Spring Birds of Constitution Marsh

These are all common at the Marsh during March, April, and May. FC = fairly common

Cormorants: Double-crested

Bitterns, Herons & Allies: Great Blue, Green

Swans, Geese & Ducks: Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Wood Duck (FC), American Black Duck (FC), Mallard, Common Merganser

Vulture, Eagles & Hawks: Turkey Vulture, Osprey (FC), Red-tailed Hawk

Plovers & Lapwings: Killdeer

Sandpipers & Allies: Greater Yellowlegs (FC), Spotted Sandpiper (FC)

Gulls, Terns & Skimmers: Ring-billed Gull

Pigeons & Doves: Rock Pigeon (FC), Mourning Dove

Swifts: Chimney

Hummingbirds: Ruby-throated

Kingfishers: Belted (FC)

Woodpeckers: Red-bellied, Downy, Northern Flicker, Pileated

Tyrant Flycatchers: Willow (FC), Eastern Phoebe, Great-crested (FC), Eastern Kingbird (FC)

Swallows: Tree, Barn

Jays & Crows: Blue Jay, American Crow, Fish Crow (FC)

Titmice: Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse

Nuthatches: White-breasted

Wrens: Carolina, Marsh

Kinglets & Gnatcatchers: Ruby-crowned (FC), Blue-gray

Thrushes & Allies: Veery, Woodthrush (FC), American Robin

Mimic Thrushes: Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird (FC)

Waxwings: Cedar (FC)

Starlings: European

Vireos: Yellow-throated (FC), Red-eyed

Wood Warblers: Blue-winged (FC), Yellow, Yellow-rumped (FC), Black-and-White (FC), American Redstart, Louisiana Waterthrush (FC), Common Yellow-throat

Tanagers: Scarlet

Grosbeaks & Allies: Northern Cardinal (FC)

Sparrows & Allies: Rufous-sided Towhee (FC), Chipping (FC), Song, Swamp (FC), White-throated, Dark-eyed Junco

Blackbirds & Allies: Red-winged, Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, Northern Oriole

Finches & Allies: House, American Goldfinch

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