Yellowstone Wildlife: Ecology and Natural History of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Appendix 2: Birds of the Greater Yellowstone Ecoregion

Birds of the Greater Yellowstone Ecoregion—continued Wyoming (Statewide) Grand Teton NP Yellowstone NP Jackson Hole Red Rock Lakes NWR Status Abundance Habitats Greater Scaup M (Boreal) 1 WL x x Lesser Scaup S 2 WL O C* O* C* Harlequin Duck S 2 WL O R* O* x Surf Scoter M (Boreal) 1 WL x x x White-winged Scoter M (Boreal) 2 WL x x x Bufflehead R 2 WL, RI O* U* C* U* Common Goldeneye R 3 WL, RI U O O*? Barrow’s Goldeneye R 3 WL, RI C* A* C* O* Hooded Merganser S 2 WL R R O O* Red-breasted Merganser S 2 WL O R O O*? Common Merganser R 3 WL, RI C* C* C* C* Ruddy Duck S 3 WL O* U* O* C* Gray Partridge R 2 SH, RI, PR, AG R* O* O* Dusky (Blue) Grouse R 3 FO(C), RI, SF C* C* C* C* Ruffed Grouse R 3 FO(D), SH, RI, SF C* U* C* U* Greater Sage-grouse R 3 SH, ME, AG C* C* O* Sharp-tailed Grouse R 3 PR, SH, AG O Pacific Loon M (Arctic) 1 WL x x Common Loon S 2 WL O* U* O* O Pied-billed Grebe S 3 WL U* U* C* C* Horned Grebe S 2 WL x R? R O* Red-necked Grebe S 1 WL x R* x O* Eared Grebe S 3 WL O U* O* C* Western Grebe S 3 WL R U* O* C* Clark’s Grebe S 2 WL R O U* American White Pelican S 3 WL U C* C C* Double-crested Cormorant S 3 WL O U* C* C* American Bittern S 2 WL U* R* O* U* Great Blue Heron S 3 WL U* U* C* C* Great Egret S 1 WL x O x Snowy Egret S 2 WL R R O O Black-crowned Night-Heron S 2 WL x R R C* White-faced Ibis S 2 WL, ME, AG O R O U* Turkey Vulture S 3 ALL x R C* x Osprey S 3 RI C* C* C* O* Bald Eagle R 2 FO, RI C* U* C* C* Northern Harrier S 3 SH, PR, WL O U* C* C* Sharp-shinned Hawk S 3 FO, SH, RI O U* O* U Cooper’s Hawk S 3 FO O U* O* U* Northern Goshawk R 3 FO(C) C* U* O* U* Swainson’s Hawk S (NM) 3 PR, ME, SH, AG, SF C* C* C* C* Red-tailed Hawk R 3 ALL C* C* C* C* continued on next page Appendix 2 164 Birds of the Greater Yellowstone Ecoregion—continued Wyoming (Statewide) Grand Teton NP Yellowstone NP Jackson Hole Red Rock Lakes NWR Status Abundance Habitats Ferruginous Hawk R 3 RI, SH.PR, SF R R R* U* Rough-legged Hawk WM (Arctic) 3 SH, PR, AG C U C C Golden Eagle R 3 FO, SH, PR, AG, SF O U* C* U* American Kestrel S 3 PR, ME, AG, SF, RI C* C* C* C* Merlin R 2 FO, RI, SH, SF O R O O* Prairie Falcon R 3 SF, PR, ME, SH O* U* O* C* Peregrine Falcon R 2 SF, PR, ME, RI, FO R R* O* U* Gyrfalcon WM (Arctic) 1 SH, PR, AG x x Virginia Rail S 4 WL x R* O* O* Yellow Rail S 1 WL R x Sora S 3 WL, RI, AG O C* C* U* American Coot S 4 WL U* C* C* A* Sandhill Crane S 3 ME, AG, WL U* U* C* C* Whooping Crane S 1 ME, AG, WL x R R x Black-bellied Plover M (Arctic) 2 SF, WL x R x Semipalmated Plover M (Arctic) 2 SF, WL x R O O Killdeer S 4 SF, WL C* C* C* C* Mountain Plover S 3 PR x Black-necked Stilt S 3 WL, SF R R O American Avocet S 3 ME, WL, AG, SF O U O* C* Spotted Sandpiper S 3 SF, WL C* C* C* C* Solitary Sandpiper M (Boreal) 3 SF, WL R R O O Greater Yellowlegs M (Boreal) 3 SF, WL O R O U Willet S 3 SF, WL O U* O* C* Lesser Yellowlegs M (Boreal) 3 SF, WL O R O U Upland Sandpiper S (NM) 2...