Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Madison, South Dakota
Sp - March-May
S - June-July
F - August-November
W - December-February
* - nests in the District
I - Introduced: non-native species
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
LOONS Sp S F W ___ Common Loon o - o -
GREBES Sp S F W ___ Pied-billed Grebe* c c c - ___ Horned Grebe u - u - ___ Red-necked Grebe o - o - ___ Eared Grebe* u u u - ___ Western Grebe* c c c -
PELICANS Sp S F W ___ American White Pelican c u c -
CORMORANTS Sp S F W ___ Double-crested Cormorant* u u u -
HERONS Sp S F W ___ American Bittern* u u u - ___ Least Bittern* o o o - ___ Great Blue Heron u u u - ___ Great Egret u o u - ___ Cattle Egret u u u - ___ Green Heron* u u u - ___ Black-crowned Night-Heron* c c c -
WATERFOWL Sp S F W ___ Tundra Swan (Whistling Swan) u - u - ___ Greater White-fronted Goose c r c - ___ Snow Goose a r a - ___ Canada Goose* c o c r ___ Wood Duck* u u u - ___ Green-winged Teal* c u c - ___ Mallard* a a a o ___ Northern Pintail* a c a r ___ Blue-winged Teal* a a a - ___ Cinnamon Teal r r r - ___ Northern Shoveler* c c c - ___ Gadwall* c c c - ___ American Wigeon* c u c - ___ Canvasback* u u u - ___ Redhead* c c c - ___ Ring-necked Duck u o u - ___ Lesser Scaup u o u - ___ Common Goldeneye u - u - ___ Bufflehead c - c - ___ Hooded Merganser o - o - ___ Common Merganser c o c - ___ Red-breasted Merganser r - r - ___ Ruddy Duck* c c c -
VULTURES Sp S F W ___ Turkey Vulture o o o -
HAWKS & FALCONS Sp S F W ___ Osprey u - u - ___ Bald Eagle o - o o ___ Northern Harrier (Marsh Hawk)* c c c u ___ Sharp-shinned Hawk u u u r ___ Cooper's Hawk u r u o ___ Northern Goshawk - - r r ___ Broad-winged Hawk u r u - ___ Swainson's Hawk* c c c - ___ Red-tailed Hawk* u u u o ___ Ferruginous Hawk r - r o ___ Rough-legged Hawk u - u c ___ Golden Eagle - - - r ___ American Kestrel* u u u o ___ Merlin o - o r ___ Peregrine Falcon o - o o ___ Prairie Falcon r - o o ___ Gyrfalcon - - r r
GALLINACEOUS BIRDS Sp S F W ___ Gray Partridge*(I) u u u u ___ Ring-necked Pheasant*(I) a a a a ___ Wild Turkey (I) r r r r
RAILS Sp S F W ___ Virginia Rail* u u u - ___ King Rail* r r r - ___ Sora* c c c - ___ American Coot* a a a -
CRANES Sp S F W ___ Sandhill Crane o r o -
SHOREBIRDS Sp S F W ___ Black-bellied Plover u - u - ___ American Golden Plover (Lesser Gol-Pl.) o - o - ___ Semipalmated Plover u - u - ___ Killdeer* a a a r ___ American Avocet o o o - ___ Greater Yellowlegs c o c - ___ Lesser Yellowlegs a u a - ___ Solitary Sandpiper u - u - ___ Willet o - o - ___ Spotted Sandpiper* u u u - ___ Upland Sandpiper* u u u - ___ Hudsonian Godwit u - o - ___ Marbled Godwit* u u u - ___ Ruddy Turnstone u - o - ___ Sanderling u - u - ___ Semipalmated Sandpiper a o a - ___ Western Sandpiper r r o - ___ Least Sandpiper u - u - ___ White-rumped Sandpiper c - c - ___ Baird's Sandpiper c o c - ___ Pectoral Sandpiper c o c - ___ Dunlin u - u - ___ Stilt Sandpiper u - u - ___ Buff-breasted Sandpiper o - o - ___ Short-billed Dowitcher o - o - ___ Long-billed Dowitcher c o c - ___ Common Snipe c u c - ___ American Woodcock o r o - ___ Wilson's Phalarope* c u c - ___ Red-necked Phalarope u - u -
GULLS & TERNS Sp S F W ___ Franklin's Gull* c c c - ___ Bonaparte's Gull u r u - ___ Ring-billed Gull c u c - ___ Herring Gull o - o - ___ Common Tern u - u - ___ Forster's Tern* c c c - ___ Black Tern* a c a -
DOVES Sp S F W ___ Rock Dove*(I) c c c c ___ Mourning Dove* a a a o
CUCKOOS Sp S F W ___ Black-billed Cuckoo* c c c - ___ Yellow-billed Cuckoo* u u u -
OWLS Sp S F W ___ Eastern Screech-Owl* c c c c ___ Great Horned Owl* c c c c ___ Snowy Owl - - - o ___ Burrowing Owl* o o o - ___ Long-eared Owl o o o o ___ Short-eared Owl* u u u u ___ Northern Saw-whet Owl - - - r
GOATSUCKERS Sp S F W ___ Common Nighthawk* u c c -
SWIFTS, HUMMINGBIRDS Sp S F W ___ Chimney Swift* a a a - ___ Ruby-throated Hummingbird u o u -
KINGFISHERS Sp S F W ___ Belted Kingfisher u u u -
WOODPECKERS Sp S F W ___ Red-headed Woodpecker* u u u r ___ Red-bellied Woodpecker o o o o ___ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker u o u - ___ Downy Woodpecker* c c c c ___ Hairy Woodpecker* u u u u ___ Northern Flicker (Common Flicker)* c c c c
FLYCATCHERS Sp S F W ___ Olive-sided Flycatcher o - o - ___ Eastern Wood-Pewee* u u u - ___ Willow Flycatcher* c c c - ___ Alder Flycatcher o r o - ___ Least Flycatcher c u c - ___ Eastern Phoebe* o o o - ___ Great Crested Flycatcher* u o u - ___ Western Kingbird* c c c - ___ Eastern Kingbird* c c c -
LARKS Sp S F W ___ Horned Lark* c c c a
SWALLOWS Sp S F W ___ Purple Martin* u u u - ___ Tree Swallow* c c c - ___ Northern Rough-winged Swallow* u u u - ___ Bank Swallow* u u u - ___ Cliff Swallow* c c c - ___ Barn Swallow* a a a -
CORVIDS Sp S F W ___ Blue Jay* c c c c ___ Black-billed Magpie r - r r ___ American Crow* c c c u
TITMICE Sp S F W ___ Black-capped Chickadee* u u u u ___ Tufted Titmouse - r - -
NUTHATCHES Sp S F W ___ Red-breasted Nuthatch - - - u ___ White-breasted Nuthatch* u u u u
CREEPERS Sp S F W ___ Brown Creeper u - u u
WRENS Sp S F W ___ House Wren* c c c - ___ Sedge Wren* u u u - ___ Marsh Wren* c c c -
KINGLETS & THRUSHES Sp S F W ___ Golden-crowned Kinglet u - u r ___ Ruby-crowned Kinglet c - c r ___ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher r r - - ___ Eastern Bluebird* o o o - ___ Mountain Bluebird - - - r ___ Townsend's Solitaire - - - r ___ Veery u o u - ___ Swainson's Thrush c r u - ___ Gray-cheeked Thrush u - u - ___ Hermit Thrush u r u - ___ American Robin* a c a u
THRASHERS Sp S F W ___ Gray Catbird* u c u - ___ Northern Mockingbird r r r - ___ Brown Thrasher* c c c r
PIPITS Sp S F W ___ Sprague's Pipit* o - o - ___ American Pipit (Water Pipit) u - u -
WAXWINGS Sp S F W ___ Bohemian Waxwing - - - u ___ Cedar Waxwing* u u u u
SHRIKES Sp S F W ___ Northern Shrike u - u o ___ Loggerhead Shrike* u u u r
STARLINGS Sp S F W ___ European Starling*(I) a a a a
VIREOS Sp S F W ___ Solitary Vireo u - u - ___ Bell's Vireo o o o - ___ Yellow-throated Vireo o r o - ___ Warbling Vireo* c c c - ___ Philadelphia Vireo o - o - ___ Red-eyed Vireo* u u u -
WARBLERS Sp S F W ___ Prothonotary Warbler r r - - ___ Northern Parula r - r - ___ Golden-winged Warbler o - o - ___ Blue-winged Warbler r - r - ___ Orange-crowned Warbler c o c - ___ Tennessee Warbler c o c - ___ Nashville Warbler u - u - ___ Yellow Warbler* c c c - ___ Magnolia Warbler u o u - ___ Cape May Warbler r - r - ___ Black-throated Blue Warbler r - r - ___ Yellow-rumped Warbler c r c - ___ Black-throated Green Warbler u r u - ___ Blackburnian Warbler o - o - ___ Chestnut-sided Warbler u - u - ___ Bay-breasted Warbler o - o - ___ Blackpoll Warbler c - c - ___ Pine Warbler r - r - ___ Palm Warbler u - u - ___ Black-and-white Warbler c o c - ___ American Redstart u r u - ___ Ovenbird c o c - ___ Northern Waterthrush c - c - ___ Connecticut Warbler r - r - ___ Mourning Warbler u - u - ___ Common Yellowthroat* c a a - ___ Wilson's Warbler u - u - ___ Canada Warbler o - o - ___ Yellow-breasted Chat o r o -
TANAGERS Sp S F W ___ Scarlet Tanager u o u -
GROSBEAKS & SPARROWS Sp S F W ___ Northern Cardinal* u u u u ___ Rose-breasted Grosbeak* u u u - ___ Blue Grosbeak* o o o - ___ Indigo Bunting* u u u - ___ Dickcissel* u c c - ___ Rufous-sided Towhee u u u r ___ American Tree Sparrow - - u c ___ Chipping Sparrow* u c c - ___ Clay-colored Sparrow* u u u - ___ Field Sparrow o o o - ___ Vesper Sparrow* c u c - ___ Lark Sparrow u o u - ___ Lark Bunting r r r - ___ Savannah Sparrow* u u u - ___ Grasshopper Sparrow* c c c - ___ Le Conte's Sparrow r r r - ___ Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow r r r - ___ Fox Sparrow u - u - ___ Song Sparrow* c c c o ___ Lincoln's Sparrow c - c - ___ Swamp Sparrow* c u c - ___ White-throated Sparrow c - c o ___ White-crowned Sparrow u - u r ___ Harris' Sparrow c - c u ___ Dark-eyed Junco u - u c ___ Lapland Longspur - - - c ___ Smith's Longspur o - o - ___ Chestnut-collared Longspur u r u o ___ Snow Bunting - - - u
BLACKBIRDS & ORIOLES Sp S F W ___ Bobolink* c c c - ___ Red-winged Blackbird* a a a o ___ Western Meadowlark* a a a r ___ Yellow-headed Blackbird* a a a r ___ Brewer's Blackbird u o u r ___ Rusty Blackbird u - u o ___ Common Grackle* a a a o ___ Brown-headed Cowbird* c c c r ___ Orchard Oriole* u c c - ___ Northern Oriole* c c c -
FINCHES Sp S F W ___ Pine Grosbeak - - - o ___ Purple Finch u - u r ___ Red Crossbill - - o o ___ White-winged Crossbill - - - r ___ Hoary Redpoll - - - r ___ Common Redpoll - - - u ___ Pine Siskin c u c u ___ American Goldfinch* c c c u ___ Evening Grosbeak - - - o
WEAVER FINCHES Sp S F W ___ House Sparrow*(I) a a a a
Snowy Egret Boreal Owl Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Chuck-will's-widow Greater Scaup Whip-poor-will Oldsquaw Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Black Scoter Boreal Chickadee Surf Scoter Bewick's Wren White-winged Scoter Carolina Wren Barrow's Goldeneye Sage Thrasher Greater Prairie-Chicken White-eyed Vireo Sharp-tailed Grouse Worm-eating Warbler Yellow Rail Black-throated Gray Warbler Common Moorhen Cerulean Warbler Whooping Crane Yellow-throated Warbler Black-necked Stilt Prairie Warbler Red Knot Louisiana Waterthrush Pomarine Jaeger MacGillivray's Warbler Black-legged Kittiwake Hooded Warbler Caspian Tern Western Tanager Barred Owl Henslow's Sparrow
Manager
Madison Wetland Management District
PO Box 48
Madison, South Dakota 57042
Telephone: 605/256-2974
This resource is based on the following source:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1985. Birds of the Madison Wetland
Management District, Madison, South Dakota. U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service. Unpaginated.
This resource should be cited as:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1985. Birds of the Madison Wetland
Management District, Madison, South Dakota. U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service. Unpaginated. Jamestown, ND: Northern
Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.govmadison.htm
(Version 22MAY98).
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/chekbird/r6/madison.htm
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