Bedford Audubon Society

A Northern Westchester & Eastern Putnam Counties, New York Chapter of the National Audubon Society

Celebrating 95 Years of Conservation 1913-2008

Checklist of the Birds of the Hunt-Parker Sanctuary

Eastern Bluebirds are just one of the species nesting at the Sanctuary This annotated checklist to the birds of the Hunt-Parker Sanctuary is an ever-changing document, based upon contributions of sightings from many of the visitors to the Sanctuary. As it stands, 166 species of birds have been recorded at the Sanctuary and 74 of them nest on the property. When looking for birds on the Sanctuary, based on this guide, keep in mind that many species require specific habitats and conditions in order to be present. So while a particular species may be listed as “common,” you won’t necessarily find that species all around you when you visit.

Key
A=Abundant: Seen on almost all visits in all habitats.
C=Common: Seen on almost all visits in the correct season and habitat.
U=Uncommon: Seen on 50% or less of all visits in the correct season and the correct habitat.
O=Occasional: Seen on 25% or less of all visits in the correct season and the correct habitat.
R=Rare: Seen once or less per season in correct habitat.
*=Breeder—This species nests in the Sanctuary.
#=Overhead Migrant—This species has been observed migrating high over Sanctuary.

Seasons
Spring=March-May
Summer=June-July
Fall=August-November
Winter=December-February

Species Sp Su Fa Wi   Species Sp Su Fa Wi i Species Sp Su Fa Wi
Loons           Kingfishers           Waxwings        
Common Loon#     U    

Belted Kingfisher

 C C C C  

Cedar Waxwing*

 C C C  
Cormorants           Woodpeckers           Wood-Warblers        
Double-crested Cormorant# U O U    

Red-bellied Woodpecker*

 C C C C  

Blue-winged Warbler*

 U U C  
Herons and Egrets           Yellow-bellied Sapsucker U   C U  

Tennessee Warbler

 C   C  
Great Blue Heron C C C U   Downy Woodpecker* C C C C   Nashville Warbler   C   C  
Great Egret   R R     Hairy Woodpecker* C C C C  

Northern Parula

 C   C  
Green Heron* C C U     Northern Flicker* A A A R  

Yellow Warbler*

 A A R  
Black-crowned Night-Heron U   U     Pileated Woodpecker* C C C C  

Chestnut-sided Warbler

 U   U  
Vultures           Flycatchers          

Magnolia Warbler

 C   C  

Black Vulture#

 O   O O  

Eastern Wood-Peewee*

 C C C    

Cape May Warbler

 U   U  

Turkey Vulture

 C C C C  

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

 R        

Black-throated Blue Warbler

 C   C  
Geese, Swans and Ducks          

Willow Flycatcher

 R   R    

Yellow-rumped Warbler

 A   C  
Snow Goose# U   U    

Least Flycatcher

 U   R    

Black-throated Green Warbler

 C   C  
Canada Goose* C C C C  

Eastern Phoebe*

 A A C R  

Blackburnian Warbler

 U   U  
Brant# U   O    

Great-crested Flycatcher*

 C C C    

Pine Warbler*

 U R U  
Mute Swan# R R R    

Eastern Kingbird*

 C C U    

Prairie Warbler*

 U R U  
Wood Duck* C C C     Vireos          

Palm Warbler

 C   C  
American Black Duck U   U     White-eyed Vireo R R       Bay-Breasted Warbler U   U  
Mallard C C C U   Yellow-throated Vireo* U U R    

Blackpoll Warbler

 C   C  
Green-winged Teal U   U     Blue-headed Vireo C C      

Cerulean Warbler

 R      
Ring-necked Duck R   R     Warbling Vireo* U U R    

Black-and-White Warbler*

 C C C  
Bufflehead R   R     Philadelphia Vireo     R    

American Redstart*

 C C C  
Hooded Merganser O   U U   Red-eyed Vireo* A A C    

Worm-eating Warbler*

 C U R  
Common Merganser# U   U U   Crows and Jays          

Ovenbird*

 A A A  
Diurnal Raptors          

Blue Jay*

 C C C C  

Northern Waterthrush

 C   U  

Osprey

 U R C    

Common Crow*

 C C C C  

Louisiana Waterthrush*

 C C R  

Bald Eagle#

 R R R O  

Fish Crow#

 U   U R  

Common Yellowthroat*

 A A A  

Northern Harrier#

 R   U    

Raven, Common#

 R   R R   Hooded Warbler R R    

Sharp-shinned Hawk

 C   C U   Swallows           Canada Warbler U   U  

Cooper’s Hawk*

 U U C U  

Martin, Purple#

 R   R     Tanagers        

Northern Goshawk#

 R   R R  

Tree Swallow*

 A A C     Summer Tanager R      

Red-shouldered Hawk

 O   U    

Northern Rough-winged Swallow*

 U U U    

Scarlet Tanager*

 C C C  

Broad-winged Hawk*

 C U C    

Bank Swallow

 O O O     Emberizine Sparrows        

Red-tailed Hawk*

 A A A A  

Cliff Swallow

 O O O    

Eastern Towhee*

 U U U R

American Kestrel

 O R U    

Barn Swallow*

 C C C    

American Tree Sparrow

     U U

Merlin

 R   R     Chickadees and Titmice          

Chipping Sparrow*

 A A A  
Grouse and Wild Turkey          

Black-capped Chickadee*

 A A A A  

Field Sparrow*

 U U R R

Ruffed Grouse*

 R R R R   Tufted Titmouse* A A A A  

Savannah Sparrow

 U   U R

Wild Turkey*

 U U U U   Nuthatches           Fox Sparrow O   U R
Rails          

Red-breasted Nuthatch

 U R U U  

Song Sparrow*

 C C C C

Virginia Rail*

 R R R     White-breasted Nuthatch* A A A A  

Lincoln’s Sparrow

 U   R  
Shorebirds           Wrens          

Swamp Sparrow*

 U U U R
Killdeer U U U    

Carolina Wren*

 C C C O  

White-throated Sparrow

 C   C C

Solitary Sandpiper

 U   O    

House Wren*

 C C C    

Dark-eyed Junco

 C   C C

Spotted Sandpiper

 U R      

Winter Wren

 U   U R   Cardinals and Grosbeaks        
Least Sandpiper     R     Kinglets          

Northern Cardinal*

 C C C C

American Woodcock*

 U R      

Golden-crowned Kinglet

 C   C R  

Rose-breasted Grosbeak*s

 C C C  
Gulls and Terns          

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

 C   C R  

Blue Grosbeak

 R      

Ring-billed Gull#

 U R U C   Old World Warblers          

Indigo Bunting*

 U U U  

Herring Gull#

 U R U C  

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher*

 C O O     Blackbirds and Orioles        
Great Black-backed Gull# U   U U   Thrushes          

Bobolink

 R R U  
Pigeons and Doves          

Eastern Bluebird*

 A A C C  

Red-winged Blackbird*

 C C C R

Rock Dove

 R R R R  

Veery*

 A A C     Eastern Meadowlark     R  

Mourning Dove*

 C C C C   Gray-cheeked Thrush R        

Rusty Blackbird

 U   U U
Cuckoos          

Swainson's Thrush

 C   C    

Common Grackle*

 C C C O

Black-billed Cuckoo

 O O R    

Hermit Thrush

 C   C R  

Brown-headed Cowbird

 C A C U

Yellow-billed Cuckoo*

 U U R    

Wood Thrush*

 C C C    

Orchard Oriole

 R R    
Owls          

American Robin*

 A A A U  

Baltimore Oriole*

 C C C  

Eastern Screech-Owl*

 C C C C   Mimic Thrushes           Cardueline Finches        

Great Horned Owl*

 C C C C  

Gray Catbird*

 C C C O  

Purple Finch*

 R R O U

Barred Owl*

 U U U U  

Northern Mockingbird*

 C C C C  

House Finch*

 C C C C

Northern Saw-whet Owl

 R   R R  

Brown Thrasher*

 U U O    

Red Crossbill

       R
Nighthawks           Starlings          

White-winged Crossbill

       R

Common Nighthawk#

 U   C    

European Starling*

 C C C C  

Common Redpoll

 R     R
Swifts           Pipits          

American Goldfinch*

 C C C U

Chimney Swift

 C C C    

American Pipit

 O O      

Evening Grosbeak

 R     R
Hummingbirds                       Weaver Finches        

Ruby-throated Hummingbird*

 U U U                

House Sparrow*

 C C C C

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