Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Sherman, Texas
Hagerman Refuge has recorded 316 species of birds that have been seen on the refuge since its establishment in 1946. Of these, 273 are abundant to rare in occurance and are listed seasonally. Another 43 species, seen once or twice, are considered accidental and are listed at the end. the information reflected in this list was compiled by refuge staff, volunteers, and visiting ornithologists. Species are listed in accordance with the Sixth Edition of the A.O.U. Check-list as amended (1983). Accepted new names are used.
Sp - March-May
S - June-August
F - September-November
W - December-February
a - abundant: a common species which is very numerous
c - common: certain to be seen in suitable habitat at the suitable time of
day or season
u - uncommon: present, but not certain to be seen
o - occasional: seen only a few times during a season
r - rare: seen at intervals of 2 to 5 years
x - accidental: seen only once or twice
LOONS Sp S F W ___ Common Loon* r - r r
GREBES Sp S F W ___ Pied-billed Grebe* u u u u ___ Horned Grebe o - o o ___ Eared Grebe o - o o
PELICANS Sp S F W ___ American White Pelican c o a o
CORMORANTS Sp S F W ___ Double-crested Cormorant c o a a ___ Olivaceous Cormorant o r r o
DARTERS Sp S F W ___ Anhinga r r - -
BITTERNS & HERONS Sp S F W ___ American Bittern o r r - ___ Least Bittern* r r r - ___ Great Blue Heron* c c c c ___ Great Egret* c c c r ___ Snowy Egret c c c - ___ Little Blue Heron u c c - ___ Tricolored Heron - r r - ___ Cattle Egret c u u o ___ Green Heron* u u c - ___ Black-crowned Night-Heron o o o - ___ Yellow-crowned Night-Heron o o o -
IBISES & SPOONBILLS Sp S F W ___ White Ibis - o r - ___ White-faced Ibis o o o - ___ Roseate Spoonbill - r r -
STORKS Sp S F W ___ Wood Stork - r r x
SWANS, GEESE & DUCKS Sp S F W ___ Tundra Swan (Whistling Swan) - - r r ___ Greater White-fronted Goose u - c c ___ Snow Goose c - c c ___ Ross' Goose u - u u ___ Brant - - x x ___ Canada Goose c - a a ___ Wood Duck* u u u u ___ Green-winged Teal u - c c ___ American Black Duck r - r r ___ Mallard* u u c c ___ Northern Pintail u - c c ___ Blue-winged Teal c o c r ___ Cinnamon Teal r - r r ___ Northern Shoveler c r c u ___ Gadwall u r c c ___ American Wigeon o o o o ___ Canvasback o - o o ___ Redhead u - u u ___ Ring-necked Duck o - u u ___ Lesser Scaup o r u o ___ Oldsquaw - - r r ___ Common Goldeneye o - o o ___ Bufflehead o - o o ___ Hooded Merganser o - u u ___ Common Merganser o - o o ___ Red-breasted Merganser - - r r ___ Ruddy Duck o - o o
VULTURES Sp S F W ___ Black Vulture u u u c ___ Turkey Vulture c c c c
KITES, EAGLES, HAWKS & HARRIERS Sp S F W ___ Osprey r - r - ___ Mississippi Kite* u u u - ___ Bald Eagle u - u u ___ Northern Harrier (Marsh Hawk) u r u u ___ Sharp-shinned Hawk o - o o ___ Cooper's Hawk o - o o ___ Red-shouldered Hawk* u u u u ___ Broad-winged Hawk* o o o - ___ Swainson's Hawk* u o u - ___ Red-tailed Hawk* u u c c ___ Rough-legged Hawk o - o o ___ Golden Eagle - - r r
FALCONS Sp S F W ___ American Kestrel u r c c ___ Merlin r - o r ___ Peregrine Falcon r - r -
TURKEYS, QUAIL, & PHEASANTS Sp S F W ___ Wild Turkey* u u u u ___ Northern Bobwhite* c c u u
RAILS, GALLINULES & COOTS Sp S F W ___ King Rail* r r r - ___ Virginia Rail - - r r ___ Sora o r o - ___ Purple Gallinule x - x - ___ Common Moorhen r - - - ___ American Coot u u a u
CRANES Sp S F W ___ Sandhill Crane r - r -
PLOVERS Sp S F W ___ Black-bellied Plover o r o r ___ American Golden Plover (Lesser Gol-Pl.) o r o - ___ Snowy Plover r r r - ___ Semipalmated Plover o o o - ___ Piping Plover o o o - ___ Killdeer* c c c c
STILTS & AVOCETS Sp S F W ___ Black-necked Stilt r - - - ___ American Avocet o o o r
SANDPIPERS & PHALAROPES Sp S F W ___ Greater Yellowlegs u o u o ___ Lesser Yellowlegs u o u r ___ Solitary Sandpiper o r o - ___ Willet o r o - ___ Spotted Sandpiper c r u - ___ Upland Sandpiper u r u - ___ Long-billed Curlew o r o - ___ Hudsonian Godwit o r r - ___ Marbled Godwit o r o - ___ Ruddy Turnstone r r r - ___ Red Knot - x r - ___ Sanderling r r o - ___ Semipalmated Sandpiper u o u - ___ Western Sandpiper u o u r ___ Least Sandpiper u o u o ___ White-rumped Sandpiper u r - - ___ Baird's Sandpiper u o u r ___ Pectoral Sandpiper u o u r ___ Dunlin o - o r ___ Stilt Sandpiper u o u - ___ Buff-breasted Sandpiper o r o - ___ Short-billed Dowitcher r o o - ___ Long-billed Dowitcher u o u r ___ Common Snipe u o u o ___ American Woodcock - - r - ___ Wilson's Phalarope o o o - ___ Red-necked Phalarope r - r - ___ Red Phalarope r r r -
GULLS & TERNS Sp S F W ___ Laughing Gull - r r - ___ Franklin's Gull u r u r ___ Bonaparte's Gull o - o o ___ Ring-billed Gull c o a a ___ Herring Gull o - o o ___ Caspian Tern o r o - ___ Forster's Tern u o u u ___ Least Tern* o o o - ___ Black Tern u o u -
PIGEONS & DOVES Sp S F W ___ Rock Dove o o o o ___ Mourning Dove* c c o u
CUCKOOS & ANIS Sp S F W ___ Yellow-billed Cuckoo* u u u - ___ Greater Roadrunner* u u u u
TYPICAL OWLS Sp S F W ___ Eastern Screech-Owl* o o o o ___ Great Horned Owl* u u u u ___ Barred Owl* u u u u ___ Short-eared Owl - - r r
GOATSUCKERS Sp S F W ___ Common Nighthawk* o o o - ___ Chuck-will's-widow* r o r - ___ Whip-poor-will r r - -
SWIFTS Sp S F W ___ Chimney Swift* u u u -
HUMMINGBIRDS Sp S F W ___ Ruby-throated Hummingbird* u u u -
KINGFISHERS Sp S F W ___ Belted Kingfisher* u u u u
WOODPECKERS Sp S F W ___ Red-headed Woodpecker* u u u u ___ Red-bellied Woodpecker* c c c c ___ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker o - u u ___ Ladder-backed Woodpecker* o o o o ___ Downy Woodpecker* c c c c ___ Hairy Woodpecker* o o o o ___ Northern Flicker (Common Flicker) u r c c ___ Pileated Woodpecker* o o o o
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS Sp S F W ___ Olive-sided Flycatcher o - o - ___ Eastern Wood-Pewee* o r o - ___ Yellow-bellied Flycatcher r - r - ___ Acadian Flycatcher r - r - ___ Alder Flycatcher (fee-be-o) r - r - ___ Willow Flycatcher (fitz-bew) r - r - ___ Least Flycatcher u - o - ___ Eastern Phoebe* u u u o ___ Great Crested Flycatcher* c c u - ___ Western Kingbird* o u u - ___ Eastern Kingbird* u u u - ___ Scissor-tailed Flycatcher* c c c -
LARKS Sp S F W ___ Horned Lark* r r o o
SWALLOWS Sp S F W ___ Purple Martin* u u u - ___ Tree Swallow o o o - ___ Northern Rough-winged Swallow* o o o - ___ Bank Swallow o - o - ___ Cliff Swallow u o u - ___ Barn Swallow* a c a -
JAYS & CROWS Sp S F W ___ Blue Jay* c c c c ___ American Crow* c c c c
CHICKADEES & TITMICE Sp S F W ___ Carolina Chickadee* c c c c ___ Tufted Titmouse* c c c c
NUTHATCHES Sp S F W ___ Red-breasted Nuthatch - - r r ___ White-breasted Nuthatch* u u u u
CREEPERS Sp S F W ___ Brown Creeper o - u u
WRENS Sp S F W ___ Carolina Wren* u u u u ___ Bewick's Wren* u u u u ___ House Wren o - o r ___ Winter Wren - - o o ___ Sedge Wren r - r r ___ Marsh Wren o - o o
KINGLETS & GNATCATCHERS Sp S F W ___ Golden-crowned Kinglet u - u o ___ Ruby-crowned Kinglet u - u u ___ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher u c u -
THRUSHES Sp S F W ___ Eastern Bluebird* c c c c ___ Veery r - r - ___ Gray-cheeked Thrush r - - - ___ Swainson's Thrush u - - - ___ Hermit Thrush o - o o ___ Wood Thrush x - - - ___ American Robin* u u c a
MOCKINGBIRDS & THRASHERS Sp S F W ___ Gray Catbird o - o - ___ Northern Mockingbird* c c c c ___ Brown Thrasher* u u u u
PIPITS Sp S F W ___ American Pipit (Water Pipit) u - c u ___ Sprague's Pipit - - r -
WAXWINGS Sp S F W ___ Cedar Waxwing u - u c
SHRIKES Sp S F W ___ Loggerhead Shrike* u u u c
STARLINGS Sp S F W ___ European Starling* c c a a
VIREOS Sp S F W ___ White-eyed Vireo* u u o - ___ Bell's Vireo* r r r - ___ Solitary Vireo o - o x ___ Yellow-throated Vireo r - - - ___ Warbling Vireo o - o - ___ Philadelphia Vireo r - r - ___ Red-eyed Vireo* u u o -
WOOD-WARBLERS Sp S F W ___ Tennessee Warbler o - o - ___ Orange-crowned Warbler o - o o ___ Nashville Warbler o - o - ___ Northern Parula r - r - ___ Yellow Warbler o o o - ___ Chestnut-sided Warbler r - - - ___ Magnolia Warbler r - r - ___ Yellow-rumped Warbler c - c c ___ Black-throated Green Warbler o - o - ___ Blackburnian Warbler o - o - ___ Yellow-throated Warbler r - - - ___ Palm Warbler r - r - ___ Bay-breasted Warbler r - - - ___ Blackpoll Warbler r - - - ___ Cerulean Warbler r - - - ___ Black-and-white Warbler* o o o - ___ American Redstart o - o - ___ Prothonotary Warbler* u u r - ___ Ovenbird r - r - ___ Northern Waterthrush o - - - ___ Louisiana Waterthrush* o o - - ___ Kentucky Warbler* o u - - ___ Mourning Warbler r r r - ___ Common Yellowthroat* o o o o ___ Hooded Warbler r r - - ___ Wilson's Warbler o - o - ___ Canada Wabler r - r - ___ Yellow-breasted Chat* o r o -
TANAGERS Sp S F W ___ Summer Tanager* u u u -
GROSBEAKS, BUNTINGS & SPARROWS Sp S F W ___ Northern Cardinal* c c c c ___ Rose-breasted Grosbeak o - o - ___ Blue Grosbeak* u u o - ___ Indigo Bunting* c c u - ___ Painted Bunting* c c u - ___ Dickcissel* c c u x ___ Rufous-sided Towhee o - o o ___ American Tree Sparrow - - r r ___ Chipping Sparrow o r o r ___ Clay-colored Sparrow o - o - ___ Field Sparrow* u u c c ___ Vesper Sparrow u - u o ___ Lark Sparrow* u u u r ___ Savannah Sparrow a - a a ___ Grasshopper Sparrow* u u r - ___ Le Conte's Sparrow o - u u ___ Fox Sparrow o - u u ___ Song Sparrow u - u u ___ Lincoln's Sparrow u - u u ___ Swamp Sparrow o - o o ___ White-throated Sparrow c - c c ___ White-crowned Sparrow c - c c ___ Harris' Sparrow c - c c ___ Dark-eyed Junco c - c c ___ McCown's Longspur - - - r ___ Lapland Longspur - - r r ___ Smith's Longspur r - r r ___ Chestnut-collared Longspur - - r r
MEADOWLARKS, BLACKBIRDS & ORIOLES Sp S F W ___ Bobolink o - x - ___ Red-winged Blackbird* a c a a ___ Eastern Meadowlark* c c a a ___ Western Meadowlark o - u u ___ Yellow-headed Blackbird o r o r ___ Rusty Blackbird o - o o ___ Brewer's Blackbird o - u u ___ Great-tailed Grackle o o o o ___ Common Grackle* c c c u ___ Brown-headed Cowbird* c c c u ___ Orchard Oriole* o o o - ___ Northern Oriole* o o o r
FINCHES Sp S F W ___ Purple Finch u - u u ___ Pine Siskin o - u u ___ American Goldfinch u u c c
OLD WORLD SPARROWS Sp S F W ___ House Sparrow* c c c c
Red-necked Grebe Northern Saw-whet Owl Western Grebe Black-chinned Hummingbird Brown Pelican Black Phoebe Greater Scaup Say's Phoebe White-winged Scoter Vermilion Flycatcher Northern Goshawk Mountain Bluebird Ferruginous Hawk Sage Thrasher Prairie Falcon Curve-billed Thrasher Ring-necked Pheasant Blue-winged Warbler Black Rail Black-throated Blue Warbler Whooping Crane Pine Warbler Whimbrel Prairie Warbler Mountain Plover MacGillivry's Warbler Glaucous Gull Black-headed Grosbeak Sabine's Gull Evening Grosbeak Common Tern Lazuli Bunting Black Skimmer Green-tailed Towhee Inca Dove Baird's Sparrow Black-billed Cuckoo Sharp-tailed Sparrow Barn Owl Red Crossbill Snowy Owl House Finch Burrowing Owl
Refuge Manager
Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge
Route 3, Box 123
Sherman, Texas 75090
Telephone: 903/786-2826
This resource is based on the following source:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. No date. Birds of Hagerman National
Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Unpaginated.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. No date. Birds of Hagerman National
Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Unpaginated.
Jamestown, ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.govhagerman.htm
(Version 22MAY98).
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