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Birds

The list below lists the abundance and seasonality of all bird species observed at Hennepin & Hopper since restoration began in 2001.
   

Legend
Abundance:
A Abundance R Rare
C Common V Vagrant (not in normal range)
F Fairly Common U Uncommon
Seasonality
M Migrant
S Summer
W Winter (present year round)
Breeding:
C Confirmed (nest or dependent young observed)
L Likely (multiple pairs seen in multiple years, but nests or young not yet observed)
P Possible (in breeding range; observed in the summer, and appropriate conditions and habitat exist)
Status:
FE Federal Endangered ST State Threatened
FT Federal Threatened W State Watch List
SE State Endangered D Delisted
species common name abundance and season breeding status T & E status
1 Cygnus buccinator Trumpeter Swan RM    
2 Cygnus columbianus Tundra Swan RM    
3 Anser albifrons White-fronted Goose CM    
4 Chen caerulescens Snow Goose (blue + white phase) CM    
5 Chen rossi Ross's Goose (blue + white phase) RM    
6 Branta hutchinsii Cackling Goose CM    
7 Branta canadensis Canada Goose CM,CS,RW C  
8 Aix sponsa Wood Duck AM,AS C  
9 Anas crecca Green-winged Teal AM,RS P  
10 Anas rubripes Black Duck UM    
11 Anas platyrhynchos Mallard AM,CS,RW C  
12 Anas acuta Northern Pintail AM,RB C  
13 Anas discors Blue-winged Teal AM,CS C  
14 Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler AM,RS P  
15 Anas strepera Gadwall AM,RS C  
16 Anas americana American Wigeon AM,RS    
17 Aythya valisineria Canvasback CM    
18 Aythya americana Redhead FM,RS C  
19 Aythya collaris Ring-necked Duck AM,RS    
20 Aythya marila Greater Scaup RM    
21 Aythya affinis Lesser Scaup AM    
22 Clangula hyemalis  Long-tailed Duck RM    
23 Bucephala clangula Common Goldeneye FM    
24 Bucephala albeola Bufflehead CM    
25 Lophodytes cucullatus Hooded Merganser CM,RS L  
26 Mergus merganser Common Merganser UM    
27 Mergus serrator Red-breasted Merganser UM    
28 Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy Duck AM,CS C  
29 Phasianus colchicus Ring-necked Pheasant RP    
30 Meleagris gallopavo Wild Turkey RP    
31 Colinus virginianus Northern Bobwhite RP P  
32 Gavia immer Common Loon RM    
33 Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe CM,CS C ST-D 2004
34 Podiceps auritus Horned Grebe UM    
35 Podiceps nigricollis Eared Grebe RM    
36 Pelecanus erythrorhynchos White Pelican AM,RS    
37 Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested Cormorant CM,US    
38 Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern RM   SE
39 Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern RS C ST
40 Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron CM,CS,RW    
41 Ardea alba Great Egret CM,US    
42 Egretta thula Snowy Egret RM   SE
43 Egretta caerulea Little Blue Heron RM   SE
44 Egretta tricolor Tricolored Heron V    
45 Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret RM    
46 Butorides virescens Green Heron US L  
47 Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-Heron RM   SE
48 Plegadis chihi White-faced Ibis V    
49 Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture FM,FS    
50 Pandion haliaetus Osprey RM   SE
51 Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle CM,CW,RS C FT, ST
52 Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier FM,UW   SE
53 Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk UM,RW    
54 Accipiter cooperii Cooper's Hawk RP P  
55 Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered Hawk RM   SE-D 2004
56 Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk FP C  
57 Buteo lagopus Rough-legged Hawk UW    
58 Falco sparverius American Kestrel UP L  
59 Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon RM   SE
60 Rallus limicola Virginia Rail US L WL
61 Porzana carolina Sora UM,RS L WL
62 Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen US C ST
63 Fulica americana American Coot AM,AS,RW C  
64 Grus canadensis Sandhill Crane RM   ST
65 Pluvialis squatarola Black-bellied Plover RM    
66 Pluvialis dominica American Golden Plover RM    
67 Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated Plover UM    
68 Charadrius melodus Piping Plover RM   FE, SE
69 Charadrius vociferus Killdeer FM,FS,RW C  
70 Tringa melanoleuca Greater Yellowlegs FM    
71 Tringa flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs AM    
72 Tringa solitaria Solitary Sandpiper FM    
73 Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Willet RM    
74 Actitis macularia Spotted Sandpiper UM,RS L  
75 Limosa fedoa Marbled Godwit RM    
76 Limosa haemastica Hudsonian Godwit RM    
77 Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone RM    
78 Calidris canutus Red Knot RM    
79 Calidris pusilla Semipalmated Sandpiper FM    
80 Calidris minutilla Least Sandpiper FM    
81 Calidris fuscicollis White-rumped Sandpiper RM    
82 Calidris bairdii Baird's Sandpiper RM    
83 Calidris melanotos Pectoral Sandpiper CM    
84 Calidris alpina Dunlin UM    
85 Calidris himantopus Stilt Sandpiper UM    
86 Limnodromus griseus Short-billed Dowitcher UM    
87 Limnodromus scolopaceus Long-billed Dowitcher RM    
88 Gallinago delicata Wilson's Snipe FM,RW   WL
89 Scolopax minor American Woodcock RM,RS    
90 Phalaropus tricolor Wilson's Phalarope UM,RS P SE
91 Larus atricilla Laughing Gull V    
92 Larus pipixcan Franklin's Gull UM    
93 Larus philadelphia Bonaparte's Gull FM    
94 Larus delawarensis Ring-billed Gull CP    
95 Larus argentatus Herring Gull FM,UW,RS    
96 Sterna caspia Caspian Tern FM    
97 Sterna hirundo Common Tern RM   SE
98 Sterna forsteri Forster's Tern UM   SE
99 Chlidonias niger Black Tern FM,RS P SE
100 Columba livia Rock Dove FP    
101 Zenaida macroura Mourning Dove CP L  
102 Coccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed Cuckoo RS P  
103 Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed Cuckoo UM,US L  
104 Tyto alba Barn Owl RP P SE
105 Bubo virginianus Great Horned Owl UP L  
106 Strix varia Barred Owl RP P  
107 Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl UW   SE
108 Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk RM    
109 Chaetura pelagica Chimney Swift FM,FS P  
110 Archilochus colubris Ruby-throated Hummingbird FM,RS P  
111 Ceryle alcyon Belted Kingfisher UM,RS,RW P  
112 Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker FS,RW C  
113 Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied Woodpecker CP C  
114 Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-bellied Sapsucker UM    
115 Picoides pubescens Downy Woodpecker CP C  
116 Picoides villosus Hairy Woodpecker UP L  
117 Colaptes auratus Yellow-shafted Flicker CM,FS,RW C  
118 Dryocopus pileatus Pileated Woodpecker UP L  
119 Contopus virens Eastern Wood Pewee FM,FS C  
120 Empidonax traillii Willow Flycatcher UM,RS L  
121 Empidonax minimus Least Flycatcher UM    
122 Sayornis phoebe Eastern Phoebe FM,US C  
123 Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested Flycatcher FM,FS C  
124 Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern Kingbird FM,FS L  
125 Vireo griseus White-eyed Vireo RS P  
126 Vireo solitarius Blue-headed Vireo RM    
127 Vireo flavifrons Yellow-throated Vireo RM,RS P  
128 Vireo gilvus Warbling Vireo CM,CS C  
129 Vireo philadelphicus Philadelphia Vireo RM    
130 Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed Vireo UM,US L  
131 Cyanocitta cristata Blue Jay CP L  
132 Corvus brachyrhynchos American Crow FP L  
133 Eremophila alpestris Horned Lark UP C  
134 Progne subis Purple Martin UM,RS    
135 Tachycineta bicolor Tree Swallow AM,FS C  
136 Stelgidopteryx serripennis N. Rough-winged Swallow CM,CS L  
137 Riparia riparia Bank Swallow AM,FS C  
138 Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Cliff Swallow FM    
139 Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow AM,CS L  
140 Poecile atricapillus Black-capped Chickadee CP C  
141 Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse FP C  
142 Sitta carolinensis White-breasted Nuthatch FP C  
143 Certhia americana Brown Creeper UM,RW   ST D-2004
144 Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina Wren UP L  
145 Troglodytes aedon House Wren CM,CS C  
146 Troglodytes troglodytes Winter Wren UM,RW    
147 Cistothorus platensis Sedge Wren UM,RS P  
148 Cistothorus palustris Marsh Wren US C  
149 Regulus satrapa Golden-crowned Kinglet UM,UW    
150 Regulus calendula Ruby-crowned Kinglet FM    
151 Polioptila caerulea Blue-gray Gnatcatcher FM,US L  
152 Sialia sialis Eastern Bluebird FM,RS,RW C  
153 Catharus fuscescens Veery RM,RS P  
154 Catharus ustulatus Swainson's Thrush UM    
155 Catharus guttatus Hermit Thrush UM    
156 Hylocichla mustelina Wood Thrush UM,US L  
157 Turdus migratorius American Robin AM,CS,FW C  
158 Dumetella carolinensis Gray Catbird CM,CS C  
159 Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird RM,RS    
160 Toxostoma rufum Brown Thrasher FM,FS L  
161 Anthus rubescens American Pipit UM    
162 Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar Waxwing FM,US L  
163 Sturnus vulgaris European Starling CR C  
164 Vermivora pinus Blue-winged Warbler RM    
165 Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler RM    
166 Vermivora peregrina Tennessee Warbler RM    
167 Vermivora celata Orange-crowned Warbler RM    
168 Vermivora ruficapilla Nashville Warbler UM    
169 Parula americana Northern Parula UM,RS    
170 Dendroica (petechia) aestiva Yellow Warbler CM,CS C  
171 Dendroica pensylvanica Chestnut-sided Warbler RM,RS    
172 Dendroica magnolia Magnolia Warbler RM    
173 Dendroica tigrina Cape May Warbler RM    
174 Dendroica caerulescens Black-throated Blue Warbler RM    
175 Dendroica coronata Yellow-rumped Warbler CM,RW    
176 Dendroica virens Black-throated Green Warbler UM    
177 Dendroica fusca Blackburnian Warbler RM    
178 Dendroica dominica Yellow-throated Warbler RM    
179 Dendroica discolor Prairie Warbler RM    
180 Dendroica palmarum Palm Warbler UM    
181 Dendroica castanea Bay-breasted Warbler RM    
182 Dendroica striata Blackpoll Warbler RM    
183 Dendroica cerulea Cerulean Warbler RM    
184 Mniotilta varia Black-and-white Warbler RM    
185 Setophaga ruticilla American Redstart FM,US L  
186 Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary Warbler RM,RS P  
187 Seiurus aurocapillus Ovenbird RM    
188 Seiurus noveboracensis Northern Waterthrush UM    
189 Seiurus motacilla Louisiana Waterthrush RM    
190 Geothlypis trichas Common Yellowthroat CM,CS C  
191 Wilsonia pusilla Wilson's Warbler RM    
192 Wilsonia canadensis Canada Warbler RM    
193 Icteria virens Yellow-breasted Chat RM    
194 Piranga olivacea Scarlet Tanager RM    
195 Piranga rubra Summer Tanager RM    
196 Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern Towhee UM,US L  
197 Spizella arborea American Tree Sparrow AM,CW    
198 Spizella passerina Chipping Sparrow CM,FS C  
199 Spizella pusilla Field Sparrow FM,US C  
200 Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow UM,US C  
201 Chondestes grammacus Lark Sparrow UM,RS P  
202 Ammodramus sandwichensis Savannah Sparrow FM,UB L  
203 Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow CS C  
204 Ammodramus leconteii LeConte's Sparrow RM    
205 Ammodramus nelsonii Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow RM    
206 Passerella iliaca Fox Sparrow UM,RW    
207 Melospiza melodia Song Sparrow AM,CS,FW C  
208 Melospiza lincolnii Lincoln's Sparrow UM    
209 Melospiza georgiana Swamp Sparrow CM,US,UW L  
210 Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated Sparrow CM,RW    
211 Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned Sparrow CM,UW    
212 Junco (hyemalis) hyemalis Dark-eyed Junco CW    
213 Calcarius lapponicus Lapland Longspur RW    
214 Plectrophenax nivalis Snow Bunting RW    
215 Cardinalis cardinalis Northern Cardinal CP C  
216 Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted Grosbeak CM,FS C  
217 Passerina caerulea Blue Grosbeak RM    
218 Passerina cyanea Indigo Bunting CM,CS C  
219 Spiza americana Dickcissel CS C  
220 Dolichonyx oryzivorus Bobolink RM    
221 Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged Blackbird AM,CS,UW C  
222 Sturnella magna Eastern Meadowlark UM,US L  
223 Sturnella neglecta Western Meadowlark RS P  
224 Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Yellow-headed Blackbird US C SE
225 Euphagus carolinus Rusty Blackbird FM,RW    
226 Euphagus cyanocephalus Brewer's Blackbird RM    
227 Quiscalus quiscala Common Grackle AM,CS,RW C  
228 Molothrus ater Brown-headed Cowbird CM,CS,UW L  
229 Icterus spurius Orchard Oriole RS C  
230 Icterus galbula Baltimore Oriole CM,FS C  
231 Carpodacus purpureus Purple Finch UM,RW    
232 Carpodacus mexicanus House Finch UP L  
233 Carduelis tristis American Goldfinch FP L  
234 Passer domesticus House Sparrow FP L  
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