Season:
Lapland Longspur
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Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
Northern Cardinal*
Rose-breasted Grosbeak*
Black-headed Grosbeak*
Blue Grosbeak*
Indigo Bunting*
Painted Bunting*
Dickcissel*
Blackbirds and Allies
Bobolink*
Red-winged Blackbird*
Eastern Meadowlark*
Western Meadowlark
Rusty Blackbird*
Brewer’s Blackbird*
Common Grackle*
Brown-headed Cowbird*
Orchard Oriole*
Baltimore Oriole*
Finches
Pine Grosbeak
Purple Finch*
House Finch*
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin*
American Goldfinch*
Evening Grosbeak*
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BULL
SHOALSWHITE RIVER
STATE PARK
BIRD CHECKLIST
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Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow*
Additional species not on this list (please report sighting at
visitor center)
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For specific park records and records concerning accidental
species call, write, or email Interpretive Services at:
Bull Shoals-White River State Park
153 Dam Overlook Lane
Bull Shoals, AR 72619
870-445-3629
Email: [email protected]
Note: List compiled by Duane R. Moren and Philip Hyatt, U.S. Forest
Service. References: ARKANSAS BIRDS: THEIR DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE by Douglas James and Joseph Neal; BIRDING IN THE WESTERN
ARKANSAS OZARKS by Joseph Neal and Michael Mlodinow; ARKANSAS
AUDUBON SOCIETY Field Checklist; Dr. Dan Scheiman, Audubon Arkansas.
Wood duck (Aix sponsa)
photo by Don Simons
Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism
#1 Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201
1-888-AT-PARKS
www.ArkansasStateParks.com
Season:
ull Shoals-White River State Park, where water
generates life, is located on the Ozark Plateau in
north central Arkansas. The park comprises 732
acres along the shores of both Bull Shoals Lake and
the White River. This area provides excellent habitat
for spring and fall migrants as well as summer and
winter residents. This checklist covers a 15-mile
diameter circle with the center being Bull ShoalsWhite River State Park. Within that area you will find
excellent Ozark habitat.
B
HABITAT: LOOK WHERE THEY LIVE
Many birds are found only in certain habitats. We
suggest you consult a field guide or ask a park
interpreter to help you find a bird’s appropriate
habitat. Field guides may be purchased at the state
park visitor center or the trout dock. If you observe
birds not on the list, please report your sightings at
the visitor center or camper registration center.
DECIDUOUS HARDWOODS
The identity of a bird can usually be determined by
its coloration. Look closely for stripes on the head
and breast, for eye rings, wing bars and for color
along the edge and at the tip of the tail. Also, you’ll
want to note the length and shape of the bill and the
shape of the tail. Consult your field guide for
specific field markings.
The following symbols indicate the local status
for species on this list:
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Spring (March–May)
Summer (June–July)
Fall (August–November)
Winter (December–February)
Seasons overlap, thus, some birds may arrive
earlier and/or stay later than the months indicated.
NOTICE: To preserve scenic beauty and ecology, fences
and warning signs have not been installed in some park
locations. Caution and supervision of your children are
required while visiting these areas.
Toward fulfillment of our conservation mission, Arkansas State Parks has printed this brochure on recycled
paper using soy ink.
7/07
A habitat is an area that provides the necessities of food,
water, shelter and the space to live. From park-like areas to
mature deciduous forests, every bird has its own particular
home. We suggest you consult a field guide or ask the park
interpreter for a bird’s appropriate habitat. To assist you we
have included a map showing eight habitats found in the
park and a few of the birds that are likely to be seen in them.
(Refer to map in center of booklet).
Big Bluff and Lakeside Trails: red-eyed vireo, wood
thrush, sharp-shinned hawk, summer tanager,
pileated woodpecker.
BLUFF & CEDAR GLADES AREAS
Big Bluff and River: indigo bunting, blue-gray
gnatcatcher, turkey vulture, yellow-billed cuckoo,
northern rough-winged swallow.
RIVERSIDE CAMPSITE AREA
Dock and Riverside: prothonotary warbler, Kentucky
warbler, Louisiana waterthrush, red-bellied woodpecker, osprey, green-backed heron.
PARK-LIKE AREA
Lakeside Picnic Area and Campground: pine warbler,
orchard oriole, great crested flycatcher, chipping
sparrow, eastern wood pewee, red-headed woodpecker.
BRUSHY AREAS
Bird Photo Blind and Scattered: song sparrow, fox
sparrow, gray catbird, Cooper’s hawk.
LAKESHORE
Lakeside Trail and Picnic Area: spotted sandpiper,
Canada goose, common loon, ring-necked duck,
little blue heron.
EDGE EFFECT AREAS
Power Line and Scattered: brown thrasher, whitethroated sparrow, red-tailed hawk, Carolina chickadee, downy woodpecker.
DAM AREA
Below Bull Shoals Dam: ring-billed gull, common
goldeneye, belted kingfisher, hooded merganser,
bufflehead.
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Geese, Dabbling Ducks, and Diving Ducks
Greater White-fronted Goose*
Snow Goose*
Canada Goose*
Wood Duck*
Gadwall*
American Wigeon*
Mallard*
Blue-winged Teal*
Northern Shoveler*
Northern Pintail*
Green-winged Teal*
Canvasback
Redhead*
Ring-necked Duck*
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup*
Bufflehead*
Common Goldeneye*
Hooded Merganser*
Common Merganser*
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck*
Turkey and Quail
Wild Turkey*
Northern Bobwhite*
Loons to Cormorants
Common Loon*
Pied-billed Grebe*
Horned Grebe*
Eared Grebe*
American White Pelican*
Brown Pelican*
Double-crested Cormorant*
Herons, Egrets, and Vultures
Great Blue Heron*
Great Egret*
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron*
Cattle Egret*
Green Heron*
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron*
Black Vulture*
Turkey Vulture*
Hawks and Falcons
Osprey*
Bald Eagle*
Northern Harrier
Season:
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Sharp-shinned Hawk*
Cooper’s Hawk*
Red-shouldered Hawk*
Broad-winged Hawk*
Red-tailed Hawk*
Golden Eagle*
American Kestrel*
Merlin*
Peregrine Falcon*
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Bird Habitat: Bull Shoals-White River State Park
Rails and Coots
Virginia Rail
American Coot
Deciduous Hardwoods
Brushy Area
Bluff/Cedar glades
Dam Area
Riverside Campsite
Lake Shore
Park-like
Edge Effect
Plovers, Sandpipers, Gulls and Terns
Black-bellied Plover*
American Golden-Plover
Semipalmated Plover*
Killdeer*
American Avocet*
Greater Yellowlegs*
Lesser Yellowlegs*
Solitary Sandpiper
Willet*
Spotted Sandpiper*
Sanderling*
Semipalmated Sandpiper*
Western Sandpiper*
Least Sandpiper*
White-rumped Sandpiper*
Pectoral Sandpiper*
Wilson’s Snipe*
American Woodcock
Franklin’s Gull *
Bonaparte’s Gull*
Ring-billed Gull*
Herring Gull*
Caspian Tern*
Common Tern
Forster’s Tern*
Black Tern*
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BULL SHOALS LAKE
OVERLOOKS
LAKESIDE PICNIC AREA
LAKESIDE TRAIL
BULL SHOALS DAM
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OVERLOOK
BIG BLUFF TRAIL
TROUT DOCK
OAK RIDGE
MOUNTAIN BIKE
TRAIL
BIRD PHOTO BLIND
& STUDY AREA
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon*
Mourning Dove*
Cuckoos and Roadrunners
Black-billed Cuckoo*
Yellow-billed Cuckoo*
Greater Roadrunner*
Owls
Eastern Screech-Owl*
Great Horned Owl*
WHITE RIVER
SCALE
1000’
POWER LINE
Season:
Barred Owl*
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
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Goatsuckers
Common Nighthawk*
Chuck-will’s-widow*
Whip-poor-will*
Swifts and Hummingbirds
Chimney Swift*
Ruby-throated Hummingbird*
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher*
Woodpeckers
Red-headed Woodpecker*
Red-bellied Woodpecker*
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker*
Downy Woodpecker*
Hairy Woodpecker*
Northern Flicker*
Pileated Woodpecker*
Flycatchers
Olive-sided Flycatcher*
Eastern Wood-Pewee*
Acadian Flycatcher*
Alder Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher*
Least Flycatcher*
Eastern Phoebe*
Vermilion Flycatcher*
Great Crested Flycatcher*
Eastern Kingbird*
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher*
Shrikes and Vireos
Loggerhead Shrike*
White-eyed Vireo*
Bell’s Vireo*
Yellow-throated Vireo*
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo*
Philadelphia Vireo*
Red-eyed Vireo*
Jays and Crows
Blue Jay*
American Crow*
Fish Crow*
Larks
Horned Lark*
Swallows
Purple Martin*
Season:
Tree Swallow*
Northern Rough-winged Swallow*
Bank Swallow*
Cliff Swallow*
Barn Swallow*
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Chickadees to Creepers
Carolina Chickadee*
Tufted Titmouse*
Red-breasted Nuthatch*
White-breasted Nuthatch*
Brown Creeper*
Wrens
Carolina Wren*
Bewick’s Wren*
House Wren*
Winter Wren*
Sedge Wren
Marsh Wren
Kinglets to Gnatcatchers
Golden-crowned Kinglet*
Ruby-crowned Kinglet*
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher*
Bluebirds and Thrushes
Eastern Bluebird*
Veery*
Gray-cheeked Thrush*
Swainson’s Thrush*
Hermit Thrush*
Wood Thrush*
American Robin*
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Gray Catbird*
Northern Mockingbird*
Brown Thrasher*
Starlings
European Starling*
Pipits
American Pipit
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing*
Warblers
Blue-winged Warbler*
Golden-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler*
Orange-crowned Warbler*
Nashville Warbler*
Northern Parula*
Yellow Warbler*
Chestnut-sided Warbler*
Season:
Magnolia Warbler*
Yellow-rumped Warbler*
Black-throated Green Warbler*
Blackburnian Warbler*
Yellow-throated Warbler*
Pine Warbler*
Prairie Warbler*
Bay-breasted Warbler*
Blackpoll Warbler*
Cerulean Warbler*
Black-and-white Warbler*
American Redstart*
Prothonotary Warbler*
Worm-eating Warbler*
Swainson’s Warbler*
Ovenbird *
Northern Waterthrush*
Louisiana Waterthrush*
Kentucky Warbler*
Connecticut Warbler*
Mourning Warbler*
Common Yellowthroat*
Hooded Warbler*
Wilson’s Warbler*
Canada Warbler*
Yellow-breasted Chat*
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Tanagers
Summer Tanager*
Scarlet Tanager*
New World Sparrows
Spotted Towhee
Eastern Towhee*
American Tree Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow*
Field Sparrow*
Vesper Sparrow
Lark Sparrow*
Savannah Sparrow*
Grasshopper Sparrow*
Henslow’s Sparrow
Le Conte’s Sparrow
Fox Sparrow*
Song Sparrow*
Lincoln’s Sparrow*
Swamp Sparrow*
White-throated Sparrow*
Harris’s Sparrow*
White-crowned Sparrow*
Dark-eyed Junco*