Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Mound City, Missouri
Sp - March-May
S - June-August
F - September-November
W - December-February
a - abundant: common species that is very numerous
c - common: certain to be seen in suitable habitat
u - uncommon: present but not certain to be seen
o - occasional: seen only a few times during season
r - rare: seen at intervals of 2 to 5 years
LOONS Sp S F W ___ Common Loon r - r -
GREBES Sp S F W ___ Pied-billed Grebe* c u c r ___ Horned Grebe u - u - ___ Eared Grebe u r u - ___ Western Grebe r - r -
PELICANS, CORMORANTS Sp S F W ___ American White Pelican a u a - ___ Double-crested Cormorant c r c -
BITTERNS, HERONS, IBISES Sp S F W ___ American Bittern* o o u r ___ Least Bittern* u u r - ___ Great Blue Heron c c c r ___ Great Egret u u u - ___ Snowy Egret r u r - ___ Little Blue Heron o u r - ___ Cattle Egret o u u - ___ Green Heron* u c o - ___ Black-crowned Night-Heron* o c o - ___ Yellow-crowned Night-Heron* o u o - ___ White-faced Ibis o r r -
SWANS, GEESE, DUCKS Sp S F W ___ Tundra Swan (Whistling Swan) r - r r ___ Greater White-fronted Goose u - c r ___ Snow Goose a r a o ___ Ross' Goose u - u r ___ Canada Goose a u a c ___ Wood Duck* o c c r ___ Mallard* a c a a ___ American Black Duck o o o u ___ Northern Pintail* a r a o ___ Green-winged Teal c r c u ___ Blue-winged Teal* c o c r ___ Cinnamon Teal o - r - ___ Gadwall c r c r ___ American Wigeon c r c o ___ Northern Shoveler c r c r ___ Canvasback u - u r ___ Redhead o r o r ___ Ring-necked Duck c - u r ___ Greater Scaup - - r - ___ Lesser Scaup c r c - ___ Common Goldeneye o - o u ___ Bufflehead u - u - ___ White-winged Scoter - - r - ___ Ruddy Duck u o u - ___ Hooded Merganser u u u r ___ Common Merganser c - o c ___ Red-breasted Merganser o - o r
VULTURES, HAWKS, FALCONS Sp S F W ___ Turkey Vulture u c u - ___ Osprey o - o - ___ Bald Eagle# u - c c ___ Northern Harrier (Marsh Hawk)* u o u u ___ Sharp-shinned Hawk u r u u ___ Cooper's Hawk o r o o ___ Northern Goshawk - - - r ___ Red-shouldered Hawk r r r r ___ Broad-winged Hawk r r r - ___ Swainson's Hawk o - o - ___ Red-tailed Hawk* c o c c ___ Rough-legged Hawk - - - o ___ Golden Eagle - - o o ___ American Kestrel o o o r ___ Merlin r - r r ___ Peregrine Falcon# r - r - ___ Prairie Falcon - - r r
GALLINACEOUS BIRDS Sp S F W ___ Ring-necked Pheasant* c c c c ___ Wild Turkey* u u u u ___ Northern Bobwhite* u u u u
RAILS Sp S F W ___ Yellow Rail r - r - ___ King Rail* u u u - ___ Virginia Rail* u o u - ___ Sora c u c - ___ Common Moorhen o o - - ___ American Coot* a o a r ___ Sandhill Crane r - r -
SHOREBIRDS Sp S F W ___ Black-bellied Plover c - u - ___ American Golden-Plover (Lesser Gol-Pl.) c - u - ___ Snowy Plover r - - - ___ Semipalmated Plover u u o - ___ Piping Plover o o r - ___ Killdeer* c c c o ___ American Avocet u o u - ___ Greater Yellowlegs c u c - ___ Lesser Yellowlegs c c c - ___ Solitary Sandpiper u u u - ___ Willet u r o - ___ Spotted Sandpiper* c c c - ___ Upland Sandpiper* o o o - ___ Whimbrel r - - - ___ Long-billed Curlew r r - - ___ Hudsonian Godwit o r - - ___ Marbled Godwit o o r - ___ Ruddy Turnstone u o r - ___ Red Knot r - r - ___ Sanderling o o o - ___ Semipalmated Sandpiper c c c - ___ Western Sandpiper o o r - ___ Least Sandpiper c c c - ___ White-rumped Sandpiper c u u - ___ Baird's Sandpiper u u o - ___ Pectoral Sandpiper c u c - ___ Dunlin u r u - ___ Stilt Sandpiper u u o - ___ Buff-breasted Sandpiper r o o - ___ Short-billed Dowitcher u u - - ___ Long-billed Dowitcher c o c - ___ Common Snipe u o u r ___ American Woodcock* u o o - ___ Wilson's Phalarope u o o - ___ Red-necked Phalarope u o o -
GULLS, TERNS Sp S F W ___ Franklin's Gull c o c - ___ Bonaparte's Gull o r o - ___ Ring-billed Gull c o c o ___ Herring Gull u r u r ___ Caspian Tern o r o - ___ Common Tern o - u - ___ Forster's Tern u o u - ___ Least Tern r o r - ___ Black Tern c c o -
DOVES Sp S F W ___ Rock Dove* o o o o ___ Mourning Dove* c c c o
CUCKOOS Sp S F W ___ Black-billed Cuckoo* u u u - ___ Yellow-billed Cuckoo* c c u -
OWLS Sp S F W ___ Barn Owl* r r r r ___ Eastern Screech-Owl* c c c c ___ Great Horned Owl* c c c c ___ Barred Owl* c c c c ___ Long-eared Owl o - r u ___ Short-eared Owl o r o u ___ Northern Saw-whet Owl - - - o
GOATSUCKERS Sp S F W ___ Common Nighthawk o u o - ___ Chuck-will's-widow* u u - - ___ Whip-poor-will* u u r -
SWIFTS, HUMMINGBIRDS Sp S F W ___ Chimney Swift* u u - - ___ Ruby-throated Hummingbird* o u o -
KINGFISHERS Sp S F W ___ Belted Kingfisher u u u r
WOODPECKERS Sp S F W ___ Red-headed Woodpecker* c c c u ___ Red-bellied Woodpecker* c c c c ___ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker o - o u ___ Downy Woodpecker* c c c c ___ Hairy Woodpecker* u u u u ___ Northern Flicker (Common Flicker)* c c c u
FLYCATCHERS Sp S F W ___ Olive-sided Flycatcher u r u - ___ Eastern Wood-Pewee* u u o - ___ Yellow-bellied Flycatcher r - r - ___ Acadian Flycatcher* u u u - ___ Alder Flycatcher u - u - ___ Willow Flycatcher* u u - - ___ Least Flycatcher u - u - ___ Eastern Phoebe* u u u - ___ Great Crested Flycatcher* u u u - ___ Western Kingbird o r o - ___ Eastern Kingbird* c c u -
LARKS Sp S F W ___ Horned Lark* u u u c
SWALLOWS Sp S F W ___ Purple Martin* c c c - ___ Tree Swallow* c u c - ___ Northern Rough-winged Swallow u u u - ___ Bank Swallow* a c a - ___ Cliff Swallow c a a - ___ Barn Swallow* c c a -
JAYS, CROWS Sp S F W ___ Blue Jay* c c c c ___ American Crow* c c c c
CHICKADEES, NUTHATCHES, CREEPERS Sp S F W ___ Black-capped Chickadee* c c c c ___ Tufted Titmouse* c c c c ___ Red-breasted Nuthatch r - r o ___ White-breasted Nuthatch* u u u u ___ Brown Creeper u - u u
WRENS Sp S F W ___ Carolina Wren* o o o o ___ Bewick's Wren r r r - ___ House Wren* c c u - ___ Winter Wren o - o o ___ Sedge Wren* u u u - ___ Marsh Wren* u u u -
KINGLETS Sp S F W ___ Golden-crowned Kinglet u - u c ___ Ruby-crowned Kinglet c - c o ___ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher* u u - -
THRUSHES Sp S F W ___ Eastern Bluebird* u u u r ___ Veery r - r - ___ Gray-cheeked Thrush u - u - ___ Swainson's Thrush c - c - ___ Hermit Thrush o - o r ___ Wood Thrush* u u - - ___ American Robin* c c c o
THRASHERS Sp S F W ___ Gray Catbird* c c o - ___ Northern Mockingbird* o o o r ___ Brown Thrasher* c c u -
PIPITS, WAXWINGS Sp S F W ___ American Pipit (Water Pipit) r - r - ___ Bohemian Waxwing - - - o ___ Cedar Waxwing* c u c o
SHRIKES Sp S F W ___ Northern Shrike - - - r ___ Loggerhead Shrike u u u u
STARLINGS Sp S F W ___ European Starling* c c c a
VIREOS Sp S F W ___ White-eyed Vireo o r r - ___ Bell's Vireo* c c u - ___ Solitary Vireo o - o - ___ Yellow-throated Vireo* o u o - ___ Warbling Vireo* c c u - ___ Philadelphia Vireo u - u - ___ Red-eyed Vireo* c c u -
WOOD WARBLERS Sp S F W ___ Golden-winged Warbler o - o - ___ Tennessee Warbler u - u - ___ Orange-crowned Warbler u - u - ___ Nashville Warbler u - u - ___ Northern Parula u - u - ___ Yellow Warbler* c c u - ___ Chestnut-sided Warbler u - u - ___ Magnolia Warbler u - u - ___ Yellow-rumped Warbler c - c - ___ Black-throated Green Warbler u - u - ___ Blackburnian Warbler u - u - ___ Palm Warbler u - u - ___ Blackpoll Warbler u - u - ___ Black-and-white Warbler u - u - ___ American Redstart* c u u - ___ Prothonotary Warbler* r r r - ___ Ovenbird* u u u - ___ Northern Waterthrush u - u - ___ Louisiana Waterthrush o - o - ___ Kentucky Warbler* o u - - ___ Mourning Warbler o - o - ___ Common Yellowthroat* c c u r ___ Wilson's Warbler u - u - ___ Canada Warbler o - o - ___ Yellow-breasted Chat* c c - -
SPARROWS Sp S F W ___ Summer Tanager* r u - - ___ Scarlet Tanager* o o r - ___ Northern Cardinal* c c c c ___ Rose-breasted Grosbeak* u u o - ___ Blue Grosbeak* o u - - ___ Indigo Bunting* c c o - ___ Dickcissel* c c - - ___ Rufous-sided Towhee* c c c c ___ American Tree Sparrow c - c c ___ Chipping Sparrow* u u o - ___ Clay-colored Sparrow o - o - ___ Field Sparrow* c o c - ___ Vesper Sparrow* c o c - ___ Lark Sparrow* u u o - ___ Savannah Sparrow u r u - ___ Grasshopper Sparrow* o u o - ___ Henslow's Sparrow r r r - ___ Le Conte's Sparrow o - o r ___ Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow r - r - ___ Fox Sparrow u - o u ___ Song Sparrow* c c c u ___ Lincoln's Sparrow u - u - ___ Swamp Sparrow* c r c u ___ White-throated Sparrow c - c o ___ White-crowned Sparrow c - c o ___ Harris Sparrow o - u u ___ Dark-eyed Junco c - c c ___ Lapland Longspur - - o o
MEADOWLARKS, BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES Sp S F W ___ Bobolink* u r u - ___ Red-winged Blackbird* a c a a ___ Eastern Meadowlark* c u c o ___ Western Meadowlark o o o o ___ Yellow-headed Blackbird* u u u r ___ Rusty Blackbird c - c o ___ Brewer's Blackbird u - u r ___ Great-tailed Grackle o - o o ___ Common Grackle* a c a c ___ Brown-headed Cowbird* a c a o ___ Orchard Oriole* c c o - ___ Baltimore Oriole* c c r -
FINCHES Sp S F W ___ Purple Finch - - u u ___ Red Crossbill - - - r ___ White-winged Crossbill - - - r ___ Common Redpoll - - - r ___ Pine Siskin - - - u ___ American Goldfinch* c c c u
OLD WORLD SPARROWS Sp S F W ___ House Sparrow* a a a a
ACCIDENTALS Tricolored Heron Red Phalarope Glossy Ibis Black-legged Kittiwake White Ibis Parasitic Jaeger Greater Flamingo Sabine's Gull Brant Laughing Gull Barnacle Goose Common Ground-Dove Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Snowy Owl Fulvous Whistling-Duck Three-toed Woodpecker Eurasian Wigeon Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Surf Scoter Black-billed Magpie Oldsquaw Mountain Bluebird Mississippi Kite Townsend's Solitaire Gyrfalcon Bronzed Cowbird Greater Prairie-Chicken Evening Grosbeak Whooping Crane# Lark Bunting Ruff Snow Bunting Black-necked Stilt
Refuge Manager
Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge
PO Box 101
Mound City, Missouri 64470
Telephone: 660/442-3187
This resource is based on the following source:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1992. Birds of Squaw Creek National Wildlife
Refuge, Missouri. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Unpaginated.
This resource should be cited as:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1992. Birds of Squaw Creek National Wildlife
Refuge, Missouri. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Unpaginated.
Jamestown, ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.govsquawcrk.htm
(Version 22MAY98).
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