SPECIES OCCURRENCE AND UTILIZATION. BY HABITAT...Warbling Vtreo Scattered deciduous trees, shade...

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SPECIES OCCURRENCE AND UTILIZATION. BY HABITAT Great Blue Heron Undisturbed traditional rookery Ardea herodias Green-backed Heron Butorides striatus Wood Duck Aix sponsa Trees at least 16" dbh with large cavities and 4" diameter entrance holes American Black Duck Wooded wetlands, stream banks Anas rubripes (inland) Common Goldeneye Cavity trees with minimum dbh of Bucephala clangula 20"; clear, cold. shallow water Bufflehead Cavity trees, usually with holes Bucephala albeola made by flickers or pileated woodpeckers Hooded Merganser Undisturbed wooded areas with Lophodytes cucullatus cavity trees (15" dbh min.); clear fresh water Common Merganser Large cavity trees at water's edge I b Mergus merganser - E Turkey Vulture Forest clearings Cathartes aura Bald Eagle Large, undisturbed water bodies Haliaeetus leucocephalus containing fish. large living trees near shore Sharp-shinned Hawk Extensive undisturbed open Accipiter striatus mixed woodlands

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  • SPECIES OCCURRENCE AND UTILIZATION. BY HABITAT

    Great Blue Heron Undisturbed traditional rookery Ardea herodias

    Green-backed Heron Butorides striatus

    Wood Duck Aix sponsa

    Trees at least 16" dbh with large cavities and 4" diameter entrance holes

    American Black Duck Wooded wetlands, stream banks Anas rubripes (inland)

    Common Goldeneye Cavity trees with minimum dbh of Bucephala clangula 20"; clear, cold. shallow water

    Bufflehead Cavity trees, usually with holes Bucephala albeola made by flickers or pileated

    woodpeckers

    Hooded Merganser Undisturbed wooded areas with Lophodytes cucullatus cavity trees (15" dbh min.); clear

    fresh water

    Common Merganser Large cavity trees at water's edge I b Mergus merganser

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    E Turkey Vulture Forest clearings Cathartes aura

    Bald Eagle Large, undisturbed water bodies Haliaeetus leucocephalus containing fish. large living trees

    near shore

    Sharp-shinned Hawk Extensive undisturbed open Accipiter striatus mixed woodlands

  • SPECIES S ~ e c i a l habitat needs

    Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii

    Northern Goshawk Extensive mature mixed Accipiter gentilis woodlands

    Red-shouldered Hawk Cool. moist. mature forest. Buteo linearus wooded wetlands

    Broad-winged Hawk Extensive woodlands with roads Buteo platypterus or clearings

    Red-tailed Hawk Mature forest-field ecotone Buteo jamaicensis

    Golden Eagle Cliffs and wide expanses of oper Aquila chrysaetos land

    American Kestrel Tall trees with cavities (dbh at

    Falco spawerius least 12"): open country with low relief

    Merlin Falco colurnbarius

    Natural cavities or old woodpecker holes in open woodlands

    Peregrine Falcon High cliffs Falco peregrinus

    Spruce Grouse Coniferous forest Dendragapus canadensis

    Ruffed Grouse Fallen logs amidst dense Bonasa urnbellus saplings

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    Wild Turkey Open, mast-producing woodlands,

    I Meleagris gallopavo large conifers for roosting, woodland clearings

    Northern Bobwhite Brushy field edges. well-drained Colinus virginianus sandy or loamy soils

    American Woodcock Fertile mosit soil containing Scolopax minor earthworms, clearings and dense

    swales

    Mourning Dove Open land with bare ground Zenaida macroura

    Black-billed Cuckoo Low, dense thickets Coccyzus erythropthalrnus

    Yellow-billed Cuckoo Low. dense thickets Coccyzus arnericanus

    Eastern Screech-Owl Cavlty trees (12" dbh minimum)

    Great Horned Owl Large abandoned hawk nests. Bubo virginianus large tree cavities

    Northern Hawk-Owl Open coniferous or mixed Surnia ulula woodland. burns with standing

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    Barred Owl Cool, damp lowlands; cavity trees / ~ t r i x varia with minimum dbh of 20"

    Great Gray Owl Meadows, swamps near Strix nebulosa woodlands

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    I Long-eared Owl Dense conifer thickets in open 1 Asm otus country

    1 Boreal Owl Cav~ty trees. often with large Aegolius funereus woodpecker holes

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    1 Northern Saw-whet Owl Cavity trees with minimum dbh of I Aegolius acadicus 12" near forest clearings

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    Common Nighthawk Chordeiies minor

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    Whip-poor-will Ungrazed woodlands with Caprirnulgus vociferus openings

    Rubythroated Hummingbird Flowers, preferably red Archilochus colubris

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    Red-headed Woodpecker Cavity trees in savanna or open Melanerpes erythrocephalus country

    Red-bellied Woodpecker Extensive mature woodlands with

    Melanerpes caroiinus dead trees or trees with large I dead limbs

    Sapsucker Trees with minimal dbh of 10"

    Sphyrapicus varius especially aspens containing sound decayed wood 1 Downy Woodpecker Tre;;i;;b;;i;dewy C O I U ~ ~ ~ 11

    Picoides pubescens

    Hairy Woodpecker Trees. limbs with decay column BF Picoides villosus (minimum dbh 10") W

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  • Three-toed Woodpecker Spruce, fir trees with column of

    Picoides tridactylus decayed wood (minimum dbh 12"); dead trees with loose bark

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    Spruce. fir trees with wlumn of Black-backed Woodpecker decayed mwd (minimum dbh Picoides arcticus 10"); dead trees with loose bark. W

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    Northern Flicker Colaptes aura tus

    Open areas; trees w ~ t h column of decayed wood (mlnimum dbh 123, forest edges

    Pileated Woodpecker Mature forest, trees w ~ t h column Dryocopus prleatus of decayed wood at least 20" dbh

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    Olive-s~ded Flycatcher Low, wet coniferous forest, bog, Contopus borealrs etc wlth h ~ g h song perch

    Eastern Wood-Pewee Forest edge or open woods Contoaus virens

    Yellow-bellled Flycatcher Low, wet conlferous forest Emprdonax flavrventrrs W

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    Acadlan Flycatcher Mature woodlands with openings

    Alder Flycatcher Thickets, low shrubs and Ernpidonax alnorum clearings

    R LOW declduous trees and shrubs iI Willow Flycatcher

    Empidonax traillii with clearings, thick hardwood seedlings

    Least Flycatcher Open deciduous or mixed forest. Empidonax mrnrrnus edges

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  • Eastern Phoebe Exposed perches; cliffs or ledges

    Sayornis phoebe in streamside clearings. woodland edges

    Great Crested Flycatcher Mature cavity trees, deciduous Myiarchus crinitus forest, edges 1 Fl Eastern Kingbird Clearings. fields, orchards Tyrannus tyrannus

    Purple Martin Progne subis

    Martin houses near ponds. lakes

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    Tree Swallow Cavity trees (minimum dbh 10"): Tachycineta bicolor open areas. especially near water

    qorthern Rough-winged Swallow Sandy or clay banks stabilized by :telgidopteryx serripennis a grassy, overhanging top

    Bank Swallow Riparia riparia a grassy overhang

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    Cliff Swallow Open areas; mud; vertical wall Hirundo pyrrhonota with an overhang

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    Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

    Abandoned or little-used buildings

    Gray Jay Coniferous forests Perisoreus canadensis

    Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata

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  • I I American Crow Cowus brachyrhynchos

    I I Common Raven Cliffs Corvus corax I I Black.capped Chickadee ~ z \ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i n g s or Parus a tricapillus open woodlands

    Boreal Chickadee Softwood snags, stubs Parus hudsonicus

    Tufted Titmouse Cavity trees at least 8" dbh Parus bicolor

    Red.breasted Nuthatch Cavity trees in mixed or

    Sitta canadensis coniferous woods (minimum dbh 12")

    White-breasted Nuthatch Cavity trees in hardwoods or Silta carolinensis mixed woods (minimum dbh 12")

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    Brown Creeper Woodlands containing trees with 1 1 Certhia americana sloughing or loose bark Carolina Wren Cavity trees amid brushy Thryothorus ludovicianus vegetation, thickets, swamps W I",= House Wren Cavity trees, shrubs Troglodytes aedon

    Winter Wren Moist, mixed or coniferous

    Troglodytes troglodytes woodlands with down logs: low woody vegetation

  • I I Northern Mockingbird Low thickets: high perches; Mirnus polyglottos persistent fruits I I Brown Thrasher Hardwood forest-field ecotone Toxosroma rufum

    Open country, shrubs, trees. Bohemian Waxwing thickets with persistent fruits Bombycilla garrulus (winter)

    Open country with scattered Cedar Waxwlng Bombycilla cedrorum

    trees, thickets wlth persistent fruits (winter)

    I I Northern Shrike Scattered trees or shrubs in an Lanius excubitor open country I I Loggerhead Shrike Open country with short grasses. Lanius ludovicianus scattered trees, shrubs

    European Starling Cavity trees with 10" minimum Sturnus vulgaris dbh

    White-eyed Vireo Low shrubs, thickets vireo griseus

    Solitary Vireo Mixed or predominantly Vireo solitarius coniferous woodland

    Yellow-throated Vireo Mature deciduous forest Vireo flavifrons

    Warbling Vtreo Scattered deciduous trees, shade Vireo gilvus trees

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    I I Black-throated Blue Warbler Hardwood or mixed woodlands Dendroica caerulescens with well-developed understory I I Yellow.rumped Warbler Coniferous trees (summer). Dendroica coranata bayberry thickets (winter) I I Black-throated Green Warbler Coniferous or mixed woodlands Dendroica virens I I Blackburnian Warbler Coniferous forest, mixed Dendroica fusca woodlands I I Pine Warbler Pine forest Dendroica pinus

    Prairie Warbler Coniferous cover in old fields, Dendroica discolor hardwood saplings, slash

    I i Palm Warbler Scattered trees, thick shrub Dendroica palmarum growth I I Bay-breasted Warbler Thick stands of spruce, fir Dendroica cas tanea spruce-fir I I Blackpoll Warbler Stunted spruce, esp. at high Dendroica striata elevations I i Cerulean Warbler Mature deciduous woodland Dendroica cerulea I 1 Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia

  • SPECIES Special habitat needs

    American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla

    Prothonotaly Warbler Tree cavities i n moist hardwood Prolonoraria cirrea forest

    Worm.eating Warbler Well-developed understory Helmitheros vermivorus

    Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus

    Northern Waterthrush Cool, shaded, wet ground with Seiurus noveboracensis shallow pools

    Louisiana Waterthrush Woodlands with flowing wale1 Seiurus motacilla

    Mourning Warbler Extensive stands hardwood Oporornis philadelphia regeneration

    Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas

    Hooded Warbler Dense understory Wilsonia citrina

    Wilson's Warbler Cold shrub swamps, bogs Wilsonia pusilla

    Canada Warbler Dense deciduous or ericaceous Wilsonia canadensis understory

  • SPECIES Special habitat needs

    Yellow-breasted Chat Dense thickets and vines with

    lcter~a virens scattered young trees. often near water

    Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea

    Northern Cardinal Thickets, vines Cardinalis cardinalis

    Rose-breasted Grosbeak Forest-field ecotone. thickets. Pheucticus ludovicianus sapling stands of hardwoods

    Indigo Bunting Foresbfield ecotones Passerina cyanea

    Rufous.sided Towhee Dense, brushy understory. well- Pipilo eryihrophthalrnus drained soils

    American Tree Sparrow Open country, weed fields (winte Spizella arborea

    Chipping Sparrow Clearings with bare ground. Spizella passerina conifers or thorny shrubs

    Field Sparrow Old fields Spizella pusilla

    Fox Sparrow Passerella illaca

    Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia

  • I I Lincoln's Sparrow Brushy thickets 4 to 8 feet high Melospiza lincolnii with grass or sedge openings Melospiza georgiana

    White4hroated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis

    Dark-eyed Junco 1 1 Junco hyemalis $~~e%c$~cc~~~~&!i site 1 [ Red-winged Blackbird Grasslands, marshes Ageiaius phoeniceus

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    Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus

    Common Grackle Wet, open country, shrub Quiscalus quiscula swamps. pond edges

    Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater

    Orchard Oriole Open country with scattered lcterus spurius deciduous trees

    Northern Oriole Tall scattered deciduous lclerus galbula (preferably elm) trees

    Pine Grosbeak Northern conifer forest Pinlcoia enucleator

  • SPECIES Special habitat needs

    Purple Finch Coniferous trees Carpodacus purpureus

    House Finch Open ground with low seed- Carpodacus mexicanus producing plants

    Red Crossbill Northern coniferous trees Loxia curvirostra

    White-winged Crossblll Northern coniferous trees Loxia leucoptera

    Common Redpoll Open country Carduelis flammea

    Hoary Redpoll Open country Carduelis hornemanni

    Pine Siskin Conifers Carduelis pinus

    American Goldfinch Open. weedy fields with scatterec Carduelis tristis small trees

    Evening Grosbeak Spruce and fir forest Coccothrausres vesperrinus (breeding season).

  • SPECIES OCCURRENCE AND UTILIZATION, BY HABITAT NONFORESTED

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    Special habitat needs SPECIES

    Common Loon Large undisturbed bodies of

    Gavia immer water with stable water levels and islands.

    Pied-billed Grebe Marshes with waterand emergent Podilymbus podiceps vegetation.

    American Bittern Undisturbed tall marsh Botaurus lentiginosus vegetation.

    Least B~ttern lxobrychus exilis

    Deep marshes with clumps of emergent vegetation.

    Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias

    Tall trees

    Green-backed Heron Butorides striatus

    Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

    Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax violaceus

    Glossy Ibis Plegadrs falc~nellus

    Mute Swan Cygnus olor

    Shallow ponds, rivers with abundant aquatic vegetation

    Canada Goose Branta canadensis

  • SPECIES Special hab i ta t

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    Wood Duck Aix Sponsa

    Trees at least 1 6 dbh with large cavities and 4" diameter entrance holes.

    Green-winged Teal Anas crecca

    American Black Duck Anas rubripes

    Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

    Northern Pintall Drakes need mudbanks or Anas acuta exposed shorelines.

    Blue-wmged Teal Anas discors

    Northern Shoveler Shallow water with muddy

    Anas clypaafa bottom, surrounded by. dry grassy areas.

    Gadwall Anas strepera

    Moderate to large bodies of water. with submerged aquatic plants.

    American Wigeon Anas americana

    Canvasback Aythya valisineria

    Stretches of open water and emergent vegetation.

    Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris

    Expanse of open water

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    Up land f ie ld I 1 I 1 I Wetland/Deep Water

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    Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula

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    Cavity trees with minimum dbh of 2 0 ; clear. cold, shallow water.

    Bufflehead Bucephala albeola

    Hooded Merganser Undisturbed wooded areas with cavity trees (15" dbh min.):

    Lophodytes cucullatus clear fresh water.

    Common Merganser Mergus merganser

    Turkey Vulture Forest openings, fields, large Cathartes aura stubs of dead tree trunks.

    Osprey Clear lakes, rivers containing fish. Pandion haliaetus

    Bald Eagle Large, undisturbed water bodieq

    Hariaeerus leucocephalUS containing fish. large living trees near shore.

    Northern Harrier Marshes or open country with low Circus cyaneus vegetation.

    Sharp-shinned Hawk Extensive undisturbed open Accipiter striatus mixed woodlands.

    Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii

  • SPECIES Special habitat

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    Northern Goshawk Extensive mature mixed Accipmr gentills woodlands.

    Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus

    Cool, moist, mature forest. IH Broad-winged Hawk Extensive woodlands with roads Buteo platypterus or clearings.

    Red-tailed Hawk Mature forest-field ecotone. Buteo jarnaicensis

    Rough-legged Hawk Open country. Buteo lagopus

    Golden Eagle Cliffs and wide expanses of Aquila chrysaetos open land.

    American Kestrel Falco sparverius

    Tall trees with cavities (dbh at least 1 2 ) ; open country with low elevation.

    Merlin Falco colurnbarius

    Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

    High cliffs.

    Gray Partridge Grasslands, grain crops. Perdix perdrx

    Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus

    Cultwated fields, farmland.

    Terrestrial

    Upland field I I I I Wetland/Deep Water

    Palustrine I Riverine

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    Spruce Grouse Coniferous forest. Dendragapus canadensis

    Ruffed Grouse Bonasa urnbellus

    Fallen logs amidst dense saplings. I

    Wild Turkey Open, mast-producing Meleagris gallopavo woodlands, large conifers for

    roosting, woodland clearings.

    Northern Bobwhite Brushy field edges, well-drained Colinus virginianus sandy or loamy soils.

    King Rail Rallus elegans

    Stable water levels.

    Virginia Rail Rallus limicola

    Wetlands with sedge and cattails.

    Porzana carolina

    Common Moorhen Emergent vegetation in water Gallinula chloropus 1 to 3 feet deep.

    American Coot Emergent vegetation in water Fulica americana 1 to 4 feet deep.

    Killdeer Charadrius vocilerus

    Bare ground, sparse vegetation.

    Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia

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    I I Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda I I Common Snipe Moist organic soils, low scattered Gallinago gallinago vegetation, bogs, swamps. large open spaces. I I American Woodcock Fertile moist soil containing Scolopax minor earthworms. small clearings and dense swales. I I Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis

    Herring Gull Larus argentatus

    Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus

    Common Tern Sterna hirundo

    Black Tern Fresh marsh in breeding season. Chlidonias niger

    Rock Dove Columba livia

    Mourning Dove Open land with bare ground. Zanaida macroura

    I 1 Black-billed Cuckoo Low, dense, thickets Coccyzus erythropthalmus

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    Yellow-billed Cuckoo Low, dense, thickets Coccyzus arnericanus

    Sommon Barn-Owl Barns, silos, deserted buildings. Tyto alba tree cavities.

    Eastern Screech-Owl Cavity trees ( 1 2 dbh minimum). 3tus asio

    3reat Horned Owl Large abandoned hawk nests. 3ubo virgmanus large tree cavities.

    Snowy Owl Open country Vyctea scandiaca

    Uorthern Hawk-Owl jurnia ulula

    3arred Owl Cool, damp lowlands;cavity trees Strix varia with minimum dbh of 2 0 .

    ;reat Gray Owl ;trix nebulosa

    .ow-eared Owl Dense conifer thickets in tsio otus open country.

    short-eared Owl Extensive open grasslands, dunes. Isio flamrneus

    Joreal Owl Iegolius funereus

  • Northern Saw-whet Owl Cavity trees with minimum dbh Aegolius acadicus of 1 2

    Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor

    Whippoor-will Caprimulgus vociferus

    Chimney Swift Chimneys. Chaetura pelagica

    Ruby-throated Hummingbird Flowers, preferably red. Archilochus colubris

    Belted Kingfishel Ceryle alcyon

    Perches over streams. ponds: banks for nest sltes.

    Red-headed Woodpecker Cavity trees in savanna or Melanerpes erythrocephalus open country.

    Red.bellied Woodpecker Extensive maturewoodlandswith

    Melanerpes carolinus dead trees or trees with large dead limbs.

    Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Trees with minimum dbh of 1 0 Sphyrapicus varius

    Downy Woodpecker Trees, limbs with decay column Picoides pubescens (minimum dbh 6).

    Hairy Woodpecker Trees, limbs with decay column Picoides villosus (minimum dbh 10").

  • SPECIES Special habitat

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    I I ~ h ~ ~ ~ - t ~ ~ d woodpecker Spruce. fir trees with decay Picoides tridactylus (mlnimum dbh of 12"): dead trees with loose bark. 1 I Black-backed Woodpecker Spruce. fir trees with decay Picoides arcticus (minimum dbh of 10"); dead trees with loose bark. I i Northern Flicker Open areas; trees with heartrot Colaptes auratus (minimum dbh of 12) . I I Pileated Woodpecker Mature forest; trees w ~ t h decay Dryocopus pileatus at least 20" dbh. I I Olive-sided Flycatcher Tall perch adjacent to low. Contopus borealis wet thicket

    I I Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Low, wet coniferous forest. Empidonax flaviventris

    Acadian Flycatcher Mature, woodlands with open Empidonax virescens spaces in the canopy.

    Alder Flycatcher Thickets, low shrubs and clearings. Empidonax alnorum

    I I Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii Low deciduous trees and shrubs with clearings, thick hardwood seedlings. I I Least Flycatcher Open deciduous or mixed forest. Empidonax minimus edges.

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    Eastern Phoebe Exposed perches; cliffs or ledges Sayornis phoebe in streamside clearings.

    Great Crested Flycatcher Mature cavity trees, deciduous Myiarchus crrnitus forest, edges.

    Eastern Kingbird Clearings, fields, orchards. Tyrannus tyrannus

    Horned Lark Bare, exposed soil Eremophila alpestris

    Purple Martin Martin houses near ponds, lakes Progne subfs

    Tree Swallow Cavity trees (minimum dbh 10): Tachycineta bicolor open areas.

    Northern Rough-wmged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis

    Bank Swallow Riparia riparia

    Sandy or clay banks stabilized by a grassy overhang.

    Cliff Swallow Open areas; mud: vertical wall Hirundo pyrrhonota with an overhang.

    Barn Swallow Abandoned or little-used buildings. Hfrundo rustica

    Gray Jay Coniferous forests Perisoreus canadensis

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    Blue Jay Cyanocilta crislata

    American crow 1 Corvus brachyrhynchos

    Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus

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    Common Raven Corvus corax Cliffs.

    ~ l ~ ~ k - c a p p e d Chickadee Cavity trees or stubs in

    Parus atricapillus small woodlands, clearings or open woodlands.

    Boreal Chickadee Softwood snags, stubs. Parus hudsonicus

    Tufted Titmouse Parus bicolor

    Cavity trees at least 8" dbh.

    Red-breasted Nuthatch Cavity trees in mixed or coniferous Sitta canadensis woods (minimum dbh 1 2 ) .

    White-breasted Nuthatch Cavity trees in hardwoods or mixed Sitta carolinens~s woods (minimum dbh 1 2 ) .

    Brown Creeper Woodland trees with sloughing or

    Certhia americana loose bark.

    Carolina Wren Cavity tree amid brushy vegetation. Thryothorus ludovicianus

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    I I House Wren Cavity trees, shrubs. Troglodytes aedon I I Winter Wren Moist, mixed or coniferous Troglodytes troglodytes woodlands with down logs; low woody vegetation. I I Sedge Wren Sedge meadows Cistothorus platensis

    Marsh Wren Marshes. Cistothorus palustris

    Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa t'

    I I Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula I I Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea I I Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis Low cavities, open country.

    Moist woodlands with understory of low trees and shrubs.

    I I Gray-cheeked Thrush Stunted con~ferous forest Catharus minimus at h ~ g h elevat~ons. I I Hermit Thrush Coniferous or mixed woodlands Catharus guttatus with dense Undergrowth.

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    SPECIES

    Wood Thrush Cool, molst, mature deciduous Hylocichla mustelina or mixed forest.

    American Rob~n Turdus migratonus

    Gray Catbird Shrubs, thickets in open country Dumetella carolinensis or forest understory.

    Northern Mockingbird Low th~ckets; high perches: Mimus polyglottos persistent fruits.

    Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum Hardwood forest-field ecotone.

    Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus

    Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum

    Northern Shrike Scattered trees or shrubs in Lanius excubitor open country.

    Loggerhead Shrike Open country with short grasses: Lanius ludovicianus scattered trees, shrubs.

    European Starling Cavity trees with 1 0 minimum dbh. Sturnus vulgaris

    White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus

    Low shrubs, thickets.

  • SPECIES Spec ia l habitat

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    Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons

    Mature deciduous forest.

    Warbling Vireo Scattered deciduous trees. Vireo gilvus shade trees.

    Philadelph~a Vireo Vireo philadelphicus Hardwood forest edges.

    Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus

    Blue-winged Warbler Verrnivora pinus

    Old fields with scattered shrubs and small trees.

    Golden-winged Warbler Open areas with saplings in Vermivora chrysoptera deciduous woodlands.

    Tennessee Warbler Verrnrvora peregnna

    Brushy, semi-open country.

    Nashville Warbler Scattered trees interspersed with Vermivora ruficapilla brush. thickets.

    Northern Parula Parula arnericana

    Presence of bearded lichen.

    Yellow Warbler Scattered small trees or Dendroica petechia dense shrubs.

    Chestnut-sided Warbler Sprouts and brush at wood margins: Dendroica pensylvanica hardwood seedling stands.

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    Yellow-rumped Warbler Coniferous trees (summer), Dendroica coronata bayberry thickets (winter).

    Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor Coniferous cover in old fields.

    Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarurn

    Bay-breasted Warbler Thick stands of spruce, fir, Dendroica castanea spruce-fir

    Blackpoll Warbler Stunted spruce, esp. at high Dendroica striata elevations.

    Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea

    Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia

    American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla

    Prothonotary Warbler Tree cavities in moist, hardwood Protonotaria citrea forest.

    Northern Waterthrush Cool, shaded, wet ground with Seiurus noveboracensis shallow pools.

    Louisiana Waterthrush Woodlands with flowing water. Seiurus motacrlla

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    Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia Hardwood regeneratoon.

    Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas

    Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina Dense understory

    Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla

    Canada Warbler Wihonra canadensis

    Yellow-breasted Chat Dense thickets and vines with

    lcteria virens scattered young trees. often near water.

    I I Nonhern Cardinal Thickets. vines Cardinalis cardinalis Rose-breasted Grosbeak Forest-field ecotone. thickets. Pheucticus ludovicianus hardwood regeneration.

    I I Indigo Bunting Passerina cvanea Forest-field ecotones Rufous-sided Towhee Dense, brushy understory, well- Pipilo erythrophthalmus drained soils.

    Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea

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  • Spec ia l hab i ta t SPECIES needs

    Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis

    Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus

    Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis

    Bobolink Do,ichonyx oryzivorus Wide expanses of grassland.

    Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus

    Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella rnagna Grasslands, elevated perches.

    Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus

    Common Grackle Quiscalus guiscula

    Brown-headed Cowblrd Molothrus ater

    Orchard Oriole Icterus spunus

    Northern Oriole Tall scattered deciduous (preferably lcterus galbula elm) trees.

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  • I I Other

    SPECIES Special habitat

    needs

    Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator Northern conifer forest.

    Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus Coniferous trees.

    House Finch Open ground with low seed- Carpodacus mexicanus producing plants.

    Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Northern coniferous trees.

    White-winged Crossbill Northern coniferous trees Loxia leucoptera

    Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea

    Hoary Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni

    Pine Siskin Conifers. Carduelis pinus

    American Goldfinch Open, weedy fields with scattered Carduelis tristis small trees.

    Evening Grosbeak Spruce and fir forest Coccothraustes vespertinus (breeding season).

    House Sparrow Passer domesticus