USGS

National Colonial Farm Bird List

Seasonal Abundance Breeding
Species Spring Summer Fall Winter Status
LOON, GREBES AND CORMORANT
Common Loon O O O?
Pied-billed Grebe O O? O O? Po
Horned Grebe O O? O?
Double-crested Cormorant O O? O O?
HERONS
American Bittern O? O O Po
Least Bittern O? O O? Po
Great Blue Heron U U U O 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? O? O? Po
VULTURES
Black Vulture O O? O? O? Po
Turkey Vulture O O O O Po
WATERFOWL
Greater White-fronted Goose O? O? O
Snow Goose O? O O
Canada Goose U O C C Pr
Brant O? O?
Tundra Swan O? O? O
Wood Duck U O O O? Po
Gadwall O? O O?
American Wigeon O? O O?
American Black Duck O? O? O O Po
Mallard U O C C Pr
Blue-winged Teal O? O? O
Northern Shoveler O? O? O?
Northern Pintail O O? O
Green-winged Teal O? O? O?
Canvasback O? O O?
Redhead O? O O?
Ring-necked Duck O? O? O?
Greater Scaup O? O? O?
Lesser Scaup U O? U
White-winged Scoter O? O? O?
Long-tailed Duck O? O O?
Bufflehead U U U
Common Goldeneye O? O O?
Hooded Merganser O O O
Common Merganser O? O? O
Red-breasted Merganser O O? O?
Ruddy Duck O? O? O?
HAWKS
Osprey U U O Co
Bald Eagle U O? O O Po
Northern Harrier O O? O?
Sharp-shinned Hawk O O? O?
Cooper's Hawk O? O O?
Red-shouldered Hawk O O? O O Co
Broad-winged Hawk O? O?
Red-tailed Hawk O O O O Po
American Kestrel O O? O? O Po
TURKEY AND QUAIL
Wild Turkey O O? O? O? Po
Northern Bobwhite U C O O Pr
RAILS AND COOT
King Rail O? O? O? Po
Virginia Rail O? O O? Po
American Coot O O? O?
SHOREBIRDS
Killdeer O O? O? O? Po
Greater Yellowlegs O O? O O?
Lesser Yellowlegs O? O? O?
Solitary Sandpiper O O? O
Spotted Sandpiper O O O?
Semipalmated Sandpiper O O? O?
Least Sandpiper O O? O?
Common Snipe O O? O?
American Woodcock O O? O? O? Po
GULLS AND TERNS
Laughing Gull O? O? O
Bonaparte's Gull O O O?
Ring-billed Gull U O? U U
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
Black Tern O? O? O?
DOVES
Rock Dove O O? O? O? Po
Mourning Dove C C U U Pr
CUCKOOS
Black-billed Cuckoo O? O? O?
Yellow-billed Cuckoo U C O? Pr
OWLS AND GOATSUCKERS
Eastern Screech-Owl O O? O? O? Po
Great Horned Owl O O? O? O? Po
Barred Owl O O? O O Po
Common Nighthawk O O? O?
Chuck-will's-widow O? O? O? Po
Whip-poor-will O O? O? Po
SWIFT, HUMMINGBIRD AND KINGFISHER
Chimney Swift O O O Po
Ruby-throated Hummingbird U O? O Po
Belted Kingfisher O O O O Po
WOODPECKERS
Red-headed Woodpecker O? O? O?
Red-bellied Woodpecker C C C C Pr
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker O? O? O
Downy Woodpecker U U U C Co
Hairy Woodpecker O O? O U Po
Northern Flicker O O? U C Pr
Pileated Woodpecker U U U C Po
FLYCATCHERS
Eastern Wood-Pewee U C U Pr
Acadian Flycatcher C C O? Pr
Eastern Phoebe O O? O O? Po
Great Crested Flycatcher U O? O? Po
Eastern Kingbird O O O? Po
VIREOS
White-eyed Vireo C U U Pr
Yellow-throated Vireo O O? O? Po
Warbling Vireo O? O? O? Po
Red-eyed Vireo C C U Pr
JAY AND CROWS
Blue Jay U U U C Pr
American Crow C C C C Pr
Fish Crow U U O U Pr
LARK AND SWALLOWS
Horned Lark O? O? O?
Purple Martin O? O? Po
Tree Swallow U O O? Co
Northern Rough-winged Swallow O O? O? Po
Bank Swallow O O? O?
Barn Swallow U U O? Pr
CHICKADEE, TITMOUSE, NUTHATCH AND CREEPER
Carolina Chickadee C C C C Co
Tufted Titmouse C C C C Co
White-breasted Nuthatch U U U C Co
Brown Creeper O? O O
WRENS
Carolina Wren C C C C Co
House Wren O O? O? Co
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 C C O? Pr
THRUSHES
Eastern Bluebird U U U C Co
Veery O O? O?
Gray-cheeked Thrush O O?
Bicknell's Thrush O? O
Swainson's Thrush U U?
Hermit Thrush O O O
Wood Thrush C C O? Pr
American Robin O? O? O O? Po
MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHER
Gray Catbird U U C O? Pr
Northern Mockingbird U U U C Pr
Brown Thrasher O O O O? Po
STARLING, PIPIT AND WAXWING
European Starling U U U U Co
American Pipit O O? O?
Cedar Waxwing U O? O O Po
WARBLERS
Blue-winged Warbler O O? O?
Tennessee Warbler O O? O?
Orange-crowned Warbler O
Nashville Warbler O? O?
Northern Parula C C O? Pr
Yellow Warbler O O O? Po
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 U U U
Black-throated Green Warbler O O?
Blackburnian Warbler O? O? O
Yellow-throated Warbler O O? O? Po
Prairie Warbler O? O? O? Po
Palm Warbler O O O?
Blackpoll Warbler U O?
Black-and-white Warbler O O? O Po
American Redstart U O U
Prothonotary Warbler U U O? Pr
Worm-eating Warbler O O O? Pr
Ovenbird U O O? Pr
Northern Waterthrush O? O? O
Louisiana Waterthrush O O O? Co
Kentucky Warbler C C O? Co
Common Yellowthroat C U U Co
Hooded Warbler O O? O? Po
Wilson's Warbler O O? O
Canada Warbler O O? O?
Yellow-breasted Chat C C O? Co
TANAGERS
Summer Tanager O O O? Pr
Scarlet Tanager C C U? Pr
TOWHEE AND SPARROWS
Eastern Towhee O O? O O Po
American Tree Sparrow O? O?
Chipping Sparrow U U O Po
Field Sparrow C U U U Pr
Savannah Sparrow O O O?
Grasshopper Sparrow O O O Pr
Fox Sparrow O O? O?
Song Sparrow U O U C Pr
Lincoln's Sparrow O O?
Swamp Sparrow O O O
White-throated Sparrow C C C
White-crowned Sparrow O O O?
Dark-eyed Junco U? U U
CARDINAL, GROSBEAKS AND BUNTING
Northern Cardinal C C C C Co
Rose-breasted Grosbeak O O?
Blue Grosbeak U C O? Pr
Indigo Bunting C C O Pr
BLACKBIRDS AND ORIOLES
Bobolink O? O O?
Red-winged Blackbird C O U U Pr
Eastern Meadowlark U O O O? Pr
Rusty Blackbird O O O
Common Grackle C C U? O Co
Brown-headed Cowbird C U O? O? Pr
Orchard Oriole U U Pr
Baltimore Oriole U O? O Po
FINCHES
Purple Finch O? O? O?
House Finch U U U C Pr
Pine Siskin O? O O?
American Goldfinch C C C C Pr
OLD WORLD SPARROW
House Sparrow U U? U U Pr

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 2/09/01.

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