Cedar Creek
Natural History Area

  

Phylogenetic Table with Occurence Record

ORDER, FAMILY, SUBFAMILY
Common Name Scientific Name Residency Winter Occurence Spring Occurence Summer Occurence Fall Occurence Nesting*
 
GAVIIFORMES, GAVIIDAE, -
Common Loon Gavia immer  summer resident absent common common uncommon *** n b
 
PODICIPEDIFORMES, PODICIPEDIDAE, -
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps  summer resident absent uncommon uncommon common ** n b
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus  migrant absent rare-
common		 absent uncommon O
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena  summer resident absent uncommon uncommon absent ** n b
 
PELECANIFORMES, PHALACROCORACIDAE, -
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus  summer resident absent rare rare rare O
 
CICONIIFORMES, ARDEIDAE, -
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus  summer resident absent uncommon uncommon rare ** n
Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis  summer resident absent uncommon uncommon absent ( )
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias  summer resident rare uncommon-
common		 uncommon-
common		 uncommon-
common		 O
Great Egret Casmerodius albus  summer resident absent uncommon rare-
common		 rare-
common		 O
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis  migrant absent absent rare absent O
Green Heron Butorides striatus  summer resident absent common uncommon-
common		 common ** n b
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax  migrant absent absent rare absent O
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax violaceus  migrant absent rare absent absent O
 
ANSERIFORMES, ANATIDAE, ANSERINAE
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus  migrant absent uncommon-
abundant		 absent uncommon-
common		 O
Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator  migrant absent rare rare absent O
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons  migrant absent rare absent absent O
Snow Goose Chen caerulescens  migrant rare uncommon absent uncommon O
Canada Goose Branta canadensis  summer resident rare common uncommon-
common		 common *** n b
 
ANSERIFORMES, ANATIDAE, ANATINAE
Wood Duck Aix sponsa  summer resident absent common uncommon-
common		 common-
abundant		 ** b
Green-winged Teal Anas crecca  summer resident rare uncommon rare uncommon ( )
American Black Duck Anas rubripes  migrant absent rare absent rare O
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos  summer resident rare common common common *** n b
Northern Pintail Anas acuta  migrant absent rare absent rare O
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors  summer resident absent uncommon-
common		 uncommon-
common		 uncommon-
common		 ** n
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata  migrant absent uncommon absent uncommon O
Gadwall Anas strepera  migrant absent uncommon absent rare O
American Wigeon Anas americana  migrant absent uncommon absent uncommon O
Canvasback Aythya valisineria  migrant absent uncommon absent uncommon O
Redhead Aythya americana  migrant absent uncommon absent uncommon O
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris  summer resident absent common uncommon common ( )
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis  migrant absent common-
abundant		 absent common-
abundant		 O
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula  migrant absent uncommon absent uncommon O
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola  migrant absent common absent uncommon O
Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus  migrant absent common absent uncommon ( )
Common Merganser Mergus merganser  migrant absent uncommon absent rare O
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator  migrant absent uncommon absent rare O
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis  migrant absent rare absent rare O
 
FALCONIFORMES, CATHARTIDAE, -
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura  migrant absent uncommon uncommon uncommon O
Osprey Pandion haliaetus  migrant absent uncommon absent uncommon O
 
FALCONIFORMES, ACCIPITRIDAE, ACCIPITRINAE
American Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus  migrant absent absent rare absent O
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus  migrant uncommon uncommon uncommon uncommon ( )
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus  summer resident absent common uncommon common ** n
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus  winter visitant uncommon common absent common O
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii  summer resident rare common common common *** n
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis  migrant absent-
common		 uncommon rare uncommon ( )
Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus  migrant rare uncommon uncommon rare ** n b
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus  summer resident absent common common uncommon *** n b
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis  permanent resident uncommon common common common *** n b
Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus  winter visitant uncommon uncommon absent uncommon O
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos  migrant rare rare absent rare O
 
FALCONIFORMES, FALCONIDAE, -
American Kestrel Falco sparverius  permanent resident rare common common common *** n b
Merlin Falco columbarius  migrant rare rare absent absent O
 
GALLIFORMES, PHASIANIDAE, PHASIANINAE
Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus  permanent resident uncommon uncommon uncommon uncommon *** n b
 
GALLIFORMES, PHASIANIDAE, TETRAONINAE
Spruce Grouse Dendragapus canadensis  migrant absent rare absent absent O
Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus  permanent resident uncommon-
common		 uncommon-
common		 uncommon-
common		 uncommon-
common		 *** n b
 
GALLIFORMES, PHASIANIDAE, MELEAGRIDINAE
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo  permanent resident uncommon uncommon uncommon uncommon ** b
 
GRUIFORMES, RALLIDAE, -
Virginia Rail Rallus limicola  summer resident absent uncommon uncommon rare *** n b
Sora Porzana carolina  summer resident absent common common rare *** n b
American Coot Fulica americana  summer resident absent common-
abundant		 rare-
uncommon		 abundant ( )
 
GRUIFORMES, GRUIDAE, -
Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis  summer resident absent common common common *** b
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus  summer resident absent common uncommon uncommon ** n b
 
CHARADRIIFORMES, SCOLOPACIDAE, -
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca  migrant absent rare absent absent O
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria  migrant absent rare absent rare O
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia  migrant absent rare rare rare ( )
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda  migrant absent absent rare absent O
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri  migrant absent absent absent rare O
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus  migrant absent absent rare absent O
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago  summer resident absent uncommon uncommon uncommon ( )
American Woodcock Scolopax minor  summer resident absent common common common *** n b
 
CHARADRIIFORMES, LARIDAE, LARINAE
Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan  migrant absent rare absent absent O
Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia  migrant absent rare absent absent O
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis  migrant absent common absent common O
Herring Gull Larus argentatus  migrant absent uncommon absent uncommon O
 
CHARADRIIFORMES, LARIDAE, STERNINAE
Common Tern Sterna hirundo  migrant absent uncommon absent uncommon O
Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri  migrant absent uncommon rare uncommon O
Black Tern Chlidonias niger  summer resident absent uncommon uncommon-
common		 rare ** n b
 
COLUMBIFORMES, COLUMBIDAE, -
Rock Dove Columba livia  permanent resident uncommon uncommon uncommon uncommon *** n b
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura  summer resident rare common common common *** n b
 
CUCULIFORMES, CUCULIDAE, -
Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus  summer resident absent uncommon uncommon-
common		 uncommon-
common		 ** n b
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus  summer resident absent rare rare rare ( )
 
STRIGIFORMES, STRIGIDAE, -
Eastern Screech-Owl Otus asio  permanent resident absent rare absent absent O
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus  permanent resident common common common common *** n b
Barred Owl Strix varia  permanent resident common common common common *** n b
Great Gray Owl Strix nebulosa  migrant rare rare absent absent O
Long-eared Owl Asio otus  permanent resident rare rare absent rare ( )
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus  winter visitant rare absent absent absent O
Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus  permanent resident uncommon uncommon uncommon uncommon ( )
 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES, CAPRIMULGIDAE, -
Common Nighthawk Cordeiles minor  summer resident absent common uncommon common-
abundant		 ( )
Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus summer resident absent common common uncommon *** n b
 
APODIFORMES, APODIDAE, -
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica  summer resident absent uncommon uncommon uncommon O
 
APODIFORMES, TROCHILIDAE, -
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris  summer resident absent common common common ** n b
 
CORACIIFORMES, ALCEDINIDAE, -
Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon  summer resident uncommon uncommon uncommon uncommon ** b
 
PICIFORMES, PICIDAE, -
Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus  permanent resident absent-
abundant		 common-
abundant		 uncommon-
abundant		 common-
abundant		 *** n b
Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus  permanent resident common common common common *** n b
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius  summer resident absent common uncommon common ** n
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens  permanent resident common common common common *** n b
Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus  permanent resident common common common common *** n b
Black-backed Woodpecker Picoides arcticus  migrant absent rare absent rare O
Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus  permanent resident common common common common ** n
 
PASSERIFORMES, TYRANNIDAE, -
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus borealis  migrant absent uncommon-
common		 absent uncommon-
common		 O
Eastern Wood Peewee Contopus virens  summer resident absent common-
abundant		 common-
abundant		 common *** n b
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris  migrant absent uncommon absent uncommon O
Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens  migrant absent absent rare absent O
Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum  summer resident absent uncommon uncommon uncommon *
Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus  summer resident absent common common uncommon *** n b
Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe  summer resident absent common common common *** n b
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus  summer resident absent common common uncommon *** n b
Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis  summer resident absent rare rare rare ** n b
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus  summer resident absent common common uncommon *** n b
 
PASSERIFORMES, ALAUDIDAE, -
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris  summer resident rare uncommon uncommon uncommon *
 
PASSERIFORMES, HIRUNDINIDAE, -
Purple Martin Progne subis  summer resident absent common uncommon common ( )
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor  summer resident absent common common common *** n b
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis  summer resident absent uncommon uncommon uncommon ** n b
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia  summer resident absent uncommon-
common		 uncommon uncommon-
common		 ( )
Cliff Swallow Hirundo pyrrhonota  summer resident absent uncommon uncommon rare O
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica  summer resident absent common common common *** n b
 
PASSERIFORMES, CORVIDAE, -
Gray Jay Perisoreus canadensis  winter visitant rare rare absent rare O
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata  permanent resident common-
abundant		 common-
abundant		 common-
abundant		 common-
abundant		 *** n b
Black-billed Magpie Pica pica  migrant absent absent absent rare O
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos  permanent resident common common common common *** n b
Northern Raven Corvus corax  migrant uncommon uncommon uncommon uncommon *** n b
 
PASSERIFORMES, PARIDAE, -
Black-capped Chickadee Parus atricapillus  permanent resident common common abundant abundant *** n b
Tufted Titmouse Parus bicolor  permanent resident rare rare rare rare *
 
PASSERIFORMES, SITTIDAE, -
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis  permanent resident rare-
uncommon		 rare-
uncommon		 rare-
uncommon		 uncommon *
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis  permanent resident common common common common *** n b
 
PASSERIFORMES, CERTHIIDAE, -
Brown Creeper Certhia americana  migrant rare-
uncommon		 common rare common ** b
 
PASSERIFORMES, TROGLODYTIDAE, -
House Wren Troglodytes aedon  summer resident absent uncommon-
common		 uncommon-
common		 uncommon *** n b
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes  migrant absent uncommon absent uncommon O
Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis  summer resident absent uncommon-
common		 uncommon-
common		 absent *
Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris  summer resident absent uncommon-
common		 uncommon-
common		 absent ** n
 
PASSERIFORMES, MUSCICAPIDAE, SYLVIINAE
Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa  migrant-winter visitant rare-
uncommon		 common absent common O
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula  migrant absent common-
abundant		 absent common-
abundant		 O
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea  summer resident absent uncommon uncommon absent ** n b
 
PASSERIFORMES, MUSCICAPIDAE, TURDINAE
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis  summer resident absent common common common *** n b
Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi  winter visitant rare absent absent absent O
Veery Catharus fuscescens  summer resident absent common common uncommon *** n
Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus  migrant absent uncommon absent uncommon O
Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus  migrant absent common absent uncommon O
Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus  migrant absent uncommon absent uncommon O
Wood Thrush Hylocicla mustelina  summer resident absent uncommon uncommon absent ( )
American Robin Turdus migratorius  summer resident rare abundant common-
abundant		 common *** n b
Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius  winter visitant rare absent absent absent O
 
PASSERIFORMES, MIMIDAE, -
Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis  summer resident absent common-
abundant		 common-
abundant		 uncommon *** n b
Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum  summer resident absent common common uncommon *** n b
 
PASSERIFORMES, BOMBYCILLIDAE, -
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus  winter visitant rare absent absent absent O
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum  summer resident rare common common-
abundant		 common *** n b
 
PASSERIFORMES, LANIIDAE, -
Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor  winter visitant uncommon-
common		 uncommon absent rare O
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus  summer resident absent uncommon uncommon rare ( )
 
PASSERIFORMES, STURNIDAE, -
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris  permanent resident uncommon uncommon uncommon common *** n b
 
PASSERIFORMES, VIREONIDAE, -
Solitary Vireo Vireo solitarius  summer resident absent common absent uncommon O
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons  summer resident absent common common uncommon *** n b
Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus  summer resident absent uncommon-
common		 uncommon-
common		 uncommon ** n b
Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus  migrant absent uncommon absent uncommon O
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus  summer resident absent common common common *** n b
 
PASSERIFORMES, EMBERIZIDAE, PARULINAE
Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus  summer resident absent uncommon uncommon absent *** b
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera  summer resident absent common common uncommon-
common		 *** n b
Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina  migrant absent common-
abundant		 absent common-
abundant		 O
Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata  migrant absent common absent common O
Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla  summer resident absent common-
abundant		 common common-
abundant		 *** b
Northern Parula Parula americana  migrant absent uncommon absent absent O
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia  summer resident absent common common common *** n b
Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica  summer resident absent common uncommon common ** b
Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia  migrant absent uncommon-
common		 absent uncommon-
common		 O
Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina  migrant absent uncommon absent uncommon O
Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens  migrant absent rare absent rare O
Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata  migrant absent abundant absent abundant O
Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens  summer resident absent common rare-
uncommon		 common ( )
Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca  summer resident absent uncommon-
common		 uncommon uncommon-
common		 *
Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus  summer resident absent rare rare rare ( )
Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor  migrant absent rare absent absent O
Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum  migrant absent common absent common O
Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea  migrant absent uncommon absent uncommon O
Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata  migrant absent common absent common O
Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea  migrant absent rare rare absent O
Black-and-White Warbler Mniotilta varia  summer resident absent common uncommon-
common		 common *** n b
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla  summer resident absent common uncommon common ( )
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus  summer resident absent common common common *** n b
Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis  summer resident absent common uncommon uncommon ** b
Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis  migrant absent rare-
uncommon		 absent rare-
uncommon		 O
Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia  summer resident absent uncommon rare uncommon ** b
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas  migrant absent abundant abundant abundant *** n b
Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina  migrant absent absent rare absent O
Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla  migrant absent uncommon absent uncommon-
common		 O
Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis  migrant absent uncommon rare uncommon ( )
 
PASSERIFORMES, EMBERIZIDAE, THRAUPINAE
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea  summer resident absent common common-
abundant		 common *** n b
Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana  migrant absent absent absent rare O
 
PASSERIFORMES, EMBERIZIDAE, CARDINALINAE
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis  permanent resident uncommon uncommon uncommon uncommon *
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus  summer resident absent common common uncommon *** n
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea  summer resident absent common abundant common *** n b
Dickcissel Spiza americana  summer resident absent rare rare rare ( )
 
PASSERIFORMES, EMBERIZIDAE, EMBERIZINAE
Rufous-sided Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus  summer resident absent common common uncommon *** n b
American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea  winter visitant rare-
common		 common absent common O
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina  summer resident absent common common common *** n b
Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida  summer resident absent uncommon uncommon absent ** n
Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla  summer resident absent abundant abundant common *** n b
Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus  summer resident absent common common common *** n b
Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus  summer resident absent common common uncommon *** n b
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis  migrant absent rare rare absent ( )
Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum  summer resident absent uncommon uncommon absent *
Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca  migrant absent common absent common O
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia  summer resident absent common-
abundant		 common-
abundant		 common-
abundant		 *** n b
Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii  migrant absent rare-
uncommon		 absent rare-
uncommon		 O
Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana  summer resident absent common common common *** n
White-throated Sparrows Zonotrichia albicollis  summer resident absent abundant rare-
uncommon		 abundant ( )
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys 
Harris' Sparrow Zonotrichia querula  migrant absent rare absent absent O
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis  winter visitant uncommon-
common		 abundant absent abundant O
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis  winter visitant uncommon absent absent absent O
Bobolink Dolychonyx oryzivorus  summer resident absent uncommon uncommon absent ( )
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus  summer resident absent abundant abundant abundant *** n b
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna  summer resident absent common common common *
Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta  summer resident absent rare-
uncommon		 rare-
uncommon		 rare-
uncommon		 *
Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus  summer resident absent common common uncommon ** n b
Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus  migrant absent uncommon absent uncommon O
Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus  summer resident absent uncommon uncommon uncommon ( )
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula  permanent resident rare common common common *** n b
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater  summer resident absent common common uncommon *** n b (brood parasites)
Northern Oriole Icterus galbula  summer resident absent common common uncommon *** n b
 
PASSERIFORMES, EMBERIZIDAE, CARDUELINAE
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator  winter visitant rare-
common		 rare-
uncommon		 absent rare O
Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus  permanent resident uncommon-
common		 common rare uncommon-
common		 ** b
House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus  permanent resident uncommon uncommon uncommon uncommon ( )
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra  winter visitant rare-
uncommon		 absent absent rare-
uncommon		 O
White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera 
Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea  winter visitant rare-
abundant		 rare-
abundant		 absent rare-
uncommon		 O
Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus  permanent resident rare-
common		 common rare common ( )
American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis  permanent resident common-
abundant		 common-
abundant		 common-
abundant		 common-
abundant		 *** n b
Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertina  winter visitant absent-
common		 uncommon-
common		 absent absent-
common		 O
 
PASSERIFORMES, PASSERIDAE, -
House Sparrow Passer domesticus  permanent resident uncommon uncommon uncommon uncommon *** n b

*Nesting Codes

*** - nests at Cedar Creek, probably every year.
** - nests at Cedar Creek in some years.
* - nesting at Cedar Creek nearly certain (at least in some years), though there are no records of nests or broods.
( ) - nesting at Cedar Creek possible.
O - does not nest at Cedar Creek.

n - nest has been found at Cedar Creek.
b - brood (young out of the nest) has been found at Cedar Creek.

dman@lter.umn.edu Last updated 8/4/97 4:28 pm (Monday)