Birds of Arches National Park
The birds most often spotted in Arches, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed birds in Arches
Common Raven
Corvus corax
628 observations
Black-throated Sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata
128 observations
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
119 observations
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
84 observations
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
56 observations
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
50 observations
Juniper Titmouse
Baeolophus ridgwayi
46 observations
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
43 observations
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
37 observations
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
36 observations
White-throated Swift
Aeronautes saxatalis
31 observations
Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina
31 observations
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
29 observations
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
25 observations
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
25 observations
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
21 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
20 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
19 observations
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
19 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
19 observations
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
19 observations
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
18 observations
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
18 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
16 observations
Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
16 observations
Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus
16 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
15 observations
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
14 observations
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
13 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
12 observations
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus
12 observations
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens
12 observations
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
12 observations · iNaturalist
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
9 observations
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
9 observations
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
8 observations
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
8 observations
Gray Vireo
Vireo vicinior
8 observations · iNaturalist
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
7 observations · iNaturalist
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri
6 observations
Cooper's Hawk
Astur cooperii
6 observations · iNaturalist
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
5 observations
Canyon Wren
Catherpes mexicanus
5 observations
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
5 observations
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
5 observations
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
5 observations
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
5 observations
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
4 observations
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
4 observations
Bewick's Wren
Thryomanes bewickii
4 observations