Adirondack Birds

This is not a comprehensive list of bird species for the Adirondack Park but represents occurrence on the Huntington Wildlife Forest and immediate vicinity.

Listed alphabetically by common name
P= present each year although may be restricted to appropriate but limited habitat
U= unusual and not present each year but likely every 2-5 years
R= rare and very unlikely, e.g., perhaps from a single observation of one per 5-10 years

HWF="X" indicates it has been observed on the Huntington Wildlife Forest

Common Name	Scientific Name	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall	HWF
Alder Flycatcher	Empidonax alnorum	-	P	P	P	X
American Bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus	-	P	P	P	X
American Black Duck	Anas rubripes	-	P	P	P	X
American Coot	Fulica americana	-	U	U	U	X
American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	P	P	P	P	X
American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	P	P	P	P	X
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	-	U	U	U	X
American Pipit	Anthus rubescens	-	U	-	U	-
American Redstart	Setophaga ruticilla	-	P	P	P	X
American Robin	Turdus migratorius	U	P	P	P	X
American Three-toed Woodpecker	Picoides dorsalis	R	R	R	R	X
American Tree Sparrow	Spizella arborea	P	P	-	P	X
American Wigeon	Anas americana	-	R	-	R	-
American Woodcock	Scolopax minor	-	P	P	P	X
Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	U	U	-	U	X
Baltimore Oriole	Icterus galbula	-	P	P	P	X
Bank Swallow	Riparia riparia	-	P	P	P	-
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	-	P	P	P	X
Barred Owl	Strix varia	P	P	P	P	X
Bay-breasted Warbler	Dendroica castanea	-	U	U	U
Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon	-	P	P	P	X
Bicknell's Thrush	Catharus bicknelli	-	P	P	P
Black-and-white Warbler	Mniotilta varia	-	P	P	P	X
Black-backed Woodpecker	Picoides arcticus	P	P	P	P	X
Black-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus erythropthalmus	-	P	P	P
Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapilla	P	P	P	P	X
Black-crowned Night-Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	-	R	R	-	X
Black-throated Blue Warbler	Dendroica caerulescens	-	P	P	P	X
Black-throated Green Warbler	Dendroica virens	-	P	P	P	X
Blackburnian Warbler	Dendroica fusca	-	P	P	P	X
Blackpoll Warbler	Dendroica striata	-	P	P	P	X
Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	P	P	P	P	X
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Polioptila caerulea	-	R	-	-	X
Blue-winged Teal	Anas discors	-	-	-	U	X
Bobolink	Dolichonyx oryzivorus	-	P	P	P	-
Boreal Chickadee	Poecile hudsonica	P	P	P	P	X
Brant	Branta bernicla	-	U	-	-	-
Broad-winged Hawk	Buteo platypterus	-	P	P	P	X
Brown Creeper	Certhia americana	P	P	P	P	X
Brown Thrasher	Toxostoma rufum	-	P	P	P	X
Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	U	P	P	P	X
Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola	-	U	-	U	X
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	-	P	-	P	X
Canada Warbler	Wilsonia canadensis	-	P	P	P	X
Cape May Warbler	Dendroica tigrina	-	U	U	U	X
Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum	U	P	P	P	X
Chestnut-sided Warbler	Dendroica pensylvanica	-	P	P	P	X
Chimney Swift	Chaetura pelagica	-	P	P	P	X
Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina	-	P	P	P	X
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	-	P	P	P	X
Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula	-	U	-	U	X
Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	-	P	P	P	X
Common Loon	Gavia immer	-	P	P	P	X
Common Merganser	Mergus merganser	-	P	P	P	X
Common Nighthawk	Chordeiles minor	-	P	-	P	-
Common Raven	Corvus corax	P	P	P	P	X
Common Redpoll	Carduelis flammea	U	U	-	U	X
Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas	-	P	P	P	X
Cooper's Hawk	Accipiter cooperii	U	P	U	P	X
Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	P	P	P	P	X
Double-crested Cormorant	Phalacrocorax auritus	-	U	-	U	-
Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	P	P	P	P	X
Eastern Bluebird	Sialia sialis	-	P	P	P	X
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus	-	P	P	P	X
Eastern Meadowlark	Sturnella magna	-	U	U	U	-
Eastern Phoebe	Sayornis phoebe	-	P	P	P	X
Eastern Towhee	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	-	R	-	-	-
Eastern Wood-pewee	Contopus virens	-	P	P	P	X
European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	U	P	P	P	X
Evening Grosbeak	Coccothraustes vespertinus	P	P	P	P	X
Field Sparrow	Spizella pusilla	-	P	P	P	X
Fox Sparrow	Passerella iliaca	-	P	-	P	X
Gadwall	Anas strepera	-	R	-	R	-
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	-	U	-	U	X
Golden-crowned Kinglet	Regulus satrapa	P	P	P	P	X
Gray Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis	-	P	P	P	X
Gray Jay	Perisoreus canadensis	P	P	P	P	X
Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias	-	P	P	P	X
Great Crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus crinitus	-	P	P	P	X
Great Gray Owl	Strix nebulosa	R	-	-	-	-
Great Horned Owl	Bubo virginianus	U	U	U	U	X
Greater Scaup	Aythya marila	-	R	-	R	-
Green Heron	Butorides virescens	-	P	P	P	X
Green-winged Teal	Anas crecca	-	U	-	U	-
Gyrfalcon	Falco rusticolus	R	-	-	-	-
Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	P	P	P	P	X
Hermit Thrush	Catharus guttatus	-	P	P	P	X
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus	-	P	P	P	X
Hoary Redpoll	Carduelis hornemanni	R	-	-	-	X
Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus	-	P	P	P	X
Horned Grebe	Podiceps auritus	-	U	-	U	X
Horned Lark	Eremophila alpestris	-	R	-	R	X
House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	P	P	P	P	-
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	U	U	U	U	-
House Wren	Troglodytes aedon	-	P	P	P	-
Indigo Bunting	Passerina cyanea	-	U	P	U	X
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	-	P	P	P	-
Least Flycatcher	Empidonax minimus	-	P	P	P	X
Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis	-	U	-	U	-
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	-	U	-	U	-
Lincoln's Sparrow	Melospiza lincolnii	-	P	P	P	-
Loggerhead Shrike	Lanius ludovicianus	-	U	-	U	-
Long-eared Owl	Asio otus					-
Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis	-	R	-	R	-
Magnolia Warbler	Dendroica magnolia	-	P	P	P	X
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	-	P	P	P	X
Merlin	Falco columbarius	-	R	-	R	-
Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	P	P	P	P	X
Mourning Warbler	Oporornis philadelphia	-	P	P	P	X
Nashville Warbler	Vermivora ruficapilla	-	P	P	P	X
Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	U	U	U	U	X
Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	-	P	P	P	X
Northern Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	P	P	P	P	X
Northern Harrier	Circus cyaneus	-	U	U	U	X
Northern Hawk Owl	Surnia ulula	U	-	-	-	-
Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	-	U	U	U	X
Northern Parula	Parula americana	-	P	P	P	X
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta	-	U	-	U	-
Northern Rough-winged Swalllow	Stelgidopteryx serripennis	-	U	-	U	-
Northern Saw-whet Owl	Aegolius acadicus	P	P	P	P	X
Northern Shrike	Lanius excubitor	U	-	-	-	X
Northern Waterthrush	Seiurus noveboracensis	-	P	P	P	X
Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	-	P	P	P	X
Orchard Oriole	Icterus spurius	-	R	-	-	-
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	-	P	P	P	X
Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapilla	-	P	P	P	X
Palm Warbler	Dendroica palmarum	-	-	-	-	-
Pererine Falcon	Falco peregrinus	-	U	R	U	-
Philadelphia Vireo	Vireo philadelphicus	-	U	U	U	-
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	-	U	U	U	X
Pileated Woodpecker	Dryocopus pileatus	P	P	P	P	X
Pine Grossbeak	Pinicola enucleator	P	U	-	U	X
Pine Siskin	Carduelis pinus	P	P	P	P	X
Pine Warbler	Dendroica pinus	-	U	U	U	-
Purple Finch	Carpodacus purpureus	P	P	P	P	X
Red Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra	P	P	P	P	X
Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	P	P	P	P	X
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator	-	R	-	R	X
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus	-	P	P	P	X
Red-headed Woodpecker	Melanerpes erythrocephalus	-	R	R	R	-
Red-shouldered Hawk	Buteo lineatus	-	U	U	U	X
Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis	U	P	P	P	X
Red-throated Loon	Gavia stellata	-	R	-	R	-
Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	U	P	P	P	X
Ring-billed Gull	Ring-billed Gull	-	P	P	P	X
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris	-	P	U	P	X
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia	-	U	U	U	-
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Pheucticus ludovicianus	-	P	P	P	X
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Regulus calendula	-	P	P	P	X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Archilochus colubris	-	P	P	P	X
Ruffed Grouse	Bonasa umbellus	P	P	P	P	X
Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus carolinus	-	P	P	P	X
Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis	-	P	P	P	-
Scarlet Tanager	Piranga olivacea	-	P	P	P	X
Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus	-	R	-	R	-
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	P	P	P	P	X
Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis	P	P	-	P	X
Snow Goose	Chen caerulescens	-	P	-	P	X
Snowy Owl	Bubo scandiacus	U	-	-	-	-
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria	-	P	-	P	-
Solitary Vireo	Vireo solitarius	-	P	P	P	X
Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	-	P	P	P	X
Surf Scotter	Melanitta perspicillata	-	-	-	U	X
Sora	Porzana carolina	-	R	-	R	-
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius	-	P	P	P	X
Swainson's Thrush	Catharus ustulatus	-	P	P	P	X
Swamp Sparrow	Melospiza georgiana	-	P	P	P	X
Tennessee Warbler	Vermivora peregrina	-	U	-	P	-
Tree Swallow	Tachycineta bicolor	-	P	P	P	X
Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura	-	P	P	P	X
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda	-	R	-	R	-
Veery	Catharus fuscescens	-	P	P	P	X
Vesper Sparrow	Pooecetes gramineus	-	U	R	U	-
Virginia Rail	Rallus limicola	-	U	U	U	X
Warbling Vireo	Vireo gilvus					-
Whip-poor-will	Caprimulgus vociferus	-	U	U	-	-
White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	P	P	P	P	X
White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys	-	P	-	P	X
White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	-	P	P	P	X
White-winged Crossbill	Loxia leucoptera	P	P	P	P	X
White-winged Scoter	Melanitta fusca	-	R	-	R	-
Wild Turkey	Meleagris gallopavo	U	U	U	U	X
Willow Flycatcher	Empidonax traillii	-	U	U	-	-
Wilson's Snipe	Gallinago delicata	-	P	P	P	X
Wilson's Warbler	Wilsonia pusilla	-	U	-	U	-
Winter Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes	-	P	P	P	X
Wood Duck	Aix sponsa	-	P	P	P	X
Wood Thrush	Hylocichla mustelina	-	P	P	P	X
Yellow Warbler	Dendroica petechia	-	P	P	P	X
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	Empidonax flaviventris	-	P	P	P	X
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus varius	-	P	P	P	X
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus	-	U	U	U	X
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Dendroica coronata	-	P	P	P	X

Sources -

Deisch, M. S., R. W. Sage, Jr. and P.F. Steblein. 1987. Checklist of vertebrate species found on Huntington Wildlife Forest and in the immediate vicinity. Adirondack Ecological Center, Special Project No. 1. 20pp.

Peterson, R.T. 1980. A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, MA. 384pp.

Personal observations of HWF staff