Songbirds (Passeriformes)

Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus). Henderson Bird Watching Preserve, Las Vegas (December 10)


Image	Common Name	Scientific Name	Location
	Western Wood Pewee	Contopus sordidulus	LV
	Vermilion Flycatcher	Pyrocephalus obscurus	LV
	Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis	LV
	Lincoln’s Sparrow	Melospiza lincolnii	LV
	Yellow-breasted Chat	Icteria virens	LV
	American Pipit	Anthus rubescens	LV
	Brewer’s Sparrow	Spizella breweri	LV
	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	LV
	Yellow-rumped Warbler	Setophaga coronata	LV
	Orange-crowned Warbler	Leiothlypis celata	LV
	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Corthylio calendula	LV
	Lesser Goldfinch	Spinus psaltria	LV
	Verdin	Auriparus flaviceps	LV
	Yellow-headed Blackbird	Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus	LV
	Crissal Thrasher	Toxostoma crissale	LV
	Abert’s Tohee	Melozone aberti	LV
	Spotted Towhee	Pipilo maculatus	LV
	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	LV
	Horned Lark	Eremophila alpestris	LV
	Rufous-backed Robin	Turdus rufopalliatus	LV
	Say’s Phoebe	Sayornis saya	LV
	Black Phoebe	Sayornis nigricans	LV

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I live in Las Vegas but I travel frequently in the southwest, California and in fact around the world. While Las Vegas would seem to be an unusual choice with regards to plants and birds it is an unusually busy place due to Pacific Migration Flyway which comes through Las Vegas. Since this is a desert, the birds are concentrated in the many springs, seeps, lakes and parks in and around Las Vegas, making for really great birding.

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