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Birds of Asylum Lake

General Information


For pictures of each species, click on the links below.

BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, GRACKLES, ETC.

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)

CHICKADEES AND TITS

Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)

CORMORANTS

Double-Crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)

CROWS AND JAYS

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Wood Duck (Anas strepera)
Mallard Duck (Aix sponsa)
Gadwall (Anas platyrhynchos)
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)

FINCHES, SISKINS, CROSSBILLS

American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)

GREBES

Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)

GULLS

Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)

HERONS, EGRETS AND BITTERNS

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Great Egret (Ardea alba)
Green Heron (Butorides virescens)

KINGFISHERS

Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)

KINGLETS

Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)

MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHERS

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)

NEW WORLD VULTURES

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

NUTHATCHES

White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)

OLD WORLD SPARROWS

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

PIGEONS AND DOVES

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)

RAILS, GALLINULES AND COOTS

American Coot (Fulica americana)

TYRANT FLYCATCHERS

Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)
Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)

SALTATORS, CARDINALS AND ALLIES

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

SPARROWS, TOWHEES, JUNCOS

Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)

STARLINGS

European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

SWALLOWS

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

SWIFTS

Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)

THRUSHES

Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

VIREOS AND ALLIES

Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)

WAXWINGS

Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)

WOODPECKERS

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)

WOOD WARBLERS

Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla)
Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Dendroica pensylvanica)
Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica magnolia)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)
Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendroica virens)
Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum)
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)

 

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