Seven Bluff Bird Checklist
 
Season:  Sp S F W
PELECANIFORMES    
  Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus   A  
   
CICONIFORMES - Storks, Herons, Bitterns    
  Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias U   U X
  Green Heron Butorides virescens    O U    
  Snowy Egret Egretta thula O  O U  
   
ANSERIFORMES - Waterfowl (Ducks, Geese, Swans)    
  Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrorygna autumnalis C    
  Wood Duck Aix sponsa  U  U   U  
  Canada Goose Branta canadensis R   O O
   
FALCONIFORMES - Birds of Prey (Eagles, Hawks, Falcons, Vultures)    
  Black Vulture Coragyps atratus C C C C
  Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura A A A A  
     
  Sharp-shinned Hawk Actipiter striatus O   U U  
  Cooper's Hawk Actipiter cooperii U  R U  
  Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus U X O    
  Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus C  U U  U
  Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni U   U    
  Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis C C C C
  American Kestrel Falco sparverius A  A A A  
     
   
GALLIFORMES - Domestic & Game Birds (Pheasants, Quail, Turkeys, Peacocks)    
  Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo C O O C
  Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus C C  C  C  
     
   
CHARADRIIFORMES - Shorebirds, Gulls, Terns, Killdeer, Stilt, Rail, Avocet, Plover)    
  Killdeer Charadrius vociferus A  C A A
  Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda C        
     
Spotted Sandpiper O  U U  O
COLUMBIFORMES - Doves, Pigeons    
  Rock Dove Columba livia A A A A
  White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica A  0 A  0  
  Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura A A A A
  Inca Dove Columbina inca O O O U  
  Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina O  
   
CUCULIFORMES - Cuckoos, Roadrunners    
     
  Greater Roadrunner Geoccyx californianus U U U U  
   
STRIGIFORMES - Owls, Nocturnal Birds of Prey    
Eastern Screech-Owl Otus asio C C C
  Barred Owl Strix varia  O U  O  O  
   
CAPRIMULGIFORMES - Nightjars, Goatsuckers    
  Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor C  C U  
  Chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis C C  U    
   
APODIFORMES - Swifts, Hummingbirds    
  Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica A A A  
   Purple Martin   C C C    
  Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri A A  
          U    
   
PICIFORMES - Woodpeckers    
  Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons A A A A
    Sphyrapicus varius U *      
  Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris C C C C
      X   C C  
   
PASSERIFORMES - Perching Birds or Song Birds    
Tyrannidae - Flycatchers    
     
  Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe C U C C  
  Vermillion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus ribinus U  U  
  Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens C U      
  C C  
  Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis C C      
A A  
Hirundinidae - Swallows    
  Purple Martin Progne subis A A O  
  Cliff Swallow Hirundo pyrrhonota C C C    
  Barn Swallow Hirundo ruslica A A A  
Corvidae - Crows, Jays    
    C C
  Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californicus C C C C  
  Common Raven Corvus corax R   R
          C C  
Paridae - Titmice, Chickadees    
  Carolina Chickadee Parus carolinensis C C C C
  Tufted Titmouse Parus  bicolor A A A A  
Aegithalidae - Bushtit    
  R R R
Sittidae - Nuthatches    
    O
Troglodytidae - Wrens    
  Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus U U U U
  Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus A A A A  
  Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii A A A A
  House Wren Troglodytes aedon C   C    
    U
Regulidae - Kinglets    
  Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa O   U
      C   C C  
Sylviidae - Gnatcatchers    
  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea C O C C
Turdidae - Thrushes    
  Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis U    
      C        
  C   C
  American Robin Turdus migratorius C     A  
Mimidae - Catbirds, Mockingbirds, Thrashers    
  Dumetella carolinensis C    
  Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos A A A A  
  C C
Bombycillidae - Waxwings    
  Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum C   U C
Laniidae - Shrikes    
  Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus U C  
Sturnidae - Starlings    
  A A A  
Vireonidae - Vireos    
  White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus C C C U
  Black-capped Vireo Vireo atricapiIlus O O      
  Solitary Vireo Vireo solitarius C   C U
  Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons O        
  Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus R  
Parulinae - Wood Warblers    
  C   C C
      C   C R  
  O    
  Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia C   C    
  U    
      C        
  A   A
      C X U    
  Golden-cheeked Warbler Dendroica chrysoparia U U  
      U        
  U    
          O    
  Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica O    
      C O U    
  C    
      C   C    
  C R  
Thraupinae - Tanagers    
  Summer Tanager Piranga rubra C C  
Cardinalinae - Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Buntings, Dickcissel      
  Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis A A A A
      C        
  Painted Bunting Passerina ciris C C U  
      C   O    
Emberizinae - Towhees, Sparrows, Juncos    
  C   C C
      U U U U  
  Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina C R U C
      C O U C  
  C C  
  Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia U        
  A   A  
          C    
  A    
            R  
    A
            U  
Icterinae - Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks    
  A C  
  Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna A        
  A A A  
  Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula U   O U  
  Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater A A A A
      C        
  O    
      C        
  U    
Frigillidae - Finches    
  A A A A
      U   R U  
  Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria U U U U
      C     A  
Passeridae - Old World Sparrows    
  House Sparrow Passer domesticus A A A A
A = Abundant:  70%-100% probability.  Easy to find, not necessarily in large numbers.
C = Common:  40%-70% probability.  Fairly easy to find, but not as likely as abundant species.
U = Uncommon:  10%-40% probability.  Expected to be found on a some visits: not unusual.
O = Occasional: 2%-10% probability.  Usually reported only once or twice per season.
R = Rare:  1%-2% probability.  Usually reported only once or twice in a five year period.
X = Accidental:  0%-1% probability.  Not expected.  Reported only once or twice in county.
? = Status Uncertain:  Substantiated record but individual bird is of questionable origin.
1    Common Peafowl are kept by neighbors and are often heard in the Park.
Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
Chuck-will's-widow
Common Raven
Hutton's Vireo
Bell's Vireo
Scissor-tailed
Upland Sandpiper