SE AZ MONTHLY CHECKLIST SEPTEMBER Compiled by Stuart Healy 1996-2006 revised March, 2005

 

This checklist is arranged in AOU order and contains 348 species that can occur in September in southeast Arizona. Abundance codes in proper habitat: a-abundant, c-common, f-fairly common u-uncommon, r-rare, i-very rare or irregular Status: (see extended notes for full details) N=nesting, Sp/S/F/W=seasons, *=all year, not necessarily in same habitat or same individuals. Italics = transient, Underline = localized range Modifiers that precede the abundance code: E = early part of month, L = later part of month I = Irruptive or variable in numbers year to year Examples: rLu = rare early becoming uncommon later Ef = fairly common early in month, absent later Lc = absent early in the month, common later

  


DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS
SN*Black-bellied Whistling-Duck.....f
W  Greater White-fronted Goose.....Li
W  Snow Goose......................Li
W  Wood Duck........................i
Wn*Gadwall........................rLf
W  American Wigeon................rLc
WN*Mallard..........................c
F *Blue-winged Teal.................u
 n*Cinnamon Teal....................c
W *Northern Shoveler..............cLa
W *Northern Pintail...............fLc
W *Green-winged Teal..............rLc
W *Canvasback.....................iLr
Wn*Redhead........................rLu
W *Ring-necked Duck...............rLu
W *Lesser Scaup.....................r
 N*Ruddy Duck.......................c

TURKEYS
 N*Wild Turkey......................r

NEW WORLD QUAIL
 N*Scaled Quail.....................f
 N*Gambel's Quail...................a
 N*Montezuma Quail..................u

GREBES
  *Least Grebe......................i
 N*Pied-billed Grebe..............uLf
Wn*Eared Grebe....................uLc
   Clark's Grebe..................iLr

PELICANS
   American White Pelican.........iLr
SF Brown Pelican....................i

CORMORANTS
  *Neotropic Cormorant..............r
w *Double-crested Cormorant.........u

HERONS, EGRETS AND BITTERNS
W  American Bittern................Lr
 N*Least Bittern..................uLr
 N*Great Blue Heron...............fLc
 n*Great Egret......................u
S *Snowy Egret......................u
s  Little Blue Heron................i
sf Tricolored Heron.................i
S  Cattle Egret...................rLi
 N*Green Heron....................uLf
Wn*Black-crowned Night-Heron........u

IBIS AND SPOONBILLS
F *White-faced Ibis.................f

NEW WORLD VULTURES
 N*Black Vulture....................u
 N*Turkey Vulture...................a

OSPREY
   Osprey...........................u

HAWKS, EAGLES AND KITES
 n*White-tailed Kite................r
 N Mississippi Kite................Ei
Wn Northern Harrier...............rLf
Wn Sharp-shinned Hawk.............rLu
 N*Cooper's Hawk..................fLc
 N*Northern Goshawk.................r
 N*Gray Hawk........................u
 N Common Black-Hawk................u
 N*Harris's Hawk....................f
 n Short-tailed Hawk................i
 N Swainson's Hawk..................c
 N*Zone-tailed Hawk...............uLr
WN*Red-tailed Hawk..................c
W  Ferruginous Hawk................Li
 N*Golden Eagle.....................u

FALCONS AND CARACARAS
 N*Crested Caracara.................u
WN*American Kestrel.................c
W  Merlin...........................i
wN*Peregrine Falcon...............rLu
WN*Prairie Falcon...................u

RAILS, GALLINULES AND COOTS
 n Clapper Rail.....................r
Wn*Virginia Rail....................u
W *Sora...........................uLf
s  Purple Gallinule.................i
 N*Common Moorhen...................u
WN*American Coot....................a

CRANES
W  Sandhill Crane..................Li

PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS
f  Black-bellied Plover.............i
f  American Golden-Plover..........Li
 n Snowy Plover.....................r
F  Semipalmated Plover............uLr
 N*Killdeer.........................c
W  Mountain Plover..................i

AVOCETS AND STILTS
Sn*Black-necked Stilt...............u
 N*American Avocet................cLf

SANDPIPERS
F *Greater Yellowlegs...............c
F  Lesser Yellowlegs................f
   Solitary Sandpiper...............u
   Willet..........................Ei
w *Spotted Sandpiper................f
sp Whimbrel.........................i
  *Long-billed Curlew...............u
F  Marbled Godwit...................u
f  Sanderling.......................r
f  Semipalmated Sandpiper...........r
F *Western Sandpiper..............aLc
W *Least Sandpiper..................a
F  Baird's Sandpiper..............cLf
F  Pectoral Sandpiper...............u
F  Stilt Sandpiper................uLr
f  Short-billed Dowitcher...........r
  *Long-billed Dowitcher............c
W  Wilson's Snipe...................f
F  Wilson's Phalarope.............aLc
f  Red-necked Phalarope.............u
fw Red Phalarope....................i

GULLS
sp Franklin's Gull..................i
   Bonaparte's Gull.................i
  *Ring-billed Gull...............rLu
f  California Gull..................r
f  Sabine's Gull....................i

TERNS
f  Common Tern......................i
F  Forster's Tern...................r
F  Black Tern.......................r

PIGEONS AND DOVES
 N*Rock Pigeon......................c
 N*Band-tailed Pigeon...............f
 N*Eurasian Collared-Dove...........r
 N*White-winged Dove..............cLf
 N*Mourning Dove....................a
 N*Inca Dove........................f
 N*Common Ground-Dove...............u
 n*Ruddy Ground-Dove................i

CUCKOOS
 N Yellow-billed Cuckoo...........uLr
 N*Greater Roadrunner...............f
sf Groove-billed Ani................i

BARN-OWLS
 N*Barn Owl.........................f

OWLS
 N Flammulated Owl.................Eu
 N*Western Screech-Owl..............c
 N*Whiskered Screech-Owl............c
 N*Great Horned Owl.................c
 N*Northern Pygmy-Owl...............u
 N*Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl............r
 N Elf Owl........................rLi
 N*Burrowing Owl....................u
 N*Spotted Owl......................u
Wn*Northern Long-eared Owl..........i
 N*Northern Saw-whet Owl............r

NIGHTJARS
 N Lesser Nighthawk.................c
 N Common Nighthawk................Er
 N*Common Poorwill..................c
 n Buff-collared Nightjar..........Ei
 N Whip-poor-will.................fLu

SWIFTS
f  Vaux's Swift...................iLr
 N*White-throated Swift.............c

HUMMINGBIRDS
 N*Broad-billed Hummingbird.......cLf
 N White-eared Hummingbird........rLi
 n Berylline Hummingbird...........Ei
 N*Violet-crowned Hummingbird.......u
 N*Blue-throated Hummingbird........f
 N*Magnificent Hummingbird..........c
s  Plain-capped Starthroat..........i
 n Lucifer Hummingbird..............r
 N Black-chinned Hummingbird......cLf
WN*Anna's Hummingbird...............c
 N*Costa's Hummingbird..............u
F  Calliope Hummingbird...........uLr
 N*Broad-tailed Hummingbird.......cLf
F  Rufous Hummingbird.............cLf
F  Allen's Hummingbird..............i

TROGONS AND QUETZALS
 N*Elegant Trogon...................f
f  Eared Quetzal....................i

KINGFISHERS
W  Belted Kingfisher................u
 n*Green Kingfisher.................r

WOODPECKERS
W  Lewis's Woodpecker..............Li
 N*Acorn Woodpecker.................c
 N*Gila Woodpecker..................c
W  Williamson's Sapsucker.........iLr
w  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker........Li
W  Red-naped Sapsucker............rLu
 N*Ladder-backed Woodpecker.........c
 N*Hairy Woodpecker.................u
 N*Arizona Woodpecker...............f
 N*Northern Flicker.................c
 N*Gilded Flicker...................f

TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
 N*Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet....u
   Olive-sided Flycatcher...........u
 N*Greater Pewee....................r
 N Western Wood-Pewee...............f
 n Willow Flycatcher..............fLr
W  Hammond's Flycatcher.............f
Wn*Gray Flycatcher................uLf
W  Dusky Flycatcher...............uLf
   Pacific-slope Flycatcher.......fLu
 N*Cordilleran Flycatcher.........fLu
 N*Buff-breasted Flycatcher.......fLu
 N*Black Phoebe.....................c
w  Eastern Phoebe...................i
 N*Say's Phoebe...................fLc
 N*Vermilion Flycatcher.............c
 N Dusky-capped Flycatcher........uLr
 N*Ash-throated Flycatcher........uLr
 N Brown-crested Flycatcher........Ei
 N Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher......Er
 N Tropical Kingbird..............rLi
 N*Cassin's Kingbird..............cLf
 N Thick-billed Kingbird..........rLi
 N Western Kingbird.................c
sf Eastern Kingbird.................i
sfnScissor-tailed Flycatcher........i
 N Rose-throated Becard...........rLi

SHRIKES
WN*Loggerhead Shrike................f

VIREOS AND ALLIES
 N Bell's Vireo...................cLr
 n Gray Vireo.......................r
s  Yellow-throated Vireo...........Ei
 N*Plumbeous Vireo................fLu
   Cassin's Vireo.................uLf
 N*Hutton's Vireo...................c
 N Warbling Vireo.................cLu
s  Red-eyed Vireo...................i

CROWS AND JAYS
 N*Steller's Jay....................f
 N*Western Scrub-Jay................u
 N*Mexican Jay......................c
w  Pinyon Jay.....................ILr
w  Clark's Nutcracker.............ILr
 N*Chihuahuan Raven.................c
 N*Common Raven.....................c

LARKS
 N*Horned Lark......................c

SWALLOWS
 N Purple Martin....................c
  *Tree Swallow...................uLf
 N*Violet-green Swallow.............c
 N*Northern Rough-winged Swallow....c
f  Bank Swallow...................uLr
 N Cliff Swallow..................uLr
 N*Barn Swallow.....................c

CHICKADEES AND TITS
 N*Mountain Chickadee...............f
 N*Mexican Chickadee................u
 N*Bridled Titmouse.................c
 N*Juniper Titmouse.................u

PENDULINE TITS
 N*Verdin...........................c

LONG-TAILED TITS
 N*Bushtit..........................c

NUTHATCHES
 N*Red-breasted Nuthatch............f
 N*White-breasted Nuthatch..........c
 N*Pygmy Nuthatch...................c

CREEPERS
 N*Brown Creeper....................c

WRENS
 N*Cactus Wren......................c
 N*Rock Wren........................f
 N*Canyon Wren......................c
 N*Bewick's Wren....................c
 N*House Wren.......................c
W  Marsh Wren.....................iLr

DIPPERS
Wn American Dipper..................i

KINGLETS
 N*Golden-crowned Kinglet...........u
Wn*Ruby-crowned Kinglet...........rLu

GNATCATCHERS
 N*Blue-gray Gnatcatcher............u
 N*Black-tailed Gnatcatcher.........f
 n*Black-capped Gnatcatcher.........r

THRUSHES
 N*Eastern Bluebird.................u
 N*Western Bluebird.................u
W  Townsend's Solitaire............Ir
   Swainson's Thrush..............iLu
 N*Hermit Thrush....................f
 N*American Robin...................f
s  Aztec Thrush.....................i

MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHERS
  *Gray Catbird.....................i
 N*Northern Mockingbird.............c
 N*Bendire's Thrasher...............f
 N*Curve-billed Thrasher............c
 N*Crissal Thrasher.................f
 n*Le Conte's Thrasher..............i

STARLINGS
 N*European Starling................a

WAGTAILS AND PIPITS
W  American Pipit..................Lr

WAXWINGS
W  Cedar Waxwing.................IrLu

SILKY-FLYCATCHERS
 N*Phainopepla......................c

OLIVE WARBLER
 N*Olive Warbler....................c

WOOD WARBLERS
   Tennessee Warbler................i
Wn*Orange-crowned Warbler...........f
   Nashville Warbler..............fLu
 N Virginia's Warbler..............Er
 N Lucy's Warbler...................u
s  Northern Parula..................i
 N Yellow Warbler...................c
   Chestnut-sided Warbler...........i
f  Black-throated Blue Warbler.....Li
 N*Yellow-rumped Warbler............f
 N*Black-throated Gray Warbler......c
F *Townsend's Warbler...............c
F  Hermit Warbler.................cLf
 N Grace's Warbler................cLf
  *Black-and-white Warbler..........r
f *American Redstart................r
   Prothonotary Warbler.............i
   Northern Waterthrush.............r
w  Louisiana Waterthrush...........Ei
 n MacGillivray's Warbler...........f
 N*Common Yellowthroat..............f
  *Wilson's Warbler.................c
 N Red-faced Warbler..............uLi
 N*Painted Redstart...............fLu
 n*Rufous-capped Warbler............i
 N Yellow-breasted Chat...........cLf

TANAGERS AND ALLIES
 N*Hepatic Tanager..................f
 N Summer Tanager.................cLf
 N Western Tanager................fLu
 n Flame-colored Tanager...........Ei

SPARROWS, TOWHEES, JUNCOS
W  Green-tailed Towhee............rLf
 N*Spotted Towhee...................c
 N*Canyon Towhee....................c
 N*Abert's Towhee...................c
 N*Rufous-winged Sparrow............u
 N*Cassin's Sparrow.................c
 N Botteri's Sparrow..............cLu
 N*Rufous-crowned Sparrow...........f
 N*Five-striped Sparrow.............r
 N*Chipping Sparrow.................f
w  Clay-colored Sparrow.............i
W  Brewer's Sparrow...............rLu
 N*Black-chinned Sparrow............u
W  Vesper Sparrow.................uLf
 N*Lark Sparrow.....................f
 N*Black-throated Sparrow...........c
W  Sage Sparrow....................Lr
W  Lark Bunting.....................c
W  Savannah Sparrow...............uLf
 N*Grasshopper Sparrow..............f
W  Baird's Sparrow..................i
W  Fox Sparrow.....................Li
 N*Song Sparrow.....................c
W  Lincoln's Sparrow..............rLu
W  Swamp Sparrow...................Li
W  White-crowned Sparrow..........rLu
W  Dark-eyed Junco.................Li
 N*Yellow-eyed Junco................c
W  Chestnut-collared Longspur......Lr

SALTATORS, CARDINALS AND ALLIES
 N*Northern Cardinal................c
 N*Pyrrhuloxia......................c
  *Rose-breasted Grosbeak.........iLr
 N Black-headed Grosbeak............c
 N*Blue Grosbeak..................cLf
Fn*Lazuli Bunting.................cLu
 N Indigo Bunting.................uLr
 N Varied Bunting.................uLr
s  Painted Bunting..................r
f  Dickcissel.......................r

BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, GRACKLES, ETC.
f  Bobolink.........................i
 N*Red-winged Blackbird.............c
 N*Eastern Meadowlark...............c
Wn*Western Meadowlark.............iLr
Wn*Yellow-headed Blackbird..........a
W  Brewer's Blackbird.............rLu
 N*Great-tailed Grackle.............a
 N*Bronzed Cowbird..................r
 N*Brown-headed Cowbird.............c
spsOrchard Oriole...................i
 N*Hooded Oriole..................fLu
 n*Streak-backed Oriole.............i
 N Bullock's Oriole...............fLu
 N*Scott's Oriole.................rLi

FINCHES, SISKINS, CROSSBILLS
W  Cassin's Finch................IiLr
 N*House Finch......................a
 N*Red Crossbill....................u
 n*Pine Siskin....................rLf
 N*Lesser Goldfinch.................c
W  Lawrence's Goldfinch..........IiLr
 N*Evening Grosbeak................Iu

OLD WORLD SPARROWS
 N*House Sparrow....................a


  

 

Stuart Healy, Western U.S. Bird Guide specializing in SE AZ & the White Mtns. 220 Stardust Street, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 Tel: (520) 458-7603 email: stuarthealy@earthlink.net Web site: http://www.aztrogon.com SE AZ Sept. 1996-2006 Stuart Healy