Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Mayville, Wisconsin
The English, or common names of birds are in accordance with the American Ornithologists' Union's "Checklist of North American birds" revised in 1989.
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, not in large numbers
u - uncommon: present but not always seen
r - rare: seen at irregular intervals
GREBES Sp S F W ___ Pied-billed Grebe* c c c - ___ Horned Grebe r - r -
PELICANS, CORMORANTS Sp S F W ___ American White Pelican - r r - ___ Double-crested Cormorant* c c c -
BITTERNS, HERONS Sp S F W ___ American Bittern* c u u r ___ Least Bittern* c c c - ___ Great Blue Heron* c c c u ___ Great Egret* c c c - ___ Snowy Egret r r r - ___ Cattle Egret r r r - ___ Green Heron* u u u - ___ Black-crowned Night-Heron* c a a - ___ Yellow-crowned Night-Heron r r r -
SWANS, GEESE, DUCKS Sp S F W ___ Tundra Swan (Whistling Swan) u - u - ___ Trumpeter Swan r - r - ___ Greater White-fronted Goose r - r - ___ Snow Goose u - u - ___ Canada Goose* a c a c ___ Wood Duck* u c c - ___ American Black Duck* u u u r ___ Mallard* a a a u ___ Northern Pintail* u u u - ___ Green-winged Teal* c u a - ___ Blue-winged Teal* c c c - ___ Northern Shoveler* c u c - ___ Gadwall* u u c - ___ American Wigeon* u u c - ___ Canvasback* u r u - ___ Redhead* c c c - ___ Ring-necked Duck* c u c - ___ Greater Scaup r - r - ___ Lesser Scaup* c u c - ___ Common Goldeneye u - u - ___ Bufflehead u - u r ___ Hooded Merganser* u u u r ___ Common Merganser u - u r ___ Red-breasted Merganser r - r - ___ Ruddy Duck* c u c -
VULTURES, HAWKS, FALCONS Sp S F W ___ Turkey Vulture u u r - ___ Osprey u r u - ___ Bald Eagle r - u r ___ Northern Harrier (Marsh Hawk)* c c c c ___ Sharp-shinned Hawk* u r u r ___ Cooper's Hawk* u r u r ___ Red-shouldered Hawk u - u - ___ Broad-winged Hawk u - u - ___ Red-tailed Hawk* c c c c ___ Rough-legged Hawk c - c c ___ American Kestrel* c c c c ___ Peregrine Falcon r - r r
GALLINACEOUS BIRDS Sp S F W ___ Gray Partridge* u u u u ___ Ring-necked Pheasant* c c c c
RAILS, CRANES Sp S F W ___ Yellow Rail r - - - ___ King Rail* u u r - ___ Virginia Rail* c c c - ___ Sora* c c c - ___ Common Moorhen* c c c - ___ American Coot* a a a - ___ Sandhill Crane* c c c -
PLOVERS Sp S F W ___ Black-bellied Plover u r u - ___ American Golden-Plover (Lesser Gol-Pl.) u r u - ___ Semipalmated Plover u u u - ___ Killdeer* c c c -
SANDPIPERS, GULLS, TERNS Sp S F W ___ Greater Yellowlegs c u c - ___ Lesser Yellowlegs c u c - ___ Solitary Sandpiper u u u - ___ Spotted Sandpiper* u u u - ___ Semipalmated Sandpiper c u c - ___ Least Sandpiper c u c - ___ White-rumped Sandpiper r r r - ___ Baird's Sandpiper r - r - ___ Pectoral Sandpiper u u c - ___ Buff-breasted Sandpiper - r - - ___ Dunlin c u c - ___ Stilt Sandpiper u r u - ___ Short-billed Dowitcher u u u - ___ Long-billed Dowitcher r r u - ___ Common Snipe* c u c - ___ American Woodcock* c u u - ___ Wilson's Phalarope* u u u - ___ Red-necked Phalarope r - r - ___ Bonaparte's Gull u - u - ___ Ring-billed Gull c u c - ___ Herring Gull c r c u ___ Forster's Tern* c c u - ___ Black Tern* c c u -
DOVES Sp S F W ___ Rock Dove* c c c c ___ Mourning Dove* c c c c
CUCKOOS Sp S F W ___ Black-billed Cuckoo* u u u - ___ Yellow-billed Cuckoo* u u u -
OWLS Sp S F W ___ Eastern Screech-Owl* c c c c ___ Great Horned Owl* c c c c ___ Snowy Owl r - - r ___ Barred Owl* c c c c ___ Long-eared Owl r - r r ___ Short-eared Owl* u r u u
GOATSUCKERS Sp S F W ___ Common Nighthawk* u u u -
SWIFTS, HUMMINGBIRDS Sp S F W ___ Chimney Swift* u u u - ___ Ruby-throated Hummingbird* u u u -
KINGFISHERS Sp S F W ___ Belted Kingfisher* u u u -
WOODPECKERS Sp S F W ___ Red-headed Woodpecker* u u u - ___ Red-bellied Woodpecker u u u u ___ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker u - u - ___ Downy Woodpecker* c c c c ___ Hairy Woodpecker* c c c c ___ Northern Flicker (Common Flicker)* c c c -
PASSERINES Sp S F W ___ Olive-sided Flycatcher r - r - ___ Eastern Wood-Pewee* c c c - ___ Yellow-bellied Flycatcher r - r - ___ Alder Flycatcher u u u - ___ Willow Flycatcher* c c c - ___ Least Flycatcher* c c c - ___ Eastern Phoebe* c c c - ___ Great Crested Flycatcher* c c c - ___ Eastern Kingbird* c c c - ___ Horned Lark c u c c ___ Purple Martin* u u u - ___ Tree Swallow* a a a - ___ Northern Rough-winged Swallow* u u u - ___ Bank Swallow u u u - ___ Cliff Swallow u u u - ___ Barn Swallow* c c c - ___ Blue Jay* c c c c ___ American Crow u u u u ___ Black-capped Chickadee* c c c c ___ Red-breasted Nuthatch r - r r ___ White-breasted Nuthatch* c c c c ___ Brown Creeper u - u u ___ House Wren* c c c - ___ Winter Wren u r u - ___ Sedge Wren* c c c - ___ Marsh Wren* a a c r ___ Golden-crowned Kinglet c - c r ___ Ruby-crowned Kinglet c - c - ___ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher* u u u - ___ Eastern Bluebird* u u u - ___ Veery* u u u - ___ Gray-cheeked Thrush u - u - ___ Swainson's Thrush u - u - ___ Hermit Thrush u - u - ___ Wood Thrush* u u u - ___ American Robin* c c c r ___ Gray Catbird* c c c - ___ Brown Thrasher* u u u - ___ Cedar Waxwing* u c c r ___ Northern Shrike r - - u ___ European Starling* c c c c ___ Solitary Vireo u - u - ___ Yellow-throated Vireo* u u u - ___ Warbling Vireo* c c c - ___ Philadelphia Vireo u r u - ___ Red-eyed Vireo* c c c - ___ Blue-winged Warbler u r r - ___ Golden-winged Warbler u r r - ___ Tennessee Warbler c r c - ___ Orange-crowned Warbler u - u - ___ Nashville Warbler c r c - ___ Northern Parula u r u - ___ Yellow Warbler* a c c - ___ Chestnut-sided Warbler c r c - ___ Magnolia Warbler c r c - ___ Cape May Warbler u - u - ___ Yellow-rumped Warbler a - a - ___ Black-throated Green Warbler c - c - ___ Blackburnian Warbler u r u - ___ Pine Warbler r - r - ___ Palm Warbler c - c - ___ Bay-breasted Warbler u r u - ___ Blackpoll Warbler u - c - ___ Black-and-white Warbler c r c - ___ American Redstart* c u c - ___ Ovenbird* u u u - ___ Northern Waterthrush c r u - ___ Louisiana Waterthrush r - r - ___ Connecticut Warbler r - r - ___ Mourning Warbler u - u - ___ Common Yellowthroat* a a a - ___ Wilson's Warbler u - u - ___ Canada Warbler u r u - ___ Scarlet Tanager* u u u - ___ Northern Cardinal* c c c c ___ Rose-breasted Grosbeak* c c c - ___ Indigo Bunting* c c c - ___ Dickcissel* u u u - ___ Rufous-sided Towhee* u u u - ___ American Tree Sparrow c - c c ___ Chipping Sparrow* u u u - ___ Clay-colored Sparrow r - r - ___ Field Sparrow* u u u - ___ Vesper Sparrow* u u u - ___ Savannah Sparrow* c c c - ___ Grasshopper Sparrow* r r r - ___ Henslow's Sparrow r r r - ___ Fox Sparrow c - c - ___ Song Sparrow* a c c u ___ Lincoln's Sparrow u - u - ___ Swamp Sparrow* a a a u ___ White-throated Sparrow c - c - ___ White-crowned Sparrow u - u - ___ Harris' Sparrow r - r - ___ Dark-eyed Junco c - u c ___ Lapland Longspur u - u u ___ Snow Bunting u - u u ___ Bobolink* c c u - ___ Eastern Meadowlark* c c c r ___ Western Meadowlark* u u u - ___ Red-winged Blackbird* a a a c ___ Yellow-headed Blackbird* c c c r ___ Rusty Blackbird c - c r ___ Brewer's Blackbird a u a r ___ Common Grackle* c c c u ___ Brown-headed Cowbird* c c c u ___ Baltimore Oriole* u u u - ___ Purple Finch - - u u ___ House Finch u u u u ___ Common Redpoll - - - r ___ American Goldfinch* c c c u ___ Evening Grosbeak - - - r ___ House Sparrow* c c c c
ACCIDENTALS Common Loon Upland Sandpiper Red-necked Grebe Marbled Godwit Western Grebe Hudsonian Godwit Little Blue Heron Sanderling Glossy Ibis Ruff White-faced Ibis Caspian Tern Mute Swan Common Tern Ross' Goose Northern Saw-whet Owl Brant Whip-poor-will Cinnamon Teal Tufted Titmouse Black Scoter Carolina Wren White-winged Scoter Northern Mockingbird Oldsquaw Loggerhead Shrike Golden Eagle Bell's Vireo Northern Goshawk Prothonotary Warbler Merlin Cerulean Warbler Northern Bobwhite Black-throated Blue Warbler Wild Turkey Worm-eating Warbler American Avocet Yellow-breasted Chat Willet Lark Sparrow Ruddy Turnstone Pine Siskin Black-necked Stilt Pine Grosbeak
Refuge Manager
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge
W4279 Headquarters Road
Mayville, Wisconsin 53050
Telephone: 414/387-2658
This resource is based on the following source:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1993. Birds of Horicon National Wildlife
Refuge, Wisconsin. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Unpaginated.
This resource should be cited as:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1993. Birds of Horicon National Wildlife
Refuge, Wisconsin. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Unpaginated.
Jamestown, ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.govhoricon.htm
(Version 22MAY98).
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
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