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Winter 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 Winter season runs primarily from December through February. |
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Bottomland hardwood 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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Carolina Wren |
Common |
Upland hardwood forests |
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Rusty Blackbird |
Common |
Cropfields |
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Edges between forests and open habitat |
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Northern Cardinal |
Abundant |
Urban areas/man made structures |
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American Kestrel |
Common |
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Northern Bobwhite |
Common |
Cropfields |
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Mourning Dove |
Common |
Tree/shrub type old field |
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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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Song Sparrow |
Common |
Tree/shrub type old field |
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White-throated Sparrow |
Common |
Bottomland hardwood forests |
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Dark-eyed Junco |
Common |
Urban areas |
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Common Grackle |
Common |
Tree/shrub type old field |
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Lakes and ponds |
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Snow Goose |
Abundant |
Marshes |
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Canada Goose |
Abundant |
Marshes |
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Ring-billed Gull |
Abundant |
Streams and rivers |
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Herring Gull |
Abundant |
Streams and rivers |
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Canvasvack |
Common |
Streams and rivers |
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Common Goldeneye |
Common |
Streams and rivers |
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Common Merganser |
Common |
Streams and rivers |
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Bald Eagle |
Common |
Streams and rivers |
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Marshes |
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Mallard |
Abundant |
Lakes and ponds |
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Red-winged Blackbird |
Common |
Cropfields |
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Streams and rivers |
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Belted Kingfisher |
Common |
Lakes and ponds |
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Tree/shrub type old field |
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Eastern Bluebird |
Common |
Edges of forests |
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Cedar Waxwing |
Common |
Edges of forests |
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American Tree Sparrow |
Common |
Edges of forests |
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American Goldfinch |
Common |
Urban areas |
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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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Red-tailed Hawk |
Common |
Edges of forests |
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Wild Turkey |
Common |
Bottomland hardwood 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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Red-bellied Woodpecker |
Common |
Bottomland hardwood forests |
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Hairy Woodpecker |
Common |
Bottomland hardwood forests |
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American Crow |
Common |
Cropfields |
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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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American Robin |
Common |
Edges of forests |
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