This article is an incomplete list of bird species found in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area in central Idaho.Peterson, Roger Tory. "Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America". New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2008.Alden, Peter and John Grassy. "National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Rocky Mountain States". New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. It is not an official list, but primarily includes species that are likely to breed or winter in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and may exclude vagrants and migrants that may pass through during migration.
Geese, swans, and ducks Canada goose Wood duck American wigeon Gadwall Mallard Northern pintail Blue-winged teal Cinnamon teal Northern shoveler Green-winged teal Canvasback Redhead Ring-necked duck Lesser scaup Common goldeneye Bufflehead Ruddy duck Common merganser Hooded merganser
Gallinaceous birds Wild turkey Greater sage grouse Ruffed grouse Spruce grouse Dusky grouse Ring-necked pheasant (not native) Grey partridge Chukar
Grebes Pied-billed grebe Eared grebe Western grebe Clark's grebe
Pelicans American white pelican
Cormorants Double-crested cormorant
Bitterns, herons, and allies Great blue heron Black-crowned night heron American bittern
Cranes Sandhill crane
New World vultures Turkey vulture
Hawks, kites, eagles, and allies Bald eagle Golden eagle Osprey Sharp-shinned hawk Cooper's hawk Northern goshawk Northern harrier Rough-legged hawk Red-tailed hawk Swainson's hawk Ferruginous hawk
Caracaras and falcons Prairie falcon Peregrine falcon American kestrel Merlin (bird)
Coots, gallinules, and rails American coot Virginia rail Sora
Plovers Killdeer
Sandpipers, phalaropes, and allies Willet Spotted sandpiper Wilson's snipe
Gulls Ring-billed gull
Pigeons and doves Rock pigeon (not native) Mourning dove
Owls Long-eared owl Great horned owl Barred owl Great grey owl Snowy owl Western screech owl Flammulated owl Northern saw-whet owl Boreal owl Mountain pygmy owl
Goatsuckers (nightjars) Common nighthawk
Hummingbirds Broad-tailed hummingbird Rufous hummingbird Calliope hummingbird
Swifts White-throated swift
Kingfishers Belted kingfisher
Woodpeckers and allies Lewis's woodpecker Northern flicker Williamson's sapsucker Red-naped sapsucker Hairy woodpecker Downy woodpecker American three-toed woodpecker Black-backed woodpecker Pileated woodpecker
Tyrant flycatchers Olive-sided flycatcher Western wood pewee Willow flycatcher Cordilleran flycatcher Hammond's flycatcher American dusky flycatcher
Miscellaneous flycatchers Say's phoebe Western kingbird Eastern kingbird
Shrikes Northern shrike Loggerhead shrike
Vireos Warbling vireo
Jays, crows, and allies Steller's jay Clark's nutcracker Canada jay Common raven Black-billed magpie American crow
Swallows Tree swallow Bank swallow Northern rough-winged swallow Violet-green swallow Cliff swallow Barn swallow
Larks Horned lark
Chickadees and titmice Black-capped chickadee Mountain chickadee
Nuthatches White-breasted nuthatch Red-breasted nuthatch
Creepers Brown creeper
Wrens House wren Winter wren Marsh wren Canyon wren Rock wren
Dippers American dipper
Kinglets Ruby-crowned kinglet Golden-crowned kinglet
Thrushes Western bluebird Mountain bluebird Townsend's solitaire Veery Swainson's thrush Hermit thrush American robin
Mockingbirds and thrashers Sage thrasher Gray catbird
Waxwings Bohemian waxwing Cedar waxwing
Starlings European starling (not native)
Wood-warblers Orange-crowned warbler Yellow warbler Yellow-rumped warbler American redstart MacGillivray's warbler Common yellowthroat Wilson's warbler Yellow-breasted chat
Tanagers Western tanager
Emberizids Spotted towhee Lark sparrow American tree sparrow Chipping sparrow Brewer's sparrow Savannah sparrow Fox sparrow Song sparrow Lincoln's sparrow Vesper sparrow White-crowned sparrow Dark-eyed junco Lapland longspur Snow bunting
Cardinals, buntings, and allies Black headed grosbeak Lazuli bunting
Blackbirds and orioles Western meadowlark Red-winged blackbird Yellow-headed blackbird Bobolink Brewer's blackbird Brown-headed cowbird Bullock's oriole
Finches and allies Black rosy finch Gray-crowned rosy finch Red crossbill House finch Cassin's finch Pine grosbeak Evening grosbeak American goldfinch Pine siskin
Old World sparrows House sparrow (not native)
See also
List of animals of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area Sawtooth National Forest Sawtooth National Recreation Area
References
External links U.S. Forest Service - Sawtooth National Recreation Area