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Birds of Allerton Park

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Table of Contents Red-head woodpecker ...... 5 Red-bellied woodpecker ...... 6 Hairy Woodpecker ...... 7 Downy woodpecker ...... 8 Northern Flicker ...... 9 Pileated woodpecker ...... 10 ...... 11 ...... 12 Red-wing blackbird ...... 13 ...... 14 Brown-headed Cowbird ...... 15 ...... 16 ...... 17 House Sparrow ...... 18 American Goldfinch ...... 19 ...... 20 Field Sparrow ...... 21 Vesper Sparrow ...... 22 Savannah Sparrow ...... 23 Sparrow ...... 24 Henslow's Sparrow ...... 25 Song Sparrow ...... 26 White throated sparrow ...... 27 White-crowned sparrow ...... 28 American tree sparrow ...... 29 Red Crossbill ...... 30 Northern Parula ...... 31 Yellow Warbler ...... 32 Yellow-throated Warbler ...... 33 Prothonotary Warbler ...... 34

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Black-&-white Warbler ...... 35 Cerulean Warbler ...... 36 Kentucky Warbler ...... 37 Hooded Warbler ...... 38 ...... 39 Ovenbird Warbler ...... 40 Louisiana Waterthrush ...... 41 Common Yellowthroat ...... 42 Yellow-breasted Chat ...... 43 Summer ...... 44 ...... 45 Rose-breasted Grosbeak ...... 46 Bunting ...... 47 ...... 48 Eastern ...... 49 Barred ...... 50 ...... 51 Eastern Screech-Owl ...... 52 Red-shouldered ...... 53 Red-tailed Hawk ...... 54 Cooper’s Hawk ...... 55 ...... 56 ...... 57 Wood ...... 58 Mourning Dove ...... 59 Northern ...... 60 Citations ...... 61

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How this list is to be used.

In the following pages you will find a list of some birds that may find their way to Allerton Park. This is not a comprehensive list, nor was it meant to be, but was developed to increase awareness into warblers, blackbirds, sparrows, , other selected rare or common species that make Allerton Park a home or a part of its migratory path. I hope this list will lead you to want to know more about these species and research online at All About Birds website, where these pictures and text were taken from. Most importantly though, I hope you take an opportunity to go visit Allerton Park’s natural areas and to look for these birds.

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Red-head woodpecker

Habitat

Red-headed Woodpeckers breed in deciduous woodlands with or beech, groves of dead or dying trees, river bottoms, burned areas, recent clearings, beaver swamps, orchards, parks, farmland, with scattered trees, forest edges, and roadsides. During the start of the breeding season they move from forest interiors to forest edges or disturbed areas. Wherever they breed, dead (or partially dead) trees for nest cavities are an important part of their . In the northern part of their winter range, they live in mature stands of forest, especially oak, oak-hickory, , ash, and beech. They are somewhat nomadic; in a given location they can be common one year and absent the next.

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Red-bellied woodpecker

You can find this species across most of the forests, woodlands, and wooded suburbs of the eastern .

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Hairy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpeckers are common in mature woodlands with medium to large trees. They also occur in woodlots, suburbs, parks, and cemeteries. You can find them equally commonly in coniferous forests, deciduous forests, or mixtures.

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Downy woodpecker

Open woodlands, particularly deciduous woods and along streams. Also found in created including orchards, parks, and suburbs.

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Northern Flicker

Look for Northern Flickers in woodlands, forest edges, and open fields with scattered trees, as well as city parks and suburbs. You can also find them in wet areas such as streamside woods, flooded swamps, and marsh edges.

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Pileated woodpecker

Pileated Woodpeckers live in mature deciduous or mixed deciduous-coniferous woodlands of nearly every type, from tall western hemlock stands of the Northwest to beech and maple forests in and cypress swamps of the Southeast. They can also be found in younger forests that have scattered, large, dead trees or a ready supply of decaying, downed wood.

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Eastern Meadowlark

Eastern Meadowlarks are most common in native grasslands and prairies, but they also occur in pastures, hayfields, agricultural fields, airports, and other grassy areas. Because vast swaths of grasslands are hard to find in parts of eastern , Eastern Meadowlarks will breed in many kinds of grassy areas as long as they can find about 6 acres in which to establish a territory.

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Common Grackle

Common Grackles do well in human landscapes, using scattered trees for nesting and open ground for foraging. Typical natural habitats include open woodland, forest edge, , meadows, and swamps. They are also very common near agricultural fields and feedlots, suburbs, city parks, cemeteries, pine plantations, and hedgerows. Unbroken tracts of forest are the only places where you are unlikely to find Common Grackles.

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Red-wing blackbird

Male

Female

Red-winged Blackbirds spend the breeding season in wet places. You may also find them breeding in drier places like sedge meadows, alfalfa fields, and fallow fields. Occasionally, Red-winged Blackbirds nest in wooded areas along waterways. In fall and winter, they congregate in agricultural fields, feedlots, pastures, and grassland.

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Rusty blackbird

Rusty Blackbird is one of North America’s most rapidly declining species. The population has plunged an estimated 85-99 percent over the past forty. They are relatively uncommon denizens of wooded swamps, breeding in the boreal forest and wintering in the eastern U.S. In winter, they travel in small flocks and are identified by their distinctive rusty featheredges and pallid yellow eyes.

Male Female nonbreeding Male nonbreeding

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Brown-headed Cowbird

Brown-headed Cowbirds occur in grasslands with low and scattered trees as well as woodland edges, brushy thickets, prairies, fields, pastures, orchards, and residential areas. Brown-headed Cowbirds generally avoid forests.

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Orchard Oriole

Nests in gardens, orchards, suburban areas, along streams and lakes, and in large planted trees near houses.

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Baltimore Oriole

On their breeding grounds in eastern and east-central North America, you’ll most often find Baltimore Orioles high in leafy deciduous trees, open woodland, forest edge, river banks, and small groves of trees. They also forage for and in brush and shrubbery.

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House Sparrow

House Sparrows are closely associated with people and their buildings. Look for them in cities, towns, suburbs, and farms (particularly around livestock). You won’t find them in extensive woodlands, forests, or grasslands. In extreme environments such as deserts or the far north, House Sparrows survive only in the immediate vicinity of people.

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American Goldfinch

Weedy fields, open floodplains, and other overgrown areas, particularly with sunflower, aster, and thistle plants for food and some shrubs and trees for nesting. Goldfinches are also common in suburbs, parks, and backyards.

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Chipping Sparrow

You’ll find Chipping Sparrows around trees, even though these birds spend a lot of time foraging on the ground. Look for them in grassy forests, woodlands and edges, parks and shrubby or tree-lined backyards.

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Field Sparrow

Breeds in old fields, woodland openings, and edges.

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Vesper Sparrow

Found in various open habitats with grass, including prairie, sagebrush steppe, meadows, pastures, and roadside

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Savannah Sparrow

On both their summer and winter ranges, Savannah Sparrows live in grasslands with few trees, including meadows, pastures, grassy roadsides, sedge wetlands, and cultivated fields planted with cover crops like alfalfa. Near oceans, they also inhabit tidal saltmarshes and estuaries. In Alaska and northern , they live among the shrubby of the tundra.

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Grasshopper Sparrow

Open grasslands and prairies with patches of bare ground

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Henslow's Sparrow

Large, flat fields with no woody plants, and with tall, dense grass, a dense litter layer, and standing dead vegetation.

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Song Sparrow

Song Sparrows are found in an enormous variety of open habitats, including tidal marshes, arctic grasslands, desert scrub, pinyon pine forests, aspen parklands, prairie shelterbelts, Pacific rain forest, chaparral, agricultural fields, overgrown pastures, freshwater marsh and lake edges, forest edges, and suburbs. You may also find Song Sparrows in deciduous or mixed woodlands.

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White throated sparrow

Look for them in in areas near edges of ponds, meadows, and bogs. During migration and winter, you’ll find White-throated Sparrows along edges of woodlots, hedgerows, thickets, and weedy fields.

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White-crowned sparrow

White-crowned Sparrows breed in open or shrubby habitats, including tundra, high alpine meadows, and forest edges. Patches of bare ground and grasses are important characteristics. During winter and on migration these birds frequent thickets, weedy fields, agricultural fields, roadsides, and backyards.

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American tree sparrow

During spring and fall migrations, they'll search out weedy fields, marshes, hedgerows, and open forests for foraging between nights of flying. They winter in similar habitats in their southern range, adding gardens and backyards with feeders in settled areas.

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Red Crossbill

This can sometimes be found at Allerton Park during fall and winter in the Hemlock trees west of the Sunken Garden and in the coniferous trees near the mansions reflecting pond.

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Northern Parula

Northern Parulas breed in mature forests along streams, swamps, and other bottomlands. Key tree species include sugar and red maple, birches, and sycamore.

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Yellow Warbler

Yellow Warblers spend the breeding season in thickets and other disturbed or regrowing habitats, particularly along streams and wetlands. You may find them among alder or dogwood as well as orchards, blueberry bogs, and overgrown power-line cuts.

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Yellow-throated Warbler

Yellow-throated warblers breed in pine forest, sycamore-baldcypress swamp and riparian woodland. Found in migration and winter in a variety of woodland, scrub, brush and thicket situations.

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Prothonotary Warbler

Prothonotary Warblers breed in wooded swamps and other bottomland forests. Characteristic tree species include willows, sweet gum, oak, black gum, tupelo, bald cypress, , and river birch.

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Black-&-white Warbler

This species breeds in mature and second-growth deciduous and mixed forests.

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Cerulean Warbler

Cerulean warblers breed in forests with tall deciduous trees and open understory, such as wet bottomlands and dry slopes.

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Kentucky Warbler

You can find Kentucky warblers in forest.

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Hooded Warbler

Found in forest.

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American Redstart

Breeds in moist second growth deciduous forest, with abundant shrubs.

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Ovenbird

This species breeds in mature deciduous and mixed deciduous and coniferous forests.

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Louisiana Waterthrush

This species breeds along gravel-bottomed streams flowing through hilly, deciduous forest.

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Common Yellowthroat

Common in thick vegetation from wetlands to prairies. Frequently near water.

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Yellow-breasted Chat

Found in dense second-growth, riparian thickets, and brush.

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Summer Tanager

Breeds in deciduous forests in eastern part of range, especially open woods and near gaps.

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Scarlet Tanager

This bird breeds in deciduous and mixed deciduous/coniferous woodlands, especially mature forests.

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Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Breeds in deciduous and mixed woodlands, especially at the edges, second-growth woodlands, orchards, suburban parks and gardens.

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Indigo Bunting

Indigo Buntings breed in brushy and weedy areas. They're common on the edges of woods and fields along roads, streams, rivers, and power line cuts and abandoned fields where shrubby growth is returning.

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Dickcissel

This bird is often seen singing in tall grasslands, including prairie, hayfields, lightly grazed pastures, and roadsides.

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Eastern Towhee

Eastern are characteristic birds of forest edges, overgrown fields and woodlands, and scrubby backyards or thickets. The most important habitat qualities seem to be dense shrub cover with plenty of leaf litter for the towhees to scratch around in.

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Barred Owl

Barred live year-round in mixed forests of large trees, often near water. They tend to occur in large, unfragmented blocks of mature forest, possibly because due to larger amounts of food and nesting sources.

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Great Horned Owl

Great horned owls are found in my types of habitats but prefer woodlands that are open and agricultural areas.

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Eastern Screech-Owl

Eastern Screech-Owl’s are fairly common in most types of woods.

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Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered breed in deciduous woodlands, often near rivers.

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Red-tailed Hawk

The Red-tailed Hawk can be found along fields and perched on telephones poles, or trees along edges of fields or standing alone.

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Cooper’s Hawk

Cooper’s hawks can be found in wooded habitats from deep forests to backyards.

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Blue Jay

Found predominantly at forest edges, blue jays are often found near , in forests, towns, and cities.

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American Robin

American Robins are common birds seen in a large array of habitats.

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Wood Thrush

Wood Thrush breeds in deciduous and mixed forests with large trees, moderate understory, and abundant leaf litter for foraging.

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Mourning Dove

Look for Mourning Doves in fields or patches of bare ground, or on overhead perches.

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Northern Cardinal

Look for Northern Cardinals in dense shrubby areas, overgrown fields, backyards, regenerating forest, and landscaping.

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Citations

Red-head woodpecker

Smith, K. G., J. H. Withgott, and P. G. Rodewald. 2000. Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus). In The Birds of North America, No. 518 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America Online, Ithaca, .

Red-bellied woodpecker

Shackelford, Clifford E., Raymond E. Brown and Richard N. Conner. 2000. Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus). In The Birds of North America, No. 500 (A. Poole, Ed.). The Birds of North America Online, Ithaca, New York.

Hairy Woodpecker

Jackson, Jerome A., Henri R. Ouellet and Bette J. Jackson. 2002. Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus). In The Birds of North America, No. 702 (A. Poole, Ed.). The Birds of North America Online, Ithaca, New York.

Downy woodpecker

Jackson, Jerome A. and Henri R. Ouellet. 2002. Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens), The Birds of North America, No. 613(A. Poole, Ed.). The Birds of North America Online, Ithaca, New York.

Northern Flicker

Wiebe, Karen L. and William S. Moore. 2008. Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus). In The Birds of North America, No. 166a (A. Poole, Ed.). The Birds of North America Online, Ithaca, New York.

Pileated woodpecker

Bull, E. L., and J. A. Jackson. 1995. Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus). In The Birds of North America, No. 148 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.

Eastern Meadowlark

Lanyon, W. E. 1995. Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna). In The Birds of North America, No. 160 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America Online, Ithaca, New York.

Common Grackle

Peer, Brian D. and Eric K. Bollinger. 1997. Common Grackle ( quiscula). In The Birds of North America, No. 271 (A. Poole, Ed.). The Birds of North America Online, Ithaca, New York.

Red-wing blackbird

Yasukawa, Ken and William A. Searcy. 1995. Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus). In The Birds of North America, No. 184 (A. Poole, Ed.). The Birds of North America Online, Ithaca, New York.

Rusty blackbird

Avery. M. L. 1995. Rusty Blackbird ( carolinus). In The Birds of North America, No. 200 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.

Brown-headed Cowbird

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Lowther, Peter E. 1993. Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater). In The Birds of North America, No. 47 (A. Poole, Ed.). The Birds of North America Online, Ithaca, New York.

Orchard Oriole

Scharf, W. C., and J. Kren. 1996. Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius). In The Birds of North America, No. 255 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.

Baltimore Oriole

Rising, J.D., and N.J. Flood. 1998. Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula). In The Birds of North America, No. 384. (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America Online, Ithaca, New York.

House Sparrow

Lowther, Peter E. and Calvin L. Cink. 2006. House Sparrow ( domesticus). In The Birds of North America, No. 12 (A. Poole, Ed.). The Birds of North America Online, Ithaca, New York.

American Goldfinch

Middleton, Alex L. 1993. American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis). In The Birds of North America, No. 80 (A. Poole, Ed.). The Birds of North America Online, Ithaca, New York.

Chipping Sparrow

Middleton, Alex L. 1998. Chipping Sparrow (Spizella ). In The Birds of North America, No. 334 (A. Poole, Ed.). The Birds of North America Online, Ithaca, New York.

Field Sparrow

Carey, M. D. E. Burhans, and D. A. Nelson. 1994. Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla). In The Birds of North America, No. 103 (A. Poole, and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.

Vesper Sparrow

Jones, S. L., and J. E. Cornely. 2002. Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus). In The Birds of North America, No. 624 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.

Savannah Sparrow

Wheelwright, N. H., and J. D. Rising. 1993. Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis). In The Birds of North America, No. 45 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America Online, Ithaca, New York.

Grasshopper Sparrow

Vickery, P. D. 1996. Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum). In The Birds of North America, No. 239 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and the American OrnithologistsUnion, Washington, D.C.

Henslow's Sparrow

Herkert, J. R., P. D. Vickery, and D. E. Kroodsma. 2002. Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii).In The Birds of North America, No. 672 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.

Song Sparrow

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Arcese, Peter, Mark K. Sogge, Amy B. Marr and Michael A. Patten. 2002. Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia). In The Birds of North America, No. 704 (A. Poole, Ed.). The Birds of North America Online, Ithaca, New York.

White-throated sparrow

Falls, J. B. and J. G. Kopachena. 1994. White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis). In The Birds of North America, No. 128 (A. Poole, Ed.). The Birds of North America Online, Ithaca, New York.

White-crowned sparrow

Chilton, G., M. C. Baker, C. D. Barrentine and M. A. Cunningham. 1995. White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys). In The Birds of North America, No. 183 (A. Poole, Ed.). The Birds of North America Online, Ithaca, New York.

American tree sparrow

Naugler, C. T. 1993. American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea). In The Birds of North America, No. 37 (A. Poole, P. Stettenheim, and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America Online, Ithaca, New York.

Red Crossbill

Adkisson, C. S. 1996. Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra). In The Birds of North America, No. 256 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.

Northern Parula

Moldenhauer, R. R., and D. J. Regelski. 1996. Northern Parula (Parula americana). In The Birds of North America, No. 215 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.

Yellow Warbler

Lowther, P. E., C. Celada, N. K. Klein, C. C. Rimner, and D. A. Spector. 1999. Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia). In The Birds of North America, No. 454 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America Online, Ithaca, New York.

Yellow-throated Warbler

Hall, G. A. 1996. Yellow-throated Warbler (Dendroica dominica). In The Birds of North America, No. 223 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.

Prothonotary Warbler

Petit, L. J. 1999. Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea). In The Birds of North America, No. 408 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.

Black-&-white Warbler

Kricher, J. C. 1995. Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia). In The Birds of North America, No. 158 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.

Cerulean Warbler

Hamel, P. B. 2000. Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea). In The Birds of North America, No. 557 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.

Kentucky Warbler

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McDonald, M. V. 1998. Kentucky Warbler (Oporornis formosus). In The Birds of North America, No. 324 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.

Hooded Warbler

Evans Ogden, L. J., and B. J. Stutchbury. 1994. Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina). In The Birds of North America, No. 110 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.

American Redstart

Sherry, T. W., and R. T. Holmes. 1997. American Redstart ( ruticilla). In The Birds of North America, No. 277 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.

Ovenbird

Van Horn, M. A. and T. M. Donovan. 1994. Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus). In The Birds of North America, No. 88 (A. Poole, and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.

Louisiana Waterthrush

Robinson, W. D. 1995. Louisiana Waterthrush (Seirurs motacilla). In The Birds of North America, No. 151 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.

Common Yellowthroat

Guzy, M. J., and G. Ritchison. 1999. Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas). In The Birds of North America, No. 448 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.

Yellow-breasted Chat

Eckerle, K. P., and C. F. Thompson. 2001. Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens). In The Birds of North America, No. 575 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.

Summer Tanager

Robinson, W. D. 1996. Summer Tanager ( rubra). In The Birds of North America, No. 248 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.

Scarlet Tanager

Mowbray, T. 1999. Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea). In The Birds of North America, No. 479 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America Online, Ithaca, New York.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Wyatt, V. E., and C. M Francis. 2002. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus). In The Birds of North America, No. 692 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.

Indigo Bunting

Payne, R. B. 1992. Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea). In The Birds of North America, No. 4 (A. Poole, Peter Stettenheim, and F. Gill, Eds.). The Birds of North America Online, Ithaca, New York.

Dickcissel

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Temple, S. A. 2002. Dickcissel (Spiza americana). In The Birds of North America, No. 703 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.

Eastern Towhee

Greenlaw, Jon S. 1996. Eastern Towhee ( erythrophthalmus). In The Birds of North America, No. 262 (A. Poole, Ed.). The Birds of North America Online, Ithaca, New York.

Barred Owl

Mazur, K. M., and P. C. James. 2000. Barred Owl (Strix varia). In The Birds of North America, No. 508 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America Online, Ithaca, New York.

Great Horned Owl

Houston, C. S., D. G. Smith, and C. Rohner. 1998. Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus). In The Birds of North America, No. 372 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.

Eastern Screech-Owl

Gehlbach, F. R. 1995. Eastern Screech-Owl (Otus asio). In The Birds of North America, No. 165 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America Online, Ithaca, New York.

Red-shouldered Hawk

Crocoll, S. T. 1994. Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus). In The Birds of North America, No. 107 (A. Poole, and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America Online, Ithaca, New York.

Red-tailed Hawk

Preston, C. R. and R. D. Beane. 1993. Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis). In The Birds of North America, No. 52 (A. Poole, Ed.). The Birds of North America Online, Ithaca, New York.

Cooper’s Hawk

Curtis, Odette E., R. N. Rosenfield and J. Bielefeldt. 2006. Cooper's Hawk ( cooperii). In The Birds of North America, No. 75 (A. Poole, Ed.). The Birds of North America Online, Ithaca, New York.

Blue-jay

Tarvin, Keith A. and Glen E. Woolfenden. 1999. Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata), The Birds of North America, No. 469 (A. Poole, Ed.). The Birds of North America Online, Ithaca, New York.

American Robin

Sallabanks, Rex and Frances C. James. 1999. American Robin (Turdus migratorius). In The Birds of North America, No. 462 (A. Poole, Ed.). The Birds of North America Online, Ithaca, New York.

Wood Thrush

Roth, R. R., M. S. Johnson, and T. J. Underwood. 1996. Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina). In The Birds of North America, No. 246 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America Online, Ithaca, New York.

Mourning Dove

Information from Cornell’s All About Birds website, www.allaboutbirds.org.

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Otis, David L., John H. Schulz, David Miller, R. E. Mirarchi and T. S. Baskett. 2008. Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura). In The Birds of North America, No. 117 (A. Poole, Ed.). The Birds of North America Online, Ithaca, New York.

Northern Cardinal

Halkin, Sylvia L. and Susan U. Linville. 1999. Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis). In The Birds of North America, No. 440 (A. Poole, Ed.). The Birds of North America Online, Ithaca, New York.

Information from Cornell’s All About Birds website, www.allaboutbirds.org.