Birds of White River National Wildlife Refuge

COMMON NAME (Scientific name)

Spring

Summer

Fall

Winter

Anseriformes; Ducks and Geese

q       Fulvous Whistling duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)
R

R

 

 

q       Greater White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
O

 

A

A

q       Snow Goose (white morph)(Chen caerulescens)
0

 

C

C

q       Snow Goose (blue morph)Chen caerulescens)
O

 

C

C

q       Ross’s Goose (Chen rossii)
 

 

C

C

q       Canada Goose(Branta canadensis)
0

0

C

C

q       Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbians)
 

 

R

R

q       Wood Duck(Aix sponsa)

C

C

C

C

q       Gadwall(Anas strepera)

 

 

C

C

q       American Wigeon(Anas Americana)

 

 

C

A

q       American Black Duck(Anas rubripes)

 

 

U

U

q       Mallard(Anas platyrhynchos)

A

0

A

A

q       Blue-winged Teal     (Anas discors)

C

 

C

O

q       Northern Shoveler   (Anas clypeata)

C

 

C

A

q       Northern Pintail(Anas acuta)

O

 

U

C

q       Green-winged Teal(Anas crecca)

R

 

C

C

q       Canvasback(Aythya valisineria)
O

 

O

O

q       Redhead(Aythya Americana)
U

 

R

R

q       Ring-necked Duck   (Aythya collaris)
O

 

A

A

q       Lesser Scaup(Aythya affinis)
O

 

C

C

q       Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
O

 

C

C

q       Bufflehead    (Bucephala albeola)
O

 

O

O

q       Common Goldeneye(Bucephala clangula)
O

 

O

O

q       Hooded Merganser(Lophodytes cucullatus)
U

 

C

C

q       Common Merganser(Mergus merganser)
R

 

R

O

q       Red Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
R

 

R

R

q       Ruddy Duck(Oxyura jamaicensis)
U

 

R

R

Galliforms;

q       Wild Turkey (Melleagris gallopavo)

C

C

C

C

q       Northern Bobwhite(Colinus virginianus)

U

U

U

U

Gaviiformes; Loons

q       Common Loon (Gavia immer)

 

 

 

R

Podicipediformes; Grebes

q       Pie-billed Grebe(Podilymbus podiceps)

U

 

U

U

q       Horned Grebe (Podilymbus auritus)

U

 

U

U

q       Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)

U

 

U

U

Pelecaniformes; Pelicans, Cormorants

q       American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

C

 

 

C

q       Double-crested Cormorant(Phalacrocorax auritus)

C

C

C

C

q       American Anhinga(Anhinga anhinga)

O

U

U

O

Ciconiiformes; Herons, Egrets, Bitterns, Ibis, Storks

q       American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginous)

U

R

U

R

q       Least Bittern(Ixobrychus exilis)

O

O

O

R

q       Great Blue Heron(Butorides striatus)
A

A

A

A

q       Great Egret(Casmerodius albus)
A

A

C

C

q       Snowy Egret(Egretta thula)

C

C

O

O