Bridgerland Audubon Checklist of Birds

Note: This Checklist of Birds of Cache Valley compiled and maintained by Bridgerland Audubon Society, P.O. Box 3501, Logan, UT 84323-3501.

It may be freely copied and distributed with credit to Bridgerland Audubon Society.

Last publication date 1994, Logan, Utah.

c=common; occurs regularly in large numbers compared to other members of its taxonomic group
u=uncommon; occurs regularly in small numbers
r=rare; occurs every year in very small numbers
o=occasional; does not occur every year
"-" =absent

Common Name Genus Species Occurrence Breeding Cache Valley Common Habitat
Spring Summer Fall Winter
Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica - - - o no reservoirs
Common Loon Gavia immer u o u - no reservoirs
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps u u u r yes marshes
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus r - r - no reservoirs
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis c c c r yes reservoirs
Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis c c c - yes reservoirs
Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii c c c - yes reservoirs
American White Pelican Pelcanus erythrorrhynchos c c u - no marshes
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus u u u - yes marshes
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus r r r - yes marshes
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias c c c u yes marshes
Great Egret Casmerodius albus r r r - no marshes
Snowy Egret Egretta thula c c c - yes pastures, marshes
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis u u u - no pastures
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nyctiocorax c c u - yes marshes
White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi c c u - yes pastures, marshes
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus r - r o no marshes
Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator o - o - no marshes
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons o - o - no pastures
Snow Goose Chen carulesceus o - r - no marshes, reservoirs
Ross' Goose Chen rossi o - o - no marshes
Canada Goose Branta canadensis c c c u yes fields, marshes
Wood Duck Aix sponsa r r r u yes streams
Green-winged Teal Anas crecca c u c u yes marshes, reservoirs
Mallard Anas platyrhyncos c c c u yes marshes, reservoirs
Northern Pintail Anas acuta c c c r yes marshes, reservoirs
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors r r r - yes marshes, reservoirs
Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera c c c o yes marshes, reservoirs
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata c u c u yes marshes, reservoirs
Gadwall Anas strepera c c c u yes marshes, reservoirs
Eurasian Wideon Anas penelope o - - - no marshes, reservoirs
American Wigeon Anas americana c r c u no marshes, reservoirs
Canvasback Aythya valisineria r - r r no reservoirs
Redhead Aythya americana c c c r yes marshes, reservoirs
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris u - u u no reservoirs
Greater Scaup Aythya marila o - o o no reservoirs
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis c o c u no reservoirs
Oldsquaw Clangula hyemalis - - o o no reservoirs
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata - - o o no reservoirs
White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca o - o o no reservoirs
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula u - u u no reservoirs
Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica r - r r no mountain reservoirs
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola u - u o no reservoirs
Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus - - - r no reservoirs
Common Merganser Mergus merganser u o u r no marshes, reservoirs
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator u - u o no marshes, reservoirs
Ruddy Duck Oxyura dominica c c c r yes marshes, reservoirs
Turkey Vulture Gymnogyps californianus u u u - no mountains, valleys
Osprey Chondrohierax uncinatus r o r - no valley, rivers
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus r - r u no anywhere
Bald Eagle (Imm.) Haliaeetus leucocephalus r - r u no anywhere
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus c c c c yes marshes, fields
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus u u u r yes anywhere
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii r r u r yes anywhere
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis r r r r yes mountains
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus o - r - no anywhere
Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni c c u - yes valley
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis c c c c yes anywhere
Harlan's Hawk (196.5) Buteo jamaicensis o o o o no anywhere
Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis r - r o no anywhere
Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus u - u c no valley
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos u u u u yes anywhere
Golden Eagle (Imm.) Aquila chrysaetos u u u u no anywhere
American Kestrel Falco sparverius c c c u yes anywhere
Merlin Falco columbarius r - r r no valley
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus o o o o no anywhere
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus - - o o no valley
Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus r r r r no valley
Gray Partridge Perdix perdix u u u u yes foothills
Chukar Alectoris chukar u u u u yes foothills
Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus c c c c yes valley, foothills
Blue Grouse Dendragapus obscurus u u u u yes mountains
Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus u u u u yes mountains
Sage Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus r r r r yes sagebrush
Sharp-tailed Grouse Tympanuchus phasianellus r r r r yes sagebrush
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo r r r r yes foothills
Virginia Rail Rallus limicola u u u o yes marshes
Sora Porzana carolina u u u o yes marshes
American Coot Fulica americana c c c r yes marshes, reservoirs
Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis c u c - yes fields
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola r - r - no mudflats, fields
Lesser Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica o - o - no mudflats
Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus o o o - yes mudflats
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus r - r - no mudflats
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus c c c u yes pastures, fields
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus c c c - yes mudflats
American Avocet Recurvirostra americana c c c - yes mudflats
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca c - c o no marshes, mudflats
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes c - c o no marshes, mudflats
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria o - r - no mudflats
Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus c c c - yes fields
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia u u u - yes mudflats
Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus u r o - yes dry fields
Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa r - r - no mudflats
Sanderling Calidris alba o - r - no mudflats
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla o - r - no mudflats
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri c - c - no mudflats
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla u - u o no mudflats
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii c - c - no mudflats
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos r - r - no wet fields
Dunlin Calidris alpina o - o - no mudflats
Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus o - o - no mudflats
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus - - r - no mudflats
Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus c - c - no mudflats
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago c c c r yes wet fields, streams
Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor c c c - yes mudflats, reservoirs
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus r - u - no mudflats, reservoirs
Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan c c c o yes valley
Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia r - r - no valley
Ring-billed Gull Larus delwarensis c r c o no valley
California Gull Larus californicus c c c o no valley
Herring Gull Larus agentatus o - o o no valley
Thayer's Gull Larus thayeri - - o o no valley
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia r o r - no marshes
Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri u u u - yes marshes
Black Tern Chlidonias niger r o r - no marshes
Rock Dove Columba livia c c c c yes buildings
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura c c c r yes anywhere
Common Barn Owl Tyto alba r r r r yes valley
Flammulated Owl Otus flammeolus c c - - yes mountains
Western Screech-Owl Otus kennicotti u u u u yes valley streams
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus c c c c yes anywhere
Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma r r r r yes mountains
Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia o o - - yes valley
Long-eared Owl Asio otus r r r r yes mountains, valley streams
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus r r r r yes valley, pastures
Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus r