Friends of Sherwood Island State Park
Birds of the Park 
This is a web version of Robert Winkler's 1996 checklist.
Since then, additional species have been reported (shown in red).
Friends home page Friends birders page 1996 checklist (pdf)   Code key
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Family Species N Spring Summer Fall Winter
Loons Red-throated Loon   FC   FC UC
  Common Loon   FC R FC UC
Grebes Pied-billed Grebe   R   R R
  Horned Grebe   C   C FC
  Red-necked Grebe   R   R  
  Eared Grebe         VR
Gannets Northern Gannet   R   R  
Pelicans American White Pelican     VR    
Cormorants & Darters Great Cormorant   FC   FC FC
  Double-crested Cormorant   C C C R
Bitterns & Herons American Bittern   R   R R
  Least Bittern   VR   VR  
  Great Blue Heron   UC FC FC FC
  Great Egret   FC FC C VR
  Snowy Egret   C FC C  
  Little Blue Heron   UC UC UC  
  Tricolored Heron   R R R  
  Cattle Egret   UC R R  
  Green Heron   UC FC FC  
  Black-crowned Night-Heron   FC FC FC R
  Yellow-crowned Night-Heron   VR VR    
Ibis Glossy Ibis   UC UC R  
Swans, Geese, Ducks Tundra Swan   VR      
  Mute Swan N FC FC FC FC
  Greater White-fronted Goose       VR  
  Snow Goose   UC   UC R
  Ross's Goose         VR
  Brant   UC   UC R
  Canada Goose N C C C C
  Wood Duck   R   R  
  Green-winged Teal   FC   FC R
  American Black Duck N C FC C C
  Mallard N C FC C C
  Northern Pintail   R   R R
  Blue-winged Teal   UC   UC  
  Northern Shoveler   R   R  
  Gadwall   UC   UC R
  Eurasian Wigeon   R   R R
  American Wigeon   FC   C FC
  Canvasback   FC   FC UC
  Redhead   VR      
  Ring-necked Duck   R   R  
  Greater Scaup   UC   UC UC
  Lesser Scaup   R   R R
  King Eider   VR     VR
  Oldsquaw   C   C C
  Black Scoter   VR   VR VR
  Surf Scoter   UC   UC UC
  White-winged Scoter   FC   FC FC
  Common Goldeneye   C   C C
  Barrow's Goldeneye   R   R R
  Bufflehead   C   C FC
  Hooded Merganser   FC R FC UC
  Common Merganser   R   R  
  Red-breasted Merganser   C   C C
  Ruddy Duck   VR   VR VR
Kites, Eagles, Hawks Black Vulture   VR      
  Turkey Vulture   UC   UC  
  Osprey N UC R C  
  Bald Eagle   R   R R
  Northern Harrier   UC   FC R
  Sharp-shinned Hawk   UC   FC R
  Cooper's Hawk   R   UC  
  Northern Goshawk   R   R  
  Red-shouldered Hawk   R   UC R
  Broad-winged Hawk   UC   UC  
  Red-tailed Hawk   FC   FC FC
  Rough-legged Hawk       R R
  Golden Eagle       VR  
Falcons American Kestrel   UC   FC R
  Merlin   R   UC R
  Peregrine Falcon   R   R  
Grouse, Turkeys, Quail Ring-necked Pheasant N FC FC FC FC
  Wild Turkey   VR      
Rails, Gallinules, Coots Clapper Rail N UC R UC R
  Yellow Rail        VR  
  King Rail   VR      
  Virginia Rail   R   R R
  Sora   VR   VR  
  Common Moorhen   VR      
  American Coot       R R
Cranes Sandhill Crane         VR
Plovers Black-bellied Plover   FC   C UC
  American Golden-Plover   R   R  
  Semipalmated Plover   FC   C  
  Piping Plover   VR   VR  
  Killdeer N FC FC C UC
Oystercatchers American Oystercatcher   R R R  
Stilts & Avocets American Avocet       VR  
Sandpipers & Phalaropes Greater Yellowlegs   C   C R
  Lesser Yellowlegs   UC   FC  
  Solitary Sandpiper   UC   UC  
  Willet   R   UC  
  Spotted Sandpiper   FC   FC  
  Upland Sandpiper   R   R  
  Whimbrel       R  
  Hudsonian Godwit       VR  
  Marbled Godwit    VR      
  Ruddy Turnstone   UC   FC R
  Red Knot       VR  
  Sanderling   R   UC R
  Semipalmated Sandpiper   FC   C  
  Western Sandpiper       R  
  Least Sandpiper   FC   C  
  White-rumped Sandpiper       R  
  Baird's Sandpiper       VR  
  Pectoral Sandpiper   R   FC  
  Purple Sandpiper         VR
  Dunlin   FC   C FC
  Stilt Sandpiper       R  
  Buff-breasted Sandpiper       VR  
  Ruff   VR      
  Short-billed Dowitcher   UC   FC  
  Common Snipe   FC   UC R
  American Woodcock N UC R UC R
  Wilson's Phalarope   VR   VR  
Skuas, Gulls, Terns, Skimmers Laughing Gull   UC FC C  
  Bonaparte's Gull   UC   UC UC
  Ring-billed Gull   C FC C C
  Herring Gull   C C C C
  Iceland Gull   VR     VR
  Lesser Black-backed Gull   R   R R
  Glaucous Gull   VR     VR
  Great Black-backed Gull   FC FC FC FC
  Caspian Tern   VR   VR  
  Common Tern   FC FC FC  
  Forster's Tern       UC  
  Least Tern   FC FC UC  
  Black Tern   VR   VR  
  Black Skimmer      VR    
Pigeons & Doves Rock Dove N UC FC UC UC
  Mourning Dove N C C FC FC
Parrots Monk Parakeet   FC FC FC UC
Cuckoo Black-billed Cuckoo   R   R  
  Yellow-billed Cuckoo   R   R  
Barn Owl Barn Owl   VR      
Typical Owls Eastern Screech-Owl   R R R R
  Great Horned Owl N R R R R
  Snowy Owl         VR
  Barred Owl         VR
  Long-eared Owl         VR
  Short-eared Owl   R   R R
  Northern Saw-whet Owl         VR
Goatsuckers Common Nighthawk   R   C  
  Whip-poor-will   VR      
Swifts Chimney Swift   FC   FC  
Hummingbirds Ruby-throated Hummingbird   UC   FC  
Kingfishers Belted Kingfisher N UC UC FC UC
Woodpeckers Red-headed Woodpecker   VR   VR VR
  Red-bellied Woodpecker   UC R FC UC
  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker   UC   UC R
  Downy Woodpecker N FC FC FC FC
  Hairy Woodpecker   UC R UC UC
  Northern Flicker N C FC C UC
  Pileated Woodpecker   VR   VR  
Tyrant Flycatchers Olive-sided Flycatcher   VR      
  Eastern Wood-Pewee   FC   FC  
  Yellow-bellied Flycatcher   VR   VR  
  Acadian Flycatcher   R   R  
  Alder Flycatcher   R   R  
  Willow Flycatcher N FC FC UC  
  Least Flycatcher   UC   UC  
  Eastern Phoebe   FC   FC  
  Great Crested Flycatcher   UC R UC  
  Western Kingbird       VR  
  Eastern Kingbird N FC UC UC  
Larks Horned Lark   UC   FC UC
Swallows Purple Martin   UC R R  
  Tree Swallow N C UC C  
  Northern Rough-winged Swallow N FC UC FC  
  Bank Swallow   UC   FC  
  Cliff Swallow   R   R  
  Cave Swallow       VR  
  Barn Swallow N C C C  
Jays & Crows Blue Jay N C FC C FC
  American Crow N C C C C
  Fish Crow N FC FC FC UC
Chickadees & Titmice Black-capped Chickadee N C FC C FC
  Tufted Titmouse N C FC FC UC
Nuthatches Red-breasted Nuthatch   UC   FC UC
  White-breasted Nuthatch N FC UC FC UC
Creepers Brown Creeper   UC   UC UC
Wrens Carolina Wren N FC FC FC UC
  House Wren N FC FC FC  
  Winter Wren   UC   UC  
  Marsh Wren N UC R UC R
Kinglets & Thrushes Golden-crowned Kinglet   FC   C FC
  Ruby-crowned Kinglet   FC   C R
  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher   UC   UC  
  Northern Wheatear       VR  
  Eastern Bluebird N UC UC UC  
  Veery   UC   UC  
  Gray-cheeked Thrush   R   R  
  Swainson's Thrush   UC   UC  
  Hermit Thrush   FC   FC R
  Wood Thrush   UC   UC  
  American Robin N C C FC R
Thrashers Gray Catbird N C C C R
  Northern Mockingbird N FC FC C FC
  Brown Thrasher N UC UC UC R
Pipits American Pipit   UC   FC R
Waxwings Cedar Waxwing N C UC FC UC
Shrikes Northern Shrike       VR  
Starlings European Starling N C C C C
Vireos White-eyed Vireo   UC   UC  
  Blue-headed Vireo   UC   UC  
  Yellow-throated Vireo   UC   UC  
  Warbling Vireo N C FC UC  
  Philadelphia Vireo       R  
  Red-eyed Vireo   FC   FC  
Wood-warblers Blue-winged Warbler   UC   UC  
  Golden-winged Warbler   VR   VR  
  Tennessee Warbler   UC   UC  
  Orange-crowned Warbler       VR  
  Nashville Warbler   FC   UC  
  Northern Parula   C   FC  
  Yellow Warbler N C C FC  
  Chestnut-sided Warbler   FC   FC  
  Magnolia Warbler   C   FC  
  Cape May Warbler   UC   UC  
  Black-throated Blue Warbler   FC   FC  
  Yellow-rumped Warbler   C   C R
  Black-throated Green Warbler   FC   FC  
  Blackburnian Warbler   UC   UC  
  Pine Warbler   UC   UC  
  Prairie Warbler   UC   UC  
  Palm Warbler   FC   FC R
  Bay-breasted Warbler   UC   UC  
  Blackpoll Warbler   FC   UC  
  Black-and-white Warbler   C   FC  
  American Redstart   C   C  
  Worm-eating Warbler   VR      
  Ovenbird   FC   FC  
  Northern Waterthrush   UC   UC  
  Connecticut Warbler       VR  
  Mourning Warbler   R   R  
  Common Yellowthroat N C C C R
  Hooded Warbler   R   R  
  Wilson's Warbler   FC   UC  
  Canada Warbler   FC   FC  
  Yellow-breasted Chat   R   R VR
Tanagers Scarlet Tanager   UC   UC  
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Buntings Northern Cardinal N FC FC FC FC
  Rose-breasted Grosbeak   UC   UC  
  Blue Grosbeak   VR      
  Indigo Bunting   UC   UC  
  Dickcissel       VR  
Towhees, Sparrows, Longspurs Eastern Towhee   FC R FC R
  American Tree Sparrow   UC   FC FC
  Chipping Sparrow N C FC UC  
  Clay-colored Sparrow       VR  
  Field Sparrow   UC   UC R
  Vesper Sparrow   R   UC  
  Lark Sparrow       VR  
  Savannah Sparrow   C R C UC
  Le Conte's Sparrow       VR  
  Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow N FC UC FC  
  Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow       C  
  Seaside Sparrow   R R R  
  Fox Sparrow   UC   UC R
  Song Sparrow N C C C FC
  Lincoln's Sparrow   UC   UC  
  Swamp Sparrow   UC   C R
  White-throated Sparrow   C   C FC
  White-crowned Sparrow   UC   FC  
  Dark-eyed Junco   FC   C FC
  Lapland Longspur       R R
  Smith's Longspur   VR      
  Snow Bunting       FC FC
Blackbirds & Orioles Bobolink   UC   FC  
  Red-winged Blackbird N C C FC R
  Eastern Meadowlark   UC R FC R
  Western Meadowlark   VR      
  Yellow-headed Blackbird        VR  
  Rusty Blackbird   VR   VR  
  Common Grackle N C C UC R
  Boat-tailed Grackle   VR      
  Brown-headed Cowbird N C FC UC R
  Orchard Oriole N FC FC R  
  Baltimore Oriole N C C UC  
Finches Purple Finch   UC   UC R
  House Finch N C C C FC
  Red Crossbill         VR
  White-winged Crossbill         VR
  Common Redpoll         VR
  Pine Siskin       UC R
  American Goldfinch N FC FC C UC
  Evening Grosbeak       VR  
Old World Sparrows House Sparrow N C C C UC
Code key:  Top of page
C: Common, nearly always seen
FC: Fairly common, usually seen
UC: Uncommon, sometimes seen 
R: Rare, infrequently seen, but expected in proper season
VR: Very rare, very infrequently seen; some years absent; includes accidentals.  N: Nesting.
Data from "Checklist: Birds of Sherwood Island State Park" (c) 1996 by Robert Winkler
 

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