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The Birds of Siouxland

Loons through Owls

The National Audubon Society and Partners in Flight include the linktowatchlisthtmlmarked Siouxland birds on their first WatchList. Ninety species of birds are on the WatchList because of recent population declines. There are thirty-four Siouxland species on the WatchList.

A click on any linktowatchlisthtml icon will take you to more information about the WatchList.

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Bird Sp Su F W
Gaviidae
Common Loon

u

 

 

r

Podicipedidae
Pied-billed Grebe

c

u

c

o

Horned Grebe

c

 

r

r

Eared Grebe

c

 

 

 

Western Grebe

r

r

 

 

Pelecanidae
American White Pelican

c

r

o

 

Phalacrocoracidae
Double-crested Cormorant

c

r

u

r

Ardeidae
American Bittern linktoambitthtml

r

r

r

 

Least Bittern

r

o

 

 

Great Blue Heron

a

c

u

o

Great Egret

c

u

r

x

Snowy Egret

r

x

x

 

Cattle Egret

u

x

x

 

Green Heron

c

u

u

 

Black-crowned Night Heron

u

r

x

 

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

r

 

 

 

Threskiornithidae
White-faced Ibis

r

 

r

 

Anatidae
Tundra Swan

r

 

x

 

Greater White-fronted Goose

c

r

o

o

Snow Goose

a

x

c

u

Ross' Goose

r

 

x

 

Canada Goose

a

u

a

u

Wood Duck

c

c

u

u

Green-winged Teal

c

r

u

r

American Black Duck

r

 

 

r

Mallard

a

c

c

c

Northern Pintail

c

 

o

r

Blue-winged Teal

a

c

r

r

Cinnamon Teal

r

x

 

x

Northern Shoveler

c

r

u

o

Gadwall

c

r

u

o

American Wigeon

c

r

u

o

Canvasback

c

 

u

o

Redhead

c

r

u

o

Ring-necked Duck

a

r

u

o

Greater Scaup

r

 

r

r

Lesser Scaup

a

x

u

u

Common Goldeneye

c

 

o

c

Bufflehead

c

 

o

u

Hooded Merganser

u

x

o

r

Common Merganser

c

 

o

c

Red-breasted Merganser

u

 

r

 

Ruddy Duck

c

u

u

o

Catharitidae
Turkey Vulture

c

u

r

 

Accipitridae
Osprey

u

 

o

 

Bald Eagle

c

x

o

c

Northern Harrier

c

r

o

u

Sharp-shinned Hawk

o

r

o

c

Cooper's Hawk

u

r

o

c

Northern Goshawk

 

 

 

o

Red-shouldered Hawk

 

 

 

r

Broad-winged Hawk

u

r

 

 

Swainson's Hawk

u

 

x

 

Red-tailed Hawk

a

c

u

a

Rough-legged Hawk

r

 

r

u

Golden Eagle

r

 

x

x

Falconidae
American Kestrel

c

u

u

c

Merlin

r

 

 

r

Prairie Falcon

r

 

 

x

Phasianidae
Gray Partridge

o

r

r

o

Ring-necked Pheasant

a

c

c

a

Wild Turkey

u

o

o

o

Northern Bobwhite

c

u

o

o

Rallidae
Virginia Rail

u

 

 

 

Sora

c

o

r

 

Common Moorhen

x

x

x

 

American Coot

a

u

u

u

Charadriidae
Black-bellied Plover

r

 

r

 

American Golden Plover

o

 

r

 

Semipalmated Plover

u

o

r

 

Piping Plover

u

u

r

 

Killdeer

a

a

u

u

Recurvirostridae
American Avocet

o

x

 

 

Scolopacidae
Upland Sandpiper

o

 

 

 

Greater Yellowlegs

c

u

r

 

Lesser Yellowlegs

c

u

r

x

Solitary Sandpiper

u

r

r

 

Willet

u

 

 

 

Spotted Sandpiper

c

u

r

 

Hudsonian Godwit linktowatchlist

u

 

 

 

Marbled Godwit

o

 

 

 

Sanderling

r

 

x

 

Semipalmated Sandpiper

c

u

r

 

Western Sandpiper

u

x

 

 

Least Sandpiper

c

u

r

 

White-rumped Sandpiper

c

r

r

 

Baird's Sandpiper

c

o

r

x

Pectoral Sandpiper

c

u

r

 

Dunlin

o

 

 

 

Stilt Sandpiper

u

o

 

 

Buff-breasted Sandpiper linktowatchlist

x

 

x

 

Short-billed Dowitcher

u

 

 

 

Long-billed Dowitcher

u

 

 

 

Common Snipe

c

o

r

x

American Woodcock

o

 

 

r

Wilson's Phalarope

c

x

 

 

Laridae
Franklin's Gull linktowatchlist

c

r

u

x

Bonaparte's Gull

u

 

 

 

Ring-billed Gull

c

o

u

o

Herring Gull

u

x

o

o

Caspian Tern

u

r

 

 

Common Tern

r

r

 

 

Forster's Tern

u

o

x

 

Least Tern

r

u

 

 

Black Tern linktowatchlist

c

o

r

 

Columbidae
Rock Dove

a

a

a

a

Mourning Dove

a

a

u

u

Cuculidae
Black-billed Cuckoo linktowatchlist

u

u

 

 

Yellow-billed Cuckoo linktowatchlist

u

u

r

 

Strigidae
Eastern Screech-Owl

u

u

u

u

Great Horned Owl

c

u

u

c

Snowy Owl

 

 

x

r

Barred Owl

u

r

r

u

Long-eared Owl

r

 

 

u

Short-eared Owl linktowatchlist

 

 

 

r

Northern Saw-whet Owl

 

 

 

r

Caprimulgidae
Common Nighthawk

u

a

u

 

Chuck-will's-widow linktowatchlist

o

r

 

 

Whip-poor-will

c

u

r

 

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The Birds of Siouxland Part 2- - >

Legend

This list includes the 258 species of birds that occur regularly within an approximately 30 mile radius of Stone State Park. Thirty-three accidental species have also been recorded.

Please report any unusual sightings to Bill Huser at 494-1657.

Bird names from 6th AOU Checklist (1983) and supplements through 1993.

a

Abundant Common species that is very numerous

c

Common Species that occurs in fair to moderate numbers

u

Uncommon Species present, but not certain to be seen

o

Occasional Seen at intervals of 2 to 5 years

r

Rare Seen less than every 5 years

x

Accidental Seen once or twice, considered out-of-range

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Sp

Spring March through May

Su

Summer June through August

F

Fall September through November

W

Winter December through February

Credits

The Birds of Siouxland list was compiled 8/95 by Shawn Pfautsch with special thanks to Bill Huser, Jerry Probst, and the Woodbury County Conservation Board. Published on the web with the permission of the Woodbury County Conservation Board.