OMENA WOODS BIRD LIST
A wonderful treasure of Omena Woods is the large assortment of birds. Our diverse habitat attracts woodland songbirds, field species, raptors, waterfowl, shorebirds and others. The list contains bird species that have been observed at the “Woods” or overhead, observed on adjacent properties with similar habitat, and species not observed by me but with a strong probability they are there, visit during migration or visit infrequently. The list is likely not complete as a few additional species may visit as vagrant strays - or some unexpected species may touch down during migration. If you observe a species at Omena Woods not on the list, please let me know and we can update the list. The potential nesting species denoted on the list is also not complete. Any of the hawks listed, for example, could be nesting there although currently are not confirmed.
*denotes confirmed or probable nester
Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)
Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)*
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)
American Coot (Fulica americana) (Mougey Lake)
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)*
American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)*
American Kestral (Falco sparverius)
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)*
American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea)
American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) *
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)*
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)*
Barred Owl (Strix varia)*
Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea)
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)*
Black-and-white Warbler (Mnotilta varia)*
Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)
Black-capped Chickadee (Parus atricapillus)*
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Dendroica caerulescens)*
Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendroica virens)*
Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca)*
Blackpoll Warbler (Dendroica striata)
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)*
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitatius)
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera)
Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulous)
Bonaparte”s Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)*
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)*
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)*
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) (Mougey Lake)
Canada Goose (Branta hutchinsii) (Mougey Lake)
Canada Warbler (Wilsonia canadensis)*
Cape May Warbler (Dendroica tigrina)
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)*
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Dendroica pensylvanica)*
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerine)*
Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallid)*
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) (Mougey Lake)
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)*
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (Mougey Lake)
Common Raven Corvus corax)
Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlpis trichas)*
Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis)
Coopers Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) – Slate-colored & Pink-sided ssp.
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)*
Eastern Bluebird (Sialis sialis)*
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)*
Eastern Phoebe (Saynoris phoebe)*
Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio)
Eastern Towee (Pipilo erythropthalmus)*
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virns)*
European Starling (Oreoscoptes montanus)*
Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)*
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)*
Fox Sparrow (Passerellia iliaca)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)*
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)*
Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus)
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)*
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)*
Green Heron (Butorides virescens)*
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)*
Harris Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) Rare
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)*
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Hoary Redpoll (Carduelis hornemanni) Rare
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)* (Mougey Lake)
Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrine)
House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)*
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) (Rare at OWA)
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)*
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)*
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exillis)*
Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)*
Lesser Scaup (Aythys affinis) (Mougey Lake)
Lincoln Sparrrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica magnolia)*
Mallard (Ana platyrhynchos)*
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)*
Mourning Warbler (Oporornis philadelphia)*
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) (Mougey Lake)
Nashville Warbler (Oreothlypis ruficapilla)*
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)*
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)*
Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentillis)
Northern Mockingbird (Minus polyglottos)
Northern Parula (Parula americana)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgdopteryx seripennis)
Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)*
Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
Northern Waterthrush (Seiurus noveboracensis)*
Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)*
Orange-crowned Warbler (Oreothlypis celata)
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurious)*
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)*
Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum)
Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus)
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)*
Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)*
Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus)*
Prairie Warbler (Dendroica discolor)*
Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)*
Purple Martin (Progne subis)*
Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) Rare
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)*
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)*
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)*
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)*
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)*
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) (Mougey Lake)
Rock Pigeon (Columbia livia)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludoviicianus)*
Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)*
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicenis) (Mougey Lake)
Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)*
Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)
Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichenis)*
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)*
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Acipiter striatus)
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)
Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)*
Sora (Porzana carolina)*
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
Swainson’s Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)*
Tennessee Warbler (Oreothlypis peregrina)*
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)*
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)*
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
Veery (Catharus fuscescens)*
Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)*
Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)*
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)*
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)*
White-winged Crossbill (Coccothraustes vespertinus)
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)*
Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
Wilson’s Snipe (Gallinago delicato)
Wilson’s Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla)
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis)*
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)*
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)*
Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivoris)
Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petachia)*
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)*
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler (Dendroica coronate)*
List supplied by: Marlin Bussey