SE AZ MONTHLY CHECKLIST APRIL Compiled by and Copyright Stuart Healy revised January, 2011

 

This checklist is arranged in Clements order and contains 352 species that can occur in April 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 website 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 WATERFOWL
[ ]SN*Black-bellied Whistling-Duck.....f
[ ]W  Greater White-fronted Goose.....Er
[ ]W  Snow Goose......................Er
[ ]W  Ross's Goose....................Er
[ ]W  Canada Goose.....................i
[ ]W  Wood Duck........................r
[ ]Wn*Gadwall..........................f
[ ]W  Eurasian Wigeon.................Ei
[ ]W  American Wigeon..................c
[ ]WN*Mallard..........................c
[ ]F *Blue-winged Teal.................r
[ ] n*Cinnamon Teal....................c
[ ]W *Northern Shoveler................c
[ ]W *Northern Pintail.................f
[ ]W *Green-winged Teal..............cLr
[ ]W *Canvasback.....................uLr
[ ]Wn*Redhead..........................u
[ ]W *Ring-necked Duck.................f
[ ]W  Greater Scaup....................i
[ ]W *Lesser Scaup...................fLu
[ ]f  Surf Scoter......................i
[ ]W  Bufflehead.......................u
[ ]W  Common Goldeneye................Ei
[ ]W  Hooded Merganser.................i
[ ]fW Red-breasted Merganser...........i
[ ] N*Ruddy Duck.......................c

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

PHEASANTS, GROUSE, AND ALLIES
[ ] N*Wild Turkey......................r

GREBES
[ ]  *Least Grebe......................i
[ ] N*Pied-billed Grebe................c
[ ]Wn*Eared Grebe......................c
[ ]W  Western Grebe..................rLi
[ ]   Clark's Grebe..................rLi

CORMORANTS AND SHAGS
[ ]  *Neotropic Cormorant..............r
[ ]w *Double-crested Cormorant.........u

PELICANS
[ ]   American White Pelican.........iLr

HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS
[ ]W  American Bittern...............rLi
[ ] N*Least Bittern..................uLf
[ ] N*Great Blue Heron.................f
[ ] n*Great Egret......................u
[ ]S *Snowy Egret......................u
[ ]S  Cattle Egret.....................r
[ ] N*Green Heron....................fLu
[ ]Wn*Black-crowned Night-Heron........u

IBISES AND SPOONBILLS
[ ]F *White-faced Ibis.................u

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................Li
[ ]Wn Northern Harrier.................f
[ ]Wn Sharp-shinned Hawk...............u
[ ] N*Cooper's Hawk..................cLf
[ ] N*Northern Goshawk.................r
[ ] N Common Black-Hawk................u
[ ] N*Harris's Hawk....................f
[ ] N*Gray Hawk........................u
[ ] n Short-tailed Hawk................i
[ ] N Swainson's Hawk................fLc
[ ] N*Zone-tailed Hawk.................u
[ ]WN*Red-tailed Hawk..................c
[ ]W  Ferruginous Hawk...............uLi
[ ]W  Rough-legged Hawk..............IEi
[ ] N*Golden Eagle.....................u

FALCONS AND CARACARAS
[ ] N*Crested Caracara.................u
[ ]WN*American Kestrel...............cLf
[ ]W  Merlin...........................r
[ ]wN*Peregrine Falcon...............uLr
[ ]WN*Prairie Falcon...................u

RAILS, GALLINULES, AND COOTS
[ ]Wn*Virginia Rail....................u
[ ]W *Sora.............................u
[ ] N*Common Moorhen...................u
[ ]WN*American Coot....................a

CRANES
[ ]W  Sandhill Crane..................Ei

PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS
[ ]f  Black-bellied Plover.............i
[ ]f  American Golden-Plover..........Li
[ ] n Snowy Plover.....................r
[ ]F  Semipalmated Plover.............Lr
[ ] N*Killdeer.........................c

STILTS AND AVOCETS
[ ]Sn*Black-necked Stilt...............u
[ ] N*American Avocet................uLc

SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES
[ ]w *Spotted Sandpiper..............uLf
[ ]   Solitary Sandpiper...............u
[ ]F *Greater Yellowlegs...............f
[ ]   Willet.........................iLu
[ ]F  Lesser Yellowlegs................u
[ ]sp Whimbrel.........................i
[ ]  *Long-billed Curlew...............u
[ ]F  Marbled Godwit..................Lr
[ ]f  Sanderling.......................i
[ ]f  Semipalmated Sandpiper..........Li
[ ]F *Western Sandpiper................f
[ ]W *Least Sandpiper..................a
[ ]F  Baird's Sandpiper................r
[ ]F  Pectoral Sandpiper...............i
[ ]w  Dunlin...........................i
[ ]F  Stilt Sandpiper.................Li
[ ]f  Short-billed Dowitcher..........Li
[ ]  *Long-billed Dowitcher............c
[ ]W  Wilson's Snipe.................uLr
[ ]F  Wilson's Phalarope.............uLc
[ ]fw Red Phalarope....................i

GULLS, TERNS, AND SKIMMERS
[ ]   Bonaparte's Gull.................r
[ ]sp Franklin's Gull..................u
[ ]   Heermann's Gull..................i
[ ]  *Ring-billed Gull.................u
[ ]f  California Gull..................i
[ ]sp Least Tern.......................i
[ ]f  Common Tern.....................Li
[ ]F  Forster's Tern..................Li

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

CUCKOOS
[ ] N*Greater Roadrunner...............f

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

OWLS
[ ] N Flammulated Owl..................f
[ ] 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..........................c
[ ] N*Burrowing Owl....................u
[ ] N*Spotted Owl......................u
[ ]Wn*Long-eared Owl...................i
[ ] N*Northern Saw-whet Owl............r

NIGHTJARS AND ALLIES
[ ] N Lesser Nighthawk...............iLu
[ ] N*Common Poorwill................fLf
[ ] n Buff-collared Nightjar..........Li
[ ] N Mexican Whip-poor-will.........rLu

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

HUMMINGBIRDS
[ ] N*Magnificent Hummingbird..........c
[ ] N*Blue-throated Hummingbird........f
[ ] n Lucifer Hummingbird..............r
[ ] N Black-chinned Hummingbird......fLc
[ ]WN*Anna's Hummingbird...............f
[ ] N*Costa's Hummingbird..............c
[ ] N*Broad-tailed Hummingbird.......fLc
[ ]F  Rufous Hummingbird...............u
[ ]F  Calliope Hummingbird.............r
[ ] N*Broad-billed Hummingbird.........c
[ ] n Berylline Hummingbird...........Li
[ ] N*Violet-crowned Hummingbird.......u
[ ] N White-eared Hummingbird..........r

TROGONS
[ ]f  Eared Quetzal....................i
[ ] N*Elegant Trogon.................rLu

KINGFISHERS
[ ]W  Belted Kingfisher..............uLi
[ ] n*Green Kingfisher.................r

WOODPECKERS
[ ]W  Lewis's Woodpecker.............rLi
[ ] N*Acorn Woodpecker.................c
[ ] N*Gila Woodpecker..................c
[ ]W  Williamson's Sapsucker.........rLi
[ ]w  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.........i
[ ]W  Red-naped Sapsucker............uLr
[ ] 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..........Lu
[ ] N*Greater Pewee..................uLf
[ ] N Western Wood-Pewee..............Lr
[ ] n Willow Flycatcher...............Li
[ ]W  Hammond's Flycatcher...........uLf
[ ]Wn*Gray Flycatcher................fLf
[ ]W  Dusky Flycatcher.................f
[ ]   Pacific-slope Flycatcher.......uLf
[ ] N*Cordilleran Flycatcher..........Li
[ ] N*Buff-breasted Flycatcher.......fLc
[ ] N*Black Phoebe.....................c
[ ]w  Eastern Phoebe...................i
[ ] N*Say's Phoebe.....................c
[ ] N*Vermilion Flycatcher.............c
[ ] N Dusky-capped Flycatcher........rLu
[ ] N*Ash-throated Flycatcher........fLc
[ ] N Brown-crested Flycatcher.......iLr
[ ] N Tropical Kingbird...............Li
[ ] N*Cassin's Kingbird..............fLc
[ ] N Thick-billed Kingbird...........Lr
[ ] N Western Kingbird.................c
[ ]sfnScissor-tailed Flycatcher.......Li

SHRIKES
[ ]WN*Loggerhead Shrike................f

VIREOS
[ ] N Bell's Vireo.....................c
[ ] n Gray Vireo.......................r
[ ] N*Plumbeous Vireo................uLf
[ ]   Cassin's Vireo.................uLf
[ ] N*Hutton's Vireo...................c
[ ] N Warbling Vireo...................c
[ ]s  Red-eyed Vireo...................i

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

LARKS
[ ] N*Horned Lark......................c

SWALLOWS
[ ] N*Northern Rough-winged Swallow..cLf
[ ] N Purple Martin..................iLr
[ ]  *Tree Swallow...................fLu
[ ] N*Violet-green Swallow.............c
[ ]f  Bank Swallow.....................u
[ ] N*Barn Swallow...................fLc
[ ] N Cliff 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  Pacific Wren...................rLi
[ ]W  Marsh Wren.....................uLr

GNATCATCHERS
[ ] N*Blue-gray Gnatcatcher..........fLu
[ ] N*Black-tailed Gnatcatcher.........f
[ ] n*Black-capped Gnatcatcher.........r

DIPPERS
[ ]Wn American Dipper................rLi

KINGLETS
[ ] N*Golden-crowned Kinglet...........u
[ ]Wn*Ruby-crowned Kinglet.............c

THRUSHES AND ALLIES
[ ] N*Eastern Bluebird.................u
[ ] N*Western Bluebird.................u
[ ]W  Townsend's Solitaire............Ir
[ ]   Swainson's Thrush...............Li
[ ] N*Hermit Thrush....................f
[ ]w  Rufous-backed Robin..............i
[ ] N*American Robin...................f
[ ]w  Varied Thrush....................i

MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHERS
[ ]  *Gray Catbird.....................i
[ ] N*Northern Mockingbird.............c
[ ]w  Brown Thrasher...................i
[ ] 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.................cLu
[ ]w  Sprague's Pipit.................Ei

WAXWINGS
[ ]W  Cedar Waxwing...................If

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

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

LONGSPURS AND SNOW BUNTING
[ ]W  McCown's Longspur...............Ei
[ ]W  Chestnut-collared Longspur.....uLr

NEW WORLD WARBLERS
[ ]   Tennessee Warbler................i
[ ]Wn*Orange-crowned Warbler...........f
[ ]f  Nashville Warbler................u
[ ] N Virginia's Warbler.............uLf
[ ] N Lucy's Warbler...................c
[ ]s  Northern Parula................iLr
[ ] N Yellow Warbler...................c
[ ]f  Black-throated Blue Warbler.....Li
[ ] N*Yellow-rumped Warbler..........cLf
[ ] N*Black-throated Gray Warbler....fLc
[ ]F *Townsend's Warbler.............rLf
[ ]F  Hermit Warbler...................u
[ ] N Grace's Warbler..................c
[ ]   Palm Warbler.....................i
[ ]  *Black-and-white Warbler........iLr
[ ]f *American Redstart..............iLr
[ ]   Prothonotary Warbler............Li
[ ]sp Worm-eating Warbler..............i
[ ]   Northern Waterthrush...........iLr
[ ]   Kentucky Warbler................Li
[ ] n MacGillivray's Warbler.........uLf
[ ] N*Common Yellowthroat..............f
[ ]spsHooded Warbler...................i
[ ]  *Wilson's Warbler...............uLc
[ ] N Red-faced Warbler..............iLu
[ ] N*Painted Redstart.................c
[ ] n*Rufous-capped Warbler............i
[ ] N Yellow-breasted Chat............Lf

BUNTINGS, SPARROWS AND ALLIES
[ ]W  Green-tailed Towhee..............f
[ ] N*Spotted Towhee...................c
[ ] N*Rufous-crowned Sparrow...........f
[ ] N*Canyon Towhee....................c
[ ] N*Abert's Towhee...................c
[ ] N*Rufous-winged Sparrow............u
[ ] N Botteri's Sparrow..............iLr
[ ] N*Cassin's Sparrow.................u
[ ] N*Chipping Sparrow.................c
[ ]w  Clay-colored Sparrow.............i
[ ]W  Brewer's Sparrow...............cLf
[ ] N*Black-chinned Sparrow............u
[ ]W  Vesper Sparrow.................fLu
[ ] N*Lark Sparrow.....................f
[ ] N*Five-striped Sparrow...........iLr
[ ] N*Black-throated Sparrow...........c
[ ]W  Lark Bunting.....................c
[ ]W  Savannah Sparrow...............fLu
[ ] N*Grasshopper Sparrow..............f
[ ]W  Baird's Sparrow.................Ei
[ ]W  Fox Sparrow.....................Ei
[ ] N*Song Sparrow.....................c
[ ]W  Lincoln's Sparrow..............fLu
[ ]W  Swamp Sparrow....................i
[ ]W  White-throated Sparrow.........rLi
[ ]w  Harris's Sparrow.................i
[ ]W  White-crowned Sparrow..........aLc
[ ]w  Golden-crowned Sparrow...........i
[ ]W  Dark-eyed Junco................rLi
[ ] N*Yellow-eyed Junco................c

CARDINALS AND ALLIES
[ ] N*Hepatic Tanager................uLf
[ ] N Summer Tanager.................rLc
[ ] N Western Tanager.................Lu
[ ] n Flame-colored Tanager...........Li
[ ] N*Northern Cardinal................c
[ ] N*Pyrrhuloxia......................c
[ ]  *Rose-breasted Grosbeak.........iLr
[ ] N Black-headed Grosbeak..........uLf
[ ] N*Blue Grosbeak....................i
[ ]Fn*Lazuli Bunting.................uLf
[ ] N Indigo Bunting..................Lr

TROUPIALS AND ALLIES
[ ] N*Red-winged Blackbird...........aLc
[ ] N*Eastern Meadowlark...............c
[ ]Wn*Western Meadowlark.............uLr
[ ]Wn*Yellow-headed Blackbird........aLc
[ ]W  Brewer's Blackbird.............fLu
[ ] N*Great-tailed Grackle.............a
[ ] N*Bronzed Cowbird..................u
[ ] N*Brown-headed Cowbird...........cLf
[ ]spsOrchard Oriole..................Li
[ ] N*Hooded Oriole....................f
[ ] n*Streak-backed Oriole.............i
[ ] N Bullock's Oriole...............uLf
[ ]sp Baltimore Oriole................Li
[ ] N*Scott's Oriole...................f

SISKINS, CROSSBILLS, AND ALLIES
[ ]w  Purple Finch.....................i
[ ]W  Cassin's Finch..................Ir
[ ] N*House Finch......................a
[ ] N*Red Crossbill....................u
[ ] n*Pine Siskin......................f
[ ] N*Lesser Goldfinch.................c
[ ]W  Lawrence's Goldfinch..........IuLr
[ ]W  American Goldfinch...............u
[ ] N*Evening Grosbeak................Ir

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 (520) 458-7603 stuarthealy@cox.net http://www.aztrogon.com SE AZ April Copyright Stuart Healy