Species List for Grand Teton National Park
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Birds of Jackson Hole Checklist

Here are just a few of the many birding hotspots in the Jackson, Wyoming, area. Field trips led by knowledgeable locals will be a highlight of the festival!

Owbow Bend, Grand Teton National Park
https://www.nps.gov/thingstodo/oxbowbend.htm
eBird Hotspot

Jackson Lake Dam, Grand Teton National Park
https://www.nps.gov/places/000/jackson-lake-dam-overlook.htm
eBird Hotspot

Mormon Row, Grand Teton National Park
https://www.nps.gov/grte/learn/historyculture/mormon.htm
eBird Hotspot

Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center, Grand Teton National Park
https://www.nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/ctdvc.htm
eBird Hotspot

National Elk Refuge, Jackson, WY
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/national-elk/visit-us/locations/national-elk-refuge--greater-yellowstone-visitor-center
eBird Hotspot

South Park Wildlife Habitat Management Area, Jackson, WY
https://wgfd.wyo.gov/Public-Access/WHMA/WHMA/south-park
eBird Hotspot

Flat Creek Wildlife Observation Point and Marshes, Jackson, WY
eBird Hotspot

Bridger-Teton NF: Cache Creek Canyon, Jackson, WY
eBird Hotspot

Grand Teton Bird Finding Guide

The Jackson Hole Birding Festival is proud to follow the Code of Birding Ethics established by the American Birding Association.

Practice and promote respectful, enjoyable, and thoughtful birding as defined in this code

1. Respect and promote birds and their environment.

(a) Support the conservation of birds and their habitats. Engage in and promote bird-friendly practices whenever possible, such as keeping cats and other domestic animals indoors or controlled, acting to prevent window strikes, maintaining safe feeding stations, landscaping with native plants, drinking shade-grown coffee, and advocating for conservation policies. Be mindful of any negative environmental impacts of your activities, including contributing to climate change. Reduce or offset such impacts as much as you are able.

(b) Avoid stressing birds or exposing them to danger. Be particularly cautious around active nests and nesting colonies, roosts, display sites, and feeding sites. Limit the use of recordings and other audio methods of attracting birds, particularly in heavily birded areas, for species that are rare in the area, and for species that are threatened or endangered. Always exercise caution and restraint when photographing, recording, or otherwise approaching birds.

(c) Always minimize habitat disturbance. Consider the benefits of staying on trails, preserving snags, and similar practices.

2. Respect and promote the birding community and its individual members.

(a) Be an exemplary ethical role model by following this Code and leading by example. Always bird and report with honesty and integrity.

(b) Respect the interests, rights, and skill levels of fellow birders, as well as people participating in other outdoor activities. Freely share your knowledge and experience and be especially helpful to beginning birders.

(c) Share bird observations freely, provided such reporting would not violate other sections of this Code, as birders, ornithologists, and conservationists derive considerable benefit from publicly available bird sightings.

(d) Approach instances of perceived unethical birding behavior with sensitivity and respect; try to resolve the matter in a positive manner, keeping in mind that perspectives vary. Use the situation as an opportunity to teach by example and to introduce more people to this Code.

(e) In group birding situations, promote knowledge by everyone in the group of the practices in this Code and ensure that the group does not unduly interfere with others using the same area.

3. Respect and promote the law and the rights of others.

(a) Never enter private property without the landowner’s permission. Respect the interests of and interact positively with people living in the area where you are birding.

(b) Familiarize yourself with and follow all laws, rules, and regulations governing activities at your birding location. In particular, be aware of regulations related to birds, such as disturbance of protected nesting areas or sensitive habitats, and the use of audio or food lures.

Birding should be fun and help build a better future for birds, for birders, and for all people.

Birds and birding opportunities are shared resources that should be open and accessible to all.

Birders should always give back more than they take.

American Coot
American Crow
American Dipper
American Goldfinch
American Kestrel
American Pipit
American Robin
American White Pelican
American Wigeon
Bald Eagle
Bank Swallow
Barn Swallow
Barred Owl
Barrow's Goldeneye
Belted Kingfisher
Black-billed Magpie
Black-capped Chickadee
Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue-winged Teal
Blue Grosbeak
Bobolink
Brewer's Blackbird
Brewer's Sparrow
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bullock's Oriole
Calliope Hummingbird
Canada Goose
Canvasback
Cassin's Finch
Cedar Waxwing
Chipping Sparrow
Cinnamon Teal
Cliff Swallow
Common Goldeneye
Common Grackle
Common Merganser
Common Raven
Common Yellowthroat
Dark-eyed Junco
Double-crested Cormorant
Dusky Flycatcher
Eared Grebe
Eastern Kingbird
Eurasian Collared-Dove
European Starling
Evening Grosbeak
Fox Sparrow
Franklin's Gull
Gadwall
Golden Eagle
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Gray Catbird
Great Blue Heron
Green-tailed Towhee
Green-winged Teal
Hammond's Flycatcher
Horned Lark
Killdeer
Lark Sparrow
Lazuli Bunting
Lesser Scaup
Lincoln's Sparrow
Long-billed Curlew
MacGillivray's Warbler
Mallard
Marsh Wren
Mountain Bluebird
Mountain Chickadee
Mourning Dove
Northern Flicker
Northern House Wren
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Northern Shoveler
Osprey
Pied-billed Grebe
Pine Siskin
Pinyon Jay
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Red-naped Sapsucker
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-winged Blackbird
Redhead
Ring-billed Gull
Ring-necked Duck
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Ruddy Duck
Ruffed Grouse
Sandhill Crane
Savannah Sparrow
Say's Phoebe
Song Sparrow
Sora
Spotted Sandpiper
Swainson's Hawk
Tree Swallow
Trumpeter Swan
Turkey Vulture
Vesper Sparrow
Violet-green Swallow
Warbling Vireo
Western Grebe
Western Meadowlark
Western Tanager
White-crowned Sparrow
White-faced Ibis
Wilson's Phalarope
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Yellow-rumped Warbler