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Fort Churchill, Carson River
& Lahtonan Reservoir
ParidaeMountain Chickadee (r)Plain Titmouse (o)Bushtit (o)
White-breasted Nuthatch (r)Red-breasted Nuthatch (r)Brown Creeper (r)
WrensHouse Wren (s)
ThrashersSage Thrasher (o,s)
Hermit Thrush (o,s)Swainson’s Thrush (o,s)Western Bluebird (o)Mountain Bluebird (o,s)
KingletsGolden-crowned Kinglet (o)Ruby-crowned Kinglet (r)
ShrikesLoggerheaded Shrike (r)
StarlingsEuropean Starling (r)
Warblers & VireosSolitary Viero (o,s)Warbling Vireo (o,s)Orange-crowned Warbler (o,s)Yellow Warbler (o,s)Yellow-rumped Warbler (r)Wilson’s Warbler (s)
Weaver FinchesHouse Sparrow (r)
IcteridsWestern Meadowlark (r)Yellow-headed Blackbird (s)
Finches & SparrowsBlack-headed Grosbeak (o,s)Evening Grosbeck (o,s)
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Lazuli Bunting (o)House Finch (r)Purple Finch (o)American Goldfinch (r)
Nuthatches & Creepers
Bewick’s Wren (r)Rock Wren (r)Canyon Wren (r)Marsh Wren (r)
Thrushes, Robins & BluebirdsAmerican Robin (r)
PipitsWater Pipit
WaxwingsCedar Waxwing (o)Bohemian Waxwing (o)
Red-winged Blackbird (r)Brewers Blackbird (r)Brown-headed Cowbird (o)Northern (Butlock’s) Oriole (s)
TanagersWestern Tanager(r)
Lesser Goldfinch (r)Green-tailed Towhee (r)Rufous-sided Towhee (r)Savannah Sparrow (s)Vesper Sparrow (o,s)Lark Sparrow(s)Black-throated Sparrow (o,s)Sage Sparrow (r)Dark-eyed Junco (w)Chipping Sparrow (s)Brewers Sparrow (s)White-crowned Sparrow (w)Golden-crowned Sparrow (o,w)Fox Sparrow (o,s)Song Sparrow (r)
CHECKLISTOF BIRDS
This list intended as a primary guide and is not presented as a complete accounting of all birds potentially seen in this region.
Compiled by William T. Mewaldt of Western Nevada College, Fallon, May 1987
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LoonsCommon Loon (m)
Western Grebe (s)Eared Grebe (r)Pie Billed Grebe (r)
Pelicans & CormorantsWhite Pelican(s)
Swans, Geese & DucksTundra Swan (o)
Green-winged Teal (r)Wood Duck (r)Redhead Duck (m)Canvasback Duck (m)Ring Neck Duck (m)Greater Scaup (m)
Hawks, Eagles, Vultures & Falcons Cont.Red-tailed Hawk (r)Swainson’s Hawk (o)Golden Eagle (r)Bald Eagle (w)Prairie Falcon (o)Peregrine Falcon (o)
Quail, Pheasant & GrouseSage Grouse (o)California Quail (r)
Shore BirdsMarbled Goodwit (m)Long-billed Curlew (m)
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Greater Yellowlegs (r)Lesser Yellowlegs (r)Willet (m)Solitary Sandpiper (s)
Grebes
Double-crested Cormorant (r)
Cinnamon Teal (r)
Hawks, Eagles, Vultures & FalconsTurkey Vulture (s)Northern Goshawk (o)
Chukar (r)Ring-necked Pheasant (r)
Marsh BirdsVirginia Rail (o)
Spotted Sandpiper (s)Least Sandpiper (w)Western Sandpiper (m)Long-billed Dowitcher (m)Wilson’s Phalarope (s)Common Snipe (r)American Avocet (s)Black-necked Stilt (s)Killdeer (r)
Herring Gull (s)California Gull (r)Ring-billed Gull (r)Forster's Tern (s)Caspian Tern (s)
CODE: R-year round resident M - in migrationS-summer resident
W-winter residentO-occasionally seen
Expected in the Ft. Churchill, Carson River & Lahontan Reservoir Areas.
Canada Goose (r)Snow Goose (m)Mallard Duck (r)Pintail Duck (s)Gadwall Duck (o)American Wigeon (m)Northern Shoveler Duck (m)Blue-winged Teal (s)
Lesser Scaup (m)Common Goldeyeye Duck (o)Bufflehead (o)Common Merganser (r)
Cooper’s Hawk (r)Sharp-skinned Hawk (r)
Ruddy Duck (s)
Northern Harrier (r)
Merlin (o)American Kestrel (r)
Rough-legged Hawk (w)Ferruginous Hawk (o)
Sora Rail (o)American Coot (r)Great Blue Heron (r)Great Egret (s)Snowy Egret (s)Black-crowned Night Heron (r)American Bittern (o)
Gulls & Terns
Black Tern (o)Pigeons & Doves
Rock Dove (r)Mourning Dove (r)
OwlsWestern Screech Owl (r)Great Horned Owl (r)Long-eared Owl (r)Short-eared Owl (s)Barn Owl (r)Burrowing Owl (s)
GoatsuckersCommon Poorwill (s)Common Nighthawk (s)
HummingbirdsCalliope (o,s)Black-chinned (s)Rufous (o)
SwiftsWhite-throated Swift (o)
Common Flicker (r)Lewis Woodpecker (o)Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (o)Hairy Woodpecker (r)Downy Woodpecker (r)
Woodpeckers
KingfishersBelted Kingfisher (r)
Western Kingbird (s)Ash-throated Flycatcher (o)Black Phoebe (r)Say's Phoebe (s)Empidonax (s)
Flycatchers
Western Wood Pewee (s)Larks
Horned Lark (r)
Barn Swallow(s)Cliff Swallow (s)Violet-green Swallow (o)Tree Swallow (s)Bank Swallow (o)
Swallows
Rough-winged Swallow (s)
Scrub Jay (o)Pinyon Jay (o)Black-billed Magpie (r)Common Raven (r)American Crow (r)
Corvids