Animal Encyclopedia

Vertebrates Birds

The birds listed below are in alphabetical order and grouped by species. Click on one of the bird names in green below to get details about the respective birds in a given family.

All bird photos are provided by Ron Austing. If you see a photo of a bird that you like here, visit his web site at RonAusting.com to see his other photos. You can order prints from his web site.
All his photos are copyrighted and reproduced here with his permission.

Here is a Bird Checklist for the bog and a brochure version of the list. A great way to keep track of what you see on your visits.

Bitterns   See Herons and Bitterns Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, and Orioles: Icteridae Bobolink:   dolichonyx oryzivorus Eastern Meadowlark:  sturnella magna Red-Winged Blackbird:  agelaius phoeniceus Orchard Oriole:  icterus spurius Northern Oriole:  icterus galbula Rusty Blackbird:  euphagus carolinus Common Grackle:  quiscalus quiscula Eastern Cowbird (Brown-Headed Cowbird):   molothrus ater ater Bluebirds   See Robins, Thrushes, and Bluebirds Buntings, Grosbeaks, and Cardinals: Cardinalidae Cardinal:  cardinalis cardinalis Rose-Breasted Grosbeak:  pheuticus ludivinianus Indigo Bunting:  passerina cyanea Dickcissel:  spiza americana Cardinals   See Buntings, Grosbeaks, and Cardinals Chickadees   See Titmice and Chickadees Coots   See Rails, Coots, and Gallinules Creepers: Certhiidae Brown Creeper:  certhia americana Crows   See Jays and Crows Cuckoos: Cuculidae Yellow-Billed Cuckoo:   coccyzus americanus americanus Black-Billed Cuckoo:   coccyzus erythrophthalmus Doves   See Pigeons and Doves Ducks: Anatidae Mallard:    anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos Black Duck:   anas rubripes Blue-Winged Teal:   anas discors Wood Duck:   aix sponsa Hooded Merganzer:   lophodytes cucullatus Eagles   See Hawks and Eagles Falcons: Falconidae American Kestrel:  falco sparverius Flycatchers: Tyrannidae Eastern Kingbird:   tyrannus tyrannus Great Crested Flycatcher:   myiarchus crinitis Eastern Phoebe:   sayornis phoebe Acadian Flycatcher:   empidonax virescens Alder Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher):   empidonax traillii traillii Western Kingbird (Arkansas Kingbird):   tyrannus verticalis Least Flycatcher:   empidonax minimus Eastern Wood Peewee:  contopus virens Gallinules   See Rails, Coots, and Gallinules Gnatcatchers: Sylviidae Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher:   polioptila caerulea caerulea Goatsuckers: Caprimulgidae Nighthawk:   chordeiles minor Grosbeaks   See Buntings, Grosbeaks, and Cardinals Hawks and Eagles: Accipitridae Goshawk:   accipiter gentilis atricapillus Sharp-Shinned Hawk:   accipiter striatus velox Cooper's Hawk:  accipiter cooperii Red-Tailed Hawk:  buteo jamaicensis Red-Shouldered Hawk:   buteo lineatus Broad-Winged Hawk:   buteo platypterus platypterus American Rough-Legged Hawk:   buteo lagopus johannis Marsh Hawk (Harrier):   circus cyaneus hudsonius Osprey:   pandion haliaetus carolinensis Herons and Bitterns: Ardeidae Great Blue Heron:   ardea herodias Eastern Green Heron:    butorides virescens virescens Black-Crowned Night Heron:    nycticorax nycticorax hoactli American Bittern:   botaurus lentiginosus Eastern Least Bittern:   ixobrychus exilis exilis Hummingbirds: Trochilidae Ruby-Throated Hummingbird:  archilochus colibris Jays and Crows: Corvidae Blue Jay:   cyanocitta cristata Crow:   corvus brachyrhynchos Killdeer   See Plovers, Lapwings, and Killdeer Kingfisher: Alcedinidae Belted Kingfisher (Eastern Kingfisher) :   megaceryle alycon alycon Kinglets: Regulidae Golden-Crowned Kinglet:  regulus satrapa satrapa Ruby-Crowned Kinglet:  regulus calendula calendula Lapwings   See Plovers, Lapwings, and Killdeer Larks: Alaudidae Horned Lark:   eremophila alpestris Meadowlarks   See Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, and Orioles Mockingbirds   See Thrashers and Mockingbirds Nuthatches: Sittidae White-Breasted Nuthatch:   sitta carolinensis Red-Breasted Nuthatch:   sitta canadensis Orioles   See Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, and Orioles Owls: Tytonidae Barn Owl:   tyto alba pratinicola Owls: Strigidae Eastern, Or Common, Screech Owl:   otus asio Great Horned Owl:   bubo virginianus Barred Owl:   strix varia Long-eared Owl:   asio otus wilsonianus Short-eared Owl:   asio flammeus flammeus Partridges and Pheasants: Phasianidae Bob-White (Quail):   colinus virginianus Gray Partridge (Hungarian or European Partridge):   perdix perdix perdix Ring-Necked Pheasant:   phasianus colchicus torquatus Pheasants   See Partridges and Pheasants Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae Pigeon (Domestic Pigeon, Rock Dove):   columba livia Mourning Dove:   zenaidura macroura Pipits: Motacillidae American Pipit:   anthus spiniletta rubescens Plovers, Lapwings, and Killdeer: Charadriidae Killdeer:   charadrius vociferus vociferus Quails: Odontophoridae Bob-White (Quail):   colinus virginianus Rails, Coots, and Gallinules: Rallidae King Rail:   rallus elegans elegans Sora:   porzana carolina Yellow Rail:   coturnicops noveboracensis novaboracensis American Coot:  Fulica americana Robins, Thrushes, and Bluebirds: Turdidae Robin:   turdus migratorius Wood Thrush:  hylocichla mustelina Hermit Thrush (Eastern Thrush):  hylocichla guttata faxoni Gray-Cheeked Thrush:  hylocichla minima Veery (Wilson's Thrush):   hylocichla fuscesens Eastern Bluebird:  sialia sialia Swainson's Thrush:   catharus ustulatus Shrikes: Lanidae Loggerhead Shrike (Butcher Bird):  lanius ludovicianus Sandpipers   See Snipe, Sandpipers, etc. Snipe, Sandpipers, etc.: Scolopacidae Woodcock:   scolopax minor Wilson's Snipe (Common Snipe):   capella gallinago delicata Upland Sandpiper:   bartramia longicauda Spotted Sandpiper:   actitis macularia Eastern (Solitary) Sandpiper:   tringa solitaria solitaria Greater Yellow-Legs:   totanus melanoleucus Lesser Yellow-Legs:   totanus flavipes Sparrow: Passeridae House Sparrow:   passer domesticus domesticus Starlings: Sturnidae European Starling, Starling:  sturnus vulgaris vulgaris Swallows: Hirundinidae Tree Swallow:   iridoprocne bicolor Bank Swallow:   riparia riparia riparia Rough-Winged Swallow:   stelgidopteryx ruficollis serripennis Barn Swallow:  hirundo rustica erythrogaster Purple Martin:   progne subis subis Swifts: Apodidae Chimney Swift:  chaetura pelagica Thrashers and Mockingbirds: Mimidae Gray Catbird:  dumetella carolinensis Brown Thrasher (Eastern Thrasher):   toxostoma rufum rufum Northern Mockingbird:   Mimus polyglottos Thrushes   See Robins, Thrushes, and Bluebirds Tanagers: Thraupidae Western Tanager:   piranga ludoviciana Scarlet Tanager:  piranga olivacea Summer Tanager:  piranga rubra rubra Titmice and Chickadees: Paridae Black-Capped Chickadee:   parus atricapillus Carolina Chickadee:  parus carolenensis Tufted Titmouse:  parus bicolor Vultures: Cathartidae Turkey Vulture:   cathartes aura septentionalis Waxwings: Bombycillidae Cedar Waxwing:  bombycilla cedrorum Woodpeckers: Picidae Flicker (Northern Flicker):   colaptes auratus luteus Red-Bellied Woodpecker:   Melanerpes carolinus Red-Headed Woodpecker:   melanerpes erythrocephalus erythrocephalus Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker:   sphyrapicus varius varius Hairy Woodpecker:   Picoides villosus Downy Woodpecker:   Picoides pubescens Wood Warblers: Parulidae Yellow-Breasted Chat:  icteria virens virens Oven Bird:  seiurus aurocapillus American Redstart:  setophaga ruticilla Yellow-Throat:  geothlypis trichas Bay-Breasted Warbler:  dendroica castanea Blackburnian Warbler:  dendroica fusca Black and White Warbler:  mniotilta varia Black-Poll Warbler:  dendroica striata Black-Throated Blue Warbler:  dendroica caerulescens Black-Throated Green Warbler:  dendroica virens Blue-Winged Warbler:  vermivora pinus Canada Warbler:  wilsonia canadensis Cerulean Warbler:  dendroica cerulea Chestnut-Sided Warbler:  dendroica pensylvanica Hooded Warbler:  wilsonia citrina Loiusiana Waterthrush:  seiurus motacilla Magnolia Warbler:  dendroica magnolia Mourning Warbler:  oporornis philidelphia Myrtle Warbler (Yellow-Rumped Warbler):  dendroica coronata coronata Nashville Warbler:  vermivora ruficapilla ruficapilla Northern Waterthrush:  seiurus novaboracensis Palm Warbler:  dendroica palmarum Prothonotaty Warbler:  protonotaria citrea Tennessee Warbler:  vermivora peregrina Worm-Eating Warbler:  helmitheros vermivorus Yellow Warbler:  dendroica petechia Wrens: Troglodytidae Bewick's Wren:  thryomanes bewickii Carolina Wren:  thryothorus ludovicianus House Wren:  troglodytes aedon Marsh Wren:  cistithorus palustris Winter Wren:  troglodytes troglodytes Vireos: Vireonidae Blue-Headed Vireo:  vireo solitarius Yellow-Throated Vireo:  vireo flavifrons Philidelphia Vireo:  vireo philidelphicus Red-Eyed Vireo:  vireo olivaceus Warbling Vireo (Eastern Vireo):  vireo gilvus gilvus White-Eyed Vireo:  vireo griseus Finch and Siskin: Fringillidae American Goldfinch:  carduelis tristis House Finch:  carpodacus mexicsnuus Purple Finch (Eastern Purple Finch):  carpodacus purpureus purpureus Pine Siskin:  spinus pinus pinus Junco, Longspur, Sparrow, and Towhee: Emberizidae Dark-Eyed Junco:  junco hyemalis Lapland Longspur:  calcarius lapponicus lapponicus Chipping Sparrow:  spizella passerina passerina Field Sparrow:  spizella pusilla pusilla Fox Sparrow:  passerella iliaca iliaca Grasshopper Sparrow:  ammodramus savannarum Henslow's Sparrow:  passerherbulus henslowii Lincoln's Sparrow:  melospiza lincolnii lincolnii Savannah Sparrow:  passerculus sandwichensis Song Sparrow:  melospiza melodia Swamp Sparrow:  melospiza georgiana Tree Sparrow:  spizella arborea arborea Vesper Sparrow:  pooccetes gramineus gramineus White-Crowned Sparrow:  zonotrichia leucophrys White-Throated Sparrow:  zonotrichia albicollis Towhee (Chewink, Rufus-Sided Towhee):  pipilo erythrophthalumus