FRIEDRICH PARK COMPREHENSIVE BIRD LIST
Compiled from 1986 - 2001 census counts
Season:  Sp S F W
PELECANIFORMES    
  Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus   A  
   
CICONIFORMES - Storks, Herons, Bitterns    
  Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias C   C
  Green Heron Butorides virescens     C    
  Snowy Egret Egretta thula   C  
   
ANSERIFORMES - Waterfowl (Ducks, Geese, Swans)    
  Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrorygna autumnalis C    
  Wood Duck Aix sponsa       U  
  Canada Goose Branta canadensis R   O O
   
FALCONIFORMES - Birds of Prey (Eagles, Hawks, Falcons, Vultures)    
  Black Vulture Coragyps atratus C C C C
  Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura A A A A  
  Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis U    
  Sharp-shinned Hawk Actipiter striatus U   U U  
  Cooper's Hawk Actipiter cooperii U   U  
  Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus U X O    
  Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus U   U  
  Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni U   U    
  Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis U U U U
  American Kestrel Falco sparverius A   A A  
  Merlin Falco columbarius O    
   
GALLIFORMES - Domestic & Game Birds (Pheasants, Quail, Turkeys, Peacocks)    
  Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo O    
  Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus C C      
  Common Peafowl  1 Pavo cristatus    
   
CHARADRIIFORMES - Shorebirds, Gulls, Terns, Killdeer, Stilt, Rail, Avocet, Plover)    
  Killdeer Charadrius vociferus A   A A
  Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda C        
  Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan C    
   
COLUMBIFORMES - Doves, Pigeons    
  Rock Dove Columba livia A A A A
  White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica A   A    
  Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura A A A A
  Inca Dove Columbina inca A A A A  
  Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina O  
   
CUCULIFORMES - Cuckoos, Roadrunners    
  Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus C C C  
  Greater Roadrunner Geoccyx californianus U U U U  
   
STRIGIFORMES - Owls, Nocturnal Birds of Prey    
Eastern Screech-Owl Otus asio C C C
  Barred Owl Strix varia   U      
   
CAPRIMULGIFORMES - Nightjars, Goatsuckers    
  Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor C    
  Chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis U C      
   
APODIFORMES - Swifts, Hummingbirds    
  Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica A A A  
  Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris C   C    
  Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri A A  
  Rufous Hummingbird Selaphorus rufus     U    
   
PICIFORMES - Woodpeckers    
  Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons A A A A
  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius U *      
  Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris C C C C
  Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus X   C C  
   
PASSERIFORMES - Perching Birds or Song Birds    
Tyrannidae - Flycatchers    
  Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus C    
  Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe C U C C  
  Vermillion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus ribinus U    
  Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens C U      
  Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus C C  
  Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis C C      
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus A A A  
Hirundinidae - Swallows    
  Purple Martin Progne subis A A O  
  Cliff Swallow Hirundo pyrrhonota C C C    
  Barn Swallow Hirundo ruslica A A A  
Corvidae - Crows, Jays    
  Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata   C C
  Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californicus C C C C  
  Common Raven Corvus corax R   R
  American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos     C C  
Paridae - Titmice, Chickadees    
  Carolina Chickadee Parus carolinensis C C C C
  Tufted Titmouse Parus  bicolor A A A A  
Aegithalidae - Bushtit    
  Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus R R R
Sittidae - Nuthatches    
  Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis   O
Troglodytidae - Wrens    
  Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus U U U U
  Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus A A A A  
  Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii A A A A
  House Wren Troglodytes aedon C   C    
  Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes   U
Regulidae - Kinglets    
  Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa O   U
  Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula C   C C  
Sylviidae - Gnatcatchers    
  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea C O C C
Turdidae - Thrushes    
  Easter Bluebird Sialia sialis U    
  Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus C        
  Hermit Thrush Cathanrus guttatus C   C
  American Robin Turdus migratorius C     A  
Mimidae - Catbirds, Mockingbirds, Thrashers    
  Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis C    
  Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos A A A A  
  Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre C C
Bombycillidae - Waxwings    
  Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum C   U C
Laniidae - Shrikes    
  Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus U C  
Sturnidae - Starlings    
  European Starling Sturnus vulgaris A A A  
Vireonidae - Vireos    
  White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus C C C U
  Black-capped Vireo Vireo atricapiIlus O O      
  Solitary Vireo Vireo solitarius C   C U
  Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons O        
  Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus R  
Parulinae - Wood Warblers    
  Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata C   C C
  Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla C   C R  
  Northern Parula Parula americana O    
  Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia C   C    
  Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica U    
  Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia C        
  Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata A   A
  Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens C X U    
  Golden-cheeked Warbler Dendroica chrysoparia U U  
  Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca U        
  Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis U    
  Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina     O    
  Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica O    
  Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia C O U    
  American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla C    
  Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla C   C    
  Yellow-breasted Chat lcteria virens C R  
Thraupinae - Tanagers    
  Summer Tanager Piranga rubra C C  
Cardinalinae - Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Buntings, Dickcissel      
  Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis A A A A
  Blue Grosbeak Guiraca caerulea C        
  Painted Bunting Passerina ciris C C U  
  Dickcissel Spiza americana C   O    
Emberizinae - Towhees, Sparrows, Juncos    
  Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus C   C C
  Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps U U U U  
  Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina C R U C
  Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla C O U C  
  Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus C C  
  Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia U        
  Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii A   A  
  White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis     C    
  White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys A    
  Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca       R  
  Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus   A
  Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis       U  
Icterinae - Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks    
  Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus A C  
  Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna A        
  Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus A A A  
  Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula U   O U  
  Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater A A A A
  Baltimore Oriole  lcterus galbula C        
  Scott's Oriole lcterus parisorum O    
  Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii C        
  Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius U    
Frigillidae - Finches    
  House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus A A A A
  Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus U   R U  
  Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria U U U U
  American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis C     A  
Passeridae - Old World Sparrows    
  House Sparrow Passer domesticus A A A A
A = Abundant:  70%-100% probability.  Easy to find, not necessarily in large numbers.
C = Common:  40%-70% probability.  Fairly easy to find, but not as likely as abundant species.
U = Uncommon:  10%-40% probability.  Expected to be found on a some visits: not unusual.
O = Occasional: 2%-10% probability.  Usually reported only once or twice per season.
R = Rare:  1%-2% probability.  Usually reported only once or twice in a five year period.
X = Accidental:  0%-1% probability.  Not expected.  Reported only once or twice in county.
? = Status Uncertain:  Substantiated record but individual bird is of questionable origin.
1    Common Peafowl are kept by neighbors and are often heard in the Park.