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Champlain Valley WMA Checklist Notes Central Champlain Valley ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Wildlife Management Areas ______________________________________________ Wildlife Sighting Checklist ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Dead Creek, East Creek, McCuen Slang, Little Otter Creek, Lemon Fair, Lower Otter Creek, Whitney Creek Hospital Creek For more information on wildlife of the Champlain Valley, stop by the Dead Creek Visitor Center at 966 Route 17 West in Addison, Vermont. We are open seasonally and by appointment. Call 802-759-2397 for current hours or to make a reservation. Barred Owl |Sp S F W Broad-winged Hawk |Sp S F Wildlife Watching Tips: Cooper’s Hawk |Sp S F Eastern Screech Owl |Sp S F W • The greatest diversity of bird species Great Horned Owl |Sp S F W can be observed during the spring and Merlin |Sp S F fall migrations when a variety of Northern Goshawk |Sp S F W waterfowl, shorebirds, and songbirds Northern Harrier |Sp S F pass through the Champlain Valley. Northern Saw-whet Owl • The best time to see birds is in the early morning. |Sp S F W • In autumn, huge numbers of snow geese and Canada geese Osprey |Sp S F visit Dead Creek during their migration. The best time to see Peregrine Falcon |Sp S F them is in the morning and evening. Red-shouldered Hawk • When managers lower water levels at Dead Creek, |Sp S F Geese and Ducks shorebirds flock to the area to feed on exposed inverte- Red-tailed Hawk |Sp S F brates in what is known as “The Addison Phenomenon.” American Black Duck |Sp S F W Rough-legged Hawk |W American Wigeon |Sp S F • Winter offers a rare chance to see birds normally found on Sharp-shinned Hawk |Sp S F the Arctic tundra such as snowy owls. A sunny day in late Blue-winged Teal |Sp S F Snowy Owl |W winter is the best time to see such birds. Brant |Sp F Turkey Vulture |Sp S F Bufflehead |Sp F • The best time to see mammals is at dawn and dusk. Look Upland Game Birds along field edges near trees and hedgerows for deer, Canada Goose |Sp S F W American Woodcock |Sp S F coyotes, and bobcats, and at water’s edge for otters, Common Goldeneye |Sp S F Ruffed Grouse |Sp S F W muskrats, and raccoons. Common Merganser |Sp S F Wild Turkey |Sp S F W • Reptiles are often seen on sunny days in spring and Gadwall |Sp S F Wilson’s Snipe |Sp S F summer. Look at floating logs and rocks in the water for Greater Scaup |Sp F Shorebirds, Herons, Rails, and basking snakes and turtles. Green-winged Teal |Sp F Egrets • Salamanders are often seen crossing roads near wetlands on Hooded Merganser |Sp S F warm rainy nights in spring. Please drive carefully! Lesser Scaup |Sp F American Bittern |Sp S F Mallard |Sp S F W American Coot |Sp S F • The “spring chorus” of frogs and toads can be heard at dusk in the spring near still water. Large numbers of spring Northern Pintail |Sp F Black-crowned Night Heron |Sp S F peepers can be almost deafening! Northern Shoveler |Sp F Common Gallinule |Sp S F Red-breasted Merganser Dunlin |F |Sp F Great Blue Heron |Sp S F Ring-necked Duck |Sp S F Great Egret |S Snow Goose |Sp F Wood Duck |Sp S F Season Occurrence Birds of Prey Sp = spring Green = common American Kestrel |Sp S F S = summer Blue = uncommon Bald Eagle |Sp S F F = fall Orange = rare Barn Owl |Sp S F W W = winter Red = threatened Bold = endangered Southern Bog Lemming Mammals Belted Kingfisher |Sp S F |Sp S F W Greater Yellowlegs |Sp F Beaver |Sp S F W Nightjars, Swifts, Swallows, Star-nosed Mole |Sp S F W Green Heron |Sp S F Big Brown Bat |S Striped Skunk |Sp S F Killdeer |Sp S F and Hummingbirds Black Bear |Sp S F Tri-colored Bat |Sp S F Least Bittern |Sp S Bank Swallow |Sp S F Bobcat |Sp S F W Water Shrew |Sp S F W Least Sandpiper |F Barn Swallow |Sp S F Coyote |Sp S F W White-footed Mouse |Sp S F W Lesser Yellowlegs |Sp F Chimney Swift |Sp S F Deer mouse |Sp S F W White-tailed Deer |Sp S F W Pectoral Sandpiper |F Cliff Swallow |Sp S F Eastern Chipmunk |Sp S F W Woodland Vole |Sp S F W Sanderling |F Common Nighthawk |Sp S F Eastern Cottontail |Sp S F W Sora |Sp S F Northern Rough-winged Eastern Red Bat |Sp S F Amphibians Semipalmated Plover |Sp F Swallow |Sp S F Fisher |Sp S F W Blue-spotted Salamander |Sp S Semipalmated Sandpiper |F Purple Martin |Sp S F Flying squirrel |Sp S F Eastern Newt |Sp S F Solitary Sandpiper |Sp F Ruby-throated Hummingbird Gray Fox |Sp S F W Eastern Red-backed Salamander |Sp S F Spotted Sandpiper |Sp S F |Sp S F Gray Squirrel |Sp S F W Jefferson Salamander |Sp S Virginia Rail |Sp S F Tree Swallow |Sp S F Groundhog |Sp S F Mudpuppy |Sp S Loons, Grebes, Cormorants, Whip-poor-will |Sp S F Hairy-tailed Mole |Sp S F W Northern Dusky Salamander and Gulls Woodpeckers House Mouse |Sp S F W |Sp S Downy Woodpecker |Sp S F W Indiana Bat |Sp S F Bonaparte’s Gull |Sp S F Northern Two-lined Hairy Woodpecker |Sp S F W Little Brown Bat |Sp S F Salamander |Sp S Common Loon |Sp S F Northern Flicker |Sp S F W Long-tailed Weasel |Sp S F W Spotted Salamander |Sp S Double-crested Cormorant Pileated Woodpecker Masked Shrew |Sp S F W American Bullfrog |Sp S F |Sp S F |Sp S F W Meadow Jumping Mouse American Toad |Sp S F Greater Black-backed Gull Red-bellied Woodpecker |Sp S F W Gray Treefrog |Sp S F |Sp S F |Sp S F W Meadow Vole |Sp S F W Green Frog |Sp S F Herring Gull |Sp S F Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Mink |Sp S F W Northern Leopard Frog |Sp S F Pied-billed Grebe |Sp S F |Sp S F W Muskrat |Sp S F W Pickerel Frog |Sp S F Ring-billed Gull |Sp S F Vireos Northern Long-eared Bat Spring Peeper |Sp S F Terns |Sp S F Wood Frog |Sp S F Black Tern |Sp S Blue-headed Vireo |Sp S F Opossum |Sp S F Reptiles Caspian Tern |Sp S F Red-eyed Vireo |Sp S F Yellow-throated Vireo |Sp S F Porcupine |Sp S F Northern Map Turtle |Sp S Common Tern |Sp S F Warbling Vireo |Sp S F Pygmy Shrew |Sp S F W Painted Turtle |Sp S F Kingfishers Raccoon |Sp S F W Snapping Turtle |Sp S F Red-backed Vole |Sp S F W Wood Turtle |Sp S Red Fox |Sp S F W Common Gartersnake |Sp S F Red Squirrel |Sp S F W Common Musk Turtle |Sp S River Otter |Sp S F W Common Watersnake |Sp S Short-tailed Shrew |Sp S F W DeKay’s Brownsnake |Sp S Short-tailed Weasel |Sp S F W Milksnake |Sp S Silver-haired Bat |Sp S F Red-bellied Snake |Sp S Small-footed Bat |Sp S F Thrushes and Mimics Savannah Sparrow |Sp S F Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Song Sparrow |Sp S F American Robin |Sp S F W Buntings Swamp Sparrow |Sp S F Brown Thrasher |Sp S F Vesper Sparrow |Sp S F Evening Grosbeak |W Eastern Bluebird |Sp S F White-throated Sparrow Indigo Bunting |Sp S F Gray Catbird |Sp S F |Sp S F W Northern Cardinal |Sp S F W Hermit Thrush |Sp S F Blackbirds and Orioles Rose-breasted Grosbeak Northern Mockingbird |Sp S F |Sp S F Baltimore Oriole |Sp S Veery |Sp S F Snow Bunting |W Bobolink |Sp S Wood Thrush |Sp S F Titmice, Chickadees, Crows and Jays Brown-headed Cowbird |S Sp F W Nuthatches, and Creepers American Crow |Sp S F W Common Grackle |Sp S F Black-capped Chickadee American Raven |Sp S F W Eastern Meadowlark |Sp S |Sp S F W Blue Jay |Sp S F W Red-winged Blackbird |Sp S F Brown Creeper |Sp S F Fish Crow |Sp S F Rusty Blackbird |Sp S F Red-breasted Nuthatch Flycatchers Doves |Sp S F W Alder Flycatcher |Sp S F Tufted Titmouse |Sp S F W Mourning Dove |Sp S F W Eastern Kingbird |Sp S F White-breasted Nuthatch Canada Warbler |Sp S F Waxwings Eastern Phoebe |Sp S F |Sp S F W Cape May Warbler |Sp S Eastern Wood-peewee |Sp S F Cedar Waxwing |Sp S F W Larks Chestnut-sided Warbler |Sp S Great Crested Flycatcher Tanagers Common Yellowthroat |Sp S F Horned Lark |Sp W |Sp S F Louisiana Waterthrush |Sp S Scarlet Tanager |Sp S F Kinglets Least Flycatcher |Sp S F Magnolia Warbler |Sp S Olive-sided Flycatcher |Sp S F Golden-crowned Kinglet Northern Parula |Sp S Willow Flycatcher |Sp S F |Sp S F Northern Waterthrush |Sp S Sparrows, Towhees, and Ruby-crowned Kinglet |Sp S F Ovenbird |Sp S Palm Warbler |Sp F Finches Wrens Pine Warbler |Sp S House Wren |Sp S F American Goldfinch |Sp S F W Yellow Warbler |Sp S F Marsh Wren |Sp S F American Tree Sparrow Yellow-rumped Warbler |Sp S F Winter Wren |Sp S F |Sp W Cuckoos Chipping Sparrow |Sp S F Warblers Black-billed Cuckoo |Sp S F Dark-eyed Junco |Sp W American Redstart |Sp S F Yellow-billed Cuckoo |Sp S F Eastern Towhee |Sp S F Black and White Warbler Field Sparrow |Sp S F |Sp S F This checklist contains bird Fox Sparrow |Sp W Blackburnian Warbler |Sp S species you are most likely to Grasshopper Sparrow |Sp S Black-throated Blue Warbler see.
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