Bird List

A list of birds we've seen on the property, some more often than others! Links to enature.com provide photos, sounds, and more information:
(Updated 9/15/2008)

• Hawk-like birds: Osprey, American Kestrel, Red-tailed Hawk, Black Vulture, Sharp-Shinned Hawk
• Duck-like birds: Common Merganser, Hooded Merganser, Wood Duck, Canada Goose, Snow Goose, Redhead, Mallard, Common Goldeneye, American Wigeon
• Long-legged waders: Green Heron, Great Blue Heron
• Shore birds: Killdeer
• Gull-like birds: Herring Gull
• Pigeon-like birds: Mourning Dove
• Swallow-like birds: Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow
• Tree-clinging birds: Northern Flicker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker
• Perching birds: Belted Kingfisher, Indigo Bunting, Eastern Bluebird, Red-winged Blackbird, Blue Jay, American Robin, Gray Catbird, House Finch, Purple Finch, American Goldfinch, Northern Cardinal, Mockingbird, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Kingbird, White-breasted Nuthatch, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, European Starling, Northern Oriole, American Tree Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Brown-headed Cowbird, Common Grackle, Ruby-throated Hummingbird