Birds in Nevada in December: What to Photograph (60 Species)

60 birds were recorded seen in Nevada in December in our iNaturalist sample; 9 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

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Top birds in December

White-crowned Sparrow337 obs.

American Coot312 obs.

Great-tailed Grackle279 obs.

Mallard264 obs.

Canada Goose230 obs.

Northern Mockingbird211 obs.

Red-tailed Hawk203 obs.

Northern Shoveler184 obs.

Phainopepla177 obs.

Black-crowned Night Heron169 obs.

Great Blue Heron164 obs.

Northern Flicker149 obs.

All birds seen in Nevada in December

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys	New World Sparrows	337	Oct (past peak)
2	American Coot	Fulica americana	Rails, Gallinules, and Coots	312	Dec (peak)
3	Great-tailed Grackle	Quiscalus mexicanus	New World Blackbirds and Orioles	279	Apr (past peak)
4	Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	264	Apr (past peak)
5	Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	230	Apr (past peak)
6	Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	Mockingbirds and Thrashers	211	Dec (peak)
7	Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis	Hawks, Eagles, and Kites	203	Jan (past peak)
8	Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	184	Dec (peak)
9	Phainopepla	Phainopepla nitens	Silky-flycatchers	177	Mar (past peak)
10	Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns	169	Jan (past peak)
11	Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns	164	Dec (peak)
12	Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	Woodpeckers	149	Oct (past peak)
13	Say's Phoebe	Sayornis saya	Tyrant Flycatchers	148	Mar (past peak)
14	House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus	Finches, Euphonias, and Allies	147	Apr (past peak)
15	Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	Grebes	137	Jan (past peak)
16	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	New World Sparrows	136	Dec (peak)
17	Greater Roadrunner	Geococcyx californianus	Cuckoos	135	Oct (past peak)
18	Cooper's Hawk	Astur cooperii	Hawks, Eagles, and Kites	134	Jul (past peak)
19	Yellow-rumped Warbler	Setophaga coronata	New World Warblers	130	Oct (past peak)
20	Gambel's Quail	Callipepla gambelii	New World Quails	125	Apr (past peak)
21	Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	124	Jan (past peak)
22	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	Pigeons and Doves	122	May (past peak)
23	Verdin	Auriparus flaviceps	Penduline-Tits	121	Mar (past peak)
24	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Corthylio calendula	Kinglets	116	Dec (peak)
25	Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	108	Mar (past peak)
26	Northern Harrier	Circus hudsonius	Hawks, Eagles, and Kites	107	Jan (past peak)
27	American Wigeon	Mareca americana	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	104	Jan (past peak)
28	Double-crested Cormorant	Nannopterum auritum	Cormorants and Shags	104	Jan (past peak)
29	Common Raven	Corvus corax	Crows, Jays, and Magpies	102	May (past peak)
30	Black Phoebe	Sayornis nigricans	Tyrant Flycatchers	98	Sep (past peak)
31	Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	97	Jan (past peak)
32	Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers	94	Jan (past peak)
33	Gadwall	Mareca strepera	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	94	Jan (past peak)
34	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	Thrushes	93	Jun (past peak)
35	Western Bluebird	Sialia mexicana	Thrushes	92	Dec (peak)
36	Lesser Goldfinch	Spinus psaltria	Finches, Euphonias, and Allies	92	Sep (past peak)
37	Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay	Aphelocoma woodhouseii	Crows, Jays, and Magpies	91	Mar (past peak)
38	Great Egret	Ardea alba	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns	84	Jan (past peak)
39	Loggerhead Shrike	Lanius ludovicianus	Shrikes	83	Jan (past peak)
40	American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	Falcons and Caracaras	77	Jan (past peak)
41	Rock Wren	Salpinctes obsoletus	Wrens	75	Oct (past peak)
42	Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	73	Nov (past peak)
43	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Old World Sparrows	73	Mar (past peak)
44	Spotted Towhee	Pipilo maculatus	New World Sparrows	71	Dec (peak)
45	Anna's Hummingbird	Calypte anna	Hummingbirds	69	Mar (past peak)
46	Common Merganser	Mergus merganser	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	69	Jan (past peak)
47	Common Gallinule	Gallinula galeata	Rails, Gallinules, and Coots	69	Jan (past peak)
48	Redhead	Aythya americana	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	67	Mar (past peak)
49	Cinnamon Teal	Spatula cyanoptera	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	67	Apr (past peak)
50	Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	66	Dec (peak)

Birds Seen in Nevada in December

Top birds in December

All birds seen in Nevada in December