SP S F W SP S F W Violet-green Swallow * C C U American Tree Sparrow R Welcome to Discovery Park, Seattle’s premier Northern Rough-winged Swallow * U U R Chipping Sparrow R R R birding “hot spot”. This park on the shores of Bank Swallow R Vesper Sparrow R R Puget Sound, is comprised of 550 acres of mixed woodlands, meadows, rocky and sandy beaches Birds of Cliff Swallow R U U Lark Sparrow R Barn Swallow * C C C Savannah Sparrow * C C C R as well as fresh water habitats. The diversity of habitats creates a location of regional importance Discovery Park Black-capped Chickadee * C C C C Fox Sparrow C C C for the public to encounter over 270 species of Mountain Chickadee R R Song Sparrow * C C C C birds. A Checklist Chestnut-backed Chickadee * C C C C Lincoln’s Sparrow R U R The open salt water (1) visible from West Point Bushtit * C C C C White-throated Sparrow R R hosts many wintering birds: Western Grebes, Red- Red-breasted Nuthatch * C C C C Harris’s Sparrow R throated and Common Loons, Marbled Murrelets, Brown Creeper * C C C C White-crowned Sparrow * C C C U and Rhinoceros Auklets. Five common species of Rock Wren R Golden-crowned Sparrow C C C gull use the beach all winter as well as Parasitic Bewick’s Wren * C C C C Dark-eyed Junco * C U C C Jaegers, Bonaparte’s Gulls and Common Terns House Wren R Lapland Longspur R in fall. Surfbirds, Ruddy and Black Turnstones, Winter Wren * C C C C Snow Bunting R R use the rocky beach during migration. Freshwater Marsh Wren R R Black-headed Grosbeak * U U R areas (2) are excellent for viewing American Wigeon, Northern Shovelers, Hooded American Dipper R R Lazuli Bunting R R Mergansers, and Bufflehead during the Golden-crowned Kinglet * C U C C Red-winged Blackbird * C C U U winter months. Gadwalls, Red-winged Ruby-crowned Kinglet C R C C Western Meadowlark U R U U Blackbirds, and three species of Western Bluebird R Yellow-headed Blackbird R swallows are common during Mountain Bluebird R Brewer’s Blackbird R R R R the summer. Look for Townsend’s Solitaire R R Brown-headed Cowbird * C C U Green Heron and Swainson’s Thrush* C C U Bullock’s Oriole * R R Purple Hermit Thrush U R U U Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch R R Martins. American Robin * C C C C Pine Grosbeak R The Mixed Varied Thrush C R C C Purple Finch U R U U coniferous- Northern Mockingbird R R R House Finch * C C C C deciduous forest (3) areas are home to nesting European Starling (I) * C C C C Red Crossbill U U U U Barred Owls and wintering White Wagtail A Common Redpoll R R Great Horned and Saw-whet American Pipit R U R Pine Siskin * C U C C Owls. You can also find Hutton’s Bohemian Waxwing R R American Goldfinch * C C U U Vireos, Rufous Hummingbirds, Pileated Cedar Waxwing * U C C U Evening Grosbeak U U U U Woodpeckers, Western Tanagers, Orange-crowned Warbler * C C C R House Sparrow (I) * C C C C Pacific-slope and Olive-sided Flycatchers Nashville Warbler R and Townsend’s Warblers. Mixed feeding Yellow Warbler U R U flocks contain Chestnut-backed and Black- Yellow-rumped Warbler C R C C capped Chickadees, Ruby and Golden-crowned Black-throated Gray Warbler * C U C This checklist is a joint project of Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Seattle Audubon Kinglets, Downy Woodpeckers and Red-breasted Society. This latest edition of the checklist is based on information obtained from monthly Townsend’s Warbler U U U R Nuthatches. Bald Eagles have nested in past census data from Seattle Audubon, extensive bird tours and over thirty-five years of citizens Hermit Warbler R R years within and on the edges of the park and reporting bird sightings. The list was compiled by Discovery Park Naturalists and David accipiters hunt and nest in the forest and thicket Blackburnian Warbler A Hutchinson. We would like in particular to thank Dan Harville, Kathy & Arn Slettebak, and Neil & Carleen Zimmerman for their contribution to this project edges. Savannah and White-crowned Sparrows MacGillivray’s Warbler U U U nest in the South Meadows (4), and winter brings Common Yellowthroat R R Fox, Lincoln, and Golden-crowned Sparrows as Hooded Warbler A A The species names and taxonomic order in this checklist are based on the American well. Look for Barn Owls patroling for rodents at Ornithologist’s Union Check-list of North American Birds, Seventh Edition. Wilson’s Warbler * C C C dusk. Enjoy birding in the park and remember to be Western Tanager * C U R Checklist design by Adam Sedgley, Seattle Audubon. respectful of all life so Discovery Park will remain a Spotted Towhee * C C C C haven for birds and other wildlife for years to come. SP S F W SP S F W SP S F W Abundance Code Pied-billed Grebe R R R R Ruddy Turnstone R R Mourning Dove R R R C - common; occurs regularly in at least moderate numbers U - uncommon; occurs regularly but in small numbers Horned Grebe C R C C Black Turnstone R R R Barn Owl * U U U R R - rare; seldom recorded Red-necked Grebe C R U U Surfbird R Western Screech-Owl R R I - introduced Eared Grebe R R Red Knot R R Great Horned Owl R R U U A - accidental; only one record and far outside normal range * - known to nest in the park Western Grebe C R C C Sanderling C U C U Snowy Owl R R Clark’s Grebe R R Semipalmated Sandpiper R Barred Owl * U U R R SP - Spring (March-May) F - Fall (August-November) S - Summer (June-July) W - Winter (December-February) Sooty Shearwater R R Western Sandpiper U C C Long-eared Owl * R R R SP S F W Short-tailed Shearwater R R Least Sandpiper U U U Short-eared Owl R R R Greater White-fronted Goose R Leach’s Storm-Petrel R Baird’s Sandpiper R R Northern Saw-whet Owl R R R Snow Goose R R Brown Pelican R R Pectoral Sandpiper R R Common Nighthawk R R R Brant C C C Brandt’s Cormorant U R U U Dunlin U U U Black Swift R R Canada Goose U C U U Double-crested Cormorant C R C C Short-billed Dowitcher R Vaux’s Swift R U U Tundra Swan R R Pelagic Cormorant U U U Long-billed Dowitcher R R Anna’s Hummingbird * C C C C Wood Duck R Great Blue Heron * C C C C Wilson’s Snipe R R R Rufous Hummingbird * C C R Gadwall * U U U U Green Heron R R R R Wilson’s Phalarope R Belted Kingfisher * U U U U Eurasian Wigeon R Black-crowned Night-Heron R Red-necked Phalarope R Lewis’s Woodpecker R American Wigeon U C U Turkey Vulture U R U Parasitic Jaeger R U R Red-naped Sapsucker R R Mallard * C C C C Osprey U U U Long-tailed Jaeger R Red-breasted Sapsucker R R R Blue-winged Teal R R Bald Eagle * C C C C Franklin’s Gull R Downy Woodpecker * C C C C Cinnamon Teal R R Northern Harrier U R U U Little Gull R R R Hairy Woodpecker * R R R R Northern Shoveler U U U U Sharp-shinned Hawk* U R U U Bonaparte’s Gull C U C C Northern Flicker * C C C C Northern Pintail R R U U Cooper’s Hawk * U U U U Heermann’s Gull U U R Pileated Woodpecker * U U U U Green-winged Teal R R R R Northern Goshawk R R Mew Gull R C C Olive-sided Flycatcher * U U U Canvasback R R Red-tailed Hawk U U U C Ring-billed Gull R R R R Western Wood-Pewee * U U U Ring-necked Duck R Rough-legged Hawk R R California Gull U C C U Willow Flycatcher * U C R Greater Scaup U R C C Golden Eagle R Herring Gull R R R Hammond’s Flycatcher R R R Lesser Scaup R R R American Kestrel U U U U Thayer’s Gull R R U Gray Flycatcher R King Eider R Merlin U U U Western Gull R R R Pacific-slope Flycatcher * C C C Harlequin Duck U U U Eurasian Hobby A Glaucous-winged Gull * C C C C Say’s Phoebe R R Surf Scoter C R C C Peregrine Falcon U U U U Glaucous Gull R R R Western Kingbird R R R White-winged Scoter C R C C Sora R Sabine’s Gull R Eastern Kingbird R Black Scoter C R C C American Coot R R R Black-legged Kittiwake R Northern Shrike R R R Long-tailed Duck R R R Sandhill Crane R Caspian Tern C U R R Cassin’s Vireo * C U R Bufflehead R R R Black-bellied Plover R R R Common Tern R C C Hutton’s Vireo * U U U U Common Goldeneye C U C American Golden-Plover R Arctic Tern R Warbling Vireo * C C U Barrow’s Goldeneye C U U Pacific Golden-Plover R R R Forster’s Tern R R Red-eyed Vireo R Hooded Merganser * R R R Semipalmated Plover R U U Black Tern R R Gray Jay R Common Merganser U U C U Killdeer * C C C C Common Murre R R R R Steller’s Jay * C C C C Red-breasted Merganser C R C C Black Oystercatcher R Pigeon Guillemot * C C C C Blue Jay A A Ruddy Duck R R Greater Yellowlegs R R R Marbled Murrelet U U U U Clark’s Nutcracker R Ring-necked Pheasant (I) * R R R R Lesser Yellowlegs R Ancient Murrelet U U Black-billed Magpie R R California Quail (I) * U U U U Willet R Cassin’s Auklet R American Crow * C C C C Red-throated Loon U U U Wandering Tattler R R Rhinoceros Auklet U R U U Common Raven R R Pacific Loon R R R Spotted Sandpiper U U U R Horned Puffin A Horned Lark R R Common Loon U R U U Whimbrel R R R Rock Pigeon (I) * C C C C Purple Martin R R Yellow-billed Loon R R R Marbled Godwit R R Band-tailed Pigeon * C C C C Tree Swallow * U U U