SE AZ MONTHLY CHECKLIST MAY Compiled by and Copyright Stuart Healy revised October, 2009

 

This checklist is arranged in Clements order and contains 348 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....................f
[ ]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..................i
[ ]   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...........u
[ ] N*Mourning Dove....................a
[ ] N*White-winged Dove................a
[ ] N*Common Ground-Dove...............f
[ ] 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

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.................uLr
[ ] 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
[ ]f  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 (520) 458-7603 stuarthealy@cox.net http://www.aztrogon.com SE AZ May Copyright Stuart Healy