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During 1997
Field Trips


Lists are sorted alphabetically
by bird group (i.e. Buteo, Gulls, etc.).
Will be sorted by taxonomic group (someday).
Any corrections or additions,
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Princeton Institute Woods 5/17/97 & 5/18/97
Group Common Name Latin Name Checkoff
Accipiters Hawk, Sharp-shinned Accipiter striatus  
Blackbirds, Orioles, etc. Oriole, Northern Icterus galbula  
Buteos Hawk, Broad-winged Buteo platypterus  
  Hawk, Red-tailed Buteo jamaicensis  
Chickadees, Titmice Chickadee, Black-capped Parus atricapillus  
Cuckoos, etc. Cuckoo, Yellow-billed Coccyzus americanus  
Grosbeaks, Buntings Bunting, Indigo Passerina cyanea  
  Grosbeak, Rose-breasted Pheucticus ludovicianus  
Kingbirds Kingbird, Eastern Tyrannus tyrannus  
Kinglets, Gnatcatchers Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray Polioptila caerulea  
Mimic Thrushes Catbird, Gray Dumetella carolinensis  
Myiarchus Flycatchers Flycatcher, Great Crested Myiarchus crinitus  
Pewees Pewee, Eastern Wood- Contopus virens  
Pheasants, Partridges Pheasant, Ring-necked Phasianus colchicus  
Sparrows, etc. Towhee, Rufous-sided Pipilo erythrophthalmus  
Tanagers Tanager, Scarlet Piranga olivacea  
Thrushes Robin, American Turdus migratorius  
  Thrush, Swainson's Catharus ustulatus  
  Thrush, Wood Hylocichla mustelina  
Vireos Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo olivaceus  
Wood Warblers Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus  
  Redstart, American Setophaga ruticilla  
  Warbler, Black-and-white Mniotilta varia  
  Warbler, Black-throated Green Dendroica virens  
  Warbler, Blackburnian Dendroica fusca  
  Warbler, Blue-winged Vermivora pinus  
  Warbler, Canada Wilsonia canadensis  
  Warbler, Kentucky Oporornis formosus  
  Warbler, Magnolia Dendroica magnolia  
  Warbler, Tennessee Vermivora peregrina  
  Yellowthroat, Common Geothlypis trichas  
Woodpeckers Woodpecker, Red-bellied Melanerpes carolinus  

Bull Island State Park 5/31/97
Group Common Name Latin Name Checkoff
American Vultures Vulture, Black Coragyps atratus  
Blackbirds, Orioles, etc. Oriole, Northern Icterus galbula  
Crows, Jays, etc. Crow, Fish

Corvus ossifragus

 
Kingfishers

Kingfisher, Belted

Ceryle alcyon  
Kinglets, Gnatcatchers Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray Polioptila caerulea  
Nuthatches Nuthatch, White-breasted Sitta carolinensis  
Pewees Pewee, Eastern Wood- Contopus virens  
Swallows Swallow, Cliff Hirundo pyrrhonota  
  Swallow, Northern Rough-winged Stelgidopteryx serripennis  
Thrushes Veery Catharus fuscescens  
Waxwings Waxwing, Cedar Bombycilla cedrorum  
Wood Warblers Redstart, American Setophaga ruticilla  

Pole Farm 6/1/97
Group Common Name Latin Name Checkoff
American Vultures Vulture, Black Coragyps atratus  
Blackbirds, Orioles, etc. Blackbird, Red-winged Agelaius phoeniceus  
  Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus  
  Cowbird, Brown-headed Molothrus ater  
  Meadowlark, Eastern Sturnella magna  
Buteos Hawk, Red-tailed Buteo jamaicensis  
Crows, Jays, etc. Jay, Blue Cyanocitta cristata  
Empids Flycatcher, Willow Empidonax traillii  
Finches Goldfinch, American Carduelis tristis  
Grosbeaks, Buntings Bunting, Indigo Passerina cyanea  
Kingbirds Kingbird, Eastern Tyrannus tyrannus  
Mimic Thrushes Catbird, Gray Dumetella carolinensis  
  Mockingbird, Northern Mimus polyglottos  
  Thrasher, Brown Toxostoma rufum  
Sparrows, etc. Sparrow, Field Spizella pusilla  
  Towhee, Rufous-sided Pipilo erythrophthalmus  
Swallows Swallow, Barn Hirundo rustica  
Swifts Swift, Chimney Chaetura pelagica  
Waxwings Waxwing, Cedar Bombycilla cedrorum  
Wood Warblers Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus  
  Yellowthroat, Common Geothlypis trichas  

Pleasant Valley Park 6/8/97
Group Common Name Latin Name Checkoff
American Vultures Vulture, Turkey Cathartes aura  
Blackbirds, Orioles, etc. Oriole, Northern Icterus galbula  
Buteos Hawk, Red-tailed Buteo jamaicensis  
Crows, Jays, etc. Jay, Blue Cyanocitta cristata  
Empids Flycatcher, Willow Empidonax traillii  
Grosbeaks, Buntings Bunting, Indigo Passerina cyanea  
  Cardinal, Northern Cardinalis cardinalis  
Mimic Thrushes Catbird, Gray Dumetella carolinensis  
  Mockingbird, Northern Mimus polyglottos  
Myiarchus Flycatchers Flycatcher, Great Crested Myiarchus crinitus  
Nuthatches Nuthatch, White-breasted Sitta carolinensis  
Sparrows, etc. Sparrow, Chipping Spizella passerina  
  Sparrow, Song Melospiza melodia  
Swallows Swallow, Tree Tachycineta bicolor  
Thrushes Thrush, Wood Hylocichla mustelina  
Vireos Vireo, White-eyed Vireo griseus  
Wood Warblers Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus  
  Warbler, Blue-winged Vermivora pinus  
  Warbler, Yellow Dendroica petechia  
  Yellowthroat, Common Geothlypis trichas  
Woodpeckers Woodpecker, Red-bellied Melanerpes carolinus  

Mercer County Park 10/25/97
Group Common Name Latin Name Checkoff
Blackbirds, Orioles, etc. Blackbird, Red-winged Agelaius phoeniceus  
Chickadees, Titmice Chickadee, Black-capped Parus atricapillus  
  Chickadee, Carolina Parus carolinensis  
  Titmouse, Tufted Parus bicolor  
Cormorants Cormorant, Double-crested Phalacrocorax auritus  
Creepers Creeper, Brown Certhia americana  
Crows, Jays, etc. Crow, American Corvus brachyrhynchos  
  Jay, Blue Cyanocitta cristata  
Day-Herons Heron, Great Blue Ardea herodias  
Falcons Kestrel, American Falco sparverius  
Finches Finch, House Carpodacus mexicanus  
  Goldfinch, American Carduelis tristis  
Geese Goose, Canada Branta canadensis  
Grebes Grebe, Pied-billed Podilymbus podiceps  
Gulls Gull, Ring-billed Larus delawarensis  
Kingfishers Kingfisher, Belted Ceryle alcyon  
Kinglets, Gnatcatchers Kinglet, Golden-crowned Regulus satrapa  
  Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Regulus calendula  
Marsh Ducks Duck, American Black Anas rubripes  
  Mallard Anas platyrhynchos  
Phoebes Phoebe, Eastern Sayornis phoebe  
Pigeons, Doves Dove, Mourning Zenaida macroura  
Plovers Killdeer Charadrius vociferus  
Sparrows, etc. Junco, Dark-eyed Junco hyemalis  
  Sparrow, Field Spizella pusilla  
  Sparrow, Song Melospiza melodia  
  Sparrow, Swamp Melospiza georgiana  
  Sparrow, White-throated Zonotrichia albicollis  
Thrushes Robin, American Turdus migratorius  
  Thrush, Hermit Catharus guttatus  
Wood Warblers Warbler, Yellow-rumped Dendroica coronata  
Woodpeckers Flicker, Northern Colaptes auratus  
  Woodpecker, Downy Picoides pubescens  
  Woodpecker, Red-bellied Melanerpes carolinus  

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