Birds of Hammonasset State Park
Madison, Connecticut
This list was prepared by and courtesy of Menunkatuck Audubon Society and includes data from
the Birders' Log at the Nature Center at Hammonasset State Park.
For more information about Hammonasset State Park contact the Friends of Hammonasset.
S s F W
Loons
Red-throated Loon U U C
Common Loon U R U C
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe O O O
Horned Grebe C C C
Red-necked Grebe R R R
Eared Grebe Ac Ac Ac
Storm Petrel
Wilson's Storm-Petrel R
Gannet, Pelican,Cormorants
Northern Gannet R R R
American White Pelican R R R R
Brown Pelican Ac
Great Cormorant U U C
Double-crested Cormorant A A A U
Herons, Ibis, Egrets
American Bittern O U U O
Least Bittern Ac Ac Ac
Great Blue Heron C U C U
Great Egret C U C
Snowy Egret C C C
Little Blue Heron U U U
Tricolored Heron R R R
Cattle Egret R R
Green-backed Heron C C C
Black-crowned Night Heron U U U O
Yellow-crowned Night Heron R R R
Glossy Ibis U C U
White Faced Ibis Ac
Swan, Geese, Ducks
Tundra Swan Ac Ac
Mute Swan* C C C A
Greater Whitefronted Goose Ac
Snow Goose O O
Brant U U O
Canada Goose U U C U
Wood Duck R R
Green-winged Teal U O U O
American Black Duck* A A A A
Mallard* A A A A
Northern Pintail R R R
Blue-winged Teal O O O
Northern Shoveler R R
Gadwall O O O
American Wigeon O O O
Canvasback O O O
Redhead R
Ring-necked Duck R R
Greater Scaup C C C
Lesser Scaup O O O
Common Eider R
King Eider Ac
Harlequin Duck Ac
Oldsquaw O U U
Black Scoter R R R
Surf Scoter C C C
White-winged Scoter C C C
Common Goldeneye C U C
Bufflehead C C C
Hooded Merganser O O O
Common Merganser O O O
Red-breasted Merganser C R U C
Ruddy Duck R R R
Vulture, Osprey, Hawks, Falcons
Black Vulture Ac Ac
Turkey Vulture U U U O
Osprey* C C C
Bald Eagle O O O
Northern Harrier C U C O
Sharp-shinned Hawk U O C O
Cooper's Hawk U U
Northern Goshawk R R R
Red-shouldered Hawk O O
Swainson's Hawk Ac
Broad-winged Hawk U O U
Red-tailed Hawk U O U O
Rough-legged Hawk O O
Golden Eagle R
American Kestrel* C U C R
Merlin O U R
Peregrine Falcon O U
Gyrfalcon Ac
Pheasant, Bobwhite
Ring-necked Pheasant O O O O
Ruffed Grouse R R R
Northern Bobwhite R R
Rails, Coot
Yellow Rail Ac
Black Rail Ac
Clapper Rail* C C C O
King Rail Ac
Virginia Rail O R O R
Sora R R R
Common Moorhen R
American Coot O O
Cranes
Sandhill Crane Ac
Plovers, Sandpipers, Gulls, Terns, Razorbill
Black-bellied Plover C U C U
Lesser Golden Plover O U
Semipalmated Plover U U U
Piping Plover* U U
Killdeer* A A A R
American Oystercatcher* U U U R
Greater Yellowlegs C C C
Lesser Yellowlegs U C C
Solitary Sandpiper O O O
Willet* C C C
Spotted Sandpiper U U U
Upland Sandpiper O O O
Whimbrel O O O
Hudsonian Godwit Ac R R
Marbled Godwit Ac R R
Ruddy Turnstone U U U O
Red Knot O O O
Sanderling U U U C
Semipalmated Sandpiper C C C
Western Sandpiper O O
Least Sandpiper C C C
White-rumped Sandpiper O O
Baird's Sandpiper R R
Pectoral Sandpiper O U U
Purple Sandpiper U U U
Dunlin U U U
Curlew Sandpiper Ac
Stilt Sandpiper O O
Buff-breasted Sandpiper R
Short-billed Dowitcher O U U
Long-billed Dowitcher O O
Common Snipe O O O O
American Woodcock R R
Wilson's Phalarope R R R
Red-necked Phalarope Ac
Parasitic Jaeger Ac
Laughing Gull O C C
Little Gull R R
Common Black-headed Gull R R R
Bonaparte's Gull C O U C
Ring-billed Gull A A A A
Herring Gull A A A A
Iceland Gull R R R
Lesser Black Backed Gull R R R
Great Black-backed Gull C C C C
Black-legged Kittiwake Ac
Gull-billed Tern Ac
Caspian Tern R R R
Royal Tern R R
Roseate Tern O O O
Common Tern C C C
Arctic Tern R R
Forster's Tern O O
Least Tern* C C O
Black Tern R
Black Skimmer R
Dovekie Ac
Thick-Billed Murre Ac Ac
Razorbill Ac Ac
Doves
Rock Dove* A A A A
Mourning Dove* A A A A
Cuckoo
Black-billed Cuckoo R R
Yellow-billed Cuckoo R R
Owls
Barn Owl R R R
Great Horned Owl* U U U U
Snowy Owl R R
Barred Owl R R
Great Grey Owl Ac
Long-eared Owl O O
Short-eared Owl O O O
Boreal Owl Ac
Northern Saw-whet Owl O O
Goatsuckers
Common Nighthawk R O U
Whip-Poor-Will Ac Ac Ac
Swift, Hummingbird
Chimney Swift O O O
Ruby-throated Hummingbird O O O
Kingfisher
Belted Kingfisher U U U O
Woodpeckers
Red-headed Woodpecker R R
Red-bellied Woodpecker O O O O
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker O O O
Downy Woodpecker* U U U U
Hairy Woodpecker* U U U U
Northern Flicker* C C C C
Flycatchers
Eastern Wood Pewee U O C
Yellow Bellied Flycatcher R R
Acadian Flycatcher R
Willow Flycatcher* C U U
Least Flycatcher R
Eastern Phoebe C U U
Great Crested Flycatcher U U
Western Kingbird Ac
Eastern Kingbird* C C U
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Ac
Lark
Horned Lark* O R O U
Swallows
Purple Martin* C C
Tree Swallow* A A A
N. Rough-winged Swallow O O O
Bank Swallow O U O
Cliff Swallow R
Barn Swallow* C C C R
Jay, Crows
Blue Jay* C C C C
American Crow* C C C C
Fish Crow O O O O
Titmice, Nuthatches, Creeper
Black-capped Chickadee* C C C C
Boreal Chickadee Ac Ac
Tufted Titmouse* U U U U
Red-breasted Nuthatch O O O
White-breasted Nuthatch U U U U
Brown Creeper O O O
Wrens
Carolina Wren* C C C
House Wren* U U U
Winter Wren O O
Marsh Wren* C C U
Kinglets, Gnatcatcher
Golden-crowned Kinglet C C U
Ruby-crowned Kinglet C C O
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher U O U
Thrushes
Northern Wheatear Ac
Eastern Bluebird O O
Veery O O
Gray-cheeked Thrush R
Swainson's Thrush O O
Hermit Thrush U U O
Wood Thrush O O
American Robin* A A A U
Mockingbirds, Thrasher, Waxwing, Starling, Shrike
Gray Catbird* C C C U
Northern Mockingbird* A A A A
Brown Thrasher* C C U
American Pipit O O R
Bohemian Waxwing Ac Ac
Cedar Waxwing* U C U
European Starling* A A A A
Northern Shrike R
Loggerhead Shrike R
Vireos
White-eyed Vireo O O
Solitary Vireo O O
Yellow-throated Vireo R R
Warbling Vireo R
Philadelphia Vireo R
Red-eyed Vireo* U U U
Warblers
Blue-winged Warbler* U O U
Golden-winged Warbler R R
Tennessee Warbler U U
Nashville Warbler O O
Orange-crowned Warbler R
Northern Parula C O
Yellow Warbler* A C C
Chestnut-sided Warbler U O
Magnolia Warbler U O
Cape May Warbler R
Black-throated Blue Warbler U U
Yellow-rumped Warbler A A U
Black-throated Green Warbler U O
Blackburnian Warbler O O
Pine Warbler O O
Prairie Warbler O R O
Palm Warbler U U
Bay-breasted Warbler O O
Blackpoll Warbler U U
Cerulean Warbler U U
Black-and-white Warbler C U
American Redstart C C
Worm-eating Warbler R R
Ovenbird U U
Northern Waterthrush O O
Louisiana Waterthrush O O
Kentucky Warbler R R
Connecticut Warbler R
Mourning Warbler R R
Common Yellowthroat* C C C O
Hooded Warbler R R
Wilson's Warbler O O
Canada Warbler U O
Yellow-breasted Chat R R R
Tanager
Summer Tanager Ac
Scarlet Tanager U O
Western Tanager Ac
Grosbeaks, Buntings, Finches, Sparrows
Northern Cardinal* C C C C
Rose-breasted Grosbeak U O
Blue Grosbeak Ac
Indigo Bunting R
Dickcissel R R
Pine Siskin R R
Eastern Towhee* C U U O
American Tree Sparrow C C C
Chipping Sparrow* U U U
Clay-colored Sparrow R
Field Sparrow U U O
Vesper Sparrow R O
Lark Sparrow Ac
Savannah Sparrow C O C C
Grasshopper Sparrow R R
Henslow's Sparrow Ac
LeConte's Sparrow Ac
Sharp-tailed Sparrow* U C U
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow U U
Seaside Sparrow* U C U
Fox Sparrow O O O
Song Sparrow* A A A A
Lincoln's Sparrow R R
Swamp Sparrow* O O U O
White-throated Sparrow C C C
White-crowned Sparrow O U
Dark-eyed Junco C C C
Lapland Longspur O O O
Smith's Longspur Ac
Chestnut-collared Longspur Ac
Snow Bunting O U U
Blackbirds, Orioles
Bobolink O O
Red-winged Blackbird* A A U O
Eastern Meadowlark O O O
Yellow-headed Blackbird Ac
Rusty Blackbird 0 0
Boat Tailed Grackle R
Common Grackle* C C C O
Brown-headed Cowbird* C U U
Orchard Oriole O O O
Baltimore Oriole* U U U R
Pine Grosbeak Ac
Purple Finch R R R
House Finch* A A A A
Red Crossbill R R
White-winged Crossbill Ac
Common Redpoll Ac
American Goldfinch* C C C U
Evening Grosbeak Ac
House Sparrow* C C C C
S - Spring March, April, May
s - Summer June, July, August
F - Fall September, October, November
W - Winter December, January, February
Abundance Designation
A - abundant These birds are very numerous and should be found on any visit.
C - common. These birds are almost certain to be found in the proper habitat.
U - uncommon These birds occur regularly and and should be seen by looking in the right place
at the right time.
O - occasional These birds occur irregularly, are seen only a few times a season,
or may not be present every year.
R - rare These birds may or may not be seen in any given year.
Ac- accidental These birds have been seen, but are not expected to occur.
* - These birds are known to breed in the Park.
Revised July, 1999