Birds of Lake Powell
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
c - common (likely to be seen in suitable habitat)
u - uncommon (present, but not always seen)
r - rare (unlikely to be seen but within normal range)
v - vagrant (very unusual, outside of normal range)
Common Name Scientific Name Occurrence
 
Loons
Common Loon Gavia immer u
Yellow-Billed Loon Gavia adamsii v
Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica v
 
Grebes
Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis c
Clarke's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii u
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus r
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis u
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps u
 
Pelicans
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos r
 
Cormorants
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus u
 
Bitterns and Herons
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias c
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea v
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis r
Green Heron Butorides striatus r
Great Egret Casmerodius albus r
Snowy Egret Egretta thula u
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax r
 
Ibises
White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi c
 
Swans, Geese and Ducks
Wood Duck Aix sponsa v
Northern Pintail Anas acuta r
American Wigeon Anas americana c
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata u
Green-winged Teal Anas crecca u
Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera r
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors u
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos c
Gadwall Anas strepera c
Greater Scaup Anas strepera r
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis c
Redhead Aythya americana u
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris u
Canvasback Aythya valisineria r
Canada Goose Branta canadensis c
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola c
Oldsquaw Clangula hyemalis v
Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica r
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula c
Snow Goose Chen caerulescens v
Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus r
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata v
Common Merganser Mergus merganser c
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator r
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis u
 
American Vultures
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura c
California Condor Gymnogyps californianus u
 
Eagles and Hawks
Osprey Pandion haliaetus r
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii u
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis r
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus r
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos u
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis u
Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus v
Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis v
Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni r
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus u
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus c
 
Falcons
Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus r
Merlin Falco columbarius r
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus c
American Kestrel Falco sparverius u
 
Partridges, Grouse
Chukar   u
 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
American Coot Fulica americana c
Sora Porzana carolina u
Virginia Rail Rallus limicola r
Common Moorhen   v
 
Cranes
Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis v
 
Plovers
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus r
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus u
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola v
 
Stilts and Avocets
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus r
American Avocet Recurvirostra americana u
 
Sandpipers and Phalaropes
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia c
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii u
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri c
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla u
Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus u
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago u
Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus u
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes u
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca r
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria r
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus r
Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor c
 
Gulls and Terns
Herring Gull Larus argentatus r
California Gull Larus californicus u
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis c
Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia r
Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri r
 
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Dove Columba livia u
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura c
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica v
 
Cuckoos and Roadrunners
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus v
Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus r
 
Owls
Long-eared Owl Asio otus r
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus c
Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma r
Western Screech-Owl Otus kennicottii r
Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis r
 
Goatsuckers
Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis r
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor r
Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii r
 
Swifts
White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis c
 
Hummingbirds
Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri c
Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus u
Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus u
Common Name Scientific Name Occurrence
 
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon u
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus u
 
Woodpeckers
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens r
Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus u
Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis u
 
Tyrant Flycatchers
Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus u
Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans u
Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya c
Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens c
Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis c
Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans u
 
Larks
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris c
 
Swallows
Cliff Swallow Hirundo pyrrhonota u
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica u
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia u
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis u
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor u
Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina c
 
Jays, Magpies, and Crows
Scrub Jay Aphelocoma coerulescens c
Common Raven Corvus corax c
Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus c
Black-billed Magpie Pica pica v
 
Titmice
Mountain Chickadee Parus gambeli c
Plain Titmouse Parus inornatus u
 
Bushtits
Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus c
 
Nuthatches
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis r
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis u
 
Creepers
Brown Creeper Certhia americana r
 
Wrens
Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus c
Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris u
Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus c
Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii c
House Wren Troglodytes aedon c
 
Dippers
American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus r
 
Thrushes and Allies
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea c
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula c
Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa r
Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus r
Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi u
Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides c
Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana u
American Robin Turdus migratorius u
 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus u
Northern Mockingbird   u
 
Pipits
American Pipit Anthus rubescens c
 
Waxwings
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus v
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum r
 
Shrikes
Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor  
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus u
 
Starlings
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris u
 
Vireos
Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii v
Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus u
Solitary Vireo Vireo solitarius u
Gray Vireo Vireo vicinior r
 
Wood-Warblers
Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata c
Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica nigrescens c
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia c
Townsend's Warbler Dendroica townsendi u
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas u
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens c
Macgillivray's Warbler Oporornis tolmiei u
Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis v
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla v
Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata u
Lucy's Warbler Vermivora luciae u
Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla u
Virginia's Warbler Vermivora virginiae u
Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla c
 
Tanagers
Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana c
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra r
 
Grosbeaks and Buntings
Blue Grosbeak Guiraca caerulea c
Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena c
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea u
Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus u
 
Sparrows, Towhee and Allies
Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii u
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia c
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis u
Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus c
Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus u
American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea r
Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata c
Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri c
White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis v
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys c
 
Blackbirds, Orioles and Allies
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus u
Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus u
Northern Oriole Icterus galbula c
Scott's Oriole Icterus parisorum r
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater c
Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta u
Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus
xanthocephalus
c
 
Finches, Goldfinches and Allies
Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus u
Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria u
American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis u
House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus c
Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus v
 
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow Passer domesticus c