U.S. Hometown Boreal Bird Species Lists

U.S. Cities Birding Lists

The United States is a boreal bird's home away from home, with an estimated 1.5 billion boreal birds wintering in the U.S. each year. More boreal bird species winter in the U.S. Lower 48 than in any other country or region. Furthermore, the entire wintering population of several boreal bird species occurs only within the U.S. In almost half the states (23), the official bird is a boreal bird.

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Boreal Birds of the Phoenix Area

The Phoenix area has 44 birds regularly seen that breed in the Boreal Forest. Some of these species winter in the US, many however migrate south to winter in Mexico, Central and South America.

Gull-like Birds
Species	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
Bonaparte's Gull	Fall		Spring
Herring Gull	Fall		Spring

Hawk-like Birds
Species	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
Bald Eagle	Fall	Winter	Spring
Merlin	Fall	Winter	Spring
Northern Harrier	Fall	Winter	Spring
Osprey	Fall		Spring	Summer
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Fall	Winter	Spring

Perching Birds
Species	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
American Robin	Fall	Winter	Spring
Belted Kingfisher	Fall	Winter	Spring
Chipping Sparrow	Fall	Winter	Spring
Hermit Thrush	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
Lincoln's Sparrow	Fall	Winter	Spring
Olive-sided Flycatcher	Fall		Spring
Orange-crowned Warbler	Fall	Winter	Spring
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Fall	Winter	Spring
Savannah Sparrow	Fall	Winter	Spring
Swainson's Thrush	Fall		Spring
White-crowned Sparrow	Fall	Winter	Spring
Wilson's Warbler	Fall		Spring
Yellow Warbler	Fall		Spring	Summer

Long-legged Waders
Species	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
Sandhill Crane	Fall	Winter	Spring

Tree-clinging Birds
Species	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
Northern Flicker	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer

Duck-like Birds
Species	Fall	Winter	Spring
American Wigeon	Fall	Winter	Spring
Bufflehead	Fall	Winter	Spring
Canada Goose	Fall	Winter	Spring
Canvasback	Fall	Winter	Spring
Green-winged Teal	Fall	Winter	Spring
Lesser Scaup	Fall	Winter	Spring
Mallard	Fall	Winter	Spring
Northern Pintail	Fall	Winter	Spring
Northern Shoveler	Fall	Winter	Spring
Redhead	Fall	Winter	Spring
Ring-necked Duck	Fall	Winter	Spring

Sandpiper-like Birds
Species	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
Greater Yellowlegs	Fall	Winter	Spring
Killdeer	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
Least Sandpiper	Fall	Winter	Spring
Lesser Yellowlegs	Fall	Winter	Spring
Spotted Sandpiper	Fall	Winter	Spring
Wilson's Snipe	Fall	Winter	Spring