Birds Identified at Hawken

The webmaster has identified the following birds (55 species)
at Hawken, from May 5th through May 25, 1997.

The "When" column refers to when the specie is regularly found in the Cleveland Region.

Y = Year 'Round,
N = during the Nesting season (summer mostly, possibly extending into the spring and/or fall), and
M = during spring Migration (generally May; April and June according to varying species)

N-Y implies that the specie's occurence in the area is most common during the nesting season but also extends early into the spring and into the fall, and is almost as common as a Y bird. In like ways, M-N implies that the specie mostly occurs during migration but is present-common during the nesting season and M-Y implies that the species is common during migration but is also present in the winter almost as much as a Y.

Family: When: Common Name: Scientific Name:
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles) Y

Y

 Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

 Buteo lineatus

Buteo jamaicensis
Anatidae (Swans, Geese, Ducks) Y

N

N

 Canada Goose

Mallard

Wood Duck

Branta canadensis

Anas platyrhynchos

Aix sponsa
Apodidae (Swifts) N Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
Ardeidae (Herons, Bitterns) N-Y Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Carthartidae (New World Vultures) N Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Charadriidae (Plovers) N Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves) Y Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
Corvidae (Jays, Magpies, Crows) Y

Y

 American Crow

Blue Jay

 Corvus brachyrhynchos

Cyanocitta cristata
Fringillidae
(Grosbeaks, Buntings, Finches, Sparrows)		 Y

N

N-Y

Y

Y

N-Y

N-Y

Y

M-Y

M

 American Goldfinch

Chipping Sparrow

Field Sparrow

House Finch

Northern Cardinal

Purple Finch

Rufous-sided Towhee

Song Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

 Carduelis tristis

Spizella passerina

Spizella pusilla

Carpodacus mexicanus

Cardinalis cardinalis

Carpodacus purpureus

Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Melospiza melodia melodia

Zonotrichia albicollis

Zonotrichia leucophrys
Hirundindae (Swallows) N

N

 Barn Swallow

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

 Hirundo rustica

Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Icteridae (Orioles and Blackbirds) N

N-Y

N-Y

N-Y

 (Northern) Baltimore Oriole

Brown-headed Cowbird

Common Grackle

Red-winged Blackbird

 Icterus galbula

Molothrus ater

Quiscalus quiscula

Agelaius phoeniceus
Mimidae (Mockingbirds, Thrashers) N

N

 Gray Catbird

Brown Thrasher

 Dumetella carollinensis

Toxostoma rufum
Paridae (Titmice) Y

Y

 Black-capped Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse

 Parus atricapillus

Parus bicolor
Parulidae (Wood Warblers) N

M

N

N

M-N

M

M-N

 American Redstart

Black-and-White Warbler

Blue-winged Warbler

Magnolia Warbler

Ovenbird

Palm Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

 Setophaga ruticilla

Mniotilta varia

Vermivora pinus

Dendroica magnolia

Seiurus aurocapillus

Dendroica palmarum

Dendroica pileatus
Picidae (Woodpeckers) Y

Y

N-Y

Y

Y

 Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern "Yellow-shafted" Flicker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Pileated Woodpecker

 Picoides pubescens

Piodes villosus

Colaptes auratus

Centurus carolinus

Dryocopus pileatus
Ploceidae (Weaver Finches) Y House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Sittidae (Nuthatches) Y White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
Sturnidae (Starlings) Y European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Sylviidae (Old World Warblers) N Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) N Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
Troglodytidae (Wrens) N House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Turdidae (Thrushes) N

Y

N

 American Robin

Eastern Bluebird

Wood Thrush

 Turdus migratorius

Sialia Sialia

Hylocichla mustelina
Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers) N

N

 Eastern Phoebe

Great Crested Flycatcher

 Sayornis phoebe

Myiarchus crinitus



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