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SPECIES STATUS HABITAT 
A/^/o5/7/za Song Sparrow W P,Uf 
'Last reported in 1948; current status unknown. 
Table 4. Georgia Coastal Plain breeding birds that are absent or unknown as 
breeding birds in the Okefenokee Swamp. 
SPECIES 
CAUSE 
Pied-billed Grebe 
rare — undiscovered 
Yellow-crowned Night Heron 
undiscovered 
Swallow-tailed Kite 
rare — undiscovered 
Cooper’s Hawk 
rare — undiscovered 
Broad-winged Hawk 
unknown 
Clapper Rail 
lack of breeding habitat 
American Coot 
unknown 
American Oystercatcher 
lack of breeding habitat 
Black-necked Stilt 
lack of breeding habitat 
Wilson’s Plover 
lack of breeding habitat 
Killdeer 
unknown 
Willet 
lack of breeding habitat 
American Woodcock 
rare — undiscovered 
Gull-billed Tern 
lack of breeding habitat 
Least Tern 
lack of breeding habitat 
Royal Tern 
lack of breeding habitat 
Black Skimmer 
lack of breeding habitat 
Rock Dove 
lack of breeding habitat 
Barn Owl 
rare — undiscovered 
Great Horned Owl 
undiscovered 
Chimney Swift 
undiscovered 
Long-billed Marsh Wren 
lack of breeding habitat 
Prairie Warbler 
unknown 
Louisiana Waterthrush 
unknown 
Yellow-breasted Chat 
rare — undiscovered 
Boat-tailed Grackle 
lack of breeding habitat 
Brown-headed Cowbird 
rare — undiscovered 
Blue Grosbeak 
unknown 
Indigo Bunting 
rare — undiscovered 
Painted Bunting 
unknown 
Seaside Sparrow 
lack of breeding habitat 
Chipping Sparrow 
unknown 
Field Sparrow 
unknown 
MAMMALS 
Historical Foundations 
The earliest account of the mammals of the Okefenokee Swamp 
(Jones 1876), though largely anecdotal, resulted from a joint expedition 
