U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Birds of

Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge

This list contains 281 species considered part

of the Refuge avifauna. Another twenty-two

species have been seen on the Refuge only

once or twice and are considered accidental.

Species are listed in accordance with the

seventh edition of the A.O.U.Checklist and

its 2000 and 2002 Supplements. Accepted

new names are used.

Symbols used in this list are defined as

follows:

Sp Spring March - May

Su Summer June - July

F Fall August - November

W Winter December - February

A Abundant

A common species that is very numerous.

C Common

Certain to be seen in suitable habitats.

U Uncommon

Present, not certain to be seen.

O Occasional

Seen few times during the season.

R Rare

Seen at intervals of 2 to 5 years.

X Accidental

Has been seen only once or twice.

* Nesting Species

Common Name Sp Su F W

Loons

___Common Loon U

Grebes

___Least Grebe Accidental

___Pied-billed Grebe* C A C C

___Horned Grebe O

___Eared Grebe C C C

Boobies and Gannets

___Northern Gannet Accidental

Pelicans

___American White Pelican C C A

___Brown Pelican O O O

Cormorants

___Neotropic Cormorant U O U U

___Double-crested Cormorant C C C

Anhinga

___Anhinga U U U O

Frigatebirds

___Magnificent Frigatebird O O

Bitterns and Herons

___American Bittern C C O

___Least Bittern* C C C

___Great Blue Heron* C C C C

Common Name Sp Su F W

Bitterns and Herons, Continued

___Great Egret* C C C C

___Snowy Egret* C C C C

___Little Blue Heron* U U U U

___Tricolored Heron* C C C C

___Reddish Egret O

___Cattle Egret* A A A O

___Green Heron* C C C R

___Black-crowned Night-Heron*C C C U

___Yellw-crown’d Night-Heron*U U U O

Ibises and Spoonbills

___White Ibis C C C C

___Glossy Ibis R O O O

___White-faced Ibis C C A C

___Roseate Spoonbill C C C C

Storks

___Wood Stork U U

American Vultures

___Black Vulture C U U U

___Turkey Vulture C C C C

Ducks, Geese, and Swans

___Black-bellied Whstlng-Duck*U U U O

___Fulvous Whistling-Duck* C U U O

___Greater White-fronted GooseO A A

___Snow Goose U A A

___Ross’ Goose R U U

___Canada Goose O C A

___Wood Duck U U

___Gadwall C A A

___Eurasian Wigeon Accidental

___American Wigeon C C O

___American Black Duck Accidental

___Mallard C A A

___Mottled Duck* C C C C

___Blue-winged Teal* A R A O

___Cinnamon Teal U

___Northern Shoveler A A A

___Northern Pintail C A A

___Green-winged Teal C A A

___Canvasback U U C

___Redhead O O O

___Ring-necked Duck U C C

___Greater Scaup R

___Lesser Scaup C C C

___Black Scoter Accidental

___Long-tailed Duck Accidental

___Bufflehead O O

___Common Goldeneye R

___Hooded Merganser R R

___Red-breasted Merganser A U

___Masked Duck* R R

___Ruddy Duck* C R C C

Hawks, Kites, and Eagles

___Osprey O O O

___White-tailed Kite U U C

___Mississippi Kite O O

___Bald Eagle O O

___Northern Harrier C R C C

___Sharp-shinned Hawk O O

___Cooper’s Hawk O O

Common Name Sp Su F W

Hawks, Kites, and Eagles, Continued

___Red-shouldered Hawk O O O O

___Broad-winged Hawk U U

___Swainson’s Hawk U U

___White-tailed Hawk X O O

___Red-tailed Hawk C C C

___Ferruginous Hawk Accidental

___Rough-legged Hawk R R

___Golden Eagle R R

Caracaras and Falcons

___Crested Caracara* R U

___American Kestrel C C

___Merlin R R

___Peregrine Falcon O O O

___Prairie Falcon R R

Pheasants and Turkeys

___Ring-necked Pheasant O O O O

New World Quail

___Northern Bobwhite* U U U U

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

___Yellow Rail U U U

___Black Rail O R O O

___Clapper Rail* C C C C

___King Rail* C C C C

___Virginia Rail U U U

___Sora U U U

___Purple Gallinule* C C U

___Common Moorhen* C A C C

___American Coot* A O A A

Cranes

___Sandhill Crane O

Plovers

___Black-bellied Plover C C U

___American Golden-Plover A R

___Snowy Plover R

___Semipalmated Plover U U

___Piping Plover O O

___Killdeer* C C A A

Stilts and Avocets

___Black-necked Stilt* C C C

___American Avocet U C U

Jacanas

___Northern Jacana Accidental

Sandpipers and Phalaropes

___Greater Yellowlegs A A C

___Lesser Yellowlegs A A C

___Solitary Sandpiper U U

___Willet* C C C C

___Spotted Sandpiper C C U

___Upland Sandpiper C C

___Whimbrel O R

___Long-billed Curlew C C C

___Hudsonian Godwit O

___Marbled Godwit C C U

___Ruddy Turnstone O O O

___Surfbird Accidental

___Red Knot O O

___Sanderling U O U U

___Semipalmated Sandpiper A A

___Western Sandpiper A A C
Common Name Sp Su F W

Sandpipers and Phalaropes, Continued

___Least Sandpiper C C U

___White-rumped Sandpiper U

___Baird’s Sandpiper U U

___Pectoral Sandpiper A A

___Dunlin A A C

___Stilt Sandpiper A A

___Buff-breasted Sandpiper O O

___Short-billed Dowitcher U U U

___Long-billed Dowitcher A A C

___Wilson’s Snipe C C C

___American Woodcock U U U

___Wilson’s Phalarope U U

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

___Laughing Gull A A A C

___Franklin’s Gull O

___Ring-billed Gull C C C

___California Gull Accidental

___Herring Gull C U C

___Gull-billed Tern C C C O

___Caspian Tern U U U U

___Royal Tern U U U U

___Sandwich Tern O

___Common Tern O O R

___Forster’s Tern C C C C

___Least Tern* C C

___Sooty Tern Accidental

___Black Tern A C A

___Black Skimmer U U U R

Pigeons and Doves

___Rock Dove R

___Band-tailed Pigeon Accidental

___Eurasian Collared-Dove R R R R

___White-winged Dove R R

___Mourning Dove* C C C C

___Inca Dove* R R R

___Common Ground-Dove R

Cuckoos

___Black-billed Cuckoo O

___Yellow-billed Cuckoo* C U

___Groove-billed Ani Accidental

Barn Owls

___Barn Owl* U U U U

Typical Owls

___Eastern Screech-Owl R R R R

___Great Horned Owl O O O O

___Burrowing Owl O O

___Short-eared Owl U U

Goatsuckers

___Common Nighthawk* A A C

___Chuck-will’s-widow U U

___Whip-poor-will U U

Swifts

___Chimney Swift R R

Hummingbirds

___Ruby-throated U U

Kingfishers

___Belted Kingfisher C C U

Woodpeckers

___Red-headed Woodpecker R

___Red-bellied Woodpecker O R

___Yellow-bellied Sapsucker O

___Downy Woodpecker* U U U U

___Northern Flicker U C O

___Pileated Woodpecker Accidental

Tyrant Flycatchers

___Olive-sided Flycatcher R U

___Eastern Wood-Pewee U U

___Yellow-bellied Flycatcher U U

___Acadian Flycatcher U U

___Alder Flycatcher R R

___Willow Flycatcher U U

___Least Flycatcher U U

Common Name Sp Su F W

Tyrant Flycatchers, Continued

___Eastern Phoebe U C C

___Say’s Phoebe Accidental

___Vermilion Flycatcher O O

___Ash-throated Flycatcher U U R

___Grt Crested Flycatcher U U

___Western Kingbird R R

___Eastern Kingbird* C U C

___Scissor-tailed Flycatcher* C U C

Shrikes

___Loggerhead Shrike* C U C C

Vireos

___White-eyed Vireo U U

___Yellow-throated Vireo O

___Blue-headed Vireo U U R

___Warbling Vireo O

___Philadelphia Vireo O

___Red-eyed Vireo U U

Crows and Jays

___Blue Jay U C

___American Crow Accidental

Larks

___Horned Lark* C U C C

Swallows

___Purple Martin* C C

___Tree Swallow A A

___Violet-green Swallow Accidental

___No. Rough-winged U U

___Bank Swallow U U

___Cliff Swallow U U

___Barn Swallow* A C A

Chickadees and Titmice

___Carolina Chickadee* U U U U

Creepers

___Brown Creeper U

Wrens

___Carolina Wren U U U U

___House Wren C U O

___Winter Wren R R

___Sedge Wren C C C

___Marsh Wren* U U U U

Kinglets

___Golden-crowned Kinglet O

___Ruby-crowned Kinglet C U O

Gnatcatchers

___Blue-gray Gnatcatcher C C U

Thrushes

___Eastern Bluebird Accidental

___Veery O O

___Gray-cheeked Thrush U U

___Swainson’s Thrush C C

___Hermit Thrush U O O

___Wood Thrush U U

___American Robin O O

Mockingbirds and Thrashers

___Gray Catbird C U

___Northern Mockingbird* U C U U

___Sage Thrasher Accidental

___Brown Thrasher U C U

Starlings

___European Starling* C C C C

Pipits

___American Pipit U C C

___Sprague’s Pipit O O

Wood-warblers

___Blue-winged Warbler O

___Golden-winged Warbler O

___Tennessee Warbler C C

___Orange-crowned Warbler U U O

___Nashville Warbler U U

___Northern Parula O

___Yellow Warbler C C

___Chestnut-sided Warbler U

Common Name Sp Su F W

Wood-warblers, Continued

___Magnolia Warbler C C

___Black-throated Blue WarblerR

___Yellow-rumped Warbler C U C

___Blk-throated Green Warbler C C

___Townsend’s Warbler Accidental

___Blackburnian Warbler O

___Yellow-throated Warbler O

___Prairie Warbler R

___Palm Warbler U O

___Bay-breasted Warbler U

___Blackpoll Warbler O

___Cerulean Warbler R R

___Black-and-white Warbler C C

___American Redstart U U

___Prothonotary Warbler U U

___Worm-eating Warbler O

___Swainson’s Warbler R

___Ovenbird O

___Northern Waterthrush C C

___Louisiana Waterthrush U U

___Kentucky Warbler U

___Common Yellowthroat* C U C C

___Hooded Warbler U

___Wilson’s Warbler U U

___Canada Warbler O

___Yellow-breasted Chat U U

Tanagers

___Summer Tanager U U

___Scarlet Tanager U

Sparrows and Allies

___Eastern Towhee U

___Chipping Sparrow O

___Field Sparrow U

___Vesper Sparrow U U

___Lark Sparrow O O

___Black-throated Sparrow Accidental

___Lark Bunting Accidental

___Savannah Sparrow A A A

___LeConte’s Sparrow U U

___Nelson’s Sharp-tailed U U U

___Seaside Sparrow* C C C C

___Song Sparrow U U O

___Lincoln’s Sparrow U U U

___Swamp Sparrow C C C

___White-throated Sparrow U U U

___Harris’ Sparrow R

___White-crowned Sparrow U U U

___Dark-eyed Junco O

Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies

___Northern Cardinal* C O O C

___Rose-breasted Grosbeak C

___Blue Grosbeak C C

___Indigo Bunting C C

___Painted Bunting* U U

___Dickcissel* A C

Blackbirds

___Bobolink R

___Red-winged Blackbird* A A A A

___Eastern Meadowlark* A A A A

___Western Meadowlark O O O

___Yellow-headed Blackbird R R

___Brewer’s Blackbird U

___Common Grackle C C C C

___Boat-tailed Grackle* A A A A

___Great-tailed Grackle R

___Brown-headed Cowbird* C U C A

___Orchard Oriole* C C U

___Baltimore Oriole U U

Finches

___American Goldfinch U

Old World Sparrows

___House Sparrow* O O O O]

June 2003