checklist

Checklist of Birds
of the
Regional Municipality of Waterloo

This checklist comprises 283 species that have occurred in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo up to April, 1996. All sightings have been verified and documented by the Kitchener-Waterloo Field Naturalists.

Documentation is requested for new species and for all species not in bold type.

Explanation of Symbols:

Bold Type        common or regular (occurs annually or irrupts regularly)
Regular Type     uncommon or rare (not reported annually)
       *                at least one probable or confirmed breeding record
      (*)              old breeding record (prior to 1981)

Loons, Grebes

Red-throated Loon

Pacific Loon

Common Loon

Pied-billed Grebe *

Horned Grebe

Red-necked Grebe

Cormorants

Double-crested Cormorant *

Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Ibises

American Bittern *

Least Bittern *

Great Blue Heron *

Great Egret

Little Blue Heron

Cattle Egret

Green Heron *

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Plegadis Ibis

Swans, Geese, Ducks

Tundra Swan

Mute Swan *

Greater White-fronted Goose

Snow Goose

Brant

Canada Goose

Wood Duck *

Green-winged Teal

American Black Duck *

Mallard *

Northern Pintail

Blue-winged Teal *

Northern Shoveler

Gadwall *

Eurasian Wigeon

American Wigeon

Canvasback

Redhead

Ring-necked Duck

Greater Scaup

Lesser Scaup

Oldsquaw

Black Scoter

Surf Scoter

White-winged Scoter

Common Goldeneye

Buffiehead

Hooded Merganser *

Common Merganser *

Red-breasted Merganser

Ruddy Duck

Vulture, Hawks, Eagles, Falcons

Turkey Vulture *

Osprey

Bald Eagle

Northern Harrier *

Sharp-shinned Hawk *

Cooper's Hawk *

Northern Goshawk

Red-shouldered Hawk *

Broad-winged Hawk

Swainson's Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk *

Rough-legged Hawk

Golden Eagle

American Kestrel *

Merlin

Peregrine Falcon

Grouse

Gray Partridge

Ring-necked Pheasant

Ruffed Grouse *

Wild Turkey *

Northern Bobwhite *

Rails, Cranes

Virginia Rail *

Sora *

Common Moorhen *

American Coot *

Sandhill Crane *

Plovers, Avocets, Sandpipers

Black-bellied Plover

American Golden-Plover

Semipaimated Plover

Kilideer *

American Avocet

Greater Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

Solitary Sandpiper

Spotted Sandpiper *

Upland Sandpiper *

Hudsonian Godwit

Ruddy Turnstone

Red Knot

Sanderling

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Western Sandpiper

Least Sandpiper

White-rumped Sandpiper

Baird's Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Dunlin

Stilt Sandpiper

Short-billed Dowitcher

Long-billed Dowitcher

Common Snipe *

American Woodcock *

Wilson's Phalarope (*)

Red-necked Phalarope

Gulls, Terns

Franklin's GullFranklin's Gull

Bonaparte's Gull

Ring-billed Gull *

Herring Gull

Thayer's Gull

Iceland Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Glaucous Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Caspian Tern

Common Tern

Forster's Tern

Black Tern *

Doves

Rock Dove *

Mourning Dove *

Passenger Pigeon (*) (extinct)

Cuckoos

Black-billed Cuckoo *

Yellow-billed Cuckoo *

Owls

Eastern Screech-Owl *

Great Horned Owl *

Snowy Owl

Northern Hawk Owl

Barred Owl *

Great Gray Owl

Long-eared Owl (*)

Short-eared Owl

Northern Saw-whet Owl

Nightjars

Common Nighthawh *

Chuck-will's-widow

Whip-poor-will

Swifts

Chimney Swift *

Hummingbirds

Ruby-throated Hummingbird *

Kingfishers

Belted Kingfisher *

Woodpeckers

Red-headed Woodpecker *

Red-bellied Woodpecker *

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker *

Downy Woodpecker *

Hairy Woodpecker *

Three-toed Woodpecker

Black-backed Woodpecker

Northern Flicker *

Pileated Woodpecker *

Flycatchers

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Eastern Wood-Pewee *

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Acadian Flycatcher *

Alder Flycatcher *

Willow Flycatcher *

Least Flycatcher *

Eastern Phoebe *

Great Crested Flycatcher *

Western Kingbird

Eastern Kingbird *

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Larks, Swallows

Horned Lark *

Purple Martin *

Tree Swallow *

Northern Rough-winged Swallow *

Bank Swallow *

Cliff Swallow *

Barn Swallow *

Jays, Crows

Blue Jay *

American Crow *

Common Raven

Titmice, Nuthatches, Creepers

Black-capped Chickadee *

Boreal Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse *

Red-breasted Nuthatch *

White-breasted Nuthatch *

Brown Creeper *

Wrens

Carolina Wren *

Winter Wren *

Sedge Wren *

Marsh Wren *

Kinglets, Gnatcatchers, Thrushes, Mimids

Golden-crowned Kinglet *

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher *

Eastern Bluebird *

Veery *

Gray-cheeked Thrush

Swainson's Thrush

Hermit Thrush

Wood Thrush *

American Robin *

Gray Catbird *

Northern Mockingbird

Brown Thrasher *

Pipits, Waxwings, Shrikes, Starlings

American Pipit

Bohemian Waxwing

Cedar Waxwing *

Northern Shrike

Loggerhead Shrike (*)

European Starling *

Vireos

Solitary Vireo *

Yellow-throated Vireo

Warbling Vireo *

Philadelphia Vireo

Blue-headed Vireo *

Wood Warblers

Blue-winged Warbler *

Golden-winged Warbler *

Tennessee Warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler

Nashville Warbler *

Northern Parula

Yellow Warbler *

Chestnut-sided Warbler *

Magnolia Warbler *

Cape May Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler *

Blackburnian Warbler

Pine Warbler *

Prairie Warbler

Palm Warbler

Bay-breasted Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

Cerulean Warbler (*)

Black-and-White Warbler *

American Redstart *

Prothonotary Warbler

Worm-eating Warbler

Swainson's Warbler)

Ovenbird *

Northern Waterthrush *

Louisiana Waterthrush *

Connecticut Warbler

Mourning Warbler *

Common Yellowthroat *

Hooded Warbler

Wilson's Warbler

Canada Warbler *

Yellow-breasted Chat (*)

Tanagers

Summer Tanager

Scarlet Tanager *

Grosbeaks, Buntings, Sparrows

Northern Cardinal *

Rose-breasted Grosbeak *

Indigo Bunting *

Dickcissel

Eastern Towhee *

American Tree Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow *

Clay-colored Sparrow (*)

Field Sparrow *

Vesper Sparrow *

Savannah Sparrow *

Grasshopper Sparrow *

Henslow's Sparrow (*)

LeConte's Sparrow *

Fox Sparrow

Song Sparrow *

Lincoln's Sparrow *

Swamp Sparrow *

White-throated Sparrow *

White-crowned Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Lapland Longspur

Snow Bunting

Blackbirds

Bobolink *

Red-winged Blackbird *

Eastern Meadowlark *

Western Meadowlark

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Rusty Blackbird

Brewer's Blackbird

Common Grackle *

Brown-headed Cowbird *

Orioles

Orchard Oriole *

Baltimore Oriole *

Finches

Pine Grosbeak

Purple Finch

House Finch *

Red Crossbill

White-winged Crossbill

Common Redpoll

Hoary Redpoll

Pine Siskin *

American Goldfinch *

Evening Grosbeak

Weavers

House Sparrow *

This checklist was compiled by Linda Burr, Rob Dobos, and Steve Furino in 1996 and edited by Neil E.Taylor. Prompt notification of any rare or unusual sightings in the Region would be greatly appreciated. Please contact a member of the K-W Field Naturalists, email the undersigned, or write to the club at the address shown on the Home Page.

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