Bedford Audubon Society

A Northern Westchester & Eastern Putnam Counties, New York
Chapter of the National Audubon Society

Celebrating 97 Years of Conservation 1913-2010

Checklist of the Birds of the Hunt-Parker Sanctuary

Eastern Bluebirds are just one of the species nesting at the Sanctuary This annotated checklist to the birds of the Hunt-Parker Sanctuary is an ever-changing document, based upon contributions of sightings from many of the visitors to the Sanctuary. As it stands, 166 species of birds have been recorded at the Sanctuary and 74 of them nest on the property. When looking for birds on the Sanctuary, based on this guide, keep in mind that many species require specific habitats and conditions in order to be present. So while a particular species may be listed as “common,” you won’t necessarily find that species all around you when you visit.

Key
A=Abundant: Seen on almost all visits in all habitats.
C=Common: Seen on almost all visits in the correct season and habitat.
U=Uncommon: Seen on 50% or less of all visits in the correct season and the correct habitat.
O=Occasional: Seen on 25% or less of all visits in the correct season and the correct habitat.
R=Rare: Seen once or less per season in correct habitat.
*=Breeder—This species nests in the Sanctuary.
#=Overhead Migrant—This species has been observed migrating high over Sanctuary.

Seasons
Spring=March-May
Summer=June-July
Fall=August-November
Winter=December-February

Species Sp Su Fa Wi   Species Sp Su Fa Wi i Species Sp Su Fa Wi
Geese, Swans and Ducks   Kingfishers   Waxwings
Snow Goose# U U  

Belted Kingfisher

 C C C C  

Cedar Waxwing*

 C C C
Brant# U O   Woodpeckers   Wood-Warblers
Canada Goose* C C C C  

Red-bellied Woodpecker*

 C C C C  

Blue-winged Warbler*

 U U C
Mute Swan# R R R   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker U C U  

Golden-winged Warbler

 R
Wood Duck* C C C   Downy Woodpecker* C C C C   Nashville Warbler   C C
American Black Duck U U   Hairy Woodpecker* C C C C  

Northern Parula

 C C
Mallard C C C U   Northern Flicker* A A A R  

Yellow Warbler*

 A A R
Green-winged Teal U U   Pileated Woodpecker* C C C C  

Chestnut-sided Warbler

 U U
Ring-necked Duck R R   Flycatchers  

Magnolia Warbler

 C C
Bufflehead R R   Olive-sided Flycatcher R  

Cape May Warbler

 U U
Hooded Merganser O U U  

Eastern Wood-Peewee*

 C C C  

Black-throated Blue Warbler

 C C
Common Merganser# U U U  

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

 R  

Yellow-rumped Warbler

 A C
Grouse and Wild Turkey  

Willow Flycatcher

 R R  

Black-throated Green Warbler

 C C

Ruffed Grouse*

 R R R R  

Least Flycatcher

 U R  

Blackburnian Warbler

 U U

Wild Turkey*

 U U U U  

Eastern Phoebe*

 A A C R  

Pine Warbler*

 U R U
Loons  

Great-crested Flycatcher*

 C C C  

Prairie Warbler*

 U R U
Common Loon# U   Western Kingbird R  

Palm Warbler

 C C
Cormorants  

Eastern Kingbird*

 C C U   Bay-Breasted Warbler U U
Double-crested Cormorant# U O U   Vireos  

Blackpoll Warbler

 C C
Herons and Egrets   White-eyed Vireo R R  

Cerulean Warbler

 R
Great Blue Heron C C C U   Yellow-throated Vireo* U U R  

Black-and-White Warbler*

 C C C
Great Egret R R   Blue-headed Vireo C C  

American Redstart*

 C C C
Green Heron* C C U   Warbling Vireo* U U R  

Worm-eating Warbler*

 C U R
Black-crowned Night-Heron U U   Philadelphia Vireo R  

Ovenbird*

 A A A
Vultures   Red-eyed Vireo* A A C  

Northern Waterthrush

 C U

Black Vulture#

 O O O   Crows and Jays  

Louisiana Waterthrush*

 C C R

Turkey Vulture

 C C C C  

Blue Jay*

 C C C C   Kentucky Warbler R
Diurnal Raptors  

American Crow*

 C C C C  

Common Yellowthroat*

 A A A

Osprey

 U R C  

Fish Crow#

 U U R   Hooded Warbler R R

Bald Eagle#

 R R R O  

Common Raven#

 R R R   Wilson's Warbler O O

Northern Harrier#

 R U   Larks   Canada Warbler U U

Sharp-shinned Hawk

 C C U   Horned Lark R   Tanagers

Cooper’s Hawk*

 U U C U   Swallows   Summer Tanager R

Northern Goshawk#

 R R R  

Purple Martin#

 R R  

Scarlet Tanager*

 C C C

Red-shouldered Hawk

 O U  

Tree Swallow*

 A A C   Emberizine Sparrows

Broad-winged Hawk*

 C U C  

Northern Rough-winged Swallow*

 U U U  

Eastern Towhee*

 U U U R

Red-tailed Hawk*

 A A A A  

Bank Swallow

 O O O  

American Tree Sparrow

 U U

American Kestrel

 O R U  

Cliff Swallow

 O O O  

Chipping Sparrow*

 A A A

Merlin

 R R  

Barn Swallow*

 C C C  

Field Sparrow*

 U U R R
Peregrine Falcon U   Chickadees and Titmice  

Savannah Sparrow

 U U R
Rails  

Black-capped Chickadee*

 A A A A   Fox Sparrow O U R

Virginia Rail*

 R R R   Tufted Titmouse* A A A A  

Song Sparrow*

 C C C C
Shorebirds   Nuthatches  

Lincoln’s Sparrow

 U R
Killdeer U U U  

Red-breasted Nuthatch

 U R U U  

Swamp Sparrow*

 U U U R

Spotted Sandpiper

 U R   White-breasted Nuthatch* A A A A  

White-throated Sparrow

 C C C

Solitary Sandpiper

 U O   Creepers   White-crowned Sparrow O O
Greater Yellowlegs R R   Brown Creeper O R C O  

Dark-eyed Junco

 C C C
Least Sandpiper R   Wrens   Cardinals and Grosbeaks

American Woodcock*

 U R  

Carolina Wren*

 C C C O  

Northern Cardinal*

 C C C C
Gulls and Terns  

House Wren*

 C C C  

Rose-breasted Grosbeak*s

 C C C

Ring-billed Gull#

 U R U C  

Winter Wren

 U U R  

Blue Grosbeak

 R

Herring Gull#

 U R U C   Kinglets  

Indigo Bunting*

 U U U
Great Black-backed Gull# U U U  

Golden-crowned Kinglet

 C C R   Blackbirds and Orioles
Pigeons and Doves  

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

 C C R  

Bobolink

 R R U

Rock Pigeon

 R R R R   Old World Warblers  

Red-winged Blackbird*

 C C C R

Mourning Dove*

 C C C C  

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher*

 C O O   Eastern Meadowlark R
Cuckoos   Thrushes  

Rusty Blackbird

 U U U

Yellow-billed Cuckoo*

 U U R  

Eastern Bluebird*

 A A C C  

Common Grackle*

 C C C O

Black-billed Cuckoo

 O O R  

Veery*

 A A C  

Brown-headed Cowbird

 C A C U
Owls   Gray-cheeked Thrush R  

Orchard Oriole

 R R

Eastern Screech-Owl*

 C C C C  

Swainson's Thrush

 C C  

Baltimore Oriole*

 C C C

Great Horned Owl*

 C C C C  

Hermit Thrush

 C C R   Cardueline Finches

Barred Owl*

 U U U U  

Wood Thrush*

 C C C  

Purple Finch*

 R R O U

Northern Saw-whet Owl

 R R R  

American Robin*

 A A A U  

House Finch*

 C C C C
Nighthawks-Nightjars   Mimic Thrushes  

Red Crossbill

 R

Common Nighthawk#

 U C  

Gray Catbird*

 C C C O  

White-winged Crossbill

 R
Whip-poor-will R  

Northern Mockingbird*

 C C C C  

Common Redpoll

 R R
Swifts  

Brown Thrasher*

 U U O   Pine Siskin U U U

Chimney Swift

 C C C   Starlings  

American Goldfinch*

 C C C U
Hummingbirds  

European Starling*

 C C C C  

Evening Grosbeak

 R R

Ruby-throated Hummingbird*

 U U U   Pipits   Weaver Finches
 

American Pipit

 O O  

House Sparrow*

 C C C C

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