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Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Most birds are migratory, therefore their seasonal occurence is coded as follows:

SEASON s - Spring March - May S - Summer June - July F - Fall August - November W - Winter December - February * - Nesting has occured in the county within the past 5 years. RELATIVE ABUNDANCE a - abundant A species which is very numerous c - common Certain to be seen or heard 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 or more years

LOONS s S F W ___ Red-throated Loon..................u u c ___ Common Loon........................c r c c ___ Pied-billed Grebe *................c u c c ___ Horned Grebe.......................c c c ___ Red-necked Grebe...................r r r

SHEARWATERS - STORM PETRELS s S F W ___ Northern Fulmar.................... r ___ Cory's Shearwater.................. r c ___ Greater Shearwater.................r c ___ Sooty Shearwater...................r ___ Manx Shearwater.................... r ___ Wilson's Storm-Petrel..............r c ___ Leach's Storm-Petrel............... u

GANNET - PELICANS - CORMORANTS s S F W ___ Northern Gannet....................u u c ___ Brown Pelican *....................u c u ___ Great Cormorant....................r r r ___ Double-crested Cormorant...........c u a c

BITTERNS - HERONS - IBISES s S F W ___ American Bittern...................r r r ___ Least Bittern *....................r r r ___ Great Blue Heron...................c u c c ___ Great Egret *......................c a c u ___ Snowy Egret *......................c a a o ___ Little Blue Heron *................c c c o ___ Tricolored Heron *.................u c c ___ Cattle Egret *.....................u c c ___ Green-backed Heron *...............u u u ___ Black-crowned Night Heron *........u c u u ___ Yellow-crowned Night Heron *.......o o o ___ White Ibis......................... r r ___ Glossy Ibis *......................c a c r

SWANS - GEESE - DUCKS s S F W ___ Fulvous Whistling-Duck............. r r ___ Tundra Swan........................c r c c ___ Mute Swan *........................ o o ___ Greater White-fronted Goose........ r r ___ Snow Goose.........................c r a a ___ Brant..............................c c a ___ Canada Goose *.....................a c a c ___ Wood Duck *........................u u u r ___ Green-winged Teal..................c r c c ___ American Black Duck *..............c c c c ___ Mallard *..........................c u c c ___ Northern Pintail...................c c c ___ Blue-winged Teal *.................c u c r ___ Northern Shoveler..................c c c ___ Gadwall *..........................c r c c ___ Eurasian Wigeon.................... r r ___ American Wigeon....................u u u ___ Canvasback.........................r u u ___ Redhead............................ r r ___ Ring-necked Duck...................o u u ___ Greater Scaup......................u u u ___ Lesser Scaup.......................u u u ___ Common Eider....................... r r ___ King Eider......................... r r ___ Harlequin Duck.....................r r r ___ Oldsquaw...........................c u c ___ Black Scoter.......................c c c ___ Surf Scoter........................c c c ___ White-winged Scoter................c c u ___ Common Goldeneye...................u u u ___ Bufflehead.........................c c c ___ Hooded Merganser...................r r u ___ Common Merganser................... o o ___ Red-breasted Merganser.............c r c c ___ Ruddy Duck.........................c c c

VULTURES - HAWKS - FALCONS s S F W ___ Black Vulture......................u u u u ___ Turkey Vulture.....................a a a a ___ Osprey *...........................c c c ___ Bald Eagle *.......................u u u u ___ Northern Harrier *.................c r c c ___ Sharp-shinned Hawk.................u c c ___ Cooper's Hawk *....................r r u r ___ Red-shouldered Hawk *..............u u u u ___ Broad-winged Hawk *................r r r ___ Red-tailed Hawk *..................c u c c ___ Rough-legged Hawk.................. r ___ Golden Eagle....................... r ___ American Kestrel *.................c r c c ___ Merlin.............................o u o ___ Peregrine Falcon *.................u u c u

QUAILS - RAILS - COOTS s S F W ___ Northern Bobwhite *................c c c c ___ Black Rail *.......................r r r ___ Clapper Rail *.....................c c c u ___ King Rail *........................u r u o ___ Virginia Rail *....................u u u u ___ Sora...............................r r r ___ Common Moorhen *...................r r o ___ American Coot......................u r c u

PLOVERS - SANDPIPERS s S F W ___ Black-bellied Plover...............c c c u ___ Lesser Golden-Plover...............r u r ___ Wilson's Plover.................... r r ___ Semipalmated Plover................a a c r ___ Piping Plover *....................u u u ___ Kildeer *..........................c c c c ___ American Oystercatcher *...........c c c c ___ American Avocet.................... u ___ Greater Yellowlegs.................u c c u ___ Lesser Yellowlegs..................u c c o ___ Solitary Sandpiper.................o o o ___ Willet *...........................c a u r ___ Spotted Sandpiper..................c u u r ___ Upland Sandpiper...................r r r ___ Whimbrel...........................c c u r ___ Hudsonian Godwit................... o ___ Marbled Godwit..................... o r ___ Ruddy Turnstone....................a c c c ___ Red Knot...........................c c u r ___ Sanderling.........................a a c u ___ Semipalmated Sanderling............a a c ___ Western Sandpiper..................r c c o ___ Least Sandpiper....................a c c o ___ White-rumped Sandpiper.............c u u ___ Pectoral Sandpiper.................r c c r ___ Purple Sandpiper...................c c c ___ Dunlin.............................a o a a ___ Curlew Sandpiper...................r r r ___ Stilt Sandpiper....................r r ___ Buff-breasted Sandpiper............ r ___ Ruff............................... r ___ Short-billed Dowitcher.............a a c o ___ Long-billed Dowitcher.............. r ___ Common Snipe.......................u r u u ___ American Woodcock *................u u u u ___ Wilson's Phalarope.................r r ___ Red-necked Phalarope...............r r

JAEGERS - GULLS - TERNS - AUKS s S F W ___ Pomarine Jaeger.................... r ___ Parasitic Jaeger................... r ___ South Polar Skua................... r ___ Laughing Gull *....................a a a r ___ Little Gull........................ r ___ Common Black-headed Gull........... r ___ Bonaparte's Gull...................u o c ___ Ring-billed Gull...................a c a a ___ Herring Gull *.....................c c a a ___ Iceland Gull.......................r r ___ Lesser Black-backed Gull...........r r r ___ Glaucous Gull......................r r ___ Great Black-backed Gull *..........c c c c ___ Gull-billed Tern *.................u o o ___ Caspian Tern.......................r c ___ Royal Tern *.......................c c c r ___ Sandwich Tern......................r r ___ Common Tern *......................c c c ___ Forster's Tern *...................c c c r ___ Least Tern *.......................c c ___ Black Tern ........................r r ___ Black Skimmer *....................u c c r ___ Dovekie............................ u ___ Razorbill.......................... r ___ Atlantic Puffin.................... r

DOVES - CUCKOOS - OWLS - SWIFTS - HUMMINGBIRD s S F W ___ Rock Dove *........................c c c c ___ Mourning Dove *....................c c c c ___ Black-billed Cuckoo *..............o r o ___ Yellow-billed Cuckoo *.............c c c ___ Barn Owl *.........................o o o o ___ Eastern Screech Owl *..............c c c c ___ Great Horned Owl *.................c c c c ___ Long-eared Owl..................... r ___ Short-eared Owl.................... o o ___ Northern Saw-whet Owl.............. o ___ Common Nighthawk *.................u r u ___ Whip-poor-will *...................u c ___ Chuck-will's-widow *...............c c ___ Chimney Swift *....................c c c ___ Ruby-throated Hummingbird *........u c u ___ Belted Kingfisher *................u r c u

WOODPECKERS - FLYCATCHERS s S F W ___ Red-headed Woodpecker *............o o o o ___ Red-bellied Woodpecker *...........c c c c ___ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker...........o o u ___ Downy Woodpecker *.................c c c c ___ Hairy Woodpecker *.................c c c c ___ Pileated Woodpecker................u u u u ___ Northern Flicker *.................c c a c ___ Olive-sided Flycatcher.............r r ___ Eastern Wood-Pewee *...............c c c ___ Yellow-bellied Flycatcher.......... u ___ Acadian Flycatcher *...............c c c ___ Willow Flycatcher.................. r ___ Least Flycatcher...................r r ___ Eastern Phoebe *...................u u c o ___ Great Crested Flycatcher *.........c c c ___ Western Kingbird................... r ___ Eastern Kingbird *.................a a c

LARKS - SWALLOWS - JAYS - CROWS s S F W ___ Horned Lark *......................c c c c ___ Purple Martin *....................c u u ___ Tree Swallow *.....................a c a o ___ Northern Rough-winged Swallow *.... o u ___ Bank Swallow.......................r r r ___ Cliff Swallow......................r r ___ Barn Swallow *.....................a a a ___ Blue Jay *.........................c c c c ___ American Crow *....................a a a a ___ Fish Crow *........................c c c c

TITMICE - NUTHATCHES - WRENS s S F W ___ Carolina Chickadee *...............c c c c ___ Tufted Titmouse *..................c c c c ___ Red-breasted Nuthatch..............o o o ___ White-breasted Nuthatch *..........u u u u ___ Brown-headed Nuthatch *............u u u u ___ Brown Creeper *....................u u u u ___ Carolina Wren *....................c c c c ___ House Wren *.......................c c c r ___ Winter Wren........................u c u ___ Sedge Wren......................... r ___ Marsh Wren *.......................u u u o

KINGLETS - THRUSHES - THRASHERS s S F W ___ Golden-crowned Kinglet.............c c c ___ Ruby-crowned Kinglet...............c c c ___ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher *............c c c ___ Eastern Bluebird *.................c c c c ___ Veery..............................r u ___ Gray-cheeked Thrush................o u ___ Swainson's Thrush..................o u ___ Hermit Thrush......................u c c ___ Wood Thrush *......................u c u ___ American Robin *...................a a a a ___ Gray Catbird *.....................c c c u ___ Northern Mockingbird *.............c c c c ___ Brown Thrasher *...................c c c u

WAXWINGS - SHRIKES - STARLING s S F W ___ Water Pipit........................o o o ___ Cedar Waxwing *....................u o c u ___ Loggerhead Shrike..................r r r ___ European Starling *................a a a a

VIREOS - WOOD WARBLERS s S F W ___ White-eyed Vireo *.................c c c ___ Solitary Vireo.....................r u ___ Yellow-throated Vireo *............r u ___ Warbling Vireo..................... r ___ Philadelphia Vireo *...............r r ___ Red-eyed Vireo.....................c c c ___ Blue-winged Warbler................u r u ___ Golden-winged Warbler..............r r ___ Tennessee Warbler.................. r ___ Orange-crowned Warbler............. r r ___ Nashville Warbler.................. r ___ Northern Parula *..................c u o ___ Yellow Warbler *...................c c r ___ Chestnut-sided Warbler.............r r ___ Magnolia Warbler...................r c ___ Cape May Warbler...................r u ___ Black-throated Blue Warbler........o c ___ Yellow-rumped Warbler..............a a a ___ Black-throated Green Warbler *.....r r r ___ Blackburnian Warbler...............r u ___ Yellow-throated Warbler *..........c c u ___ Pine Warbler *.....................a a a u ___ Prairie Warbler *..................c c c ___ Palm Warbler.......................o a o ___ Bay-breasted Warbler...............r r ___ Blackpoll Warbler..................u u ___ Cerulean Warbler...................r r ___ Black-and-white Warbler *..........u u c ___ American Redstart..................u c a ___ Prothonotary Warbler...............c a ___ Worm-eating Warbler *..............c c r ___ Swainson's Warbler *...............r r ___ Ovenbird...........................c a c ___ Northern Waterthrush...............r o ___ Louisiana Waterthrush *............u u r ___ Kentucky Warbler *.................u u r ___ Connecticut Warbler................ r ___ Mourning Warbler................... r ___ Common Yellowthroat *..............a a a u ___ Hooded Warbler.....................c c u ___ Wilson's Warbler................... o ___ Canada Warbler.....................r r r ___ Yellow-breasted Chat *.............u c o r

TANAGERS - SPARROWS s S F W ___ Summer Tanager *...................c c r ___ Scarlet Tanager *..................c c u ___ Northern Cardinal..................c c c c ___ Rose-breasted Grosbeak.............u u ___ Blue Grosbeak *....................c c o ___ Indigo Bunting *...................c c u ___ Dickcissel......................... r r ___ Rufous-sided Towhee *..............c c c c ___ American Tree Sparrow.............. r ___ Chipping Sparrow *.................c c c r ___ Clay-colored Sparrow............... r r ___ Field Sparrow *....................c c c c ___ Vesper Sparrow.....................r r r ___ Lark Sparrow....................... r ___ Savannah Sparrow...................c u c c ___ Grasshopper Sparrow................u u r ___ Sharp-tailed Sparrow *.............o u u u ___ Seaside Sparrow *..................c c c o ___ Fox Sparrow........................u u u ___ Song Sparrow *.....................c c c c ___ Lincoln's Sparrow..................r r ___ Swamp Sparrow......................c c c ___ White-throated Sparrow.............c c a ___ White-crowned Sparrow..............r o o ___ Dark-eyed Junco....................u c c ___ Lapland Longspur................... o ___ Snow Bunting.......................o u u

BLACKBIRDS - FINCHES s S F W ___ Bobolink...........................o u ___ Red-winged Blackbird *.............a a a a ___ Eastern Meadowlark *...............c c c c ___ Yellow-headed Blackbird............r r r ___ Rusty Blackbird.................... r o ___ Boat-tailed Grackle *..............c c c c ___ Common Grackle *...................a a a a ___ Brown-headed Cowbird *.............c c c u ___ Orchard Oriole *...................c c o ___ Northern Oriole....................o o o ___ Purple Finch.......................r o r ___ House Finch *......................c c c c ___ Red Crossbill...................... r ___ Pine Siskin........................o o o ___ American Goldfinch *...............c c c c ___ Evening Grosbeak...................r r ___ House Sparrow *....................a a a a

Worcester County Tourism Office. No date. Birds of Worcester County, Worcestor, Maryland. Worcester County Tourism Office. Unpaginated. Jamestown, ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online. http://www.npwrc.usgs.govworcest.htm (Version 02DEC99)

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