Birds of Sunkhaze Meadows

 

        Carlton Pond  
  Sunkhaze Sandy Stream Benton Waterfowl  
Common Name Meadows Division Division Production Area Residenct Status
           
Loons, Grebes, Cormorants          
Common Loon X X X X Migrant
Pied-billed Grebe X   X X Migrant
Double-crested Cormorant X   X X Migrant
 
Bitterns, Herons, Ibises          
American Bittern X X X X Breeding
Least Bittern X     X Breeding
Great Blue Heron X X X X Migrant
Green Heron X       Breeding
Black-crowned Night Heron X       Migrant
Yellow-crowned Night Heron X       Accidental
Great Egret       X Accidental
Glossy Ibis X       Accidental
 
New World Vultures          
Turkey Vulture X     X Migrant
 
Geese, Ducks          
Canada Goose X X X X Migrant
Wood Duck X     X Breeding
Blue-winged Teal X X X X Breeding
Green-winged Teal X   X X Breeding
American Black Duck X   X X Breeding
Mallard X X X X Breeding
Northern Pintail X   X X Migrant
Northern Shoveler X   X   Migrant
Gadwall X       Migrant
American Wigeon X     X Migrant
Oldsquaw X       Accidental
Ring-necked Duck X   X X Breeding
Lesser Scaup X       Accidental
Common Goldeneye X     X Migrant
Bufflehead X       Migrant
Hooded Merganser X   X X Breeding
Common Merganser X     X Migrant
Red-breasted Merganser X     X Migrant
 
Osprey, Hawks          
Osprey X     X Breeding
Golden Eagle X     X Permanent Resident
Bald Eagle X   X X Breeding at SNK, JME
Northern Harrier X   X X Breeding
Sharp-shinned Hawk X       Breeding
Cooper's Hawk X       Permanent Resident
Northern Goshawk X       Breeding
Red-tailed Hawk X   X   Permanent Resident
Red-shouldered Hawk X   X X Breeding
Broad-winged Hawk X   X X Breeding
Rough-legged Hawk X X   X Migrant
 
Falcons          
American Kestrel X   X X Permanent Resident
Merlin X       Migrant
Peregrine Falcon X     X Migrant
 
Gallinaceous Birds          
Spruce Grouse X       Breeding
Ruffed Grouse X   X X Breeding
Wild Turkey X X X   Breeding
Ring-necked Pheasant X       Breeding
Common Bobwhite X X     Breeding
 
Rails          
Virginia Rail X X   X Breeding
Yellow Rail X       Migrant
Sora X   X X Breeding
Common Moorhen X     X Migrant
 
Plovers, Sandpipers          
Black-bellied Plover X     X Migrant
Killdeer X X X X Breeding
Greater Yellowlegs X   X X Migrant
Lesser Yellowlegs X   X   Migrant
Least Sandpiper X       Migrant
Semipalmated Sandpiper X       Migrant
Solitary Sandpiper X       Migrant
Spotted Sandpiper X     X Breeding
Upland Sandpiper X   X   Migrant
Common (Wilson's) Snipe X X X X Breeding
American Woodcock X X X X Breeding
 
Gulls, Terns          
Ring-billed Gull X       Migrant
Herring Gull X       Permanent Resident
Great Black-backed Gull X       Permanent Resident
Black Tern       X Breeding at CPW
 
Doves, Cuckoos, Typical Owls          
Rock Dove X       Permanent Resident
Mourning Dove X X X X Breeding
Black-billed Cuckoo X       Breeding
Yellow-billed Cuckoo X       Migrant
Great Horned Owl X X   X Breeding
Barred Owl X   X X Breeding
Great Gray Owl X       Accidental
Long-eared Owl X       Permanent Resident
Short-eared Owl X   X   Permanent Resident
Northern Saw-whet Owl X   X X Breeding
Boreal Owl X       Accidental
Northern Hawk Owl X       Migrant
Snowy Owl X       Accidental
 
Nightjars, Swifts          
Hummingbirds, Kingfishers          
Common Nighthawk X   X   Breeding
Whip-poor-will X       Migrant
Chimney Swift X       Migrant
Ruby-throated Hummingbird X X X X Breeding
Belted Kingfisher X     X Breeding
 
Woodpeckers          
Tyrant Flycatchers, Shrikes          
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker X X X X Breeding
Downy Woodpecker X     X Permanent Resident
Hairy Woodpecker X X X X Permanent Resident
Black-backed Woodpecker X X X   Breeding
Pileated Woodpecker X X X X Breeding
Northern Flicker X   X X Breeding
Alder Flycatcher X       Breeding
Great Crested Flycatcher X   X   Breeding
Least Flycatcher X     X Breeding
Olive-sided Flycatcher X X X X Breeding
Willow Flycatcher X X X   Breeding
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher X X     Breeding
Eastern Wood-pewee X     X Breeding
Eastern Phoebe X   X X Breeding
Eastern Kingbird X X X X Breeding
Northern Shrike X       Migrant
 
Vireos          
Warbling Vireo X       Breeding
Blue-headed Vireo X     X Breeding
Philadelphia Vireo X       Migrant
Red-eyed Vireo X X X X Breeding
Yellow-throated Vireo          
 
Jays, Crows          
Gray Jay X X X   Breeding
Blue Jay X X X X Breeding
American Crow X X X X Breeding
Common Raven X   X X Breeding
 
Swallows          
Purple Martin X X X   Migrant
Tree Swallow X X X X Breeding
No, Rough-winged Swallow X       Migrant
Bank Swallow X       Migrant
Cliff Swallow X       Migrant
Barn Swallow X X X X Breeding
 
Chickadees, Titmice          
Nuthatches, Creepers, Wrens          
Black-capped Chickadee X X X X Breeding
Boreal Chickadee X       Breeding
Tufted Titmouse X       Breeding
Red-breasted Nuthatch X   X X Breeding
White-breasted Nuthatch X X X X Breeding
Brown Creeper X   X   Breeding
Winter Wren X X X X Breeding
Sedge Wren X X X X Migrant
Marsh Wren X     X Breeding
House Wren X       Breeding
 
Kinglets, Old World Warblers          
Golden-crowned Kinglet X       Breeding
Ruby-crowned Kinglet X       Breeding
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher X X X   Migrant
 
Thrushes, Thrashers          
Eastern Bluebird X   X   Breeding
Veery X   X X Breeding
Swainson's Thrush X X X   Breeding
Hermit Thrush X   X X Breeding
Gray-cheeked Thrush X       Migrant
Wood Thrush X   X   Breeding
American Robin X X X X Breeding
Gray  Catbird X     X Breeding
Northern Mockingbird X   X X Migrant
Brown Thrasher X       Breeding
 
Waxwings, Pipits, Starlings          
Bohemian Waxwing X       Migrant
Cedar Waxwing X X X X Breeding
American Pipit X       Accidental
European Starling X   X   Permanent Resident
 
Wood Warblers          
Bay-breasted Warbler X       Breeding
Black-and-white Warbler X X X X Breeding
Black-throated Blue Warbler X     X Breeding
Black-throated Green Warbler X X X X Breeding
Blackburnian Warbler X       Breeding
Blackpoll Warbler X       Breeding
Blue-winged Warbler X       Migrant
Canada Warbler X   X   Breeding
Cape May Warbler X       Breeding
Chestnut-sided Warbler X X X X Breeding
Magnolia Warbler X       Breeding
Mourning Warbler X       Breeding
Nashville Warbler X   X   Breeding
Palm Warbler X     X Breeding
Pine Warbler X       Breeding
Tennessee Warbler X       Breeding
Wilson's Warbler X       Breeding
Yellow-rumped Warbler X       Breeding
Yellow Warbler X X X X Breeding
Northern Parula X   X X Breeding
Ovenbird X X X X Breeding
Common Yellowthroat X X X X Breeding
Northern Waterthrush X X     Breeding
American Redstart X       Breeding
 
Tanagers, Sparrows, Towhees          
Scarlet Tanager X       Breeding
American Tree Sparrow X   X   Migrant
Chipping Sparrow X X X X Migrant
Field Sparrow X X     Breeding
Fox Sparrow X       Migrant
Grasshopper Sparrow   X X   Breeding
Henslow's Sparrow   X X   Migrant
Lincoln's Sparrow X       Breeding
Savannah Sparrow X X X X Migrant
Snow Bunting X       Wintering
House Sparrow X   X   Breeding
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow X       Migrant
Song Sparrow X X X X Breeding
Swamp Sparrow X     X Breeding
Vesper Sparrow   X X   Breeding
White-crowned Sparrow X X X   Migrant
White-throated Sparrow X X X X Breeding
No. (Dark-eyed) Junco X X X   Breeding
Eastern Towhee X       Migrant
 
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Allies          
Northern Cardinal X       Breeding
Evening Grosbeak X       Permanent Resident
Pine Grosbeak X X X   Migrant
Rose-breasted Grosbeak X       Breeding
Indigo Bunting X       Breeding
 
Blackbirds, Finches          
Bobolink X X X X Breeding
Red-winged Blackbird X X X X Breeding
Eastern Meadowlark X X X   Migrant
Pine Siskin X X X   Breeding
Rusty Blackbird X       Migrant
Common Grackle X X X X Breeding
Brown-headed Cowbird X       Breeding
Baltimore Oriole X       Breeding
Orchard Oriole X       Migrant
Red Crossbill X X X   Permanent Resident
White-winged Crossbill X X X   Permanent Resident
Purple Finch X     X Breeding
House Finch X X   X Breeding
American Goldfinch X X X X Breeding
Common Redpoll X       Migrant
Hoary Redpoll X       Wintering

 

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