University of Richmond Checklist

A checklist of birds that have been seen on the University of Richmond Campus. Prepared by Brad Goodner.
BIRD SPECIES LIST FOR UR CAMPUS (Prepared by Brad Goodner)    
     
RESIDENTS (here year-round):    
     
COMMON UNCOMMON RARE
     
(can find almost every day) (maybe 1/week if lucky) (work + luck)
     
American Crow American Goldfinch American Kestrel
American Robin Belted Kingfisher Barred Owl
Blue Jay Brown Thrasher Black Vulture
Carolina Chickadee Brown-headed Cowbird Brown-headed Nuthatch
Carolina Wren Canada Goose Cedar Waxwing
Common Grackle E. Bluebird Wood Duck
Downy Woodpecker Cooper's Hawk Field Sparrow
European Starling Great Blue Heron Red-shouldered Hawk
Fish Crow Killdeer Red-winged Blackbird
Hairy Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker Screech Owl
House Finch Pine Warbler Sharp-shinned Hawk
House Sparrow Red-tailed Hawk  
Mallard Rufous-sided Towhee  
Mourning Dove Turkey Vulture  
N. Cardinal E. Phoebe  
N. Flicker Pied-billed  
N. Mockingbird Grebe  
Red-bellied Woodpecker    
Rock Dove    
Song Sparrow    
Tufted Titmouse    
White-breasted Nuthatch    
     
     
SUMMER ONLY (arrive in April-May, leave in August-September)    
     
COMMON UNCOMMON RARE
     
Barn Swallow Am. Redstart Broad-winged Hawk
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Black-billed Cuckoo Green-backed Heron
Chimney Swift Common Yellowthroat House Wren
Chipping Sparrow E. Kingbird Kentucky Warbler
Common Nighthawk N. Parula Louisiana Waterthrush
E. Wood-Pewee Prairie Warbler Orchard Oriole
Gray Catbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird Yellow-breasted Chat
Great Crested Flycatcher Scarlet Tanager  
Indigo Bunting Summer Tanager  
N. Oriole Yellow Warbler  
N. Rough-winged Swallow Yellow-billed Cuckoo  
Red-eyed Vireo Yellow-throated Warbler  
White-eyed Vireo Black&White Warbler  
Wood Thrush    
     
WINTER ONLY (arrive in October-November, leave in March-April)    
     
COMMON UNCOMMON RARE
     
Dark-eyed Junco Brown Creeper Bald Eagle
White-throated Sparrow Golden-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush
Ring-necked Duck Ring-billed Gull Swamp Sparrow
Yellow-rumped Warbler Ruby-crowned Kinglet American Coot
  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  
  Bufflehead  
  Lesser Scaup  
     
     
SPRING & FALL TRANSIENTS (no guarantees, but maybe during migration)    
     
American Widgeon    
Bay-breasted Warbler    
Blackpoll Warbler    
Black-throated Blue Warbler    
Black-throated Green Warbler    
Blue-winged Warbler    
Canada Warbler    
Caspian Tern    
Common Loon    
Double-crested Cormorant    
Eurasian Widgeon    
Gray-cheeked Thrush    
Hooded Merganser    
Magnolia Warbler    
N. Waterthrush    
Osprey    
Palm Warbler    
Purple Finch    
Purple Martin    
Red-breasted Merganser    
Rose-breasted Grosbeak    
Rusty Blackbird    
Solitary Vireo    
Spotted Sandpiper    
Swainson's Thrush    
Tennessee Warbler    
Tree Swallow    
Veery    

Last Updated on 1/5/99
By Lewis Barnett