Dec. Journal
 
 		Stuart Healy
Species recorded - December, 2011 		bottom of page
 

DO NOT USE THIS LIST TO GENERATE A LIST OF TARGET BIRDS.
Please use the appropriate SE AZ monthly checklists for that purpose.

217 species recorded from December 1 to December 30, 2011 (20 birding days in 2 states)

Location Species Seen Unique Species Birding Days
Arizona 137 62 10
California 155 80 12

217 species recorded
20 birding days in 2 states		 A
Z		 C
A		 26 species photographed, 28 total images
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DUCKS, GEESE, AND WATERFOWL (32)      
Greater White-fronted Goose   x  
Snow Goose   x  
Ross's Goose   x  
Brant   x  
Cackling Goose   x  
Canada Goose   x  
Wood Duck x    
Gadwall x x  
Falcated Duck   x FADU20111212CA-DOC  
Eurasian Wigeon   x  
American Wigeon x x  
Mallard x x  
Blue-winged Teal x    
Cinnamon Teal x x  
Northern Shoveler x x  
Northern Pintail x x  
Green-winged Teal x x  
Canvasback x x  
Ring-necked Duck x x  
Greater Scaup   x  
Lesser Scaup x    
Harlequin Duck   x  
Surf Scoter   x  
White-winged Scoter   x  
Black Scoter   x  
Long-tailed Duck   x  
Bufflehead x x  
Common Goldeneye   x  
Hooded Merganser x x  
Common Merganser x x  
Red-breasted Merganser   x  
Ruddy Duck x x  
NEW WORLD QUAIL (2)      
California Quail   x  
Gambel's Quail x    
LOONS (3)      
Red-throated Loon   x  
Pacific Loon x    
Common Loon   x COLO20111216CA  
GREBES (5)      
Pied-billed Grebe x x  
Horned Grebe x x  
Eared Grebe x x  
Western Grebe x x  
Clark's Grebe   x  
BOOBIES AND GANNETS (1)      
Masked Booby   x  
CORMORANTS AND SHAGS (4)      
Brandt's Cormorant   x  
Neotropic Cormorant x    
Double-crested Cormorant x x  
Pelagic Cormorant   x  
PELICANS (2)      
American White Pelican   x  
Brown Pelican   x  
HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS (6)      
Great Blue Heron x x  
Great Egret x x  
Snowy Egret   x SNEG20111221CA  
Cattle Egret   x CAEG20111211CA  
Green Heron x    
Black-crowned Night-Heron   x  
IBISES AND SPOONBILLS (1)      
White-faced Ibis   x  
NEW WORLD VULTURES (1)      
Turkey Vulture x x  
HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES (8)      
White-tailed Kite   x WTKI20111211CA  
Northern Harrier x x  
Sharp-shinned Hawk x x  
Cooper's Hawk x x  
Red-shouldered Hawk   x  
Red-tailed Hawk x x  
Ferruginous Hawk x    
Rough-legged Hawk x    
FALCONS (5)      
Crested Caracara x    
American Kestrel x x  
Merlin x x  
Peregrine Falcon x x  
Prairie Falcon x    
RAILS, GALLINULES, AND COOTS (3)      
Virginia Rail x x  
Sora x x  
American Coot x x  
CRANES (1)      
Sandhill Crane x x  
PLOVERS (3)      
Black-bellied Plover   x  
Killdeer x x  
Mountain Plover x    
OYSTERCATCHERS (1)      
Black Oystercatcher   x BLOY20111219CA  
STILTS AND AVOCETS (2)      
Black-necked Stilt   x  
American Avocet   x  
SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES (16)      
Spotted Sandpiper x    
Greater Yellowlegs   x  
Willet   x  
Whimbrel   x WHIM20111219CA  
Long-billed Curlew   x  
Marbled Godwit   x  
Black Turnstone   x  
Surfbird   x SURF20111219CA  
Sanderling   x SAND20111221CA  
Western Sandpiper   x  
Least Sandpiper x x  
Rock Sandpiper   x ROSA20111218CA   ROSA20111219CA  
Dunlin   x  
Ruff   x RUFF20111220CA  
Long-billed Dowitcher   x  
Wilson's Snipe x x  
GULLS, TERNS, AND SKIMMERS (9)      
Bonaparte's Gull x x BOGU20111211CA-1W-FLT  
Heermann's Gull   x HEEG20111221CA  
Mew Gull   x  
Ring-billed Gull x x  
Western Gull   x  
California Gull   x  
Herring Gull   x  
Thayer's Gull   x  
Glaucous-winged Gull   x GWGU20111216CA-1   GWGU20111216CA-2  
AUKS, MURRES, AND PUFFINS (2)      
Common Murre   x  
Rhinoceros Auklet   x  
PIGEONS AND DOVES (7)      
Rock Pigeon x x  
Eurasian Collared-Dove x x  
White-winged Dove x    
Mourning Dove x x  
Inca Dove x    
Common Ground-Dove x   COGD20111203AZ  
Ruddy Ground-Dove x    
CUCKOOS (1)      
Greater Roadrunner   x  
HUMMINGBIRDS (2)      
Anna's Hummingbird x x  
Broad-billed Hummingbird x    
KINGFISHERS (1)      
Belted Kingfisher x x  
WOODPECKERS (7)      
Acorn Woodpecker x x ACWO20111230AZ  
Gila Woodpecker x    
Ladder-backed Woodpecker x    
Nuttall's Woodpecker   x  
Downy Woodpecker   x  
Hairy Woodpecker   x  
Northern Flicker x x  
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS (7)      
Hammond's Flycatcher x   HAFL20111207AZ  
Gray Flycatcher x    
Dusky Flycatcher x    
Black Phoebe x x  
Say's Phoebe x x  
Vermilion Flycatcher x    
Ash-throated Flycatcher x    
SHRIKES (1)      
Loggerhead Shrike x x  
VIREOS (2)      
Plumbeous Vireo x    
Hutton's Vireo x    
CROWS, JAYS, AND MAGPIES (7)      
Steller's Jay   x  
Western Scrub-Jay   x  
Mexican Jay x    
Yellow-billed Magpie   x  
American Crow   x AMCR20111221CA  
Chihuahuan Raven x    
Common Raven x x  
LARKS (1)      
Horned Lark x x  
SWALLOWS (1)      
Tree Swallow   x  
CHICKADEES AND TITS (4)      
Black-capped Chickadee   x  
Chestnut-backed Chickadee   x  
Bridled Titmouse x    
Oak Titmouse   x  
PENDULINE-TITS (1)      
Verdin x    
LONG-TAILED TITS (1)      
Bushtit   x  
NUTHATCHES (2)      
White-breasted Nuthatch x    
Pygmy Nuthatch   x  
WRENS (5)      
Cactus Wren x    
Bewick's Wren x    
House Wren x   HOWR20111230AZ  
Pacific Wren   x PAWR20111214CA  
Marsh Wren x x  
GNATCATCHERS (1)      
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher x    
KINGLETS (2)      
Golden-crowned Kinglet   x  
Ruby-crowned Kinglet x x  
THRUSHES AND ALLIES (4)      
Western Bluebird x x  
Mountain Bluebird x x  
Hermit Thrush x x HETH20111214CA  
American Robin x x AMRO20111214CA  
OLD WORLD WARBLERS (1)      
Wrentit   x  
MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHERS (5)      
Northern Mockingbird x x  
Bendire's Thrasher x   BETH20111211AZ  
Curve-billed Thrasher x    
Crissal Thrasher x    
Le Conte's Thrasher x    
STARLINGS (1)      
European Starling x x  
WAGTAILS AND PIPITS (1)      
American Pipit x x AMPI20111211CA  
SILKY-FLYCATCHERS (1)      
Phainopepla x    
LONGSPURS AND ALLIES (2)      
Lapland Longspur x    
Chestnut-collared Longspur x    
NEW WORLD WARBLERS (5)      
Orange-crowned Warbler x x  
Yellow-rumped Warbler x x  
Townsend's Warbler   x  
Common Yellowthroat x x  
Painted Redstart x    
BUNTINGS, SPARROWS AND ALLIES (21)      
Green-tailed Towhee x    
Spotted Towhee x    
Canyon Towhee x    
California Towhee   x  
Abert's Towhee x    
Rufous-winged Sparrow x    
Chipping Sparrow x    
Brewer's Sparrow x    
Vesper Sparrow x    
Lark Sparrow x    
Black-throated Sparrow x    
Sage Sparrow x    
Lark Bunting x    
Savannah Sparrow x x  
Fox Sparrow   x FOSP20111216CA  
Song Sparrow x x  
Lincoln's Sparrow x x  
Swamp Sparrow x    
White-crowned Sparrow x x  
Golden-crowned Sparrow   x  
Dark-eyed Junco x x  
CARDINALS AND ALLIES (3)      
Hepatic Tanager x    
Northern Cardinal x    
Pyrrhuloxia x    
TROUPIALS AND ALLIES (8)      
Red-winged Blackbird x x  
Tricolored Blackbird   x  
Eastern Meadowlark x    
Western Meadowlark x x  
Yellow-headed Blackbird x    
Brewer's Blackbird x x  
Great-tailed Grackle x x  
Brown-headed Cowbird x x  
SISKINS, CROSSBILLS, AND ALLIES (4)      
House Finch x x  
Red Crossbill   x RECR20111217CA  
Lesser Goldfinch x x  
American Goldfinch x x  
OLD WORLD SPARROWS (1)      
House Sparrow x x  
217 species recorded
20 birding days in 2 states		 A
Z		 C
A		 26 species photographed, 28 total images
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Dec. Journal
 Stuart Healy
Species recorded - December, 2011
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