Moose Lake State Park Bird Checklist

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Birds of Moose Lake State Park Sp Su Fa Wi Birds of Moose Lake State Park Sp Su Fa Wi ❏ Sedge Wren O O O ❏ Grasshopper Sparrow R MOOSE LAKE ❏ Golden-crowned Kinglet C C C ❏ LeConte’s Sparrow O O ❏ Ruby-crowned Kinglet C C C ❏ Fox Sparrow U U STATE PARK ❏ Eastern Bluebird U U U ❏ Song Sparrow C C C ❏ Veery C C U ❏ Lincoln’s Sparrow U U ❏ ❏ ✓ Swainson’s Thrush U U Swamp Sparrow C C C ❏ Hermit Thrush C C C ❏ White-throated Sparrow C U C ❏ American Robin C C C ❏ White-crowned Sparrow U U Checklist ❏ Gray Catbird C C C ❏ Dark-eyed Junco C C U ❏ Brown Thrasher U U U ❏ Snow Bunting U U BIRD ❏ European Starling UUUU ❏ Northern Cardinal O ❏ Cedar Waxwing C C C U ❏ Rose-breasted Grosbeak C C C ❏ Golden-winged Warbler O O ❏ Indigo Bunting U U U ❏ Tennessee Warbler C C ❏ Bobolink O O ❏ Orange-crowned Warbler U U ❏ Red-winged Blackbird C C C ❏ Nashville Warbler C O C ❏ Yellow-headed Blackbird O ❏ Yellow Warbler C C C ❏ Rusty Blackbird U U ❏ Chestnut-sided Warbler C U C ❏ Common Grackle C C C ❏ Magnolia Warbler U U ❏ Brown-headed Cowbird C C U ❏ Cape May Warbler U U ❏ Baltimore Oriole C C C ❏ Yellow-rumped Warbler C C C ❏ Purple Finch C O C U ❏ Black-throated Green WarblerU U ❏ White-winged Crossbill O O O ❏ Blackburnian Warbler U U ❏ Common Redpoll O O O ❏ Pine Warbler U U ❏ Pine Siskin U O U U ❏ Palm Warbler C C ❏ American Goldfinch C C C ❏ Bay-breasted Warbler U U ❏ Evening Grosbeak U U U ❏ Black-and-white Warbler C C C Date:______❏ American Redstart C C C Weather:______❏ Ovenbird C C C ______❏ Northern Waterthrush U O U Observers:______❏ Common Yellowthroat C C C ______❏ Canada Warbler U U Notes:______❏ Scarlet Tanager U U U ______❏ Eastern Towhee O O ❏ American Tree Sparrow C C U ______❏ Chipping Sparrow C C C ❏ Clay-colored Sparrow U U U ❏ Field Sparrow R Minnesota Department of Natural Resources ❏ Savannah Sparrow C C C Division of Parks & Recreation March 2004 DNR Web Site: www.dnr.state.mn.us Birding Opportunities at Birds of Moose Lake State Park Sp Su Fa Wi Birds of Moose Lake State Park Sp Su Fa Wi Moose Lake State Park ❏ Canada Goose U U U ❏ Common Tern O This 1,200-acre park contains lakes, large ❏ Trumpeter Swan R ❏ Rock Pigeon UUUU ponds, marshes, deciduous and coniferous ❏ Wood Duck C C C ❏ Mourning Dove C C C woodlands and numerous grassy areas. ❏ American Wigeon U U ❏ Long-eared Owl R Common loons and pied-billed grebes use ❏ ❏ Echo Lake as a breeding site and a number of American Black Duck U Chimney Swift U U U species of waterfowl are found here during ❏ Mallard C C C ❏ Ruby-throated HummingbirdU UU migration. The campground and adjoining ❏ Blue-winged Teal C C C ❏ Belted Kingfisher U U U lakeshore area is excellent for migrating ❏ Green-winged Teal U U ❏ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker U U U warblers, flycatchers, thrushes and sparrows. Long-eared owls use the extensive pine ❏ Ring-necked Duck C U C ❏ Downy Woodpecker CCCC stands for roosting areas during their spring ❏ Lesser Scaup U U ❏ Hairy Woodpecker CCCC and fall migrations. Sandhill cranes use the ❏ Bufflehead U U ❏ Northern Flicker C C C grassy areas on the east and south portions of ❏ ❏ the park and the extensive marsh on the north Hooded Merganser C U C Pileated Woodpecker UUUU side of the park is used by many species of ❏ Common Merganser U U ❏ Olive-sided Flycatcher U U water birds. ❏ Ruddy Duck O O ❏ Eastern Wood-Pewee C C C ❏ Ring-necked Pheasant O O O ❏ Yellow-bellied Flycatcher O O Season and Abundance Key ❏ Ruffed Grouse CCCC ❏ Alder Flycatcher U U U The seasons in the checklist are defined as follows: ❏ Common Loon C C C ❏ Least Flycatcher C C C Sp (Spring) = March, April, May ❏ Pied-billed Grebe C C C ❏ Eastern Phoebe C C C Su (Summer) = June, July ❏ Horned Grebe U U ❏ Great Crested Flycatcher U U U Fa (Fall) = August, September, October, November ❏ Double-crested Cormorant U U ❏ Eastern Kingbird U U U Wi (Winter) = December, January, February ❏ Great Blue Heron C C C ❏ Northern Shrike O O O Abundance codes are defined as follows: ❏ Green Heron U U U ❏ Blue-headed Vireo U U ❏ ❏ C = Common — present, relatively easy to find Turkey Vulture U U U Warbling Vireo U U U U = Uncommon — observed, may be difficult to find ❏ Osprey U U U ❏ Philadelphia Vireo U U O = Occasional — may or may not be present in ❏ Bald Eagle C C C U ❏ Red-eyed Vireo C C C any year ❏ ❏ R = Rare — has occurred at least once, may or Northern Harrier U U U Blue Jay CCCC may not be expected to recur ❏ Sharp-shinned Hawk U U ❏ American Crow CCCC ❏ Red-shouldered Hawk O ❏ Common Raven U U U The names and taxonomic arrangement of species follows that of the Checklist of the Birds of Minnesota (January, 2001), prepared by ❏ Broad-winged Hawk C C C ❏ Purple Martin U U U the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee. ❏ Red-tailed Hawk C C C O ❏ Tree Swallow C C C This checklist contains the names of all birds that have been documented in the park by reliable observers. It was constructed by ❏ Rough-legged Hawk U U O ❏ Northern Rough-winged SwallowUU U Robert B. Janssen and the MN DNR-Division of Parks & Recreation using observations of Mr. Janssen, park staff and other observers, as ❏ American Kestrel C C C ❏ Cliff Swallow U U U well as Minnesota Ornithologist’s Union records and data contained in research reports. If you are interested in the specific sources used ❏ Merlin O ❏ Barn Swallow C C C for a particular park, contact the Parks Division Resource Manage ❏ ❏ ment Program Coordinator by telephone at 651-297-1158 or by mail American Coot O O Black-capped Chickadee CCCC at MNDNR-Parks, 500 Lafayette Road, Box 39 St. Paul, MN 55155-4039. ❏ Sandhill Crane O O ❏ Red-breasted Nuthatch U O U O ❏ Killdeer C C C ❏ White-breasted Nuthatch UUUU “Equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from programs of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is available to all individuals regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national ❏ Spotted Sandpiper C C C ❏ Brown Creeper U U U origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, age, sexual orientation, membership or activity in a local commission, or disability. Discrimination inquires should be sent ❏ ❏ to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, 500 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155-4031; Least Sandpiper O House Wren C C C or the Equal Opportunity Office, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240.” ❏ Ring-billed Gull U U ❏ Winter Wren O O This document is available in alternative formats to individuals with disabilities by calling 651-297-1158.