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Whitefish Dunes
Whitefish Dunes Nature
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Birds Of Whitefish Dunes State Park
Habitat: F – Forest; B – Brush; G – Grassland; O – Open Water; W – Wetland; S – Shoreline.
Seasons: Spring – March 15 - May 15; Summer – May 15 - August 15; Fall – August 15 - December 15; Winter – November 15 - March 15.
Ease of viewing in season: 1 – Hard to miss; 2 – Usually easy to find; 3 – Present but hard to find; 4 – Rare but found most years; 5 – Vagrant, few records; 6 – Single record/extirpated.
Bird List Page 1 Bird List Page 2 Bird List Page 3
| Species | Habitat | Spring | Summer | Fall | Winter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dove, Mourning | G | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cuckoo, Black-billed | 4 | ||||
| Owls | |||||
| Great Horned Owl | F | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Snowy Owl | G | 4 | |||
| Barred Owl | F | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Northern Saw-whet Owl | F | 4 | 4 | ||
| Nighthawks, Nightjars | |||||
| Common Nighthawk | G | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Whip-poor-will | F | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Swift, Chimney | G | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Hummingbird, Ruby-throated | FG | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Kingfisher, Belted | S | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Woodpeckers | |||||
| Red-headed Woodpecker | GF | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | F | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker | F | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Downey Woodpecker | F | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hairy Woodpecker | F | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Northern Flicker | F | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | F | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Flycatchers | |||||
| Eastern Wood Pewee | F | 3 | 3 | ||
| Least Flycatcher | FG | 4 | 4 | ||
| Eastern Phoebe | G | 3 | 3 | ||
| Great Crested Flycatcher | FG | 3 | 3 | ||
| Vireos | |||||
| Blue-headed Vireo | F | 5 | 5 | ||
| Red-eyed Vireo | 2 | 2 | |||
| Crows, Jays | |||||
| Blue Jay | FG | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| American Crow | FG | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Common Raven | FG | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Lark, Horned | G | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Swallows | |||||
| Purple Martin | G | 4 | 4 | ||
| Tree Swallow | SG | 2 | 2 | ||
| N. Rough-winged Swallow | S | 2 | 2 | ||
| Bank Swallow | S | 3 | 3 | ||
| Cliff Swallow | S | 4 | 4 | ||
| Barn Swallow | G | 4 | 4 | ||
| Chickadee, Black-capped | FG | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Creeper, Brown | F | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Nuthatches | |||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | F | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | F | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Wrens | |||||
| House Wren | G | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Winter Wren | F | 3 | 3 | ||
| Marsh Wren | W | 3 | 3 | ||
| Kinglets | |||||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | F | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | F | 4 | 4 | ||
| Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray | FB | 4 | 4 | ||
| Thrushes, Robins | |||||
| Eastern Bluebird Thrush | GB | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Veery Thrush | F | 3 | 3 | ||
| Gray-cheeked Thrush | F | 4 | 4 | ||
| Swainsons Thrush | F | 4 | 4 | ||
| Hermit Thrush | F | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Wood Thrush | F | 4 | 4 | ||
| American Robin | FG | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Mockingbirds, Thrashers | |||||
| Gray Catbird | FG | 3 | 3 | ||
| Mockingbird | G | 5 | 5 | ||
| Brown Thrasher | G | 4 | 4 | ||
| Starling, European | FBG | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Waxwing, Cedar | FO | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Bird List Page 1 Bird List Page 2 Bird List Page 3
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Last Revised: Friday May 29 2009
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