Occasional Sightings

Frequency of sightings: Figures are the percent of days each month that a Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary volunteer has reported seeing the species. It is not a tally of the number of each species. Neither is it a scientific sampling nor a guarantee that any species will be present at any given time during the year.


Bittern, Least

Blackbird

  • Cowbird, Brown-headed
  • Crow, Fish
  • Meadowlark
  • Oriole, Baltimore
  • Rusty Blackbird
  • Starling

Bluebird

Caracara, Crested

Coot

Cormorant, Double-crested

Crow, Fish

Doves

  • White-winged

Duck

  • Mottled
  • Muscovy
  • Teal, Blue-winged
  • Whistling, Black-bellied

Eagles, Hawks, Owls, Kites, Osprey

  • Bald Eagle
  • Hawk, Broad-winged
  • Hawk, Cooper's
  • Hawk, Red-tailed
  • Hawk, Sharp-shinned
  • Hawk, Short-tailed
  • Hawk, Swainson's
  • Kestrel
  • Kite, Snail
  • Merlin
  • Northern Harrier
  • Osprey
  • Owl, Great Horned

Flycatcher

  • Acadian Flycatcher
  • Empidonax spp.
  • Eastern Kingbird
  • Eastern Wood Pewee

Goatsucker

  • Chuck-will's-widow
  • Nighthawk
  • Whip-poor-will

Grebe, Pied-billed

Grosbeak

  • Blue
  • Rose-breasted

Gulls, Sandpipers, Pelicans

  • Gull, Ringed
  • Gull, Laughing
  • Pelican, Brown
  • Pelican, White
  • Sandpiper, Solitary

Herons, Egrets, Ibis

  • Egret, Cattle
  • Heron, Great White
  • Ibis, Glossy

Killdeer

Martin, Purple

Merganser, Hooded

Nuthatches

  • Brown-headed
  • Red-breasted

Parakeet, Monk

Peacock

Rail

  • King
  • Virginia

Shrike, Loggerhead

Siskin, Pine

Snipe

Sparrows

  • Field Sparrow
  • House Sparrow
  • Savannah Sparrow
  • White-throated Sparrow

Swallow, Barn

Tanager, Scarlet

Thrushes

  • Gray-cheeked Thrush
  • Hermit Thrush
  • Swainson's Thrush
  • Veery
  • Wood Thrush

Turkey

Vireo

  • Philadelphia
  • Yellow-throated

Waxwing, Cedar

Warbler

  • Bay-breasted
  • Blackburnian
  • Blackpoll
  • Blue-winged
  • Canada
  • Cape May
  • Chat, Yellow-breasted
  • Chestnut-sided
  • Golden-winged
  • Kentucky
  • Nashville
  • Orange-crowned
  • Swainson's
  • Tennessee
  • Wilson's
  • Yellow

Woodpecker

  • Common Flicker
  • Hairy Woodpecker
  • Red-headed Woodpecker

Wren

  • Marsh
  • Sedge
  • Winter


Cormorant, Double-crested

Cowbird, Brown-headed

Meadowlark

Rusty Blackbird

Starling

Oriole, Baltimore

Crow, Fish

Dove, White-winged

Monk Parakeet

Peacock

Pine Siskin (at right)

Blue Grosbeak

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Sparrow, Field

Sparrow, House

Sparrow, Savannah

Sparrow, White-throated

Chuck-will's-widow

Nighthawk

Whip-poor-will

Pied-billed Grebe (left)

Purple Martin

Hooded Merganser

Philadelphia Vireo (at right)

Yellow-throated Vireo

Acadian Flycatcher

Empidonax flycatcher spp.

Eastern Kingbird

Eastern Wood Pewee

Barn Swallow

Bald Eagle

Hawk, Broad-winged

Hawk, Cooper's

Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk

Hawk, Sharp-shined Hawk

Hawk, Short Tailed

Hawk, Swainson's Hawk

Kestrel

Kite, Snail

Merlin

Northern Harrier

Osprey

Owl, Great Horned

Turkey

Crested Caracara

Loggerhead Shrike

Great White Heron (white morph of Great Blue Heron)

Cattle Egret

Glossy Ibis (left)

Cedar Waxwing

Gray-cheeked Thrush

Hermit Thrush

Swainson's Thrush

Veery

Wood Thrush

Bluebird

Least Bittern

King Rail

Virginia Rail

Killdeer

Warbler, Bay-breasted

Warbler, Blackburnian

Warbler, Blackpoll

Warbler, Blue-winged

Warbler, Canada

Warbler, Cape May

Yellow-breasted Chat

Warbler, Chestnut-sided

Warbler, Golden-winged

Warbler, Kentucky

Warbler, Nashville

Warbler, Orange-crowned

Warbler, Swainson's

Warbler, Tennessee

Warbler, Wilson's

Warbler, Yellow

Black-bellied Whistling Duck

Mottled Duck

Muscovy Duck

Blue-winged Teal

Coot

Snipe

Ringed Gull

Laughing Gull

Brown Pelican

White Pelican

Solitary Sandpiper

Hairy Woodpecker

Red-headed Woodpecker

Common Flicker

Nuthatch, Brown-headed

Nuthatch, Red-breasted

Scarlet Tanager

Wren, Marsh

Wren, Sedge

Wren, Winter

Crow, Fish