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Summer Bird Watching |
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The following birds are rated Abundant (birds that are expected in great numbers in the proper habitat on every trip) or Common (birds that are expected regularly in the proper season and habitat). They are categorized by the habitat they are most likely to be seen with additional information on other habitats where they may be found. The Summer season runs primarily from late May through early August. |
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Bare Ground |
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Killdeer |
Common |
Lakes and streams |
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Bottomland hardwood forests |
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Northern Oriole |
Abundant |
Edges of forests |
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Barred Owl |
Common |
Upland hardwood forests |
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Pileated Woodpecker |
Common |
Upland hardwood forests |
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Acadian Flycatcher |
Common |
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Carolina Wren |
Common |
Upland hardwood forests |
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Warbling Vireo |
Common |
Edges of forests |
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Northern Parula |
Common |
Streams and rivers |
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American Redstart |
Common |
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Bluffs and roadcuts |
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Northern Rough-winged Swallow |
Common |
Streams and rivers |
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Mourning Dove |
Abundant |
Tree/shrub old field type |
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Northern Cardinal |
Abundant |
Urban areas/man made structures |
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Indigo Bunting |
Abundant |
Tree/shrub old field type |
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Chipping Sparrow |
Abundant |
Urban areas/man made structures |
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Common Grackle |
Abundant |
Tree/shrub old field type |
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Brown-headed Cowbird |
Abundant |
Upland hardwood forests |
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American Kestrel |
Common |
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Northern Bobwhite |
Common |
Cropfields |
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American Woodcock |
Common |
Bottomland hardwood forests |
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
Common |
Upland hardwood forests |
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Red-headed Woodpecker |
Common |
Upland hardwood forests |
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Northern Flicker |
Common |
Upland hardwood forests |
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Eastern Kingbird |
Common |
Tree/shrub old field type |
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Dickcissel |
Common |
Native grasses and prairies |
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Song Sparrow |
Common |
Tree/shrub old field type |
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Lakes and streams |
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Great Egret |
Common |
Marshes |
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Little Blue Heron |
Common |
Marshes |
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Marshes |
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Mallard |
Abundant |
Lakes and streams |
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Red-winged Blackbird |
Abundant |
Cropfields |
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Least Bittern |
Common |
Swamps |
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Great Blue Heron |
Common |
Lakes and streams |
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Green-backed Heron |
Common |
Lakes and streams |
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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron |
Common |
Swamps |
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American Widgeon |
Common |
Lakes and streams |
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Sora |
Common |
Lakes and streams |
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Native grasses and prairies |
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Sedge Wren |
Common |
Marshes |
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Eastern Meadowlark |
Common |
Cropfields |
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Shrub/grass old type field |
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Field Sparrow |
Abundant |
Edges of forests |
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Streams and rivers |
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Wood Duck |
Abundant |
Swamps |
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Belted Kingfisher |
Common |
Lakes and streams |
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Eastern Phoebe |
Common |
Bottomland hardwood forests |
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Prothonotary Warbler |
Common |
Swamps |
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Tree/shrub old field type |
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American Goldfinch |
Abundant |
Urban areas/man made structures |
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Eastern Bluebird |
Common |
Edges of forests |
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Gray Catbird |
Common |
Edges of forests |
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Northern Mockingbird |
Common |
Edges of forests |
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Brown Thrasher |
Common |
Edges of forests |
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Cedar Waxwing |
Common |
Edges of forests |
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White-eyed Vireo |
Common |
Edges of forests |
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Blue-winged Warbler |
Common |
Edges of forests |
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Yellow Warbler |
Common |
Bottomland hardwood forests |
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Prairie Warbler |
Common |
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Common Yellowthroat |
Common |
Edges of forests |
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Yellow-breasted Chat |
Common |
Edges of forests |
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Rufous-sided Towhee |
Common |
Edges of forests |
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Orchard Oriole |
Common |
Edges of forests |
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Upland hardwood forests |
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Downy Woodpecker |
Abundant |
Bottomland hardwood forests |
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Blue Jay |
Abundant |
Bottomland hardwood forests |
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Black-capped Chickadee |
Abundant |
Bottomland hardwood forests |
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Tufted Titmouse |
Abundant |
Bottomland hardwood forests |
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White-breasted Nuthatch |
Abundant |
Bottomland hardwood forests |
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Turkey Vulture |
Common |
Bluffs and roadcuts |
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Broad-winged Hawk |
Common |
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Red-tailed Hawk |
Common |
Edges of forests |
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Wild Turkey |
Common |
Bottomland hardwood forests |
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
Common |
Edges of forests |
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Eastern Screech Owl |
Common |
Bottomland hardwood forests |
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Great Horned Owls |
Common |
Bottomland hardwood forests |
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Whip-poor-will |
Common |
Bottomland hardwood forests |
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Red-bellied Woodpecker |
Common |
Bottomland hardwood forests |
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Hairy Woodpecker |
Common |
Bottomland hardwood forests |
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Eastern Wood-Peewee |
Common |
Bottomland hardwood forests |
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Great Crested Flycatcher |
Common |
Bottomland hardwood forests |
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American Crow |
Common |
Cropfields |
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
Common |
Bottomland hardwood forests |
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Wood Thrush |
Common |
Bottomland hardwood forests |
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Yellow-throated Vireo |
Common |
Bottomland hardwood forests |
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Red-eyed Vireo |
Common |
Bottomland hardwood forests |
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Worm-eating Warbler |
Common |
Bottomland hardwood forests |
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Summer Tanager |
Common |
Bottomland hardwood forests |
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Urban areas/man made structures |
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American Robin |
Abundant |
Edges of forests |
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European Starling |
Abundant |
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House Sparrow |
Abundant |
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Rock Dove |
Common |
Cropfields |
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Chimney Swift |
Common |
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Barn Swallow |
Common |
Marshes |
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