Friends of Ryerson Woods
 

What Lives Here?

Birds of Ryerson Woods

Note: this list is not all inclusive; birds may come to visit Ryerson Woods that are not on the list.

BLACKBIRDS, GRACKLES, COWBIRDS and ORIOLES
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole

BLUEBIRDS and THRUSHES
Eastern Bluebird
Veery
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin

CARDINALS, GROSBEAKS and BUNTINGS
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting

CATBIRDS, MOCKINGBIRDS and THRASHERS
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher

CHICKADEES and TITMICE
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse

CREEPERS
Brown Creeper

CUCKOOS
Black-billed Cuckoo

DOVES
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove

DUCKS
Wood Duck
Mallard
Bue-winged Teal

FALCONS
American Kestrel

FINCHES
House Finch
American Goldfinch

FLYCATCHERS
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eatern Kingbird

GEESE
Canada Goose

GULLS
Ring-billed Gull

HAWKS
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk

HERONS
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron

HUMMINGBIRDS
Ruby-throated Hummingbird

JAYS and CROWS
Blue Jay
American Crow

KINGFISHERS
Belted Kingfisher

KINGLETS and GNATCATCHERS
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

LARKS
Horned Lark

NIGHTHAWKS
Common Nighthawk

NUTHATCHES
White-breated Nuthatch

OWLS
Eastern Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl

PLOVERS and AVOCETS
Killdeer

SANDPIPERS
Spotted Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper

STARLINGS
European Starling

SWALLOWS
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow

SWIFTS
Chimney Swift

TANAGERS
Summer Tanager (locally rare)
Scarlet Tanager

TOWHEES, SPARROWS and JUNCOS
Eastern Towhee
American Tree Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco

VIREOS
White-eyed Vireo
Bell's Vireo (locally rare)
Yellow-throated Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo

VULTURES
Turkey Vulture

WAXWINGS
Cedar Waxwing

WEAVER FINCHES
House Sparrow

WOOD WARBLERS
Blue-winged Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler (locally rare)
Palm Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Prothonotary Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Louisiana Waterthrush
Kentucky Warbler
Connecticut Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat

WOODPECKERS
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Woodpecker
Down Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker (locally rare)

WRENS
House Wren

 




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