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Canada Goose— (Wild Goose) transient, February 22 to March 10, April 20 
to May 1. Hare in Winter. 
Bittern—Transient, April 1 to 15, May 1 to 10. 
Least Bittern—Summer resident on Western end of Island, rare visitant at 
Eastern end. 
Great Blue Heron—(Crane) rare permanent resident, more common transient, 
April 1 to 10. 
Green Heron—(Shy-poke) common Summer resident, April 15 to May 1. 
Black Crowned Night Heron—(Quawk), Summer resident, March 24 to 30. 
Casually in Winter. 
Clapper Rail—(Meadow Hen) common Summer resident at Western part of 
Island. May 1 to 10. 
Virginia Rail—Summer resident, April 20 to 30. 
Woodcock—Rare Summer resident, less rare transient, March 10 to 20. Re¬ 
corded in Winter. 
Wilson’s Snipe—Transient, March 10 to 20. May 1 to 10. Rare in Winter. 
Least Sandpiper—Transient, April 30 to May 10, June 1 to 15. 
Yellow-legs—Transient, April 25 to May 20. 
Greater Yellow-legs—Transient, April 6 to 25, May 20 to June 10. 
Solitary Sandpiper—Transient, May 1 to 12, May 15 to 30. 
Spotted Sandpiper—Summer resident, April 20 to 30. 
Black-bellied Plover—(Grey Plover), transient, May 1 to June 10. 
Killdeer—Rare transient, March 1 to April 16. 
Semipalmated Plover—Transient, May 20 to June 1. 
Piping Plover—Summer resident, April 1 to 10. 
Turnstone—Common transient, May 12 to 16, June 1 to 12. 
Mourning Dove—Summer resident, March 10 to 20. 
Turkey Vulture—Rare visitant, May 3 to 20. 
Osprey—(Fish Hawk), Summer resident, March 15 to 28. 
Yellow-billed Cuckoo—Summer resident. May 10 to 25. 
Black billed Cuckoo—Summer resident, May 10 to 20. 
Kingfisher—Resident, migrant birds arrive March 20 to 30. 
Yellow-billed Sapsucker—Transient, April 1 to 15. 
Whip-poor-will—Summer resident, April 28 to May 5. 
Nighthawk—(Mosquito Hawk), Summer resident, May 1 to 10. 
Chimney Swift—(Chimney swallow), Summer resident, April 21 to May 10. 
Ruby-throated Hummingbird—Summer resident, May 1 to 10. 
Kingbird—Summer resident, April 28 to May 5. 
Crested Flycatcher—Summer resident 
Phoebe—Locally common, Summer resident, March 10 to 20. 
Wood Pewee—Summer resident, May 10 to 22. 
Least Flycatcher, Summer resident, local, May 1 to 12. 
Bobolink—Summer resident, May 1 to 10. 
Cowbird—(Lazybird), common Summer resident, February 28 to March 10. 
Red-winged Blackbird—Common Summer resident. Often seen in Winter, 
February 22 to March 12. 
It is the greyish striped female of this species that is so often termed 
“ skunk black bird.” The scarlet shouldered mate being frequently called 
“ swamp blackbird ” locally. 
Orchard Oriole—Summer resident, May 1 to 10. 
Baltimore Oriole—(Hanging-bird) (Golden Robin), common Summer resident, 
May 1 to 15. 
Purple Grackle—(Crow Blackbird), abundant Summer resident, February 
25 to March 12. Often observed in Winter. 
