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Checklist of Olmsted County Birds
- Part 3
(Abundance Bar Charts)
Bob Ekblad
Ducks to Cranes
Plovers to Woodpeckers
Flycatchers to Waxwings
(below)
Warblers to Finches
#
Abundant
(can't miss)
=
Common
(should see)
+
Uncommon
(good find)
~
Rare
(super find)
*
nests in the county
^
Accidental
(real lucky)
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Olive-sided Flycatcher
~
++
~
++
~
*
Eastern Wood-Pewee
=
##
##
##
==
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
~~
~~
Acadian Flycatcher
^
Alder Flycatcher
~+
+
~
*
Willow Flycatcher
~+
++
++
~~
Least Flycatcher
+=
++
+~
~
~
*
Eastern Phoebe
==
##
##
##
#=
=+
*
Great Crested Flycatcher
=#
##
##
#=
++
Western Kingbird
^
^
*
Eastern Kingbird
==
##
##
##
#=
=+
SHRIKES
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
*
Loggerhead Shrike
(in decline)
~
~
~
~
~
~
~
~
Northern Shrike
++
~~
~~
~
++
VIREOS
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Bell's Vireo
^
~
~
~
Yellow-throated Vireo
~
++
~
~
~
~
Blue-headed Vireo
~
++
~
~
++
*
Warbling Vireo
~
==
=+
++
++
++
Philadelphia Vireo
~
++
~
~
++
*
Red-eyed Vireo
~
##
##
##
==
=+
JAYS & CROWS
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Gray Jay
(one report > 25 yrs ago)
*
Blue Jay
##
##
##
##
##
##
##
##
##
##
##
##
Black-billed Magpie
(no reports)
*
American Crow
##
##
##
##
##
##
##
##
##
##
##
##
Common Raven
^
^
^
^
LARKS
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
*
Horned Lark
++
==
##
##
##
##
##
##
==
++
++
++
SWALLOWS
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
*
Purple Martin
~+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
~
~
*
Tree Swallow
=#
##
##
##
##
#
=
~
*
No Rough-winged Swallow
+=
##
==
==
=#
==
*
Bank Swallow
+=
==
==
==
==
==
*
Cliff Swallow
+=
##
##
##
##
==
*
Barn Swallow
=#
##
##
##
##
==
CHICKADEES & TITMICE
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
*
Black-capped Chickadee
##
##
##
##
##
##
##
##
##
##
##
##
Boreal Chickadee
(no reports)
*
Tufted Titmouse
~
~
~
~
~
~
~
~
~
~
~
~
~
~
~
~
~
~
~
~
~
~
~
~
NUTHATCHES
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-breasted Nuthatch
==
==
==
++
++
==
==
==
*
White-breasted Nuthatch
##
##
##
##
##
##
##
##
##
##
##
##
CREEPERS
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Brown Creeper
++
++
==
==
+
++
++
++
++
WRENS
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Carolina Wren
^^
^^
^^
^^
^^
^^
^^
^^
^^
^^
^^
^^
*
House Wren
==
##
##
##
##
#=
=
Winter Wren
++
+
~~
~
*
Sedge Wren
=
=#
##
##
#
=
=
=
Marsh Wren
+
==
+~
~~
~~
~~
~
KINGLETS
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Golden-crowned Kinglet
~~
~~
~=
~
~=
==
~~
~~
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
~~
~~
~=
==
~
~
==
==
~~
~~
GNATCATCHERS
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
*
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
+=
==
++
++
==
=
~
~
THRUSHES
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
*
Eastern Bluebird
==
##
##
##
##
##
#=
~
^
^
Mountain Bluebird
^
Townsend's Solitaire
^
Veery
+=
+
~
+
~
Gray-cheeked Thrush
+=
~
+
~
Swainson's Thrush
+=
~
+
~
Hermit Thrush
~
+=
=+
+
~
~
^
*
Wood Thrush
~
+=
==
==
==
~
*
American Robin
++
##
##
##
##
##
##
++
++
++
Varied Thrush
^
^
^
MOCKINGBIRDS & THRASHER
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
*
Gray Catbird
+
==
==
==
==
=+
+
Northern Mockingbird
^
^
^
^
*
Brown Thrasher
+
=#
##
##
##
#
+
~
STARLINGS
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
*
European Starling
##
##
##
##
##
##
##
##
##
##
##
##
PIPITS
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
American Pipit
~
~~
~
~
WAXWINGS
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Bohemian Waxwing
^
^
^
^
*
Cedar Waxwing
++
++
+
=
##
##
##
##
==
==
++
++
++
Top
Ducks
to
Cranes
Plovers
to
Woodpkrs
Flycatchers
to
Waxwings
Warblers
to
Finches
MN Casuals
&
Accidentals