Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Northern Mississippi
Use of This Checklist
Birds' names in the list follow the biological sequence of the 6th Edition
of the American Ornithologists Union Check-list, 1983, and its suplements.
Letter codes after a species' name describe the species' status in the area
based on the available information to December 1993.
Seasons:
Sp - Spring migration (early March to 1st week of June)
S - Summer resident (late May to mid-August)
F - Fall migration (mid-July to late November)
W - Winter resident (Nov to early Mar)
Abundance Codes:[assume proper habitat noting constrast, e.g., Delta
vs. Hills]
a - abundant: usual in large numbers
c - common: usual in moderate numbers
f - fairly common: usual in small nos.
u - uncommon: low numbers, often missed
r - rare: very unlikeyly to be seen
i - irregular: not found each year, nos. may be either low or high
x - exceptional seasonal abundance
Breeding Status and Residency:
N - Nesting in some part of area
N? - suspected/possible; need data
L - Local - limited occurrence over area+
V - Vagrant - out of species' range, but may be found again in any year.
C - Casual - found very irregularly (3 or less imes out of 10 years)
Partners in Flight Status: estimates for 1993 on species of concern nesting in the Eastern Gulf Coastal Plain Region, mainly neotropical migrants:
1 - Severely at risk
2 - Moderately at risk
3 - Slightly at risk
LOONS Sp S F W ___ Common Loon i x f u
GREBES Sp S F W ___ Pied-billed Grebe N? u r f f ___ Horned Grebe i - u u ___ Eared Grebe - r r -
PELICANS Sp S F W ___ American White Pelican r - c r
CORMORANTS; ANHINGAS Sp S F W ___ Double-crested Cormorant N? u i c a ___ Anhinga N? r i - -
BITTERNS; HERONS Sp S F W ___ American Bittern r - r i ___ Least Bittern N r r i - ___ Great Blue Heron N u u c a ___ Great Egret N? r u c i ___ Snowy Egret N? r u u - ___ Little Blue Heron N u c u - ___ Tricolored Heron CV - i - - ___ Cattle Egret N? u f u i ___ Green Heron N f c r i ___ Black-crowned Night-Heron N? i i i - ___ Yellow-crowned Night-Heron N r r r -
IBISES; STORKS Sp S F W ___ White Ibis V - r - - ___ Wood Stork V - i - -
SWANS, GEESE, DUCKS Sp S F W ___ Tundra Swan - - r - ___ Greater White-Fronted Goose - u u - ___ Snow Goose r - f c ___ Ross' Goose - - r - ___ Canada Goose NL u u c c ___ Wood Duck N f f f f ___ Green-winged Teal r - f c ___ American Black Duck - u c - ___ Mallard N u u c a ___ Northern Pintail - f c - ___ Blue-winged Teal N? c x c i ___ Northern Shoveler r - c a ___ Gadwall i - c c ___ American Wigeon i - c c ___ Canvasback - u u - ___ Redhead - r r - ___ Ring-necked Duck - c a - ___ Greater Scaup - r r - ___ Lesser Scaup r - a f ___ Oldsquaw C - - i - ___ Black Scoter C - - i - ___ Surf Scoter C - - i - ___ White-winged Scoter C - - i - ___ Common Goldeneye - i u - ___ Bufflehead r - u c ___ Hooded Merganser N? r i u c ___ Common Merganser - - i - ___ Red-breasted Merganser - r r - ___ Ruddy Duck r - u c
VULTURES Sp S F W ___ Black Vulture N u u u u ___ Turkey Vulture N f f c c
OSPREY/KITES/HAWKS/EAGLES/FALCONS Sp S F W ___ Osprey (N) u i f x ___ Mississippi Kite 2NL u u u - ___ Bald Eagle NL r i u c ___ Northern Harrier i - u u ___ Sharp-shinned Hawk r - f u ___ Cooper's Hawk N u r f u ___ Red-shouldered Hawk u u u u ___ Broad-winged Hawk 2 u r u - ___ Red-tailed Hawk u u f c ___ Rough-legged Hawk C - - - i ___ Golden Eagle C - - i i ___ American Kestrel NL u r f c ___ Merlin r - u r ___ Peregrine r - u i
Turkey AND QUAIL Sp S F W ___ Wild Turkey N u u u u ___ Northern Bobwhite N c c c c
RAILS, GALLINULES, COOTS Sp S F W ___ King Rail N r r r r ___ Virginia Rail r - u x ___ Sora r - u x ___ Common Moorhen LN r i r - ___ American Coot f - c u
CRANES Sp S F W ___ Sandhill Crane V - - - i
PLOVERS Sp S F W ___ Black-bellied Plover r - f - ___ American Golden Plover f - r - ___ Semipalmated Plover f - f - ___ Piping Plover - - r - ___ Killdeer f f a c
STILTS AND AVOCETS Sp S F W ___ Black-necked Stilt LN r i r - ___ American Avocet r - r -
SANDPIPERS AND PHALAROPES Sp S F W ___ Greater Yellowlegs c - c r ___ Lesser Yellowlegs c - c i ___ Solitary Sandpiper u - f - ___ Willet C i - i - ___ Spotted Sandpiper f - f i ___ Upland Sandpiper r - r - ___ Ruddy Turnstone - - r - ___ Sanderling C - - r - ___ Semipalmated Sandpiper f - f - ___ Western Sandpiper r - f i ___ Least Sandpiper a - a u ___ White-rumped Sandpiper u - r - ___ Baird's Sandpiper r - r - ___ Pectoral Sandpiper c - a - ___ Dunlin r - u i ___ Stilt Sandpiper r - u - ___ Buff-breasted Sandpiper r - r - ___ Short-billed Dowitcher f - f - ___ Long-billed Dowitcher f - f - ___ Common Snipe f - f c ___ American Woodcock NL r i u u ___ Wilson's Phalarope r - r -
GULLS AND TERNS Sp S F W ___ Laughing Gull V r - i i ___ Franklin's Gull i - r i ___ Little Gull C - - - i ___ Com. Black-headed Gull C - - - i ___ Bonaparte's Gull u - f c ___ Ring-billed Gull u i f a ___ Herring Gull i - u u ___ Black-legged Kittiwake C - - - r ___ Caspian Tern u - f i ___ Common Tern r - r - ___ Forster's Tern f x f u ___ Least Tern LN r r r - ___ Black Tern f - f -
PIGEONS, DOVES Sp S F W ___ Rock Dove N c c c c ___ Mourning Dove N c c a a ___ Common Ground-Dove CV - - i i
CUCKOOS Sp S F W ___ Black-billed Cuckoo r - r - ___ Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1N f f f -
OWLS Sp S F W ___ Barn Owl LN r r r r ___ Eastern Screech-Owl N c c c c ___ Great Horned Owl N f f f f ___ Barred Owl N f f f f ___ Short-eared Owl L - - - r
GOATSUCKERS (CAPRIMULGIDS) Sp S F W ___ Common Nighthawk 3N c c c - ___ Chuck-will's-widow 1N c c c - ___ Whip-poor-will 2LN u u u -
SWIFTS Sp S F W ___ Chimney Swift 2N c c a -
HUMMINGBIRDS s S F W ___ Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3N u u f -
KINGFISHERS Sp S F W ___ Belted Kingfisher LN f f f f
WOODPECKERS Sp S F W ___ Red-headed Woodpecker N f f f f ___ Red-bellied Woodpecker N f f f f ___ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker f - f c ___ Downy Woodpecker N c c c c ___ Hairy Woodpecker N u u u u ___ Northern Flicker N u u f f ___ Pileated Woodpecker N f f f f
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS Sp S F W ___ Olive-sided Flycatcher r - r - ___ Eastern Wood-Pewee 2N f f f - ___ Yellow-bellied Flycatcher r - r - ___ Acadian Flycatcher 2LN u u r - ___ Alder Flycatcher r - r - ___ Willow Flycatcher LN? r - r - ___ Least Flycatcher r - r - ___ Eastern Phoebe LN u u f f ___ Great Crested Flycatcher 2N c c u - ___ Western Kingbird V i x i - ___ Eastern Kingbird 3N c c u - ___ Scissor-tailed Flycatcher CN r i r -
LARKS Sp S F W ___ Horned Lark N f u f c
SWALLOWS Sp S F W ___ Purple Martin 3N f f u - ___ Tree Swallow N? c - c - ___ Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3N f u c - ___ Bank Swallow LN? u - u - ___ Cliff Swallow LN f r f - ___ Barn Swallow 3N c c c -
JAYS AND CROWS (CORVIDS) Sp S F W ___ Blue Jay N c c a a ___ Common Crow N c c c a ___ Fish Crow LN f f f i
CHICKADEES, TITMICE (PARIDS) Sp S F W ___ Carolina Chickadee N c c c c ___ Tufted Titmouse N c c c c
NUTHATCHES Sp S F W ___ Red-breasted Nuthatch i - i i ___ White-breasted Nuthatch N f f f f ___ Brown-headed Nuthatch LN u u u u
CREEPERS Sp S F W ___ Brown Creeper r - u u
WRENS Sp S F W ___ Carolina Wren N c c c c ___ Bewick's Wren N? r x r r ___ House Wren u - u r ___ Winter Wren u - u u ___ Sedge Wren r - r r ___ Marsh Wren r - r r
KINGLETS to THRUSHES Sp S F W ___ Golden-crowned Kinglet - - u c ___ Ruby-crowned Kinglet r - u c ___ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2N f f f i ___ Eastern Bluebird N f f c c ___ Veery r - r - ___ Gray-cheecked Thrush u - u - ___ Swainson's Thrush f - f - ___ Hermit Thrush u - u f ___ Wood Thrush 2N f f u - ___ American Robin N c c c a
MIMIDS Sp S F W ___ Gray Catbird 2N f f u x ___ Northern Mockingbird N c c c c ___ Brown Thrasher N f f f f
WAGTAILS/PIPITS Sp S F W ___ American Pipit L r - u u ___ Sprague's Pipit CL - - - r
WAXWINGS Sp S F W ___ Cedar Waxwing c - f c
SHRIKES Sp S F W ___ Loggerhead Shrike N u u u u
STARLINGS Sp S F W ___ European Starling N c c a a
VIREOS Sp S F W ___ White-eyed Vireo 2N c c u x ___ Bell's Vireo CN? r i r - ___ Solitary Vireo u - u r ___ Yellow-throated Vireo 1N f f u - ___ Warbling Vireo 3NL r r r - ___ Philadelphia Vireo r r r - ___ Red-eyed Vireo 3N f f u -
WOOD WARBLERS Sp S F W ___ Blue-winged Warbler LN? u - u - ___ Golden-winged Warbler r - r - ___ Tennessee Warbler f - u - ___ Orange-crowned Warbler u - f r ___ Nashville Warbler f - r - ___ Northern Parula 2N u u r - ___ Yellow Warbler 3N? f - u - ___ Chestnut-sided Warbler u - r - ___ Magnolia Warbler f - f - ___ Cape May Warbler r - r x ___ Black-throated Blue Warbler r - r - ___ Yellow-rumped Warbler c - c f ___ Black-throated Green Warbler f - f - ___ Blackburnian Warbler f - f - ___ Yellow-throated Warbler 2N f f u x ___ Pine Warbler N c c c c ___ Prairie Warbler 1LN u u r - ___ Palm Warbler r - r i ___ Bay-breasted Warbler u - r - ___ Blackpoll Warbler u - r - ___ Cerulean Warbler 1N? r - r - ___ Black-and-white Warbler 2LN f f u x ___ American Redstart 2LN u u u - ___ Prothonotary Warbler 1LN f f u - ___ Worm-eating Warbler 1LN r r r - ___ Swainson's Warbler 1LN r r r - ___ Ovenbird 3LN u r r - ___ Northern Waterthrush f u - - ___ Louisiana Waterthrush 1LN u u u - ___ Kentucky Warbler 1N f f u - ___ Mourning Warbler r - r - ___ Connecticut Warbler C r - - - ___ Common Yellowthroat 3N c c f r ___ Hooded Warbler 1LN u u u - ___ Wilson's Warbler r - r - ___ Canada Warbler u - u - ___ Yellow-breasted Chat 3N c c u -
TANAGERS Sp S F W ___ Summer Tanager 2N c c u - ___ Scarlet Tanager N? f i u -
GROSBEAKS, BUNTINGS, SPARROWS Sp S F W ___ Northern Cardinal N c c c c ___ Rose-breasted Grosbeak f - u - ___ Blue Grosbeak 3N f f u - ___ Indigo Bunting 3N c c f - ___ Painted Bunting 2LN r r r - ___ Dickcissel 2N c c f i ___ Rufous-sided Towhee N c c c c ___ Bachman's Sparow LN r r - - ___ Chipping Sparrow 3LN u r u c ___ Field Sparrow N f f c c ___ Vesper Sparrow r - r u ___ Lark Sparrow 2LN r i r - ___ Savannah Sparrow f - c a ___ Grasshopper Sparrow 2LN r r r x ___ Le Conte's Sparrow x - r u ___ Fox Sparrow r - u f ___ Song Sparrow r - c a ___ Lincoln's Sparrow r - r i ___ Swamp Sparrow u - c a ___ White-throated Sparrow f x c a ___ White-crowned Sparrow r - r u ___ Dark-eyed Junco i - u c ___ Lapland Longspur - - u f ___ Smith's Longspur C - - - r
BLACKBIRDS AND ORIOLES Sp S F W ___ Bobolink f - u - ___ Red-winged Blackbird N c c a a ___ Eastern Meadowlark N c c c a ___ Western Meadowlark L - - i i ___ Yellow-headed Blackbird C r - r - ___ Rusty Blackbird r - u f ___ Brewer's Blackbird r - u f ___ Common Grackle N c c a a ___ Brown-headed Cowbird N f f c c ___ Orchard Oriole 1N f f u - ___ Northern Oriole 2LN u u r -
FINCHES Sp S F W ___ Purple Finch r - u f ___ House Finch N u u u f ___ Pine Siskin u - u f ___ American Goldfinch N c r f a
OLD WORLD SPARROWS Sp S F W ___ House Sparrow N c c c c
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Red-throated Loon Lesser Black-backed Gull Pacific Loon Glaucous Gull P Red-necked Grebe Slaty-backed Gull P Western Grebe Snowy Owl S Brown Pelican Saw-whet Owl Reddish Egret Long-eared Owl Glossy Ibis Rufous Hummingbird P Roseate Spoonbill W. Wood-Pewee S Trumpeter Swan P Say's Phoebe P Brant P Vermilion Flycatcher S Am. Swallow-tailed Kite 1S Mountain Bluebird P N. Goshawk S Western Tanager Swainson's Hawk S Am. Tree Sparrow Ferrugious Hawk Lazuli Bunting Prairie Falcon P Clay-colored Sparrow Mountain Plover P Henslow's Sparrow Whimbrel P Sharp-tailed Sparrow Marbled Godwit Harris' Sparrow Ruff Snow Bunting Red Knot Red Crossbill Red Phalarope Evening Grosbeak [P=photographed; S=specimen]
Davis, W.M. No date. Field checklist of birds of North Mississippi. U.S.
Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks, U.S. Forest
Service, Tombigbee National Forest. Unpaginated.
This resource should be cited as:
Davis, W.M. No date. Field checklist of birds of North Mississippi. U.S.
Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks, U.S. Forest
Service, Tombigbee National Forest. Unpaginated. Jamestown, ND:
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.govnorthms.htm
(Version 22MAY98).
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/chekbird/r4/northms.htm
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