Birds, occasional sightings

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
Duck
Mottled
Muscovy
Teal, Blue-winged
Whistling
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
Nuthatch, Brown-headed
Parakeet, Monk
Peacock
Rail
King
Virginia
Shrike, Loggerhead
Siskin, Pine
Snipe
Sparrows
Field Sparrow
House Sparrow
Savannah 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

2007: Sep 4%, Nov 7%

Cowbird, Brown-headed

1999: Feb 32%, Mar 23%, May 4%, Jun 8%, Dec 4%
2000: Jan 20%, Feb 24%, Mar 32%, Apr 10%, May 3%, Oct 6%, Nov 3%, Dec 3%
2002: Jan 3%, Feb 7%, Mar 3%, Oct 7%, Nov 3%
2003: Feb 4%, Aug 7%
2004: Jan 6%, Mar 3%
2005: Jan 3%, Feb 4%
2006: Mar 10%

Meadowlark

1998: Oct 3%, Nov 3%, Dec 3%
1999: Feb 7%, Mar 3%, Apr 3%
2000: Mar 6%

Rusty Blackbird

1999: Jan 3%, Feb 3%

Starling

2000: Dec 3%
2002: Dec 7%
2003: Jan 6%, Feb 4%, Apr 7%, Jun 4%
2004: Oct 3%, Dec 6%
2005: Jan 6%, Feb 4%, Mar 3%, Apr 3%
2006: Mar 10%
2008: Jan 6%, Feb 3%

Oriole, Baltimore

2003: Apr 3%, Oct 6%, Dec 7%
2004: Jan 26%, Feb 10%, Mar 6%, May 3%, Nov 7%, Dec 23%
2005: Jan 29%, Feb 4%, Nov 7%
2007: Sep 7%, Oct 3%

Crow, Fish

2004: Apr 7%
2006: Mar 3%, Apr 3%

Monk Parakeet

2000: May 3%

Peacock

2008: Apr 3%

Pine Siskin (at right)

2002: Jan 19%, Feb 68%

Blue Grosbeak

2008: Apr 3%

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

2002: Oct 3%
2003: Oct 3%
2004: Oct 7%
2005: Oct 5%
2006: Apr 3%, May 3%
2007: Apr 13%, Oct 3%

Sparrow, Field

2002: Nov 3%

Sparrow, House

2003: Mar 3%

Sparrow, Savannah

2007: Jan 10%

Chuck-will's-widow

1998: Aug 3%, Sep 3%, Oct 3%,
2002: Jan 3%, Apr 3%, Oct 7%, Dec 3%
2003: Mar 6%, Jun 7%
2004: Mar 10%, Nov 3%
2005: Mar 13%
2006: Apr 3%
2007: Mar 3%
2008: Mar 3%, May 3%, Jun 4%

Nighthawk

1999: Apr 27%, Sep 3%
2000: July 4%
2001: Sep 4%, Oct 4%
2003: Apr 3%
2004: Apr 3%
2006: Oct 3%

Whip-poor-will

2001: Jan 3%

Pied-billed Grebe (left)

2006: Nov 87%, Dec 100%
2007: Jan 100%, Feb 97%, Mar 61%

Purple Martin

2000: Feb 3%, Aug 3%
2004: May 3%, Jun 4%, July 10%, Aug 19%
2005: Feb 4%, Mar 13%, Apr 3%, May 3%, June 4%, July 4%
2006: Jan 3%
2008: Apr 3%, June 4%

Hooded Merganser

2006: Dec 6%
2007: Jan 6%, Feb 50%, Mar 19%

Philadelphia Vireo (at right)

2006: Oct 7%
2007: Oct 13%, Nov 7%

Yellow-throated Vireo

2000: Feb 7%
2001: Jan 61%, Mar 23%, Dec 3%
2002: Aug 4%
2003: Dec 7%
2005: Jan 10%, Mar 6%, Dec 3%
2008: Jan 3%

Acadian Flycatcher

2000: Feb 4%, Sep 4%
2001: Aug 4%, Sep 19%
2002: Oct 3%
2003: Sep 12%
2004: Oct 13%
2005: Sep 4%, Oct 15%
2006: Aug 3%, Sep 3%, Oct 10%
2007: Sep 22%, Oct 17%

Empidonax flycatcher spp.

2004: Aug 4%, Sep 4%, Oct 10%, Nov 3%
2005: Aug 11%

Eastern Kingbird

1998: Oct 4%
1999: Jan 7%, Apr 4%, Aug 4%
2002: Sep 11%
2004: Apr 3%
2005: Mar 3%, Apr 3%

Eastern Wood Pewee

1999: Aug 4%, Sep 4%
2000: Sep 4%, Oct 3%
2001: Sep 4%, Oct 4%
2002: Oct 3%, Nov 3%
2003: Aug 11%, Nov 3%
2004: Oct 40%, Dec 3%
2005: Oct 10%, Nov 3%
2006: Sep 17%, Oct 3%
2007: Sep 19%, Oct 13%

Barn Swallow

2003: Aug 7%
2006: Aug 3%
2007: Apr 3%, Oct 3%
2008: Apr 3%, May 3%

Bald Eagle

2000: Nov 3%
2002: Nov 3%, Dec 3%
2003: Jan 3%, Feb 4%, Dec 3%
2004: Oct 3%, Nov 3%
2005: Feb 4%, Nov 14%, Dec 3%
2006: Jan 3%, Apr 3%, Oct 3%
2007: Mar 6%
2007: Apr 3%, Oct 3%

Hawk, Broad-winged

1999: Apr 3%, Aug 3%, Dec 3%
2000: Feb 4%
2004: Feb 3%
2005: Jan 3%
2007: Jan 3%

Hawk, Cooper's

1999: Oct 3%, Nov 7%, Dec 3%
2000: Jan 3%, Oct 3%, Dec 3%
2001: Dec 3%
2002: Nov 3%
2003: Apr 3%
2004: Oct 7%
2005: Oct 10%
2006: Oct 7%
2007: Oct 10%, Nov 3%, Dec 3%
2008: Jan 10%

Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk

1998: Nov 7%
1999: Feb 3%, Mar 3%, Dec 4%
2001: Jan 3%, Dec 3%
2002: Jan 3%
2003: Jan 3%, Jul 4%, Oct 3%, Nov 3%
2004: Jan 10%, Jun 4%, Nov 3%
2005: Mar 3%
2006: Feb 4%, Dec 3%
2007: Jan 3%, Feb 4%, Mar 3%
2008: Jan 3%

Hawk, Sharp-shined Hawk

1998: Nov 3%
1999: Jan 3%, Feb 3%, Nov 3%, Dec 3%
2000: Jan 3%, Nov 3%
2001: Jan 3%, Mar 6%, Oct 11%
2002: Mar 3%, Oct 3%, Dec 7%
2003: Nov 3%, Dec 7%
2004: Jan 3%
2006: Mar 3%, Nov 3%
2007: Oct 10%, Nov 7%
2008: 10%

Hawk, Short Tailed

1998: Dec 3%
1999: Oct 7%, Nov 7%, Dec 4%
2000: Mar 7%, Aug 4%, Oct 6%, Nov 7%
2001: Mar 6%, May 3%, Dec 6%
2002: Feb 21%, Mar 3%, May 3%, Jul 4%, Nov 10%, Dec 7%
2003: Jan 3%, Feb 4%, Nov 7%, Dec 7%
2004: Jan 10%, Mar 10%, Apr 3%, Dec 26%
2005: Jan 13%, Mar 13%, Dec 16%
2006: Jan 13%, Apr 7%, Oct 10%, Nov 7%
2007: Feb 14%, Mar 32%, May 15%, Aug 4%, Oct 3%, Nov 17%
2008: Jan 3%, Feb 7%, Mar 19%, Apr 13%, May 3%

Hawk, Swainson's Hawk

1999: Oct 3%

Kestrel

1998: Dec 3%
1999: Oct 7%, Nov 7%, Dec 4%
2000: Mar 7%, Aug 4%, Oct 6%, Nov 3%
2001: Mar 6%, May 3%
2002: Jan 3%, Oct 7%, Nov 3%
2007: Oct 3%, Nov 3%

Kite, Snail

2006: Oct 3%

Merlin

2002: Nov 3%
2003: Nov 3%

Northern Harrier

1998: Oct 3%, Nov 7%
1999: Feb 7%, Oct 7%, Nov 11%
2001: Oct 4%, Dec 6%
2002: May 3%, Oct 3%, Nov 3%
2003: Jan 6%, Feb 3%
2004: Oct 3%
2005: Mar 3%
2006: Nov 3%, Dec 10%
2007: Jan 3%, Sep 4%, Nov 3%, Dec 3%
2008: Jan 6%

Snail Kite

2002: Oct 3%

Osprey

1998: Oct 13%, Dec 3%
1999: Mar 3%, Apr 3%, Aug 5%
2000: Feb 3%, Mar 3%
2002: Apr 14%, Jun 4%, Nov 7%
2003: Jan 3%, Apr 14%, Sep 4%, Nov 3%, Dec 7%
2004: Feb 21%, Mar 10%, Apr 3%, Aug 4%, Oct 13%, Nov 3%, Dec 13%
2005: Jan 13%, Mar 13%
2006: Jan 3%, May 3%
2007: Feb 4%, Aug 4%, Sep 7%
2008: Feb 3%, Mar 13%

Owl, Great Horned

2007: Oct 3%

Turkey

2000: June 4%
2001: Mar 3%, May 7%, June 4%
2002: May 7%
2003: Mar 3%
2004: Mar 3%, Apr 3%
2005: Jan 3%, Mar 3%, Apr 3%, Nov 3%
2006: Mar 6%, Apr 3%
2007: Dec 3%
2008: Mar 3%

Crested Caracara

2001: Mar 3%, May 3%

Loggerhead Shrike

1999: Feb 3%
2000: Nov 3%
2002: Jan 3%, Feb 4%
2003: Feb 4%
2007: Nov 3%

Great White Heron (white morph of Great Blue Heron)

2002: May 27%
2006: Mar 3%

Cattle Egret

2006: May 7%

Glossy Ibis (left)

1999: Feb 3%
2002: Jan 6%, Sep 4%
2003: Oct 3%
2005: Nov 7%
2006: Nov 3%
2007: Oct 7%

Cedar Waxwing

1998: Dec 3%
1999: Jan 7%, Feb 21%, Mar 16%, Apr 21%, May 4%
2002: Dec 20%
2004: Jan 6%, Dec 10%
2005: Jan 39%, Feb 18%, Mar 23%, Apr 3%
2007: Feb 18%, May 19%
2008: Jan 3%

Gray-cheeked Thrush

2002: Oct 3%
2004: Oct 13%, Nov 14%
2006: Nov 3%
2007: Apr 3%, Oct 10%

Hermit Thrush

1998: Sep 7%
1999: Oct 3%, Nov 3%
2003: Nov 3%
2005: Jan 6%, Mar 6%, Oct 10%

Swainson's Thrush

1998: Oct 13%, Nov 3%, Sep 12%
1999: Oct 17%, Sep 7%
2000: Oct 6%
2001: Oct 18%
2002: Jan 3%, Oct 10%, Sep 7%
2003: Oct 16%
2004: Jan 3%
2006: May 3%, Oct 14%
2007: Sep 4%, Oct 7%

Veery

1999: Oct 14%
2000: Oct 3%, Sep 4%
2003: Sep 4%
2004: Oct 10%
2005: Sep 11%, Oct 15%
2006: Sep 10%, Oct 3%
2007: Apr 7%, Sep 7%

Wood Thrush

1998: Oct 3%
1999: Oct 3%, Nov 7%
2005: Jan 3%, Feb 4%, Oct 5%

Bluebird

2000: July 4%, Oct 3%

Least Bittern

2002: Jan 3%

King Rail

1999: Jan 4%, Mar 4%
2002: Aug 18%
2004: Jan 6%, Feb 3%, Mar 6%
2006: Dec 6%

Virginia Rail

1998: Nov 3%
2002: Jan 3%, Dec 3%
2004: Mar 10%

Killdeer

2006: Jan 3%
2007: Jan 3%

Warbler, Bay-breasted

1999: Feb 3%
2005: Nov 7%
2006: Oct 3%

Warbler, Blackburnian

1999: Mar 3%, Apr 3%
2003: Dec 3%
2006: Oct 3%
2007: Apr 3%

Warbler, Blackpoll

1999: Mar 3%, Apr 14%, May 3%
2002: Apr 7%, May 3%
2004: Apr 7%, May 22%
2008: Apr 13%, May 10%

Warbler, Blue-winged

1999: Oct 7%, Sep 4%
2000: Oct 6%
2001: Jan 3%, Feb 4%, Oct 4%
2004: Oct 7%, Nov 3%
2005: Sep 7%, Oct 5%
2007: Feb 4%, Apr 13%, Sep 7%, Oct 13%, Dec 3%

Warbler, Canada

2001: Sep 4%
2003: Oct 3%
2006: Sep 7%

Warbler, Cape May

1999: Apr 3%
2001: Apr 7%, May 14%
2002: Apr 14%
2004: Apr 7%
2005: Jan 3%, Apr 10%
2006: May 7%
2007: May 4%

Yellow-breasted Chat

1999: Sep 4%
2002: Jan 3%, Feb 4%
2006: Jan 3%

Warbler, Chestnut-sided

1999: Oct 10%
2000: Oct 3%
2002: Mar 3%, Oct 10%, Nov 7%
2003: Oct 6%
2004: Mar 3%, Oct 17%, Nov 3%
2005: Sep 4%, Nov 3%
2006: Oct 14%
2007: Apr 3%, Oct 20%, Nov 3%, Dec 3%

Warbler, Golden-winged

1998: Oct 3%
1999: Oct 14%
2002: Oct 3%
2003: Oct 6%
2004: Oct 10%
2005: Oct 5%
2006: Sep 7%, Oct 7%, Dec 6%
2007: Oct 10%

Warbler, Kentucky

2007: Sep 7%

Warbler, Nashville

2006: Oct 3%

Warbler, Orange-crowned

1999: Mar 3%
2000: Jan 3%, Feb 4%, Oct 3%
2001: Dec 3%
2002: Jan 3%, Feb 4%
2004: Dec 13%
2005: Jan 13%, Nov 14%, Dec 13%
2006: Jan 3%
2007: Jan 6%, Feb 4%, Mar 3%, Oct 7%, Dec 3%
2008: Jan 3%, Mar 3%

Warbler, Swainson's

2002: Oct 3%

Warbler, Tennessee

1998: Oct 7%
2999: Oct 3%
2002: Oct 14%
2003: Jan 3%
2004: Oct 10%
2005: Oct 10%
2007: Oct 7%

Warbler, Wilson's

2000: Oct 3%
2007: Jan 3%

Warbler, Yellow

1998: Dec 3%
1999: Jan 3%, Aug 4%, Dec 4%
2000: Feb 3%, Mar 4%, Oct 3%, Nov 3%, Dec 6%
2001: Jan 3%, Mar 3%, Apr 4%
2002: Mar 3%, Sep 4%, Nov 3%
2003: Jan 6%
2006: Dec 9%

Mottled Duck

1998: Oct 3%
2000: Oct 3%
2001: Aug 3%. Sep 4%
2005: Dec 3%
2007: Apr 3%, May 4%

Muscovy Duck

2004: Dec 3%
2007: Mar 6%, Aug 16%

Blue-winged Teal

2007: Feb 4%

Whistling Duck

2007: Sep 7%

Coot

1998: Dec 3%

Snipe

2000: Oct 3%
2005: Nov 3%
2006: Dec 3%

Ringed Gull

2002: Mar 3%

Laughing Gull

2006: Nov 3%

Brown Pelican

2007: May 3%

White Pelican

2003: Jan 3%, Feb 4%
2004: Dec 3%
2006: Dec 3%
2007: Feb 4%, Mar 3%

Solitary Sandpiper

1998: Nov 3%, Dec 3%

Hairy Woodpecker

1999: Jan 7%, Apr 7%
2000: Jan 10%, Nov 3%, Dec 3%
2001: Jan 10%, Feb 7%, Mar 3%, May 7%, Aug 3%, Nov 11%
2002: Jan 3%, Feb 4%, Nov 7%, Dec 17%
2003: Jan 16%, Feb 4%, Apr 10%, Sep 8%, Oct 6%, Dec 3%
2004: Jan 3%, Feb 7%, Mar 10%, May 3%, July 3%, Oct 7%, Nov 24%, Dec 10%
2005: Jan 3%, Feb 7%, Mar 10%, Apr 16%, July 9%, Aug 4%, Oct 5%, Nov 14%, Dec 13%
2006: Jan 10%, Feb 7%, Mar 6%, Apr 3%, Jul 10%, Aug 7%, Oct 3%, Nov 13%, Dec 19%
2007: Jan 16%, Feb 4%, Mar 13%, Apr 13%, June 9%, July 4%, Aug 4%, Sep 4%, Oct 3%, Nov 3%
2008: Feb 10%, Apr 7%

Red-headed Woodpecker

2006: Aug 3%

Common Flicker

1999: Nov 4%, Dec 4%
2002: July 4%, Sep 4%
2006: Dec 3%

Brown-headed Nuthatch

2002: Oct 3%, Nov 3%
2003: Jan 3%, Feb 18%, Mar 6%
2005: July 4%, Dec 3%
2006: Oct 3%, Nov 7%
2007: Jan 3%, Feb 71%, Mar 23%, Apr 50%, May 59%, June 14%, Oct 10%, Nov 7%
2008: Jan 3%, Feb 7%, Apr 13%, May 3%, June 7%

Scarlet Tanager

1998: Oct 4%, Nov 4%
1999: Oct 7%
2003: Aug 7%, Oct 16%, Dec 3%
2004: Apr 3%, Sep 4%
2005: Mar 6%, Apr 3%, Oct 5%
2006: Oct 10%
2007: Apr 10%

Wren, Marsh

1999: May 4%
2002: Apr 7%
2003: Dec 3%
2005: Nov 7%
2006: Jan 3%

Wren, Sedge

1998: Nov 14%
1999: Jan 13%, Feb 4%, Mar 3%, Apr 3%, May 4%, Nov 7%, Dec 10%
2000: Jan 10%, Feb 13%, Mar 21%, Apr 19%, May 4%
2001: Dec 6%
2002: Jan 3%, Dec 3%

Wren, Winter

2000: Dec 3%
2001: Jan 3%
2002: Oct 3%, Nov 3%
2005: Aug 4%, Sep 4%

Crow, Fish

2007: Mar 3%, Apr 7%