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.

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Species Habitat Spring Summer Fall Winter
Warblers
Blue-winged Warbler FB 5   5  
Tennessee Warbler F 3   3  
Nashville Warbler FB 3 3    
Northern Parula FG 4   4  
Yellow Warbler FGW 3 3    
Chestnut-sided Warbler FB     
Magnolia Warbler F 5   5  
Cape May Warbler F 5   5  
Black-throated Blue Warbler F 4   4  
Yellow-rumped Warbler F    
Black-throated Green Warbler F 2 2  
Blackburnian Warbler F 3 3    
Pine Warbler    
Palm Warbler BG    
Bay-breasted Warbler F 4   4  
Blackpoll Warbler F 4   4  
Black-and-White Warbler F 2 2  
American Redstart F 2 2  
Ovenbird F 2  
Northern Waterthrush F 3 3    
Connecticut Warbler    
Mourning Warbler FGB 3    
Common Yellowthroat FW 2 2    
Wilson’s Warbler F 4   4  
Canada Warbler G 4   4  
Yellow-breasted Chat F 5   5  
Tanager, Scarlet    
Towhees, Sparrows, and Juncos
Eastern Towhee B 3 3    
American Tree Sparrow FG       3
Chipping Sparrow G 2 2    
Field Sparrow G 3 3    
House Sparrow G 1 1 1 1
Song Sparrow FG 2 2 2  
White-throated Sparrow FB 3   3  
White-crowned Sparrow FBG     
Dark-eyed Junco B 2     2
Snow Bunting S 4   4  
Cardinals
Northern Cardinal FB 2 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak FG 3 3    
Indigo Bunting F 2 2    
Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, and Orioles
Red-winged Blackbird SWG 2 2 2  
Eastern Meadowlark G 2 2  
Common Grackle G 2 2  
Brown-headed Cowbird FG 3 3 3  
Baltimore Oriole FB 3 3    
Finches
Pine Grosbeak F       5
Purple Finch G 3 3 3 3
House Finch G 2 2 2 2
Common Redpoll FG       5
Pine Siskin G       4
American Goldfinch F 2 2
Evening Grosbeak F   4

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Last Revised: Friday May 29 2009