Birds of Green-Wood

Symbols:

C=Common
R=Rare

CA=Casually
F=Fairly Common

 U=Uncommon
X=Accidental
BIRD
SYMBOL
REMARKS
BALD EAGLE U  
COMMON LOON
X / R
 FLIES OVER ALMOST ANNUALLY
RED THROATED LOON
X
 LATE 60’S
PIED-BILLED GREBE
F
  
DOUBLE CRESTSED CORMORANT
C
  
AMERICAN BITTERN
CA
  
BLACK CR. NIGHT HERON
C
 NESTING
LITTLE BLUE HERON
X
 ALWAYS IMM.
CATTLE EGRET
X
  
SNOWY EGRET
R
  
GREAT EGRET
R
  
GREEN BACKED HERON
C
 POSSIBLY NESTING
GREAT BLUE HERON
R
GLOSSY IBIS
R
 MOSTLY FLY OVER
MUTE SWAN
C
  
SNOW GOOSE
R
 FLYOVER
CANADA GOOSE
C
 NESTING
BRANDT
F
  
C
 NESTING
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK
C
  
GREEN WINGED TEAL
R
  
BLUE WINGED TEAL
R
  
AMERICAN WIGEON
C
  
EURASIAN WIGEON
R
 EVERY X-MAS – BIRD COUNT LAST 5 YRS.
NORTHERN PINTAIL
U
  
NORTHERN SHOVELER
R
  
RUDDY DUCK
U
  
WOOD DUCK
C
  
RED HEAD
CA
 MADE 2 OR 3 APPEARANCES IN 30 YRS. – M & F
RING NECKED DUCK
CA
  
GREATER SCUAP
X
 1 SIGHTING
RED BREASTED MERGANSER
CA
  
HOODED MERGANSER
CA
  
CHINESE GOOSE
C
 FLOCK IN RESIDENCE
VIRGINIA RAIL
X
  
AMERICAN COOT
U
  
KILLDEER
U
  
SOLITARY SANDPIPER
CA
  
SPOTTED SANDPIPER C  
COMMON SNIPE U  
AMERICAN WOODCOCK C SPRING & FALL
LAUGHING GULL F  
BONAPARTE'S GULL U  
RING BILLED GULL C  
HERRING GULL C  
GREAT BLACK BACKED GULL F ON PONDS & OVERHEAD
COMMON TERN R  
TURKEY VULTURE F MOSTLY OVERHEAD (TWICE ONHEADSTONES)
NORTHERN HARRIER R FLYOVER IN MIGRATION
SHARP SHINNED HAWK C  
COOPERS HAWK C  
RED SHOULDERED HAWK R FLYOVER
BROAD - WINGED HAWK C SOMETIMES IN GREAT NUMBERS DURING MIGRATION
RED TAILED HAWK C NESTING
ROUGH LEGGED HAWK U FLYOVER IN MIGRATION
OSPREY F HUNTS PONDS IN MIGRATION
AMERICAN KESTREL C  
MERLIN F  
PEREGRINE FALCON F HUNTS FROM BRIDGES IN HARBOR
NORTHERN BOBWHITE U USED TO BE MORE ( COVER GONE )
RING NECKED PHEASANT F FRUIT TREES IN FALL
ROCK DOVE C NESTING
MOURNING DOVE C NESTING
MONK PARAKEET C NESTING COLONY
YELLOW BILLED CUCKOO R / U  
BLACK BILLED CUCKOO R / U  
BARN OWL X IN MIGRATION ( ONCE )
GREAT HORNED OWL X IN MIGRATION ( TWICE )
BARRED OWL X 1999 SEEN BTWN. GREEN- WOOD & PROSPECT PARK
NORTHERN SAW- WHET OWL CA  
WHIP - POOR WILL X EARLY 70'S QUITE REGULAR
CHIMNEY SWIFT C  
RUBY THROATED HUMMINGBIRD C  
BELTED KING FISHER C  
RED BELLIED WOODPECKER C MOVED NORTH IN 90'S
NORTHERN FLICKER C  
RED HEADED WOODPECKER R / CA IN NUMBERS 1998 - 99
YELLOW BELLIED SAPSUCKER C  
DOWNY WOODPECKER C  
HAIRY WOODPECKER C  
EASTERN KINGBIRD C NESTING
GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER C  
OLIVE SIDED FLYCATCHER F  
STERNWOOD PEEWEE C  
EASTERN PHOEBE C NESTING
LEAST FLYCATCHER C  
WILLOW FLYCATCHER C  
FLYCATCHER ENPIDONAX- INCLUDING ACADIAN ALDER WILLOW C  
YELLOW BELLIED FLYCATCHER U  
HORNED LARK X X-MAS BIRD COUNT - LATE 1980'S
TREE SWALLOW C  
PURPLE MARTIN C  
NORTHERN ROUGH WINGED SWALLOW R / CA  
BARN SWALLOW C  
BLUE JAY C NESTING
BLACK BILLED MAGPIE C / X FOR 4 - 5 YRS. IN 1970'S OR LATE 60'S IT LIVED WITH FLOCK OF CROWS ALL YEAR
AMERICAN CROW C  
FISH CROW C  
TUFTED TITMOUSE C  
BLACK CAPPED CHICKADEE C  
BROWN CREEPER C  
WHITE BREASTED NUTHATCH C  
RED BREASTED NUTHATCH C  
HOUSE WREN F  
WINTER WREN C  
CAROLINA WREN C RECENTLY MOVED NORTH- POSSIBLE NESTING
GOLDEN CROWNED KINGLET C  
RUBY CROWNED KINGLET C  
BLUE GRAY GNATCATCHER C  
EASTERN BLUEBIRD R SPRING & FALL MIGRATIONS
WOOD THRUSH C  
VEERY C  
SWAINSON'S THRUSH C  
GRAY CHEEKED THRUSH F  
HERMIT THRUSH C  
AMERICAN ROBIN C NESTING
LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE CA  
GRAY CATBIRD C NESTING (?)
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD C NESTING
BROWN THRASHER C NESTING ( LESS COMMON NESTER- LACK OF GROUND COVER EARLY )
AMERICAN PIPIT X ONE SIGHTING IN EARLY 1970'S
CEDAR WAXWING C  
EUROPEAN STARLING C NESTING
YELLOW THROATED VIREO R APPEARS ANNUALLY
SOLITARY VIREO C  
RED EYED VIREO