Phenological Checklist of Birds

There are 237 bird species that have been recorded on KSR lands from 1948 to the present. Eighty-eight of these species are confirmed breeding birds and another eight are probable breeders; these 96 confirmed or probable breeding species at KSR are denoted with an asterisk (*) in the checklist.

About 20% of the birds that occur on KSR are year-round residents. Another 10% are winter residents and about 25% are summer only residents. Nearly half (45%) of the birds are strictly migrants or temporary visitants.

The checklist contains the following notations for abundance: A = Accidental - extremely rare, not to be expected; extralimital in occurrence. R = Rare - few records, erratic in occurrence due either to very little suitable habitat or very low population densities. O = Occasional - irregular either during the seasons indicated or in annual frequency; present in low densities and records infrequent. U = Uncommon - present during the seasons indicated in low densities; regularly occurring but only in the appropriate habitat. C = Common - present in moderate to high densities during the seasons indicated and to be expected on almost any visit to the field. Abundance information is presented for each of four standard seasons of the year. A "blank" indicates that the species is absent at the indicated time of the year. The months of the year that correspond to the seasonal categories are as follows: "spring" = March - May, "summer" = June - August, "fall" = September - November, and "winter" = December - February.

The nomenclature and arrangement used follows the Check-list of North American birds, 6th edition, American Ornithologists' Union, 1983 and subsequent supplements through the 41st, 1997.

This checklist is based on field records of H. Fitch, R. Boyd, C. Cink, R. Johnston, M. Robbins, and G. Pittman and covers the period from 1948 -present. The list was compiled by G. L. Pittman (KSR Field Facilities Manager) with the aid of the aforementioned records and over ten years of field surveys conducted by the compiler from 1985 to present. For more information on birds at KSR contact Galen L. Pittman.

November 1997

 
  Species
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
 
LOONS
Common  R      
GREBES
Pied-billed  O R O  
PELICANS
White  U   O  
CORMORANTS
Double-crested  U   U  
HERONS
American Bittern R      
Great Blue Heron C C U  
Great Egret   O    
Little Blue Heron   O O  
Cattle Egret   O    
* Green Heron C C O  
Black-crowned Night-Heron R      
VULTURES
*Turkey C C C R
GEESE
Greater White-fronted  O   R R
Snow  C   C O
Ross’s     R  R
*Canada        
DUCKS
* Wood Duck U O U U
Gadwall O   O O
American Wigeon O      
American Black Duck     R  
Mallard U U U U
* Blue-winged Teal U O U  
Northern Shoveler O O   O
Northern Pintail O   O O
Green-winged Teal U   U O
Canvasback     R  
Redhead U   O O
Ring-necked Duck U   U O
Lesser Scaup U   O  
Bufflehead O      
Common Goldeneye O   O O
Hooded Merganser O R O  
Ruddy Duck     O  
HAWKS, KITES and EAGLES
Osprey O   O  
Mississippi Kite A C C I D E N T A L
Bald Eagle     O O
* Northern Harrier U O C C
Sharp-shinned Hawk U   U O
* Cooper's Hawk O O O O
Northern Goshawk       R
* Red-shouldered Hawk  O O O O
* Broad-winged Hawk U O U  
* Swainson's Hawk O O U  
* Red-tailed Hawk C C C C
Rough-legged Hawk     O O
Golden Eagle     R  
FALCONS
* American Kestrel U U U U
Merlin     O  
Prairie Falcon R   R R
Peregrine Falcon     R  
PHEASANTS
* Ring-necked O O O O
GROUSE
* Ruffed R R R R
TURKEYS
* Wild Turkey U U U U
QUAIL
* Northern Bobwhite C C C C
RAILS and GALLINULES
Yellow Rail R      
Virginia Rail R   R  
Sora O   O  
American Coot O   O  
CRANES
Sandhill  R   R  
PLOVERS
* Killdeer U U U O
SANDPIPERS
Greater Yellowlegs O   O  
Lesser Yellowlegs O   O  
Solitary Sandpiper O   O  
* Spotted Sandpiper O O O  
Upland Sandpiper O O O  
Western Sandpiper O      
Least Sandpiper   O    
White-rumped Sandpiper O      
Pectoral Sandpiper O   O  
Common Snipe U   O  
* American Woodcock U U U O
GULLS
Franklin's  O   U  
Bonaparte's  O   O   
Ring-billed  O O O O
TERNS
Caspian  R      
Forster's  R      
Black    O    
PIGEONS and DOVES
* Rock dove O O O O
* Mourning Dove C C C O
CUCKOOS
* Black-billed  U U O  
* Yellow-billed  C C O  
BARN OWLS
Barn Owl       R
OWLS
* Eastern Screech-Owl
U
U
U
U
* Great Horned 
C
C
C
C
* Barred 
C
C
C
C
Long-eared 
O
O
O
O
Short-eared     
R
O
Northern Saw-whet       
R
GOATSUCKERS
Common Nighthawk
O
O
O
  
* Chuck-will's-widow
U
U
R
  
* Whip-poor-will
C
C
O
  
SWIFTS
* Chimney 
U
U
U
  
HUMMINGBIRDS
* Ruby-throated 
U
U
U
  
KINGFISHERS
Belted 
U
O
U
O
WOODPECKERS
* Red-headed 
C
C
C
C
* Red-bellied 
C
C
C
C
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
O
  
O
O
* Downy 
C
C
C
C
* Hairy 
U
U
U
U
* Northern Flicker
C
C
C
C
* Pileated 
O
O
O
O
FLYCATCHERS
Olive-sided 
O
  
O
  
* Eastern Wood-Pewee
C
C
U
  
Yellow-bellied 
O
  
R
  
* Acadian 
O
O
    
Alder 
U
O
R
  
Willow 
O
O
R
  
Least 
C
O
O
  
* Eastern Phoebe
C
C
U
  
* Great-Crested 
C
C
O
  
Western Kingbird
O
O
    
* Eastern Kingbird
C
C
O
  
Scissor-tailed 
O
O
    
SHRIKES
* Loggerhead 
O
O
O
O
VIREOS
* White-eyed 
O
R
R
  
* Bell's 
C
C
U
  
Blue-headed
U
  
U
  
* Yellow-throated 
O
O
O
  
Warbling 
U
O
O
  
Philadelphia 
O
  
O
  
* Red-eyed 
C
C
U
  
JAYS and CROWS
* Blue Jay
C
C
C
C
* American Crow
C
C
C
C
LARKS
* Horned 
O
O
O
O
SWALLOWS
* Purple Martin
U
U
    
Tree 
O
  
O
  
* Northern Rough-winged 
O
O
O
  
Bank 
O
      
* Barn 
C
C
U
  
Cliff
O
U
O
  
CHICKADEES and TITMICE
* Black-capped Chickadee
C
C
C
C
* Tufted Titmouse
C
C
C
C
NUTHATCHES
Red-breasted     
O
O
* White-breasted 
C
C
C
C
CREEPERS
Brown 
U
  
U
U
WRENS
* Carolina 
C
C
C
C
* House 
U
U
U
  
Winter     
O
O
* Sedge 
U
O
U
R
Marsh     
R
  
GNATCATCHERS
* Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
U
U
O
  
KINGLETS
Golden-crowned 
O
  
O
U
Ruby-crowned
U
  
C
O
THRUSHES
* Eastern Bluebird
C
C
C
U
Townsend's Solitaire
A C C I D E N T A L
Veery
O
  
O
  
Gray-cheeked Thrush
U
  
O
  
Swainson's Thrush
C
  
U
  
Hermit Thrush
O
  
O
O
* Wood Thrush
U
U
O
  
* American Robin
C
C
C
U
THRASHERS
* Gray Catbird
C
U
O
  
* Northern Mockingbird
O
O
O
O
* Brown Thrasher 
C
C
O
  
STARLINGS
* European 
U
O
C
U
WAXWINGS
* Cedar 
U
O
O
O
WARBLERS
Golden-winged 
O
      
Tennessee 
C
R
U
  
Orange-crowned 
U
  
U
  
Nashville 
C
  
U
  
* Northern Parula
U
U
O
  
* Yellow 
C
O
O
  
Chestnut-sided 
O
  
O
  
Magnolia 
O
  
O
  
Cape May 
R
      
Black-throated Blue     
R
  
Yellow-rumped 
C
  
C
O
Black-throated Green 
U
  
O
  
Blackburnian 
O
  
O
  
Pine     
R
  
Palm 
O
      
Bay-breasted     
R
  
Blackpoll 
U
      
Cerulean 
R
      
Black-and-white 
U
O
O
  
American Redstart
U
O
O
  
Prothonotary 
O
      
Worm-eating 
R
      
* Ovenbird
U
U
O
  
Northern Waterthrush
O
  
O
  
* Louisiana Waterthrush
U
U
    
* Kentucky 
C
C
O
  
Mourning 
U
  
O
  
* Common Yellowthroat
C
C
O
  
Hooded 
R
      
Wilson's 
U
  
U
  
Canada 
O
      
* Yellow-breasted Chat
U
O
O
  
TANAGERS
* Summer 
U
U
O
  
* Scarlet 
U
U
O
  
Western 
A C C I D E N T A L
SPARROWS
* Eastern Towhee
U
U
U
  
Spotted Towhee
U
  
U
O
American Tree 
C
  
U
C
* Chipping 
U
U
O
  
Clay-colored 
U
  
O
  
* Field 
C
C
U
O
Vesper 
U
O
U
  
* Lark 
U
U
O
  
Savannah 
U
  
O
  
* Grasshopper 
U
U
O
  
* Henslow's 
R
R
    
LeConte's 
U
  
U
  
Fox 
U
  
U
O
Song
U
  
U
U
Lincoln's
U
  
U
O
Swamp 
U
  
U
O
White-throated 
U
  
U
U
White-crowned
U
  
U
O
Harris's
C
  
C
C
Dark-eyed Junco
C
  
C
C
Lapland Longspur
R
      
Smith's Longspur
R
      
GROSBEAKS and BUNTINGS
* Northern Cardinal
C
C
C
C
* Rose-breasted Grosbeak
C
C
O
  
* Blue Grosbeak
O
O
O
  
* Indigo Bunting
C
C
O
  
Painted Bunting
R
      
* Dickcissel
U
C
O
  
BLACKBIRDS and ORIOLES
Bobolink
R
      
* Red-winged Blackbird
C
C
C
U
* Eastern Meadowlark
C
C
C
U
Western Meadowlark    
U
U
Yellow-headed Blackbird
R
R
R
  
Rusty Blackbird
O
  
O
O
Brewer's Blackbird      
O
Great-tailed Grackle
O
O
  
O
* Common Grackle
U
U
U
U
* Brown-headed Cowbird
C
C
U
O
* Orchard Oriole
O
O
    
* Baltimore Oriole
C
C
    
NORTHERN FINCHES
Purple Finch
O
  
O
O
House Finch
U
O
U
C
Pine Siskin
U
  
U
U
* American Goldfinch
C
C
C
C
Evening Grosbeak
R
    
R
OLD WORLD SPARROWS
* House Sparrow
U
U
U
U

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