Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla Swainson’s Thrush Catharus ustulatus American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana National Park Service Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea U.S. Department of the Interior Veery Catharus fuscescens Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor Grasshopper Ammodramus savannarum Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum Sparrow New River Gorge National River Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus Fox Sparrow Passeralla iliaca Mockingbird and Thrasher Family Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia (Mimidae) Swainson’s Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum Worm-eating Helmitheros vermivorus Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Bird Checklist Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Warbler Dark-eyed (“Slate-colored”) Junco hyemalis Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina Junco Wilson’s Warbler Wilsonia pusilla Crow and Jay Family (Corvidae) Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina Blackbird and Oriole Family (Icteridae) Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata Golden-winged Vermivora chrysoptera Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Warbler Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula Common Raven Corvus corax Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus Waxwing Family (Bombycillidae) Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater Northern Seiurus noveboracensis Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius Waterthrush Vireo Family (Vireonidae) Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus Starling Family (Sturnidae) Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons European Starling Sturnus vulgaris White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus Tanagers Family (Thraupidae) Blue-headed (“Solitary”) Vireo solitarius Summer Tanager Piranga rubra Old World Sparrow Family (Passeridae) Vireo Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wood Warblers Family (Parulidae) Grosbeak, Finch, Sparrow, and Bunting Northern Parula Parula americana Families (Fringillidae, Emberizidae, and Species Spotlight: Yellow-throated Dendroica dominica Cardinalidae) Peregrine Falcon Warbler Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis Black-throated Green Dendroica virens Rose-breasted Pheucticus ludovicianus This falcon was once considered an Endangered Warbler Grosbeak Species throughout America, due to the use Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus of the pesticide DDT. Now this Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Blue Grosbeak Guiraca caerulea bird-of-prey is on the road Great Blue Heron Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea to recovery. The National Black-throated Blue Dendroica caerulescens Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertina Park Service is helping Warbler American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis with this important The New River Gorge offers a great diversity Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus effort. Visit www. Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea of bird species – be these year-round Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus nps.gov/neri to Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus learn more about residents or migrants. This checklist includes White-throated Zonotrichia albicollis the Peregrine Falcon Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis observations reported by National Park Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina Sparrow reintroduction program Chestnut-sided Dendroica pensylvanica White-crowned Zonotrichia leucophrys in this park. Service employees and visitors. We encourage Warbler Sparrow you to report bird sightings to a visitor center, Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina 6 7 EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA 4/09 particularly if a species is unlisted. Loon Family (Gaviidae) Hawk and Eagle Family (Accipitridae) Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis Eastern Wood-pewee Contonus virens Common Loon Gavia immer Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus Bonaparte’s Gull Larus philadelphia Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter cooperii Common Tern Sterna hirundo Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus Grebe Family (Podicipedidae) Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Pigeon and Dove Family (Columbidae) Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Lark Family (Alaudidae) Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus Rock Rove/Pigeon Columfa livia Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris Cormorant Family (Phalacrocoracidae) Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Double-crested Phalacrocorax auritus Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Cuckoo Family (Cuculidae) Swallow Family (Hirundinidae) Cormorant Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Purple Martin Progne subis Osprey Family (Pandionidae) Black-billed Coccyzus erthyropthalmus Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Osprey Pandion haliaetus Cuckoo Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Heron, Egret, and Bittern Family Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor (Ardeidae) Falcon Family (Falconidae) Owl Family (Strigidae) Northern Stelgidopteryx serripennis Great Blue Heron Ardea herodius American Kestrel Falco sparverius Eastern Screech Owl Otus asio Rough-winged Swallow Great Egret Ardea alba Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus Bank Swallow Riparia riparia Green Heron Butorides virescens Barred Owl Strix varia American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Turkey, Grouse, and allies Family Swift Family (Apodidae) (Phasianidae) Nighthawk and Nightjar Family Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica Swan, Geese, and Duck Family (Anatidae) Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo (Caprimulgidae) Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus Titmouse Family (Paridae) Canada Goose Branta canadensis Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus American Black Duck Anas rubripes Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis Gadwall Anas strepera New World Quail Family Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos (Odontophoridae) Hummingbird Family (Trochilidae) Northern Pintail Anas acuta Common Bobwhite Colinus virginianus Ruby-throated Archilochus colubris Nuthatch Family (Sittidae) American Wigeon Anas americana Hummingbird White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis Wood Duck Aix sponsa Rail and Coot Family (Rallidae) Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata American Coot Fulica americana Kingfisher Family (Alcedinidae) Blue-winged Teal Anas discors Sora Porzana carolina Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon Green-winged Teal Anas crecca Creeper Family (Certhiidae) White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca Plover Family (Charadriidae) Woodpecker Family (Picidae) Brown Creeper Certhia americana Canvasback Aythya valisineria Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola Red-headed Melanerpes erythrocephalus Redhead Aythya americana Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Woodpecker Wrens Family (Troglodytidae) Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus House Wren Troglodytes aedon Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Sandpiper Family (Scolopacidae) Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula American Woodcock Scolopax minor Red-bellied Melanerpes carolinus Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Woodpecker Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Yellow-bellied Sphyrapicus varius Gnatcatcher and Kinglet Family Common Merganser Mergus merganser Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Sapsucker (Regulidae) Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea New World Vulture Family (Cathartidae) Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Tyrant Flycatcher Family (Tyrannidae) Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Thrushes Family (Turdidae) Black Vulture Coragyps atratus Gull and Tern Family (Laridae) Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe American Robin Turdus migratorius 2 3 4 5.