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Fort Stanton Park Bird List

Seasonal Abundance Breeding
Species Spring Summer Fall Winter Status
HERONS
Great Blue Heron O? O? O? O? Po
Green Heron O? O? O? Po
VULTURE
Turkey Vulture O?* O?* O?* O*
WATERFOWL
Canada Goose O? O? O? O?
Mallard O? O? O? O?
HAWKS
Osprey O* O?*
Bald Eagle O?* O?* O?* O?*
Sharp-shinned Hawk O? O? O?
Cooper's Hawk O? O? O? O? Po
Red-shouldered Hawk O O? O? O? Po
Red-tailed Hawk O? O? O? O? Po
American Kestrel O? O? O? O?
SHOREBIRDS
Killdeer O? O? O? O? Po
American Woodcock O? O? O? O? Po
GULLS
Laughing Gull O?* O*
Ring-billed Gull O* O?* O?* O*
Herring Gull O?* O* O?*
Great Black-backed Gull O?* O?* O?* O?*
DOVES
Rock Dove O O? O O
Mourning Dove U U U U Po
CUCKOO AND OWLS
Yellow-billed Cuckoo O? O? O? Po
Eastern Screech-Owl O? O? O? O? Po
Great Horned Owl O? O? O? O? Po
Barred Owl O? O? O? O?
SWIFT, HUMMINGBIRD AND KINGFISHER
Chimney Swift O O O
Ruby-throated Hummingbird O? O? O Po
Belted Kingfisher O? O? O? O?
WOODPECKERS
Red-bellied Woodpecker C C C C Pr
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker O O O?
Downy Woodpecker U U U U Pr
Hairy Woodpecker O O? O O Po
Northern Flicker O O O O Pr
Pileated Woodpecker O? O? O? O? Po
FLYCATCHERS
Eastern Wood-Pewee C C U Pr
Acadian Flycatcher U U O? Pr
Eastern Phoebe O O? U O?
Great Crested Flycatcher U U O? Pr
Eastern Kingbird O O O? Co
VIREOS
White-eyed Vireo U U O? Pr
Yellow-throated Vireo O? O? O? Po
Blue-headed Vireo O O?
Red-eyed Vireo C C U? Pr
JAY AND CROWS
Blue Jay U C C C Pr
American Crow C C C C Pr
Fish Crow C C C C Pr
SWALLOWS
Northern Rough-winged Swallow O? O? O? Po
Barn Swallow O O? O?
CHICKADEE, TITMOUSE, NUTHATCH AND CREEPER
Carolina Chickadee U C C C Co
Tufted Titmouse C C C C Pr
White-breasted Nuthatch U C C C Pr
Brown Creeper U? U? U
WRENS
Carolina Wren C C C C Pr
House Wren C C O? Co
Winter Wren U U? U
KINGLETS AND GNATCATCHER
Golden-crowned Kinglet O U O?
Ruby-crowned Kinglet U U O
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher C U U Po
THRUSHES
Eastern Bluebird O? O? O? O? Po
Veery O O? O?
Gray-cheeked Thrush O O?
Swainson's Thrush U O?
Hermit Thrush O O? O
Wood Thrush C C O? Pr
American Robin U C C U Pr
MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHER
Gray Catbird C C C O? Co
Northern Mockingbird U U U U Pr
Brown Thrasher U O O? O? Po
STARLING AND WAXWING
European Starling U U C C Pr
Cedar Waxwing U O? U? O? Po
WARBLERS
Blue-winged Warbler O O O?
Nashville Warbler O O
Northern Parula U O O? Po
Yellow Warbler O? O O?
Magnolia Warbler U O U
Black-throated Blue Warbler U O? U?
Yellow-rumped Warbler C U O?
Black-throated Green Warbler U U
Blackburnian Warbler U O? O?
Palm Warbler O? O O?
Blackpoll Warbler C U
Black-and-white Warbler O O O?
American Redstart U O? U
Ovenbird O O? O Po
Louisiana Waterthrush O O? O? Po
Common Yellowthroat U O U Po
Hooded Warbler O O? O? Po
Canada Warbler O O? O?
Yellow-breasted Chat O O? O? Po
TANAGER
Scarlet Tanager U O U? Po
TOWHEE AND SPARROWS
Eastern Towhee C C C U Pr
Chipping Sparrow O O? O Po
Field Sparrow O? O? O?
Fox Sparrow O O? O?
Song Sparrow U O? U U Po
Lincoln's Sparrow O O?
White-throated Sparrow U U C
Dark-eyed Junco U U U
CARDINAL, GROSBEAK AND BUNTING
Northern Cardinal C C C C Co
Rose-breasted Grosbeak O O?
Blue Grosbeak O? O? O? Po
Indigo Bunting U U O? Pr
BLACKBIRDS AND ORIOLES
Bobolink O
Red-winged Blackbird O O? O? O?
Common Grackle U U U O? Pr
Brown-headed Cowbird U U O? Po
Orchard Oriole O O? Po
Baltimore Oriole O O O? Po
FINCHES
Purple Finch O O? O?
House Finch C C C? C Pr
American Goldfinch C U U? U Pr
OLD WORLD SPARROW
House Sparrow U U U? U

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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