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U.S.A. -- WISCONSIN

Big Day (Bird Race)

01 November 2000

by Randy Hoffman

Big Day Statistics:

Comments:

On this route, two days before the Big Day, several good birds were present, including Broad-billed Hummingbird, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, White-faced Ibis, and Purple Sandpiper.  They were all missed.
Species List:

ORDER: Gaviiformes
           FAMILY: Gaviidae - Loons
               #Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)
                Pacific Loon ** (Gavia pacifica)
                #Common Loon (Gavia immer)
      ORDER: Podicipediformes
           FAMILY: Podicipedidae - Grebes
                #Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
                #Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
                #Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
                Eared Grebe * (Podiceps nigricollis)
                Western Grebe * (Aechmophorus occidentalis)
      ORDER: Pelecaniformes
           FAMILY: Pelecanidae - Pelicans
                #American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
                Brown Pelican ^ (Pelecanus occidentalis)
           FAMILY: Phalacrocoracidae - Cormorants
                #Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
           FAMILY: Anhingidae - Darters
                Anhinga ^ (Anhinga anhinga)
           FAMILY: Fregatidae - Frigatebirds
                Magnificent Frigatebird ^ (Fregata magnificens)
      ORDER: Ciconiiformes
           FAMILY: Ardeidae - Herons/Bitterns/Allies
                #American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)
                Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis)
                #Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
                #Great Egret (Casmerodius albus)
                Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
                Little Blue Heron * (Egretta caerulea)
                Tricolored Heron ** (Egretta tricolor)
                Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
                Green Heron (Butorides striatus)
                Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
                Yellow-crowned Night-Heron * (Nyctanassa violacea)
           FAMILY: Threskiornithidae - Ibises/Spoonbills
                Glossy Ibis ** (Plegadis falcinellus)
                White-faced Ibis ** (Plegadis chihi)
                Roseate Spoonbill ^ (Ajaia ajaja)
           FAMILY: Ciconiidae - Storks
                Wood Stork ^ (Mycteria americana)
           FAMILY: Cathartidae - New World Vultures
                Black Vulture ^ (Coragyps atratus)
                #Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
      ORDER: Anseriformes
           FAMILY: Anatidae - Ducks/Geese/Swans
                Fulvous Whistling Duck ^ (Dendrocygna bicolor)
                Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
                #Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)
                Ross's Goose * (Chen rossii)
                #Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
                Brant ** (Branta bernicla)
                Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
                Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
                #Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
                #Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
                #Gadwall (Anas strepera)
                Eurasian Wigeon ** (Anas penelope)
                #American Wigeon (Anas americana)
                #American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
                #Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
                #Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
                Cinnamon Teal ** (Anas cyanoptera)
                #Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
                White-cheeked Pintail ^ (Anas bahamensis)
                #Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
                #Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
                #Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
                #Redhead (Aythya americana)
                #Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
                #Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
                #Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
                King Eider ** (Somateria spectabilis)
                Common Eider ^ (Somateria mollissima)
                #Harlequin Duck * (Histrionicus histrionicus)
                #Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
                #White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
                Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
                #Oldsquaw (Clangula hyemalis)
                #Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
                #Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
                Barrow's Goldeneye ** (Bucephala islandica)
                #Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
                #Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
                #Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
                Masked Duck ^ (Nomonyx dominicus)
                #Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
      ORDER: Falconiformes
           FAMILY: Accipitridae - Hawks/Kites/Eagles/Allies
                Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
                Swallow-tailed Kite ^ (Elanoides forficatus)
                White-tailed Kite ^ (Elanus leucurus)
                Mississippi Kite ** (Ictinia mississippiensis)
                Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
                #Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
                #Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
                #Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
                #Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
                Harris's Hawk ^ (Parabuteo unicinctus)
                #Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
                Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)
                Swainson's Hawk * (Buteo swainsoni)
                #Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
                Ferruginous Hawk ** (Buteo regalis)
                #Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)
                Golden Eagle * (Aquila chrysaetos)
           FAMILY: Falconidae - Caracaras/Falcons
                #American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
                Merlin (Falco columbarius)
                Gyrfalcon * (Falco rusticolus)
                Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
      ORDER: Galliformes
           FAMILY: Phasianidae - Partridges/Grouse/Turkeys/Quail
                Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix)
                #Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
                Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)
                Spruce Grouse * (Dendragapus canadensis)
                Willow Ptarmigan ^ (Lagopus lagopus)
                Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus)
                Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)
                #Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
           FAMILY: Odontophoridae - New World Quail
                Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)
      ORDER: Gruiformes
           FAMILY: Rallidae - Rails/Gallinules/Coots
                Yellow Rail * (Coturnicops noveboracensis)
                #King Rail * (Rallus elegans)
                #Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)
                #Sora (Porzana carolina)
                Purple Gallinule ** (Porphyrula martinica)
                Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
                #American Coot (Fulica americana)
           FAMILY: Gruidae - Cranes
                #Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)
                Whooping Crane ^ (Grus americana)
      ORDER: Charadriiformes
           FAMILY: Charadriidae - Lapwings/Plovers
                #Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
                #American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica)
                Snowy Plover ^ (Charadrius alexandrinus)
                Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
                Piping Plover * (Charadrius melodus)
                #Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
           FAMILY: Recurvirostridae - Stilts/Avocets
                Black-necked Stilt ** (Himantopus mexicanus)
                American Avocet * (Recurvirostra americana)
           FAMILY: Scolopacidae - Sandpipers/Phalaropes/Allies
                #Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
                #Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
                Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
                Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus)
                Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia)
                Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)
                Eskimo Curlew ^ (Numenius borealis)
                Whimbrel * (Numenius phaeopus)
                Long-billed Curlew ^ (Numenius americanus)
                Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica)
                Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)
                Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
                Black Turnstone ^ (Arenaria melanocephala)
                #Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
                #Sanderling (Calidris alba)
                Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
                Western Sandpiper * (Calidris mauri)
                #Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
                White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)
                Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)
                #Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
                Purple Sandpiper * (Calidris maritima)
                #Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
                Curlew Sandpiper ** (Calidris ferruginea)
                #Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
                Buff-breasted Sandpiper * (Tryngites subruficollis)
                Ruff * (Philomachus pugnax)
                Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
                #Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
                #Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
                American Woodcock (Scolopax minor)
                Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
                Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
                Red Phalarope ** (Phalaropus fulicaria)
           FAMILY: Laridae - Skuas/Gulls/Terns/Skimmers
                Pomarine Jaeger ** (Stercorarius pomarinus)
                Parasitic Jaeger * (Stercorarius parasiticus)
                Long-tailed Jaeger ** (Stercorarius longicaudus)
                Laughing Gull * (Larus atricilla)
                Franklin's Gull (Larus pipixcan)
                Little Gull * (Larus minutus)
                Black-headed Gull ** (Larus ridibundus)
                #Bonaparte's Gull (Larus philadelphia)
                Mew Gull * (Larus canus)
                #Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
                California Gull ** (Larus californicus)
                #Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
                #Thayer's Gull * (Larus thayeri)
                Iceland Gull * (Larus glaucoides)
                Lesser Black-backed Gull * (Larus fuscus)
                Glaucous-winged Gull ^ (Larus glaucescens)
                #Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
                #Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
                Sabine's Gull ** (Xema sabini)
                Black-legged Kittiwake ** (Rissa tridactyla)
                Ivory Gull ^ (Pagophila eburnea)
                Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia)
                Royal Tern ^ (Sterna maxima)
                #Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
                Arctic Tern ** (Sterna paradisaea)
                Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)
                Least Tern ** (Sterna antillarum)
                Sooty Tern ^ (Sterna fuscata)
                White-winged Tern ^ (Chlidonias leucopterus)
                Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
           FAMILY: Alcidae - Auks/Murres/Puffins
                Dovekie ^ (Alle alle)
                Ancient Murrelet ^ (Synthliboramphus antiquus)
      ORDER: Columbiformes
           FAMILY: Columbidae - Pigeons/Doves
                #Rock Dove (Columba livia)
                Eurasian Collared-Dove ^ (Streptopelia decaocto)
                #Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
                Passenger Pigeon (e) (Ectopistes migratorius)
                Common Ground-Dove ^ (Columbina passerina)
      ORDER: Psittaciformes
           FAMILY: Psittacidae - Parakeets/Macaws/Parrots
                Carolina Parakeet (e) (Conuropsis carolinesis)
      ORDER: Cuculiformes
           FAMILY: Cuculidae - Cuckoos/Roadrunners/Anis
                Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)
                Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
                Groove-billed Ani ^ (Crotophaga ani)
      ORDER: Strigiformes
           FAMILY: Tytonidae - Barn Owls
                Barn Owl ** (Tyto alba)
           FAMILY: Strigidae - Typical Owls
                #Eastern Screech-Owl (Otus asio)
                #Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
                Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca)
                Northern Hawk Owl ** (Surnia ulula)
                Burrowing Owl ** (Athene cunicularia)
                #Barred Owl (Strix varia)
                Great Gray Owl * (Strix nebulosa)
                #Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
                #Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
                Boreal Owl ** (Aegolius funereus)
                #Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)
      ORDER: Caprimulgiformes
           FAMILY: Caprimulgidae - Goatsuckers
                Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
                Chuck-will's-widow ** (Caprimulgus carolinensis)
                Whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus)
      ORDER: Apodiformes
           FAMILY: Apodidae - Swifts
                Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
           FAMILY: Trochilidae - Hummingbirds
                Green Violet-ear ^ (Colibri thalassinus)
                Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
                Anna's Hummingbird ^ (Calypte anna)
                Rufous Hummingbird ** (Selasphorus rufus)
      ORDER: Coraciiformes
           FAMILY: Alcedinidae - Kingfishers
                Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)
      ORDER: Piciformes
           FAMILY: Picidae - Woodpeckers/Allies
                Lewis's Woodpecker ^ (Melanerpes lewis)
                #Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
                #Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
                #Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
                #Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
                #Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)
                Three-toed Woodpecker ** (Picoides tridactylus)
                Black-backed Woodpecker * (Picoides arcticus)
                #Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
                Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
      ORDER: Passeriformes
           FAMILY: Tyrannidae - Tyrant Flycatchers
                Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus borealis)
                Western Wood-Pewee ^ (Contopus sordidulus)
                Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)
                Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris)
                Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)
                Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)
                Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
                Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)
                Dusky Flycatcher ^ (Empidonax oberholseri)
                #Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
                Say's Phoebe ^ (Sayornis saya)
                Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)
                Western Kingbird * (Tyrannus verticalis)
                Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
                Scissor-tailed Flycatcher ** (Tyrannus forficatus)
                Fork-tailed Flycatcher ^ (Tyrannus savana)
           FAMILY: Laniidae - Shrikes
                Loggerhead Shrike * (Lanius ludovicianus)
                Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
           FAMILY: Vireonidae - Vireos
                White-eyed Vireo * (Vireo griseus)
                Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii)
                Gray Vireo ^ (Vireo vicinior)
                Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons)
                Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius)
                Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
                Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus)
                Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
           FAMILY: Corvidae - Jays/Crows
                Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)
                #Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
                Clark's Nutcracker ^ (Nucifraga columbiana)
                Black-billed Magpie ^ (Pica pica)
                #American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
                Common Raven (Corvus corax)
           FAMILY: Alaudidae - Larks
                #Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
           FAMILY: Hirundinidae - Swallows
                Purple Martin (Progne subis)
                Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
                Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx
                serripennis)
                Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
                Cliff Swallow (Hirundo pyrrhonota)
                Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
           FAMILY: Paridae - Chickadees/Titmice
                #Black-capped Chickadee (Parus atricapillus)
                Boreal Chickadee (Parus hudsonicus)
                Tufted Titmouse (Parus bicolor)
           FAMILY: Sittidae - Nuthatches
                #Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
                #White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
                Brown-headed Nuthatch ^ (Sitta pusilla)
           FAMILY: Certhiidae - Creepers
                #Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
           FAMILY: Troglodytidae - Wrens
                Carolina Wren * (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
                Bewick's Wren ** (Thryomanes bewickii)
                House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
                #Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
                Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis)
                #Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
           FAMILY: Regulidae - Kinglets
                #Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
                #Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
           FAMILY: Sylviidae - Old World Warblers/Gnatcatchers
                Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
           FAMILY: Turdidae - Thrushes
                #Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
                Mountain Bluebird ** (Sialia currucoides)
                Townsend's Solitaire * (Myadestes townsendi)
                Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
                Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus)
                Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
                #Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
                Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
                #American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
                Varied Thrush * (Ixoreus naevius)
           FAMILY: Mimidae - Mockingbirds/Thrashers
                Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
                Northern Mockingbird * (Mimus polyglottos)
                Sage Thrasher ^ (Oreoscoptes montanus)
                Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
                Curve-billed Thrasher ^ (Toxostoma curvirostre)
           FAMILY: Sturnidae - Starlings
                #European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
           FAMILY: Motacillidae - Wagtails/Pipits
                #American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)
           FAMILY: Bombycillidae - Waxwings
                Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
                #Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
           FAMILY: Ptilogonatidae - Silky-Flycatchers
                Phainopepla ^ (Phainopepla nitens)
           FAMILY: Parulidae - Wood-Warblers
                Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora pinus)
                Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)
                Tennessee Warbler (Vermivora peregrina)
                #Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata)
                Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla)
                Northern Parula (Parula americana)
                Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)
                Chestnut-sided Warbler (Dendroica pensylvanica)
                Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica magnolia)
                Cape May Warbler (Dendroica tigrina)
                Black-throated Blue Warbler (Dendroica caerulescens)
                #Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)
                Black-throated Gray Warbler ^ (Dendroica nigrescens)
                Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendroica virens)
                Townsend's Warbler ^ (Dendroica townsendi)
                Hermit Warbler ^ (Dendroica occidentalis)
                Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca)
                Yellow-throated Warbler * (Dendroica dominica)
                Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus)
                Kirtland's Warbler ** (Dendroica kirtlandii)
                Prairie Warbler * (Dendroica discolor)
                #Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum)
                Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea)
                Blackpoll Warbler (Dendroica striata)
                Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea)
                Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
                American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
                Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
                Worm-eating Warbler * (Helmitheros vermivorus)
                Swainson's Warbler ^ (Limnothlypis swainsonii)
                Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus)
                Northern Waterthrush (Seiurus noveboracensis)
                Louisiana Waterthrush (Seiurus motacilla)
                Kentucky Warbler (Oporornis formosus)
                Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis)
                Mourning Warbler (Oporornis philadelphia)
                #Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
                Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina)
                Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla)
                Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)
                Canada Warbler (Wilsonia canadensis)
           FAMILY: Thraupidae - Tanagers
                Summer Tanager * (Piranga rubra)
                Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
                Western Tanager ** (Piranga ludoviciana)
           FAMILY: Emberizidae - Emberizids
                Green-tailed Towhee ** (Pipilo chlorurus)
                Spotted Towhee ** (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
                Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
                #American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea)
                #Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
                Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida)
                #Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
                Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)
                Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
                Black-throated Sparrow ^ (Amphispiza bilineata)
                Lark Bunting ** (Calamospiza melanocorys)
                #Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
                Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
                Baird's Sparrow ^ (Ammodramus bairdii)
                Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii)
                Le Conte's Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii)
                Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow * (Ammodramus
                caudacutus)
                #Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
                #Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
                #Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
                #Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
                #White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
                Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula)
                #White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
                Golden-crowned Sparrow ^ (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
                #Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
                #Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
                Smith's Longspur ^ (Calcarius pictus)
                Chestnut-collared Longspur ^ (Calcarius ornatus)
                #Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
           FAMILY: Cardinalidae - Cardinals/Saltators/Allies
                #Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
                Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
                Black-headed Grosbeak ** (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
                Blue Grosbeak ** (Guiraca caerulea)
                Lazuli Bunting ^ (Passerina amoena)
                Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
                Painted Bunting ^ (Passerina ciris)
                Dickcissel (Spiza americana)
           FAMILY: Icteridae - Blackbirds
                Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
                #Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
                #Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
                Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
                #Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus
                xanthocephalus)
                #Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)
                #Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
                #Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
                #Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
                Streak-backed Oriole ^ (Icterus pustulatus)
                Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)
                Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
                Bullock's Oriole ^ (Icterus bullockii)
                Scott's Oriole ^ (Icterus parisorum)
           FAMILY: Fringillidae - Fringilline/Cardueline Finches
                Brambling ^ (Fringilla montifringilla)
                Gray-crowned Rosy Finch ^ (Leucosticte tephrocotis)
                Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
                #Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)
                #House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
                Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
                #White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera)
                Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
                Hoary Redpoll * (Carduelis hornemanni)
                #Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)
                #American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
                #Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)
           FAMILY: Passeridae - Old World Sparrows
                Eurasian Tree Sparrow ** (Passer montanus)
                #House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)