National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Weir Farm National Historic Site (WEFA) Species Checklist This species list is a work in progress. It represents information currently in the NPSpecies data system and records are continually being added or updated by National Park Service staff. To report an error or make a suggestion, go to https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies/suggest. Scientific Name Common Name Birds Accipitriformes/Accipitridae [ ] Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk [ ] Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk [ ] Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered Hawk [ ] Buteo platypterus Broad-winged Hawk Anseriformes/Anatidae [ ] Aix sponsa Wood Duck [ ] Branta canadensis Canada Goose Apodiformes/Apodidae [ ] Chaetura pelagica Chimney Swift Apodiformes/Trochilidae [ ] Archilochus colubris Ruby-throated Hummingbird Caprimulgiformes/Caprimulgidae [ ] * Chordeiles minor common nighthawk Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae [ ] * Philohela minor Coraciiformes/Alcedinidae [ ] Ceryle alcyon Belted Kingfisher Cuculiformes/Cuculidae [ ] Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed Cuckoo Galliformes/Phasianidae [ ] Meleagris gallopavo Wild Turkey Passeriformes/Bombycillidae [ ] Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar Waxwing Passeriformes/Certhiidae [ ] Certhia americana Brown Creeper Passeriformes/Emberizidae [ ] Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah Sparrow [ ] Spizella passerina Chipping Sparrow
Species Checklist Page 1 of 3 6/8/2014 1:15:53 PM National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Weir Farm National Historic Site (WEFA) Species Checklist Scientific Name Common Name Passeriformes/Fringillidae [ ] Carduelis tristis American Goldfinch [ ] Carpodacus mexicanus House Finch Passeriformes/Hirundinidae [ ] * Hirundo rustica barn swallow [ ] * Iridoprocne bicolor Passeriformes/Icteridae [ ] Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged Blackbird [ ] Icterus galbula Baltimore Oriole, Northern Oriole Passeriformes/Mimidae [ ] Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird Passeriformes/Parulidae [ ] Dendroica caerulescens Black-throated Blue Warbler [ ] Dendroica magnolia Magnolia Warbler [ ] Dendroica pinus Pine Warbler [ ] * Geothlypis trichas common yellowthroat [ ] * Mniotilta varia black-and-white warbler [ ] Seiurus motacilla Louisiana Waterthrush [ ] Seiurus noveboracensis Northern Waterthrush [ ] * Vermivora pinus blue-winged warbler [ ] Wilsonia pusilla Wilson's Warbler Passeriformes/Passeridae [ ] Passer domesticus House Sparrow Passeriformes/Sturnidae [ ] Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling, European Starling Passeriformes/Thraupidae [ ] Piranga olivacea Scarlet Tanager Passeriformes/Turdidae [ ] Hylocichla mustelina Wood Thrush Passeriformes/Tyrannidae [ ] Contopus virens Eastern Wood Pewee, Eastern Wood-Pewee [ ] Empidonax minimus Least Flycatcher [ ] Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested Flycatcher
Species Checklist Page 2 of 3 6/8/2014 1:15:53 PM National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Weir Farm National Historic Site (WEFA) Species Checklist Scientific Name Common Name [ ] Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern Kingbird Passeriformes/Vireonidae [ ] Vireo flavifrons Yellow-throated Vireo [ ] Vireo griseus White-eyed Vireo [ ] Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed Vireo [ ] Vireo solitarius Blue-headed Vireo, Solitary Vireo Piciformes/Picidae [ ] * Dendrocopos pubescens [ ] Dryocopus pileatus Pileated Woodpecker [ ] Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied Woodpecker [ ] Picoides pubescens Downy Woodpecker [ ] Picoides villosus Hairy Woodpecker Strigiformes/Tytonidae [ ] Tyto alba Barn Owl, Common Barn-Owl
Report Species Count: 51
*Documented occurrences of the species in the park or in the adjoining region of the park give reason to suspect that it probably occurs within the park; however, current, verifiable evidence is needed.
NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 6/8/2014 1:15:53 PM The species listed here are assumed to be 'present in park.' Evidence, in the form of a current, verifiable reference, voucher or observation, is included in the NPSpecies data system or is readily available. Those species marked with an asterisk have the designation of 'probably present,' and efforts are underway to obtain current, verifiable evidence to elevate the status to 'present in park.'
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