| Checklist
of Birds - Macomb County, MI |
|
| Updated 02/02/2007 |
Total: 311 species |
|
| Compiled
by Brian McGee (bndmcgee@wowway.com) |
|
|
|
|
|
County |
Breeding |
|
| Species |
Status |
Status |
Locations, Dates,
Sources (see notes) |
|
[C] = Casual |
|
|
[A] = Accidental |
|
|
[E] = Extirpated |
|
|
(B) = Confirmed Breeder |
|
|
(P) = Possible Breeder |
|
|
|
|
|
| GAVIIFORMES |
|
|
|
|
GAVIIDAE |
|
|
|
| Red-throated Loon |
[C] |
|
(MB) |
| Common Loon |
|
|
|
| PODICIPEDIFORMES |
|
|
|
| PODICIPEDIDAE |
|
|
|
| Pied-billed Grebe |
|
(B) |
|
| Horned Grebe |
|
|
|
| Red-necked Grebe |
[C] |
|
|
| Eared Grebe |
[A] |
|
|
| PROCELLARIIFORMES |
|
|
|
|
PROCELLARIIDAE |
|
|
|
| Manx Shearwater |
[A] |
|
Armada Twp. August 2000
(MBRC) |
| PELECANIFORMES |
|
|
|
| SULIDAE |
|
|
|
| Northern Gannet |
[A] |
|
(TH) |
| PHALACROCORACIDAE |
|
|
|
| Double-crested Cormorant |
|
|
|
| FREGATIDAE |
|
|
|
| Magnificent Frigatebird |
[A] |
|
Metro Beach Oct 26-28 1995 (MBRC) |
| CICONIIFORMES |
|
|
|
| ARDEIDAE |
|
|
|
| American Bittern |
|
|
|
| Least Bittern |
|
(B) |
|
| Great Blue Heron |
|
(B) |
"Great White" Heron, Metro Beach July-Aug 1999 |
| Great Egret |
|
|
|
| Snowy Egret |
[C] |
|
|
| Little Blue Heron |
[C] |
|
|
| Tricolored Heron |
[A] |
|
May 19 1981, Metro Beach May 8 2006 (MBRC) |
| Cattle Egret |
[A] |
|
Metro Beach July 2006 |
| Green Heron |
|
(B) |
|
| Black-crowned Night-Heron |
|
(P) |
|
| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron |
[A] |
|
May 23 1981, Apr 20 1982 (MBRC) |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE |
|
|
|
| Glossy Ibis |
[A] |
|
Oct 23-25 1990, Nov 11-Dec 6 2001, Oct 15-16 2005 Metro Beach
(MBRC) |
| CATHARTIDAE |
|
|
|
| Turkey Vulture |
|
(P) |
|
| ANSERIFORMES |
|
|
|
| ANATIDAE |
|
|
|
| Greater White-fronted Goose |
[C] |
|
Stoney Creek January 1996 |
| Snow Goose |
[C] |
|
|
| Canada Goose |
|
(B) |
|
| Cackling Goose |
[C] |
|
Stony Creek November
2004 (BB) |
| Brant |
[A] |
|
Metro Beach (TH) |
| Mute Swan |
|
(B) |
|
| Trumpeter Swan |
[C] |
|
(JS), (BB) |
| Tundra Swan |
|
|
|
| Wood Duck |
|
(B) |
|
| Gadwall |
|
|
|
| Eurasian Wigeon |
[A] |
|
May 5-8 1975, Sep 17 1982, Nov 29-30 1997 (MBRC) |
| American Wigeon |
|
|
|
| American Black Duck |
|
|
|
| Mallard |
|
(B) |
|
| Blue-winged Teal |
|
(B) |
|
| Cinnamon Teal |
[A] |
|
Chesterfield Twp. Apr 26-28 1982 (MBRC) |
| Northern Shoveler |
|
|
|
| Northern Pintail |
|
|
|
| Green-winged Teal |
|
|
|
| Canvasback |
|
|
|
| Redhead |
|
|
|
| Ring-necked Duck |
|
|
|
| Greater Scaup |
|
|
|
| Lesser Scaup |
|
(P) |
|
| King Eider |
[A] |
|
Dec 18 1976 (MBRC) |
| Surf Scoter |
|
|
|
| White-winged Scoter |
|
|
|
| Black Scoter |
[C] |
|
(MB) |
| Long-tailed Duck |
|
|
|
| Bufflehead |
|
|
|
| Common Goldeneye |
|
|
|
| Barrow's Goldeneye |
[A] |
|
Metro Beach (TH) |
| Hooded Merganser |
|
(P) |
|
| Common Merganser |
|
|
|
| Red-breasted Merganser |
|
|
|
| Ruddy Duck |
|
(P) |
|
| FALCONIFORMES |
|
|
|
| ACCIPITRIDAE |
|
|
|
| Osprey |
|
|
|
| Mississippi Kite |
[A] |
|
Metro Beach June 3,
2006 |
| Bald Eagle |
|
|
|
| Northern Harrier |
|
(P) |
|
| Sharp-shinned Hawk |
|
|
|
| Cooper's Hawk |
|
|
|
| Northern Goshawk |
[C] |
|
(AC), (MB) |
| Red-shouldered Hawk |
|
(P) |
|
| Broad-winged Hawk |
|
|
|
| Red-tailed Hawk |
|
(B) |
|
| Rough-legged Hawk |
|
|
|
| Golden Eagle |
[C] |
|
2005 CBC, (MB) |
| FALCONIDAE |
|
|
|
| American Kestrel |
|
(B) |
|
| Merlin |
|
|
|
| Gyrfalcon |
[A] |
|
Chesterfield Twp., (RP) |
| Peregrine Falcon |
|
|
|
| GALLIFORMES |
|
|
|
| PHASIANIDAE |
|
|
|
| Ring-necked Pheasant |
|
(B) |
|
| Ruffed Grouse |
|
(P) |
|
| Wild Turkey |
|
(B) |
|
| Northern Bobwhite |
|
(B) |
|
| GRUIFORMES |
|
|
|
| RALLIDAE |
|
|
|
| Yellow Rail |
[C] |
|
Metro Beach, (AC) |
| King Rail |
[C] |
(P) |
7 records 1960 - 1987 (MBRC), (BB) |
| Virginia Rail |
|
(P) |
|
| Sora |
|
(B) |
|
| Common Moorhen |
|
(B) |
|
| American Coot |
|
(B) |
|
| GRUIDAE |
|
|
|
| Sandhill Crane |
|
(B) |
|
| CHARADRIIFORMES |
|
|
|
| CHARADRIIDAE |
|
|
|
| Black-bellied Plover |
|
|
|
| American Golden-Plover |
|
|
|
| Semipalmated Plover |
|
|
|
| Piping Plover |
[C] |
|
(AC) |
| Killdeer |
|
(B) |
|
| RECURVIROSTRIDAE |
|
|
|
| American Avocet |
[A] |
|
Wetzel State Park June
12, 2004 (MK) |
| SCOLOPACIDAE |
|
|
|
| Greater Yellowlegs |
|
|
|
| Lesser Yellowlegs |
|
|
|
| Solitary Sandpiper |
|
|
|
| Willet |
[A] |
|
Metro Beach May 12,
1999 (MM) |
| Spotted Sandpiper |
|
(B) |
|
| Upland Sandpiper |
|
|
|
| Whimbrel |
|
|
|
| Hudsonian Godwit |
[A] |
|
(MB) |
| Marbled Godwit |
[C] |
|
|
| Ruddy Turnstone |
|
|
|
| Red Knot |
[C] |
|
(MB) |
| Sanderling |
|
|
|
| Semipalmated Sandpiper |
|
|
|
| Western Sandpiper |
|
|
|
| Least Sandpiper |
|
|
|
| White-rumped Sandpiper |
|
|
|
| Baird's Sandpiper |
|
|
|
| Pectoral Sandpiper |
|
|
|
| Purple Sandpiper |
[A] |
|
DNR Access, Harrison Twp.
January 9-14 2007 |
| Dunlin |
|
|
|
| Stilt Sandpiper |
|
|
|
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper |
[C] |
|
(MB) |
| Ruff |
[A] |
|
May 12-16 1981 (MBRC) |
| Short-billed Dowitcher |
|
|
|
| Long-billed Dowitcher |
|
|
|
| Wilson's Snipe |
|
(P) |
|
| American Woodcock |
|
(B) |
|
| Wilson's Phalarope |
|
|
|
| Red-necked Phalarope |
[A] |
|
(MB) |
| Red Phalarope |
[A] |
|
Metro Beach October
3-8, 2003 (MBRC) |
| LARIDAE |
|
|
|
| Laughing Gull |
[A] |
|
Metro Beach May 22-June
18, 1999 |
| Franklin's Gull |
[A] |
|
|
| Little Gull |
[A] |
|
(MB) |
| Bonaparte's Gull |
|
|
|
| Heermann's Gull |
[A] |
|
Metro Beach Aug 26-Dec 12 1979,Oct 24-Dec 1980 ,Oct 12-Nov 1
1981 (MBRC) |
| Ring-billed Gull |
|
|
|
| California Gull |
[A] |
|
(MB) |
| Herring Gull |
|
|
|
| Thayer's Gull |
[C] |
|
(JS), (MB) |
| Iceland Gull |
[C] |
|
|
| Lesser Black-backed Gull |
[C] |
|
(LH), (MB) |
| Slaty-backed Gull |
[A] |
|
(MB) |
| Glaucous Gull |
|
|
|
| Great Black-backed Gull |
|
|
|
| Black-legged Kittiwake |
[A] |
|
(MB) |
| Caspian Tern |
|
|
|
| Common Tern |
|
(P) |
|
| Forster's Tern |
|
(B) |
|
| Black Tern |
|
(B) |
|
| ALCIDAE |
|
|
|
| Thick-billed Murre |
[A] |
|
November 23, 1950 (MBRC) |
| COLUMBIFORMES |
|
|
|
| COLUMBIDAE |
|
|
|
| Rock Pigeon |
|
(B) |
|
| Mourning Dove |
|
(B) |
|
| CUCULIFORMES |
|
|
|
| CUCULIDAE |
|
|
|
| Black-billed Cuckoo |
|
(B) |
|
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
|
(B) |
|
| STRIGIFORMES |
|
|
|
| TYTONIDAE |
|
|
|
| Barn Owl |
[E] |
|
Jan 5 1958, Jan 10 1960, winter 1973-1974 (MBRC) |
| STRIGIDAE |
|
|
|
| Eastern Screech-Owl |
|
(B) |
|
| Great Horned Owl |
|
(B) |
|
| Snowy Owl |
|
|
|
| Barred Owl |
|
(B) |
|
| Long-eared Owl |
|
|
|
| Short-eared Owl |
|
|
|
| Northern Saw-whet Owl |
|
|
(MB) |
| CAPRIMULGIFORMES |
|
|
|
| CAPRIMULGIDAE |
|
|
|
| Common Nighthawk |
|
(P) |
|
| Whip-poor-will |
|
|
|
| APODIFORMES |
|
|
|
| APODIDAE |
|
|
|
| Chimney Swift |
|
(B) |
|
| TROCHILIDAE |
|
|
|
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
|
(B) |
|
| Black Chinned Hummingbird |
[A] |
|
Ray Township May 9, 2003
(AC) |
| CORACIIFORMES |
|
|
|
| ALCEDINIDAE |
|
|
|
| Belted Kingfisher |
|
(B) |
|
| PICIFORMES |
|
|
|
| PICIDAE |
|
|
|
| Red-headed Woodpecker |
|
(B) |
|
| Red-bellied Woodpecker |
|
(B) |
|
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
|
|
|
| Downy Woodpecker |
|
(B) |
|
| Hairy Woodpecker |
|
(B) |
|
| Black-backed Woodpecker |
|
|
Mt. Clemens, Dec. 5-19 1968 (AK) |
| Northern Flicker |
|
(B) |
|
| Pileated Woodpecker |
|
(P) |
Stoney Creek |
| PASSERIFORMES |
|
|
|
| TYRANNIDAE |
|
|
|
| Olive-sided Flycatcher |
|
|
|
| Eastern Wood-Pewee |
|
(P) |
|
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher |
|
|
|
| Acadian Flycatcher |
|
(P) |
|
| Alder Flycatcher |
|
(P) |
|
| Willow Flycatcher |
|
(B) |
|
| Least Flycatcher |
|
(P) |
|
| Eastern Phoebe |
|
(B) |
|
| Vermilion Flycatcher |
[A] |
|
November 12 1972 (MBRC) |
| Great Crested Flycatcher |
|
(B) |
|
| Eastern Kingbird |
|
(B) |
|
| LANIIDAE |
|
|
|
| Loggerhead Shrike |
[A] |
|
April 18, 1954 (AK) |
| Northern Shrike |
|
|
|
| VIREONIDAE |
|
|
|
| White-eyed Vireo |
|
|
|
| Bell's Vireo |
[A] |
|
May 6-20 1982 (MBRC) |
| Yellow-throated Vireo |
|
(B) |
|
| Blue-headed Vireo |
|
|
|
| Warbling Vireo |
|
(B) |
|
| Philadelphia Vireo |
|
|
|
| Red-eyed Vireo |
|
(B) |
|
| CORVIDAE |
|
|
|
| Blue Jay |
|
(B) |
|
| American Crow |
|
(B) |
|
| ALAUDIDAE |
|
|
|
| Horned Lark |
|
(B) |
|
| HIRUNDINIDAE |
|
|
|
| Purple Martin |
|
(B) |
|
| Tree Swallow |
|
(B) |
|
| N. Rough-winged Swallow |
|
(B) |
|
| Bank Swallow |
|
(B) |
|
| Cliff Swallow |
|
(B) |
|
| Barn Swallow |
|
(B) |
|
| PARIDAE |
|
|
|
| Black-capped Chickadee |
|
(B) |
|
| Tufted Titmouse |
|
(B) |
|
| SITTIDAE |
|
|
|
| Red-breasted Nuthatch |
|
(B) |
|
| White-breasted Nuthatch |
|
|
|
| CERTHIIDAE |
|
|
|
| Brown Creeper |
|
(B) |
|
| TROGLODYTIDAE |
|
|
|
| Carolina Wren |
|
|
|
| Bewick's Wren |
[A] |
|
May 14 1982 (MBRC), St.
Clair Shores May 2 1963 (AK) |
| House Wren |
|
(B) |
|
| Winter Wren |
|
|
|
| Sedge Wren |
|
|
|
| Marsh Wren |
|
(B) |
|
| REGULIDAE |
|
|
|
| Golden-crowned Kinglet |
|
|
|
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
|
|
|
| SYLVIIDAE |
|
|
|
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
|
(B) |
|
| TURDIDAE |
|
|
|
| Eastern Bluebird |
|
(B) |
|
| Veery |
|
(P) |
|
| Gray-cheeked Thrush |
|
|
|
| Swainson's Thrush |
|
|
|
| Hermit Thrush |
|
|
|
| Wood Thrush |
|
(B) |
|
| American Robin |
|
(B) |
|
| Varied Thrush |
[A] |
|
November 24, 1987 (BB) |
| MIMIDAE |
|
|
|
| Gray Catbird |
|
(B) |
|
| Northern Mockingbird |
|
(P) |
|
| Brown Thrasher |
|
(B) |
|
| STURNIDAE |
|
|
|
| European Starling |
|
(B) |
|
| MOTACILLIDAE |
|
|
|
| American Pipit |
|
|
|
| BOMBYCILLIDAE |
|
|
|
| Bohemian Waxwing |
[A] |
|
(JS) |
| Cedar Waxwing |
|
(B) |
|
| PARULIDAE |
|
|
|
| Blue-winged Warbler |
|
(B) |
|
| Golden-winged Warbler |
|
(B) |
|
| Tennessee Warbler |
|
|
|
| Orange-crowned Warbler |
|
|
|
| Nashville Warbler |
|
|
|
| Northern Parula |
|
|
|
| Yellow Warbler |
|
(B) |
|
| Chestnut-sided Warbler |
|
(P) |
|
| Magnolia Warbler |
|
|
|
| Cape May Warbler |
|
|
|
| Black-throated Blue Warbler |
|
|
|
| Yellow-rumped Warbler |
|
|
|
| Black-throated Green Warbler |
|
(P) |
|
| Blackburnian Warbler |
|
|
|
| Yellow-throated Warbler |
[C] |
|
(JS), (MB) |
| Pine Warbler |
|
(P) |
|
| Prairie Warbler |
|
|
|
| Palm Warbler |
|
|
|
| Bay-breasted Warbler |
|
|
|
| Blackpoll Warbler |
|
|
|
| Cerulean Warbler |
|
(P) |
|
| Black-and-white Warbler |
|
|
|
| American Redstart |
|
(B) |
|
| Prothonotary Warbler |
|
|
|
| Worm-eating Warbler |
[A] |
|
(MB), (RP) |
| Ovenbird |
|
(B) |
|
| Northern Waterthrush |
|
(P) |
|
| Louisiana Waterthrush |
|
|
|
| Kentucky Warbler |
|
|
|
| Connecticut Warbler |
|
|
|
| Mourning Warbler |
|
(P) |
|
| Common Yellowthroat |
|
(B) |
|
| Hooded Warbler |
|
(P) |
|
| Wilson's Warbler |
|
|
|
| Canada Warbler |
|
|
|
| Yellow-breasted Chat |
|
|
|
| THRAUPIDAE |
|
|
|
| Summer Tanager |
|
|
|
| Scarlet Tanager |
|
(P) |
|
| EMBERIZIDAE |
|
|
|
| Eastern Towhee |
|
(B) |
|
| Bachman's Sparrow |
[A] |
|
Metro Beach April 24, 1964 (RP) |
| American Tree Sparrow |
|
|
|
| Chipping Sparrow |
|
(B) |
|
| Clay-colored Sparrow |
|
|
|
| Field Sparrow |
|
(B) |
|
| Vesper Sparrow |
|
(B) |
|
| Lark Sparrow |
|
|
(LH) |
| Savannah Sparrow |
|
(B) |
|
| Grasshopper Sparrow |
|
(B) |
|
| Henslow's Sparrow |
|
|
|
| Fox Sparrow |
|
|
|
| Song Sparrow |
|
(B) |
|
| Lincoln's Sparrow |
|
|
|
| Swamp Sparrow |
|
(P) |
|
| White-throated Sparrow |
|
|
|
| Harris's Sparrow |
[C] |
|
Shadbush Nature Center Jan. 2003, Clinton Township, May 7-9 2003 |
| White-crowned Sparrow |
|
|
|
| Dark-eyed Junco |
|
|
|
| Lapland Longspur |
|
|
|
| Snow Bunting |
|
|
|
| CARDINALIDAE |
|
|
|
| Northern Cardinal |
|
(B) |
|
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
|
(B) |
|
| Indigo Bunting |
|
(B) |
|
| Dickcissel |
|
|
|
| ICTERIDAE |
|
|
|
| Bobolink |
|
(B) |
|
| Red-winged Blackbird |
|
(B) |
|
| Eastern Meadowlark |
|
(B) |
|
| Western Meadowlark |
[C] |
|
|
| Yellow-headed Blackbird |
[C] |
|
(MB) |
| Rusty Blackbird |
|
|
|
| Common Grackle |
|
(B) |
|
| Brown-headed Cowbird |
|
(B) |
|
| Orchard Oriole |
|
(P) |
|
| Baltimore Oriole |
|
(B) |
|
| FRINGILLIDAE |
|
|
|
| Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch |
[A] |
|
Romeo Feb 26- late Mar
1984 (MBRC) |
| Pine Grosbeak |
[A] |
|
|
| Purple Finch |
|
|
|
| House Finch |
|
(B) |
|
| Red Crossbill |
[C] |
|
|
| White-winged Crossbill |
[C] |
|
|
| Common Redpoll |
|
|
|
| Hoary Redpoll |
[A] |
|
St. Clair Shores February 1972 (MM), (AK), (RP) |
| Pine Siskin |
|
|
|
| American Goldfinch |
|
(B) |
|
| Evening Grosbeak |
[C] |
|
|
| PASSERIDAE |
|
|
|
| House Sparrow |
|
(B) |
|
|
|
|
|
| Notes: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| -
Thanks to Barb Baldinger (BB), Allen Chartier (AC), Lyle Hamilton (LH), |
| Tom Heatley (TH), Mike Mencotti (MM),
& Jim Stevens (JS) for their contributions. |
| -
Other sources include Michigan Breeding Bird Atlas (1983-1988 &
2002-2007), |
| Zimmerman & Van Tyne (1959), Kelley
(AK) (1978), Payne (RP)(1986), |
| Chartier & Ziarno (2004), Metro Beach
Metropark Checklist (MB), Michigan Birds Record Committee (MBRC). |
|
|
|
|
| Comments
and contributions are welcome. |
|
|
|
|
|
|