Birds

This list is meant to give you an idea for the types of birds that may be encountered on the Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens Itinerary during particular seasons. It is arranged taxonomically and is not a complete list. Also, keep in mind that birds are wild animals and sightings of particular species are not guaranteed. For trip reports during various seasons, please see the Trip Reports page.

Winter (w), Spring/Fall Migration (m), Summer (s)
Rare when indicated

Ducks & Geese
Snow Goose (rare in w, m)
Canada Goose (w, m, s)
Tundra Swan (rare in w, m)
Wood Duck (w, m, s)
Blue-winged Teal (rare in w, m)
Northern Shoveler (rare in w, m)
Mallard (w, m, s)
American Black Duck (w, m)
Northern Pintail (rare in w, m)
Green-winged Teal (rare in w, m)
Ring-necked Duck (rare in w, m)
Lesser Scaup (rare in w, m)
Bufflehead (rare in w, m)
Hooded Merganser (w, m)
Common Merganser (w, m)

Grouse
Wild Turkey (w, m, s)

Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe (w, m)

Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon (w, m, s)
Mourning Dove (w, m, s)

Cuckoos
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (m)

Swifts
Chimney Swift (m, s)

Hummingbirds
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (m, s)

Rails and Coots
Sora (rare in m)
American Coot (rare in m)

Plovers
Killdeer (w, m, s)

Sandpipers
American Woodcock (rare in m, s)
Wilson’s Snipe (m)
Spotted Sandpiper (m)
Solitary Sandpiper (m)
Lesser Yellowlegs (m)
Greater Yellowlegs (m)
Least Sandpiper (rare in m)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (rare in m)

Gulls & Terns
Laughing Gull (m, s)
Ring-billed Gull (w, m, s)
Herring Gull (w, m)
Great Black-backed Gull (rare in w)
Caspian Tern (m)

Cormorants
Double-crested Cormorant (w, m, s)

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
American Bittern (rare in w, m, s)
Black-crowned Night-heron (w, m, s)
Little Blue Heron (rare in m)
Snowy Egret (rare in m)
Green Heron (m, s)
Great Egret (m, s)
Great Blue Heron (w, m, s)

Ibises and Spoonbills
White Ibis (rare in m)
Roseate Spoonbill (rare in m)

Vultures
Black Vulture (w, m, s)
Turkey Vulture (w, m, s)

Hawks and Eagles
Osprey (m, s)
Northern Harrier (m)
Sharp-shinned Hawk (m)
Cooper’s Hawk (w, m, s)
Bald Eagle (w, m, s)
Red-shouldered Hawk (w, m, s)
Red-tailed Hawk (w, m, s)

Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher (w, m, s)

Woodpeckers
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (w, m)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (w, m, s)
Red-headed Woodpecker (rare in m)
Downy Woodpecker (w, m, s)
Hairy Woodpecker (w, m, s)
Pileated Woodpecker (w, m, s)
Northern Flicker (w, m, s)

Falcons
American Kestrel (w, m, s)
Merlin (w, m)
Peregrine Falcon (w, m, s)

Flycatchers
Eastern Wood-pewee (m, s)
Acadian Flycatcher (m, s)
Willow Flycatcher (m, s)
Eastern Phoebe (m, s, rare in w)
Great Crested Flycatcher (m, s)
Eastern Kingbird (m, s)

Vireos
White-eyed Vireo (m, rare in s)
Yellow-throated Vireo (m, rare in s)
Blue-headed Vireo (m)
Warbling Vireo (m, s)
Red-eyed Vireo (m, s)

Crows and Jays
Blue Jay (w, m, s)
American Crow (w, m, s)
Fish Crow (w, m, s)
Common Raven (rare in w, m, s)

Chickadees
Carolina Chickadee (w, m, s)
Tufted Titmouse (w, m, s)

Larks
Horned Lark (rare in m)

Swallows
Bank Swallow (m)
Tree Swallow (m, s)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (m, s)
Barn Swallow (m, s)
Cliff Swallow (m, s)

Kinglets
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (w, m)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (w, m)

Nuthatches
White-breasted Nuthatch (w, m, s)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (rare in w, m)

Treecreepers
Brown Creeper (w, m)

Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (m, s)

Wrens
House Wren (m, s)
Winter Wren (w, m)
Marsh Wren (m, s)
Carolina Wren (w, m, s)

Starlings
European Starling (w, m, s)

Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Gray Catbird (m, s, rare in w)
Brown Thrasher (m, s, rare in w)
Northern Mockingbird (w, m, s)

Thrushes
Eastern Bluebird (w, m, s)
Veery (m)
Swainson’s Thrush (m)
Hermit Thrush (w, m)
Wood Thrush (m, s)
American Robin (w, m, s)

Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing (w, m, s)

Pipits
American Pipit (w, m)

Finches
House Finch (w, m, s)
Purple Finch (w, m)
Pine Siskin (rare in w, m)
American Goldfinch (w, m, s)

Sparrows
House Sparrow (w, m, s)
Grasshopper Sparrow (rare in m)
Chipping Sparrow (m, s)
Field Sparrow (m)
American Tree Sparrow (rare in m)
Fox Sparrow (w, m)
Dark-eyed Junco (w, m)
White-crowned Sparrow (m)
White-throated Sparrow (w, m)
Vesper Sparrow (m)
Savannah Sparrow (w, m)
Song Sparrow (w, m, s)
Lincoln’s Sparrow (m)
Swamp Sparrow (w, m)
Eastern Towhee (w, m, s)

Orioles and Blackbirds
Bobolink (m)
Eastern Meadowlark (m)
Orchard Oriole (m, s)
Baltimore Oriole (m, s)
Red-winged Blackbird (w, m, s)
Brown-headed cowbird (w, m, s)
Rusty Blackbird (w, m)
Common Grackle (w, m, s)

Warblers
Ovenbird (m)
Northern Waterthrush (m)
Blue-winged Warbler (m)
Black-and-white Warbler (m)
Tennessee Warbler (m)
Orange-crowned Warbler (w, m)
Nashville Warbler (m)
Connecticut Warbler (m)
Common Yellowthroat (m, s)
Hooded Warbler (m)
American Redstart (m)
Cape May Warbler (m)
Northern Parula (m, rare in s)
Magnolia Warbler (m)
Blackburnian Warbler (m)
Yellow Warbler (m)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (m)
Blackpoll Warbler (m)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (m)
Palm Warbler (m, rare in w)
Pine Warbler (m)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (m, w)
Prairie Warbler (m)
Black-throated Green Warbler (m)
Wilson’s Warbler (m)

Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Others
Scarlet Tanager (m, rare in s)
Northern Cardinal (w, m, s)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (m)
Blue Grosbeak (m, s)
Indigo Bunting (m, s)