Allen’s Meadow – Wilton Bird Species Checklist KEY

Sp - Spring Su - Summer F - Fall W - W inter

A - Abundant - Birds very frequently seen in the park and usually in large numbers. C - Common - Birds that should be seen in the park but are not as regularly as certain others. FC - Birds which should be expected at the right time of the year but not on every visit or only in small numbers. U - Uncommon - Infrequently seen birds, but which occur with some regularity. R - Rare - Seldom seen birds, sightings perhaps once or twice a year or less. VR - Very Rare - Few sighting in the history of the park. Blank spaces - Birds not seen in that particular season.

Sp Su F W LOONS etc

Common Loon VR D.C. Cormorant U U U

EGRETS & HERONS

Great Blue Heron FC FC American Egret U Green Heron U U B.C. Night Heron U American Bittern R

WATERFOWL

Wood Duck U U U Mute Swan VR VR VR VR Canada Goose C C C A Mallard C C C C Black Duck FC G.W. Teal R R Common Merganser R Hooded Merganser U U Ring-Necked Duck U

BIRDS OF PREY

Black Vulture U U U U Turkey Vulture C C C C O s p r e y U FC Northern Harrier R U Golden Eagle VR

Bald Eagle U U U Goshawk R Sharp-shinned Hawk U C C Cooper's Hawk U U C C Red-tailed Hawk C C C C Red-shouldered Hawk U U FC U Broad-winged Hawk FC U C Rough-legged Hawk VR Merlin U U American Kestrel C C Peregrine Falcon R

SANDPIPERS/PLOVERS

Killdeer C U C American Woodcock FC U Wilson's Snipe FC U Least Sandpiper R Solitary Sandpiper U U Greater Yellowlegs R

GULLS

Ring-billed Gull C C Herring Gull C C C C Great Black-backed Gull FC C C

DOVES

Rock Dove U U U U Mourning Dove A A A A

CUCKOOS

Yellow-billed Cuckoo R R Black-billed Cuckoo R R

OWLS

Eastern Screech Owl U U U U Great Horned Owl U U U U

GOATSUCKERS ETC

Common Nighthawk U U Chimney Swift C C C Ruby-throated Hummingbird C FC C Belted Kingfisher U U U U

WOODPECKERS

Red-bellied Woodpecker C C C C Northern Flicker C C C U Yellow-bellied Sapsucker U U R Hairy Woodpecker C C C C Downy Woodpecker C C C C Pileated Woodpecker U U U U

FLYCATCHERS

Eastern Wood Pewee FC FC U Alder Flycatcher U Willow Flycatcher U Least Flycatcher U Great Crested Flycatcher U U U Eastern Phoebe C FC C Eastern Kingbird U U

SHRIKES

Northern Shrike VR R

VIREOS

White-eyed Vireo R Yellow-throated Vireo U U Blue-headed Vireo FC FC Red-eyed Vireo C FC C Warbling Vireo C U C Philadelphia Vireo R

CORVIDS

Blue Jay C FC C C American Crow A A A A Common Raven VR VR VR VR

LARKS

Horned Lark R R

SWALLOWS

Tree Swallow C FC FC Bank Swallow U U Rough-winged Swallow U U U

Barn Swallow C FC FC Cliff Swallow U U

CHICKADEES etc

B.C. Chickadee C C C C Tufted Titmouse C C C C White-breasted Nuthatch C C C C Red-breasted Nuthatch U U Brown Creeper U U U

WRENS

House Wren C U U Winter Wren R Carolina Wren C C C C

KINGLETS

Blue-grey Gnatcatcher FC U U Ruby-crowned Kinglet C C Golden-crowned Kinglet FC FC U

MIMIC THRUSHES

Northern Mockingbird C C C C Gray Catbird C C C U Brown Thrasher FC U U

THRUSHES

American Robin A A A U Wood Thrush C C C Hermit Thrush FC U Swainson's Thrush R U Veery C U U Eastern Bluebird C FC C FC

WAXWINGS etc

Cedar Waxwing FC FC FC FC European Starling C C C C American Pipit R U

WARBLERS

Black & White Warbler C U C Blue-winged Warbler C R U

Tennessee Warbler R Nashville Warbler U U Northern Parula FC FC Yellow Warbler C C C Magnolia Warbler FC FC Cape May Warbler R Black-throated Blue Warbler U U Yellow-rumped Warbler FC C Black-throated Green Warbler Blackburnian Warbler R R Chestnut-sided Warbler U U Blackpoll Warbler C U Pine Warbler U U Prairie Warbler U U Palm Warbler U C Ovenbird U U N. Waterthrush U La. Waterthrush U Mourning Warbler R Common Yellowthroat C FC C Yellow-breasted Chat VR Hooded Warbler VR VR Wilson's Warbler R R Canada Warbler U R American Redstart C R C

TANAGERS

Scarlet Tanager FC U FC Summer Tanager VR

SPARROWS

Eastern Towhee U U Savannah Sparrow C VR C R Vesper Sparrow R R American Tree Sparrow FC U C Chipping Sparrow C C C VR Clay-colored Sparrow VR Field Sparrow U R FC R White-crowned Sparrow R FC White-crowned Sparrow (Gambell's subspecies) VR White-throated Sparrow C C C Harris' Sparrow VR Fox Sparrow U FC U Lincoln's Sparrow R FC Swamp Sparrow C U C U Song Sparrow A A A C

Lark Sparrow VR Dark-eyed Junco C C C Snow Bunting R Lapland Longspur VR

BUNTINGS

Northern Cardinal C C C C Rose-breasted Grosbeak FC U U Dickicissel R Blue Grosbeak R Indigo Bunting FC U C

BLACKBIRDS

Bobolink U FC Eastern Meadowlark U U Yellow-headed Blackbird VR Red-winged Blackbird A A A R Orchard Oriole R R Baltimore Oriole C C U Rusty Blackbird R R Common Grackle A A A R Brown-headed Cowbird C C C R

FINCHES

Evening Grosbeak VR House Finch A A A C Purple Finch U U R Pine Siskin R American Goldfinch C C C C

WEAVER FINCH

House Sparrow C C C C