S1 S2 Su F W S1 S2 Su F W GROSBEAKS,/BUNTINGS/and/FINCHES WARBLERS Rose-breasted Grosbeak o o Blue-winged Warbler r r ! Blue Grosbeak r u u u Northern Parula o r o ! Indigo Bunting o c c u ! Yellow Warbler u u u Birds ! House Finch u u u u u Chestnut-sided Warbler o o ! American Goldfinch a c c c a Magnolia Warbler u o of the Cape May Warbler r r TITS,/KINGLETS/and/CREEPERS Black-throated Blue Warbler u o Pemberton Forest Preserve: ! Carolina Chickadee a a a a a Yellow-rumped Warbler c u u c ! Tufted Titmouse a a a a a Black-throated Green Warbler u o Golden-crowned Kinglet c o u c Blackburnian Warbler r r Ruby-crowned Kinglet c o u c Yellow-throated Warbler u o o Ponders Tract Red-breasted Nuthatch u r u c ! Pine Warbler c c u u u ! White-breasted Nuthatch u u u u u ! Prairie Warbler o a a u ! Blue-gray Gnatcatcher o u u u Palm Warbler o c o Brown Creeper o o o Bay-breasted Warbler r Blackpoll Warbler u o THRUSHES,/PIPITS/and/WAXWINGS ! Black-and-white Warbler u a c u ! Eastern Bluebird c c c c c American Redstart u u Veery o r ! Prothonotary Warbler o u u Gray-cheeked Thrush r r ! Worm-eating Warbler o u u Swainson's Thrush o r ! Ovenbird o a c u Hermit Thrush u u u u Louisiana Waterthrush r ! Wood Thrush c u u Hooded Warbler o r ! American Robin a a c a a ! Common Yellowthroat u u u r ! Gray Catbird u c c c r Canada Warbler r ! Northern Mockingbird c c c c c ! Yellow-breasted Chat u a c u ! Brown Thrasher u a c u r Kentucky Warbler r American Pipit o r o Wilson's Warbler u o Cedar Waxwing o o o o o SPARROWS,/TOWHEES/and/JUNCOS TANAGERS,/ORIOLES/and/CARDINALS American Tree Sparrow r ! Scarlet Tanager c c u ! Chipping Sparrow u c c u r ! Baltimore Oriole u o o ! Field Sparrow c a c c u ! Orchard Oriole o r r Savannah Sparrow o o u ! Northern Cardinal c c c c c Fox Sparrow o o o ! Summer Tanager u u u ! Song Sparrow c c c c c Swamp Sparrow r r o VIREOS White-throated Sparrow a u u a ! White-eyed Vireo o c c u House Sparrow o o o o o ! Red-eyed Vireo r c c u ! Eastern Towhee c c c c c Blue-headed Vireo r u o Dark-eyed Junco c u u a Yellow-throated Vireo r r Warbling Vireo r SWIFTS/and/HUMMINGBIRDS Chimney Swift r u u u CUCKOOS ! Ruby-thr. Hummingbird o u u u Black-billed Cuckoo o r ! Yellow-billed Cuckoo u o r The Pemberton Forest Preserve provides habitat for S1 S2 Su F W S1 S2 Su F W more than 100 species of birds. The highlight of the WADERS)and)WATERFOWL RAILS,)SHOREBIRDS)and)GULLS avian year is the passage of migratory songbirds Common Loon r Solitary Sandpiper o o traveling north in the spring. May is the best time of Great Blue Heron u u u u u Spotted Sandpiper o o o Great Egret o o o r Wilson's Snipe r r year to witness this phenomenon. Songbirds pass Snowy Egret r r r ! American Woodcock o r through the area again in September and early October. Snow Goose o u u Laughing Gull c c c c During the summer months, several species nest and Canada Goose u u u u u Ring-billed Gull c o u c c raise young. In winter, Great Horned and Screech-Owls Green Heron o u u Herring Gull o o o call after dark and many songbirds forage and seek ! Wood Duck u u u u u shelter in the forest. There is always something to see Mallard u u o u u OWLS)and)NIGHTJARS and hear at Ponders Tract. ! Eastern Screech-Owl u u u u u VULTURES ! Great Horned Owl u u u u u SEASONS ! Black Vulture c c u c c ! Chuck-will's-widow u u u ! Turkey Vulture c c c c c Eastern Whip-poor-will u c u Early Spring (15 March - April) S1 Barred Owl o o o o o Late Spring (April - 15 June) S2 OSPREY,)HAWKS)and)EAGLES Summer (15 June - August) Su Osprey r o o r LARKS)and)SWALLOWS Fall (September - November) F Sharp-shinned Hawk u o o u Horned Lark u o o o Winter (December - 15 March) W Cooper's Hawk u u u u ! Purple Martin o o o o Red-shouldered Hawk u u u u u ! Tree Swallow u a c c r RELATIVE)ABUNDANCE Broad-winged Hawk r r N. Rough-winged Swallow r r r r Red-tailed Hawk u u u u u Barn Swallow u u u u Abundant: Likely to be seen in large numbers a Bald Eagle o o r o o in proper habitat on each visit. American Kestrel c u u u c BLACKBIRDS)and)MEADOWLARKS ! Red-winged Blackbird u u o u u Common: Fairly abundant and likely to be c GALLINACEOUS)BIRDS Common Grackle c c u c c seen on each visit. ! Wild Turkey u u u u u ! European Starling c c c c c ! Northern Bobwhite u c c u u Brown-headed Cowbird c a c c c Uncommon: Present in small numbers and not u Eastern Meadowlark o o r o o always seen. CROWS)and)JAYS Barn Swallow u u u u ! American Crow a a c c a Occasional: Occurs sporadically in proper o ! Fish Crow c c c c c WOODPECKERS)and)FLYCATCHERS season and habitat. ! Blue Jay a a c c a ! Red-bellied Woodpecker a a a a a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker o r r o Rare: Seldom seen. r DOVES ! Downy Woodpecker c c c c c Rock Pigeon o o o o o ! Hairy Woodpecker c c c c c !!!Indicates a species that nests or has nested ! Mourning Dove c c c c c ! Northern Flicker c c c c c on the preserve. ! Pileated Woodpecker u u u u u KINGFISHERS ! Eastern Wood-Pewee o c u o For)further)information)contact: Belted Kingfisher o o o o o ! Eastern Phoebe u c u u o The Nature Conservancy ! Acadian Flycatcher o u o 1661 S. DuPont Highway, Dover DE 19901 WRENS ! Great Crested Flycatcher r c c u (302) 584-5680 / www.tnc.org/delaware ! Carolina Wren a a a a a ! Eastern Kingbird o u u o House Wren o o r For)more)information)about)birding)visit: Winter Wren r r Copyright © 2014 The Nature Conservancy. All rights reserved www.birds.cornell.edu Cover illustration courtesy of Marcia Poling.