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Checklist of Birds of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park

Species

Sp

Su

F

W

 

Ring-billed Gull

 

 

V

 

 

Canada Goose

U

R

U

R

 

Snow Goose

 

 

V

V

 

Greater White-fronted Goose

 

 

O

 

 

Wood Duck

R

R

R

 

 

Mallard

U

U

U

V

 

Wild Turkey

U

U

U

U

 

Northern Bobwhite

V

V

V

V

 

Ruffed Grouse

U

U

U

U

 

Great Blue Heron

R

R

R

V

 

Green Heron

V

V

V

   

Black Vulture

U

U

U

U

 

Turkey Vulture

C

C

C

C

 

Osprey

R

 

U

   

Bald Eagle

V

V

R

V

 

Golden Eagle

   

O

O

 

Northern Harrier

R

 

U

V

 

Sharp-shinned Hawk

C

U

C

U

 

Cooper’s Hawk

C

U

C

U

 

Red-shouldered Hawk

C

C

C

U

 

Broad-winged Hawk

C

C

C

   

Red-tailed Hawk

C

U

C

C

 

Rough-legged Hawk

   

O

   

American Kestrel

U

V

C

U

 

Merlin

R

 

U

   

Peregrine Falcon

V

 

U

   

Sandhill Crane

O

 

V

   

Killdeer

V

V

V

   

American Woodcock

R

V

     

Rock Pigeon

R

R

R

R

 

Mourning Dove

C

C

C

C

 

Black-billed Cuckoo

R

R

R

   

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

C

C

C

   

Eastern Screech-Owl

U

U

U

U

 

Great Horned Owl

C

C

C

C

 

Barred Owl

U

U

U

U

 

Northern Saw-whet Owl

O

 

O

O

 

Common Nighthawk

R

V

R

   

Chuck-will’s-widow

R

R

     

Whip-poor-will

C

C

     

Chimney Swift

C

C

C

   

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

C

C

C

   

Belted Kingfisher

R

R

R

R

 

Red-headed Woodpecker

U

V

U

V

 

Red-bellied Woodpecker

C

C

C

C

 

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

U

 

U

U

 

Downy Woodpecker

C

C

C

C

 

Hairy Woodpecker

C

C

C

C

 

Northern Flicker

C

C

C

R

 

Pileated Woodpecker

C

C

C

C

 

Olive-sided Flycatcher

R

 

R

   

Eastern Wood-Pewee

C

C

C

   

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

V

 

V

   

Acadian Flycatcher

C

C

C

   

Least Flycatcher

U

O

U

   

Eastern Phoebe

C

C

C

R

 

Great Crested Flycatcher

U

U

U

   

Eastern Kingbird

R

R

R

   

White-eyed Vireo

R

R

R

   

Yellow-throated Vireo

C

U

C

   

Blue-headed Vireo

C

C

C

   

Warbling Vireo

U

R

U

   

Philadelphia Vireo

U

 

U

   

Red-eyed Vireo

C

C

C

   

Blue Jay

C

C

C

C

 

American Crow

C

C

C

C

 

Common Raven

U

R

U

U

 

Horned Lark

V

 

R

V

 

Purple Martin

R

R

R

   

Tree Swallow

R

 

U

   

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

U

U

U

   

Barn Swallow

U

U

U

   

Carolina Chickadee

C

C

C

C

 

Tufted Titmouse

C

C

C

C

 

Red-breasted Nuthatch

U

 

U

U

 

White-breasted Nuthatch

C

C

C

C

 

Brown Creeper

U

 

U

U

 

Carolina Wren

C

C

C

C

 

House Wren

R

V

R

   

Winter Wren

U

 

U

U

 

Golden-crowned Kinglet

C

 

C

C

 

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

C

 

C

U

 

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

C

C

C

   

Eastern Bluebird

R

R

R

R

 

Veery

U

U

U

   

Gray-cheeked Thrush

U

 

U

   

Swainson’s Thrush

C

 

C

   

Hermit Thrush

U

 

U

U

 

Wood Thrush

C

C

U

   

American Robin

C

C

C

U

 

Gray Catbird

R

R

V

   

Northern Mockingbird

V

V

V

V

 

Brown Thrasher

R

R

V

O

 

European Starling

U

U

U

U

 

American Pipit

V

 

V

V

 

Cedar Waxwing

C

C

C

C

 

Blue-winged Warbler

U

O

U

   

Golden-winged Warbler

U

O

U

   

Tennessee Warbler

C

 

C

   

Orange-crowned Warbler

V

 

V

   

Nashville Warbler

C

 

C

   

Northern Parula

C

C

C

   

Yellow Warbler

U

V

U

   

Chestnut-sided Warbler

C

R

C

   

Magnolia Warbler

U

 

C

   

Cape May Warbler

U

 

C

   

Black-throated Blue Warbler

C

C

C

   

Yellow-rumped Warbler

C

 

C

C

 

Black-throated Green Warbler

C

C

C

   

Blackburnian Warbler

C

R

C

   

Yellow-throated Warbler

U

U

U

   

Pine Warbler

U

U

U

V

 

Prairie Warbler

R

V

R

   

Palm Warbler

C

 

C

   

Bay-breasted Warbler

U

 

C

   

Blackpoll Warbler

C

 

R

   

Cerulean Warbler

U

U

V

   

Black-and-White Warbler

C

C

C

   

American Redstart

C

R

C

   

Worm-eating Warbler

C

C

C

   

Ovenbird

C

C

C

   

Swainson’s Warbler

R

R

     

Northern Waterthrush

R

 

R

   

Louisiana Waterthrush

C

C

O

   

Kentucky Warbler

C

C

U

   

Connecticut Warbler

V

 

V

   

Mourning Warbler

V

 

V

   

Common Yellowthroat

C

C

C

   

Hooded Warbler

C

C

U

   

Wilson’s Warbler

R

 

R

   

Canada Warbler

U

R

U

   

Yellow-breasted Chat

R

R

R

   

Summer Tanager

U

R

U

   

Scarlet Tanager

C

C

C

   

Eastern Towhee

U

U

U

U

 

Chipping Sparrow

R

R

R

O

 

Field Sparrow

R

R

R

V

 

Grasshopper Sparrow

O

O

O

   

Fox Sparrow

R

 

R

R

 

Song Sparrow

U

R

U

U

 

Swamp Sparrow

V

 

V

R

 

White-throated Sparrow

C

 

C

C

 

White-crowned Sparrow

R

 

R

R

 

Dark-eyed Junco

C

R

C

C

 

Northern Cardinal

C

C

C

C

 

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

C

R

C

   

Blue Grosbeak

V

V

V

   

Indigo Bunting

C

C

R

   

Red-winged Blackbird

R

R

R

O

 

Eastern Meadowlark

U

U

U

R

 

Common Grackle

R

R

R

O

 

Brown-Headed Cowbird

R

R

O

O

 

Orchard Oriole

R

V

     

Baltimore Oriole

U

V

R

   

Purple Finch

U

 

U

U

 

House Finch

U

U

U

U

 

Pine Siskin

U

 

U

U

 

American Goldfinch

C

C

C

C

 

House Sparrow

R

R

R

R

 
           
C = common – easily found
U = uncommon – usually present but may not be seen
R = rare – only a few individuals, if any, may be present
V = very rare – not always present
O = occasional – unusual visitor not located most years
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