. . . other viewing opportunities at Cheam Lake Wetlands Regional Park . . . more information on Cheam Lake Wetlands Regional Park
. . . list of available bird checklists
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. . . other viewing opportunities at Cheam Lake Wetlands Regional Park . . . more information on Cheam Lake Wetlands Regional Park
. . . list of available bird checklists |
 May 2002 - The taxonomic order, common names and four-letter codes included in this web version of the Cheam Lake Wetlands Regional Park Bird Checklist published in 1995 have been updated using the 7th edition of the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) Check-List of North American Birds (AOU 1998) and its supplement (AOU 2000). |
| The following is a list of the bird species that have been observed in Cheam Lake Wetlands Regional Park. The status of each species is indicated by an abundance level in each of four seasons. The standard four letter code is shown for each species.
Explanation of Symbols Seasonal Occurrence
Relative Abundance
Other Symbols
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| Code | * | Species | Spring | Summer | Fall | Winter |
| COLO | Common Loon (1) | ca | ||||
| PBGR | * | Pied-billed Grebe | u | u | u | r |
| EAGR | Eared Grebe (1) | ca | ||||
| AMBI | American Bittern (8) | r | r | ca | ||
| GBHE | Great Blue Heron | c | f | f | u | |
| GRHE | * | Green Heron (8) | r | r | ||
| TUVU | Turkey Vulture (10) | u | ca | u | ||
| CAGO | * | Canada Goose | c | u | u | f |
| TRUS | Trumpeter Swan (1) | ca | ||||
| WODU | * | Wood Duck | c | f | f | r |
| AMWI | American Wigeon (8) | ca | r | u | r | |
| MALL | * | Mallard | c | c | c | c |
| BTWE | Blue-winged Teal (3) | ca | r | |||
| CITE | * | Cinnamon Teal | u | r | ca | |
| NOSL | Northern Shoveler (3) | r | r | |||
| GWTE | Green-winged Teal | u | r | ca | r | |
| REDH | Redhead (1) | ca | ||||
| RNDU | Ring-necked Duck | c | c | u | ||
| GRSC | Greater Scaup (4) | r | ||||
| LESC | Lesser Scaup | f | f | ca | ||
| BUFF | Bufflehead | c | u | f | ||
| COGO | Common Goldeneye | f | r | |||
| HOME | Hooded Merganser | f | u | f | ||
| COME | Common Merganser (5) | r | ca | |||
| OSPR | * | Osprey (1) | ca | |||
| BAEA | Bald Eagle (10) | ca | ca | f | ||
| NOHA | Northern Harrier | r | u | u | ||
| SSHA | Sharp-shinned Hawk (6) | r | r | ca | ||
| COHA | Cooper's Hawk (5) | ca | ||||
| NOGO | Northern Goshawk (1) | ca | ||||
| RTHA | * | Red-tailed Hawk | f | f | f | f |
| RLHA | Rough-legged Hawk (1) | ca | ||||
| AMKE | American Kestrel (2) | ca | ||||
| PEFA | Peregrine Falcon (1) | ca | ||||
| RNPH | Ring-necked Pheasant (1) | ca | ||||
| RUGR | * | Ruffed Grouse | f | r | u | r |
| VIRA | * | Virginia Rail (7) | r | u | r | |
| SORA | * | Sora | f | u | ca | |
| AMCO | American Coot | f | ca | f | ||
| KILL | * | Killdeer | f | u | ||
| GRYE | Greater Yellowlegs (1) | ca | ||||
| SPSA | * | Spotted Sandpiper | u | f | ||
| COSN | Common Snipe | r | ca | r | ca | |
| GWGU | Glaucous-winged Gull (5) | r | r | u | ||
| RODO | Rock Dove (5) | ca | ca | ca | ||
| BTPI | Band-tailed Pigeon (9) | ca | u | |||
| MODO | * | Mourning Dove | f | f | ca | |
| WSOW | Western Screech-Owl (1) | ca | ||||
| NPOW | Northern Pygmy-Owl (2) | ca | ||||
| NSWO | Northern Saw-Whet Owl (1) | ca | ||||
| BLSW | Black Swift (1) | ca | ||||
| VASW | Vaux's Swift | u | f | r | ||
| ANHU | Anna's Hummingbird (1) | ca | ||||
| RUHU | * | Rufous Hummingbird | f | u | ||
| BEKI | Belted Kingfisher | u | u | f | u | |
| RNSA | Red-naped Sapsucker (1) | ca | ||||
| RBSA | Red-breasted Sapsucker (1) | ca | ||||
| DOWO | * | Downy Woodpecker | f | f | f | f |
| HAWO | * | Hairy Woodpecker | f | u | f | u |
| NOFL | * | Northern Flicker | f | u | f | r |
| PIWO | Pileated Woodpecker | u | u | r | u | |
| OSFL | Olive-sided Flycatcher (3) | ca | ca | |||
| WWPE | * | Western Wood-Pewee | r | f | ||
| WIFL | * | Willow Flycatcher | r | c | ||
| HAFL | Hammond's Flycatcher (1) | ca | ||||
| PSFL | Pacific-slope Flycatcher (6) | ca | r | |||
| EAKI | Eastern Kingbird (7) | u | ||||
| NOSH | Northern Shrike (5) | ca | ca | |||
| CAVI | * | Cassin's Vireo | u | u | ca | |
| WAVI | * | Warbling Vireo (7) | ca | r | ca | |
| REVI | * | Red-eyed Vireo (10) | ca | r | ||
| STJA | * | Steller's Jay | f | u | f | f |
| NOCR | * | Northwestern Crow | f | r | f | f |
| CORA | Common Raven | r | r | r | r | |
| TRSW | * | Tree Swallow | c | f | ac | |
| VGSW | * | Violet-green Swallow | c | f | ca | |
| NRWS | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | f | c | |||
| BKSW | Bank Swallow (10) | ca | r | |||
| BASW | Barn Swallow | f | c | ca | ||
| CLSW | Cliff Swallow | f | f | |||
| BCCH | * | Black-capped Chickadee | c | c | c | c |
| CBCH | Chestnut-backed Chickadee (3) | ca | ||||
| BUSH | Bushtit (4) | ca | ca | ca | ||
| RBNU | Red-breasted Nuthatch (1) | ca | ||||
| BEWR | * | Bewick's Wren | u | ca | ca | ca |
| HOWR | House Wren (2) | ca | ||||
| WIWR | * | Winter Wren | f | u | u | f |
| MAWR | * | Marsh Wren | c | f | f | u |
| AMDI | American Dipper (3) | r | ||||
| GCKI | Golden-crowned Kinglet | u | f | u | ||
| RCKI | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | u | f | r | ||
| SWTH | * | Swainson's Thrush | f | c | ||
| HETH | Hermit Thrush (1) | ca | ||||
| AMRO | * | American Robin | c | c | f | f |
| VATH | Varied Thrush | u | u | r | ||
| EUST | * | European Starling | c | f | c | c |
| CEWA | * | Cedar Waxwing | u | f | u | |
| OCWA | Orange-crowned Warbler | u | r | |||
| YEWA | Yellow Warbler | r | r | |||
| YRWA | Yellow-rumped Warbler | r | ca | u | ||
| BTGW | * | Black-throated Gray Warbler | r | u | ca | |
| MACW | MacGillivray's Warbler (10) | r | r | ca | ||
| COYE | * | Common Yellowthroat | f | c | u | |
| WIWA | Wilson's Warbler | u | r | ca | ||
| WETA | * | Western Tanager (3) | ca | ca | ||
| SPTO | * | Spotted Towhee | c | c | f | f |
| ATSP | American Tree Sparrow (2) | ca | ||||
| SAVS | Savannah Sparrow (3) | ca | ca | |||
| FOSP | Fox Sparrow (2) | ca | ca | |||
| SOSP | * | Song Sparrow | c | c | c | f |
| LISP | Lincoln's Sparrow (7) | ca | ca | r | ||
| WTSP | White-throated Sparrow (1) | ac | ||||
| WCSP | * | White-crowned Sparrow | r | u | u | |
| GCSP | Golden-crowned Sparrow (1) | ca | ||||
| DEJU | * | Dark-eyed Junco | r | u | u | |
| BHGR | * | Black-headed Grosbeak | f | f | ca | |
| LZBU | Lazuli Bunting (7) | r | ||||
| RWBL | * | Red-winged Blackbird | c | c | c | u |
| WEME | Western Meadowlark (1) | ca | ||||
| RUBL | Rusty Blackbird (2) | ac |
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| BRBL | Brewer's Blackbird (4) | r | ca | |||
| BHCO | * | Brown-headed Cowbird | c | c | ||
| BUOR | * | Bullock's Oriole (4) | r | u | ||
| PUFI | * | Purple Finch | f | u | r | |
| HOFI | House Finch (3) | r | r | |||
| PISI | Pine Siskin (9) | u | u | r | ||
| AMGO | * | American Goldfinch | f | c | u | |
| EVGR | Evening Grosbeak | u | ca | f | ||
| HOSP | House Sparrow (1) | ca |