Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Swan Quarter, North Carolina
Seasonal Appearance
Sp - Spring - March to May
S - Summer - June to August
F - Fall - September to November
W - Winter - December to February
Seasonal Abundance
a - abundant: a common species which 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 a season
r - rare: seen at intervals of 2 to 5 years
* - nests on the refuge
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LOONS Sp S F W ___ Red-throated Loon - - u c ___ Common Loon o - u c
GREBES Sp S F W ___ Pied-billed Grebe* u u c c ___ Horned Grebe u - - u ___ Eared Grebe o - - o
PELICANS AND ALLIES Sp S F W ___ American White Pelican - r r - ___ Brown Pelican - o o o ___ Double-crested Cormorant c u c c ___ Anhinga - r - -
HERONS, EGRETS AND ALLIES Sp S F W ___ American Bittern* o o c c ___ Least Bittern* o c c - ___ Great Blue Heron* a a a a ___ Snowy Egret c c c c ___ Little Blue Heron - c c - ___ Cattle Egret - u u - ___ Great Egret a a a a ___ Green Heron* c c c - ___ Tricolored Heron u u u - ___ Black-crowned Night-Heron* u u u u ___ Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - - r -
IBISES Sp S F W ___ Glossy Ibis c c c - ___ White Ibis - o - -
WATERFOWL Sp S F W ___ Tundra Swan r r a a ___ Greater White-fronted Goose - - r r ___ Snow Goose - - c c ___ Brant - - r r ___ Canada Goose* c c a a ___ Wood Duck* a a a a ___ Green-winged Teal - - a a ___ American Black Duck* c o c a ___ Mallard* u u a a ___ Northern Pintail - - a a ___ Blue-winged Teal u - u u ___ Northern Shoveler o - u u ___ Gadwall u o c c ___ American Wigeon u - a a ___ Eurasian Wigeon - - u u ___ Canvasback - - c c ___ Redhead - - u u ___ Ring-necked Duck - - c c ___ Greater Scaup - - - o ___ Lesser Scaup - - c c ___ Oldsquaw - - - u ___ Surf Scoter - - r u ___ White-winged Scoter - - o o ___ Black Scoter - - u u ___ Common Goldeneye - - u u ___ Bufflehead - - c c ___ Hooded Merganser - - u u ___ Common Merganser - - u u ___ Red-breasted Merganser - - u u ___ Ruddy Duck - - c c ___ Fulvous Whistling-Duck - - r r
VULTURES, HAWKS AND ALLIES Sp S F W ___ Black Vulture* u u u u ___ Turkey Vulture* c c c c ___ Osprey* a a u r ___ Bald Eagle o o u u ___ Sharp-shinned Hawk* u u u u ___ Cooper's Hawk o o u u ___ Red-shouldered Hawk u u u u ___ Broad-winged Hawk - - o - ___ Red-tailed Hawk* u u u c ___ Rough-legged Hawk - - - r ___ Northern Harrier - - c c ___ Merlin - - u u ___ American Kestrel c - c c ___ Peregrine Falcon - - u u ___ Golden Eagle - - r r
GALLINACEOUS BIRDS Sp S F W ___ Northern Bobwhite* c c c c ___ Wild Turkey o o o o
RAILS, GALLINULES, COOTS AND CRANES Sp S F W ___ Yellow Rail - - - r ___ Clapper Rail* u u u u ___ King Rail* u u u u ___ Virginia Rail - - u u ___ Sora u - u - ___ Black Rail r r - - ___ Common Moorhen u u o o ___ American Coot c o c a
PLOVERS AND SANDPIPERS Sp S F W ___ Black-bellied Plover u u u u ___ Upland Plover - - o - ___ Wilson's Plover u - u o ___ Semipalmated Plover u - u o ___ Killdeer* o o o c ___ American Golden Plover r - - - ___ American Oystercatcher - o - - ___ American Avocet - r - - ___ Black-necked Stilt o o - - ___ Greater Yellowlegs c o c o ___ Hudsonian Godwit - - r - ___ Lesser Yellowlegs u o u o ___ Solitary Sandpiper c - c - ___ Willet* u u o o ___ Spotted Sandpiper c u c u ___ Whimbrel o - o - ___ Ruddy Turnstone r - r - ___ Upland Sandpiper r - r - ___ Semipalmated Sandpiper u u u - ___ Western Sandpiper u u u - ___ Least Sandpiper u - u - ___ Pectoral Sandpiper o - o - ___ Dunlin o u u o ___ Short-billed Dowitcher o - o o ___ Long-billed Dowitcher o - o o ___ Sanderling o - o - ___ Common Snipe - - u c ___ American Woodcock - - c c ___ Red-necked Phalarope - - r - ___ Laughing Gull a a a a ___ Bonaparte's Gull o - o o ___ Ring-billed Gull c c c c ___ Herring Gull c c c c ___ Great Black-backed Gull o - c c ___ Gull-billed Tern - o - o ___ Caspian Tern o - o - ___ Royal Tern o o o o ___ Sandwich Tern - r - - ___ Common Tern* u u u - ___ Forster's Tern* u u u o ___ Least Tern - u - - ___ Black Tern - - o - ___ Black Skimmer o o r -
PIGEONS AND DOVES Sp S F W ___ Mourning Dove* c c c c
CUCKOOS Sp S F W ___ Black-billed Cuckoo r r r - ___ Yellow-billed Cuckoo* c c - -
OWLS Sp S F W ___ Barn Owl u u u u ___ Eastern Screech-Owl* u u u u ___ Great Horned Owl* u u u u ___ Barred Owl* u u u u ___ Northern Saw-whet Owl r r r r
NIGHTJARS Sp S F W ___ Common Nighthawk - u u - ___ Chuck-will's-widow* u u u - ___ Whip-poor-will - u u -
SWIFTS AND HUMMINGBIRDS Sp S F W ___ Chimney Swift c c - - ___ Ruby-throated Hummingbird* c c o -
KINGFISHERS Sp S F W ___ Belted Kingfisher c c c c
WOODPECKERS Sp S F W ___ Red-headed Woodpecker* o o o o ___ Red-bellied Woodpecker* c c c c ___ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker u - - u ___ Downy Woodpecker* u u u c ___ Hairy Woodpecker* u u u u ___ Northern Flicker* c c c c ___ Pileated Woodpecker* c c c c
FLYCATCHERS Sp S F W ___ Eastern Wood-Pewee* - u u o ___ Acadian Flycatcher - u - - ___ Eastern Phoebe o - u c ___ Great Crested Flycatcher* c c o - ___ Western Kingbird - - r - ___ Eastern Kingbird* c c u -
LARKS Sp S F W ___ Horned Lark - - - r
MARTINS AND SWALLOWS Sp S F W ___ Purple Martin* a a - - ___ Tree Swallow o - u c ___ Northern Rough-winged Swallow c - - - ___ Barn Swallow* c c o -
JAYS AND CROWS Sp S F W ___ Blue Jay* u u u u ___ American Crow* a a a a ___ Fish Crow* c c c c
CHICKADEES AND TITMICE Sp S F W ___ Carolina Chickadee* c c c c ___ Tufted Titmouse* u u u u
NUTHATCHES Sp S F W ___ Red-breasted Nuthatch - - r r ___ White-breasted Nuthatch* u u - u ___ Brown-headed Nuthatch* u u u u
CREEPERS Sp S F W ___ Brown Creeper - - o o
WRENS Sp S F W ___ Carolina Wren* u u c c ___ House Wren* u u u u ___ Marsh Wren* u u u u
KINGLETS AND GNATCATCHERS Sp S F W ___ Golden-crowned Kinglet - - - u ___ Ruby-crowned Kinglet u - u c ___ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher* o o o r
BLUEBIRDS, THRUSHES AND ROBINS Sp S F W ___ Eastern Bluebird* u u - o ___ Swainson's Thrush o - o - ___ Hermit Thrush u - u c ___ Wood Thrush* c c u - ___ American Robin* c c u u
THRASHERS Sp S F W ___ Gray Catbird* c c c u ___ Northern Mockingbird* c c c c ___ Brown Thrasher* c c c c
PIPITS Sp S F W ___ American Pipit - - - u
WAXWINGS Sp S F W ___ Cedar Waxwing - - u u
STARLINGS Sp S F W ___ European Starling* c c c c
SHRIKES Sp S F W ___ Loggerhead Shrike - - - o
VIREOS Sp S F W ___ White-eyed Vireo* c c c - ___ Yellow-throated Vireo o o o - ___ Red-eyed Vireo* c c c - ___ Solitary Vireo o - o -
WARBLER Sp S F W ___ Orange-crowned Warbler - - o o ___ Northern Parula o o u - ___ Yellow Warbler* o o - - ___ Magnolia Warbler r - - - ___ Black-throated Blue Warbler o - o - ___ Yellow-rumped Warbler a - u a ___ Black-throated Green Warbler o - - - ___ Blackburnian Warbler r - - - ___ Yellow-throated Warbler* c u o - ___ Common Yellowthroat* c c c c ___ Pine Warbler* u u u u ___ Prairie Warbler* u u - - ___ Palm Warbler u - u r ___ Blackpoll Warbler o - - - ___ Black-and-white Warbler o - u r ___ American Redstart u - u - ___ Prothonotary Warbler* c c - - ___ Worm-eating Warbler r - - - ___ Cape May Warbler r - r - ___ Swainson's Warbler r r - - ___ Ovenbird u u u - ___ Northern Waterthrush o - o - ___ Hooded Warbler* u u - - ___ Yellow-breasted Chat o - o r
TANAGERS Sp S F W ___ Summer Tanager u u - -
NEW WORLD SEEDEATERS Sp S F W ___ Northern Cardinal* c c c c ___ Indigo Bunting* u u - - ___ Blue Grosbeak* u u - - ___ Snow Bunting - - - r ___ Purple Finch o - o u ___ Pine Siskin - - - o ___ American Goldfinch u - - u ___ Evening Grosbeak - - - r ___ House Finch u - u u ___ Rufous-sided Towhee* c c c c ___ Chipping Sparrow - o u u ___ Field Sparrow u u u u ___ Vesper Sparrow - - - u ___ Savannah Sparrow u - u c ___ Grasshopper Sparrow - - - o ___ Seaside Sparrow* u u u u ___ Fox Sparrow u - u c ___ Swamp Sparrow u - u c ___ Song Sparrow u - u c ___ White-throated Sparrow u - u c ___ White-crowned Sparrow - - u u ___ Dark-eyed Junco u - u c
BLACKBIRDS, GRACKLES, COWBIRDS AND ORIOLES Sp S F W ___ Bobolink o - o - ___ Red-winged Blackbird* a a a a ___ Yellow-headed Blackbird r - - r ___ Eastern Meadowlark* c c c a ___ Rusty Blackbird - - - o ___ Brewer's Blackbird - - - r ___ Boat-tailed Grackle u u u u ___ Common Grackle* c c c a ___ Brown-headed Cowbird* c u u c ___ Orchard Oriole* u u o - ___ Baltimore Oriole - - o -
WEAVER FINCHES Sp S F W ___ House Sparrow* c c c c
Refuge Manager
Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge
Route 1, Box N-2
Swan Quarter, North Carolina 27885
Telephone: 919/926-4021
This resource is based on the following source:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1991. Wildlife of Mattamuskeet and Swan
Quarter National Wildlife Refuges. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Unpaginated.
This resource should be cited as:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1991. Wildlife of Mattamuskeet and Swan
Quarter National Wildlife Refuges. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Unpaginated. Jamestown, ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.govmattamus.htm
(Version 22MAY98).
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/chekbird/r4/mattamus.htm
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