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Refuge Manager U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Erie National Wildlife Refuge 11296 Wood Duck Lane Guys Mills, PA 16327 814/789 3585 Erie Federal Relay Service for the deaf and hard-of-hearing National Wildlife 1 800/877 8339 Refuge U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 1 800/344 WILD http://www.fws.gov http://www.twitter.com/USFWSNortheast Birds http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsnortheast http://www.facebook.com/usfws http://www.youtube.com/usfws http://www.fws.gov/northeast/newsroom

August 2011

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Blue Jay Dave Menke Introduction Erie National Wildlife Refuge, This list follows the Fifty-first Supplement to the established in 1959, is located in American Ornithologists’ Union Checklist of North Crawford County in northwestern American Birds. Pennsylvania. The refuge consists of two separate land units. The Sugar Most birds are migratory and their seasonal occurrence Lake Division, containing 5,206 and relative abundance are coded as follows: acres, is 10 miles east of Meadville on the outskirts of the village of Season Guys Mills. The Seneca Division, Sp spring March – May containing 3,594 acres, is 10 miles S summer June – August north of the Sugar Lake Division, F fall September – November near Cambridge Springs W winter December – February

Forests, swamps, beaver ponds, man- • Birds known to nest on or near the refuge made impoundments, grasslands and croplands make up the diverse Relative Abundance habitats that have attracted more Relative abundance indicates how frequently you might than 230 species of birds. An see a bird in its favored habitat. additional 18 species have been observed only one or two times and a abundant very numerous and readily seen are listed separately as accidentals. c common likely to be seen or heard in suitable habitat u uncommon present, but not certain to be seen Waterfowl migrations occur in o occasional seen only a few times during a season March to early April and again r rare may be present but not every year from September to November. There are more wood ducks nesting on the refuge than any other duck; a good place to watch them during the spring migration is from our observation blind. In the spring, goslings and Sp S F W their parents also can be seen as they Geese – Swans – Ducks travel back and forth from Pool C to ___ Snow Goose ______r r r the Entrance Road Pond. ___ • Canada Goose ______c c c c ___ Tundra Swan ______c c o Spring and summer are the times to ___ • Wood Duck ______c c c o look for nesting songbirds. Look for ___ Gadwall______c c r Henslow’s sparrow, a rare bird in ___ American Wigeon ______c r c r most areas of the United States. This ___ • American Black Duck ______o o o u sparrow is secretive and usually ___ • Mallard ______c c c c sings its “slick” song from a low ___ • Blue-winged Teal ______c u c r perch in an open field. ___ Northern Shoveler ______u u r ___ Northern Pintail ______u o u Shorebirds, such as sandpipers and ___ Green-winged Teal ______c c u yellowlegs, can be seen in small ___ Canvasback ______o o r groups feeding on mudflats during ___ Redhead ______o o r summer and fall. On a winter walk, ___ Ring-necked Duck ______c r c o black-capped chickadees, nuthatches, ___ Greater Scaup ______r r r downy woodpeckers and dark-eyed ___ Lesser Scaup ______o o r juncos are easy to spot. ___ Long-tailed Duck ______r r ___ Bufflehead ______c co ___ Common Goldeneye ______o o o ___ • Hooded Merganser ______c c c r Sp S F W Sp S F W ___ Common Merganser ______o r o ___ Northern Goshawk ______r r r r ___ Red-breasted Merganser ______o o r ___ • Red-shouldered Hawk ______c c c o ___ Ruddy Duck ______o o r ___ • Broad-winged Hawk ______u u u ___ • Red-tailed Hawk ______c c c c ___ Rough-legged Hawk ______r Grouse – Allies ___ Golden Eagle ______r ___ Northern Bobwhite ______r r r r ___ • American Kestrel ______o o o r ___ • Ring-necked Pheasant ______u u u u ___ Merlin ______r r r ___ • Ruffed Grouse ______c c c c ___ Peregrine Falcon ______r r r ___ • Wild Turkey ______c c c c

Loons – Grebes Rails – Cranes ___ Common Loon ______o o ___ • Virginia Rail ______u u u ___ • Pied-billed Grebe ______c u u r ___ • Sora ______u u u ___ Horned Grebe ______o o ___ • Common Gallinule ______o o o ___ • American Coot______o o o r ___ • Sandhill Crane ______o o o Cormorants ___ Double-crested Cormorant ______o o

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Plovers – Sandpipers ___ Black-bellied Plover ______r ___ American Golden-Plover ______r Mallards ___ Semipalmated Plover ______u u ___ • Killdeer ______c c c r ___ • Spotted Sandpiper ______u u u ___ Solitary Sandpiper ______u o u Bitterns – Herons – Egrets ___ Greater Yellowlegs ______u o u ___ • American Bittern ______u r u ___ Lesser Yellowlegs ______u o u ___ • Least Bittern ______r r ___ Upland Sandpiper ______r r ___ • Great Blue Heron ______c c c u ___ Semipalmated Sandpiper ______r u ___ Great Egret ______o o o ___ Least Sandpiper ______u u ___ Little Blue Heron ______r ___ Pectoral Sandpiper ______u u ___ • Green Heron ______u c u ___ Dunlin ______u u ___ Black-crowned Night-Heron ______r r r ___ Stilt Sandpiper ______r r ___ Short-billed Dowitcher ______u u Vultures – Hawks – Falcons ___ Long-billed Dowitcher ______r ___ • Turkey Vulture ______c c c ___ • Wilson's Snipe ______c u u ___ Osprey ______o o ___ • American Woodcock ______c u c ___ • Bald Eagle ______c c c o ___ • Northern Harrier ______o r r r Gulls – Terns ___ • Sharp-shinned Hawk ______u u u u ___ Bonaparte’s Gull ______o o ___ • Cooper’s Hawk ______c c c c ___ Ring-billed Gull ______o o r Sp S F W Sp S F W ___ Herring Gull ______o o ___ • Northern Flicker ______c c c u ___ Black Tern ______r r ___ • Pileated Woodpecker ______u u u u ___ Common Tern ______r r ___ Forster’s Tern ______r r Flycatchers ___ Olive-sided Flycatcher ______r r ___ • Eastern Wood-Pewee ______c c c ___ Yellow-bellied Flycatcher ______r r ___ • Acadian Flycatcher ______c c c ___ • Alder Flycatcher ______o o o ___ • Willow Flycatcher ______c c c ___ • Least Flycatcher ______c u c ___ • Eastern Phoebe ______c c c ___ • Great Crested Flycatcher ______c c c ___ • Eastern Kingbird ______c c c

Shrikes – Vireos ___ Northern Shrike ______r ___ • White-eyed Vireo ______r o r ___ • Yellow-throated Vireo ______o o o Great Horned Owl ___ • Blue-headed Vireo ______c c c ___ • Warbling Vireo ______u c u ___ Philadelphia Vireo ______r r Doves – Cuckoos ___ • Red-eyed Vireo ______a a a ___ • Rock Pigeon ______c c c c ___ • Mourning Dove ______c c c c Jays – Crows – Larks – Swallows ___ • Yellow-billed Cuckoo ______u u u ___ • Blue Jay ______a a a a ___ • Black-billed Cuckoo ______c c c ___ • American Crow ______a a a a ___ Common Raven ______u u u u Owls – Nightjars ___ • Horned Lark ______u o u o ___ • Barn Owl ______r r r r ___ • Purple Martin ______u c c ___ • Eastern Screech-Owl ______u u u u ___ • Tree Swallow ______a a a ___ • Great Horned Owl ______c c c c ___ • Northern Rough-winged Swallow _____ u c u ___ Snowy Owl ______r ___ • Bank Swallow ______c c c ___ • Barred Owl ______c c c c ___ Cliff Swallow ______r r r ___ Long-eared Owl ______r r r r ___ • Barn Swallow ______c a a ___ Short-eared Owl ______r r r ___ Northern Saw-whet Owl ______r r u r ___ • Common Nighthawk ______r r r ___ Eastern Whip-poor-will ______r

Swifts – Hummingbirds – Kingfishers ___ • Chimney Swift ______c c c ___ • Ruby-throated Hummingbird ______c c c ___ • Belted Kingfisher ______c c c o

Woodpeckers ___ • Red-headed Woodpecker ______u u u ___ • Red-bellied Woodpecker ______c c c c ___ • Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ______o c c r ___ • Downy Woodpecker ______c c c c ___ • Hairy Woodpecker ______u u u u White-breasted Nuthatch Sp S F W Sp S F W Chickadees – Titmice – Nuthatches – Snow Bunting Creepers – Wrens ___ Snow Bunting ______o o ___ • Black-capped Chickadee ______a a a a ___ • Tufted Titmouse ______u u u u Wood Warblers ___ • Red-breasted Nuthatch ______u r u u ___ • Blue-winged Warbler ______c c c ___ • White-breasted Nuthatch ______c c c c ___ • Golden-winged Warbler ______r r ___ • Brown Creeper ______u u u u ___ Tennessee Warbler ______u u ___ • Carolina Wren ______o o o o ___ Orange-crowned Warbler______r ___ • House Wren ______c c c ___ Nashville Warbler ______c r c ___ • Winter Wren ______o r o o ___ Northern Parula ______o o ___ • Sedge Wren ______r ___ • Yellow Warbler ______c c c ___ • Marsh Wren ______u ___ • Chestnut-sided Warbler ______c c c ___ • Magnolia Warbler ______c c c ___ Cape May Warbler ______o u ___ • Black-throated Blue Warbler ______u r u ___ Yellow-rumped Warbler ______a r a o ___ • Black-throated Green Warbler ______c c c ___ • Blackburnian Warbler ______c u c ___ Pine Warbler ______r r r ___ Prairie Warbler ______r r ___ Palm Warbler ______u u ___ Bay-breasted Warbler ______u u ___ Blackpoll Warbler ______u c ___ Cerulean Warbler ______r r r ___ • Black-and-white Warbler ______u o u ___ • American Redstart ______c c c Eastern Bluebird ___ Prothonotary Warbler ______r r ___ • Ovenbird ______c c c ___ • Northern Waterthrush ______u u u

___ • Louisiana Waterthrush ______c c u ___ Kentucky Warbler ______r r Kinglets – Gnatcatchers – Thrushes – ___ Connecticut Warbler ______r r Mimic-Thrushes – Starlings – Pipits – Waxwings ___ • Mourning Warbler ______u u u ___ • Golden-crowned Kinglet ______u r c u ___ • Common Yellowthroat ______a a a ___ • Ruby-crowned Kinglet ______u c r ___ • Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ______u u u ___ • Eastern Bluebird ______c c c o ___ • Veery ______c c c ___ Gray-cheeked Thrush ______o o ___ Swainson’s Thrush ______c c ___ • Hermit Thrush ______c r c ___ • Wood Thrush ______c c c ___ • American Robin ______a a a o ___ • Gray Catbird ______c a c r ___ Northern Mockingbird ______r r r r ___ • Brown Thrasher ______u u u ___ • European Starling ______a a a a ___ American Pipit ______r r ___ • Cedar Waxwing ______c a a u Northern Cardinal Sp S F W ___ • Hooded Warbler ______c c c Finches ___ Wilson’s Warbler ______u u ___ Pine Grosbeak ______r ___ • Canada Warbler ______u o u ___ • Purple Finch ______u u u u ___ • Yellow-breasted Chat ______u u o ___ • House Finch ______o o o o ___ Red Crossbill ______r Sparrows – Allies ___ White-winged Crossbill ______r ___ • Eastern Towhee ______c c c r ___ Common Redpoll______r ___ American Tree Sparrow ______c c a ___ Pine Siskin ______o o o ___ • Chipping Sparrow ______c c c ___ • American Goldfinch ______a a a c ___ • Field Sparrow ______c c c r ___ Evening Grosbeak ______o o o ___ • Vesper Sparrow ______o o o ___ • Savannah Sparrow ______u o o Weaver – Finches ___ • Grasshopper Sparrow ______o o o ___ • House Sparrow ______a a a a ___ • Henslow's Sparrow ______u u u ___ Fox Sparrow ______o o Accidentals (only 1 or 2 records) ___ • Song Sparrow ______a a a u ___ Mute Swan ___ Lincoln’s Sparrow ______r r ___ Eurasian Wigeon ___ • Swamp Sparrow ______a a a u ___ Surf Scoter ___ White-throated Sparrow ______c c o ___ White-winged Scoter ___ White-crowned Sparrow ______u u r ___ Black Scoter ___ • Dark-eyed Junco ______c o c a ___ Red-throated Loon Tanagers – Buntings – Allies ___ Gyrfalcon ___ Willet ___ • Scarlet Tanager ______c c c ___ Whimbrel ___ • Northern Cardinal ______c c c c ___ Hudsonian Godwit ___ • Rose-breasted Grosbeak ______c c c ___ White-rumped Sandpiper ___ • Indigo Bunting ______c c c ___ Baird’s Sandpiper ___ Buff-breasted Sandpiper ___ Lapland Longs pur ___ Clay-colored Sparrow ___ Blue Grosbeak ___ Dickcissel ___ Brewer’s Blackbird

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American Goldfinch Date ______Time______Blackbirds – Allies Observers______• Bobolink ______u c u Weather ______• Red-winged Blackbird ______a a a o ___ • Eastern Meadowlark ______u o o r ______Rusty Blackbird ______u u ___ • Common Grackle ______a a a o ______• Brown-headed Cowbird ______c c c o ______Orchard Oriole ______o r o ___ • Baltimore Oriole ______c c c ______

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