√ SPECIES sp S F W √ SPECIES sp S F W Chimney Swift * C C C -- Cliff Swallow O C O -- SWANS, GEESE & KITES, EAGLES & √ SPECIES sp S F W √ SPECIES sp S F W DUCKS Cont. HUMMINGBIRDS SWALLOWS Cont. Snow Goose U -- U R Swainson’s R R R -- Ruby-throated A A A -- Barn Swallow A A C -- Canada Goose * C O O O Broad-winged Hawk * O U C -- Hummingbird * CHICKADEES & Mute Swan U U U R Red-tailed Hawk * C C C C KINGFISHERS TITMICE Wood Duck * C C O R Golden Eagle R -- R R Belted Kingfisher * C C C O Black-capped Chickadee * A A A A American Black Duck O U O O Rough-legged Hawk R -- R R WOODPECKERS Tufted Titmouse * A A A A Mallard * A A C O FALCONS Red-headed Woodpeck R -- R R NUTHATCHES Green-winged Teal R R R R American Kestrel (SC) O O O U Red-bellied Woodpecker * C C C C Red-breasted Nuthatch U U U O Ring-necked Duck U R U U Merlin U R U U Yellow-bellied Sapsucker C O O U White-breasted Nuthatch * C C C C Common Goldeneye R R R U Peregrine Falcon (E) R R U R Downy Woodpecker * A A A A CREEPERS Hooded Merganser O U O O RAILS, GALLINULES & Hairy Woodpecker * C C C C Brown Creeper C O C O Common Merganser * C C C O COOTS Northern Flicker * C C C O WRENS Red-breasted Merganser R R R R Virginia Rail R R R -- Pileated Woodpecker * C C C C Carolina Wren * C C C O PARTRIDGES, GROUSE, PLOVERS FLYCATCHERS House Wren * C C C R TURKEYS & QUAIL Killdeer O O O R Olive-sided Flycatcher (SC) C R U -- Winter Wren * C C C O Ruffed Grouse * U U U U SANDPIPERS Eastern Wood-Pewee * C C C -- KINGLETS & Wild Turkey * C A C O Solitary Sandpiper O R U -- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher R R R -- THRUSHES Northern Bobwhite R R R R Spotted Sandpiper O U U -- Acadian Flycatcher * O O U -- Golden-crowned Kinglet O R O C Ring-necked Pheasant * U U U U Wilson's Snipe U R U R Willow Flycatcher U U R -- Ruby-crowned Kinglet O R O U LOONS & GREBES American Woodcock * C C O O Least Flycatcher C C O -- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher * C C O -- Common Loon R R R -- GULLS Eastern Phoebe * A A A U Eastern Bluebird * C C C C CORMORANTS Ring-billed Gull O O O O Great Crested Flycatcher * C C C -- * C C C -- Double-crested Cormorant U O O U Herring Gull O O O O Eastern Kingbird * C C C -- Gray-cheeked/Bicknell’s Sp. U -- U -- BITTERNS & HERONS Great Black-backed Gull U U U U SHRIKES Swainson's U U U -- American Bittern (E) U R R -- PIGEONS & DOVES Northern Shrike R R R U * C C C O Great Blue Heron C C C U Rock Pigeon O O O O VIREOS Wood Thrush * C C C -- Great Egret R R R -- Mourning Dove * C C C C White-eyed Vireo U U U R * A C A C Green Heron U U U R CUCKOOS Blue-headed Vireo * C C O R THRASHERS Black-crowned Night-heron R U U R Black-billed Cuckoo * O O U -- Yellow-throated Vireo C C C R Gray Catbird * A C A R IBISES & SPOONBILLS Yellow-billed Cuckoo * O O U -- Warbling Vireo * A A C R * C C C O Glossy Ibis (SC) R R R -- BARN Philadelphia Vireo R R R R (SC) O O O R AMERICAN VULTURES Barn Owl (E) R R R R Red-eyed Vireo * A A C R STARLINGS Black Vulture U U U U TYPICAL JAYS & CROWS European Starling C C C C Turkey Vulture C C C U Eastern Screech-Owl U U U U * A A A A PIPITS KITES, EAGLES & * C C C C * A A A A American Pipit O R O R HAWKS * C C C C Fish Crow O O U R WAXWINGS Osprey O O C R Long-eared Owl (E) R R U O Common Raven (SC) O O O O Cedar Waxwing * C C C C Bald Eagle (E) O O O O Northern Saw-whet Owl O R O O SWALLOWS WARBLERS Northern Harrier (E) U U O U (SC) Purple Martin R R R -- Blue-winged Warbler * A A O -- Sharp-shinned Hawk *(E) O O C C NIGHTJARS Tree Swallow * A A O -- Golden-winged Warbler *(T) R R R -- Cooper's Hawk *(T) C C C O Common Nighthawk (T) U R U -- Northern Rough- C C O -- Tennessee Warbler O U O -- Northern Goshawk U U O O Whip-poor-will (SC) R R R -- Winged Swallow * Nashville Warbler O U O -- Red-shouldered Hawk *(SC) C C C O SWIFTS Bank Swallow O O O -- Northern Parula (SC) O U O -- Yellow Warbler * C C O -- Swamp Sparrow O O O U sp Chestnut-sided Warbler C C O -- √ SPECIES S F W sp LEGEND: A -Abundant Checklist of √ SPECIES S F W TOWHEES, SPARROWS WARBLERS Cont. & JUNCOS Cont. *- Nesting C -Common

Magnolia Warbler O U O -- White-throated Sparrow C R O A E -Endangered O -Occasional Cape May Warbler O U O -- White-crowned Sparrow O -- U R T -Threatened U -Uncommon Black-throated Blue Warbler O O O -- Dark-eyed Junco O U U A SC -Special Concern R –Rare

Yellow-rumped Warbler C O C U CARDINALS, sp Spring S Summer Black-throated Green C C O -- GROSBEAKS, BUNTINGS W Winter F Fall Warbler* Northern Cardinal * A A A A Audubon Center Blackburnian Warbler * O O O -- Rose-breasted Grosbeak * C C C R For more information, contact: Yellow-throated Warbler R R R -- Indigo Bunting * A A U R at Bent of the River Pine Warbler O U O R Dickcissel R R R R Audubon Center at Bent of the River Prairie Warbler * A A O -- BLACKBIRDS & 185 East Flat Hill Road, 185 East Flat Hill Road, Palm Warbler A R C -- Southbury, CT 06488 ORIOLES Southbury, CT 06488 Bay-breasted Warbler O R O -- Bobolink O U O -- Phone: (203) 264-5098 Blackpoll Warbler O R O -- Red-winged Blackbird * A C A O Fax: (203) 264-6332 (203) 264-5098 Cerulean Warbler O O O -- Eastern Meadowlark (SC) U U U R Email: [email protected] Black-and-white Warbler * A C O -- Rusty Blackbird R -- R R American Redstart * C C C -- A C A O Center Director: Leslie Kane Worm-eating Warbler * C C U -- Education Program Manager: Ken Elkins Brown-headed Cowbird * C C C O The list contains species recorded at the National Education Specialist: Jim Drennan Ovenbird * A A C -- Orchard Oriole * C C O -- Audubon Society’s Bent of the River Audubon Office Manager: Donna Rose Smith Northern Waterthrush O O O -- Baltimore Oriole * C C O -- Center, a 700-acre wildlife sanctuary located in Land Manager: Justin Coppola Louisiana Waterthrush * C C O -- FINCHES Southbury, Connecticut. The Bent of the River Caretaker: Mark Dojny Kentucky Warbler R R R -- Purple Finch O O O C Audubon Center contains a variety of vegetation Director of Conservation, Audubon CT: Connecticut Warbler R R R -- House Finch * C C C C communities that provide essential for Patrick Comins Mourning Warbler O R O -- White-winged Crossbill R -- R R many of the neo-tropical migrant landbirds that

Common Yellowthroat * C C C U Common Redpoll R -- R R breed in southern New England. The Pomperaug Observers:______Hooded Warbler * C C O -- Hoary Redpoll R -- R R River riparian corridor is a particularly important Wilson's Warbler R R U -- Pine Siskin U R O O ______feature of this relatively undisturbed landscape. Canada Warbler O U O -- American Goldfinch * A A A A Active management of post-agricultural field areas Yellow-breasted Chat E U R U R Evening Grosbeak U R U O Date: ______Time:______AM / PM also provides for early successional TANAGERS OLD WORLD species. Scarlet Tanager * A A C -- SPARROWS Weather:______TOWHEES, SPARROWS House Sparrow * O O O O The Audubon Center at Bent of the River mission: & JUNCOS HYBRIDS Field Notes: Conserve birds, other wildlife, and their habitats Eastern Towhee * C C C U by engaging the community and inspiring lifelong American Black O U O O American Tree Sparrow U -- U O Duck/Mallard appreciation of nature.

Chipping Sparrow * A A C R Golden-winged/Blue-winged The names of the species and their sequence Clay-colored Sparrow -- -- R -- Warbler follow the AOU Checklist of the Birds of North Field Sparrow * C C O U Brewster’s Warbler U U U -- America 7th edition. Vesper Sparrow R -- R R Lawrence’s Warbler R R R --

Savannah Sparrow (SC) O R O R Fox Sparrow O R O U Trails are open daily from dawn to dusk. Song Sparrow * C C C O Please Record Rare Sightings In Log Book 10/8/2008 Lincoln's Sparrow O -- O R Located In The Barn.