Birds of the Quiet Corner A field checklist for the birds of northeastern Connecticut Date Location Weather Observers Published by Bird Conservation Research, Inc. 90 Liberty Highway Putnam, CT 06260 860 928-2178
Seasons: Wi: December-February Sp: March-May Su: June-July Fa: August-November Relative abundance: a: abundant; easily found, present in large numbers c: common; likely to be seen in suitable habitat u: uncommon; present, but not certain to be seen o: occasional; seen only a few times r: rare; not always seen every year Loons, Grebes, Cormorants Common Loon o o Pied-billed Grebe u u o Horned Grebe o u r Double-crested Cormorant u o u r Herons American Bittern o o r Great Blue Heron u u u o Great Egret r r r Snowy Egret r r o Little Blue Heron r Cattle Egret r r r Green-backed Heron u u u Black-crowned Night Heron r r o Swans, Geese, Ducks Mute Swan o o o o Snow Goose o o o Canada Goose c c c c Wood Duck c c c u Green-winged Teal u u r American Black Duck u u u u Mallard c c c c Northern Pintail o o o Blue-winged Teal o o Gadwall u u r American Wigeon o o r Canvasback o o o Redhead r r r Ring-necked Duck u u o Lesser Scaup o o r
Oldsquaw r r r Black Scoter r White-winged Scoter r r r Common Goldeneye u u u Bufflehead u u o Hooded Merganser u r u o Common Merganser u u u Ruddy Duck u o Vultures, Hawks Turkey Vulture c c c u Osprey u o u Bald Eagle o o o Northern Harrier u u o Sharp-shinned Hawk c r c u Cooper's Hawk o r o o Northern Goshawk o o o o Red-shouldered Hawk u u u u Broad-winged Hawk c c c Red-tailed Hawk c c c c Rough-legged Hawk r American Kestrel c u c u Merlin o o r Peregrine Falcon r r r Pheasants, Rails Ring-necked Pheasant u u u u Ruffed Grouse u u u u Wild Turkey u u u u Northern Bobwhite o o o o Virginia Rail u u u o Sora o r o r American Coot o o o Plovers, Sandpipers, Gulls Black-bellied Plover o Lesser Golden Plover r Semipalmated Plover o o Killdeer u u u u Greater Yellowlegs u r u Lesser Yellowlegs o o Solitary Sandpiper u u Spotted Sandpiper u o u Upland Sandpiper r r r Semipalmated Sandpiper o u Least Sandpiper u r u
Pectoral Sandpiper o o Dunlin o Short-billed Dowitcher o Common Snipe u u o American Woodcock c c u Ring-billed Gull c c c c Herring Gull u u u u Great Black-backed Gull u u u u Doves-Woodpeckers Rock Dove c c c c Mourning Dove a a a a Black-billed Cuckoo u u u Yellow-billed Cuckoo u u u Eastern Screech-Owl o o o o Great Horned Owl u u u u Barred Owl u u u u Long-eared Owl o o o Northern Saw-whet Owl o o o o Common Nighthawk u o u Whip-poor-will o o o Chimney Swift c c c Ruby-throated Hummingbird u u u Belted Kingfisher u u u o Red-headed Woodpecker r r r r Red-bellied Woodpecker u u u u Yellow-bellied Sapsucker u u Downy Woodpecker c c c c Hairy Woodpecker u u u u Northern Flicker c c c o Pileated Woodpecker u u u u Flycatchers-Swallows Olive-sided Flycatcher o r o Eastern Wood-Pewee c c c Yellow-bellied Flycatcher r r Acadian Flycatcher o o Alder Flycatcher o o Willow Flycatcher u u u Least Flycatcher c c c Eastern Phoebe c c c r Great Crested Flycatcher c c c Eastern Kingbird c c c Horned Lark u o u u Purple Martin o r o Tree Swallow c c a
No. Rough-winged Swallow u u u Bank Swallow u u u Cliff Swallow o o Barn Swallow c c c Crows-Wrens Blue Jay a a a a American Crow a a a a Common Raven o o o o Black-capped Chickadee a a a a Tufted Titmouse c c c c Red-breasted Nuthatch u u u u White-breasted Nuthatch c c c c Brown Creeper u u u u Carolina Wren u u u u House Wren c c c Winter Wren u u u o Marsh Wren o o Kinglets-Starlings Golden-crowned Kinglet c r c u Ruby-crowned Kinglet c c o Blue-gray Gnatcatcher c c c Eastern Bluebird c c c u Veery c c c Gray-cheeked Thrush o o Swainson's Thrush u u Hermit Thrush u u u o Wood Thrush c c c American Robin a a a u Gray Catbird a a a o Northern Mockingbird c c c c Brown Thrasher u u u o Water Pipit o o r Cedar Waxwing c c c u Northern Shrike r r r Loggerhead Shrike r European Starling a a a a Vireos, Warblers White-eyed Vireo o o o Solitary Vireo u u u Yellow-throated Vireo c c c Warbling Vireo c c c Philadelphia Vireo r o Red-eyed Vireo a a a
Blue-winged Warbler c c c Golden-winged Warbler o r r Tennessee Warbler c r c Nashville Warbler u o u Northern Parula c r c Yellow Warbler a a a Chestnut-sided Warbler u u u Magnolia Warbler u o u Cape May Warbler u u Black-throated Blue Warbler u u u Yellow-rumped Warbler a u a o Black-throated Green Warbler u u u Blackburnian Warbler u u u Pine Warbler u u u Prairie Warbler u u u Palm Warbler u u Bay-breasted Warbler u o u Blackpoll c o c Cerulean Warbler o o Black-and-white Warbler c c c American Redstart c c c Worm-eating Warbler u u o Ovenbird a a c r Northern Waterthrush u u u Louisiana Waterthrush u u u Kentucky Warbler r r Connecticut Warbler o Mourning Warbler o o Common Yellowthroat a a a r Hooded Warbler o o Wilson's Warbler u u Canada Warbler c u c Yellow-breasted Chat r r r r Tanagers-Sparrows Scarlet Tanager c c c Northern Cardinal c c c c Rose-breasted Grosbeak c c c Indigo Bunting u u u Dickcissel r r r Rufous-sided Towhee c c c o American Tree Sparrow c c c Chipping Sparrow a a a r Field Sparrow u u u u Vesper Sparrow o o r Savannah Sparrow c u c o
Grasshopper Sparrow o r o r Fox Sparrow u u o Song Sparrow a a a c Lincoln's Sparrow o o r Swamp Sparrow c c c o White-throated Sparrow c o c c White-crowned Sparrow u u o Dark-eyed Junco a u a a Lapland Longspur r Snow Bunting o o o Blackbirds-Finches Bobolink u u u Red-winged Blackbird a a a u Eastern Meadowlark c c c u Rusty Blackbird u u o Common Grackle a a a u Brown-headed Cowbird c c c u Orchard Oriole o o Northern Oriole c c c r Pine Grosbeak r r r Purple Finch u u u u House Finch c c c c Red Crossbill o o o White-winged Crossbill r r r Common Redpoll o o o Pine Siskin u r u u American Goldfinch c c c c Evening Grosbeak o r o o House Sparrow c c c c
This checklist contains the bird species that have been recorded regularly in northeastern Connecticut. Other species have been reported, but are unlikely to be located most years. Relative abundances are primarily based on 25 years of local observation by the compiler. Birds vary annually in their numbers, so abundances are chosen to represent typical conditionsin suitable habitat. - R.J. Craig, compiler Please contact Bird Conservation Research, Inc. if you wish to report additions or changes to this list. Second edition- 2001 HELP! We need your help to accomplish our mission, so participate with us! CBO is dedicated to conducting practical scientific research into the design of wildlife refuges. In addition, it provides technical assistance to municipalities, land trusts, and similar organizations with open space concerns. Name Address _ Town State/zip Phone'e-mail $25 regular member, $35 family membership, $50 sustaining member, $100 patron, $250 contributor, $500 benefactor, $1000 grand benefactor Send memberships to: Bird Conservation Research, Inc. 90 Liberty Highway Putnam, CT 06260