Endangered Birds
Birds of field and forest abound throughout the year at the Trailside Nature Museum at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation. The brochure, Birds of Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, contains a checklist of the 184 species recorded in the park to date.
Endangered Birds
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|
| Peregrine Falcon |
Falco peregrinus |
| Loggerhead Shrike |
Lanius ludovicianus |
| Least Bittern |
Ixobrychus exilis |
| Bald Eagle |
Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
| King Rail |
Rallus elegans |
| Common Tern |
Sterna hirundo |
| Henslow’s Sparrow |
Ammodramus henslowii |
| Osprey |
Pandion haliaetus |
| Cooper’s Hawk |
Accipiter cooperii |
| Northern Goshawk |
Accipiter gentilis |
| Red-shouldered Hawk |
Buteo lineatus |
| Golden-winged Warbler |
Vermivora chrysoptera |
| Cerulean Warbler |
Dendroica cerulea |
| Vesper Sparrow |
Pooecetes gramineus |
| Grasshopper Sparrow |
Ammodramus savannarum |
| Seaside Sparrow |
Ammodramus maritimus |
| Savannah Sparrow |
Passerculus sandwichensis |
| Kentucky Warbler |
Oporornis formosus |
Threatened Birds
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|
| Yellow-breasted Chat |
Icteria virens |
| Common Barn Owl |
Tyto alba |
| Common Raven |
Corvus corax |
| American Woodcock |
Scolopax minor |
| Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow |
Ammodramus caudacutus |
| Eastern Meadowlark |
Sturnella magna |
| Bobolink |
Dolichonyx oryzivorus |
Special Concern Birds
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|
| Common Nighthawk |
Chordeiles minor |
| Whip-poor-will |
Caprimulgus vociferous |
| American Black Duck |
Anas rubripes |
| Wood Thrush |
Hylocichla mustelina |
| Prairie Warbler |
Dendroica discolor |
| Worm-eating Warbler |
Helmitheros vermivorus |
| Canada Warbler |
Wilsonia canadensis |
