Birds

There are 128 species of birds known from Hopkins Forest. Please report any sightings of additional species with documentation if possible and reach out if you are interested in research.

Species	Season	Breeding Status
Canada Goose	resident	possible
Wood Duck	summer	probable
American Black Duck	resident
Mallard	resident	possible
Common Merganser	resident	possible
Ruffed Grouse	resident	yes
Wild Turkey	resident	yes
Great Blue Heron	summer
Turkey Vulture	summer
Bald Eagle	migrant
Cooper’s Hawk	resident	possible
Red-shouldered Hawk	summer	possible
Broad-winged Hawk	summer	probable
Red-tailed Hawk	resident	probable
Merlin	migrant
Killdeer*	summer
Solitary Sandpiper	migrant
Spotted Sandpiper	migrant	possible
Wilson’s Snipe	migrant
American Woodcock	summer	yes
Ring-billed Gull*	resident
Rock Pigeon*	resident
Mourning Dove	resident	yes
Black-billed Cuckoo	summer	possible
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	summer	possible
Eastern Screech Owl	migrant	possible
Great Horned Owl	resident	probable
Barred Owl	resident	yes
Long-eared Owl	migrant
Northern Saw-whet Owl	migrant	possible
Chimney Swift	summer
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	summer	probable
Belted Kingfisher	summer	possible
Red-bellied Woodpecker	resident	probable
Yellow-bellied Woodpecker	summer	yes
Downy Woodpecker	resident	yes
Hairy Woodpecker	resident	yes
Northern Flicker	resident	probable
Pileated Woodpecker	resident	probable
Olive-sided Flycacher	migrant
Eastern Wood-peewee	summer	yes
Trail’s Flycatcher (Willow/Alder)	migrant
Least Flycatcher	summer	yes
Eastern Phoebe	summer	yes
Great-crested Flycatcher	summer	probable
Eastern Kingbird	summer	yes
Yellow-throated Vireo	summer	probable
Blue-headed Vireo	summer	yes
Warbling Vireo	summer	probable
Philadelphia Vireo	migrant
Red-eyed Vireo	summer	yes
Blue Jay	resident	yes
American Crow	resident	yes
Common Raven	resident	possible
Tree Swallow	summer	yes
Bank Swallow*	summer
Barn Swallow	migrant
Black-capped Chickadee	resident	yes
Tufted Titmouse	resident	yes
Red-breasted Nuthach	resident	possible
White-breasted Nuthatch	resident	yes
Brown Creeper	resident	yes
Carolina Wren	migrant
House Wren	summer	yes
Winter Wren	summer	probable
Golden-crowned Kinglet	winter
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	migrant
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	migrant
Eastern Bluebird	resident	yes
Veery	summer	yes
Swainson’s Thrush	migrant
Hermit Thrush	summer	yes
Wood Thrush	summer	yes
American Robin	resident	yes
Gray Catbird	summer	yes
Brown Thrasher	migrant
Northern Mockbird	winter
European Starling	resident	possible
Bohemian Waxwing	winter
Cedar Waxwing	resident	probable
Blue-winged Warbler	migrant
Vermivora Hybrid	migrant
Tennessee Warbler	migrant
Nashville Warbler	migrant
Yellow Warbler	summer	yes
Chestnut-sided Warbler	summer	yes
Magnolia Warbler	migrant
Black-throated Blue Warbler	summer	yes
Yellow-rumbed Warbler	migrant, summer	possible
Black-throated Green Warbler	summer	yes
Blackburnian Warbler	summer	yes
Palm Warbler	migrant
Bay-breasted Warbler	migrant
Blackpoll Warbler	migrant
Black and White Warbler	summer	yes
American Redstart	summer	yes
Ovenbird	summer	yes
Louisiana Waterthrush	summer	probable
Mourning Warbler	summer	probable
Common Yellowthroat	summer	yes
Canada Warbler	migrant	possible
Scarlet Tanager	summer	yes
Eastern Towhee	summer	probable
American Tree Sparrow	winter
Chipping Sparrow	summer	yes
Field Sparrow	migrant
Savannah Sparrow	migrant	possible
Fox Sparrow	migrant
Song Sparrow	resident	yes
Swamp Sparrow	migrant
White-throated Sparrow	resident	possible
White-crowned Sparrow	migrant
Dark-eyed Junco	resident	yes
Snow Bunting*	winter
Northern Cardinal	resident	yes
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	summer	yes
Indigo Bunting	summer	yes
Bobolink	summer	possible
Red-winged Blackbird	summer	yes
Common Grackle	summer	probable
Brown-headed Cowbird	summer	yes
Baltimore Oriole	summer	yes
Purple Finch	resident	possible
House Finch	resident	possible
Common Redpoll	winter
Pine Siskin	winter
American Goldfinch	resident	yes
House Sparrow*	resident

*birds found on adjoining lands

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