BIRDS OF CITY PARK, NEW ORLEANS, LA
Robert D. Purrington
(Some of the species in this list have been recorded within a few blocks of the park or are reasonably surmised to have occurred in the park)
Codes:
AB--abundant; C--common, FC--fairly common, U--uncommon, R--rare, O—occasional A--accidental
R--resident, M--migrant, FM--fall Migrant, SM—spring migrant, W—winter, S—summer
*--breeding, **--erratic
Greater White-fronted Goose R-W
Snow Goose U-W
Ross’s Goose R-W
Brant A-W
Canada Goose R-W
Wood Duck U-R*
Green-winged Teal U-W
Mottled Duck R-R
Mallard R-W
N. Pintail R-W
Blue-winged Teal U-W
Cinnamon Teal A-W
N. Shoveler U-W
Gadwall U-W
American Wigeon U-W
Greater Scaup R-W
Lesser Scaup U-W
Black Scoter R-W
Surf Scoter R-W
White-winged Scoter R-W
Common Goldeneye R-W
Bufflehead R-W
Hooded Merganser R-W
Red-breasted Merganser U-W
Ruddy Duck R-W
Common Loon R-W
Pied-billed Grebe U-W
Horned Grebe R-W
Eared Grebe R-W
Am. White Pelican U-W
Brown Pelican U-R
Double-crested Cormorant FC-W
Anhinga UC/R-R
Magnificent Frigatebird R-S
American Bittern R-W
Least Bittern R-S
Great Blue Heron U-R
Great Egret FC-R
Snowy Egret FC-R
Little Blue Heron U-R
Tri-colored Heron U-R
Reddish Egret R-R
Cattle Egret FC-R
Green Heron C-S*
Black-crowned Night-Heron FC-R
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron FC-S
White Ibis C/FC-R
Glossy Ibis R-R
White-faced Ibis U-R
Roseate Spoonbill R-R
Wood Stork A-F
Black Vulture U-R
Turkey Vulture FC-R
Osprey U-R
Am. Swallow-tailed Kite U-SM
Bald Eagle R-W
Northern Harrier U-W
Sharp-shinned Hawk U-W
Cooper’s Hawk FC/U-W,U-S*
Red-shouldered Hawk FC-R*
Broad-winged Hawk U-M
Red-tailed Hawk U-W
American Kestrel C-W
Merlin U-W
Peregrine Falcon U-W
Northern Bobwhite R-R
Virginia Rail U-M
Sora U-M
Purple Gallinule R-M
Common Moorhen U-R
American Coot FC-W
Black-bellied Plover R-W
American Golden Plover R-SM
Kildeer C-R
Black-necked Stilt U-R
Greater Yellowlegs U-W
Lesser Yellowlegs U-W
Solitary Sandpiper U-M
Spotted Sandpiper U-W
Upland Sandpiper U-M
Whimbrel R-SM
Semipalmated Sandpiper U-M
Western Sandpiper U-W
Least Sandpiper U-W
Pectoral Sandpiper U-M
Dunlin U-W
Stilt Sandpiper R-M
Buff-breasted Sandpiper R-M
Long-billed Dowitcher U-W
Common Snipe U-W
American Woodcock R-W
Wilson’s Phalarope R-M
Laughing Gull VC-R
Bonaparte’s Gull U-W
Ring-billed Gull FC-W
Herring Gull U-W
Gull-billed Tern U-R
Caspian Tern R-W
Royal Tern U-W
Forster’s Tern U-W
Least Tern U-S
Black Tern U-M
Black Skimmer R-W
Rock Pigeon C-R*
Eurasian Collared-Dove FC-R*
White-winged Dove U-W
Mourning Dove C-R*
Common Ground-Dove R-W
Monk Parakeet U-R*
Black-billed Cuckoo U-M
Yellow-billed Cuckoo FC-M, U-S*
Groove-billed Ani U-W
Common Barn Owl U-R*
Eastern Screech-Owl FC-R*
Great Horned Owl U-R*
Barred Owl R-R
Lesser Nighthawk A-M
Common Nighthawk FC-S
Chuck-will’s-Widow U-M
Whip-poor-will U-M
Chimney Swift C-S*
Broad-billed Hummingbird A-W
Buff-bellied Hummingbird R-W
Ruby-throated Hummingbird U-S*
Black-chinned Humminbird R-W
Broad-tailed Hummingbird R-W
Belted Kingfisher FC-W
Red-headed Woodpecker R-M
Red-bellied Woodpecker C-R*
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker C-W
Downy Woodpecker C-R*
Hairy Woodpecker FC-R*
Northern Flicker FC-W [135]
Olive-sided Flycatcher U-SM
Western Wood-Pewee A-W
Eastern Wood-Pewee C-M
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher U-M
Acadian Flycatcher FC-M
Alder Flycatcher R?-M
Willow Flycatcher R?-M
Least Flycatcher U-M
Eastern Phoebe C-W
Vermilion Flycatcher R-W
Ash-throated Flycatcher R-W
Great-crested Flycatcher C-S*
Western Kingbird U-M,R-W
Gray Kingbird A-M
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher U-M, R-W
White-eyed Vireo VC-M, U-W
Blue-headed Vireo FC-W
Yellow-throated Vireo FC-M
Warbling Vireo U-M
Red-eyed Vireo C-M
Black-whiskered Vireo A-M
Purple Martin C-S
Tree Swallow C-W
Northern Rough-winged Swallow U-M
Bank Swallow U-M
Cliff Swallow R-M
Barn Swallow FC-S
Blue Jay C-R*
American Crow C-R*
Fish Crow U-W
Tufted Timouse R-R
Red-breasted Nuthatch U-W
Brown Creeper U-W
Bewick’s Wren R-W
House Wren C-W
Winter Wren U-W
Sedge Wren R-W
Marsh Wren R-W
Golden-crowned Kinglet U-W
Ruby-crowned Kinglet C-W
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher C-M, FC-W
Eastern Bluebird R-R
Veery U-M
Gray-cheeked Thrush FC-M
Swainson’s Thrush FC-M
Hermit Thrush FC-W
Wood Thrush FC-M
American Robin C-W, U-R*
Gray Catbird VC-M, C-W
Northern Mockingbird C-R*
Brown Thrasher FC-W, R-R*
American Pipit U-W
Cedar Waxwing FC-W**
Loggerhead Shrike U-R*
European Starling AB-R*
Blue-winged Warbler U-M
Golden-winged Warbler U-M
Tennessee Warbler FC-M
Orange-crowned Warbler FC-W
Northern Parula FC-M
Yellow Warbler FC-SM, VC-FM
Chestnut-sided Warbler U-M
Magnolia Warbler C-M
Black-throated Blue Warbler O-M
Yellow-rumped Warbler VC-W
Black-throated Gray Warbler O-W
Black-throated Green Warbler FC-M
Blackburnian Warbler U-M
Yellow-throated Warbler FC-M
Pine Warbler FC/U-W
Prairie Warbler R-SM, FC-FM
Palm Warbler U-W
Bay-breasted Warbler FC-M
Blackpoll Warbler O-SM
Cerulean Warbler U-M
Black-and-White Warbler C-M
American Redstart C-M
Prothonotary Warbler FC-M
Worm-eating Warbler FC-M
Swainson’s Warbler R-SM,O-FM
Ovenbird C-M
Northern Waterthrush C-M
Mourning Warbler O-FM
Common Yellowthroat C-M, C-R*
Hooded Warbler FC-M
Wilson’s Warbler U-W
Painted Redstarat A-W
Yellow-breasted Chat FC-M
Summer Tanager C-M
Scarlet Tanager FC-M
Western Tanager O-W
Eastern Towhee U/R-R
Chipping Sparrow U-W
Clay-colored Sparrow R-FM
Field Sparrow U/R-W
Vesper Sparrow R-W
Lark Sparrow U-FM, R-W
Lark Bunting A-FM
Grasshopper Sparrow U/R-W
LeConte’s Sparrow O-M
Fox Sparrow R-W**
Song Sparrow U-W
Swamp Sparrow C-W
White-throated Sparrow C-W
White-crowned Sparrow U-W
Dark-eyed Junco U-W
Northern Cardinal FC-R*
Rose-breasted Grosbeak FC-M
Black-headed Grosbeak R-W
Blue Grosbeak FC-M
Indigo Bunting VC-M
Painted Bunting FC-M, O-R
Dickcissel R-M
Bobolink O-SM
Red-winged Blackbird VC-R*
Eastern Meadowlark FC-R*
Yellow-headed Blackbird R-FM
Brewer’s Blackbird R-W
Boat-tailed Grackle C-R*
Common Grackle C-R*
Bronzed Cowbird U/R-R
Brown-headed Cowbird FC-R*
Orchard Oriole VC-M, O-R*
Baltimore Oriole FC-M, R-W
Bullock’s Oriole R/O-W
Scott’s Oriole A-W
Purple Finch U/R-W**
House Finch U-R*
Pine Siskin R-W
American Goldfinch C-W [276?]