Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge Bird Checklist |
Legend:
a = Abundant - Common species that is numerous
c = Common - Certain to be seen or heard in
suitable habitat
u = Uncommon - Present, but not certain to be seen
r = Rare - seen only a few times during a season annually
o = Occasional - Seen at intervals of 2 to 5 years
x = Accidental - seen once or more since refuge establishment
* = Species that nests on the Refuge
Darker background = Neotropical migrant
|
S=Spring
(Mar - May)
s=Summer
(Jun - Aug)
F=Fall
(Sep - Nov)
W=Winter
(Dec - Feb)
|
Herons |
Waterfowl |
Hawks |
Rails |
Shorebirds |
Gulls |
Owls |
Woodpeckers.
Flycatchers |
Swallows |
Wrens |
Thrushes |
Warblers |
Sparrows |
Finches |
Bottom
|
| Common Name |
S |
s |
F |
W |
| Loons |
Legend |
| Common Loon |
o |
|
|
o |
| Grebes |
Legend |
| Pied-billed Grebe * |
c |
c |
c |
|
| Horned Grebe |
u |
o |
u |
|
| Eared Grebe * |
c |
c |
c |
|
| Western Grebe * |
c |
c |
c |
|
| Pelicans |
Legend |
| American White Pelican |
c |
u |
c |
|
| Cormorants |
Legend |
| Double-crested Cormorant * |
c |
c |
c |
|
| Herons and
Bitterns |
Legend |
| American Bittern * |
c |
c |
u |
|
| Least Bittern |
|
r |
|
|
| Great Blue Heron * |
c |
u |
c |
|
| Great Egret |
o |
o |
o |
|
| Snowy Egret |
o |
o |
o |
|
| Little Blue Heron |
|
x |
|
|
| Cattle Egret |
o |
o |
o |
|
| Green Heron |
o |
o |
|
|
| Black-crowned Night Heron * |
c |
c |
c |
|
| Yellow-crowned Night Heron |
|
x |
|
|
| Ibises |
Legend |
| White-faced Ibis * |
o |
o |
o |
|
| Vultures |
Legend |
| Turkey Vulture |
r |
o |
r |
|
| Swans, Geese,
and Ducks |
Legend |
| Trumpeter Swan * |
r |
r |
r |
r |
| Tundra Swan |
o |
|
o |
|
| Greater White-fronted Goose |
o |
|
r |
o |
| Snow Goose |
u |
|
u |
|
| Ross's Goose |
o |
|
o |
|
| Brant |
|
|
x |
|
| Canada Goose * |
c |
c |
c |
c |
| Wood Duck # |
r |
r |
r |
|
| Green-winged Teal * |
c |
u |
c |
|
| American Black Duck |
|
x |
x |
|
| Mallard * |
a |
c |
a |
o |
| Gadwall * |
c |
c |
c |
|
| American Wigeon * |
u |
r |
u |
o |
| Blue-winged Teal * |
a |
a |
a |
|
| Cinnamon Teal * |
r |
r |
o |
|
| Northern Shoveler * |
a |
c |
a |
|
| Northern Pintail * |
c |
u |
c |
|
| Canvasback * |
c |
u |
c |
o |
| Redhead * |
c |
u |
c |
o |
| Ring-necked Duck |
u |
o |
u |
o |
| Greater Scaup |
o |
|
|
|
| Lesser Scaup * |
c |
u |
c |
o |
| Surf Scoter |
|
|
x |
|
| White-winged Scoter |
|
|
x |
|
| Long-tail Duck |
x |
|
|
|
| Bufflehead |
c |
o |
c |
o |
| Common Goldeneye |
u |
o |
u |
o |
| Barrow's Goldeneye |
x |
|
|
|
| Hooded Merganser |
r |
o |
r |
|
| Common Merganser |
u |
o |
u |
o |
| Red-breasted Merganser |
r |
|
r |
|
| Ruddy Duck * |
c |
c |
c |
o |
| Hawks and
Eagles |
Legend |
| Osprey |
o |
o |
r |
|
| Bald Eagle * |
r |
r |
r |
r |
| Northern Harrier * |
c |
u |
c |
o |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk |
u |
o |
u |
o |
| Cooper's Hawk |
u |
o |
u |
|
| Northern Goshawk |
r |
|
o |
|
| Red-shouldered Hawk |
|
|
x |
|
| Broad-winged Hawk (NT) |
r |
|
o |
|
| Swainson's Hawk * (NT) |
u |
u |
u |
|
| Red-tailed Hawk * |
u |
u |
u |
|
| Rough-legged Hawk |
u |
|
u |
u |
| Ferruginous Hawk # |
r |
o |
r |
|
| Golden Eagle |
r |
r |
r |
r |
| Falcons |
Legend |
| American Kestrel * |
r |
r |
u |
o |
| Merlin (NT) |
o |
|
r |
r |
| Peregrine Falcon (NT) |
r |
o |
r |
|
| Gyrfalcon |
x |
|
|
x |
| Prairie Falcon |
r |
r |
u |
o |
| Upland Game Birds |
Legend |
| Ring-necked Pheasant * |
c |
c |
c |
c |
| Sharp-tailed Grouse * |
c |
c |
c |
c |
| Greater Prairie Chicken |
o |
o |
o |
o |
| Northern Bobwhite |
o |
o |
o |
o |
| Rails and Coots |
Legend |
| Black Rail |
x |
x |
|
|
| Virginia Rail * |
c |
c |
c |
|
| Sora * |
c |
c |
c |
|
| American Coot * |
c |
c |
c |
o |
| Cranes |
Legend |
| Sandhill Crane |
r |
|
r |
|
| Shorebirds |
Legend |
| Black-bellied Plover |
r |
o |
r |
|
| American Golden Plover |
o |
|
o |
|
| Semipalmated Plover |
o |
r |
r |
|
| Piping Plover |
|
x |
|
|
| Killdeer * |
a |
c |
a |
o |
| Black-necked Stilt * |
o |
o |
|
|
| American Avocet * |
c |
c |
c |
|
| Greater Yellowlegs |
u |
u |
u |
|
| Lesser Yellowlegs |
c |
u |
u |
|
| Solitary Sandpiper |
u |
u |
r |
|
| Willet * |
u |
u |
o |
|
| Spotted Sandpiper # (NT) |
r |
r |
r |
|
| Upland Sandpiper * (NT) |
c |
c |
o |
|
| Whimbrel |
x |
|
|
|
| Long-billed Curlew * (NT) |
c |
c |
o |
|
| Hudsonian Godwit |
x |
|
|
|
| Marbled Godwit |
r |
r |
o |
|
| Red Knot |
x |
|
|
|
| Sanderling |
r |
|
o |
|
| Semipalmated Sandpiper |
r |
r |
r |
|
| Western Sandpiper |
o |
r |
r |
|
| Least Sandpiper |
u |
r |
u |
|
| White-rumped Sandpiper |
o |
|
|
|
| Baird's Sandpiper |
c |
c |
u |
|
| Pectoral Sandpiper |
u |
u |
u |
|
| Dunlin |
o |
o |
o |
|
| Stilt Sandpiper |
u |
u |
u |
|
| Short-billed Dowitcher |
|
x |
|
|
| Long-billed Dowitcher |
c |
u |
c |
|
| Common Snipe * |
u |
r |
u |
|
| Wilson's Phalarope * |
a |
c |
c |
|
| Red-necked Phalarope |
r |
r |
r |
|
| Gulls and Terns |
Legend |
| Franklin's Gull |
u |
u |
c |
|
| Bonaparte's Gull |
r |
|
r |
|
| Ring-billed Gull |
c |
u |
c |
o |
| California Gull |
x |
|
|
|
| Herring Gull |
r |
|
r |
o |
| Glaucous Gull |
x |
|
|
|
| Sabine's Gull |
|
|
x |
|
| Caspian Tern |
x |
|
|
|
| Common Tern |
o |
o |
o |
|
| Forster's Tern * |
c |
c |
u |
|
| Least Tern |
|
x |
|
|
| Black Tern * |
c |
c |
c |
|
| Doves |
Legend |
| Rock Dove |
x |
|
|
|
| Mourning Dove * |
a |
a |
c |
|
| Cuckoos and Roadrunners |
Legend |
| Black-billed Cuckoo # (NT) |
o |
o |
|
|
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo * (NT) |
r |
r |
r |
|
| Owls |
Legend |
| Barn Owl * |
u |
u |
u |
o |
| Eastern Screech Owl * |
r |
r |
r |
r |
| Great Horned Owl * |
u |
u |
u |
u |
| Snowy Owl |
|
|
o |
o |
| Burrowing Owl * (NT) |
o |
o |
o |
|
| Long-eared Owl |
|
|
o |
x |
| Short-eared Owl * |
r |
r |
r |
r |
| Northern Saw-whet Owl |
|
|
x |
|
| Nighthawks and Nightjars |
Legend |
| Common Nighthawk * (NT) |
c |
c |
c |
|
| Common Poorwill |
o |
o |
|
|
| Swifts |
Legend |
| Chimney Swift (NT) |
o |
o |
|
|
| Hummingbirds |
Legend |
| Hummingbird (species) (NT) |
|
o |
|
|
| Kingfishers |
Legend |
| Belted Kingfisher |
r |
r |
r |
|
| Woodpeckers |
Legend |
| Red-Headed Woodpecker * |
r |
o |
r |
|
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
o |
|
o |
|
| Downy Woodpecker * |
u |
u |
u |
r |
| Hairy Woodpecker |
o |
|
o |
o |
| Northern Flicker * |
u |
u |
u |
r |
| Flycatchers |
Legend |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher (NT) |
o |
|
o |
|
| Western Wood Pewee # (NT) |
u |
u |
u |
|
| Eastern Wood Pewee (NT) |
|
o |
|
|
| Willow Flycatcher (NT) |
r |
r |
r |
|
| Least Flycatcher (NT) |
c |
r |
r |
|
| Cordilleran Flycatcher (NT) |
|
|
o |
|
| Eastern Phoebe |
o |
o |
|
|
| Say's Phoebe # |
u |
o |
u |
|
| Great Crested Flycatcher |
o |
o |
|
|
| Cassin's Kingbird |
|
|
x |
|
| Western Kingbird * (NT) |
c |
c |
c |
|
| Eastern Kingbird * (NT) |
c |
c |
c |
|
Shrikes |
Legend |
| Loggerhead Shrike * |
c |
c |
c |
|
| Northern Shrike |
u |
|
u |
u |
Vireos |
Legend |
| Bell's Vireo * (NT) |
o |
o |
|
|
| Solitary Vireo (NT) |
o |
o |
o |
|
| Warbling Vireo * (NT) |
u |
r |
u |
|
| Philadelphia Vireo (NT) |
x |
|
x |
|
| Red-eyed Vireo (NT) |
o |
o |
o |
|
Jays, Magpies and Crows |
Legend |
| Gray Jay |
x |
|
|
|
| Blue Jay * |
u |
u |
u |
|
| Pinyon Jay |
|
|
x |
|
| Black-billed Magpie |
o |
o |
o |
o |
| American Crow |
r |
o |
r |
r |
| Larks |
Legend |
| Horned Lark * |
c |
c |
c |
c |
| Swallows |
Legend |
| Purple Martin (NT) |
o |
o |
|
|
| Tree Swallow * |
u |
u |
r |
|
| Violet-green Swallow (NT) |
|
x |
|
|
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow # (NT) |
u |
u |
r |
|
| Bank Swallow (NT) |
c |
a |
a |
|
| Cliff Swallow * (NT) |
u |
r |
|
|
| Barn Swallow * (NT) |
a |
a |
a |
|
| Chickadees and Titmice |
Legend |
| Black-capped Chickadee |
o |
o |
r |
o |
| Nuthatches |
Legend |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch |
r |
r |
r |
|
| White-breasted Nuthatch |
o |
o |
o |
x |
| Creepers |
Legend |
| Brown Creeper |
o |
|
o |
x |
| Wrens |
Legend |
| Rock Wren |
r |
|
r |
|
| House Wren * |
u |
u |
u |
|
| Marsh Wren * |
a |
a |
c |
|
| Kinglets,
Bluebirds, and Thrushes |
Legend |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet |
o |
|
o |
|
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
u |
|
o |
|
| Eastern Bluebird |
o |
o |
o |
|
| Mountain Bluebird |
u |
|
u |
o |
| Townsend's Solitaire |
r |
|
r |
o |
| Veery |
o |
o |
o |
|
| Gray-cheeked Thrush |
o |
|
|
|
| Swainson's Thrush |
c |
u |
u |
|
| Hermit Thrush |
o |
|
o |
|
| Wood Thrush |
o |
o |
|
|
| American Robin * |
c |
c |
c |
u |
| Varied Thrush |
|
|
x |
|
| Mimics |
Legend |
| Gray Catbird (NT) |
u |
r |
u |
|
| Northern Mockingbird |
r |
o |
r |
|
| Sage Thrasher |
|
x |
|
|
| Brown Thrasher * |
u |
u |
u |
|
| Starlings |
Legend |
| European Starling * |
r |
u |
u |
r |
| Pipits |
Legend |
| American Pipit |
r |
|
r |
|
| Waxwings |
Legend |
| Bohemian Waxwing |
o |
|
o |
o |
| Cedar Waxwing |
r |
r |
r |
o |
| Warblers |
Legend |
| Tennessee Warbler (NT) |
o |
x |
|
|
| Orange-crowned Warbler (NT) |
u |
|
u |
|
| Northern Parula Warbler (NT) |
o |
x |
|
|
| Yellow Warbler * (NT) |
u |
u |
u |
|
| Magnolia Warbler (NT) |
o |
|
o |
|
| Black-throated Blue Warbler (NT) |
|
|
o |
|
| Yellow-rumped Warbler |
c |
o |
u |
|
| Townsend's Warbler (NT) |
o |
o |
o |
|
| Black-throated Green Warbler (NT) |
|
x |
|
x |
| Blackburnian Warbler (NT) |
x |
|
|
|
| Bay-breasted Warbler (NT) |
x |
|
|
|
| Blackpoll Warbler (NT) |
u |
r |
u |
|
| Black and White Warbler (NT) |
o |
r |
r |
|
| American Redstart (NT) |
u |
u |
u |
|
| Worm-eating Warbler (NT) |
o |
|
|
|
| Ovenbird (NT) |
u |
r |
u |
|
| Northern Waterthrush (NT) |
o |
o |
o |
|
| MacGillivray's Warbler (NT) |
o |
o |
o |
|
| Common Yellowthroat * (NT) |
a |
a |
c |
|
| Wilson's Warbler (NT) |
u |
u |
u |
|
| Yellow-breasted Chat (NT) |
r |
o |
o |
|
| Tanagers |
Legend |
| Scarlet Tanager (NT) |
|
x |
x |
|
| Western Tanager (NT) |
o |
o |
|
|
| Sparrows, Buntings, and Grosbeaks |
Legend |
| Green-tailed Towhee (NT) |
x |
|
|
|
| Western Towhee |
u |
|
u |
|
| Cassin's Sparrow |
x |
|
|
|
| American Tree Sparrow |
u |
|
r |
r |
| Chipping Sparrow (NT) |
u |
r |
r |
|
| Clay-colored Sparrow (NT) |
r |
r |
r |
|
| Brewer's Sparrow (NT) |
x |
|
|
|
| Field Sparrow |
r |
|
r |
|
| Vesper Sparrow * |
r |
r |
r |
|
| Lark Sparrow * (NT) |
c |
c |
c |
|
| Lark Bunting * (NT) |
r |
r |
r |
|
| Savannah Sparrow # |
u |
r |
u |
|
| Baird's Sparrow (NT) |
x |
|
x |
|
| Grasshopper Sparrow * (NT) |
a |
a |
a |
|
| Fox Sparrow |
|
|
x |
|
| Song Sparrow |
r |
r |
r |
r |
| Lincoln's Sparrow (NT) |
r |
|
r |
|
| Swamp Sparrow * |
r |
r |
r |
|
| White-throated Sparrow |
r |
o |
r |
|
| Harris' Sparrow |
r |
|
r |
|
| White-crowned Sparrow |
c |
|
u |
|
| Dark-eyed Junco |
u |
|
c |
u |
| McCown's Longspur |
o |
|
o |
|
| Lapland Longspur |
r |
|
r |
o |
| Chestnut-collared Longspur |
r |
|
r |
|
| Snow Bunting |
o |
|
|
o |
| Lazuli Bunting (NT) |
r |
r |
r |
|
| Indigo Bunting (NT) |
x |
|
|
|
| Northern Cardinal |
x |
|
x |
x |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak (NT) |
o |
o |
|
|
| Black-headed Grosbeak (NT) |
u |
u |
|
|
| Blue Grosbeak * (NT) |
r |
r |
o |
|
| Evening Grosbeak |
o |
|
o |
o |
| Dickcissel * (NT) |
|
r |
|
|
| Blackbirds and Orioles |
Legend |
| Bobolink * (NT) |
u |
u |
r |
|
| Red-winged Blackbird * |
a |
a |
a |
r |
| Eastern Meadowlark * |
u |
u |
u |
|
| Western Meadowlark * |
a |
a |
a |
o |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird * (NT) |
a |
a |
a |
x |
| Rusty Blackbird |
x |
|
|
|
| Brewer's Blackbird |
o |
|
o |
|
| Common Grackle * |
c |
c |
c |
o |
| Brown-headed Cowbird * |
c |
c |
u |
|
| Orchard Oriole * (NT) |
c |
c |
|
|
| Baltimore Oriole |
o |
o |
o |
|
| Bullock's Oriole * |
u |
u |
r |
|
| Finches |
Legend |
| Purple Finch |
o |
|
o |
|
| Cassin's Finch |
|
x |
|
|
| Red Crossbill |
|
|
o |
|
| Common Redpoll |
o |
|
|
o |
| Pine Siskin |
o |
o |
r |
o |
| American Goldfinch * |
u |
u |
u |
o |
| Old World Sparrows |
Legend |
| House Sparrow * |
o |
o |
o |
o |
