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Washington State Birds 

 during Focus On Nature Tours  


1991 thru 2015
during our West Coast USA Tours 
 in the month of September




 This List of Birds in Washington State 
compiled by Armas Hill, 
 with some 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

 (i):  introduced species in Washington State  

(P):  seen during offshore pelagic trips 

(ph):  species with a photo in the FONT website

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:
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 during FONT West Coast USA Tours

Marine Life  (inc. Fish, Jellyfish, Mollusks (Shells), & Arthropods: Crustaceans & Echinoderms)

Directory of Photos in this Website
Birds:

  1. California Quail _____ 
     Callipepla californica brunnescens
  2. Gray Partridge (i) _____ 
     Perdix perdix
  3. Chukar (i) _____ 
     Alectoris chukar
  4. Ruffed Grouse  (ph)  _____ 
     Bonasa umbellus
  5. Sooty Grouse _____ 
     Dendragapus obscur    us

         The Sooty Grouse occurs in western Washington and on the east slope of the Cascade Mountains in central Washington.
    The Dusky Grouse occurs further east in Washington.

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



    Harlequin Duck
    (photo by Howard Eskin)
  25. Black Scoter  (ph)  _____    
    Melanitta americana

         The Black Scoter is now said to a species distinct from the Common Scoter of Eurasia, Melanitta nigra. 



    A male Surf Scoter with Black Scoters
         (photo by Kim Steininger)
  26. Surf Scoter  (ph)  _____ 
     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, Melanitta stejnegeri, are also now distinct and called the Asian White-winged Scoter.    

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



    Hooded Merganser
    (photo by Howard Eskin)
  32. Common Merganser  (ph)  _____   
     Mergus merganser americanus
  33. Red-breasted Merganser  (ph)  _____ 
     Mergus serrator
  34. Ruddy Duck  (ph)  _____   
     Oxyura j. jamaicensis
  35. Red-throated Loon  (ph)  _____    
    Gavia stellata
  36. Pacific Loon  (ph)  _____   
     Gavia pacifica
  37. Common Loon  (ph)  _____  
     Gavia immer
  38. Pied-billed Grebe  (ph)  _____ 
     Podilymbus p. podiceps
  39. Horned Grebe  (ph)  _____   
     Podiceps auritus cornutus
  40. Red-necked Grebe  (ph)  _____ 
     Podiceps grisegena holboellii
  41. Eared Grebe  (ph)  _____    
     Podiceps nigricollis californicus

         Another name for Podiceps nigricollis californicus is the Black-necked Grebe. 
  42. Western Grebe  (ph)  _____ 
     Aechmophorus occidentalis
  43. Clark's Grebe _____   
    Aechmophorus clarkii

         At one time, the Clark's Grebe was considered conspecific with the Western Grebe (above).   
  44. Black-footed Albatross  (t3) (P) _____ 
     Phoebastria nigripes
  45. LAYSAN ALBATROSS  (nt) (P) (ph) _____ 
     Phoebastria immutabilis
  46. Northern Fulmar  (P) (ph)  _____   
     Fulmarus glacialis rodgersii
  47. Sooty Shearwater  (nt) (P) (ph)  _____ 
     Puffinus griseus
  48. Short-tailed Shearwater  (P) (ph)  _____ 
     Puffinus tenuirostris
  49. Pink-footed Shearwater  (t3) (P) (ph)  _____ 
     Puffinus creatopus
  50. Flesh-footed Shearwater  (P)  _____ 
     Puffinus carneipes
  51. Buller's Shearwater (t3) (P)  _____ 
     Puffinus bulleri
  52. Fork-tailed Storm Petrel  (P) _____ 
    Oceanodroma furcata

         Another name for Oceanodroma furcata has been Gray Storm Petrel.
  53. Leach's Storm Petrel  (P) _____ 
     Oceanodroma leucorhoa 

  54. Great Blue Heron  (ph)  _____ 
     Ardea herodias fannini
  55. Great Egret  (ph)  _____ 
     Ardea alba egretta
  56. Green Heron  (ph)  _____ 
     Butorides virescens anthonyi
  57. Black-crowned Night Heron  (ph)  _____   
     Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli
  58. American White Pelican  (ph)  _____   
     Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
  59. Brown Pelican  (ph)  _____ 
     Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
  60. Double-crested Cormorant  (ph)  _____ 
     Phalacrocorax auritus albociliatus
  61. Brandt's Cormorant _____ 
     Phalacrocorax penicillatus
  62. Pelagic Cormorant  (or Pelagic Shag) _____ 
    Phalacrocorax pelagicus resplendens
  63. Turkey Vulture  (ph)  _____ 
     Cathartes a. aura
  64. Osprey  (ph)  _____ 
     Pandion haliaetus carolinensis
  65. Bald Eagle  (ph)  _____   
     Haliaeetus leucocephalus



    Bald Eagles
     (upper photo by Kim Steininger; lower photo by Ed Kendell)




  66. Northern Harrier  (ph)  _____  
     Circus     (cyaneus) hudsonius

         The Northern Harrier of North America has been considered conspecific with the Hen Harrier of Eursaia, Circus cyaneus.





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

  67. Sharp-shinned Hawk  (ph)  _____   
     Accipiter striatus velox
  68. Cooper's Hawk  (ph)  _____   
     Accipiter cooperi
  69. Northern Goshawk _____ 
     Accipiter gentilis
  70. Red-tailed Hawk  (ph) _____ 
    Buteo jamaicensis alascensis 
  71. Swainson's Hawk  (ph)  _____   
     Buteo swainsoni

         The Swainson's Hawk occurs in 2 morphs: light and dark.   

  72. Ferruginous Hawk  (nt) (ph)  _____ 
    Buteo regalis

         The Ferruginous Hawk was seen in Washington State during a FONT tour in 2001.  

  73. Golden Eagle _____ 
     Aquila chrysaetos canadensis
  74. American Kestrel  (ph)  _____   
     Falco s. sparverius
  75. Merlin  (ph)  _____   
     Falco c. columbarius
     Falco columbarius suckleyi       the darkest subspecies or race, the "Black Merlin"; it occurs in coastal Washington and British Columbia  
  76. Peregrine Falcon  (ph)  _____   
     Falco peregrinus



    An immature Peregrine Falcon
     (photo by Kim Steininger)
     
  77. Prairie Falcon  (ph)  _____ 
     Falco mexicanus
  78. American Coot  (ph)  _____ 
     Fulica a. americana
  79. Black-bellied Plover  (ph)  _____   
     Pluvialis squatarola cynosurae

         Another name for Pluvialis squatarola is Grey Plover (with the British spelling as it is the name in the Old World). 

  80. Pacific Golden Plover  (ph)  _____ 
     Pluvialis fulva
  81. Snowy Plover  (ph)  _____
     Charadrius nivosus
    The Snowy Plover was conspecific with the Kentish Plover of the Old World.



    Snowy Plover
         (photo by Howard Eskin)
  82. Semipalmated Plover  (ph)  _____ 
     Charadrius semipalmatus
  83. Killdeer  (ph)  _____ 
     Charadrius v. vociferus
  84. American Black Oystercatcher  (ph)  _____ 
     Haematopus bachmani



    American Black Oystercatcher, photographed during a FONT West Coast USA Tour
     (photo by Marie Gardner)
       
  85. Greater Yellowlegs  (ph)  _____ 
     Tringa melanoleuca
  86. Lesser Yellowlegs  (ph)  _____ 
     Tringa flavipes
  87. Solitary Sandpiper  (ph)  _____ 
    Tringa solitaria cinnamomea
  88. Willet  (ph)  _____ 
    Tringa semipalmatus inornatus     (was Catoptrophorus semipalmatus inornatus)

  89. Wandering Tattler  (ph)  _____ 
     Heteroscelus incanus
  90. Spotted Sandpiper  (ph)  _____ 
     Actitis macularius
  91. "American" Whimbrel  (ph)  _____ 
     Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus
  92. Long-billed Curlew  (nt) (ph)  _____ 
     Numenius americanus parvus
  93. Marbled Godwit  (ph)  _____ 
     Limosa fedoa
  94. BAR-TAILED GODWIT  (ph)  _____ 
     Limosa lapponica baueri
  95. Ruddy Turnstone  (ph)  _____ 
     Arenaria interpres morinella
  96. Black Turnstone _____ 
     Arenaria melanocephala
  97. Surfbird _____ 
     Aphriza virgata
  98. Red Knot  (ph)  _____ 
     Calidris canutus rufa
  99. Sanderling  (ph)  _____ 
     Calidris alba rubida
  100. Pectoral Sandpiper  (ph)  _____ 
     Calidris melanotos
  101. Baird's Sandpiper  (ph)  _____ 
     Calidris bairdii
  102. WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER  (r/wNA) (ph) ______ 
    Calidris fuscicollis
  103. Western Sandpiper  (ph)  _____ 
     Calidris mauri
  104. Least Sandpiper  (ph)  _____ 
     Calidris minutilla
  105. Dunlin  (ph)  _____ 
     Calidris alpina
  106. Short-billed Dowitcher  (ph)  _____ 
     Limnodromus griseus
  107. Long-billed Dowitcher  (ph)  _____ 
     Limnodromus scolopaceus 
  108. Wilson's Snipe  (ph)  _____  
     Gallinago delicata

         The Wilson's Snipe was conspecific with the Common Snipe of the Old World, Gallinago gallinago. 



    Wilson's Snipe
     (photo by Armas Hill) 
  109. Red Phalarope  (P) (ph)  _____   
     Phalaropus fulicaria
  110. Red-necked Phalarope  (P) (ph)  _____ 
     Phalaropus lobatus
  111. Pomarine Jaeger  (P) (ph)  ______
    Stercorarius pomarinus

    Another name for Stercorarius pomarinus is Pomarine Skua.
  112. Parasitic Jaeger  (P) (ph)  ______
    Stercorarius parasiticus  
    Another name for Stercorarius parasiticus is Arctic Skua.
  113. Long-tailed Jaeger  (P) (ph)  _____  
     Stercorarius longicaudus

         Another name for Stercorarius longicaudus is Long-tailed Skua.
  114. South Polar Skua  (P) (ph)   _____   
     Stercora    rius maccormicki      (formerly Catharacta maccormicki)  
  115. Bonaparte's Gull  (ph) _____ 
    Chroicocephalus philadelphia      (formerly Larus philadelphia)
  116. BLACK-HEADED GULL  (NAr) (ph)  ______ 
    Chroicocephalus ridibundus      (formerly Larus ridibundus)



    Common Black-headed Gull
         (photo by Armas Hill)
  117. Franklin's Gull  (ph)   _____
    Leucophaeus pipixcan      (formerly Larus pipixcan)

  118. Heermann's Gull  (nt) (ph)  _____   
     Larus heermanni



    Heermann's Gull
         (photo by Armas Hill)
     
  119. Mew Gull  _____  
    Larus canus brachyrhnchus

    The Mew Gull is conspecific with the Common Gull, Larus canus canus, of Europe and the "Kamchatka Gull", Larus canus kamtschatschensis, of eastern Asia.
  120. Ring-billed Gull  (ph)  _____ 
     Larus delawarensis
  121. California Gull  (ph)  _____ 
     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  (P) (ph)  _____
    Xema sabini
  126. Black-legged Kittiwake  (P) (ph)  _____ 
     Rissa tridactyla pollicaris



    An immature Black-legged Kittiwake
    (photo by Alan Brady)
  127. Caspian Tern  (ph)  _____ 
    Hydroprogne c. caspia      (formerly Sterna c. caspia)
  128. Arctic Tern  (P) (ph)  _____ 
     Sterna paradisaea
  129. Forster's Tern  (ph)  _____ 
     Sterna forsteri
  130. Common Tern _____ 
     Sterna h. hirundo
  131. Black Tern  (ph)  _____ 
     Chlidonias niger surinamensis
  132. Common Murre  (P) (ph)  _____      
     Uria aalge californica
  133. Pigeon Guillemot  (P) _____
    Cepphus c. columba
  134. Marbled Murrelet  (nt) (P) _____
     Brachyramphus marmoratus
  135. Scripp's Murrelet  (nt) (P) _____ 
     Synthliboramphus scrippsi 

    The Scripp's Murrelet was part of the former Xantu's Murrelet. It was the more northern of two subspecies.  

  136. Cassin's Auklet  (P) _____ 
     Ptychoramphus aleuticus
  137. Rhinoceros Auklet  (P) _____
    Cerohinca monocerata
  138. Tufted Puffin  (P) (ph)  _____   
     Fratercula cirrhata
  139. Common (or Feral) Pigeon  (NAi) ______ 
     Columba livia
  140. Band-tailed Pigeon  (ph)  _______ 
         Patagioenas flavirostris      (formerly Columba flavirostris)

  141. Mourning Dove  (ph)  ______ 
     Zenaida macroura
  142. American Barn Owl  (ph)  ______ 
     Tyto     furcata pratincola

         The American Barn Owl has been part of the Barn Owl of Eurasia and Africa, Tyto alba.
    But Tyto furcata is a heavier bird, with a larger and stouter head and body, and with much more powerful talons.  
  143. Western Screech Owl  (ph)  ______
    Otus kennicottii
  144. Great Horned Owl  (ph)  ______   
     Bubo virginianus saturatus
  145. Northern Pygmy Owl ______
    Glaucidium c. californicum      (was Glaucidium gnoma, which is now the Mountain Pygmy Owl of Mexico and Central America, reaching north into southern Arizona and New Mexico) 

  146. Short-eared Owl  (ph)  ______ 
     Asio f. flammeus
  147. Common Poorwill ______ 
    Phalaenoptilus n. nuttallii
  148. Common Nighthawk  (ph)  ______ 
     Chordeiles minor      (a few subspecies occur in the western US and western Canada, but probably C. m. sennetti in Washington State)

  149. Vaux's Swift ______ 
     Chaetura v. vauxi
  150. Belted Kingfisher  (ph)  ______ 
     Ceryle alcyon
  151. Red-breasted Sapsucker ______  
     Sphyrapicus ruber
  152. Red-naped Sapsucker  (ph)  ______ 
     Sphyrapicus nuchalis



    A Red-naped Sapsucker photographed during a FONT tour
  153. White-headed Woodpecker ______ 
     Picoides a. albolarvatus
  154. Downy Woodpecker  (ph)  ______ 
     Picoides pubescens gaidneri       subspecies in coastal Washington
     Picoides pubescens turati        subspecies in inland Washington
  155. Hairy Woodpecker  (ph)  ______ 
     Picoides villosus harrisi       subspecies in coastal Washington
     Picoides villosus orius       subspecies in mountains of Washington State  



    Hairy Woodpecker
     (photo by Doris Potter)
  156. American Three-toed Woodpecker ______ 
         Picoides dorsalis fasciatus

         Until rather recently, the American Three-toed Woodpecker was conspecific with the Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker, Picoides tridactylus.
  157. "Red-shafted" Northern Flicker ______ 
     Colaptes auratus
  158. Lewis's Woodpecker ______ 
    Melanerpes lewis
  159. Pileated Woodpecker  (ph)  ______ 
     Dryocopus pileatus      



    Pileated Woodecker
  160. Olive-sided Flycatcher ______   
    Contopus cooperi      (was for a while referred to as Contopus borealis)      

    An alternate common name for Contopus cooperi could be "Boreal Pewee". 
  161. Western Wood-Pewee ______ 
         Contopus sordidulus
  162. Dusky Flycatcher  (ph)  ______ 
     Empidonax oberholseri 



    Dusky Flycatcher
    (photo by Marie Gardner)
  163. Cordilleran Flycatcher ______
     Empidonax occidentalis 

         The Cordilleran Flycatcher was called Western Flycatcher when it was conspecific with the Pacific-slope Flycatcher.
  164. Gray Flycatcher ______ 
    Empidonax wrightii
  165. Willow Flycatcher ______ 
     Empidonax trailii
  166. Say's Phoebe  (ph)  ______ 
     Sayornis saya
  167. Loggerhead Shrike  (ph)  ______ 
     Lanius ludovicianus
  168. Red-eyed Vireo ______ 
     Vireo olivaceus
  169. Cassin's Vireo ______   
    Vireo cassinii
    What is now the Cassin's Vireo was conspecific with the now Blue-headed and Plumbeous Vireos. When so, it was called the Solitary Vireo.   
  170. Hutton's Vireo ______ 
     Vireo huttoni
  171. Warbling Vireo ______ 
     Vireo gilvus
  172. Gray Jay  (ph)  ______ 
     Perisoreus canadensis griseus
  173. Steller's Jay  (ph)  ______ 
     Cyanocitta s. stelleri  
  174. Western Scrub Jay  (ph)  ______ 
     Aphelocoma c. californica
  175. Clark's Nutcracker ______ 
     Nucifraga columbiana
  176. Black-billed Magpie  (ph)  ______ 
    Pica hudsonia 

         The Black-billed Magpie was conspecific with the Common Magpie of Eurasia, Pica pica.

  177. American Crow  (ph)  ______ 
     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  (ph)  ______ 
     Corvus corax principalis
  180. Cedar Waxwing  (ph)   ______
    Bombycilla cedrorum

  181. BOHEMIAN WAXWING  ______
    Bombycilla garrulus
  182. Black-capped Chickadee ______ 
     Poecile     atricapilla occidentalis      (formerly Parus atricapilla occidentalis)   in Washington, west of the Cascade Mountains
     Poecile atricapilla fortuitus  (formerly Parus atricapilla fortuitus)   in Washington, east of the Cascade Mountains 



    Black-capped Chickadee
    (photo by Doris Potter)
  183. Chestnut-backed Chickadee ______ 
     Poecile     r. rufescens      (formerly Parus r. rufescens)   
  184. Mountain Chickadee ______ 
     Poecile     gambeli baileyae      (formerly Parus gambeli baileyae)

  185. Violet-green Swallow ______ 
     Tachycineta t. thalassina
  186. American Cliff Swallow ______ 
     Petrochelidon pyrrhonota hypopolia
  187. Bank Swallow ______ 
    Riparia r. riparia

         Another name for Riparia riparia is Sand Martin, as the bird is known in the Old World.
  188. Barn Swallow  (ph)  ______ 
     Hirundo rustica erythrogaster
  189. Northern Rough-winged Swallow ______ 
     Stelgidopteryx s. serripennis
  190. American Bushtit  (ph)  ______ 
    Psaltriparus minimus          (a complex species with 11 subspecies in 3 "groups")
    In Washington State, these subspecies, the "Minimus Group", the "Plain Bushtit"   
     P. m. saturatus   subspecies in the Puget Sound area of Washington State
    P. m. minimus           subspecies in the Yakima valley of south-central Washington State

  191. Horned Lark  (ph)  ______
    Eremophila alpestris
  192. Eurasian Skylark  (NAi)  ______
    Alauda arvensis
  193. Golden-crowned Kinglet  (ph)  ______ 
     Regulus satrapa
  194. Ruby-crowned Kinglet  (ph)  ______ 
     Regulus calendula

  195. Rock Wren  (ph)  ______ 
     Salpinctes o. obsoletus
  196. Canyon Wren ______ 
     Catherpes mexicanus griseus
  197. Bewick's Wren ______ 
     Thryomanes bewickii calophonus  
  198. House Wren  (ph)  ______ 
     Troglodytes aedon



    A House Wren, "looking at you"
     (photo by Howard Eskin)
  199. Pacific Wren ______ 
    Troglodytes pacificus   

         The Pacific Wren was part of the now more-easterly Winter Wren.

  200. Marsh Wren  (ph)  ______ 
     Cistothorus palustris dissaeptus            subspecies in western and central Washington State 
  201. Red-breasted Nuthatch  (ph)  ______ 
     Sitta canadensis
  202. White-breasted Nuthatch  (ph)  ______ 
     Sitta carolinensis tenuissima       subspecies in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State 
     Sitta carolinensis aculeat    a  subspecies in western Washington State  

  203. Pygmy Nuthatch  (ph)  ______ 
     Sitta pygmaea melanotus 

  204. Brown Creeper  (ph)  ______    
    Certhia americana occidentalis

         An alternate name for Certhia americana could be American Treecreeper.

  205. Western Bluebird  (ph)  ______ 
     Sialia mexicana
  206. Mountain Bluebird  (ph) ______ 
     Sialia currucoides
  207. Hermit Thrush  (ph)  ______ 
     Catharus guttatus
  208. Swainson's Thrush ______ 
     Catharus ustulatus
  209. American Robin  (ph)  ______ 
     Turdus migratorius 
  210. Varied Thrush  (ph)  ______ 
     Ixoreus naevius



    Varied Thrush - a first-year male
    (photo by Howard Eskin)
  211. Townsend's Solitaire ______ 
     Myadestes townsendi
  212. American Dipper  (ph)  ______ 
     Cinclus mexicanus unicolor

  213. Sage Thrasher  (ph)  ______ 
     Oreoscoptes montanus
  214. European Starling  (NAi) (ph)  ______ 
     Sturnus vulgaris
  215. House Sparrow  (NAi) ______ 
     Passer domesticus

  216. American Pipit  (ph)  ______  
    Anthus rubescens      
    Another name for Anthus rubescens is Buff-bellied Pipit.

  217. Pine Grosbeak  (ph)  ______ 
    Pinicola enucleator montana
  218. Purple Finch  (ph)  ______ 
     Carpodacus purpureus



    A female Purple Finch
    (photo by Howard Eskin)
  219. Cassin's Finch  (ph)  ______ 
    Carpodacus cassinii
  220. House Finch  (ph)  ______ 
     Carpodacus mexicanus
  221. Red Crossbill  (ph) ______ 
     Loxia curvirostra
  222. White-winged Crossbill  (ph)  ______
    Loxia leucoptera

    Loxia leucoptera     is called Two-barred Crossbill in Europe.

  223. Pine Siskin  (ph)   ______
    Carduelis pinus

  224. American Goldfinch  (ph)  ______ 
     Carduelis tristis
  225. Evening Grosbeak  (ph)  ______ 
     Coccothraustes vespertinus

  226. Orange-crowned Warbler  (ph)  ______ 
    Oreothlypis celata  (formerly Vermivora celata)
  227. NORTHERN PARULA  (r/wNA)  ______
    Setophaga americana      (formerly Parula americana)
  228. Yellow Warbler ______ 
    Setophaga petechia      (formerly Dendroica petechia)   
  229. "Audubon's" Yellow-rumped Warbler ______ 
    Setophaga coronata auduboni      (formerly Dendroica coronata auduboni)

  230. Black-throated Gray Warbler ______ 
    Setophaga nigrescens      (formerly Dendroica nigrescens)

  231. Townsend's Warbler ______ 
    Setophaga townsendi      (formerly Dendroica townsendi)

  232. Hermit Warbler ______ 
    Setophaga occidentalis      (formerly Dendroica occidentalis)

  233. MacGillivray's Warbler ______ 
    Geothlypis tolmiei      (formerly Oporornis tolmiei)
  234. Common Yellowthroat ______ 
     Geothlypis trichas
  235. Wilson's Warbler ______ 
    Cardellina pusillai      (formerly Wilsonia pusilla)

  236. Red-winged Blackbird ______ 
     Agelaius phoeniceus
  237. Western Meadowlark ______ 
     Sturnella neglecta
  238. Brewer's Blackbird ______ 
     Euphagus cyanocephalus
  239. Brown-headed Cowbird ______ 
     Molothrus ater
  240. Bullock's Oriole ______  
    Icterus bullockii      
    For a while the Bullock's Oriole was merged with the more-easterly Baltimore Oriole. When so, the name was Northern Oriole.  

  241. Western Tanager ______ 
     Piranga ludoviciana       

  242. Spotted Towhee  (ph)  ______  
    Pipilo maculatus

         What is now the Spotted Towhee was called the Rufous-sided Towhee when it was conspecific with the now Eastern Towhee of North America and the Olive-sided Towhee and Socorro Towhee of Mexico.
    The Spotted Towhee is now said to be conspecific with the Collared Towhee of Mexico.  

  243. Chipping Sparrow ______ 
     Spizella passerina boreophila
  244. Brewer's Sparrow ______ 
     Spizella b. breweri      (subspecies valid as long as "Timberline Sparrow" of Canada is considered conspecific)

  245. Vesper Sparrow ______ 
     Pooecetes gramineus affinis
  246. Lark Sparrow ______ 
     Chondestes grammacus
  247. Sagebrush Sparrow ______
    A    rtemisiospiza nevadensis

    The Sagebrush Sparrow is now considered distinct from what is now the "Bell's Sparrow" of coastal California, Artemisiospiza belli.
    The two were merged as the Sage Sparrow, Amphispiza belli.

  248. Savannah Sparrow ______ 
     Passerculus sandwichensis



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

  250. Song Sparrow ______ 
    Melospiza melodia caurina  

  251. Lincoln's Sparrow ______ 
    Melospiza lincolnii gracilis

  252. Golden-crowned Sparrow ______ 
    Zonotrichia atricapilla

  253. White-crowned Sparrow ______ 
    Zonotrichia leucophrys pugetensis           subspecies in Washington and British Columbia
  254. "Oregon" Dark-eyed Junco ______ 
    Junco hyemalis montanus     (subspecies in interior Washington)
    Junco hyemalis shufeldti         (subspecies in coastal Washington)
  255. Black-headed Grosbeak ______ 
    Pheucticus melanocephalus      

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