Birds of Seney National Wildlife Refuge

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Common birds present at Seney during various seasons.

Swans, geese and ducks

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  Canada Goose
  (Branta canadensis)
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  Trumpeter Swan
  (Cygnus buccinator)
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  Wood Duck (female, male)
  (Aix sponsa)
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  Blue-winged Teal (female, male)
  (Spatula discors)
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  Northern Shoveler (male, female)
  (Spatula clypeata)
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  Gadwall (male, female)
  (Mareca strepera)
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  American Wigeon (male, female)
  (Mareca americana)
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  Mallard (female, male)
  (Anas platyrhynchos)
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  American Black Duck (female, male)
  (Anas rubripes)
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  Green-winged Teal (male, female)
  (Anas carolinensis)
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  Readhead (female, male)
  (Aythya americana)
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  Ring-necked Duck (male, female)
  (Aythya collaris)
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  Lesser Scaup (female, male)
  (Aythya affinis)
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  Bufflehead (male, female)
  (Bucephala albeola)
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  Hooded Merganser (male, female)
  (Lophodytes cucullatus)
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  Common Merganser (female, male)
  (Mergus merganser)
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  Red-breasted Merganser (male, female)
  (Mergus serrator)

Grouse

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  Ruffed Grouse (male, female)
  (Bonasa umbellus)
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  Sharp-tailed Grouse
  (Tympanuchus phasianellus)

Grebes

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  Pied-billed Grebe
  (Podilymbus podiceps)

Doves

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  Mourning Dove
  (Zenaida macroura)

Cuckoos

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  Black-billed Cuckoo
  (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)

Hummingbirds

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  Ruby-throated Hummingbird
  (Archilochus colubris)

Coots and rails

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  Virginia Rail
  (Rallus limicola)
• 
  Sora
  (Porzana carolina)
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  American Coot
  (Fulica americana)

Cranes

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  Sandhill Crane
  (Antigone canadensis)

Plovers

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  Killdeer
  (Charadrius vociferus)

Sandpipers

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  Short-billed Dowitcher
  (Limnodromus griseus)
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  American Woodcock
  (Scolopax minor)
• 
  Wilson's Snipe
  (Gallinago delicata)
• 
  Spotted Sandpiper
  (Actitis macularius)
• 
  Lesser Yellowlegs
  (Tringa flavipes)
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  Greater Yellowlegs
  (Tringa melanoleuca)

Gulls and terns

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  Ring-billed Gull
  (Larus delawarensis)
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  Herring Gull
  (Larus smithsonianus)
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  Caspian Tern
  (Hydroprogne caspia)
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  Common Tern
  (Sterna hirundo)

Loons

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  Common Loon
  (Gavia immer)

Cormorants

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  Double-crested Cormorant
  (Nannopterum auritum)

Herons and bitterns

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  American Bittern
  (Botaurus lentiginosus)
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  Great Blue Heron
  (Ardea herodias)
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  Great Egret
  (Ardea alba)

Vultures

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  Turkey Vulture
  (Cathartes aura)

Osprey

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  Osprey
  (Pandion haliaetus)

Hawks and eagles

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  Northern Harrier
  (Circus hudsonius)
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  Bald Eagle
  (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
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  Broad-winged Hawk
  (Buteo platypterus)
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  Red-tailed Hawk
  (Buteo jamaicensis)

Kingfishers

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  Belted Kingfisher
  (Megaceryle alcyon)

Woodpeckers

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  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
  (Sphyrapicus varius)
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  Black-backed Woodpecker
  (Picoides arcticus)
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  Downy Woodpecker
  (Dryobates pubescens)
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  Hairy Woodpecker
  (Leuconotopicus villosus)
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  Northern Flicker
  (Colaptes auratus)
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  Pileated Woodpecker
  (Dryocopus pileatus)

Falcons

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  American Kestrel
  (Falco sparverius)
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  Merlin
  (Falco columbarius)

Flycatchers

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  Great Crested Flycatcher
  (Myiarchus crinitus)
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  Eastern Kingbird
  (Tyrannus tyrannus)
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  Eastern Wood-Pewee
  (Contopus virens)
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  Alder Flycatcher
  (Empidonax alnorum)
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  Least Flycatcher
  (Empidonax minimus)
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  Eastern Phoebe
  (Sayornis phoebe)

Shrikes

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  Northern Shrike
  (Lanius borealis)

Vireos

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  Blue-headed Vireo
  (Vireo solitarius)
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  Warbling Vireo
  (Vireo gilvus)
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  Red-eyed Vireo
  (Vireo olivaceus)

Jays and crows

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  Blue Jay
  (Cyanocitta cristata)
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  American Crow
  (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
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  Common Raven
  (Corvus corax)

Swallows

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  Tree Swallow
  (Tachycineta bicolor)
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  Barn Swallow
  (Hirundo rustica)

Chickadees

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  Black-capped Chickadee
  (Poecile atricapillus)

Nuthatches

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  Red-breasted Nuthatch
  (Sitta canadensis)
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  White-breasted Nuthatch
  (Sitta carolinensis)

Creepers

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  Brown Creeper
  (Certhia americana)

Wrens

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  Winter Wren
  (Troglodytes hiemalis)
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  Sedge Wren
  (Cistothorus stellaris)
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  Marsh Wren
  (Cistothorus palustris)

Kinglets

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  Golden-crowned Kinglet
  (Regulus satrapa)
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  Ruby-crowned Kinglet
  (Corthylio calendula)

Thrushes

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  Eastern Bluebird
  (Sialia sialis)
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  Hermit Thrush
  (Catharus guttatus)
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  Wood Thrush
  (Hylocichla mustelina)
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  American Robin
  (Turdus migratorius)

Mockingbirds and thrashers

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  Gray Catbird
  (Dumetella carolinensis)
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  Brown Thrasher
  (Toxostoma rufum)

Starlings

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  European Starling
  (Sturnus vulgaris)

Waxwings

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  Cedar Waxwing
  (Bombycilla cedrorum)

Finches

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  Purple Finch (male, female)
  (Haemorhous purpureus)
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  Common Redpoll (female, male)
  (Acanthis flammea)
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  Red Crossbill (female, male)
  (Loxia curvirostra)
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  Pine Siskin
  (Spinus pinus)
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  American Goldfinch (male)
  (Spinus tristis)

Sparrows

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  Chipping Sparrow
  (Spizella passerina)
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  American Tree Sparrow
  (Spizelloides arborea)
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  Dark-eyed Junco
  (Junco hyemalis)
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  White-crowned Sparrow
  (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
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  White-throated Sparrow
  (Zonotrichia albicollis)
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  Vesper Sparrow
  (Pooecetes gramineus)
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  Savannah Sparrow
  (Passerculus sandwichensis)
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  Song Sparrow
  (Melospiza melodia)
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  Lincoln's Sparrow
  (Melospiza lincolnii)
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  Swamp Sparrow
  (Melospiza georgiana)
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  Eastern Towhee (male)
  (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)

Blackbirds and orioles

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  Baltimore Oriole (male)
  (Icterus galbula)
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  Red-winged Blackbird (male, female)
  (Agelaius phoeniceus)
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  Brown-headed Cowbird (female, male)
  (Molothrus ater)
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  Brewer's Blackbird (male)
  (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
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  Common Grackle (male)
  (Quiscalus quiscula)

Wood warblers

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  Ovenbird
  (Seiurus aurocapilla)
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  Black-and-white Warbler
  (Mniotilta varia)
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  Nashville Warbler
  (Leiothlypis ruficapilla)
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  Common Yellowthroat (male)
  (Geothlypis trichas)
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  American Redstart (male)
  (Setophaga ruticilla)
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  Cape May Warbler (male)
  (Setophaga tigrina)
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  Northern Parula
  (Setophaga americana)
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  Magnolia Warbler
  (Setophaga magnolia)
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  Blackburnian Warbler
  (Setophaga fusca)
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  Yellow Warbler (male)
  (Setophaga petechia)
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  Blackpoll Warbler
  (Setophaga striata)
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  Chestnut-sided Warbler
  (Setophaga pensylvanica)
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  Palm Warbler
  (Setophaga palmarum)
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  Pine Warbler (male)
  (Setophaga pinus)
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  Yellow-rumped Warbler
  (Setophaga coronata)
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  Black-throated Green Warbler
  (Setophaga virens)
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  Wilson's Warbler (male)
  (Cardellina pusilla)

Buntings

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  Rose-breasted Grosbeak (male)
  (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
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  Indigo Bunting (male)
  (Passerina cyanea)

See also

• Rare Birds of Seney National Wildlife Refuge

Source: Seney National Wildlife Refuge Bird Checklist, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, August 2023