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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
A DESERT AWAKENING
HOT SOUTHWESTERN DESERTS
DESERT BIRDING
Section 1 - WATER/WETLAND BIRDS
PIED-BILLED GREBE - Podilymbus podiceps
EARED GREBE - Podiceps nigricollis
WESTERN GREBE - Aechmophorus occidentalis
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN - Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
BROWN PELICAN - Pelecanus occidentalis
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT - Phalacrocorax auritus
AMERICAN BITTERN - Botaurus lentiginosus
LEAST BITTERN - Ixobrychus exilis
GREAT BLUE HERON - Ardea herodias
GREAT EGRET - Casmerodius albus
SNOWY EGRET - Egretta thula
CATTLE EGRET - Bubulcus ibis
GREEN HERON - Butorides striatus
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON - Nycticorax nycticorax
WHITE-FACED IBIS - Plegadis chihi
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE - Anser albifrons
LESSER SNOW GOOSE - Chen caerulescens
ROSS’ GOOSE - Chen rossii
CANADA GOOSE - Branta canadensis
GREEN-WINGED TEAL - Anas crecca
MALLARD - Anas platyrhynchos
NORTHERN PINTAIL - Anas acuta
BLUE-WINGED TEAL - Anas discors
CINNAMON TEAL - Anas cyanoptera
NORTHERN SHOVELER - Anas clypeata
GADWALL - Anas strepera
AMERICAN WIGEON - Anas americana
CANVASBACK - Aythya valisneria
REDHEAD - Aythya americana
RING-NECKED DUCK - Aythya collaris
COMMON MERGANSER - Mergus merganser
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER - Mergus serrator
RUDDY DUCK - Oxyura jamaicensis
SORA - Porzana carolina
COMMON MOORHEN - Gallinula chloropus
AMERICAN COOT - Fulica americana
GREATER SANDHILL CRANE - Grus canadensis
KILLDEER - Charadrius vociferus
BLACK-NECKED STILT - Himantopus mexicanus
AMERICAN AVOCET - Recurvirostra americana
GREATER YELLOWLEGS - Tringa melanoleuca
SOLITARY SANDPIPER - Tringa solitaria
WILLET - Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
SPOTTED SANDPIPER - Actitis macularia
WHIMBREL - Numenius phaeopus
LONG-BILLED CURLEW - Numenius americanus
MARBLED GODWIT - Limosa fedoa
WESTERN SANDPIPER - Calidris mauri
LEAST SANDPIPER - Calidris minutilla
LONGBILLED DOWITCHER - Limnodromus scolopaceus
COMMON SNIPE - Gallinago gallinago
WILSON’S PHALAROPE - Phalaropus tricolor
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE - Phalaropus lobatus
HEERMANN’S GULL - Larus heermanni
RING-BILLED Gull - Larus delawarensis
CALIFORNIA GULL - Larus californicus
CASPIAN TERN - Sterna caspia
FORSTER’S TERN - Sterna forsteri
Section 2 - LAND BIRDS/NON-PASSERINES
BLACK VULTURE - Coragyps atratus
TURKEY VULTURE - Cathartes aura
OSPREY - Pandion haliaetus
BALD EAGLE - Haliaeetus leucocephalus
NORTHERN HARRIER - Circus cyaneus
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK - Accipiter striatus
COOPER’S HAWK - Accipiter cooperii
HARRIS’ HAWK - Parabuteo unicinctus
SWAINSON’S HAWK - Buteo swainsoni
RED-TAILED HAWK - Buteo jamaicensis
FERRUGINOUS HAWK - Buteo regalis
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK - Buteo lagopus
GOLDEN EAGLE - Aguila chrysaetos
CRESTED CARACARA - Polyborus plancus
AMERICAN KESTREL - Falco sparverius
PEREGRINE FALCON - Falco peregrinus
PRAIRIE FALCON - Falco mexicanus
COMMON BARN OWL - Tyto alba
WESTERN SCREECH-OWL - Otus kennicotti
GREAT HORNED OWL - Bubo virginianus
FERRUGINOUS PYGMY-OWL - Glaucidium brasilianum
ELF OWL - Micrathene whitneyi
BURROWING OWL - Athene cunicularia
LONG-EARED OWL - Asio otus
SHORT-EARED OWL - Asio flammeus
RING-NECKED PHEASANT - Phasianus colchicus
WILD TURKEY - Meleagris gallopavo
SCALED QUAIL - Callipepla squamata
GAMBEL’S QUAIL - Callipepla gambelii
CALIFORNIA QUAIL - Callipepla californica
WHITE-WINGED DOVE - Zenaida asiatica
MOURNING Dove - Zenaida macroura
INCA DOVE - Columbina inca
COMMON GROUND DOVE - Columbina passerina
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO - Coccyzus americanus
GREATER ROADRUNNER - Geococcyx californianus
LESSER NIGHTHAWK - Chordeiles acutipennis
COMMON NIGHTHAWK - Chordeiles minor
COMMON POORWILL - Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
BUFF-COLLARED NIGHTJAR - Caprimulgus ridgwai
VAUX’S SWIFT - Chaetura vauxi
WHITE-THROATED SWIFT - Aeronautes saxatalis
HUMMINGBIRDS
BELTED KINGFISHER - Ceryle alcyon
GREEN KINGFISHER - Chloroceryle americana
ACORN WOODPECKER - Melanerpes formicivorus
GILA WOODPECKER - Melanerpes uropygialis
RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER - Sphrapicus nuchalis
LADDER-BACKED WOODPECKER - Picoides scalaris
GILDED FLICKER - Colaptes chrycoides
Section 3 - LANDBIRDS/PASSERINES
WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE - Contopus sordidulus
PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER - Empidonax difficilis
BLACK PHOEBE - Sayornis nigricans
SAY’S PHOEBE - Sayomis saya
VERMILION FLYCATCHER - Pyrocephalus rubinus
ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER - Myiarchus cinerascens
CASSIN’S KINGBIRD - Tyrannus vociferans
WESTERN KINGBIRD - Tyrannus verticalis
HORNED LARK - Eremophila alpestris
PURPLE MARTIN - Progne subis
TREE SWALLOW - Tachycineta bicolor
VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW - Tachycineta thalassina
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW - Stelgidopteryx serripennis
BANK SWALLOW - Riparia riparia
CLIFF SWALLOW - Hirundo pyrrhonota
BARN SWALLOW - Hirundo rustica
STELLAR’S WAY - Cyanocitta stelleri
WESTERN SCRUB JAY - Aphelocoma californica
GRAY-BREASTED JAY - Aphelocoma ultramarine
CHIHUAHUAN RAVEN - Corvus cryptoleucus
COMMON RAVEN - Corvus corax
VERDIN - Auriparus flaviceps
CACTUS WREN - Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
ROCK WREN - Salpinctes obsoletus
CANYON WREN - Catherpes mexicanus
BEWICK’S WREN - Thryomanes bewickii
HOUSE WREN - Troglodytes aedon
MARSH WREN - Cistothorus palustris
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET - Regulus calendula
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER - Polioptila caerulea
BLACK-TAILED GNATCATCHER - Polioptila melanura
WESTERN BLUEBIRD - Sialia mexicana
MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD - Sialia currucoides
SWAINSON’S THRUSH - Catharus ustulatus
HERMIT THRUSH - Catharus guttatus
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD - Mimus polygottos
SAGE THRASHER - Oreoscoptes montanus
BENDIRE’S THRASHER - Toxostoma bendirei
CURVE-BILLED THRASHER - Toxostoma curvirostre
CRISSAL THRASHER - Toxostoma crissale
LECONTE’S THRASHER - Toxostoma lecontei
PHAINOPEPLA - Phainopepla nitens
LOGGERHEAD Shrike - Lanius ludovicianus
EUROPEAN STARLING - Sturnus vulgaris
SOLITARY VIREO - Vireo solitarius
WARBLING VIREO - Vireo gilvus
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER - Vermivora celata
NASHVILLE WARBLER - Vermivora ruficapilla
LUCY’S WARBLER - Vermivora luciae
YELLOW WARBLER - Dendroica petechia
BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER - Dendroica nigrescens
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER - Dendroica coronata
TOWNSEND’S WARBLER - Dendroica townsendi
MACGlLUVRAY’S WARBLER - Oporornis tolmiei
COMMON YELLOW-THROAT - Geothlypis trichas
WILSON’S WARBLER - Wilsonia pusilla
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT - Icteria virens
WESTERN TANAGER - Piranga ludoviciana
NORTHERN CARDINAL - Cardinalis cardinalis
PYRRHULOXIA - Cardinalis sinuatus
BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK - Pheucticus melanocephalus
BLUE GROSBEAK - Guiraca caerulea
LAZULI BUNTING - Passerina amoena
GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE - Pipilo chlorurus
SPOTTED TOWHEE - Pipilo maculatus
CANYON TOWHEE - Pipilo fucus
ABERT’S TOWHEE - Pipilo aberti
CHIPPING SPARROW - Spizella passerina
BREWER’S SPARROW - Spizella breweri
VESPER SPARROW - Pooecetes gramineus
BLACK-THROATED SPARROW - Amphispiza bilineata
SAGE SPARROW - Amphispiza belli
LARK BUNTING - Calamospiza melanocorys
SAVANNAH SPARROW - Passerculus sandwichensis
SONG SPARROW - Melospiza melodia
LINCOLN’S SPARROW - Melospiza lincolnii
VUHITE-CROWNED SPARROW - Zonotrichia leucophrys
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD - Agelaius phoeniceus
MEADOWLARK - Eastern—Sturnella magna Western—Sturnella neglecta
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD - Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
BREWER’S BLACKBIRD - Euphagus carolinus
BRONZED COWBIRD - Molothrus aeneus
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD - Molothrus ater
HOODED ORIOLE - Icterus cucullatus
BULLOCK’S ORIOLE - Icterus bullockii
SCOTT’S ORIOLE - Icterus parisorum
HOUSE FINCH - Carpodacus mexicanus
LESSER GOLDFINCH - Carduelis psaltria
HOUSE SPARROW - Passer domesticus
Appendix 1 - BIRD LISTS
Appendix 2 - DESERT BIRDING HOTSPOTS
Appendix 3 - SELECTED REFERENCES
INDEX
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