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Kenilworth Park Bird List

Seasonal Abundance Breeding
Species Spring Summer Fall Winter Status
LOON, GREBES AND CORMORANT
Common Loon O O
Pied-billed Grebe O O O
Horned Grebe O? O O?
Double-crested Cormorant U U O O?
HERONS AND IBIS
American Bittern O O? O O Po
Least Bittern O O O? Po
Great Blue Heron U U U O Pr
Great Egret O O U
Snowy Egret O O O?
Little Blue Heron O O O?
Tricolored Heron O
Cattle Egret O O? O?
Green Heron U O O Pr
Black-crowned Night-Heron O O O O Po
Glossy Ibis O O? O?
VULTURES
Black Vulture O? O? O? O Po
Turkey Vulture O O O? O? Po
WATERFOWL
Snow Goose O O? O?
Canada Goose C C U C Co
Tundra Swan O? O O
Wood Duck U U U O Co
Gadwall O O O
American Wigeon O O? O
American Black Duck O O U U Po
Mallard C U U U Co
Blue-winged Teal O O? O
Northern Shoveler O O? O
Northern Pintail U U U
Green-winged Teal U O U U
Ring-necked Duck O O O?
Bufflehead O O O
Hooded Merganser O O? U U Po
Common Merganser O O O? O
Ruddy Duck O? O O
HAWKS
Osprey U O O Co
Bald Eagle O O O O
Northern Harrier O O O O
Sharp-shinned Hawk O O O
Cooper's Hawk O O O O
Northern Goshawk O
Red-shouldered Hawk U U U U Pr
Broad-winged Hawk O O?
Red-tailed Hawk O O O O Po
American Kestrel O O O O Po
Merlin O O O?
Peregrine Falcon O? O O? O
QUAIL
Northern Bobwhite O O O? O? Po
RAILS, MOORHEN AND COOT
King Rail O? O? O? Po
Virginia Rail O O? O? Po
Sora O O? O
Common Moorhen O O? O? Po
American Coot O O O
SHOREBIRDS
Semipalmated Plover O O? O?
Killdeer U C U O Co
Black-necked Stilt O O? O?
Greater Yellowlegs O O O O
Lesser Yellowlegs O O O
Solitary Sandpiper O O O
Spotted Sandpiper U O O
Semipalmated Sandpiper O O? O?
Western Sandpiper O? O O?
Least Sandpiper O O O
Pectoral Sandpiper O? O? O?
Dunlin O O? O
Short-billed Dowitcher O? O O?
Common Snipe O O O O
American Woodcock O O O O Co
GULLS AND TERNS
Laughing Gull O O C O
Bonaparte's Gull O O? O?
Ring-billed Gull U U C C
Herring Gull O O? O C
Lesser Black-backed Gull O? O? O
Great Black-backed Gull O O? O? O
Caspian Tern O O? O
Forster's Tern O? O O?
Least Tern O
DOVES
Rock Dove O U O U Po
Mourning Dove U U U U Pr
CUCKOOS
Black-billed Cuckoo O O? O?
Yellow-billed Cuckoo O O O? Po
OWLS
Eastern Screech-Owl O? O? O? O? Po
Great Horned Owl O O? O? O? Po
Barred Owl O O O O? Co
GOATSUCKER
Common Nighthawk O O O
SWIFT, HUMMINGBIRD AND KINGFISHER
Chimney Swift C C U
Ruby-throated Hummingbird O O O? Po
Belted Kingfisher U O O O Po
WOODPECKERS
Red-headed Woodpecker O? O? O
Red-bellied Woodpecker U U U U Pr
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker O O O
Downy Woodpecker U C U C Pr
Hairy Woodpecker O O O U Po
Northern Flicker U U U U Pr
Pileated Woodpecker O O O O Po
FLYCATCHERS
Eastern Wood-Pewee U O U Pr
Acadian Flycatcher U U O Pr
Alder Flycatcher O O? O?
Willow Flycatcher O O O? Pr
Least Flycatcher O O? O?
Eastern Phoebe U O U O Co
Great Crested Flycatcher U U O Pr
Western Kingbird O O?
Eastern Kingbird C C O Co
VIREOS
White-eyed Vireo U U U Pr
Yellow-throated Vireo O O O? Po
Blue-headed Vireo O O?
Warbling Vireo U U O? Co
Philadelphia Vireo O? O
Red-eyed Vireo C C U Pr
JAY AND CROWS
Blue Jay U O U C Pr
American Crow C C C C Pr
Fish Crow U U U C Pr
LARK AND SWALLOWS
Horned Lark O? O O O
Purple Martin O O
Tree Swallow U O O O Pr
Northern Rough-winged Swallow U U O? Po
Bank Swallow O O O?
Cliff Swallow O O? O?
Barn Swallow C C O? Co
CHICKADEE, TITMOUSE, NUTHATCHES AND CREEPER
Carolina Chickadee C C C C Co
Tufted Titmouse C C C C Co
Red-breasted Nuthatch O? O O?
White-breasted Nuthatch O O? O U Po
Brown Creeper O O O
WRENS
Carolina Wren C C C C Co
House Wren U U O Pr
Winter Wren O O O
Marsh Wren O O O O Co
KINGLETS AND GNATCATCHER
Golden-crowned Kinglet O O O
Ruby-crowned Kinglet O O O
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher C U O? Co
THRUSHES
Eastern Bluebird O O O U Co
Veery O O? O
Gray-cheeked Thrush O O?
Swainson's Thrush U U?
Hermit Thrush O O O
Wood Thrush O O O? Pr
American Robin U U U C** Pr
MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHER
Gray Catbird C U C O Pr
Northern Mockingbird U U U U Pr
Brown Thrasher O O O O? Po
STARLING, PIPIT AND WAXWING
European Starling C C C C Co
American Pipit O O O
Cedar Waxwing U O O O Po
WARBLERS
Blue-winged Warbler O O? O?
Orange-crowned Warbler O? O O
Tennessee Warbler O O? O?
Nashville Warbler O O?
Northern Parula U U O Co
Yellow Warbler U U O? Pr
Chestnut-sided Warbler O O O
Magnolia Warbler O O? O
Cape May Warbler O O? O?
Black-throated Blue Warbler O O? O
Yellow-rumped Warbler C O O?
Black-throated Green Warbler O U
Blackburnian Warbler O O? O
Yellow-throated Warbler O O? O?
Prairie Warbler O O? O? Po
Palm Warbler O O O
Bay-breasted Warbler O O
Blackpoll Warbler U O O?
Cerulean Warbler O O? O?
Black-and-white Warbler O O? O
American Redstart U O O
Prothonotary Warbler O O O? Pr
Ovenbird O O? O
Northern Waterthrush U O O
Louisiana Waterthrush O? O? O?
Kentucky Warbler O O? O?
Connecticut Warbler O
Mourning Warbler O O? O?
Common Yellowthroat C C O O Pr
Hooded Warbler O O? O?
Wilson's Warbler O O? O?
Canada Warbler O O? O?
Yellow-breasted Chat O O O? Po
TANAGER
Scarlet Tanager U O O? Po
TOWHEE AND SPARROWS
Eastern Towhee U O O O Pr
American Tree Sparrow O? O O
Chipping Sparrow O O O O? Po
Field Sparrow O O O O Po
Vesper Sparrow O O
Savannah Sparrow O O O
Grasshopper Sparrow O O O? Pr
Fox Sparrow O O O
Song Sparrow C C U C Pr
Lincoln's Sparrow O? O
Swamp Sparrow O O O O Po
White-throated Sparrow U C C
White-crowned Sparrow O O O?
Dark-eyed Junco U U U
Snow Bunting O
CARDINAL, GROSBEAKS AND BUNTING
Northern Cardinal C C C C Co
Rose-breasted Grosbeak O O
Blue Grosbeak U U O Pr
Indigo Bunting C C O Pr
BLACKBIRDS AND ORIOLES
Bobolink U O O?
Red-winged Blackbird C C U U Co
Eastern Meadowlark O O O O Po
Rusty Blackbird O O O
Common Grackle C C U O Co
Brown-headed Cowbird C O O? O? Pr
Orchard Oriole C C Co
Baltimore Oriole C C O? Co
FINCHES
Purple Finch O O O?
House Finch U C U U Co
Pine Siskin O? O? O?
American Goldfinch C C O O Pr
Evening Grosbeak O? O? O?
OLD WORLD SPARROW
House Sparrow U U U? U Co

Historical records for birds not recorded in the park after 1980.

If you see any of the boldfaced species in the park or any species in a season marked by a question mark, please report the sighting to: Brent_Steury at nps.gov

This list compiled by Deanna K. Dawson and Gregory A. Gough and last updated on 1/07/02.


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