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

 

This checklist is arranged in Clements order and contains 349 species that can occur in May 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

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

PELICANS
[ ]   American White Pelican...........r
[ ]SF Brown Pelican....................i

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

HERONS, EGRETS AND BITTERNS
[ ] N*Great Blue Heron.................f
[ ] n*Great Egret......................u
[ ]sf Tricolored Heron.................i
[ ]s  Little Blue Heron................i
[ ]S *Snowy Egret......................u
[ ]S  Cattle Egret.....................r
[ ] N*Green Heron......................u
[ ]Wn*Black-crowned Night-Heron........u
[ ] N*Least Bittern....................u
[ ]W  American Bittern................Ei

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

DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS
[ ]SN*Black-bellied Whistling-Duck.....f
[ ]W  Wood Duck........................i
[ ]W  American Wigeon................rLi
[ ]Wn*Gadwall........................uLi
[ ]W *Green-winged Teal................r
[ ]WN*Mallard..........................f
[ ]W *Northern Pintail...............uLr
[ ]F *Blue-winged Teal.................r
[ ] n*Cinnamon Teal..................fLu
[ ]W *Northern Shoveler..............fLu
[ ]W *Canvasback.......................i
[ ]Wn*Redhead........................uLi
[ ]W *Ring-necked Duck...............rLi
[ ]W *Lesser Scaup...................uLr
[ ]f  Surf Scoter.....................Ei
[ ]W  Bufflehead.......................i
[ ] N*Ruddy Duck.......................f

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

OSPREY
[ ]   Osprey...........................i

HAWKS, EAGLES AND KITES
[ ] n*White-tailed Kite................r
[ ] N Mississippi Kite...............rLu
[ ]Wn Northern Harrier...............rLi
[ ]Wn Sharp-shinned Hawk...............r
[ ] N*Cooper's Hawk....................f
[ ] 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..................f
[ ] N*Zone-tailed Hawk.................u
[ ]WN*Red-tailed Hawk..................c
[ ] N*Golden Eagle.....................u

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

TURKEYS
[ ] N*Wild Turkey......................r

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

RAILS, GALLINULES AND COOTS
[ ] n Clapper Rail.....................r
[ ]Wn*Virginia Rail....................r
[ ]W *Sora...........................uLi
[ ] N*Common Moorhen...................u
[ ]WN*American Coot..................aLc

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

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

SANDPIPERS
[ ]W  Wilson's Snipe..................Er
[ ]f  Short-billed Dowitcher...........i
[ ]  *Long-billed Dowitcher..........fLu
[ ]F  Marbled Godwit...................r
[ ]sp Whimbrel.........................i
[ ]  *Long-billed Curlew.............uLr
[ ]F *Greater Yellowlegs.............uLr
[ ]F  Lesser Yellowlegs...............Er
[ ]   Solitary Sandpiper...............u
[ ]w *Spotted Sandpiper..............fLu
[ ]   Willet...........................u
[ ]f  Sanderling.......................i
[ ]f  Semipalmated Sandpiper...........i
[ ]F *Western Sandpiper..............fLr
[ ]W *Least Sandpiper................cLr
[ ]F  Baird's Sandpiper................r
[ ]F  Pectoral Sandpiper...............i
[ ]w  Dunlin...........................i
[ ]F  Stilt Sandpiper..................i
[ ]F  Wilson's Phalarope.............cLf
[ ]f  Red-necked Phalarope.............r

GULLS
[ ]   Heermann's Gull..................i
[ ]  *Ring-billed Gull...............uLr
[ ]f  California Gull................rLi
[ ]   Bonaparte's Gull.................r
[ ]sp Franklin's Gull..................u

TERNS
[ ]f  Common Tern......................i
[ ]F  Forster's Tern...................i
[ ]sp Least Tern.......................r
[ ]F  Black Tern.......................i

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

CUCKOOS
[ ] N Yellow-billed Cuckoo............Li
[ ]sf Groove-billed Ani...............Li
[ ] 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*Spotted Owl......................u
[ ] N*Northern Pygmy-Owl...............u
[ ] N*Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl............r
[ ] N Elf Owl..........................c
[ ] N*Burrowing Owl....................u
[ ] N*Northern Saw-whet Owl............r
[ ]Wn*Northern Long-eared Owl..........i

NIGHTJARS
[ ] N Lesser Nighthawk.................c
[ ] N Common Nighthawk................Lr
[ ] N*Common Poorwill..................c
[ ] n Buff-collared Nightjar...........r
[ ] N Whip-poor-will.................uLf

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

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

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

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

WOODPECKERS
[ ]W  Lewis's Woodpecker..............Ei
[ ] N*Acorn Woodpecker.................c
[ ] N*Gila Woodpecker..................c
[ ]w  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker........Ei
[ ]W  Red-naped Sapsucker.............Ei
[ ] 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....................f
[ ] N Western Wood-Pewee...............c
[ ] n Willow Flycatcher..............rLf
[ ]W  Hammond's Flycatcher...........uLr
[ ]Wn*Gray Flycatcher..................i
[ ]W  Dusky Flycatcher...............uLr
[ ]   Pacific-slope Flycatcher.......fLu
[ ] N*Cordilleran Flycatcher.........uLc
[ ] N*Buff-breasted Flycatcher.........c
[ ]w  Eastern Phoebe...................i
[ ] N*Black Phoebe.....................c
[ ] N*Say's Phoebe...................cLf
[ ] N*Vermilion Flycatcher.............c
[ ] N Dusky-capped Flycatcher..........c
[ ] N*Ash-throated Flycatcher..........c
[ ] N Brown-crested Flycatcher.........f
[ ] N Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher.....iLr
[ ] N Tropical Kingbird..............rLu
[ ] N*Cassin's Kingbird................c
[ ] N Thick-billed Kingbird............u
[ ] N Western Kingbird.................c
[ ]sf Eastern Kingbird................Li
[ ]sfnScissor-tailed Flycatcher........i
[ ] N Rose-throated Becard...........iLr

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

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

WAGTAILS AND PIPITS
[ ]W  American Pipit..................Ei

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

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

WAXWINGS
[ ]W  Cedar Waxwing.................IuLr

DIPPERS
[ ]Wn American Dipper..................i

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

CREEPERS
[ ] N*Brown Creeper....................c

PENDULINE TITS
[ ] N*Verdin...........................c

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

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

STARLINGS
[ ] N*European Starling................a

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

VIREOS AND ALLIES
[ ] N Bell's Vireo.....................c
[ ] n Gray Vireo.......................r
[ ]s  Yellow-throated Vireo............i
[ ] N*Plumbeous Vireo..................f
[ ]   Cassin's Vireo..................Eu
[ ] N*Hutton's Vireo...................c
[ ] N Warbling Vireo...................c
[ ]s  Red-eyed Vireo...................i

FINCHES, SISKINS, CROSSBILLS
[ ]W  Cassin's Finch................IrLi
[ ] N*House Finch......................a
[ ] N*Red Crossbill....................u
[ ] n*Pine Siskin....................fLr
[ ] N*Lesser Goldfinch.................c
[ ]W  Lawrence's Goldfinch...........IEr
[ ]W  American Goldfinch...............r
[ ] N*Evening Grosbeak................Iu

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

WOOD WARBLERS
[ ]   Tennessee Warbler................i
[ ]Wn*Orange-crowned Warbler...........r
[ ]   Nashville Warbler...............Eu
[ ] N Virginia's Warbler...............f
[ ] N Lucy's Warbler...................c
[ ]s  Northern Parula..................r
[ ] N Yellow Warbler...................c
[ ]   Chestnut-sided Warbler...........i
[ ]f  Black-throated Blue Warbler......i
[ ] N*Yellow-rumped Warbler............f
[ ] N*Black-throated Gray Warbler......c
[ ]F *Townsend's Warbler.............fLr
[ ]F  Hermit Warbler...................u
[ ] N Grace's Warbler..................c
[ ]   Palm Warbler.....................i
[ ]  *Black-and-white Warbler..........r
[ ]f *American Redstart................r
[ ]   Prothonotary Warbler.............i
[ ]sp Worm-eating Warbler..............i
[ ]   Ovenbird.........................i
[ ]   Northern Waterthrush.............r
[ ]   Kentucky Warbler.................i
[ ] n MacGillivray's Warbler.........fLu
[ ] N*Common Yellowthroat..............f
[ ]spsHooded Warbler...................i
[ ]  *Wilson's Warbler...............cLr
[ ] N Red-faced Warbler................f
[ ] N*Painted Redstart.................c
[ ] n*Rufous-capped Warbler............i
[ ] N Yellow-breasted Chat.............c

TANAGERS AND ALLIES
[ ] N*Hepatic Tanager..................f
[ ] N Summer Tanager...................c
[ ] N Western Tanager..................c
[ ] n Flame-colored Tanager............i

SPARROWS, TOWHEES, JUNCOS
[ ]W  Green-tailed Towhee............uLr
[ ] N*Spotted Towhee...................c
[ ] N*Canyon Towhee....................c
[ ] N*Abert's Towhee...................c
[ ] N Botteri's Sparrow..............rLu
[ ] N*Cassin's Sparrow.................u
[ ] N*Rufous-crowned Sparrow...........f
[ ] N*Rufous-winged Sparrow............u
[ ] N*Five-striped Sparrow.............r
[ ] N*Chipping Sparrow...............fLr
[ ]w  Clay-colored Sparrow............Ei
[ ]W  Brewer's Sparrow...............rLi
[ ] N*Black-chinned Sparrow............u
[ ]W  Vesper Sparrow..................Er
[ ] N*Lark Sparrow.....................f
[ ] N*Black-throated Sparrow...........c
[ ]W  Lark Bunting....................Ef
[ ]W  Savannah Sparrow................Er
[ ] N*Grasshopper Sparrow..............f
[ ] N*Song Sparrow.....................c
[ ]W  Lincoln's Sparrow..............rLi
[ ]W  Swamp Sparrow...................Ei
[ ]W  White-crowned Sparrow..........fLr
[ ]W  White-throated Sparrow...........i
[ ]w  Golden-crowned Sparrow...........i
[ ]w  Harris's Sparrow................Ei
[ ]W  Dark-eyed Junco.................Ei
[ ] N*Yellow-eyed Junco................c
[ ]W  Chestnut-collared Longspur......Ei

SALTATORS, CARDINALS AND ALLIES
[ ] N*Northern Cardinal................c
[ ] N*Pyrrhuloxia......................c
[ ]  *Rose-breasted Grosbeak...........r
[ ] N Black-headed Grosbeak............c
[ ] N*Blue Grosbeak..................rLu
[ ]Fn*Lazuli Bunting.................fLu
[ ] N Indigo Bunting...................u
[ ] N Varied Bunting.................iLr

BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, GRACKLES, ETC.
[ ] N*Red-winged Blackbird.............c
[ ] N*Eastern Meadowlark...............c
[ ]Wn*Western Meadowlark...............i
[ ]Wn*Yellow-headed Blackbird........fLu
[ ]W  Brewer's Blackbird..............Er
[ ] N*Great-tailed Grackle.............a
[ ] N*Bronzed Cowbird................uLf
[ ] N*Brown-headed Cowbird.............f
[ ] n*Streak-backed Oriole.............i
[ ] N*Hooded Oriole....................f
[ ]sp Baltimore Oriole.................i
[ ] N Bullock's Oriole.................f
[ ]spsOrchard Oriole...................i
[ ] N*Scott's Oriole...................f

 

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 May. 1996-2006 Stuart Healy