Birds of the Nulhegan Basin Division

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| **State         | # Species name     | ## Habitat requirements       |
| endangered      |                    |                               |
| species:**      |                    |                               |
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|                 | Osprey             | Clear lakes, rivers           |
|                 |                    | containing fish, supracanopy  |
|                 |                    | or exposed nest sites         |
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|                 | Common Loon        | Large undisturbed water       |
|                 |                    | bodies w/stable water levels  |
|                 |                    | and islands                   |
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|                 | Spruce grouse      | Nests on ground often in      |
|                 |                    | moss, well concealed by       |
|                 |                    | overhanging spruce-fir        |
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| **State listed  | Bay-breasted       | Old dense stands of spruce    |
| as rare or      | warbler            | esp. black spruce             |
| uncommon:**     |                    |                               |
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|                 | Great blue heron   | Tall trees for nesting; near  |
|                 |                    | open water                    |
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|                 | Philadelphia Vireo | Hardwood forest edge; early   |
|                 |                    | successional forest           |
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| **State listed  | Black-backed       | Spruce/fir \>= 10 in dbh      |
| species of      | woodpecker         | w/column of decayed wood;     |
| special         |                    | often near water; almost      |
| concern:**      |                    | exclusive pref. For           |
|                 |                    | old-growth balsam fir         |
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|                 | Cooper's Hawk      | Mature deciduous or           |
|                 |                    | coniferous woodlands in open  |
|                 |                    | or semi-open country          |
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|                 | Gray Jay           | Remote coniferous forest;     |
|                 |                    | esp. dense spruce/fir, black  |
|                 |                    | spruce and pine; cedar bogs   |
|                 |                    | and tamarack swamps           |
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|                 | Rusty blackbird    | Northern forested wetlands;   |
|                 |                    | alder swamps                  |
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| **Rare Vermont  | Bay breasted       | Lowland conifer forest        |
| Breeders:**     | warbler            | complex; lowland spruce fir   |
|                 |                    | forest                        |
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|                 | Black-backed       | \*Same as above               |
|                 | woodpecker         |                               |
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|                 | Boreal chickadee   | \*Same as above               |
+-----------------+--------------------+-------------------------------+
|                 | Gray Jay           | \*Same as above               |
+-----------------+--------------------+-------------------------------+
|                 | Palm warbler       | Young open coniferous stands; |
|                 |                    | bogs; thick shrub growth      |
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|                 | Spruce Grouse      | \*Same as above               |
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| **PIF (Partners | American Woodcock  | Young forest and old fields;  |
| in Flight)      | **(highest PIF     | low wet thickets and moist    |
| priority        | priority-level     | woodlands in early stages of  |
| species:**      | 1)**               | succession near               |
|                 |                    | fields/clearing               |
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|                 | Bay-breasted       | \*Same as above               |
|                 | warbler **(highest |                               |
|                 | PIF priority-level |                               |
|                 | 1)**               |                               |
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|                 | Canada Warbler     | Dense deciduous understory;   |
|                 |                    | esp. along streams, bogs;     |
|                 | **(highest PIF     | occupies northern hardwood    |
|                 | priority-level     | and coniferous forests        |
|                 | 1)**               |                               |
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|                 | Black-throated     | Hardwood/mixed wood stands    |
|                 | blue warbler       | well-developed understory     |
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|                 | Black-throated     | Mixed wood/coniferous stands; |
|                 | green warbler      | mixed woodlands constitutes   |
|                 |                    | this species usual habitats   |
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|                 | Blackburnian       | Coniferous/mixed wood stands; |
|                 | warbler            | prefers old growth stands     |
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|                 | Blackpoll warbler  | Stunted spruce, esp. at       |
|                 |                    | higher elevations; seldom     |
|                 |                    | occurring below 2,000ft       |
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|                 | Boreal chickadee   | \*Same as above               |
+-----------------+--------------------+-------------------------------+
|                 | Common Loon        | \*Same as above               |
+-----------------+--------------------+-------------------------------+
|                 | Eastern wood pewee | Forest edge or open woods;    |
|                 |                    | assoc. w/deciduous forests    |
|                 |                    | w/closed canopy and open      |
|                 |                    | understory                    |
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|                 | Least flycatcher   | Open deciduous or mixed       |
|                 |                    | forest; forest edge; mature   |
|                 |                    | and second growth; clearings, |
|                 |                    | swamp and bog edge            |
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|                 | Nashville warbler  | Young hardwood/mixed stands;  |
|                 |                    | open mixed wood stand         |
|                 |                    | interspersed w/brush thickets |
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|                 | Olive-sided        | Tall perch adj. to low, wet   |
|                 | flycatcher         | coniferous thicket, bog;      |
|                 |                    | prefers tall spruce and       |
|                 |                    | standing dead trees           |
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|                 | Northern Parula    | moist forests and wooded      |
|                 |                    | riparian habitat esp. in      |
|                 |                    | spruce, hemlock, and balsam   |
|                 |                    | fir woodlands                 |
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|                 | Osprey             | \*Same as above               |
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|                 | Purple Finch       | Primarily inhabits moist or   |
|                 |                    | cool coniferous forest edges, |
|                 |                    | open mixed woodlands          |
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|                 | Ruffed Grouse      | Inhabits mixed or deciduous   |
|                 |                    | forests w/brushy clearings    |
|                 |                    | and a thick understory growth |
|                 |                    | of shrubs                     |
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|                 | Spruce grouse      | \*Same as above               |
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|                 | Veery              | Moist woodlands w/understory  |
|                 |                    | of low trees and shrubs       |
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|                 | Yellow-bellied     | Assoc. w/ deciduous trees or  |
|                 | sapsucker          | mixed decid-conif forest;     |
|                 |                    | second growth forest of       |
|                 |                    | aspen, paper birch, pine,     |
|                 |                    | hemlock                       |
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| **Residents:**  | Boreal chickadee   | \*Same as above               |
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|                 | Gray jay           | \*Same as above               |
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|                 | Spruce grouse      | \*Same as above               |
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|                 | Black-backed       | \*Same as above               |
|                 | Woodpecker         |                               |
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| **Migratory:**  | Bay-breasted       | \*Same as above               |
|                 | Warbler            |                               |
+-----------------+--------------------+-------------------------------+
|                 | Palm Warbler       | \*Same as above               |
+-----------------+--------------------+-------------------------------+
|                 | Olive-sided        | \*Same as above               |
|                 | Flycatcher         |                               |
+-----------------+--------------------+-------------------------------+
|                 | Rusty Blackbird    | \*Same as above               |
+-----------------+--------------------+-------------------------------+
|                 | Philadelphia vireo | \*Same as above               |
+-----------------+--------------------+-------------------------------+
| **USFWS Birds   | Olive-sided        | \*Same as above               |
| of Conservation | flycatcher         |                               |
| Concern list**  |                    |                               |
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|                 | Bay-breasted       | \*Same as above               |
|                 | warbler            |                               |
+-----------------+--------------------+-------------------------------+
|                 | Blackpoll warbler  | \*Same as above               |
+-----------------+--------------------+-------------------------------+
|                 | Canada warbler     | \*Same as above               |
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|                 | Chestnut-sided     | Early second-growth deciduous |
|                 | warbler            | woodlands w/dense vegetation; |
|                 |                    | prefers second-growth areas   |
|                 |                    | of clearcut/regenerating      |
|                 |                    | forest                        |
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|                 |                    |                               |
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| **Other species | Alder flycatcher   | Barred Owl                    |
| found:**        |                    |                               |
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|                 | American crow      | Black and white warbler       |
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|                 | American goldfinch | Black-capped Chickadee        |
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|                 | American redstart  | Blue Jay                      |
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|                 | American Robin     | Blue-headed Vireo             |
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|                 | Brown Creeper      | Chipping sparrow              |
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|                 | Canada goose       | Common grackle                |
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|                 | Cedar Waxwing      | Common Raven                  |
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|                 | Chestnut-sided     | Common snipe                  |
|                 | warbler            |                               |
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|                 | Common             | Dark-eyed junco               |
|                 | yellowthroat       |                               |
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|                 | Downy woodpecker   | Great crested flycatcher      |
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|                 | Eastern phoebe     | Great horned owl              |
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|                 | Evening grosbeak   | Hairy woodpecker              |
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|                 | Golden-crowned     | **Hermit thrush (Vermont      |
|                 | kinglet            | state bird)**                 |
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|                 | Gray catbird       | Magnolia warbler              |
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|                 | Mallard            | Northern water thrush         |
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|                 | Mourning dove      | Ovenbird                      |
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|                 | Mourning warbler   | Pileated woodpecker           |
+-----------------+--------------------+-------------------------------+
|                 | Northern flicker   | Red-breasted nuthatch         |
+-----------------+--------------------+-------------------------------+
|                 | Northern saw-whet  | Red-eyed vireo                |
|                 | owl                |                               |
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|                 | Red-tailed hawk    | Sharp-shinned hawk            |
+-----------------+--------------------+-------------------------------+
|                 | Red-winged         | Song sparrow                  |
|                 | blackbird          |                               |
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|                 | Rose-breasted      | Swainson's thrush             |
|                 | grosbeak           |                               |
+-----------------+--------------------+-------------------------------+
|                 | Ruby-crowned       | Swamp sparrow                 |
|                 | kinglet            |                               |
+-----------------+--------------------+-------------------------------+
|                 | Ruby-throated      | Tree swallow                  |
|                 | hummingbird        |                               |
+-----------------+--------------------+-------------------------------+
|                 | Scarlet tanager    | Warbling vireo                |
+-----------------+--------------------+-------------------------------+
|                 | White-throated     | Wild turkey                   |
|                 | sparrow            |                               |
+-----------------+--------------------+-------------------------------+
|                 | White-winged       | Winter wren                   |
|                 | crossbill          |                               |
+-----------------+--------------------+-------------------------------+
|                 | Yellow-bellied     | Yellow-rumped warbler         |
|                 | flycatcher         |                               |
+-----------------+--------------------+-------------------------------+
|                 |                    |                               |
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Waterfowl and marsh birds

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| Green winged teal (*Anas crecca*)  | Belted Kingfisher (*Ceryle      |
|                                    | alcyon*)                        |
| American black duck (*Anas         |                                 |
| rubripes*)                         | Osprey *(Pandion haliaetus*)    |
|                                    |                                 |
| Great blue heron (*Ardea           | Hooded Merganser (*Lophodytes   |
| herodias*)                         | cucullatus*)                    |
|                                    |                                 |
| American bittern (*Botaurus        | Wood duck (*Aix sponsa*)        |
| lentiginosus*)                     |                                 |
|                                    | Ring-necked duck (*Aythya       |
| Pied-billed grebe (*Podilymbus     | collaris*)                      |
| podiceps*)                         |                                 |
|                                    |                                 |
| Common loon (*Gavia immer*)        |                                 |
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