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US. Fish and Wildlife Service Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuges List

Season abundance a. abundant (a common species which is Because of the Refuge’s very numerous) diversity and geographical location near the transitional zone for eastern and c. common (certain to be seen in western species, a birding visit may be suitable habitat) unusually rewarding. Ducks in numbers often exceeding 30,000 are common u. uncommon (present but not certain to sights funneling into grain fields during be seen) December and January. Mallards make up 90% of the flight but American o. occasional (seen only a few times Wigeon, Northern Pintail, Gadwall and during a season) Green-winged Teal are also common. Snow and Geese, along with r. rare (seen at intervals of 2 to 5 years) lesser numbers of Greater White-fronted and Ross’ Geese, are usually found This checklist includes 266 species of resting in the old river channel or feeding and is based on observations in the wheat, corn and milo fields along by refuge personnel and visiting with the ducks. Bald Eagles frequent the ornithologists. If you should find an refuge November through February and unlisted species, please let us know at occasional Golden Eagles may also be refuge headquarters. We will appreciate observed. These magnificent birds perch your help in updating our records. regally on solitary large trees scattered throughout the farm unit and along the

river bank. The Greater Roadrunner

resides in limited numbers and the

Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge Scissor-tailed Flycatcher is common from was established in 1957 primarily as a spring through fall. Northern Bobwhites wintering area for migratory waterfowl, and Mourning Doves find the farmland and is administered by the U.S. Fish and and edges to be ideal year round as Wildlife Service. The refuge is located in do seasonal residents or migrants the River Valley about 8 miles such as Bobolinks and many species of from the town of Dardanelle. Holla Bend sparrows. A variety of herons, egrets, NWR contains 7,057 acres of diversified and shorebirds frequent the pools and wildlife habitat including agricultural mudflats. Seven species of owls, including fields, mixed forest, irregularly flooded Burrowing and Long-eared, have timber, mudflats and open water. occurred in proper habitat on the refuge. Numerous vireos, warblers, buntings and Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge orioles inhabit the woodlands, especially photo: Tim Carrphoto: 10448 Holla Bend Road during migration and some remain to king fisher Dardanelle, Arkansas 72834 nest. 479/229 4300 http://www.fws.gov/hollabend How to use your checklist www.facebook.com/HollaBendNational The bird checklist was designed to be WildlifeRefuge informative and simple to use. and nomenclature of this list follow the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Checklist of North American Birds. 1 800/344 WILD Symbols which appear in this checklist represent the following: January 2013 SP Spring, March – May

S Summer, June – July

F Fall, August – November

W Winter, December – February photo: Tim Carrphoto: eastern wild turkey US. Fish and Wildlife Service SP S F W SP S F W Loons and Grebes Broad-winged Hawk r Common Loon r Swainson’s Hawk o Pied-billed Grebe c r c c Red-tailed Hawk c c c c Horned Grebe r Rough-legged Hawk r Eared Grebe r Golden Eagle r American Kestrel o o o Pelicans and Allies r American White Pelican u u c r r Double-crested Cormorant c u c c Prairie Falcon r Anhinga r Mississippi Kite a a

Herons, Egrets, Ibises and Vultures Turkey and Quail American Bittern o o Wild Turkey c c c c Great Blue Heron c c c c Northern Bobwhite c c c c Great Egret o c c u Snowy Egret o Rails, Gallinules and Cranes Little Blue Heron r r Sora r r Cattle Egret r r American Coot r c u Green Heron u u u Sandhill Crane r Black-crowned Night-Heron r Yellow-crowned Night-Heron r Plovers, Sandpipers, Gulls, and Terns White Ibis r Black-bellied Plover o u Glossy Ibis r r American Golden-Plover o Wood Stork r Semipalmated Plover u r r Black Vulture c u c c Killdeer c c c c Turkey Vulture a a a a American Avocet r Greater Yellowlegs o u Swans, Geese and Ducks Lesser Yellowlegs u Greater White-fronted Goose o Solitary Sandpiper o Snow Goose u c c Upland Sandpiper r o Ross’ Goose u u o Hudsonian Godwit o Canada Goose c u c c Ruddy Turnstone o Cackling Goose r Sanderling o Trumpeter Swan o o Semipalmated Sandpiper r Tundra Swan r Baird’s Sandpiper r Wood Duck c u o c Western Sandpiper r Gadwall u c c Least Sandpiper u American Wigeon u c c White-rumped Sandpiper r American Black Duck r r r Spotted Sandpiper u r Mallard u u c c Pectoral Sandpiper o Blue-winged Teal u u c o Dunlin r Northern Shoveler u c c Stilt Sandpiper r Northern Pintail u o o Short-billed Dowitcher r Green-winged Teal o o Long-billed Dowitcher u o Canvasback r Wilson’s Snipe u u c Redhead r r r American Woodcock u r Ring-necked Duck u u o Wilson’s Phalarope u u Greater Scaup r Franklin’s Gull r Lesser Scaup u u r Bonaparte’s Gull r Bufflehead u r Ring-billed Gull u c c Common Goldeneye r Laughing Gull r Hooded Merganser u u u u Herring Gull r Red-breasted Merganser r Caspian Tern r Common Merganser u u Forster’s Tern o Rudy Duck r r Least Tern r Black-bellied Whistling Duck r r Black Tern u o u Willet r Hawks and Falcons Osprey u r u Doves Bald Eagle c u c c Rock Dove o o Northern Harrier c o c c Morning Dove a a a a Sharp-shinned Hawk r u o Eurasian Collared Dove r Cooper’s Hawk r r o Common Ground Dove r Red-shouldered Hawk u u c c US. Fish and Wildlife Service

SP S F W SP S F W Cuckoos and Roadrunners Larks Black-billed Cuckoo r r Horned Lark o u u o Yellow-billed Cuckoo c c o Greater Roadrunner r u Swallows Purple Martin o Owls Tree Swallow c r u Barn Owl o o o o Northern Rough-winged Swallow c c o Eastern Screech-Owl u u u u Bank Swallow r r u u u o Cliff Swallow c c u Burrowing Owl r Barn Swallow c o c u u u u Long-eared Owl r Chickadees and Titmice Short-eared Owl r u Carolina Chickadee c c c c c c c c Goatsuckers Common Nighthawk u u c Nuthatches Chuck-will’s-widow u u Red-breasted Nuthatch r Whip-poor-will r r White-breasted Nuthatch o o o o

Swifts and Hummingbirds Creepers Chimney Swift o c c Brown Creeper u Ruby-throated Hummingbird c c u Wrens Kingfishers Carolina Wren a c c a Belted Kingfisher c c c c Bewick’s Wren o House Wren o Woodpeckers Winter Wren u Red-headed Woodpecker c o o u Sedge Wren u r Red-bellied Woodpecker c c c c Marsh Wren r r r Yellow-bellied Sapsucker o o c Downy Woodpecker c c c c Kinglets Hairy Woodpecker o u r o Golden-crowned Kinglet u c c o c c Ruby-crowned Kinglet o c Pileated Woodpecker c c c c Gnatcatchers Flycatchers Blue-gray Gnatcatcher c c c r Eastern Wood-Pewee c c Acadian Flycatcher u u Thrushes Alder Flycatcher u Eastern Bluebird c c u c Least Flycatcher u Gray-cheeked Thrush r Eastern Phoebe c c c c Swainson’s Thrush r Great Crested Flycatcher c c Hermit Thrush u Western Kingbird r r Eastern Kingbird c c c c a a Willow Flycatcher u u Olive-sided Flycatcher r , and Allies Scissor-tailed Flycatcher c c c o o o Northern c c c c Shrikes Brown c c c c Loggerhead Shrike r r r o Starlings Vireos European Starling o c c c White-eyed Vireo c c u Bell’s Vireo c c Pipits Yellow-throated Vireo u u American Pipit r o Warbling Vireo o Philadelphia Vireo r r Waxwing Red-eyed Vireo c c c Cedar Waxwing c r c Blue-headed Vireo r r Wood Warblers Jays and Crows Tennessee Warbler u c c c c -crowned Warbler r r a a a a Nashville Warbler u Fish Crow c c u u Northern Parula c c US. Fish and Wildlife Service

SP S F W SP S F W Yellow Warbler o Blackbirds and Allies Magnolia Warbler r Bobolink o Yellow-rumped Warbler c c a Red-winged Blackbird a a a a Black-throated Green Warbler r Eastern Meadowlark a a a a Yellow-throated Warbler r Western Meadowlark r r o Pine Warbler r r Yellow-headed Blackbird r Prairie Warbler c c Rusty Blackbird r o Palm Warbler r r Brewer’s Blackbird u Blackpoll Warbler u c c o c Black-and-White Warbler c c Brown-headed Cowbird a a c c American Redstart r Orchard Oriole c c Prothonotary Warbler c c Baltimore Oriole c c Swainson’s Warbler o o Ovenbird u Finches Northern Waterthrush u Purple Finch u o Waterthrush r House Finch r r r Kentucky Warbler c c Pine Siskin r Common Yellowthroat c c u American Goldfinch c c c c Hooded Warbler r Evening Grosbeak r Wilson’s Warbler u Yellow-breasted Chat a a Old World Sparrows Baybreasted Warbler r House Sparrow c c c c Worm-eating Warbler r Morning Warbler r Sighting Notes Canada Warbler r Chestnut-sided Warbler r Date Blackburian Warbler r

Tanagers Time Summer c c Scarlet Tanager r Weather

New World Sparrows No. of species Eastern Towhee a a o o American Tree Sparrow o Route or area Chipping Sparrow o r o Clay-colored Sparrow r Observers Field Sparrow a a a a Vesper Sparrow o o Lark Sparrow u u Remarks Savannah Sparrow c c a Sparrow r Le Conte’s Sparrow u Bachman’s Sparrow r Henslow’s Sparrow r Nelson’s Sparrow r Fox Sparrow o c Song Sparrow c c c Lincoln’s Sparrow u u o Swamp Sparrow o o c White-throated Sparrow c c a Harris’ Sparrow r r White-crowned Sparrow c c a Dark-eyed Junco u u a Lapland Longspur u

Cardinals, Grosbeaks and Allies Northern a a a a Rose-breasted Grosbeak u Blue Grosbeak c c Indigo Bunting c c c Painted Bunting c c Dickcissel a a