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Explanation of Symbols

Seasonal Occurrence

SP
S
F
W

= spring
= summer
= fall
= winter

March through May
June through August
September through November
December through February

Relative Abundance

a
c
u
r
_

= abundant
= common
= uncommon
= rare
= absent

found on most visits
found on some visits
seldom seen
hardly ever found
extremely unlikely to be found

Other Symbols

[i]
+
*

= introduced species
= species breeds in the checklist area
= marks the alphabetical codes which are not from the American Ornithologist Union
Checklist, but used by the Canadian Wildlife Service

Highlighted links may be followed for more info such as picture, common locations, and possibly audio samples. Links followed by # are to pictures or audio actually photographed/recorded at the Sanctuary or in the immediate vicinity of the Sanctuary. For a checklist print this web page - approx. 6 printed pages.

Loons		SP	S	F	W
COLO	Common Loon +	c	c	c	_
Grebes
PBGR	Pied-billed Grebe +	c	c	c	_
Cormorants
DCCO	Double-crested Cormorant + #	c	c	c	_
Herons and Bitterns
GBHE	Great Blue Heron +	a	a	a	_
BCNH	Black-crowned Night Heron	u	u	u	_
GRHE	Green Heron +	c	c	u	_
AMBI	American Bittern +	c	c	u	_
LEBI	Least Bittern +	u	u	r	_
	Snowy Egret
Geese and Ducks
CAGO	Canada Goose + #	a	a	a	_
BRAN*	Brant	r	_	_	_
SNGO*	Greater Snow Goose	r	_	_	r
	Lesser Snow Goose
ROGO	Ross' Goose	r	_	_	_
MALL	Mallard +	a	a	a	_
ABDU	American Black Duck +	c	c	c	_
GADW	Gadwall +	c	c	c	_
NOPI	Northern Pintail +	c	c	c	_
GWTE*	Green-winged Teal +	c	c	c	_
BWTE	Blue-winged Teal +	c	c	c	_
AMWI	American Wigeon +	c	c	c	_
NSHO	Northern Shoveler +	c	c	c	_
WODU	Wood Duck +	a	a	a	_
RNDU	Ring-necked Duck	c	_	_	c
GRSC	Greater Scaup	c	_	_	c
LESC	Lesser Scaup	c	_	_	c
COGO	Common Goldeneye	c	u	c	u
BUFF	Bufflehead	c	u	c	u
OLDS	Oldsquaw	u	_	_	u
WWSC	White-winged Scoter	r	_	_	_
RUDU	Ruddy Duck	r	_	_	_
HOME	Hooded Merganzer	c	u	c	c
COME	Common Merganzer	c	c	c	c
RBME	Red Breasted Merganzer	c	c	u	u
Swans
	Mute Swan #
	Tundra Swan
	Trumpeter Swan
Vultures, Hawks and Falcons
TUVU	Turkey Vulture	c	c	u	_
	Black Vulture
NOGO	Northern Goshawk +	c	c	c	u
SSHA	Sharp-shinned Hawk +	c	u	c	r
RTHA	Red-tailed Hawk +	c	c	c	_
RSHA	Red-shouldered Hawk +	c	c	c	_
BWHA	Broad-winged Hawk +	c	c	c	_
RLHA	Rough-legged Hawk	c	_	c	_
BAEA	Bald Eagle #	_	_	_	u
	Golden Eagle
NOHA	Northern Harrier +	c	c	c	_
OSPR	Osprey +	c	c	_	_
AMKE	American Kestrel +	c	c	c	_
Turkeys, Grouse and Partridge
WITU*	Wild Turkey [i] +	u	u	u	u
RUGR*	Ruffed Grouse +	c	c	c	c
RNPH*	Ring-necked Pheasant [i] +	u	u	u	u
GRPA*	Gray Partridge [i] +	c	c	c	c
Coots and Rails
VIRA	Virginia Rail +	c	c	u	_
SORA	Sora Rail +	c	c	u	_
YERA	Yellow Rail	u	u	u	_
COMO	Common Moorhen +	c	c	u	_
AMCO	American Coot +	c	c	u	_
Plovers and Sandpipers
SEPL	Semipalmated Plover	c	_	_	_
KILL	Killdeer +	a	a	a	_
LEGP	Lesser Golden Plover	u	_	_	_
BBPL	Black-bellied Plover	r	_	_	_
UPSA	Upland Sandpiper +	c	c	u	_
GRYE	Greater Yellowlegs	u	_	u	_
LEYE	Lesser Yellowlegs	u	_	u	_
SOSA	Solitary Sandpiper	u	_	_	_
WILL	Willet	r	_	_	_
SPSA	Spotted Sandpiper	u	_	_	_
RUTU	Ruddy Turnstone	u	_	_	_
AMWO	American Woodcock +	c	c	c	_
COSN	Common Snipe +	c	c	c	_
SBDO	Short-billed Dowitcher	c	_	c	_
SAND	Sanderling	u	_	u	_
LESA	Least Sandpiper	c	r	c	_
DUNL	Dunlin	u	_	u	_
Gulls and Terns
GBBG	Great Black-backed Gull #	c	c	c	c
HERG	Herring Gull +	a	a	a	a
RBGU	Ring-billed Gull #	a	a	a	a
BOGU	Bonaparte's Gull	u	_	_	_
COTE	Common Tern +	c	c	c	_
Doves
RODO*	Rock Dove +	a	a	a	a
MODO	Mourning Dove +	a	a	a	a
Cuckoos
YBCU	Yellow-billed Cuckoo	u	u	u	_
BBCU	Black-billed Cuckoo +	u	u	u	_
Owls
EASO	Eastern Screetch Owl +	c	c	c	c
GHOW	Great-horned Owl +	c	c	c	c
	Great Gray Owl
SNOW	Snowy Owl	r	_	_	u
BDOW	Barrel Owl +	u	u	u	u
LEOW	Long-eared Owl	u	u	u	u
SEOW	Short-eared Owl	u	u	u	u
NSWO	Northern Saw-whet Owl +	c	c	c	u
Goatsuckers
WPWI	Whip-poor-will	u	u	u	_
CONI	Common Nighthawk +	c	c	_	_
Hummingbirds
RTHU	Ruby-throated Hummingbird + #	c	c	_	_
Kingfishers
BEKI	Belted Kingfisher +	a	a	a	_
Woodpeckers
YSFL	Northern Flicker +	a	a	a	_
PIWO	Pileated Woodpecker +	c	c	c	c
RHWO	Red-headed Woodpecker	r	_	_	_
YBSA	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	u	u	u	u
HAWO	Hairy Woodpecker +	a	a	a	a
DOWO	Downy Woodpecker +	a	a	a	a
Flycatchers
EAKI	Eastern Kingbird +	a	a	a	a
GCFL	Great-crested Flycatcher +	c	c	c	_
EAPH	Eastern Phoebe +	a	a	a	_
WIFL	Willow Flycatcher +	c	c	c	_
OSFL	Olive-sided Flycatcher +	c	c	c	_
ALFL	Alder Flycatcher +	c	c	c	_
LEFL	Least Flycatcher +	c	c	c	_
EAWP	Eastern Wood Peewee	c	c	c	_
Larks
HOLA	Horned Lark +	c	c	c	_
Swifts and Swallows
CHSW	Chimney Swift +	c	c	_	_
TRES	Tree Swallow +	a	a	a	_
BANS	Bank Swallow +	c	c	_	_
NRWS	North Rough-winged Swallow +	c	c	_	_
BARS	Barn Swallow +	a	a	a	_
CLSW	Cliff Swallow +	c	c	_	_
PUMA	Purple Martin +	c	c
Jays and Crows
BLJA	Blue Jay + #	a	a	a	a
AMCR	American Crow +	a	a	a	a
Titmice
BCCH	Black-capped Chickadee +	a	a	a	a
Nuthatches and Creepers
WBNU	White-breasted Nuthatch +	a	a	a	a
RBNU	Red-breasted Nuthatch	u	u	u	u
BRCR	Brown Creeper +	c	c	c	_
Wrens
HOWR	House Wren +	c	c	c	_
WIWR	Winter Wren +	c	c	c	_
MAWR	Marsh Wren +	c	c	c	_
SEWR	Sedge Wren +	c	c	c	_
Mimics and Thrushes
GRCA	Gray Catbird +	a	a	a	_
BRTH	Brown Thrasher +	c	c	c	_
AMRO	American Robin + #	a	a	a	u
WOTH	Wood Thrush +	c	c	u	_
HETH	Hermit Thrush +	c	c	u	_
SWTH	Swainson's Thrush	u	u	u	_
VEER	Veery +	c	c	u	_
EABL	Eastern Bluebird +	c	c	c	_
Kinglets
BGGN	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	u	_	u	_
GCKI	Golden-crowned Kinglet	c	_	c	_
RCKI	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	c	_	c	_
Waxwings
BOWA	Bohemian Waxwing	_	_	_	u
CEDW	Cedar Waxwing +	a	a	a	_
Shrikes
NSHR	Northern Shrike	_	_	_	r
LOSH	Loggerhead Shrike	u	u	u	_
Vireos
YTVI	Yellow-throated Vireo +	u	u	_	_
SOVI	Solitary Vireo	u	_	u	_
REVI	Red-eyed Vireo +	c	c	c	_
PHVI	Philadelphia Vireo	u	__	u	_
WAVI	Warbling Vireo +	c	c	c	_
Wood Warblers
BAWW	Black and White Warbler +	c	c	c	_
PROW	Prothonotary Warbler	r	r	r	_
GWWA	Golden-winged Warbler	r	r	r	_
NAWA	Nashville Warbler	u	_	u	_
YWAR	Yellow Warbler +	a	a	a	_
MAWA	Magnolia Warbler +	c	c	c	_
BTBW	Black-throated Blue Warbler	u	u	u	_
UYRW	Yellow-rumped Warbler +	c	c	c	_
BTNW	Black-throated Green Warbler +	u	u	u	_
CERW	Cerulean Warbler	u	_	u	_
BLBW	Blackburnian Warbler +	c	c	c	_
CSWA	Chestnut-sided Warbler +	c	c	c	_
BBWA	Bay-breasted Warbler	c	_	c	_
BLPW	Blackpoll Warbler +	c	c	c	_
PAWA*	Palm Warbler	u	_	u	_
OVEN	Ovenbird +	c	c	c	_
NOWA	Northern Waterthrush +	c	c	c	_
MOWA	Mourning Warbler +	u	u	u	_
COYE	Common Yellowthroat +	a	a	a	_
HOWA	Hooded Warbler	u	_	u	_
CAWA	Canada Warbler +	c	c	c	_
AMRE	American Redstart +	c	c	c	_
Weaver Finches
HOSP	House Sparrow [i] +	c	c	c	c
Blackbirds and Starlings
BOBO	Bobolink +	c	c	c	_
EAME	Eastern Meadowlard +	c	c	c	_
RWBL	Red-winged Blackbird +	a	a	a	_
NOOR*	Northern Oriole +	c	c	c	_
COGR	Common Grackle +	a	a	a	_
BHCO	Brown-headed Cowbird +	c	c	c	_
EUST	European Starling [i] +	a	a	a	a
Tanagers
SCTA	Scarlet Tanager +	u	u	u	_
Finches and Sparrows
NOCA	Northern Cardinal +	c	c	c	_
INBU	Indigo Bunting	u	_	u	_
RBGR	Rose-breasted Grosbeak +	c	c	c	_
EVGR	Evening Grosbeak	c	u	u	c
PIGR	Pine Grosbeak	_	_	_	c
PUFI	Purple Finch +	c	c	c	c
HOFI	House Finch +	c	c	c	c
CORE	Common Redpoll	_	_	_	c
PISI	Pine Siskin	u	_	u	_
AMGO	American Goldfinch +	a	a	a	a
URST	Rufous-sided Towhee +	r	r	r	_
SAVS	Savannah Sparrow +	c	c	c	_
VESP	Vesper Sparrow +	c	c	c	_
UDEJ	Dark-eyed Junco +	c	u	u	c
ATSP	American Tree Sparrow +	a	a	a	a
CHSP	Chipping Sparrow +	a	a	a	a
FISP	Field Sparrow +	c	c	c	c
WCSP	White-crowned Sparrow	c	_	c	_
WTSP	White-throated Sparrow +	c	c	c	u
FOSP	Fox Sparrow	u	_	u	_
SWSP	Swamp Sparrow +	c	c	c	_
SOSP	Song Sparrow +	a	a	a	_
SNBU	Snow Bunting	_	_	u	c

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