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Bird Species List

The following is a complete historical list of birds seen on or from Point Sauble.   Breeding species at Point au Sauble or in the Lower Green Bay area are marked with an asterisk. Some records are historical and represent birds that were once present on the bay, or have always been casual breeders in the area. New species for the point from this field season are highlighted in bold text.

Species
Code
1999
2000
2001
Horned Grebe
HOGR
X
X
Pied-billed Grebe *
PBGR
X
X
X
Common Loon
COLO
X
X
X
Herring Gull *
HERG
X
X
X
Ring-billed Gull *
RBGU
X
X
X
Franklin's Gull
FRGU
Greater Black-Backed Gull
GBBG
    
X
Bonaparte's Gull
BOGU
X
X
X
Caspian Tern *
CATE
X
X
X
Forster's Tern *
FOTE
X
X
X
Common Tern *
COTE
X
X
Black Tern *
BLTE
X
X
Double-crested Cormorant *
DCCO
X
X
X
American White Pelican *
AWPE
X
X
X
Common Merganser *
COME
X
X
X
Red-breasted Merganser
RBME
X
X
X
Hooded Merganser *
HOME
X
X
X
Mallard *
MALL
X
X
X
American Black Duck *
ABDU
X
X
X
Gadwall *
GADW
X
X
X
American Wigeon *
AMWI
X
X
X
Eurasion Wigeon
EUWI
  
X
Green-winged Teal *
AGWT
X
X
X
Blue-winged Teal *
BWTE
X
X
X
Northern Shoveler *
NSHO
X
X
X
Northern Pintail *
NOPI
X
X
X
Wood Duck *
WODU
X
X
X
Redhead *
REDH
X
X
X
Canvasback *
CANV
X
X
X
Greater Scaup
GRSC
X
X
X
Lesser Scaup *
LESC
X
X
X
Ring-Necked Duck
RNDU
X
X
X
Common Goldeneye
COGO
X
X
X
Bufflehead
BUFF
X
X
X
Oldsquaw
OLDS
X
Harlequin Duck
HARD
  
X
Black Scoter
BLSC
X
X
White-winged scoter
WWSC
X
Ruddy Duck *
RUDU
X
X
X
Snow Goose (Lesser, White Phase
LSGO
X
Snow Goose (Lesser, Blue Phase
BLGO
X
Canada Goose *
CAGO
X
X
X
Tundra Swan
WHSW
X
X
X
American Bittern *
AMBI
X
X
Least Bittern *
LEBI
  
X
Great Blue Heron *
GBHE
X
X
X
Great Egret *
GREG
X
X
X
Snowy Egret *
SNEG
  
X
Green Heron *
GRHE
X
X
X
Black-crowned Night-Heron *
BCNH
X
X
Sandhill Crane *
SACR
X
X
X
Virginia Rail *
VIRA
X
Sora *
SORA
X
X
X
Common Moorhen *
COMO
X
American Coot *
AMCO
X
X
X
Wilson's Phalarope
WIPH
X
Red-necked Phalarope
RNPH
American Woodcock *
AMWO
X
X
X
Common Snipe *
COSN
X
X
X
Short-billed Dowitcher
SBDO
X
Long-billed Dowitcher
LBDO
Red Knot
REKN
X
Pectoral Sandpiper
PESA
X
X
X
White-rumped Sandpiper
WRSA
Baird's Sandpiper
BASA
X
X
X
Least Sandpiper
LESA
X
X
X
Dunlin
DUNL
X
X
X
Semipalmated Sandpiper
SESA
X
X
X
Sanderling
SAND
X
X
Marbled Godwit
MAGO
X
Hudsonian Godwit
HUGO
Greater Yellowlegs
GRYE
X
X
X
Lesser Yellowlegs
LEYE
X
X
X
Solitary Sandpiper
SOSA
X
X
X
Willet
WILL
X
Spotted Sandpiper *
SPSA
X
X
X
Black-bellied Plover
BBPL
X
X
X
American Golden Plover
AMGP
X
Killdeer *
KILL
X
X
X
Semipalmated Plover
SEPL
X
X
X
Ruddy Turnstone
RUTU
X
X
X
Ruffed Grouse *
RUGR
X
Ring-necked Pheasant *
RPHE
X
Wild Turkey *
WITU
  
X
X
Rock Dove *
RODO
X
X
Mourning Dove *
MODO
X
X
X
Turkey Vulture
TUVU
X
X
X
Northern Harrier *
NOHA
X
X
SSHA
X
X
X
Cooper's Hawk *
COHA
X
X
X
Northern Goshawk
NOGO
X
Red-tailed Hawk *
RTHA
X
X
X
Broad-winged Hawk
BWHA
X
Rough-legged Hawk
RLHA
X
X
Bald Eagle *
BAEA
X
X
X
Peregrine Falcon *
PEFA
X
X
Merlin
MERL
X
X
X
American Kestrel *
AMKE
Osprey
OSPR
X
X
Eastern Screech Owl *
EASO
Great Horned Owl *
GHOW
X
X
X
Yellow-Billed Cuckoo *
YBCU
Black-Billed Cuckoo *
BBCU
X
X
Belted Kingfisher *
BEKI
X
X
X
Hairy Woodpecker *
HAWO
X
X
X
Downy Woodpecker *
DOWO
X
X
X
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker *
YBSA
X
X
X
Red-headed Woodpecker *
RHWO
X
X
X
Red-bellied Woodpecker *
RBWO
X
X
X
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) *
YSFL
X
X
X
Whip-poor-will *
WPWI
X
Common Nighthawk *
CONI
X
X
Chimney Swift *
CHSW
X
X
X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird *
RTHU
X
X
Eastern Kingbird *
EAKI
X
X
X
Great Crested Flycatcher *
GCFL
X
X
X
Eastern Phoebe *
EAPH
X
X
X
Olive-Sided Flycatcher
OSFL
X
Eastern Wood-Pewee *
EAWP
X
X
X
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
YBFL
X
X
Willow Flycatcher *
WIFL
X
X
Alder Flycatcher *
ALFL
X
X
Least Flycatcher *
LEFL
X
X
X
BLJA
X
X
X
Black-Billed Magpie
BBMA
    
American Crow *
AMCR
X
X
X
European Starling *
EUST
X
X
X
Bobolink *
BOBO
X
Brown-headed Cowbird *
BHCO
X
X
X
Yellow-headed Blackbird *
YHBL
X
Red-winged Blackbird *
RWBL
X
X
X
Eastern Meadowlark *
EAME
X
Orchard Oriole *
OROR
X
X
Baltimore Oriole *
BAOR
X
X
X
Rusty Blackbird
RUBL
X
X
X
Brewer's Blackbird*
BRBL
    
X
Common Grackle *
COGR
X
X
X
Evening Grosbeak
EVGR
X
Purple Finch
PUFI
X
X
Common Redpoll
CORE
X
American Goldfinch *
AMGO
X
X
X
Pine Siskin
PISI
X
Snow Bunting
SNBU
X
X
Lapland Longspur
LALO
White-crowned Sparrow
WCSP
X
White-throated Sparrow
WTSP
X
X
X
American Tree Sparrow
ATSP
X
X
X
Chipping Sparrow *
CHSP
X
X
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)
SCJU
X
X
X
Song Sparrow *
SOSP
X
X
X
Lincoln's Sparrow
LISP
X
X
X
Swamp Sparrow *
SWSP
X
X
X
Fox Sparrow
FOSP
X
X
X
Eastern Towhee *
EATO
X
X
X
Northern Cardinal *
NOCA
X
X
X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak *
RBGR
X
X
X
Indigo Bunting *
INBU
X
X
Scarlet Tanager *
SCTA
X
X
X
Purple Martin *
PUMA
X
X
X
Cliff Swallow *
CLSW
X
X
X
Barn Swallow *
BARS
X
X
X
Tree Swallow *
TRES
X
X
X
Bank Swallow *
BASW
X
Northern Rough-winged Swallow *
NRWS
X
X
X
Cedar Waxwing *
CEDW
X
X
X
Northern Shrike
NSHR
Red-eyed Vireo *
REVI
X
X
X
Philadelphia Vireo
PHVI
X
X
X
Warbling Vireo *
WAVI
X
X
X
Yellow-throated Vireo *
YTVI
X
X
Blue-headed Vireo
BHVI
X
X
Black-and-white Warbler *
BAWW
X
X
X
Prothonotary Warbler
PROW
X
Blue-winged Warbler
BWWA
X
X
X
Golden-winged Warbler
GWWA
X
X
X
Nashville Warbler
NAWA
X
X
X
Orange-crowned Warbler
OCWA
X
X
X
Tennessee Warbler
TEWA
X
X
X
Northern Parula
NOPA
X
X
X
Cape May Warbler
CMWA
X
X
X
Yellow Warbler *
YWAR
X
X
X
Black-throated Blue Warbler
BTBW
X
X
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
MYWA
X
X
X
Magnolia Warbler
MAWA
X
X
X
Chestnut-sided Warbler
CSWA
X
X
X
Bay-breasted Warbler
BBWA
X
X
X
Blackpoll Warbler
BLPW
X
X
X
Blackburnian Warbler
BLBW
X
X
X
Black-throated Green Warbler
BTNW
X
X
X
Palm Warbler (Western)
WPWA
X
X
X
Palm Warbler (Yellow)
YPWA
  
X
Ovenbird *
OVEN
X
X
X
Northern Waterthrush
NOWA
X
X
X
Louisiana Waterthrush
LOWA
Mourning Warbler *
MOWA
X
X
X
Common Yellowthroat *
COYE
X
X
X
Yellow-breasted Chat
YBCH
Wilson's Warbler
WIWA
X
X
X
Canada Warbler
CAWA
X
X
American Redstart *
AMRE
X
X
X
House Sparrow *
HOSP
X
X
American Pipit
AMPI
X
X
Gray Catbird *
GRCA
X
X
X
Brown Thrasher *
BRTH
X
X
X
House Wren *
HOWR
X
X
X
Winter Wren
WIWR
X
X
X
Sedge Wren *
SEWR
X
Marsh Wren *
MAWR
X
X
Brown Creeper
BRCR
X
X
X
White-breasted Nuthatch *
WBNU
X
X
X
Red-breasted Nuthatch *
RBNU
X
X
Black-capped Chickadee *
BCCH
X
X
X
Golden-crowned Kinglet
GCKI
X
X
X
RCKI
X
X
X
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher *
BGGN
X
X
X
Eastern Bluebird *
EABL
  
X
X
Wood Thrush *
WOTH
X
X
X
Veery *
VEER
X
X
X
Gray-cheeked Thrush
GCTH
X
X
Swainson's Thrush
SWTH
X
X
Hermit Thrush
HETH
X
X
X
American Robin *
AMRO
X
X
X

 

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