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[[File:HeaderOriole.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) - © David Malak]]
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Note: The information from a brochure of the [[INWR|INWR's]] bird populations (circa 2009) was modified by [[User:Dave|Dave Malak]], who added the Latin names.[http://www.wnywildlife.com/docs/Birds%20of%20the%20Iroquois%20National%20Wildlife%20Refuge.pdf]  Dave's photos are not linked in the document, but included throughout the page(s) on [[Birds|birds]] here.  Some images may have gender identifyers in their descriptions using the symbols '''♀''' and '''♂'''
 
Note: The information from a brochure of the [[INWR|INWR's]] bird populations (circa 2009) was modified by [[User:Dave|Dave Malak]], who added the Latin names.[http://www.wnywildlife.com/docs/Birds%20of%20the%20Iroquois%20National%20Wildlife%20Refuge.pdf]  Dave's photos are not linked in the document, but included throughout the page(s) on [[Birds|birds]] here.  Some images may have gender identifyers in their descriptions using the symbols '''♀''' and '''♂'''
  
== Loons ==
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[[File:HeaderOriole.jpg|400px|thumb|center|Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) - © David Malak]]
Common Loon (Gavia immer)       
 
 
 
== Grebes ==
 
[[File:Grebe2.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Pied-Billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) - © David Malak]]
 
* Pied-Billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)   
 
* Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
 
* Red-Necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
 
 
 
== Cormorants ==
 
[[File:Cormarant.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Double-Crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) - © David Malak]]
 
* Double-Crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
 
 
 
== Bitterns, Herons & Egrets ==
 
* American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)   
 
* Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis)     
 
* Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
 
* Great Egret (Ardea alba)   
 
* Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)     
 
* Green Heron (Butorides virescens)   
 
* Black-Crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
 
 
 
{| border="0"
 
|-
 
| [[File:Bittern.jpg|200px|thumb|right|American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) - © David Malak]]
 
| [[File:Heron4.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) - © David Malak]]
 
| [[File:Great_egret.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Great Egret (Ardea alba) - © David Malak]]
 
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| [[File:Greenheron3.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Green Heron (Butorides virescens) - © David Malak]]
 
|}
 
 
 
== New World Vulture ==
 
[[File:Vulture.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) - © David Malak]]
 
* Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
 
  
 
== Swans, Geese, & Ducks ==  
 
== Swans, Geese, & Ducks ==  
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| [[File:Cmerganser.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) - © David Malak]]
 
| [[File:Cmerganser.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) - © David Malak]]
 
|}
 
|}
 
== Osprey, Hawks, & Eagles ==
 
* [[Osprey]] (Pandion haliaetus) 
 
[[File:EagleAlabama.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) - © David Malak]]
 
* Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) - [[Endangered Species|ENDANGERED]]
 
* Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)   
 
* Sharp-Shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) 
 
* Coopers Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)   
 
* Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)         
 
* Red-Shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)   
 
* Broad-Winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)       
 
* Red-Tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 
 
* Rough-Legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)   
 
* Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
 
 
{| border="0"
 
|-
 
| [[File:Sharpshinned.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Sharp-Shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) - © David Malak]]
 
| [[File:Broadwing.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Broad-Winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) - © David Malak]]
 
| [[File:Redtailed.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Red-Tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) - © David Malak]]
 
|}
 
 
== Falcons ==
 
* American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)   
 
* Perigrine Falcon (Falco mexicanus)   
 
 
== Gallinaceous Birds ==
 
[[File:Pheasantm.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) ♂ - © David Malak]]
 
[[File:Turkey.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) ♀ - © David Malak]]
 
* Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 
 
* Ruffled Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)   
 
* Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
 
 
== Rails ==
 
* Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis)   
 
* King Rail (Rallus elegans)     
 
* Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)     
 
* Sora (Porzana carolina)     
 
* Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) 
 
[[File:Coot.jpg|200px|thumb|right|American Coot (Fulica americana) - © David Malak]]
 
* American Coot (Fulica americana)
 
 
== Cranes ==
 
* Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)     
 
 
== Plovers ==
 
* Black-Bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)     
 
* American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica)     
 
* Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)     
 
* Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)     
 
 
== Sandpipers & Phalaropes ==
 
* Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)     
 
* Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)     
 
* Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
 
[[File:Spotted_sandpiper.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia) - © David Malak]]
 
* Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia)   
 
* Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)     
 
* Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica)     
 
* Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)         
 
* Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)     
 
* Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)   
 
* White-Rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)     
 
* Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melonotos)     
 
* Dunlin (Calidris alpina)   
 
* Stilt Sandpiper (Caldris himantopus)         
 
* Short-Billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)     
 
* Long-Billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)         
 
* Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)     
 
* American Woodcock (Scolopax minor)     
 
* Wilson'd Phalarope (Phalarpus tricolor )     
 
* Red-Necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
 
 
== Gulls & Terns ==
 
* Bonaparte's Gull (Larus philadelphia)       
 
* Ring-Billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 
 
* Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)   
 
* Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus) 
 
* Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia)     
 
* Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)       
 
* Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
 
 
{| border="0"
 
|-
 
| [[File:Ringbilledgull.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Ring-Billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) - © David Malak]]
 
| [[File:Gull3.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus) - © David Malak]]
 
| [[File:Tern.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) - © David Malak]]
 
|}
 
 
== Pigeons & Doves ==
 
* Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) 
 
* Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
 
 
{| border="0"
 
|-
 
| [[File:Pigeon.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) - © David Malak]]
 
| [[File:Mourningdove.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) - © David Malak]]
 
|}
 
 
== Cuckoos ==
 
* Black-Billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)     
 
* Yellow-Billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)     
 
 
== Barn Owls ==
 
* Barn Owl (Tyto alba)   
 
 
== Typical Owls ==
 
* Eastern Screech Owl (Otus asio)   
 
* Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)   
 
* Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca)       
 
* Barred Owl (Strix varia)   
 
* Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)   
 
* Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus) 
 
[[File:Saw-whet.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Northern Saw-Whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) - © David Malak]]
 
* Northern Saw-Whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)
 
 
== Night Jars ==
 
* Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)     
 
* Whip-Poor-Will (Caprimulgus vociferus)       
 
 
== Swifts ==
 
* Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)     
 
 
== Hummingbirds ==
 
* Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)       
 
 
== Kingfisher ==
 
* Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)   
 
  
 
== Woodpeckers ==  
 
== Woodpeckers ==  
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* Northern Flicker (Calaptes auratus)   
 
* Northern Flicker (Calaptes auratus)   
 
* Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)   
 
* Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)   
 
== Tyrant Flycatchers ==
 
[[File:Phoebe.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) - © David Malak]]
 
* Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)     
 
* Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)     
 
* Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)     
 
* Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)     
 
* Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)
 
* Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)   
 
* Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)   
 
* Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
 
  
 
== Shrike ==  
 
== Shrike ==  
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== Old World Sparrows ==
 
== Old World Sparrows ==
 
* House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
 
* House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
 
 
{{Birds}}
 

Revision as of 20:15, 18 January 2011

BIRDS



Birds of Prey
EaglesFalconsHawksOspreyOwls


Waterfowl
DucksGeeseSwansCormorantsLoonsGrebes


Near Shore Birds
BitternsCranesEgretsHeronsPloversRailsKingfisherPhalaropesSandpipers


Galliforms
GrousePheasantsTurkeys


Corvids
CrowsJays


Other Birds
BlackbirdsCardinalsChickadeesCreepersCuckoosDovesFinchesGrosbeaksGullsHummingbirdsKingletsLarksNight JarsNuthatchesOriolesPigeonsPipitsShrikeSparrowsStarlingsSwiftsSwallowsTernsTanagersThrashersThrushesTitmiceTowheesTyrant FlycatchersWarblersWaxwingsWoodpeckersWrensVireoVultures

Note: The information from a brochure of the INWR's bird populations (circa 2009) was modified by Dave Malak, who added the Latin names.[1] Dave's photos are not linked in the document, but included throughout the page(s) on birds here. Some images may have gender identifyers in their descriptions using the symbols and

Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) - © David Malak

Swans, Geese, & Ducks

  • Greater White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
  • Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)
  • Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
  • Brant (Branta bernicla)
  • Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
  • Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
  • Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
  • Gadwell (Anas strepera)
  • American Wigeon (Anas americana)
  • American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
  • Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos)
  • Blue-Winged Teal (Anas discors)
  • Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
  • Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
  • Green Winged Teal (Anas crecca)
  • Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
  • Redhead (Aytha americana)
  • Ring-Necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
  • Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
  • Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
  • Surf Scooter (Melanitta perspicillata)
  • White-Winged Scooter (Melanitta fusca)
  • Black Scooter (Melanitta nigra)
  • Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
  • Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
  • Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
  • Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
  • Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
  • Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
  • Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) - © David Malak
Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos) ♂(r.)/♀(l.) - © David Malak
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) - © David Malak
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) - © David Malak
Ring-Necked Duck (Aythya collaris) - © David Malak
Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) - © David Malak
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) ♂ - © David Malak
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) - © David Malak
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) - © David Malak

Woodpeckers

  • Red-Headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
  • Red-Bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
  • Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
  • Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
  • Hairy Woodpecker (Piciodes villosus)
  • Northern Flicker (Calaptes auratus)
  • Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)

Shrike

Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor) - © David Malak
  • Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor)

Vireo

  • Yellow-Throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons)
  • Blue-Headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius)
  • Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
  • Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus)
  • Red-Eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)

Crows & Jays

  • Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
  • American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) - © David Malak
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) - © David Malak

Larks

  • Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)

Swallows

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) - © David Malak
  • Purple Martin (Progne subis)
  • Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
  • Northern Rough-Winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
  • Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
  • Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
  • Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Titmice & Chickadees

  • Black-Capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapilla)
  • Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
Black-Capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapilla) - © David Malak
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) - © David Malak

Nuthatches

White-Breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) - © David Malak
  • Red-Breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
  • White-Breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)

Creepers

Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) - © David Malak
  • Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)

Wrens

  • Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
  • House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
  • Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
  • Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis)
  • Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) - © David Malak
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) - © David Malak

Kinglets

Golden-Crowned Kinglet (Regulas satrapa) - © David Malak
  • Golden-Crowned Kinglet (Regulas satrapa)
  • Ruby-Crowned Kinglet (Regulus calenula)

Old World Warblers

  • Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)

Thrushes

  • Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) ♀ - © David Malak
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) ♂ - © David Malak
  • Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
  • Gray-Cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus)
  • Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
  • Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
  • Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
  • American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Veery (Catharus fuscescens) - © David Malak
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) ♂ - © David Malak

Mimic Thrasher

Grey Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) - © David Malak
  • Grey Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
  • Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
  • Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)

Starlings

European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) - © David Malak
  • European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Pipits

  • American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)

Waxwings

Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) - © David Malak
  • Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
  • Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)

Wood Warblers

  • Blue-Winged Warbler (Vermivora pinus)
  • Golden-Winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)
  • Tennessee Warbler (Vermivora peregrina)
  • Orange-Crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata)
  • Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla)
  • Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)
  • Chestnut-Sided Warbler (Dendroica pensylvanica)
  • Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica magnolia)
  • Cape May Warbler (Dendroica tigrina)
  • Black-Throated Green Warbler (Dendroica virens)
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)
  • Black-Throated Blue Warbler (Dendroica caerulescens)
  • Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca)
  • Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus)
  • Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum)
  • Bay-Breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea)
  • Blackpoll Warbler (Dendroica striata)
  • Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea)
  • Black-And-White Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
  • American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
  • Prothonotary Warbler (Protonataria citrea)
  • Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus)
  • Northern Waterthrush (Seiurus noveboracensis)
  • Mourning Warbler (Oporornis philadelphia)
  • Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
  • Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina)
  • Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla)
  • Canada Warbler (Wilsonia canadensis)
  • Yellow-Breasted Chat (Icteria virens)

Tanagers

  • Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)

Sparrows & Towhees

  • Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
  • American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea)
  • Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
  • Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
  • Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)
  • Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
  • Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
  • Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii)
  • Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
  • Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
  • Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
  • White-Throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
  • White-Crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
  • Dark-Eyed Junko (Junko hyemalis)
  • Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
  • Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)

Cardinals, Grosbeaks & Allies

  • Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
  • Rose-Breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
  • Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)

Blackbirds & Orioles

  • Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
  • Red-Winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
  • Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
  • Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)
  • Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
  • Brown-Headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
  • Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)

Finches

  • Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
  • Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)
  • House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
  • Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
  • Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)
  • American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
  • Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)

Old World Sparrows

  • House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)