U.S Fish and Wildlife Service Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge This blue goose, designed by J.N. “Ding” Darling, has become a symbol of the National Wildlife Refuge Bird list System. Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge The following list contains 255 species, photo: Chris Carrell, USFWS consists of approximately 25,000 acres and representing observations on and adjacent is located entirely within the city limits to Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife of New Orleans, making it the nation’s Refuge. Sightings of unlisted species largest urban refuge. The refuge contains should be reported to: Refuge Manager, a variety of wildlife habitat, including BS NWR, 61389 Highway 434, Lacombe, bottomland hardwoods, freshwater and Louisiana 70445. brackish marshes, lagoons, canals, borrow pits, and natural bayous, meeting the This list conforms to the nomenclature needs of 340 bird species during various and arrangement established by the seasons of the year. American Ornithologists’ Union (1998). For many birds, Bayou Sauvage is the Symbols used in this brochure represent last stop over on their journey along the the following: Mississippi Flyway before continuing Sp Spring (March-May) on over the Gulf of Mexico. During fall, F Fall (September-November) winter, and summer months, migratory S Summer (June-August) waterfowl populations can exceed 75,000. W Winter (December-February) Hurricane Katrina severely impacted habitat for neotropical migrants, however, c Common (certain to be seen in with the restoration of the forested ridge, suitable habitat) ideally, these birds will once again make u Uncommon (present but not certain to Bayou Sauvage part of their annual be seen) journey. o Occasional (seen only a few times during a season) Wading birds are present year round r Rare (seen at intervals of 2 to 5 years) and mottled ducks and wood ducks are common summer nesters. The American Five primary habitats common to the bald eagle and peregrine falcon can also refuge are identified as follows: be found here. F Field O Open Water f Forest M Marsh A Aerial Flyover New Species ^ Species of Special Concern * Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge 61389 Hwy 434 Lacombe, LA 70445 985/882 2000 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 1 800/344 WILD September 2013 Sp Su F W Habitat Sp Su F W Habitat Ducks, Geese, Swans (Anatidae) New World Vultures (Cathartidae) ___American Wigeon U U C M ___Turkey Vulture C C C C A ___Black-bellied ___Black Vulture C C C C A Whistling-Duck ^ C C O O M ___Blue-winged Teal C R C C M Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and ___Bufflehead U O C M ___Allies (Accipitridae) ___Canada Goose R R R R M ___Bald Eagle* C C C C A ___Canvasback R R C M,O ___Broad-winged Hawk U U U A ___Common Goldeneye O M,O ___Cooper’s Hawk* U U U U A ___Gadwall U U C M ___Mississippi Kite C C U A ___Greater Scaup R M,O ___Northern Harrier C C C A ___Greater White-fronted Goose O O O M ___Osprey* U U U U A ___Green-winged Teal O U C M ___Red-shouldered Hawk C C C C A ___Hooded Merganser* O R O C M ___Red-tailed Hawk C C C C A ___Lesser Scaup U U C M,O ___Sharp-shinned Hawk U U U A ___Mallard U U C M ___Swallow-tailed Kite* U U A ___Mottled Duck C C C C M ___Northern Pintail U U C M Falcons (Falconidae) ___Northern Shoveler O O C M ___American Kestrel* C C C A ___Red-breasted Merganser O O C M,O ___Merlin U U U A ___Redhead C M,O ___Peregrine Falcon* R R A ___Ring-necked Duck R R C M,O Rails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae) ___Ruddy Duck R R C M,O ___Clapper Rail ^ C C C C M ___Snow Goose U U O M ___King Rail C C C C M ___Wood Duck O O O O M ___Virginia Rail C C C C M Loons (Gaviidae) ___Sora C C C M ___Common Loon O O C M,O ___Black Rail* C M ___Yellow Rail* C M Grebes (Podicipedae) ___Purple Gallinule ^ R R M ___Eared Grebe R R C M,O ___American Coot O O C C M ___Pied-billed Grebe C R C C M,O ___Common Moorhen C C C C M ___Horned Grebe O R C M,O Plovers (Charadriidae) Pelicans (Pelicanidae) ___Black-bellied Plover O O R M ___American White Pelican C C C M,O ___Wilson’s Plover ^* R M ___Brown Pelican* C C C C O ___Semipalmated Plover O O R M ___Killdeer C C C C F Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae) ___Double-crested Cormorant C C C C O Stilts (Recurvirostridae) ___Black-necked Stilt C C C U M Darters (Anhinga) ___Anhinga C C C C O Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and ___Frigatebirds (Fregatidae) Allies (Scolopacidae) ___Magnificent Frigatebird O O O O A ___American Woodcock* O O O M,F ___Dunlin U U U M Bitterns, Herons, and Allies (Ardeidae) ___Greater Yellowlegs C U U M ___American Bittern* R R R M ___Least Sandpiper U U U M ___Black-crowned Night-Heron O U R R M ___Lesser Yellowlegs U U U M ___Cattle Egret U U U U M ___Long-billed Dowitcher O O R M ___Great Blue Heron C C C C M ___Pectoral Sandpiper O O M ___Great Egret C C C C M ___Red Knot ^* R R M ___Green Heron R C R R M ___Ruddy Turnstone ^ R R R M ___Least Bittern* O U O M ___Sanderling R O O M ___Little Blue Heron U C U U M ___Semipalmated Sandpiper* O O M ___Reddish Egret* R R R R M ___Short-billed Dowitcher O O R M ___Snowy Egret C C C C M ___Solitary Sandpiper* O O M ___Tricolored Heron U C U U M ___Spotted Sandpiper U U U M ___Yellow-crowned Night-Heron O C O M ___Stilt Sandpiper ^ R R M ___Western Sandpiper U U U M Ibises and Spoonbills ___Willet R C C M (Threskiornithidae) ___Wilson’s Snipe ^ U U C M,F ___White Ibis C C C C M ___Glossy Ibis* U U U C M Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Laridae) ___White-faced Ibis U U U U M ___Bonaparte’s Gull O O O A ___Roseate Spoonbill* O O U M ___Laughing Gull C C C C A,M ___Ring-billed Gull U R U C A,F ___Herring Gull O R U U A ___Least Tern* O C O A Sp Su F W Habitat Sp Su F W Habitat ___Gull-billed Tern* R R R R A,M Jays and Crows (Corvidae) ___Caspian Tern* U U U U A ___Blue Jay C C C C f ___Black Tern O U U A,M ___American Crow C C C C f ___Common Tern R R R A ___Fish Crow C C C C f,M ___Forster’s Tern C C C C M,A ___Royal Tern U C C C A Larks (Alaudidae) ___Sandwich Tern ^ R R R R M,A ___Horned Lark R F ___Black Skimmer* R R R R M,A Swallows (Hirundinidae) Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae) ___Northern Rough-winged ___Rock Pigeon O O O O F Swallow U U U f ___Eurasian Collared-Dove U C U U F ___Purple Martin C C U f,A ___White-winged Dove ^ O O F ___Tree Swallow C C C A ___Mourning Dove C C C C F ___Bank Swallow U U A ___Common Ground-Dove* R R R R F ___Barn Swallow C C C A ___Cliff Swallow O O A Cuckoos (Cuculidae) ___Yellow-billed Cuckoo U U U f Chickadees and Titmice (Paridae) ___Black-billed Cuckoo R R R f ___Carolina Chickadee C C C C f ___Tufted Titmouse C C C C f Typical Owls (Strigidae) ___Eastern Screech-Owl U U U U f Nuthatches (Sittidae) ___Great Horned Owl C C C C f ___Red-breasted Nuthatch R R f ___Barred Owl C C C C f ___Brown-headed Nuthatch* C C C C f Barn Owls (Tytonidae) Wrens (Troglodytidae) ___Barn Owl U U U U F ___House Wren U U C f ___Winter Wren O O R f Goatsuckers (Caprimulgidae) ___Sedge Wren* U U U M ___Common Nighthawk C C C f,F ___Marsh Wren C C C M ___Chuck-will’s-widow* U U U f ___Carolina Wren C C C C f Swifts (Apodidae) Kinglets (Regulidae) ___Chimney Swift C C C A ___Ruby-crowned Kinglet C C C f Hummingbirds (Trochilidae) Gnatchatchers (Sylviidae) ___Ruby-throated Hummingbird C C C f ___Blue-gray Gnatcatcher C C C C f ___Rufous Hummingbird R f Thrushes (Turdidae) Kingfishers (Alcedinidae) ___American Robin U U C f,F ___Belted Kingfisher C C C C M ___Eastern Bluebird C C C C f,F ___Gray-cheeked Thrush U U f Woodpeckers and Allies (Picidae) ___Hermit Thrush U U U f ___Red-Headed Woodpecker U U U U f ___Swainson’s Thrush U U f ___Red-Bellied Woodpecker U U U U f ___Veery O O f ___Northern Flicker U U U U f ___Wood Thrush* C C C f ___Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker U U U U f ___Hairy Woodpecker U U U U f Mockingbirds and ___Downy Woodpecker U U U U f Thrashers (Mimidae) ___Pileated Woodpecker U U U U f ___Brown Thrasher C C C C f ___Gray Catbird U C C f Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae) ___Northern Mockingbird C C C C f ___Acadian Flycatcher U U U f ___Alder Flycatcher O M Starlings (Sturnidae) ___Eastern Kingbird C C C f ___European Starling C C C C F ___Eastern Phoebe C C C f ___Eastern Wood-Pewee C C C f Pipits (Motacillidae) ___Great Crested Flycatcher C C U f ___American Pipit O O U F ___Least Flycatcher O f Waxwings (Bombycillidae) ___Olive-sided Flycatcher* R f ___Cedar Waxwing C U C f ___Yellow-bellied Flycatcher R f Wood-Warblers Shrikes (Laniidae) ___American Redstart* U U U f ___Loggerhead Shrike* O O O O F ___Bay-breasted Warbler O O f ___Vireos (Vireonidae) ___Black-and-white Warbler O O f ___White-eyed Vireo C C C C f ___Blackburnian Warbler O O f ___Yellow-throated Vireo C C C f ___Black-throated Blue Warbler R R f ___Blue-headed Vireo U U C f ___Black-throated ___Philadelphia Vireo R U f Green Warbler U U f ___Red-eyed Vireo C C C f Sp Su F W Habitat Sp Su F W Habitat ___Blue-winged Warbler* U U f ___Common Grackle C C C C f ___Canada Warbler ^* R O f ___Boat-tailed Grackle C C C C M ___Cerulean Warbler* R R f ___Bronzed Cowbird ^ U M,f,F ___Chestnut-sided Warbler R R f ___Brown-headed Cowbird C C C C F,f,M ___Common Yellowthroat C C C C M ___Orchard Oriole* U U O f ___Golden-winged Warbler* R R M ___Baltimore Oriole U U f ___Hooded Warbler U U U M ___Kentucky Warbler* U U U f Frigilline and Cardueline ___Louisiana Waterthrush* R R M Finches and Allies (Fringillidae) ___Magnolia Warbler U U f ___House Finch U U U U f,F ___Nashville Warbler U U M ___Pine Siskin R f ___Northern Parula C C C f ___American Goldfinch U U C f,F ___Northern Waterthrush O U S ___Purple Finch O O O f ___Orange-crowned Warbler U U C s ___Ovenbird U U s Old World Sparrows (Passeridae) ___Palm Warbler U C C F,f ___House Sparrow U U U U f,F ___Pine Warbler C C C C f Reporting Your Sightings On eBird ___Prairie Warbler* R R M This online checklist program provides birders and U.S.