Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge Bird List

Common Name ...... S s F W Common Name ...... S s F W Common Name ...... S s F W Common Name ...... S s F W Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge, established Swans, Geese, and Ducks Great Egret* ...... a a a Willet ...... r r r Swifts in 1936, contains over 6,226 acres of rolling prairies, Snow Goose ...... u u Snowy Egret ...... r r Spotted Sandpiper* ...... c c c Chimney Swift* ...... c a u rich wetlands and bottomland forests which support a Canada Goose (migrant)* ...... a c a c Little Blue Heron ...... u Upland Sandpiper* ...... u u Hummingbirds variety of wildlife. A link in the chain of refuges along Trumpeter Swan ...... r r u r Cattle Egret ...... u r u Hudsonian Godwit ...... r Ruby-throated Hummingbird* ...... u c u the Mississippi Flyway extending from Canada to the Tundra Swan ...... a a o Green Heron* ...... c c c Marbled Godwit ...... r Gulf of Mexico, Trempealeau was set aside as a resting Wood Duck* ...... a a a r Black-crowned Night-Heron* ...... u u u Ruddy Turnstone ...... u u Kingfishers and breeding ground for migratory birds and other Gadwall ...... c u c Yellow-crowned Night-Heron ...... r r r Sanderling ...... u u u Belted Kingfisher* ...... c c u o wildlife. American Wigeon ...... a u a Semipalmated Sandpiper ...... c c c American Black Duck* ...... c u c r Vultures Western Sandpiper ...... r Woodpeckers The isolated backwaters of the refuge provide critical Mallard* ...... a a a c Turkey Vulture ...... c c u Least Sandpiper ...... c c c Red-headed Woodpecker* ...... c c c u habitat for migrating waterfowl and other birds Blue-winged Teal* ...... c u a White-rumped Sandpiper ...... u u u Red-bellied Woodpecker* ...... c c c c during peak spring and fall migrations. Large rafts of Northern Shoveler ...... c u c Hawks & Eagles Baird’s Sandpiper ...... u u c Yellow-bellied Sapsucker* ...... c c c dabblers and divers such as ruddy ducks, ring-necked Northern Pintail ...... u r u r Osprey* ...... c c c Pectoral Sandpiper ...... c c c Downy Woodpecker* ...... c c c c ducks, scaup, and blue-winged teal can often be seen Green-winged Teal ...... c u c r Bald Eagle* ...... c c c c Dunlin ...... u u u Hairy Woodpecker* ...... c c c c during migration from the observation deck spotting Canvasback ...... c r c r Northern Harrier* ...... u u u u Stilt Sandpiper ...... u u u Northern Flicker* ...... c c c u scopes adjacent to the refuge office. Also in the fall, Redhead ...... u u Sharp-shinned Hawk ...... c u c o Short-billed Dowitcher ...... u u u Pileated Woodpecker* ...... c c c c the refuge plays host to tundra swans and white Ring-necked Duck ...... a a Cooper’s Hawk ...... u u u o Long-billed Dowitcher ...... u u pelicans, a birdwatcher’s favorite. Birders may also Greater Scaup ...... u u Northern Goshawk ...... o o American Woodcock* ...... u u u Flycatchers catch a glimpse of a variety of migrating songbirds, Lesser Scaup ...... a r a u Red-shouldered Hawk* ...... u u u r Wilson’s Phalarope ...... u u u Olive-sided Flycatcher ...... u u u such as yellow-rumped warblers, orchard orioles Bufflehead ...... c c r Broad-winged Hawk* ...... u u c Common Snipe ...... u u u Eastern Wood-Pewee* ...... c c c and Henslow’s sparrows. The refuge offers excellent Common Goldeneye ...... c c u Swainson’s Hawk ...... r Yellow-bellied Flycatcher ...... r birding opportunities year round to both the serious Hooded Merganser* ...... c u c r Red-tailed Hawk* ...... c c c c Gulls & Terns Alder Flycatcher ...... u u and casual birder. Current bird sighting information Common Merganser ...... c c u Rough-legged Hawk ...... u u Franklin’s Gull ...... u u Willow Flycatcher* ...... c c u is available by calling 608/539-2311, then accessing the Red-breasted Merganser ...... u u r Golden Eagle ...... r u r Bonaparte’s Gull ...... u u Least Flycatcher* ...... a a c refuge information line. Ruddy Duck ...... u c o Ring-billed Gull ...... c c c u Eastern Phoebe* ...... c c c Falcons Herring Gull ...... c c c u Great Crested Flycatcher* ...... a a u This bird list contains 263 species which have Grouse & Turkeys American Kestrel* ...... u u u r Caspian Tern ...... c u u Eastern Kingbird* ...... c c u been recorded by refuge personnel and visiting Ring-necked Pheasant* ...... u u u u Merlin ...... o u Common Tern ...... u u u ornithologists. Another 21 birds, listed under Ruffed Grouse* ...... o o o o Peregrine Falcon ...... o o o Forster’s Tern* ...... c c u Shrikes “Accidental” birds have been reported but are not Wild Turkey* ...... c c c c Black Tern* ...... c c u Loggerhead Shrike* ...... u u u normally expected to be present. Rails & Coots Northern Shrike ...... r o o Quail King Rail ...... r r Pigeons & Doves This bird list is in accordance with the Sixth American Northern Bobwhite* ...... r r r r Virginia Rail* ...... u u u Rock Pigeon ...... u u u u Vireos Ornithologist’s Union Checklist of North American Sora* ...... c u c Mourning Dove* ...... c c c u White-eyed Vireo ...... r r birds as amended. Loons Common Moorhen* ...... u u u Bell’s Vireo* ...... o o Common Loon ...... u u American Coot* ...... a c a Cuckoos Blue-headed Vireo ...... u u Black-billed Cuckoo* ...... c c u Yellow-throated Vireo* ...... u u Legend Grebes Cranes Yellow-billed Cuckoo* ...... c c u Blue-headed Vireo ...... u u u S ...... Spring ...... March - May Pied-billed Grebe* ...... c u c Sandhill Crane* ...... c u u Warbling Vireo* ...... a a a s ...... Summer...... June - July Horned Grebe ...... u u Owls Philadelphia Vireo ...... r r F ...... Fall ...... August - November Red-necked Grebe ...... r r Plovers Eastern Screech-Owl* ...... u u u u Red-eyed Vireo* ...... c c a W ...... Winter ...... December - February Black-bellied Plover ...... u u Great Horned Owl* ...... c c c c Pelicans American Golden-Plover ...... u u Snowy Owl ...... r o o Crows & Jays a.....Abundant-Common species that is very numerous American White Pelican ...... o a a Semipalmated Plover ...... u u u Barred Owl* ...... c c c c Blue Jay* ...... c c c c c .....Common-Certain to be seen or heard in suitable Killdeer* ...... c c c Long-eared Owl ...... r r r American Crow* ...... c c c c ...... habitat Cormorants Short-eared Owl ...... u u u u ....Uncommon-Present but not certain to be seen Double-crested Cormorant* ...... c c c Avocets & Stilts Northern Saw-whet Owl* ...... r r r Larks o .....Occasional-Seen only a few times during the season American Avocet ...... u u Horned Lark* ...... u u u r r .....Rare-Seen at intervals of 2-5 years Herons and Bitterns Nightjars ac ...Accidental American Bittern* ...... o o o Sandpipers Common Nighthawk* ...... c c u Swallows * ....Denotes nesting species Least Bittern* ...... u u u Greater Yellowlegs ...... u u u Whip-poor-will* ...... u u u Purple Martin* ...... u u r Great Blue Heron* ...... a a a Lesser Yellowlegs ...... c c c Tree Swallow* ...... a a c Solitary Sandpiper ...... u u u Northern Rough-winged Swallow* ...... c c u Common Name ...... S s F W Common Name ...... S s F W Common Name ...... S s F W U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Bank Swallow* ...... u u u White-throated Sparrow ...... c c r Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge Wood Warblers W28488 Refuge Road Cliff Swallow* ...... u u u Blue-winged Warbler* ...... u u Harris’s Sparrow ...... o o Barn Swallow* ...... a a c White-crowned Sparrow ...... u u r Trempealeau, WI 54661-8272 Golden-winged Warbler ...... o o http://midwest.fws.gov/trempealeau Trempealeau Tennessee Warbler ...... c c Dark-eyed Junco ...... a a a Chickadees & Titmice Orange-crowned Warbler ...... u u Lapland Longspur ...... r r r Black-capped Chickadee* ...... c c c c Snow Bunting ...... u u Phone: 608 539/2311 National Wildlife Nashville Warbler ...... c c People with hearing impairments may contact Tufted Titmouse ...... o o o o Northern Parula ...... u u Grosbeaks & Buntings Trempealeau through the Federal Relay Refuge Bird List Yellow Warbler* ...... a a o Number at 1 800/877 8339. Nuthatches Chestnut-sided Warbler ...... u u Northern Cardinal* ...... c c c c Red-breasted Nuthatch ...... o o o Magnolia Warbler ...... u u Rose-breasted Grosbeak* ...... c c c White-breasted Nuthatch* ...... c c c c Indigo Bunting* ...... c c c U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Cape May Warbler ...... u u 1 800/344 WILD Black-throated Blue Warbler ...... r r Dickcissel* ...... u c Creepers Yellow-rumped Warbler ...... a a Brown Creeper ...... c o c u Black-throated Green Warbler ...... c c Blackbirds & Orioles Blackburnian Warbler ...... u u Bobolink* ...... u u u Wrens Red-winged Blackbird* ...... a a a u 1 Yellow-throated Warbler ...... r r House Wren* ...... a a c Pine Warbler ...... u u u Eastern Meadowlark* ...... c c c o Winter Wren ...... u u r Palm Warbler ...... c c Western Meadowlark* ...... u u u o Sedge Wren* ...... u u u Bay-breasted Warbler ...... u u Yellow-headed Blackbird* ...... o o o Marsh Wren* ...... c c c Blackpoll Warbler ...... u u Rusty Blackbird ...... c c o Cerulean Warbler* ...... u o Brewer’s Blackbird ...... u u u r Kindlets & Gnatcatchers Black-and-white Warbler ...... c c Common Grackle* ...... a a a u Golden-crowned Kinglet ...... u u u American Redstart* ...... a a c Brown-headed Cowbird* ...... a a u r Ruby-crowned Kinglet ...... c c Prothonotary Warbler* ...... u u u Orchard Oriole* ...... c c Blue-gray Gnatcatcher* ...... c u Ovenbird* ...... u u u Baltimore Oriole* ...... c c Northern Waterthrush ...... u u Thrushes Louisiana Waterthrush* ...... o o o Finches Eastern Bluebird* ...... c c c Mourning Warbler ...... o o Pine Grosbeak ...... r r Veery ...... c c Common Yellowthroat* ...... a a c Purple Finch ...... c c u Gray-cheeked Thrush ...... u u Wilson’s Warbler ...... u u House Finch ...... u u u Swainson’s Thrush ...... c c Canada Warbler ...... u u Red Crossbill ...... r r r Hermit Thrush ...... u u Yellow-breasted Chat* ...... r r Common Redpoll ...... u r Wood Thrush* ...... o o o Hoary Redpoll ...... r American Robin* ...... a a a o Tanagers Pine Siskin ...... u u u Scarlet Tanager* ...... u u u American Goldfinch* ...... a a a c Mockingbirds & Thrashers Evening Grosbeak ...... o o u Gray Catbird* ...... c c c Sparrows Northern Mockingbird* ...... r r Eastern Towhee* ...... u u u Old World Sparrows Brown Thrasher* ...... c c c American Tree Sparrow ...... c a a House Sparow ...... u u u u Chipping Sparrow* ...... a a a Starlings Clay-colored Sparrow* ...... u u u Accidentals European Starling* ...... c c c c Field Sparrow* ...... c c c Black-necked Stilt Black-legged Kittiwake Vesper Sparrow* ...... c c c Worm-eating Warbler Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Pipits Lark Sparrow ...... u u Common Raven Least Tern (Interior) American Pipit ...... r r Savannah Sparrow* ...... c u c Surf Scoter Glossy Ibis Grasshopper Sparrow* ...... c c u Cinnamon Teal White-faced Ibis Waxwings Henslow’s Sparrow ...... r r Eurasian Wigeon Red-throated Loon Bohemian Waxwing ...... r Le Conte’s Sparrow ...... r r Pine Grosbeak Red Knot Cedar Waxwing* ...... c c a u Fox Sparrow ...... u u Great Gray Owl Western Kingbird Song Sparrow* ...... a a a o Red-necked Grebe Mute Swan Lincoln’s Sparrow ...... u u Western Grebe Glaucous Gull Swamp Sparrow* ...... c c c r Parasitic Jaeger White-winged Scoter 2006