CHASSAHOWITZKA BIRD LIST Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area Symbols Used in This Checklist Type Seasons species confirmed on this site species probably occurs on this site, based on habitat, range and (usually) confirmed occurrence in nearby regions. exotic (non-native) species March-May June-August September-November December-February Species is known to breed in the area Florida s Wildlife Management Areas and Environmental Areas are home to an incredible diversity of birds. A continuous turnover of species in response to migratory movements ensures birders ever-changing experiences matched to the seasons. We have prepared this checklist of birds to help you keep track of our spectacular and precious birdlife. You may also consult on-line with FWC s Bird atlas data (wildflorida.org/bba). Species probably breeds in the area Birds occurring near the WMA/WEA, but not actually recorded within its borders, are counted on the list if suitable habitat exists and if reasonable probability exists that the bird will occur there in the future. Thus, very rare birds recorded outside the WMA are not included on the list, but common birds are. How you can help This checklist is just a starting point. We are counting on you and other birders to let us know if you note additions or changes in status to species on this list. Please send corrections to: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission MyFWC.com Office of Recreation Services Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 620 S. Meridian Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600 For more information visit MyFWC.com/recreation
LOONS Common Loon GREBES Pied-billed Grebe Horned Grebe IBIS White Ibis Glossy Ibis STORK Wood Stork PELICANS American White Pelican Brown Pelican NEW WORLD VULTURES Black Vulture Turkey Vulture CORMORANTS Double-crested Cormorant ANHINGA Anhinga FRIGATEBIRD Magnificent Frigatebird BITTERNS, HERONS AND EGRETS American Bittern Least Bittern Great Blue Heron Great Egret Snowy Egret Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Reddish Egret Cattle Egret Green Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron Yellow-crowned Night-Heron DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS Greater White-fronted Goose Snow Goose Muscovy Duck Wood Duck Gadwall American Wigeon American Black Duck Mallard Mottled Duck Blue-winged Teal Northern Shoveler Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Canvasback Redhead Ring-necked Duck Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup White-winged Scoter Bufflehead Common Goldeneye Hooded Merganser Red-breasted Merganser Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area Page 2
Ruddy Duck OSPREY, KITES, HAWKS AND EAGLES Osprey Swallow-tailed Kite Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper s Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Short-tailed Hawk Red-tailed Hawk LIMPKIN Limpkin CRANES Sandhill Crane Whooping Crane PLOVERS Black-bellied Plover Snowy Plover Wilson s Plover Semipalmated Plover Killdeer FALCONS American Kestrel Merlin Peregrine Falcon TURKEY Wild Turkey QUAIL Northern Bobwhite RAILS, GALLINULES, MOORHENS AND COOTS Yellow Rail Black Rail Clapper Rail King Rail Virginia Rail Sora Purple Gallinule Common Moorhen American Coot OYSTERCATCHER American Oystercatcher STILTS AND AVOCET Black-necked Stilt American Avocet SANDPIPERS Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Willet Spotted Sandpiper Whimbrel Long-billed Curlew Marbled Godwit Ruddy Turnstone Red Knot Sanderling Semipalmated Sandpiper Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area Page 3
Western Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Dunlin Stilt Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher Common Snipe GULLS AND TERNS Laughing Gull Bonaparte s Gull Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Caspian Tern Royal Tern Sandwich Tern Common Tern Forster s Tern Least Tern Black Tern Black Skimmer OWLS Eastern Screech-Owl Great Horned Owl Burrowing Owl Barred Owl GOATSUCKERS Common Nighthawk Chuck-will s-widow Whip-poor-will SWIFTS Chimney Swift HUMMINGBIRDS Ruby-throated Hummingbird Black-chinned Hummingbird Rufous Hummingbird KINGFISHER Belted Kingfisher PIGEONS AND DOVES Rock Dove Eurasian Collared-Dove White-winged Dove Mourning Dove Common Ground-Dove CUCKOOS Yellow-billed Cuckoo BARN OWL Barn Owl WOODPECKERS Red-headed Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker FLYCATCHERS Eastern Wood-Pewee Acadian Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area Page 4
Great Crested Flycatcher Western Kingbird Eastern Kingbird Gray Kingbird SHRIKES Loggerhead Shrike House Wren Sedge Wren Marsh Wren KINGLETS Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet VIREOS White-eyed Vireo Yellow-throated Vireo Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo JAYS AND CROWS Blue Jay American Crow Fish Crow MARTINS AND SWALLOWS Purple Martin Tree Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Bank Swallow Barn Swallow CHICKADEES AND TITMICE Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse NUTHATCHES Brown-headed Nuthatch WRENS Carolina Wren GNATCATCHERS Blue-gray Gnatcatcher THRUSHES Eastern Bluebird Veery Gray-cheeked Thrush Swainson s Thrush Hermit Thrush Wood Thrush American Robin CATBIRD, MOCKINGBIRD AND THRASHER Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher STARLING European Starling PIPIT American Pipit WAXWING Cedar Waxwing Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area Page 5
NEW WORLD WARBLERS Field Sparrow Blue-winged Warbler Vesper Sparrow Orange-crowned Warbler Savannah Sparrow Northern Parula Grasshopper Sparrow Yellow Warbler Henslow s Sparrow Magnolia Warbler Le Conte s Sparrow Cape May Warbler Nelson s Sharp-tailed Sparrow Black-throated Blue Warbler Seaside Sparrow Yellow-rumped Warbler Song Sparrow Black-throated Green Warbler Swamp Sparrow Yellow-throated Warbler White-throated Sparrow Pine Warbler Dark-eyed Junco Prairie Warbler Palm Warbler CARDINAL, GROSBEAKS AND BUNTINGS Blackpoll Warbler Northern Cardinal Black-and-white Warbler Rose-breasted Grosbeak American Redstart Blue Grosbeak Prothonotary Warbler Indigo Bunting Worm-eating Warbler Painted Bunting Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Louisiana Waterthrush Common Yellowthroat Hooded Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat BLACKBIRDS, GRACKLES AND ORIOLES Bobolink Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Rusty Blackbird Common Grackle TANAGERS Boat-tailed Grackle Tanager Brown-headed Cowbird Scarlet Tanager Orchard Oriole Baltimore Oriole TOWHEE, SPARROWS AND JUNCO Eastern Towhee FINCHES Bachman s Sparrow American Goldfinch Chipping Sparrow Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area Page 6
NOTES OLD WORLD SPARROWS House Sparrow Acknowledgements: This list was compiled for the FWC s Office of Recreation Services by Adam Kent, based on site visits, previously compiled bird lists from the area or nearby, input from biologists and birders familiar with the site, and habitat data. Dr. Karl Miller, Avian Coordinator for Landbirds, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, assisted with the design of the checklist. Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area Page 7