GEESE, SWANS & DUCKS __ Double-crested Cormorant __ Peregrine Falcon __ Laughing Gull __ Franklin’s Gull __ Blk.-bellied Whistling-Duck ANHINGAS RAILS, GALLINULES & __ Ring-billed Gull __ Fulvous Whistling-Duck __ Anhinga COOTS __ Herring Gull __ Grtr. White-fronted Goose __ King Rail __ Least Tern __ Snow Goose PELICANS __ Virginia Rail __ Caspian Tern __ Ross’s Goose __ American White Pelican __ Sora __ Black Tern __ Cackling Goose __ Purple Gallinule __ Forster’s Tern __ Canada Goose BITTERNS & HERONS __ Common Gallinule __ Tundra Swan __ American Bittern __ American Coot PIGEONS & DOVES __ Wood Duck __ Least Bittern __ Rock Pigeon __ Gadwall __ Great Blue Heron CRANES __ Eurasian Collared-Dove __ American Wigeon __ Great Egret __ Sandhill Crane __ White-winged Dove __ American Black Duck __ Snowy Egret __ Mourning Dove BIRD CHECKLIST __ Mallard __ Little Blue Heron PLOVERS __ Blue-winged Teal __ Tricolored Heron __ Black-bellied Plover CUCKOOS & ANIS __ Northern Shoveler __ Cattle Egret __ American Golden-Plover __ Yellow-billed Cuckoo __ Northern Pintail __ Green Heron __ Semipalmated Plover __ Black-billed Cuckoo ara Wildlife is a great place to see the __ Green-winged Teal __ Black-crowned Night-Heron __ Killdeer beautiful and varied bird life of the __ Canvasback __ Yell.-crowned Night-Heron BARN OWLS __ Redhead STILTS & AVOCETS __ Barn Owl Mississippi River valley. Its bottomland __ Ring-necked Duck IBISES & SPOONBILLS __ Black-necked Stilt Tforests, wetlands, river shoreline, sloughs and __ Greater Scaup __ White Ibis __ American Avocet TYPICAL OWLS other habitats harbor Wood Storks, Roseate __ Lesser Scaup __ Glossy Ibis __ Eastern Screech-Owl __ Long-tailed Duck __ White-faced Ibis SANDPIPERS __ Great Horned Owl Spoonbills, Bald Eagles, Prothonotary __ Bufflehead __ Roseate Spoonbill __ Spotted Sandpiper __ Barred Owl Warblers, Painted Buntings and many other __ Common Goldeneye __ Solitary Sandpiper __ Short-eared Owl __ Hooded Merganser VULTURES __ Greater Yellowlegs species. An extensive network of woods roads __ Red-breasted Merganser __ Black Vulture __ Lesser Yellowlegs NIGHTHAWKS, NIGHTJARS and trails provide easy access to explore these __ Ruddy Duck __ Turkey Vulture __ Upland Sandpiper __ Common Nighthawk habitats. This checklist is adapted from __ Ruddy Turnstone __ Chuck-will’s-widow QUAIL OSPREYS __ Sanderling __ Eastern Whip-poor-will the Checklist of Birds of Mississippi published __ Northern Bobwhite __ Osprey __ Semipalmated Sandpiper by the Mississippi Ornithological Society in __ Western Sandpiper SWIFTS 2011. The bird’s listed here include those that TURKEYS KITES, EAGLES & HAWKS __ Least Sandpiper __ Chimney Swift __ Wild Turkey __ Swallow-tailed Kite __ White-rumped Sandpiper have been recorded at Tara or would be __ Mississippi Kite __ Baird’s Sandpiper HUMMINGBIRDS expected to be seen during the course of any LOONS __ Bald Eagle __ Pectoral Sandpiper __ Ruby-thrted. Hummingbird __ Common Loon __ Northern Harrier __ Dunlin __ Rufous Hummingbird year. Some birds are permanent residents, __ Sharp-shinned Hawk __ Stilt Sandpiper and others just pass through. Consult various GREBES __ Cooper’s Hawk __ Buff-breasted Sandpiper KINGFISHERS printed or online field guides for more __ Pied-billed Grebe __ Red-shouldered Hawk __ Short-billed Dowitcher __ Belted Kingfisher __ Horned Grebe __ Broad-winged Hawk __ Long-billed Dowitcher information on seasonal occurences. __ Red-tailed Hawk __ Wilson’s Snipe WOODPECKERS One good source is http://allaboutbirds.org. STORKS __ Golden Eagle __ American Woodcock __ Red-headed Woodpecker __ Wood Stork __ Wilson’s Phalarope __ Red-bellied Woodpecker CARACARAS & FALCONS __ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker CORMORANTS __ American Kestrel GULLS & TERNS __ Downy Woodpecker __ Neotropic Cormorant __ Merlin __ Bonaparte’s Gull __ Hairy Woodpecker __ Northern Flicker __ Brown Creeper __ Blue-winged Warbler __ Rose-breasted Grosbeak __ Pileated Woodpecker __ Black-and-white Warbler __ Blue Grosbeak WRENS __ Prothonotary Warbler __ Indigo Bunting USE EBIRD.ORG TYRANT FLYCATCHERS __ Carolina Wren __ Swainson’s Warbler __ Painted Bunting __ Eastern Wood-Pewee __ House Wren __ Tennessee Warbler __ Dickcissel Please consider entering your sightings at __ Yellow-bellied Flycatcher __ Winter Wren __ Orange-crowned Warbler __ Acadian Flycatcher __ Sedge Wren __ Nashville Warbler BLACKBIRDS & ALLIES Tara Wildlife using eBird, a global database __ Eastern Phoebe __ Marsh Wren __ Kentucky Warbler __ Bobolink maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithol- __ Vermilion Flycatcher __ Common Yellowthroat __ Red-winged Blackbird ogy. It’s free and easy. Once you have cre- __ Great Crested Flycatcher GNATCATCHERS __ Hooded Warbler __ Eastern Meadowlark __ Eastern Kingbird __ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher __ American Redstart __ Rusty Blackbird ated an account at http://ebird.org, you can __ Scissor-tailed Flycatcher __ Cape May Warbler __ Brewer’s Blackbird locate Tara on a map and get started. This KINGLETS __ Cerulean Warbler __ Common Grackle SHRIKES __ Golden-crowned Kinglet __ Northern Parula __ Brown-headed Cowbird data is important for tracking the health of __ Loggerhead Shrike __ Ruby-crowned Kinglet __ Magnolia Warbler __ Orchard Oriole bird populations over time. You can also ex- __ Bay-breasted Warbler __ Baltimore Oriole plore other sightings from Tara, around the VIREOS THRUSHES __ Blackburnian Warbler __ White-eyed Vireo __ Eastern Bluebird __ Yellow Warbler FINCHES region or across the United States and the __ Yellow-throated Vireo __ Veery __ Chestnut-sided Warbler __ Purple Finch world. There’s even an app for that, called __ Blue-headed Vireo __ Gray-cheeked Thrush __ Blackpoll Warbler __ House Finch __ Warbling Vireo __ Swainson’s Thrush __ Palm Warbler __ Pine Siskin BirdLog. Use it to enter your sightings from __ Philadelphia Vireo __ Hermit Thrush __ Pine Warbler __ American Goldfinch your phone or other mobile device. __ Red-eyed Vireo __ Wood Thrush __ Yellow-rumped Warbler __ American Robin __ Yellow-throated Warbler OLD WORLD SPARROWS JAYS & CROWS __ Prairie Warbler __ House Sparrow __ Blue Jay MOCKINGBIRDS & __ Blk-throated Green Warbler __ American Crow THRASHERS __ Canada Warbler __ Fish Crow __ Gray Catbird __ Yellow-breasted Chat __ Northern Mockingbird FIELD NOTES (Use this space to enter field notes or observations.) LARKS __ Brown Thrasher NEW WORLD SPARROWS __ Horned Lark __ Eastern Towhee STARLINGS __ Chipping Sparrow SWALLOWS __ European Starling __ Field Sparrow __ Purple Martin __ Vesper Sparrow __ Tree Swallow WAGTAILS & PIPITS __ Savannah Sparrow __ N. Rough-winged Swallow __ American Pipit __ Grasshopper Sparrow __ Bank Swallow __ Le Conte’s Sparrow __ Cliff Swallow WAXWINGS __ Fox Sparrow __ Barn Swallow __ Cedar Waxwing __ Song Sparrow __ Lincoln’s Sparrow TITMICE LONGSPURS & ALLIES __ Swamp Sparrow __ Carolina Chickadee __ Lapland Longspur __ White-throated Sparrow __ Tufted Titmouse __ White-crowned Sparrow WOOD WARBLERS __ Dark-eyed Junco NUTHATCHES __ Ovenbird __ Red-breasted Nuthatch __ Worm-eating Warbler GROSBEAKS & ALLIES __ White-breasted Nuthatch __ Louisiana Waterthrush __ Summer Tanager __ Northern Waterthrush __ Scarlet Tanager CREEPERS __ Golden-winged Warbler __ Northern Cardinal Prepared by Bruce Reid, Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee.