| Habitat
and Abundance of CNA Breeding Birds in 2000, 2001
and 2002
Compiled by Roma Lenehan (rlenehan@chorus.net or
3317 Lake Mendota Dr., Madison, WI 53705) (PDF
format) |
Habitat
of rare breeding birds: one to two pairs |
| |
Nest
Status |
Other status |
No pairs |
Habitat |
| Mute Swan |
Confirmed
(2) |
Possible 00 |
1 |
marsh |
| Ruddy Duck |
Probable (2) |
Not present 01 |
1 |
marsh |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
Confirmed (3) |
|
1 |
mature trees |
| Broad-winged Hawk |
Probable (2) |
Unlikely 01 |
1 |
mature forest |
| Sandhill Crane |
Probable (2) |
Not present 00 |
1 |
marsh |
| Prothonotary
Warbler |
Probable 02 |
Unlikely 00, Not present
01 |
1 |
holes in trees |
| Ovenbird |
Probable (2) |
Unlikely 00 |
1 |
forest floor |
| Pine Siskin |
Confirmed |
Probable 01, Unlikely
02 |
1 |
evergreens |
| Rose-breasted
Grosbeak |
Probable 02 |
Possible 00, Unlikely
01 |
1 |
forest |
| Field Sparrow |
Confirmed |
Probable 01, Possible
02 |
1 |
brushy fields |
| Chimney
Swift |
Confirmed (3) |
|
1+ |
man-made structure |
| Pied-billed Grebe |
Confirmed |
Possible 01, Unlikely
02 |
1 to 2 |
marsh |
| Purple Martin |
Confirmed |
Possible 01, Not present
02 |
1 to 2 |
house in garden |
| Yellow-throated Vireo |
Confirmed |
Probable 01, Possible
00 |
1 to 2 |
mature forest (oak) |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler |
Confirmed |
Probable 01, Unlikely
00 |
1 to
2 |
brush, second growth
forest |
| Green
Heron |
Confirmed (2) |
Probable 02 |
2 |
trees by marsh |
| Great
Horned Owl |
Confirmed (3) |
|
2 |
evergreens, near edge |
| Belted Kingfisher |
Confirmed (2) |
Probable 01 |
2 |
lake banks |
| Red-headed
Woodpecker |
Confirmed |
Probable 00, 02 |
2 |
holes in trees |
| |
Habitat
of uncommon breeding birds: two to five pairs |
| |
Nest
Status |
Other status |
No pairs |
Habitat |
| Bank
Swallow |
Probable 01, 02 |
Not present 00 |
1 to 3 |
holes in lake banks
or gravel piles |
| Eastern Screech Owl |
Confirmed |
Probable 01, Possible
02 |
1 to 4 |
holes in trees |
| Blue-winged Teal |
Confirmed (3) |
|
2 to 3 |
marsh |
| Spotted Sandpiper |
Confirmed |
Probable 02, Possible
00 |
2 to 3 |
marsh, lake edge |
| Wood Thrush |
Confirmed |
Probable 01, Not present
00 |
3 |
forest |
| Savannah Sparrow |
Probable |
Possible 00, 02 |
3+ |
fields |
| Swamp Sparrow |
Confirmed (2) |
Probable 01 |
3+ |
marsh |
| Virginia Rail |
Confirmed (2) |
Probable 01 |
3 to 4 |
marsh |
| Cooper's Hawk |
Confirmed (3) |
|
3 to 4 |
evergreens, requires
forest |
| American Coot |
Probable (2) |
Not present 01 |
4 |
marsh |
| Killdeer |
Confirmed (3) |
|
4 |
ground, dirt, gravel |
| Yellow-billed
Cuckoo |
Probable 02 |
Not present 00, 01 |
4 |
forest |
| Eastern Bluebird |
Confirmed (2) |
Probable 01 |
4 |
house in gardens |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
Confirmed |
Probable 00, 02 |
4+ |
forest (edge) |
| Least Flycatcher |
Probable (2) |
Possible 00 |
4 to 5 |
forest (open, edge) |
| |
Habitat
of fairly common breeding birds: five to ten
pairs |
| |
Nest
Status |
Other status |
No pairs |
Habitat |
| Canada Goose |
Confirmed (3) |
|
5+ |
marsh edge, ground |
| Brown Thrasher |
Confirmed (3) |
|
6 |
brush near edges |
| Wood
duck |
Confirmed (3) |
|
8+ |
holes in trees |
| Scarlet
Tanager |
Probable 02 |
Possible 00, 01 |
8 to 10 |
mature forest (oak) |
| Eastern Phoebe |
Confirmed (3) |
|
9 |
artificial structures |
| European
Starling |
Confirmed (3) |
|
9 |
holes in trees, houses |
| Tufted Titmouse |
Confirmed (3) |
|
10 |
holes in trees |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
Confirmed (3) |
|
10 |
forest |
| |
Habitat
of common breeding birds: ten to twenty pairs |
| |
Nest
Status |
Other status |
No pairs |
Habitat |
| American Redstart |
Confirmed (2) |
Probable 00 |
12 |
forest, near water |
| Hairy Woodpecker |
Confirmed (3) |
|
12 |
holes in trees |
| Sora Rail |
Confirmed (2) |
Probable 01 |
13 |
marsh |
| Yellow Warbler |
Confirmed (3) |
|
13 |
trees next to marsh
or lake |
| Eastern Kingbird |
Confirmed (3) |
|
13 |
mature trees, often
edge of water |
| N Rough-winged Swallow |
Confirmed (3) |
|
13+ |
lake banks |
| Willow Flycatcher |
Confirmed (3) |
|
14 |
dense willow thickets
by marsh |
| Northern Flicker |
Confirmed (3) |
|
14 |
holes in trees |
| House
Sparrow |
Confirmed (3) |
|
15 |
house in gardens,
holes in trees |
| Chipping Sparrow |
Confirmed (3) |
|
16 |
evergreens, edge |
| Brown-headed Cowbird |
Confirmed (2) |
Probable 01 |
18 |
generalist |
| White-breasted Nuthatch |
Confirmed (2) |
Probable 01 |
18 |
holes in trees |
| Mourning Dove |
Confirmed (2) |
Probable 00 |
18 |
evergreens, also edges |
| Barn Swallow |
Confirmed (3) |
|
18+ |
manmade structures |
| Common Yellowthroat |
Confirmed |
Probable 00, 01 |
19 |
marsh edge or fields |
| Marsh Wren |
Confirmed (2) |
Probable 01 |
20 |
marsh |
| |
Habitat
of very common breeding birds: more than twenty
pairs |
| |
Nest
Status |
Other status |
No pairs |
Habitat |
| Common Grackle |
Confirmed (3) |
|
21+ |
generalist |
| Warbling Vireo |
Confirmed (3) |
|
22 |
mature trees, edge
of water |
| Indigo Bunting |
Confirmed (3) |
|
25 |
brush, forest edge |
| House Finch |
Confirmed (3) |
|
26 |
generalist |
| Mallard |
Confirmed (3) |
|
19 to 36 |
marsh or lake edge,
fields |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker |
Confirmed (3) |
|
28 |
holes in trees |
| Great Crested Flycatcher |
Confirmed (3) |
|
26 |
holes in trees |
| Tree Swallow |
Confirmed (3) |
|
30 |
holes in trees, houses |
| American Crow |
Confirmed (3) |
|
30+ |
generalist |
| Downy Woodpecker |
Confirmed (3) |
|
32 |
holes in trees |
| Eastern Wood Pewee |
Confirmed (3) |
|
34 |
mature trees, forest
(oak) |
| American Robin |
Confirmed (3) |
|
36 |
generalist |
| American Goldfinch |
Confirmed (3) |
|
36+ |
old fields (thistle) |
| House Wren |
Confirmed (3) |
|
39 |
holes in trees, houses |
| Cedar Waxwing |
Confirmed (3) |
|
44+ |
trees near water |
| Blue Jay |
Confirmed (3) |
|
46 |
generalist |
| Red-eyed Vireo |
Confirmed (3) |
|
54 |
mature
trees, forest |
| Black-capped Chickadee |
Confirmed (3) |
|
56 |
holes in trees, houses |
| Baltimore Oriole |
Confirmed (3) |
|
56 |
mature trees, usually
edges |
| Gray Catbird |
Confirmed (3) |
|
68 |
brush, edges |
| Song Sparrow |
Confirmed (3) |
|
73 |
marsh, marsh edge,
fields |
| Northern Cardinal |
Confirmed (3) |
|
86 |
generalist |
| Red-winged Blackbird |
Confirmed (3) |
|
132 |
marsh, marsh edge,
fields |
| |
Habitat
of possible breeding birds: one to two pairs |
| |
Nest
Status |
Other status |
No pairs |
Habitat |
| Common Moorhen |
Possible |
Not present 01, 02 |
1 |
marsh |
| Barred
Owl |
Possible |
Not present 00, 01 |
1 |
forest, usually holes
in trees |
| Cerulean Warbler |
Possible |
Not present 00, 02 |
1 |
mature forest, often
near water |
| Black-and-White Warbler |
Possible |
Not present 01, 02 |
1 |
forest |
| Woodcock |
Possible (2) |
Not present 00 |
1 to
2 |
forest |
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Eagle Heights Gardens and Ag Fields
Eagle Heights Woods
Frautschi Point
Lake Mendota
Lakeshore Path
Muir Woods
Tent Colony Woods
Picnic Point
Picnic Point Marsh
Raymer's Cove
Second Point Woods
University Bay and Willow Creek
Wally Bauman Woods
Willow Creek Woods