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Mono Basin Bird List
A partial list of Mono's Many Avian Visitors
This checklist includes over 325 species of birds known to have occurred at Mono Lake and within the Mono Basin watershed, up to 8000 feet in elevation. The Mono Basin watershed has a variety of habitats, and each supports its own collection of bird species--as well as birds commonly seen throughout the Basin. The most prominent habitat is Mono Lake, a salty, alkaline inland sea home to brine shrimp, alkali flies, and the millions of birds that depend on them. Flowing down from the Sierra Nevada escarpment, freshwater streams create a different habitat where aspens, willows, and cottonwoods grow. And in other locations, one finds Mono Basin habitats such as Jeffrey Pine forests, Pinyon Pine woodlands, vast sagebrush steppe, and freshwater lakes.
Over 118 species are known to breed during the summer months in the Mono Basin. Of special interest are California Gulls, which raise their young on Mono Lake's islands. Other species such as Sage Thrashers, Green-tailed Towhees, and Yellow Warblers can also be frequently found in the spring and summer. It is during the fall migration months of August and September, however, that the greatest number of species may be seen. Migratory shorebirds and other waterbirds, including Eared Grebes and Wilson's and Red-necked Phalaropes, use Mono Lake as a feeding and resting stop on their southward journeys. Because of this, Mono Lake was designated as a site of international importance in the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network (WHSRN).
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 and 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
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
Nightjars
Common Nighthawk
Common Poorwill
Swifts
Black Swift
Chimney Swift
Vaux's Swift
White-throated Swift
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
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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
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
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