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Wilson's Creek National Battlefield

Republic, Missouri

• General Information
• Bird Location Guide
• Directions to Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
• Refuge Map of Wilson's Creek National Battlefield

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Key to Status Symbols

A - Abundant - Common species, very numerous
C - Common - Almost certain to be seen in a suitable habitat
U - Uncommon - Present but not readily seen
R - Rare - Seen at intervals of 2-5 years
O - Occasional - Seen now and then
* - Indicates species known to nest in the park
+ - Indicates birds on the Federal List of Endangered Species
^ - Indicates birds on the Missouri List of Endangered Species
# - Exotics - An introduced, non-native species

SPECIES                                SPRING  SUMMER  FALL  WINTER  DATE SIGHTED

HERONS (Family Ardeidae)

___ Great Blue Heron                     C       C      C      C     ____________
(Ardea herodias)

___ Green Heron                          U       U      -      -     ____________
(Butoridesstraitus)

___ Black-Crowned Night Heron            -       R      -      -     ____________
(Nycticorax nycticorax)

SPECIES                                SPRING  SUMMER  FALL  WINTER  DATE SIGHTED

SWANS, GEESE, DUCKS (Family Anatidae)

___ Canada Goose                         U       U      U      U     ____________
(Branta canadensis)

___ Mallard                              U       -      -      U     ____________
(Anas platyrhynchos)

___ Blue-Winged Teal                     -       -      U      -     ____________
(Anas discors)

___ Gadwall                              O       -      -      O     ____________
(Anas strepera)

___ Green-Winged Teal                    R       -      -      R     ____________
(Anas crecca)

___ Northern Shoveler                    O       -      -      R     ____________
(Anas clypeata)

___ Wood Duck *                          C       C      C      C     ____________
(Aix sponsa)

SPECIES                                SPRING  SUMMER  FALL  WINTER  DATE SIGHTED

AMERICAN VULTURES (Family Cathartidae)

___ Turkey Vulture                       C       C      C      C     ____________
(Cathartes aura)

SPECIES                                SPRING  SUMMER  FALL  WINTER  DATE SIGHTED

KITES, HAWKS, EAGLES (Family Accipitidae)

___ Bald Eagle +,^                       -       -      U      U     ____________
(Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

___ Sharp-Shinned Hawk ^                 U       U      U      U     ____________
(Accipiter striatus)

___ Cooper's Hawk                        R       R      -      -     ____________
(Accipiter cooperii)

___ Red-Tailed Hawk *                    C       C      C      C     ____________
(Buteo jamaicensis)

___ Harlan's Hawk                        -       -      -      R     ____________
(Buteo jamaicensis)

___ Broad-Winged Hawk                    -       R      O      -     ____________
(Buteo platypterus)

___ Swainson's Hawk ^                    -       U      U      -     ____________
(Buteo swainsoni)

___ Northern Harrier                     -       U      U      -     ____________
(Circus cyaneus)

___ Prairie Falcon                       -       -      R      -     ____________
(Falco mexicanus)

___ Peregrine Falcon +,^                 -       -      R      -     ____________
(Falco peregrinus)

___ Merlin                               -       -      R      -     ____________
(Falco columbarius)

___ American Kestrel                     U       O      U      U     ____________
(Falco sparverius)

SPECIES                                SPRING  SUMMER  FALL  WINTER  DATE SIGHTED

GROUSE, PTARMIGANS (Family Phasianidae)

___ Northern Bobwhite *                  C       C      C      C     ____________
(colinus virginianus)

SPECIES                                SPRING  SUMMER  FALL  WINTER  DATE SIGHTED

PLOVERS (Family Charadriidae)

___ Killdeer                             U       U      U      R     ____________
(charadrius vaciferus)

SPECIES                                SPRING  SUMMER  FALL  WINTER  DATE SIGHTED

SANDPIPERS (Family Scolopacidea)

___ Spotted Sandpiper                    U       U      U      R     ____________
(Actitis macularia)

___ American Woodcock                    O       O      O      -     ____________
(Scolopax minor)

___ Common Snipe                         O       -      O      -     ____________
(Gallinago gallinago)

SPECIES                                SPRING  SUMMER  FALL  WINTER  DATE SIGHTED

PIGEONS, DOVES (Family Columbidae)

___ Rock Dove #                          R       R      R      R     ____________
(Columba livia)

___ Mourning Dove *                      C       C      C      C     ____________
(Zenaida macroura)

SPECIES                                SPRING  SUMMER  FALL  WINTER  DATE SIGHTED

CUCKOOS, ANIS (Family Cuculidae)

___ Yellow-Billed Cuckoo *               A       A      C      -     ____________
(Coccyzus americanus)

___ Black-Billed Cuckoo                  -       R      -      -     ____________
(Coccyzus erythropthalmus)

SPECIES                                SPRING  SUMMER  FALL  WINTER  DATE SIGHTED

OWLS (Families Tytonidae and Strigidae)

___ Eastern Screech Owl                  R       -      -      R     ____________
(Otus asio)

___ Barred Owl *                         -       C      C      -     ____________
(Strix varia)

SPECIES                                SPRING  SUMMER  FALL  WINTER  DATE SIGHTED

NIGHTJARS (Family Caprimulgidae)

___ Whip-poor-will *                     -       C      -      -     ____________
(Caprimulgus vociferus)

___ Common Night Hawk                    -       O      -      -     ____________
(Chordeiles minor)

SPECIES                                SPRING  SUMMER  FALL  WINTER  DATE SIGHTED

SWIFTS (Family Apodidae)

___ Chimney Swift                        U       U      U      -     ____________
(Chaetura pelagica)

SPECIES                                SPRING  SUMMER  FALL  WINTER  DATE SIGHTED

HUMMINGBIRDS (Family Trochilidae)

___ Ruby-Throated Hummingbird *          O       C      C      -     ____________
(Archilochus colubris)

SPECIES                                SPRING  SUMMER  FALL  WINTER  DATE SIGHTED

KINGFISHERS (Family Alcedinidae)

___ Belted Kingfisher                    C       C      C      C     ____________
(Ceryle alcyon)

SPECIES                                SPRING  SUMMER  FALL  WINTER  DATE SIGHTED

WOODPECKERS (Family Picidae)

___ Northern Flicker                     C       C      C      C     ____________
(Colaptes auratus)

___ Pileated Woodpecker                  C       C      C      C     ____________
(Dryocopus pileatus)

___ Red-Bellied Woodpecker *             C       C      C      C     ____________
(Melanerpes carolinus)

___ Red-Headed Woodpecker                U       U      U      -     ____________
(Melanerpes erythrocephalus)

___ Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker             U       -      U      U     ____________
(Sphyrapicus varius)

___ Hairy Woodpecker                     O       O      O      O     ____________
(Picoides villosus)

___ Downy Woodpecker                     C       C      C      O     ____________
(Picoides pubescens)

SPECIES                                SPRING  SUMMER  FALL  WINTER  DATE SIGHTED

TYRANT FLYCATCHERS (Family Tyrannidae)

___ Eastern Kingbird *                   U       C      U      -     ____________
(Tyrranus tyrannus)

___ Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher            U       C      U      -     ____________
(Tyrranus forficatus)

___ Great Crested Flycatcher *           C       C      C      -     ____________
(Myiarchus Crinitus)

___ Eastern Phoebe *                     C       C      C      -     ____________
(Sayornis phoebe)

___ Yellow-bellied Flycatcher            -       U      R      -     ____________
(Empidonax flaviventris)

___ Acadian Flycatcher *                 O       O      -      -     ____________
(Empidonax virescens)

___ Alder Flycatcher                     U       U      -      -     ____________
(Empidonax alnorum)

___ Willow Flycatcher                    U       U      -      -     ____________
(Empidonax traillii)

___ Least Flycatcher                     U       U      -      -     ____________
(Empidonax minimus)

___ Eastern Wood-Pewee                   C       C      C      -     ____________
(Contopus virens)

___ Olive-Sided Flycatcher               O       O      O      -     ____________
(Contopus borealis)

SPECIES                                SPRING  SUMMER  FALL  WINTER  DATE SIGHTED

LARKS (Family Alaudidae)

___ Horned Lark                          R       R      R      -     ____________
(Eremophilia alpestris)

SPECIES                                SPRING  SUMMER  FALL  WINTER  DATE SIGHTED

SWALLOWS (Family Hirundinidae)

___ Northern Rough-Winged Swallow        O       O      -      -     ____________
(Stelgidopteryx serripennis)

___ Barn Swallow                         U       U      -      -     ____________
(Hirundo rustica)

___ Purple Martin                        U       U      -      -     ____________
(Progne subis)

SPECIES                                SPRING  SUMMER  FALL  WINTER  DATE SIGHTED

JAYS, CROWS, MAGPIES (Family Corvidae)

___ Blue Jay *                           A       A      A      A     ____________
(Cyanocitta cristata)

___ American Crow *                      A       A      A      A     ____________
(Corvus brachyrhynchos)

SPECIES                                SPRING  SUMMER  FALL  WINTER  DATE SIGHTED

TITMICE, CHICKADEES (Family Paridae)

___ Carolina Chickadee *                 C       C      C      C     ____________
(Parus carolinensis)

___ Tufted Titmouse *                    C       C      C      C     ____________
(Parus bicolor)

SPECIES                                SPRING  SUMMER  FALL  WINTER  DATE SIGHTED

NUTHATCHES (Family Sittidae)

___ White-Breasted Nuthatch *            U       U      U      U     ____________
(Sitta carolinensis)

___ Red-Breasted Nuthatch                -       -      R      -     ____________
(Sitta canadensis)

SPECIES                                SPRING  SUMMER  FALL  WINTER  DATE SIGHTED

CREEPERS (Family Certhiidae)

___ Brown Creeper                        -       -      U      U     ____________
(Certhia americana)

SPECIES                                SPRING  SUMMER  FALL  WINTER  DATE SIGHTED

WRENS (Family Troglodytadie)

___ House Wren *                         C       C      C      -     ____________
(Troglodytes aedon)

___ Winter Wren                          R       -      R      R     ____________
(Troglodytes troglodytes)

___ Bewicks Wren                         R       R      -      -     ____________
(Thryomanes bewickii)

___ Carolina Wren *                      C       C      C      C     ____________
(Thryothorus ludovicianus)

SPECIES                                SPRING  SUMMER  FALL  WINTER  DATE SIGHTED

MIMIC THRUSHES (Family Mimidae)

___ Northern Mockingbird                 C       C      C      C     ____________
(Mimus polyglottos)

___ Grey Catbird *                       C       C      C      -     ____________
(Dumetella carolinensis)

___ Brown Thrasher                       C       C      U      -     ____________
(Toxostoma rufum)

SPECIES                                SPRING  SUMMER  FALL  WINTER  DATE SIGHTED

THRUSHES (Family Muscicapidae)

___ American Robin *                     A       A      A      A     ____________
(Turdus migratorius)

___ Swainson's Thrush                    U       -      -      -     ____________
(Catharus ustulatus)

___ Grey-cheeked Thrush                  U       -      -      -     ____________
(Catharus minimus)

___ Eastern Bluebird *                   C       C      C      C     ____________
(Sialia sialis)

___ Wood Thrush                          O       -      -      -     ____________
(Hylocichla mustelina)

___ Blue Grey Gnatcatcher *              C       C      O      -     ____________
(Polioptila caerulea)

___ Ruby-Crowned Kinglet                 U       -      U      -     ____________
(Regulus calendula)

___ Golden-Crowned Kinglet               U       -      -      U     ____________
(Regulus satrapa)

SPECIES                                SPRING  SUMMER  FALL  WINTER  DATE SIGHTED

WAXWINGS (Family Bombycillidae)

___ Cedar Waxwing                        U       -      U      -     ____________
(Bombycilla cedrorum)

SPECIES                                SPRING  SUMMER  FALL  WINTER  DATE SIGHTED

SHRIKES (Family Laniidae)

___ Loggerhead Shrike                    R       R      R      -     ____________
(Lanius ludovicianus)

SPECIES                                SPRING  SUMMER  FALL  WINTER  DATE SIGHTED

STARLINGS (Family Sturnidae)

___ European Starling *,#                C       C      A      A     ____________
(Sturnus vulgaris)

SPECIES                                SPRING  SUMMER  FALL  WINTER  DATE SIGHTED

VIREOS (Family Vireonidae)

___ White-Eyed Vireo *                   C       C      U      -     ____________
(Vireo griseus)

___ Bell's Vireo *                       U       U      -      -     ____________
(Vireo bellii)

___ Yellow-Throated Vireo                R       -      -      -     ____________
(Vireo flavifrons)

___ Solitary Vireo                       U       -      -      -     ____________
(Vireo solitarius)

___ Red-Eyed Vireo *                     U       C      U      -     ____________
(Vireo olivaceus)

___ Philadelphia Vireo                   R       -      -      -     ____________
(Vireo philadelphicus)

___ Warbling Vireo                       U       U      -      -     ____________
(Vireo gilvus)

SPECIES                                SPRING  SUMMER  FALL  WINTER  DATE SIGHTED

WARBLERS, BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES (Family Emberizidae)

___ Black and White Warbler              U       U      -      -     ____________
(Mniotilta varia)

___ Prothonotary Warbler *               C       C      U      -     ____________
(Protonotaria citrea)

___ Ovenbird                             R       R      R      -     ____________
(Seiurus aurocapillus)

___ Blue-Winged Warbler *                U       U      -      -     ____________
(Vermivora pinus)

___ Nashville Warbler                    U       U      -      -     ____________
(Vermivora ruficapilla)

___ Northern Parula *                    C       C      -      -     ____________
(Parula americana)

___ Tennessee Warbler                    U       -      -      -     ____________
(Vermivora peregrina)

___ Prairie Warbler                      U       -      -      -     ____________
(Dendroica discolor)

___ Yellow Warbler                       U       U      -      -     ____________
(Dendroica petechia)

___ Yellow-Rumped Warbler                C       -      C      -     ____________
(Dendroica coconata)

___ Yellow-Throated Warbler              R       R      -      -     ____________
(Dendroica dominica)

___ Northern Waterthrush                 U       -      -      -     ____________
(Seiurus noveboracensis)

___ Louisiana Waterthrush                U       -      -      -     ____________
(Seiurus motacilla)

___ Kentucky Warbler *                   C       C      C      -     ____________
(Oporornis formosus)

___ Common Yellow Throat *               C       C      C      -     ____________
(Geothlypis trichas)

___ Yellow-Breasted Chat *               C       C      C      -     ____________
(Icteria virens)

___ Wilson's Warbler                     O       -      -      -     ____________
( Wilsonia pusilla)

___ American Redstart                    O       O      -      -     ____________
(Setophaga ruticilla)

___ Eastern Meadowlark *                 A       A      C      C     ____________
(Sturnella magna)

___ Red-Winged Blackbird                 C       C      C      U     ____________
(Agelaius phoeniceus

___ Orchard Oriole                       R       R      -      -     ____________
(Icterus spurius)

___ Northern (Baltimore) Oriole          R       -      R      -     ____________
(Icterus galbula)

___ Common Grackle                       A       A      A      A     ____________
(Quiscalus quiscula)

___ Brown-Headed Cowbird                 A       A      O      -     ____________
(Molothrus ater)

___ Summer Tanager                       U       U      U      -     ____________
(Piranga rubra)

___ Northern Cardinal *                  A       A      A      C     ____________
(Cardinalis cardinalis)

___ Rose-Breasted Grosbeak               U       -      U      -     ____________
(Pheucticus ludovicianus)

___ Blue Grosbeak                        U       U      U      -     ____________
(Buiraca caerulea)

___ Indigo Bunting *                     A       A      U      -     ____________
(Passerina cyanea)

___ Dickcissel *                         C       C      -      -     ____________
(Spiza americana)

___ Rufous-Sided Towhee *                C       C      U      -     ____________
(Pipilo erythropthalmus)

___ Savannah Sparrow                     O       -      -      -     ____________
(Passerculus sandwichensis)

___ Grasshopper Sparrow                  -       O      -      -     ____________
(Ammodramus savannarum)

___ Vesper Sparrow                       -       R      -      -     ____________
(Pooecetes Gramineus)

___ Lark Sparrow                         O       O      -      -     ____________
(Chondestes grammacus)

___ Dark-Eyed Junco                      C       -      C      C     ____________
(Junco hyemalis)

___ American Tree Sparrow                U       -      U      U     ____________
(Spizella arborea)

___ Chipping Sparrow *                   U       U      -      -     ____________
(Spizella passerina)

___ Field Sparrow *                      C       C      C      R     ____________
(Spizella pusilla)

___ Harris Sparrow                       R       -      R      R     ____________
(Zonotrichia querula)

___ White-Crowned Sparrow                C       -      C      U     ____________
(Zonotrichia leucophrys)

___ Fox Sparrow                          C       -      C      U     ____________
(Passerella iliaca)

___ Lincoln's Sparrow                    U       -      U      U     ____________
(Melospiza lincolnii)

___ Swamp Sparrow                        -       -      U      -     ____________
(Melospiza georgiana)

___ Song Sparrow                         U       -      U      U     ____________
(Melospiza melodia)

SPECIES                                SPRING  SUMMER  FALL  WINTER  DATE SIGHTED

WEAVER (Family Passeridae)

___ House Sparrow *,#                    U       U      U      U     ____________
(Passer montanus)

SPECIES                                SPRING  SUMMER  FALL  WINTER  DATE SIGHTED

FINCHES (Family Fringillidae)

___ Purple Finch                         -       -      U      U     ____________
(Carpodacus purpureus)

___ American Goldfinch *                 A       A      A      C     ____________
(Carduelis tristis)

        National Park Service
        Wilson's Creek National Btfd.
        6424 W. Farm Road 182
        Republic, MO 65738

National Park Service.  1994.  Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, Missouri, 
     official map and guide.  National Park Service.  Unpaginated.

National Park Service.  1994.  Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, Missouri, 
     official map and guide.  National Park Service.  Unpaginated.
     Jamestown, ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online.
     http://www.npwrc.usgs.govwilson.htm 
     (Version 22MAY98).