POTENTIAL HABITAT FOR BIRDS

Common and scientific names are listed below. Species in red are in upper quartile of Regional Habitat Importance Index (RHII).

BIRDS	Pied-billed grebe	Podilymbus podiceps
	American bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus
	Least bittern	Ixobrychus exilis
	Great blue heron	Ardea herodias
	Great egret	Ardea alba
	Snowy egret	Egretta thula
	Cattle egret	Bulbulcus ibis
	Green heron	Butorides striatus
	Black-crowned night heron	Nycticorax nycticorax
	Yellow-crowned night heron	Nycticorax violaceus
	Mute swan	Cygnus olor
	Canada goose	Branta canadensis
	Wood duck	Aix sponsa
	Green-winged teal	Anas crecca
	American black duck	Anas rubripes
	Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos
	Blue-winged teal	Anas discors
	Northern shoveler	Anas clypeata
	American wigeon	Anas americana
	Hooded merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus
	Common merganser	Mergus merganser
	Black vulture	Coragyps atratus
	Turkey vulture	Cathartes aura
	Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
	Bald eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus
	Sharp-shinned hawk	Accipiter striatus
	Cooper's hawk	Accipiter cooperii
	N. goshawk	Accipiter gentilis
	N. harrier	Circus cyaneus
	Red-shouldered hawk	Buteo lineatus
	Broad-winged hawk	Buteo platypterus
	Red-tailed hawk	Buteo jamaicensis
	American kestrel	Falco sparverius
	Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus
	Ring-necked pheasant	Phasianus colchicus
	Ruffed grouse	Bonasa umbellus
	Wild turkey	Meleagris gallopavo
	Northern bobwhite	Colinus virginianus
	King rail	Rallus elegans
	Virginia rail	Rallus limicola
	Sora	Porzana caroliniana
	Common moorhen	Gallinula chloropus
	American coot	Fulica americana
	Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus
	Black-necked stilt	Himantopus mexicanus
	Spotted sandpiper	Actitis macularia
	Upland sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda
	Common snipe	Gallinago gallinago
	American woodcock	Scolopax minor
	Black tern	Chlidonias niger
	Rock dove	Columba livia
	Mourning dove	Zenaida macroura
	Yellow-billed cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus
	Black-billed cuckoo	Coccyzus erythrophthalmus
	Barn owl	Tyto alba
	E. screech owl	Otus asio
	Great horned owl	Bubo virginianus
	Barred owl	Strix varia
	Long-eared owl	Asio otus
	Short-eared owl	Asio flammeus
	N. saw-whet owl	Aegolius acadicus
	Common nighthawk	Chordeiles minor
	Chuck Will's widow	Caprimulgus carolinensis
	Whip-poor-Will	Caprimulgus vociferus
	Chimney swift	Chaetura pelagica
	Ruby-throated hummingbird	Archilochus colubris
	Belted kingfisher	Ceryle alcyon
	Red-headed woodpecker	Melanerpes erythrocephalus
	Red-bellied woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus
	Yellow-bellied sapsucker	Sphyrapicus varius
	Downy woodpecker	Picoides pubescens
	Hairy woodpecker	Picoides villosus
	Northern flicker	Colaptes auratus
	Pileated woodpecker	Dryocopus pileatus
	Olive-sided flycatcher	Contopus borealis
	E. wood-pewee	Contopus virens
	Yellow-bellied flycatcher	Empidonax flaviventris
	Acadian flycatcher	Empidonax virescens
	Alder flycatcher	Empidonax alnorum
	Willow flycatcher	Empidonax traillii
	Least flycatcher	Empidonax minimus
	E. phoebe	Sayornis phoebe
	Great crested flycatcher	Myiarchus crinitus
	E. kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus
	Horned lark	Eremophila alpestris
	Purple martin	Progne subis
	Tree swallow	Tachycineta bicolor
	N. rough-winged swallow	Stelgidopteryx serripennis
	Bank swallow	Riparia riparia
	Cliff swallow	Hirundo pyrrhonota
	Barn swallow	Hirundo rustica
	Blue jay	Cyanocitta cristata
	American crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos
	Fish crow	Corvus ossifragus
	Common raven	Corvus corax
	Black-capped chickadee	Parus atricapillus
	Carolina chickadee	Parus carolinensis
	Tufted titmouse	Parus bicolor
	Red-breasted nuthatch	Sitta canadensis
	White-breasted nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis
	Brown creeper	Certhia americana
	Carolina wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus
	House wren	Troglodytes aedon
	Winter wren	Troglodytes troglodytes
	Sedge wren	Cistothorus platensis
	Marsh wren	Cistothorus palustris
	Golden-crowned kinglet	Regulus satrapa
	Blue-gray gnatcatcher	Polioptila caerulea
	E. bluebird	Sialia sialis
	Veery	Catharus fuscescens
	Swainson's thrush	Catharus ustulatus
	Hermit thrush	Catharus guttatus
	Wood thrush	Hylocichla mustelina
	American robin	Turdus migratorius
	Gray catbird	Dumetella carolinensis
	N. mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos
	Brown thrasher	Toxostoma rufum
	Cedar waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum
	Loggerhead shrike	Lanius ludovicianus
	European starling	Sturnus vulgaris
	White-eyed vireo	Vireo griseus
	Blue-headed vireo	Vireo solitarius
	Yellow-throated vireo	Vireo flavifrons
	Warbling vireo	Vireo gilvus
	Red-eyed vireo	Vireo olivaceus
	Blue-winged warbler	Vermivora pinus
	Golden-winged warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera
	Nashville warbler	Vermivora ruficapilla
	N. parula	Parula americana
	Yellow warbler	Dendroica petechia
	Chestnut-sided warbler	Dendroica pensylvanica
	Magnolia warbler	Dendroica magnolia
	Black-throated blue warbler	Dendroica caerulescens
	Yellow-rumped warbler	Dendroica coronata
	Black-throated green warbler	Dendroica virens
	Blackburnian warbler	Dendroica fusca
	Yellow-throated warbler	Dendroica dominica
	Pine warbler	Dendroica pinus
	Prairie warbler	Dendroica discolor
	Blackpoll warbler	Dendroica striata
	Cerulean warbler	Dendroica cerulea
	Black-and-white warbler	Mniotilta varia
	American redstart	Setophaga ruticilla
	Prothonotary warbler	Protonotaria citrea
	Worm-eating warbler	Helmitheros vermivorus
	Swainson's warbler	Limnothlypis swainsonii
	Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapillus
	Northern waterthrush	Seiurus noveboracensis
	Louisiana waterthrush	Seiurus motacilla
	Kentucky warbler	Oporornis formosus
	Mourning warbler	Oporornis philadelphia
	Common yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas
	Hooded warbler	Wilsonia citrina
	Canada warbler	Wilsonia canadensis
	Yellow-breasted chat	Icteria virens
	Summer tanager	Piranga rubra
	Scarlet tanager	Piranga olivacea
	N. cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis
	Rose-breasted grosbeak	Pheucticus ludovicianus
	Blue grosbeak	Guiraca caerulea
	Indigo bunting	Passerina cyanea
	Dickcissel	Spiza americana
	E. towhee	Pipilo erythrophthalmus
	Chipping sparrow	Spizella passerina
	Clay-colored sparrow	Spizella pallida
	Field sparrow	Spizella pusilla
	Vesper sparrow	Pooecetes gramineus
	Savannah sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis
	Grasshopper sparrow	Ammodramus savannarun
	Henslow's sparrow	Ammodramus henslowii
	Song sparrow	Melospiza melodia
	Swamp sparrow	Melospiza georgiana
	White-throated sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis
	Dark-eyed junco	Junco hyemalis
	Bobolink	Dolichonyx orizyvorus
	Red-winged blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus
	E. meadowlark	Sturnella magna
	W. meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta
	Common grackle	Quiscalus quiscula
	Brown-headed cowbird	Molothrus ater
	Orchard oriole	cterus spurius
	Baltimore oriole	Icterus galbula
	Purple finch	Carpodacus purpureus
	House finch	Carpodacus mexicanus
	Pine siskin	Carduelis pinus
	American goldfinch	Carduelis tristis
	House sparrow	Passer domesticus

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