NPS Natural History Handbook: Glacier

GLACIER
National Park

Appendix (continued)

Birds of Glacier National Park

Key to symbols:

E — occurs on east side of the park (east of the Divide)
W — occurs on west side of the park (west of the Divide)
A — occurs in alpine areas
ab — abundant
c — common
u — uncommon
r — rare
u — introduced
a — accidental

Loons

* Common Loon E, W ab
Arctic Loon?
Red-throated Loon?

Grebes

Red-necked Grebe E, W, c
Horned Grebe E, W, ab
Eared Grebe E, W, c

*Western Grebe E, W, u
Pied-billed Grebe E, W, r

Pelicans, Cormorants

White Pelican E, W, u
Double-crested Cormorant E, r

Herons, Bitterns

* Great Blue Heron E, W, c
Black-crowned Night Heron a

* American Bittern, W, r

Swan, Geese, Ducks

Whistling Swan E, W, ab
Trumpeter Swan E, W, r
Canada Goose E, W, c
Snow Goose E, W, c
Ross' Goose E, W, r

*Mallard E, W, ab
Gadwall E, W, r
Pintail E, W, c
Green-winged Teal E, W, c
Blue-winged Teal E, W, u
Cinnamon Teal E, W, u
European Widgeon E, W, c
American Widgeon E, W, ab
Northern Shoveler E, W, c

*Wood Duck E, W, r
Redhead E, W, c
Ring-necked Duck E, W, u
Canvasback E, W, u
Lesser Scaup E, W, c
Greater Scaup?
Common Goldeneye E, W, c
Barrow's Goldeneye E, W, ab
Bufflehead E, W, u
Harlequin Duck E, W, c
White-winged Scoter E, W, r

*Ruddy Duck E, W, c
Hooded Merganser E, W, u
Common Merganser E, W, ab
Red-breasted Merganser, E, W, u

Vultures, Hawks, Eagles

Turkey Vulture E, W, r
Goshawk E, W, c
Sharp-shinned Hawk E, W, u
Cooper's Hawk E, W, u
Red-tailed Hawk E, W, c
Red-shouldered Hawk a
Swainson's Hawk E, W, c
Rough-legged Hawk E, W, r
Ferruginous Hawk E, W, u
Golden Eagle, E, W, A, c
Bald Eagle, E, W, ab

*Marsh Hawk E, W, ab
Osprey E, W, ab
Prairie Falcon E, W, A, r
Peregrine Falcon E, W, r
American Kestrel E, W, c

Grouse, Ptarmigans

Blue Grouse, E, W, ab
Spruce Grouse E, W, ab
Ruffed Grouse E, W, ab

*Sharp-tailed Grouse E, r
White-tailed Ptarmigan A, c
Willow Ptarmigan ?
Ring-necked Pheasant E, W, r, i
Gray Partridge E, W, r, i

Cranes

Sandhill Crane E, r

Rails, Coots

Sora E, W, r

*American Coot E, W, ab

Shorebirds

Killdeer E, W, c
Black-bellied Plover E, r
Common Snipe E, W, c
Long-billed Curlew E, r
Upland Sandpiper E, r
Spotted Sandpiper E, w, A, ab
Solitary Sandpiper E, r
Willet, E, r
Pectoral Sandpiper E, r
Baird's Sandpiper E, W, r
Lesser Yellowlegs, E, W, r
*Greater Yellowlegs E, W, r
American Avocet E, W, u
Northern Phalarope E, W, r
Wilson's Phalarope E, W, u
Black Turnstone ?
Long-billed Dowitcher E, W, r

Gulls, Terns

*Herring Gull E, W, r
California Gull E, W, ab
Ring-billed Gull E, W, c
Franklin's Gull E, W, c
Bonaparte's Gull E, u
Forster's Tern E, W, u
Common Tern E, r
Caspian Tern a
Black Tern E, W, u

Doves, Pigeons

Band-tailed Pigeon E, W, r
* Mourning Dove E, W, c
Rock Dove E, W, r, i

Owls

Screech Owl E, W, r
*Great Horned Owl E, W, ab
Snowy Owl E, W, u
Hawk Owl E, W, u
Pygmy Owl E, W, ab
Barred Owl E, W, c
Great Gray Owl E, W, u
Long-eared Owl E, W, r
Short-eared Owl, E, W, c
Boreal Owl E, W, r
Saw-whet Owl E, W, u

Nighthawks, Swifts

*Common Nightawk E, W, ab
Black Swift E, W, u
Vaux's Swift E, W, ab
White-throated Swift W, A, r

Hummingbirds

Broad-tailed Hummingbird E, W, r
Rufous Hummingbird E, W, A, ab
Calliope Hummingbird E, W, A, ab
Black-chinned Hummingbird E, W, r

Kingfishers

*Belted Kingfisher E, W, ab

Woodpeckers

Common Flicker E, W, ab
Pileated Woodpecker E, W, ab
Red-headed Woodpecker E, W, r
Lewis' Woodpecker E, W, c
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker E, W, ab
Williamson's Sapsucker E, W, u
Hairy Woodpecker E, W, ab
Downy Woodpecker E, W, ab
Black-backed Three-toed Woodpecker E, W, ab
Northern Three-toed Woodpecker E, W, ab

Flycatchers

Eastern Kingbird E, W, ab
Western Kingbird E, W, u
*Ash-throated Flycatcher a
Say's Phoebe E, W, r
Willow Flycatcher E, W, c
Hammond's Flycatcher E, W, ab
Olive-sided Flycatcher E, W, ab
Western Flycatcher E, r
Western Wood Peewee E, W, c

Larks

Horned Lark E, W, A, ab

Swallows

Violet-green Swallow E, W, A. ab
Tree Swallow E, W, ab
Bank Swallow E, W, ab
Rough-winged Swallow E, W, u
*Barn Swallow E, W, u
Cliff Swallow E, W, A, ab

Jays, Magpies, Crows

Gray Jay E, W, ab
Blue Jay E, W, r
Steller's Jay E, W, ab
Black-billed Magpie E, W, ab
Common Raven E, W, A, ab
*Common Crow E, W, ab
Clark's Nutcracker E, W, A, ab

Chickadees

Black-capped Chickadee E, W, ab
Mountain Chickadee E, W, ab
Boreal Chickadee E, W, r
Chestnut-backed Chickadee E, W, u

Nuthatches, Creepers

White-breasted Nuthatch E, W, u
Red-breasted Nuthatch E, W, ab
Brown Creeper E, W, ab

Dippers, Wrens

Dipper E, W, A, ab
House Wren E, W, u
*Winter Wren E, W, ab
Long-billed Marsh Wren a
Rock Wren E, W, u

Catbirds. Thrashers

Gray Catbird E, W, u

Thrushes, Bluebirds. Solitaires

American Robin E, W, A, ab
Varied Thrush E, W, ab
Hermit Thrush E, W, ab
Swainson's Thrush E, W, ab
Veery E, W, c
Western Bluebird E, W, r
*Mountain Bluebird E, W, A, ab
Townsend's Solitaire E, W, A, ab

Kinglets

Golden-crowned Kinglet E, W, ab
Ruby-crowned Kinglet E, W, ab

Pipits

Water Pipit E, W, A, ab

Waxwings

Bohemian Waxwing E, W, ab
*Cedar Waxwing E, W, ab

Shrikes

Loggerhead Shrike E, W, r
Northern Shrike E, W, r

Starlings

*Starling E, W, c, i

Vireos

Solitary Vireo E, W, ab
*Red-eyed Vireo E, W, ab
Warbling Vireo E, W, ab

Warblers

Black and White Warbler W, r
Tennessee Warbler E, W, r
Orange-crowned Warbler E, W, r
Nashville Warbler E, W, r
Yellow Warbler E, W, ab
Yellow-rumped Warbler E, W, ab
Townsend's Warbler E, W, ab
Northern Waterthrush E, W, ab
MacGillivray's Warbler E, W, ab
Common Yellowthroat E, W, ab
Wilson's Warbler E, W, ab
American Redstart E, W, ab
Yellow-breasted Chat ?

Weaver Finches

*House Sparrow E, W, r, i

Blackbirds, Orioles

Bobolink E, r
Western Meadowlark E, W, u
Red-winged Blackbird E, W, ab
Northern Oriole E, W, r
Brewer's Blackbird E, W, u
Rusty Blackbird E, W, r
Yellow-headed Blackbird E, r
Common Grackle E, r
Brown-headed Cowbird E, W, c

Tanagers, Grosbeaks

Western Tanager E, W, ab
*Evening Grosbeak E, W, ab
Pine Grosbeak E, W, ab
Black-headed Grosbeak E, W, r

Finches, Sparrows, Buntings

Lazuli Bunting E, W, c
Lark Bunting E, W, r
Snow Bunting E, W, c
Cassin's Finch E, W, A, ab
Gray-crowned Rosy Finch E, W, A, ab
*American Goldfinch E, W, u
Common Redpoll E, W, c
Pine Siskin E, W, A, ab
Red Crossbill E, W, ab
White-winged Crossbill E, W, u
Rufous-sided Towhee E, W, u
Green-tailed Towhee E, W, r
Savannah Sparrow E, W, c
LeConte's Sparrow E, W, u
Vesper Sparrow E, W, ab
Tree Sparrow E, W, r
Chipping Sparrow E, W, A, ab
Brewer's Sparrow E, W, r
Harris' Sparrow E, W, r
White-crowned Sparrow E, W, A, ab
Fox Sparrow E, W, A, ab
Lincoln's Sparrow E, W, A, c
Song Sparrow E, W, ab
Dark-eyed Junco E, W, c
McCown's Longspur E, c
Lapland Longspur E, W, c
Chestnut-collared Longspur E, c

*Illustrated

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