USGS

Oxon Cove Park Bird List

Seasonal Abundance Breeding
Species Spring Summer Fall Winter Status
GREBES, PELICAN AND CORMORANT
Pied-billed Grebe O O O O Po
Horned Grebe O O? O?
American White Pelican O
Double-crested Cormorant U O O O
HERONS
American Bittern O? O? O? O? Po
Least Bittern O? O? O? Po
Great Blue Heron U U U U Po
Great Egret O? O O
Snowy Egret O? O O
Green Heron O U O? Co
Black-crowned Night-Heron O O O O? Po
VULTURES
Black Vulture O O O? O Po
Turkey Vulture O O O O Po
WATERFOWL
Canada Goose U U U U Co
Brant O
Wood Duck O O? O O? Po
Gadwall O O O
American Wigeon O O O?
American Black Duck O O O O Po
Mallard U U U U Co
Blue-winged Teal O O? O
Green-winged Teal O? O O
Canvasback O O? O
Ring-necked Duck O O? O?
Lesser Scaup O O? O
Bufflehead 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 Pr
Bald Eagle O O? O O Po
Northern Harrier O? O O O
Sharp-shinned Hawk O? O O
Cooper's Hawk O O O O Po
Red-shouldered Hawk U O U U Co
Broad-winged Hawk O O?
Red-tailed Hawk O O O U Po
American Kestrel O O? O O Po
TURKEY AND QUAIL
Wild Turkey O O? O O? Po
Northern Bobwhite O U O O Pr
RAILS, MOORHEN AND COOT
Virginia Rail O? O? O? Po
Sora O O? O?
Common Moorhen O? O O? Pr
American Coot O O O
SHOREBIRDS
Semipalmated Plover O? O O?
Killdeer U U O O Pr
Greater Yellowlegs O O O O?
Lesser Yellowlegs O? O O
Solitary Sandpiper O O? O?
Spotted Sandpiper O O? O? Po
Sanderling O? O O
Semipalmated Sandpiper O? O O?
Western Sandpiper O? O O?
Least Sandpiper O? O O?
Pectoral Sandpiper O? O
Common Snipe O O? O
American Woodcock O O? O? O? Po
GULLS AND TERNS
Laughing Gull O O U O
Bonaparte's Gull O O? O
Ring-billed Gull O U U C
Herring Gull O O O U
Lesser Black-backed Gull O? O? O
Great Black-backed Gull O O O U
Caspian Tern O O O
Common Tern O? O O?
Forster's Tern O? O O
Black Tern O? O O
DOVES
Rock Dove U U O O Pr
Mourning Dove C C U U Pr
CUCKOOS
Black-billed Cuckoo O O? O?
Yellow-billed Cuckoo U O O? Po
OWLS
Barn Owl O? O? O? O? Po
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 U C C Po
Ruby-throated Hummingbird O O? O? Po
Belted Kingfisher O O O O Po
WOODPECKERS
Red-headed Woodpecker O O O? O?
Red-bellied Woodpecker C C C U Pr
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker O? O O
Downy Woodpecker U C C C Co
Hairy Woodpecker O O O O Po
Northern Flicker U O U U Pr
Pileated Woodpecker O O O O Po
FLYCATCHERS
Eastern Wood-Pewee O O O? Pr
Acadian Flycatcher U U O? Pr
Willow Flycatcher O U O? Pr
Eastern Phoebe O O? O O Po
Great Crested Flycatcher U U O Co
Eastern Kingbird U U O? Pr
SHRIKE AND VIREOS
Loggerhead Shrike O O? O? O? Po
White-eyed Vireo U U O Pr
Yellow-throated Vireo O O O? Po
Warbling Vireo O O O? Pr
Blue-headed Vireo O O?
Red-eyed Vireo C C U Pr
JAY AND CROWS
Blue Jay C C C C Pr
American Crow C C C C Pr
Fish Crow U O U U Po
SWALLOWS
Purple Martin O O
Tree Swallow O U O? Pr
Northern Rough-winged Swallow U U O? Pr
Barn Swallow U C O? Pr
CHICKADEE, TITMOUSE, NUTHATCH AND CREEPER
Carolina Chickadee C C C C Co
Tufted Titmouse C C C C Co
White-breasted Nuthatch O O U U Pr
Brown Creeper O O? O
WRENS
Carolina Wren C C C C Co
House Wren U O O? Pr
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 U Pr
Veery O O O?
Gray-cheeked Thrush O O?
Swainson's Thrush O O?
Hermit Thrush O O O
Wood Thrush C C U? Co
American Robin C C U U Co
MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHER
Gray Catbird C C C O? Pr
Northern Mockingbird U C U U Co
Brown Thrasher C U U? 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
Tennessee Warbler O? O? O
Nashville Warbler O O
Northern Parula U O O Pr
Yellow Warbler U U O? Pr
Magnolia Warbler O O? U
Black-throated Blue Warbler U O? O?
Yellow-rumped Warbler C O U
Black-throated Green Warbler O O O
Blackburnian Warbler O O? O?
Pine Warbler O? O? O? O? Po
Prairie Warbler O? O? O Po
Palm Warbler O O O
Bay-breasted Warbler O O?
Blackpoll Warbler C O O
Black-and-white Warbler O O? O
American Redstart U O O
Prothonotary Warbler O O O? Pr
Worm-eating Warbler O O? O? Po
Ovenbird U O? O? Po
Northern Waterthrush O O? O
Louisiana Waterthrush O? O? O? Po
Kentucky Warbler O O? O? Po
Common Yellowthroat C C U Pr
Hooded Warbler O O O? Po
Wilson's Warbler O O? O?
Canada Warbler O O O?
Yellow-breasted Chat U C O? Pr
TANAGERS
Summer Tanager O O? O?
Scarlet Tanager U U O Pr
TOWHEE AND SPARROWS
Eastern Towhee C C U O Co
American Tree Sparrow O? O
Chipping Sparrow O O? O O Po
Clay-colored Sparrow O
Field Sparrow U C U U Co
Vesper Sparrow O O
Savannah Sparrow O O O
Grasshopper Sparrow U U O? Pr
Fox Sparrow O? O? O
Song Sparrow U U U U Pr
Swamp Sparrow O O O
White-throated Sparrow U 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 U U
Blue Grosbeak O U O? Co
Indigo Bunting C C U Pr
BLACKBIRDS AND ORIOLES
Bobolink O O? O
Red-winged Blackbird C C U C Co
Eastern Meadowlark O U O O Pr
Rusty Blackbird O O? O?
Common Grackle C C U U Co
Brown-headed Cowbird C U O O Pr
Orchard Oriole C U Co
Baltimore Oriole U U O Co
FINCHES
Purple Finch O? O? O?
House Finch U U U C Pr
American Goldfinch C C C C Pr
OLD WORLD SPARROW
House Sparrow U U U 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 1/03/02.

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