Checklist of the bird species known to use Harbor Island National Wildlife Refuge.
This bird checklist was compiled using the 1978 Ecological Inventory for Harbor Island National Wildlife Refuge and recent observations made by staff.
Swans, Geese and Ducks
- Canada Goose
- Mallard
- American Black Duck
- Green-winged Teal
- Blue-winged Teal
- Wood Duck
- Lesser Scaup
- Greater Scaup
- Common Goldeneye
- Bufflehead
- Long-tailed Duck
- White-winged Scoter
- Surf Scoter
- Hooded Merganser
- Common Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
Grouse and Turkeys
- Ruffed Grouse
Loons
- Common Loon
Grebes
- Red-necked Grebe
- Horned Grebe
- Pied-billed Grebe
Herons and Bitterns
- Great Blue Heron
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- American Bittern
Ospreys
- Osprey
Hawks and Eagles
- Goshawk
- Cooper's Hawk
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Broad-winged Hawk
- Bald Eagle
- Northern Harrier
Vultures
- Turkey Vulture
Rails and Coots
- Sora
- American Coot
Cranes
- Sandhill Crane
Sandpipers
- Whimbrel
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Dunlin
- Sanderling
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Least Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
- American Woodcock
Gulls and Terns
- Herring Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- Bonaparte's Gull
- Common Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Black Tern
Cuckoos
- Black -billed Cuckoo
Owls
- Great Horned Owl
- Barred Owl
- Hawk Owl
Nightjars
- Whip-poor-will
- Common Nighthawk
Hummingbirds
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Kingfishers
- Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
- Common Flicker
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Yellow -bellied Sapsucker
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Downy Woodpecker
- American Three-toed Woodpecker
Flycatchers
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Eastern Wood Pewee
Vireos
- Solitary Vireo
- Red-eyed Vireo
Jays and Crows
- Blue Jay
- Raven
- Common Crow
Swallows
- Tree Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
- Purple Martin
Chickadees
- Black-capped Chickadee
Nuthatches
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
Creepers
- Brown Creeper
Wrens
- House Wren
- Winter Wren
- Marsh Wren
Thrushes
- American Robin
- Hermit Thrush
- Swainson's Thrush
- Gray-cheeked Thrush
- Veery
Waxwings
- Cedar Waxwing
Starlings
- European Starling
Wood Warblers
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Tennessee Warbler
- Nashville Warbler
- Parula Warbler
- Yellow Warbler
- Magnolia Warbler
- Black-throated Blue Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Blackburnian Warbler
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Bay-breasted Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Ovenbird
- Common Yellowthroat
- Wilson's Warbler
- American Redstart
Tanagers and Buntings
- Scarlet Tanager
Blackbirds and Orioles
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Brown-headed Cowbird
Finches
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Evening Grosbeak
- Purple Finch
- Pine Grosbeak
Sparrows
- Vesper Sparrow
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Tree Sparrow
- Chipping Sparrow
- White-crowned Sparrow
- White-throated Sparrow
- Fox Sparrow
- Swamp Sparrow
- Song Sparrow