U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge 14000 W. State Route 2 Oak Harbor, OH 43449 Ottawa Hearing impaired persons may contact Ottawa through the Federal Relay National Wildlife Number at 1 800/877 8339. Refuge List U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 1 800/344 WILD 1 The Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Complex, Bird Legend located 15 miles east of Toledo, Ohio, contains remnants of C ...... common-seen on 90% of visits a vast marsh that once bordered western Lake Erie. The F ...... fairly common-seen on 50-90% complex is comprised of three wildlife refuges: Ottawa U ...... uncommon-20-50% NWR, Cedar Point NWR, and West Sister Island NWR. R ...... rare-less than 20% of visits X ...... extremely rare-fewer than 6 times since 1969 The Ottawa NWR complex consists of over 9000 acres of - ...... no records marshes, wooded wetlands, coastal wetlands, shrublands, * ...... has nested on Refuge since 1990 grasslands, and an estuary that support a variety of wildlife communities. The complex is recognized as an important Spring ...... March through May stopover area for migratory songbirds, shorebirds, and Summer ...... June and July waterfowl. Dramatic flights of migratory may be Fall ...... August through November seen at Ottawa NWR, notably the spring migration of Winter ...... December through February warblers, and the autumn passage of waterfowl. West Sister Island is home to the largest wading bird colony Common Name ...... S s F W in the U.S. Great Lakes. These birds may be observed Ducks, Geese & Swans feeding in coastal marshes. The Ottawa NWR complex has Fulvous Whistling-Duck ...... - X - - received recognition as being a Globally Important Bird Greater White-fronted Goose ...... X - R R Area by the American Bird Conservancy, and is part of Snow Goose ...... U X U F the Western Lake Erie Regional Shorebird Reserve in the Ross’s Goose ...... X - - X Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network. The Brant ...... X - X - Ottawa NRW complex is regularly recognized as one of the Cackling Goose ...... X - R X top birding sites in the nation, receiving recognition most Canada Goose* ...... C C C C recently as a Top 10 birding destination from “Birder’s Mute Swan* ...... F F F F World” magazine. Trumpeter Swan* (release) ...... F C C F Tundra Swan ...... U X F F The common names used and the taxonomic order are Wood Duck* ...... F C C U in accordance with the American Ornithologists’ Union Gadwall* ...... C U C F “Checklist of North American Birds”, 7th Edition, through Eurasian Wigeon ...... X - X - the 45th Supplement. Family names follow the American American Wigeon ...... C U C F Birding Association checklist convention. American Black Duck* ...... F F C C Mallard* ...... C C C C The 308 species listed here include both common species Blue-winged Teal* ...... F C C X and irregular visitors. Seasonal occurrence information Cinnamon Teal ...... X - X - is derived from numerous sources, including the monthly Northern Shoveler* ...... C U C U bird survey at Ottawa NWR (1969-present), Black Swamp Northern Pintail* ...... F R C F Bird Observatory banding stations and surveys, Toledo Green-winged Teal* ...... C F C U Naturalist Association surveys, Refuge staff surveys, Canvasback* ...... U R U U and expert opinion. Due to changes in species occurrence Redhead* ...... F R U U over time, data from 1990-2004 were used for seasonal Ring-necked Duck ...... F - U R occurrence to most accurately represent the current Greater Scaup ...... U - R X likelihood of seeing a bird. Data from 1969-2004 were used Lesser Scaup ...... C R R U to document the occurrence of rare birds. King Eider ...... - - - X Harlequin Duck ...... - - - X The likelihood of observing a species may be lower or Surf Scoter ...... X - X - higher than the occurrence listed here, due to natural White-winged Scoter ...... X X X X variability within seasons and among years, timing of your Black Scoter ...... X - X - visit in relation to peaks in migration, habitats observed Long-tailed Duck ...... - - X X during your visit, and differences in detectability between Bufflehead ...... F - U U species. Common Goldeneye ...... F X R F Hooded Merganser* ...... C F F F Visiting birders are encouraged to share their rare Common Merganser ...... C - R F sightings with refuge staff. Red-breasted Merganser ...... F X U U Ruddy Duck* ...... F U F U Common Name ...... S s F W Common Name ...... S s F W Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys & Old World Quail Red-tailed Hawk* ...... C C C C Ring-necked Pheasant* ...... F F U U Rough-legged Hawk ...... U - R F Golden Eagle ...... R - X X New World Quail Northern Bobwhite ...... X X X - Caracaras & Falcons American Kestrel* ...... F F F C Loons Merlin ...... R X R - Common Loon ...... X X R X Gyrfalcon ...... X - X X Peregrine Falcon ...... R X U X Grebes Pied-billed Grebe* ...... C C C U Rails, Gallinules and Coots Horned Grebe ...... U - R X Yellow Rail ...... - - R - Red-necked Grebe ...... X - X - King Rail* ...... X X X - Eared Grebe ...... X - - - Virginia Rail* ...... U U U X Western Grebe ...... - - X - Sora* ...... U U U - Common Moorhen* ...... R F U X American Coot* ...... C F C F American White ...... X X R - Cranes Cormorants Sandhill Crane ...... R - X X Double-crested Cormorant* ...... C C C R Lapwings & Plovers Bitterns, Herons & Allies Black-bellied Plover ...... U R F X American Bittern* ...... R U R X American Golden-Plover ...... R X U - Least Bittern* ...... R U R - Snowy Plover ...... - - X - * ...... C C C F Semipalmated Plover ...... U U F X Great Egret* ...... F C C R Piping Plover ...... X - X - Snowy Egret* ...... U F F - Killdeer* ...... C C C U Little Blue Heron* ...... R R R - Tricolored Heron ...... X - X - Stilts & Avocets * ...... R R U - Black-necked Stilt ...... X X - - Green Heron* ...... F F F - American Avocet ...... X - R - Black-crowned Night-Heron* ...... F C C X Yellow-crowned Night-Heron ...... X X X - Sandpipers, Phalaropes & Allies Greater Yellowlegs ...... F F C X Ibises & Spoonbills Lesser Yellowlegs ...... F F C X Glossy Ibis ...... X X - - Solitary Sandpiper ...... U R U - White-faced Ibis ...... X - - - Willet ...... X X R X Spotted Sandpiper* ...... F C F - New World Vultures Upland Sandpiper ...... R R R - Turkey Vulture ...... U U X X Whimbrel ...... X X R - Hudsonian Godwit ...... X X R - Hawks, Kites, Eagles & Allies Marbled Godwit ...... X X R - Osprey ...... R R R X Ruddy Turnstone ...... R U R - Bald Eagle* ...... C C C C Red Knot ...... X X U - Northern Harrier ...... F R F F Sanderling ...... U X U X Sharp-shinned Hawk ...... F X U R Semipalmated Sandpiper ...... U U F - Cooper’s Hawk* ...... U R U U Western Sandpiper ...... R X R - Northern Goshawk ...... X - - X Least Sandpiper ...... F F F X Red-shouldered Hawk ...... U X R X White-rumped Sandpiper ...... R R R - Broad-winged Hawk ...... R X X X Baird’s Sandpiper ...... R R R - Swainson’s Hawk ...... X X X - Pectoral Sandpiper ...... F U C X Common Name ...... S s F W Common Name ...... S s F W Dunlin ...... F F F R Goatsuckers Curlew Sandpiper ...... - - X - Common Nighthawk ...... R X R - Stilt Sandpiper ...... R U U - Whip-poor-will ...... R - X - Buff-breasted Sandpiper ...... X - R - Ruff ...... X X X - Swifts Short-billed Dowitcher ...... F F F - Chimney Swift ...... U F F - Long-billed Dowitcher ...... R R F X Wilson’s Snipe ...... F R F R Hummingbirds American Woodcock* ...... U U U - Ruby-throated Hummingbird* ...... U F U - Wilson’s Phalarope ...... R R R - Red-necked Phalarope ...... X X R - Kingfishers Red Phalarope ...... - - X X Belted Kingfisher ...... F U F R

Skuas, , & Skimmers Woodpeckers & Allies Pomarine Jaeger ...... - - - X Red-headed Woodpecker* ...... U U U R Long-tailed Jaeger ...... - X - - Red-bellied Woodpecker* ...... C C C C Franklin’s ...... X X X - Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ...... R - U X Little Gull ...... X - X - Downy Woodpecker* ...... C C C C Black-headed Gull ...... - X - X Hairy Woodpecker* ...... U R U F Bonaparte’s Gull ...... F R C U Northern Flicker* ...... C C C U Ring-billed Gull ...... C C C C Pileated Woodpecker ...... X - - - Herring Gull* ...... C C C C Iceland Gull ...... X X - - Tyrant Flycatchers Lesser Black-backed Gull ...... X - X X Olive-sided Flycatcher ...... R R R - Glaucous Gull ...... X - - X Eastern Wood-Pewee* ...... U C F - Great Black-backed Gull ...... U R U F Yellow-bellied Flycatcher ...... R R R - Black-legged ...... X - X X Acadian Flycatcher* ...... R R R - Caspian ...... F U F - Alder Flycatcher ...... R R - - * ...... U C F X Willow Flycatcher* ...... U C U - Forster’s Tern ...... U U F X Least Flycatcher ...... U R U - Black Tern* ...... R U R - Eastern Phoebe* ...... F F F - Vermilion Flycatcher ...... - - X X Pigeons & Doves Great Crested Flycatcher* ...... U C U - Rock Pigeon* ...... F F F U Western Kingbird ...... - - X - Mourning Dove* ...... C C C C Eastern Kingbird* ...... U C F - Scissor-tailed Flycatcher ...... X - - - Cuckoos, Roadrunners & Anis Black-billed Cuckoo* ...... R R R - Shrikes Yellow-billed Cuckoo* ...... U F F - Loggerhead Shrike ...... R - X X Northern Shrike ...... U - R U Barn Owls Barn Owl ...... X X - - Vireos White-eyed Vireo* ...... R R R - Typical Owls Yellow-throated Vireo* ...... R X R - Eastern Screech-Owl* ...... U R U U Blue-headed Vireo ...... U X U - * ...... F F F F Warbling Vireo* ...... U C F - Snowy Owl ...... X - X R Philadelphia Vireo ...... U R R - Long-eared Owl ...... R - R R Red-eyed Vireo* ...... F C F - Short-eared Owl ...... R - R R Northern Saw-whet Owl ...... R - X X Jays & Crows Blue Jay* ...... C C C C American Crow ...... F R U U Common Name ...... S s F W Common Name ...... S s F W Larks Starlings Horned Lark* ...... C F F F European Starling* ...... C C C C

Swallows Wagtails & Pipits * ...... F C F - American Pipit ...... U - R X Tree * ...... C C C X Northern Rough-winged Swallow* ...U U R - Waxwings Bank Swallow ...... U U U - Cedar Waxwing* ...... F C C R * ...... U R R - Barn Swallow* ...... U C F - Wood-Warblers Blue-winged Warbler ...... U R R - Chickadees & Titmice Golden-winged Warbler ...... R - X - Black-capped Chickadee* ...... U R U U Tennessee Warbler ...... F X F - Tufted Titmouse* ...... C F F C Orange-crowned Warbler ...... R - R X Nashville Warbler ...... F - F - Nuthatches Northern Parula ...... U X R - Red-breasted Nuthatch ...... U X U X Yellow Warbler* ...... C C F - White-breasted Nuthatch* ...... F U F F Chestnut-sided Warbler* ...... F R U - Magnolia Warbler ...... C R F - Creepers Cape May Warbler ...... U X F - Brown Creeper ...... F - U F Black-throated Blue Warbler ...... F X F - Yellow-rumped Warbler ...... C X C R Wrens ...... Black-throated Green Warbler ...... F X U - Carolina Wren* ...... F C F F Blackburnian Warbler ...... U X U - House Wren* ...... F C F - Yellow-throated Warbler ...... X - - - Winter Wren ...... U - U U Pine Warbler ...... R - R - Sedge Wren* ...... X R X - Kirtland’s Warbler ...... X - - - Marsh Wren* ...... U C U R Prairie Warbler ...... X - X - Palm Warbler ...... C - F - Kinglets Bay-breasted Warbler ...... F X F - Golden-crowned Kinglet ...... F - F U Blackpoll Warbler ...... U R F - Ruby-crowned Kinglet ...... C - C X Cerulean Warbler ...... R - X - Black-and-white Warbler* ...... C R F - Old World Warblers & Gnatcatchers American Redstart* ...... F U F - Blue-gray Gnatcatcher* ...... F U R - Prothonotary Warbler* ...... U R R - Worm-eating Warbler ...... X X X - Thrushes Swainson’s Warbler ...... X - - - Eastern Bluebird* ...... U U R X Ovenbird* ...... F X U - Veery* ...... F U R - Northern Waterthrush ...... F X U X Gray-cheeked Thrush ...... R X F - Louisiana Waterthrush ...... R - X - Bicknell’s Thrush ...... - - X - Kentucky Warbler ...... R - X - Swainson’s Thrush ...... F R F - Connecticut Warbler ...... R X R - Hermit Thrush ...... F - F X Mourning Warbler ...... U R R - Wood Thrush* ...... F F U - Common Yellowthroat* ...... C C F R American Robin* ...... C C C U Hooded Warbler* ...... R X X - Wilson’s Warbler ...... F R F - Mockingbirds & Thrashers Canada Warbler ...... U R R - Gray Catbird* ...... C C C X Yellow-breasted Chat* ...... R R X - Northern Mockingbird ...... R X R R Brown Thrasher* ...... F U U X Tanagers Summer Tanager ...... R - - - Scarlet Tanager* ...... R R R - Common Name ...... S s F W Common Name ...... S s F W Emberizids Fringilline, Cardueline Finches & Allies Spotted Towhee ...... X - - - Purple Finch ...... R - R X Eastern Towhee* ...... U R R R House Finch* ...... F F F F American Tree Sparrow ...... F - U C White-winged Crossbill ...... - - X - Chipping Sparrow* ...... U F U - Common Redpoll ...... R - X R Clay-colored Sparrow ...... X - - - Pine Siskin ...... X - R X Field Sparrow* ...... F C F R American Goldfinch* ...... C C C C Vesper Sparrow* ...... U U R - Evening Grosbeak ...... X - X X Lark Sparrow ...... - - X - Savannah Sparrow* ...... U F U X Old World Sparrows Grasshopper Sparrow* ...... R U R - House Sparrow* ...... F C C F Henslow’s Sparrow ...... R X X - Le Conte’s Sparrow ...... X - - - Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow ...... - - X - Field Notes Fox Sparrow ...... U - U X Song Sparrow* ...... C C C C Date: Lincoln’s Sparrow ...... U X U - No. Species: Swamp Sparrow* ...... F C F F Time: White-throated Sparrow ...... C X C R Observers: Harris’s Sparrow ...... X - - - White-crowned Sparrow ...... U X F R Weather: Dark-eyed Junco ...... F - F F Route: Lapland Longspur ...... R - R R Notes: Smith’s Longspur ...... X - - - Snow Bunting ...... U - U U

Cardinals, Saltators & Allies Northern Cardinal* ...... C C C C Rose-breasted Grosbeak* ...... U U U - Blue Grosbeak ...... X - - - Indigo Bunting* ...... F C F - Dickcissel* ...... X U R -

Blackbirds Bobolink* ...... U U F - Red-winged Blackbird* ...... C C C F Eastern Meadowlark* ...... F F U U Western Meadowlark ...... X X - - Yellow-headed Blackbird* ...... R R X X Rusty Blackbird ...... F X U U Brewer’s Blackbird ...... X - X X Common Grackle* ...... C C C U Brown-headed Cowbird* ...... C C F U Orchard Oriole* ...... U F U - Baltimore Oriole* ...... F C F -