CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF LAKE SAM RAYBURN
Adapted from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
List
Legend
1 - abundant ------------------ ---Sp:
March-May
2 - very common- ---------------- S:
June-July
3 - common---------------------- F:
August-November
4 - fairly common----------- ---- W:
December-February
5 - uncommon
6 - scarce or irregular ------------* Known
or suspected to breed
7 - rare or very local ------------ - not
found during this season
8 - very rare or accidental
Bars separate orders of birds
-------------------------------------------------Sp, S, F, W
Gaviidae
Common Loon
...................................................5, -, 5,
6
Podicipedidae
Horned
Grebe......................................................5,
-, 5, 5
Eared
Grebe........................................................4,
8, 4, 5
Western
Grebe.....................................................8,
-, 7, 7
Pied-billed
Grebe*................................................3, 6,
3, 4
Pelecanidae
White
Pelican.....................................................5,
8, 5, 8
Brown
Pelican....................................................
8, -, -, -
Phalacrocoracidae
Double-crested
Cormorant.................................2, 7, 2, 3
Olivaceous
Cormorant.......................................-, 7, -, -
Anhingidae
Anhinga*............................................................5,
5, 5, 6
Ardeidae
Great Blue
Heron*...............................................4, 4,
4, 5
Green-backed
Heron*.........................................4, 4, 3, 7
Little Blue
Heron*...............................................3, 3,
2, -
Cattle
Egret*.......................................................3,
3, 2, 6
Great
Egret*.......................................................5,
4, 3, 6
Snowy
Egret*.....................................................6,
5, 5, -
Tricolored
Heron*..............................................-, 6, 5,
-
Black-crowned Night
Heron.............................. 6, -, 5, -
Yellow-crowned Night
Heron*...........................5, 5, 4, -
Least
Bittern*.....................................................7,
7, 7, -
American
Bittern................................................6, -,
6, 7
Ciconiidae
Wood
Stork.......................................................
-, 5, 4, -
Threskiornithidae
White-faced
Ibis.................................................7, 7,
6, -
White Ibis
..........................................................6,
6, 5, -
Roseate
Spoonbill............................................. -, 7,
5, -
Anatidae
Canada Goose
................................................... 6, -, 5,
7
Greater White-fronted
Goose.............................. 6, -, 5, 7
Snow/Blue Goose
.............................................. 4, -, 3, 5
Mallard...............................................................3,
7, 3, 3
Black Duck
....................................................... -,
-, -, 7
Mottled Duck
.....................................................-, 7,
-, -
Gadwall
.............................................................3,
7, 2, 4
Northern Pintail
..................................................3, -, 3, 5
Green-winged Teal
............................................2, -, 2, 4
Blue-winged
Teal*............................................ 2, 6, 2, -
Cinnamon Teal
..................................................7, -, -, -
American
Wigeon..............................................3, -, 3,
4
Northern Shoveler
............................................3, 7, 3, 4
Wood Duck*
.................................................. 5, 5, 4,
4
Redhead
..........................................................
7, -, 5, 6
Ring-necked Duck
...........................................3, 7, 3, 4
Canvasback
.................................................... 5, -,
4, 5
Greater Scaup
.................................................. -, -, 7,
6
Lesser
Scaup.....................................................2,
7, 2, 2
Common Goldeneye
......................................... 5, -, 5, 6
Bufflehead
........................................................ 4,
-, 4, 4
Oldsquaw..........................................................
8, -, 8, 7
White-winged
Scoter......................................... 7, -, -, 7
Black Scoter
..................................................... 8, -,
-, -
Ruddy Duck
......................................................2, 7,
2, 2
Hooded
Merganser............................................ 6, -,
5, 5
Common Merganser
......................................... -, -, -, 8
Red-breasted Merganser
.................................. 5, -, 6, 6
Cathartidae
Turkey Vulture*
.............................................. 2, 3, 2, 3
Black Vulture*
..................................................4, 4, 4, 4
Accipitridae
White-tailed
Kite*...............................................-, 7, -,
-
Swallow-tailed
Kite............................................8, -, -, -
Mississippi
Kite..................................................5, -,
5, -
Sharp-shinned
Hawk..........................................4, -, 4, 5
Cooper’s
Hawk*................................................6, 7,
6, 6
Red-tailed
Hawk*...............................................4, 5, 4,
4
Red-shouldered
Hawk*......................................4, 4, 4, 4
Broad-winged
Hawk*........................................3, 5, 3, -
Swainson’s
Hawk...............................................7, -, 7,
-
Rough-legged
Hawk...........................................-, -, 8, -
Golden
Eagle......................................................-,
-, 7, 7
Bald
Eagle*........................................................6,
7, 6, 5
Marsh
Hawk.......................................................5,
-, 5, 6
Pandionidae
Osprey................................................................5,
8, 5, 7
Falconidae
Peregrine
Falcon.................................................-, -,
7, -
Merlin.................................................................-,
-, 8, -
American
Kestrel*.............................................5, 6,
4, 4
Phasianidae
Northern
Bobwhite*...........................................4, 4, 4,
4
Eastern Wild
Turkey*........................................5, 5, 5, 5
Gruidae
Sandhill
Crane....................................................-,
-, 7, -
Rallidae
King/Clapper
Rail*............................................6, 6, 6, 8
Virginia
Rail.......................................................6,
-, 5, -
Sora..................................................................5,
-, 4, -
Purple
Gallinule*...............................................6,
6, 6, -
Common
Moorhen*..........................................6, 6, 6, -
American
Coot*................................................1, 6,
1, 2
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Recurvirostridae
American
Avocet...............................................-, -,
5, -
Black-necked
Stilt..............................................-, -, 6,
-
Charadriidae
American Golden
Plover....................................4, -, 6, -
Black-bellied
Plover...........................................-, -, 5, -
Semipalmated
Plover.........................................6, -, 4, -
Killdeer*.............................................................3,
4, 3, 3
Piping
Plover......................................................-,
-, 6, 8
Snowy
Plover.....................................................-,
-, -, 8
Wilson’s
Plover..................................................-,
-, -, 8
Scolopacidae
Hudsonian
Godwit.............................................8, -, -,
-
Marbled
Godwit.................................................8, -,
-, -
Whimbrel............................................................8,
-, -, -
Long-billed
Curlew............................................-, 8, -, -
Upland
Sandpiper...............................................4,
-, 5, -
Yellowlegs
sp.....................................................5, -,
4, 6
Solitary
Sandpiper..............................................4, -,
4, 8
Willet..................................................................6,
-, 5, -
Spotted
Sandpiper..............................................4, -,
4, 6
Ruddy
Turnstone................................................7,
-, 6, -
Wilson’s
Phalarope............................................5, -,
5, -
Northern
Phalarope............................................-, -,
7, -
Red
Phalarope....................................................-,
-, 8, -
American
Woodcock*........................................6, -, 6, 5
Dowitcher
sp......................................................7,
-, 4, -
Red
Knot............................................................-,
-, 7, -
Sanderling..........................................................7,
-, 5, -
Calidris
sp.........................................................3,
-, 2, 4
Pectoral
Sandpiper.............................................2, -,
1, -
Dunlin.................................................................-,
-, 5, -
Stilt
Sandpiper....................................................6,
-, 4, -
Buff-breasted
Sandpiper.....................................6, -, 4, -
Ruff....................................................................-,
-, 8, -
Haematopodidae
American
Oystercatcher.....................................-, -, 8, -
Stercorariidae
Long-tailed
Jaeger..............................................-, -, 8,
-
Laridae
Ring-billed
Gull.................................................3, -,
3, 3
Herring
Gull.......................................................5,
-, 6, 5
Laughing
Gull....................................................-,
7, -, -
Franklin’s
Gull...................................................5, -,
6, -
Bonaparte’s
Gull................................................4, -, 4,
4
Black
Tern..........................................................3,
-, 3, -
Caspian
Tern......................................................6,
7, 5, 7
Common
Tern....................................................-,
-, 6, -
Forster’s
Tern....................................................3,
6, 2, 4
Least
Tern..........................................................6,
-, 5, -
Columbidae
Rock
Dove*........................................................4,
4, 4, 4
Mourning
Dove*................................................3, 3,
2, 3
Ground
Dove*....................................................7,
7, 7, 7
Inca
Dove*.........................................................7,
7, 7, 7
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Cuculidae
Yellow-billed
Cuckoo*......................................3, 3, 4, -
Black-billed
Cuckoo...........................................5, -, 8, -
Roadrunner*.......................................................5,
5, 5, 5
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Tytonidae
Barn
Owl*..........................................................7,
-, -, 7
Strigidae
Screech
Owl*.....................................................3,
3, 3, 3
Great-horned
Owl*............................................5, 5, 5, 5
Barred
Owl*.......................................................4,
4, 4, 4
Short-eared
Owl.................................................-, -, -,
8
Caprimulgidae
Chuck-will’s-widow*........................................3,
3, 5, -
Whip-poor-will..................................................5,
-, -, -
Common
Nighthawk*........................................4, 6, 5, 8
Apodidae
Chimney
Swift*.................................................1, 2,
1, -
Trochilidae
Ruby-throated
Hummingbird*...........................3, 4, 3, 8
Black-chinned
Hummingbird.............................8, -, -, -
Rufous
Hummingbird........................................-, -, 7,
8
Alcedinidae
Belted
Kingfisher*..............................................4,
5, 4, 5
Picicdae
Common
Flicker*..............................................4, 5,
3, 3
Pileated
Woodpecker*........................................4, 4, 4,
4
Red-bellied
Woodpecker*..................................3, 3, 3, 3
Red-headed
Woodpecker*..................................4, 4, 4, 4
Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker*................................3, -, 3, 3
Hairy
Woodpecker*...........................................5, 5,
5, 5
Downy
Woodpecker*.........................................4, 4, 4,
4
Red-cockaded
Woodpecker*..............................6, 6, 6, 6
Tyrannidae
Eastern
Kingbird*..............................................3, 4,
3, -
Western
Kingbird...............................................-, -,
8, -
Scissor-tailed
Flycatcher*..................................3, 4, 3, 8
Great Crested
Flycatcher*..................................4, 4, 5, -
Eastern
Phoebe*.................................................5,
6, 4, 4
Yellow-bellied
Flycatcher..................................5, -, 7, -
Acadian
Flycatcher*...........................................3, 3,
4, -
Willow
Flycatcher..............................................5,
8, -, -
Alder
Flycatcher.................................................5,
-, -, -
Least
Flycatcher.................................................4.
-, 4, -
Eastern Wood
Pewee*........................................4, 4, 4, -
Olive-sided
Flycatcher.......................................6, -, 6, -
Vermillion
Flycatcher........................................-, -, 6, 7
Alaudidae
Horned
Lark.......................................................7,
-, 7, 7
Hirundinidae
Tree
Swallow.....................................................4,
-, 4, -
Bank
Swallow....................................................4,
-, 4, -
Northern Rough-winged
Swallow*....................3, 5, 3, -
Barn
Swallow*...................................................1,
3, 1, -
Cliff
Swallow.....................................................4,
-, 4, -
Purple
Martin*...................................................2,
3, 2, -
Corvidae
Blue
Jay*............................................................2,
3, 2, 2
American
Crow*................................................2, 2,
2, 2
Paridae
Carolina
Chickadee*..........................................2, 2, 2,
2
Tufted
Titmouse*...............................................2,
2, 2, 2
Sittidae
White-breasted
Nuthatch*..................................6, 6, 6, 6
Red-breasted
Nuthatch.......................................6, -, 5, 6
Brown-headed
Nuthatch*...................................5, 5, 5, 5
Certhiidae
Brown
Creeper...................................................5,
-, 4, 4
Troglodytidae
House
Wren........................................................4,
-, 4, 5
Winter
Wren.......................................................6,
-, 5, 5
Bewick’s
Wren...................................................7, -,
6, 6
Carolina
Wren*..................................................2, 2,
2, 2
Sedge
Wren........................................................5,
-, 5, 6
Mimidae
Northern
Mockingbird*.....................................2, 2, 2, 2
Gray
Catbird*.....................................................2,
5, 3, 7
Brown
Thrasher*................................................2,
5, 2, 3
Turdidae
American
Robin*...............................................2, 4,
2, 1
Wood
Thrush*....................................................4,
4, 5, -
Hermit
Thrush....................................................4,
-, 4, 4
Swainson’s
Thrush.............................................4, -, 8,
-
Gray-cheeked
Thrush.........................................5, -, -, -
Veery..................................................................5,
-, -, -
Eastern
Bluebird*...............................................3,
4, 3, 3
Mountain
Bluebird.............................................-, -,
-, 8
Sylviidae
Blue-gray
Gnatcatcher*......................................2, 3, 2, 6
Golden-crowned
Kinglet....................................5, -, 4, 4
Ruby-crowned
Kinglet.......................................2, -, 2, 2
Motacillidae
American
Pipit...................................................4,
-, 3, 4
Sprague’s
Pipit...................................................5,
-, 5, 6
Bombycillidae
Cedar
Waxwing..................................................2,
-, 4, 2
Laniidae
Loggerhead
Shrike*...........................................4, 4, 4, 3
Sturnidae
European
Starling*.............................................3, 3,
3, 2
Vireonidae
White-eyed
Vireo*.............................................2, 2, 3,
6
Bell’s
Vireo*......................................................6,
6, 7, -
Yellow-throated
Vireo*.....................................4, 4, 5, -
Solitary
Vireo.....................................................5,
-, 5, 5
Red-eyed
Vireo*................................................3, 3,
4, -
Philadelphia
Vireo..............................................4, -, 6,
-
Warbling
Vireo...................................................5,
-, 5, -
Parulidae
Black-and-white
Warbler*.................................4, 4, 5, 8
Prothonotary
Warbler*.......................................4, 4, 5, -
Swainson’s
Warbler*.........................................5, 5, 6, -
Worm-eating
Warbler*......................................5, 6, 6, -
Golden-winged
Warbler.....................................5, -, 7, -
Blue-winged
Warbler.........................................6, -, 6, -
Tennessee
Warbler.............................................2, -, 5,
-
Orange-crowned
Warbler...................................4, -, 4, 5
Nashville
Warbler..............................................3, -,
3, -
Northern
Parula*................................................3, 3,
4, -
Yellow
Warbler..................................................4,
-, 4, -
Magnolia
Warbler..............................................3, -,
5, -
Black-throated Blue
Warbler.............................-, -, 8, -
Yellow-rumped
Warbler....................................2, -, 3, 2
Black-throated Green
Warbler...........................4, -, 5, -
Cerulean
Warbler...............................................6, -,
-, -
Blackburnian
Warbler........................................5, -, 6, -
Yellow-thoated
Warbler*...................................4, 4, 5, 8
Chestnut-sided
Warbler......................................3, -, 6, -
Bay-breasted
Warbler.........................................5, -, -, -
Blackpoll
Warber...............................................7, -,
-, -
Pine
Warbler*.....................................................3,
3, 3, 3
Prairie
Warbler*.................................................5,
5, -, -
Palm
Warbler.....................................................-,
-, 7, 8
Ovenbird.............................................................5,
-, 7, -
Northern
Waterthrush.........................................4, -, 5,
-
Louisiana
Waterthrush*.....................................5, 5, 6, -
Kentucky
Warbler*............................................4, 4, 5,
-
Mourning
Warbler..............................................5, -,
5, -
Common
Yellowthroat*.....................................2, 4, 3, 7
Yellow-breasted
Chat*.......................................3, 4, 5, -
Hooded
Warbler*...............................................4, 4,
5, -
Wilson’s
Warbler...............................................5, -,
4, -
Canada
Warbler..................................................5,
-, 5, -
American
Redstart*............................................4, 5,
5, -
Icteridae
Bobolink.............................................................5,
-, 6, -
Eastern
Meadowlark*.........................................2, 2, 2,
2
Western
Meadowlark.........................................6, -, 7,
6
Yellow-headed
Blackbird...................................7, -, -, 8
Red-winged
Blackbird*.....................................1, 2, 1, 1
Orchard
Oriole*.................................................3,
4, 5, -
Northern
Oriole*................................................3, 6,
4, 7
Rusty
Blackbird..................................................5,
-, 5, 4
Brewer’s
Blackbird............................................6, -,
6, 5
Common
Grackle*.............................................2, 3,
2, 1
Brown-headed
Cowbird*...................................2, 2, 2, 1
Thraupidae
Scarlet
Tanager...................................................5,
-, -, -
Summer
Tanager*..............................................3, 3,
4, 7
Cardinalinae
Northern
Cardinal*.............................................1, 1,
1, 1
Rose-breasted
Grosbeak.....................................4, -, 5, -
Black-headed
Grosbeak.....................................-, -, 8, -
Blue
Grosbeak*..................................................4,
4, 4, -
Indigo
Bunting*.................................................2,
3, 2, -
Painted
Bunting*................................................4,
4, 5, -
Dickcissel*.........................................................3,
4, 5, 8
Emberizinae
Green-tailed
Towhee..........................................-, -, 8, -
Rufous-sided
Towhee.........................................5, -, 4, 4
Lark
Bunting......................................................8,
-, -, -
Savannah
Sparrow..............................................2, -,
2, 2
Grasshopper
Sparrow*.......................................6, 7, 6, 7
Henslow’s
Sparrow............................................-, -, 7,
6
Le Conte’s
Sparrow............................................5, -, 4,
4
Sharp-tailed
Sparrow..........................................7, -, 6, -
Vesper
Sparrow..................................................5,
-, 5, 4
Lark
Sparrow*....................................................4,
4, 5, 5
Bachman’s
Sparrow*.........................................5, 5, 6, 6
Cassin’s
Sparrow................................................8, -,
-, -
Dark-eyed
Junco.................................................4, -,
4, 2
Chipping
Sparrow*............................................3, 4, 3,
2
Clay-colored
Sparrow........................................7, -, 8, -
Field
Sparrow*...................................................4,
4, 4, 3
Harris’
Sparrow..................................................6,
-, 6, 6
White-crowned
Sparrow....................................5, -, 5, 5
White-throated
Sparrow.....................................1, -, 1, 1
Fox
Sparrow.......................................................6,
-, 5, 4
Lincoln’s
Sparrow..............................................3, -,
3, 5
Swamp
Sparrow.................................................3,
-, 3, 3
Song
Sparrow.....................................................4,
-, 3, 3
Lapland
Longspur..............................................-, -,
6, 6
Smith’s
Longspur...............................................-, -,
-, 8
Chestnut-collared
Longspur...............................7, -, -, -
Carduelinae
Evening
Grosbeak..............................................6, -,
6, 6
Purple
Finch.......................................................4,
-, 4, 4
Pine
Siskin..........................................................4,
-, 5, 5
American
Goldfinch*.........................................3, 6, 4,
3
Ploceidae
House
Sparrow*.................................................3,
3, 3, 3
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