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Wisconsin DNR–Endangered ResourcesNatural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin

Wisconsin Bird Conservation InitiativeWisconsin Society for OrnithologyWisconsin Department of Tourism

Wisconsin Department of Administration

Checklist of WISCONSIN

BIRDS

Checklist of WISCONSIN

BIRDS

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Cover illustration courtesy of Kenn Kaufman.Interior illustrations courtesy of Cary Hunkel, Jim McEvoy, Linda Pohlod, and Charles Schwartz.

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Acknowledgments

Sincere gratitude is extended to the following individuals forbringing this project to fruition. Susan Foote-Martin helped

guide the project and worked on the GWBNT map. SumnerMatteson utilized three different Wisconsin checklists andWisconsin Birdlife to develop the checklist, with significant inputfrom Robert Domagalski and Bill Mueller. Randy Hoffman cre-ated succinct definitions to match the habitat types listed at thetop of each page. Tim Cooke and Dustin Driese worked withSumner to compile preliminary and final drafts of the checklistfor publication. Robert Domagalski, David Sample, CraigThompson, Randy Hoffman, William A. Smith, Noel Cutright,and Bill Mueller reviewed the checklist for accuracy and read-ability. Michelle Voss created the checklist’s design and lay-out.Funding for the checklist came from: the Lorraine HoltzMemorial Fund (Seanna Holtz, Deborah Gillespie, and SigneHoltz), Ron Halvorson, Laurie Osterndorf, Bob and ConnieRoden, the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, AlShea, Steven W. Miller and his best birding pals—daughters,Marcela, Ginger, Debbie, and Kami, and through donations tothe Great Wisconsin Birding and Nature Gift Fund.

The Great Wisconsin Birding and Nature Trail (GWBNT)Checklist

(Second Edition, 2008)

Preface for Second Edition

For this Second Edition, we have added 5 species to theChecklist (Cackling Goose, White-winged Tern, Green-

breasted Mango, Rock Wren, Great-tailed Grackle) and deletedone (Streak-backed Oriole) based on input from Bill Mueller,the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology’s Conservation Chair.We also updated other checklist elements to reflect the mostcurrent information on Wisconsin birds.

Sumner W. MattesonSusan Foote-Martin

February 2008

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“When dandelions have set the mark of May on Wisconsin pastures, it is time to listen for the final proof

of spring. Sit down on a tussock, cock your ears at the sky, dial out thebedlam of meadowlarks and redwings,

and soon you may hear it: the flight-songof the upland plover [Upland Sandpiper],

just now back from the Argentine.”

—Aldo Leopold,“Back from the Argentine,”

A Sand County Almanac

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A Personal Message from Signe HoltzDirector, Bureau of Endangered Resources, Wisconsin DNR

This checklist is a tribute to all of you who love Wisconsinbirds and share that love with others—your parents, your

children, your grandchildren, nieces and nephews, your students, and your friends. I hope that it helps you in yourpursuit of beauty and diversity in this wonderful state ofWisconsin. Please share it with others and use it to help oth-ers find their way to nature.

Some people have told me that their parents wereinstrumental in connecting them to nature; others have saidtheir teachers showed them the way to nature; and othershave mentioned their spouse or close friend.

As for me, my parents—Lorraine White Holtz and AlfredK. Holtz—were my gateway to nature. My sisters and I holdthese memories dear: our forays into the woods of southernWisconsin to see spring wildflowers, the Purple Martins arriv-ing at my father’s bird house in the spring and treating us toaerial shows all summer, the birds from the north coming toour feeders in the winter. For my father, it was his grade schoolteacher in Columbus—who also happened to be his AuntMary Holtz—who cultivated in him a deep appreciation ofthe great diversity of bird life in Wisconsin. And for mymother, it was her brother, Donald White, who roamed thepine barrens near Spooner with her. These skills last people alifetime. In my mother’s last year with us, we went to seeYellow-headed Blackbirds in a marsh near Columbus, and shewas delighted to hear their raspy calls.

I’m sure that you are grateful, as I am, for the great giftthat these lovers of nature have given to us.

Please—Pass it on!

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Notes on Compiling the GWBNT Checklist…

We consulted the following sources in compiling thischecklist: 1) Wisconsin Birdlife, Population and Distribu-

tion, Past and Present (Robbins 1991), 2) The Wisconsin Societyfor Ornithology’s (WSO) Breeding Bird Atlas (WBBA) (1995-2000), 3) WSO’s Wisconsin Birds, A Checklist with MigrationGraphs, Sixth Edition (Temple et al. 2003), 4) Checklists ofWisconsin Vertebrates (Watermolen and Murrell 2001), and 5)Wisconsin Annotated Checklist (Mueller 2008). The taxonomicorder of common bird names follows the Seventh Edition(including 48th Supplement) of the American Ornithologists’Union’s Check-List of North American Birds (AOU 1998). Weoccasionally modified subheadings for bird families.

We have adopted the official WSO notations for “SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION” and “STATUS”, with somemodifications.

1) A solid black dot (l) indicates seasonal occurrences or occurrence as a “Migrant Only” (spring and/or fallmigrant, sometimes a winter or summer wanderer).

2) This symbol (V) indicates summer migrants or birdsthat are possible or rare during “Summer” or “Winter”.

3) A bird species that is considered breeding “Breeds” inthe state if it has been documented as nesting more than1 year in the past 30 years. This includes the WBBA’s“confirmed” and “probable” (useful for secretive nesters)categories, but not older records or lone records (e.g.Black Scoter, Bay-breasted Warbler, Rusty Blackbird,etc.) for the purposes of this checklist. Accordingly,each breeding bird species receives a check mark (3).

4) “Regular” means present every year.

5) “Rare” means found annually 8 or fewer times.

6) We have combined “Casual” and “Accidental” speciesfor the purposes of this checklist because of the relativerarity of observing species within this category. Together,birds in this category have been documented once every1-5 years or less often. We are not including extirpatedor hypothetical bird species, or species for which thereare nineteenth century records only.

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We have adopted the same habitat codes (“Wet Meadows”added) as presented in WSO’s Checklist (2003) to maintain con-sistency and simplicity, and we have provided definitions for thehabitat types presented on pages 4 and 5. As indicated in theFifth Edition of WSO’s Checklist (1988), habitat types “are to beused as a general guide. Particularly when they are migrating,some species may be encountered in habitats other than thoselisted. [The] intention has been to describe the typical habitat inwhich one’s chances of finding the species are greatest.”

The map above shows GWBNT Breeding Regions. In thechecklist “GWBNT Breeding Region” indicates where a breed-ing bird species occurs. Each GWBNT region is based on aconsolidation of the Wisconsin DNR’s map of 16 EcologicalLandscapes that are used for planning and implementing con-servation measures in the state.

Nearctic-Neotropical migrants are italicized. These are birdswith all or part of their populations breeding north of the Tropicof Cancer in Mexico and the Caribbean and all or part of theirpopulations wintering south of that line (Rappole 1995).

Sumner W. Matteson and Susan Foote-Martin Bureau of Endangered Resources, Wisconsin DNR

DOUGLAS

BAYFIELD

ASHLANDIRON

SAWYERWASHBURN

POLK

ST. CROIX

BARRON

CHIPPEWA

PEPIN

BUFFALO

MARATHON

ONIEDA

MENOMINEE

LINCOLN

OUTAGAMIE

WAUPACA

KEW

AUN

EE

MARINETTE

PORTAGE

WIN

NEB

AGO

WAUSHARA

WOOD

BROWN

BURNETT

RUSK

TAYLOR

PRICE

DUNN

PIERCE EAU CLAIRE

CLARK

SHAWANODOOR

SHEB

OYG

AN

FOND DU LAC

MAN

ITO

WO

C

CAL

UM

ET

OZA

UKE

E

WAS

HING

TON

JEFFERSON

DODGE

MIL

WAU

KEEWAUKESHA

RACINE

KENOSHA

WALWORTHROCKGREEN

IOWA

DANE

LAFAYETTE

COLUMBIA

VERNON

SAUK

GRANT

GREEN LAKE

MAR

QU

ETTE

JUNEAU ADAMS

JACKSON

MONROE

LACROSSE

TREM

PEAL

EAU

RICHLAND

CRAWFORD

VILAS

FOREST FLORENCE

OCONTO

LANGLADE

I

II III

IV

V

Great Wisconsin Birding and Nature Trail (GWBNT) Breeding Regions.

Lake Superior/North Woods

Lake Michigan

Mississippi/Chippewa Rivers

Central Sands Prairie

Southern Savanna

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Definitions of Habitat Types

A. Great Lakes – Open water of LakeMichigan and Lake Superior from thewash zone to deep water.

B. Inland Waters – Open water of lakesand streams.

C. Great Lakes Shores – Beaches (rockyand sand), dunes, bedrock, shorelinewoods, bluffs, cliffs, and estuary mudflats.

D. Inland Shores – Areas of sparse vegeta-tion (mudflats, sandbars, gravel, and rock)along the shores of inland streams andlakes.

E. Marshes and/or Wet Meadows – Deepand shallow marshes are open, wet areaswith few shrubs and characterized by amixture of emergent, floating, and sub-merged aquatic vegetation (cattails,sedges, pondweeds, rushes, water lilies,arrowhead, etc.). Deep marshes reach 5-6 feet deep or more and feature openwater interspersed with floating vegeta-tion. Wet meadows are transitionalbetween marshes and swamps and fea-ture rushes, sedges, water-loving grasses,ferns, and some cattails.

F. Swamps and Bogs – Forested to openareas that are wet most of the year andtypically have tamarack, black spruce,white cedar, black ash, red maple, or lowshrubs (alder, willows, leatherleaf, sweetgale, Labrador tea) as dominant species;

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the groundlayer of bogs is typically cov-ered by sphagnum moss.

G. Grasslands – Grassy areas—from wet todry—that are mostly open (i.e., with fewtrees and shrubs). Examples includeprairies, old fields, conservation area plant-ings, and pastures.

H. Croplands – Actively managed agricul-tural lands with rotating crops of corn,soybeans, small grains (wheat, oats, barely,rye), and hay, but also including othervegetable and fruit crops.

I. Brushy Areas – Upland or wet areasdominated by shrubs. Includes succes-sional stages from old fields to forest in uplands, or shrubs associated withwetlands.

J. Deciduous Woods – Forest lands withpredominant species (oaks, maples, birch,aspen, etc.) that lose their leaves by winter.

K. Coniferous Woods – Forest lands withpredominant species (pines, spruce, fir,hemlock) that retain their leaves (nee-dles) throughout the year.

L. Urban Areas – City buildings, industrialareas, residential back yards, clustered ruraldevelopment areas, parks, cemeteries,manicured corporate lawns and ponds,horticultural plantings, etc.

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NOTE: Nearctic-Neotropical migrants are italicized. Wisconsin’s Threatened (T) and Endangered (E)Species are bold. Vdenotes a summer migrant or a possible/rare summer or winter resident.

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SPECIES

SEASONALDISTRIBUTION STATUS

HABITATTYPE

GWBNTBREEDING

REGION

Cas

ual/

Acc

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tal

Rar

e

Reg

ular

Mig

rant

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nly

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mer

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eds

IIIIIIIVV

WHISTLING-DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS, DUCKS

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck V l l BE

Fulvous Whistling-Duck l l BE

Greater White-fronted Goose V l l ABEH

Snow Goose V V l l ABEH

Ross’s Goose l l ABE

Brant l l ABE

Cackling Goose l l ABEHL

Canada Goose l l l 3 l ABEHL ALL

Mute Swan l l 3 l ABL ALL

Trumpeter Swan (E) l l 3 l ABE I, II, IV

Tundra Swan V V l l ABE

Wood Duck l V 3 l BEF ALL

Gadwall l V 3 l ABE ALL

Eurasian Wigeon l l B

American Wigeon l V 3 l ABE I, IV, V

American Black Duck l l 3 l ABE ALL

Mallard l l 3 l ABEL ALL

Blue-winged Teal l V 3 l ABE ALL

Cinnamon Teal l l B

Northern Shoveler l V 3 l ABE ALL

Great Wisconsin Birdingand Nature Trail Regions

Lake Superior/North WoodsMississippi/Chippewa RiversLake MichiganCentral Sands PrairieSouthern Savanna

I

II III

IV

V

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SPECIES

SEASONALDISTRIBUTION STATUS

HABITATTYPE

GWBNTBREEDING

REGION

Cas

ual/

Acc

iden

tal

Rar

e

Reg

ular

Mig

rant

O

nly

Win

ter

Sum

mer

Bre

eds

Habitat TypesA. Great LakesB. Inland WatersC. Great Lakes ShoresD. Inland Shores

E. Marshes and/or Wet Meadows

F. Swamps and BogsG. Grasslands

H. CroplandsI. Brushy AreasJ. Deciduous WoodsK. Coniferous WoodsL. Urban Areas

Northern Pintail l V 3 l ABE I, III, V

Green-winged Teal l V 3 l ABE ALL

Canvasback l V l AB

Redhead l V 3 l ABE ALL

Ring-necked Duck l V 3 l ABE I, II, IV, V

Greater Scaup V l l AB

Lesser Scaup l V 3 l AB I, IV

King Eider V l l A

Common Eider l l AB

Harlequin Duck l l A

Surf Scoter V l l AB

White-winged Scoter V l l AB

Black Scoter V l l AB

Long-tailed Duck V l l AB

Bufflehead V l l AB

Common Goldeneye l l 3 l AB I, III, V

Barrow’s Goldeneye l l A

Smew l l A

Hooded Merganser l V 3 l ABEF ALL

Common Merganser l l 3 l AB I, III, IV

Red-breasted Merganser l l 3 l AB I, III, IV

Ruddy Duck l l 3 l ABE II-V

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NOTE: Nearctic-Neotropical migrants are italicized. Wisconsin’s Threatened (T) and Endangered (E)Species are bold. Vdenotes a summer migrant or a possible/rare summer or winter resident.

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SPECIES

SEASONALDISTRIBUTION STATUS

HABITATTYPE

GWBNTBREEDING

REGION

Cas

ual/

Acc

iden

tal

Rar

e

Reg

ular

Mig

rant

O

nly

Win

ter

Sum

mer

Bre

eds

Great Wisconsin Birdingand Nature Trail Regions

Lake Superior/North WoodsMississippi/Chippewa RiversLake MichiganCentral Sands PrairieSouthern Savanna

IIIIIIIVV

PARTRIDGE, PHEASANT, GROUSE, TURKEY, QUAIL

Gray Partridge l l 3 l GH ALL

Ring-necked Pheasant l l 3 l EGHI ALL

Ruffed Grouse l l 3 l JK ALL

Spruce Grouse (T) l l 3 l FK I

Sharp-tailed Grouse l l 3 l GI I, II

Greater Prairie-Chicken (T) l l 3 l GH I, IV

Wild Turkey l l 3 l GHIJ ALL

Northern Bobwhite l l 3 l GI II-V

LOONS

Red-throated Loon V V l l AB

Pacific Loon V l l AB

Common Loon l V 3 l AB I-IV

GREBES

Pied-billed Grebe l V 3 l BE ALL

Horned Grebe l V l AB

Red-necked Grebe (E) l 3 l BE ALL

Eared Grebe V l 3 l AB II, IV

Western Grebe l 3 l AB IV

I

II III

IV

V

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NOTE: Nearctic-Neotropical migrants are italicized. Wisconsin’s Threatened (T) and Endangered (E)Species are bold. Vdenotes a summer migrant or a possible/rare summer or winter resident.

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SPECIES

SEASONALDISTRIBUTION STATUS

HABITATTYPE

GWBNTBREEDING

REGION

Cas

ual/

Acc

iden

tal

Rar

e

Reg

ular

Mig

rant

O

nly

Win

ter

Sum

mer

Bre

eds

Habitat TypesA. Great LakesB. Inland WatersC. Great Lakes ShoresD. Inland Shores

E. Marshes and/or Wet Meadows

F. Swamps and BogsG. Grasslands

H. CroplandsI. Brushy AreasJ. Deciduous WoodsK. Coniferous WoodsL. Urban Areas

PELICANS

American White Pelican l 3 l AB III, V

Brown Pelican l l AB

CORMORANTS

Double-crested Cormorant l V 3 l AB ALL

DARTERS

Anhinga l l EF

FRIGATEBIRDS

Magnificent Frigatebird l l A

BITTERNS, HERONS

American Bittern l V 3 l EF ALL

Least Bittern l 3 l E ALL

Great Blue Heron l V 3 l CDEF ALL

Great Egret (T) l 3 l DEF II-V

Snowy Egret (E) l 3 l DE III

Little Blue Heron V l l DE

Tricolored Heron V l l BE

Cattle Egret l 3 l DEG I, III, IV

Green Heron l 3 l DEF ALL

Black-crowned Night-Heron l V 3 l CDEF II-VYellow-crownedNight-Heron (T) l 3 l EF IV, V

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NOTE: Nearctic-Neotropical migrants are italicized. Wisconsin’s Threatened (T) and Endangered (E)Species are bold. Vdenotes a summer migrant or a possible/rare summer or winter resident.

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SPECIES

SEASONALDISTRIBUTION STATUS

HABITATTYPE

GWBNTBREEDING

REGION

Cas

ual/

Acc

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tal

Rar

e

Reg

ular

Mig

rant

O

nly

Win

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mer

Bre

eds

Great Wisconsin Birdingand Nature Trail Regions

Lake Superior/North WoodsMississippi/Chippewa RiversLake MichiganCentral Sands PrairieSouthern Savanna

IIIIIIIVV

IBISES

White Ibis l l E

Glossy Ibis l l E

White-faced Ibis l l E

STORKS

Wood Stork l l EF

VULTURES

Black Vulture l l GI

Turkey Vulture l V 3 l GHIJK ALL

OSPREY, KITES, EAGLES, HAWKS

Osprey (T) l 3 l BCDF ALL

Swallow-tailed Kite l l E

White-tailed Kite l l GI

Mississippi Kite l l FGI

Bald Eagle l l 3 l BCDGJ ALL

Northern Harrier l l 3 l EGHI ALL

Sharp-shinned Hawk l l 3 l FIJKL ALL

Cooper’s Hawk l l 3 l IJKL ALL

Northern Goshawk l l 3 l IJK I, II, III, IV

Harris’s Hawk l l IJ

Red-shouldered Hawk (T) l l 3 l FJK ALL

I

II III

IV

V

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NOTE: Nearctic-Neotropical migrants are italicized. Wisconsin’s Threatened (T) and Endangered (E)Species are bold. Vdenotes a summer migrant or a possible/rare summer or winter resident.

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SPECIES

SEASONALDISTRIBUTION STATUS

HABITATTYPE

GWBNTBREEDING

REGION

Cas

ual/

Acc

iden

tal

Rar

e

Reg

ular

Mig

rant

O

nly

Win

ter

Sum

mer

Bre

eds

Habitat TypesA. Great LakesB. Inland WatersC. Great Lakes ShoresD. Inland Shores

E. Marshes and/or Wet Meadows

F. Swamps and BogsG. Grasslands

H. CroplandsI. Brushy AreasJ. Deciduous WoodsK. Coniferous WoodsL. Urban Areas

Broad-winged Hawk l 3 l IJK ALL

Swainson’s Hawk l l GHIJ

Red-tailed Hawk l l 3 l GIJKL ALL

Ferruginous Hawk V l l GH

Rough-legged Hawk V l l EGH

Golden Eagle V l GHIJ

FALCONS

American Kestrel l l 3 l GHIL ALL

Merlin l V 3 l CDFGIKL I, III

Gyrfalcon l l CGHI

Peregrine Falcon (E) l l 3 l CDGHL I, II, III, V

RAILS, GALLINULES, COOTS

Yellow Rail (T) l 3 l EF I, III, IV

Black Rail l l E

King Rail l 3 l E IV, V

Virginia Rail l V 3 l E ALL

Sora l V 3 l E ALL

Purple Gallinule l l E

Common Moorhen l 3 l E II-V

American Coot l l 3 l ABE ALL

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SPECIES

SEASONALDISTRIBUTION STATUS

HABITATTYPE

GWBNTBREEDING

REGION

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ual/

Acc

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tal

Rar

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rant

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nly

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Great Wisconsin Birdingand Nature Trail Regions

Lake Superior/North WoodsMississippi/Chippewa RiversLake MichiganCentral Sands PrairieSouthern Savanna

IIIIIIIVV

CRANES

Sandhill Crane l V 3 l EGH ALL

Whooping Crane** l 3 l EGH

PLOVERS

Black-bellied Plover V l l CD

American Golden Plover V l l CDGH

Snowy Plover l l C

Semipalmated Plover V l l CD

Piping Plover (E) l 3 l CD II, III

Killdeer l V 3 l CDGHL ALL

STILTS, AVOCETS

Black-necked Stilt V l l E

American Avocet V l l CD

SANDPIPERS

Greater Yellowlegs V l l CDE

Lesser Yellowlegs V l l CDE

Solitary Sandpiper V l l CDF

Willet V l l CD

Spotted Sandpiper l 3 l CD ALL

Upland Sandpiper l 3 l GH ALL

Whimbrel V l l CD

I

II III

IV

V

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NOTE: Nearctic-Neotropical migrants are italicized. Wisconsin’s Threatened (T) and Endangered (E)Species are bold. Vdenotes a summer migrant or a possible/rare summer or winter resident.

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SPECIES

SEASONALDISTRIBUTION STATUS

HABITATTYPE

GWBNTBREEDING

REGION

Cas

ual/

Acc

iden

tal

Rar

e

Reg

ular

Mig

rant

O

nly

Win

ter

Sum

mer

Bre

eds

Habitat TypesA. Great LakesB. Inland WatersC. Great Lakes ShoresD. Inland Shores

E. Marshes and/or Wet Meadows

F. Swamps and BogsG. Grasslands

H. CroplandsI. Brushy AreasJ. Deciduous WoodsK. Coniferous WoodsL. Urban Areas

Long-billed Curlew l l CD

Hudsonian Godwit V l l CD

Marbled Godwit V l l CD

Ruddy Turnstone V l l CDG

Black Turnstone l l CD

Red Knot V l l CD

Sanderling V l l CD

Semipalmated Sandpiper V l l CD

Western Sandpiper V l l CD

Least Sandpiper V l l CD

White-rumped Sandpiper V l l CD

Baird’s Sandpiper V l l CDG

Pectoral Sandpiper V l l CDGH

Purple Sandpiper V l l C

Dunlin V l l CD

Curlew Sandpiper l l D

Stilt Sandpiper V l l CD

Buff-breasted Sandpiper l l G

Ruff l l D

Short-billed Dowitcher V l l CD

Long-billed Dowitcher V l l CD

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SPECIES

SEASONALDISTRIBUTION STATUS

HABITATTYPE

GWBNTBREEDING

REGION

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tal

Rar

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Mig

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Great Wisconsin Birdingand Nature Trail Regions

Lake Superior/North WoodsMississippi/Chippewa RiversLake MichiganCentral Sands PrairieSouthern Savanna

IIIIIIIVV

SANDPIPERS continued

Wilson’s Snipe l V 3 l CDEF ALL

American Woodcock l 3 l FIJ ALL

Wilson’s Phalarope l 3 l DE I, III, IV, V

Red-necked Phalarope V l l ACD

Red Phalarope l l A

GULLS, TERNS

Laughing Gull V l l A

Franklin’s Gull V l l ABH

Little Gull l 3 l AC III

Black-headed Gull V l l CD

Bonaparte’s Gull l V 3 l AB I, III

Black-tailed Gull l l AC

Mew Gull l l AC

Ring-billed Gull l l 3 l ABH ALL

California Gull l l AB

Herring Gull l l 3 l AB I, III, IV, V

Thayer’s Gull l l AC

Iceland Gull l l AC

Lesser Black-backed Gull V l l AC

Glaucous-winged Gull l l A

I

II III

IV

V

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SPECIES

SEASONALDISTRIBUTION STATUS

HABITATTYPE

GWBNTBREEDING

REGION

Cas

ual/

Acc

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tal

Rar

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ular

Mig

rant

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nly

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ter

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mer

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eds

Habitat TypesA. Great LakesB. Inland WatersC. Great Lakes ShoresD. Inland Shores

E. Marshes and/or Wet Meadows

F. Swamps and BogsG. Grasslands

H. CroplandsI. Brushy AreasJ. Deciduous WoodsK. Coniferous WoodsL. Urban Areas

Glaucous Gull V l l AC

Great Black-backed Gull l l 3 l AC III

Sabine’s Gull l l A

Black-legged Kittiwake l l AB

Ross’s Gull l l A

Ivory Gull l l ABCD

Caspian Tern (E) l 3 l AB III

Royal Tern l l AC

Common Tern (E) l 3 l ABCE I, III, IV, V

Arctic Tern l l AC

Forster’s Tern (E) l 3 l ABCE II-V

Least Tern l l ABC

Sooty Tern l l AB

White-winged Tern l l AB

Black Tern l 3 l ABE ALL

JAEGERS

Pomarine Jaeger l l AC

Parasitic Jaeger l l AC

Long-tailed Jaeger l l AC

ALCIDS

Dovekie l l A

Ancient Murrelet l l AB

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REGION

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ual/

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tal

Rar

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rant

O

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IIIIIIIVV

Great Wisconsin Birdingand Nature Trail Regions

Lake Superior/North WoodsMississippi/Chippewa RiversLake MichiganCentral Sands PrairieSouthern Savanna

I

II III

IV

V

PIGEONS, DOVES

Rock Pigeon l l 3 l HL ALL

Band-tailed Pigeon l l HJ

Eurasian Collared-Dove l l l L

White-winged Dove l l H

Mourning Dove l l 3 l GHIL ALL

Common Ground-Dove l l H

CUCKOOS, ANIS

Yellow-billed Cuckoo l 3 l IJ ALL

Black-billed Cuckoo l 3 l IJ ALL

Groove-billed Ani l l I

BARN OWLS

Barn Owl (E) l l 3 l EGIL I, II, IV, V

OWLS

Eastern Screech-Owl l l 3 l JL ALL

Great Horned Owl l l 3 l FJK ALL

Snowy Owl V l l CDEG

Northern Hawk Owl l l JK

Burrowing Owl l l GH

Barred Owl l l 3 l FJK ALL

Great Gray Owl l l 3 l IJK I

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REGION

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ual/

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tal

Rar

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rant

O

nly

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ter

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mer

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Habitat TypesA. Great LakesB. Inland WatersC. Great Lakes ShoresD. Inland Shores

E. Marshes and/or Wet Meadows

F. Swamps and BogsG. Grasslands

H. CroplandsI. Brushy AreasJ. Deciduous WoodsK. Coniferous WoodsL. Urban Areas

Long-eared Owl l l 3 l JK ALL

Short-eared Owl l l 3 l EFGHI I, IV

Boreal Owl l l JK

Northern Saw-whet Owl l l 3 l FJK I, II, IV, V

NIGHTJARS

Common Nighthawk l 3 l GHL ALL

Chuck-will’s-widow l l J

Whip-poor-will l 3 l IJ ALL

SWIFTS

Chimney Swift l 3 l FJKL ALL

HUMMINGBIRDS

Green Violet-ear l l L

Green-breasted Mango V l L

Broad-billed Hummingbird l l L

Ruby-throated Hummingbird l 3 l IJL ALL

Anna’s Hummingbird l l L

Rufous Hummingbird l l L

KINGFISHERS

Belted Kingfisher l l 3 l DEF ALL

WOODPECKERS

Lewis’s Woodpecker l l J

Red-headed Woodpecker l l 3 l IJL ALL

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REGION

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tal

Rar

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ular

Mig

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O

nly

Win

ter

Sum

mer

Bre

eds

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Lake Superior/North WoodsMississippi/Chippewa RiversLake MichiganCentral Sands PrairieSouthern Savanna

IIIIIIIVV

WOODPECKERS continued

Red-bellied Woodpecker l l 3 l FJL ALL

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker l l 3 l JKL ALL

Downy Woodpecker l l 3 l FIJKL ALL

Hairy Woodpecker l l 3 l IJKL ALL

Am. Three-toed Woodpecker l l FK

Black-backed Woodpecker l l 3 l FK I

Northern Flicker l l 3 l FGHIJL ALL

Pileated Woodpecker l l 3 l FJK ALL

FLYCATCHERS

Olive-sided Flycatcher l 3 l FJK I, III

Western Wood-Pewee l l JK

Eastern Wood-Pewee l 3 l IJK ALL

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher l 3 l FJK I, III, IV

Acadian Flycatcher (T) l 3 l J II-V

Alder Flycatcher l 3 l FI ALL

Willow Flycatcher l 3 l FI ALL

Least Flycatcher l 3 l IJ ALL

Dusky Flycatcher l l IJ

Eastern Phoebe l 3 l DIKL ALL

Say’s Phoebe l l DIL

I

II III

IV

V

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SEASONALDISTRIBUTION STATUS

HABITATTYPE

GWBNTBREEDING

REGION

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ual/

Acc

iden

tal

Rar

e

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ular

Mig

rant

O

nly

Win

ter

Sum

mer

Bre

eds

Habitat TypesA. Great LakesB. Inland WatersC. Great Lakes ShoresD. Inland Shores

E. Marshes and/or Wet Meadows

F. Swamps and BogsG. Grasslands

H. CroplandsI. Brushy AreasJ. Deciduous WoodsK. Coniferous WoodsL. Urban Areas

Vermilion Flycatcher l l I

Ash-throated Flycatcher l l I

Great Crested Flycatcher l 3 l IJ ALL

Western Kingbird l 3 l I V

Eastern Kingbird l 3 l DGI ALL

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher l l GI

Fork-tailed Flycatcher l l I

SHRIKES

Loggerhead Shrike (E) l 3 l GI ALL

Northern Shrike l l GHI

VIREOS

White-eyed Vireo l 3 l IJ II, III, V

Bell’s Vireo (T) l 3 l I II-V

Gray Vireo l l IJ

Yellow-throated Vireo l 3 l J ALL

Blue-headed Vireo l 3 l FJK ALL

Warbling Vireo l 3 l DJL ALL

Philadelphia Vireo V 3 l IJ I, II

Red-eyed Vireo l 3 l IJKL ALL

JAYS, CROWS

Gray Jay V l 3 l FK I, IV

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SEASONALDISTRIBUTION STATUS

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REGION

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tal

Rar

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Mig

rant

O

nly

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ter

Sum

mer

Bre

eds

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Lake Superior/North WoodsMississippi/Chippewa RiversLake MichiganCentral Sands PrairieSouthern Savanna

IIIIIIIVV

JAYS, CROWS continued

Blue Jay l l 3 l IJKL ALL

Clark’s Nutcracker l l IJ

Black-billed Magpie V l l GHI

American Crow l l 3 l GHIJKL ALL

Common Raven l l 3 l GHIJK I-IV

LARKS

Horned Lark l l 3 l GH ALL

SWALLOWS

Purple Martin l 3 l CDL ALL

Tree Swallow l 3 l CDEFGH ALLNorthernRough-winged Swallow l 3 l CDG ALL

Bank Swallow l 3 l CDG ALL

Cliff Swallow l 3 l CDGHL ALL

Barn Swallow l 3 l CDEGH ALL

CHICKADEES, TITMICE

Black-capped Chickadee l l 3 l IJKL ALL

Boreal Chickadee V l 3 l FK I

Tufted Titmouse l l 3 l JL ALL

NUTHATCHES

Red-breasted Nuthatch l l 3 l KL ALL

I

II III

IV

V

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SEASONALDISTRIBUTION STATUS

HABITATTYPE

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REGION

Cas

ual/

Acc

iden

tal

Rar

e

Reg

ular

Mig

rant

O

nly

Win

ter

Sum

mer

Bre

eds

Habitat TypesA. Great LakesB. Inland WatersC. Great Lakes ShoresD. Inland Shores

E. Marshes and/or Wet Meadows

F. Swamps and BogsG. Grasslands

H. CroplandsI. Brushy AreasJ. Deciduous WoodsK. Coniferous WoodsL. Urban Areas

White-breasted Nuthatch l l 3 l JL ALL

Brown-headed Nuthatch l l K

CREEPERS

Brown Creeper l l 3 l JKL ALL

WRENS

Rock Wren l l IL

Carolina Wren l l 3 l IL II-V

Bewick’s Wren (E) l l I

House Wren l 3 l IJL ALL

Winter Wren l V 3 l DFIK ALL

Sedge Wren l 3 l EG ALL

Marsh Wren l 3 l E ALL

KINGLETS

Golden-crowned Kinglet l l 3 l FJK ALL

Ruby-crowned Kinglet l V 3 l IJK I-III

GNATCATCHERS

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher l 3 l J ALL

THRUSHES

Eastern Bluebird l V 3 l GHI ALL

Mountain Bluebird l l GH

Townsend’s Solitaire l l IJKL

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REGION

Cas

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Acc

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tal

Rar

e

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ular

Mig

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O

nly

Win

ter

Sum

mer

Bre

eds

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Lake Superior/North WoodsMississippi/Chippewa RiversLake MichiganCentral Sands PrairieSouthern Savanna

IIIIIIIVV

THRUSHES continued

Veery l 3 l FIJ ALL

Gray-cheeked Thrush l l IJ

Swainson’s Thrush l 3 l FIJK I, III, V

Hermit Thrush l V 3 l FJK I-IV

Wood Thrush l 3 l JL ALL

American Robin l l 3 l GHIJL ALL

Varied Thrush l l IL

MIMIC THRUSHES

Gray Catbird l V 3 l FIL ALL

Northern Mockingbird V V 3 l IL ALL

Sage Thrasher l l I

Brown Thrasher l V 3 l IL ALL

Curve-billed Thrasher l l l IL

STARLINGS

European Starling l l 3 l FGHL ALL

PIPITS

American Pipit l l DH

WAXWINGS

Bohemian Waxwing l l IJKL

Cedar Waxwing l l 3 l IJL ALL

I

II III

IV

V

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HABITATTYPE

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REGION

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ual/

Acc

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tal

Rar

e

Reg

ular

Mig

rant

O

nly

Win

ter

Sum

mer

Bre

eds

Habitat TypesA. Great LakesB. Inland WatersC. Great Lakes ShoresD. Inland Shores

E. Marshes and/or Wet Meadows

F. Swamps and BogsG. Grasslands

H. CroplandsI. Brushy AreasJ. Deciduous WoodsK. Coniferous WoodsL. Urban Areas

SILKY-FLYCATCHERS

Phainopepla l l IL

WARBLERS

Blue-winged Warbler l 3 l IJ ALL

Golden-winged Warbler l 3 l FIJK ALL

Tennessee Warbler l 3 l IJK I, III

Orange-crowned Warbler l l IJ

Nashville Warbler l 3 l FIJK ALL

Northern Parula l 3 l JK I, III, IV, V

Yellow Warbler l 3 l DEFIJL ALL

Chestnut-sided Warbler l 3 l IJ ALL

Magnolia Warbler l 3 l FIJK I, II, III, V

Cape May Warbler l 3 l FJK I, III

Black-throated Blue Warbler l 3 l IJK I, III, IV

Yellow-rumped Warbler l V 3 l FIJK ALL

Black-throated Gray Warbler l l IJK

Black-throated Green Warbler l 3 l FJK ALL

Townsend’s Warbler l l JK

Hermit Warbler l l K

Blackburnian Warbler l 3 l FJK ALL

Yellow-throated Warbler (E) l V 3 l JK II, III, V

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REGION

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Acc

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tal

Rar

e

Reg

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Mig

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O

nly

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Sum

mer

Bre

eds

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Lake Superior/North WoodsMississippi/Chippewa RiversLake MichiganCentral Sands PrairieSouthern Savanna

IIIIIIIVV

WARBLERS continued

Pine Warbler l 3 l K ALL

Kirtland’s Warbler l 3 l K I, III, IV

Prairie Warbler l 3 l IJ II-V

Palm Warbler l 3 l FGIJ I, IV

Bay-breasted Warbler V l l JK

Blackpoll Warbler l l JK

Cerulean Warbler (T) l 3 l J ALL

Black-and-white Warbler l 3 l IJK ALL

American Redstart l 3 l CDIJK ALL

Prothonotary Warbler l 3 l DF I, II, IV, V

Worm-eating Warbler (E) l 3 l IJ II, V

Swainson’s Warbler l l FI

Ovenbird l 3 l FIJK ALL

Northern Waterthrush l 3 l DFJK ALL

Louisiana Waterthrush l 3 l DJ ALL

Kentucky Warbler (T) l 3 l IJ II-V

Connecticut Warbler l 3 l FJK I, II, IV

Mourning Warbler l 3 l FIJ ALL

MacGillivray’s Warbler l l I

Common Yellowthroat l 3 l CDEFGI ALL

I

II III

IV

V

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SEASONALDISTRIBUTION STATUS

HABITATTYPE

GWBNTBREEDING

REGION

Cas

ual/

Acc

iden

tal

Rar

e

Reg

ular

Mig

rant

O

nly

Win

ter

Sum

mer

Bre

eds

Habitat TypesA. Great LakesB. Inland WatersC. Great Lakes ShoresD. Inland Shores

E. Marshes and/or Wet Meadows

F. Swamps and BogsG. Grasslands

H. CroplandsI. Brushy AreasJ. Deciduous WoodsK. Coniferous WoodsL. Urban Areas

Hooded Warbler (T) l 3 l J II-V

Wilson’s Warbler l 3 l IJK I

Canada Warbler l 3 l FIJK ALL

Yellow-breasted Chat l 3 l I ALL

TANAGERS

Summer Tanager l l J

Scarlet Tanager l 3 l J ALL

Western Tanager l l J

SPARROWS

Green-tailed Towhee l l I

Spotted Towhee V l l I

Eastern Towhee l V 3 l IJ ALL

Rufous-crowned Sparrow l l I

American Tree Sparrow l l EGHI

Chipping Sparrow l V 3 l GIKL ALL

Clay-colored Sparrow l 3 l I ALL

Field Sparrow l V 3 l GI ALL

Vesper Sparrow l V 3 l GHI ALL

Lark Sparrow l 3 l GI II, IV, V

Black-throated Sparrow l l L

Lark Bunting l l GI

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REGION

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Acc

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tal

Rar

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Reg

ular

Mig

rant

O

nly

Win

ter

Sum

mer

Bre

eds

IIIIIIIVV

Great Wisconsin Birdingand Nature Trail Regions

Lake Superior/North WoodsMississippi/Chippewa RiversLake MichiganCentral Sands PrairieSouthern Savanna

I

II III

IV

V

SPARROWS continued

Savannah Sparrow l V 3 l EGH ALL

Grasshopper Sparrow l 3 l G ALL

Baird’s Sparrow l l G

Henslow’s Sparrow (T) l 3 l G ALL

Le Conte’s Sparrow l 3 l EGH I-IV

Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow l 3 l E I

Fox Sparrow V l l IJL

Song Sparrow l l 3 l DEFGIL ALL

Lincoln’s Sparrow l V 3 l EFI I-IV

Swamp Sparrow l V 3 l EFI ALL

White-throated Sparrow l l 3 l FIJKL ALL

Harris’s Sparrow l l I

White-crowned Sparrow V l l I

Golden-crowned Sparrow l l I

Dark-eyed Junco l l 3 l FGHIKL I, IV

Lapland Longspur l l DGH

Smith’s Longspur l l GH

Chestnut-collared Longspur l l H

Snow Bunting l l GH

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HABITATTYPE

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REGION

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Acc

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tal

Rar

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Reg

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Mig

rant

O

nly

Win

ter

Sum

mer

Bre

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Habitat TypesA. Great LakesB. Inland WatersC. Great Lakes ShoresD. Inland Shores

E. Marshes and/or Wet Meadows

F. Swamps and BogsG. Grasslands

H. CroplandsI. Brushy AreasJ. Deciduous WoodsK. Coniferous WoodsL. Urban Areas

CARDINAL-GROSBEAKS

Northern Cardinal l l 3 l IJL ALL

Rose-breasted Grosbeak l V 3 l JIL ALL

Black-headed Grosbeak l l IJ

Blue Grosbeak l l IJ

Lazuli Bunting l l J

Indigo Bunting l 3 l IJ ALL

Painted Bunting l l J

Dickcissel l 3 l GHI ALL

BLACKBIRDS

Bobolink l 3 l EGH ALL

Red-winged Blackbird l l 3 l DEFGHIL ALL

Eastern Meadowlark l V 3 l GHI ALL

Western Meadowlark l V 3 l GH ALL

Yellow-headed Blackbird l V 3 l E ALL

Rusty Blackbird l V l EFGI

Brewer’s Blackbird l V 3 l EGHI ALL

Common Grackle l l 3 l EHIL ALL

Great-tailed Grackle V l H

Brown-headed Cowbird l l 3 l GHIJ ALL

Orchard Oriole l 3 l IJL ALL

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Rar

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Mig

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O

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Win

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Sum

mer

Bre

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Lake Superior/North WoodsMississippi/Chippewa RiversLake MichiganCentral Sands PrairieSouthern Savanna

IIIIIIIVV

BLACKBIRDS continued

Baltimore Oriole l V 3 l IJL ALL

Bullock’s Oriole l l JL

Scott’s Oriole l l JL

FINCHES

Brambling l l I

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch l l L

Pine Grosbeak l l FIJKL

Purple Finch l l 3 l FJKL ALL

House Finch l l 3 l HL ALL

Red Crossbill V l 3 l FKL I, IV, V

White-winged Crossbill V l 3 l FKL I, IV

Common Redpoll l l GHIJL

Hoary Redpoll V l GHIJL

Pine Siskin V l 3 l FIJKL ALL

American Goldfinch l l 3 l GHIL ALL

Evening Grosbeak l l 3 l FIJKL I, III, IV

OLD WORLD SPARROWS

House Sparrow l l 3 l HIL ALL

Eurasian Tree Sparrow l l L

I

II III

IV

V

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Literature Cited

American Ornithologists’ Union. 1998. The A.O.U. check-list of North American birds. Seventh edition (including 48th

Supplement, 2007). American Ornithologists’ Union.Washington, DC.

Barger, N.R., S.D. Robbins, Jr., and S.A. Temple. 1988.Wisconsin birds: a checklist with migration graphs. Fifth edi-tion. Wisconsin Society for Ornithology, Inc.

Mueller, W.P. 2008. Wisconsin annotated checklist. Wis-consin Society for Ornithology, Inc. 7 pp.

Rappole, J.H. 1995. The ecology of migrant birds, a Neo-tropical perspective. 1995. Smithsonian Institution Press,Washington and London.

Robbins, S.D., Jr. 1991. Wisconsin birdlife: population & dis-tribution, past and present. University of Wisconsin Press,Madison.

Temple, S.A., R.C. Domagalski, and J.R. Cary. 2003. Wis-consin birds: a checklist with migration graphs. Sixth edition.Wisconsin Society for Ornithology, Inc.

Watermolen, D.J. and M.D. Murrell. 2001. Checklists ofWisconsin vertebrates. Bureau of Integrated Science Services,Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. 50 pp.

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Notes & Sketches

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