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This list contains 280 species which have been observed on the Refuge. The information obtained from Refuge personel and other interested birders, such as yourself.Visiting birders are encouraged to share their rare or unusual sightings with refuge staff.
Legend
S - March-May
s - June-August
F - September-November
W - December-Februarya - abundant: common species that is very numerous
c - common: certain to be seen in suitable habitat
u - uncommon: present but not certain to be seen
o - occasional: seen only a few times during season
r - rare: seen at intervals of 2 to 5 years
* - Nesting species
# - State threatened and endangered speciesLoons S s F W
___ Common Loon o r o -
Grebes S s F W
___ Pied-billed Grebe* a a a -
___ Horned Grebe* o r o -
___ Red-necked Grebe* c c c -
___ Eared Grebe* u u o -
___ Western Grebe* u o o -
Pelicans S s F W
___ American White Pelican c c c -
Cormorants S s F W
___ Double-crested Cormorant* c c c -
Herons and Bitterns S s F W
___ American Bittern* c c c -
___ Least Bittern* u u u -
___ Great Blue Heron* c c c -
___ Great Egret u u u -
___ Snowy Egret r r - -
___ Little Blue Heron r - - -
___ Cattle Egret r r r -
___ Green Heron* u u u -
___ Black-crowned Night-Heron* c c c -
Swans, Geese, and Ducks S s F W
___ Tundra Swan c r c -
___ Trumpeter Swan r - - -
___ Greater White-fronted Goose o - r -
___ Snow Goose u - c -
___ Canada Goose* c a c -
___ Wood Duck* u u u -
___ Green-winged Teal* c u a -
___ American Black Duck* o r u -
___ Mallard* a a a -
___ Northern Pintail* c u c -
___ Blue-winged Teal* a a a -
___ Northern Shoveler* c c c -
___ Gadwall* c c a -
___ American Wigeon* c c a -
___ Canvasback* c c u -
___ Redhead* c c c -
___ Ring-necked Duck* c c c -
___ Lesser Scaup* c u c -
___ Greater Scaup u - u -
___ Oldsquaw r - r -
___ White-winged Scoter o r o -
___ Common Goldeneye* c r u -
___ Bufflehead* c u u -
___ Hooded Merganser* c u u -
___ Common Merganser u r o -
___ Red-breasted Merganser o - - -
___ Ruddy Duck* c c c -
Vultures S s F W
___ Turkey Vulture o o o -
Hawks and Eagles S s F W
___ Osprey r - r -
___ Bald Eagle*# u u u o
___ Northern Harrier* c c c -
___ Sharp-shinned Hawk* u r c -
___ Cooper's Hawk* o r o -
___ Northern Goshawk* o - o u
___ Broad-winged Hawk* u r u -
___ Swainson's Hawk - - r -
___ Red-tailed Hawk* c c c -
___ Rough-legged Hawk c - c u
___ Golden Eagle r - r r
Falcons S s F W
___ American Kestrel* u u u -
___ Merlin o - o -
___ Peregrine Falcon# o - o -
Upland Game Birds S s F W
___ Gray Partridge* o o o o
___ Ruffed Grouse* c c c c
___ Sharp-tailed Grouse* o o o o
Rails and Coots S s F W
___ Yellow Rail* u u - -
___ Virginia Rail* c c c -
___ Sora* c a c -
___ American Coot* a a a -
Cranes S s F W
___ Sandhill Crane* c c a -
Shorebirds S s F W
___ Black-bellied Plover o - o -
___ Lesser Golden Plover o - o -
___ Semipalmated Plover c r c -
___ Killdeer* c c c -
___ American Avocet* r r - -
___ Greater Yellowlegs c o c -
___ Lesser Yellowlegs c u c -
___ Solitary Sandpiper u o u -
___ Willet r - r -
___ Spotted Sandpiper* c c c -
___ Upland Sandpiper* o o - -
___ Hudsonian Godwit u - - -
___ Marbled Godwit* o o - -
___ Ruddy Turnstone r - r -
___ Sanderling o - o -
___ Semipalmated Sandpiper c o u -
___ Least Sandpiper c c c -
___ White-rumped Sandpiper o - r -
___ Baird's Sandpiper o - o -
___ Pectoral Sandpiper c - c -
___ Dunlin u - o -
___ Stilt Sandpiper u - u -
___ Buff-breasted Sandpiper r - r -
___ Short-billed Dowitcher u o u -
___ Long-billed Dowitcher c - c -
___ Common Snipe* c c c -
___ American Woodcock* u u u -
___ Wilson's Phalarope* u r o -
___ Red-necked Phalarope o - o -
Gulls and Terns S s F W
___ Franklin's Gull* a a o -
___ Bonaparte's Gull u r u -
___ Ring-billed Gull c r c -
___ Herring Gull u - u -
___ Caspian Tern o - o -
___ Common Tern o - r -
___ Forster's Tern* c c c -
___ Black Tern* c c c -
Doves S s F W
___ Rock Dove r r r -
___ Mourning Dove* c a c -
Cuckoos S s F W
___ Black-billed Cuckoo* u c u -
Owls S s F W
___ Eastern Screech-Owl r - - -
___ Great Horned Owl* c c c c
___ Snowy Owl o - u u
___ Northern Hawk Owl - - - r
___ Barred Owl r - r r
___ Great Gray Owl - r r r
___ Long-eared Owl r r - -
___ Short-eared Owl* o r o o
___ Northern Saw-whet Owl* r r - r
Nighthawks and Nightjars S s F W
___ Common Nighthawk* u u u -
___ Whip-poor-will u u u -
Swifts S s F W
___ Chimney Swift r r - -
Hummingbirds S s F W
___ Ruby-throated Hummingbird* u u u -
Kingfishers S s F W
___ Belted Kingfisher* o o o -
Woodpeckers S s F W
___ Red-headed Woodpecker o o o -
___ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker u u u -
___ Downy Woodpecker* c c c c
___ Hairy Woodpecker* c c c c
___ Black-backed Woodpecker r r r r
___ Northern Flicker* c c a -
___ Pileated Woodpecker* u u u u
Flycatchers S s F W
___ Olive-sided Flycatcher r r - -
___ Eastern Wood-Pewee* c c c -
___ Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - o - -
___ Alder Flycatcher* u c - -
___ Willow Flycatcher r r - -
___ Least Flycatcher* c c u -
___ Eastern Phoebe* o o o -
___ Great Crested Flycatcher* u c o -
___ Western Kingbird u r u -
___ Eastern Kingbird* c c c -
Larks S s F W
___ Horned Lark* o o o r
Swallows S s F W
___ Purple Martin* o r - -
___ Tree Swallow* c c c -
___ Bank Swallow o - o -
___ Cliff Swallow* c a c -
___ Barn Swallow* c u c -
Jays and Crows S s F W
___ Gray Jay* r r r o
___ Blue Jay* c c c -
___ Black-billed Magpie* o o o o
___ American Crow* c c c -
___ Common Raven* u o u c
Chickadees and Titmice S s F W
___ Black-capped Chickadee* c c c c
___ Boreal Chickadee o o o o
Nuthatches S s F W
___ Red-breasted Nuthatch o r o o
___ White-breasted Nuthatch* c o c c
Creepers S s F W
___ Brown Creeper o - o -
Wrens S s F W
___ House Wren* c c c -
___ Winter Wren* r r r -
___ Sedge Wren* u a u -
___ Marsh Wren* a a u -
Kinglets, Bluebirds and Thrushes S s F W
___ Golden-crowned Kinglet* c r c -
___ Ruby-crowned Kinglet* c r c -
___ Eastern Bluebird* u u u -
___ Veery* u c o -
___ Gray-cheeked Thrush o - o -
___ Swainson's Thrush u - o -
___ Hermit Thrush u - u -
___ American Robin* c c c -
Mimics S s F W
___ Gray Catbird* u c u -
___ Northern Mockingbird r - r -
___ Brown Thrasher* u u u -
Pipits S s F W
___ American Pipit o - u -
Waxwings S s F W
___ Bohemian Waxwing r - r o
___ Cedar Waxwing* u c u -
Shrikes S s F W
___ Northern Shrike o - o r
Starlings S s F W
___ European Starling* o o o -
Vireos S s F W
___ Solitary Vireo o - o -
___ Yellow-throated Vireo* o o o -
___ Warbling Vireo* u c u -
___ Philadelphia Vireo o r o -
___ Red-eyed Vireo* c c u -
Warblers S s F W
___ Golden-winged Warbler - - r -
___ Tennessee Warbler c - c -
___ Orange-crowned Warbler u - u -
___ Nashville Warbler* o c u -
___ Northern Parula r - r -
___ Yellow Warbler* c a c -
___ Chestnut-sided Warbler* o o - -
___ Magnolia Warbler u - u -
___ Cape May Warbler u - u -
___ Yellow-rumped Warbler a o a -
___ Black-throated Green Warbler u r o -
___ Blackburnian Warbler* o u o -
___ Pine Warbler c - c -
___ Palm Warbler c - c -
___ Bay-breasted Warbler o - o -
___ Blackpoll Warbler c - c -
___ Black-and-white Warbler u o u -
___ American Redstart* u u u -
___ Ovenbird* u u o -
___ Northern Waterthrush u r u -
___ Connecticut Warbler* r r - -
___ Mourning Warbler o o - -
___ Common Yellowthroat* c a c -
___ Wilson's Warbler u - o -
___ Canada Warbler o r - -
Tanagers S s F W
___ Scarlet Tanager r r r -
Grosbeaks, Buntings and Sparrows S s F W
___ Rose-breasted Grosbeak u c o -
___ Indigo Bunting r r r -
___ Eastern Towhee - o - -
___ American Tree Sparrow c - c -
___ Chipping Sparrow* u o u -
___ Clay-colored Sparrow* c a c -
___ Vesper Sparrow* u c u -
___ Savannah Sparrow* u u u -
___ Grasshopper Sparrow - r - -
___ Le Conte's Sparrow* u c u -
___ Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow* o u - -
___ Fox Sparrow c - c -
___ Song Sparrow* c c u -
___ Lincoln's Sparrow o - o -
___ Swamp Sparrow* u c u -
___ White-throated Sparrow* c c c -
___ White-crowned Sparrow u - u -
___ Harris' Sparrow u - u -
___ Dark-eyed Junco c - c -
___ Lapland Longspur u - u -
___ Snow Bunting u - u o
Blackbirds and Orioles S s F W
___ Bobolink* o o o -
___ Red-winged Blackbird* c c c -
___ Western Meadowlark* o o o -
___ Yellow-headed Blackbird* c c c -
___ Rusty Blackbird u - u -
___ Brewer's Blackbird* o o o -
___ Common Grackle* c o c -
___ Brown-headed Cowbird* c a c -
___ Baltimore Oriole* c c o -
Finches S s F W
___ Pine Grosbeak o - o u
___ Purple Finch* u o u -
___ House Finch r - - r
___ Red Crossbill - - o o
___ White-winged Crossbill - - o o
___ Common Redpoll c - u c
___ Hoary Redpoll r - - r
___ Pine Siskin u r u o
___ American Goldfinch* c c c -
___ Evening Grosbeak u - u u
Old World Sparrows S s F W
___ House Sparrow* o o o -
ACCIDENTAL BIRDS
Yellow-crowned Night Heron Red Knot
Tri-colored Heron Ruff
White-faced Ibis Laughing Gull
Brant Ross's Gull
Cinnamon Teal California Gull
European Widgeon Boreal Owl
Surf Scoter N. Rough-winged Swallow
Red-shouldered Hawk Mountain Bluebird
Ferruginous Hawl Wood Thrush
Gyrfalcon Sage Thrasher
Prairie Falcon Sprague's Pipit
Greater Prairie Chicken Loggerhead Shrike
King Rail Yellow-throated Warbler
Common Moorhen Prothonotary Warbler
Snowy Plover Northern Cardinal
Piping Plover*#(1981) Field Sparrow
Whimbrel Smith's Longspur
Birdwatching is encouraged. Please check at the Refuge office for times and places of entry.
Please obey posted signs.
