VIREOS
_____ White-eyed Vireo
_____ Yellow-throated Vireo
_____ Blue-headed Vireo
_____ Warbling Vireo
_____ Philadelphia Vireo
_____Red-eyed Vireo
JAYS AND CROWS
_____ Blue Jay P
_____American Crow
_____Common Raven
M-u; S-loc
S; M-u
M; S
M-r
M-r
M, S
P
P
SWALLOWS AND MARTINS
_____ Purple Martin
M, S-r
_____Tree Swallow
M, S
_____ Northern Rough-winged Swallow M,S
_____ Barn Swallow
M, S
_____ Cliff Swallow
M-r; S-r
CHICKADEES AND TITMICE
_____ Tufted Titmouse
P
_____ Carolina Chickadee
P
_____ Black-capped Chickadee M-x; W-x
NUTHATCHES
_____ Red-breasted Nuthatch M; W-irr
_____ White-breasted Nuthatch P
CREEPERS
_____ Brown Creeper
WRENS
_____ Carolina Wren
_____ House Wren M, S-x
_____ Winter Wren M; W-u
_____Sedge Wren M-x
_____ Marsh Wren M-x
M, W-u
P
KINGLETS
_____ Golden-crowned Kinglet M, W
_____ Ruby-crowned Kinglet M; W-u
GNATCATCHERS
_____ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher M, S
THRUSHES
_____ Eastern Bluebird
_____ Veery
M-r
_____ Gray-cheeked Thrush
_____ Swainson’s Thrush
_____ Hermit Thrush
M, S; W-u
M-r
M
M; W-u
_____ Wood Thrush
M, S
_____ American Robin
P
MIMIDS
_____ Gray Catbird M, S
_____ Northern Mockingbird M; S-r; W-r
_____ Brown Thrasher
M, S; W-r
STARLINGS
_____ European Starling
P
WAXWINGS
_____ Cedar Waxwing
M; P-irr
WOOD WARBLERS
_____ Blue-winged Warbler M-u; S-loc
_____ Golden-winged Warbler M-r; S-x
_____ Tennessee Warbler
M
_____ Orange-crowned Warbler M-r
_____Nashville Warbler
M-u
_____ Northern Parula
M; S
_____ Yellow Warbler
M, S-loc
_____ Chestnut-sided Warbler M
_____ Magnolia Warbler
M
_____ Cape May Warbler
M-u
_____ Black-throated Blue Warbler M-u
_____ Yellow Rumped Warbler M; W
_____ Black-throated Green Warbler M; S
_____ Blackburnian Warbler M-u
_____ Yellow-throated Warbler M; S
_____ Pine Warbler M-u; S-loc
_____ Kirtland’s Warbler
M-x
_____ Prairie Warbler
M-r; S-x
_____ Palm Warbler M
_____ Bay-breasted Warbler M-u
_____ Blackpoll Warbler
M-u
_____ Cerulean Warbler
M-u; S-u
_____ Black-and-White Warbler M; S
_____ American Redstart
M; S
_____ Prothonotary Warbler M; S-x
_____ Worm-eating Warbler M; S
_____ Ovenbird
M, S
_____ Northern Waterthrush M
_____ Louisiana Waterthrush M; S
_____ Kentucky Warbler
M-u; S-loc
_____ Connecticut Warbler M-r
_____ Mourning Warbler
M-r
_____ Common Yellowthroat M, S-u
_____ Hooded Warbler
M; S
_____ Wilson’s Warbler
M-r
_____ Canada Warbler
M-r
_____ Yellow-breasted Chat M; S-loc
_____ Swainson’s Warbler
M-r; S-loc
TANAGERS
_____ Summer Tanager
M-r; S-r
_____ Scarlet Tanager
M; S
AMERICAN SPARROWS
_____ Eastern Towhee
M, S
_____ American Tree Sparrow W-x
_____ Chipping Sparrow
M, S; W-r
_____ Field SparrowM, S-r; W-r
_____ Vesper Sparrow
M-r
_____ Savannah Sparrow
M-r
_____ Grasshopper Sparrow M-r
_____ Henslow’s Sparrow
M-r
_____ Le Conte’s Sparrow
M-x
_____ Fox Sparrow M; W-u
_____ Song Sparrow
P
_____ Lincoln’s Sparrow
M; W-r
_____ Swamp Sparrow
M; W-r
_____ White-throated Sparrow M, W
_____ White-crowned Sparrow M-r
_____ Dark-eyed Junco
M, W
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Field Checklist
of Birds
Breaks
Interstate
Park
DATE _____________ TIME __________
WEATHER _________________________
OBSERVERS _______________________
This region of Southwest Virginia/Eastern
Kentucky is best known for its nesting birds,
especially the Wood Warblers and Vireos.
Scarlet Tanagers, Wood Thrushes, Cuckoos
(both yellow and black-billed) as well as several
Flycatcher species are also regular breeding
birds found in this region. Spring and Fall
migration also provide good opportunities for
birders to see many other species as they move
through our forests. This checklist includes birds
occurring regularly in this region, with a brief
note of their status.
Seasonal Status:
S -- summer resident
W -- winter resident
M -- migrant
P -- present at all seasons (may
include migratory populations
moving through)
Abundance Status:
u -- uncommon. Regular, but not
expected every day, even in prime
habitat and season.
r -- rare. Occurs in very small numbers,
and might not be found every year.
x -- very rare. Found in this area and
season only a few times per
decade.
loc -- local. Found regularly in only a
very small part of this area.
irr -- irregular. Numbers variable from
year to year. Might be common or
nearly absent.
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FINCHES
_____ Purple Finch M; W-irr
_____ House Finch P
_____ Pine Siskin M-irr; W-irr
_____ American Goldfinch
P
_____ Evening Grosbeak
W-x
GEESE, SWANS, AND DUCKS
_____ Canada Goose
M-r
_____ Wood Duck S, M; W-u
_____ Gadwall
M-r
_____ American Wigeon
M-r
_____ American Black Duck M-r
_____ Mallard
M; S-r; W-r
_____ Blue-winged Teal
M-r
_____ Northern Shoveler
M-r
_____ Northern Pintail
M-x
_____ Northern Pintail
M-x
_____ Green-winged Teal
M-r
_____ Canvasback M-r
_____ Redhead
M-r
_____ Ring-necked Duck
M-u
_____ Greater Scaup
M-x
_____ Lesser Scaup M-r
_____ Bufflehead M-r
_____ Common Goldeneye M-x
_____ Hooded Merganser
M-u
_____ Red-breasted Merganser M-x
_____ Ruddy Duck M-x
GROUSE, PHEASANTS, AND TURKEYS
_____ Wild Turkey P-loc
_____ Ruffed Grouse P-loc
LOONS
_____ Common Loon
M; W-r
M; W-u
M-x
CORMORANTS
_____ Double-crested Cormorant M-x
HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS
_____ American Bittern
M-x
_____ Least Bittern M-x
_____ Great Blue Heron
S, M; W-u
_____ Great Egret M-x
_____ Green Heron S-u; M-u
NEW WORLD VULTURES
_____ Black Vulture
_____ Turkey Vulture
M-u; S-u
M, S; W-r
HAWKS AND EAGLES
_____ Osprey
M; S-r
_____ Bald Eagle M-r
_____ Northern Harrier
_____ Sharp-shined Hawk
_____ Cooper’s Hawk
_____ Northern Goshawk
_____ Red-shouldered Hawk
_____ Broad-winged Hawk
_____ Red-tailed Hawk
_____ Rough-legged Hawk
_____ Golden Eagle
M-r; W-r
M; W-u; S-u
M; W-u; S-u
M-x
P
M; S
P
M-x
M-x; W-x
FALCONS
_____ American Kestrel
_____ Merlin
_____ Peregrine Falcon
M-u
M-r
M-r
RAILS, GALLINULES, AND COOTS
_____ Sora
M-X
_____ American Coot
M; W-r
PLOVERS
_____ Killdeer
M-r; W-x
SANDPIPERS AND
PHALAROPES
_____ Spotted Sandpiper
_____ Solitary Sandpiper
_____ Wilson’s Snipe
_____ American Woodcock
GULLS AND TERNS
M; S-u
M-x
M
M, S-r
_____ Bonaparte’s Gull
_____ Ring-billed Gull
W-x
W-x
PIGEONS AND DOVES
_____ Mourning Dove
_____ Rock Pigeon
P
P-r
CUCKOOS
_____ Yellow-billed Cuckoo
_____ Black-billed Cuckoo
M, S
M-r; S-r
TYPICAL OWLS
_____ Eastern Screech-Owl
_____ Great Horned Owl
_____ Barred Owl
P
W-x
P
NIGHTJARS
_____ Whip-poor-will
_____ Common Nighthawk
M-u; S-loc
M-u
SWIFTS
_____ Chimney Swift
M, S
HUMMINGBIRDS
_____ Ruby-throated Hummingbird M, S
KINGFISHERS
_____ Belted Kingfisher
P-loc
WOODPECKERS
_____ Red-headed Woodpecker M-r
_____ Red-bellied Woodpecker P
_____ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker M; W-u
_____ Downy Woodpecker
P
_____ Hairy Woodpecker
P-u
_____ Northern Flicker
P
_____ Pileated Woodpecker P
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
_____ Olive-sided Flycatcher M-x
_____ Eastern Wood-Pewee M, S
_____ Yellow-bellied Flycatcher M-r
_____ Acadian Flycatcher
S, M
_____ Alder Flycatcher
M-r
_____ Willow Flycatcher
M-r
_____ Least Flycatcher
M; S-x
_____ Eastern Phoebe
M, S
_____ Great Crested Flycatcher M, S
_____ Eastern Kingbird
M, S-r
SHRIKES
_____ Loggerhead Shrike
M-x
The Grand Canyon of the South
BLACKBIRDS
_____ Bobolink
M-x
_____ Red-winged Blackbird P
_____ Eastern Meadowlark M-r
_____ Rusty Blackbird
M; W-u
_____ Common Grackle
M, S; W-u
_____ Brown-headed Cowbird M, S; W-u
_____ Orchard Oriole
S; M-u
_____ Baltimore Oriole
M-u; S-r
GREBES
_____ Pied-billed Grebe
_____ Horned Grebe
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CARDINALS AND RELATED BIRDS
_____ Northern Cardinal
P
_____ Rose-breasted Grosbeak M
_____ Blue Grosbeak
M-x
_____ Indigo Bunting
M, S