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Ecological and Natural Resource Values of Humbug Marsh

Habitat Description

Fisheries

Special Species

Waterfowl

Birds

Other Birds and Notable Species Observed at Humbug

PLANT SPECIES OBSERVED AT HUMBUG

Humbug Marsh Unit
Bird Species List  
Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Tundra Swan Cynnus columbianus
Wood Duck Aix sponsa
Gadwall Anas strepera
American Wigeon Anas americana
American Black Duck Anas rubripes
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Canvasback Aythya valisineria
Redhead Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye Buceephala clangula
Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
Common Merganser Mergus merganser
Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
Common Loon Gavia immer
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Great Egret Casmerodius albus
Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Green Heron Butorides virescens
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
American Coot Fulica americana
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Spotted Sandpiper Actitus macularia
American Woodcock Scolopax minor
Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
Herring Gull Larus argentatus
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon
Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Red-bellied Woodpecker Malenerpes carolinus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarus
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceous
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
Purple Martin Progne subis
Tree Swallow Trachycineta bicolor
N. Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Black-capped Chickadee Parus atricapillus
Tufted Titmouse Parus bicolor
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
Brown Creeper Certhia americana
Carolina Wren Thyrothorus ludovicianus
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
Veery Catharus minimus
Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
American Robin Turdus migratorius
Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina
Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata
Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla
Northern Parula Parula americana
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica
Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia
Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina
Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens
Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata
Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens
Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca
Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum
Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea
Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata
Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis
Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia citrina
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus
Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus
House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea
American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
House Sparrow Passer domesticus

 

 

 

 

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Last updated: October 7, 2008