Common Birds of Eleanor Ellis/Springweather Nature Area

Bird Approximate Dates +/-
CICONIIFORMES (Herons)
Great Blue Heron 3/8 to 12/15
Great Egret Occasional
Green-backed Heron 4/22 to 10/8
ANSERIFORMES (Waterfowl)
Canada Goose All year
Wood Duck 3/15 to 12/15
American Black Duck All year
Mallard All year
Ring-necked Duck 3/15 to 5/15, 9/1 to 12/15
Bufflehead 3/1 to 5/15, 10/15 to 1/22
Hooded Merganser 3/15 to 12/22
Common Merganser All year
FALCONIFORMES (Vultures, Hawks, Falcons)
Turkey Vulture 3/8 to 11/1
Osprey 4/1 to 11/8
Bald Eagle Occasional
Red-shouldered Hawk 3/8 to 11/15
Broad-winged Hawk 3/22 to 10/15
Red-tailed Hawk All year
American Kestrel 3/1 to 12/22
GALLIFORMES (Fowl-like Birds)
Ruffed Grouse All year
CHARADRIIFORMES (Plovers, Sandpipers, Gulls)
Killdeer 3/1 to 11/1
Greater Yellowlegs 4/8 to 5/22, 7/8 to 11/1
Lesser Yellowlegs 5/1 to 5/22, 7/8 to 10/15
Spotted Sandpiper 4/22 to 10/15
American Woodcock 3/22 to 11/1
Common Snipe 3/22 to 11/1
Ring-billed Gull All year
COLUMBIFORMES (Pigeons, Doves)
Rock Dove All year
Mourning Dove All year
STRIGIFORMES (Owls)
Gread Horned Owl All year
Barred Owl All year
APODIFORMES (Swifts, Hummingbirds)
Chimney Swift 4/22 to 9/15
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 5/1 to 9/22
Coraciiformes (Kingfishers)
Belted Kinfisher 3/15 to 12/22
PICIFORMES (Woodpeckers)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 4/1 to 10/15
Downy Woodpecker All year
Hairy Woodpecker All year
Northern Flicker 3/8 to 11/8
Pileated Woodpecker All year
PASSERIFORMES
(Flycatchers)
Alder Flycatcher 5/15 to 9/15
Willow Flycatcher 5/15 to 9/8
Least Flycatcher 5/1 to 9/22
Eastern Phoebe 3/22 to 10/15
Great Crested Flycatcher 5/1 to 9/15
Eastern Kingbird 4/22 to 9/15
(Swallows)
Tree Swallow 3/22 to 10/8
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 4/15 to 8/22
Bank Swallow 4/15 to 9/15
Barn Swallow 4/15 to 9/22
(Jays and Crows)
Blue Jay All year
American Crow All year
Common Raven All year
(Chickadees, Titmice)
Black-capped Chickadee All year
Tufted Titmouse All year
(Nuthatches)
Red-breasted Nuthatch All year
White-breasted Nuthatch All year
(Creepers)
Brown Creeper All year
(Wrens)
House Wren 4/22 to 10/8
(Kinglets)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4/8 to 11/1
(Thrushes)
Eastern Bluebird 3/8 to 11/8
Veery 5/1 to 9/15
Hermit Thrush 4/8 to 11/8
Wood Thrush 5/1 to 10/1
American Robin 3/1 to 11/22
Gray Catbird 5/1 to 10/22
Northern Mockingbird All year
Brown Thrasher 4/22 to 10/8
(Waxwings)
Cedar Waxwings 5/22 to 10/8
(Starlings)
European Starling All year
(Vireos)
Solitary Vireo 4/15 to 10/15
Warbling Vireo 5/1 to 9/22
Red-eyed Vireo 5/8 to 10/1
(Wood Warblers)
Nashville Warbler 5/1 to 10/1
Yellow Warbler 5/1 to 9/22
Chestnut-sided Warbler 5/1 to 9/22
Black-throated Blue Warbler 5/1 to 10/1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4/8 to 11/15
Black-throated Green Warbler 4/22 to 10/8
Black-and-white Warbler 4/22 to 9/22
American Redstart 5/1 to 10/1
Ovenbird 5/1 to 9/22
Northern Waterthrush 5/1 to 9/15
Louisiana Waterthrush 4/15 to 8/8
Common Yellowthroat 5/1 to 10/22
(Tanagers)
Scarlet Tanager 5/1 to 10/1
(Grosbeaks)
Northern Cardinal All year
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5/1 to 10/8
(Towhees, Sparrows)
Rufous-sided Towhee 4/15 to 10/8
American Tree Sparrow 10/8 to 4/22
Chipping Sparrow 4/8 to 10/22
Field Sparrow 4/1 to 11/1
Savannah Sparrow 4/1 to 11/1
Song Sparrow 3/8 to 11/1
White-throated Sparrow 4/8 to 11/15
Dark-eyed Junco All year
(Blackbirds, Orioles)
Red-winged Blackbird 2/22 to 12/8
Common Grackle 3/1 to 12/8
Brown-headed Cowbird 2/22 to 12/22
Northern Oriole 5/1 to 9/22
(Finches)
American Goldfinch All year

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