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Washington State Birds 

 during Focus On Nature Tours  


1991 thru 2010
(during our West Coast USA Tour 
 in the month of September)



A List of Birds in Washington State by Armas Hill, with photos
 

PHOTO AT UPPER RIGHT: An adult BALD EAGLE. 

255 species of birds have cumulatively been seen 
during 13 FONT West Coast birding & nature tours in Washington State.
 

Codes:

(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

(NAr):    rare in North America
(wNAr): 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

 (*): seen during offshore pelagic trips 

Birds whose names are capitalized in the list are uncommon or rare along the West Coast.  


Links:

Upcoming Birding & Nature Tours in North America, including Washington State

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

Mammals during FONT West Coast USA Tours

Directory of Photos in this Website, in this list & others
Birds:

 

  1. California Quail _____ 
    Callipepla californica brunnescens

  2. Gray Partridge (i) _____ 
    Perdix perdix

  3. Chukar (i) _____ 
    Alectoris chukar

  4. Ruffed Grouse _____ 
    Bonasa umbellus

  5. Sooty Grouse _____ 
    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.
     
  6. Common Pheasant (i) _____ 
    Phasianus colchicus
  7. Mute Swan (i) _____ 
    Cygnus olor

  8. Brant Goose _____ 
    Branta bernicla nigricans
  9. Canada Goose _____ 
    Branta canadensis
  10. Greater White-fronted Goose _____ 
    Anser albifrons
  11. Wood Duck _____ 
    Aix sponsa
  12. Mallard _____ 
    Anas platyrhynchos
  13. Northern Pintail _____ 
    Anas acuta
  14. Blue-winged Teal _____ 
    Anas discors
  15. Cinnamon Teal _____ 
    Anas cyanoptera septentrionalium
  16. Green-winged Teal _____   (was considered conspecific with the Eurasian Teal, Anas crecca)
    Anas carolinensis
  17. Northern Shoveler _____ 
    Anas clypeata
  18. Gadwall _____ 
    Anas strepera
  19. American Wigeon _____ 
    Anas americana
  20. Redhead _____   
    Aythya americana
  21. Ring-necked Duck _____ 
    Aythya collaris
  22. Greater Scaup _____ 
    Aythya marila mariloides
  23. Lesser Scaup _____ 
    Aythya affinis
  24. Harlequin Duck _____   
    Histrionicus histrionicus




     Harlequin Duck
    (photo by Howard Eskin)
  25. Black Scoter _____   (now considered a species distinct from the Common Scoter of Eurasia, Melanitta nigra) 
    Melanitta americana




    A male Surf Scoter with Black Scoters
         (photo by Kim Steininger)
  26. Surf Scoter _____ 
    Melanitta perspicillata
  27. White-winged Scoter _____   
     Melanitta deglandi


    The White-winged Scoter is 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. 

  28. Common Goldeneye _____ 
    Bucephala clangula (americana)
  29. Barrow's Goldeneye _____ 
    Bucephala islandica
  30. Bufflehead _____   
    Bucephala albeola
  31. Hooded Merganser _____   
    Lophodytes cucullatus




     Hooded Merganser
    (photo by Howard Eskin)
  32. Common Merganser _____   
    Mergus merganser americanus
  33. Red-breasted Merganser _____ 
    Mergus serrator
  34. Ruddy Duck _____   
    Oxyura j. jamaicensis
  35. Red-throated Loon _____    
    Gavia stellata

  36. Pacific Loon _____   
    Gavia pacifica

  37. Common Loon _____  
    Gavia immer

  38. Pied-billed Grebe _____ 
    Podilymbus p. podiceps

  39. Horned Grebe _____   
    Podiceps auritus cornutus

  40. Red-necked Grebe _____ 
    Podiceps grisegena holboellii

  41. Eared Grebe _____   (also called Black-necked Grebe) 
    Podiceps nigricollis californicus

  42. Western Grebe _____ 
    Aechmophorus occidentalis

  43. Clark's Grebe _____   (was at one time considered conspecific with the Western Grebe)
    Aechmophorus clarkii

  44. Black-footed Albatross (t3) (*) _____ 
    Phoebastria nigripes

  45. LAYSAN ALBATROSS (*) _____ 
    Phoebastria immutabilis

  46. Northern Fulmar (*) _____   
    Fulmarus glacialis rodgersii

  47. Sooty Shearwater (*) _____ 
    Puffinus griseus

  48. Short-tailed Shearwater (*) _____ 
    Puffinus tenuirostris

  49. Pink-footed Shearwater (t3) (*) _____ 
    Puffinus creatopus

  50. Flesh-footed Shearwater (*) _____ 
    Puffinus carneipes

  51. Buller's Shearwater (t3) (*) _____ 
    Puffinus bulleri

  52. Fork-tailed (or Gray) Storm Petrel (*) _____ 
    Oceanodroma furcata

  53. Leach's Storm Petrel (*) _____ 
    Oceanodroma leucorhoa 

  54. Great Blue Heron _____ 
    Ardea herodias fannini

  55. Great Egret _____ 
    Ardea alba egretta

  56. Green Heron _____ 
    Butorides virescens anthonyi

  57. Black-crowned Night Heron _____   
    Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli

  58. American White Pelican _____   
    Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
  59. Brown Pelican _____ 
    Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
  60. Double-crested Cormorant _____ 
    Phalacrocorax auritus albociliatus
  61. Brandt's Cormorant _____ 
    Phalacrocorax penicillatus
  62. Pelagic Shag (or Cormorant) _____ 
    Phalacrocorax pelagicus resplendens
  63. Turkey Vulture _____ 
    Cathartes a. aura

  64. Osprey _____ 
    Pandion haliaetus carolinensis

  65. Bald Eagle _____   
    Haliaeetus leucocephalus




         Bald Eagles
     (upper photo by Kim Steininger; lower photo by Ed Kendell)
  66. Northern Harrier _____   (was conspecific with Hen Harrier of Eurasia, Circus cyaneus)
    Circus hudsonius






         Northern Harriers
    Two photographs - a female above, and a male below.
         (photos by Kim Steininger)

  67. Sharp-shinned Hawk _____   
    Accipiter striatus velox

  68. Cooper's Hawk _____   
    Accipiter cooperi

  69. Northern Goshawk _____ 
    Accipiter gentilis

  70. Red-tailed Hawk _____ 
    Buteo jamaicensis alascensis 
  71. Swainson's Hawk _____  (occurs in 2 morphs: light & dark)
    Buteo swainsoni

  72. Ferruginous Hawk (nt) _____  (during the FONT tour in 2001)  
    Buteo regalis

  73. Golden Eagle _____ 
    Aquila chrysaetos canadensis

  74. American Kestrel _____   
    Falco s. sparverius

    75.
  75. Merlin _____   
    Falco c. columbarius
    Falco columbarius suckleyi     (the darkest race, the "Black Merlin", occurs in coastal Washington and British Columbia)  
  76. Peregrine Falcon _____   
    Falco peregrinus




         An immature Peregrine Falcon
     (photo by Kim Steininger)
     
  77. Prairie Falcon _____ 
    Falco mexicanus

  78. American Coot _____ 
    Fulica a. americana

  79. Black-bellied (or Grey) Plover _____   
    Pluvialis squatarola cynosurae

  80. Pacific Golden Plover _____ 
    Pluvialis fulva

  81. Snowy Plover _____
    Charadrius nivosus

    The Snowy Plover was conspecific with the Kentish Plover of the Old World.



    Snowy Plover
         (photo by Howard Eskin)
  82. Semipalmated Plover _____ 
    Charadrius semipalmatus

  83. Killdeer _____ 
    Charadrius v. vociferus

  84. Black Oystercatcher _____ 
    Haematopus bachmani




         Black Oystercatcher, photographed during a FONT West Coast USA Tour
     (photo by Marie Gardner)
       
  85. Greater Yellowlegs _____ 
    Tringa melanoleuca

  86. Lesser Yellowlegs _____ 
    Tringa flavipes

  87. Solitary Sandpiper _____ 
    Tringa solitaria cinnamomea

  88. Willet _____ 
    Tringa     (was Catoptrophorus) semipalmatus inornatus
  89. Wandering Tattler _____ 
    Heteroscelus incanus

  90. Spotted Sandpiper _____ 
    Actitis macularius

  91. "American" Whimbrel _____ 
    Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus

  92. Long-billed Curlew (nt) _____ 
    Numenius americanus parvus

  93. Marbled Godwit _____ 
    Limosa fedoa

  94. BAR-TAILED GODWIT _____ 
    Limosa lapponica baueri

  95. Ruddy Turnstone _____ 
    Arenaria interpres morinella

  96. Black Turnstone _____ 
    Arenaria melanocephala

  97. Surfbird _____ 
    Aphriza virgata

  98. Red Knot _____ 
    Calidris canutus rufa

  99. Sanderling _____ 
    Calidris alba rubida

  100. Pectoral Sandpiper _____ 
    Calidris melanotos

  101. Baird's Sandpiper _____ 
    Calidris bairdii

  102. WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER (r/wNA) ______ 
    Calidris fuscicollis
  103. Western Sandpiper _____ 
    Calidris mauri

  104. Least Sandpiper _____ 
    Calidris minutilla

  105. Dunlin _____ 
    Calidris alpina

  106. Short-billed Dowitcher _____ 
    Limnodromus griseus

  107. Long-billed Dowitcher _____ 
    Limnodromus scolopaceus 

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




         Wilson's Snipe
     (photo by Armas Hill) 
  109. Red Phalarope (*) _____   
     Phalaropus fulicaria

  110. Red-necked Phalarope (*) _____ 
    Phalaropus lobatus

  111. Pomarine Skua (*) _____  (has also been called Pomarine Jaeger) 
    Stercorarius pomarinus

  112. Parasitic Jaeger (*) _____  
    Stercorarius parasiticus

  113. Long-tailed Jaeger (*) _____  
    Stercorarius longicaudus

  114. South Polar Skua (*) _____   
     Stercora    rius (formerly Catharacta) maccormicki  
  115. Bonaparte's Gull _____ 
    Chroicocephalus     (formerly Larus) philadelphia
  116. BLACK-HEADED GULL (NAr) ______ 
    Chroicocephalus     (formerly Larus) ridibundus




         Common Black-headed Gull
         (photo by Armas Hill)
  117. Franklin's Gull  ______
    Leucophaeus     (formerly Larus) pipixcan
  118. Heermann's Gull (nt) _____   
    Larus heermanni




         Heermann's Gull
         (photo by Armas Hill)
     
  119. Mew Gull _____  (conspecific with the Common Gull, Larus canus canus, of Europe and the "Kamchatka Gull", Larus canus kamtschatschensis, of eastern Asia)
    Larus canus brachyrhnchus

  120. Ring-billed Gull _____ 
    Larus delawarensis

  121. California Gull _____ 
    Larus c. californicus

  122. "American" Herring Gull _____ 
    Larus argentatus smithsonianus

  123. Western Gull _____ 
    Larus o. occidentalis

  124. Glaucous-winged Gull _____ 
    Larus glaucescens

  125. Sabine's Gull (*) _____
    Xema sabini

  126. Black-legged Kittiwake (*) _____ 
     Rissa tridactyla pollicaris



    An immature Black-legged Kittiwake
    (photo by Alan Brady)
  127. Caspian Tern _____ 
    Sterna c. caspia

  128. Arctic Tern (*) _____ 
    Sterna paradisaea

  129. Forster's Tern _____ 
    Sterna forsteri

  130. Common Tern _____ 
    Sterna h. hirundo

  131. Black Tern _____ 
    Chlidonias niger surinamensis

  132. Common Murre (*) _____      
    Uria aalge californica

  133. Pigeon Guillemot (*) _____
    Cepphus c. columba

  134. Marbled Murrelet (nt) (*) _____
    Brachyramphus marmoratus

  135. Xantu's Murrelet (nt) (*) _____ 
    Synthliboramphus hypoleucus scrippsi     (northern race)

  136. Cassin's Auklet (*) _____ 
    Ptychoramphus aleuticus

  137. Rhinoceros Auklet (*) _____
    Cerohinca monocerata

  138. Tufted Puffin (*) _____   
    Fratercula cirrhata

  139. Common (or Feral) Pigeon (NAi) ______ 
    Columba livia
  140. Band-tailed Pigeon _______ 
    Columba flavirostris

  141. Mourning Dove ______ 
    Zenaida macroura

  142. Barn Owl ______ 
    Tyto alba pratincola

  143. Western Screech Owl ______
    Otus kennicottii
  144. Great Horned Owl ______   
    Bubo virginianus saturatus

  145. Northern Pygmy Owl ______
    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) 
  146. Short-eared Owl ______ 
    Asio f. flammeus

  147. Common Poorwill ______ 
    Phalaenoptilus n. nuttallii
  148. Common Nighthawk ______ 
    Chordeiles minor 
         (a few subspecies occur in the western US & western Canada, but probably C. m. sennetti in Washington)

  149. Vaux's Swift ______ 
    Chaetura v. vauxi

  150. Belted Kingfisher ______ 
    Ceryle alcyon

  151. Red-breasted Sapsucker ______  
    Sphyrapicus ruber

  152. Red-naped Sapsucker ______ 
    Sphyrapicus nuchalis




         A Red-naped Sapsucker photographed during a FONT tour
  153. White-headed Woodpecker ______ 
    Picoides a. albolarvatus

  154. Downy Woodpecker ______ 
    Picoides pubescens gaidneri     (coastal Washington)
    Picoides pubescens turati      (inland Washington)
  155. Hairy Woodpecker ______ 
    Picoides villosus harrisi     (coastal Washington)
    Picoides villosus orius     (in mountains of Washington)




         Hairy Woodpecker
     (photo by Doris Potter)
  156. American Three-toed Woodpecker ______  (until recently was considered conspecific with the Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker, Picoides tridactylus)
    Picoides dorsalis fasciatus
  157. "Red-shafted" Northern Flicker ______ 
    Colaptes auratus

  158. Lewis's Woodpecker ______ 
    Melanerpes lewis

  159. Pileated Woodpecker ______ 
    Dryocopus pileatus




         Pileated Woodecker
  160. Olive-sided Flycatcher ______  (an alternate name is "Boreal Pewee")
    Contopus cooperi      (was for a while referred to as Contopus borealis)
  161. Western Wood-Pewee ______ 
         Contopus sordidulus

  162. Dusky Flycatcher ______ 
    Empidonax oberholseri 




         Dusky Flycatcher
    (photo by Marie Gardner)
  163. Cordilleran Flycatcher ______  (formerly called Western Flycatcher when it was conspecific with the Pacific-slope Flycatcher)  
    Empidonax occidentalis 

  164. Gray Flycatcher ______ 
    Empidonax wrightii

  165. Willow Flycatcher ______ 
    Empidonax trailii

  166. Say's Phoebe ______ 
    Sayornis saya

  167. Loggerhead Shrike ______ 
    Lanius ludovicianus

  168. Red-eyed Vireo ______ 
    Vireo olivaceus

  169. Cassin's Vireo ______  (was called Solitary Vireo when it was conspecific with what's now the Plumbeous and Blue-headed Vireos)
    Vireo cassinii
  170. Hutton's Vireo ______ 
    Vireo huttoni

  171. Warbling Vireo ______ 
    Vireo gilvus

  172. Gray Jay ______ 
    Perisoreus canadensis griseus

  173. Steller's Jay ______ 
    Cyanocitta s. stelleri  

  174. Western Scrub Jay ______ 
    Aphelocoma c. californica

  175. Clark's Nutcracker ______ 
    Nucifraga columbiana

  176. Black-billed Magpie ______  (was considered conspecific with the Common Magpie of Eurasia, Pica pica) 
    Pica hudsonia     

  177. American Crow ______ 
    Corvus brachyrhnchos hesperis

  178. Northwestern Crow ______ 
    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.)        

  179. Northern Raven ______ 
    Corvus corax principalis

  180. Horned Lark ______ 
    Eremophila alpestris

  181. Eurasian Skylark (NAi) ______ 
    Alauda arvensis

  182. Violet-green Swallow ______ 
     Tachycineta t. thalassina

  183. American Cliff Swallow ______ 
     Petrochelidon pyrrhonota hypopolia

  184. Bank Swallow ______  (also called Sand Martin)
    Riparia r. riparia

  185. Barn Swallow ______ 
    Hirundo rustica erythrogaster

  186. Northern Rough-winged Swallow ______ 
    Stelgidopteryx s. serripennis

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




    Black-capped Chickadee
         (photo by Doris Potter)
  188. Chestnut-backed Chickadee ______ 
    Poecile     (formerly Parus) r. rufescens   

  189. Mountain Chickadee ______ 
    Poecile     (formerly Parus) gambeli baileyae
  190. American Bushtit ______ 
    Psaltriparus minimus      (a complex species with 11 subspecies in 3 "groups")
    In Washington State, these subspecies, in the "Minimus Group", the     "Plain Bushtit"    )
    P. m. saturatus      (in the Puget Sound area of Washington)
    P. m. minimus          (in the Yakima valley of sc Washington)

  191. Red-breasted Nuthatch ______ 
    Sitta canadensis

  192. White-breasted Nuthatch ______ 
    Sitta carolinensis tenuissima      (in Cascades of Washington)
    Sitta carolinensis aculeata     (in western Washington)

  193. Pygmy Nuthatch ______ 
    Sitta pygmaea melanotus 

  194. Brown Creeper ______   (an alternate name could be American Treecreeper)
    Certhia americana occidentalis

  195. Rock Wren ______ 
    Salpinctes o. obsoletus

  196. Canyon Wren ______ 
    Catherpes mexicanus griseus

  197. Bewick's Wren ______ 
    Thryomanes bewickii calophonus      
  198. House Wren ______ 
    Troglodytes aedon




         A House Wren, "looking at you"
     (photo by Howard Eskin)
  199. Pacific Wren ______  (was part of the now more-easterly Winter Wren)
    Troglodytes pacificus   
  200. Marsh Wren ______ 
    Cistothorus palustris dissaeptus     (in western & central Washington) 

  201. American Dipper ______ 
    Cinclus mexicanus unicolor

  202. Golden-crowned Kinglet ______ 
    Regulus satrapa

  203. Ruby-crowned Kinglet ______ 
    Regulus calendula

  204. Western Bluebird ______ 
    Sialia mexicana

  205. Mountain Bluebird ______ 
    Sialia currucoides

  206. Hermit Thrush ______ 
    Catharus guttatus

  207. Swainson's Thrush ______ 
    Catharus ustulatus

  208. American Robin ______ 
    Turdus migratorius 

  209. Varied Thrush ______ 
    Ixoreus naevius




         Varied Thrush - a first-year male
    (photo by Howard Eskin)
  210. Townsend's Solitaire ______ 
    Myadestes townsendi

  211. Sage Thrasher ______ 
    Oreoscoptes montanus

  212. European Starling (NAi) ______ 
    Sturnus vulgaris

  213. American (or Buff-bellied) Pipit ______  
    Anthus rubescens
  214. Cedar Waxwing ______ 
    Bombycilla cedrorum

  215. BOHEMIAN WAXWING ______ 
    Bombycilla garrulus

  216. Orange-crowned Warbler ______ 
    Oreothlypis (formerly Vermivora) celata
  217. Yellow Warbler ______ 
    Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) petechia       

  218. "Audubon's" Yellow-rumped Warbler ______ 
    Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) coronata auduboni
  219. NORTHERN PARULA  (r/wNA) ______ 
    Setophaga (formerly Parula) americana
  220. Black-throated Gray Warbler ______ 
    Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) nigrescens
  221. Townsend's Warbler ______ 
    Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) townsendi
  222. Hermit Warbler ______ 
    Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) occidentalis
  223. MacGillivray's Warbler ______ 
    Geothlypis (formerly Oporornis) tolmiei
  224. Common Yellowthroat ______ 
    Geothlypis trichas

  225. Wilson's Warbler ______ 
    Cardellina (formerly Wilsonia) pusilla
  226. Western Tanager ______ 
    Piranga ludoviciana

  227. Black-headed Grosbeak ______ 
    Pheucticus melanocephalus

  228. Spotted Towhee ______  (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 the Collared Towhee of Mexico)
    Pipilo maculatus

  229. Chipping Sparrow ______ 
     Spizella passerina boreophila

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

  231. Vesper Sparrow ______ 
     Pooecetes gramineus affinis
  232. Lark Sparrow ______ 
     Chondestes grammacus

  233. Sage Sparrow ______ 
     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)
  234. Savannah Sparrow ______ 
     Passerculus sandwichensis




         Savannah Sparrow
     (photo by Howard Eskin)
  235. "Slate-colored" Fox Sparrow ______ 
    Passerella iliaca schistacea

  236. Song Sparrow ______ 
    Melospiza melodia caurina  

  237. Lincoln's Sparrow ______ 
    Melospiza lincolnii gracilis

  238. Golden-crowned Sparrow ______ 
    Zonotrichia atricapilla

  239. White-crowned Sparrow ______ 
    Zonotrichia leucophrys pugetensis          (in Washington & British Columbia)
  240. "Oregon" Dark-eyed Junco ______ 
    Junco hyemalis montanus     (in interior Washington)
    Junco hyemalis shufeldti         (in coastal Washington)
  241. Red-winged Blackbird ______ 
    Agelaius phoeniceus

  242. Western Meadowlark ______ 
    Sturnella neglecta

  243. Brewer's Blackbird ______ 
    Euphagus cyanocephalus

  244. Brown-headed Cowbird ______ 
    Molothrus ater

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

  246. Pine Grosbeak ______ 
    Pinicola enucleator montana
  247. Purple Finch ______ 
    Carpodacus purpureus




         A female Purple Finch
    (photo by Howard Eskin)
  248. Cassin's Finch ______ 
    Carpodacus cassinii

  249. House Finch ______ 
    Carpodacus mexicanus

  250. Red Crossbill ______ 
    Loxia curvirostra

  251. White-winged Crossbill ______  (called Two-barred Crossbill in Europe)
    Loxia leucoptera

  252. Pine Siskin ______ 
    Carduelis pinus

  253. American Goldfinch ______ 
    Carduelis tristis

  254. Evening Grosbeak ______ 
    Coccothraustes vespertinus

  255. House Sparrow (NAi) ______ 
    Passer domesticus

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