s S F W s S F W s S F W 

Sedge Wren .................................... o - o Prairie Warbler ............................... o - o - Eastern Meadowlark ...................... o - o o 

Marsh Wren .................................... u u u - Palm Warbler .................................. o - o - Rusty Blackbird ............................... o - o o 

KINGLETS, THRUSHES, THRASHERS 

Golden-crowned Kinglet.. ............. u 

Ruby-crowned Kinglet.. .................. c 

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher .................. c 

Eastern Bluebird ............................. r 

Veeryt ............................................ c 

Gray-cheeked Thrush ..................... r 

Swainson's Thrush ........................... c 

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-

u 

r 

c 

-

o 

c 

c 

u 

r 

c 

r 

c 

c 

c 

-

r 

-

-

-

Bay-breasted Warbler................... u 

Blackpoll Warbler ........................... c 

Cerulean Warbler .......................... u 

Black-and-white Warbler ............... c 

American Redstart ......................... c 

Prothonotary Warbler ..................... o 

Worm-eating Warbler.................... r 

Ovenbird ........................................ u 

-

u 

o 

u 

c 

o 

r 

u 

o 

u 

o 

c 

u 

o 

u 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Common Grackle .......................... c 

Brown-headed Cowbird ................ u 

Orchard Oriole ............................... u 

Northern Oriole ............................... u 

Purple Finch .................................... u 

House Finch .................................... c 

American Goldfinch ...................... c 

Evening Grosbeak ......................... o 

c c c 

u c u 

u 

u o -

- u u 

o a a 

c c c 

- o o 

Hermit Thrusht.. .............................. c c c u 

Northern Waterthrush ..................... o - o - House Sparrowt ............................. u u u u 

Wood Thrusht ................................. c 

American Robint.. ......................... c 

c 

c 

c 

c 

-

u 

Louisiana Waterthrush ................... o 

Kentucky Warbler ........................... o 

o 

o 

u 

o 

-

-

ACCIDENTALS OR ESCAPES FROM CAPTIVITY 

Mandarin Duck 

Gray Catbirdt.. .............................. c 

Northern Mockingbirdt.. ............... c 

Brown Thrasher ............................... u 

c 

c 

u 

c 

c 

u 

-

c 

-

Connecticut Warbler ..................... -

Mourning Warbler .......................... -

Common Yellowthroatt.. ............... c 

Hooded Warbler ............................ o 

-

-

u 

o 

o 

r 

u 

o 

-

-

-

-

Monk Parakeet 

NOTES 

WAXWINGS, STARLINGS 

_ Cedar Waxwing ............................. c - c c 

Canada Werber ........ : ................... u 

Yellow-breasted Chat .................... o 

u 

o 

o 

o 

- Location_______________ 

_ European Starllngt.. ...................... a 

VIREOS 

White-eyed VIreo ........................... u 

Solitary Vireo .................................. u 

a 

u 

o 

a 

u 

a 

-

TANAGERS, SPARROWS 

Summer Tanager ........................... u 

ScarletTanager .............................. c 

Northern Cordlnalt.. ...................... a 

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o 

a 

u 

a 

-

a 

Date_______ Total_______ 

Observers_______________ 

Yellow-throated Vireo .................... u o Rose-breasted Grosbeak .............. c - c Weather_______ Wind,_____ 

Warbling Vireo ............................... u 

Philadelphia Vireo ......................... o 

Red-eyed Vireot.. .......................... u 

o 

-

u 

o 

c 

-

-

Blue Grosbeak ................................ o 

Indigo Bunting ................................ u 

Rufous-sided Towhee ..................... c 

-

o 

o 

o 

o 

c o 

Time___________________ 

WARBLERS American Tree Sparrow ................. - - o u 

Blue-winged Warbler ..................... u o o - Chipping Sparrow .......................... o o o -

Tennessee Warbler ........................ o - o - Field Sparrow ................................. o o u o 

Nashville Warbler ........................... o 

Northern Parula .............................. u 

-

o 

o 

o 

-

-

Vesper Sparrow ............................. o 

Savannah Sparrow ........................ u 

-

-

u 

u 

o 

o 

Cover art by Carol June Barton 

Yellow Warblert ............................. u u u - Fox Sparrow .................................... c - c o 

Chestnut-sided Warbler ................. o - c - Song Sparrowt ............................... c c c c 

Magnolia Warbler ......................... u - u - swamp Sparrow ............................. u - u o 

Cape May Warbler ........................ o - o - White-throated Sparrow ................. a - a a 

Block-throated Blue Warbler ......... c - c - White-crowned Sparrow................ - - r r UNITED STATES 

Yellow-rumped Warbler ................ c 

Black-throated Green Warbler ...... u 

Blackburnian Warbler .................... u 

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-

u 

a 

u 

o 

o 

-

-

Dark-eyed Junco ............................ u 

BLACKBIRDS, FINCHES 

Bobolink .......................................... o 

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-

u 

o 

c 

-

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 

Yellow-throated Warbler ............... c 

Pine Warbler ................................... o 

o 

-

o - _ Red-winged Blackblrdt ................. c c c c September, 1985 
Theodore Roosevelt Island Is located In the Potomac RELATIVE ABUNDANCE VULTURES, HAWKS, FALCONS s S F W SWIFTS, HUMMINGBIRDS, KINGFISHERS 8 S F W 

River within sight of Georgetown, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the Lincoln 

Memorial. "TRI," as It Is known, has approximately 88 

acres of near-mature and young second-growth 

deciduous forest, march, swamp, and open areas. 

a-abundant 

c-common 

A species which Is very 

numerous 

Certain to be seen or heard 

In suitable habitat 

Black Vulture .................................. -

Turkey Vulture ................................. u 

Osprey ............................................ u 

Bald Eagle ...................................... o 

-

u 

u 

-

-

u 

u 

o 

o 

u 

-

r 

Common Nighthawk t .. .................. o 

Chimney Swift................................. c 

Ruby-throated Hummingbird ......... o 

Belted Kingfisher t ........................... c 

0 

c 

u 

c 

0 

c 

u 

c 

-

-

u 

Several miles of small roads and paths permit visitors 

to reach every part of the Island with relative ease. 

"Little Island," which Is linked to TRI by a sandbar at 

low tide when water In the Potomac Is low, Is otherwise Inaccessible by land and has no paths. Access 

to TRI Is from the northbound lanes of the George 

Washington Memorial Parkway on the VIrginia shore 

of the Potomac River. Free public parking Is 

provided. Motor vehicles are not permitted on TRI. 

u-uncommon Present, but not certain to 

be seen 

o-occaslonal Seen only a few times during 

a season 

r-rare Seen at Intervals of 2 to 5 

years 

Names and order of listings are In accordance with 

the sixth A. 0. U. Checklist: 

Sharp-shinned Hawk ...................... -

Cooper's Hawk ............................... -

Red-shouldered Hawk................... u 

Broad-winged Hawk ...................... -

Red-lolled Hawk ............................. u 

Rough-legged Hawk...................... -

American Kestrel ............................ o 

QUAILS, RAILS, COOTS 

-

-

-

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o 

-

-

u 

o 

u 

o 

u 

-

u 

-

-

u 

-

u 

r 

o 

WOODPECKERS 

Red-headed Woodpecker ............ o 

Red-bellied Woodpecker t ............ c 

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker .............. u 

Downy Woodpeckert .................... c 

Hairy Woodpeckert ....................... u 

Northern Fllckert ............................ c 

Plleated Woodpecker t ................. u 

0 

c 

c 

u 

c 

u 

0 

c 

u 

c 

u 

c 

u 

-

u 

u 

c 

u 

c 

u 

Opportunities for good birding are available 

throughout the year. The greatest number of different species Is present and are best observed In 

spring and fall migrations. 

8 

GREBES 

_ Pled-billed Grebe .......................... o 

_ Horned Grebe ................................ o 

S 

o 

-

F 

o 

o 

W 

o 

Wild Turkey...................................... r 

Northern Bobwhite......................... r 

VIrginia Rail.................................... -

American Coot ............................... o 

-

-

o 

-

r 

r 

r 

o 

-

-

-

o 

FLYCATCHERS 

Olive-sided Flycatcher................... u 

Eastern Wood-Peewee .................. u 

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher .............. o 

-

u 

r 

u 

-

-

This list contains just under 200 specie~ of birds which 

have been observed on or from TRI. It Is based on the 

observations and reports of a few birders and Is offered with the hope that Its publication will encourage more birders to visit TRI and report their new 

finds. 

CORMORANTS 

_ Double-crested Cormorant........... r 

BlnERNS, HERONS 

American Bittern ............................. o 

Great Blue Heron ............................ u 

o 

u u u 

PLOVERS, SNIPES, SANDPIPERS 

Black-bellied Plover....................... -

Semlpdlmated Plover .................. .. o 

Killdeer ............................................ -

Lesser Yellowlegs ........................... -

-

-

-

-

r 

o 

u 

o 

r 

-

u 

o 

Acadian Flycatcher ....................... o 

Alder Flycatcher ............................. o 

Willow Flycatcher ........................... o 

Least Flycatcher ............................. o 

Eastern Phoebe.............................. u 

o 

o 

o 

o 

u 

o 

u 

-

-

Please report any observations of birds not In 

agreement with this list either to the Park Ranger on 

duty or to: National Park Service, George Washington Memorial Parkway, Turkey Run Park, Mclean, 

VIrginia 22101. Telephone: 285-2598. 

Great Egret ..................................... o 

Snowy Egret.. .............. .................... o 

Tricolor Heron ................................. -

Cattle Egret ..................................... o 

Green-backed Heron.................... u 

o o 

- o 

r 

o o 

c u -

Solitary Sandpiper.......................... -

Spotted Sandpiper ........................ c 

Common Snipe .............................. -

American Woodcock t.................. r 

GULLS, TERNS 

-

-

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-

r 

c 

o 

r 

-

-

o 

-

Great Crested Flycatcher.............. u 

Eastern Kingbird t........................... u 

SWALLOWS 

Purple Martin.................................. u 

Tree Swallow ................................... u 

u 

c 

u 

u 

u 

o 

o 

u 

-

-

-

-

Black-crowned Night-Heron .......... o o o Laughing Gull................................. - o o - Northam Rough-winged SWallowt ..... c a c -

SEASON 

Most birds are migratory. Their seasonal occurrence 

on Theodore Roosevelt Island Is coded as follows: 

s ·Spring March, April, May 

S·Summer June, July, August 

F·Fall September, October, November 

W·Winter December, January, February 

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron ......... -

GEESE, DUCKS 

Snow Goose ................................... r 

Canada Goose t.. .......................... c 

Wood Duckt ................................... c 

Green-winged Teal ........................ -

American Black Duck ..................... o 

Mallardt ......................................... c 

r 

- r 

c a 

c c 

- o 

o o 

c c 

-

c 

c 

-

-

c 

Bonaparte's Gull ............................ o 

_ Ring-billed Gull ............................... a 

Herring Gull ..................................... u 

Great Black-backed Gull ............... o 

Caspian Tern .................................. u 

Forster's Tern ................................... -

Black Tern ....................................... -

DOVES, COCKOOS 

-

u 

-

-

-

-

-

o 

a 

u 

o 

u 

u 

o 

o 

a 

u 

u 

-

-

-

Bank SWallow.................................. u 

Cliff Swallow .................................... u 

Barn Swallowt ................................ c 

JAYS, CROWS 

Blue Jayt ........................................ c 

_ American Crowt ............................ a 

_ Fish Crow ........................................ o 

TITMICE, NUTHATCHES, WRENS 

-

-

c 

c 

a 

o 

r 

c 

c 

a 

o 

-

-

c 

a 

o 

t - Nesting Is known to have occurred on Theodore 

Roosevelt Island, though It may not be a yearly 

event. 

Northern Pintail............................... -

Blue-winged Teal ............................ o 

American Wigeon .......................... o 

Canvasback.................................. -

-

-

-

-

-

o 

-

o 

o 

-

o 

o 

Rock Dovet .................................... a 

Mourning Dove t ............................ c 

Black-billed Cuckoo ....................... o 

Yellow-billed Cuckoo ..................... o 

a 

c 

o 

o 

a 

c 

-

a 

c 

-

Black-capped Chickadee ............ -

Carolina Chlckadeet .................... a 

Tufted Titmouse t.. .......................... c 

Red-breasted Nuthatch................. -

-

a 

c 

-

-

a 

c 

-

o 

a 

c 

o 

For further Information, contact: 

National Park Service 

Oldsqaw ......................................... -

Bufflehead...................................... u 

-

-

o 

u 

o 

u 

OWLS 

Common Barn Owl t....................... r r r r 

White-breasted Nuthatcht.. .......... u 

Brown Creeper ............................... c 

o 

-

u 

c 

u 

c 

George Washington Memorial Parkway 

Turkey Run Park 

Hooded Merganser ....................... o 

Common Merganser ..................... o 

-

-

-

-

o 

o 

Great Horned Owl f.. ...................... o 

Barred Owl t.. .................................. o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

o 

Carolina Wren t.. ............................ c 

House Wrent .................................. u 

c 

c 

c 

u 

c 

-

Mclean, VIrginia 22101 Red-breasted Merganser ... ........... o - o - Winter Wren................... ............... .. - - u u 

Telephone: (703) 285-2598 Ruddy Duck .................................... u - u u