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BIRDS OF VICKSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK

Today more than 1,800 acres of park land make an excellent habitat for many species of birds. The man-made designations found in the list below are not perfect, since birds are very mobile and can occur out of range or habitat.

DESIGNATIONS
In order to simplify the listing
we have used the following designations:

WINTER Seen mainly in the Winter.
SUMMER Seen mainly in the Summer.
PERMANENT Refers to permanent residents who are seen year round.
MIGRANT Refers to birds regularly passing through the area during migration.
RIVER Refers to birds which may be sighted from park areas near the river, such as Fort Hill
or Navy Circle.
The words CASUAL or RARE are used to further describe the designations.

WATERFOWL
PIED-BILLED GREBE WINTER/RIVER
WHITE PELICAN MIGRANT/RIVER
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT SEMI-PERM./RIVER
ANHINGA SUMMER/RIVER
CANADA GOOSE WINTER/RIVER
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE WINTER/RIVER
SNOW GOOSE WINTER/RIVER
MALLARD WINTER/RIVER
GADWALL WINTER/RIVER
BLUE-WINGED TEAL MIGRANT/RIVER
AMERICAN WIGEON WINTER/RIVER
NORTHERN SHOVELER WINTER/RIVER
WOOD DUCK PERMANENT
RING-NECKED DUCK WINTER/RIVER
LESSER SCAUP WINTER/RIVER
HOODED MERGANSER WINTER/RIVER
RUDDY DUCK WINTER/RIVER
AMERICAN COOT WINTER/RIVER
GREEN-WINGED TEAL WINTER/RIVER
VULTURES, HAWKS and FALCONS
TURKEY VULTURE PERMANENT
BLACK VULTURE PERMANENT
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE RARE
MISSISSIPPI KITE SUMMER
COOPER'S HAWK PERMANENT
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK WINTER
NORTHERN HARRIER WINTER
RED-TAILED HAWK PERMANENT
BROAD-WINGED HAWK SUMMER
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK PERMANENT
BALD EAGLE RARE
GOLDEN EAGLE RARE
OSPREY CASUAL
AMERICAN KESTREL WINTER
PEREGRINE FALCON RARE
MERLIN RARE
GAME BIRDS
NORTHERN BOBWHITE PERMANENT
WADING BIRDS
WHITE IBIS SUMMER/RIVER
GREAT EGRET SEMI-PERM/RIVER
SNOWY EGRET SUMMER/RIVER
CATTLE EGRET SUMMER/RIVER
GREAT BLUE HERON PERM/RIVER
LITTLE BLUE HERON SUMMER/RIVER
GREEN-BACKED HERON SUMMER/RIVER
WOOD STORK CASUAL/RIVER
TRI-COLORED HERON CASUAL/RIVER
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON CASUAL/RIVER
PLOVER, WOODCOCK and SNIPE
KILLDEER PERMANENT
AMERICAN WOODCOCK WINTER
COMMON SNIPE WINTER
GULLS and TERNS
BONAPARTE'S GULL WINTER/RIVER
HERRING GULL CASUAL/RIVER
RING-BILLED GULL WINTER/RIVER
FORSTER 's TERN WINTER/RIVER
LEAST TERN SUMMER/RIVER
CASPIAN TERN CASUAL/RIVER
PIGEONS and DOVES
ROCK DOVE PERMANENT
MOURNING DOVE PERMANENT
CUCKOOS
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO SUMMER
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO MIGRANT
OWLS
EASTERN SCREECH-OWL PERMANENT
GREAT HORNED OWL PERMANENT
BARRED OWL PERMANENT
GOATSUCKERS
CHUCK-WILL'S WIDOW SUMMER
WHIP-POOR-WILL MIGRANT
COMMON NIGHTHAWK SUMMER
SWIFTS
CHIMNEYSWIFT SUMMER
HUMMINGBIRDS
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD SUMMER
KINGFISHERS
BELTED KINGFISHER PERM./RIVER
WOODPECKERS
COMMON FLICKER WINTER
PILEATED WOODPECKER PERMANENT
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER PERMANENT
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER WINTER
HAIRY WOODPECKER PERMANENT
DOWNY WOODPECKER PERMANENT
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER PERMANENT
KINGBIRDS
EASTERN KINGBIRD SUMMER
LARKS AND LONGSPURS
HORNED LARK CASUAL/WINTER
LAPLAND LONGSPUR RARE/WINTER
FLYCATCHERS
SCISSORS-TAILED FLYCATCHER CASUAL/MIGRANT
GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER SUMMER
ACADIAN FLYCATCHER WINTER
EASTERN PHOEBE WINTER
EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE SUMMER
SWALLOWS
TREE SWALLOW WINTER
BANK SWALLOW MIGRANT
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW SUMMER
BARN SWALLOW SUMMER
PURPLE MARTIN SUMMER
CLIFF SWALLOW MIGRANT
JAYS and CROWS
BLUEJAY PERMANENT
AMERICAN CROW PERMANENT
FISH CROW SUMMER
CHICKADEES and TITMICE PERMANENT
CAROLINA CHICKADEE
TUFTED TITMOUSE PERMANENT
NUTHATCHES and CREEPERS
WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH WINTER
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH WINTER
BROWN CREEPER WINTER
WRENS
HOUSE WREN WINTER
WINTER WREN WINTER
CAROLINA WREN PERMANENT
MOCKINGBIRDS and THRASHERS
NORTHERN MOCKING BIRD PERMANENT
GRAY CATBIRD SUMMER
BROWN THRASHER PERMANENT
ROBINS and THRUSHES
AMERICAN ROBIN PERMANENT
WOOD THRUSH SUMMER
HERMIT THRUSH WINTER
VEERY MIGRANT
GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH MIGRANT
SWAINSON'S THRUSH MIGRANT
BLUEBIRDS
EASTERN BLUEBIRD PERMANENT
GNATCATCHERS and KINGLETS
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER SUMMER
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET WINTER
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET WINTER
WAXWINGS,SHRIKES and STARLINGS
CEDAR WAXWING WINTER
LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE PERMANENT
EUROPEAN STARLING PERMANENT
VIREOS and WARBLERS
WHITE-EYED VIREO SUMMER
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO SUMMER
BLUE-HEADED VIREO WINTER
RED-EYED VIREO SUMMER
PHILADELPHIA VIREO MIGRANT
WARBLING VIREO MIGRANT
BLACK & WHITE WARBLER SUMMER
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER SUMMER
SWAINSON'S WARBLER SUMMER
WORM-EATING WARBLER SUMMER
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER MIGRANT
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER MIGRANT
TENNESSEE WARBLER MIGRANT
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER WINTER
NASHVILLE WARBLER MIGRANT
NORTHERN PARULA SUMMER
YELLOW WARBLER SUMMER
MAGNOLIA WARBLER MIGRANT
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER WINTER
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER MIGRANT
CERULEAN WARBLER MIGRANT
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER MIGRANT
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER SUMMER
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER MIGRANT
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER MIGRANT
BLACKPOLL WARBLER MIGRANT
PINE WARBLER PERMANENT
OVENBIRD MIGRANT
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH MIGRANT
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH SUMMER
KENTUCKY WARBLER SUMMER
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT SUMMER
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT SUMMER
HOODED WARBLER SUMMER
CANADA WARBLER MIGRANT
AMERICAN REDSTART SUMMER
BLACKBIRDS and ORIOLES
BOBOLINK MIGRANT
EASTERN MEADOWLARK PERMANENT
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD PERMANENT
RUSTY BLACKBIRD WINTER
COMMON GRACKLE PERMANENT
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD PERMANENT
ORCHARD ORIOLE SUMMER
NORTHERN ORIOLE SUMMER
TANAGERS
WESTERN TANAGER CASUAL/SUMMER
SCARLET TANAGER MIGRANT
SUMMER TANAGER SUMMER
GROSBEAKS and BUNTINGS
NORTHERN CARDINAL PERMANENT
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK MIGRANT
EVENING GROSBEAK CASUAL/WINTER
BLUE GROSBEAK SUMMER
INDIGO BUNTING SUMMER
PAINTED BUNTING SUMMER
FINCHES
PURPLE FINCH WINTER
HOUSE FINCH PERMANENT
PINE SISKIN WINTER
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH WINTER
TOWHEES, SPARROWS AND JUNCOS
RUFOUS-SIDED TOWHEE PERMANENT
SAVANNAH SPARROW WINTER
VESPER SPARROW WINTER
DARK-EYED JUNCO WINTER
CHIPPING SPARROW PERMANENT
FIELD SPARROW PERMANENT
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW WINTER
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW WINTER
FOX SPARROW WINTER
SWAMP SPARROW WINTER
SONG SPARROW WINTER
HOUSE SPARROW PERMANENT

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