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

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