BIRDS OF THE ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION, Lake Placid, Florida, Fred E. Lohrer and Glen E. Woolfenden, March 1992, nomenclature revised 2006.

BIRDS of the ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION, Lake Placid, Florida
by Fred E. Lohrer and Glen E. Woolfenden, March 1992, nomenclature revised 2009

The seasonal occurrence, frequency, and abundance of the 208 species of birds identified on the main property of the Archbold Biological Station through March 1992. Included are species seen only flying over (F-O). Asterisks (*) designate the 47 species that have bred on the Station. Local water levels in the seasonal ponds greatly affect status of the waterbirds. Nomenclature follows the Check-List of North American Birds 7th Ed. (A.O.U. 1998). See also: "Checklist of Birds of Highlands County, Florida" (Lohrer 1986) and "Florida Bird Species" (Robertson & Woolfenden 1992, Florida Ornithol. Soc. Spec. Publ. No. 6).
Definitions: Asterisks (*) designate the 47 species that have bred on the Station. SEASONAL OCCURRENCE: year-round, summer, winter, transient, vagrant (no seasonal pattern on Station). FREQUENCY: regular (every year), irregular (every 2-5 years), occasional (every 5-10 years), sporadic (every 10-20 years), casual (less than every 20 years). ABUNDANCE: abundant, ( 500 +/day), very common (100-500/day), common (25-100/day), fairly common (5-25/day), uncommon (1-5/day, >25/season), rare (1-5/day, >5/season), very rare (1/day, >1/season).

Species List
GAVIIDAE

Common Loon Gavia immer--Winter, regular, rare

PODICIPEDIDAE

Pied-billed Grebe* Podilymbus podiceps--Year-round, occasional, rare

PELECANIDAE

American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos--F-O vagrant, sporadic, rare
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis--Vagrant, sporadic, rare

PHALACROCORACIDAE

Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus--Year-round, regular, common

ANHINGIDAE

Anhinga Anhinga anhinga--Year-round, regular, very common

FREGATIDAE

Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens--F-O vagrant, occasional, rare

ARDEIDAE

American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus--Winter, casual, very rare
Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis--Vagrant, casual, very rare
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias--Year-round, regular, rare
"Great White Heron" Ardea herodias--Vagrant, sporadic, very rare
Great Egret Ardea alba--Year-round, regular, uncommon
Snowy Egret Egretta thula--Year-round, regular, rare
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea--Year-round, regular, fairly common
Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor--Year-round, regular, rare
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis--Year-round, regular, very common
Green Heron* Butorides virescens--Year-round, regular, fairly common
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax--Vagrant, sporadic, rare
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea--Vagrant, sporadic, very rare

THRESKIORNITHIDAE

White Ibis Eudocimus albus--Year-round, regular, very common
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus--F-O vagrant, sporadic, uncommon

CICONIIDAE

Wood Stork Mycteria americana--Year-round, regular, rare

CATHARTIDAE

Black Vulture* Coragyps atratus--Year-round, regular, common
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura--Year-round, regular, common

ANATIDAE

Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor--Year-round, irregular, fairly common
Snow Goose Chen caerulescens--Vagrant, casual, rare
Wood Duck* Aix sponsa--Year-round, regular, fairly common
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos--Year round, irregular, uncommon
Mottled Duck* Anas fulvigula--Year-round, regular, uncommon
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors--Winter, irregular, rare
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata--F-O vagrant, casual, rare
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris--Winter, sporadic, rare
Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus--Winter, sporadic, rare
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator--Winter, irregular, rare

ACCIPITRIDAE

Osprey Pandion haliaetus--Year-round, regular, fairly common
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus--Summer, regular, uncommon
White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus--F-O vagrant, casual, rare
Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis--F-O vagrant, casual, very rare
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus--Year-round, regular, uncommon
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus--Winter, regular, uncommon
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus--Winter, regular, fairly common
Cooper's Hawk* Accipiter cooperii--Year-round, regular, rare
Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus--Vagrant, occasional, rare
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus--F-O vagrant, sporadic, very rare
Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus--Vagrant, occasional, very rare
Red-tailed Hawk* Buteo jamaicensis--Year-round, regular, fairly common

FALCONIDAE

Crested Caracara Caracara plancus--Year-round, irregular, rare
American Kestrel* Falco sparverius--Year-round, regular, fairly common
Merlin Falco columbarius--Winter, regular, uncommon
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus--Transient, regular, rare

PHASIANIDAE

Wild Turkey* Meleagris gallopavo--Year-round, irregular, rare
Northern Bobwhite* Colinus virginianus--Year-round, regular, common

RALLIDAE

King Rail Rallus elegans--Year-round, occasional, rare
Virginia Rail Rallus limicola--Vagrant, casual, very rare
Sora Porzana carolina--Vagrant, casual, very rare
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus --Vagrant, casual, very rare
American Coot Fulica americana --Vagrant, casual, very rare

GRUIDAE

Sandhill Crane* Grus canadensis--Year-round, regular, uncommon

CHARADRIIDAE

Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola--F-O vagrant, casual, very rare
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus--Year-round, regular, fairly common

RECURVIROSTRIDAE

Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus--F-O vagrant, occasional, rare

SCOLOPACIDAE

Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia--Winter, irregular, rare
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria--Transient, regular, uncommon
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca--Winter, regular, uncommon
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes--F-O winter, occasional, rare
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla--F-O vagrant, occasional, very rare
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis--F-O transient, casual, very rare
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago--Winter, regular, fairly common
American Woodcock Scolopax minor--Winter, casual, very rare

LARIDAE

Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscata--F-O vagrant, casual, rare
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia--F-O winter, casual, very rare
Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri--Winter, occasional, rare
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus--F-O winter, casual, very rare
Bonaparte's Gull Chroicephalus philadelphia--Winter, occasional, uncommon
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla--F-O year-round, irregular, fairly common
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis--Winter, regular, fairly common
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger--F-O vagrant, casual, rare

COLUMBIDAE

Rock Dove Columba livia--Year-round, regular, rare
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica--Year-round, regular, fairly common
Mourning Dove* Zenaida macroura--Year-round, regular, very common
Common Ground-Dove* Columbina passerina--Year-round, regular, common

PSITTACIDAE

Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus--Vagrant, casual, very rare
Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus--Vagrant, casual, very rare

CUCULIDAE

Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus--Transient, regular, uncommon
Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus--Transient, sporadic, very rare

TYTONIDAE

Barn Owl Tyto alba--Year-round, regular, rare

STRIGIDAE

Eastern Screech-Owl* Otus asio--Year-round, regular, very common
Great Horned Owl* Bubo virginianus--Year-round, regular, fairly common
Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia--Vagrant, occasional, very rare
Barred Owl Strix varia--Vagrant, irregular, very rare

CAPRIMULGIDAE

Common Nighthawk* Chordeiles minor--Summer, regular, very common
Chuck-will's-widow* Caprimulgus carolinensis--Summer, regular, common
Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus--Winter, regular, fairly common

APODIDAE

Chimney Swift* Chaetura pelagica--Summer, regular, fairly common

TROCHILIDAE

Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris--Summer, irregular, rare

ALCEDINIDAE

Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon--Winter, regular, uncommon

PICIDAE

Red-headed Woodpecker* Melanerpes erythrocephalus--Year-round, regular, common
Red-bellied Woodpecker* Melanerpes carolinus--Year-round, regular, common
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius--Winter, regular, uncommon
Downy Woodpecker* Picoides pubescens--Year-round, regular, fairly common
Hairy Woodpecker* Picoides villosus--Year-round, regular, fairly common
Red-cockaded Woodpecker* Picoides borealis--Extirpated
Northern Flicker* Colaptes auratus--Year-round, regular, fairly common
Pileated Woodpecker* Dryocopus pileatus--Year-round, regular, fairly common

PASSERIFORMES
TYRANNIDAE

Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens--Transient, regular, rare
Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe--Winter, regular, fairly common
Great Crested Flycatcher* Myiarchus crinitus--Year-round, regular, common
Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis--Winter, irregular, rare
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus--Summer, regular, very common
Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis--Transient, irregular, very rare

LANIIDAE

Loggerhead Shrike* Lanius ludovicianus--Year-round, regular, fairly common

VIREONIDAE

White-eyed Vireo* Vireo griseus--Year-round, regular, fairly common
Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius--Winter, regular, uncommon
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons--Transient, casual, very rare
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus--Transient, regular, fairly common

CORVIDAE

Blue Jay* Cyanocitta cristata--Year-round, regular, common
Florida Scrub-Jay* Aphelocoma coerulescens--Year-round, regular, very common
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos--Year-round, regular, uncommon
Fish Crow* Corvus ossifragus--Year-round, regular, common

HIRUNDINIDAE

Purple Martin* Progne subis--Summer, regular, fairly common
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor--Winter, regular, abundant
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis--Transient, regular, rare
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia--Transient, irregular, rare
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica--Transient, regular, very common
Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota--Transient, casual, very rare

PARIDAE

Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor--Vagrant, sporadic, very rare

SITTIDAE

Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis--Winter, casual, very rare

TROGLODYTIDAE

Carolina Wren* Thryothorus ludovicianus--Year-round, regular, common
House Wren Troglodytes aedon--Winter, regular, common
Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis--Winter, regular, uncommon

REGULIDAE

Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa-Winter, casual, very rare
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula--Winter, regular, common

SYLVIIDAE--Polioptilinae

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher* Polioptila caerulea-Year-round, regular, very common

TURDIDAE

Eastern Bluebird* Sialia sialis--Year-round, regular, fairly common
Veery Catharus fuscescens--Transient, regular, uncommon
Bicknell's/Gray-cheeked thrush Catharus bicknelli/minimus--Transient, irregular, rare
Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus--Transient, regular, uncommon
Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus--Winter, regular, fairly common
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina--Transient, irregular, rare
American Robin Turdus migratorius--Winter, regular, abundant

MIMIDAE

Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis--Winter, regular, common
Northern Mockingbird* Mimus polyglottos--Year-round, regular, common
Brown Thrasher* Toxostoma rufum--Year-round, regular, fairly common

STURNIDAE

European Starling Sturnus vulgaris--Year-round, regular, rare

MOTACILLIDAE

American Pipit Anthus rubescens--Winter, sporadic, rare

BOMBYCILLIDAE

Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum--Winter, regular, very common

PARULIDAE

Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera--Transient, occasional, very rare
Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina--Transient, occassional, very rare
Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata--Winter, regular, uncommon
Northern Parula* Parula americana--Summer, regular, fairly common
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia--Transient, occasional, very rare
Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica--Transient, irregular, rare
Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia--Transient, irregular, very rare
Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina--Transient, regular, fairly common
Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens--Transient, regular, uncommon
Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata--Winter, regular, very common
Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens--Transient, irregular, rare
Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca--Transient, irregular, uncommon
Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica--Winter, regular, fairly common
Pine Warbler* Dendroica pinus--Year-round, regular, very common
Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor--Winter, regular, fairly common
Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum--Winter, regular, very common
Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea--Transient, occasional, rare
Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata--Transient, regular, uncommon
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia--Winter, regular, fairly common
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla--Transient, regular, fairly common
Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea--Transient, irregular, rare
Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorus--Transient, occasional, very rare
Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii--Transient, casual, very rare
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus--Winter, regular, fairly common
Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis--Transient, irregular, rare
Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla--Transient, irregular, rare
Common Yellowthroat* Geothlypis trichas--Year-round, regular, common
Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina--Transient, sporadic, very rare
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens--Transient, casual, very rare

EMBERIZIDAE

Eastern Towhee* Pipilo erythrophthalmus--Year-round, regular, very common
Bachman's Sparrow* Aimophila aestivalis--Year-round, regular, fairly common
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina--Winter, regular, very common
Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida--Winter, occasional, rare
Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla--Winter, regular, rare
Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus--Winter, regular, uncommon
Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus--Winter, sporadic, very rare
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis--Winter, regular, common
Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum--Winter, regular, uncommon
Nelson's/Saltmarsh sparrow Ammodramus caudacutus/nelsoni--Vagrant, casual, very rare
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia--Winter, occasional, rare
Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana--Winter, regular, fairly common
White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis--Winter, casual, very rare
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys--Winter, casual, very rare
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis--Winter, casual, very rare

CARDINALIDAE

Summer Tanager Piranga rubra--Transient, regular, uncommon
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea--Transient, occasional, rare
Northern Cardinal* Cardinalis cardinalis--Year-round, regular, common
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus--Transient, regular, uncommon
Blue Grosbeak Guiraca caerulea--Transient, casual, very rare
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea--Winter, regular, fairly common
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris--Transient, occasional, very rare
Dickcissel Spiza americana--Winter, occasional, very rare

ICTERIDAE

Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus--Transient, regular, fairly common
Red-winged Blackbird* Agelaius phoeniceus--Year-round, regular, common
Eastern Meadowlark* Sturnella magna--Year-round, regular, fairly common
Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus--Vagrant, casual, very rare
Boat-tailed Grackle Quiscalus major--Year-round, regular, uncommon
Common Grackle* Quiscalus quiscula--Year-round, regular, fairly common
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater--Year-round, regular, rare
Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius--Transient, irregular, rare
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula--Transient, irregular, rare

FRINGILLIDAE--Carduelinae

Pine Siskin Spinus pinus--Winter, occasional, rare
American Goldfinch Spinus tristis--Winter, regular, common

PASSERIDAE

House Sparrow* Passer domesticus--Year-round, irregular, rare