Breeding birds of central Upper Michigan : a field checklist

8 Pages·1993·0.4 MB·English

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Reserve
ceding Birds of
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il Upper Michigan:
1993
LD CHECKLIST
PARTNERS IN FLIGHT’ “WATCHABLE WILDLIFE
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in Central Upper Michigan The Watchable Wildlife Program is a nationwide effort to increase wildlife viewing
opportunities, to educate people about the needs of wildlife and to promote
Federal lands in central Upper Michigan include the Hiawatha National wild|;fe oonsen'atioa A^ 'Vatchah'e wild'Te ” birds hrinn wP th<> importance
Forest, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and the Seney National Wildlife ib.
Refuge. These management units have different charters and histories and
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are managed for purposes ranging from timber production to forest and
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park recreation to wetlands management; all are concerned with the fates
of resident birds.
Declining populations of “neotropical migrants," birds that breed in the tem¬ -e consid¬
perate latitudes of North America but winter far to the south, have become er breed-
a focus of attention for conservationists. Populations in many regions have
undergone severe decline between the late 1940s and the late 1980s. Is
this happening in central Upper Michigan? mmon Habitat
In June of 1989, the Munising District of the Hiawatha National Forest initiat¬
ed an annual breeding bird survey modeled after pilot programs developed
on the Nicolet National Forest in Wisconsin. During two early morning ses¬
sions, volunteer experts surveyed 130 individual listening points estab¬
lished on USFS lands to represent various forest types and management
practices. Limited coverage of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore by the
Hiawatha Survey began in 1990 with establishment of 10 listening points in
the wetlands and pine forests of Sand Point. In 1992, the park’s repre¬
sentation grew to 40 stations, and 24 stations were added on the Seney
National Wildlife Refuge.
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As of the spring of 1993, the Hiawatha Survey has grown into an annual
combined effort to assess general population trends of birds that breed on CM
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federal lands in central Upper Michigan; effects of various agency manage¬
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ment practices on avian populations are also being addressed. Regional
efforts of this type have been instigated in other parts of North America. AS
The Hiawatha Survey is part of the U.S. Federal Interagency contribution to IL
“Partners in Flight, the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Program.”
This international program grew out of the common concern for neotropical
migrants by national, state and corporate land managers, academic institu¬
tions and private conservation groups. f
Through perpetuation of the Hiawatha Survey, Hiawatha National Forest,
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and Seney National Wildlife Refuge IL
hope to keep a “hand on the pulse” of some aspects of environmental qual¬ IL
ity through annual assessment of breeding bird populations. Green-winged Teal* .. CM
American Black Duck* IL
IL - inland lakes R - rivers CL-cliffs Mallard* . IL
GL - Great Lakes WD - wet/dry openings UR-urban areas Northern Pintail* . IL
CM - cattail marsh SC - swamp conifer LS - lakes & swamps Blue-winged Teal* . IL
AS - alder swamps MH - mixed hardwoods PF - pine, wet forests Northern Shoveler* .... CM
LK - lakeshores WB - wide beaches SM - sedge marsh Gadwall* . IL
MF - mixed forests CF - conifer forests OH - older hardwoods American Wigeon* ... CM
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a - abundant (common species that is very numerous) Greater Scaup
c - common (certain to be seen in suitable habitat) Lesser Scaup
u — uncommon (present but not certain to be seen) ‘Indicates birds which King Eider
r — rare (seen at inten/als of 2-5 years) nest locally Harlequin Duck
SPECIES Abundance Common Habitat SPECIES Abundance Common Habitat
Oldsquaw White-rumped Sandpiper
White-winged Scoter Baird’s Sandpiper
Common Goldeneye* . u R Pectoral Sandpiper
Barrow’s Goldeneye Dunlin
Bufflehead Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Hooded Merganser* . u IL Short-billed Dowitcher
Common Merganser* . c IL Long-billed Dowitcher
Red-breasted Merganser* . c GL Common Snipe*. c LS
Ruddy Duck American Woodcock* . c UO
VULTURES (Cathartidae) Wilson’s Phalarope
Turkey Vulture* . u IH Red-necked Phalarope
HAWKS AND EAGLES (Accipitridae) GULLS AND TERNS (Laridae)
Osprey* . u IL Franklin’s Gull
Bald Eaqle* . u IL Little Gull* . r GL
Northern Harrier* . u WD Bonaparte’s Gull
Sharp-shinned Hawk* . u SC Rinq-billed Gull* . a ALL
Cooper’s Hawk* . u MH Herring Gull*. a GL
Northern Goshawk* . u MH Glaucous Gull
Red-Shouldered Hawk*. r MH Caspian Tern* . GL
Broad-winqed Hawk*. c MH Common Tern* . u GL
Red-tailed Hawk* . c WD Forster’s Tern . r GL
Rough-legged Hawk Black Tern . u IL
Golden Eagle PIGEONS AND DOVES (Columbidae)
FALCONS (Falconidae) Rock Dove* . c UR
American Kestrel* . c UO Mourninq Dove* . u UO
Merlin* . u SC CUCKOOS (Cuculidae)
Peregrine Falcon* . r CL Black-billed Cuckoo* . u MH
GROUSE (Phasianidae) Yellow-billed Cuckoo* . r AS
Spruce Grouse*. u SC OWLS (Strigidae)
Ruffed Grouse* . c MH Eastern Screech-Owl
Sharp-tailed Grouse*. u UO Great Horned Owl* . c IH
Wild Turkey* . r MH Snowy Owl
RAILS, GALLINULES AND COOTS (Rallidae) Northern Hawk Owl
Yellow Rail* . r CM Barred Owl* . u MF
- Vir3a inia Rail*. u CM Great Gray Owl* . r CF
Sora* . u CM Lonq-earred Owl* . r MF
Common Moorhen Short-earred Owl* . r WD
American Coot* . c IL Boreal Owl
CRANES (Gruidae) Northern Saw-whet Owl* . u SC
Sandhill Crane* . u UO NIGHTJARS (Caprimulgidae)
PLOVERS (Charadriidae) Common Nighthawk* . u IH
Black-bellied Plover Whip-poor-will* . u MF
Lesser Golden-Plover SWIFTS (Apodidae)
Semipalmated Plover Chimney Swift* . c UR
Pipinq Plover*. r WB HUMMINGBIRDS (Trochilidae)
Killdeer* . a UO Ruby-throated Hummingbird*. c MF
SANDPIPERS (Scolopacidae) KINGFISHERS (Alcedinidae)
Greater Yellowlegs Belted Kinafisher*. c WL
Lesser Yellowlegs WOODPECKERS (Picidae)
Solitary Sandpiper Red-headed Woodpecker* . r MH
Willet Yellow-bellied Sapsucker*. c MF
Spotted Sandpiper* u LK Downy Woodpecker*. c MF
Upland Sandpiper* .. u UO Hairy Woodpecker*. c MF
Hudsonian Godwit Three-toed Woodpecker
Marbled Godwit Black-backed Woodpecker* . u SC
Ruddy Turnstone Northern Flicker* . c UO
Sanderling Pileated Woodpecker*. u MH
Semipalmated Sandpiper FLYCATCHERS (Tyrannidae)
Least Sandpiper Olive-sided Flycatcher* . u SC
SPECIES Abundance Common Habitat
_ Eastern Wood-Pewee* . c MH
_ Yellow-bellied Flycatcher . u WL
_ Alder Flycatcher* . u WL
_ Willow Flycatcher* . r AS
_ Least Flycatcher* . a MF
_ Eastern Phoebe* . u MH
_ Great-crested Flycatcher*. c MH
_ Western Kingbird
_ Eastern Kingbird* . c UO
LARKS (Alaudidae)
_Horned Lark* . u UO
SWALLOWS (Hirundinidae)
_ Purple Martin* . u UR
_ Tree Swallow* . c UO
_ North. Rough-winged Swallow*. u R
_ Bank Swallow* . u GL
_ Cliff Swallow* . u GL
_ Barn Swallow* . c UO
JAYS AND CROWS (Corvidae)
Gray Jay* . u SC
_Blue Jay* . c IH
_American Crow* . u IH
_Common Raven* . c IH
CHICKADEES AND TITMICE (Paridae)
_ Black-capped Chickadee* . a IH
_ Boreal Chickadee* . r SC
_ Tufted Titmouse
NUTHATCHES (Sittidae)
_ Red-breasted Nuthatch*. c PF
_ White-breasted Nuthatch* . c MH
CREEPERS (Certhiidae)
_ Brown Creeper*. c MF
WRENS (Troglodytidae)
_ House Wren* . u MH
_ Winter Wren* . c SC
_ Sedge Wren* . u SM
_ Marsh Wren* . u CM
THRUSHES (Muscicapidae)
_ Golden-crowned Kinglet* . u MF
_ Ruby-crowned Kinglet*. u MF
_ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher* . r MH
_ Eastern Bluebird*. u UO
_ Veery* . c MF
_ Gray-cheeked Thrush
_ Swainson’s Thrush* . u SC
_ Hermit Thrush* . c SC
_ Wood Thrush* . c MH
_ American Robin* . a IH
MIMIC THRUSHES (Mimidae)
_ Gray Catbird* . u UO
_ Northern Mockingbird
_ Brown Thrasher* . c UO
PIPITS (Motacillidae)
_ Water Pipit
WAXWINGS (Bombycillidae)
_ Bohemian Waxwing
_ Cedar Waxwing* . a IH
SHRIKES (Laniidae)
_Northern Shrike
_Loggerhead Shrike
SPECIES Abundance Common Habitat
STARLINGS (Sturnidae)
_ European Starling* . c UR
VIREOS (Vireonidae)
_ Solitary Vireo* . u MH
_ Yellow-throated Vireo* . u UO
_ Warbling Vireo* . u MH
_ Philadelphia Vireo* . u MH
_ Red-eyed Vireo* . a MH
WARBLERS AND SPARROWS (Emberizidae)
_Golden-winged Warbler* . u MH
_Tennessee Warbler* . u MF
_Orange-crowned Warbler
_ Nashville Warbler . c MF
_ Northern Parula Warbler* . u MF
_ Yellow Warbler*. c MF
_ Chestnut-sided Warbler* . c MF
_ Magnolia Warbler*. u SC
_ Cape May Warbler* . u SC
_ Black-throated Blue Warbler* . u OH
_ Yellow-rumped Warbler* . c MF
_ Black-throated Green Warbler* . a MF
_ Blackburnian Warbler* . u MF
_ Pine Warbler* . u PF
_ Prairie Warbler
_ Palm Warbler* . r SC
_ Bay-breasted Warbler* . r SC
_ Blackpoll Warbler
_ Black and White Warbler* . u IH
_ American Redstart* . c MH
_ Ovenbird* . a MH
_ Northern Waterthrush* . u WL
_ Connecticut Warbler* . r SC
_ Mourning Warbler* . u MF
_ Common Yellowthroat* . c WL
_ Hooded Warbler
_ Wilson’s Warbler* . r MF
_ Canada Warbler*. u SC
_ Scarlet Tanager* . u MH
_ Northern Cardinal
_ Rose-breasted Grosbeak*. c MH
_ Indigo Bunting* . u MF
_ Rufous-sided Towhee* . u BF
_ American Tree Sparrow
_ Chipping Sparrow* . c MF
_ Clay-colored Sparrow* . u BO
_ Field Sparrow*. u UO
_ Vesper Sparrow* . c UO
_ Savannah Sparrow* . c UO
_ Grasshopper Sparrow*. r UO
_ Le Conte’s Sparrow* . r WD
_ Fox Sparrow
_ Song Sparrow* . c ALL
_ Lincoln’s Sparrow* . u WD
_ Swamp Sparrow* . c WL
_ White-throated Sparrow* . c DB
_ White-crowned Sparrow
_ Harris’ Sparrow
_ Dark-eyed Junco*. c MF
_ Lapland Longspur
SPECIES Abundance Common Habitat
_ Snow Bunting
_ Bobolink*. u UO
_ Red-winged Blackbird* . c IH
_ Eastern Meadowlark* . c UO
_ Western Meadowlark
_ Yellow-headed Blackbird* . r CM
_ Rusty Blackbird* . r AS
_ Brewer’s Blackbird* . u UO
_ Common Grackle* . c IH
_ Brown-headed Cowbird* . c IH
_ Northern Oriole* . c MH
FINCHES (Fringillidae)
_ Pine Grosbeak
_ Purple Finch*. u MF
_ Red Crossbill* . u MF
_ White-winged Crossbill* . r MF
_ Common Redpoll
_ Hoary Redpoll
_ Pine Siskin* . u MF
_ American Goldfinch* . c MF
_ Evening Grosbeak* . c MF
WEAVERS (Passeridae)
_ House Sparrow* . c UR
NOTES
Date_No. Species
Time Afield
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