BYB 2015 Bird List

1. GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE (01 Jan) Ram's Hill
2. BRANT (28 Mar) The Springs
3. SNOW GOOSE (19 Nov) Club Circle *
4. ROSS'S GOOSE (02 Jan) BS Resort   *
5.  CANADA GOOSE (01 Jan) overhead residential
6. TUNDRA SWAN (20 Dec) BS Resort  *
7. WOOD DUCK (23 Nov) The Springs
8. GADWALL (05 Jan) BS Resort
9.  AMERICAN WIGEON (01 Jan) BS Resort
10. EURASIAN WIGEON (20 Dec) Roadrunner
11.  MALLARD (01 Jan) Roadrunner
12. BLUE-WINGED TEAL (17 Mar) WTP Settling Ponds
13. GREEN-WINGED TEAL (05 Jan) BS Resort
14. CINNAMON TEAL (05 Jan) BS Resort
15.  NORTHERN SHOVELER ( 01 Jan) BS Resort
16. NORTHERN PINTAIL (01 Nov) Ram's Hill
17. CANVASBACK (04 Jan) BS Resort
18. REDHEAD (22 Jan) Ram's Hill
19. RING-NECKED DUCK (02 Jan) BS Resort
20.  LESSER SCAUP (01 Jan) BS Resort
21. SURF SCOTER (08 Apr) BS Resort
22. BLACK SCOTER (08 Mar) BS Resort  *
23. BUFFLEHEAD (02 Jan) Ram's Hill, BS Resort
24. HOODED MERGANSER (02 Jan) BS Resort
25. RED-BREASTED MERGANSER (05 Apr) Ram's Hill  *
26.  RUDDY DUCK (01 Jan) BS Resort, central pond
27. WILD TURKEY (31 May) Tamarisk Grove
28.  CALIFORNIA QUAIL (01 Jan) Borrego Yard Bird
29. GAMBEL'S QUAIL (07 Jan) Mesquite Bosque
30. PACIFIC LOON (23 Apr) Ram's Hill  *
31. COMMON LOON (15 Apr) The Springs
32. PIED-BILLED GREBE (02 Jan) BS Resort
33. EARED GREBE (01 Jan) BS Resort
34. WESTERN GREBE (04 Nov) Ram's Hill
35. AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN (03 Mar) Morning Hawk Watch
36. DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT (07 Jan) The Springs
37.  GREAT BLUE HERON (01 Jan)  Roadrunner
38.  GREAT EGRET (01 Jan) Roadrunner
39. SNOWY EGRET (11 Jan) BS Resort
40. CATTLE EGRET (23 Apr) BS Resort
41. GREEN HERON (02 Jan) BS Resort
42. BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (14 Jan) The Springs
43. WHITE-FACED IBIS (26 Mar) Ram's Hill
44. TURKEY VULTURE (08 Jan) Club Circle
45. OSPREY (15 Mar) Morning Hawk Watch
46. NORTHERN HARRIER (17 Mar) Morning Hawk Watch 
47. WHITE-TAILED KITE (27 Feb) Morning Hawk Watch
48. SHARP-SHINNED HAWK (03 Jan) Roadrunner
49.  COOPER'S HAWK (01 Jan) Borrego various locations
50. HARRIS'S HAWK (15 Sep) Tamarisk Grove
51. RED-SHOULDERED HAWK (05 Jan) Date Farm, Borrego Valley Rd.
52. SWAINSON'S HAWK (28 Jan) Roadrunner
53.  RED-TAILED HAWK (01 Jan) BS Resort
54. FERRUGINOUS HAWK (20 Feb) Morning Hawk Watch
55. GOLDEN EAGLE (05 Mar) Borrego Palm Canyon
56.  AMERICAN KESTREL (01 Jan) Borrego Yard Bird
57. MERLIN (15 Feb) Morning Hawk Watch
58. PEREGRINE FALCON (03 Jan) Pegleg Rd
59. PRAIRIE FALCON (04 Jan) BS Resort 
60. VIRGINIA RAIL (04 Jan) BS Resort
61. SORA (04 Jan) BS Resort
62.  AMERICAN COOT (01 Jan) BS Resort
63. SEMIPALMATED PLOVER (16 Apr) WTP Settling Ponds
64. KILLDEER (02 Jan) BS Resort
65. BLACK-NECKED STILT (13 Apr) WTP Settling Ponds
66. SPOTTED SANDPIPER (23 Apr) BS Resort
67. SOLITARY SANDPIPER (06 Apr) WTP Settling Ponds
68. GREATER YELLOWLEGS (30 Mar) WTP Settling Ponds
69. WHIMBREL (13 Apr) WTP Settling Ponds  *
70. WESTERN SANDPIPER (10 Apr) WTP Settling Ponds
71. LEAST SANDPIPER (04 Apr) WTP Settling Ponds
72. WILSON'S SNIPE (06 Jan) BS Resort
73. BONAPARTE'S GULL (14 Apr) WTP Settling Ponds
74. RING-BILLED GULL (18 Mar) Roadrunner
75. CASPIAN TERN (18 Apr) Ram's Hill  *
76. FORSTER'S TERN (01 Apr) The Springs  *
77. ROCK PIGEON (26 Jan) Christmas Circle
78. EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE (02 Jan) Borrego Yard Bird
79. WHITE-WINGED DOVE (01 Jan) Borrego Yard Bird
80.  MOURNING DOVE (01 Jan) Borrego Yard Bird
81. INCA DOVE (22 Jan) Ram's Hill
82. COMMON GROUND DOVE (02 Jan) Borrego Yard Bird
83. GREATER ROADRUNNER (02 Jan) Borrego Yard Bird
84. BARN OWL (06 Mar) Club Circle
85.  GREAT HORNED OWL (01 Jan) Club Circle
86. BURROWING OWL (09 Jan) Borrego Palm Canyon, alternate trail
87. NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL (13 Nov) Borrego Yard Bird  *
88. LESSER NIGHTHAWK (25 Mar) Evening Hawk Watch
89. VAUX'S SWIFT (23 Apr) BS Resort
90. WHITE-THROATED SWIFT (02 Jan) Ram's Hill
91. BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD (26 Feb) Club Circle
92. BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD (31 Mar) Tamarisk Grove
93.  ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD (01 Jan) Club Circle
94.  COSTA'S HUMMINGBIRD (01 Jan) Borrego Yard Bird
95. RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD (10 Feb) Borrego Yard Bird
96. BELTED KINGFISHER (01 Feb) BS Resort
97. RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER (04 Jan) BS Resort
98. RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER (20 Dec) De Anza CC
99. LADDERBACK WOODPECKER (01 Feb) Big Spring
100. NUTTALL'S WOODPECKER (08 Jan) Borrego Yard Bird
101. NORTHERN FLICKER (03 Jan) Club Circle
102. WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE (07 Apr) Tamarisk Grove
103. WILLOW FLYCATCHER (16 Mar) WTP Settling Ponds
104. HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER (06 Apr) Roadrunner
105. GRAY FLYCATCHER (03 Jan) Roadrunner
106. PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER (31 Mar) Tamarisk Grove
107.  BLACK PHOEBE (01 Jan) Roadrunner
108.  SAY'S PHOEBE (01 Jan) Borrego Yard Bird
109. VERMILION FLYCATCHER (08 Mar) Morning Hawk Watch
110. ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER (03 Jan) Borrego (town), Club Circle
111. BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER (31 May) Roadrunner
112. WESTERN KINGBIRD (Mar 08) Morning Hawk Watch
113. LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE (01 Jan) Ram's Hill
114. LEAST BELL'S VIREO (29 Mar) De Anza CC
115. CASSIN'S VIREO (14 Apr) Ram's Hill
116. WARBLING VIREO (29 Mar) Ram's Hill
117. WESTERN SCRUB JAY (02 Jan) Montezuma Grade
118. AMERICAN CROW (20 Feb) Morning Hawk Watch
119.  COMMON RAVEN  (01 Jan) Borrego Yard Bird
120. HORNED LARK (02 Jan) Ram's Hill
121. TREE SWALLOW (28 Mar) Ram's Hill
122. VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW (22 Feb) WTP Settling Ponds
123. NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW (02 Apr) WTP Settling Ponds
124. CLIFF SWALLOW (08 Apr) BS Resort
125. BARN SWALLOW (01 Apr) BS Resort
126.  VERDIN (01 Jan) Roadrunner
127. BUSHTIT (03 Jan) Borrego Palm Canyon
128. RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH (30 Oct) Roadrunner
129. CACTUS WREN (01 Jan) Borrego Yard Bird
130. ROCK WREN (02 Jan) Montezuma Grade
131. CANYON WREN (03 Jan) Borrego Palm Canyon
132.  BEWICK'S WREN (01 Jan) BorregoYard Bird
133. HOUSE WREN (04 Jan) BS Resort
134. MARSH WREN (02 Jan) BS Resort
135. RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET (02 Jan) BS Resort
136. BLACK-TAILED GNATCATCHER (03 Jan) Borrego Palm Canyon
137. WESTERN BLUEBIRD (03 Jan) Roadrunner
138. MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD (20 Jan) below Indian Head
139. SWAINSON'S THRUSH (08 May) Borrego Yard Bird
140. HERMIT THRUSH (03 Jan) Tamarisk Grove
141. AMERICAN ROBIN (04 Jan) De Anza CC, Roadrunner
142. WRENTIT (24 Feb) Pena Spring
143. GRAY CATBIRD (16 Jan) Borrego Yard Bird
144.  NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD (01 Jan) Roadrunner
145. SAGE THRASHER (26 Jan) Big Spring parking lot
146. CALIFORNIA THRASHER (31 Jan) Culp Valley
147. CRISSAL THRASHER (07 Jan) Borrego Sink
148. LE CONTE'S THRASHER (15 Mar) Clark Lake
149.  EUROPEAN STARLING (01 Jan) BS Resort
150. AMERICAN PIPIT (02 Jan) BS Resort
151. CEDAR WAXWING (02 Jan) BS Resort
152. PHAINOPEPLA (02 Jan) Montezuma Grade
153. ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER (25 Feb) Steele/Burnand
154. NASHVILLE WARBLER (31 Mar) Tamarisk Grove
155. LUCY'S WARBLER (15 Mar) Borrego Sink, east of dilapidated house
156. NORTHERN PARULA (03 Apr) BS Resort  *
157. YELLOW WARBLER (01 Apr) Borrego Yard Bird
158.  YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER (01 Jan) BS Resort
159. TOWNSEND'S WARBLER (12 Apr) Ram's Hill Yard Bird
160. HERMIT WARBLER (26 Apr) Tamarisk Grove
161. BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER (28 Mar) La Casa del Zorro
162. OVENBIRD (08 May) Borrego Yard Bird
163. MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER (10 Apr) WTP Settling Pond
164.  COMMON YELLOWTHROAT (01 Jan) BS Resort
165. WILSON'S WARBLER (24 Mar) Borrego Yard Bird
166. YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT (25 Apr) Roadrunner Yard Bird
167. WESTERN TANAGER (11 Apr) Roadrunner Yard Bird
168. GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE (10 Jan) Ram's Hill
169. SPOTTED TOWHEE (05 Jan) Tamarisk Grove
170. CALIFORNIA TOWHEE (01 Feb) Big Spring
171. CHIPPING SPARROW (30 Jan) Roadrunner
172. BREWER'S SPARROW (04 Mar) Big Spring
173. BLACK-CHINNED SPARROW (15 Aug) Borrego Yard Bird  *
174.  LARK SPARROW (01 Jan) Club Circle
175. BLACK-THROATED SPARROW (03 Jan) Borrego Palm Canyon
176. BELL'S SPARROW (27 Oct) WTP Settling Pond
177. SAGEBRUSH SPARROW (28 Nov) Clark Dry Lake
178. LARK BUNTING (04 Apr) Big Spring
179. SAVANNAH SPARROW (02 Jan) BS Resort
180. FOX SPARROW (18 Jan) Ram's Hill
181. LINCOLN'S SPARROW (01 Jan) Borrego Yard Bird
182. SWAMP SPARROW (13 Dec) HS Pupfish Ponds  *
183.  WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW (01 Jan) Borrego Yard Bird
184. GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (09 Dec) BS Resort
185.  DARK-EYED JUNCO (01 Jan) Club Circle
186. BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK (01 Apr) Borrego Yard Bird
187. LAZULI BUNTING (02 Apr) Tamarisk Grove
188. RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD (02 Jan) Borrego Yard Bird
189. TRI-COLORED BLACKBIRD (01 Jun) Borrego Yard Bird
190. WESTERN MEADOWLARK (22 Jan) Ram's Hill
191. YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD (15 Apr) Ram's Hill
192.  BREWER'S BLACKBIRD (01 Jan) Borrego Yard Bird
193. GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE (05 Jan) BS Resort
194. BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD (09 Jan) BS Resort
195. HOODED ORIOLE (26 Feb) Ram's Hill
196. BULLOCK'S ORIOLE (22 Mar) Ram's Hill Yard Bird
197. SCOTT'S ORIOLE (27 Jan) Club Circle
198.  HOUSE FINCH (01 Jan) Club Circle
199. RED CROSSBILL (19 Nov) Club Circle *
200. PINE SISKIN (09 Nov) Club Circle
201.  LESSER GOLDFINCH (01 Jan) Roadrunner
202. LAWRENCE'S GOLDFINCH (29 Mar) De Anza CC
203. HOUSE SPARROW (02 Jan) Borrego Yard Bird

Observers:  Ann Keenan, Becky Rusk, Bob Theriault, Chris Duthie, Hal Cohen, Herb Stone

                   Jeanne Johnstone, Judy Davis, Karyn Barnett, Kate Harper, Ken Okey, Laura Webb

                   LeRoy Dorman, Mark Jorgensen, Mary Jo Churchwell, Paulette Ache, Pam Albers

                   Selden McKee, Steve Bier, Terry Hunefeld, Wes Hetrick

Additional observations were made by:  Bud Getty, Celeste Doughty, Christina Warren, Franz Boschiero, Mel Senac, Mike Nelson, Nancy Christensen, Robin Halford, Tony Wilson


* New to collective list this year. 

           BLACK SCOTER, Borrego Springs Resort, 08 Mar 2015                              Paulette Ache