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Anacostia Park Bird List

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

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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