The Friends of Times Beach Nature Preserve
CHECKLIST
The Birds of Times Beach
This is more or less the official bird checklist that is used to catalogue the species of birds that have been observed at Times Beach Nature Preserve since about 1990. All of the birds are seasonal. Some migrate, some breed. Some of the birds are rarities. You cannot expect to see all of these birds all of the time. We are hoping to refine this checklist to reflect the seasons, the rarity, and the likelihood of seeing the individual species listed here. If you see a bird, or any species of wildlife that is not listed here, of if you think is unusual, please contact us. The list appears here as it was presented by Dr. Robert Andrle and Gerry Rising who compiled the list as a part of an application to make Times Beach an Important Bird Area. It is because of this work, Times Beach is today regarded as the Western Gateway to the Niagara River Corridor globally significant Important Bird Area.
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Checklist of the Birds of Times Beach Nature Preserve
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1. Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)
2. Common Loon (Gavia immer) 3. Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 4. Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) 5. Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) 6. Double-crested Comorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 7. American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) 8. Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) 9. Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 10. Great Egret (Casmerodius albus) 11. Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 12. Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 13. Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) 14. Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 15. Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) 16. Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 17. Brant (Brant bernicla) 18. Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 19. Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) 20. Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 21. Gadwall (Anas strepera) 22. Eurasian Wigeon (Anas Penelope) 23. American Wigeon (Anas Americana) 24. American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 25. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 26. Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) 27. Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanotera) 28. Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 29. Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) 30. Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 31. Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) 32. Redhead (Aythya americana) 33. Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) 34. Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) 35. Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) 36. Surf Scoter (Melanitta perpicillata) 37. White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca) 38. Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra) 39. Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) 40. Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 41. Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 42. Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 43. Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 44. Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 45. Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 46. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 47. Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 48. Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) 49. Sharp-shinned Hawk ( Accipiter striatus) 50. Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) 51. Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) 52. Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 53. Golden Eagle( Aquila chrysaetos) 54. American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) 55. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) 56. Gyrfalcon (Falcon rusticolus) 57. Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 58. Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) 59. Sora (Porzana carolina) 60. Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) 61. American Coot ( Fulica americana) 62. Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) 63. American Golden-Plover (Pluialis dominica) 64. Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 65. Killdeer (Charadrius vociferous) 66. American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) 67. Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 68. Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 69. Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) 70. Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) 71. Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia) 72. Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) 73. Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) 74. Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) 75. Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) 76. Red Knot (Calidris canutus) 77. Sanderling (Calidris alba) 78. Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) 79. Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) 80. Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 81. White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) 82. Baird’s Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) 83. Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) 84. Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 85. Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) 86. Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) 87. Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) 88. Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) 89. Wilson’s Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) 90. American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) 91. Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) 92. Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) 93. Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) 94. Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla) 95. Franklin’s Gull (Larus pipixcan) 96. Little Gull ( Larus minutus) 97. Bonaparte’s Gull (Larus philadelphia) 98. Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 99. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 100 Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) 101 Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) 102 Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 103 Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) 104 Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia) 105 Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 106 Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri) 107 Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) 108 Rock Dove (Columba livia) 109 Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 110 Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) 111 Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) 112 Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) 113 Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca) 114 Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) 115 Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) 116 Whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferous) 117 Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 118 Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 119 Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon) |
120 Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
121 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) 122 Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 123 Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 124 Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 125 Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) 126 Eastern Wood –Pewee (Contopus virens) 127 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) 128 Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) 129 Alder Flycatcher (Emidonax alnorum) 130 Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) 131 Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) 132 Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 133 Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 134 Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 135 Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) 136 Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor) 137 White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) 138 Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) 139 Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 140 Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) 141 Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 142 Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 143 American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 144 Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) 145 Purple Martin (Progne subis) 146 Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 147 Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) 148 Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) 149 Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) 150 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 151 Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapilla) 152 Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta Canadensis) 153 White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 154 Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) 155 Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 156 House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 157 Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) 158 Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) 159 Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 160 Ruby-crowned Kingley (Regulus calendula) 161 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) 162 Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) 163 Veery (Catharus fuscescens) 164 Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) 165 Swainson’s Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) 166 Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 167 Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) 168 American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 169 Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 170 Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 171 Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) 172 European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 173 American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) 174 Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 175 Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora pinus) 176 Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora Chrysoptera) 177 Tennessee Warbler (Vermivora peregrina) 178 Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata) 179 Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla) 180 Northern Parula (Parula americana) 181 Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia) 182 Chestnut-sided Warbler (Dendroica pensylvanica) 183 Magnolia Warbler ( Dendroica magnolia) 184 Cape May Warbler (Dendroica tigrina( 185 Black-throated Blue Warbler (Dendroica caerulescens) 186 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) 187 Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendroica Virens) 188 Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca) 189 Prairie Warbler (Dendroica discolor) 190 Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum) 191 Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea) 192 Blackpoll Warbler (Dendroica striata) 193 Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea) 194 Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 195 American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 196 Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus) 197 Northern Waterthrush (Seiurus noveboracensis) 198 Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) 199 Mourning Warbler (Oporornis philadelphia) 200 Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 201 Wilson’s Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla) 202 Canada Warbler (Wilsonia canadensis) 203 Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) 204 Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 205 American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea) 206 Chipping Sparrow ( Spizella passerina) 207 Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) 208 Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) 209 Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) 210 Henslow’s Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii) 211 Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) 212 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 213 Lincoln’s Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) 214 Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza Georgiana) 215 White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 216 White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) 217 Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 218 Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) 219 Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) 220 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 221 Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 222 Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) 223 Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) 224 Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 225 Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) 226 Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) 227 Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 228 Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 229 Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 230 Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) 231 House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 232 Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) 233 Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea) 234 Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus) 235 American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) 236 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 237 American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) 238 Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum) |