These are the birds which we have recorded at Sandhurst Shores. Although in the past we were very active birders, we now only bird haphazardly, usually while searching for other things. Because we spend most of the warmer months looking for dragonflies and butterflies, our bird observations during that period are even more casual than they are during the rest of the year. So this list does not represent a very thorough survey of the birds that occur at Sandhurst Shores throughout the year. There are a lot of species that could be added to this list, especially those that migrate through the area.
Greater White-fronted Goose | Anser albifrons |
Snow Goose | Chen caerulescens |
Cackling Goose | Branta hutchinsii |
Canada Goose | Branta canadensis |
Mute Swan | Cygnus olor |
Trumpeter Swan | Cygnus buccinator |
Tundra Swan | Cygnus columbianus |
Wood Duck | Aix sponsa |
Gadwall | Anas strepera |
American Wigeon | Anas americana |
American Black Duck | Anas rubripes |
Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos |
Northern Shoveler | Anas clypeata |
Northern Pintail | Anas acuta |
Green-winged Teal | Anas crecca |
Canvasback | Aythya valisineria |
Redhead | Aythya americana |
Ring-necked Duck | Aythya collaris |
Greater Scaup | Aythya marila |
Lesser Scaup | Aythya affinis |
Surf Scoter | Melanitta perspicillata |
White-winged Scoter | Melanitta fusca |
Long-tailed Duck | Clangula hyemalis |
Bufflehead | Bucephala albeola |
Common Goldeneye | Bucephala clangula |
Hooded Merganser | Lophodytes cucullatus |
Common Merganser | Mergus merganser |
Red-breasted Merganser | Mergus serrator |
Red-throated Loon | Gavia stellata |
Common Loon | Gavia immer |
Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps |
Horned Grebe | Podiceps auritus |
Red-necked Grebe | Podiceps grisegena |
Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocorax auritus |
Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias |
Great Egret | Ardea alba |
Green Heron | Butorides virescens |
Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura |
Osprey | Pandion haliaetus |
Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
Northern Harrier | Circus cyaneus |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus |
Cooper's Hawk | Accipiter cooperii |
Northern Goshawk | Accipiter gentilis |
Red-shouldered Hawk | Buteo lineatus |
Broad-winged Hawk | Buteo platypterus |
Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis |
Rough-legged Hawk | Buteo lagopus |
American Kestrel | Falco sparverius |
Merlin | Falco columbarius |
Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus |
American Coot | Fulica americana |
Sandhill Crane | Grus canadensis |
Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus |
Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius |
American Woodcock | Scolopax minor |
Bonaparte's Gull | Chroicocephalus philadelphia |
Little Gull | Hydrocoloeus minutus |
Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis |
Herring Gull | Larus argentatus |
Iceland Gull | Larus glaucoides |
Great Black-backed Gull | Larus marinus |
Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia |
Black Tern | Chlidonias niger |
Common Tern | Sterna hirundo |
Rock Pigeon | Columba livia |
Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura |
Eastern Screech-Owl | Megascops asio |
Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus |
Barred Owl | Strix varia |
Chimney Swift | Chaetura pelagica |
Eastern Whip-poor-will | Caprimulgus vociferus |
Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Archilochus colubris |
Belted Kingfisher | Megaceryle alcyon |
Red-bellied Woodpecker | Melanerpes carolinus |
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus varius |
Downy Woodpecker | Picoides pubescens |
Hairy Woodpecker | Picoides villosus |
Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus |
Pileated Woodpecker | Dryocopus pileatus |
Eastern Wood-Pewee | Contopus virens |
Willow Flycatcher | Empidonax traillii |
Least Flycatcher | Empidonax minimus |
Eastern Phoebe | Sayornis phoebe |
Great Crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus crinitus |
Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannus tyrannus |
Northern Shrike | Lanius excubitor |
Blue-headed Vireo | Vireo solitarius |
Warbling Vireo | Vireo gilvus |
Philadelphia Vireo | Vireo philadelphicus |
Red-eyed Vireo | Vireo olivaceus |
Blue Jay | Cyanocitta cristata |
American Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos |
Common Raven | Corvus corax |
Horned Lark | Eremophila alpestris |
Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx serripennis |
Purple Martin | Progne subis |
Tree Swallow | Tachycineta bicolor |
Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica |
Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota |
Black-capped Chickadee | Poecile atricapillus |
Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta canadensis |
White-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis |
Brown Creeper | Certhia americana |
House Wren | Troglodytes aedon |
Winter Wren | Troglodytes hiemalis |
Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulus satrapa |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulus calendula |
Swainson's Thrush | Catharus ustulatus |
Hermit Thrush | Catharus guttatus |
Wood Thrush | Hylocichla mustelina |
American Robin | Turdus migratorius |
Gray Catbird | Dumetella carolinensis |
Northern Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos |
Brown Thrasher | Toxostoma rufum |
European Starling | Sturnus vulgaris |
Bohemian Waxwing | Bombycilla garrulus |
Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum |
Snow Bunting | Plectrophenax nivalis |
Orange-crowned Warbler | Oreothlypis celata |
Nashville Warbler | Oreothlypis ruficapilla |
Northern Parula | Parula americana |
Yellow Warbler | Dendroica petechia |
Chestnut-sided Warbler | Dendroica pensylvanica |
Magnolia Warbler | Dendroica magnolia |
Yellow-rumped Warbler | Dendroica coronata |
Black-throated Green Warbler | Dendroica virens |
Blackburnian Warbler | Dendroica fusca |
Pine Warbler | Dendroica pinus |
Palm Warbler | Dendroica palmarum |
Blackpoll Warbler | Dendroica striata |
Black-and-white Warbler | Mniotilta varia |
American Redstart | Setophaga ruticilla |
Mourning Warbler | Oporornis philadelphia |
Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas |
Wilson's Warbler | Wilsonia pusilla |
Eastern Towhee | Papilo erythrophthalmus |
American Tree Sparrow | Spizella arborea |
Chipping Sparrow | Spizella passerina |
Field Sparrow | Spizella pusilla |
Vesper Sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus |
Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis |
Fox Sparrow | Passerella iliaca |
Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia |
Swamp Sparrow | Melospiza georgiana |
White-throated Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis |
White-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys |
Dark-eyed Junco | Junco hyemalis |
Scarlet Tanager | Piranga olivacea |
Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis |
Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Pheucticus ludovicianus |
Indigo Bunting | Passerina cyanea |
Bobolink | Dolichonyx oryzivorus |
Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus |
Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna |
Rusty Blackbird | Euphagus carolinus |
Common Grackle | Quiscalus quiscula |
Brown-headed Cowbird | Molothrus ater |
Orchard Oriole | Icterus spurius |
Baltimore Oriole | Icterus galbula |
Purple Finch | Carpodacus purpureus |
House Finch | Carpodacus mexicanus |
White-winged Crossbill | Loxia leucoptera |
Common Redpoll | Acanthis flammea |
Hoary Redpoll | Acanthis hornemanni |
Pine Siskin | Spinus pinus |
American Goldfinch | Spinus tristis |
Evening Grosbeak | Coccothraustes vespertinus |
House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |