Glendora Bird Checklist

A checklist of the Birds of Glendora, California

Compiled by Dick Swinney

Copyright Aug. 1977

Revised June, 2011

Date____Time____Observer______Temp.___Wind___Sky___

This list represents those birds observed within Glendora City limits. In

addition to the residential areas with modified environment, the range

includes the following areas open to the public: Big Dalton Canyon

Wilderness Park (690 acres), the South Hills Wilderness Area (220 acres),

city trails in the Morgan Ranch area (eastern), the Glendora Ridge Motor-

way, the Lower Monroe Truck Trail, the Colby Trail, and the area surrounding

the Glendora Mountain Road (often subject to closure). The elevations

within the area range from 700 feet to 3200 feet above sea level. Most of

the observations were made below 1500 feet. This list contains 234 bird

species.

Common names conform to the A.O.U. Check-List (7th ed., 1998) and

supplements, as adapted from the Western Field Ornithologists’ California

Bird Records Committee list (July 30, 2004), www.wfo-cbrc.org/cbrc/ca_list.

html. The birds will be presented here in the same order as found in the

check-list mentioned above. Forms and subspecific names have not been

used because of the difficulty of identifying subspecies in the field.

Subspecies, however, have been included in the “Selected Bird Sightings

of Glendora”, 2006, pamphlet, which includes specific locations and dates

of unusual sightings. They are also included in the Common & Scientific

Name Checklist.

Observations are by Dick Swinney unless otherwise noted. The original

determination of species abundance in the first publication in 1977 was

made with guidance from Mike San Miguel Senior who made frequent

observations in the Glendora area from 1964 to 1973. The author began

observations in 1969, and continues to the present. The observations by

San Miguel and others are noted.

The occurrence rating of water birds has changed greatly due to the fact

that water is no longer held in the two debris basins for long periods of

time. I continue to monitor the water birds at the Big Dalton Dam and

include those sightings in this checklist, even though the Dam is not open

to the public. Occurrence ratings are shown as they were originally

determined. For water birds, the present ratings are appro-

priate only when water is present.

Seasons

(Sm) Summer...June 1 - Aug. 15

(F) Fall..........Aug. 16 - Nov. 30

(W) Winter.....Dec. 1 - March 15

(Sp) Spring....March 16 - May 31

Habitat Classification

A - All habitats Rs Residential areas

B - Big Dalton Dam S Stream-side vegetation

C - Chaparral and coastal sage scrub Sc School ground lawns,

D - Debris basins, ponds city park lawns, open fields

F - In flight overhead St streams

O - Oak woodland Tt Tall trees

P - Pine groves

Sm F W Sp H

Screamers,

Ducks and Geese

__Snow Goose........................ -- -- Cs -- F

__Cackling Goose.................... -- -- Cs -- D

__>Canada Goose................... -- -- Cs -- D, F

__Wood Duck.......................... Cs Cs Cs -- B, D

__Gadwall................................ -- F F Cs B, D

__Eurasian Widgeon................ -- -- Ac Ac B, D

__American Widgeon............... Cs A A U B, D

__*>Mallard.............................. U C C F D,St

__Blue-winged Teal................. -- Cs -- -- D

__Cinnamon Teal..................... -- Cs Cs -- D

__Northern Shoveler................ -- Cs Cs -- D

__Northern Pintail.................... -- Cs Cs Cs D

__Green-winged Teal............... -- F C R D

__Canvasback......................... -- Cs Cs Cs D

__Ring-necked Duck............... -- R F R D

__Lesser Scaup...................... -- U F U B, D

__Bufflehead.......................... -- U C F B, D

__Common Goldeneye........... -- -- Cs -- D

__Hooded Merganser............. -- U F R D

__Common Merganser............ -- -- U R D

__Red-breasted Merganser..... -- -- R R D

__Ruddy Duck........................ -- U C F D

New World Quail

__*Mountain Quail.................... R R U A C,O

__*>California Quail.................. A A A A C,O

Grebes

__#Pied-billed Grebe................ R R U R D

__Eared Grebe......................... -- Cs Cs -- D

Pelicans

__American White Pelican........ -- -- Ac(M) Ac(N) F

Cormorants

__Double-crested Cormorant... -- Cs Cs Cs D

Herons and Egrets

__Great Blue Heron.................. R R R R D

__>Great Egret........................ Cs Cs Cs -- D

__Snowy Egret........................ Cs Cs Cs -- B,D

__W-Little Blue Heron............... -- -- Ac -- B

__Cattle Egret.......................... -- - -- Cs D

__Green Heron........................ R R R R D

__M,K-Black-crowned .............. -- -- Cs -- D

Night-Heron

New World Vultures

__>Turkey Vulture................... Cs R R R C,F

Hawks, Kites, Eagles

__Osprey................................ Cs(S) Cs(M) -- Cs(B) D

__>White-tailed Kite................. -- Cs -- -- Sc

__S-Mississippi Kite................. -- -- -- Ac F

__Bald Eagle........................... -- -- Cs -- F,Rs

__>Northern Harrier................. Cs Cs Cs Cs D,F,Rs

__>Sharp-shinned Hawk.......... -- R U U Rs,C,O

__*>Cooper’s Hawk................. U U U U Rs,C,O

__*>Red-shouldered Hawk....... Cs R R R Rs,O

__>Swainson’s Hawk............... Cs(K) Cs(S) Cs Cs F

__*>Red-tailed Hawk................ F F F F A

__Ferruginous Hawk................. -- Ac -- -- A,F

__>Golden Eagle..................... Cs R R R A,F

Falcons

__*>American Kestrel.............. R R R R A

__Merlin.................................. -- Cs -- Cs C,D

__K-Peregrine Falcon.............. -- Cs(K) -- -- F

Rails and Coots

__#Virginia Rail......................... Cs Cs Cs Cs D

__Sora Rail............................... Cs Cs Cs -- D

__American Coot...................... -- U C F B, D

Killdeer

__*>Killdeer............................. U C C F S,D

Stilts

__T-Black-necked Stilt..............-- -- Ac -- D

Sandpipers and Allies

__Spotted Sandpiper............... Cs Cs Cs Cs D

__Greater Yellowlegs...... -- U U R D

__Lesser Yellowlegs................ -- Cs Cs(M) Cs D

__Least Sandpiper........... -- Cs Cs Cs D

__K-Pectoral Sandpiper............ -- -- -- -- D

__Long-billed Dowitcher....... -- Cs Cs -- D

__Wilson’s Snipe..................... .-- Cs Cs Cs D

Gulls

__Heermann’s Gull....................-- -- Ac -- Sc

__>Ring-billed Gull....................-- F F F D,F,Sc

__>California Gull......................-- F F F F,Sc

__N-Glaucous-winged Gull........ -- -- Cs Cs F

Pigeons and Doves

__*>Rock Pigeon..................... F F F F B,Rs

__*>Band-tailed Pigeon........... F F C F A

__*Spotted Dove..................... R R R R Rs

__*>Mourning Dove................. A A A A A

__S-Common Ground-Dove..... Cs -- -- -- D

Parrots

__Budgerigar......................... Cs Cs Cs Cs Rs

__Rose-ringed Parakeet........... Cs Cs Cs Cs Rs

__White-fronted Parrot.............. -- Cs -- -- Rs

__*>Red-crowned Parrot.......... .F F F F Rs

__#Lilac-crowned Parrot............ R R R R Rs

__Red-lored Parrot................... Cs Cs Cs Cs Rs

__*Blue-fronted Parrot.............. Cs Cs Cs Cs Rs

__Yellow-headed Parrot Cs Cs Cs Cs Rs

__Yellow-crowned Parrot.......... Cs Cs Cs Cs Rs

Cuckoos and Roadrunners

__Y-Yellow-billed Cuckoo......... Ac -- -- -- S

__#>Greater Roadrunner......... Cs Cs Cs Cs C

Barn Owls

__*>Barn Owl.......................... R R R R A

Typical Owls

__Flammulated Owl.................. Cs Cs Cs Cs C

__*Western Screech-Owl......... U U U U O,C

__*>Great Horned Owl............. F F F F A

__Spotted Owl........................ -- -- Cs -- O

__Z-Long-eared Owl................ -- -- Cs -- P

Goatsuckers

__Lesser Nighthawk................. Ac -- -- -- G

__#Common Poorwill............... F U Cs F C

Swifts

__Black Swift.......................... -- -- -- Cs F,D

__Chimney Swift.................... -- Ac -- -- F,C

__Vaux’s Swift....................... -- -- -- U F,C

__*>White-throated Swift....... U U F F F,D

Hummingbirds

__#>Black-chinned Hummingbird

Cs U -- U S,C

__*>Anna’s Hummingbird......... A A A A A

__#Costa’s Hummingbird...........U R R U A

__Calliope Hummingbird............-- -- -- Cs C,S,Rs

__>Rufous Hummingbird......... R U Cs F C,S

__#>Allen’s Hummingbird......... F F Cs F C,S

Kingfishers

__*Belted Kingfisher................ Cs Cs Cs Cs D,S

Woodpeckers

__K,M-Lewis’s Woodpecker.... -- -- Cs Cs Sc, Rs

__*>Acorn Woodpecker........... F F F F O,P,S

__Yellow-bellied Sapsucker...... -- Cs Cs Cs Rs,S

__K,C- Red-naped Sapsucker.. -- -- Cs -- Sc

__Red-breasted Sapsucker...... -- Cs Cs -- C,S

__#>Nuttall’s Woodpecker........ F F F F O,Rs,S

__*>Downy Woodpecker......... F F F F O,Rs,S

__Hairy Woodpecker................ .. R R R O

__*>Northern Flicker............... C C C C A

Tyrant Flycatchers

__*Olive-sided Flycatcher........ F -- -- F O

__*>Western Wood-Pewee..... A U Ac(K,Z) A C,O

__>Willow Flycatcher................ -- Cs -- R S

__Hammond’s Flycatcher.......... -- -- -- Cs O

__K-Gray Flycatcher................. Cs -- -- -- O,S

__K,C-Dusky Flycatcher............-- -- -- U S

__*>Pacific-slope Flycatcher.....Cs(K) R Cs(K) U S

__*>Black Phoebe................... F F F F A

__>Say’s Phoebe.....................-- R R R C

__Dusky-capped Flycatcher...... Cs -- Cs(K) Cs Rs,Sc

__*>Ash-throated Flycatcher.... F U -- C C,O,S

__*>Cassin’s Kingbird........... Cs Cs Cs Cs Sc

__#>Western Kingbird............. R -- Cs U D,Rs,S,Sc

Shrikes

__#Loggerhead Shrike............ R R R R C,D

Vireos

__+Bell’s Vireo...................... R -- -- R O

__>Plumbeous Vireo............ -- -- -- Cs O

__Cassin’s Vireo...................... -- Cs(J) -- Cs(C,K) O,S

__*>Hutton’s Vireo.................. -- Cs(C) -- Cs O

__>Warbling Vireo................ R U -- F O,S

Crows and Jays

__*Steller’s Jay...................... R U U R O

__*>Western Scrub-Jay......... C C C C C,O,Rs

__*>American Crow............... F F F F Rs

__*>Common Raven............. U U U U C,O

Swallows

__Tree Swallow..................... -- -- R U A

__*>Violet-green Swallow..... R C F C A

__*>Northern Rough-winged F -- U F A

Swallow

__Bank Swallow.................... -- Cs -- Cs D

__*>Cliff Swallow.................. C -- -- A A

__*>Barn Swallow................. Cs -- Cs Cs A

Chickadees and Titmice

__Mountain Chickadee.......... -- R R R C,O,P

__*>Oak Titmouse................ C C C C O,Rs

Bushtits

__*>Bushtit.......................... C C C C C,O,Rs

Nuthatches

__>White-breasted Nuthatch.. Cs R Cs -- O,Rs

Creepers

__Brown Creeper.................. Ac Cs Cs Cs O,P

Wrens

__*>Cactus Wren.................. R R R R C

__#>Rock Wren................. U U U U C

__*Canyon Wren................... U U U U S,O

__*>Bewick’s Wren............... F F F F A

__*>House Wren ................. U Cs U C C,O,Rs

__Winter Wren...................... -- -- -- Cs C

Dippers

__American Dipper................ Ac -- -- -- S

Kinglets

__Golden-crowned Kinglet.... -- -- R -- O,Rs

__>Ruby-crowned Kinglet..... -- F F F O,Rs

Gnatcatchers

__*>Blue-gray Gnatcatcher.... -- Cs(J) Cs Cs C,D

Thrushes

__*>Western Bluebird........... Cs F F R C,F,Rs

__Townsend’s Solitaire.......... -- -- Ac(K) Ac C

__#>Swainson’s Thrush........ Cs U -- C O,Rs

__Hermit Thrush................... -- C C F O,Rs

__X>American Robin............ Cs F C F C,O,Rs

__Varied Thrush................... -- Cs Cs -- O

Babblers

__*>Wrentit.......................... C C C C C,O

Mockingbirds and Thrashers

__*>Northern Mockingbird.... F F F F A

__J-Bendires Thrasher.......... -- -- -- Ac C,O

__*>California Thrasher........ U U U U C,O

Starlings

__*>European Starling.......... F F F F D,Rs,Sc

Pipits

__American Pipit................... -- -- Cs -- Sc

Waxwings

__>Cedar Waxwing............... -- Cs F F C,Rs

Silky-Flycatchers

__*>Phainopepla.................. F -- -- F C,O

Wood-Warblers

__J-Blue-winged Warbler....... -- Ac -- -- O

__Tennessee Warbler........... -- Ac -- Ac O, Sc

__#>Orange-crowned Warbler. Cs Cs U F O

__Nashville Warbler............... -- Cs -- Cs O,Rs

__J- Northern Parula ............ .-- Ac -- -- O

__*>Yellow Warbler............... Cs U -- F D,S

__>Yellow-rumped Warbler.... -- A A C A

__>Black-throated Gray Warbler.-- R -- F O,S

__>Townsend’s Warbler........ -- R Cs U O

__>Hermit Warbler................ -- Cs -- R O

__Blackburnian Warbler......... -- Ac -- -- O,Rs

__Black-and-white Warbler.... -- -- -- Ac O

__J-Mourning Warbler……… .. .. Cs .. S

__>MacGillivray’s Warbler....... -- Cs -- Cs O,S

__*Common Yellowthroat...... Cs Cs Cs Cs D,S

__*>Wilson’s Warbler............ Cs U -- FC D,O,S

__Painted Redstart............... Ac(J) Ac Cs -- O,S

__+Yellow-breasted Chat....... Cs(J,N) -- -- Cs D,S

Tanagers

__X>Western Tanager........... R R -- F O,Rs,S

Emberizids

__*>Spotted Towhee............. A A A A C,O

__*>California Towhee.......... C C C C C,D,Rs

__*Rufous-crowned Sparrow.. Cs R R R C,S

__American Tree Sparrow...... -- Cs -- -- C

__>Chipping Sparrow........ -- Cs Cs Cs C,Rs,Sc

__Clay-colored Sparrow......... -- -- Cs -- Rs

__Brewer’s Sparrow.............. -- Cs -- -- C,Rs

__#Black-chinned Sparrow.... Cs Cs(K) -- Cs C,Rs,Sc

__Vesper Sparrow................ -- Cs Cs -- Sc

__Lark Sparrow..................... Cs R R R C

__>Black-throated Sparrow.... Ac(M) -- -- Ac C,D

__Sage Sparrow................... Ac -- -- -- C

__>Savannah Sparrow.......... -- R R Cs Sc

__>Fox Sparrow................... Cs Cs Cs(K) Cs Rs

__*>Song Sparrow............... U U U FC D,S

__>Lincoln’s Sparrow............ -- Cs Cs Cs C,D,Rs

__White-throated Sparrow..... -- Cs(M) Cs(K,M)Cs(M) Rs

__M-Harris’s Sparrow............. -- -- Ac -- Rs

__>White-crowned Sparrow.. -- F F F C,Rs

__Golden-crowned Sparrow.. -- Cs Cs Cs C,O

__*>Dark-eyed Junco........... Cs F F F O,Rs

Grosbeaks and Buntings

__*>Black-headed Grosbeak.. A U Cs A O,Rs,S

__Blue Grosbeak.................. Cs -- -- Cs C,D,S

__*>Lazuli Bunting............... Cs U -- U C,S

__J-Indigo Bunting………… .. .. .. Cs S

Blackbirds

__*Red-winged Blackbird...... Cs Cs Cs U D

__*Tricolored Blackbird.......... -- -- -- Cs D

__>Western Meadowlark....... -- Cs R Cs Sc

__Yellow-headed Blackbird.... -- -- -- Ac Sc

__*Brewer’s Blackbird............ Cs Cs Cs U Rs,Sc

__*Brown-headed Cowbird.... Cs -- Cs F Rs,Sc

__K-Orchard Oriole................ -- Cs -- -- Rs

__*>Hooded Oriole............... R Cs -- R Rs

__*>Bullock’s Oriole.............. C U -- A O,S

__J-Baltimore Oriole.............. Ac _ _ _

Fringilline and Cardueline Finches

__XPurple Finch.................. Cs -- Cs Cs S

__#K-Cassin’s Finch............ Cs -- Cs Cs Rs

__*>House Finch.................... A A A A

__Pine Siskin.......................... -- Cs Cs Cs Rs,Sc

__*>Lesser Goldfinch.............. C C C C C,Rs,S

__*>Lawrence’s Goldfinch.... F R Cs F O,S

__#>American Goldfinch...... R R R U C,Rs,S,Sc

__Evening Grosbeak........... -- -- Cs Ac C,Rs,S

Old World Sparrows

__*>House Sparrow............. C C C C Rs,Sc

Weaver Birds

__Orange Bishop................ -- Cs -- -- Rs

Waxbills

__Nutmeg Mannikin............ Cs -- -- --

Last Updated: June 12, 2012

FIELD NOTES

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Big Dalton Canyon mentioned in the following birding

location publications:

Jean Brandt. Birding Locations in and around Los Angeles, 1.,Los

Angeles Audubon Soc. 1976, Henry E. Childs, Where Birders Go

in Southern California , A Locality Guide to Finding Birds, Los

Angeles Audubon Society, 1993, 70.

Additional bird location publication:

Harold R. Holt, A Birder’s Guide To Southern California, American

Birding Association, Inc.,1990.

Suggested Bird Guides

Garrett, et al. Birds of the Los Angeles Region, R.W. Morse:

Olympia, Washington,2006.

Evens and Tait. Introduction To California Birdlife - California

Natural History Guides, University of California Press, Berkeley,

Los Angeles, 2005.

Tekiela, Stan. Birds of California Field Guide , Adventure:

Cambridge, Minnesota, 2003.

Long & Schmitt. Birds of Whittier Narrows Recreation Area -

Los Angeles County, California, Whittier Narrows Nature

Center Associates, 1993.

Scarcity - Abundance Classification

These classifications are the result of impressions gained through

observations in the field. They do not represent numerical status, but

relative frequency of a given bird to other birds observed in the area.

A ABUNDANT - greatest relative numbers

C COMMON

F FAIRLY COMMON

U UNCOMMON

R RARE - lowest relative numbers, but seen every year

Cs CASUAL - not seen every year

Ac ACCIDENTAL - seen fewer than three times, not to be

expected

* Species observed nesting in the checklist area

+ Current nesting status uncertain, nested in the past

X Nest during years of heavy rainfall and/or years of surface

water in streams and seeps

Unusual occurrence - The winter of 2006-7 was one of the

driest on record but local surface water was abundant due

to the wettest year on record the year before.

# Species present during nesting season but nesting not

confirmed

> Observed within Glendora’s South Hills

Observations by the following:

B Mark & Jill Bakker

C Rick & Marcia Clements

G Checklist of the Vertebrate Fauna of San Dimas

Experimental Forest, Wright and Horton, paper No. 7,

1951.

J Jonathan & Melinda Cisneros

K Ted & Margaret Kopf

M Bob McMillan

N Mike San Miguel

S John Baumgardt

T Nick Roberts

W Bill Wurtz

Z Ken Corey and Bob Copple

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