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

 

This checklist is arranged in Clements order and contains 349 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 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.....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

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..............uLf
[ ]Wn*Eared Grebe....................uLc
[ ]W  Western Grebe....................i
[ ]   Clark's Grebe..................iLr

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

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

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

IBISES 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 Common Black-Hawk................u
[ ] N*Harris's Hawk....................f
[ ] N*Gray Hawk........................u
[ ] 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

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

SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES
[ ]w *Spotted Sandpiper................f
[ ]   Solitary Sandpiper...............u
[ ]F *Greater Yellowlegs...............c
[ ]   Willet..........................Ei
[ ]F  Lesser Yellowlegs................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
[ ]w  Dunlin..........................Li
[ ]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, TERNS, AND SKIMMERS
[ ]f  Sabine's Gull..................iLr
[ ]sp Franklin's Gull.................Li
[ ]  *Ring-billed Gull...............rLu
[ ]f  California Gull................iLr
[ ]F  Black Tern.......................r
[ ]f  Common Tern......................i
[ ]F  Forster's Tern...................r

PIGEONS AND DOVES
[ ] N*Rock Pigeon......................c
[ ] N*Band-tailed Pigeon...............f
[ ] N*Eurasian Collared-Dove...........f
[ ] N*White-winged Dove..............cLf
[ ] N*Mourning Dove....................a
[ ] N*Inca Dove........................f
[ ] N*Common Ground-Dove.............fLu
[ ] 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*Long-eared Owl...................i
[ ] N*Northern Saw-whet Owl............r

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

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

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

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

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..................uLr
[ ] 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

TITYRAS AND ALLIES
[ ] n Rose-throated Becard...........rLi

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

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

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

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

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.....................rLu

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

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

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

THRUSHES AND ALLIES
[ ] 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...................rLi
[ ] 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

LONGSPURS AND SNOW BUNTING
[ ]W  Chestnut-collared Longspur......Lr

NEW WORLD WARBLERS
[ ]   Tennessee Warbler................i
[ ]Wn*Orange-crowned Warbler...........f
[ ]f  Nashville Warbler..............fLu
[ ] N Virginia's Warbler.............rLi
[ ] 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

BUNTINGS, SPARROWS AND ALLIES
[ ]W  Green-tailed Towhee............rLf
[ ] 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..............cLu
[ ] N*Cassin's Sparrow.................c
[ ] 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*Five-striped Sparrow.............r
[ ] 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

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

TROUPIALS AND ALLIES
[ ]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

SISKINS, CROSSBILLS, AND ALLIES
[ ]W  Cassin's Finch.................ILi
[ ] 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 (520) 458-7603 stuarthealy@cox.net http://www.aztrogon.com SE AZ Sept. Copyright Stuart Healy