Summer Residents:
A list of birds that are present from late Spring to Early Fall and breed here.

Number of species to date: 54

Note that there is variation dependent upon elevation.

Summer Resident: Present only during late Spring to early Fall 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
Upland Game Birds
Grebes
Medium to Large Waterbirds: Pelicans and their Allies
Long-legged Wading Birds
Black-crowned Night-Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Summer Resident	O
Diurnal Raptors: Vultures, Eagles, Hawks and Falcons
Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura	Summer Resident	C
Gruiformes: Coots, Cranes and Rails
Smaller Wading Birds
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	Summer Resident	O
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius	Summer Resident	O
Gulls, Terns and Skimmers
Pigeons and Doves
Cuckoos and their Allies
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus	Summer Resident	R
Nocturnal Raptors: Owls
Burrowing Owl	Athene cunicularia	Summer Resident	?
Nightjars, Nighthawks and Swifts
Common Nighthawk	Chordeiles minor	Summer Resident	U
Common Poorwill	Phalaenoptilus nuttallii	Summer Resident	?
White-throated Swift	Aeronautes saxatalis	Summer Resident	O
Hummingbirds
Black-chinned Hummingbird	Archilochus alexandri	Summer Resident	C
Broad-tailed Hummingbird	Selasphorus platycercus	Summer Resident	C
Kingfishers
Woodpeckers
Williamson’s Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus thyroideus	Summer Resident: Highlands Transient: Lowlands	R
Red-naped Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus nuchalis	Summer Resident	O
Tyrant Flycatchers
Western Wood-Pewee	Contopus sordidulus	Summer Resident	C
Willow Flycatcher	Empidonax traillii	Summer Resident	R
Gray Flycatcher	Empidonax wrightii	Summer Resident	+
Cordilleran Flycatcher	Empidonax occidentalis	Summer Resident: Highlands	C
Black Phoebe	Sayornis nigricans	Summer Resident Resident: Velarde	C C
Say's Phoebe	Sayornis saya	Summer Resident Resident: Velarde	C
Ash-throated Flycatcher	Myiarchus cinerascens	Summer Resident	U
Cassin's Kingbird	Tyrannus vociferans	Summer Resident	C
Western Kingbird	Tyrannus verticalis	Summer Resident	U
Shrikes and Vireos
Plumbeous Vireo	Vireo plumbeus	Summer Resident	U
Warbling Vireo	Vireo gilvus	Summer Resident	U
Jays, Crows and their Allies
Swallows
Violet-green Swallow	Tachycineta thalassina	Summer Resident	C
N. Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx serripennis	Summer Resident	U
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Summer Resident	C
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	Summer Resident	C
Chickadees and their Allies
Nuthatches and Creepers
Wrens
House Wren	Troglodytes aedon	Summer Resident	U
Dippers
Kinglets and Gnatcatchers
Thrushes and their Allies
Hermit Thrush	Catharus guttatus	Summer Resident: Highlands Winter Visitor: Lowlands	U O
Mimids "Mimic Thrushes"
Gray Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis	Summer Resident	U
Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	Summer Resident	U
Starlings and Mynas
Wagtails and Pipits
Waxwings
Wood-Warblers
Orange-crowned Warbler	Vermivora celata	Summer Resident	U
Virginia’s Warbler	Vermivora virginiae	Summer Resident	U
Yellow Warbler	Dendroica petechia	Summer Resident	C
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Dendroica coronata	Summer Resident	C
Black-throated Gray Warbler	Dendroica nigrescens	Summer Resident	+
MacGillivray’s Warbler	Oporornis tolmiei	Summer Resident	O
Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas	Summer Resident	O
Yellow-breasted Chat	Icteria virens	Summer Resident	C
Tanagers
Towhees
Sparrows and their Allies
Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina	Summer Resident	U
Lark Sparrow	Chondestes grammacus	Summer Resident	U
Black-throated Sparrow	Amphispiza bilineata	Summer Resident	R
Grosbeaks
Black-headed Grosbeak	Pheucticus melanocephalus	Summer Resident	C
Blue Grosbeak	Passerina caerulea	Summer Resident	C
Buntings
Lazuli Bunting	Passerina amoena	Summer Resident	C
Indigo Bunting	Passerina cyanea	Summer Resident: Highlands Transient: Lowlands	U R
Icterids: Blackbirds, Orioles and their Allies
Western Meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta	Summer Resident	U
Brewer’s Blackbird	Euphagus cyanocephalus	Summer Resident	U
Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	Summer Resident	U
Great-tailed Grackle	Quiscalus mexicanus	Summer Resident	U
Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	Summer Resident	C
Bullock's Oriole	Icterus bullockii	Summer Resident	C
Finches and Old World Sparrows
Lesser Goldfinch	Carduelis psaltria	Summer Resident	C