BIRDS OF SANTEE STATE PARK

A FIELD CHECKLIST

This list provided by the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism and
downloaded from Columbia Audubon Society at www.columbia-audubon.org. Posted to the web
on October 15, 2001.

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Observers Comments (Hours, sightings,etc)

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SPECIES S S F W

LOONS
____Common Loon---------------------------- __ __ __ O

GREBES
____Pied-Billed Grebe------------------------- __ __ __ C
____Horned Grebe----------------------------- __ __ __ U

CORMORANTS
____Double-Crested Cormorant-------------- U U C C

DARTERS
____Anhinga------------------------------------ U U U U

HERONS AND EGRETS

____Great Blue Heron------------------------- U U U C
____Great Egret--------------------------------- C U C C
____Snowy Egret------------------------------- __ __ __ R
____Little Blue Heron------------------------- __ U __ __
____Green-Backed Heron-------------------- C C __ __

SWANS, GEESE AND DUCKS

____Canada Goose----------------------------- __ __ __ U
____Wood Duck-------------------------------- U U U U
____American Black Duck-------------------- __ __ __ U
____Mallard------------------------------------- __ __ U U
____American Wigeon------------------------- __ __ __ O
____Common Goldeneye---------------------- __ __ __ R
____Hooded Merganser----------------------- __ __ __ U
____Ruddy Duck------------------------------- __ __ __ O

AMERICAN VULTURES
____Turkey Vulture---------------------------- U U U U
HAWKS AND ALLIES
____Osprey-------------------------------------- U U __ __
____Bald Eagle----------------------------------__ O __ O
____Mississippi Kite--------------------------- O __ __ __
____Sharp-Shinned Hawk--------------------- __ R __ U
____Cooper's Hawk---------------------------- __ __ __ O
____Red-Tailed Hawk------------------------- U U U U
____Red-Shouldered Hawk------------------- U U U U

FALCONS
____American Kestrel------------------------- __ __ __ U

TURKEYS AND QUAIL

____Wild Turkey------------------------------ U U U U
____Northern Bobwhite----------------------- U U U U

RAILS, GALLINULES AND COOTS

____Common Moorhen------------------------ __ __ __ O
____American Coot---------------------------- __ __ __ U

PLOVER
____Killdeer------------------------------------- __ __ __ U

SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES

____Spotted Sandpiper------------------------- __ O __ __
____American Woodcock--------------------- __ __ __ O

GULLS AND TERNS

____Laughing Gull----------------------------- O O O __
____Bonaparte's Gull-------------------------- __ __ __ C
____Ring-Billed Gull--------------------------- U U U C
____Herring Gull------------------------------- __ __ __ U
____Caspian Tern------------------------------ __ O __ __
____Forster's Tern----------------------------- __ __ U C

DOVES
____Rock Dove--------------------------------- C C C C
____Mourning Dove--------------------------- C C C C

CUCKOOS
____Yellow-Billed Cuckoo-------------------- C C __ __

TYPICAL OWLS
____Eastern Screech-Owl--------------------- U U U U
____Great Horned Owl------------------------ U U U U
____Barred Owl--------------------------------- U U U U

GOATSUCKERS
____Common Nighthawk--------------------- __ U __ __
____Chuck-Will's Widow--------------------- C C __ __

SWIFTS
____Chimney Swift---------------------------- C C __ __
KINGFISHERS
____Belted Kingfisher------------------------- U U U C

WOODPECKERS
____Red-Headed Woodpecker---------------- U U U C
____Red-Bellied Woodpecker---------------- C C C C
____Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker--------------- __ __ __ U
____Downy Woodpecker---------------------- C C C C
____Hairy Woodpecker------------------------ U U U U
____Red-Cockaded Woodpecker------------- R R R R
____Northern Flicker-------------------------- C C C C
____Pileated Woodpecker--------------------- C C C C

TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
____Eastern Wood-Peewee-------------------- C C __ __
____Acadian Flycatcher----------------------- C C __ __
____Eastern Phoebe---------------------------- U R __ C
____Great-Crested Flycatcher---------------- C C __ __
____Eastern Kingbird-------------------------- U U __ __

SWALLOWS
____Purple Martin----------------------------- U U __ __
____Tree Swallow------------------------------ __ O C __
____Northern Rough-Winged Swallow------__ U U __
____Bank Swallow----------------------------- __ R __ __
____Barn Swallow------------------------------ __ C C __

JAYS AND CROWS

____Blue Jay------------------------------------ C C C C
____American Crow--------------------------- C C C U
____Fish Crow---------------------------------- C C U O

TITMICE
____Carolina Chickadee----------------------- C C C C
____Tufted Titmouse--------------------------- C C C C

NUTHATCHES
____Red-Breasted Nuthatch------------------ __ __ __ O
____White-Breasted Nuthatch---------------- __ __ __ U
____Brown-Headed Nuthatch----------------- C C C C

CREEPERS
____Brown Creeper---------------------------- __ __ __ U

WRENS
____Carolina Wren----------------------------- C C C C
____House Wren------------------------------- __ __ __ O
____Winter Wren------------------------------- __ __ __ U

KINGLETS AND GNATCATCHERS

____Golden-Crowned Kinglet---------------- __ __ __ U
____Ruby-Crowned Kinglet------------------- C __ __ C
____Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher------------------- C C __ __
THRUSHES
____Eastern Bluebird-------------------------- C C C C
____Swainson's Thrush------------------------ U __ __ __
____Hermit Thrush----------------------------- U __ __ U
____Wood Thrush------------------------------ C U __ __
____American Robin--------------------------- C U U C

MOCKINGBIRDS, THRASHERS AND ALLIES

____Gray Catbird------------------------------- __ U __ __
____Northern Mockingbird------------------- C C C C
____Brown Thrasher--------------------------- C C C U

WAXWINGS
____Cedar Waxwing--------------------------- __ __ __ U

SHRIKES
____Loggerhead Shrike------------------------ __ __ __ O

STARLINGS
____European Starling------------------------- C C C C

VIREOS
____White-Eyed Vireo------------------------- C C __ __
____Solitary Vireo----------------------------- U __ __ U
____Yellow-Throated Vireo------------------ U U __ __
____Red-Eyed Vireo--------------------------- C C __ __

WOOD WARBLERS
____Orange-Crowned Warbler--------------- __ __ O R
____Northern Parula--------------------------- C C C __
____Yellow Warbler--------------------------- O __ __ __
____Chestnut-Sided Warbler------------------ __ __ U __
____Magnolia Warbler------------------------- __ __ U __
____Cape May Warbler----------------------- __ __ U __
____Black-Throated Blue Warbler------------ U __ U __
____Yellow-Rumped Warbler---------------- C __ C C
____Black-Throated Green Warbler--------- __ R __ __
____Blackburnian Warbler------------------- __ __ O __
____Yellow-Throated Warbler--------------- U U __ R
____Blackpoll Warbler------------------------- O __ __ __
____Pine Warbler------------------------------- C C C C
____Palm Warbler------------------------------ __ __ __ O
____Black-and-White Warbler---------------- U __ C O
____Prothonotary Warbler-------------------- C C __ __
____Kentucky Warbler------------------------ O __ __ __
____Common Yellowthroat------------------- U U __ O
____Hooded Warbler-------------------------- __ U __ __
____American Redstart------------------------ C __ C __

TANAGERS
____Summer Tanager-------------------------- C C C __
____Scarlet Tanager---------------------------- O __ O __

GROSBEAKS
____Northern Cardinal------------------------- C C C C
____Rose-Breasted Grosbeak----------------- U __ U __
____Blue Grosbeak----------------------------- __ U __ __
____Indigo Bunting----------------------------- U U __ __
____Painted Bunting--------------------------- R __ __ __

SPARROWS AND ALLIES

____Rufuos-Sided Towhee-------------------- C C C C
____Bachman's Sparrow---------------------- R __ __ __
____Chipping Sparrow------------------------- C U __ C
____Field Sparrow----------------------------- __ __ __ U
____Savannah Sparrow------------------------ __ __ __ O
____Vesper Sparrow--------------------------- __ __ __ R
____Fox Sparrow------------------------------- __ __ __ O
____Song Sparrow------------------------------ __ __ __ C
____Swamp Sparrow--------------------------- __ __ __ C
____White-Throated Sparrow----------------- __ __ __ C
____Dark-Eyed Junco-------------------------- __ __ __ C

BLACKBIRDS AND ORIOLES

____Red-Winged Blackbird------------------- C C C C
____Boat-Tailed Grackle---------------------- __ O __ __
____Common Grackle------------------------- C C C C
____Brown-Headed Cowbird----------------- C C __ __
____Orchard Oriole---------------------------- C C __ __
____Northern Oriole--------------------------- R __ __ R

FINCHES
____Purple Finch------------------------------- __ __ __ O
____House Finch------------------------------- __ __ __ U
____Pine Siskin--------------------------------- __ __ __ O
____American Goldfinch---------------------- __ __ __ C

OLD WORLD SPARROWS

____House Sparrow---------------------------- __ U __ O

Total: 147 species

Spring: March, April, May

Summer: June, July, August
Fall: September, October, November
Winter: December, January, February

C- Common: Seen most of the times in most habitats or abundant in some habitats.
U- Uncommon: Regularly occurs in limited habitats or numbers.
O- Occasional: Seen only a few times each season; absent some years.
R- Rare: One or two park records; not expected to occur