Birds of Las Vegas

What :	2,287 images of 109 different species (49 new species)
Where &	Ash Meadows NWR - 8 new species (11/17/08)
When :	Corn Creek/Desert NWR - 14 new species (11/17/09, 7/18/08, 11/12/07, 5/22/07)
	Henderson Bird Reserve - 10 new species (4/24/09, 7/18/08, 11/12/07)
	Lovell Canyon - 3 new species (11/17/09)
	Mt. Charleston - 11 new species (11/17/09, 7/18/08)
bold = New Species = Good quality photos

I work in the Gaming industry which means I get to visit Las Vegas often. That has given me an opportunity to explore the surrounding areas and add many new species to my list.
Henderson Bird Reserve is a waste managment area located within minutes from the strip and provides excellent photo opportunities.
Corn Creek is located 15 miles north of Las Vegas and is a small yet very productive area thanks the springs that feed into a creek and several ponds and a number of trees that give numerous birds food and cover.
Mt. Charleston towers some 10,000 feet above the Las Vegas Valley and provides habitat for many bird species. It also has much cooler temperatures and varied mountain habitats including alpine forests which is not what you expect when you visit for the first time.
Ash Meadows NWR is a little futher out (about 2 hours northwest of Las Vegas) but worth the drive. I first visited the refuge on my way to Deathe Valey many years ago but my second trip was all about bird photography and yielded 8 new species.
Lovell Canyon is a lesser known area that I visited based on some posts on the web.

Ruddy Duck

Eared Grebe

Anna's Hummingbird*

Black-chinned Hummingbird*

American Kestrel

Peregrine Falcon

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Black-throated Sparrow*

Western Tanager*

Prairie Falcon*

Phainopepla*

Greater Roadrunner*

Say's Phoebe*

Gambel's Quail*

A:Ash Meadows,H:Henderson Reserve,L:Lovell Canyon,M:Mt Charleston,S:Sunset Park,O:Other
	A	H	L	M	S	O
Snow Goose	X
Ross's Goose*					X
Cinnamon Teal*		X
Canvasback*		X
Redhead		X
Ring-necked Duck		X
Ruddy Duck		X
Gambel's Quail*					X
Chukar*				X
Common Loon	X
Eared Grebe		X
Western Grebe		X
Clark's Grebe*		X
Least Bittern		X
Great Blue Heron	X
Green Heron		X
White-faced Ibis*		X
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk	X
Red-tailed Hawk	X
Ferruginous Hawk*	X
Golden Eagle			X
American Kestrel	X	X
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon*	X
Virginia Rail*		X
Common Moorhen		X
American Coot		X
Black-necked Stilt		X
American Avocet		X
Least Sandpiper	X
Dunlin	X
Long-billed Dowitcher*		X
California Gull*	X
Band-tailed Pigeon*				X
Eurasian Collared-Dove	X
Mourning Dove					X
Greater Roadrunner*	X	X
Burrowing Owl*						X
Lesser Nighthawk*
White-throated Swift*
Black-chinned Hummingbird*		X
Anna's Hummingbird*				X
Rufous Hummingbird*				X
Lewis's Woodpecker*			X
Northern Flicker	X		X
Western Wood-Pewee*				X
Black Phoebe*
Say's Phoebe*	X	X
Cassin's Kingbird*
Western Kingbird*
Loggerhead Shrike	X
Western Scrub-Jay*	X		X	X
Clark's Nutcracker*				X
Common Raven
Horned Lark
Northern Rough-winged Swallow*		X
Mountain Chickadee			X
Juniper Titmouse*			X
Verdin*		X
Bushtit			X
Red-breasted Nuthatch			X
White-breasted Nuthatch			X
Pygmy Nuthatch*				X
Bewick's Wren			X
Marsh Wren		X
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher*		X		X
Golden-crowned Kinglet			X
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	X
Western Bluebird			X	X
Mountain Bluebird*	X
Townsend's Solitaire*			X
Northern Mockingbird	X				X
Crissal Thrasher*		X
American Pipit		X
Cedar Waxwing
Phainopepla*	X
Orange-crowned Warbler*	X
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler		X
Common Yellowthroat		X
Wilson's Warbler*
Spotted Towhee			X
Abert's Towhee*					X
Chipping Sparrow				X
Lark Sparrow*
Black-throated Sparrow*
Sage Sparrow*	X
Savannah Sparrow	X	X
Song Sparrow	X
Lincoln's Sparrow*	X
White-crowned Sparrow	X				X
Dark-eyed Junco	X		X
Western Tanager*				X
Black-headed Grosbeak*				X
Lazuli Bunting*				X
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird	X
Western Meadowlark
Yellow-headed Blackbird		X
Brewer's Blackbird	X
Common Grackle					X
Great-tailed Grackle		X
Brown-headed Cowbird				X
Cassin's Finch*				X
House Finch
Red Crossbill*
Lesser Goldfinch*	X
House Sparrow					X