Checklist for Bitter Lake NWR

eBird Field Checklist

Bitter Lake NWR

Chaves, New Mexico, US

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349 species (+53 other taxa) - Year-round, All years

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Waterfowl

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Fulvous Whistling-Duck

Snow Goose

Ross's Goose

Snow/Ross's Goose

Greater White-fronted Goose

Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type)

Cackling Goose

Canada Goose

Cackling/Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Tundra Swan

Wood Duck

Garganey

Blue-winged Teal

Cinnamon Teal

Blue-winged x Cinnamon Teal (hybrid)

Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal

Northern Shoveler

Gadwall

American Wigeon

Mallard

American Wigeon x Mallard (hybrid)

Mexican Duck

Mallard x Mexican Duck (hybrid)

Mallard/Mexican Duck

Northern Pintail

Green-winged Teal

teal sp.

Canvasback

Redhead

Ring-necked Duck

Greater Scaup

Lesser Scaup

Greater/Lesser Scaup

Harlequin Duck

Surf Scoter

White-winged Scoter

Long-tailed Duck

Bufflehead

Common Goldeneye

Barrow's Goldeneye

Hooded Merganser

Common Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

Common/Red-breasted Merganser

Ruddy Duck

duck sp.

Grouse, Quail, and Allies

Northern Bobwhite

Scaled Quail

Wild Turkey

Ring-necked Pheasant

Grebes

Pied-billed Grebe

Horned Grebe

Eared Grebe

Horned/Eared Grebe

Western Grebe

Clark's Grebe

Western/Clark's Grebe

Pigeons and Doves

Rock Pigeon

Band-tailed Pigeon

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Inca Dove

White-winged Dove

Mourning Dove

Cuckoos

Groove-billed Ani

Greater Roadrunner

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Nightjars

Lesser Nighthawk

Common Nighthawk

nighthawk sp.

Common Poorwill

Swifts

Chimney Swift

Hummingbirds

Black-chinned Hummingbird

Rufous Hummingbird

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

hummingbird sp.

Rails, Gallinules, and Allies

Virginia Rail

Sora

Common Gallinule

American Coot

Purple Gallinule

Yellow Rail

Cranes

Sandhill Crane

Common Crane

Shorebirds

Black-necked Stilt

American Avocet

Black-bellied Plover

American Golden-Plover

Black-bellied Plover/golden-plover sp.

Killdeer

Semipalmated Plover

Piping Plover

Mountain Plover

Snowy Plover

Upland Sandpiper

Whimbrel

Long-billed Curlew

Hudsonian Godwit

Marbled Godwit

Short-billed Dowitcher

Long-billed Dowitcher

Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher

Wilson's Snipe

Wilson's Phalarope

Red Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope

phalarope sp.

Spotted Sandpiper

Solitary Sandpiper

Lesser Yellowlegs

Willet

Greater Yellowlegs

Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs

Ruddy Turnstone

Red Knot

Curlew Sandpiper

Stilt Sandpiper

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Sanderling

Dunlin

Baird's Sandpiper

Little Stint

White-rumped Sandpiper

Least Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Western Sandpiper

Semipalmated Sandpiper

peep sp.

shorebird sp.

Skuas and Jaegers

Long-tailed Jaeger

Pomarine Jaeger

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Sabine's Gull

Bonaparte's Gull

Laughing Gull

Franklin's Gull

Heermann's Gull

Ring-billed Gull

Herring Gull

Glaucous Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

California Gull

gull sp.

Black Skimmer

Least Tern

Gull-billed Tern

Caspian Tern

Black Tern

Forster's Tern

Common Tern

Elegant Tern

tern sp.

Loons

Pacific Loon

Common Loon

Storks

Wood Stork

Frigatebirds, Boobies, and Gannets

Magnificent Frigatebird

Cormorants and Anhingas

Anhinga

Double-crested Cormorant

Neotropic Cormorant

Double-crested/Neotropic Cormorant

Pelicans

American White Pelican

Brown Pelican

Herons, Ibis, and Allies

American Bittern

Least Bittern

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Black-crowned Night Heron

Little Blue Heron

Tricolored Heron

Reddish Egret

Snowy Egret

Green Heron

Western Cattle Egret

Great Egret

Great Blue Heron

white egret sp.

White Ibis

Glossy Ibis

White-faced Ibis

Glossy x White-faced Ibis (hybrid)

Glossy/White-faced Ibis

Roseate Spoonbill

Vultures, Hawks, and Allies

Turkey Vulture

Osprey

White-tailed Kite

Golden Eagle

Mississippi Kite

Northern Harrier

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Cooper's Hawk

Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter sp.

Bald Eagle

Swainson's Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Rough-legged Hawk

Ferruginous Hawk

Buteo sp.

hawk sp.

Owls

Barn Owl

Great Horned Owl

Burrowing Owl

Short-eared Owl

Kingfishers

Belted Kingfisher

Woodpeckers

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Red-naped Sapsucker

Lewis's Woodpecker

Red-headed Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

woodpecker sp.

Falcons and Caracaras

Crested Caracara

American Kestrel

Merlin

Peregrine Falcon

Prairie Falcon

large falcon sp.

Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Western Wood-Pewee

Willow Flycatcher

Least Flycatcher

Hammond's Flycatcher

Gray Flycatcher

Dusky Flycatcher

Hammond's/Dusky Flycatcher

Western Flycatcher

Empidonax sp.

Black Phoebe

Eastern Phoebe

Say's Phoebe

Vermilion Flycatcher

Ash-throated Flycatcher

Great Crested Flycatcher

Great Kiskadee

Cassin's Kingbird

Western Kingbird

Cassin's/Western Kingbird

Eastern Kingbird

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

new world flycatcher sp.

Vireos

White-eyed Vireo

Plumbeous Vireo

Warbling Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Shrikes

Loggerhead Shrike

Northern Shrike

Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens

Pinyon Jay

Blue Jay

Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay

Clark's Nutcracker

American Crow

Chihuahuan Raven

Common Raven

raven sp.

crow/raven sp.

Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice

Mountain Chickadee

Penduline-Tits and Verdin

Verdin

Larks

Horned Lark

Martins and Swallows

Bank Swallow

Tree Swallow

Violet-green Swallow

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Barn Swallow

Cliff Swallow

Cave Swallow

Cliff/Cave Swallow

swallow sp.

Kinglets

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Nuthatches

White-breasted Nuthatch

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Treecreepers

Brown Creeper

Gnatcatchers

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Wrens

Rock Wren

Canyon Wren

House Wren

Sedge Wren

Marsh Wren

Bewick's Wren

Cactus Wren

Starlings and Mynas

European Starling

Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers

Gray Catbird

Curve-billed Thrasher

Crissal Thrasher

Sage Thrasher

Northern Mockingbird

Thrushes

Eastern Bluebird

Western Bluebird

Mountain Bluebird

Townsend's Solitaire

Varied Thrush

Swainson's Thrush

Hermit Thrush

Wood Thrush

American Robin

Waxwings

Cedar Waxwing

Old World Sparrows

House Sparrow

Wagtails and Pipits

American Pipit

Sprague's Pipit

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Evening Grosbeak

House Finch

Purple Finch

Haemorhous sp.

Pine Siskin

Lesser Goldfinch

American Goldfinch

Longspurs and Snow Buntings

Chestnut-collared Longspur

Thick-billed Longspur

longspur sp.

New World Sparrows

Cassin's Sparrow

Grasshopper Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow

Clay-colored Sparrow

Black-chinned Sparrow

Field Sparrow

Brewer's Sparrow

Spizella sp.

Black-throated Sparrow

Lark Sparrow

Lark Bunting

American Tree Sparrow

Fox Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

White-crowned Sparrow

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Harris's Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Sagebrush Sparrow

Vesper Sparrow

LeConte's Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Lincoln's Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

Canyon Towhee

Rufous-crowned Sparrow

Green-tailed Towhee

Spotted Towhee

Eastern Towhee

new world sparrow sp.

Yellow-breasted Chat

Blackbirds

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Western Meadowlark

Chihuahuan Meadowlark

Western/Chihuahuan Meadowlark

Sturnella meadowlark sp.

Orchard Oriole

Hooded Oriole

Bullock's Oriole

Baltimore Oriole

Scott's Oriole

new world oriole sp.

Red-winged Blackbird

Bronzed Cowbird

Brown-headed Cowbird

Bronzed/Brown-headed Cowbird

Rusty Blackbird

Brewer's Blackbird

Common Grackle

Great-tailed Grackle

blackbird sp.

Wood-Warblers

Worm-eating Warbler

Northern Waterthrush

Blue-winged Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler

Nashville Warbler

Virginia's Warbler

MacGillivray's Warbler

Common Yellowthroat

Hooded Warbler

American Redstart

Cape May Warbler

Northern Parula

Bay-breasted Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler

Yellow Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Palm Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Yellow-throated Warbler

Black-throated Gray Warbler

Townsend's Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Wilson's Warbler

Painted Redstart

new world warbler sp.

Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies

Hepatic Tanager

Summer Tanager

Scarlet Tanager

Western Tanager

Northern Cardinal

Pyrrhuloxia

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Black-headed Grosbeak

Blue Grosbeak

Lazuli Bunting

Indigo Bunting

Painted Bunting

Dickcissel

Others

passerine sp.