Birds of Fair Hill Brochure

Crows and Jays Blue Jay (YR) American Crow (YR) Fish Crow (YR)

Waxwings Cedar Waxwing (YR)

Humming birds Ruby-throated Hummingbird (S) FAIR HILL NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AREA

BIRDS OF FAIR HILL

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Grasslands Birds of Fair Hill Vultures and Hawks Blackbirds Black Vulture (YR) Bobolink (S) Turkey Vulture (YR) Eastern Meadowlark (YR) Osprey (S) Orchard Oriole (S) Northern Harrier (W) How to use this guide: Baltimore Oriole (S) Sharp-shinned Hawk (YR) Red-winged Blackbird (YR) Bird species are classified, firstly, by the habitat they are most likely to Cooper's Hawk (YR) Bald Eagle (W) Brown-headed Cowbird (YR) be in (forests, wetlands, or grasslands), and then by groups or families Red-shouldered Hawk (YR) Common Grackle (YR) with similar or related species (example: ducks, geese, and swans are in Broad-winged Hawk (S) Red-tailed Hawk (YR) the waterfowl group). Finches House Finch (YR) Each bird species also has a corresponding letter (S, W, YR, or M) that Turkey Purple Finch (W) Wild turkey (YR) indicates what time of the year they can most likely be seen. Pine Siskin (W) American Goldfinch (YR)

Swallows and Martins Key: S: Summer Northern Rough-winged Swallow (S) Pigeons and Doves W: Winter Purple Martin (S) Rock Pigeon (YR) Tree Swallow (S) YR: Year Round Mourning Dove (YR) Bank Swallow (S) M: Migration Barn Swallow (S) Mockingbirds and thrashes Carolina Chickadee (YR) Gray Catbird (YR) Black-capped Chickadee (YR) Brown Thrasher (S)

Tufted Titmouse (YR) Northern Mockingbird (YR)

Larks Pipits Horned Lark (YR) American Pipit (M)

Emberizids All information gathered from: Owls Grasshopper Sparrow (S) Eastern Screech-Owl (YR) Maryland Department of Natural Resources Henslow's Sparrow (S) Great Horned Owl (YR) Chipping Sparrow (S) Barred Owl (YR) http://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Pages/plants_wildlife/mdbirds.aspx Field Sparrow (YR) The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds Fox Sparrow (W) Nightjars Dark-eyed Junco (W) Common Nighthawk (S) https://www.allaboutbirds.org White-crowned Sparrow (W) White-throated Sparrow (W) Maryland/DC Birding Guide Shrikes Savannah Sparrow (W) Northern Shrike (W) http://mdbirdingguide.com/Fair_Hill_Natural_Resoures Song Sparrow (YR) Loggerhead Shrike (YR) Swamp Sparrow (YR) https://ebird.org/printableList?regionCode=L129711&yr=all&m= Eastern Towhee (S)

Sandpipers and Phalaropes FOREST SPECIES Upland Sandpiper (M) Vultures and Hawks Creepers American Woodcock (YR) Black Vulture (YR) Brown Creeper (W) Spotted Sandpiper (S) Turkey Vulture (YR) Solitary Sandpiper (M) Osprey (S) Nuthatches Northern Harrier (W) Red-breasted Nuthatch (W) Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers Sharp-shinned Hawk (YR) White-breasted Nuthatch (YR) Ring-billed Gull (W) Cooper's Hawk (YR)

Forster's Tern (W) Bald Eagle (W) Red-shouldered Hawk (YR) Wrens

Broad-winged Hawk (S) House Wren (S) Pigeons and Doves Red-tailed Hawk (YR) Winter Wren (W) Rock Pigeon (YR) Carolina Wren (YR) Mourning Dove (YR) Turkey Wild turkey (YR) Owls Emberizids

Eastern Screech-Owl (YR) Grasshopper Sparrow (S) Woodpeckers Henslow's Sparrow (S) Great Horned Owl (YR) Downy Woodpecker (YR) Barred Owl (YR) Hairy Woodpecker (YR) Chipping Sparrow (S) Downy/Hairy Woodpecker (YR) Field Sparrow (YR) Kingfishers Northern Flicker (YR) Fox Sparrow (W) Pileated Woodpecker (YR) Belted Kingfisher (YR) Dark-eyed Junco (W) Red-bellied Woodpecker (YR) White-crowned Sparrow (W)

Crows and Jays Falcons White-throated Sparrow (W) Blue Jay (YR) American Kestrel (YR) Savannah Sparrow (W) American Crow (YR) Song Sparrow (YR) Fish Crow (YR) Tyrant Flycatchers: Swamp Sparrow (YR) Eastern Wood-Pewee (S) Eastern Towhee (S) Acadian Flycatcher (S) Starlings Willow Flycatcher (S) European Starling (YR) Least Flycatcher (M) Warblers Eastern Phoebe (S) Blackburnian Warbler (M) Pipits Great Crested Flycatcher (S) Yellow Warbler (S) American Pipit (M) Eastern Kingbird (S) Chestnut-sided Warbler (M)

Blackpoll Warbler (M) Crows and Jays Waxwings Black-throated Blue Warbler Blue Jay (YR) Cedar Waxwing (YR) (M) American Crow (YR) Palm Warbler (M) Warblers Fish Crow (YR) Pine Warbler (S) Louisiana Waterthrush (S) Vireos Yellow-rumped Warbler (W) White-eyed Vireo (S) Yellow-throated Warbler (S) Yellow-throated Vireo (S) Yellow-breasted Chat (S) Blue-headed Vireo (M) Prairie Warbler (S) Philadelphia Vireo (M) Black-throated Green Warbler Warbling Vireo (S) Red-eyed Vireo (S) (M) Canada Warbler (M)

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Wilson's Warbler (M) Blackbirds WETLAND SPECIES Ovenbird (S) Bobolink (S) Herons Emberizids Worm-eating Warbler (S) Eastern Meadowlark (YR) Least Bittern (S) Grasshopper Sparrow (S) Louisiana/Northern Waterthrush (M) Orchard Oriole (S) Great Blue Heron (YR) Henslow's Sparrow (S) Blue-winged Warbler (S) Baltimore Oriole (S) Great Egret (S) Chipping Sparrow (S) Black-and-white Warbler (S) Red-winged Blackbird (YR) Cattle Egret (S) Field Sparrow (YR) Prothonotary Warbler (S) Brown-headed Cowbird (YR) Green Heron (S) Fox Sparrow (W) Tennessee Warbler (M) Common Grackle (YR) Glossy Ibis (S) Dark-eyed Junco (W) Orange-crowned Warbler (M) White-crowned Sparrow (W) Nashville Warbler (M) Finches Waterfowl White-throated Sparrow (W) Kentucky Warbler (S) House Finch (YR) Snow Goose (W) Savannah Sparrow (W) Common Yellowthroat (S) Purple Finch (W) Canada Goose (YR) Song Sparrow (YR) Hooded Warbler (S) Pine Siskin (W) Wood Duck (YR) Swamp Sparrow (YR) American Redstart (S) American Goldfinch (YR) Mallard (YR) Eastern Towhee (S) Cerulean Warbler (M) Common Merganser (W) Northern Parula (S) Waxwings Cardinals Magnolia Warbler (M) Cedar Waxwing (YR) Vultures and Hawks Northern Cardinal (YR)

Black Vulture (YR) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (S) Gnatcatchers Thrushes Turkey Vulture (YR) Blue Grosbeak (S) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (S) Eastern Bluebird (YR) Osprey (S) Indigo Bunting (S) Veery (M) Northern Harrier (W)

Kinglets Swainson's Thrush (M) Sharp-shinned Hawk (YR) Blackbirds Golden-crowned Kinglet (W) Hermit Thrush (W) Cooper's Hawk (YR) Bobolink (S) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (W) Wood Thrush (S) Bald Eagle (W) Red-shouldered Hawk (YR) Eastern Meadowlark (YR) American Robin (YR) Broad-winged Hawk (S) Orchard Oriole (S) Pigeons and Doves Red-tailed Hawk (YR) Baltimore Oriole (S) Rock Pigeon (YR) Mockingbirds and thrashes Red-winged Blackbird (YR) Mourning Dove (YR) Gray Catbird (YR) Swallows and Martins Brown-headed Cowbird (YR) Brown Thrasher (S) Northern Rough-winged Swallow (S) Common Grackle (YR) Owls Northern Mockingbird (YR) Purple Martin (S) Eastern Screech-Owl (YR) Tree Swallow (S) Finches Great Horned Owl (YR) Tanagers Bank Swallow (S) House Finch (YR) Barred Owl (YR) Scarlet Tanager (S) Barn Swallow (S) Purple Finch (W)

Carolina Chickadee (YR) Pine Siskin (W) Humming birds Cuckoos and Anis Black-capped Chickadee (YR) American Goldfinch (YR) Ruby-throated Hummingbird (S) Yellow-billed Cuckoo (S) Tufted Titmouse (YR) Black-billed Cuckoo (S) Lapwings Cardinals Vireos Killdeer (YR) Northern Cardinal (YR) White-eyed Vireo (S) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (S) Yellow-throated Vireo (S) Blue Grosbeak (S) Blue-headed Vireo (M) Indigo Bunting (S) Philadelphia Vireo (M) Warbling Vireo (S) Red-eyed Vireo (S)

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