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Loons, Grebes

Common Loon

Pied-billed Grebe

Horned Grebe

 

Pelicans, Cormorants

American White Pelican

Double-crested Cormorant

 

Wading Birds

American Bittern

Great Blue Heron

Great Egret

Snowy Egret

Little Blue Heron

Cattle Egret

Green Heron

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

 

Waterfowl

Snow Goose

Canada Goose

Wood Duck

Green-winged Teal

Mallard

Northern Pintail

Blue-winged Teal

Northern Shoveler

Gadwall

American Wigeon

Canvasback

Redhead

Ring-necked Duck

Lesser Scaup

Common Goldeneye

Bufflehead

Hooded Merganser

Common Merganser

Ruddy Duck

 

Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Falcons

Black Vulture

Turkey Vulture

Osprey

Bald Eagle

Northern Harrier

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Cooper’s Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Broad-winged Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Rough-legged Hawk

Golden Eagle

American Kestrel

Merlin

Peregrine Falcon

 

Gamebirds

Ruffed Grouse

Wild Turkey

Northern Bobwhite

 

Rails, Coots, Shorebirds, Gulls

Sora

American Coot

Killdeer

American Avocet

Greater Yellowlegs

Willet

Spotted Sandpiper

Common Snipe

American Woodcock

Ring-billed Gull

 

Pigeons, Doves

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

 

Cuckoos

Black-billed Cuckoo

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Greater Roadrunner

 

Owls, Goatsuckers

Barn Owl

Eastern Screech Owl

Great Horned Owl

Barred Owl

Common Nighthawk

Chuck-will’s-widow

Whip-poor-will

 

Swifts, Hummingbirds

Chimney Swift

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

 

Kingfishers

Belted Kingfisher

 

Woodpeckers

Red-headed Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Pileated Woodpecker

 

Flycatchers, Larks

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Eastern Wood Pewee

Acadian Flycatcher

Alder Flycatcher

Willow Flycatcher

Least Flycatcher

Eastern Phoebe

Great Crested Flycatcher

Eastern Kingbird

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Horned Lark

 

Swallows

Purple Martin

Tree Swallow

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Bank Swallow

Cliff Swallow

Barn Swallow

Jays, Crows

Blue Jay

American Crow

Fish Crow

 

Titmice, Chickadees, Nuthatches

Carolina Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse

Red-breasted Nuthatch

White-breasted Nuthatch

Brown Creeper

 

Wrens

Carolina Wren

Bewick’s Wren

House Wren

Winter Wren

Marsh Wren

 

Thrushes, Kinglets

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Eastern Bluebird

Townsend’s Solitaire

Veery

Gray-cheeked Thrush

Swainson’s Thrush

Hermit Thrush

Wood Thrush

American Robin

Gray Catbird

Northern Mockingbird

Brown Thrasher

 

Pipits, Waxwings, Shrikes, Starlings

American Pipit

Cedar Waxwing

Loggerhead Shrike

European Starling

 

Vireos

White-eyed Vireo

Bell’s Vireo

Solitary Vireo

Yellow-throated Vireo

Warbling Vireo

Philadelphia Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Warblers

Blue-winged Warbler

Golden-winged Warbler

Tennessee Warbler

Nashville Warbler

Northern Parula

Yellow Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Magnolia Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Blackburnian

Yellow-throated Warbler

Pine Warbler

Prairie Warbler

Palm Warbler

Bay-breasted Warbler

Cerulean Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

American Redstart

Prothonotary Warbler

Worm-eating Warbler

Swainson’s Warbler

Ovenbird

Northern Waterthrush

Louisiana Waterthrush

Kentucky Warbler

Mourning Warbler

Common Yellowthroat

Hooded Warbler

Wilson’s Warbler

Canada Warbler

Yellow-breasted Chat

 

Tanagers, Grosbeaks, Buntings

Summer Tanager

Scarlet Tanager

Northern Cardinal

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Blue Grosbeak

Indigo Bunting

Painted Bunting

 

Sparrows

Dickcissel

Eastern Towhee

Spotted Towhee

American Tree Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow

Field Sparrow

Lark Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow

Fox Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Lincoln’s Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Harris’ Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

 

Blackbirds, Orioles

Red-winged Blackbird

Eastern Meadowlark

Rusty Blackbird

Brewer’s Blackbird

Common Grackle

Brown-headed Cowbird

Orchard Oriole

Baltimore Oriole

 

Finches

Purple Finch

House Finch

Pine Siskin

American Goldfinch

Evening Grosbeak

House Sparrow

Entries to this list are based upon park research, confirmed sightings by park staff and visitors, and the annual Christmas Bird Count. Assumed listings are included because of the narrow and linear geography of the park. Order of species and nomenclature corresponds with the American Birding Association list, revised 1996.

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