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| Category Index | |||
| Species | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
| Shows the name of species and photo |
Breeds on
the Island
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Regular
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Permanent
Resident
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Adjacent Mainland
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Occasional
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Summer Resident
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Accidental/Rare |
Winter Resident
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Hypothetical(Speculative)
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Migrant
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Isle Royale National Park Nature & Science
|
Grebes
|
Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
 Pie-billed Grebe |
Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Migrant |
 Horned Grebe |
Regular | Migrant | |
 Western Grebe |
Accidental/Rare | Migrant | |
 Red-necked Grebe |
Regular | Migrant | |
| Cormorants | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
| Double-crested
Cormorant
|
Regular | ||
| Bitterns | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
|
American Bittern |
Regular | Migrant | |
| Pelicans | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
 American White Pelican |
Accidental | Migrant | |
| Loons | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
| Common
Loon Gavia
immer |
Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident |
 Arctic Loon Gavia arctica |
Hypothetical | Migrant | |
 Red-Throated Loon Gavia Stellata |
Accidental/Rare | Migrant | |
| Herons | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
 Great Blue Heron
|
Regular | Migrant | |
 Green Heron |
Accidental/Rare | Migrant | |
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Accidental/Rare | Migrant | |
| Swans,Geese,Ducks | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
 Mute Swan |
Accidental/Rare | Migrant | |
| Whistling Swan | Occasional | Migrant | |
 Snow Goose |
Occasional | Migrant | |
| Canada Goose
|
Regular | Migrant | |
 Wood Duck |
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Regular | Migrant |
 Green-winged Teal |
Regular | Migrant | |
| American
Black Duck |
Regular | Migrant | |
| American Black Duck/Mallard Hybrid | Accidental/Rare | Migrant | |
 Mallard |
Regular | Migrant | |
 Northern/Common Pintail
|
Adjacent Mainland | Accidental/Rare |
Migrant |
| Blue-winged Teal | Adjacent Mainland | Regular | Migrant |
 Northern Shoveler |
Adjacent Mainland | Accidental/Rare |
Migrant |
 Gadwall |
Adjacent Mainland | Accidental
/ Rare |
Migrant |
| American Wigeon | Accidental / Rare | Migrant | |
| Canvasback | Adjacent Mainland | Accidental/Rare |
Migrant |
 Redhead |
Adjacent Mainland | Accidental/Rare |
Migrant |
 Ring-necked Duck |
Regular | Migrant | |
 Lesser Scaup |
Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
 Greater Scaup |
Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
 Common Goldeneye |
Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
 Bufflehead |
Regular | Migrant | |
 Old Squaw |
Regular | Migrant/ Winter resident | |
 Harliquin Duck |
Hypothetical | Migrant | |
 White-winged Scoter |
Occasional | Migrant | |
| |  Surf Scoter |
Accidental / Rare | Migrant | |
 Ruddy Duck |
Adjacent Mainland | Accidental/Rare |
Migrant |
| Black Scoter | Accidental / Rare | Migrant | |
 Common Merganser |
Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
 Hooded Merganser |
Occasional | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
 Red-breasted Merganser |
Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
| Raptures (Birds of prey) | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
 Turkey Vulture |
Accidental / Rare | ||
| Osprey |
Occasional | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
| Bald
Eagle |
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Occasional | Migrant / Summer Resident |
| Northern
Harrier |
Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
 Sharp-shinned
Hawk |
Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
 Cooper's
Hawk |
U | PR | |
 Northern Goshawk |
Occasional | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
 Broad-winged Hawk |
Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
| Red-tailed
Hawk |
Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
 Red-Shouldered- Hawk |
Accidental
/ Rare |
Migrant | |
 Rough-legged Hawk |
Adjacent Mainland | Accidental
/ Rare |
Migrant |
 Golden Eagle |
Adjacent Mainland | Accidental
/ Rare |
Migrant |
 American Kestrel |
Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
| Merlin | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
 Peregrine Falcon more information... |
Adjacent Mainland | Accidental
/ Rare |
Migrant |
 GyrFalcon |
Accidental
/ Rare |
Migrant | |
| Fowl-like Birds | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
| Sharp-tailed
Grouse |
Isle Royale | Regular | Permanent Resident |
| Rails, Coots | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
| Virginia Rail | Adjacent Mainland | Accidental
/ Rare |
Migrant |
| American Coot | Occasional | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
| Yellow Rail | Adjacent Mainland | Accidental
/ Rare |
Migrant |
| Sora | Adjacent Mainland | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident |
| Shorebirds (1) Plovers and Turnstones | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
| Killdeer
|
Occasional | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
| Shorebirds (2) Woodcock, Snipe and Sandpipers | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
| American Woodcock | Occasional | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
| Whimbrel | Accidental
/ Rare |
Migrant | |
| Red Knot | Hypothetical |
Migrant | |
| Common Snipe |
Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
| Spotted
Sandpiper |
Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
| Pectoral Sandpiper | Adjacent Mainland | Occasional | Migrant |
| White-rumped Sandpiper | Hypothetical |
Migrant | |
| Baird's Sandpiper | Hypothetical |
Migrant | |
| Solitary Sandpiper | Occasional | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
| Least Sandpiper | Occasional | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
| Stilt Sandpiper | Hypothetical |
Migrant | |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | Accidental
/ Rare |
Migrant | |
| Upland
Sandpiper |
Adjacent Mainland | Accidental
/ Rare |
Migrant |
| Greater
Yellowlegs |
Occasional | Migrant | |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | Hypothetical |
Migrant | |
| Marbled Godwit | Adjacent Mainland | Accidental
/ Rare |
Migrant |
| Hudsonian Godwit | Hypothetical |
Migrant | |
| Dowitcher (Species) | Accidental
/ Rare |
Migrant | |
| Dunlin | Hypothetical |
Migrant | |
| Sanderling | Accidental
/ Rare |
Migrant | |
| Wilson's Phalarope | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
| Wilson's Phalarope | Hypothetical |
Migrant | |
| Gulls, Terns | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
| Long-billed
Curlew |
Hypothetical |
Migrant | |
| Glaucous Gull | Hypothetical |
Migrant | |
 Herring
Gull |
Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
| Bonaparte's Gull | Occasional | Migrant | |
| Common Tern | Accidental
/ Rare |
Migrant | |
| Caspian Tern | Accidental
/ Rare |
Migrant | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Adjacent Mainland | Regular | Migrant |
| Black Tern | Adjacent Mainland | Accidental
/ Rare |
Migrant |
| Doves, Cuckoos | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
 Rock Dove |
Adjacent Mainland | Accidental
/ Rare |
Migrant |
 Mourning Dove |
Occasional | Migrant | |
 Yellow-Billed Cuckoo |
Occasional | Migrant | |
 Black-billed Cuckoo |
Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
| Owls | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
| Boreal Owl | Accidental
/ Rare |
Migrant | |
| Great Horned
Owl |
Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Permanent Resident |
| Great Grey Owl | Adjacent Mainland | Accidental
/ Rare |
Migrant |
| Long-eared Owl | Adjacent Mainland | Accidental
/ Rare |
Migrant |
| Snowy Owl |
Occasional | Winter visitant | |
| Hawk Owl |
Occasional | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
| Barred Owl | Occasional | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
| Short-eared
Owl |
Adjacent Mainland | Accidental
/ Rare |
Migrant |
| Saw-whet Owl | Adjacent Mainland | Accidental
/ Rare |
Migrant |
| Goatsuckers, Swifts | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
| Common Nighthawk
|
Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
| Whip-poor-will | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
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Adjacent Mainland | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident |
| Hummingbirds | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
| Ruby-throated
Hummingbird |
Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
| Kingfishers | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
| Belted Kingfisher
|
Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
| Woodpeckers | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
 Pileated Woodpecker |
Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident |
 Red-headed Woodpecker |
Adjacent Mainland | Accidental
/ Rare |
Migrant |
 Yellow-Bellied
Sapsucker |
Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident |
 Downy
Woodpecker |
Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Permanent Resident |
| Hairy
Woodpecker |
Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Permanent Resident |
 Northern
Three-toed Woodpecker |
Occasional | Winter visitant | |
| Black-backed Three-Toed Woodpecker | Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Permanent Resident |
| Common
Flicker (Yellow-Shafted Flicker) |
Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Summer Resident |
| Flycatchers, Larks | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Adjacent Mainland | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident |
| Eastern Pewee | Adjacent Mainland | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident |
| Yellow-Bellied Flycatcher | Occasional | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
| Least
Flycatcher |
Regular | Summer Resident | |
| Alder Flycatcher | Regular | Migrant | |
| Eastern Phoebe |
Regular | Migrant | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Accidental
/ Rare |
Migrant | |
| Eastern Kingbird |
Regular | Migrant | |
| Larks, Swallows | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
| Horned Lark |
Adjacent Mainland | Regular | Migrant |
 Tree
Swallow |
Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Migrant |
 Purple
Martin |
Adjacent Mainland | Accidental
/ Rare |
Migrant |
| Bank swallow | Accidental
/ Rare |
Migrant | |
 Cliff
Swallow |
Unknown | Unknown | |
 Barn
Swallow |
Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident |
| Jays, Magpies, Crows | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
| Gray Jay | Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Permanent Resident |
| Blue Jay |
Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Permanent Resident |
| Northern Raven | Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Permanent Resident |
| Black-billed Magpie | Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident |
| American Crow |
Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident |
| Chickadees, Nuthatches, Creepers | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
| Black-capped Chickadee
|
Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident |
 Red-breasted
Nuthatch |
Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident |
 White-breasted
Nuthatch |
Regular | Permanent Resident | |
| Boreal Chickadee | Adjacent Mainland | Accidental
/ Rare |
Migrant |
 Brown
Creeper |
Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Summer Resident |
| Wrens, Kinglets | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
 Marsh
Wren (Long-Billed Marsh Wren) |
Accidental / Rare | ||
 House
Wren |
Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Summer Resident |
| Winter
Wren |
Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Summer Resident |
 Sedge
Wren (Short-Billed Marsh Wren) |
Adjacent Mainland |
Regular |
Summer Resident |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet
|
Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Summer Resident |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet
|
Adjacent Mainland |
Regular |
Summer Resident |
| Bluebirds, Thrushes | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
| Eastern Bluebird
|
Occasional | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
| Hermit Thrush | Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular* | Summer Resident |
| Grey-Cheeked Thrush | Occasional | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
| Wood Thrush | Accidental
/ Rare |
Migrant | |
 Veery
|
Regular | Summer Resident | |
| Swainson's Thrush
|
Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular* | Summer Resident |
 American
Robin |
Regular | Migrant | |
| Mimics, Thrashers, Pipits | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
| Gray Catbird |
Occasional | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
| Northern Mockingbird
|
Adjacent Mainland | Accidental
/ Rare |
Migrant |
 Brown Thrasher |
Adjacent Mainland |
Occasional |
Migrant / Summer Resident |
| Starling |
Adjacent Mainland |
Occasional |
Migrant / Summer Resident |
| Water Pipit | Regular | Migrant | |
| Waxwings | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
 Bohemian
Waxwing |
Adjacent Mainland |
Unknown |
Unknown |
 Cedar
Waxwing |
Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Summer Resident |
| Shrikes | Recorded Breeding Populations | Occurrence |
Residence
|
| Northern Shrike | Occasional | Migrant / Winter Visitant | |
| Vireos | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
| Yellow-Throated Vireo | Accidental / Rare | Migrant / Winter Visitant | |
| Philadelphia Vireo | Adjacent Mainland |
Occasional |
Migrant |
| Solitary Vireo | Adjacent Mainland |
Occasional |
Migrant |
| Warbling Vireo |
Accidental / Rare | Migrant | |
| Red-eyed Vireo |
Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Summer Resident |
| Wood Warblers | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
| Tennessee Warbler
|
Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
| Mourning Warbler | Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident |
| Yellow Warbler |
Adjacent Mainland |
Occasional |
Migrant |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler
|
Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident |
| Blackburnian Warbler |
Breeds on Isle Royale / |
Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident |
| Orange-Crowned Warbler |
Occasional |
Migrant | |
| Bay-Breasted Warbler | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
| Nashville Warbler | Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident |
| Connecticut Warbler | Adjacent Mainland |
Regular |
Summer Resident |
| Canada Warbler | Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident |
| Cape May Warbler |
Adjacent Mainland |
Regular | Migrant |
| Magnolia Warbler | Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident |
| Pine Warbler | Adjacent Mainland |
Occasional |
Migrant |
| Northern Parula | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
 Yellow-rumped Warbler |
Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Migrant |
| Palm Warbler |
Breeds on Isle Royale / |
Regular | Migrant |
| Blackpoll Warbler
|
Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
| Black-and-white
Warbler |
Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
| American Redstart
|
Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident |
 Ovenbird
|
Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident |
| Northern Waterthrush
|
Occasional |
Migrant / Summer Resident | |
| Common Yellowthroat
|
Adjacent Mainland |
Occasional |
Migrant |
| Wilson's Warbler |
Adjacent Mainland |
Regular | Migrant |
| Tanagers | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
| Scarlet Tanager | |||
| Grosbeaks,Finches, Buntings | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
 Indigo(
Windigo) Bunting |
Adjacent Mainland | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident |
 Dickcissel
|
Accidental / Rare | ||
 Evening
Grosbeak |
Adjacent Mainland | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident |
 Pine
Grosbeak |
Occasional | Migrant / Winter Visitant | |
 Purple
Finch |
Adjacent Mainland | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident |
| American Goldfinch | |||
| Hoary Redpoll | Hypothetical | ||
 Common
Redpoll |
Occasional | Migrant / Winter Visitant | |
 Pine
Siskin |
Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Migrant / Winter Visitant / Occasional Permanent Resident |
| Red Crossbill | Breeds on Isle Royale | Occasional | Migrant / Winter Visitant |
 White-Winged
Crossbill |
Occasional | Migrant / Winter Visitant | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak
|
Adjacent Mainland |
Regular | Migrant |
| Sparrows, Juncos | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
 American
Tree Sparrow |
Occasional |
Migrant | |
 Chipping
Sparrow |
Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident |
 Clay-colored
Sparrow |
Adjacent Mainland |
Occasional |
Migrant |
 Field
Sparrow |
Accidental / Rare | Migrant | |
 Vesper
Sparrow |
Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident | |
 Lark
Sparrow |
Accidental / Rare | Migrant | |
 Savannah
Sparrow |
Adjacent Mainland |
Regular | Migrant |
 Fox
Sparrow |
Regular | Migrant | |
 Song
Sparrow |
Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident |
 Lincoln's
Sparrow |
Adjacent Mainland |
Occasional |
Migrant |
 Harris'
Sparrow |
Occasional |
Migrant | |
 Swamp
Sparrow |
Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident |
 Lapland
Longspur |
Occasional |
Migrant | |
 White-throated
Sparrow |
Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident |
 White-crowned
Sparrow |
Adjacent Mainland |
Occasional |
Migrant |
| Northern Junco (Slate-Colored
Junco) |
Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Migrant / Occasional Permanent Resident |
 Rufous-Sided
Towhee |
Accidental / Rare | ||
| Snow Bunting | Regular | Migrant | |
| Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, Orioles | Recorded Breeding Populations | Island Occurrence | Residence |
 Bobolink |
Adjacent Mainland |
Occasional |
Migrant |
 Red-winged Blackbird |
Adjacent Mainland | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Accidental / Rare | ||
| Rusty Blackbird | Occasional |
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| Eastern Meadowlark | Adjacent Mainland | Accidental / Rare | Migrant |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Adjacent Mainland | Accidental / Rare | Migrant |
| Common Grackle |
Breeds on Isle Royale | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident |
 Brown-headed
Cowbird |
Adjacent Mainland | Regular | Migrant / Summer Resident |
 Northern
Oriole (Baltimore Oriole) |
Occasional |
Migrant |
