Bird Checklist
This checklist contains birds sighted at the Johnstown Flood National Memorial between 1997 and 1999. The study was completed by the Pennsylvania State University. The birds were observed during the migration season as well as the breeding season.
The season when the bird was sighted is noted next to each bird name. Please use the following key as a reference:
(m): Bird sighted during migration season.
(b): Bird sighted during breeding season.
(mb): Bird sighted during both migration and breeding seasons.
- Mallard (mb)
- Turkey Vulture (b)
- Red-tailed Hawk (mb)
- Yellow-bellied Cuckoo (m)
- Chimney Swift (mb)
- Belted Kingfisher (m)
- Downy Woodpecker (mb)
- Northern Flicker (mb)
- Pileated Woodpecker (mb)
- Eastern Wood-pewee (m)
- Willow Flycatcher (mb)
- Tree Swallow (mb)
- Barn Swallow (m)
- Blue Jay (mb)
- American Crow (mb)
- Common Raven (b)
- Black-capped Chickadee (mb)
- Tufted Titmouse (mb)
- White-breasted Nuthatch (mb)
- House Wren (mb)
- Golden-crowned Kinglet (m)
- Eastern Bluebird (mb)
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (mb)
- Wood Thrush (m)
- American Robin (mb)
- Gray Catbird (mb)
- Cedar Waxwing (b)
- European Starling (mb)
- White-eyed Vireo (m)
- Red-eyed Vireo (mb)
- Blue-winged Warbler (m)
- Golden-winged Warbler (m)
- Tennessee Warbler (m)
- Nashville Warbler (m)
- Northern Parula (m)
- Yellow Warbler (mb)
- Chestnut-sided Warbler (mb)
- Magnolia Warbler (m)
- Cape May Warbler (m)
- Black-throated Blue Warbler (m)
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (m)
- Black-throated Green Warbler (m)
- Blackburnian Warbler (m)
- Bay-breasted Warbler (m)
- Blackpoll Warbler (m)
- American Redstart (mb)
- Ovenbird (mb)
- Mourning Warbler (m)
- Common Yellowthroat (mb)
- Hooded Warbler (m)
- Wilson's Warbler (m)
- Canada Warbler (m)
- Summer Tanager (m)
- Scarlet Tanager (mb)
- Northern Cardinal (mb)
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak (mb)
- Indigo Bunting (mb)
- Eastern Towhee (mb)
- Chipping Sparrow (mb)
- Field Sparrow (mb)
- Savannah Sparrow (mb)
- Song Sparrow (mb)
- Swamp Sparrow (mb)
- White-throated Sparrow (m)
- Red-winged Blackbird (mb)
- Eastern Meadowlark (mb)
- Brown-headed Cowbird (mb)
- Baltimore Oriole (mb)
- Common Grackle (m)
- American Goldfinch (mb)
