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Birds of the St. Croix River Valley: Minnesota and Wisconsin

by

Craig A. Faanes

United States Department of the Interior

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Jamestown, North Dakota 58401

North American Fauna, Number 73

Faanes, Craig A.  1981.  Birds of the St. Croix River Valley, Minnesota and
     Wisconsin.  U.S. Department of the Interior.  U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Washington, D.C.  North American Fauna, Number 73.  196 pp.

Faanes, Craig A.  1981.  Birds of the St. Croix River Valley, Minnesota and
     Wisconsin.  U.S. Department of the Interior.  U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Washington, D.C.  North American Fauna, Number 73.
     Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online. 
     http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/stcroix/index.htm
     (Version 31JUL98).

Table of Contents

• Abstract
• Climate
• Geology
• Physiography and Land Use
• Habitats and Bird Distribution
  • Deciduous Forest Communities
  • Coniferous Communities
  • Wetland Communities
  • Agricultural Communities
  • Residential Habitats
• Methods, Terminology, and Nomenclature
• Species Accounts
  • Family Gaviidae-- Loons
  • Family Podicipedidae-- Grebes
  • Family Pelecanidae-- Pelicans
  • Family Phalacrocoracidae-- Cormorants
  • Family Ardeidae-- Herons and Bitterns
  • Family Anatidae-- Swans, Geese, and Ducks
  • Family Cathartidae-- American Vultures
  • Family Accipitridae-- Hawks and Harriers
  • Family Pandionidae-- Ospreys
  • Family Falconidae-- Falcons
  • Family Tetraonidae-- Grouse
  • Family Phasianidae-- Quails and Pheasants
  • Family Gruidae-- Cranes
  • Family Rallidae-- Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
  • Family Recurvirostridae-- Stilts and Avocets
  • Family Charadriidae-- Plovers
  • Family Scolopacidae-- Sandpipers and Phalaropes
  • Family Stercorariidae-- Jaegers
  • Family Laridae-- Gulls and Terns
  • Family Columbidae-- Pigeons and Doves
  • Family Cuculidae-- Cuckoos and Anis
  • Family Strigidae-- Typical Owls
  • Family Camprimulgidae-- Goatsuckers
  • Family Apodidae-- Swifts
  • Family Trochilidae-- Hummingbirds
  • Family Alcedinidae-- Kingfishers
  • Family Picidae-- Woodpeckers
  • Family Tyrannidae-- Tyrant Flycatchers
  • Family Alaudidae-- Larks
  • Family Hirundinidae-- Swallows
  • Family Corvidae-- Jays, Magpies, and Crows
  • Family Paridae-- Titmice
  • Family Sittidae-- Nuthatches
  • Family Certhiidae-- Creepers
  • Family Troglodytidae-- Wrens
  • Family Mimidae-- Mockingbirds and Thrashers
  • Family Turdidae-- Thrushes, Solitaires, and Bluebirds
  • Family Sylviidae-- Gnatcatchers and Kinglets
  • Family Motacillidae-- Pipits
  • Family Bombycillidae-- Waxwings
  • Family Laniidae-- Shrikes
  • Family Sturnidae-- Starlings
  • Family Vireonidae-- Vireos
  • Family Parulidae-- Wood Warblers
  • Family Ploceidae-- Weaver Finches
  • Family Icteridae-- Meadowlarks, Blackbirds, and Orioles
  • Family Thraupidae-- Tanagers
  • Family Fringillidae-- Grosbeaks, Finches, Sparrows, and Buntings
• Acknowledgments
• References
• Appendix A

Figures

• Figure 1. The St. Croix River Watershed
• Figure 2. Major Physiographic Regions of the St. Croix River Valley
• Figure 3. Major Vegatative Communities of the St. Croix River Valley
• Figure 4. Location of Breeding Bird Survey Routes
• Figure 5. Location of Major Christmas Bird Count Areas
• Figure 6. Patterns of Winter Abundance of Common Redpolls and Pine Siskins

Tables

• Table 1. Endangered (E), Threatened (T), Priority (P), and Watch (W), Species
• Table 2. Classification of Wetland Types in the St. Croix River Valley.
• Table 3. Mean Number of Woodpeckers, Flycatchers, and Swallows Recorded
• Table 4. Relative Abundance of Various Birds on St. Croix River Valley
• Table 5. Mean Number of Corvids, Parids, Wrens, Mimids, and Thrushes Recorded
• Table 6. Mean Number of Vireos, and Warblers Recorded
• Table 7. Mean Number of Bobolinks, Meadowlarks, and Blackbirds Recorded
• Table 8. Mean Number of Grosbeaks, Finches, Towhees, and Sparrows Recorded