Total Species Count - 173
Seasonal Occurrence
Y= Year round resident
W= Winter resident : Nov 2 - March 19
S = Summer resident: June 1 - July 14
M = Migration spring and fall: March 20 - May 31 / July 15 - November 1
GREBES
CORMORANTS
- Double-crested Cormorant M
ANHINGAS
HERONS & EGRETS
- Great Blue Heron Y
- Great Egret M
- Green Heron S
- Yellow-crowned Night-Heron M
- Wood Stork M-S?
- White Ibis M-S?
- Snowy Egret M
- Glossy Ibis M
GEESE & DUCKS
- Canada Goose Y
- Wood Duck Y
- Mallard M-W
- Blue-winged Teal M
- Green-winged Teal M
- Ring-necked Duck M
- Bufflehead M-W
- Hooded Merganser M-W
- Ruddy Duck M-W
VULTURES & HAWKS
- Black Vulture Y
- Turkey Vulture Y
- Osprey M
- Bald Eagle M-S?-W
- Mississippi Kite M-S
- Northern Harrier W
- Broad-winged Hawk M
- Sharp-shinned Hawk M-W
- Cooper's Hawk M-W
- Red-shouldered Hawk Y
- Red-tailed Hawk Y
- American Kestrel M-W
- Swallow-tailed Kite M
- Merlin W
QUAILS , GROUSE & TURKEYS
- Wild Turkey Y
- Northern Bobwhite Y
PLOVERS
- Killdeer Y
- Semipalmated Plover M
SANDPIPERS
- Greater Yellowlegs M
- Lesser Yellowlegs M
- Spotted Sandpiper M
- Solitary Sandpiper M
- Least Sandpiper M
- Common Snipe M-W
- American Woodcock Y
GULLS
DOVES
- Mourning Dove
- Rock Dove ?
CUCKOOS
OWLS
- Eastern Screech-Owl Y
- Great Horned Owl Y
- Barred Owl Y
NIGHTJARS
- Chuck-will's-widow M-S
- Whip-poor-will M-S
- Common Nighthawk M-S
SWIFTS
HUMMINGBIRDS
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird M-S
KINGFISHERS
WOODPECKERS
- Red-headed Woodpecker Y
- Red-bellied Woodpecker Y
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker M-W
- Downy Woodpecker Y
- Hairy Woodpecker Y
- Northern Flicker Y
- Pileated Woodpecker Y
FLYCATCHERS
- Eastern Wood -Pewee M-S
- Acadian Flycatcher M-S
- Traill's Flycatcher(Alder/Willow) M
- Eastern Phoebe Y
- Great Crested Flycatcher M-S
- Eastern Kingbird M-S
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher M
- Alder Flycatcher M
LARKS & SWALLOWS
- Purple Martin M-S
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow M-S
- Barn Swallow M-S
- Tree Swallow M
JAYS & CROWS
- Blue Jay Y
- American Crow Y
- Fish Crow Y
TITMICE
- Carolina Chickadee Y
- Tufted Titmouse Y
NUTHATCHES
- White-breasted Nuthatch Y
- Brown-headed Nuthatch Y
- Red-breasted Nuthatch W
CREEPERS
WRENS
- Carolina Wren Y
- House Wren M-S
- Winter Wren M-W
KINGLETS
- Golden-crowned Kinglet M-W
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet M-W
- Blue-gray gnatcatcher M-S
THRUSHES
- Eastern Bluebird Y
- Veery M
- Swainson's Thrush M
- Hermit Thrush M-W
- Wood Thrush M-S
- American Robin Y
- Gray-cheeked Thrush M
- Bicknell Thrush M
MOCKINGBIRDS & THRASHERS
- Gray Catbird M-S
- Northern Mockingbird Y
- Brown Thrasher Y
PIPITS & WAXWINGS
- American Pipit M
- Cedar Waxwing M
SHRIKES & STARLINGS
- Loggerhead Shrike Y
- European Starling Y
VIREOS
- White-eyed Vireo Y
- Blue-headed Vireo M
- Yellow-throated Vireo M-S
- Red-eyed Vireo M-S
WARBLERS
- Blue-winged Warbler M
- Northern Parula M-S
- Yellow Warbler M
- Chestnut-sided Warbler M
- Cape May Warbler M
- Black-throated Blue Warbler M
- Black-throated Green Warbler M
- Yellow-rumped Warbler M-W
- Yellow-throated Warbler M-S
- Pine Warbler Y
- Prairie Warbler M-S
- Palm Warbler M
- Blackpoll Warbler M
- Cerulean Warbler M-S
- Black-and-white Warbler M-S
- American Redstart M-S
- Prothonotary Warbler M-S
- Worm-eating Warbler M
- Swainson's Warbler M-S
- Ovenbird M-S
- Northern Waterthrush M
- Louisiana Waterthrush M
- Kentucky Warbler M-S
- Commow Yellowthroat M-S
- Hooded Warbler M-S
- Yellow-breasted Chat M-S
- Magnolia Warbler M
- Canada Warbler M
- Blackburnian Warbler M
TANAGERS
- Summer Tanager M-S
- Scarlet Tanager M-S
GROSBEAKS & BUNTINGS
- Northern Cardinal Y
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak M
- Blue Grosbeak M-S
- Indigo Bunting M-S
SPARROWS
- Eastern Towhee Y
- Chipping Sparrow Y
- Field Sparrow Y
- Savannah Sparrow M-W
- Grasshopper Sparrow M-S
- Fox Sparrow M-W
- Song Sparrow M-W
- Swamp Sparrow M-W
- White-throated Sparrow M-W
- Dark-eyed Junco M-W
- White-crowned Sparrow M
- Henslow's Sparrow M-W?
- Bobolink M
- Lincoln's Sparrow M
BLACKBIRDS & ORIOLES
- Red-winged Blackbird M-S
- Eastern Meadowlark Y
- Rusty Blackbird M-W
- Common Grackle Y
- Brown-headed Cowbird M-S
- Orchard Oriole M-S
- Baltimore Oriole M-W
FINCHES
- Purple Finch M
- House Finch Y
- Pine Siskin M-W
- American Goldfinch Y
OLD WORLD SPARROWS
Birds Banded at Howell Woods
A-C [Top]
| Species |
Number of Birds |
| Acadian Flycatcher |
63 |
| American Goldfinch |
80 |
| American Redstart |
64 |
| Baltimore Oriole |
3 |
| Black-and-White Warbler |
8 |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler |
40 |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
23 |
| Blue Grosbeak |
5 |
| Blue Jay |
10 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird |
31 |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch |
9 |
| Brown Thrasher |
38 |
| Canada Warbler |
1 |
| Cape May Warbler |
1 |
| Carolina Chickadee |
34 |
| Carolina Wren |
156 |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler |
2 |
| Chimney Swift |
13 |
| Chipping Sparrow |
161 |
| Common Grackle |
19 |
| Common Yellowthroat |
80 |
D-F [Top]
| Species |
Number of Birds |
| Downy Woodpecker |
39 |
| Eastern Bluebird |
214 |
| Eastern Phoebe |
5 |
| Eastern Towhee |
18 |
| Eastern Tufted Titmouse |
92 |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee |
4 |
| Field Sparrow |
26 |
| Fox Sparrow |
4 |
G-I [Top]
| Species |
Number of Birds |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet |
8 |
| Gray Catbird |
62 |
| Gray-cheeked Thrush |
28 |
| Gray-cheeked/Bicknell's Thrush |
2 |
| Great Crested Flycatcher |
5 |
| Hairy Woodpecker |
7 |
| Hermit Thrush |
16 |
| Hooded Warbler |
62 |
| House Finch |
40 |
| House Sparrow |
1 |
| Indigo Bunting |
121 |
J-L [Top]
| Species |
Number of Birds |
| Kentucky Warbler |
65 |
| Lincoln's Sparrow |
1 |
| Loggerhead Shrike |
2 |
| Louisiana Waterthrush |
2 |
M-O [Top]
| Species |
Number of Birds |
| Magnolia Warbler |
21 |
| Myrtle Warbler |
24 |
| Northern Cardinal |
325 |
| Northern Mockingbird |
4 |
| Northern Parula |
4 |
| Northern Waterthrush |
28 |
| Orchard Oriole |
4 |
| Ovenbird |
52 |
P-R [Top]
| Species |
Number of Birds |
| Pine Warbler |
33 |
| Prairie Warbler |
2 |
| Prothonotary Warbler |
33 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker |
8 |
| Red-eyed Vireo |
11 |
| Red-headed Woodpecker |
2 |
| Red-winged Blackbird |
1 |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
1 |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
29 |
S-U [Top]
| Species |
Number of Birds |
| Scarlet Tanager |
1 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk |
1 |
| Slate-colored Junco |
74 |
| Song Sparrow |
8 |
| Summer Tanager |
29 |
| Swainson's Thrush |
22 |
| Swainson's Warbler |
63 |
| Swamp Sparrow |
11 |
| Traill's Flycatcher |
1 |
V-Z [Top]
| Species |
Number of Birds |
| Veery |
25 |
| White-breasted Nuthatch |
34 |
| White-eyed Vireo |
113 |
| White-throated Sparrow |
132 |
| Winter Wren |
3 |
| Wood Thrush |
61 |
| Worm-eating Warbler |
8 |
| Yellow Palm Warbler |
5 |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
2 |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
4 |
| Yellow-breasted Chat |
19 |
| Yellow-shafted Flicker |
6 |
| Yellow-throated Warbler |
5 |
