Richard J. Cannings. 1998. Birds in Smith, I.M., and G.G.E. Scudder, eds. Assessment of species diversity in the Montane Cordillera Ecozone. Burlington: Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network, 1998.

BIRDS

Richard J. Cannings
 

APPENDIX B:

Resident or Wintering Birds of the Montane Cordillera

92 species

Does not include species with wintering populations that are small in comparison to breeding populations.

Yellow-billed Loon

Tundra Swan

Trumpeter Swan

Canada Goose

Mallard

Eurasian Wigeon

Greater Scaup

Red-breasted Merganser

Bald Eagle

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Cooper's Hawk

Northern Goshawk

Rough-legged Hawk

Golden Eagle

Merlin

Gyrfalcon (Blue)

Prairie Falcon

Gray Partridge

Chukar

Ring-necked Pheasant

Spruce Grouse

Blue Grouse

Willow Ptarmigan

Rock Ptarmigan

White-tailed Ptarmigan

Ruffed Grouse

Sage Grouse

Sharp-tailed Grouse

Wild Turkey

California Quail

American Coot

Ring-billed Gull

California Gull

Herring Gull

Thayer's Gull

Glaucous-winged Gull

Glaucous Gull

Rock Dove

Barn Owl

Western Screech-Owl

Great Horned Owl

Snowy Owl

Northern Hawk Owl

Northern Pygmy-Owl

Spotted Owl

Barred Owl

Great Gray Owl

Long-eared Owl

Short-eared Owl

Boreal Owl

Northern Saw-whet Owl

Anna's Hummingbird

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

White-headed Woodpecker

Three-toed Woodpecker

Black-backed Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Pileated Woodpecker

Gray Jay

Steller's Jay

Blue Jay

Clark's Nutcracker

Black-billed Magpie

Common Raven

Black-capped Chickadee

Mountain Chickadee

Boreal Chickadee

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Red-breasted Nuthatch

White-breasted Nuthatch

Pygmy Nuthatch

Brown Creeper

Canyon Wren

American Dipper

Townsend's Solitaire

Bohemian Waxwing

Northern Shrike

European Starling

Harris' Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Snow Bunting

Gray-crowned Rosy Finch

Pine Grosbeak

House Finch

Red Crossbill

White-winged Crossbill

Common Redpoll

Hoary Redpoll

Pine Siskin

Evening Grosbeak

House Sparrow