SE AZ MONTHLY CHECKLIST OCTOBER Compiled by Stuart Healy 1996-2006 revised April, 2005

 

This checklist is arranged in Clements order and contains 360 species that can occur in October 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

LOONS
[ ]W  Common Loon....................iLr

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

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.................c
[ ] n*Great Egret......................u
[ ]sf Tricolored Heron.................i
[ ]S *Snowy Egret......................r
[ ]S  Cattle Egret.....................i
[ ] N*Green Heron......................f
[ ]Wn*Black-crowned Night-Heron......uLr
[ ] N*Least Bittern....................i
[ ]W  American Bittern.................r

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

DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS
[ ]SN*Black-bellied Whistling-Duck.....f
[ ]W  Greater White-fronted Goose......r
[ ]W  Snow Goose.....................iLr
[ ]W  Ross's Goose...................iLr
[ ]W  Canada Goose....................Li
[ ]W  Wood Duck......................iLr
[ ]W  Eurasian Wigeon.................Li
[ ]W  American Wigeon..................a
[ ]Wn*Gadwall..........................f
[ ]W *Green-winged Teal................c
[ ]WN*Mallard..........................c
[ ]W *Northern Pintail.................c
[ ]F *Blue-winged Teal.................u
[ ] n*Cinnamon Teal..................cLf
[ ]W *Northern Shoveler................a
[ ]W *Canvasback.....................rLu
[ ]Wn*Redhead..........................f
[ ]W *Ring-necked Duck.................c
[ ]W  Greater Scaup...................Li
[ ]W *Lesser Scaup...................uLf
[ ]f  Surf Scoter.....................Li
[ ]W  Bufflehead.....................rLu
[ ]W  Hooded Merganser.................i
[ ]fW Red-breasted Merganser..........Li
[ ]W  Common Merganser................Li
[ ] N*Ruddy Duck.......................c

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

OSPREY
[ ]   Osprey.........................uLi

HAWKS, EAGLES AND KITES
[ ] n*White-tailed Kite................r
[ ]Wn Northern Harrier.................c
[ ]Wn Sharp-shinned Hawk...............u
[ ] N*Cooper's Hawk....................c
[ ] N*Northern Goshawk.................r
[ ] N Common Black-Hawk...............Er
[ ] N*Harris's Hawk....................f
[ ] N*Gray Hawk......................rLi
[ ] N Swainson's Hawk................uLi
[ ] N*Zone-tailed Hawk.................i
[ ]WN*Red-tailed Hawk..................c
[ ]W  Ferruginous Hawk...............rLu
[ ]W  Rough-legged Hawk..............ILi
[ ] N*Golden Eagle.....................u

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

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

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

CRANES
[ ]W  Sandhill Crane.................rLu

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

AVOCETS AND STILTS
[ ]Sn*Black-necked Stilt...............r
[ ] N*American Avocet................uLr

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

SANDPIPERS
[ ]W  Wilson's Snipe...................f
[ ]f  Short-billed Dowitcher..........Er
[ ]  *Long-billed Dowitcher............c
[ ]F  Marbled Godwit...................r
[ ]  *Long-billed Curlew...............r
[ ]F *Greater Yellowlegs.............uLr
[ ]F  Lesser Yellowlegs................r
[ ]   Solitary Sandpiper..............Er
[ ]w *Spotted Sandpiper................u
[ ]f  Sanderling.....................rLi
[ ]f  Semipalmated Sandpiper..........Ei
[ ]F *Western Sandpiper..............fLu
[ ]W *Least Sandpiper..................f
[ ]F  Baird's Sandpiper..............uLi
[ ]F  Pectoral Sandpiper.............uLr
[ ]w  Dunlin..........................Lr
[ ]F  Stilt Sandpiper.................Er
[ ]F  Wilson's Phalarope.............uLi
[ ]f  Red-necked Phalarope............Er
[ ]fw Red Phalarope....................i

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

TERNS
[ ]f  Common Tern......................i
[ ]F  Forster's Tern.................rLi
[ ]F  Black Tern......................Ei

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

CUCKOOS
[ ]sf Groove-billed Ani................i
[ ] N*Greater Roadrunner...............f

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

OWLS
[ ] 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.........................Ei
[ ] N*Burrowing Owl....................u
[ ] N*Northern Saw-whet Owl............r
[ ]Wn*Northern Long-eared Owl..........r
[ ]W  Short-eared Owl................ILi

NIGHTJARS
[ ] N Lesser Nighthawk...............fLi
[ ] N*Common Poorwill................fLu
[ ] N Whip-poor-will...................r

SWIFTS
[ ]f  Vaux's Swift....................Er
[ ] N*White-throated Swift...........cLf

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

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

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

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

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

SWALLOWS
[ ] N Purple Martin..................rLi
[ ]  *Tree Swallow.....................c
[ ] N*Violet-green Swallow...........fLu
[ ] N*Northern Rough-winged Swallow....f
[ ]f  Bank Swallow....................Ei
[ ] N Cliff Swallow...................Ei
[ ] N*Barn Swallow...................cLf

WAGTAILS AND PIPITS
[ ]W  American Pipit.................uLc
[ ]w  Sprague's Pipit.................Li

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

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

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

DIPPERS
[ ]Wn American Dipper..................r

WRENS
[ ] N*Cactus Wren......................c
[ ] N*Rock Wren........................f
[ ] N*Canyon Wren......................c
[ ] N*Bewick's Wren....................c
[ ]w  Winter Wren.....................Li
[ ] N*House Wren.......................c
[ ]W  Marsh Wren.....................uLf

MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHERS
[ ]  *Gray Catbird.....................i
[ ] N*Northern Mockingbird.............c
[ ]W  Sage Thrasher....................r
[ ]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...............uLf
[ ]W  Mountain Bluebird..............ILu
[ ]W  Townsend's Solitaire..........IrLu
[ ]   Swainson's Thrush..............uLi
[ ] N*Hermit Thrush....................f
[ ]w  Rufous-backed Robin..............i
[ ] N*American Robin...................f
[ ]w  Varied Thrush...................Li
[ ]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................c

CROWS AND JAYS
[ ] N*Steller's Jay....................f
[ ] N*Western Scrub-Jay................u
[ ] N*Mexican Jay......................c
[ ]w  Pinyon Jay......................Ir
[ ]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...................rLi
[ ] N*Plumbeous Vireo................uLr
[ ]   Cassin's Vireo...................u
[ ] N*Hutton's Vireo...................f
[ ] N Warbling Vireo..................Ei
[ ]s  Red-eyed Vireo...................i

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

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

WOOD WARBLERS
[ ]   Tennessee Warbler................i
[ ]Wn*Orange-crowned Warbler.........fLu
[ ]   Nashville Warbler..............uLi
[ ] N Lucy's Warbler..................Er
[ ]s  Northern Parula..................i
[ ] N Yellow Warbler..................Eu
[ ]   Chestnut-sided Warbler...........i
[ ]f  Black-throated Blue Warbler......i
[ ] N*Yellow-rumped Warbler..........cLa
[ ] N*Black-throated Gray Warbler....fLu
[ ]F *Townsend's Warbler...............u
[ ]F  Hermit Warbler.................uLr
[ ] N Grace's Warbler..................i
[ ]   Palm Warbler.....................i
[ ]  *Black-and-white Warbler..........r
[ ]f *American Redstart..............rLi
[ ]   Prothonotary Warbler.............i
[ ]   Ovenbird.........................i
[ ]w  Louisiana Waterthrush...........Li
[ ]   Kentucky Warbler.................i
[ ] n MacGillivray's Warbler..........Eu
[ ] N*Common Yellowthroat..............f
[ ]spsHooded Warbler..................Li
[ ]  *Wilson's Warbler.................r
[ ] N*Painted Redstart...............uLr
[ ] n*Rufous-capped Warbler............i
[ ] N Yellow-breasted Chat............Er

TANAGERS AND ALLIES
[ ] N*Hepatic Tanager................uLr
[ ] N Summer Tanager.................uLr
[ ] N Western Tanager................rLi

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

SALTATORS, CARDINALS AND ALLIES
[ ] N*Northern Cardinal................c
[ ] N*Pyrrhuloxia......................c
[ ]  *Rose-breasted Grosbeak...........r
[ ] N Black-headed Grosbeak..........uLi
[ ] N*Blue Grosbeak..................uLr
[ ]Fn*Lazuli Bunting.................uLr
[ ] N Indigo Bunting.................rLi
[ ] N Varied Bunting..................Ei
[ ]s  Painted Bunting..................i
[ ]f  Dickcissel.......................i

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

 

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 Oct. 1996-2006 Stuart Healy