Birds List

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FAMILY	COMMON NAME	WHEN SEEN	HABITAT

Wading Birds	Great Blue Heron	All year	Pond
	Great Egret	All year	Pond

Swans, Geese, Ducks	Canada goose	All year	In Flight; pond
	Wood duck	All year	Pond; woods
	Mallard	All year	Pond
	Green-winged teal	Winter	Pond
	Hooded merganser	Nov-March	Pond
	Common merganser	Winter	Pond

Vultures	Turkey vulture	All year	Fields; edges of woods
	Black vulture	All year	Fields; edges of woods

Diurnal raptors	Bald eagle	All year	In flight
	Northern harrier	Winter	Fields
	Sharp-shinned hawk	All year	Edges; fields; feeders
	Cooper's hawk	All year	Woods; edges
	Red-shouldered hawk	All year	Woods; edges
	Red-tailed hawk	All year	Fields
	Broad-winged hawk	Spring	Fields
	Swallow-tailed kite	Summer	Edges
	Osprey	March-Sept.	Pond
	American Kestrel	Oct.-March	Fields

Upland game birds	Northern bobwhite	All year	Woods; edges
	Wild turkey	All year	Woods; edges

Gruiformes	Coot	Winter	Pond

Shorebirds	Killdeer	All year	Fields
	Spotted sandpiper	Spring; fall	Pond

Gulls, terns & Skimmers	Ring-billed gull	Winter	Fields

Pigeons & Doves	Mourning dove	All year	Fields; edges; woods
	Rock dove	All year	Fields; edges

Cuckoos & their allies	Yellow-billed cuckoo	Summer	Groves; edges

Owls	Great horned owl	All year	Woods; groves
	Barred owl	All year	Woods
	Screech owl	All year	Woods

Goatsuckers & swifts	Chimney swift	Summer	Fields

Hummingbirds	Ruby-throated hummingbird	Summer	Flower beds; woods

Kingfishers	Belted Kingfisher	All year	Pond

Woodpeckers	Red-bellied woodpecker	All year	Woods; edges; feeders
	Yellow-bellied sapsucker	Winter	Woods; groves
	Downy woodpecker	All year	Woods; groves
	Hairy woodpecker	All year	Woods
	Pileated woodpecker	All year	Woods; edges

Tyrant flycatchers	Eastern wood pewee	Summer	Woods; groves
	Acadian flycatcher	Summer	Woods
	Eastern Phoebe	All year	Edges; groves
	Great-crested flycatcher	Summer	Woods
	Eastern Kingbird	Summer	Fields; groves

Shrikes & vireos	Loggerhead shrike	Winter	Fields
	Red-eyed vireo	Summer	Woods
	White-eyed vireo	Summer	Edges
	Blue-headed vireo	Spring-Fall	Woods

Jays, crows & their allies	Blue jay	All year	Throughout area
	Common crow	All year	Throughout area
	Fish crow	Summer	Fields; pond

Swallows	Barn swallow	Summer	Fields; nests on bldgs
	Northern rough-winged swallow	Summer	Fields
	Tree swallow	Spring; fall	Fields

Chickadees	Carolina chickadee	All year	Throughout area
	Tufted titmouse	All year	Throughout area

Nuthatches & creepers	White-breasted nuthatch	All year	Woods; feeders
	Red-breasted nuthatch	Winter	Woods; feeders
	Brown-headed nuthatch	All year	Woods (pines)
	Brown creeper	Winter	Woods

Wrens	Carolina wren	All year	Throughout area
	House wren	All year	Gardens; edges
	Marsh wren	Winter	Pond

Old-world warblers, thrushes	Ruby-crowned kinglet	Winter	Woods
	Golden-crowned kinglet	Winter	Woods
	Blue-gray gnatcatcher	Summer	Woods; tall brush
	Eastern bluebird	All year	Fields; edges
	American robin	All year	Fields; groves; woods
	Hermit thrush	Winter; spring	Woods
	Swainson's thrush	Spring	Woods
	Wood thrush	Summer	Woods

Mimids	Gray catbird	Summer	Dense thickets
	Brown thrasher	Summer	Dense thickets
	Mockingbird	All year	Throughout area

Starlings	European starling	All year	Fields; edges; groves

Waxwings	Cedar waxwing	All year	Woods; edges

Wood-warblers	Northern parula	Summer	Woods
	Yellow warbler	Spring-summer	Low trees; edges
	Black-throated warbler	Spring-summer	Forest understory
	Yellow-rumped warbler	All year	Woods; brush
	Black-throated green warbler	Spring	Woods
	Prairie warbler	Summer	Brush; young trees
	Palm warbler	Fall	Fields; yards
	Pine warbler	All year	Woods
	Blackpoll warbler	Summer	Woods
	Yellow-throated warbler	Spring-summer	Woods
	Black & white warbler	Summer	Woods
	Redstart	Summer	Woods
	Ovenbird	Summer	Woods
	Common yellowthroat	Summer	Brush; near pond

Tanagers, cardinals & allies	Summer tanager	Summer	Woods; groves
	Scarlet tanager	Summer	Woods; groves
	Northern cardinal	All year	Throughout area
	Rose-breasted grosbeak	May 1-15	Woods; groves; feeders
	Blue grosbeak	Spring-summer	Brush; young trees
	Indigo bunting	Summer	Brush; edges
	Eastern towhee	All year	Brush; edges

Finches & old world sparrows	Field sparrow	All year	Fields
	Chipping sparrow	All year	Fields
	Grasshopper sparrow	All year	Fields
	Savannah sparrow	Winter	Fields
	Song sparrow	All year	Fields; edges
	Swamp sparrow	Winter	Pond edges
	Evening grosbeak	Winter	Groves; woods
	Purple finch	Winter-spring	Woods; feeders
	House finch	All year	Feeders; groves; yards
	American goldfinch	All year	Feeders; groves; edges

Emberizine sparrows & allies	Dark-eyed junco	Winter-spring	Fields; yards

Icterids	Eastern meadowlark	All year	Fields
	Bobolink	Spring	Fields; groves
	Brown-headed cowbird	All year	Fields; groves
	Red-winged blackbird	All year	Fields; pond
	Rusty blackbird	Winter	Woods
	Common grackle	All year	Fields
	Orchard oriole	Summer	Groves

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