Birds of City Park
There is a reason that Birder's World Magazine has named
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A list of approximately 280 birds that have been sited in the park, particularly Couturie Forest, follows below with a sampling of 26 birds photographed by Bill Bergen. Special thanks to Robert D. Purrington for the list. The photographed birds have all been seen in City Park although not all the photographs were taken at the park.
Codes:
AB--abundant; C--common, FC--fairly common, U--uncommon, R--rare, O-occasional A--accidental
R--resident, M--migrant, FM--Fall Migrant, SM-spring migrant, W-winter, S-summer
*--breeding, **--erratic
Some of the species in this list have been recorded within a few blocks of the park or are reasonably surmised to have occurred in the park.
The list is also avilalable in checklist form.
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Greater White-fronted Goose R-W Snow Goose U-W Ross's Goose R-W Brant A-W Canada Goose R-W Wood Duck U-R* Green-winged Teal U-W Mottled Duck R-R Mallard R-W N. Pintail R-W Blue-winged Teal U-W Cinnamon Teal A-W N. Shoveler U-W Gadwall U-W American Wigeon U-W Greater Scaup R-W Lesser Scaup U-W Black Scoter R-W Surf Scoter R-W White-winged Scoter R-W Common Goldeneye R-W Bufflehead R-W Hooded Merganser R-W Red-breasted Merganser U-W Ruddy Duck R-W Common Loon R-W Pied-billed Grebe U-W Horned Grebe R-W Eared Grebe R-W Am. White Pelican U-W  Brown Pelican U-R Double-crested Cormorant FC-W Anhinga UC/R-R Magnificent Frigatebird R-S American Bittern R-W Least Bittern R-S Great Blue Heron U-R Great Egret FC-R Snowy Egret FC-R Little Blue Heron U-R Tri-colored Heron U-R Reddish Egret R-R Cattle Egret FC-R Green Heron C-S* Black-crowned Night-Heron FC-R Yellow-crowned Night-Heron FC-S White Ibis C/FC-R Glossy Ibis R-R White-faced Ibis U-R Roseate Spoonbill R-R Wood Stork A-F  Black Vulture U-R Turkey Vulture FC-R Osprey U-R Am. Swallow-tailed Kite U-SM  Mississippi Kite FC-S*  Bald Eagle R-W Northern Harrier U-W Sharp-shinned Hawk U-W Cooper's Hawk FC/U-W,U-S*  Red-shouldered Hawk FC-R* Broad-winged Hawk U-M Red-tailed Hawk U-W American Kestrel C-W Merlin U-W Peregrine Falcon U-W Northern Bobwhite R-R Virginia Rail U-M Sora U-M Purple Gallinule R-M Common Moorhen U-R American Coot FC-W Black-bellied Plover R-W American Golden Plover R-SM Kildeer C-R Black-necked Stilt U-R Greater Yellowlegs U-W Lesser Yellowlegs U-W Solitary Sandpiper U-M Spotted Sandpiper U-W Upland Sandpiper U-M Whimbrel R-SM Semipalmated Sandpiper U-M Western Sandpiper U-W Least Sandpiper U-W Pectoral Sandpiper U-M Dunlin U-W Stilt Sandpiper R-M Buff-breasted Sandpiper R-M Long-billed Dowitcher U-W Common Snipe U-W American Woodcock R-W Wilson's Phalarope R-M  Laughing Gull VC-R Franklin's Gull R-M Bonaparte's Gull U-W  Ring-billed Gull FC-W Herring Gull U-W Gull-billed Tern U-R Caspian Tern R-W Royal Tern U-W Forster's Tern U-W Least Tern U-S Black Tern U-M Black Skimmer R-W Rock Pigeon C-R*  Eurasian Collared-Dove FC-R* White-winged Dove U-W  Mourning Dove C-R* Common Ground-Dove R-W  Monk Parakeet U-R* Black-billed Cuckoo U-M Yellow-billed Cuckoo FC-M, U-S* Groove-billed Ani U-W Common Barn Owl U-R*  Eastern Screech-Owl FC-R* Great Horned Owl U-R* Barred Owl R-R Lesser Nighthawk A-M Common Nighthawk FC-S Chuck-will's-Widow U-M Whip-poor-will U-M Chimney Swift C-S*  |
Broad-billed Hummingbird A-W Buff-bellied Hummingbird R-W  Ruby-throated Hummingbird U-S* Black-chinned Humminbird R-W Broad-tailed Hummingbird R-W Belted Kingfisher FC-W Red-headed Woodpecker R-M Red-bellied Woodpecker C-R* Yellow-bellied Sapsucker C-W  Downy Woodpecker C-R* Hairy Woodpecker FC-R* Northern Flicker FC-W Olive-sided Flycatcher U-SM Western Wood-Pewee A-W Eastern Wood-Pewee C-M Yellow-bellied Flycatcher U-M Acadian Flycatcher FC-M Alder Flycatcher R?-M Willow Flycatcher R?-M Least Flycatcher U-M Eastern Phoebe C-W Vermilion Flycatcher R-W Ash-throated Flycatcher R-W Great-crested Flycatcher C-S* Western Kingbird U-M,R-W Gray Kingbird A-M Scissor-tailed Flycatcher U-M, R-W White-eyed Vireo VC-M, U-W Bell's Vireo A-W Blue-headed Vireo FC-W Yellow-throated Vireo FC-M Warbling Vireo U-M Philadelphia Vireo U-M Red-eyed Vireo C-M Black-whiskered Vireo A-M Purple Martin C-S Tree Swallow C-W Northern Rough-winged Swallow U-M Bank Swallow U-M Cliff Swallow R-M Barn Swallow FC-S 
 Blue Jay C-R* American Crow C-R* Fish Crow U-W Carolina Chickadee U-R Tufted Timouse R-R Red-breasted Nuthatch U-W Brown Creeper U-W Carolina Wren C-R* Bewick's Wren R-W House Wren C-W Winter Wren U-W Sedge Wren R-W Marsh Wren R-W Golden-crowned Kinglet U-W Ruby-crowned Kinglet C-W Blue-gray Gnatcatcher C-M, FC-W Eastern Bluebird R-R Veery U-M Gray-cheeked Thrush FC-M Swainson's Thrush FC-M Hermit Thrush FC-W Wood Thrush FC-M  American Robin C-W, U-R* Gray Catbird VC-M, C-W Northern Mockingbird C-R*  Brown Thrasher FC-W, R-R* American Pipit U-W  Cedar Waxwing FC-W** Loggerhead Shrike U-R* European Starling AB-R* Blue-winged Warbler U-M Golden-winged Warbler U-M Tennessee Warbler FC-M Orange-crowned Warbler FC-W Nashville Warbler U/R-FM Northern Parula FC-M Yellow Warbler FC-SM, VC-FM Chestnut-sided Warbler U-M Magnolia Warbler C-M Cape May Warbler O-M Black-throated Blue Warbler O-M  Yellow-rumped Warbler VC-W Black-throated Gray Warbler O-W Black-throated Green Warbler FC-M Blackburnian Warbler U-M Yellow-throated Warbler FC-M Pine Warbler FC/U-W Prairie Warbler R-SM, FC-FM Palm Warbler U-W Bay-breasted Warbler FC-M Blackpoll Warbler O-SM Cerulean Warbler U-M Black-and-White Warbler C-M American Redstart C-M Prothonotary Warbler FC-M Worm-eating Warbler FC-M Swainson's Warbler R-SM,O-FM Ovenbird C-M Northern Waterthrush C-M Louisiana Waterthrush U-M Kentucky Warbler FC-M Mourning Warbler O-FM Common Yellowthroat C-M, C-R* Hooded Warbler FC-M Wilson's Warbler U-W Canada Warbler U/R-FM Painted Redstarat A-W Yellow-breasted Chat FC-M Summer Tanager C-M Scarlet Tanager FC-M Western Tanager O-W Eastern Towhee U/R-R Chipping Sparrow U-W Clay-colored Sparrow R-FM Field Sparrow U/R-W Vesper Sparrow R-W Lark Sparrow U-FM, R-W Lark Bunting A-FM Savannah Sparrow C-W Grasshopper Sparrow U/R-W LeConte's Sparrow O-M Fox Sparrow R-W** Song Sparrow U-W Lincoln's Sparrow U/R-W Swamp Sparrow C-W  White-throated Sparrow C-W White-crowned Sparrow U-W Dark-eyed Junco U-W Northern Cardinal FC-R* Rose-breasted Grosbeak FC-M Black-headed Grosbeak R-W Blue Grosbeak FC-M Indigo Bunting VC-M Painted Bunting FC-M, O-R Dickcissel R-M Bobolink O-SM Red-winged Blackbird VC-R* Eastern Meadowlark FC-R* Yellow-headed Blackbird R-FM Brewer's Blackbird R-W Boat-tailed Grackle C-R* Common Grackle C-R*  Bronzed Cowbird U/R-R Brown-headed Cowbird FC-R* Orchard Oriole VC-M, O-R* Baltimore Oriole FC-M, R-W Bullock's Oriole R/O-W Scott's Oriole A-W Purple Finch U/R-W** House Finch U-R* Pine Siskin R-W  American Goldfinch C-W |
