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Blue Mountain - Kittatinny Ridge Conservation Project

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Bird Checklist

*download Kitattinny Bird Checklist - MS Word (122K)

Bird Status Usual Occurrence Code
Resident Year-round R
Migrant April-May & August-Nov. M
Breeding June/July (also a migrant) B
Winter December-April W

* bold, colored text denotes a bird of conservation concern

BIRDS CODE
Loons, Grebes, Cormorants  
  Red-throated Loon M
  Common Loon M
  Double-crested Cormorant B
Bitterns, Egrets, Herons  
  Great Blue Heron R
  Great Egret B
  Green Heron B
  Black-crowned Night-Heron  
Vultures  
  Black Vulture R
  Turkey Vulture R
Swans, Geese, Ducks  
  Snow Goose M
  Canada Goose R
  Brant M
  Mute Swan R
  Tundra Swan M
  Wood Duck B
  Gadwall W,M
  American Wigeon M
  American Black Duck W,M
  Mallard R
  Blue-winged Teal M
  Green-winged Teal M
  Northern Pintail M
  Redhead M
  Ring-necked Duck M
  Lesser Scaup M
  Buffle head M
  Hooded Merganser M
  Common Merganser M
  Red-breasted Merganser M
Hawks, Falcons  
  Osprey M
  Bald Eagle B
  Golden Eagle M
  Northern Harrier M
  Sharp-shinned hawk F
  Cooper's Hawk B
  Northern Goshawk M
  Red-shouldered Hawk B
  Broad-winged Hawk B
  Red-tailed Hawk B
  Rough-legged Hawk M
  American Kestrel B
  Merlin M
  Peregrine Falcon M
Chicken-like Birds  
  Ring-necked Pheasant R
  Ruffed Grouse R
  Wild Turkey R
  Northern Bobwhite M
Rails, Coots, Cranes  
  Sandhill Crane M
Plovers, Sandpipers  
  Killdeer B
  Greater Yellowlegs M
  Solitary Sandpiper M
  Spotted Sandpiper B
  Wilson's Snipe M
  American Woodcock B
Gulls, Terns  
  Bonaparte's Gull M
  Ring-billed Gull M
  Herring Gull M
  Lesser Black-backed Gull M
  Greater Black-backed Gull M
  Common Tern M
  Caspian Tern M
  Mourning Dove R
  Rock Pigeon R
  Black-billed Cuckoo B
  Yellow-billed Cuckoo B
Owls  
  Eastern Screech-Owl R
  Great Horned Owl R
  Barred Owl R
  Northern Saw-whet Owl M
Nightjars  
  Common Nighthawk M
  Whip-poor-will B
Swifts, Hummingbirds  
  Chimney Swift B
  Ruby-throated Hummingbird B
  Belted Kingfisher R
  Red-headed Woodpecker M
  Red-bellied Woodpecker R
  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker W,M
  Downy Woodpecker R
  Hairy Woodpecker R
  Nothern Flicker R
  Pileated Woodpecker R
Tyrant Flycatchers  
  Olive-sided Flycatcher M
  Eastern Wood-Pewee B
  Yellow-bellied Flycatcher M
  Acadian Flycatcher B
  Willow Flycatcher M
  Alder Flycatcher M
  Least Flycatcher M
  Eastern Phoebe B
  Great Crested Flycatcher B
  Eastern Kingbird B
Shrike, Vireos  
  Northern Shrike W
  White-eyed Vireo B
  Yellow-throated Vireo M
  Blue-headed Vireo B
  Warbling Vireo B
  Philadelphia Vireo M
  Red-eyed Vireo B
Jays, Crows  
  Blue Jay R
  American Crow R
  Fish Crow B
  Common Raven R
Larks, Swallows  
  Horned Lark W,M
  Purple Martin M
  Tree Swallow B
  Northern Rough-winged Swallow B
  Bank Swallow M
  Cliff Swallow M
  Barn Swallow B
Titmice, Nuthatches  
  Carolina Chickadee R
  Black-capped Chickadee R
  Tufted Titmouse R
  Red-breasted Nuthatch W
  White-breasted Nuthatch R
Creepers, Wrens  
  Brown Creeper R
  Carolina Wren R
  House Wren B
  Winter Wren R
Kinglets, Gnatcatchers  
  Golden-crowned Kinglet W,M
  Ruby-crowned Kinglet M
  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher B
Thrushes  
  Eastern Bluebird R
  Veery B
  Gray-cheeked Thrush M
  Swainson's Thrush M
  Hermit Thrush R
  Wood Thrush B
  American Robin R
Mimics, Starlings  
  Gray Catbird B
  Northern Mockingbird R
  Brown Thrasher B
  European Starling R
Pipit, Waxwing  
  American Pipit W,M
  Cedar Waxwing R
Warblers  
  Blue-winged Warbler B
  Golden-winged Warbler B
  Brewster's Warbler B
  Tennessee Warbler M
  Orange-crowned Warbler M
  Nashville Warbler M
  Northern Parula B
  Yellow Warbler B
  Chestnut-sided Warbler B
  Magnolia Warbler M
  Cape May Warbler M
  Black-throated Blue Warbler B
  Yellow-rumped Warbler M
  Black-throated Green Warbler B
  Blackburnian Warbler M
  Pine Warbler B
  Prairie Warbler B
  Palm Warbler M
  Bay-breasted Warbler M
  Blackpoll Warbler M
  Cerulean Warbler B
  Black-and-white Warbler B
  American Redstart B
  Worm-eating Warbler B
  Ovenbird B
  Northern Waterthrush M
  Louisiana Waterthrush B
  Kentucky Warbler B
  Connecticut Warbler M
  Mourning Warbler M
  Common Yellowthroat B
  Hooded Warbler B
  Wilson's Warbler M
  Canada Warbler B
  Yellow-breasted Chat B
Tanager, Grosbeak, Sparrows  
  Scarlet Tanager B
  Eastern Towhee B
  American Tree Sparrow W
  Chipping Sparrow B
  Field Sparrow B
  Savannah Sparrow M
  Fox Sparrow W,M
  Song Sparrow R
  Lincoln's Sparrow M
  Swamp Sparrow M
  White-throated Sparrow W
  White-crowned Sparrow M
  Dark-eyed Junco W
  Northern Cardinal R
  Rose-breasted Grosbeak B
  Blue Grosbeak M
  Indigo Bunting B
  Snow Bunting W
Blackbirds, Orioles  
  Bobolink M
  Red-winged Blackbird B
  Eastern Meadowlark B
  Rusty Blackbird M
  Common Grackle B
  Brown-headed Cowbird B
  Baltimore Oriole B
Finches, Weavers  
  Purple Finch W
  House Finch R
  Red Crossbill W
  White-winged Crossbill W
  Common Redpoll W
  Pine Siskin W
  American Goldfinch R
  Evening Grosbeak W

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