Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Trempealeau, Wisconsin
Refuge personnel and visiting ornithologists have contributed to this bird list. This bird list is in accordance with the Sixth American Ornithologists' Union Checklist of North American birds as amended.
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 u - u -
GREBES Sp S F W ___ Pied-billed Grebe* c c c - ___ Horned Grebe u - u -
PELICANS, CORMORANTS Sp S F W ___ American White Pelican o o o - ___ Double-crested Cormorant* c c c -
BITTERNS, HERONS Sp S F W ___ American Bittern* u u u - ___ Least Bittern* u u u - ___ Great Blue Heron* a a a - ___ Great Egret* a a a - ___ Green Heron* c c c - ___ Black-crowned Night-Heron* u u u - ___ Yellow-crowned Night-Heron r r r -
SWANS, GEESE, DUCKS Sp S F W ___ Tundra Swan (Whistling Swan) a - a - ___ Snow Goose u - u - ___ Canada Goose* a c a c ___ Wood Duck* a a a r ___ Green-winged Teal c u c r ___ American Black Duck* c u c r ___ Mallard* a a a c ___ Northern Pintail u r u r ___ Northern Shoveler c u c - ___ Gadwall c u c - ___ American Wigeon a u a - ___ Canvasback c r c r ___ Redhead u - u - ___ Ring-necked Duck a - a - ___ Greater Scaup u - u - ___ Lesser Scaup a r a u ___ White-winged Scoter r - u r ___ Common Goldeneye c - c u ___ Bufflehead c - c r ___ Hooded Merganser* c u c r ___ Common Merganser c - c u ___ Red-breasted Merganser u - u r
VULTURES, HAWKS, FALCONS Sp S F W ___ Turkey Vulture c c u - ___ Osprey* u r u - ___ Bald Eagle* c c c c ___ Northern Harrier (Marsh Hawk)* u u u u ___ Sharp-shinned Hawk c u c o ___ Cooper's Hawk u u u o ___ Northern Goshawk - - o o ___ Red-shouldered Hawk* u u u r ___ Broad-winged Hawk* u u c - ___ Red-tailed Hawk* c c c c ___ Rough-legged Hawk - - u u ___ American Kestrel* u u u r ___ Merlin o - u - ___ Peregrine Falcon o o o -
GALLINACEOUS BIRDS Sp S F W ___ Ring-necked Pheasant* u u u u ___ Ruffed Grouse* c c c c ___ Wild Turkey u u u u ___ Northern Bobwhite* u u u u
RAILS, CRANES Sp S F W ___ Virginia Rail* u u u - ___ Sora* c c c - ___ Common Moorhen* u u u - ___ American Coot* a c a o ___ Sandhill Crane* u u u -
SHOREBIRDS Sp S F W ___ Black-bellied Plover u - u - ___ American Golden-Plover (Lesser Gol-Pl.) u - u - ___ Semipalmated Plover u u u - ___ Killdeer* c c c - ___ Greater Yellowlegs u u u - ___ Lesser Yellowlegs c c c - ___ Solitary Sandpiper u u u - ___ Willet r r r - ___ Spotted Sandpiper* c c c - ___ Upland Sandpiper* u u - - ___ Sanderling u u u - ___ Semipalmated Sandpiper c c c - ___ Least Sandpiper c c c - ___ White-rumped Sandpiper u u u - ___ Baird's Sandpiper u u c - ___ Pectoral Sandpiper c c c - ___ Dunlin u u u - ___ Stilt Sandpiper u u u - ___ Short-billed Dowitcher u u u - ___ Long-billed Dowitcher u - - u ___ Common Snipe u u u - ___ American Woodcock* u u u - ___ Wilson's Phalarope u u u -
GULLS, TERNS Sp S F W ___ Franklin's Gull u - u - ___ Bonaparte's Gull u - u - ___ Ring-billed Gull c c c u ___ Herring Gull c c c u ___ Caspian Tern u u u - ___ Common Tern u u 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 u
CUCKOOS Sp S F W ___ Black-billed Cuckoo* c c u - ___ Yellow-billed Cuckoo* c c u -
OWLS Sp S F W ___ Eastern Screech-Owl* u u u u ___ Great Horned Owl c c c c ___ Snowy Owl r - o o ___ Barred Owl* c c c c ___ Long-eared Owl r - r r ___ Short-eared Owl u - u u ___ Northern Saw-whet Owl* r - r r
GOATSUCKERS Sp S F W ___ Common Nighthawk* c c u - ___ Whip-poor-will* u u u -
SWIFTS, HUMMINGBIRDS Sp S F W ___ Chimney Swift* c a u - ___ Ruby-throated Hummingbird* u c u -
KINGFISHERS Sp S F W ___ Belted Kingfisher* c c u o
WOODPECKERS Sp S F W ___ Red-headed Woodpecker* c c c u ___ Red-bellied Woodpecker* c c c c ___ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker* c c c - ___ Downy Woodpecker* c c c c ___ Hairy Woodpecker* c c c c ___ Northern Flicker (Common Flicker)* c c c u ___ Pileated Woodpecker* c c c c
FLYCATCHERS Sp S F W ___ Olive-sided Flycatcher u u u - ___ Eastern Wood-Pewee* c c c - ___ Yellow-bellied Flycatcher r - - - ___ Alder Flycatcher u - - u ___ Willow Flycatcher* c c u - ___ Least Flycatcher* a a c - ___ Eastern Phoebe* c c c - ___ Great Crested Flycatcher* c c u - ___ Scissor-tailed Flycatcher r - - - ___ Eastern Kingbird* c c u -
LARKS Sp S F W ___ Horned Lark* u u u r
SWALLOWS Sp S F W ___ Purple Martin* u u r - ___ Tree Swallow* a a c - ___ Northern Rough-winged Swallow* c c u - ___ Bank Swallow* u u u - ___ Cliff Swallow* u u u - ___ Barn Swallow* a a c -
JAYS, CROWS Sp S F W ___ Blue Jay* c c c c ___ American Crow* c c c c
CHICKADEES Sp S F W ___ Black-capped Chickadee* c c c c ___ Tufted Titmouse o o o o
NUTHATCHES Sp S F W ___ Red-breasted Nuthatch o - o o ___ White-breasted Nuthatch* c c c c
CREEPERS Sp S F W ___ Brown Creeper c o c u
WRENS Sp S F W ___ House Wren* a a c - ___ Winter Wren u - u r ___ Sedge Wren* u u u - ___ Marsh Wren* c c c -
KINGLETS, THRUSHES Sp S F W ___ Golden-crowned Kinglet u - u u ___ Ruby-crowned Kinglet c - c - ___ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher* c u - - ___ Eastern Bluebird* c c c - ___ Veery c - c - ___ Gray-cheeked Thrush u - u - ___ Swainson's Thrush c - c - ___ Hermit Thrush u - u - ___ Wood Thrush* c c u - ___ American Robin* a a a o
THRASHERS Sp S F W ___ Gray Catbird* c c c - ___ Northern Mockingbird r r - - ___ Brown Thrasher* c c c -
WAXWINGS Sp S F W ___ Cedar Waxwing* c c c u
SHRIKES Sp S F W ___ Northern Shrike r - o o ___ Loggerhead Shrike* u u u -
STARLINGS Sp S F W ___ European Starling a a a c
VIREOS Sp S F W ___ White-eyed Vireo r r - - ___ Bell's Vireo* u u - - ___ Solitary Vireo u u - - ___ Yellow-throated Vireo* u u - - ___ Warbling Vireo* a a a - ___ Philadelphia Vireo r - r - ___ Red-eyed Vireo* c c a -
WOOD WARBLERS Sp S F W ___ Blue-winged Warbler* u u - - ___ Golden-winged Warbler o - o - ___ Tennessee Warbler c - c - ___ Orange-crowned Warbler u - u - ___ Nashville Warbler c - c - ___ Northern Parula u - u - ___ Yellow Warbler* a a o - ___ Chestnut-sided Warbler u - u - ___ Magnolia Warbler u - u - ___ Cape May Warbler u - u - ___ Yellow-rumped Warbler a - a - ___ Black-throated Green Warbler c - c - ___ Blackburnian Warbler u - u - ___ Palm Warbler c - c - ___ Bay-breasted Warbler u - u - ___ Blackpoll Warbler u - u - ___ Cerulean Warbler* u u - - ___ Black-and-white Warbler c - c - ___ American Redstart* a a c - ___ Ovenbird* u u u - ___ Northern Waterthrush u - u - ___ Louisiana Waterthrush* o o o - ___ Mourning Warbler o - o - ___ Common Yellowthroat* a a c - ___ Wilson's Warbler u - u - ___ Canada Warbler u - u - ___ Yellow-breasted Chat* r r - - ___ Scarlet Tanager* u u u -
GROSBEAKS, BUNTINGS Sp S F W ___ Northern Cardinal* c c c c ___ Rose-breasted Grosbeak* c c c - ___ Indigo Bunting* c c c - ___ Dickcissel* u u - -
TOWHEES, SPARROWS Sp S F W ___ Rufous-sided Towhee* u u u - ___ American Tree Sparrow c - a a ___ Chipping Sparrow* a a a - ___ Clay-colored Sparrow u - u - ___ Field Sparrow* c c c - ___ Vesper Sparrow* c c c - ___ Savannah Sparrow* c c c - ___ Grasshopper Sparrow* u u u - ___ Le Conte's Sparrow r - r - ___ Fox Sparrow u - u - ___ Song Sparrow* a a a o ___ Lincoln's Sparrow u - u - ___ Swamp Sparrow* c c c r ___ White-throated Sparrow c - c r ___ White-crowned Sparrow u - u r ___ Harris' Sparrow o - o - ___ Dark-eyed Junco a - a a ___ Snow Bunting - - u u
MEADOWLARKS, BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES Sp S F W ___ Bobolink* u u u - ___ Red-winged Blackbird* a a a u ___ Eastern Meadowlark* c c c o ___ Western Meadowlark* c c c o ___ Yellow-headed Blackbird* u u u - ___ Rusty Blackbird c - c o ___ Brewer's Blackbird u u u r ___ Common Grackle* a a a u ___ Brown-headed Cowbird* a a u r ___ Baltimore Oriole* c c - -
FINCHES Sp S F W ___ Pine Grosbeak - - r r ___ Purple Finch c - c u ___ House Finch u u u - ___ Red Crossbill r r - r ___ Common Redpoll u - - r ___ Hoary Redpoll - - - r ___ Pine Siskin u u - u ___ American Goldfinch* a a a c ___ Evening Grosbeak o - o u
OLD WORLD SPARROWS Sp S F W ___ House Sparrow* a a a a
ACCIDENTALS Mute Swan Trumpeter Swan Parasitic Jaeger Cinnamon Teal Glaucous Gull Red Knot Black-legged Kittiwake Least Tern Western Kingbird Common Raven Worm-eating Warbler Western Grebe Glossy Ibis
Refuge Manager
Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge
Route 1, Box 1602
Trempealeau, Wisconsin 54661-9781
Telephone: 608/539-2311
This resource is based on the following source:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1994. Birds of Trempealeau National
Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Unpaginated.
This resource should be cited as:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1994. Birds of Trempealeau National
Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Unpaginated.
Jamestown, ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.govtrempeal.htm
(Version 22MAY98).
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U.S. Geological Survey
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