Thrushes and allies Order: PasseriformesFamily: Turdidae The thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs. Eastern bluebird, Sialia sialis Western bluebird, Sialia mexicana (H) Mountain bluebird, Sialia currucoides Townsend's solitaire, Myadestes townsendi Veery, Catharus fuscescens Grey-cheeked thrush, Catharus minimus Swainson's thrush, Catharus ustulatus Hermit thrush, Catharus guttatus Wood thrush, Hylocichla mustelina (S) Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris (S) American robin, Turdus migratorius Varied thrush, Ixoreus naevius Old World flycatchers Order: PasseriformesFamily: Muscicapidae The Old World flycatchers are a large family of small passerine birds. These are mainly small arboreal insectivores, many of which, as the name implies, take their prey on the wing. Northern wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe (S) Silky-flycatchers Order: PasseriformesFamily: Ptiliogonatidae The silky-flycatchers are a small family of passerine birds which occur mainly in Central America. They are related to waxwings and most species have small crests. Phainopepla, Phainopepla nitens (S) Old World sparrows Order: PasseriformesFamily: Passeridae Old World sparrows are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small plump brownish or greyish birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed-eaters, but they also consume small insects. House sparrow, Passer domesticus (I) Eurasian tree sparrow, Passer montanus (I) (H) Wagtails and pipits Order: PasseriformesFamily: Motacillidae Motacillidae is a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They include the wagtails, longclaws, and pipits. They are slender ground-feeding insectivores of open country. American pipit, Anthus rubescens Sprague's pipit, Anthus spragueii Finches, euphonias, and allies Order: PasseriformesFamily: Fringillidae Finches are small to moderately large seed-eating passerine birds with a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have 12 tail feathers and nine primaries flight feathers. Finches have a bouncing flight, alternating bouts of flapping with gliding on closed wings, and most sing well. Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla (S) Evening grosbeak, Coccothraustes vespertinus Pine grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator Grey-crowned rosy-finch, Leucosticte tephrocotis Black rosy-finch, Leucosticte atrata (H) House finch, Haemorhous mexicanus (I) (Native to the southwestern U.S.) Purple finch, Haemorhous purpureus Cassin's finch, Haemorhous cassinii (S) Common redpoll, Acanthis flammea Hoary redpoll, Acanthis hornemanni Red crossbill, Loxia curvirostra White-winged crossbill, Loxia leucoptera Pine siskin, Spinus pinus Lesser goldfinch, Spinus psaltria (S) American goldfinch, Spinus tristis Longspurs and snow buntings Order: PasseriformesFamily: Calcariidae The Calcariidae are a group of