Birding
At Huron National Wildlife Refuge
Bird ChecklistHuron National Wildlife Refuge
Checklist of the bird species known to use Huron National Wildlife Refuge.
Swans, Geese and Ducks
- Canada Goose
- American Black Duck
- Mallard
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Common Merganser
Loons
- Common Loon
Grebes
- Red-necked Grebe
Cormorants
- Double-crested Cormorant
Herons and Bitterns
- Great Blue Heron
Ospreys
- Osprey
Hawks and Eagles
- Bald Eagle
Falcons
- Peregrine Falcon
- Merlin
- American Kestrel
Plovers
- Killdeer
Sandpipers
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Wilson’s Phalarope
Gulls and Terns
- Herring Gull
- Caspian Tern
Nightjars
- Common Nighthawk
Swifts
- Chimney Swift
Hummingbirds
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Woodpeckers
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Downy Woodpecker
- Northern Flicker
- Pileated Woodpecker
Flycatchers
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Wood-Pewee
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Least Flycatcher
- Eastern Phoebe
Vireos
- Blue-headed Vireo
- Red-eyed Vireo
Jays and Crows
- Blue Jay
- American Crow
- Common Raven
Swallows
- Tree Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
- Purple Martin
Chickadees
- Black-capped Chickadee
Nuthatches
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
Wrens
- House Wren
- Winter Wren
Kinglets
- Golden-crowned Kinglet
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Thrushes
- American Robin
- Swainson’s Thrush
Starlings
- European Starling
Waxwings
- Cedar Waxwing
Wood Warblers
- Nashville Warbler
- Magnolia Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Pine Warbler
- Ovenbird
- Blackburnian Warbler
- Black-and-White Warbler
- Canada Warbler
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Mourning Warbler
- Tennessee Warbler
- Northern Parula
- Blackpoll Warbler
- American Redstart
- Common Yellowthroat
Sparrows
- White-throated Sparrow
- Chipping Sparrow
- Song Sparrow
- Dark-eyed Junco
Tanagers and Buntings
- Northern Cardinal
- Indigo Bunting
Blackbirds and Orioles
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Common Grackle
- Bobolink
Finches
- White-winged Crossbill
- Purple Finch
- Pine Siskin
