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Birds

Composite List -- Birds seen in 2008

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153 species of birds found in Glen Helen

Abundance key

a Abundant (both numerous and common)
c Common (almost certain to be seen in suitable habitat)
u Uncommon (present, but not certain to be seen in suitable habitat)
o Occasional (usually seen only a few times during a season)
r Rare (seen at intervals of up to 5 years, but not outside normal range)
x Accidental (observed outside of normal range, perhaps observed only once or twice)


Common category Common Name Scientifc Name Spring (Mar-May) Summer (June - July) Fall (Aug-Nov) Winter (Dec-Feb)
Herons and Vultures Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
u
u
u
u
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
o
o
o
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea
r
r
Green Heron Butorides virescens
u
u
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
c
c
c
o
Ducks and Geese Canada Goose Branta canadensis
c
c
c
c
Wood Duck Aix sponsa
c
c
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
c
c
c
c
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
u
Ring-necked duck Anas collaris
u
Falcons and Hawks Osprey Pandion haliaetus
o
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
r
r
r
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
0
0
0
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
u
u
u
u
Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
u
u
u
r
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
o
o
o
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
c
c
c
c
Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
r
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
o
o
o
o
Upland Game Birds, Cranes Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus
r
r
r
r
  Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
o
o
o
o
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
o
Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis
0
0
Wading Birds Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
o
o
o
o
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
o
o
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia
o
o
o
American Woodcock Scolopax minor
u
r
r
Doves and Pigeons Rock Pigeon Columba livia
u
u
u
u
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
c
c
c
c
Cuckoos Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
o
r
o
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
u
u
u
Owls Eastern Screech-Owl Otus asio
u
u
u
u
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
u
u
u
u
Barred Owl Strix varia
u
u
u
u
Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus
r
r
r
Nightjars Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
u
o
u
Swifts Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
c
c
c
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
u
u
u
Kingfishers Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon
c
c
c
c
Woodpeckers Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus
o
o
o
r
Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
c
c
c
c
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
o
o
u
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
c
c
c
c
Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
u
u
u
u
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
u
u
u
u
Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
c
c
c
c
Flycatchers Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
c
c
u
Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens
c
c
Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
o
o
Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
u
u
Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
u
u
u
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
u
u
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
o
o
Vireos White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
u
c
u
Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
o
r
o
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
u
u
o
Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
o
o
o
Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
r
r
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
c
c
c
Jays and crows Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
c
c
c
c
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
c
c
c
c
Lark, Swallows and Martin Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
r
r
o
  Purple Martin Progne subis
r
r
r
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
u
u
u
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
r
r
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
o
o
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
u
u
u
Chickadee and Titmouse Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis
a
a
a
a
Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
a
a
a
a
Nuthatches and Creeper Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
r
r
u
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
c
c
c
c
Brown Creeper Certhia americana
u
u
u
Wrens Carolina Wren Thyromanes ludovicianus
c
c
c
c
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
u
u
u
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
u
u
o
Gnatcatcher, Kinglets, and Thrushes Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
c
u
u
Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
u
u
u
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
u
u
r
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
o
o
o
o
Veery Catharus fuscescens
o
o
Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
o
o
Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
u
u
Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
u
u
o
Wood Thrush Catharus mustelinus
c
c
u
American Robin Turdus migratorius
a
a
a
u
Mockingbirds, Thrasher Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
c
c
c
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
u
u
u
u
Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
u
u
u
r
Starling and Waxwing European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
a
a
a
a
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
u
u
u
o
Warblers Northern Parula Parula americana
u
u
Tennessee Warbler Verivora peregrina
u
u
  Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus
o
o
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
r
r
Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla
u
u
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
u
u
u
Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica
u
u
Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia
u
u
Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina
u
u
Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens
u
u
Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata
c
c
o
Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens
c
u
Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca
u
u
Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica
c
c
Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus
r
r
r
Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor
r
Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum
o
o
Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea
u
o
Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata
u
u
Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea
o
o
r
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
c
u
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
c
u
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus
u
u
Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis
o
r
Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla
c
c
u
Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus
o
o
o
Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis
r
r
Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia
r
r
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
c
c
u
Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina
u
u
r
Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla
r
r
Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis
u
r
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
u
o
u
Tanagers Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
o
o
o
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
u
u
o
Cardinals and Sparrows Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
u
u
u
o
American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea
o
o
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
c
c
u
Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla
c
c
u
Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
r
r
Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
u
u
r
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
c
c
c
c
Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
r
r
Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
o
r
White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
c
c
c
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
o
o
o
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
c
c
c
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
a
a
a
a
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
u
u
o
x
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
c
c
o
Blackbirds and Orioles Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
c
c
c
u
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
o
o
o
Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
r
r
r
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
c
c
c
u
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
c
c
c
u
Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
u
u
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
u
u
u
Finches Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus
o
o
r
House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
c
c
c
c
Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus
o
o
o
American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
a
a
a
a
Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus
r
r
r
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
c
c
c
c