstart. Aimophila rufescens Rusty Sparrow.
Quiscalus mexicanus Great-tailed Grackle.
Seiurus aurocapilla Ovenbird. Aimophila quinquestriata Five-striped Sparrow.
Molothrus aeneus Bronzed Cowbird.
Seiurus noveboracensis Northern Waterthrush. Oriturus superciliosus Striped Sparrow.
Molothrus ater Brown-headed Cowbird.
Seiurus motacilla Louisiana Waterthrush. Spizella passerina Chipping Sparrow.
Icterus wagleri Black-vented Oriole.
Oporornis tolmiei MacGillivray’s Warbler. Spizella pallida Clay-colored Sparrow.
Icterus spurius Orchard Oriole.
Geothlypis trichas Common Yellowthroat. Spizella breweri Brewer’s Sparrow. (A)
Icterus cucullatus Hooded Oriole.
Geothlypis poliocephala Gray-crowned Yellowthroat. Spizella atrogularis Black-chinned Sparrow. (A)
Icterus pustulatus Streak-backed Oriole.
Wilsonia pusilla Wilson’s Warbler. Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow.
Icterus bullockii Bullock's Oriole.
Cardellina rubrifrons Red-faced Warbler. Chondestes grammacus Lark Sparrow.
Icterus galbula Baltimore Oriole. (A)
Ergaticus ruber Red Warbler. Amphispiza bilineata Black-throated Sparrow.
Icterus parisorum Scott’s Oriole.
Myioborus pictus Painted Redstart. Calamospiza melanocorys Lark Bunting.
Cacicus melanicterus Yellow-winged Cacique.
Myioborus miniatus Slate-throated Redstart. Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah Sparrow.
Euthlypis lachrymosa Fan-tailed Warbler. Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow.
FRINGILLIDAE
Basileuterus rufifrons Rufous-capped Warbler. Melospiza lincolnii Lincoln’s Sparrow.
Euphonia affinis Scrub Euphonia.
Basileuterus belli Golden-browed Warbler. Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated Sparrow. (A)
Euphonia elegantissima Elegant Euphonia.
* Icteria virens Yellow-breasted Chat. Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned Sparrow.
Carpodacus cassinii Cassin’s Finch. (A)
* Granatellus venustus Red-breasted Chat. Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed Junco.
Carpodacus mexicanus House Finch.
Junco phaeonotus Yellow-eyed Junco.
Loxia curvirostra Red Crossbill.
THRAUPIDAE
Carduelis pinus Pine Siskin.
* Rhodinocichla rosea Rosy Thrush-Tanager. CARDINALIDAE
Carduelis notata Black-headed Siskin.
* Piranga flava Hepatic Tanager. * Saltator coerulescens Grayish Saltator.
Carduelis psaltria Lesser Goldfinch.
* Piranga rubra Summer Tanager. Cardinalis cardinalis Northern Cardinal.
Coccothraustes abeillei Hooded Grosbeak.
* Piranga ludoviciana Western Tanager. Cardinalis sinuatus Pyrrhuloxia.
Coccothraustes vespertinus Evening Grosbeak.
* Piranga bidentata Flame-colored Tanager. Pheucticus chrysopeplus Yellow Grosbeak.
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Passer domesticus House Sparrow. (I)

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