Please report sightings of that are not included in FishU.S. Fish& Wildlife & Wildlife Service Service this list to: Refuge Manager Iroquois Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge 1101 Casey Road Basom, NY 14013 National Wildlife 585/948 5445 [email protected] Refuge

Federal Relay Servive for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Birds 1 800/877 8339

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 1 800/344 WILD http://www.fws.gov

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Canada Goose with brood ©Doug Domedion The Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge, in Genesee and Orleans counties, New York, was established in 1958 to provide nesting, resting and This goose, designed by feeding grounds for ducks, geese and J.N. “Ding” Darling, has become a symbol of the other water-loving birds. This refuge National Wildlife Refuge contains 10,818 acres of marsh, System. swamp, woodland, shrub and thicket, wet , pasture and old fields. Primary refuge objectives include offering food, rest, and protection for birds, especially during spring and fall migration, and providing nature- oriented recreation for people.

Public use includes nature study, especially watching and observation of concentrations of migrating waterfowl from convenient overlooks, walking nature trails, photography, hunting, fishing, and leisurely driving through the refuge. ©Doug Domedion Ruby-throated hummingbirds Birding is best from March through November. Peak migrations of waterfowl are in early April and early This brochure lists 268 birds that have been identified on October. May is the best time to the refuge, and is in accordance with the seventh American observe warblers, with the most Ornithologists Union Checklist. Most birds are migratory, species likely to be seen between the therefore, their seasonal occurrence is coded as follows: tenth and the twenty-first of the month. Visitors can readily view Season summering waterfowl and their Sp Spring March 21 – June 20 broods. One can always expect to see S Summer June 21 – September 20 some interesting birds on a tour of the F Fall September 21 – December 20 refuge, regardless of the season. W Winter December 21 – March 20

Enjoy yourself. Whether you’re a • Birds known to nest on or near the refuge seasoned birder or a beginner, we wish you a rewarding and memorable Relative Abundance experience from this visit to your Relative abundance indicates how frequently you might refuge. see a bird in its favored habitat. a abundant a species which is very numerous c common likely to be seen or heard in suitable habitat u uncommon present, but not certain to be seen o occasional seen only a few times during a season r rare may be present but not every year Sp S F W

___ • American Wigeon______c o c ___ • American Black Duck______c u c o ___ • Mallard______c c c o ___ • Blue-winged Teal______c c u ___ • Northern Shoveler______u o u ___ • Northern Pintail______c o u r ___ • Green-winged Teal______c o c r ___ Canvasback______o o ___ • Redhead______o o o ___ Ring-necked Duck______c c ___ Greater Scaup______o o ___ Lesser Scaup______u u ___ Surf Scoter______r ___ White-winged Scoter______r r ___ Black Scoter______r ___ Long-tailed Duck______o o ___ Bufflehead______u u ___ Common Goldeneye______o o ___ • Hooded Merganser______c u u r ___ Common Merganser______u u ___ Red-breasted Merganser______o o ___ Ruddy Duck______u o o

Gallinaceous Birds ___ • Ring-necked Pheasant______u u u u ___ • Ruffed Grouse______u u u u

©Doug Domedion ___ • Wild Turkey______c u u u Great Blue Heron Loons ___ Common Loon______o

Sp S F W Grebes ___ • Pied-billed Grebe______c c c Swans, Geese and Ducks ___ Horned Grebe______o ___ Greater White-fronted Goose_ ___ r r r ___ Red-necked Grebe______r ___ Snow Goose______o o Comorants ___ • Canada Goose______a a a u ___ Double-crested Cormorant______o r o ___ Cackling Goose______o o o ___ Brant______r r Bitterns, Herons and Egrets ___ Mute Swan______r r r ___ • American Bittern______u u u ___ Swan______c u r ___ • Least Bittern______u u u ___ • Wood Duck______c c c r ___ • Great Blue Heron______c a c o ___ • Gadwall______u o u ___ Great Egret______o o o Sp S F W Sp S F W

___ Cattle Egret______r r ___ • Killdeer______c c c ___ • Green Heron______u u u ___ Black-crowned Night-Heron_____ o o o and ___ Greater Yellowlegs______c o c New World Vulture ___ Lesser Yellowlegs______c o c ___ • Turkey Vulture______c c c ___ Solitary Sandpiper______u o u ___ • Spotted Sandpiper______c c u Osprey, Hawks and Eagles ___ • Upland Sandpiper______r r r ___ • Osprey______u u u ___ Hudsonian Godwit______r r ___ • Bald Eagle______u u u r ___ Ruddy Turnstone______r ___ • Northern Harrier______u u u o ___ Semipalmated Sandpiper______u o c ___ • Sharp-shinned Hawk______o o o o ___ Least Sandpiper______u o u ___ • Cooper’s Hawk______o o o o ___ White-rumped Sandpiper______r r r ___ Northern Goshawk______r ___ Pectoral Sandpiper______o o o ___ • Red-shouldered Hawk______r r r r ___ Dunlin______u o c ___ Broad-winged Hawk______o ___ Stilt Sandpiper______r ___ • Red-tailed Hawk______c c c c ___ Short-billed Dowitcher______o o o ___ Rough-legged Hawk______o o o ___ Long-billed Dowitcher______r ___ Golden Eagle______r ___ • Wilson’s Snipe______c u c ___ • American Woodcock______c u u Falcon ___ Wilson’s Phalarope______r r ___ • American Kestrel______c c c u ___ Red-necked Phalarope______r r ___ Peregrine Falcon______r r and Terns Rails ___ Bonaparte’s Gull______o r ___ Yellow Rail______r ___ Ring-billed ______c u u o ___ • King Rail ______r r r ___ Herring Gull______o r o o ___ • Virginia Rail______u u u ___ Great Black-backed Gull______r r r r ___ • Sora______u u u ___ Caspian Tern______o o o ___ • Common Moorhen______c c c ___ Common Tern______o o ___ • American Coot______c c c r ___ • Black Tern______c c o Cranes ___ Sandhill Crane______r r r Pigeons and Doves ___ • Rock Pigeon______u u u u Plovers ___ • Mourning Dove______c c c u ___ Black-bellied Plover______r r r ___ American Golden-Plover______r r r Cuckoos ___ • Black-billed Cuckoo______u u u ___ Semipalmated Plover ______o r o ___ • Yellow-billed Cuckoo______o o o

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Kingfisher ___ • Belted Kingfisher______u u u o

Woodpeckers ___ • Red-headed Woodpecker______o o o o ___ • Red-bellied Woodpecker______u u u u ___ • Yellow-bellied Sapsucker______o o ___ • Downy Woodpecker______c c c c ___ • Hairy Woodpecker______u u u u ___ • Northern Flicker______c c c o ___ • Pileated Woodpecker______u u u u

Tyrant Flycatchers ___ • Eastern Wood-Pewee______c c u ___ • Acadian Flycatcher______o o o ___ • Alder Flycatcher______o o o ___ • Willow Flycatcher______c c c ___ • Least Flycatcher______u u r ___ • Eastern Phoebe______c c c ___ • Great Crested Flycatcher ______c c c ©Doug Domedion Eastern Screech-Owl ___ • Eastern Kingbird______c c c

Shrikes Sp S F W ___ Northern Shrike______o o o ___ Barn Owl______r r r r Vireo Typical Owls ___ • Yellow-throated Vireo______u u u ___ • Eastern Screech-Owl______u u u u ___ Blue-headed Vireo______u r u ___ • Great Horned Owl______c c c c ___ • Warbling Vireo______c c c ___ Snowy Owl______r r ___ Philadelphia Vireo______r r ___ • Barred Owl ______u u u u ___ • Red-eyed Vireo______c c c ___ Long-eared Owl______r r r ___ Short-eared Owl______o o o Crows and Jays ___ • Blue Jay______c c c c ___ Northern Saw-whet Owl______r r r ___ • American Crow______c c c c Night Jars ___ Common Nighthawk______o o o Larks ___ • Horned Lark______u u u u ___ Whip-poor-will______r r Swallows Swifts ___ • Purple Martin______u u o ___ Chimney Swift______o o o ___ • Tree Swallow______c c c Hummingbirds ___ Northern Rough-winged Swallow_ u u u ___ • Ruby-throated Hummingbird____ u u ___ Bank Swallow. ______u u u Sp S F W Sp S F W

___ Cliff Swallow______o o o Starlings ___ • Barn Swallow______c c c ___ • European Starling______c c c c

Titmice and Chickadees Pipits ___ • Black-capped Chickadee______c c c c ___ American Pipit______o o ___ • Tufted Titmouse______u u u u Waxwings Nuthatches ___ Bohemian Waxwing______r r ___ Red-breasted Nuthatch______r r o ___ • Cedar Waxwing______c c c u ___ • White-breasted Nuthatch______c c c c Wood Warblers Creepers ___ • Blue-winged Warbler______c c c ___ • Brown Creeper______c u u u ___ • Golden-winged Warbler______r r r ___ Tennessee Warbler______u u u Wren ___ Orange-crowned Warbler______r r r ___ Carolina Wren______r r r r ___ Nashville Warbler______u u u ___ • House Wren______c c c ___ Northern Parula______u u u ___ Winter Wren______o o r ___ • Yellow Warbler______a a c ___ • Sedge Wren______u u o ___ Chestnut-sided Warbler______u u u ___ • Marsh Wren______c c o ___ Magnolia Warbler______u u u ___ Cape May Warbler______r r r Kinglets ___ Black-throated Blue Warbler_____ u u u ___ • Golden-crowned Kinglet______c r c u ___ Yellow-rumped Warbler______c r c ___ Ruby-crowned Kinglet______c c r ___ Black-throated Green Warbler_ __ u u u Old World Warblers ___ Blackburnian Warbler______u u u ___ • Blue-gray Gnatcatcher______c u o ___ Pine Warbler______r r ___ Palm Warbler______u o u Thrushes ___ Bay-breasted Warbler______u u u ___ • Eastern Bluebird______c u u r ___ Blackpoll Warbler______u u u ___ • Veery______c c o ___ • Cerulean Warbler______u u r ___ Gray-cheeked Thrush______r r ___ Black-and-white Warbler______u u u ___ Swainson’s Thrush______u u ___ • American Redstart______c c u ___ Hermit Thrush______u r u r ___ • Prothonotary Warbler______r r ___ • Wood Thrush______c c u ___ • Ovenbird______u u u ___ • American Robin______c c c o ___ • Northern Waterthrush ______u u u ___ • Mourning Warbler______o r o Mimic Thrasher ___ • Common Yellowthroat______c c c ___ • Gray Catbird______c c c ___ • Hooded Warbler______u u o ___ Northern Mockingbird______o o o o ___ Wilson’s Warbler______u u u ___ • Brown Thrasher______u o o r ___ Canada Warbler______u u u ___ • Yellow-breasted Chat______r r Sp S F W

Tanagers ___ • House Sparrow______u u u u ___ • Scarlet Tanager______u u u

Sparrows and Towhees ___ • Eastern Towhee______u o u r Accidentals ___ American Tree Sparrow______c c c ___ • Chipping Sparrow______c c c The following 34 species have been seen on the refuge ___ • Field Sparrow______u u u one or two times: ___ • Vesper Sparrow______r r r ___ • Savannah Sparrow______c c c Red-throated Loon ___ • Grasshopper Sparrow______r r r Eared Grebe ___ • Henslow’s Sparrow______r r r Snowy Egret ___ Sparrow______o o Little Blue Heron ___ • Song Sparrow______a a a u Glossy Ibis ___ • Swamp Sparrow______c c c o Ross’ Goose ___ White-throated Sparrow______c c u Barnacle Goose ___ White-crowned Sparrow______u u r Fulvous Whistling-Duck ___ Dark-eyed Junco______c c u Eurasion Wigeon ___ Lapland Longspur______r Merlin ___ Snow Bunting______o o o Gyrfalcon American Avocet Cardinals, Grosbeaks and Allies Willet ___ • Northern Cardinal______c c c c Whimbrel ___ • Rose-breasted Grosbeak______c c c Marbled ___ • Indigo Bunting______c c c Red Knot Sanderling Blackbirds and Orioles ___ • Bobolink______c c u American White Pelican ___ • Red-winged Blackbird______a a a u Western ___ • Eastern Meadowlark______u u u r Baird’s Sandpiper ___ Rusty Blackbird______u u Ruff ___ • Common Grackle______c c c r Lesser Black-backed Gull ___ • Brown-headed Cowbird______c c c o Glaucous Gull ___ • Baltimore Oriole______c c c Black-legged Kittiwake Forster’s Tern Finches Three-toed Woodpecker ___ Pine Grosbeak______r r r Loggerhead Shrike ___ • Purple Finch ______u o u o White-eyed Vireo ___ • House Finch______u u u u Summer Tanager ___ Common Redpoll______o o o Lincoln’s Sparrow ___ Pine Siskin______o o o Yellow-headed Blackbird ___ • American Goldfinch______c c c c Orchard Oriole ___ Evening Grosbeak______o o o Red Crossbill White-winged Crossbill Old World Sparrows NOTES

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