Wildlife
Bird List
Abundance Key Birds nesting locally are identified
with an *. Seasons: (across the top)
S=spring (Apr-May) S=summer (Jun-Jul)
F=fall (Aug-Oct) W=winter (Nov-Mar) Abundance: The abundance of each species is
listed by the following letters:
| A
| =
| Abundant
| I
| =
| Irregular |
| C
| =
| Common
| +
| =
| Accidental |
| U
| =
| Uncommon
| (
)
| =
| never observed on KNWR |
| R
| =
| Rare
|
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| Loons |
| Common Name
| Scientific
Name
| S
| S
| F
| W |
| Red-throated Loon
| Gavia stellata*
| U
| U
| U
| |
| Pacific Loon
| Gavia pacifica*
| U
| U
| U
| |
| Common
Loon
| Gavia immer*
| C
| C
| C
| |
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| Grebes |
| Common Name
| Scientific Name
| S
| S
| F
| W |
| Horned Grebe
| Podiceps auritus*
| U
| C
| C
|
|
| Red-necked
Grebe
| Podiceps grisegena*
| U
| C
| C
|
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| Petrels,Cormorants,Herons |
| Common Name
| Scientific Name
| S
| S
| F
| W |
| Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel
| Oceanodroma leucorhoa
|
| I
| R
|
|
| Double-crested
Cormorant
| Phalacrocorax auritus*
| U
| U
| U
|
|
| Great Blue Heron
| Ardea
herodias
|
|
| I
|
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| Swans,Geese,Ducks |
| Common Name
| Scientific Name
| S
| S
| F
| W |
| Tundra Swan
| Cygnus columbianus
| I
|
| I
|
|
| Trumpeter
Swan
| Cygnus buccinator*
| C
| C
| C
| R
|
| Greater White-fronted
Goose
| Anser albifrons
| A
| U
| U
|
|
| Snow
Goose
| Chen caerulescens
| A
|
| R
|
|
| Emperor Goose
| Chen
canagica
| I
|
| I
| I
|
| Brant
| Branta bernicla
| R
| I
| R
|
|
| Cackling Goose
| Branta canadensis*
| A
| C
| C
|
|
| Green-winged Teal
| Anas crecca*
| A
| U
| U
| I
|
| Mallard
| Anas platyrhynchos*
| A
| C
| C
| R
|
| Northern Pintail
| Anas
acuta*
| A
| C
| C
|
|
| Blue-winged Teal
| Anas discors
| R
| I
| R
|
|
| Cinnamon Teal
| Anas cyanoptera
|
|
| +
|
|
| Northern Shoveler
| Anas clypeata*
| C
| U
| U
|
|
| Gadwall
| Anas strepera
| R
| I
| R
|
|
| Eurasian Wigeon
| Anas penelope
| R
|
|
|
|
| American Wigeon
| Anas americana*
| A
| C
| C
| R
|
| Canvasback
| Aythya valisineria
| R
| I
| R
|
|
| Redhead
| Aythya americana
| R
| R
|
|
|
| Ring-necked Duck
| Aythya
collaris*
| R
| R
| R
|
|
| Greater Scaup
| Aythya marila*
| C
| U
| C
| U
|
| Lesser Scaup
| Aythya affinis
| R
|
| R
|
|
| Common Eider
| Somateria mollissima
|
| +
|
|
|
| Harlequin
Duck
| Histrionicus histrionicus*
| U
| U
| U
| I
|
| Long-tailed Duck
| Clangula
hyemalis
| +
|
| I
|
|
| Black Scoter
| Melanitta nigra
| R
| R
| R
|
|
| Surf Scoter
| Melanitta perspicillata*
| U
| U
| U
|
|
| White-winged Scoter
| Melanitta fusca*
| R
| R
| R
|
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| Common Goldeneye
| Bucephala clangula*
| C
| C
| C
| C
|
| Barrow's Goldeneye
| Bucephala islandica*
| C
| C
| C
| U
|
| Bufflehead
| Bucephala albeola
| U
| U
| U
| U
|
| Common Merganser
| Mergus
merganser*
| C
| C
| C
| C
|
| Red-breasted Merganser
| Mergus serrator*
| U
| U
| U
|
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| Raptors |
| Common Name
| Scientific Name
| S
| S
| F
| W |
| Osprey
| Pandion haliaetus*
| R
| R
| R
|
|
| Bald
Eagle
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus*
| C
| C
| C
| C
|
| Northern
Harrier
| Circus cyaneus*
| C
| U
| C
|
|
| Sharp-shinned Hawk
| Accipiter striatus*
| U
| U
| U
|
|
| Northern Goshawk
| Accipiter
gentilis*
| U
| U
| U
| U
|
| Red-tailed Hawk
| Buteo jamaicensis
| U
| U
| U
| U
|
| Rough-legged Hawk
| Buteo lagopus*
| R
|
| R
|
|
| Golden Eagle
| Aquila chrysaetos*
| R
| R
| R
| R
|
| American
Kestrel
| Falco sparverius
|
|
| I
|
|
| Merlin
| Falco columbarius
| U
| U
| U
| U
|
| Peregrine Falcon
| Falco peregrinus*
| R
| R
| R
| I
|
| Gyrfalcon
| Falco rusticolus
| R
| R
| R
| I
|
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| Grouse,Ptarmigan |
| Common Name
| Scientific Name
| S
| S
| F
| W |
| Ruffed Grouse
| Bonasa umbellus*
| R
| R
| R
| R
|
| Spruce
Grouse
| Dendragapus canadensis*
| C
| C
| C
| C
|
| Willow
Ptarmigan
| Lagopus lagopus*
| C
| C
| C
| C
|
| Rock Ptarmigan
| Lagopus mutus*
| U
| U
| U
| U
|
| White-tailed Ptarmigan
| Lagopus
leucurus*
| U
| U
| U
| U
|
| Sharp-tailed Grouse
| Tympanuchus
phasianellus
|
|
| +
|
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| Cranes |
| Common Name
| Scientific Name
| S
| S
| F
| W |
| Sandhill Crane
| Grus canadensis*
| A
| C
| C
|
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| Plovers,Sandpipers,Shorebirds |
| Common Name
| Scientific Name
| S
| S
| F
| W |
| Black-bellied Plover
| Pluvialis squatarola
| U
|
| R
|
|
| American
Golden Plover
| Pluvialis dominica
| U
|
| R
|
|
| Pacific Golden
Plover
| Pluvialis fulva
| U
|
| U
|
|
| Semi-palmated Plover
| Charadrius mongolus*
| C
| C
| C
|
|
| Killdeer
| Charadrius
vociferus
| R
|
| R
|
|
| Greater Yellowlegs
| Tringa melanoleuca*
| C
| C
| C
|
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| Lesser Yellowlegs
| Tringa flavipes*
| C
| C
| C
|
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| Solitary Sandpiper
| Tringa solitaria*
| U
| U
| U
|
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| Wandering Tattler
| Heteroscelus incanus*
| U
| U
| U
|
|
| Spotted Sandpiper
| Actitis macularia*
| C
| C
| C
|
|
| Whimbrel
| Numenius phaeopus
| U
| R
| U
|
|
| Hudsonian Godwit
| Limosa
haemastica*
| C
| U
| U
|
|
| Bar-tailed Godwit
| Limosa lapponica
|
|
| R
|
|
| Ruddy Turnstone
| Arenaria interpres
| R
| R
|
|
|
| Black Turnstone
| Arenaria melanocephala
| R
| R
| R
|
|
| Surfbird
| Aphriza virgata
| U
| R
| R
|
|
| Red Knot
| Calidris canutus
|
|
| I
|
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| Sanderling
| Calidris alba
| R
|
| R
|
|
| Semipalmated Sandpiper
| Calidris pusilla
| U
| R
| U
|
|
| Western Sandpiper
| Calidris mauri
| U
| R
| U
|
|
| Least Sandpiper
| Calidris minutilla*
| C
| C
| C
|
|
| Baird's
Sandpiper
| Calidris bairdii
| R
|
| R
|
|
| Pectoral Sandpiper
| Calidris melanotos
| U
| R
| U
|
|
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
| Calidris
acuminata
|
|
| R
|
|
| Rock Sandpiper
| Calidris
ptilocnemis
|
|
| I
|
|
| Dunlin
| Calidris alpina
| U
|
| R
|
|
| Short-billed Dowitcher
| Limnodromus griseus
| C
| C
| C
|
|
| Long-billed Dowitcher
| Limnodromus scolopaceus
| R
|
| R
|
|
| Common Snipe
| Gallinago Gallinago*
| C
| C
| C
|
|
| Red-necked Phalarope
| Phalaropes lobatus*
| U
| U
| R
|
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| Jeagers,Gulls,Terns |
| Common Name
| Scientific Name
| S
| S
| F
| W |
| Pomarine Jeager
| Stercorarius pomarinus
| +
|
|
|
|
| Parasitic
Jaeger
| Stercorarius parasiticus*
| U
| U
| U
|
|
| Long-tailed
Jaeger
| Stercorarius longicaudus
| R
| R
| R
|
|
| Franklin's
Gull
| Larus pipixcan
| +
|
| +
|
|
| Common Black-headed Gull
| Larus ridibundus
|
| +
|
|
|
| Bonaparte's Gull
| Larus philadelphia*
| C
| C
| C
|
|
| Mew Gull
| Larus canus*
| A
| A
| A
|
|
| Ring-billed Gull
| Larus delawarensis
| I
| I
| I
|
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| Herring
Gull
| Larus argentatus*
| C
| C
| C
|
|
| Glaucous-winged Gull
| Larus glaucescens*
| A
| A
| A
|
|
| Glaucous Gull
| Larus
hyperboreus
| R
| R
| R
|
|
| Black-legged Kittiwake
| Rissa tridactyla
| R
| R
| U
|
|
| Sabine's Gull
| Xema sabini
|
| I
| I
|
|
| Arctic Tern
| Sterna
paradisaea*
| C
| C
| U
|
|
| Aleutian Tern
| Sterna aleutica*
| R
| R
| R
|
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| Doves |
| Common Name
| Scientific Name
| S
| S
| F
| W |
| Mourning Dove
| Zenaidura macroura
| I
|
| I
|
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| Owls |
| Common Name
| Scientific Name
| S
| S
| F
| W |
| Great Horned Owl
| Bubo virginianus*
| C
| C
| C
| C
|
| Snowy
Owl
| Nyctea scandiaca
|
|
| I
| I
|
| Northern Hawk-Owl
| Surnia
ulula
| R
| R
| R
| R
|
| Great Gray Owl
| Strix nebulosa
| R
| R
| R
| R
|
| Short-eared Owl
| Asio flammeus*
| U
| U
| U
| R
|
| Boreal Owl
| Aegolius funereus*
| U
| U
| U
| U
|
| Northern
Saw-whet Owl
| Aegolius acadicus*
| U
| U
| U
| U
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| Hummingbirds,Kingfishers |
| Common Name
| Scientific Name
| S
| S
| F
| W |
| Rufous Hummingbird
| Selasphorus rufus
| R
| R
| R
|
|
| Belted
Kingfisher
| Ceryle alcyon*
| U
| U
| U
| I
|
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| Woodpeckers |
| Common Name
| Scientific Name
| S
| S
| F
| W |
| Red-breasted Sapsucker
| Sphyrapicus ruber
| I
| I
| I
|
|
| Downy
Woodpecker
| Picoides pubescens*
| C
| C
| C
| C
|
| Hairy Woodpecker
| Picoides villosus*
| C
| C
| C
| C
|
| Three-toed Woodpecker
| Picoides
tridactylus*
| C
| C
| C
| C
|
| Black-backed Woodpecker
| Picoides
arcticus*
| R
| R
| R
| R
|
| Northern Flicker
| Colaptes auratus*
| U
| U
| U
|
|
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| Flycatchers |
| Common Name
| Scientific Name
| S
| S
| F
| W |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher
| Contopus borealis*
| U
| U
| U
|
|
| Western Wood-Pewee
| Contopus sordidulus*
| U
| U
| U
|
|
| Alder Flycatcher
| Empidonax alnorum*
| C
| C
| C
|
|
| Say's Pheobe
| Sayornis phoebe*
| R
| R
| R
|
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| Larks |
| Common Name
| Scientific Name
| S
| S
| F
| W |
| Horned Lark
| Eremophila alpestris*
| U
| U
| U
|
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| Swallows |
| Common Name
| Scientific Name
| S
| S
| F
| W |
| Tree Swallow
| Tachycineta bicolor*
| C
| C
| R
|
|
| Violet-green
Swallow
| Tachycineta thalassina*
| C
| C
| R
|
|
| Bank Swallow
| Riparia riparia*
| C
| C
| R
|
|
| Cliff Swallow
| Hirundo
pyrrhonota*
| U
| U
| U
|
|
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| Jays,Crows |
| Common Name
| Scientific Name
| S
| S
| F
| W |
| Gray Jay
| Perisoreus canadensis*
| C
| C
| C
| C
|
| Steller's
Jay
| Cyanocitta stelleri
| U
| U
| U
| U
|
| Black-billed Magpie
| Pica pica*
| C
| C
| C
| C
|
| Northwestern Crow
| Corvus caurinus
| R
| R
| R
| R
|
| Common Raven
| Corvus corax*
| C
| C
| C
| C
|
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| Chickadees |
| Common Name
| Scientific Name
| S
| S
| F
| W |
| Black-capped Chickadee
| Parus atricapillus*
| C
| C
| C
| C
|
| Boreal Chickadee
| Parus hudsonicus*
| C
| C
| C
| C
|
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| Nuthatches,Creepers,Dippers |
| Common Name
| Scientific Name
| S
| S
| F
| W |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch
| Sitta canadensis
| U
| U
| U
| U
|
| Brown
Creeper
| Certhia americana*
| U
| U
| U
| U
|
| American
Dipper
| Cinclus mexicanus*
| U
| U
| U
| U
|
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| Warblers,Thrushes,Kinglets |
| Common Name
| Scientific Name
| S
| S
| F
| W |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet
| Regulus satrapa*
| R
| R
| U
| R
|
| Ruby-crowned
Kinglet
| Regulus calendula*
| C
| C
| C
| R
|
| Northern Wheatear
| Oenanthe oenanthe
| R
| R
| R
|
|
| Townsend's Solitaire
| Myadestes
townsendi
| I
| I
| I
|
|
| Gray-cheeked Thrush
| Catharus minimus*
| U
| U
| U
|
|
| Swainson's Thrush
| Catharus ustulatus
| C
| C
| C
|
|
| Hermit Thrush
| Catharus guttatus*
| U
| U
| U
|
|
| American Robin
| Turdus migratorius*
| C
| C
| C
| R
|
| Varied
Thrush
| Ixoreus naevius*
| C
| C
| C
|
|
| American Pipit
| Anthus
rubescens*
| C
| C
| C
|
|
| Bohemian Waxwing
| Bombycilla garrulus*
| U
| U
| U
| R
|
| Northern Shrike
| Lanius excubitor*
| U
| U
| U
| R
|
| Orange-crowned Warbler
| Vermivora celata*
| C
| C
| C
|
|
| Yellow Warbler
| Dendroica petechia*
| U
| U
| U
|
|
| Yellow-rumped
Warbler
| Dendroica coronata*
| C
| C
| C
| I
|
| Townsend's Warbler
| Dendroica townsendi*
| U
| U
| U
|
|
| Blackpoll Warbler
| Dendroica
striata*
| U
| U
| U
|
|
| Northern Waterthrush
| Seiurus noveboracensis*
| U
| U
| U
|
|
| Wilson's Warbler
| Wilsonia pusilla*
| U
| U
| U
|
|
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| Sparrows |
| Common Name
| Scientific Name
| S
| S
| F
| W |
| American Tree Sparrow
| Spizella arborea*
| U
| U
| U
|
|
| Savannah
Sparrow
| Passerculus sandwichensis*
| C
| C
| C
|
|
| Fox Sparrow
| Passerella iliaca*
| C
| C
| C
|
|
| Song Sparrow
| Melospiza
melodia*
| R
| R
| R
|
|
| Lincoln's Sparrow
| Melospiza lincolnii*
| C
| C
| C
|
|
| Golden-crowned Sparrow
| Zonotrichia atricapilla*
| C
| C
| C
| R
|
| White-crowned Sparrow
| Zonotrichia leucophrys*
| C
| C
| C
| R
|
| Harris' Sparrow
| Zonotrichia querula
|
|
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|
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| Finches,Bunting,
and Blackbirds |
| Common
Name
| Scientific Name
| S
| S
| F
| W |
| Dark-eyed Junco
| Junco hyemalis*
| C
| C
| C
|
|
| Lapland Longspur
| Calcarius
lapponicus
| C
|
| U
|
|
| Snow Bunting
| Plectrophenax nivalis*
| U
| U
| U
| U
|
| Rusty Blackbird
| Euphagus carolinus*
| U
| U
| U
| I
|
| Gray-crowned Rosy-finch
| Leucosticte tephrocotis*
| U
| U
| U
|
|
| Pine Grosbeak
| Pinicola enucleator*
| U
| U
| U
| U
|
| Red Crossbill
| Loxia curvirostra
| I
| I
| I
| I
|
| White-winged Crossbill
| Loxia leucoptera*
| U
| U
| U
| U
|
| Common
Redpoll
| Carduelis flammea*
| C
| C
| C
| C
|
| Hoary Redpoll
| Carduelis
hornemanni
|
|
|
| R
|
| Pine Siskin
| Carduelis pinus*
| C
| C
| C
| C
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Last updated: September 26, 2008
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