Birding


Species Seen Along the Rockfish Valley Trail

Species Peak Count Sp Su F W
Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Canada Goose 79 C C C F
Wood Duck 6 U U
Mallard 1 R
Blue-winged Teal 1 R
Northern Pintail 2 R
Green-winged Teal 8 R
Common Merganser 1 R
Gadwall 1 R
New World Quail
Northern Bobwhite R R R R
Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail
Ruffed Grouse 1 R
Wild Turkey 3 U R R R
Cormorants
Double-crested Cormorant 37 R
Bitterns, Herons, and Allies
Great Blue Heron 3 U U U U
Great Egret 1 R
Cattle Egret 1 R
Green Heron 2 U F F
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 O
New World Vultures
Black Vulture 60 F F C A
Turkey Vulture 75 C C A A
Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies
Osprey 1 O
Bald Eagle 1
Northern Harrier 1 U U
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 O U U
Cooper's Hawk 3 U U U U
Red-shouldered Hawk 4 O F U
Broad-winged Hawk 8 U U
Red-tailed Hawk 5 U U C
Caracaras and Falcons
American Kestrel 2 O O
Merlin 1 R
Peregrine Falcon 1 R R
Lapwings and Plovers
Killdeer 10 F O O U
Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies
Solitary Sandpiper 1 R
Spotted Sandpiper 1 O
Wilson's Snipe 3 O O R
American Woodcock 1 O
Ring-billed Gull 3 R
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon 35 A F C C
Mourning Dove 41 C C C C
Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 O R
Black-billed Cuckoo 1 O
Typical Owls
Eastern Screech-Owl 2 U U U U
Long-eared Owl 1 R
Great Horned Owl 1 R
Barred Owl 1
Goatsuckers
Common Nighthawk 1
Whip-poor-will 1
Swifts
Chimney Swift 4 U U O
Hummingbirds
Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird 1 R
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 27 U A A
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher 6 F F F U
Woodpeckers and Allies
Red-headed Woodpecker 1 R
Red-bellied Woodpecker 15 C C C C
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 7 O F C
Downy Woodpecker 8 F F F C
Hairy Woodpecker 5 U U O U
Northern Flicker 8 F F F C
Pileated Woodpecker 11 C F F C
Tyrant Flycatchers
Olive-sided Flycatcher 1 O O
Eastern Wood-Pewee 13 F F F
Acadian Flycatcher 2 U C
Alder Flycatcher 1
Willow Flycatcher 1 O U
Least Flycatcher 1 O
Eastern Phoebe 14 F C A U
Great Crested Flycatcher 3 O R
Eastern Kingbird 9 C C U
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike 1 R
Vireos
White-eyed Vireo 5 F C U
Yellow-throated Vireo 1 R
Blue-headed Vireo 1 R
Warbling Vireo 2 U O
Philadelphia Vireo 1 R
Red-eyed Vireo 12 C C C
Jays and Crows
Blue Jay 234 A C A F
American Crow 210 A A A A
Fish Crow 1 O
Common Raven 3 U U U U
Larks
Horned Lark 1 R
Swallows
Tree Swallow 44 A A U
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 28 A A
Bank Swallow 1 O O
Cliff Swallow 2 R R
Barn Swallow 40 A A U
Chickadees and Titmice
Carolina Chickadee 30 C C C C
Black-capped Chickadee 6 R
Tufted Titmouse 18 C C C C
Nuthatches
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 R
White-breasted Nuthatch 4 F O O U
Wrens
Carolina Wren 21 A C C C
House Wren 4 U U U
Winter Wren 4 U
Kinglets
Golden-crowned Kinglet 7 O U
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 12 U O C
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 20 C F F
Thrushes
Eastern Bluebird 100 A A A A
Hermit Thrush 2 U
Swainson's Thrush 1
Gray-cheeked Thrush 1
Wood Thrush 5 U O
American Robin 45 C U U U
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Gray Catbird 21 F F C R
Northern Mockingbird 9 C C C C
Brown Thrasher 7 F F U
Starlings
European Starling 85 C C A A
Wagtails and Pipits
American Pipit 21 R R
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing 111 A A A A
Wood-Warblers
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Cerulean Warbler 1
Blue-winged Warbler 1 R R
Golden-winged Warbler 1 R
Tennessee Warbler 1 U R
Orange-crowned Warbler 1 R
Nashville Warbler 2 C C
Northern Parula 4 U F
Yellow Warbler 7 C U F
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 O U
Magnolia Warbler 1 O U
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 O O
Yellow-rumped Warbler 80 F A C
Black-throated Green Warbler 1 O U
Yellow-throated Warbler 1 R
Pine Warbler 2 U U U
Prairie Warbler 9 O U
Palm Warbler 45 F A
Bay-breasted Warbler 2 U O
Blackpoll Warbler 1 U U
Black-and-white Warbler 1 U O
American Redstart 5 U U F
Worm-eating Warbler 6 F F O
Northern Waterthrush 2 O R U
Louisiana Waterthrush 2 F U O
Kentucky Warbler 2 U O
Mourning Warbler 1 O
Common Yellowthroat 6 C C C
Hooded Warbler 1 O
Wilson's Warbler 1 R
Canada Warbler 4 U
Yellow-breasted Chat 2 C F
Tanagers
Summer Tanager 1 O
Scarlet Tanager 16 F
Emberizids, Sparrows, and Allies
Eastern Towhee 8 C F F F
American Tree Sparrow 1 R
Chipping Sparrow 22 A C C O
Clay-colored Sparrow 1 R
Field Sparrow 76 A A A A
Vesper Sparrow 1 U O U R
Savannah Sparrow 9 F O U U
Grasshopper Sparrow 5 F U
Fox Sparrow 1 O U
Song Sparrow 345 A C A A
Lincoln's Sparrow 11 O F R
Swamp Sparrow 27 U F O
White-throated Sparrow 75 C C A
White-crowned Sparrow 14 O F O
Dark-eyed Junco 200 U A A
Cardinals, Saltators, and Allies
Northern Cardinal 31 A A A A
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 U O
Blue Grosbeak 34 F F F
Indigo Bunting 38 A A C
Dickcissel 1 R
Blackbirds
Bobolink 1 R
Red-winged Blackbird 30 C C O
Eastern Meadowlark 23 A A F
Rusty Blackbird 7 O O
Common Grackle 540 A C C
Brown-headed Cowbird 50 C F U U
Orchard Oriole 16 C C U
Baltimore Oriole 4 C U U
Fringilline and Cardueline Finches and Allies
Purple Finch 9 U U U
House Finch 12 F U U F
Pine Siskin 18 O U F
American Goldfinch 200 C C A A
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow 27 U O U O
Total Species: 173
A - Abundant - Seen in numbers on almost every outing
C - Common - Likely to be seen or heard
F - Fairly Common - Frequently seen or heard
U - Uncommon - Present but not commonly seen
O - Occasional - Presumed to be seen annually in season
R - Rare - Only a few records in season, not annual