Birds Sighted in Boyce-Mayview Park
Latest Additions: May 14, 2005
Bill and Vicky Judd's “wetland
list” provided the basis for this compilation of birds that
have been sighted in Boyce-Mayview Park. To date, there are 167 birds
officially identified. This bird list is just one example of the
diversity of wildlife to be found in Boyce-Mayview Park and it
demonstrates the park's great importance as a natural area.
In general, birds are listed down each column by
order, family, subfamily and then species. (This will be changed soon
to correspond to a current taxonomic listing.)
For those unfamiliar with Boyce-Mayview Park in
Upper St. Clair, see these local
directions and maps to help you get there.
Recent additions to this list are shown in red.
| Species |
| Common Loon |
| Pied-billed Grebe |
| Great Blue Heron |
| Green Heron |
| Black-crowned Night Heron |
| Great Egret |
| Turkey Vulture |
| Canada Goose |
| Wood Duck |
| Mallard |
| American Black Duck |
| Gadwall |
| Eurasian Wigeon |
| American Wigeon |
| Blue-winged Teal |
| Green-winged Teal |
| Redhead |
| Canvasback |
| Northern Pintail |
| Hooded Merganser |
| Common Merganser |
| Ruddy Duck |
| Northern Harrier |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk |
| Cooper's Hawk |
| Red-shouldered Hawk |
| Broad-winged Hawk |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
| Bald Eagle |
| Osprey |
| American Kestrel |
| Wild Turkey |
| Ring-necked Pheasant |
| Ruffed Grouse |
| Virginia Rail |
| Sora |
| American Coot |
| Killdeer |
| Greater Yellowlegs |
| Lesser Yellowlegs |
| Solitary Sandpiper |
| Spotted Sandpiper |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper |
| White-rumped Sandpiper |
| Pectoral Sandpiper |
| Least Sandpiper |
American
Woodcock
ADDED - 6/23/2004 |
| Common Snipe |
| Rock Dove |
| Mourning Dove |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
| Black-billed Cuckoo |
| Great Horned Owl |
| Eastern Screech Owl |
Barred
Owl
ADDED - 12/19/2004 |
| Common Nighthawk |
| Chimney Swift |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
|
|
| Species |
| Belted Kingfisher |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
| Downy Woodpecker |
| Hairy Woodpecker |
| Northern Flicker |
| Pileated Woodpecker |
Olive-sided
Flycatcher
ADDED - 5/14/2005 |
| Eastern Wood Pewee |
| Acadian Flycatcher |
| Willow Flycatcher |
| Least Flycatcher |
| Eastern Phoebe |
| Great Crested Flycatcher |
| Eastern Kingbird |
| Red-eyed Vireo |
| Warbling Vireo |
| White-eyed Vireo |
| Yellow-throated Vireo |
| Blue-headed Vireo |
| Blue Jay |
| American Crow |
| Common Raven |
| Purple Martin |
| Tree Swallow |
| Barn Swallow |
| Cliff Swallow |
| Bank Swallow |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow |
| Carolina Chickadee |
| Black-capped Chickadee |
| Tufted Titmouse |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch |
| White-breasted Nuthatch |
| Brown Creeper |
| Carolina Wren |
| House Wren |
| Winter Wren |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
| Eastern Bluebird |
| Veery |
| Gray-cheeked Thrush |
| Swainson's Thrush |
| Wood Thrush |
| Hermit Thrush |
| American Robin |
| Gray Catbird |
| Northern Mockingbird |
| Brown Thrasher |
| European Starling |
| Cedar Waxwing |
| Blue-winged Warbler |
| Tennessee Warbler |
| Golden-winged Warbler |
| Nashville Warbler |
| Northern Parula |
|
|
| Species |
| Yellow Warbler |
| Canada Warbler |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler |
| Magnolia Warbler |
| Cape May Warbler |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler |
| Black-throated Green Warbler |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler |
| Pine Warbler |
| Yellow-throated Warbler |
| Blackburnian Warbler |
| Palm Warbler |
| Bay-breasted Warbler |
| Black-and-white Warbler |
| American Redstart |
Worm-eating
Warbler
ADDED - 6/23/2004 |
| Cerulean Warbler |
Louisiana
Waterthrush
ADDED - 12/19/2004 |
| Ovenbird |
| Common Yellowthroat |
| Wilson's Warbler |
| Hooded Warbler |
| Yellow-breasted Chat |
| Scarlet Tanager |
| Northern Cardinal |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
| Indigo Bunting |
| Eastern Towhee |
| American Tree Sparrow |
| Field Sparrow |
| Chipping Sparrow |
| Vesper Sparrow |
| White-throated Sparrow |
| White-crowned Sparrow |
| Fox Sparrow |
| Song Sparrow |
| Lincoln's Sparrow |
| Swamp Sparrow |
| Dark-eyed Junco |
| Eastern Meadowlark |
| Red-winged Blackbird |
| Rusty Blackbird |
| Brewer's Blackbird |
| Common Grackle |
| Brown-headed Cowbird |
| Baltimore Oriole |
| Orchard Oriole |
| Purple Finch |
| House Finch |
| Common Redpoll |
| House Sparrow |
| American Goldfinch |
| Peregrine Falcon |
| Muscovy Duck |
Bobolink
ADDED - 6/23/2004 |
|
171
birds identified as of May 14, 2005.
More will be added as they are identified.
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