These are the 152 most commonly seen birds at Eagle Bluffs. This is a great chart that shows what time of year the birds are usually seen.
These images were taken at Eagle Bluffs by Bill Allen, Terry Willis Baker, Bob Crow, Terese Dishaw, Chris Dohm, Zach Eldridge, Doug Hardesty, Garrett Hise, Brian Lockwood, Deborah Lucia, Rebecca Jean Miera, Cheryl Rosenfeld, Chris Shoffner, Jon Rapp, Julie Smallwood, Dennis Smarr, Colette Vranicar, and Doug Wallace from the Facebook group Friends of Eagle Bluffs Photography. I am very thankful for their permission to use their beautiful photographs.
This page has several companion pages:
- Birds of Eagle Bluffs (Beginner’s Edition) contains only the 77 most common and most easily recognized birds.
- Birds of Eagle Bluffs (Advanced Edition) lists all 294 birds that have been documented at Eagle Bluffs, with a score of how common they are, and a picture when available (171 so far).
- Birds of Eagle Bluffs (Children’s Summer Edition) lists the top 22 birds to know for your very first time birdwatching at Eagle Bluffs in the summer.
- Birds of Eagle Bluffs (Children’s Winter Edition) lists the top 28 birds to know for your very first time birdwatching at Eagle Bluffs in the winter.
- Ducks, Geese, Swans
- Upperland Game Birds
- Grebes
- Pigeons, Doves
- Cuckoos
- Swifts, Hummingbirds
- Rails, Coots, Cranes
- Shorebirds
- Gulls, Terns, Skimmers, Jaegers
- Frigatebirds, Cormorants, Darters
- Pelicans, Herons, Ibises
- New World Vultures
- Kites, Hawks, Eagles
- Owls
- Kingfishers
- Woodpeckers
- Falcons
- Flycatchers
- Vireos
- Jays, Magpies, Crows
- Chickadees, Titmice
- Larks
- Swallows
- Kinglets
- Nuthatches
- Gnatcatchers
- Wrens
- Starlings
- Mimids
- Thrushes
- Waxwings
- Old World Sparrows
- Finches
- New World Sparrows
- Chats
- Blackbirds, Orioles
- Wood-warblers
- Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Buntings
Ducks, Geese, Swans
Snow Goose
Ross’s Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
American Black Duck
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Upperland Game Birds
Northern Bobwhite
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
Pigeons, Doves
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Cuckoos
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Swifts, Hummingbirds
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Rails, Coots, Cranes
Sora
American Coot
Sandhill Crane
Shorebirds
American Avocet
American Golden-Plover
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson’s Snipe
Wilson’s Phalarope
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Greater Yellowlegs
Stilt Sandpiper
Dunlin
Baird’s Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Gulls, Terns, Skimmers, Jaegers
Ring-billed Gull
Black Tern
Forster’s Tern
Frigatebirds, Cormorants, Darters
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelicans, Herons, Ibises
American White Pelican
Black-crowned Night Heron
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
New World Vultures
Turkey Vulture
Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Osprey
Mississippi Kite
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Owls
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Falcons
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Flycatchers
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Vireos
White-eyed Vireo
Bell’s Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Jays, Magpies, Crows
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Chickadees, Titmice
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Larks
Horned Lark
Swallows
Bank Swallow
Tree Swallow
Purple Martin
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Kinglets
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Nuthatches
White-breasted Nuthatch
Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wrens
House Wren
Sedge Wren
Marsh Wren
Carolina Wren
Starlings
European Starling
Mimids
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes
Eastern Bluebird
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
Finches
American Goldfinch
New World Sparrows
Field Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Chats
Yellow-breasted Chat
Blackbirds, Orioles
Western Meadowlark
Eastern Meadowlark
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Wood-warblers
Northern Waterthrush
Prothonotary Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Buntings
Summer Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Dickcissel
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