Birds during FONT West Coast USA Tours in the Pacific Northwest & central California

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Birds found during
Focus On Nature
West Coast USA Tours in

the Pacific Northwest
and central California

(in the Pacific Northwest
mostly in Washington State,
with some tours 1991-2001 also in
British Columbia, Canada)

1991 thru 2015

(during the month of September)

List compiled by Armas Hill

PHOTO AT RIGHT: HEERMANN'S GULL
occurring in both Washington & California

Numbers after the bird names indicate the number of tours during which the bird has been found.
(There have been 13 FONT West Coast Tours: 13 in WA, 11 in BC, & 12 in CA).

Pelagic species during sea-trips from Westport, Washington and Monterey, California are indicated in the following list by an *.

327 species of birds have cumulatively been seen.

Note: In Sept 2001, the tour was only in Washington State & British Columbia.
10 other tours included Washington State, British Columbia, and central California.
Tours in 2004 & 2005 were in Washington & California (not British Columbia).

Codes:

W: in Washington State
C: in California
B: in British Colombia

h = heard only

(USe):     endemic to the United States
(USqe):   quasi (or nearly) endemic to the USA
(USneb): near-endemic breeder in the USA
(NAi):      species introduced into North America
(CAe):     endemic to California
(CAqe):   quasi (or nearly) endemic to California

(r/NA):    rare in North America
(r/wNA): rare in western North America

(t): a globally threatened or rare species, designated by Birdlife International
(t1): critical    (t2): endangered    (t3): vulnerable
(nt): a near-threatened species globally

Links:

Lists of Birds (with some photos):    California     Washington

A Complete List (with some photos) of North American Birds, north of Mexico, in 6 parts:
Part #1: Grouse to Anhinga     Part #2: Condor to Shorebirds     Part #3: Jaegers to Cuckoos
Part #4: Owls to Flycatchers     Part #5: Shrikes to Pipits     Part #6: Olive Warbler to Buntings

Mammals FONT West Coast USA Tours

Upcoming FONT West Coast USA Birding & Nature Tours

Birds:

Red-throated Loon _____ W C 5
Gavia stellata

Pacific Loon _____ W C B 12
Gavia pacifica

Common Loon _____ W C B 13
Gavia immer

Pied-billed Grebe _____ W C B 13
Podilymbus p. podiceps

Horned Grebe _____ W C B 9
Podiceps auritus cornutus

Red-necked Grebe _____ W B 13
Podiceps grisegena holboellii

Eared Grebe _____ W C B 9 (also called Black-necked Grebe)
Podiceps nigricollis californicus

Western Grebe _____ W C 13
Aechmophorus occidentalis

Clark's Grebe _____ W C 9 (was at one time considered conspecific with the Western Grebe)
Aechmophorus clarkii

*Black-footed Albatross (t3) _____ W C 12
Phoebastria nigripes

*LAYSAN ALBATROSS _____ W 1 (in 1999)
Phoebastria immutabilis

*Northern Fulmar _____ W C 13
Fulmarus glacialis rodgersii

*HAWAIIAN PETREL (t3) (r/NA) ______ C 1 (in 2005)
Pterodroma sandwichensis

*Sooty Shearwater _____ W C 13
Puffinus griseus

*Short-tailed Shearwater _____ W C 7
Puffinus tenuirostris

*Pink-footed Shearwater (t3) _____ W C 13
Puffinus creatopus

*Flesh-footed Shearwater _____ W C 4
Puffinus carneipes

*Buller's Shearwater (t3) _____ W C 12
Puffinus bulleri

*Black-vented Shearwater (t3) _____ C 4
Puffinus opisthomelas

*Fork-tailed (or Gray) Storm-Petrel _____ W 9
Oceanodroma furcata

*Leach's Storm-Petrel _____ W 1 (in 1993)
Oceanodroma leucorhoa

*Least Storm-Petrel _____ C 7
Oceanodroma microsoma

*Ashy Storm-Petrel (nt) (CA:qe) _____ C 10
Oceanodroma homochroa

*Black Storm-Petrel _____ C 10
Oceanodroma melania

*Wilson's Storm-Petrel _____ C 5
Oceanites o. oceanicus

*RED-TAILED TROPICBIRD (r/NA) _____ C 1 (in 1995)
Phaethon rubricauda melanorhynchos

American White Pelican _____ W C 8
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Brown Pelican _____ W C 13
Pelecanus occidentalis californicus

Double-crested Cormorant _____ W C B 13
Phalacrocorax auritus albociliatus

Brandt's Cormorant _____ W C B 13
Phalacrocorax penicillatus

Pelagic Shag (or Cormorant) _____ W C B 13
Phalacrocorax pelagicus resplendens

American Bittern _____ C 2 (in 1991 & 2005)
Botaurus lentiginosus

Great Blue Heron _____ W C B 13
Ardea herodias fannini

Great Egret _____ W C 11
Ardea alba egretta

Snowy Egret _____ C 12
Egretta thula brewsteri

Green Heron _____ W C 8
Butorides virescens anthonyi

Black-crowned Night Heron _____ W C 10
Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli

White-faced Ibis _____ C 2
Plegadis chichi

Mute Swan (i) _____ W 2
Cygnus olor

Brant Goose _____ W C 4
Branta bernicla nigricans

Canada Goose _____ W C B 12
Branta canadensis

Greater White-fronted Goose _____ W C 2
Anser albifrons

Wood Duck _____ W B 7
Aix sponsa

Mallard _____ W C B 13
Anas platyrhynchos

Northern Pintail _____ W C B 12
Anas acuta

Blue-winged Teal _____ W C B 10
Anas discors

Cinnamon Teal _____ W C B 12
Anas cyanoptera septentrionalium

Green-winged Teal _____ W C B 13 (was considered conspecific with the Eurasian Teal, Anas crecca)
Anas carolinensis

Northern Shoveler _____ W C B 11
Anas clypeata

Gadwall _____ W C B 10
Anas strepera

American Wigeon _____ W C B 12
Anas americana

Redhead _____ W C 3
Aythya americana

Ring-necked Duck _____ W B 7
Aythya collaris

Greater Scaup _____ W B 5
Aythya marila mariloides

Lesser Scaup _____ W C 8
Aythya affinis

Harlequin Duck _____ W C B 11
Histrionicus histrionicus

American Scoter _____ W B 6 (now considered a species distinct from the Black Scoter of Eurasia, Melanitta nigra)
Melanitta americana

Surf Scoter _____ W C B 13
Melanitta perspicillata

White-winged Scoter _____ W B 11 (now considered a species distinct from the Velvet Scoter of Europe and western Asia, Melanitta fusca) (Birds of eastern Asia, M.d. stejnegeri, are part of the American species.)
Melanitta deglandi

Common Goldeneye _____ W 3
Bucephala clangula (americana)

Barrow's Goldeneye _____ W 4
Bucephala islandica

Bufflehead _____ W C B 5
Bucephala albeola

Hooded Merganser _____ W B 5
Lophodytes cucullatus

Common Merganser _____ W C B 10
Mergus merganser americanus

Red-breasted Merganser _____ W C B 4
Mergus serrator

Ruddy Duck _____ W C B 13
Oxyura j. jamaicensis

Turkey Vulture _____ W C B 13
Cathartes a. aura

Osprey _____ W C B 10
Pandion haliaetus carolinensis

White-tailed Kite _____ C 11
Elanus leucurus majusculus

Bald Eagle _____ W C B 8
Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Northern Harrier _____ W C B 12 (has been conspecific with Hen Harrier of Eurasia, Circus cyaneus)
Circus hudsonius

Sharp-shinned Hawk _____ W C B 13
Accipiter striatus velox

Cooper's Hawk _____ W C B 13
Accipiter cooperi

Northern Goshawk _____ W 1 (in 1992)
Accipiter gentilis

Red-shouldered Hawk _____ C 12
Buteo lineatus elegans

Red-tailed Hawk _____ W C B 13
Buteo jamaicensis alascensis (in Washington & British Columbia)
Buteo jamaicensis calurus (in California) (This subspecies of the western US has pale, rufous, and dark morphs.)

Swainson's Hawk _____ W C 4 (occurs in 2 morphs: light & dark)
Buteo swainsoni

Ferruginous Hawk (nt) _____ W 1 (in 2001)
Buteo regalis

Golden Eagle _____ W C 9
Aquila chrysaetos canadensis

American Kestrel _____ W C B 13
Falco s. sparverius

Merlin _____ W C B 7
Falco c. columbarius
Falco columbarius suckleyi (the darkest race, the "Black Merlin", occurs in coastal Washington and British Columbia)

Peregrine Falcon _____ W C B 7
Falco peregrinus

Prairie Falcon _____ W C 8
Falco mexicanus

Common Pheasant (i) _____ W C B 5
Phasianus colchicus

Gray Partridge (i) _____ W 2
Perdix perdix

Chukar (i) _____ W 9
Alectoris chukar

Ruffed Grouse _____ W 4
Bonasa umbellus

Sooty Grouse _____ W 3
Dendragapus obscurus
(The Sooty Grouse occurs in western Washington and on the east slope of the Cascades in central Washington.
The Dusky Grouse occurs further east in Washington.)

Wild Turkey _____ C 12
Meleagris gallopavo

Mountain Quail _____ C 3
Oreotyx pictus

California Quail _____ W C 13
Callipepla californica brunnescens

Clapper Rail _____ C 1 (in 1994)
Rallus longirostris obsoletus

Virginia Rail _____ C 1 (in 1991)
Rallus l. limicola

Sora _____ C 5
Porzana carolina

Common Moorhen _____ C 3
Gallinula chloropus cachinnans

American Coot _____ W C B 13
Fulica a. americana

Sandhill Crane _____ C B 2 (in 1991 & 2005)
Grus canadensis tabida

Black-bellied (or Grey) Plover _____ W C B 13
Pluvialis squatarola cynosurae

Pacific Golden Plover _____ W 3
Pluvialis fulva

Snowy Plover _____ W C 9 (was considered conspecific with the Kentish Plover of the Old World)
Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus

Semipalmated Plover _____ W C 11
Charadrius semipalmatus

LESSER SAND PLOVER (r/NA) _____ C 1 (in 1992) (has also been called Mongolian Plover)
Charadrius mongolus stegmanni

Killdeer _____ W C B 13
Charadrius v. vociferus

Black Oystercatcher _____ W C B 13
Haematopus bachmani

Black-necked Stilt _____ C 12
Himantopus mexicanus (was by some considered conspecific with the Black-winged Stilt of the Old World)

American Avocet _____ C 8
Recurvirostra americana

Greater Yellowlegs _____ W C B 12
Tringa melanoleuca

Lesser Yellowlegs _____ W C B 11
Tringa flavipes

Solitary Sandpiper _____ W 3
Tringa solitaria cinnamomea

Willet _____ W B C 13
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus inornatus

Wandering Tattler _____ W C 10
Heteroscelus incanus

Spotted Sandpiper _____ W C 7
Actitis macularius

"American" Whimbrel _____ W C B 12
Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus

LITTLE CURLEW (r/NA) _____ C 1 (in 1994)
Numenius minutus

Long-billed Curlew (nt) _____ W C 12
Numenius americanus parvus

Marbled Godwit _____ W C B 13
Limosa fedoa

BAR-TAILED GODWIT _____ W C 5
Limosa lapponica baueri

Ruddy Turnstone _____ W C B 10
Arenaria interpres morinella

Black Turnstone _____ W C B 11
Arenaria melanocephala

Surfbird _____ W C B 11
Aphriza virgata

Red Knot _____ W C 5
Calidris canutus rufa

Sanderling _____ W C 12
Calidris alba rubida

Pectoral Sandpiper _____ W C B 7
Calidris melanotos

RUFF _____ B 1 (in 2000)
Philomachus pugnax

Baird's Sandpiper _____ W C 9
Calidris bairdii

White-rumped Sandpiper (r/wNA) ______ W 1 (in 2005)
Calidris fuscicollis

Western Sandpiper _____ W C B 13
Calidris mauri

Semipalmated Sandpiper (r/wNA) _____ C 1 (in 1993)
Calidris pusilla

Least Sandpiper _____ W C B 13
Calidris minutilla

LONG-TOED STINT (r/NA) _____ C 1 (in 1992)
Calidris subminuta

Dunlin _____ W C 4
Calidris alpina

Short-billed Dowitcher _____ W C B 10
Limnodromus griseus

Long-billed Dowitcher _____ W C B 9
Limnodromus scolopaceus

Stilt Sandpiper _____ B 1 (in 2000)
Calidris (formerly Micropalama) himantopus

Wilson's Snipe _____ W 3   (was considered conspecific with the Common Snipe of the Palearctic, Gallinago gallinago)
Gallinago delicata

Wilson's Phalarope _____ C 2
Phalaropus tricolor

Red Phalarope _____ W C 9
Phalaropus fulicaria

*Red-necked Phalarope _____ W C B 13
Phalaropus lobatus

*Pomarine Jaeger _____ W C 13 (also called Pomarine Skua)
Stercorarius pomarinus

*Parasitic Jaeger _____ W C 12
Stercorarius parasiticus

*Long-tailed Jaeger _____ W C 11
Stercorarius longicaudus

*South Polar Skua _____ W C 12
Stercorarius (formerly Catharacta) maccormicki

Bonaparte's Gull _____ W C B 13
Larus philadelphia

Franklin's Gull _____ W 2
Larus pipixcan

Common Black-headed Gull ______ W 1 (in 2004)
Larus ridibundus

Heermann's Gull (nt) _____ W C B 13
Larus heermanni

Mew Gull _____ W B 12   (considered conspecific with the Common Gull, Larus canus canus, of Europe and the "Kamchatka Gull", Larus canus kamtschatschensis, of eastern Asia)
Larus canus brachyrhnchus

Ring-billed Gull _____ W C B 13
Larus delawarensis

California Gull _____ W C B 13
Larus c. californicus

Glaucous Gull _____ B 1 (in 1999)
Larus hyperboreus barrovianus

"American" Herring Gull _____ W C 7
Larus argentatus smithsonianus

Western Gull _____ W C B 13
Larus o. occidentalis

Glaucous-winged Gull _____ W C B 12
Larus glaucescens

*Sabine's Gull _____ W C 11
Xema sabini

*Black-legged Kittiwake _____ W 10
Rissa tridactyla pollicaris

Caspian Tern _____ W C B 12
Sterna c. caspia

*Arctic Tern _____ W C 10
Sterna paradisaea

Forster's Tern _____ W C 10
Sterna forsteri

Common Tern _____ W C B 11
Sterna h. hirundo

Royal Tern _____ C 1 (in 1992)
Sterna m. maxima

Elegant Tern (nt) _____ C 11
Sterna elegans

Black Tern _____ W C 2
Chlidonias niger surinamensis

WHITE-WINGED TERN (r/NA) _____ C 1 (in 1999)
Chlidonias leucopterus

*Common Murre _____ W C B 13
Uria aalge californica

*Pigeon Guillemot _____ W C B 13
Cepphus c. columba

*Marbled Murrelet (nt) _____ W C B 11
Brachyramphus marmoratus

*Xantu's Murrelet (nt) _____ W C 5
Synthliboramphus hypoleucus scrippsi (northern race: Washington & California)
Synthliboramphus h. hypoleucus (southern race: California)

*Craveri's Murrelet (nt) _____ C 3
Synthliboramphus craveri

*Cassin's Auklet _____ W C 10
Ptychoramphus aleuticus

*Rhinoceros Auklet _____ W C B 13
Cerohinca monocerata

*Tufted Puffin _____ W 5
Fratercula cirrhata

Common (or Feral) Pigeon (NAi) ______ W C B 13
Columba livia

Band-tailed Pigeon _______ W C B 9
Columba flavirostris

White-winged Dove ______ C 1 (in 1995)
Zenaida asiatica

Mourning Dove ______ W C 13
Zenaida macroura

White-winged Parakeet (NAi) ______ C 1 (in 1993) (was called Canary-winged Parakeet) (native to South America, the Canary-winged Parakeet is now "split" into Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Brotogeris chiriri and White-winged Parakeet)
Brotogeris versicolurus

Red-masked Parakeet (nt) (NAi) ______ C 1 (in 2005) (The native range is in South America, mostly Ecuador, also Peru. Occurs in San Francisco, especially near Telegraph Hill.)
Aratinga erythrogenys

Greater Roadrunner ______ C 3
Geococcyx californianus

Barn Owl ______ W C 2
Tyto alba pratincola

Western Screech Owl ______ W C 3
Otus kennicottii

Great Horned Owl ______ W C 8
Bubo virginianus saturatus

Northern Pygmy Owl ______ W C 5
Glaucidium c. californicum (previously Glaucidium gnoma, which is now said to be Mountain Pygmy-Owl of Mexico & Central America, reaching north into southern Arizona & New Mexico)

Short-eared Owl ______ W 1 (in 1995)
Asio f. flammeus

Burrowing Owl ______ C 9
Athene cunicularia hypugaea

Common Poorwill ______ W 1 (in 2004)
Phalaenoptilus n. nuttallii

Common Nighthawk ______ W C 3
Chordeiles minor
(a few subspecies occur in the western US & western Canada, but probably
C. m. sennetti in Washington &
C. m. hesperis in California)

American Black Swift ______ C 1 (in 1997)
Cypseloides niger borealis

Vaux's Swift ______ W C 11
Chaetura v. vauxi

White-throated Swift ______ C 7
Aeronautes saxatalis

Anna's Hummingbird ______ C 12
Calypte anna

XANTU'S HUMMINGBIRD ______ B 1 (in 1998)   (this species not normally north of Baja California)
Hylocharis xantusii

Belted Kingfisher ______ W C B 13
Ceryle alcyon

Nuttall's Woodpecker ______ C 10
Picoides nuttallii

Acorn Woodpecker ______ C 12
Melanerpes formicivorus

Red-breasted Sapsucker ______ W B 2
Sphyrapicus ruber

Red-naped Sapsucker ______ W 7
Sphyrapicus nuchalis

White-headed Woodpecker ______ W C 2 (in 1997 & 2004)
Picoides a. albolarvatus

Downy Woodpecker ______ W C B 13
Picoides pubescens gaidneri (coastal Washington & British Columbia)
Picoides pubescens turati (inland Washington & California)

Hairy Woodpecker ______ W C B 10
Picoides villosus harrisi (coastal Washington & British Columbia)
Picoides villosus hyloscopus (western California)
Picoides villosus orius (in mountains of Washington & California)

American Three-toed Woodpecker ______ W 1 (in 2004) (until recently was considered conspecific with the Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker, Picoides tridactylus)
Picoides dorsalis fasciatus

"Red-shafted" Northern Flicker ______ W C B 13
Colaptes auratus

Lewis' Woodpecker ______ W 2
Melanerpes lewis

Pileated Woodpecker ______ W C 7
Dryocopus pileatus

Olive-sided Flycatcher ______ W C 3 (an alternate name is "Boreal Pewee")
Contopus cooperi (was for a while referred to as Contopus borealis)

Western Wood-Pewee ______ W C 9
Contopus sordidulus

Dusky Flycatcher ______ W 1 (in 1993)
Empidonax oberholseri

Cordilleran Flycatcher ______ W 2 (formerly called Western Flycatcher when it was conspecific with Pacific-slope Flycatcher)
Empidonax occidentalis

Pacific-slope Flycatcher ______ C 7
Empidonax difficilis

Gray Flycatcher ______ W 1 (in 1996)
Empidonax wrightii

Willow Flycatcher ______ W C 4
Empidonax trailii

LEAST FLYCATCHER (r/wNA) ______ C 1 (in 1991)
Empidonax minimus

Black Phoebe ______ C 12
Sayornis nigricans

Say's Phoebe ______ W C 13
Sayornis saya

Ash-throated Flycatcher ______ C 2
Myiarchus cinerascens

Western Kingbird ______ C 2
Tyrannus verticalis

EASTERN KINGBIRD (r/wNA) ______ C 2 (in 1991 & 2005)
Tyrannus tyrannus

Loggerhead Shrike ______ W C 11
Lanius ludovicianus

Red-eyed Vireo ______ W 1 (in 1992)
Vireo olivaceus

Cassin's Vireo ______ W C 6 (was called Solitary Vireo when it was conspecific with what's now the Plumbeous and Blue-headed Vireos)
Vireo cassinii

Hutton's Vireo ______ W C 11
Vireo huttoni

Warbling Vireo ______ W C 8
Vireo gilvus

Gray Jay ______ W 9
Perisoreus canadensis griseus

Steller's Jay ______ W C B 13
Cyanocitta s. stelleri (in Washington & British Columbia)
Cyanocitta stelleri carbonacea (in California)

Western Scrub-Jay ______ W C 12
Aphelocoma c. californica

Pinyon Jay ______ C 1 (in 2004)
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus

Clark's Nutcracker ______ W C 9
Nucifraga columbiana

Black-billed Magpie ______ W C 13 (was considered conspecific with the Common Magpie of Eurasia, Pica pica)
Pica hudsonia

Yellow-billed Magpie (CAe) (USe) ______ C 12
Pica nittalli

American Crow ______ W C B 13
Corvus brachyrhnchos hesperis

Northwestern Crow ______ W B 13
Corvus caurinus
(Note: Along the coast of the Pacific Northwest, the American Crow is a smaller form - C.b. hesperis, noted above. An ID problem is vexed as those crows can have strange calls difficult to allocate to species - either American or Northwestern. This has called into question the validity of the Northwestern Crow as a species, but after decades of controversy the AOU (American Ornithologists Union) continues to recognize it as such. The precise identity of crows along the Oregon coast can be particularly problematic.)

Northern Raven ______ W C B 13
Corvus corax principalis

Horned Lark ______ W C 7 (In Europe has been called Shore Lark)
Eremophila alpestris

Eurasian Skylark (NAi) ______ W B 10
Alauda arvensis

Tree Swallow ______ C 2
Tachycineta bicolor

Violet-green Swallow ______ W C 12
Tachycineta t. thalassina

American Cliff Swallow ______ W B 3
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota hypopolia

Bank Swallow ______ W 1 (in 1994) (also called Sand Martin)
Riparia r. riparia

Barn Swallow ______ W C B 13
Hirundo rustica erythrogaster

Northern Rough-winged Swallow ______ W C 3
Stelgidopteryx s. serripennis

Wrentit ______ C 11
Charmaea fasciata

Black-capped Chickadee ______ W 13
Poecile (formerly Parus) atricapilla occidentalis (in Washington, west of Cascades)
Poecile (formerly Parus) atricapilla fortuitus (in Washington, east of Cascades)

Chestnut-backed Chickadee ______ W C B 13
Poecile (formerly Parus) r. rufescens (two other subspecies along California coast: P.r. neglectus & P.r. barlowi)

Mountain Chickadee ______ W C 12
Poecile (formerly Parus) gambeli baileyae

Oak Titmouse ______ C 11 (was at one time part of Plain Titmouse when it was conspecific with what's now the Juniper Titmouse)
Baeolophus (formerly Parus) i. inornatus

American Bushtit ______ W C 12
Psaltriparus minimus (a complex species with 11 subspecies in 3 "groups")
In Washington State & California, these subspecies, in the "Minimus Group", the "Plain Bushtit":
P. m. saturatus (in the Puget Sound area of Washington)
P. m. minimus (along coastal California, & in the Yakima valley of sc Washington)
P. m. californicus (in California, east of the Coastal Range)
Birds in the "Plumbeous Group", the "Lead-colored Bushtit", P. m. plumbeous, also occur in California east of the Sierra Nevada.

Red-breasted Nuthatch ______ W C B 13
Sitta canadensis

White-breasted Nuthatch ______ W C 12
Sitta carolinensis tenuissima (in Cascades of Washington)
Sitta carolinensis aculeata (in west Washington & California)

Pygmy Nuthatch ______ W C 8
Sitta pygmaea melanotus (in Washington & California)
Sitta pygmaea pygmaea (in California)

Brown Creeper ______ W C B 8 (an alternate name would be American Treecreeper)
Certhia americana occidentalis

Rock Wren ______ W C 11
Salpinctes o. obsoletus

Canyon Wren ______ W 4
Catherpes mexicanus griseus

Bewick's Wren ______ W C 11
Thryomanes bewickii calophonus (in Washington)
Thryomanes bewickii spilurus (in central California)

House Wren ______ W C 8
Troglodytes aedon

Winter (or Northern) Wren ______ W C B 7
Troglodytes troglodytes salebrosus (in Washington & British Columbia)
Troglodytes troglodytes obscurior (in California)

Marsh Wren ______ W C 7
Cistothorus palustris dissaeptus (in western & central Washington)
Cistothorus palustris aestuarinus (in coastal & central California)

American Dipper ______ W 12
Cinclus mexicanus unicolor

Golden-crowned Kinglet ______ W B 12
Regulus satrapa

Ruby-crowned Kinglet ______ W C 13
Regulus calendula

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ______ C 5
Polioptila caerulea

Western Bluebird ______ W C 13
Sialia mexicana

Mountain Bluebird ______ W C 10
Sialia currucoides

Hermit Thrush ______ W 4
Catharus guttatus

Swainson's Thrush ______ W C 3
Catharus ustulatus

American Robin ______ W C B 13
Turdus migratorius

Varied Thrush ______ W 7
Ixoreus naevius

Townsend's Solitaire ______ W 9
Myadestes townsendi

California Thrasher (CAqe) ______ C 9
Toxostoma redivivum

Sage Thrasher ______ W 10
Oreoscoptes montanus

Northern Mockingbird ______ C 9
Mimus polyglottos

European Starling (NAi) ______ W C B 13
Sturnus vulgaris

Crested Myna (NAi) ______ B 9 (as of 2002, extirpated in Vancouver, British Columbia; we saw it there previously during 9 tours)
Acridotheres cristatellus

Buff-bellied (or American) Pipit ______ W B 10
Anthus rubescens

Cedar Waxwing ______ W B 12
Bombycilla cedrorum

BOHEMIAN WAXWING ______ W 1 (in 1992)
Bombycilla garrulus

Phainopepla ______ C 3
Phainopepla nitens

BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER (r/wNA) ______ C 1 (in 1998)
Mniotilta varia

Orange-crowned Warbler ______ W C B 12
Vermivora celata

American Yellow Warbler ______ W C 13
Dendroica petechia

"Audubon's" Yellow-rumped Warbler ______ W C 13
Dendroica coronata auduboni

NORTHERN PARULA (r/wNA) ______ W C 2
Parula americana

Black-throated Gray Warbler ______ W C 9
Dendroica nigrescens

BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER ______ (r/wNA) C 1 (in 1991)
Dendroica caerulescens

Townsend's Warbler ______ W C B 12
Dendroica townsendi

Hermit Warbler ______ W C 5
Dendroica occidentalis

BLACKPOLL WARBLER ______C 1 (in 1991)
Dendroica striata

MacGillivray's Warbler ______ W C 2
Oporornis tolmiei

Common Yellowthroat ______ W B C 10
Geothlypis trichas

Wilson's Warbler ______ W C 7
Wilsonia pusilla

AMERICAN REDSTART (r/wNA) ______ C 1 (in 1991)
Setophaga ruticilla

Western Tanager ______ W C 9
Piranga ludoviciana

Black-headed Grosbeak ______ W C B 3
Pheucticus melanocephalus

ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK (r/wNA) ______ C 2 (in 1998 & 2005)
Pheucticus ludovicianus

Spotted Towhee ______ W C B 13 (formerly called Rufous-sided Towhee when it was conspecific with the now Eastern Towhee of North America and the Olive-sided and Socorro Towhees of Mexico) (now said be some to be conspecific with Collared Towhee of Mexico)
Pipilo maculatus

California Towhee ______ C 12 (formerly called Brown Towhee when it was conspecific with the now Canyon Towhee, Pipilo fuscus)
Pipilo crissalis

Rufous-crowned Sparrow ______ C 6
Aimophila r. ruficeps

Chipping Sparrow ______ W C 9
Spizella passerina boreophila

Brewer's Sparrow ______ W C 5
Spizella b. breweri (subspecies valid as long as "Timberline Sparrow" of Canada is considered conspecific)

Vesper Sparrow ______ W C 5 (an uncommon migrant in CA)
Pooecetes gramineus affinis

Lark Sparrow ______ W C 9
Chondestes grammacus

Sage Sparrow ______ W C 7
Amphispiza n. nevadensis (if considered distinct from "Bell's Sparrow" of coastal California, Amphispiza belli - the two have traditionally been merged as the Sage Sparrow, Amphispiza belli)

Savannah Sparrow ______ W C B 13
Passerculus sandwichensis

"Slate-colored" Fox Sparrow ______ W B 8
Passerella iliaca schistacea

Song Sparrow ______ W C B 13
Melospiza melodia caurina (in Washington & British Columbia)
(there are 11 subspecies in California)

Lincoln's Sparrow ______ W B 9
Melospiza lincolnii gracilis

Golden-crowned Sparrow ______ W 8
Zonotrichia atricapilla

White-crowned Sparrow ______ W C B 13
Zonotrichia leucophrys pugetensis (in Washington & British Columbia)
Zonotrichia leucophrys nuttalli (in California)

"Oregon" Dark-eyed Junco ______ W C 13
Junco hyemalis montanus (in interior Washington)
Junco hyemalis shufeldti (in coastal Washington & California)
Junco hyemalis pinosus (in hills in cent California)

Red-winged Blackbird ______ W C 13
Agelaius phoeniceus

Tricolored Blackbird ______ C 12
Agelaius tricolor

Yellow-headed Blackbird ______ C 1 (in 1998)
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

Western Meadowlark ______ W C 13
Sturnella neglecta

Brewer's Blackbird ______ W C B 13
Euphagus cyanocephalus

Brown-headed Cowbird ______ W C 10
Molothrus ater

Hooded Oriole ______ C 1 (in 1991)
Icterus cucullatus

Bullock's Oriole ______ W C 2 (for a while was merged with Baltimore Oriole, and called Northern Oriole)
Icterus bullockii

Pine Grosbeak ______ W 1 (in 2004)
Pinicola enucleator montana

Purple Finch ______ W C 8
Carpodacus purpureus

Cassin's Finch ______ W C 8
Carpodacus cassinii

House Finch ______ W C B 13
Carpodacus mexicanus

Red Crossbill ______ W C 9
Loxia curvirostra

White-winged Crossbill ______ W 2 (also called Two-barred Crossbill)
Loxia leucoptera

Pine Siskin ______ W C B 7
Carduelis pinus

Lesser Goldfinch ______ C 10
Carduelis psaltria

Lawrence's Goldfinch ______ C 2
Carduelis lawrencei

American Goldfinch ______ W C B 13
Carduelis tristis

Evening Grosbeak ______ W 3
Coccothraustes vespertinus

House Sparrow (NAi) ______ W C B 13
Passer domesticus

Note: Birds in CAPITALIZED LETTERS are birds particularly uncommon in the far-western US & Canada.