Residents:
A list of birds that are present all year.

Number of species to date: 64

Note that there is variation dependent upon elevation.

Resident: Present all year and breeds here.

Abundance classes:
Common: Certain to be seen in suitable habitat and proper season.
Uncommon: Present (and seen regularly), but not certain to be seen even in suitable habitat and proper season.
Occasional: Present, but seen only a few times in a season.
Rare: Unusual, seen only every 2 to 5 years.
+ : Seeing these birds (mostly vagrants) is highly unusual.

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English Name:	Genus species:	Occurrence:	Abundance	...
Swans, Geese and Ducks
Wood Duck	Aix sponsa	Resident	U
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Resident	C
Upland Game Birds
Ring-necked Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	Resident	R
Blue Grouse	Dendragapus obscurus	Resident: Highlands	O
Wild Turkey	Meleagris gallopavo	Resident	R
Scaled Quail	Callipepla squamata	Resident	R
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	Resident	R
Medium to Large Waterbirds: Pelicans and their Allies
Long-legged Wading Birds
Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias	Resident	U
Diurnal Raptors: Vultures, Eagles, Hawks and Falcons
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	Resident	O
Cooper’s Hawk	Accipiter cooperii	Resident	U
Northern Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	Resident	R
Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis	Resident	U
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	Resident	R
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	Resident	U
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus	Resident	R
Gruiformes: Coots, Cranes and Rails
American Coot	Fulica americana	Resident	O
Smaller Wading Birds
Gulls, Terns and Skimmers
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia	Resident	C
Eurasian Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	Resident	O
Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	Resident	U
Cuckoos and their Allies
Greater Roadrunner	Geococcyx californianus	Resident	R
Nocturnal Raptors: Owls
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	Resident	+
Western Screech-Owl	Megascops kennicottii	Resident	R
Great Horned Owl	Bubo virginianus	Resident	U
Northern Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium gnoma	Resident	R
Nightjars, Nighthawks and Swifts
Hummingbirds
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher	Ceryle alcyon	Resident	U
Woodpeckers
Lewis’s Woodpecker	Melanerpes lewis	Resident	U
Ladder-backed Woodpecker	Picoides scalaris	Resident	U
Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	Resident	U
Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	Resident	U
Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	Resident	C
Tyrant Flycatchers
Shrikes and Vireos
Loggerhead Shrike	Lanius ludovicianus	Resident	R
Jays, Crows and their Allies
Gray Jay	Perisoreus canadensis	Resident: Highlands	U
Steller’s Jay	Cyanocitta stelleri	Resident: Highlands	C
Western Scrub-Jay	Aphelocoma californica	Resident	C
Pinyon Jay	Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus	Resident	U
Clark’s Nutcracker	Nucifraga columbiana	Resident: Highlands	U
Black-billed Magpie	Pica hudsonia	Resident	C
American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	Resident	C
Common Raven	Corvus corax	Resident	C
Swallows
Chickadees and their Allies
Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus	Resident	C
Juniper Titmouse	Baeolophus ridgwayi	Resident	C
Bushtit	Psaltriparus minimus	Resident	U
Nuthatches and Creepers
Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	Resident: Highlands	U
White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	Resident	C
Pygmy Nuthatch	Sitta pygmaea	Resident: Highlands	C
Wrens
Rock Wren	Salpinctes obsoletus	Resident	U
Canyon Wren	Catherpes mexicanus	Resident	U
Bewick’s Wren	Thryomanes bewickii	Resident	U
Dippers
American Dipper	Cinclus mexicanus	Resident	U
Kinglets and Gnatcatchers
Golden-crowned Kinglet	Regulus satrapa	Resident	R
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Regulus calendula	Resident	U
Thrushes and their Allies
Western Bluebird	Sialia mexicana	Resident	C
Mountain Bluebird	Sialia currucoides	Resident	U
American Robin	Turdus migratorius	Resident	C
Mimids "Mimic Thrushes"
Starlings and Mynas
European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	Resident	C
Wagtails and Pipits
Waxwings
Wood-Warblers
Tanagers
Towhees
Spotted Towhee	Pipilo maculatus	Resident	C
Canyon Towhee	Pipilo fuscus	Resident	U
Sparrows and their Allies
Rufous-crowned Sparrow	Aimophila ruficeps	Resident	?
Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	Resident	C
Grosbeaks
Buntings
Icterids: Blackbirds, Orioles and their Allies
Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	Resident	U
Finches and Old World Sparrows
House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	Resident	C
Pine Siskin	Carduelis pinus	Resident	C
Evening Grosbeak	Coccothraustes vespertinus	Resident	U
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Resident	C