Checklist of the Birds of
Bluffwoods Conservation
Area
Observers______________________
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Date_________ Total Species______
Conditions_____________________
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Seasonal Status:
PR -- permanent resident; some
individuals present year round, may or
may not breed on property.
IN -- intermittent, seen on and off
throughout a given year, may or may
not breed on the property
SR-- found during the summer, most
likely a breeding bird
WR-- winter resident, likely to be
found on property throughout the
winter months.
T -- transient, typically found only
during migration.
f = flyover; b = known breeder
Abundance Status:
c -- Common or abundant; likely to be
seen on most visits in proper habitat or
time of day.
u -- Uncommon; may be seen in
proper habitat at right time of year in
small numbers, or typically only as a
flyover
r -- Rare; seen very infrequently in any
given year in proper habitat
a -- Accidental; extremely rare, needs
to be documented
Anseriformes (ducks, geese, swans)
___ Snow Goose
Tf, u
___ Canada Goose
IN, u
___ Wood Duck
INf, u
Galliformes (pheasants, grouse
turkey, quail)
___ Wild Turkey
PRb, c
___ Northern Bobwhite
PRb, r
Pelicaniformes (pelicans, cormorants,
darters, frigatebirds)
___ American White Pelican Tf, r
Ciconiiformes (herons, ibises, storks,
new world vultures)
___ Great Blue Heron
INf, u
___ Cattle Egret
INf, u
___ Turkey Vulture
SRf, c
Falconiformes (kites, eagles, hawks,
Falcons)
___ Osprey
Tf, r
___ Bald Eagle
Tf, u
___ Northern Harrier
Tf, r
___ Sharp-shinned Hawk
IN, r
___ Cooper’s Hawk
IN, u
___ Broad-winged Hawk
Tf, r
___ Swainson’s Hawk
Tf, r
___ Red-tailed Hawk
PR, c
___ Rough-legged Hawk
WRf, r
___ American Kestrel
IN, u
Gruiformes (rails, cranes)
___ American Coot
T, r
___ Sandhill Crane
INf, a
Charadriiformes (shorebirds, gulls, terns)
___ Killdeer
SR, u
___ Least Sandpiper
T, u
___ Caspian Tern
Tf, r
Columbiformes (pigeons, doves)
___ Rock Dove
P, u
___ White-winged Dove
Tf, a
___ Mourning Dove
Pb, c
Cuculiformes (cuckoos, roadrunners, anis)
___ Black-billed cuckoo
SR, r
___ Yellow-billed cuckoo
SR, c
Strigiformes (owls)
___ Eastern Screech Owl
PR, u
___ Great Horned Owl
PRb, c
___ Barred Owl
PRb, c
Caprimulgiformes (nighthawks, nightjars)
___ Whip-Poor-Will
SR, u
Apodiformes (swifts, hummingbirds)
___ Chimney Swift
SRf, u
___ Ruby-throated Hummingbird SR, u
___ Rufous Hummingbird
T, r
Coraciformes (kingfishers)
___ Belted Kingfisher
IN, u
Piciformes (woodpeckers)
___ Red-headed Woodpecker IN, u
___ Red-bellied Woodpecker PRb, c
___ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker T/WR, u
___ Downy Woodpecker
PRb, c
___ Hairy Woodpecker
PR, u
___ Northern Flicker
IN, u/c
Passeriformes (Passerines)
Tyrannidae (flycatchers)
___Olive-sided Flycatcher
T, r
___ Eastern Wood Pewee
SR, c
___ Yellow-bellied Flycatcher T, r
___ Acadian Flycatcher
SR, u
___ Willow Flycatcher
SR, u
___ Least Flycatcher
T, c
___ Eastern Phoebe
SR, u
___ Great-crested Flycatcher SR, c
___ Eastern Kingbird
SR, c
Lanidae (shrikes)
___ Loggerhead Shrike
IN, u
Vireonidae (vireos)
___ White-eyed Vireo
SR, r
___ Bell’s Vireo
SR, u
___ Yellow-throated Vireo
SR, c
___ Blue-headed Vireo
T, u
___ Warbling Vireo
SR, u
___ Philadelphia Vireo
T, r
___ Red-eyed Vireo
SR, c
Corvidae (jays, magpies, crows)
___ Blue Jay
PR, c
___ American Crow
PR, c
Alaudidae (larks)
___ Horned Lark
PR, u
Hirundinidae (swallows)
___ Tree Swallow
SRf, u
___ N. Rough-winged Swallow SRf, u
___ Bank Swallow
SRf, u
___ Cliff Swallow
SRf, u
___ Barn Swallow
SRf, c
Paridae (titmice, chickadees)
___ Black-capped chickadee PRb, c
___ Tufted Titmouse
PRb, c
Sittidae (nuthatches)
___ Red-breasted Nuthatch
WR, r
___ White-breasted Nuthatch PRb, c
Certhiidae (creepers)
____ Brown Creeper
WR, u
Troglodytidae (wrens)
___ Carolina Wren
Pb, c
___ Bewick’s Wren
SR, r
___ House Wren
SR, u
___ Winter Wren
WR, r
Regulidae (kinglets)
___ Golden-crowned Kinglet T/WR, u/r
___ Ruby-crowned Kintlet
T, c
Sylviidae (gnatcatchers)
___ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
SRb, c
Turdidae (thrushes)
___ Eastern Bluebird
PRb, u
___ Veery
T, r
___ Gray-cheeked Thrush
T, u
___ Swainson’s Thrush
T, c
___ Hermit Thrush
T, r
___ Wood Thrush
SR, u
___ American Robin
PRb, u
Mimidae (mimics)
___ Gray Catbird
SR, c
___ Northern Mockingbird
IN, r
___ Brown Thrasher
SRb, c
Sturnidae (starlings)
___ European Starling
PR, u
Bombycillidae (waxwings)
___ Cedar Waxwing
IN, u
Parulidae (warblers)
___ Blue-winged Warbler
T, r
___ Golden-winged Warbler T, u
___ Tennessee Warbler
T, c
___ Orange-crowned Warbler T, c
___ Nashville Warbler
T, c
___ Northern Parula
SR, c
___ Yellow Warbler
T/SRb, c/u
___ Chestnut-sided Warbler T, u
___ Magnolia Warbler
T, u
___ Cape May Warbler
T, r
___ Yellow-rumped Warbler T, c
___ Black-throated Green Warbler T, u
___ Blackburnian Warbler
T, u
___ Pine Warbler
T, r
___ Bay-breasted Warbler
T, r
___ Blackpoll Warbler
T, u
___ Black-and-White Warbler T/SR, c/u
___ American Redstart
T/SR, c/u
___ Worm-eating Warbler
T/SR, u
___ Ovenbird
T/SR, u
___ Northern Waterthrush
T, u
___ Louisiana Waterthrush
T/SR, u
___ Kentucky Warbler
T/SR, u
___ Connecticut Warbler
T, r
___ Mourning Warbler
T, r
___ Common Yellowthroat
SR, u
___ Hooded Warbler
T, r
___ Wilson’s Warbler
T, u
___ Canada Warbler
T, u
___ Yellow-breasted Chat
T, u
Thraupidae (tanagers)
___ Summer Tanager
SR, u
___ Scarlet Tanager
SR, r
Emberizidae (towhees, sparrows,
longspurs, buntings)
___ Spotted Towhee
T, r
___ Eastern Towhee
SR, u
___ Chipping Sparrow
SR, c
___ Clay-colored Sparrow
T, u
___ Field Sparrow
SR, u
___ Vesper Sparrow
T, u
___ Lark Sparrow
T, u
___ Savannah Sparrow
T, u
___ Fox Sparrow
T, u
___ Song Sparrow
SR, u
___ Swamp Sparrow
T, u
___ White-throated Sparrow T/WR, c/u
___ Harris’s Sparrow
WR, u
___ White-crowned Sparrow T/WR, u/r
___ Dark-eyed Junco
T/WR, c
Cardinalidae (cardinals, grosbeaks)
___ Northern Cardinal
PRb, c
___ Rose-breasted Grosbeak T/SR, c/u
___ Blue Grosbeak
SR, r
___ Indigo Bunting
SRb, c
___ Dickcissel
SR, u
Icteridae (blackbirds)
___ Red-winged Blackbird
T/SRb, c
___ Eastern Meadowlark
SR, u
___ Common Grackle
T/SR, c/u
___ Great-tailed Grackle
T/SR, r
___ Brown-headed Cowbird SR, c
___ Orchard Oriole
T/SR, u
___ Balrimore Oriole
SRb, c
Fringillidae (finches)
___ Purple Finch
WR, r
___ House Finch
IN, u
___ Pine Siskin
WR, r
___ American Goldfinch
PR, c
Passeridae (Old World Sparrows)
___ House Sparrow
PR, u
Additional Sightings:
Species
Date
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BIRDS
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Field Notes:
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Revised 4/28/2005