U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Birds of Washita National Wildlife Refuge

Welcome to Birding at Washita National Italics =Federal Threatened or Common Name Sp Su F W Endangered Status Wildlife Refuge Hummingbirds Washita National Wildlife Refuge is located Common Name Sp Su F W ___Ruby-thr. Hummingbird u o u in west-central Oklahoma on the north end ___Black-ch. Hummingbird* u c u of Foss Reservoir. The 8,075 acre refuge is Ducks, Geese, and Swans ___Rufous Hummingbird x x x located in the Central Flyway, providing a ___Gr. White-fronted Goose u u c Rails, Gallinules, and Coots resting and feeding area for migrating and ___Snow Goose c c a ___Sora o o o wintering waterfowl and sandhill cranes. ___Ross’s Goose c c a ___Common Moorhen r r Washita’s diverse habitats include open ___Brant x x ___American Coot c r a c waters, shallow marshes, mixed grass ___Cackling Goose u u u Cranes prairies, small woodlands, and planted ___Canada Goose* c u a a ___Sandhill Crane u c u crops that provide food and shelter for ___Trumpeter Swan x ___Whooping Crane r r 271 documented species of migratory and ___Tundra Swan r o Stilts and Avocets resident birds. This checklist follows the ___Wood Duck* u u u r ___Black-necked Stilt r order of the 7th edition (1998) AOU checklist ___Gadwall c c c ___American Avocet u o u with modifications presented through the ___American Wigeon c a a Plovers 57th Supplement to the AOU Checklist (July ___American Black Duck x x ___Black-bellied Plover u o 2016). You are requested to report sightings ___Mallard* a u a a ___American Golden-Plover o r of birds not on our checklist or if listed as ___Blue-winged Teal* c o c r ___Snowy Plover o r o rare or accidental. ___Cinnamon Teal o r ___Semipalmated Plover o o ___Northern Shoveler c c u ___Killdeer* c c c c The seasonal designations for species, ___Northern Pintail c u c Sandpipers and Phalaropes intended as general guidelines, are treated ___Green-winged Teal c c c ___Upland Sandpiper u u o as follows on the checklist: ___Canvasback u c u ___Whimbrel o ___Redhead c c c ___Long-billed Curlew u r Seasons ___Ring-necked Duck c c c ___Hudsonian Godwit r Sp Spring—period of spring migration ___Greater Scaup r r ___Marbled Godwit u o (depending on species) from mid- ___Lesser Scaup u u o ___Ruddy Turnstone r February to early June ___Long-tailed Duck x ___Stilt Sandpiper c o o S Summer—June to August ___Bufflehead u c u ___Sanderling o o F Fall—period of fall migration ___Common Goldeneye u o u ___Baird’s Sandpiper c u u (depending on species) from ___Barrow’s Goldeneye r r ___Least Sandpiper c u u r mid-July to November ___Hooded Merganser u x c c ___White-rumped Sandpiper u o W Winter—December to February ___Common Merganser o x o c ___Pectoral Sandpiper u o o ___Red-br. Merganser r u u ___Semipalmated Sandpiper c u u Abundance ___Ruddy Duck u c o ___Western Sandpiper u u u A Abundant: Common species that is New World Quail ___Long-billed Dowitcher c o o very numerous. ___Northern Bobwhite* c c c c ___Wilson’s Snipe u u o C Common; suitable habitat is Pheasants, Grouse, and Turkeys ___Spotted Sandpiper c o u available; should not be missed ___Ring-necked Pheasant r r r ___Solitary Sandpiper u o o during appropriate season. ___Lesser Prairie-Chicken x x ___Greater Yellowlegs c o u r U Uncommon; present, but in ___Wild Turkey* c c c c ___Willet u o moderate numbers; not seen on Grebes ___Lesser Yellowlegs c u o every visit during season. ___Pied-billed Grebe c u c c ___Wilson’s Phalarope c o o O Occasional; present, only a few times per ___Horned Grebe o c c Gulls and Terns season; also includes those species that ___Eared Grebe u o ___Bonaparte’s Gull u u c do not occur each year, while in some ___Western Grebe x o r ___Franklin’s Gull c o o years may be fairly common. Pigeons and Doves ___Ring-billed Gull c r c c R Rare; observed only every 1 to 5 ___Rock Pigeon o o o o ___Herring Gull o o u years; records are sporadic and few. ___Eurasian Collared-Dove c c c c ___Lesser Black-backed Gull x X Accidental; Has been seen only ___Inca Dove r ___Least Tern o o o once or twice. ___White-winged Dove x ___Black Tern u u u * Nests locally ___Mourning Dove* c a a c ___Common Tern r r Cuckoos and Roadrunners ___Forster’s Tern u o o ___Yellow-billed Cuckoo* c c u Loons ___Greater Roadrunner* u u u u ___Red-throated Loon x Goatsuckers ___Pacific Loon x ___Common Nighthawk* c c c ___Common Loon u x u u ___Common Poorwill o o Cormorants ___Chuck-will’s-widow o ___Neotropic Cormorant x ___Eastern Whip-poor-will x ___Double-cr. Cormorant c o c c Swifts Darters Northern bobwhite. /USFWS ___Chimney Swift u o u ___Anhinga x x Common Name Sp Su F W Common Name Sp Su F W Common Name Sp Su F W Pelicans Vireos Longspurs ___American White Pelican c o u u ___White-eyed Vireo x ___Lapland Longspur u o u ___Brown Pelican x ___Bell’s Vireo* u u o ___Chestnut-col. Longspur o r o Herons, Bitterns, and Allies ___Yellow-throated Vireo r ___Smith’s Longspur r ___American Bittern u u ___Blue-headed Vireo r ___McCown’s Longspur o r o ___Least Bittern r r ___Warbling Vireo* c c u Wood-Warblers ___Great Blue Heron* c c c u ___Red-eyed Vireo r ___Orange-cr. Warbler o u r ___Great Egret u u u Crows and Jays ___Nashville Warbler r r ___Snowy Egret u u u ___Blue Jay* c u c o ___Common Yellowthroat* u u o ___Little Blue Heron u o u ___Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay x x ___American Redstart r ___Tricolored Heron x ___American Crow* c c c u ___Yellow Warbler u u u ___Cattle Egret u u u Larks ___Pine Warbler x ___Green Heron c u u ___Horned Lark * u u u u ___Yellow-rumped Warbler u ___Black-cr. Night-Heron u o u Swallows ___Black-thr. Green Warbler r ___Yellow-cr.Night-Heron o o o ___Purple Martin o o o ___Wilson’s Warbler r Ibis ___Tree Swallow* u u u ___Yellow-breasted Chat r r ___White Ibis x ___N. Rough-wing. Swallow* u u u Towhees, Sparrows, and Allies ___White-faced Ibis c r u ___Bank Swallow u u ___Spotted Towhee u u u New World Vultures ___Cliff Swallow* c a c ___Rufous-cr. Sparrow r ___Turkey Vulture * c c c ___Barn Swallow* c a c ___Cassin’s Sparrow o o Hawks, Kites, and Eagles Chickadees and Titmice ___American Tree Sparrow u u c ___Osprey c r u r ___Carolina Chickadee* c c c c ___Chipping Sparrow c r o ___Mississippi Kite* c c u ___Tufted Titmouse o o o o ___Clay-colored Sparrow c o ___Bald Eagle o o o u Nuthatches ___Field Sparrow* u u u u ___Northern Harrier* c o c c ___Red-breasted Nuthatch o o o ___Vesper Sparrow c c x ___Sharp-shinned Hawk u u u ___White-breasted Nuthatch o o o ___Lark Sparrow c c u ___Cooper’s Hawk* u o u u Creepers ___Lark Bunting o o u ___Northern Goshawk x ___Brown Creeper o u ___Savannah Sparrow c c o ___Harris’s Hawk x Wrens ___Grasshopper Sparrow* c c c ___Red-shouldered Hawk x ___Rock Wren r ___Le Conte’s Sparrow r r o ___Swainson’s Hawk* c u c ___House Wren* o r o ___Fox Sparrow o o u ___Red-tailed Hawk* c c c c ___Winter Wren r r o ___Song Sparrow u u c ___Rough-legged Hawk r r o ___Sedge Wren r r r ___Lincoln’s Sparrow o o o ___Ferruginous Hawk o o u ___Marsh Wren o o o ___Swamp Sparrow o ___Golden Eagle r r o ___Carolina Wren* u u u o ___White-throated Sparrow o o o Barn Owls ___Bewick’s Wren* u u u u ___Harris’s Sparrow c c ___Barn Owl* u u u u Gnatcatchers ___White-crowned Sparrow c c c Typical Owls ___Blue-gray Gnatcatcher* u u u ___Dark-eyed Junco c c c ___Eastern Screech-Owl* o o o o Kinglets Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Buntings ___Great Horned Owl* c c c c ___Golden-crowned Kinglet o o o ___Northern Cardinal* c c c c ___Snowy Owl x x ___Ruby-crowned Kinglet u u u ___Black-headed Grosbeak x x ___Burrowing Owl r r r r Thrushes ___Blue Grosbeak* u u u ___Barred Owl u u u u ___Eastern Bluebird* u u u u ___Lazuli Bunting o ___Long-eared Owl r r r ___Mountain Bluebird o o o ___Indigo Bunting* u u u ___Short-eared Owl o o o ___Townsend’s Solitaire r r ___Painted Bunting* u u u Kingfishers ___Gray-cheeked Thrush x ___Dickcissel* c c c ___Belted Kingfisher* c c c u ___Swainson’s Thrush o r Blackbirds Woodpeckers ___Hermit Thrush o o o ___Bobolink o r ___Red-head. Woodpecker* u u u u ___American Robin* c o c c ___Red-winged Blackbird* c c c a ___Golden-fr. Woodpecker r r Mockingbirds and Thrashers ___Eastern Meadowlark* c c c c ___Red-bel. Woodpecker* c c c c ___Gray Catbird* x x x ___Western Meadowlark* u u u u ___Yellow-bel. Sapsucker o o o ___Curve-billed Thrasher x x ___Yellow-headed Blackbird u o u x ___Ladder-bac. Woodpecker r r ___Brown Thrasher* c c c o ___Rusty Blackbird o o o ___Downy Woodpecker u u u c ___Sage Thrasher x x x ___Brewer’s Blackbird u u a ___Hairy Woodpecker u u u c ___Northern Mockingbird* c c c u ___Common Grackle* u c u o ___Northern Flicker* c u c c Starlings ___Great-tailed Grackle o o o r Caracaras and Falcons ___European Starling* u u u u ___Brown-headed Cowbird* c c c a ___American Kestrel* c u c u Waxwings ___Orchard Oriole* c c ___Merlin o o o ___Cedar Waxwing c u c ___Bullock’s Oriole o r o ___Peregrine Falcon r x r Old World Sparrow ___Baltimore Oriole* c c u ___Prairie Falcon o o u ___House Sparrow* u u u u Please reuse or return to the Tyrant Flycatchers Pipits Visitor Center Desk ___Eastern Wood-Pewee o ___American Pipit u u u ___Least Flycatcher o ___Sprague’s Pipit r r x ___Eastern Phoebe* c c u r Finches ___Say’s Phoebe r ___House Finch u u u u ___Ash-throated Flycatcher r r ___Purple Finch r ___Great Cr. Flycatcher* c c u ___Red Crossbill x ___Western Kingbird* c u c ___Pine Siskin u o u ___Eastern Kingbird* c c c ___American Goldfinch* u u u c ___Scissor-tail. Flycatcher* c c a ___Evening Grosbeak r Shrikes ___Loggerhead Shrike* u u u u Canada goose. /USFWS