Mississippi Kite SP SU W F Brown-headed Nuthatch

VIREOS: Vireonidae __t White-eyedVireo C C C C __ t Yellow-throated Vireo C C C 0 Goethe __ Solitary Vireo 0 u u Birding /I.res: __ t Red-eyed Vireo C C C

WARBLERS: Parulidae __ t Northern Parula u u u Date:______:....::... _ �tale forest __ Yellow-rumped Warbler u C C __ t Yellow-throatedWarbler C C u u Weather:______t Pine Warbler C C C C ObseNers: ______Prairie warbler 0 0 0 CHECKLI8T OF 5IQD8 __ Palm warbler u u u SP SU W F --Blackpoll Warbler 0 SWALLOWS: Hirundinidae Black-and-whiteWarbler u 0 u u __Purple Martin C C American Redstart 0 0 u Notes: ______Tree Swallow 0 u u __ t Prothonotary Warbler u u u __ Northern Rough-winged Swallow U u __ t Common Yellowthroat C C C u Barn Swallow U u u __ t Hooded Warbler u u 0

JAYS & CROWS: Corvidae TANAGERS: Thraupidae _tBlueJay C C C C __t Summer Tanager C C u __t American Crow C C C C __t Fish Crow C C C C CARDINALS & GROSBEAKS: Cardinalidae __ t Northern Cardinal C C C C TITMICE: Paridae __ Blue Grosbeak U u 0 --t Carolina Chickadee C C C C __ Indigo u u 0 --t TuftedTitmouse C C C C TOWHEES, SPARROWS, ALLIES: Emberizidae NUTHATCHES: Sittidae __t Eastern Towhee C C C C __t Brown-headed Nuthatch u u u u __t Bachmans Sparrow U u 0 0 __ U C C WRENS: Troglodytidae --t Carolina Wren C C C C BLACKBIRDS & ORIOLES: lcteridae House Wren u u u __ t Red-winged Blackbird C C C u __ Eastern Meadowlark U u u u KINGLETS & GNATCATCHERS: Muscicapidae __ t Common Grackle C C C C i\cknowleq\menl __Ruby-crowned Kinglet U C C __t Boar-railed Grackle U u u u The Department of Agriculture and Consumer __t Blue-gray Gnatcatcher C C C C __t Brown-headed Cowbird u 0 u u SeNices. would like to thank Vic Doig, __ t Eastern Bluebird C C C C a biologist with the Florida Wildlife and __ Hermit OLD WORLD SPARROW: Passeridae ConseNation Commission and the AlachuaAudubon u u u Societyfor their contribution to this checklist. __American Robin C C C __ U u u u Red-cockadedWoodpecker MIMIC THRUSHES: Mimidae For additional information on __ Gray Catbird u 0 u u Goethe State Forest __t NorthernMockingbird C C C C contact: __t Brown Thrasher C C C C Goethe State Forest 8250 SE CR 336 Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services WAXWINGS: Bombycillidae Dunnellon, FL 3441 Nicole "Nikki" Fried, Commissioner __Cedar Waxv;ing u C C 352/44 7-2202 Florida Forest Service SHRIKES: Laniidae Erin Albury, Director --t Loggerhead Shrike u u u u EasternTowhee www.FDACS.gov/FloridaForestService elcome to Goethe State Forest, located CATEGORIES OF ABUNDANCE SP SU W F SP SU W F in Levy and Alachua counties. The forest These designations apply to the relative abundance STORKS: Circoniidae DOVES: contains 11 different natural of seen (or heard) in the appropriate ____Wood Stork C C C U ____Rock Dove U U U U ____† Mourning Dove C C C C communities ranging from very wet . cypressW dome swamp to dry sandhills. Goethe State AMERICAN VULTURES: Cathartidae ____† Common Ground Dove C C C C Forest contains one of the largest contiguous tracts ____† Black Vulture C C C C C- Common: Usually present in large numbers -likely CUCKOOS: Cuculidae of longleaf pine habitat in Florida and is noted for its ____† Turkey Vulture C C C C to be seen. ____† Yellow-billed Cuckoo C C U red-cockaded woodpecker clusters. It also attracts a U- Uncommon: Usually present in small numbers, not WATERFOWL: Anatidae variety of perch and water . certain to be seen or heard. ____† Wood Duck C C C C OWLS: Strigidae O- Occasional: Seen only a few times during a season. ____Mallard U U ____† Eastern Screech-Owl C C C C †- Indicates breeding status confirmed in the forest. An excellent spot for viewing brown-headed ____Blue-winged Teal O O U U ____† C C C C nuthatches, red-cockaded woodpeckers, great ____Ring-necked Duck O U U ____† Barred Owl C C C C crested flycatchers and eastern towhees is the pine SP SU W F ____Lesser Scaup O U U flatwoods running along Gasline Road and Cow GREBES: Podicipedidae ____Hooded Merganser C C NIGHTJARS: Caprimulgidae Creek Road. The Big Cypress Trail, accessable at the ____Pied-billed Grebe U U C C † Common Nighthawk C C trailhead on Cow Creek Road (5 miles south of CR KITES, HAWKS, EAGLES: Accipitridae † Chuck-will’s-widow C C U 326), is an excellent place to view hardwood- CORMORANTS: Phalacrocoracidae ____Osprey C C U C SWIFTS: Apodidae dwelling such as hooded warblers, ____Double-crested Cormorant C C C C ____† Swallow-tailed Kite C C ____Chimney Swift C U C parula warblers and red-eyed vireos. To catch a ____† Mississippi Kite U U DARTERS: Anhingidae glimpse of wading birds and ducks such as herons, ____† Bald Eagle C C U C ____† Anhinga C C C C ____Northern Harrier U U U HUMMINGBIRDS: Trochilidae egrets, sandhill cranes and an occasional wood ____Cooper’s Hawk U U U U ____Ruby-throated Hummingbird C C C stork visit Buck Island Pond, which is located in the BITTERNS & HERONS: Ardeidae ____† Red-shouldered Hawk C C C C Apex Tract west of CR 337 and at Deer Pen Pond, ____† Great Blue Heron C C C C ____Red-tailed Hawk C C C C KINGFISHERS: Alcedinidae located off of CR 337 at the northern boundary of ____Great Egret C C C C ____Belted Kingfisher C C C C the forest. Swallow-tailed kites and bald eagles are ____Snowy Egret U U U U FALCONS: Falconidae frequently seen while driving or walking along the ____Little Blue Heron C C C C ____† Southeastern American Kestrel C C C C WOODPECKERS: Picidae roads in the Apex tract. ____Tricolored Heron U U U U ____† Red-headed Woodpecker C C C C ____Cattle Egret C C C TURKEY & QUAIL: Phasianidae ____† Red-bellied Woodpecker C C C C ____Yellow-bellied Sapsucker U U U Maps of Goethe are available at the Black Prong, ____Green Heron C C U U ____† Wild Turkey C C C C ____Black-crowned Night Heron U U U U ____† Northern Bobwhite C C C C ____† Downy Woodpecker C C C C Apex and Tidewater trailheads, all located along CR ____† Hairy Woodpecker U U U U 337 in Levy County IBIS: Threskiornithidae RAILS, GALLINULES, COOTS: Rallidae ____† Red-cockaded Woodpecker U U U U ____White Ibis C C U U ____King Rail U U U U ____† Northern Flicker U U U U SEASONS ____† Purple Gallinule U U O O ____† Pileated Woodpecker U U U U These categories indicate the general periods in ____† Common Moorhen C C U U ____American Coot U O C C FLYCATCHERS: Tyrannidae which to expect the various species. ____† Eastern Wood Pewee C C U Spring (Sp) March, April, May LIMPKINS: Aramidae ____Acadian Flycatcher C C U Summer (Su) June, July, August ____† Limpkin O O O O ____Eastern Phoebe U C C Fall (F) September, October, November ____† Great Crested Flycatcher C C Winter (W) December, January, February CRANES: Gruidae ____Eastern Kingbird U U ____Sandhill Crane U U C C : Fringillidae PLOVERS: Charadriidae ____ American Goldfinch O U U ____Killdeer U U C C

SANDPIPERS: Scolopacidae ____Common Snipe U U U

GULLS & TERNS: Laridae Pine Warbler ____Ring-billed U C C Little Blue-gray Blue Heron Gnatcatcher