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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Merritt Island CHECKLIST SP SU FA WN STATUS SP SU FA WN STATUS SP SU FA WN STATUS SP SU FA WN STATUS SP SU FA WN STATUS U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers Nightjars (Goatsuckers) Larks Nashville Warbler R R Dark-eyed Junco 1977 Black-legged Kittiwake R R Common Nighthawk * C C U Horned Lark 1994 Northern Parula * C U C R Lapland Longspur 1988 Merritt Island Sabine's Gull 2009 Chuck-will's-widow * C C O Yellow Warbler U U R Snow Bunting 1999 National Wildlife Refuge Swallows and Martins Bonaparte's Gull 0 U U Whip-poor-will R R Chestnut-sided Warbler O 0 Titusville, Florida Purple Martin * U U R Black-headed Gull 2008 Magnolia Warbler 0 0 Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Buntings, and Allies Swifts Tree Swallow C R C C Laughing Gull* C C C C Cape May Warbler U O Summer Tanager OOO Chimney Swift U U U Northern Rough-winged Swallow U R U Franklin's Gull 2003 Black-throated Blue Warbler U U Scarlet Tanager O O Bank Swallow O O Northern Cardinal * C C C C Ring-billed Gull C R C C Hummingbirds Yellow-rumped Warbler C C C Herring Gull U R U U Ruby-throated Hummingbird U U U R Cliff Swallow O O Black-throated Green Warbler O OO Rose-breasted Grosbeak O O Lesser Black-backed Gull U U U Barn Swallow C 0 C Townsend's Warbler 2002 Blue Grosbeak * OOO Kingfishers Indigo Bunting* U U U Glaucous Gull 1991 Chickadees and Titmice Blackbumian Warbler O O Great Black-backed Gull U 0 U U Belted Kingfisher* C R C C Yellow-throated Warbler U U U Painted Bunting * U O U U Carolina Chickadee 1976 Dickcissel R R R Brown Noddy R R Woodpeckers and Allies Tufted Titmouse * U U U U Pine Warbler* OOOO Sooty Tern R R R Red-headed Woodpecker R R Prairie Warbler* U U U U Blackbirds, Orioles, Cowbirds, and Allies Bridled Tern R R R Red-bellied Woodpecker* C C C C Creepers Palm Warbler C C C Bobolink U U Least Tern* C C 0 (FL-T) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker U U U Brown Creeper R Bay-breasted Warbler R O Red-winged Blackbird * C C C C Gull-billed Tern OOOO Blackpoll Warbler U O Downy Woodpecker * U U U U Wrens Eastern Meadowlark * C C C C Caspian Tern' COCO Cerulean Warbler R R CHECKLIST Hairy Woodpecker R R R Carolina Wren * C C C C Western Meadowlark 1972 Black-and-white Warbler U U U BIRDS Black Tern O U U Red-cockaded Woodpecker 1976 (E) (FL-SSC House Wren U C C Rusty Blackbird R R R Roseate Tern R R (T) (FL-T) American Redstart U R C R Northern Flicker* U U U U Sedge Wren U U U Brewer's Blackbird R Common Tern O U U R Prothonotary Warbler O O PileatedWoodpecker* U U U U Marsh Wren* U U U Common Grackle * C C C C Forster's Tern C O C C Worm-eating Warbler U O Boat-tailed Grackle * C C C C Royal Tern* C C C C Tyrant Flycatchers Kinglets Swainson's Warbler R R Brown-headed Cowbird * U U U U Sandwich Tern OOOO Olive-sided Flycatcher 2003 Golden-crowned Kinglet 2007 Ovenbird U U R Orchard Oriole O R O Black Skimmer* C C C C (FL-SSC) Eastern Wood-Pewee U U Ruby-crowned Kinglet U U U Northern Waterthrush U U U Bullock's Oriole 1988 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 2004 Louisiana Waterthrush O O Baltimore Oriole O OR Skuas and Jaegers Acadian Flycatcher O O Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers Kentucky Warbler R R South Polar Skua 2009 Alder Flycatcher R Blue-gray Gnatcatcher * C U C C Connecticut Warbler R R Finches and Allies Pomarine Jaeger O U O Willow Flycatcher R House Finch R R R R (FL-NNS) Thrushes Common Yellowthroat * C C C C Parasitic Jaeger O U O Least Flycatcher R R Pine Siskin R R Eastern Bluebird 0 0 0 Hooded Warbler O O Long-tailed Jaeger R R Eastern Phoebe C C C American Goldfinch O U C Veery 0 O Wilson's Warbler R Ash-throated Flycatcher R R Canada Warbler R R Auks, Murres, Puffins, and Allies Gray-cheeked Thrush 0 O Old World Sparrows Great Crested Flycatcher C C U R Dovekie 2007 Swainson's Thrush O O Yellow-breasted Chat R R Western Kingbird O R House Sparrow* U U U U (FL-NNS) Hermit Thrush O U U Pigeons and Doves Eastern Kingbird * U U U R Sparrows, Towhees, and Allies Wood Thrush R R Rock Pigeon* C C C C (FL-NNS) Gray Kingbird * U U O Eastern Towhee * C C C C Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge American Robin U C C Bachman'sSparrow* R R R R Eurasian Collared-Dove * OOOO (FL-NNS) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 2005 Phone: 321/861-0667 White-winged Dove R R R R (FL-NNS) Fork-tailed Flycatcher 1985 Mimics (Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Catbirds Chipping Sparrow O O O Mourning Dove * C C C C Gray Catbird C C C Clay-colored Sparrow R R Shrikes Common Ground-Dove * C C C C Northern Mockingbird * C C C C Field Sparrow R R R Loggerhead Shrike * U U U U Brown Thrasher * U U O O Vesper Sparrow R R R Cuckoos and Anis Lark Sparrow R R Vireos Yellow-billed Cuckoo' U 0 U Starlings Savannah Sparrow C C C White-eyed Vireo * C C C C Black-billed Cuckoo R R European Starling * C C C C (FL-NNS) Grasshopper Sparrow O O 0 Yellow-throated Vireo O OR Smooth-billed Ani 1991 Henslow's Sparrow R R Blue-headed Vireo U U U Wagtails and Pipits Nelson's Sparrow O O 0 Barn Owls Warbling Vireo 2009 American Pipit R R R Saltmarsh Sparrow 0 0 0 Barn Owl* R R R R Philadelphia Vireo O Seaside Sparrow R R Red-eyed Vireo * U O C Waxwings Typical Owls Fox Sparrow R R Black-whiskered Vireo * R R R Cedar Waxwing U O U Eastern Screech-Owl * C U C C Song Sparrow O 0 O Great Horned Owl' U U U U Jays and Crows Wood-Warblers Lincoln's Sparrow R R Burrowing Owl 1976 (FL-SSC) Blue Jay* C C C C Blue-winged Warbler O O Swamp Sparrow C C C Barred Owl* U U U U Florida Scrub-Jay * C C C C (T) (FL-T) Golden-winged Warbler O White-throated Sparrow R R Short-eared Owl R R American Crow 1989 Tennessee Warbler U U White-crowned Sparrow R OR Fish Crow* C C C C Orange-crowned Warbler U U U Birds of Merritt Island National The list is in accordance with the "Checklist Status SP SU FA WN STATUS SP SU FA WN STATUS SP SU FA WN STATUS of Florida Birds" as updated by the Florida Upland Game Birds Limpkins Wildlife Refuge Ornithological Society's Records Committee in Listed by the U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service Great Egret* C C C C September 2008. Wild Turkey* 0 0 0 0 Snowy Egret* C C C C (FL-SSC) Limpkin R R R (FL-SSC) (E) - Federal endangered species Northern Bobwhite * U U U U Little Blue Heron * C C C C (FL-SSC) Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, (T) - Federal threatened species. Cranes located just east of Titusville, shares a common Seasonal Occurrence Loons Tricolored Heron * C C C C (FL-SSC) Sandhill Crane 0 0 0 0 (FL-T) Reddish Egret* C C C C (FL-SSC) boundary with the John F. Kennedy Space Center. Red-throated Loon R R SP - Spring March - April - May Listed by the Florida Wildlife Commission Cattle Egret* C C C C Lapwings and Plovers Its coastal location, tropic-like climate, and wide Pacific Loon 2008 SU - Summer June - July - August (FL-E) - FL endangered species Common Loon U 0 C Green Heron* C C C C Black-bellied Plover C 0 C C variety of habitat types contribute to Merritt FA - Fall September - October - November (FL-T) - FL threatened species Black-crowned Night-Heron * U U U U American Golden-Plover R R R Island's diverse bird population. The Florida Grebes Wilson's Plover* 0 0 0 0 WN - Winter December - January - February (FL-SSC) - FL species of special concern Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 0 0 0 0 Ornithological Society Records Committee lists (FL-NNS) - FL non-native species Pied-billed Grebe * C U C C Semipalmated Plover CROC 503 species of birds statewide. To date, 358 You may see some species outside the seasons Horned Grebe U U U Ibises and Spoonbills Piping Plover R R (T) (FL-T) White Ibis* C C C C (FL-SSC) species have been identified on the refuge. indicated on the check list. This phenomenon is quite SP SU FA WN STATUS Red-necked Grebe 1994 Killdeer* C C C C common for many birds. However, the check list is Eared Grebe 1978 Glossy Ibis* C C C C Of special interest are breeding populations White-faced Ibis 2009 Oystercatchers designed to indicate the general trend of migration Ducks, Geese, and Swans Western Grebe 1979 of Bald Eagles, Brown Pelicans, Roseate Black-bellied Whistling-Duck R R R R Roseate Spoonbill * C C C C (FL-SSC) American Oystercatcher * R R R R (FL-SSC) Spoonbills, Reddish Egrets and Mottled Ducks.
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