BIRD CHECKLIST GREBES Sp Su Fa Wi PHEASANTS and ALLIES November 2003 ____ Western Grebe ..............R .....- ....R..... - ____ Ring-necked Pheasant*. C ....C....C.... C HUMMINGBIRDS Sp Su Fa Wi ____ Sharp-tailed Grouse*..... U ....U....U.... U ____ Rby-thrtd Hummingbird..U....U.... U .....- PELICANS ____ Gray Partridge*.............. U ....U....U.... U ____ Wild Turkey*.................. U ....U....U.... U This checklist contains the names and ____ Am. White Pelican .......... - ... U .....-..... - KINGFISHERS abundances of 162 species of birds ____ Belted Kingfisher .............-....U......- .....- observed in at Cross Ranch State CORMORANTS RAILS and COOTS Park and Cross Ranch Nature ____ Dbl-crested Cormorant ... - ... U .....-..... - ____ Sora.................................- ....R..... -......- WOODPECKERS Preserve. Nomenclature and ____ Red-hded Woodpecker*.U....C.... U .....- th HERONS and BITTERNS PLOVERS ____ Downy Woodpecker* .....C....C.... C ... C taxonomic order follow the 7 edition ____ Hairy Woodpecker* ........C....C.... C ... C ____ American Bittern ............U ... U ....U..... - ____ Piping Plover* ..................- ....R....R......- of the American Ornithologists’ Union ____ Northern flicker* .............C....C.... C ... R ____ Great Blue Heron...........U ... U ....U..... - ____ Killdeer* ......................... C ....C....C......- ____ Yellow-shafted flicker*....A.... A.... A .....- (A.O.U.) Checklist of North American ____ Red-shafted flicker ..........-....R......- .....- Birds (June 1998). NEW WORLD VULTURES SANDPIPERS and ALLIES ____ Turkey Vulture ...............U ... U ....U..... - ____ Lesser Yellowlegs.......... U ....U....U......- Members of the Bismarck-Mandan ____ Spotted Sandpiper......... U ....U....U......- TYRANT FLYCATCHERS Bird Club made the majority of the SWANS, GEESE, and DUCKS ____ Upland Sandpiper* ........ C ....C..... -......- ____ Western Wood-Pewee....-....U.... R .....- ____ Marbled Godwit ............. R .....-..... -......- ____ Eastern Wood-Pewee .....-....R......- .....- ____ Snow Goose ..................C ... R ....C..... - observations of birds included in this ____ Wilson’s Phalarope........ U ....U..... -......- ____ Willow Flycatcher ...........R....R......- .....- ____ Canada Goose* ............. A ... A ....C..... - list. Additional resources included ____ Red-necked Phalarope.. R .....-..... -......- ____ Least Flycatcher* ...........C....C......- .....- ____ Wood Duck*...................U ... U .....-..... - ____ Say’s Phoebe ..................-....R......- .....- park staff and visitors observations as ____ Gadwall..........................U ... R ....R..... - ____ Grt Crested Flycatcher ....-....U......- .....- well as published records by Gordon ____ American Wigeon ..........R ... R ....R..... - GULLS and TERNS ____ Western Kingbird* ..........A.... A.... U .....- Berkey in American Birds, January- ____ Mallard ...........................U ... U .....-..... - ____ Franklin’s Gull................ U ....U....U......- ____ Eastern Kingbird* ...........A.... A.... U .....- February 1983. ____ Blue-winged Teal ...........U ... U ....U..... - ____ Ring-billed Gull .............. C ....U....C......- ____ California Gull..................- ....U..... -......- ____ Northern Shoveler..........U ... U ....U..... - ____ Northern Pintail*.............U ... U ....U..... - ____ Common Tern .................- ....R..... -......- SHRIKES ____ Canvasback ...................R ... R ....R..... - ____ Least Tern*......................- ....R....R......- ____ Loggerhead Shrike.........U....U......- .....- ____ Redhead ........................R ... R ....R..... - Abundance Status ____ Bufflehead......................R ... R ....R..... - DOVES VIREOS A – Abundant: numerous, readily seen ____ Hooded Merganser ........R ... R ....R..... - ____ Rock Dove* ................... U ....U....U.... U ____ Solitary Vireo ..................U....U.... U .....- C – Common: fair numbers, should be seen ____ Mourning Dove*............. A ....A.... A......- ____ Warbling Vireo* ..............C....C......- .....- U – Uncommon: present, may be seen HAWKS, HARRIERS, and EAGLES ____ Red-eyed Vireo ..............C....C......- .....- R – Rare: seldom seen ____ Osprey ...........................R ... R .....-..... - CUCKOOS O – Occasional: not seen every year ____ Bald Eagle* ....................U ... R ....U....U ____ Black-billed Cuckoo.........- ....U..... -......- JAYS, MAGPIES, and CROWS ____ Northern Harrier* ...........U ... U ....U..... - ____ Blue Jay* ........................U....U.... U .....- Seasons ____ Cooper’s Hawk* .............R .....- .....-..... - TYPICAL OWLS ____ Black-billed Magpie*.......U....U.... U ... U Spring (Sp): March 1 – May 31 ____ Broad-winged Hawk.......U .....- ....R..... - ____ Eastern Screech-Owl* ... R ....R....R.... R ____ American Crow.............. C....R......- .....- Summer (Su): June 1 – July 31 ____ Swainson’s Hawk...........U ... U ....U..... - ____ Great Horned Owl* ........ U ....U....U.... U Fall (Fa): August 1 – November 30 ____ Red-tailed Hawk* ...........U ... U ....U..... - ____ Long-eared Owl............. R .....-....R......- LARKS Winter (Wi): December 1 – February 28 ____ Ferruginous Hawk* ........R ... R .....-..... - ____ Short-eared Owl ............ R ....R..... -......- ____ Horned Lark ...................C....C.... U ... U ____ Golden Eagle .................R ... R ....R..... - An * denotes a known nesting species GOATSUCKERS FALCONS ____ Common Nighthawk ........- ....C....U......- ____ American Kestrel ...........U ... U ....U..... - ____ Merlin .............................R .....- ....R..... - Field Sparrow ____ Prairie Falcon.................R .....- ....R..... - SWIFTS ____ Chimney Swift................ R ....R....R......- ____ Peregrine Falcon ...........R ... R ....R..... - SWALLOWS Sp Su Fa Wi WOOD-WARBLERS Sp Su Fa Wi ____ Indigo Bunting................ R ....R..... -......- CROSS RANCH STATE ____ Purple Martin..................C....C ... C .....- ____ Golden-winged Warbler.R .....- .....-..... - ____ Dickcissel ...................... U ....U..... -......- PARK AND CROSS RANCH ____ Tree Swallow* ................A.... A .....- .....- ____ Orange-crowned Wrblr ..U .....- .....-..... - ____ N. Rgh-winged Swallow .. -....U .....- .....- ____ Nashville Warbler ..........R .....- .....-..... - BLACKBIRDS, MEADOWLARKS, NATURE PRESERVE ____ Bank Swallow* ...............A.... A .....- .....- ____ Yellow Warbler* ............. A ... A .....-..... - AND ORIOLES ____ Cliff Swallow...................C....C ... C .....- ____ Yellow-rumped Wrblr ..... A .....- ....A..... - ____ Bobolink......................... R ....U..... -......- ____ Barn Swallow* ................C....C ... C .....- ____ Blackburnian Warbler ....R .....- .....-..... - ____ Red-winged Blackbird.... U ....U....U......- ____ Palm Warbler.................R .....- .....-..... - ____ Western Meadowlark .... A ....A.... A......- CHICKADEES ____ Blackpoll Warbler...........U .....- .....-..... - ____ Yllw-headed Blackbird ... U ....U..... -......- BIRD ____ Black-and-white-Wrblr ...U ... U .....-..... - ____ Blk-capped Chickadee*..C....C ... C ....C ____ Rusty Blackbird................- .....-....R......- ____ American Redstart.........U ... U .....-..... - ____ Brewer’s Blackbird...........- ....U..... -......- CHECKLIST ____ Ovenbird ........................U ... U .....-..... - ____ Common Grackle .......... U ....U....U......- NUTHATCHES ____ Connecticut Warbler ......R .....- .....-..... - ____ Brown-headed Cowbird* C ....C..... -......- ____ Red-breasted Nuthatch..R..... - .....- .....- ____ Common Yellowthroat ...C ... C .....-..... - ____ Orchard Oriole............... U ....U..... -......- ____ Wht-breasted Nuthatch* C....C ... C ....C ____ Wilson’s Warbler ...........U .....- .....-..... - ____ Baltimore Oriole............. C ....C....C......- ____ Yellow-breasted Chat.....U ... U .....-..... - WRENS OLD WORLD FINCHES, BUNTINGS, ____ Rock Wren ...................... -....R .....- .....- TANAGERS AND GROSBEAKS ____ House Wren*..................A.... A ... A .....- ____ Scarlet Tanager .............R ... R .....-..... - ____ Pine Grosbeak.............. U .... - ....-.....U KINGLETS ____ Purple Finch ................. U .... - ....-...... - NEW WORLD SPARROWS ____ Pine Siskin.................... U .... - ....-...... - ____ Golden-crowned Kinglet.U..... - .....- .....- ____ Eastern Towhee.............U ... U ....U..... - ____ American Goldfinch*..... C ...C .. C...... - ____ Ruby-crowned Kinglet ....U..... - .....- .....- ____ Spotted Towhee.............U ... U ....U..... - ____ Am. Tree Sparrow..........C .....- ...C..... - OLD WORLD SPARROWS SOLITAIRES and THRUSHES ____ Chipping Sparrow ..........C ... C ....C..... - ____ House Sparrow………..U….U….U….- ____ Eastern Bluebird* ...........C....C ... C .....- ____ Clay-colored Sparrow ....C ... C ....C..... - Least Tern ____ Mountain Bluebird ..........U..... - ... U .....- ____ Field Sparrow.................C ... C .....-..... - Comments and observations relevant to this ____ Veery* ............................. -....U .....- .....- ____ Vesper Sparrow*............U ... U .....-..... - checklist may be sent to [email protected]. Copies ____ Swainson’s Thrush.........U..... - ... U .....- ____ Lark Sparrow* ................U ... U .....-..... - are available on the Internet at www.ndparks.com. ____ American Robin* ............A.... A ... A .....- ____ Savannah Sparrow ........U ... U .....-..... - Near the banks of the Missouri