Summer Avian Fauna




In addition to the species that are permanent residents in Red Butte Canyon, the list of summer residents to the right represents species that probably also nest in the canyon.
Summer Avian

Anseriformes - Anatidae
A. platyrhynchos, Mallard Duck
Falconiformes - Aocipitridae
B. jamaicensis, Red-tailed Hawk
A. chrysaetos, Golden Eagle
Falconiformes - Falconidae
F. sparverius, Sparrow Hawk
Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
A. macularia, Spotted Sandpiper
Columbiformes - Columbidae
Z. macroura, Mourning Dove
Apodiformes - Trochilidae
A. alexandri, Black-chinned Hummingbird
S. platycercus, Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Passeriformes - Tyrannidae
E. oberholseri, Dusky Flycatcher
E. difficilis, Western Flycatcher
C. sordidulus, Western Wood Peewee
Passeriformes - Hirundinidae
T. thalassina, Violet-green Swallow
I. bicolor, Tree Swallow
R. riparia, Bank Swallow
S. ruficollis, Rough-winged Swallow
H. rustica, Barn Swallow
P. pyrrhonota, Cliff Swallow
Passeriformes - Troglodytidae
T. aedon, House Wren
S. obsoletus, Rock Wren
Passeriformes - Turdidae
T. migratorius, Robin
H. guttata, Hermit Thrush
H. ustulata, Swainson's Thrush
S. currucoides, Mountain Bluebird
Passeriformes - Sylviidae
P. caerulea, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Passeriformes - Vireonidae
V. gilvus, Warbling Vireo
Passeriformes - Parulidae
V. celata, Orange-crowned Warbler
V. virginiae, Virginia's Warbler
D. petechia, Yellow Warbler
D. auduboni, Audubon's Warbler
O. tolmiei, MacGillivray's Warbler
W. pusilla, Wilson's Warbler
Passeriformes - Icteridae
I. bullickii, Bullock's Oriole
M. ater, Brown-headed Cowbird
Passeriformes - Thraupidae
P. ludoviciana, Western Tanager
Passeriformes - Fringillidae
P. melanocosephalus, Black-headed Grosbeak
P. amoena, Lazuli Bunting
C. cassinii, Cassin's Finch
S. tristis, American Goldfinch
C. chlorura, Green-tailed Towhee
P. erythrothalmus, Rufous-sided Towhee
P. gramineus, Vesper Sparrow
J. caniceps, Gray-headed Junco
S. passerina, Chipping Sparrow
M. melodia, Song Sparrow