Common Name S s F W Common Name S s F W Common Name S s F W Common Name S s F W Birds of Necedah Lesser Scaup ...... u r u Falcons Cuckoos Vireos Necedah is one of seven National Wildlife Refuges located Bufflehead ...... u u American Kestrel* ...... u u u u Black-billed Cuckoo* ...... u u u Solitary Vireo ...... u u in Wisconsin; each a vital link in a chain of life-sustaining Common Goldeneye ...... u u Merlin ...... r r Yellow-billed Cuckoo* ...... r r Yellow-throated Vireo* ...... u u u refuges extending from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Hooded Merganser* ...... c u c Peregrine Falcon ...... r r Warbling Vireo* ...... u u Common Merganser ...... u u Owls Red-eyed Vireo* ...... c c c Necedah was established in 1939, primarily to provide Red-breasted Merganser ...... r Rails & Coots Eastern Screech-Owl* ...... r r r r sanctuary, food and cover for migratory waterfowl. Spring Ruddy Duck ...... u r u King Rail* ...... u u u Great Horned Owl* ...... c c c c Crows & Jays and fall migrations provide unique opportunities to observe Virginia Rail* ...... c c c Snowy Owl ...... r r r Gray Jay ...... r these birds. Grouse & Turkeys Sora* ...... c c c Barred Owl* ...... c c c c Blue Jay* ...... c c c c Ring-necked Pheasant ...... r r r r American Coot* ...... c u c Great Gray Owl ...... r r American Crow* ...... c c c c This list contains species which have been observed by Ruffed Grouse* ...... u u u u Long-eared Owl ...... r r r r Common Raven* ...... u u u refuge personnel and ornithologists since 1939. Also listed Sharp-tailed Grouse ...... r r r r Cranes Short-eared Owl ...... r r r r are 11 species listed as “casual,” which have been sighted Wild Turkey* ...... c c c c Sandhill Crane* ...... c c c Northern Saw-whet Owl* ...... r r r r Larks near, but not on, the refuge. Whooping Crane ...... u c u Horned Lark ...... u u u u Quail Nightjars Visiting birders are encouraged to share their sightings Northern Bobwhite* ...... r r r r Plovers Common Nighthawk* ...... c c c Swallows with refuge staff. Black-bellied Plover ...... r r Whip-poor-will* ...... c c r Purple Martin* ...... u r Loons American Golden-Plover ...... r r Tree Swallow* ...... c c c LEGEND Common Loon* ...... u u u Semipalmated Plover ...... r r Swifts Northern Rough-winged Swallow* ...... u u S .....Spring ...... March-May Killdeer* ...... c c c Chimney Swift* ...... u u r Bank Swallow* ...... c c c s .....summer ...... June-July Grebes Cliff Swallow* ...... u u u F .....Fall ...... August-November Pied-billed Grebe* ...... c c c Sandpipers Hummingbirds Barn Swallow* ...... c c c W ...Winter ...... December-February Horned Grebe ...... u u Greater Yellowlegs ...... u u Ruby-throated Hummingbird* ...... u u u Lesser Yellowlegs ...... c r c Chickadees & Titmice Cormorants Solitary Sandpiper ...... u c Kingfishers Black-capped Chickadee* ...... c c c c c .. Common ...... Certain to be seen or heard in suitable Double-crested Cormorant* ...... u u u Spotted Sandpiper* ...... c c c Belted Kingfisher* ...... c c c r Tufted Titmouse ...... r r ...... habitat Upland Sandpiper ...... r r u . Uncommon ....Present, but not certain to be seen Herons & Bitterns Semipalmated Sandpiper ...... r r Woodpeckers Nuthatches r .. Rare ...... Seen at intervals of 2-5 years American Bittern* ...... c c c Western Sandpiper ...... r Red-headed Woodpecker* ...... c c c r Red-breasted Nuthatch* ...... u r u r * . Nesting Species Least Bittern* ...... r r r Least Sandpiper ...... u c Red-bellied Woodpecker* ...... u u u u White-breasted Nuthatch* ...... c c c c Great Blue Heron* ...... c c c Baird’s Sandpiper ...... r Yellow-bellied Sapsucker* ...... r r r Great Egret ...... u u u Pectoral Sandpiper ...... c c Downy Woodpecker* ...... c c c c Creepers Common Name S s F W Snowy Egret ...... r Dunlin ...... r r Hairy Woodpecker* ...... c c c c Brown Creeper ...... u u r Swans, Geese & Ducks Cattle Egret ...... r r Stilt Sandpiper ...... r Northern Flicker* ...... c c c Greater White-fronted Goose ...... r Green Heron* ...... c c u Short-billed Dowitcher ...... r r Pileated Woodpecker* ...... u u u Wrens Snow Goose ...... u c Black-crowned Night-Heron ...... r r r Long-billed Dowitcher ...... r r House Wren* ...... c c c Canada Goose* ...... c c c Common Snipe* ...... c c c Flycatchers Winter Wren* ...... u u Trumpeter Swan* ...... u c u Vultures American Woodcock* ...... c c c Olive-sided Flycatcher* ...... r r r Sedge Wren* ...... c c c Tundra Swan ...... u u Turkey Vulture* ...... c c c Wilson’s Phalarope ...... r Eastern Wood-Pewee* ...... c c u Marsh Wren* ...... u u u Wood Duck* ...... c c c Yellow-bellied Flycatcher ...... u Gadwall ...... u u c Hawks & Eagles Gulls & Terns Alder Flycatcher* ...... u u Kinglets & Gnatcatchers American Wigeon* ...... c u c Osprey* ...... u u u Bonaparte’s Gull ...... r Willow Flycatcher* ...... r r r Golden-crowned Kinglet ...... u u American Black Duck* ...... c c c u Bald Eagle* ...... u u u u Ring-billed Gull ...... u r u Least Flycatcher* ...... c c u Ruby-crowned Kinglet ...... c c Mallard* ...... c c c u Northern Harrier* ...... c c c Herring Gull ...... r r Eastern Phoebe* ...... c c u Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ...... r r Blue-winged Teal* ...... c c c Sharp-shinned Hawk ...... u r u Caspian Tern ...... r Great Crested Flycatcher* ...... c c u Northern Shoveler* ...... u u u Cooper’s Hawk* ...... u u u Common Tern ...... r Eastern Kingbird* ...... c c u Thrushes Northern Pintail* ...... c u c Northern Goshawk* ...... r r r Forster’s Tern ...... r Eastern Bluebird* ...... c c c Green-winged Teal* ...... c u c Red-shouldered Hawk ...... u r u Black Tern* ...... u u r Shrikes Veery* ...... c c u Canvasback ...... u u Broad-winged Hawk* ...... c u c Loggerhead Shrike ...... r r Gray-cheeked Thrush ...... u u Redhead ...... u u Red-tailed Hawk* ...... c c c c Pigeons & Doves Northern Shrike ...... u u u Swainson’s Thrush ...... c c Ring-necked Duck* ...... c u c Rough-legged Hawk ...... c c c Rock Pigeon ...... r r r r Hermit Thrush ...... u u Greater Scaup ...... u u Golden Eagle ...... u u u Mourning Dove* ...... c c c Wood Thrush* ...... u c American Robin* ...... c c c r Common Name S s F W Common Name S s F W U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Thrashers Song Sparrow* ...... c c c Necedah National Wildlife Refuge Gray Catbird* ...... c c c Lincoln’s Sparrow ...... r u W7996 20th Street West Brown Thrasher* ...... c c c Swamp Sparrow* ...... c c c 608/565 2551 White-throated Sparrow* ...... c r c Hearing imparied persons may contact Necedah Starlings Harris’s Sparrow ...... r Necedah through the Federal Relay European Starling ...... r r r r White-crowned Sparrow ...... u u Number at 1 800/877 8339. National Wildlife Dark-eyed Junco ...... c c u Waxwings Lapland Longspur ...... r r U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Refuge Bird List Bohemian Waxwing ...... r Snow Bunting ...... u u c 1 800/344 WILD Cedar Waxwing* ...... u c c r Grosbeaks & Buntings Wood Warblers Northern Cardinal* ...... u u u u Blue-winged Warbler* ...... u u u Rose-breasted Grosbeak* ...... c c c Golden-winged Warbler* ...... u u Indigo Bunting* ...... c c c Tennessee Warbler* ...... c c Dickcissel* ...... r r r Nashville Warbler* ...... c u c 1 Northern Parula ...... r r r r Blackbirds & Orioles Yellow Warbler* ...... c c Bobolink* ...... u u u Chestnut-sided Warbler* ...... u u u Red-winged Blackbird* ...... c c c Magnolia Warbler ...... u u Eastern Meadowlark* ...... u u u Cape May Warbler ...... r r Western Meadowlark* ...... u u u Black-throated Blue Warbler ...... r r Yellow-headed Blackbird ...... r r Yellow-rumped Warbler ...... c u c Rusty Blackbird ...... c c Black-throated Green Warbler ...... u u Brewer’s Blackbird* ...... u u u Blackburnian Warbler ...... u u Common Grackle* ...... c c c Pine Warbler ...... u u u Brown-headed Cowbird* ...... c c u Palm Warbler ...... u u Northern Oriole* ...... c c u Bay-breasted Warbler ...... u u Blackpoll Warbler ...... u u Finches Black-and-white Warbler* ...... u u u Purple Finch ...... u u u u American Redstart ...... u u u House Finch ...... r r Ovenbird* ...... c c u Red Crossbill ...... r r r Northern Waterthrush ...... u u White-winged Crossbill ...... r Connecticut Warbler ...... u u Common Redpoll ...... u u c Mourning Warbler ...... u u Pine Siskin ...... u u r Common Yellowthroat* ...... c c c American Goldfinch* ...... c c c c Wilson’s Warbler ...... u u Evening Grosbeak ...... u u u Canada Warbler ...... u u Old World Sparrows Tanagers House Sparrow ...... r r r r Scarlet Tanager* ...... c c u

Sparrows Casual Species Rufous-sided Towhee* ...... c c c Yellow-crowned Night Heron Boreal Owl American Tree Sparrow ...... c c c Gyrfalcon Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Chipping Sparrow* ...... c c c Greater Prairie Chicken Mountain Bluebird Clay-colored Sparrow* ...... u u u Sharp-tailed Grouse Varied Thrush Field Sparrow* ...... c c c American Avocet Prothonotary Warbler Vesper Sparrow* ...... c c c Rock Dove Savannah Sparrow* ...... u u u Grasshopper Sparrow* ...... r r Photos from top: Blue-winged Teal, J. Mattsson, USFWS; Sandhill Henslow’s Sparrow* ...... r r Crane, J. Mattsson, USFWS; Green Heron, D. Stanley, USFWS Fox Sparrow ...... u u