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Fort Circle Parks Bird List

Seasonal Abundance Breeding
Species Spring Summer Fall Winter Status
GREBES AND CORMORANT
Pied-billed Grebe O? O? O? O?
Horned Grebe O O? O?
Double-crested Cormorant O O O?
HERONS
Great Blue Heron O O O O? Po
Great Egret O O
Green Heron O O? O? Po
VULTURES
Black Vulture O* O?* O?* O?* Po
Turkey Vulture O* O?* O* O* Po
WATERFOWL
Canada Goose O O O O Po
Wood Duck O O? O Po
American Black Duck O? O? O?
Mallard O O O O Po
Lesser Scaup O O? O?
Bufflehead O O? O?
Common Merganser O O? O?
Red-breasted Merganser O O? O?
HAWKS
Osprey O U O? Po
Bald Eagle O O? O O Co
Sharp-shinned Hawk O O? O
Cooper's Hawk O O O
Red-shouldered Hawk O O? O? O Po
Broad-winged Hawk O* O*
Red-tailed Hawk O? O? O O Po
American Kestrel O? O O? O? Po
QUAIL
Northern Bobwhite O O O? O? Po
SHOREBIRDS
Killdeer O O? O? O? Po
Spotted Sandpiper O O O?
American Woodcock O O? O? Po
GULLS
Laughing Gull O? O? O
Bonaparte's Gull O? O? O?
Ring-billed Gull O O O O
Herring Gull O O O O
Great Black-backed Gull O O O O
Caspian Tern O O O?
Forster's Tern O O? O?
DOVES
Rock Dove O O O O Po
Mourning Dove U U O O Pr
CUCKOO
Yellow-billed Cuckoo O O? O Po
OWLS
Eastern Screech-Owl O O? O? O? Po
Great Horned Owl O O? O? O Co
Barred Owl O? O? O? O? Po
SWIFT, HUMMINGBIRD AND KINGFISHER
Chimney Swift O O O
Ruby-throated Hummingbird O O O Pr
Belted Kingfisher O? O? O? O? Po
WOODPECKERS
Red-bellied Woodpecker C C C C Pr
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker O O O
Downy Woodpecker U C U C Co
Hairy Woodpecker O U U O Pr
Northern Flicker U U U O Pr
Pileated Woodpecker O O O O? Pr
FLYCATCHERS
Eastern Wood-Pewee U C U Pr
Acadian Flycatcher U C O Co
Least Flycatcher O O? O?
Eastern Phoebe O O O Co
Great Crested Flycatcher C U O Pr
Eastern Kingbird O O O? Co
VIREOS
White-eyed Vireo O O O Pr
Yellow-throated Vireo O O? O? Po
Warbling Vireo O? O? O? Po
Philadelphia Vireo O O
Blue-headed Vireo O O
Red-eyed Vireo C C U Pr
JAY AND CROWS
Blue Jay C C C C Co
American Crow C C C C Co
Fish Crow U U O U Pr
SWALLOWS
Purple Martin O O?
Northern Rough-winged Swallow O O? O? Po
Barn Swallow O O O? Po
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 U U U C Pr
Brown Creeper O O O
WRENS
Carolina Wren C C C C Co
House Wren C C O Co
Winter Wren O O O
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? O Po
Veery U O? O
Gray-cheeked Thrush O O?
Swainson's Thrush U O
Hermit Thrush O O? O
Wood Thrush C C U Co
American Robin C C C C** Co
MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHER
Gray Catbird C C C O Co
Northern Mockingbird O U U C Co
Brown Thrasher O O O O? Pr
STARLING AND WAXWING
European Starling C C U C Co
Cedar Waxwing U O? O O Po
WARBLERS
Blue-winged Warbler O O O?
Tennessee Warbler O O? O
Orange-crowned Warbler O O?
Nashville Warbler O O
Northern Parula U O O Pr
Yellow Warbler O O O? Po
Chestnut-sided Warbler O O? O
Magnolia Warbler O O U
Black-throated Blue Warbler U O? O
Yellow-rumped Warbler C O O
Black-throated Green Warbler U O
Blackburnian Warbler O O? O?
Pine Warbler O O? O? Po
Prairie Warbler O O? O? Po
Palm Warbler O O O?
Bay-breasted Warbler O O
Blackpoll Warbler C O
Cerulean Warbler O O? O?
Black-and-white Warbler O O O Po
American Redstart U O U
Prothonotary Warbler O O? O? Po
Worm-eating Warbler O O O? Pr
Ovenbird C U U Pr
Northern Waterthrush O O? O?
Louisiana Waterthrush O O? O? Po
Kentucky Warbler O O? O? Po
Mourning Warbler O O? O?
Common Yellowthroat U O O Pr
Hooded Warbler O O? O? Po
Wilson's Warbler O O? O?
Canada Warbler O O? O?
Yellow-breasted Chat O O O? Po
TANAGER
Scarlet Tanager C U O Pr
TOWHEE AND SPARROWS
Eastern Towhee C C U O Co
American Tree Sparrow O? O
Chipping Sparrow O O? O Po
Field Sparrow U O U U Pr
Savannah Sparrow O O? O?
Fox Sparrow O O? O?
Song Sparrow O O U U Pr
Lincoln's Sparrow O O?
White-throated Sparrow U U U
Dark-eyed Junco U U U
CARDINAL, GROSBEAKS AND BUNTING
Northern Cardinal C C C C Co
Rose-breasted Grosbeak U O
Blue Grosbeak O O O? Co
Indigo Bunting U U O? Pr
BLACKBIRDS AND ORIOLES
Bobolink O
Red-winged Blackbird U O O? O Po
Common Grackle C U O O Co
Brown-headed Cowbird U U O? O? Co
Orchard Oriole O O? Po
Baltimore Oriole O O O Po
FINCHES
Purple Finch O O? O?
House Finch U U U C Pr
American Goldfinch C C U U Pr
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 12/17/01.

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