. . . other viewing opportunities at the Serpentine Wildlife Area . . . more information on the Serpentine Wildlife Area
. . . list of available bird checklists
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. . . other viewing opportunities at the Serpentine Wildlife Area . . . more information on the Serpentine Wildlife Area
. . . list of available bird checklists |
 May 2002 - The taxonomic order, common names and four-letter codes included in this web version of the Serpentine Wildlife Area Bird Checklist published in 1994 have been updated using the 7th edition of the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) Check-List of North American Birds (AOU 1998) and its supplement (AOU 2000). |
| The following is a list of the bird species that have been observed in the Serpentine Wildlife Area. The status of each species is indicated by an abundance level in each of four seasons. The standard four letter code is shown for each species.
Explanation of Symbols Seasonal Occurrence
Relative Abundance
Other Symbols
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| Code | * | Species | Spring | Summer | Fall | Winter |
| RTLO | Red-throated Loon | r | ||||
| PALO | Pacific Loon | ca | ||||
| COLO | Common Loon | r | r | r | ||
| PBGR | Pied-billed Grebe | r | r | r | u | |
| HOGR | Horned Grebe | u | r | r | u | |
| RNGR | Red-necked Grebe | ca | ||||
| WEGR | Western Grebe | u | r | u | ||
| FTSP | Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel | ac | ||||
| AWPE | American White Pelican | ac | ||||
| DCCO | Double-crested Cormorant | f | u | u | f | |
| AMBI | American Bittern | r | ||||
| GBHE | Great Blue Heron | f | f | f | f | |
| GREG | Great Egret | ca | ca | |||
| SNEG | Snowy Egret | ca | ||||
| GRHE | Green Heron | r | r | |||
| GWFG | Greater White-fronted Goose | r | ||||
| SNGO | Snow Goose | r | ||||
| CAGO | * | Canada Goose | c | c | c | c |
| TRUS | Trumpeter Swan | r | ||||
| TUSW | Tundra Swan | r | ||||
| WODU | * | Wood Duck | r | u | u | r |
| GADW | Gadwall | f | f | u | ||
| EUWI | Eurasian Wigeon | r | r | |||
| AMWI | American Wigeon | c | u | f | c | |
| MALL | * | Mallard | c | c | c | c |
| BTWE | * | Blue-winged Teal | f | |||
| CITE | * | Cinnamon Teal | u | u | ||
| NOSL | * | Northern Shoveler | f | f | f | |
| NOPI | * | Northern Pintail | c | u | c | c |
| GWTE | * | Green-winged Teal | c | f | c | c |
| CANV | Canvasback | r | r | |||
| REDH | Redhead | r | ||||
| RNDU | Ring-necked Duck | r | r | |||
| GRSC | Greater Scaup | u | ||||
| LESC | Lesser Scaup | u | r | |||
| SUSC | Surf Scoter | r | ||||
| LTDU | Long-tailed Duck | r | ||||
| BUFF | Bufflehead | f | f | |||
| COGO | Common Goldeneye | u | ||||
| BAGO | Barrow's Goldeneye | u | ||||
| HOME | Hooded Merganser | r | u | |||
| COME | Common Merganser | f | f | |||
| RBME | Red-breasted Merganser | u | u | |||
| RUDU | Ruddy Duck | u | u | |||
| OSPR | Osprey | u | ||||
| BAEA | Bald Eagle | u | r | u | u | |
| NOHA | * | Northern Harrier | c | c | c | c |
| SSHA | Sharp-shinned Hawk | u | u | |||
| COHA | Cooper's Hawk | u | u | |||
| RTHA | * | Red-tailed Hawk | f | u | u | f |
| RLHA | Rough-legged Hawk | u | ||||
| AMKE | American Kestrel | u | u | u | r | |
| MERL | Merlin | r | ||||
| PEFA | Peregrine Falcon | r | r | |||
| GYRA | Gyrfalcon | ca | ||||
| RNPH | * | Ring-necked Pheasant | c | c | c | c |
| VIRA | Virginia Rail | r | r | r | r | |
| SORA | Sora | r | r | r | r | |
| AMCO | * | American Coot | c | u | c | c |
| SACR | Sandhill Crane | r | r | |||
| BBPL | Black-bellied Plover | r | r | r | r | |
| AGPL | American Golden-Plover | r | ||||
| SEPL | Semipalmated Plover | r | ca | r | ||
| KILL | * | Killdeer | u | c | c | u |
| BNST | Black-necked Stilt | ca | ||||
| AMAV | * | American Avocet | r | r | ||
| GRYE | Greater Yellowlegs | c | c | c | ||
| LEYE | Lesser Yellowlegs | u | u | u | ||
| SPRE | Spotted Redshank | ac | ||||
| SOSA | Solitary Sandpiper | r | r | r | ||
| WILL | Willet | ca | ||||
| SPSA | * | Spotted Sandpiper | u | c | u | |
| WHIM | Whimbrel | ca | ca | |||
| RUTU | Ruddy Turnstone | r | ||||
| BLTU | Black Turnstone | ca | ||||
| REKN | Red Knot | r | ||||
| SAND | Sanderling | ca | ca | |||
| SESA | Semipalmated Sandpiper | r | u | |||
| WESA | Western Sandpiper | u | f | f | ||
| LESA | Least Sandpiper | u | u | |||
| BASA | Baird's Sandpiper | r | ||||
| PESA | Pectoral Sandpiper | u | u | |||
| SHSA | Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | ca | ||||
| DUNL | Dunlin | c | c | c | ||
| STSA | Stilt Sandpiper | ca | ac | ca | ||
| BBSA | Buff-breasted Sandpiper | ca | ||||
| RUFF | Ruff | ca | ||||
| SBDO | Short-billed Dowitcher | r | ||||
| LBDO | Long-billed Dowitcher | u | u | |||
| COSN | * | Common Snipe | u | u | u | r |
| WIPH | Wilson's Phalarope | u | u | |||
| RNPL | Red-necked Phalarope | r | r | r | ||
| FRGU | Franklin's Gull | ca | r | |||
| BOGU | Bonaparte's Gull | f | f | f | ||
| MEGU | Mew Gull | f | c | |||
| RBGU | Ring-billed Gull | u | f | f | f | |
| HEGU | Herring Gull | r | ||||
| THGU | Thayer's Gull | u | ||||
| GWGU | Glaucous-winged Gull | c | c | c | c | |
| CATE | Caspian Tern | ac | ||||
| FOTE | Forster's Tern | ac | ||||
| BLTE | Black Tern | ca | ||||
| RODO | Rock Dove | c | c | c | c | |
| BTPI | Band-tailed Pigeon | u | ||||
| MODO | Mourning Dove | u | u | u | ||
| BNOW | * | Barn Owl | r | r | r | r |
| SNOW | Snowy Owl | r | ||||
| SEOW | * | Short-eared Owl | u | u | u | u |
| CONI | * | Common Nighthawk | u | |||
| BLSW | Black Swift | r | ||||
| VASW | Vaux's Swift | r | ||||
| RUHU | Rufous Hummingbird | f | ||||
| BEKI | Belted Kingfisher | u | u | u | u | |
| DOWO | Downy Woodpecker | f | f | f | f | |
| HAWO | Hairy Woodpecker | r | ||||
| NOFL | Northern Flicker | f | f | f | f | |
| WWPE | Western Wood-Pewee | r | ||||
| WIFL | Willow Flycatcher | r | u | r | ||
| PSFL | Pacific-slope Flycatcher | r | ||||
| EAKI | Eastern Kingbird | ca | ca | |||
| NOSH | Northern Shrike | r | r | r | ||
| STJA | Steller's Jay | f | f | f | f | |
| NOCR | * | Northwestern Crow | c | c | c | c |
| CORA | Common Raven | u | u | u | u | |
| HOLA | Horned Lark | r | r | |||
| TRSW | * | Tree Swallow | c | c | c | |
| VGSW | * | Violet-green Swallow | f | f | f | |
| NRWS | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | u | ||||
| BKSW | Bank Swallow | ca | ca | |||
| BASW | * | Barn Swallow | c | c | c | |
| CLSW | Cliff Swallow | f | f | |||
| BCCH | * | Black-capped Chickadee | c | c | c | c |
| MOCH | Mountain Chickadee | ac | ||||
| BUSH | * | Bushtit | c | c | c | c |
| BEWR | * | Bewick's Wren | f | f | f | f |
| WIWR | Winter Wren | u | ||||
| MAWR | * | Marsh Wren | c | c | c | u |
| GCKI | Golden-crowned Kinglet | r | u | u | ||
| RCKI | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | u | u | u | ||
| MOBL | Mountain Bluebird | ca | ||||
| AMRO | * | American Robin | c | c | c | f |
| EUST | * | European Starling | c | c | c | c |
| AMPI | American Pipit | r | f | |||
| CEWA | * | Cedar Waxwing | r | f | f | r |
| OCWA | * | Orange-crowned Warbler | f | f | r | |
| YEWA | * | Yellow Warbler | f | u | ||
| YRWA | Yellow-rumped Warbler | f | f | r | ||
| COYE | * | Common Yellowthroat | c | c | c | |
| WIWA | Wilson's Warbler | u | u | |||
| SPTO | * | Spotted Towhee | c | c | c | c |
| ATSP | American Tree Sparrow | r | ||||
| VESP | Vesper Sparrow | ca | ||||
| SAVS | * | Savannah Sparrow | c | c | c | |
| FOSP | Fox Sparrow | u | u | |||
| SOSP | * | Song Sparrow | c | c | c | c |
| LISP | Lincoln's Sparrow | u | ca | |||
| SWSP | Swamp Sparrow | r | r | |||
| HASP | Harris' Sparrow | r | r | |||
| WCSP | * | White-crowned Sparrow | f | f | f | f |
| GCSP | Golden-crowned Sparrow | f | f | f | ||
| DEJU | * | Dark-eyed Junco | c | u | f | c |
| LALO | Lapland Longspur | r | ||||
| BHGR | Black-headed Grosbeak | r | r | r | ||
| RWBL | * | Red-winged Blackbird | c | c | c | c |
| WEME | Western Meadowlark | u | ||||
| YHBL | Yellow-headed Blackbird | r | ||||
| BRBL | * | Brewer's Blackbird | c | c | c | f |
| BHCO | Brown-headed Cowbird | f | ||||
| PUFI | Purple Finch | f | u | f | f | |
| HOFI | * | House Finch | c | c | c | c |
| CORE | Common Redpoll | r | ||||
| PISI | Pine Siskin | u | ||||
| AMGO | * | American Goldfinch | f | c | c | ca |
| EVGR | Evening Grosbeak | f | ca | |||
| HOSP | * | House Sparrow | c | c | c | c |