Birds


Bird species that have been observed at the Tulula Wetlands

through Nov 2002.

(1) Probably breeding at Tulula.

(2) Nest found.


Common Name

Scientific Name

Family Ardeidae (herons and bitterns)

Great Blue Heron
Green Heron

Ardea herodias
Butorides
striatus

Family Anatidae (waterfowl)

Wood Duck

Aix sponsa

Family Cathartidae (American vultures)

Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture

Coragyps atratus
Cathartes
aura

Family Accipitridae (hawks)

Red-tailed Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Cooper's hawk

Buteo jamaicensis
Buteo
lineatus
Buteo
platypterus
Accipiter
cooperii

Family Pandionidae (ospreys)

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Family Tetraonidae (grouse)

Ruffed Grouse

Bonasa umbellus

Family Phasianidae (quail, pheasants, etc.)

Northern Bobwhite

Colinus virginianus

Family Meleagrididae (turkeys)

Wild Turkey (2)

Meleagris gallopavo

Family Scolopacidae (sandpipers)

American Woodcock (1)
Common Snipe
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper

Scolopax minor
Capella gallinago
Tringa solitaria
Actitis
macularia

Family Columbidae (pigeons and doves)

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

Family Cululidae (cuckoos)

Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Black-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus americanus
Coccyzus
erythropthalmus

Family Strigidae (typical owls)

Eastern Screech-Owl
Barred Owl
Great Horned Owl (2)

Otus asio
Strix
varia
Bubo virginianus

Family Caprimuldigae (goatsuckers)

Whip-poor-will

Caprimulgus vociferus

Family Apodidae (swifts)

Chimney Swift

Chaetura pelagica

Family Trochilidae (hummingbirds)

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (2)

Archilochus colubris

Family Alcedinidae (kingfishers)

Belted Kingfisher

Ceryle alcyon

Family Picidae (woodpeckers)

Northern Flicker (2)
Pileated Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker (1)

Colaptes auratus
Dryocopus
pileatus
Picoides
villosus
Picoides
pubescens

Family Tyrannidae (flycatchers)

Acadian Flycatcher (1)
Alder Flycatcher
Eastern Wood-Pewee (1)

Empidonax virescens
Empidonax
alnorum
Contopus
virens

Family Hirundinidae (swallows)

Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow

Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Tachycineta
bicolor
Hirundo
rustica

Family Corvidae (jays and crows)

Blue Jay
Common Raven
American Crow

Cyanocitta cristata
Corvus
corax
Corvus
brachyrhynchos

Family Paridae (titmice)

Carolina Chickadee (1)
Tufted Titmouse (1)

Parus carolinensis
Parus
bicolor

Family Sittidae (nuthatches)

White-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis
Sitta
canadensis

Family Certhiidae (creepers)

Brown Creeper

Certhia americana

Family Troglodytidae (wrens)

Carolina Wren (1)
Winter Wren

Thryothorus ludovicianus
Troglodytes
troglodytes

Family Mimidae (mockingbirds, catbirds, thrashers)

Gray Catbird (1)
Brown Thrasher (1)

Dumetella carolinensis
Toxostoma
rufum

Family Turdidae (thrushes)

American Robin (1)
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush

Turdus migratorius
Catharus
guttatus
Hylocichla
mustelina

Family Sylviidae (kinglets, etc.)

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (2)
Golden-crowned kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Polioptila caerulea
Regulus
satrapa
Regulus
calendula

Family Bombycillidae (waxwings)

Cedar Waxwing (1)

Bombycilla cedrorum

Family Virionidae (vireos)

White-eyed Vireo (1)
Yellow-throated Vireo (1)
Solitary Vireo (1)
Red-eyed Vireo (1)

Vireo griseus
Vireo
flavifrons
Vireo
solitarius
Vireo
olivaceus

Family Parulidae (wood warblers)

Black-and-white Warbler (1)
Swainson's Warbler (1)
Worm-eating Warbler
Blue-winged warbler
Golden-winged Warbler (1)
Northern Parula (2)
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Prairie warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler (1)
Palm warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler (1)
Ovenbird (2)
Kentucky Warbler (2)
Common Yellowthroat (1)
Yellow-breasted Chat (1)
Canada Warbler
Hooded Warbler (2)
American Redstart

Mniotilta varia
Limnothlypis
swainsonii
Helmitheros
vermivorus
Vermivora pinus
Vermivora
chrysoptera
Parula americana
Dendroica
caerulescens
Dendroica discolor
Dendroica
virens
Dendroica
dominica
Dendroica palmarum
Dendroica
pensylvanica
Seiurus
aurocapillus
Oporornis
formosus
Geothlypis
trichas
Icteria
virens
Wilsonia canadensis
Wilsonia
citrina
Setophaga
ruticilla

Family Icteridae (blackbirds)

Brown-headed Cowbird
Red-winged blackbird (1)

Molothrus ater
Agelaius phoeniceus

Family Traupidae (tanagers)

Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea

Family Fringillidae (finches, etc.)

Northern Cardinal (1)
Indigo Bunting (2)
Blue Grosbeak
American Goldfinch (1)
Rufous-sided Towhee (2)
Northern Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Song Sparrow (1)

Cardinalis cardinalis
Passerina
cyanea
Guiraca caerulea
Carduelis
tristis
Pipilo
erythrophthalmus
Junco
hyemalis
Zonotrichia
albicollis
Spizella
pusilla
Passerella
iliaca
Melospiza
georgiana
Melospiza
melodia