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WINGS Birding Tours – Bird List

Migration in the Midwest: Crane Creek, Point Pelee, and Tawas Point

Eastern Wood Warblers including Kirtland's

Cumulative Checklist

With Jon Dunn as leader

  • Column A = number of tours out of eight on which this species has been recorded
  • Column B = number of days this species was seen on the 2011 tour
  • Column C = maximum daily count for this species on the 2011 tour
  • Column D = H = heard, N = Nest observed
A B C D
1 Cackling Goose ("Richardson's") Branta hutchinsii hutchinsii
8 Canada Goose 13 40 Y Branta canadensis maxima
7 Mute Swan 5 6 N Cygnus olor
5 Trumpeter Swan 4 8 Cygnus buccinator
8 Wood Duck 5 10 Y Aix sponsa
7 Gadwall 4 5 Anas strepera
3 American Wigeon Anas americana
3 American Black Duck Anas rubripes
7 Mallard 11 16 Anas platyrhynchos
1 Mottled Duck Anas fulvigula
8 Blue-winged Teal 2 6 Anas discors
6 Northern Shoveler 1 1 Anas clypeata
2 Northern Pintail Anas acuta
1 Garganey 1 1 Anas querquedula
2 Green-winged Teal Anas crecca carolinensis
4 Canvasback Aythya valisineria
6 Redhead 1 15 Aythya americana
3 Ring-necked Duck 1 1 Aythya collaris
4 Greater Scaup 1 40 Aythya marila
5 Lesser Scaup 3 2 Aythya affinis
1 Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
2 Surf Scoter 2 8 Melanitta perspicillata
1 White-winged Scoter 1 15 Melanitta fusca deglandi
1 Black Scoter 1 10 Melanitta americana
2 Long-tailed Duck 2 185 Clangula hyemalis
3 Bufflehead 2 1 Bucephala albeola
1 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
6 Hooded Merganser 4 1 Lophodytes cucullatus
6 Common Merganser 2 4 Mergus merganser
8 Red-breasted Merganser 4 200 Mergus serrator
6 Ruddy Duck 2 2 Oxyura jamaicensis
3 Northern Bobwhite 1 1 H Colinus virginianus
6 Ring-necked Pheasant 5 1 Phasianus colchicus
2 Ruffed Grouse 1 2 Bonasa umbellus
8 Wild Turkey 7 4 Meleagris gallopavo silvestris
1 Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
8 Common Loon 2 1 Gavia immer
8 Pied-billed Grebe 6 3 Podilymbus podiceps
2 American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
8 Double-crested Cormorant 8 200 Phalacrocorax auritus
6 American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
2 Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis
8 Great Blue Heron 9 10 N Ardea herodias
8 Great Egret 5 15 Ardea alba
8 Snowy Egret 1 1 Egretta thula
2 Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
3 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
7 Green Heron 5 2 Butorides virescens
6 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
6 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1 1 N Nyctanassa violacea
2 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
2 White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
4 Black Vulture 1 2 Coragyps atratus
8 Turkey Vulture 12 10 Cathartes aura
8 Osprey 2 2 N Pandion haliaetus
8 Bald Eagle 7 2 Haliaeetus leucocephalus
7 Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
6 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
7 Cooper's Hawk 3 2 Accipiter cooperii
2 Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
7 Broad-winged Hawk 2 2 Buteo platypterus
8 Red-tailed Hawk 6 6 Buteo jamaicaensis borealis
2 Rough-legged Hawk 1 1 Buteo lagopus
8 American Kestrel 5 2 Falco sparverius
4 Merlin 1 1 Falco columbarius columbarius
4 Peregrine Falcon 2 1 Falco peregrinus tundrius
1 Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis
1 King Rail Rallus elegans
7 Virginia Rail 1 3 Rallus limicola
8 Sora 3 1 H Porzana carolina
6 Common Moorhen 3 6 Gallinula chloropus
8 American Coot 5 6 Fulica americana
6 Sandhill Crane ("Greater") 3 6 Grus canadensis tabida
8 Black-bellied Plover 1 2 Pluvialis squatarola
4 American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica
8 Semipalmated Plover 1 6 Charadrius semipalmatus
1 Piping Plover Charadrius melodus
8 Killdeer 12 8 Charadrius vociferus
2 Black-necked Stilt 1 1 Himantopus mexicanus
8 Spotted Sandpiper 6 4 Actitis macularius
7 Solitary Sandpiper 1 1 Tringa solitaria solitaria
4 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
2 Willet ("Western") Tringa semipalmata inornata
8 Lesser Yellowlegs 2 6 Tringa flavipes
8 Upland Sandpiper 1 2 Bartramia longicauda
7 Whimbrel 1 1 Numenius phaeopus
6 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
1 Red Knot Calidris canutus
6 Sanderling Calidris alba
6 Semipalmated Sandpiper 3 2 Calidris pusilla
7 Least Sandpiper 5 15 Calidris minutilla
3 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
2 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
8 Dunlin 7 1000 Calidris alpina hudsonia
3 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
1 Ruff Philomachus pugnax
8 Short-billed Dowitcher 1 6 Limnodromus griseus griseus
1 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
2 Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
8 American Woodcock 1 3 Scolopax minor
4 Wilson's Phalarope 1 1 Phalaropus tricolor
8 Bonaparte's Gull 4 100 Chroicocephalus philadelphia
4 Little Gull 1 2 Hydrocoloeus minutus
1 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
8 Ring-billed Gull 10 1000 Larus delawarensis
8 Herring Gull 9 100 Larus argentatus smithsonianus
1 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
2 Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 1 Larus fuscus
8 Great Black-backed Gull 3 4 Larus marinus
8 Caspian Tern 4 6 Hydroprogne caspia
8 Black Tern 2 6 Chlidonias niger surinamensis
8 Common Tern 4 20 Sterna hirundo
1 Arctic Tern 1 1 Sterna paradisaea
8 Forster's Tern 1 15 Sterna forsteri
8 Rock Pigeon 6 20 Columba livia
8 Mourning Dove 13 15 Zenaida macroura
8 Black-billed Cuckoo 4 2 Coccyzus erythropthalmus
7 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2 1 Coccyzus americanus
1 Barn Owl Tyto alba
8 Eastern Screech-Owl 2 1 Megascops asio
4 Great Horned Owl 1 1 Bubo virginianus
8 Common Nighthawk 3 4 Chordeiles minor minor
2 Chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis
8 Eastern Whip-poor-will 2 1 Caprimulgus vociferus
8 Chimney Swift 9 20 Chaetura pelagica
8 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 10 15 Archilochus colubris
8 Belted Kingfisher 2 1 Megaceryle alcyon
8 Red-headed Woodpecker 2 2 Melanerpes erythrocephalus
8 Red-bellied Woodpecker 6 3 Melanerpes carolinus
6 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 3 Sphyrapicus varius
8 Downy Woodpecker 8 4 Picoides pubescens
8 Hairy Woodpecker 3 1 Picoides villosus
8 Northern "Yellow-shafted" Flicker 8 5 Colaptes auratus
7 Pileated Woodpecker 2 3 H Dryocopus pileatus
3 Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
8 Eastern Wood-Pewee 6 5 Contopus virens
6 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 2 2 Empidonax flaviventris
6 Acadian Flycatcher 3 2 Empidonax virescens
4 Alder Flycatcher 4 4 Empidonax alnorum
8 Willow Flycatcher 3 6 Empidonax traillii
8 Least Flycatcher 8 6 Empidonax minimus
7 Eastern Phoebe 3 5 Sayornis phoebe
7 Great Crested Flycatcher 6 3 Myiarchus crinitus
1 Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
8 Eastern Kingbird 12 8 Tyrannus tyrannus
8 White-eyed Vireo 2 4 Vireo griseus
7 Yellow-throated Vireo 4 6 Vireo flavifrons
7 Blue-headed Vireo 3 2 Vireo solitarius
8 Warbling Vireo 9 10 Vireo gilvus gilvus
7 Philadelphia Vireo 5 2 Vireo philadelphicus
8 Red-eyed Vireo 10 25 Vireo olivaceus
8 Blue Jay 10 310 Cyanocitta cristata
8 American Crow 10 10 Corvus brachyrhynchos
1 Fish Crow 1 2 Corvus ossifragus
6 Common Raven 2 4 Corvus corax
8 Horned Lark ("Prairie") 2 4 Eromophila alpestris praticola
8 Purple Martin 8 10 N Progne subis
8 Tree Swallow 12 50 N Tachycineta bicolor
8 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 7 6 Stelgidopteryx serripennis
8 Bank Swallow 6 25 Riparia riparia
8 Cliff Swallow 6 25 Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
8 Barn Swallow 12 50 N Hirundo rustica
6 Carolina Chickadee 2 4 Poecile carolinensis
8 Black-capped Chickadee 6 6 Poecile atricapillus
8 Tufted Titmouse 5 6 Baeolophus bicolor
7 Red-breasted Nuthatch 6 4 Sitta canadensis
8 White-breasted Nuthatch 4 3 Sitta carolinensis cookei
3 Brown Creeper Certhia americana
8 Carolina Wren 3 4 Thryothorus ludovicianus
8 House Wren 6 8 Troglodytes aedon
1 Winter Wren 1 1 Troglodytes hiemalis
2 Sedge Wren 1 1 Cistothorus platensis
7 Marsh Wren ("Eastern") 1 5 Cistothorus palustris dissaeptus
7 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 7 4 Regulus calendula
8 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5 2 Polioptila caerulea caerulea
8 Eastern Bluebird 8 6 Sialia sialis sialis
1 Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi
8 Veery 7 4 Catharus fuscescens
7 Gray-cheeked Thrush 2 2 Catharus minimus alciae
8 Swainson's Thrush 8 20 Catharus ustulatus swainsoni
8 Hermit Thrush 2 2 Catharus guttatus faxoni
8 Wood Thrush 5 8 Hylocichla mustelina
8 American Robin 12 60 N Turdus migratorius migratorius
8 Gray Catbird 9 30 Dumetella carolinensis
7 Northern Mockingbird 2 5 Mimus polyglottos
8 Brown Thrasher 7 6 Y Toxostoma rufum
8 European Starling 13 700 Sturnus vulgaris
4 American Pipit Anthus rubescens rubescens
8 Cedar Waxwing 3 30 Bombycilla cedrorum
8 Blue-winged Warbler 3 4 Vermivora pinus
8 Golden-winged Warbler 1 1 Vermivora chrysoptera
8 Tennessee Warbler 9 10 Vermivora peregrina
8 Orange-crowned Warbler 3 3 Vermivora celeta celeta
8 Nashville Warbler 9 12 Vermivora ruficapilla ruficapilla
8 Northern Parula 8 5 Parula americana
8 Yellow Warbler 11 30 Dendroica petechia aestiva
8 Chestnut-sided Warbler 9 10 Dendroica pensylvanica
8 Magnolia Warbler 10 40 Dendroica magnolia
8 Cape May Warbler 5 7 Dendroica tigrina
8 Black-throated Blue Warbler 7 8 Dendroica caerulescens
8 Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler 6 16 Dendroica coronata coronata
8 Black-throated Green Warbler 7 10 Dendroica virens
8 Blackburnian Warbler 4 6 Dendroica fusca
8 Yellow-throated Warbler 3 4 Dendroica dominica albilora
8 Pine Warbler 4 2 Dendroica pinus
8 Kirtland's Warbler 1 7 Dendroica kirtlandii
7 Prairie Warbler 1 2 Dendroica discolor
8 Western Palm Warbler 7 6 Dendroica palmarum palmarum
8 Bay-breasted Warbler 7 6 Dendroica castanea
8 Blackpoll Warbler 5 4 Dendroica striata
8 Cerulean Warbler 4 10 Dendroica cerulea
8 Black-and-white Warbler 8 5 Mniotilta varia
8 American Redstart 11 20 Setophaga ruticilla
6 Prothonotary Warbler 2 4 N Protonotaria citrea
6 Worm-eating Warbler 2 6 Helmitheros vermivorum
1 Swainson's Warbler 1 1 Limnothlypis swainsonii
8 Ovenbird 10 10 Seiurus aurocapilla
8 Northern Waterthrush 5 2 Seiurus noveboracensis
6 Louisiana Waterthrush 2 3 Seiurus motacilla
7 Kentucky Warbler 2 10 Oporornis formosus
2 Connecticut Warbler 1 1 Oporornis agilis
8 Mourning Warbler 3 1 Oporornis philadelphia
8 Common Yellowthroat 10 10 Geothlypis trichas
8 Hooded Warbler 7 20 Wilsonia citrina
8 Wilson's Warbler 5 4 Wilsonia pusilla pusilla
7 Canada Warbler 6 12 Wilsonia canadensis
6 Yellow-breasted Chat 2 4 Icteria virens virens
8 Eastern Towhee 6 10 Pipilo erythropthalmus erythropthalmus
3 American Tree Sparrow 1 1 Spizella arborea
8 Chipping Sparrow 12 10 Spizella passerina
8 Clay-colored Sparrow 2 1 Spizella pallida
8 Field Sparrow 6 3 Spizella pusilla pusilla
8 Vesper Sparrow 1 3 Pooecetes gramineus gramineus
8 Lark Sparrow 1 3 Chondestes grammacus
8 Savannah Sparrow 2 10 Passerculus sandwichensis savanna
3 Savannah Sparrow 2 3 Passerculus sandwichensis oblitus
7 Grasshopper Sparrow 1 3 Ammodramus savannarum pratensis
7 Henslow's Sparrow 1 4 Ammodramus henslowii
8 Song Sparrow 9 6 Melospiza melodia melodia
8 Lincoln's Sparrow 8 6 Melospiza lincolnii
8 Swamp Sparrow 6 4 Melospiza georgiana
8 White-throated Sparrow 8 20 Zonotrichia albicollis
1 Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula
8 White-crowned Sparrow 8 200 Zonotrichia leucophrys leucophrys
1 White-crowned Sparrow 1 1 Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii
4 Slate-colored Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
1 Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
6 Summer Tanager 2 1 Piranga rubra
8 Scarlet Tanager 9 8 Piranga olivacea
8 Northern Cardinal 11 12 Cardinalis cardinalis
8 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 10 16 Pheucticus ludovicianus
5 Dickey's [Audubon's] Oriole 1 3 Icterus [graduacauda] dickayae
8 Indigo Bunting 9 20 Passerina cyanea
8 Bobolink 3 6 Dolichonyx oryzivorus
8 Red-winged Blackbird 13 75 Agelaius phoeniceus
8 Eastern Meadowlark 6 10 Sturnella magna magna
6 Yellow-headed Blackbird 2 1 Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
2 Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
3 Brewer's Blackbird 1 1 Euphagus cyanocephalus
8 Common Grackle ("Bronzed") 13 50 Quiscalus quiscula versicolor
8 Brown-headed Cowbird 11 50 Molothrus ater ater
8 Orchard Oriole 6 7 Icterus spurius
8 Baltimore Oriole 13 45 Icterus galbula
4 Purple Finch 1 6 Carpodacus purpureus
8 House Finch 5 4 Carpodacus mexicanus
2 Pine Siskin 1 1 Spinus pinus
8 American Goldfinch 10 20 Spinus tristis tristis
1 Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus
7 House Sparrow 10 20 Passer domesticus
1 Whooping Crane Grus americana
1 Linnet Carduelis cannabina

Mammals

Eastern Cottontail 6 3 Sylvilagus floridanus
Eastern Chipmunk 4 8 Tamias striatus
Meadow Jumping Mouse 1 1 Zapus hudsonius
Woodchuck 2 1 Marmota caligata
Thirteen-lined Ground-Squirrel 2 1 Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
Eastern Gray Squirrel 7 9 Sciurus carolinensis
Eastern Fox Squirrel 1 1 Sciurus niger
Raccoon 1 1 Procyon lotor
Common Muskrat 1 3 Ondatra zibetheca
White-tailed Deer 4 2 Odocoileus virginianus

Herps

Bullfrog 2 5 Rana catesbeiana

Amphibians and Reptiles

Green Frog 3 4 Rana clamitans
Northern Leopard Frog 1 1 Rana pipiens
American Toad 1 1 H Bufo americanus
Woodhouse's (Fowler's) Toad 2 5 H Bufo woodhousei
Northern Cricket Frog 1 20 H Acris crepitans
Cope's Gray Treefrog 1 2 H Hyla chrysoscelis
Spring Peeper 1 1 H Pseudacris triseriata
Eastern Painted Turtle 2 3 Chrysemys picta
Common Map Turtle 1 1 Graptemys geographica
Eastern Box Turtle 1 1 Terrapene Carolina
Northern Water Snake 2 1 Nerodia sipedon
Common Garter Snake 1 1 Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis

Butterflies

Pipevine Swallowtail 1 1 Battus phileno
Zebra Swallowtail 2 25 Eurytides marcellus
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 4 100 Papilio glaucus
Spicebush Swallowtail 3 20 Papilio Troilus
Black Swallowtail 2 3 Papilio polyxenes
Clouded Sulphur 2 1 Colias philodice
Pearl Crescent 1 1 Phyciodes tharos
Mourning Cloak 1 2 Nymphalis antiopa
American Lady 1 1 Vanessa virginiensis
Gemmed Satyr 1 1 Cyllopsis gemma
Monarch 1 1 Danaus plexippus
Silver-spotted Skipper 1 1 Epargyreus clarus