Note: This Checklist of Birds of Cache Valley was compiled and is maintained by Bridgerland Audubon Society, P.O. Box 3501, Logan, UT 84323-3501.
It may be freely copied and distributed with credit to Bridgerland Audubon Society.
Last publication date 1994, Logan, Utah.
c=common; occurs regularly in large numbers compared to other members of
its taxonomic group
u=uncommon; occurs regularly in small numbers
r=rare; occurs every year in very small numbers
o=occasional; does not occur every year
"-" =absent
Common Name | Genus | Species | Occurrence | Breeding Cache Valley | Common Habitat | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spring | Summer | Fall | Winter | |||||
Pacific Loon | Gavia | pacifica | - | - | - | o | no | reservoirs |
Common Loon | Gavia | immer | u | o | u | - | no | reservoirs |
Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus | podiceps | u | u | u | r | yes | marshes |
Horned Grebe | Podiceps | auritus | r | - | r | - | no | reservoirs |
Eared Grebe | Podiceps | nigricollis | c | c | c | r | yes | reservoirs |
Western Grebe | Aechmophorus | occidentalis | c | c | c | - | yes | reservoirs |
Clark's Grebe | Aechmophorus | clarkii | c | c | c | - | yes | reservoirs |
American White Pelican | Pelcanus | erythrorrhynchos | c | c | u | - | no | marshes |
Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocorax | auritus | u | u | u | - | yes | marshes |
American Bittern | Botaurus | lentiginosus | r | r | r | - | yes | marshes |
Great Blue Heron | Ardea | herodias | c | c | c | u | yes | marshes |
Great Egret | Casmerodius | albus | r | r | r | - | no | marshes |
Snowy Egret | Egretta | thula | c | c | c | - | yes | pastures, marshes |
Cattle Egret | Bubulcus | ibis | u | u | u | - | no | pastures |
Black-crowned Night-Heron | Nycticorax | nyctiocorax | c | c | u | - | yes | marshes |
White-faced Ibis | Plegadis | chihi | c | c | u | - | yes | pastures, marshes |
Tundra Swan | Cygnus | columbianus | r | - | r | o | no | marshes |
Trumpeter Swan | Cygnus | buccinator | o | - | o | - | no | marshes |
Greater White-fronted Goose | Anser | albifrons | o | - | o | - | no | pastures |
Snow Goose | Chen | carulesceus | o | - | r | - | no | marshes, reservoirs |
Ross' Goose | Chen | rossi | o | - | o | - | no | marshes |
Canada Goose | Branta | canadensis | c | c | c | u | yes | fields, marshes |
Wood Duck | Aix | sponsa | r | r | r | u | yes | streams |
Green-winged Teal | Anas | crecca | c | u | c | u | yes | marshes, reservoirs |
Mallard | Anas | platyrhyncos | c | c | c | u | yes | marshes, reservoirs |
Northern Pintail | Anas | acuta | c | c | c | r | yes | marshes, reservoirs |
Blue-winged Teal | Anas | discors | r | r | r | - | yes | marshes, reservoirs |
Cinnamon Teal | Anas | cyanoptera | c | c | c | o | yes | marshes, reservoirs |
Northern Shoveler | Anas | clypeata | c | u | c | u | yes | marshes, reservoirs |
Gadwall | Anas | strepera | c | c | c | u | yes | marshes, reservoirs |
Eurasian Wideon | Anas | penelope | o | - | - | - | no | marshes, reservoirs |
American Wigeon | Anas | americana | c | r | c | u | no | marshes, reservoirs |
Canvasback | Aythya | valisineria | r | - | r | r | no | reservoirs |
Redhead | Aythya | americana | c | c | c | r | yes | marshes, reservoirs |
Ring-necked Duck | Aythya | collaris | u | - | u | u | no | reservoirs |
Greater Scaup | Aythya | marila | o | - | o | o | no | reservoirs |
Lesser Scaup | Aythya | affinis | c | o | c | u | no | reservoirs |
Oldsquaw | Clangula | hyemalis | - | - | o | o | no | reservoirs |
Surf Scoter | Melanitta | perspicillata | - | - | o | o | no | reservoirs |
White-winged Scoter | Melanitta | fusca | o | - | o | o | no | reservoirs |
Common Goldeneye | Bucephala | clangula | u | - | u | u | no | reservoirs |
Barrow's Goldeneye | Bucephala | islandica | r | - | r | r | no | mountain reservoirs |
Bufflehead | Bucephala | albeola | u | - | u | o | no | reservoirs |
Hooded Merganser | Lophodytes | cucullatus | - | - | - | r | no | reservoirs |
Common Merganser | Mergus | merganser | u | o | u | r | no | marshes, reservoirs |
Red-breasted Merganser | Mergus | serrator | u | - | u | o | no | marshes, reservoirs |
Ruddy Duck | Oxyura | dominica | c | c | c | r | yes | marshes, reservoirs |
Turkey Vulture | Gymnogyps | californianus | u | u | u | - | no | mountains, valleys |
Osprey | Chondrohierax | uncinatus | r | o | r | - | no | valley, rivers |
Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus | leucocephalus | r | - | r | u | no | anywhere |
Bald Eagle (Imm.) | Haliaeetus | leucocephalus | r | - | r | u | no | anywhere |
Northern Harrier | Circus | cyaneus | c | c | c | c | yes | marshes, fields |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter | striatus | u | u | u | r | yes | anywhere |
Cooper's Hawk | Accipiter | cooperii | r | r | u | r | yes | anywhere |
Northern Goshawk | Accipiter | gentilis | r | r | r | r | yes | mountains |
Broad-winged Hawk | Buteo | platypterus | o | - | r | - | no | anywhere |
Swainson's Hawk | Buteo | swainsoni | c | c | u | - | yes | valley |
Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo | jamaicensis | c | c | c | c | yes | anywhere |
Harlan's Hawk (196.5) | Buteo | jamaicensis | o | o | o | o | no | anywhere |
Ferruginous Hawk | Buteo | regalis | r | - | r | o | no | anywhere |
Rough-legged Hawk | Buteo | lagopus | u | - | u | c | no | valley |
Golden Eagle | Aquila | chrysaetos | u | u | u | u | yes | anywhere |
Golden Eagle (Imm.) | Aquila | chrysaetos | u | u | u | u | no | anywhere |
American Kestrel | Falco | sparverius | c | c | c | u | yes | anywhere |
Merlin | Falco | columbarius | r | - | r | r | no | valley |
Peregrine Falcon | Falco | peregrinus | o | o | o | o | no | anywhere |
Gyrfalcon | Falco | rusticolus | - | - | o | o | no | valley |
Prairie Falcon | Falco | mexicanus | r | r | r | r | no | valley |
Gray Partridge | Perdix | perdix | u | u | u | u | yes | foothills |
Chukar | Alectoris | chukar | u | u | u | u | yes | foothills |
Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianus | colchicus | c | c | c | c | yes | valley, foothills |
Blue Grouse | Dendragapus | obscurus | u | u | u | u | yes | mountains |
Ruffed Grouse | Bonasa | umbellus | u | u | u | u | yes | mountains |
Sage Grouse | Centrocercus | urophasianus | r | r | r | r | yes | sagebrush |
Sharp-tailed Grouse | Tympanuchus | phasianellus | r | r | r | r | yes | sagebrush |
Wild Turkey | Meleagris | gallopavo | r | r | r | r | yes | foothills |
Virginia Rail | Rallus | limicola | u | u | u | o | yes | marshes |
Sora | Porzana | carolina | u | u | u | o | yes | marshes |
American Coot | Fulica | americana | c | c | c | r | yes | marshes, reservoirs |
Sandhill Crane | Grus | canadensis | c | u | c | - | yes | fields |
Black-bellied Plover | Pluvialis | squatarola | r | - | r | - | no | mudflats, fields |
Lesser Golden Plover | Pluvialis | dominica | o | - | o | - | no | mudflats |
Snowy Plover | Charadrius | alexandrinus | o | o | o | - | yes | mudflats |
Semipalmated Plover | Charadrius | semipalmatus | r | - | r | - | no | mudflats |
Killdeer | Charadrius | vociferus | c | c | c | u | yes | pastures, fields |
Black-necked Stilt | Himantopus | mexicanus | c | c | c | - | yes | mudflats |
American Avocet | Recurvirostra | americana | c | c | c | - | yes | mudflats |
Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa | melanoleuca | c | - | c | o | no | marshes, mudflats |
Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa | flavipes | c | - | c | o | no | marshes, mudflats |
Solitary Sandpiper | Tringa | solitaria | o | - | r | - | no | mudflats |
Willet | Catoptrophorus | semipalmatus | c | c | c | - | yes | fields |
Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis | macularia | u | u | u | - | yes | mudflats |
Long-billed Curlew | Numenius | americanus | u | r | o | - | yes | dry fields |
Marbled Godwit | Limosa | fedoa | r | - | r | - | no | mudflats |
Sanderling | Calidris | alba | o | - | r | - | no | mudflats |
Semipalmated Sandpiper | Calidris | pusilla | o | - | r | - | no | mudflats |
Western Sandpiper | Calidris | mauri | c | - | c | - | no | mudflats |
Least Sandpiper | Calidris | minutilla | u | - | u | o | no | mudflats |
Baird's Sandpiper | Calidris | bairdii | c | - | c | - | no | mudflats |
Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris | melanotos | r | - | r | - | no | wet fields |
Dunlin | Calidris | alpina | o | - | o | - | no | mudflats |
Stilt Sandpiper | Calidris | himantopus | o | - | o | - | no | mudflats |
Short-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus | griseus | - | - | r | - | no | mudflats |
Long-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus | scolopaceus | c | - | c | - | no | mudflats |
Common Snipe | Gallinago | gallinago | c | c | c | r | yes | wet fields, streams |
Wilson's Phalarope | Phalaropus | tricolor | c | c | c | - | yes | mudflats, reservoirs |
Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus | lobatus | r | - | u | - | no | mudflats, reservoirs |
Franklin's Gull | Larus | pipixcan | c | c | c | o | yes | valley |
Bonaparte's Gull | Larus | philadelphia | r | - | r | - | no | valley |
Ring-billed Gull | Larus | delwarensis | c | r | c | o | no | valley |
California Gull | Larus | californicus | c | c | c | o | no | valley |
Herring Gull | Larus | agentatus | o | - | o | o | no | valley |
Thayer's Gull | Larus | thayeri | - | - | o | o | no | valley |
Caspian Tern | Sterna | caspia | r | o | r | - | no | marshes |
Forster's Tern | Sterna | forsteri | u | u | u | - | yes | marshes |
Black Tern | Chlidonias | niger | r | o | r | - | no | marshes |
Rock Dove | Columba | livia | c | c | c | c | yes | buildings |
Mourning Dove | Zenaida | macroura | c | c | c | r | yes | anywhere |
Common Barn Owl | Tyto | alba | r | r | r | r | yes | valley |
Flammulated Owl | Otus | flammeolus | c | c | - | - | yes | mountains |
Western Screech-Owl | Otus | kennicotti | u | u | u | u | yes | valley streams |
Great Horned Owl | Bubo | virginianus | c | c | c | c | yes | anywhere |
Northern Pygmy-Owl | Glaucidium | gnoma | r | r | r | r | yes | mountains |
Burrowing Owl | Athene | cunicularia | o | o | - | - | yes | valley |
Long-eared Owl | Asio | otus | r | r | r | r | yes | mountains, valley streams |
Short-eared Owl | Asio | flammeus | r | r | r | r | yes | valley, pastures |
Northern Saw-whet Owl | Aegolius | acadicus | r | r | r | r | yes | mountains, valley streams |
Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles | minor | r | c | r | - | yes | anywhere |
Common Poorwill | Phalaneoptilus | nuttalli | u | c | o | - | yes | mountains |
White-throated Swift | Aeronautes | saxatalis | u | u | r | - | yes | mountains |
Black-chinned Hummingbird | Archilochus | alexandri | u | u | r | - | yes | anywhere |
Calliope Hummingbird | Stellula | calliope | u | u | r | - | yes | anywhere |
Broad-tailed Hummingbird | Selasphorus | platycercus | c | c | u | - | yes | anywhere |
Rufous Hummingbird | Selasphorus | rufus | u | u | r | - | no | anywhere |
Belted Kingfisher | Ceryle | alcyon | u | u | u | u | yes | rivers, streams |
Lewis' Woodpecker | Melanerpes | lewis | o | o | o | o | no | valley, utility poles |
Red-naped Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus | nuchalis | u | u | u | - | yes | mountains, aspens |
Williamson's Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus | thyroideus | u | u | u | - | yes | mountains |
Downy Woodpecker | Picoides | pubescens | u | u | u | u | yes | woodlands |
Hairy Woodpecker | Picoides | villosus | u | u | u | u | yes | mountains |
Three-toed Woodpecker | Picoides | tridactylus | r | r | r | r | yes | coniferous forests |
Northern Flicker | Colaptes | auratus | c | c | c | c | yes | anywhere |
Olive-sided Flycatcher | Contopus | borealis | u | u | r | - | yes | pine and aspen forests |
Western Wood-Pewee | Contopus | sordidulus | c | c | r | - | yes | forests |
Willow Flycatcher | Empidonax | traillii | u | u | r | - | yes | valley streams |
Hammond's Flycatcher | Empidonax | hammondii | r | r | r | - | yes | coniferous forests |
Dusky Flycatcher | Empidonax | oberholseri | u | u | u | - | yes | mountains |
Cordilleran Flycatcher | Empidonax | occidentalis | u | u | u | - | yes | mountains |
Say's Phoebe | Sayornis | saya | o | o | - | - | no | dry valley open areas |
Western Kingbird | Tyrannus | verticalis | c | c | u | - | yes | valley fields |
Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannus | tyrannus | u | u | u | - | yes | valley fields and rivers |
Horned Lark | Eremophila | alpestris | u | r | u | u | no | valley farm fields |
Purple Martin | Progne | subis | r | r | r | - | yes | Tony Grove area |
Tree Swallow | Tachycineta | bicolor | c | c | c | - | yes | anywhere |
Violet-green Swallow | Tachycineta | thalissina | u | u | r | - | yes | anywhere |
Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgiopteryx | ruficollis | u | u | u | - | yes | anywhere |
Bank Swallow | Riparia | riparia | c | c | c | - | yes | anywhere |
Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon | pyrrhonota | c | c | c | - | yes | anywhere |
Barn Swallow | Hirundo | rustica | c | c | c | - | yes | anywhere |
Steller's Jay | Cyanocitta | stelleri | u | u | u | u | yes | mountains |
Blue Jay | Cyanocitta | cristata | o | - | o | o | no | valley |
Scrub Jay | Aphelocoma | coerulescens | o | - | o | o | no | anywhere |
Clark's Nutcracker | Nucifraga | columbiana | u | u | u | u | yes | high mountains |
Black-billed Magpie | Pica | pica | c | c | c | c | yes | anywhere |
American Crow | Corvus | brachyrhynchos | c | c | c | c | yes | valley |
Common Raven | Corvus | corax | r | r | r | r | yes | anywhere |
Black-capped Chickadee | Parus | atricapillus | c | c | c | c | yes | anywhere |
Mountain Chickadee | Parus | gambeli | c | c | c | c | yes | mountains |
Bushtit | Psaltiparus | minimus | - | - | - | o | no | * |
Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta | canadensis | u | u | u | u | yes | mountains, valleys |
White-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta | carolinensis | r | r | r | r | yes | mountains |
Brown Creeper | Certhia | familiaris | u | u | u | u | yes | mountains |
Rock Wren | Salpinctes | obsoletus | r | r | r | - | yes | barren, rocky slopes |
Canyon Wren | Catherpes | mexicanus | r | r | r | r | yes | dry canyons |
House Wren | Troglodytes | aedon | c | c | r | - | yes | decid. forests, cities |
Winter Wren | Troglodytes | troglogdytes | - | - | o | o | yes | brushy, wet areas |
Marsh Wren | Cistothorus | palustris | c | c | c | r | yes | marshes |
American Dipper | Cinclus | mexicanus | u | u | u | u | yes | mountain streams |
Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulus | satrapa | u | u | u | u | yes | mountains |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulus | calendula | c | c | c | r | yes | anywhere |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptila | caerulea | o | o | - | - | no | valley, foothills |
Eastern Bluebird | Sialia | sialis | - | - | - | o | no | * |
Mountain Bluebird | Sialia | currucoides | c | c | u | - | yes | mountains and valley |
Townsend's Solitaire | Myadestes | townsendi | u | u | u | u | yes | dry mtn slopes, junipers |
Swainson's Thrush | Catharus | ustlatus | u | c | r | - | yes | mountain woodlands |
Hermit Thrush | Catharus | guttarus | u | c | r | o | yes | mountain woodlands |
American Robin | Turdus | migratorus | c | c | c | c | yes | anywhere |
Varied Thrush | Ixoreus | naevius | - | - | - | o | no | feeders |
Gray Catbird | Dumetella | carolinensis | r | r | r | - | no | streams |
Northern Mockingbird | Mimus | polyglottus | - | - | - | o | no | * |
Sage Thrasher | Oreoscoptes | montanus | r | r | o | - | no | anywhere |
American Pipit | Anthus | spinoletta | u | - | u | r | no | wet fields |
Bohemian Waxwing | Bombycilla | garrulus | u | - | u | u | no | anywhere, erratic |
Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla | cedrorum | c | u | c | c | yes | anywhere |
Northern Shrike | Lanius | excubitor | r | - | r | u | no | valley |
Loggerhead Shrike | Lanius | ludovicianus | o | o | o | o | no | valley |
European Starling | Sturnus | vulgarus | c | c | c | c | yes | valley |
Plumbeous Vireo | Vireo | plumbeous | r | o | r | - | yes | deciduous forest |
Warbling Vireo | Vireo | gilvus | c | c | c | - | yes | deciduous forest |
Red-eyed Vireo | Vireo | olivaceus | o | o | o | - | no | deciduous forest |
Orange-crowned Warbler | Vermivora | celata | c | c | u | - | yes | brushy slopes |
Nashville Warbler | Vermivora | ruficapilla | o | o | o | - | no | valley |
Virgina's Warbler | Vermivora | virginiae | u | u | r | - | yes | brushy slopes |
Yellow Warbler | Dendroica | petechia | c | c | u | - | yes | streams |
Yellow-rumped Warbler | Dendroica | coronata | c | c | c | o | yes | anywhere |
Black-throated Gray Warbler | Dendroica | nigrescens | u | u | r | - | yes | dry canyons |
Townsend's Warbler | Dendroica | townsendi | - | - | r | - | no | coniferous forests |
Black-and-white Warbler | Mniotilta | varia | - | - | - | - | no | * |
Northern Waterthrush | Seiurus | noveboracensis | - | - | - | - | no | * |
MacGillivray's Warbler | Oporornis | tolmiei | u | u | r | - | yes | streams |
Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis | trichas | u | u | r | - | yes | marshes |
Wilson's Warbler | Wilsonia | pusilla | r | o | u | - | no | streams |
Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteria | virens | - | o | - | - | no | streams * |
Western Tanager | Piranga | ludoviciana | c | c | c | - | yes | mountain forests |
Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Pheucticus | ludovicianus | o | - | o | o | no | feeders |
Black-headed Grosbeak | Pheucticus | melanocephalus | c | c | u | - | yes | deciduous forests |
Blue Grosbeak | Guiraca | caerulea | o | o | - | - | no | valley |
Lazuli Bunting | Passerina | amoena | c | c | u | - | yes | brushy slopes |
Indigo Bunting | Passerina | cyanea | - | o | - | - | yes | * |
Green-tailed Towhee | Pipilo | chlorurus | u | u | u | - | yes | dry slopes,sagebrush |
Spotted Towhee | Pipilo | erythropthalmus | u | u | u | r | yes | brush |
American Tree Sparrow | Spizella | arborea | - | - | - | u | no | valley brush |
Chipping Sparrow | Spizella | passerina | c | c | u | - | yes | mountains |
Brewer's Sparrow | Spizella | breweri | u | u | u | - | yes | mountain sagebrush |
Vesper Sparrow | Pooecetes | gramineus | c | c | r | - | yes | sagebrush |
Lark Sparrow | Chondestes | grammacus | u | u | r | - | yes | sagebrush |
Sage Sparrow | Amphispiza | belli | o | - | - | - | no | valley |
Lark Bunting | Calamospiza | melanocorys | no | * | ||||
Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus | sandwichensis | c | c | r | - | yes | brush near water |
Grasshopper Sparrow | Ammondramus | savannarum | r | r | - | - | yes | valley |
Fox Sparrow | Passerella | iliaca | c | c | u | - | yes | streams, canyons |
Song Sparrow | Melospiza | melodia | c | c | c | u | yes | streams |
Lincoln's Sparrow | Melospiza | lincolnii | u | u | r | - | yes | streams, canyons |
Swamp Sparrow | Melospiza | georgiana | no | * | ||||
White-throated Sparrow | Zonotrichia | albicollis | - | - | o | o | no | feeders |
Golden-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia | atricapilla | no | * | ||||
White-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia | leucophryx | c | c | c | u | yes | mountains, valley |
Harris' Sparrow | Zonotrichia | querula | o | - | o | o | no | brush, feeders |
Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) | Junco | hyemalis | c | c | c | c | yes | mountains, valley |
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate Clrd) | Junco | hyemalis | c | c | c | c | yes | mountains, valley |
Dark-eyed Junco (Gr-hd) | Junco | hyemalis | c | c | c | c | yes | mountains, valley |
McCown's Longspur | Calcarius | mccownii | no | * | ||||
Lapland Longspur | Calcarius | lapponicus | no | * | ||||
Snow Bunting | Plectrophenax | nivalis | - | - | - | o | no | valley |
Bobolink | Dolichonyx | oryzivorus | - | o | - | - | yes | valley grassland |
Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius | phoeniceus | c | c | c | u | yes | marshes |
Western Meadowlark | Sturnella | neglecta | c | c | c | u | yes | valley and bench pastures |
Yellow-headed Blackbird | Xanthocephalus | xanthocephalus | c | c | c | o | yes | cattail marshes |
Brewer's Blackbird | Euphagus | cyanocephalus | c | c | c | u | yes | valley feed lots |
Common Grackle | Quiscalus | quiscula | r | r | - | - | yes | parks, farms |
Brown-headed Cowbird | Molothrus | ater | u | u | r | - | yes | anywhere |
Northern Oriole | Icterus | galbula | u | u | - | - | yes | tall trees |
Brambling | Fringilla | montifringilla | no | * | ||||
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch | Leucosticte | tephrocotis | o | - | o | o | no | mountains |
Black Rosy-Finch | Leucosticte | atrata | o | - | o | o | no | mountains |
Pine Grosbeak | Pinicola | enucleator | r | r | r | r | yes | mountains |
Cassin's Finch | Carpodacus | cassinii | u | u | u | u | yes | mountains and valleys |
House Finch | Carpodacus | mexicanus | c | c | c | c | yes | valley |
Red Crossbill | Loxia | curvirostra | r | r | r | u | yes | coniferous forests |
White-winged Crossbill | Loxia | leucoptera | no | * | ||||
Common Redpoll | Carduelis | flammea | - | - | - | o | no | valley |
Pine Siskin | Carduelis | pinus | c | c | c | c | yes | anywhere |
Lesser Goldfinch | Carduelis | psaltria | no | * | ||||
American Goldfinch | Carduelis | tristis | c | c | c | u | yes | valley |
Evening Grosbeak | Coccothraustes | caerulea | u | r | u | u | yes | anywhere |
House Sparrow | Passer | domesticus | c | c | c | c | yes | valley |