Birding at the Falls

Birds of the Falls of the Ohio

Seasons:  W = winter (Dec. -Feb.);  s = spring (Mar. - May); S = summer (June - July);  F = fall (Aug. -Nov.)

Abundance:  - = not recorded; o = occasional;  r = rare, or not to be expected, but sometimes observed; u = uncommon, or often present, but can be hard to find; f = fairly common, or usually present, and observed most of the time; c = common, or usually numerous and should be observed. An asterisk (*) after the species names indicates breeding has been confirmed within the Falls of the Ohio area.

                                                              W       s        S        F

DOVES

____     Rock Dove*                            c        c        c        c

____     Mourning Dove*                     c        c        c        c

CUCKOOS

____     Black‑billed Cuckoo               ‑         r         ‑         r

____     Yellow‑billed Cuckoo              ‑         f         r         f

OWLS

____     Eastern Screech‑Owl             u        u        u        u

____     Great Horned Owl*                 u        u        u        u

____     Barred Owl                              o        o        o       o

GOATSUCKERS & ALLIES

____     Common Nighthawk               ‑         u        u        f

____     Whip‑poor‑will                         ‑         r         -         -

____     Chimney Swift                         ‑         f         f         c

____     Ruby‑throated Hummingbird ‑         u        u         f

____     Belted Kingfisher*                  u         u        f         f

WOODPECKERS

____     Red‑headed Woodpecker     -         u        -         u

____     Red‑bellied Woodpecker*     f          f         f         f

____     Yellow‑bellied Sapsucker       -         u        ‑         u

____     Downy Woodpecker*             c         c        c        c

____     Hairy Woodpecker                 u         u        u        u

____     Northern Flicker*                     f          f         f         f

____     Pileated Woodpecker*          u         u        u        u

FLYCATCHERS

____     Olive‑sided Flycatcher           ‑         r         ‑         r

____     Eastern Wood‑Pewee           ‑         f         u        f

____     Yellow‑bellied Flycatcher       ‑         r         ‑         r

____     Acadian Flycatcher                ‑         u        -         r

____     Alder Flycatcher                      -         r         -         -

____     Willow Flycatcher*                  ‑         u        u        ‑

____     Least Flycatcher                     ‑         f         ‑         u

____     Eastern Phoebe                     -         u        -         u

____     Great Crested Flycatcher      ‑         u        o        u

____     Eastern Kingbird*                   ‑         f         u        r

VIREOS

____     White‑eyed Vireo                   ‑         u        -         u

____     Yellow‑throated Vireo            ‑         u        -         u

____     Blue-headed Vireo                 ‑        u        ‑         u

____     Warbling Vireo                       ‑         f         u        u

____     Philadelphia Vireo                 ‑         u        ‑         u

____     Red‑eyed Vireo                      ‑         f         r         f

JAYS & CROWS

____     Blue Jay*                                 c        c        c       c

____     American Crow*                     c        c        c       c

LARKS

____     Horned Lark                            o        o        -        o

SWALLOWS

____     Purple Martin                           ‑         u        f        u

____     Tree Swallow                           -         r        o       u

____     Northern Rough‑winged Swallow ‑  u        r        u

____     Bank Swallow                         -         u        o        r

____     Cliff Swallow                           -         r         -         r

____     Barn Swallow*                        ‑         u        u        f

CHICKADEES & TITMOUSES

____     Carolina Chickadee*             c        c        c        c

____     Tufted Titmouse*                    c        c        c        c

NUTHATCHES

____     Red‑breasted Nuthatch          -         -         ‑        r

____     White‑breasted Nuthatch       u        u        u        u

CREEPERS

____     Brown Creeper                       u        f         ‑         f

WRENS

____     Carolina Wren*                       c        c        c        c

____     House Wren*                           ‑         c        c        f

____     Winter Wren                            r         u        ‑         u

____     Sedge Wren                            -         -         -        o

____     Marsh Wren                             -         -         -         r

 KINGLETS, GNATCATCHERS, & THRUSHES

____     Golden‑crowned Kinglet        u         f         ‑        f

____     Ruby‑crowned Kinglet            -         f         ‑         f

____     Blue‑gray Gnatcatcher           ‑         f         -         f

____     Eastern Bluebird                     r         r         r         r

____     Veery                                       ‑         u        ‑         r

____     Gray‑cheeked Thrush            ‑         f         ‑         f

____     Swainson's Thrush                 ‑         c        ‑         c

____     Hermit Thrush                         -         u        ‑         u

____     Wood Thrush                          ‑         u        o        r

____     American Robin*                    u        c        c        c

MIMIDS

____     Gray Catbird*                          ‑         f         u        f

____     Northern Mockingbird*           u        u        u        u

____     Brown Thrasher*                     o        f         r         f

STARLINGS

____     European Starling*                 c        c        c        c

PIPITS

____     American Pipit                        o        o        -         u

WAXWINGS

____     Cedar Waxwing                      r         f         r         f

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Created February 2, 2010, Updated February 7, 2011