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S

F

Violet-green Swallow *

SP

C

C

U

American Tree Sparrow

Northern Rough-winged Swallow *

U

U

R

Cliff Swallow

R

U

Barn Swallow *

C

C

C

Savannah Sparrow *

C

Black-capped Chickadee *

C

C

C

Fox Sparrow

C

Mountain Chickadee

R

Song Sparrow *

C

Chestnut-backed Chickadee *

C

C

Lincoln’s Sparrow

Bank Swallow

W

SP

S

F

Chipping Sparrow

R

R

R

R

Vesper Sparrow

R

U

Lark Sparrow C

R C

C

R R R C

C C

R

U

R

R

R

C

C

C

C

White-throated Sparrow

C

C

C

C

Harris’s Sparrow

Brown Creeper *

C

C

C

C

White-crowned Sparrow *

C

Golden-crowned Sparrow

C

C

C

C

Dark-eyed Junco *

C

C

C

C

C

Snow Bunting

R

R

Black-headed Grosbeak *

U

U

R

House Wren Winter Wren *

C

R

Marsh Wren American Dipper

R

C

Red-breasted Nuthatch *

Bewick’s Wren *

C C

C

Bushtit *

Rock Wren

W

R C U

Lapland Longspur

C

U

C

C

C

C

R R

R

R

R

R

Lazuli Bunting

R

R

Golden-crowned Kinglet *

C

U

C

C

Red-winged Blackbird *

C

C

U

U

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

C

R

C

C

Western Meadowlark

U

R

U

U

Western Bluebird

R

Mountain Bluebird

R

R

Townsend’s Solitaire

R

Yellow-headed Blackbird R

R

Brewer’s Blackbird

R

R

R

Brown-headed Cowbird *

C

C

U

R

Swainson’s Thrush*

C

C

U

Bullock’s Oriole *

R

Hermit Thrush

U

R

U

U

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch

R

American Robin *

C

C

C

C

Pine Grosbeak

Varied Thrush

C

Northern Mockingbird European Starling (I) *

C

R

C

C

Purple Finch

U

R

U

R

R

R

House Finch *

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Red Crossbill

U

U

U

U

White Wagtail American Pipit

A R

Bohemian Waxwing Cedar Waxwing *

R R

Common Redpoll

U

R

R

U

R

Pine Siskin *

C

U

C

C

R

R

American Goldfinch *

C

C

U

U

U

C

C

U

Evening Grosbeak

U

U

U

U

Orange-crowned Warbler *

C

C

C

R

House Sparrow (I) *

C

C

C

C

Nashville Warbler

R

Yellow Warbler

U

R

U

Yellow-rumped Warbler

C

R

C

Black-throated Gray Warbler *

C

U

C

Townsend’s Warbler

U

U

U

Hermit Warbler

R

R

U

U

U

R

R

Blackburnian Warbler MacGillivray’s Warbler

C R A

Common Yellowthroat Hooded Warbler

A

Wilson’s Warbler *

C

C

C

A

Western Tanager *

C

U

R

Spotted Towhee *

C

C

C

This checklist is a joint project of Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Seattle Audubon Society. This latest edition of the checklist is based on information obtained from monthly census data from Seattle Audubon, extensive bird tours and over thirty-five years of citizens reporting bird sightings. The list was compiled by Discovery Park Naturalists and David Hutchinson. We would like in particular to thank Dan Harville, Kathy & Arn Slettebak, and Neil & Carleen Zimmerman for their contribution to this project

The species names and taxonomic order in this checklist are based on the American Ornithologist’s Union Check-list of North American Birds, Seventh Edition. Checklist design by Adam Sedgley, Seattle Audubon.

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Welcome to Discovery Park, Seattle’s premier birding “hot spot”. This park on the shores of Puget Sound, is comprised of 550 acres of mixed woodlands, meadows, rocky and sandy beaches as well as fresh water habitats. The diversity of habitats creates a location of regional importance for the public to encounter over 270 species of birds. The o hosts m throated and Rhin gull use Jaegers in fall. S use the areas (2 Wigeon, Mergans winter m Blackbir swallow the sum Green H Purple Martins. The Mix conifero deciduo areas ar Barred O Great H Owls. Y Vireos, R Woodpe Pacific-s and Tow flocks co capped Kinglets Nuthatch years wi accipiter edges. Savannah and White-crowned Sparrows nest in the South Meadows (4), and winter brings Fox, Lincoln, and Golden-crowned Sparrows as well. Look for Barn Owls patroling for rodents at dusk. Enjoy birding in the park and remember to be respectful of all life so Discovery Park will remain a haven for birds and other wildlife for years to come.

Birds of Discovery Park A Checklist

SP

Abundance Code C - common; occurs regularly in at least moderate numbers U - uncommon; occurs regularly but in small numbers R - rare; seldom recorded I - introduced A - accidental; only one record and far outside normal range * - known to nest in the park SP - Spring (March-May) S - Summer (June-July)

Pied-billed Grebe

SP

S

Snow Goose

R

Brant

C

Canada Goose

U

C

Tundra Swan Wood Duck

R

Gadwall *

U

U

Eurasian Wigeon

S

F

W

R

R

R

Ruddy Turnstone

R

R

SP

R

R

Horned Grebe

C

R

C

C

Black Turnstone

Red-necked Grebe

C

R

U

U

Surfbird

R

R

Red Knot

R

Western Grebe

C

R

C

C

Sanderling

C

Clark’s Grebe

R

Eared Grebe

F - Fall (August-November) W - Winter (December-February)

Greater White-fronted Goose

R

S

F

W

R

R R U

C

U

SP

S

F

Mourning Dove

R

R

R

Barn Owl *

U

U

U

Western Screech-Owl

R

Great Horned Owl

R

R

Snowy Owl Barred Owl *

U

U

R

R

Western Sandpiper

U

C

C

Long-eared Owl *

R

R

R

Least Sandpiper

U

Semipalmated Sandpiper

R

R R

Sooty Shearwater

R

W

U

U

R

R

R

R R

Short-tailed Shearwater

R

U

U

Short-eared Owl

R

R

R

Leach’s Storm-Petrel

R

Baird’s Sandpiper

R

R

Northern Saw-whet Owl

R

R

R

R

Brown Pelican

R

Pectoral Sandpiper

R

R

Common Nighthawk

R

R

R

F

W

R

C

C

Brandt’s Cormorant

U

R

U

U

Dunlin

U

U

Double-crested Cormorant

C

R

C

C

Short-billed Dowitcher

R

R

Pelagic Cormorant

U

U

U

Long-billed Dowitcher

Great Blue Heron *

C

C

C

C

Wilson’s Snipe

R

Green Heron

R

R

R

R

Wilson’s Phalarope

R

U

U

R

Black-crowned Night-Heron

R

Red-necked Phalarope

U

U

U

R

Black Swift

R

R

Vaux’s Swift

R

U

U

R

R

Anna’s Hummingbird *

C

C

C

R

R

Rufous Hummingbird *

C

C

R

Belted Kingfisher *

U

U

U

Lewis’s Woodpecker

R

R

R

C U

C

U

Turkey Vulture

U

R

U

Parasitic Jaeger

Red-naped Sapsucker

R

C

C

Osprey

U

U

U

Long-tailed Jaeger

R

Red-breasted Sapsucker

R

R

Bald Eagle *

C

C

C

C

Franklin’s Gull

R

Downy Woodpecker *

C

C

C

C

R

R

Northern Harrier

U

R

U

U

Little Gull

R

R

Hairy Woodpecker *

R

R

R

R

Northern Shoveler

U

U

U

U

Sharp-shinned Hawk*

U

R

U

U

Bonaparte’s Gull

C

Northern Pintail

R

R

U

U

Cooper’s Hawk *

U

U

U

U

Heermann’s Gull

Green-winged Teal

R

R

U

U

American Wigeon

U

Mallard *

C

C

Blue-winged Teal

R

Cinnamon Teal

Canvasback

R

R

Northern Goshawk

R

R

R

Red-tailed Hawk

U

Rough-legged Hawk

R

Ring-necked Duck

R

Greater Scaup

U

C

C

Golden Eagle

R

Lesser Scaup

R

R

R

American Kestrel

U

R

Merlin

U

Harlequin Duck

U

U

U

Eurasian Hobby

Surf Scoter

C

R

C

C

Peregrine Falcon

U

White-winged Scoter

C

R

C

C

Sora

R

Black Scoter

C

R

C

C

American Coot

R

Long-tailed Duck

R

R

R

Sandhill Crane

R

King Eider

Bufflehead

R

R

R

Black-bellied Plover

Common Goldeneye

C

U

C

American Golden-Plover

Barrow’s Goldeneye

C

Hooded Merganser *

R

R

U

U

U U

U

California Gull

U

C

C

U

Willow Flycatcher *

U

C

R

R

R

Hammond’s Flycatcher

R

R

R

R

U

Gray Flycatcher

R

R

R

Pacific-slope Flycatcher *

C

C

C

C

C

Say’s Phoebe

R

R

R

Western Kingbird

R

R

R

C

Glaucous Gull

R

C

Sabine’s Gull

R

Eastern Kingbird

R

Black-legged Kittiwake

R

Caspian Tern

C

U

R

Common Tern

R

C

R

Arctic Tern

R

Northern Shrike

R

R

Cassin’s Vireo *

C

Hutton’s Vireo *

U

U

U

Warbling Vireo *

C

C

U

R C

C

U

Pacific Golden-Plover

R

R

R

Forster’s Tern

R

R

Red-eyed Vireo

R

Semipalmated Plover

R

U

U

Black Tern

R

R

Gray Jay

R

C

C

C

R

C

C

Black Oystercatcher

R

R

Greater Yellowlegs

R

Ring-necked Pheasant (I) *

R

R

R

R

Lesser Yellowlegs

R

California Quail (I) *

U

U

U

U

Willet

Red-throated Loon

U

U

U

Wandering Tattler

R

R

Spotted Sandpiper

U

U

U

U

U

Whimbrel

R

R

R

R

R

Marbled Godwit

R

R

Ruddy Duck

R

R

C

Common Murre

R

R

R

R

Steller’s Jay *

C

R

Pigeon Guillemot *

C

C

C

C

Blue Jay

A

Marbled Murrelet

U

U

R R

R

U

U

Clark’s Nutcracker

Ancient Murrelet

U

U

Black-billed Magpie

R

Cassin’s Auklet

R

American Crow *

C

Common Raven

R

Rhinoceros Auklet

R R

U

R

U

Rock Pigeon (I) *

C

C

C

C

Purple Martin

Band-tailed Pigeon *

C

C

C

C

Tree Swallow *

Horned Puffin

U

U

C A

R R C

C R

U

C

R

Horned Lark

A

R

R

C

R

C

R U

R

U

Red-breasted Merganser

R R

R

R

Killdeer *

R

U

U

R

U

Yellow-billed Loon

C

U

U

Glaucous-winged Gull *

C

R

C

U

Western Wood-Pewee *

Western Gull

U

U

C

U

Olive-sided Flycatcher *

U

U

Common Loon

C

Pileated Woodpecker *

C

U

R

Northern Flicker *

R R

R

R

C

U C

R

U

C

U

R

Thayer’s Gull

R

U R

Herring Gull

U

R R

R

U

A

R

R

R

U

Common Merganser

Pacific Loon

C

U

Ring-billed Gull

Mew Gull

R

U

R

R

R

U

U

R...