Scotts Bluff County Check List
(S) summer    (W) winter    (M )migration
(C ) common-certain to be seen in suitable habitat
(U) uncommon-present but not certain to be seen
(O) ocassional-seen only a few times over a 2 year period
(R )rare-seen less often than within a 2 year period
	Occurrence	Abundance
GEESE
Greater White Fronted	M	U
Snow Goose	M	U
Ross's Goose	M	O
Cackling Goose	W	C
Canada Goose	P	C
SWAN
Trumpeter Swan	W M	R
DUCKS
Wood Duck	S	C
Gadwall	W M	C
American Wigeon	W M	C
Mallard	P	C
Blue-winged Teal	S	C
Cinnamon Teal	S	U
Northern Shoveler	M	C
Northern Pintail	M	C
Green-winged Teal	W M	C
Canvasback	M	U
Redhead	M	C
Ring-necked Duck	W M	C
Greater Scaup	M	CU
Lesser Scaup	M	C
Long-tailed Duck	W	R
Bufflehead	M	C
Common Goldeneye	W	C
Barrow's Goldeneye	W	R
Hooded Merganser	W	U
Common Merganser	M	C
Ruddy Duck	M	U
PHEASANT/GROUSE/QUAIL
Ring-necked Pheasant	P	C
Sharp-tailed Grouse	P	R
Wild Turkey	P	C
Northern Bobwhite	P	U
LOON
Common Loon	M	R
GREBE
Pied-billed Grebe	S	C
Eared Grebe	M	U
Western Grebe	M	U
Clark's Grebe	M	O
PELICAN
American White Pelican	M	C
CORMORANT
Double-crested Cormorant	S	C
WADING BIRDS
Great Blue Heron	P	C
Great Egret	M	O
Snowy Egret	M	O
Cattle Egret	M	R
Black-crowned Night-Heron	M	R
White-faced Ibis	M	U
VULTURE
Turkey Vulture	S	C
RAPTORS
Osprey	M	U
Bald Eagle	P	U
Northern Harrier	P	U
Sharp-shinned Hawk	W	U
Cooper's Hawk	P	U
Swainson's Hawk	S	C
Red-tailed Hawk	P	C
Ferruginous Hawk	P	U
Rough-legged Hawk	W	U
Golden Eagle	P	U
FALCONS
American Kestrel	P	C
Merlin	W	U
Prairie Falcon	P	U
RAIL/COOT/CRANE
Virginia Rail	S	O
Sora	S	O
American Coot	P	C
Sandhill Crane	M	U
PLOVERS
Black-bellied Plover	M	R
Semipalmated Plover	M	O
Piping Plover	M	R
Killdeer	S	C
SHOREBIRDS
Black-necked Stilt	S	U
American Avocet	S	C
Greater Yellowlegs	M	C
Lesser Yellowlegs	M	C
Solitary Sandpiper	M	U
Willet	M	U
Spotted Sandpiper	S	U
Upland Sandpiper	S	U
Long-billed Curlew	S	U
Marbled Godwit	M	U
Sanderling	M	U
Semipalmated Sandpiper	M	U
Western Sandpiper	M	U
Least Sandpiper	M	U
White-rumped Sandpiper	M	U
Baird's Sandpiper	M	U
Pectoral Sandpiper	M	R
Stilt Sandpiper	M	R
Short-billed Dowitcher	M	R
Long-billed Dowitcher	M	U
Wilson's Snipe	M	U
Wilson's Phalarope	M	C
Red-necked Phalarope	M	R
GULLS
Franklin's Gull	M	U
Bonaparte's Gull	M	U
Ring-billed Gull	P	C
California Gull	M	O
Herring Gull	M	U
TERNS
Forster's Tern	M	U
Black Tern	M	U
PIGEONS/DOVES
Rock Pigeon	P	C
Eurasian Collared-Dove	P	C
White-winged Dove	P	R
Mourning Dove	S	C
CUCKOOS
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	S	R
OWLS
Barn Owl	S	O
Eastern Screech-Owl	P	U
Great Horned Owl	P	C
Burrowing Owl	S	C
Short-eared Owl	S	R
NIGHTHAWK/POORWILL
Common Nighthawk	S	C
Common Poorwill	S	U
SWIFTS
Chimney Swift	S	C
White-throated Swift	S	C
HUMMINGBIRD
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	M	R
Calliope Hummingbird	M	O
Broad-tailed Hummingbird	M	U
Rufous Hummingbird	M	U
KINGFISHER
Belted Kingfisher	P	C
WOODPECKERS
Red-headed Woodpecker	S	C
Red-bellied Woodpecker	W	R
Downy Woodpecker	P	C
Hairy Woodpecker	P	U
Northern Flicker	P	C
FLYCATCHERS
Olive-sided Flycatcher	M	R
Western Wood-Pewee	S	U
Least Flycatcher	M	U
Cordilleran Flycatcher	M	O
Say's Phoebe	S	C
Cassin's Kingbird	M	O
Western Kingbird	S	C
Eastern Kingbird	S	C
SHRIKES
Loggerhead Shrike	S	U
Northern Shrike	W	U
VIREO
Plumbeous Vireo	M	R
Warbling Vireo	S	U
Red-eyed Vireo	S	U
JAY/MAGPIE/CROW
Blue Jay	P	C
Black-billed Magpie	P	C
American Crow	P	C
LARK
Horned Lark	P	C
SWALLOWS
Tree Swallow	S	U
Violet-green Swallow	S	U
Northern Rough-winged Swallow	S	U
Bank Swallow	S	U
Cliff Swallow	S	C
Barn Swallow	S	C
CHICKADEE/NUTHATCH
Black-capped Chickadee	P	C
Mountain Chickadee	W	R
Red-breasted Nuthatch	P	U
White-breasted Nuthatch	P	U
Pygmy Nuthatch	P	U
CREEPER
Brown Creeper	W	O
WREN/KINGLET
Rock Wren	S	C
House Wren	S	C
Marsh Wren	S	U
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	M	U
GNATCHTCHER
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	S	U
BLUEBIRD/THRUSH
Eastern Bluebird	S	U
Mountain Bluebird	S	U
Townsend's Solitaire	W	U
Swainson's Thrush	M	C
American Robin	P	C
MOCKERS/THRASHER/STARLING
Gray Catbird	M	U
Northern Mockingbird	S	U
Sage Thrasher	M	R
Brown Thrasher	S	C
European Starling	P	C
PIPITS/WAXWINGS
American Pipit	M	U
Cedar Waxwing	P	C
WARBLERS
Orange-crowned Warbler	M	U
Yellow Warbler	S	C
Yellow-rumped Warbler	M	C
Blackpoll Warbler	M	O
Black-and-white Warbler	M	O
American Redstart	M	U
Ovenbird	M	R
Northern Waterthrush	M	R
MacGillivray's Warbler	M	O
Common Yellowthroat	S	C
Wilson's Warbler	M	C
Yellow-breasted Chat	S	U
TANAGER
Western Tanager	M	U
TOWHEE/SPARROWS
Green-tailed Towhee	M	R
Spotted Towhee	S	C
Cassin's Sparrow	S	R
American Tree Sparrow	W	C
Chipping Sparrow	S	C
Clay-colored Sparrow	M	U
Vesper Sparrow	M	U
Lark Sparrow	S	C
Lark Bunting	S	C
Savannah Sparrow	M	O
Grasshopper Sparrow	S	U
Song Sparrow	W	C
Lincoln's Sparrow	M	U
White-throated Sparrow	M	O
Harris's Sparrow	W	O
White-crowned Sparrow	W	U
Dark-eyed Junco	W	C
Lapland Longspur	W	R
GROSBEAKS/BUNTINGS
Northern Cardinal	P	R
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	M	U
Black-headed Grosbeak	S	U
Blue Grosbeak	S	C
Lazuli Bunting	S	U
Indigo Bunting	S	U
BLACKBIRDS/GRACKLES/ORIOLES
Dickcissel	S	R
Red-winged Blackbird	P	C
Western Meadowlark	P	C
Yellow-headed Blackbird	S	C
Brewer's Blackbird	M	U
Common Grackle	S	C
Great-tailed Grackle	S	U
Brown-headed Cowbird	S	C
Orchard Oriole	S	C
Bullock's Oriole	S	C
Baltimore Oriole	S	O
FINCHES
Purple Finch	W	R
House Finch	P	C
Red Crossbill	P	O
Pine Siskin	P	U
American Goldfinch	P	C
House Sparrow	P	C
		Revised 2007