Bird Checklists of North Louisiana Complex
D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge,
established in 1975, is a 17,421-acre tract set aside primarily to preserve bottomland
hardwood forests. This refuge also contains permanent open water, a portion of
Bayou D'Arbonne, grass/shrub habitat, and upland pines. The Upper Ouachita National
Wildlife Refuge was established in 1978 and encompasses nearly 39,000 acres, including
the Mollicy Unit. The original refuge consists of bottomland hardwoods,
whereas the 16,000-acre Mollicy tract is an agricultural area, much of which will
be restored to bottomland hardwoods.
Black Bayou Lake NWR, established in 1997, includes a 2,000-acre cypress lake,
a 3-acre demonstration prairie and an arboretum. Five hundred acres of
wetland habitat (shallow lake) are available to waterfowl and wading birds at
Handy Brake NWR.
Red-cockaded Woodpeckers can be seen in the upland pine stands on D'Arbonne,
Upper Ouachita, and Black Bayou NWRs throughout the year. Birders interested
in observing waterfowl will want to visit all refuges during the winter, but
particularly in January. Bald Eagles may also be seen at Upper Ouachita and
D'Arbonne refuges throughout the winter.
Backwater flooding limits access to many areas during the flooding season.
However, there are several boat ramps on or adjacent to the refuges. Some areas
are closed to public entry.
This list contains 238 species of birds that have been observed by refuge personnel
and local birders. Avian survey data were also used to contribute information.
Please report observations of birds not currently on this list. Contact:
Refuge Manager, 11372 Hwy 143, Farmerville, LA 71241. Phone: (318) 726-4222.
How to use this checklist:
This bird list conforms to the nomenclature and arrangement established by
the American Ornithologists' Union (1998).
| |
SPRING |
SUMMER |
FALL |
WINTER |
| Grebes |
| *Pied-billed Grebe |
u |
u |
c |
c |
| Horned Grebe |
|
|
r |
r |
| Pelicans, Cormonrants,
Darters |
| American White Pelican |
o |
o |
o |
o |
| *Double-crested
Cormorant |
c |
c |
a |
c |
| *Anhinga |
c |
c |
c |
r |
| Bitterns,
Herons, Egrets |
| American Bittern |
|
|
|
u |
| Least Bittern |
|
|
|
r |
| *Great Blue Heron |
c |
c |
c |
c |
| *Great Egret |
a |
a |
c |
u |
| *Snowy Egret |
u |
c |
o |
|
| *Little Blue Heron |
u |
c |
o |
|
| Tricolored Heron |
|
o |
o |
|
| *Cattle Egret |
c |
c |
c |
u |
| *Green Heron |
c |
c |
o |
|
| Black-crowned Night-heron |
u |
u |
u |
|
| *Yellow-crowned
Night-heron |
u |
c |
u |
|
| Ibises,
Spoonbills, Storks, New World Vultures |
| White Ibis |
o |
u |
u |
|
| Roseate Spoonbill |
|
r |
r |
|
| Wood Stork |
|
o |
o |
|
| *Black Vulture |
c |
c |
c |
c |
| *Turkey Vulture |
c |
c |
c |
c |
| Waterfowl |
| Greater White-fronted
Goose |
|
|
c |
c |
| Snow Goose |
|
|
u |
c |
| Ross's Goose |
|
|
o |
u |
| Canada Goose |
|
|
o |
o |
| *Wood Duck |
a |
c |
c |
a |
| Gadwall |
c |
|
c |
c |
| American Wigeon |
c |
|
u |
c |
| American Black Duck |
|
|
o |
o |
| *Mallard |
a |
c |
a |
a |
| *Mottled Duck |
o |
o |
o |
o |
| Blue-winged Teal |
c |
|
c |
u |
| Northern Shoveler |
u |
|
c |
c |
| Northern Pintail |
c |
|
c |
c |
| Green-winged Teal |
c |
|
c |
a |
| Canvasback |
u |
|
|
u |
| Redhead |
o |
|
|
o |
| Ring-necked Duck |
c |
|
c |
a |
| Greater Scaup |
|
|
|
r |
| Lesser Scaup |
u |
|
u |
c |
| Bufflehead |
o |
|
o |
o |
| Hooded Merganser |
u |
|
u |
u |
| Common Merganser |
o |
|
o |
o |
| Red-breasted Merganser |
o |
|
|
o |
| Ruddy Duck |
o |
|
u |
u |
| Hawks,
Eagles, Kites |
| Osprey |
o |
|
o |
o |
| *Mississippi Kite |
u |
c |
u |
|
| Bald Eagle |
u |
|
o |
u |
| Northern Harrier |
u |
o |
c |
c |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk |
u |
o |
u |
u |
| *Cooper's Hawk |
u |
u |
u |
u |
| *Red-shouldered
Hawk |
c |
c |
u |
u |
| Broad-winged Hawk |
o |
o |
u |
|
| *Red-tailed Hawk |
c |
u |
u |
c |
| Golden Eagle |
|
|
o |
o |
| True
Falcons |
| *American Kestrel |
u |
r |
u |
u |
| Merlin |
r |
|
r |
r |
| Peregrine Falcon |
o |
|
o |
o |
| Gallineceous
Birds (Quail, Turkey, and Allies) |
| *Wild
Turkey |
o |
o |
o |
o |
| *Northern
Bobwhite |
u |
u |
u |
u |
| Rails,
Gallinules, Coots, Cranes |
| King
Rail |
|
|
o |
o |
| Virginia
Rail |
|
|
o |
o |
| Sora |
|
|
o |
o |
| *Purple
Gallinule |
o |
o |
|
|
| *Common
Moorhen |
o |
o |
o |
o |
| *American
Coot |
a |
c |
c |
a |
| Plovers |
| Black-bellied
Plover |
o |
|
o |
|
| Semi-palmated
Plover |
o |
|
o |
|
| Piping
Plover |
o |
|
o |
|
| *Killdeer |
c |
c |
c |
c |
| Avocets,
Sandpipers |
| Black-necked Stilt |
u |
o |
u |
|
| Greater Yellowlegs |
u |
o |
u |
o |
| Lesser Yellowlegs |
u |
o |
u |
|
| Solitary Sandpiper |
u |
o |
u |
|
| Spotted Sandpiper |
o |
o |
u |
|
| Upland Sandpiper |
o |
|
o |
|
| Whimbrel |
|
|
r |
|
| Semi-palmated Sandpiper |
c |
|
u |
|
| Western Sandpiper |
c |
o |
c |
|
| Least Sandpiper |
c |
o |
u |
r |
| Pectoral Sandpiper |
c |
o |
c |
|
| Stilt Sandpiper |
r |
o |
o |
|
| Short-billed Dowitcher |
o |
o |
u |
o |
| Long-billed Dowitcher |
o |
o |
u |
o |
| Common Snipe |
u |
|
o |
u |
| *American Woodcock |
u |
o |
o |
u |
| Gulls,
Terns, Skimmers |
| Bonaparte's Gull |
|
|
o |
o |
| Ring-billed Gull |
|
|
o |
o |
| Herring Gull |
|
|
o |
o |
| Caspian Tern |
|
|
o |
o |
| Forster's Tern |
|
|
o |
o |
| Least Tern |
|
|
o |
o |
| Black Tern |
|
|
o |
o |
| Pigeons,
Doves |
| Rock Dove |
u |
u |
u |
u |
| *Mourning Dove |
c |
c |
c |
c |
| Cuckoos |
| Black-billed Cuckoo |
r |
|
r |
|
| *Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
c |
c |
c |
|
| *Greater Roadrunner |
o |
o |
o |
o |
| Owls |
| Barn Owl |
r |
r |
r |
r |
| *Eastern Screech-Owl |
u |
u |
u |
u |
| *Great Horned Owl |
u |
u |
u |
u |
| *Barred Owl |
c |
c |
c |
c |
| Short-eared Owl |
|
|
|
r |
| Nightjars |
| *Common Nighthawk |
c |
c |
c |
|
| *Chuck-will's-widow |
u |
u |
u |
r |
| Whip-poor-will |
u |
|
u |
|
| Swifts,
Hummingbirds |
| *Chimney Swift |
c |
c |
c |
|
| *Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
c |
c |
u |
o |
| Kingfishers |
| *Belted Kingfisher |
c |
c |
c |
c |
| Woodpeckers |
| *Red-headed Woodpecker |
u |
u |
u |
u |
| *Red-bellied Woodpecker |
c |
c |
c |
c |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
|
|
u |
c |
| *Downy Woodpecker |
c |
c |
c |
c |
| *Hairy Woodpecker |
u |
u |
u |
u |
| *Red-cockaded Woodpecker |
c |
c |
c |
c |
| *Northern Flicker |
u |
u |
c |
c |
| *Pileated Woodpecker |
u |
u |
u |
u |
| Tyrant
Flycatchers |
| *Eastern Wood-Pewee |
u |
c |
u |
|
| *Acadian Flycatcher |
c |
c |
c |
|
| Eastern Phoebe |
u |
r |
c |
c |
| *Great Crested Flycatcher |
c |
u |
c |
|
| *Eastern Kingbird |
c |
c |
c |
|
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher |
o |
r |
o |
|
| Shrikes |
| *Loggerhead Shrike |
c |
c |
c |
c |
| Vireos |
| *White-eyed Vireo |
c |
c |
c |
r |
| *Yellow-throated
Vireo |
u |
u |
u |
|
| Blue-headed Vireo |
u |
|
u |
u |
| *Warbling Vireo |
o |
o |
|
|
| Philadelphia Vireo |
o |
|
o |
|
| *Red-eyed Vireo |
c |
c |
u |
|
| Jays,
Crows |
| *Blue Jay |
c |
c |
c |
c |
| *American Crow |
a |
a |
a |
a |
| *Fish Crow |
c |
u |
u |
u |
| Larks |
| Horned Lark |
u |
r |
u |
u |
| Martins,
Swallows |
| *Purple Martin |
u |
u |
u |
|
| Tree Swallow |
u |
|
c |
|
| *N. Rough-winged
Swallow |
u |
u |
u |
|
| Bank Swallow |
o |
|
o |
|
| *Barn Swallow |
c |
c |
c |
|
| Chickadees,
Titmice |
| *Carolina Chickadee |
a |
a |
a |
a |
| *Tufted Titmouse |
a |
a |
a |
a |
| Nuthatches |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch |
u |
|
u |
u |
| *White-breasted
Nuthatch |
u |
u |
u |
u |
| *Brown-headed Nuthatch |
c |
c |
c |
c |
| Creepers |
| Brown Creeper |
|
|
u |
u |
| Wrens |
| *Carolina Wren |
c |
c |
c |
c |
| Bewick's Wren |
|
|
r |
r |
| House Wren |
o |
|
o |
o |
| Winter Wren |
|
|
o |
o |
| Sedge Wren |
o |
|
o |
o |
| Kinglets,
Gnatcatchers |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet |
|
|
u |
u |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
o |
|
c |
c |
| *Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
c |
u |
o |
o |
| Thrushes |
| *Eastern Bluebird |
c |
c |
c |
c |
| Veery |
o |
|
o |
|
| Gray-cheeked Thrush |
o |
|
o |
|
| Swainson's Thrush |
o |
|
o |
|
| Hermit Thrush |
u |
|
c |
c |
| *Wood Thrush |
c |
c |
u |
|
| *American Robin |
c |
u |
a |
a |
| Mockingbirds,
Thrashers |
| *Gray Catbird |
u |
u |
u |
u |
| *Northern Mockingbird |
a |
a |
a |
a |
| *Brown Thrasher |
c |
c |
c |
c |
| Starlings |
| European Starling |
c |
c |
a |
a |
| Pipits |
| American Pipit |
u |
|
u |
u |
| Waxwings |
| Cedar Waxwing |
c |
|
u |
c |
| Wood
Warblers |
| Blue-winged Warbler |
u |
|
u |
|
| Golden-winged Warbler |
u |
|
u |
|
| Tennessee Warbler |
u |
|
u |
|
| Orange-crowned Warbler |
o |
|
u |
c |
| Nashville Warbler |
o |
|
r |
|
| *Northern Parula |
c |
c |
u |
|
| Yellow Warbler |
u |
|
u |
|
| Chestnut-sided Warbler |
u |
|
u |
|
| Magnolia Warbler |
u |
|
u |
|
| Black-throated Blue
Warbler |
r |
|
|
|
| Yellow-rumped Warbler |
u |
|
u |
c |
| Black-throated Green
Warbler |
u |
|
u |
|
| Blackburnian Warbler |
u |
|
u |
|
| *Yellow-throated
Warbler |
c |
c |
u |
|
| *Pine Warbler |
c |
c |
c |
c |
| *Prairie Warbler |
c |
u |
o |
|
| Palm Warbler |
u |
|
u |
r |
| Bay-breasted Warbler |
u |
|
u |
|
| Blackpoll Warbler |
u |
|
u |
|
| Cerulean Warbler |
r |
|
r |
|
| *Black-and-White
Warbler |
u |
o |
o |
|
| American Redstart |
u |
|
o |
|
| *Prothonotary Warbler |
c |
c |
u |
|
| *Worm-eating Warbler |
o |
o |
o |
|
| Swainson's Warbler |
r |
r |
r |
|
| Ovenbird |
o |
|
o |
|
| Northern Waterthrush |
o |
|
o |
|
| *Louisiana Waterthrush |
u |
u |
o |
|
| *Kentucky Warbler |
c |
u |
u |
|
| Mourning Warbler |
o |
|
o |
|
| *Common Yellowthroat |
c |
c |
u |
u |
| *Hooded Warbler |
c |
c |
u |
|
| Wilson's Warbler |
o |
|
o |
|
| Canada Warbler |
o |
|
o |
|
| *Yellow-breasted
Chat |
u |
u |
u |
|
| Tanagers |
| *Summer Tanager |
c |
c |
u |
|
| Scarlet Tanager |
o |
|
o |
|
| Sparrows |
| Eastern Towhee |
c |
c |
c |
c |
| *Bachman's Sparrow |
o |
o |
o |
o |
| *Chipping Sparrow |
c |
c |
c |
c |
| *Field Sparrow |
c |
c |
c |
c |
| Vesper Sparrow |
|
|
|
o |
| Savannah Sparrow |
u |
|
c |
a |
| Grasshopper Sparrow |
|
|
|
r |
| Henslow's
Sparrow |
r |
|
|
r |
| Le Conte's Sparrow |
|
|
|
r |
| Fox Sparrow |
o |
|
|
u |
| Song Sparrow |
|
|
u |
c |
| Lincoln's Sparrow |
o |
|
o |
o |
| Swamp Sparrow |
c |
|
u |
c |
| White-throated Sparrow |
c |
|
c |
a |
| White-crowned Sparrow |
o |
|
o |
u |
| Dark-eyed Junco |
u |
|
u |
c |
| Lapland Longspur |
|
|
|
o |
| New
World Finches |
| *Northern Cardinal |
a |
a |
a |
a |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
u |
|
o |
|
| *Blue Grosbeak |
u |
u |
o |
|
| *Indigo Bunting |
c |
c |
u |
|
| *Painted Bunting |
u |
u |
u |
|
| *Dickcissel |
u |
u |
u |
|
| Blackbirds |
| *Red-winged Blackbird |
a |
c |
c |
a |
| *Eastern Meadowlark |
c |
c |
c |
c |
| Rusty Blackbird |
o |
|
|
o |
| Brewer's Blackbird |
c |
|
c |
c |
| *Common Grackle |
c |
c |
c |
c |
| *Brown-headed Cowbird |
c |
c |
c |
c |
| *Orchard Oriole |
u |
u |
u |
|
| *Baltimore Oriole |
u |
u |
u |
|
| Old
World Finches |
| Purple Finch |
o
|
|
|
u |
| Pine Siskin |
o |
|
|
u |
| American Goldfinch |
u |
|
c |
c |
| Evening Grosbeak |
r |
|
|
r |
Ethics for Birdwatching:
- Take care not to disturb nesting
birds, exposing eggs and young to extreme temperatures and predation.
- Disturb wintering wildlife as
little as possible, particularly during critical feeding and resting periods.
They need all of their energy reserves to withstand the stresses of harsh
weather and migration.
- Please do not litter. Many
birds die when they become entangled in fishing lines, 6-pack rings and other
trash, or when they mistake garbage for food.
