Appendix A. USFWS USFWS Tree Swallow Suspected or Known Species on Patuxent Research Refuge Appendix A. Suspected or Known Species on Patuxent Research Refuge Table A-1. Suspected or Known Bird Species on Patuxent Research Refuge 1 2 Rank Rank 3 6 5 4 Heritage Heritage Status Refuge E Refuge Status & E on on T & Natural 7 Natural T 30 Common Name Scientific Name Breeding Seasons State BCR Global State Federal WATERBIRDS American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus G4 S1 S2B I Yr M S1N Anhinga Anhinga anhinga Sp Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Yr B Black‐crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax G5 S3B S2N SpSF M Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis SpF Common Loon Gavia immer G5 S4N SpF Double‐crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus Yr Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus G5 S4B SpSF H Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias G5 S4B S3 Yr B S4N Great Egret Ardea alba G5 S4B SpSF Green Heron Butorides virescens Yr B Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus G5 S4N SpF H Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis G5 S2 S3B I SpS B M Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea G5 S3B SpSF M Pied‐billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps G5 S2B S3N Yr B Red‐necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena Sp Snowy Egret Egretta thula G5 S3 S4B SpSF M White Ibis Eudocimus albus SF Yellow‐crowned Night Nyctanassa violacea G5 S2B SpF M Heron WATERFOWL American Black Duck Anas rubripes G5 S4B S5N Yr B HH American Coot Fulica americana SpFW American Wigeon Anas americana SpFW M Blue‐winged Teal Anas discors SpSF Bufflehead Bucephala albeola SpFW H Canada Goose Branta canadensis Yr ? Canvasback Aythya valisineria G5 S3 S4N SpF H Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata SpF A-1 Patuxent Research Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan 1 2 Rank Rank 3 6 5 4 Heritage Heritage Status Refuge E Refuge Status & E on on T & Natural 7 Natural T 30 Common Name Scientific Name Seasons Breeding State BCR Global Federal State Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula SpFW M Common Merganser Mergus merganser SpFW Gadwall Anas strepera SpFW M Green‐winged Teal Anas crecca SpFW M Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus SpSFW B M King Rail Rallus elegans Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis SpFW H Long‐tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Sp H Mallard Anas platyrhynchos SpSFW B H Mute Swan Cygnus olor SpFW Northern Pintail Anas acuta SpFW M Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata SpFW Red‐breasted Merganser Mergus serrator SpFW M Redhead Aythya americana SpFW Ring‐necked Duck Aythya collaris Yr B Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis G5 S3N SpFW M Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis FW Snow Goose Chen caerulescens SpFW Sora Porzana carolina SpF M Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus SpFW H Virginia Rail Rallus limicola Sp F Wood Duck Aix sponsa Yr B M SHOREBIRDS American Woodcock Scolopax minor G5 S4B S4N Yr B HH Black Tern Chlidonias niger S Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus Yr philadelphia California Gull Larus californicus W Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia SpSF Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago SpFW M Common Tern Sterna hirundo G5 S4B SpF M Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri G5 S5 SpF H Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus W A-2 Appendix A. Suspected or Known Species on Patuxent Research Refuge 1 2 Rank Rank 3 6 5 4 Heritage Heritage Status Refuge E Refuge Status & E on on T & Natural 7 Natural T 30 Common Name Scientific Name Breeding Seasons State BCR Global Federal State Great Black‐backed Gull Larus marinus SpFW Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca G5 S1N Yr M Herring Gull Larus argentatus Yr Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides W Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Yr B M Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla G5 S1B S4N Yr Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla SpSF M Least Tern Sternula antillarum G4 S2B T SpSF H Lesser Black‐backed Gull Larus fuscus W Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yr M Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos SpSF Ring‐billed Gull Larus delawarensis Yr Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus SpSF M Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla G5 SZN SF H Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria G5 SZN SpSF H Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius SpSF M Thayer's Gull Larus thayeri W Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda G5 S1B E SpSF M Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri F M Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata LANDBIRDS Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens G5 S5B SpSF B Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum G5 S2B I SpSF American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Yr B American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis Yr B American Kestrel Falco sparverius Yr B American Pipit Anthus rubescens SpFW American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla G5 S4B SpSF B American Robin Turdus migratorius Yr B American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea SpFW Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus G4 S2 S3B T Yr B M S3N A-3 Patuxent Research Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan 1 2 Rank Rank 3 6 5 4 Heritage Heritage Status Refuge E Refuge Status & E on on T & Natural 7 Natural T 30 Common Name Scientific Name Seasons Breeding State BCR Global Federal State Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula SpSF B H Bank Swallow Riparia riparia G5 S3 S4B SpSF B Barn Owl Tyto alba G5 S3 SpS Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica SpSF B Barred Owl Strix varia G5 S5 Yr B Bay‐breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea SpSF H Bicknell's Thrush Catharus bicknelli G4 SZN SpF H Black Vulture Coragyps atratus Yr B Black‐and‐white Warbler Mniotilta varia G5 S4B SpSF B H Black‐billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus G5 S4B SpSF Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca G5 S1 S2B T SpSF M Black‐capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus SpFW Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata SpSF Black‐throated Blue Setophaga caerulescens G5 S3 S4B SpSF Warbler Black‐throated Green Setophaga virens G5 S4B SpSF Warbler Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata Yr B Blue‐gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea SpSF B Blue‐headed Vireo Vireo solitarius G5 S3 S4B SpSF Blue‐winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera G5 S4B SpSF HH Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus G5 S3 S4 SpSF Broad‐winged hawk Buteo platypterus G5 S4B SpSF B H Brown Creeper Certhia americana G5 S4 Yr B Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum G5 S5B S2N SpSF B H Brown‐headed Cowbird Molothrus ater Yr B Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis G5 S3B SpSF M Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina SpSF Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis Yr B Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus Yr B Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Yr B Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea G4 S3 S4B SpSF B M A-4 Appendix A. Suspected or Known Species on Patuxent Research Refuge 1 2 Rank Rank 3 6 5 4 Heritage Heritage Status Refuge E Refuge Status & E on on T & Natural 7 Natural T 30 Common Name Scientific Name Breeding Seasons State BCR Global Federal State Chestnut‐sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica G5 S4B SpSF Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica SpSF B H Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina Yr B Chuck‐will's‐widow Caprimulgus carolinensis G5 S4B SpS B Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota SpS Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula Yr B Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor G5 S3 S4B SpFS Common Raven Corvus corax Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea W Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Yr B Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis F Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii Yr B Dark‐eyed Junco Junco hyemalis G5 S2B S5N SpFW Dickcissel Spiza americana G5 S2B SpFW Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens Yr B Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis Yr B Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus SpSF H Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna G5 S5B S3N Yr B Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe Yr B Eastern Screech Owl Megascops asio Yr B Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus G5 S5B S4N Yr B H Eastern Wood‐Pewee Contopus virens SpSF B European Starling Sturnus vulgaris Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes SpFW vespertinus Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla G5 S5 Yr B H Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus Yr B Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca SpFW Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos G5 S1N SpFW Golden‐crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa G5 S2B S4N SpFW Golden‐winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera G4 S2B SpSF M Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus G5 S4B SpSF B M savannarum A-5 Patuxent Research Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan 1 2 Rank Rank 3 6 5 4 Heritage Heritage Status Refuge E Refuge Status & E on on T & Natural 7 Natural T 30 Common Name Scientific Name Seasons Breeding State BCR Global Federal State Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Yr B M Gray‐cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus SpF Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus SpFS B H Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus Yr B Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus G5 S5 Yr B Henslow's Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii G4 S1 S2B T SP H Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus G5 S3 S4B SpF S4N Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina G5 S4 S5B SpSF B Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris SpSF B House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus Yr B House Sparrow Passer domesticus Yr B House Wren Troglodytes aedon Yr B Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea SpSF B Kentucky Warbler Geothlypis formosa G5 S4B SpSF B H Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus G5 S3 S4B SpSF Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii SpF Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla G5 S5B SpSF B H Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia G5 S3 S4B SpSF Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris G5 S4B S2N SpF H Merlin Falco columbarius SpFW Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Yr B Mourning Warbler Geothlypis philadelphia G5 S1B E SpSF Nashville Warbler Oreothlypis ruficapilla G5 S1 S2B I SpF Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus G5 S5 Yr B H Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis Yr B Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Yr B H Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis G5 S1B SZN E* SpFW Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus G5 S2B S4N SpFW Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Yr B Northern Parula Setophaga americana G5 S1B S1N SpSF B Northern Rough‐winged Stelgidopteryx serripennis SpSF B Swallow A-6 Appendix A. Suspected or Known Species on Patuxent