This checklist includes all bird species found in Sky Lake State Conservation Area , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .
The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).
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Black-bellied Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna autumnalis | |
Ruddy Duck | Oxyura jamaicensis | |
Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | |
Snow Goose | Anser caerulescens | |
Greater White-fronted Goose | Anser albifrons | |
Hooded Merganser | Lophodytes cucullatus | |
Lesser Scaup | Aythya affinis | |
Northern Shoveler | Spatula clypeata | |
Blue-winged Teal | Spatula discors | |
Gadwall | Mareca strepera | |
American Wigeon | Mareca americana | |
Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | |
Wood Duck | Aix sponsa | |
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Northern Bobwhite | Colinus virginianus | |
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Wild Turkey | Meleagris gallopavo | |
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Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps | |
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Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | |
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Chimney Swift | Chaetura pelagica | |
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Archilochus colubris | |
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | |
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Wood Stork | Mycteria americana | |
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American White Pelican | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | |
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Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | |
Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea | |
Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | |
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Roseate Spoonbill | Platalea ajaja | |
White Ibis | Eudocimus albus | |
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Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocorax auritus | |
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Anhinga | Anhinga anhinga | |
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American Avocet | Recurvirostra americana | |
Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | |
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Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | |
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Marbled Godwit | Limosa fedoa | |
Stilt Sandpiper | Calidris himantopus | |
Dunlin | Calidris alpina | |
Least Sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | |
Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | |
Semipalmated Sandpiper | Calidris pusilla | |
Western Sandpiper | Calidris mauri | |
Long-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus scolopaceus | |
Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | |
Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | |
Wilson's Phalarope | Steganopus tricolor | |
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Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis | |
Forster's Tern | Sterna forsteri | |
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Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | |
Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | |
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Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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Hen Harrier | Circus cyaneus | |
Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | |
Mississippi Kite | Ictinia mississippiensis | |
Red-shouldered Hawk | Buteo lineatus | |
Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | |
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Common Barn Owl | Tyto alba | |
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Barred Owl | Strix varia | |
Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus | |
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Pileated Woodpecker | Dryocopus pileatus | |
Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus | |
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus varius | |
Red-headed Woodpecker | Melanerpes erythrocephalus | |
Red-bellied Woodpecker | Melanerpes carolinus | |
Downy Woodpecker | Picoides pubescens | |
Hairy Woodpecker | Picoides villosus | |
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Belted Kingfisher | Megaceryle alcyon | |
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American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | |
Merlin | Falco columbarius | |
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Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannus tyrannus | |
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus forficatus | |
Eastern Phoebe | Sayornis phoebe | |
Acadian Flycatcher | Empidonax virescens | |
Eastern Wood Pewee | Contopus virens | |
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White-eyed Vireo | Vireo griseus | |
Blue-headed Vireo | Vireo solitarius | |
Red-eyed Vireo | Vireo olivaceus | |
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Loggerhead Shrike | Lanius ludovicianus | |
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American Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos | |
Blue Jay | Cyanocitta cristata | |
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House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Introduced species |
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Chipping Sparrow | Spizella passerina | |
Eastern Towhee | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | |
Dark-eyed Junco | Junco hyemalis | |
White-throated Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis | |
White-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys | |
Vesper Sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus | |
Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis | |
Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia | |
Swamp Sparrow | Melospiza georgiana | |
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Louisiana Waterthrush | Parkesia motacilla | |
Prothonotary Warbler | Protonotaria citrea | |
Orange-crowned Warbler | Leiothlypis celata | |
Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas | |
American Redstart | Setophaga ruticilla | |
Northern Parula | Setophaga americana | |
Magnolia Warbler | Setophaga magnolia | |
Blackpoll Warbler | Setophaga striata | |
Palm Warbler | Setophaga palmarum | |
Pine Warbler | Setophaga pinus | |
Yellow-rumped Warbler | Setophaga coronata | |
Yellow-throated Warbler | Setophaga dominica | |
Prairie Warbler | Setophaga discolor | |
Black-throated Green Warbler | Setophaga virens | |
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Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteria virens | |
Bobolink | Dolichonyx oryzivorus | |
Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna | |
Baltimore Oriole | Icterus galbula | |
Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | |
Brown-headed Cowbird | Molothrus ater | |
Common Grackle | Quiscalus quiscula | |
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Dickcissel | Spiza americana | |
Indigo Bunting | Passerina cyanea | |
Summer Tanager | Piranga rubra | |
Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | |
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Tufted Titmouse | Baeolophus bicolor | |
Carolina Chickadee | Poecile carolinensis | |
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Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | |
Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx serripennis | |
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulus calendula | |
Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulus satrapa | |
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Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum | |
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White-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | |
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Winter Wren | Troglodytes hiemalis | |
House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | |
Carolina Wren | Thryothorus ludovicianus | |
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptila caerulea | |
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Gray Catbird | Dumetella carolinensis | |
Northern Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | |
Brown Thrasher | Toxostoma rufum | |
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Common Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | Introduced species |
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Eastern Bluebird | Sialia sialis | |
Hermit Thrush | Catharus guttatus | |
American Robin | Turdus migratorius |
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