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Birding: Birds G–I

Compiled by James F. Steffen, Richard Biss and Laurence C. Binford


American Goldfinch	Canada Goose	Ring-billed Gull

SPECIES	SPRING	SUMMER	FALL	WINTER
Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray***	FC	CA
Goldeneye, Barrow's			AC
Goldeneye, Common	VC		C	C
Goldfinch, American***	C	VC	VC	C
Goose, Barnacle	AC
Goose, Cackling	O	CA	O
Goose, Canada***	AB	AB	AB	AB
Goose, Gr. White-fronted	CA		AC
Goose, Ross'	AC		AC
Goose, Snow	CA	AC	O	O
Goshawk, Northern			CA
Grackle, Common***	AB	VC	FC	CA
Grebe, Eared	O		CA
Grebe, Horned	U		CA	AC
Grebe, Pied-billed	FC	CA	FC	AC
Grosbeak, Evening			CA
Grosbeak, Rose-breasted***	FC	VU	FC
Gull, Bonapate's	U		O
Gull, Glaucous	CA			AC
Gull, Herring	C	R	C	FC
Gull, Lesser Black-backed	AC
Gull, Little	AC
Gull, Ring-billed	AB	R	VC	FC
Gull, Thayer's	CA
Harrier, Northern	VU		U	CA
Hawk, Broad-winged*	FC	O	VU
Hawk, Cooper's***	U	O	VU	O
Hawk, Red-shouldered	O		CA	CA
Hawk, Red-tailed***	U	VU	C	U
Hawk, Rough-legged	R		VU
Hawk, Sharp-shinned	U		U	O
Heron, Black-crowned Night***	U	CA	U	CA
Heron, Great Blue	FC	FC	FC	CA
Heron, Green-backed**	FC	FC	FC	AC
Heron, Little Blue	O	CA	CA
Hummingbird, Ruby-throated**	VU	R	U

KEY

Detectability

Regular (expected annually; defined as the average number of individual birds per birding day, week, or month expected by an experienced observer under normal circumstances in the proper habitat at the optimum time of season):

P= Permanent Residents (although wild birds are possible; look for clipped wing)
AB = Abundant (30+ per day)
VC = Very Common (10-30 per day)
C= Common (3-10 per day)
FC = Fairly Common (1-3 per day)
U = Uncommon (2 per week to 1 per day)
VU = Very Uncommon (3 per month to 2 per week)
R = Rare (1-3 per month)

Irregular (absent some years; defined as an average of one record by all observers in the stated number of years):

O = Occasional (1-3 years)
CA = Casual (3-11 years)
AC = Accidental (11+ years)

Designations for winter water birds are based on periods when lakes are mostly icefree.

Breeding

(***) Confirmed
(**) Probable
(*) Possible
(~) Captive birds

Seasons

SP = Spring (March 6 - June 5)
SU = Summer (June 6 - August 15)
F = Fall (August 16 - November 30)
W = Winter (December 1 - March 5)

Bird Photographs: Jim Ault, Carol Freeman, Jim Steffen.