GEESE & DUCKS (ANATIDAE) Sp Su F W Sp Su F W Sp Su F W Snow Goose R R Bald Eagle C C C C Northern Flicker C C C Canada Goose A C A C RAILS & ALLIES (RALLIDAE) Pileated Woodpecker U U U U Wood Duck C U C Virginia Rail U U U FALCONS (FALCONIDAE) American Wigeon R R Sora U U U American Kestrel C U C American Black Duck C U C U American Coot U Merlin U R U Mallard C C C C CRANES (GRUIDAE) Peregrine Falcon R R R Blue-winged Teal U U Sandhill Crane R R R FLYCATCHERS (TYRANNIDAE) Northern Pintail R R PLOVERS (CHARADRIIDAE) Eastern Wood-Pewee C C C Green-winged Teal C C Killdeer C C C Alder Flycatcher C C C Ring-necked Duck C U SANDPIPERS (SCOLOPACIDAE) Willow Flycatcher U U U Greater Scaup R R Spotted Sandpiper C C U Least Flycatcher C U C Lesser Scaup R U Solitary Sandpiper U U Eastern Phoebe C C C Bufflehead U U Greater Yellowlegs C C Great Crested Flycatcher C C C Common Goldeneye U U U Least Sandpiper C C Eastern Kingbird C C C Hooded Merganser U U U R Pectoral Sandpiper U SHRIKES (LANIIDAE) Common Merganser C U Wilson’s Snipe C C U Northern Shrike R R GROUSE (PHASIANIDAE) American Woodcock C C C VIREOS (VIREONIDAE) Ruffed Grouse U U U U GULLS & TERNS (LARIDAE) Blue-headed Vireo C C C Wild Turkey C C C C Ring-billed Gull C C C C Warbling Vireo C C C LOONS (GAVIIDAE) Herring Gull C C C C Red-eyed Vireo C C C Common Loon U U U Great Black-backed Gull C C C U JAYS & CROWS (CORVIDAE) GREBES (PODICIPEDIDAE) PIGEONS & DOVES (COLUMBIDAE) Blue Jay C C C C Pied-billed Grebe U U R Rock Pigeon U U U U American Crow C C A C CORMORANTS (PHALACROCORACIDAE) Mourning Dove C C C Common Raven U U U U Double-crested Cormorant C C C CUCKOOS (CUCULIDAE) LARKS (ALAUDIDAE) BITTERNS & HERONS (ARDEIDAE) Black-billed Cuckoo U U U Horned Lark U U American Bittern U U U Yellow-billed Cuckoo R SWALLOWS (HIRUNDINIDAE) Great Blue Heron C C C OWLS (STRIGIDAE) Tree Swallow A C A Great Egret R Great Horned Owl U U U U N. Rough-winged Swallow U U R Snowy Egret U U Barred Owl U U U U Bank Swallow U U U Green Heron U U Northern Saw-whet Owl R R U R Cliff Swallow U U U Black-crowned Night-Heron U U NIGHTJARS (CAPRIMULGIDAE) Barn Swallow C C C VULTURES (CATHARTIDAE) Common Nighthawk C U C CHICKADEES (PARIDAE) Turkey Vulture C C C Whip-poor-will R R Black-capped Chickadee C C C C HAWKS & EAGLES (ACCIPITRIDAE) SWIFTS (APODIDAE) Tufted Titmouse C C C C Osprey C C C Chimney Swift C C NUTHATCHES (SITTIDAE) Golden Eagle R HUMMINGBIRDS (TROCHILIDAE) Red-breasted Nuthatch U U U U Northern Harrier U U Ruby-throated Hummingbird C C C White-breasted Nuthatch C C C C Sharp-shinned Hawk U U C U KINGFISHERS (ALCEDINIDAE) CREEPERS (CERTHIIDAE) Cooper’s Hawk R R U R Belted Kingfisher C C C R Brown Creeper U U U R Northern Goshawk R R R R WOODPECKERS (PICIDAE) WRENS (TROGLODYTIDAE) Red-shouldered Hawk U R U Red-bellied Woodpecker R R R R House Wren U U U Broad-winged Hawk C C C Yellow-bellied Sapsucker U U U Winter Wren U U U Red-tailed Hawk C C C U Downy Woodpecker C C C C Marsh Wren U U U Rough-legged Hawk R Hairy Woodpecker C C C C KINGLETS (REGULIDAE) Sp Su F W Sp Su F W Golden-crowned Kinglet U U C U Mourning Warbler R R Ruby-crowned Kinglet C C Common Yellowthroat C C C GNATCATCHERS (SYLVIIDAE) Wilson’s Warbler U U Blue-gray Gnatcatcher R R R Canada Warbler U U U THRUSHES (TURDIDAE) SPARROWS (EMBERIZIDAE) Eastern Bluebird U U U R Eastern Towhee U U U Veery C C C American Tree Sparrow U Swainson’s Thrush U U Chipping Sparrow C C C Hermit Thrush C C C Field Sparrow U U U Swan Island, at the head of Merrymeeting Bay, Wood Thrush U U U Vesper Sparrow R R R welcomes hikers, campers, birders and explorers American Robin A C A U Savannah Sparrow C C C to its shores for an unforgettable Maine MIMICS (MIMIDAE) Fox Sparrow U U experience. The following checklist contains the Gray Catbird C C C Song Sparrow C C C U names of bird species observed on Swan Island Northern Mockingbird R R R R Lincoln’s Sparrow R R and those likely to be observed. Brown Thrasher U U U Swamp Sparrow C C C STARLINGS (STURNIDAE) Sp Su F W White-throated Sparrow C C C U European Starling C C C U White-crowned Sparrow U U PIPITS (MOTACILLIDAE) Dark-eyed Junco C C C U American Pipit R R TANAGERS, CARDINALS, GROSBEAKS & BUNTINGS (CARDINALIDAE) WAXWINGS (BOMBYCILLIDAE) Scarlet Tanager C C U Cedar Waxwing C C C R Northern Cardinal U U U U LONGSPURS (CALCARIIDAE) Rose-breasted Grosbeak C C U Lapland Longspur R R Indigo Bunting U U U Seasons of Occurrence: Snow Bunting U U BLACKBIRDS & ORIOLES (ICTERIDAE) Sp - Spring: March - May WOOD WARBLERS (PARULIDAE) Bobolink C C C Su - Summer: June - July Tennessee Warbler R R Red-winged Blackbird A A A F - Fall: August - November Nashville Warbler C U C Eastern Meadowlark U U U W - Winter: December - February Northern Parula C U C Rusty Blackbird R R R Yellow Warbler C C C Common Grackle C C C Abundance Notations: Chestnut-sided Warbler C C C Brown-headed Cowbird C C C a - abundant Magnolia Warbler C C Baltimore Oriole C C C c - common Cape May Warbler R R FINCHES (FRINGILLIDAE) u - uncommon Black-throated Blue Warbler C C Purple Finch C U U R r - rare Yellow-rumped Warbler C U C House Finch U U U U Black-throated Green Warbler C C C Common Redpoll U Blackburnian Warbler C C C Pine Siskin U U Pine Warbler C C C American Goldfinch C C C C Prairie Warbler R R Evening Grosbeak R R R R Palm Warbler C C OLD WORLD SPARROWS Bay-breasted Warbler R R House Sparrow U U U U Date: Blackpoll Warbler C C Other Species Observed: Black-and-white Warbler C C C Weather: American Redstart C C C Ovenbird C C C Observer: Northern Waterthrush C U U