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Monthly Checklist of Birds
at Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association Reserve

A = Abundant      C = Common     U = Uncommon      O = Occasional     R = Rare

	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC
Pied-billed Grebe	-	-	U	O	R	-	-	-	O	O	R	-
Canada Goose	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	U	C	A	A	A
Double-crested Cormorant	-	-	-	O	R	R	-	-	O	-	-	-
Mute Swan	-	R	O	-	R	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mallard	U	U	A	C	C	U	C	U	C	C	C	U
American Black Duck	-	O	U	-	-	-	O	O	-	R	R	O
Ring-necked Duck	O	-	U	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	R	-
Wood Duck	-	-	C	U	U	-	-	-	O	U	-	-
American Bittern	-	-	-	-	R	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Great Blue Heron	-	-	U	C	U	O	C	C	C	C	U	U
Great Egret	-	-	-	-	R	R	R	U	U	O	-	-
Green Heron	-	-	-	O	U	U	C	C	U	-	-	-
Black-crowned Night Heron	-	-	-	-	R	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Northern Pintail	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	R	-
American Wigeon	-	-	U	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Green-winged Teal	-	-	U	O	-	-	-	-	-	U	O	-
Bufflehead	-	-	R	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	R	-
Hooded Merganser	-	-	R	-	-	-	R	-	-	R	-	-
Common Merganser	-	-	U	-	R	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lesser Scaup	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black Vulture	O	O	R	-	R	-	-	-	R	-	-	U
Turkey Vulture	C	C	A	C	C	U	O	O	U	C	C	C
Osprey	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	R	O	-	-
Northern Harrier	-	R	O	R	-	-	-	-	-	R	U	U
Sharp-shinned Hawk	-	O	O	O	R	-	-	-	U	U	U	U
Cooper's Hawk	-	R	R	R	R	R	R	O	U	U	O	O
Northern Goshawk	-	-	-	-	R	-	-	-	R	-	-	-
Red-shouldered Hawk	-	-	R	-	-	-	R	-	-	-	-	-
Red-tailed Hawk	U	C	A	C	U	U	U	U	O	U	C	A
Rough-legged Hawk	-	R	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
American Kestrel	-	-	O	U	O	R	O	-	U	O	-	-
Peregrine Falcon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	R	-
Northern Bobwhite	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	R	-
Common Pheasant	-	-	R	-	R	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wild Turkey	-	-	R	O	O	R	-	-	-	O	-	-
American Coot	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	-
Killdeer	-	R	U	O	O	U	U	O	U	R	R	-
Greater Yellowlegs	-	-	-	R	O	-	-	-	R	-	R	-
Least Sandpiper	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	-	-	-	-
Solitary Sandpiper	-	-	-	R	U	-	O	-	R	-	-	-
Spotted Sandpiper	-	-	-	-	O	-	R	-	R	-	-	-
Lesser Yellowlegs	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	R	-	-	-
American Woodcock	-	-	O	-	-	R	R	O	-	O	R	-
Wilson's Snipe	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ring-billed Gull	-	U	U	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	R	O
Herring Gull	O	R	R	-	R	-	-	-	-	R	O	U
Rock Dove	O	O	U	U	O	R	O	O	O	-	R	O
Mourning Dove	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	C	C	A
Black-billed Cuckoo	-	-	-	-	O	-	R	-	-	-	-	-
Great Horned Owl	O	R	O	O	O	O	O	O	-	-	-	O
Northern Saw-whet Owl	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	R	-
Belted Kingfisher	-	R	-	U	O	U	O	O	U	U	U	-
Common Nighthawk	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	R	-	-	-
Chimney Swift	-	-	-	R	C	C	C	U	O	R	-	-
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	-	-	-	-	O	-	R	O	R	-	-	-
Red-headed Woodpecker	O	R	O	O	R	-	-	-	-	-	R	O
Red-bellied Woodpecker	A	A	A	A	C	C	C	C	A	A	A	A
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	O	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	U	U	U
Downy Woodpecker	A	A	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	A
Hairy Woodpecker	O	U	U	U	U	U	O	O	O	O	O	C
Northern Flicker	C	C	A	A	C	U	A	C	C	A	A	A
Pileated Woodpecker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	R	-	-	-
Olive-sided Flycatcher	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	R	-	-	-
Eastern Wood-Pewee	-	-	-	-	U	C	U	C	U	R	-	-
Willow Flycatcher	-	-	-	-	U	C	U	O	-	-	-	-
Eastern Phoebe	-	-	O	O	R	R	O	U	U	C	-	-
Great Crested Flycatcher	-	-	-	-	U	U	R	-	O	-	-	-
Eastern Kingbird	-	-	R	-	C	C	C	U	-	-	-	-
Red-eyed Vireo	-	-	-	R	C	U	O	O	U	O	-	-
Warbling Vireo	-	-	-	-	R	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Philadelphia Vireo	-	-	-	-	R	-	-	-	R	-	-	-
White-eyed Vireo	-	-	-	R	U	U	U	O	U	-	-	-
Yellow-throated Vireo	-	-	-	-	R	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Blue-headed Vireo	-	-	-	-	R	-	-	-	-	O	-	-
Blue Jay	A	A	A	A	A	A	C	C	A	A	A	A
American Crow	A	A	A	A	C	C	A	C	A	A	A	A
Fish Crow	C	U	O	O	O	-	O	O	-	R	U	U
Common Raven	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	R	-	-
Purple Martin	-	-	-	-	R	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tree Swallow	-	-	O	A	A	A	C	O	R	-	-	-
Bank Swallow	-	-	-	-	R	-	R	-	-	-	-	-
Barn Swallow	-	-	-	O	A	A	A	C	R	-	-	-
Northern Rough-winged Swallow	-	-	-	O	-	-	R	O	-	-	-	-
Tufted Titmouse	A	A	A	A	C	A	C	C	A	A	A	A
Black-capped Chickadee	U	U	U	-	R	-	R	-	R	U	U	C
Carolina Chickadee	C	A	A	A	C	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
White-breasted Nuthatch	C	C	C	C	U	U	C	C	U	C	C	C
Brown Creeper	O	O	U	R	-	-	-	-	-	U	O	U
House Wren	-	-	-	U	A	A	A	C	C	O	-	-
Winter Wren	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	R	O	O
Carolina Wren	O	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	O
Golden-crowned Kinglet	-	U	R	-	-	-	-	-	O	U	U	U
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	O	-	-	U	-	-	-	-	U	C	O	O
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	-	-	-	O	U	U	U	U	O	-	-	-
Eastern Bluebird	C	C	C	A	C	C	C	C	C	C	A	C
American Robin	A	C	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
Wood Thrush	-	-	-	O	C	C	C	U	C	O	-	-
Veery	-	-	-	-	U	O	O	O	O	R	-	-
Swainson's Thrush	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	O	R	-	-
Gray-cheeked Thrush	-	-	-	-	R	-	-	-	R	O	-	-
Bicknell's Thrush	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hermit Thrush	U	U	U	U	-	-	-	-	-	U	U	U
Gray Catbird	-	-	-	O	A	A	A	A	A	C	O	-
Northern Mockingbird	C	A	C	U	U	C	U	U	U	C	A	C
Brown Thrasher	-	O	R	U	C	C	C	C	C	R	-	-
European Starling	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
Cedar Waxwing	U	R	R	-	U	C	C	C	U	U	U	U
Northern Parula	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	U	R	-	-
Tennessee Warbler	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	R	-	-	-
Blue-winged Warbler	-	-	-	O	C	U	U	O	R	-	-	-
Nahville Warbler	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-
Yellow Warbler	-	-	-	O	A	A	C	O	-	-	-	-
Chestnut-sided Warbler	-	-	-	R	O	-	-	O	O	R	-	-
Magnolia Warbler	-	-	-	-	U	-	-	O	U	O	-	-
Black-throated Blue Warbler	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	O	R	O	-	-
Blackburnian Warbler	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	R	-	-	-
Yellow-rumped Warbler	C	A	C	C	U	-	-	-	O	A	A	A
Black-throated Green Warbler	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	U	R	-	-
Prairie Warbler	-	-	-	-	C	U	O	U	U	R	-	-
Palm Warbler	-	-	-	U	O	-	-	-	O	U	R	O
Pine warbler	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-
Blackpoll Warbler	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Worm-eating Warbler	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black-and-white Warbler	-	-	-	R	O	-	O	U	U	-	-	-
American Redstart	-	-	-	-	U	-	R	U	U	-	-	-
Ovenbird	-	-	-	R	C	U	O	U	U	-	-	-
Northern Waterthrush	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	O	-	-	-	-
Louisiana Waterthrush	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kentucky Warbler	-	-	-	-	R	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Common Yellowthroat	-	-	-	O	A	A	A	A	A	U	R	-
Wilson's Warbler	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	R	R	-	-
Canada Warbler	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	R	-	-	-
Hooded Warbler	-	-	-	-	R	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Yellow-breasted Chat	-	-	-	-	O	U	-	O	-	-	-	-
Eastern Towhee	-	-	R	A	A	A	A	A	C	C	U	O
Scarlet Tanager	-	-	-	-	U	C	U	O	R	R	-	-
Northern Cardinal	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	-	-	-	O	C	C	U	O	R	R	-	-
Indigo Bunting	-	-	-	-	U	A	C	-	O	R	-	-
American Tree Sparrow	C	U	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	U
Chipping Sparrow	-	-	-	C	C	U	U	U	U	U	-	-
Savannah Sparrow	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	R	-
Field Sparrow	-	O	U	A	A	A	A	C	C	C	O	O
White-throated Sparrow	A	A	A	A	U	-	-	-	R	C	A	A
White-crowned Sparrow	-	R	-	-	R	-	-	-	-	U	R	-
Fox Sparrow	U	U	U	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	U	U
Song Sparrow	C	C	A	A	A	A	A	C	C	C	C	A
Lincoln's Sparrow	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	R	-	-
Swamp Sparrow	-	-	-	U	O	-	-	-	O	C	U	O
Dark-eyed Junco	A	A	A	U	-	-	-	-	-	U	A	A
Bobolink	-	-	-	-	O	R	O	-	-	-	-	-
Brown-headed Cowbird	U	O	A	A	A	A	C	O	O	-	-	-
Red-winged Blackbird	U	U	A	A	A	A	C	O	O	U	R	-
Common Grackle	U	U	C	C	A	A	C	C	U	U	C	O
Rusty Blackbird	-	-	R	R	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Baltimore Oriole	-	-	-	O	C	C	U	U	-	R	-	-
Orchard Oriole	-	-	-	-	U	U	O	-	-	-	-	-
Purple Finch	C	U	U	O	-	-	-	-	-	O	U	U
House Finch	C	C	C	C	U	C	U	C	U	C	A	C
American Goldfinch	A	C	U	A	A	A	A	A	A	C	A	C
House Sparrow	-	U	C	C	C	C	A	C	C	U	U	O

based on data compiled by Bill Anderson