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Chenango Valley State Park Bird Checklist (Pdf) 5 6 7 Sp S F W Sp S F W Family Regulidae-Kinglets Sp S F W Family Parulidae-Wood Warblelrs (con't) Family Icteridae-Icterines Chenango Valley ____Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) c c c ____Bay-brested Warbler (D. castanea) o o ____Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) o o ____Ruby-crowned Kinglet (R. calendula) c c ____Blackpoll Warbler (D. striata) c o ____Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) a a o ____Cerulean Warbler (D. cerulea) r r State Park Bird Family Sylviidae-Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ____Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) r ____Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) c c c ____Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) c o ____Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) a a c ____Brown-headed Family Trudidae-Thrushes ____American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) c c o Cowbird (Molothrus ater) c c c Checklist ____Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) o o o u ____Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus) c c c ____Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) c c o ____Veery (Catharus fuscescens) c c o ____Northern Waterthrush (S. noveboracensis) o o o Family Fringillidae-Fringilline and Cardueline Finches ____Gray-cheeked Thrush (C. minimus) r ____Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) c c o ____Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) o o o o ____Hermit Thrush (C. guttatus) c c c ____Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina) r ____House Finch (C. mexicanus) o o o o ____Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) c c c Family Thraupidae-Tanagers ____Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) r r ____ American Robin (Turdus migratorius) c c c ____Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) c c o ____Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea) o Family Mimidae-Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies Family Emberizidae-New World Sparrows ____Pine Siskin (C. pinus) u u o (Pipilo erythrophthal- ____Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) c c c ____Eastern Towhee mus) c c o ____American Goldfinch (C. tristis) c c c c ____Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) o o o ____American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea) o Family Passeridae-Old World Sparrows Family Sturnidae-Starlings and Allies ____Chipping Sparrow (S. passerina) c c c ____House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) o o ____European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) c c c c ____Field Sparrow (S. pusilla) o o o Sp S F W (Passerculus sand- *Last modified April 2015 Family Bombycillidae-Waxwings ____Savannah Sparrow wichensis) o o o ____Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) c c c o ____Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) o o The 1,099 acres which comprise Family Parulidae-Wood Warblelrs ____Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) c c c o Chenango Valley State Park include ____Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora pinus) o o o ____Swamp Sparrow (M. georgiana) c c o two kettle lakes, woodlands, bogs, and ____Tennessee Warbler (V. peregrina) r ____White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) c c c o the Chenango River. The diversity of ____Nashville Warbler (V. ruficapilla) o o ____White-crowned Sparrow (Z. leucophrys) o o ____Northern Parula (Parula americana) o o ____Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) a a a a habitat provides corresponding ____Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia) c c Family Cardinalidae-Grosbeaks and Buntings diversity of bird life. ____Chestnut-sided Warbler (D. pensylvanica) c c o ____Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) c c c c (Pheucticus ludovicia- ____Magnolia Warbler (D. magnolia) o o o ____Rose-breasted Grosbeak nus) c c c ____Cape May Warbler (D. trigrina) r ____Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) c c o Did you know that people have ____ Black-throated Blue Warbler (D. caerulescens) c c o Sp S F W *Last modified April 2015 seen 159 species of birds at ____Yellow-rumped Warbler (D. coronata) c c o ____Black-throated Green Chenango Valley State Park? Warbler (D. virens) c c o ____Blackburnian Warbler (D. fusca) c c o ____Yellow-throated Warbler (D. dominica) o o How many species will you see? ____Pine Warbler (D. pinus) c c o 153 State Park Rd ____Prairie Warbler (D. discolor) r Chenango Forks, NY 13746 (607) 648-5251 ____Palm Warbler (D. palmarum) o o Sp S F W 1 2 3 4 Family Scolopacidae-Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Bird Checklist Family Anatidea-Geese, Swans, and Ducks (con't) Sp S F W Allies (con't) Sp S F W Family Tyrannidae-Tyrant Flycatchers (con’t) Sp S F W (T. solitaria) o o Key ____American Black Duck (A. rubripes) c o o c ____ Solitary Sandpiper ____Least Flycatcher (E. minimus) r r r ____Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia) c c c Seasonal Occurrence ____Mallard (A. platyrhynchos) a c a c ____Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) c c c Family Laridae-Skuas, Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers Sp March, April, May ____Blue-winged Teal (A. discors) o o ____ Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) c c c ____Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) o o o S June, July, August ____Northern Pintail (A. acuta) r r ____ Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) o o o ____Herring Gull (L. argentatus) r Family Vireonidae-Vireos F September, October, November ____Green-winged Teal (A. crecca) o ____Redhead (Aythya americana) o Family Columbidae-Pigeons and Doves ____Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) c c c W December, January, February ____ Ring-necked Duck (A. collaris) o o ____Rock Dove (Columba livia) c c c ____Yellow-throated Vireo (V. flavifrons) c c c Abundance Designations - how frequently you might see a bird in its favored habitat. ____Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) o ____Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) a a a a ____Warbling Vireo (V. gilvus) c c c a abundant-a species which is very numerous ____ Common Goldeneye (B. clangula) o Family Cuculidae-Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis ____Philadelphia Vireo (V. philadelphicus) o o c common– likely to be seen or heard in suitable habitat ____Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) c c c ____Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) o ____Red-eyed Vireo (V. olivaceus) c c c o occasional– seen only a few times a season ____ Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) c c c c ____Yellow-billed Cuckoo (C. americanus) o Family Corvidae-Jays, Magpies, and Crows Family Strigidae-Typical Owls u uncommon– present but not likely to be seen ____Red-brested Merganser (M. serrator) o ____Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) a a a a ____ Eastern Screech- r rare– may be present but not every year Family Accipitridae-Kites, Eagles, Hawks, and Allies Owl (Otus asio) u u u u ____American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) a a a a ____Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) o o o ____Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) u u u o ____Fish Crow (C. ossifragus) o o o Family Gaviidae-Loons Sp S F W ____Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) c c c c ____Barred Owl (Strix varia) u o u u ____Common Raven (C. corax) o o o o ____Common Loon (Gavia immer) o o ____Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) o o o o Family Caprimulgidae-Goatsuckers Family Hirundinidae-Swallows Family Podicipedidae-Grebes ____Cooper's Hawk (A. Cooperii) o o o o ____Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) r ____Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) a a a ____Northern Rough-winged (Stelgidopteryx ____Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) o o ____Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) o o o Family Apodidae-Swifts Swallow serripennis) o Family Phalacrocoracidae-Cormorants ____Red-tailed Hawk (B. jamaicensis) c c c c ____Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) o ____Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) o o ____Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) o o ____Rough-legged Hawk (B. lagopus) o Famiy Trochilidae-Hummingbirds ____Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) o o o ____Ruby-throated Family Ardeidae-Bitterns, Herons, and Allies Family Falconidae-Caracaras and Falcons Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) c c o ____Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) o o o ____American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) o o o o ____American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) o o Family Alcedinidae-Kingfishers Family Paridae-Chickadees and Titmice ____Merlin (F. columbarius) o ____Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon) c c c o ____Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) a a a a ____Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) c c c o Family Phasianidae-Partridges, Grouse, and Turkeys Family Picidae-Woodpeckers and Allies ____Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) a a a a ____Great Egret (A. alba) o o ____Red-bellied ____Ring-necked Phesant (Phasianus colchicus) o o o o Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) c c c c Family Sittidae-Nuthatches ____Green Heron (Butorides virescens) c c c ____Yellow-bellied ____Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) o o o o ____Red-brested Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) c c c c Family Cathartidae-American Vultures Woodpecker (Sphyrapicus varius) c c c ____ Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) c c c c ____White-breasted Nuthatch (S. carolinensis) a a a a ____Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) c c c ____Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) c c c c Family Rallidae-Rails, Gallinules, and Coots Family Certhiidae-Creepers Family Anatidea-Geese, Swans, and Ducks ____Hairy Woodpecker (P. villosus) c c c c ____American Coot (Fulica americana) o o ____Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) a a a a ____Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) r r ____Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) c c c Family Charadriidae-Plovers and Lapwings Family Troglodytidae-Wrens ____Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) a c a c ____Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) c c c c ____ Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) c c c ____Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) c c c c ____Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) c c c Family Tyrannidae-Tyrant Flycatchers Family Scolopacidae-Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and ____Olive-sided ____House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) o o o ____Gadwall (Anas strepera) o Allies Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) o ____Eastern Wood- ____Winter Wren (T. troglodytes) o o o o ____Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) o o ____American Wigeon (A. americana) r r Pewee (C. virens) c c c Sp S F W Sp S F W o o ____Lesser Yellowlegs (T. flavipes) ____Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) o *Last modified April 2015 Sp S F W Sp S F W .
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