The Birds of Mono Lake Basin

Loons
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Common Loon

Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe

Pelicans and Allies
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Magnificent Frigatebird

Herons, Egrets, and Allies
American Bittern
Least Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Cattle Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron

Ibises
White-faced Ibis

Swans, Geese, and Ducks
Tundra Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
Ross' Goose
Brant
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Green-winged Teal
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Oldsquaw
Black Scoter
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck

Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
White-tailed Kite
Mississippi Kite
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle
Falcons
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon

Quail

Grouse Chuckar

Blue Grouse
White-tailed Ptarmigan
Sage Grouse
California Quail
Mountain Quail

Rails and Coots
Yellow Rail
Virginia Rail
Sora
Common Moorhen
American Coot

Nightjars
Common Nighthawk
Common Poorwill

Plovers
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
Pacific Golden-Plover
Snowy Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
Mountain Plover

Stilts and Avocets
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet

Sandpipers and Phalaropes
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Willet
Wandering Tattler
Spotted Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Dunlin
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Common Snipe
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Red Phalarope Jaegers
Pomarine Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
Long-tailed Jaeger

Gulls and Terns
Franklin's Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Heerman's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Herring Gull
Sabine's Gull
Caspian Tern
Common Tern
Forster's Tern
Black Tern

Murrelets
Long-billed Murrelet
Ancient Murrelet

Pigeons and Doves
Rock Dove
Band-tailed Pigeon
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove

Cuckoos
Black-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Greater Roadrunner

Owls
Barn Owl
Flammulated Owl
Western Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Burrowing Owl
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl

Hummingbirds
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird

Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher

Woodpeckers
Lewis' Woodpecker
Acorn Woodpecker
Red-naped Sapsucker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Williamson's Sapsucker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
White-headed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Flycatchers
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Peewee
Willow Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Gray Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Cordilleran Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Eastern Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Larks
Horned Lark

Swallows
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow

Jays and Crows
Steller's Jay
Scrub Jay
Pinyon Jay
Clark's Nutcracker
Black-billed Magpie
American Crow
Common Raven

Chickadees, Titmice, and Bushtits
Mountain Chickadee
JuniperTitmouse
Bushtit

Nuthatches
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Pygmy Nuthatch

Creepers
Brown Creeper

Wrens
Rock Wren
Canyon Wren
Bewick's Wren
House Wren
Winter Wren
Marsh Wren

Dippers
American Dipper

Kinglets and Gnatcatcher
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Thrushes
Western Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird
Townsend's Solitaire
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Varied Thrush

Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Northern Mockingbird
Sage Thrasher
Brown Thrasher

Pipits
American Pipit

Waxwings
Bohemian Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing
Silky Flycatchers
Phainopepla
Shrikes
Northern Shrike
Loggerhead Shrike
Starlings
European Starling
Vireos
Cassin's Vireo
Plumbeous Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo

Swifts
Black Swift
Chimney Swift
Vaux's Swift
White-throated Swift
Wood Warblers
Golden-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Virginia's Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
(Audubon's)Yellow-rumped Warbler
(Myrtle) Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Hermit Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-White Warbler
American Redstart
Prothonotary Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Kentucky Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat

Tanagers
Summer Tanager
Western Tanager

Grosbeaks and Buntings
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Indigo Bunting
Dickcissel

Sparrows
Green-tailed Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Cassin's Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
Black-chinned Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Black-throated Sparrow
Sage Sparrow
Lark Bunting
Savannah Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
(Mountain) White-crowned Sparrow
(Gambel's) White-crowned Sparrow
Harris' Sparrow
(Oregon) Dark-eyed Junco
(Slate-colored) Dark-eyed Junco
McCown's Longspur
Lapland Longspur
Chestnut-collared Longspur

Blackbirds and Orioles
Bobolink
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
Hooded Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Bullock's Oriole

Finches
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Black Rosy-Finch
Purple Finch
Cassin's Finch
House Finch
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
Lawrence's Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak

Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow