U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Seney National Wildlife Refuge 1674 Refuge Entrance Road Seney, MI 49883 906/586 9851 Seney TTY users may reach Seney through National Wildlife Refuge Michigan’s State Relay System at 1-800-649 3777 or, if outstate, 1-800/855 2880 Whitefish Point Unit Web: www.fws.gov/refuge/seney Follow us on Facebook Bird Checklist www.facebook.com/seneyrefuge
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Printed OCT 2014 Welcome to Parking and restroom facilities are provided by the Great Lakes Ship- Seney National Wildlife Refuge wreck Historical Society (GLSHS) Whitefish Point Unit which administers the former Coast Guard buildings, including the light- house, and gift shop. The GLSHS interprets the maritime significance of Whitefish Point. The Whitefish Point Bird Observatory maintains a small visitor contact station which has a bird feeding station, exhibit area, and a gift shop.
This list includes birds known to be found on the Whitefish Point Unit and surrounding lands. Primary sources for this list include the Whitefish Point Bird Observatory and the Seney Com- prehensive Conservation Plan. Piping Plover, The Whitefish Point Unit of the Jim Mattsson, Seney National Wildlife Refuge was USFWS acquired in 1998 and is located nearly 80 miles away from the headquarters. This 33 acre tract is renowned for its Legend concentrations of birds during migra- #...... endangered tion. Each year thousands of raptors, *...... known to nest in the area passerines and waterbirds funnel through the point, stopping here to replenish energy reserves before or Sp.... March - May after venturing across Lake Superior. S...... June - August The Whitefish Point Bird Observa- F...... September - November tory was established to document W..... December - February and study migratory birds and their habitats in the Great Lakes Region. a...... abundant: a common species The data collected by the Observatory ...... which is very numerous has led to the area being recognized as a Globally Important Bird Area for c...... common: certain to be seen or birds migrating between the US and ...... heard in suitable habitat, not in Canada...... large numbers u...... uncommon: present but not Over the years numerous small foot ...... always seen paths have been carved on the land- o...... occasional: seen only a few times scape. While this may allow you to get ...... during the season a closer look at birds, the dune habitat is very fragile and easily damaged. r...... rare: seen every 2 to 5 years Please stay on current trails and off x...... accidental - recorded at the dunes...... least once.
All of the refuge property at Whitefish Point has been designated as critical habitat for the piping plover which is an endangered species in the northern Great Lakes region. Please obey all signs and respect any beach closures to protect nesting piping plovers. Common Name Sp S F W Common Name Sp S F W Swans, Geese, and Ducks Cormorants Greater White-fronted Goose...... r r r - Double-crested Cormorant*...... c c c - Snow Goose...... o o o - Ross’s Goose...... r - r - Pelicans Brant...... r - r - American White Pelican...... r - r - Cackling Goose...... u u u u Canada Goose*...... c c c u Herons and Bitterns Mute Swan...... u u u r American Bittern*...... o o o - Trumpeter Swan...... r u u - Great Blue Heron*...... u u u - Tundra Swan...... u - c u Great Egret...... r r r - Wood Duck*...... u u c o Snowy Egret...... r r r - Gadwall*...... c u c o Tricolored Heron...... x American Wigeon*...... c u c u Cattle Egret...... x American Black Duck*...... u u u u Green Heron...... r r r - Mallard*...... a c a u Blue-winged Teal*...... c u c - Ibises Northern Shoveler...... c r c - Glossy Ibis...... x Northern Pintail...... c r c - White-faced Ibis...... x Green-winged Teal*...... c u c - Canvasback...... u r u - Vultures Redhead*...... c u c u Black Vulture...... x Ring-necked Duck*...... u u u - Turkey Vulture*...... c c c - Greater Scaup...... c o c u Lesser Scaup*...... c u c u Ospreys Common Eider...... x Osprey*...... u u u - King Eider...... r - r r Harlequin Duck...... r - r - Hawks and Eagles Surf Scoter...... c r c r Mississippi Kite...... x White-winged Scoter...... c r c r Bald Eagle*...... c c c r Black Scoter...... u r u r Northern Harrier*...... c u c - Long-tailed Duck...... c r c u Sharp-shinned Hawk*...... a c c - Bufflehead...... c u c r Cooper’s Hawk...... u u u - Common Goldeneye*...... c u c u Northern Goshawk*...... c u u - Hooded Merganser*...... c u c u Red-shouldered Hawk...... c u r - Common Merganser*...... c c c u Broad-winged Hawk*...... c u u - Red-breasted Merganser*...... c c c u Swainson’s Hawk...... o r r - Ruddy Duck...... r - r - Red-tailed Hawk*...... c c c u Ferruginous Hawk...... r - - - Grouse and Turkeys...... Rough-legged Hawk...... c - u u Ruffed Grouse*...... c c c c Golden Eagle...... u r r - Spruce Grouse*...... u u u u Sharp-tailed Grouse*...... u u u u Falcons American Kestrel*...... c c c - Loons Merlin*...... c u u - Red-throated Loon...... c - c - Gyrfalcon...... r - - r Pacific Loon...... r - r - Peregrine Falcon...... c r r r Common Loon*...... c c c - Prairie Falcon...... r - - -
Grebes Rails and Coots Western Grebe...... r r r - Yellow Rail...... x Pied-billed Grebe*...... u u u - Virginia Rail...... r r r - Horned Grebe...... c u c - Sora*...... r r r - Red-necked Grebe*...... c c a - American Coot*...... u r u - Eared Grebe...... r - r - Common Name Sp S F W Common Name Sp S F W Cranes Sandhill Crane*...... c u c - Thayer’s Gull...... o - o o Iceland Gull...... o - o o Plovers Lesser Black-backed Gull...... o - - - Black-bellied Plover...... u u u - Glaucous Gull...... u r u o American Golden-Plover...... o - o - Great Black-backed Gull...... u r - u Wilson’s Plover...... o - o - Least Tern (interior)...... x Semipalmated Plover*...... c r c - Caspian Tern*...... u u u - Piping Plover(Great Lakes)#*...... u u r - Black Tern...... o o o - Killdeer*...... c c c r Common Tern*...... u u u - Forster’s Tern...... r r r - Avocets and Stilts Arctic Tern...... x American Avocet...... r - r - Jaegers Sandpipers Pomarine Jaeger...... o - o - Spotted Sandpiper*...... c c c - Parasitic Jaeger...... o - o - Solitary Sandpiper...... u r u - Long-tailed Jaeger...... o - o - Greater Yellowlegs...... c - c - Willet...... o o o - Murrelets Lesser Yellowlegs...... c r c - Ancient Murrelet...... r - r r Upland Sandpiper...... o o o - Whimbrel...... u o u - Pigeons and Doves Hudsonian Godwit...... o - o - Rock Pigeon*...... u u u u Marbled Godwit...... o - o - White-winged Dove...... r - r - Ruddy Turnstone...... u - u - Mourning Dove*...... c c c c Red Knot...... o - o - Common Ground-dove...... x Sanderling...... c o c - Inca Dove...... x Semipalmated Sandpiper*...... c o c - Western Sandpiper...... - - o - Cuckoos Least Sandpiper*...... c o c - Yellow-billed Cuckoo...... o o o - White-rumped Sandpiper...... u o r - Black-billed Cuckoo*...... u u u - Baird’s Sandpiper...... o r o - Pectoral Sandpiper...... u r u - Owls Purple Sandpiper...... r - r r Great Horned Owl*...... u u u r Dunlin...... c o c - Snowy Owl...... o - o o Stilt Sandpiper...... - - o - Northern Hawk Owl...... o r o o Buff-breasted Sandpiper...... - - o - Barred Owl*...... u u u r Short-billed Dowitcher...... u - u - Great Gray Owl*...... o - o o Long-billed Dowitcher...... o - o - Long-eared Owl...... u - u o Wilson’s (Common) Snipe*...... u u u - Short-eared Owl...... u r u - American Woodcock*...... u u u - Boreal Owl...... o r o o Wilson’s Phalarope...... o o - - Northern Saw-whet Owl*...... c c c o Red-necked Phalarope...... - o - - Red Phalarope...... r - r - Nightjars Common Nighthawk*...... o u o - Gulls and Terns Chuck-will’s-widow...... x Black-legged Kittiwake...... o - o - Eastern Whip-poor-will*...... o u o - Sabine’s Gull...... o - o - Bonaparte’s Gull...... c o c o Swifts Little Gull...... r r r - Chimney Swift*...... u u u - Laughing Gull...... r - - - Franklin’s Gull...... r r r - Hummingbirds Ring-billed Gull*...... a a a u Ruby-throated Hummingbird*...... u c u - Herring Gull*...... a a a u Kingfishers Belted Kingfisher*...... c c c - Common Name Sp S F W Common Name Sp S F W Woodpeckers Lewis’s Woodpecker...... x Cave Swallow...... x Red-headed Woodpecker...... x Barn Swallow*...... c c c - Red-bellied Woodpecker...... u u u u Yellow-bellied Sapsucker*...... u u u r Chickadees and Titmice Downy Woodpecker*...... c c c c Black-capped Chickadee*...... a c a c Hairy Woodpecker*...... c c c c Boreal Chickadee*...... u u u u American Three-toed Woodpecker.r r r r Black-backed Woodpecker*...... u u u u Nuthatches Northern Flicker*...... a c a - Red-breasted Nuthatch*...... c c c c Pileated Woodpecker*...... u u u u White-breasted Nuthatch*...... c c c c
Flycatchers Creepers Olive-sided Flycatcher*...... u u - - Brown Creeper*...... u u u o Eastern Wood-Pewee*...... c c c - Yellow-bellied Flycatcher* ...... u u u - Wrens Alder Flycatcher*...... c c c - Rock Wren...... x Least Flycatcher*...... c c c - Carolina Wren...... x Willow Flycatcher*...... u u u - House Wren*...... o o o r Eastern Phoebe*...... c c c - Winter Wren*...... u u u o Say’s Phoebe...... x Sedge Wren*...... u u u - Ash-throated Flycatcher...... r r r - Marsh Wren*...... u u u - Great Crested Flycatcher*...... u c u - Western Kingbird...... x Gnatcatchers Eastern Kingbird*...... c c c - Blue-gray Gnatcatcher*...... u u u - Scissor-tailed Flycatcher...... x Kinglets Shrikes Golden-crowned Kinglet*...... c o c o Loggerhead Shrike...... x Ruby-crowned Kinglet*...... c o c o Northern Shrike...... u - u u Wheaters Vireos Northern Wheater...... x White-eyed Vireo...... x Yellow-throated Vireo...... u u u - Thrushes Blue-headed Vireo*...... c c c - Eastern Bluebird*...... u u u - Warbling Vireo*...... c c c - Mountain Bluebird...... x Philadelphia Vireo...... u o u - Townsend’s Solitaire...... x Red-eyed Vireo*...... c c c - Veery*...... u u u - Gray-cheeked Thrush...... u o u - Jays and Crows Swainson’s Thrush*...... u u u - Blue Jay*...... a c a c Hermit Thrush*...... c c c - Gray Jay*...... u u u u Wood Thrush*...... u u u - Clark’s Nutcracker...... x American Robin*...... a c a r Black-billed Magpie...... x American Crow*...... c c c c Mockingbirds and Thrashers Common Raven*...... c c c c Gray Catbird*...... c c c - Northern Mockingbird...... o o o - Larks Sage Thrasher...... x Horned Lark*...... a u a o Brown Thrasher*...... c c c - Swallows Purple Martin...... u u u - Starlings Tree Swallow*...... c c c - European Starling*...... c c c o N. Rough-winged Swallow...... u u u - Bank Swallow...... u u u - Pipits Cliff Swallow*...... u u u - American Pipit...... u o u - Sprague’s Pipit...... xl Common Name Sp S F W Common Name Sp S F W Waxwings Bohemian Waxwing...... o - o o Black-throated Sparrow...... x Cedar Waxwing*...... c c c u Lark Bunting...... x Savannah Sparrow*...... c c u - Longspurs Grasshopper Sparrow...... o o r - McCown’s Longspur...... x Le Conte’s Sparrow...... o o o - Lapland Longspur...... u - u u Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow...... x Chestnut-collared Longspur...... o - o o Fox Sparrow...... u - u - Smith’s Longspur...... x Song Sparrow*...... c c c u Lincoln’s Sparrow...... o o o - Wood Warblers Swamp Sparrow*...... u u u - Blue-winged Warbler...... o o r - White-throated Sparrow*...... a a a o Golden-winged Warbler...... u u r - Harris’s Sparrow...... o r o - Tennessee Warbler*...... c u c - White-crowned Sparrow...... a u a - Orange-crowned Warbler...... u - u - Golden-crowned Sparrow...... x Nashville Warbler*...... c u c - Dark-eyed Junco*...... c a c c Northern Parula*...... u u u - Yellow Warbler*...... c u u - Tanagers and Buntings Chestnut-sided Warbler*...... c u u - Summer Tanager...... x Magnolia Warbler*...... c u c - Scarlet Tanager...... u u u - Cape May Warbler*...... u u u - Western Tanager...... x Black-throated Blue Warbler*...... c u u - Northern Cardinal...... o o o r Yellow-rumped Warbler*...... c c c o Rose-breasted Grosbeak*...... c c u r Black-throated Green Warbler*..... c u u - Blue Grosbeak...... x Townsend’s Warbler...... x Indigo Bunting*...... c c u - Blackburnian Warbler*...... c u u - Snow Bunting...... c - c c Pine Warbler*...... c c c o Dickcissel...... o o o - Prairie Warbler...... r - r - Palm Warbler*...... c o c - Blackbirds and Orioles Bay-breasted Warbler*...... u u u - Bobolink...... u u u - Blackpoll Warbler...... u - u - Red-winged Blackbird*...... a a a o Cerulean Warbler...... r - - - Eastern Meadowlark*...... u u u - Black-and-white Warbler*...... c c u - Western Meadowlark...... o o o - Worm-eating Warbler...... x Yellow-headed Blackbird...... r r r - American Redstart*...... c c c - Rusty Blackbird...... c o c - Ovenbird*...... c c u - Brewer’s Blackbird*...... u u u - Northern Waterthrush*...... c c u - Common Grackle*...... a a a u Connecticut Warbler*...... o o r - Great-tailed Grackle...... x Mourning Warbler*...... u u u Brown-headed Cowbird*...... c c c o Common Yellowthroat*...... c c c - Orchard Oriole...... o o - - Wilson’s Warbler*...... u u u - Baltimore Oriole*...... c c c - Canada Warbler*...... c c u - Yellow-breasted Chat...... r r r - Finches Pine Grosbeak...... u - u u Sparrows Purple Finch*...... c c c u Green-tailed Towhee...... x House Finch*...... u u u u Spotted Towhee...... x Red Crossbill*...... u u u u Eastern Towhee*...... u u u - White-winged Crossbill*...... u u u u American Tree Sparrow...... c - c c Common Redpoll...... u - u u Chipping Sparrow*...... c c u - Hoary Redpoll...... o - o o Clay-colored Sparrow*...... u u u - Pine Siskin*...... c u c c Brewer’s Sparrow...... x American Goldfinch*...... c c c c Field Sparrow...... u u u - Evening Grosbeak*...... u - u u Vesper Sparrow*...... c c u - Lark Sparrow...... x Old World Sparrows House Sparrow*...... u u u u