Birds
BIRDS
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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 ♂
Contents
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)
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)
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)