Common Name S s F W Common Name S s F W Common Name S s F W Common Name S s F W Birds of Necedah Lesser Scaup ............................................ u r u Falcons Cuckoos Vireos Necedah is one of seven National Wildlife Refuges located Bufflehead ................................................. u u American Kestrel* ................................... u u u u Black-billed Cuckoo* ............................... u u u Solitary Vireo ........................................... u u in Wisconsin; each a vital link in a chain of life-sustaining Common Goldeneye ................................ u u Merlin ........................................................ r r Yellow-billed Cuckoo* ............................. r r Yellow-throated Vireo* ............................ u u u refuges extending from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Hooded Merganser* ................................ c u c Peregrine Falcon ...................................... r r Warbling Vireo* ....................................... u u Common Merganser ................................ u u Owls Red-eyed Vireo* ...................................... c c c Necedah was established in 1939, primarily to provide Red-breasted Merganser ....................... r Rails & Coots Eastern Screech-Owl* ............................ r r r r sanctuary, food and cover for migratory waterfowl. Spring Ruddy Duck .............................................. u r u King Rail* ................................................. u u u Great Horned Owl* ................................. c c c c Crows & Jays and fall migrations provide unique opportunities to observe Virginia Rail* ........................................... c c c Snowy Owl ................................................ r r r Gray Jay .................................................... r these birds. Grouse & Turkeys Sora* ......................................................... c c c Barred Owl* ............................................. c c c c Blue Jay* .................................................. c c c c Ring-necked Pheasant ............................ r r r r American Coot* ....................................... c u c Great Gray Owl ........................................ r r American Crow* ...................................... c c c c This list contains species which have been observed by Ruffed Grouse* ........................................ u u u u Long-eared Owl ....................................... r r r r Common Raven* ...................................... u u u refuge personnel and ornithologists since 1939. Also listed Sharp-tailed Grouse ................................ r r r r Cranes Short-eared Owl ....................................... r r r r are 11 species listed as “casual,” which have been sighted Wild Turkey* ............................................ c c c c Sandhill Crane* ....................................... c c c Northern Saw-whet Owl* ....................... r r r r Larks near, but not on, the refuge. Whooping Crane ...................................... u c u Horned Lark ............................................ u u u u Quail Nightjars Visiting birders are encouraged to share their sightings Northern Bobwhite* ............................... r r r r Plovers Common Nighthawk* ............................. c c c Swallows with refuge staff. Black-bellied Plover ................................ r r Whip-poor-will* ....................................... c c r Purple Martin* ......................................... u r Loons American Golden-Plover ........................ r r Tree Swallow* .......................................... c c c LEGEND Common Loon* ........................................ u u u Semipalmated Plover .............................. r r Swifts Northern Rough-winged Swallow* ....... u u S .....Spring ................................... March-May Killdeer* ................................................... c c c Chimney Swift* ........................................ u u r Bank Swallow* ......................................... c c c s .....summer ................................. June-July Grebes Cliff Swallow* ........................................... u u u F .....Fall ......................................... August-November Pied-billed Grebe* ................................... c c c Sandpipers Hummingbirds Barn Swallow* ......................................... c c c W ...Winter ................................... December-February Horned Grebe .......................................... u u Greater Yellowlegs ................................... u u Ruby-throated Hummingbird* .............. u u u Lesser Yellowlegs .................................... c r c Chickadees & Titmice Cormorants Solitary Sandpiper ................................... u c Kingfishers Black-capped Chickadee* ....................... c c c c c .. Common ........Certain to be seen or heard in suitable Double-crested Cormorant* .................. u u u Spotted Sandpiper* ................................. c c c Belted Kingfisher* ................................... c c c r Tufted Titmouse ....................................... r r .............................habitat Upland Sandpiper .................................... r r u . Uncommon ....Present, but not certain to be seen Herons & Bitterns Semipalmated Sandpiper ....................... r r Woodpeckers Nuthatches r .. Rare ...............Seen at intervals of 2-5 years American Bittern* ................................... c c c Western Sandpiper .................................. r Red-headed Woodpecker* ...................... c c c r Red-breasted Nuthatch* ........................ u r u r * . Nesting Species Least Bittern* .......................................... r r r Least Sandpiper ....................................... u c Red-bellied Woodpecker* ....................... u u u u White-breasted Nuthatch* ..................... c c c c Great Blue Heron* .................................. c c c Baird’s Sandpiper .................................... r Yellow-bellied Sapsucker* ...................... r r r Great Egret .............................................. u u u Pectoral Sandpiper .................................. c c Downy Woodpecker* ............................... c c c c Creepers Common Name S s F W Snowy Egret ............................................. r Dunlin ........................................................ r r Hairy Woodpecker* ................................. c c c c Brown Creeper ........................................ u u r Swans, Geese & Ducks Cattle Egret ............................................. r r Stilt Sandpiper ......................................... r Northern Flicker* ................................... c c c Greater White-fronted Goose ................ r Green Heron* ........................................... c c u Short-billed Dowitcher ............................ r r Pileated Woodpecker* ............................. u u u Wrens Snow Goose .............................................. u c Black-crowned Night-Heron .................. r r r Long-billed Dowitcher ............................ r r House Wren* ............................................ c c c Canada Goose* ......................................... c c c Common Snipe* ....................................... c c c Flycatchers Winter Wren* ........................................... u u Trumpeter Swan* .................................... u c u Vultures American Woodcock* .............................. c c c Olive-sided Flycatcher* .......................... r r r Sedge Wren* ............................................ c c c Tundra Swan ............................................ u u Turkey Vulture* ....................................... c c c Wilson’s Phalarope .................................. r Eastern Wood-Pewee* ............................ c c u Marsh Wren* ............................................ u u u Wood Duck* .............................................. c c c Yellow-bellied Flycatcher ....................... u Gadwall ..................................................... u u c Hawks & Eagles Gulls & Terns Alder Flycatcher* .................................... u u Kinglets & Gnatcatchers American Wigeon* .................................. c u c Osprey* ..................................................... u u u Bonaparte’s Gull ...................................... r Willow Flycatcher* .................................. r r r Golden-crowned Kinglet ......................... u u American Black Duck* ........................... c c c u Bald Eagle* .............................................. u u u u Ring-billed Gull ........................................ u r u Least Flycatcher* ................................... c c u Ruby-crowned Kinglet ............................ c c Mallard* .................................................... c c c u Northern Harrier* .................................. c c c Herring Gull ............................................. r r Eastern Phoebe* ..................................... c c u Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ............................ r r Blue-winged Teal* ................................... c c c Sharp-shinned Hawk ............................... u r u Caspian Tern ............................................ r Great Crested Flycatcher* .................... c c u Northern Shoveler* ................................ u u u Cooper’s Hawk* ....................................... u u u Common Tern ........................................... r Eastern