Phyllis Haehnle Memorial Audubon Sanctuary

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HAEHNLE SANCTUARY BIRD CHECKLIST

HOW TO USE YOUR CHECKLIST
The list is arranged in the order established by the American Ornithological Union (1983). Symbols that appear in this checklist represent the following:

SEASONAL APPEARANCE
Sp Spring (March-May)
S Summer (June-August)
F Fall (Sept.-Nov.)
W Winter (Dec. – Feb.)

SEASONAL ABUNDANCE
A Abundant – should see on 75% or more of trips in proper habitat and season.
C Common – should see on 25% to 75% of trips.
U Uncommon – should see on 10% to 25% of trips.
R   Rare – not seen annually but may occur again.
X Accidental – seen only once or twice.
H Historical – no longer occurs at Haehnle.
*   Has nested at Haehnle
** No longer nesting at Haehnle
    The checklist includes 214 species of birds.

WHERE TO LOOK
The Harold Wing Observation Site provides a panoramic view of Mud Lake Marsh for wetland birds. Entrance into the Mud Lake Marsh is by written permit only. Birding along mowed trails is good for seeing grassland, shrub and woodland birds as you pass through these habitats. In spring, the trees along the west side of the grassland and woods north of Eagle Lake are good for neotropical migrants. Large flocks of waterfowl can be seen in the spring south of the Portage River Drain. Park near the Wooster Rd. bridge and walking east along the dike. Do not proceed beyond the private land signs.

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CHECKLIST

Sp

S

F

W

LOONS

Common Loon

R

R

GREBES

*Pied-billed Grebe

U

U

U

CORMORANTS

Double-crested Cormorant

X

X

BITTERNS AND HERONS

*American Bittern

U

R

R

*Least Bittern

U

U

U

*Great Blue Heron

C

C

C

Great Egret

U

U

U

Little Blue Heron

X

Cattle Egret

X

*Green Heron

C

C

C

Black-crowned Night Heron

R

R

R

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

X

Glossy Ibis

X

AMERICAN VULTURES

Turkey Vulture

A

A

A

SWANS, GEESE AND DUCKS

*Mute Swan

A

A

R

Tundra Swan

U

U

Trumpeter Swan

R

R

Snow Goose

U

Ross's Goose

X

*Canada Goose

A

A

A

U

*Wood Duck

C

U

A

Green-winged Teal

C

U

*American Black Duck

C

R

C

*Mallard

A

A

A

U

Northern Pintail

C

U

*Blue-winged Teal

C

U

C

Northern Shoveler

C

U

Gadwall

U

U

American Widgeon

C

C

Canvasback

U

U

Redhead

U

U

Ring-necked Duck

C

C

Lesser Scaup

U

U

Common Goldeneye

C

U

Bufflehead

U

C

Hooded Merganser

U

R

U

Common Merganser

U

U

Red-breased Merganser

R

R

Ruddy Duck

R

R

EAGLES, HAWKS AND FALCONS

Osprey

U

U

Bald Eagle

U

U

*Northern Harrier

C

A

U

Sharp-shinned Hawk

U

U

R

Cooper's Hawk

U

U

C

U

Red-shouldered Hawk

U

U

U

U

Broad-winged Hawk

R

R

R

*Red-tailed Hawk

A

A

A

A

Rough-legged Hawk

R

U

U

American Kestrel

U

U

U

R

Peregrine Falcon

X

TURKEYS, QUAIL AND PHEASANTS

*Ruffed Grouse

U

U

U

U

Greater Prairie Chicken

H

H

H

H

Gray Partridge

H

H

H

H

Ring-necked Pheasant

U

U

U

U

*Wild Turkey

C

C

C

C

Northern Bobwhite

R

R

R

R

RAILS, GALLINULES, COOTS

Yellow Rail

H

H

King Rail

R

*Virginia Rail

U

U

*Sora Rail

C

C

*Common Moorhen

R

American Coot

U

U

CRANES

*Sandhill Crane

A

A

A

U

PLOVERS

Black-bellied Plover

R

Semipalmated Plover

U

R

Killdeer

A

A

A

SANDPIPPERS AND PHALAROPES

Greater Yellowlegs

U

U

U

Lesser Yellowlegs

U

U

Solitary Sandpiper

R

R

Spotted Sandpiper

C

C

Upland Sandpiper

H

Semipalmated Sandpiper

R

R

Least Sandpiper

R

R

Pectoral Sandpiper

U

U

U

Dunlin

U

Short-billed Dowitcher

R

Long-billed Dowitcher

R

*Common Snipe

A

U

C

*American Woodcock

C

U

C

Wilson's Phalarope

R

GULLS AND TERNS

Bonaparte's Gull

R

Ring-billed Gull

C

C

C

U

Herring Gull

U

U

U

Glaucous Gull

X

Common Tern

X

**Black Tern

U

U

PIGEONS AND DOVES

Rock Pigeon

R

U

R

R

Mourning Dove

A

A

A

U

CUCKOOS

*Black-billed Cuckoo

U

U

U

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

U

U

U

OWLS

Eastern Screech-Owl

C

C

C

C

*Great Horned Owl

U

U

U

U

Barred Owl

U

U

U

U

Short-eared Owl

R

R

Long-eared Owl

R

NIGHTJARS AND SWIFTS

Common Nighthawk

U

U

U

Whip-poor-will

R

Chimney Swift

U

U

HUMMINGBIRDS

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

U

U

U

KINGFISHERS

Belted Kingfisher

C

C

C

U

WOODPECKERS

Red-headed Woodpecker

U

U

U

R

*Red-bellied Woodpecker

A

A

A

A

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

R

R

R

*Downy Woodpecker

A

A

A

A

Hairy Woodpecker

U

R

R

U

Northern Flicker

C

C

C

U

Pileated Woodpecker

R

R

R

R

FLYCATCHERS

Acadian Flycatcher

R

R

R

Willow Flycatcher

U

C

U

Alder Flycatcher

R

R

Least Flycatcher

R

R

R

Eastern Phoebe

C

U

U

Eastern Wood-Pewee

C

C

U

Great Crested Flycatcher

U

U

U

*Eastern Kingbird

C

C

C

LARKS

Horned Lark

R

SWALLOWS

Purple Martin

U

U

U

*Tree Swallow

A

A

A

N. Rough-winged Swallow

R

R

R

Bank Swallow

U

U

U

Cliff Swallow

R

R

R

Barn Swallow

C

C

C

JAYS AND CROWS

Blue Jay

A

A

A

A

American Crow

A

A

A

A

TITMICE AND NUTHATCHES

*Black-capped Chickadee

A

A

A

A

Tufted Titmouse

A

A

A

A

*White-breasted Nuthatch

A

A

A

A

Red-breasted Nuthatch

U

CREEPERS

Brown Creeper

U

U

U

WRENS

*House Wren

C

C

C

Winter Wren

R

R

R

Sedge Wren

U

U

R

*Marsh Wren

R

R

R

KINGLETS AND GNATCATCHERS

Golden-crowned Kinglet

U

U

R

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

U

U

R

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

C

C

THRUSHES

*Eastern Bluebird

A

A

A

A

Veery

U

U

Swainson's Thrush

C

C

Hermit Thrush

U

U

Wood Thrush

U

U

U

*American Robin

A

A

A

U

MINICS AND THRASHERS

Gray Catbird

A

A

C

Brown Thrasher

C

C

U

Northern Mockingbird

R

R

PIPITS

American Pipit

H

WAXWINGS

Cedar Waxwing

A

A

A

U

SHRIKES

Northern Shrike

U

U

Loggerhead Shrike

X

STARLINGS

European starling

C

C

C

C

VIREOS

White-eyed Vireo

R

Blue-headed Vireo

R

R

*Yellow-throated Vireo

U

U

U

Warbling Vireo

U

U

U

Philadelphia Vireo

R

R

Red-eyed Vireo

C

C

C

WARBLERS

Blue-winged Warbler

U

U

U

Tennessee Warbler

C

C

Orange-crowned Warbler

R

R

Nashville Warbler

C

C

Northern Parula

R

R

Yellow Warbler

A

A

A

Chestnut-sided Warbler

U

U

Magnolia Warbler

C

C

Cape May Warbler

U

U

Yellow-rumped Warbler

A

A

R

Black-throated Gr. Warbler

C

U

Blackburnian Warbler

U

U

Palm Warbler

U

U

Bay-breasted Warbler

C

C

Blackpoll Warbler

U

U

Cerulean Warbler

U

U

U

Black-and White Warbler

U

U

American Redstart

C

C

C

Ovenbird

C

C

C

Northern Waterthrush

U

U

Kentucky Warbler

R

R

Connecticut Warbler

R

Mourning Warbler

U

*Common Yellowthroat

A

A

U

Wilson's Warbler

U

R

Yellow-breasted Chat

R

R

R

TANAGERS

Scarlet Tanager

U

U

U

CARDINALS AND GROSBEAKS

*Northern Cardinal

A

A

A

A

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

C

C

U

Indigo Bunting

A

A

U

SPARROWS

*Rufous-sided Towhee

A

C

C

American Tree Sparrow

C

C

C

*Chipping sparrow

C

C

C

*Field Sparrow

A

A

A

Vesper Sparrow

U

U

U

Savannah Sparrow

H

H

Grasshopper Sparrow

R

Henslow's Sparrow

H

H

Fox Sparrow

U

U

*Song Sparrow

A

A

A

U

Lincoln's Sparrow

R

*Swamp Sparrow

A

A

A

White-throated Sparrow

C

C

R

White-crowned Sparrow

U

U

Dark-eyed Junco

A

A

BLACKBIRDS AND ORIOLES

Bobolink

R

R

*Red-winged Blackbird

A

A

A

R

Eastern Meadowlark

R

R

R

Rusty Blackbird

U

U

**Brewer's Blackbird

H

*Common Grackle

A

A

A

*Brown-headed Cowbird

A

A

A

*Northern Oriole

U

U

U

FINCHES

House Finch

U

U

U

U

Purple Finch

U

U

R

Common Repoll

R

*American Goldfinch

A

A

A

C

Evening Grosbeak

R

OLD WORLD SPARROWS

*House Sparrow

U

U

U

U