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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

LARKS
> Horned Lark

NIGHTHAWKS
> Common Nighthawk

NUTHATCHES
> White-breated Nuthatch

OWLS
> Eastern Screech-Owl
>
Great Horned Owl
> Barred Owl

 

WRENS
> House Wren

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

PLOVERS and AVOCETS
> Killdeer

STARLINGS
>
European Starling

WAXWINGS
>
Cedar Waxwing

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

SANDPIPERS
> Spotted Sandpiper
> Least Sandpiper

SWALLOWS
> Tree Swallow
> Norhtern 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

WEAVER FINCHES
>
House Sparrow

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

 

 

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