This list will be updated in Summer 2019, and a newer printable PDF will be produced. For now, an old downloadable birding checklist that has some omissions for Russ Pitman Park is available here.
AFRICAN & NEW WORLD PARROTS
Monk Parakeet R, O
BLACKBIRDS & ORIOLES
Red-winged Blackbird W
Great-tailed Grackle R
Common Grackle R
Bronzed Cowbird M
Brown-headed Cowbird R
Orchard Oriole M
Baltimore Oriole M
CARDINALS, GROSBEAKS, & BUNTINGS
Northern Cardinal R *
Rose-breasted Grosbeak M
Black-headed Grosbeak M #
Blue Grosbeak M
Indigo Bunting M
Painted Bunting M
Dickcissel W #
CHICKADEES & TITMICE
Carolina Chickadee R *
Tufted Titmouse R *
CORMORANTS
Neotropic Cormorant O
CREEPERS
Brown Creeper W
CROWS, MAGPIES, & JAYS
Blue Jay R *
American Crow R *
CUCKOOS
Black-billed Cuckoo M #
Yellow-billed Cuckoo M
DUCKS & GEESE
Snow Goose W O
Wood Duck M O #
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
FINCHES
House Finch (Red & Yellow morphs) R
American Goldfinch W
GNATCATCHERS
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher M
GULLS
Laughing Gull M O
Franklin’s Gull M O #
Ring-billed Gull W O
HAWKS & EAGLES
American Swallow-tailed Kite M O #
Mississippi Kite M
Sharp-shinned Hawk W
Cooper’s Hawk W
Broad-winged Hawk M
Swainson’s Hawk M O
Red-tailed Hawk W
Red-shouldered Hawk R
HERONS & EGRETS
Snowy Egret R O
Little Blue Heron S O
Cattle Egret R O
Green-backed Heron M
Yellow-crowned Night Heron S
HUMMINGBIRDS
Buff-bellied Hummingbird W
Ruby-throated Hummingbird R
Black-chinned Hummingbird W
Broad-tailed Hummingbird W
Rufous Hummingbird W
Allen’s Hummingbird W #
Calliope Hummingbird W
Broad-billed Hummingbird W Rare
IBISES
White Ibis M O
KINGLTES
Golden-crowned Kinglet W
Ruby-crowned Kinglet W
MOCKINGBIRDS & THRASHERS
Gray Catbird M
Northern Mockingbird R *
Brown Thrasher M
NEW WORLD SPARROWS
Eastern Towhee M #
Chipping Sparrow M
Lincoln’s Sparrow M
White-throated Sparrow M
NEW WORLD VULTURES
Black Vulture W O
Turkey Vulture W O
NIGHTJARS
Common Nighthawk S, O
Chuck-will’s-widow M
Whip-poor-will M #
NUTHATCHES
Red-breasted Nuthatch W, #
OLD WORLD SPARROWS
House Sparrow R *
OWLS
Eastern Screech Owl R *
Great-horned Owl R
Barred Owl R uncommon
PIGEONS & DOVES
Rock Dove R *
Eurasian Collared Dove R *
White-winged Dove R *
Ringed Turtle-Dove R *
Mourning Dove R *
Inca Dove R *
SANDPIPERS
Solitary Sandpiper M O #
American Woodcock W #
SHRIKES
Loggerhead Shrike M
STARLINGS
European Starling R *
SWALLOWS
Purple Martin S *
Barn Swallow M
SWIFTS
Chimney Swift S O
TANAGERS
Summer Tanager M
Scarlet Tanager M
Western Tanager M #
THRUSHES
Veery M
Gray-cheeked Thrush M
Swainson’s Thrush M
Hermit Thrush W
Wood Thrush M
American Robin R *
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
Olive-sided Flycatcher M #
Eastern Wood-pewee M
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher M
Acadian Flycatcher M
Alder/Willow Flycatcher M
Least Flycatcher M
Eastern Phoebe W
Great-crested Flycatcher M
Eastern Kingbird M #
VIREOS
White-eyed Vireo M
Blue-headed Vireo M
Yellow-throated Vireo M
Warbling Vireo M
Philadelphia Vireo M
Red-eyed Vireo M
WAXWINGS
Cedar Waxwing W
WOOD WARBLERS
Prothonotary Warbler M
Worm-eating Warbler M
Swainson’s Warbler M
Ovenbird M
Northern Waterthrush M
Louisiana Waterthrush M
Kentucky Warbler M
Mourning Warbler M #
Common Yellowthroat M
Hooded Warbler M
Wilson’s Warbler M
Canada Warbler M
Blue-winged Warbler M
Brewster’s Warbler M #
Golden-winged Warbler M
Tennessee Warbler M
Orange-crowned Warbler W
Nashville Warbler M
Northern Parula M
Yellow Warbler M
Chestnut-sided Warbler M
Magnolia Warbler M
Black-throated Blue Warbler M #
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) M
Black-throated Green Warbler M
Blackburnian Warbler M
Yellow-throated Warbler M
Pine Warbler W
Bay-breasted Warbler M
Blackpoll Warbler M
Cerulean Warbler M
Black-and-white Warbler M
American Redstart M
WRENS
Carolina Wren R *
House Wren W
Winter Wren W #
WOODPECKERS
Red-headed Woodpecker M #
Red-bellied Woodpecker R *
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker W
Downy Woodpecker R *
Hairy Woodpecker M #
Northern (Yellow-shafted) Flicker R *
Pileated Woodpecker M
YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS
Yellow-breasted Chat M
KEY
R resident year-round
M migrates through
S summer
W winter
O seen flying overhead
* nests in Russ Pitman Park
# fewer than 5 records for Russ Pitman Park
