At Nakkertok we are basically all nature lovers. Our lands are rich in history and biodiversity. Here is a list of birds seen at Nakkertok, demonstrating the richness of the ecosystem – over 100 species so far! Obviously, many of them are off-season.
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Species | Nesting confirmed (no of nests) |
Possible nesting | Remarks | |
1. | Canada Goose | 2 | 3 chicks each | |
2. | Wood Duck | |||
3. | Mallard | |||
4. | Green-winged Teal | |||
5. | Hooded Merganser | |||
6. | Red-breasted Merganser | |||
7. | Ruffed Grouse | |||
8. | Wild Turkey | ? | Adults and juveniles | |
9. | Double-crested Cormorant | |||
10. | Great Blue Heron | |||
11. | Green Heron | |||
12. | Golden Eagle | At first gate | ||
13. | Turkey Vulture | |||
14. | Osprey | |||
15. | Northern Harrier | |||
16. | Cooper’s Hawk | |||
17. | Red-shouldered Hawk | |||
18. | Broad-winged Hawk | |||
19. | Red-tailed Hawk | |||
20. | Rough-legged Hawk | |||
21. | American Kestrel | |||
22. | Sandhill Crane | |||
23. | Kildeer | |||
24. | Solitary Sandpiper | |||
25. | Spotted Sandpiper | |||
26. | American Woodcock | 1 | 3 chicks, 1 broken egg | |
27. | Wilson’s Snipe | |||
28. | Ring-billed Gull | |||
29. | Rock Pigeon | |||
30. | Mourning Dove | 1 | ||
31. | Black-billed Cuckoo | ? | ||
32. | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | ? | Carrying caterpillers | |
33. | Snowy Owl | |||
34. | Barred Owl | |||
35. | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 2 | ||
36. | Belted Kingfisher | ? | Seen as couple | |
37. | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 1 | 2 chicks | |
38. | Downy Woodpecker | |||
39. | Hairy Woodpecker | 1 | 2 chicks | |
40. | Northern Flicker | 2 | Nest construction and feeding | |
41. | Pileated Woodpecker | 1 | 2 chicks | |
42. | Olive-sided Flycatcher* | |||
43. | Eastern Wood-pewee | 1 | Feeding | |
44. | Alder Flycatcher | |||
45. | Least Flycatcher | 3 | Female on nest | |
46. | Eastern Phoebe | 3 | Female on nest | |
47. | Great-crested Flycatcher | 1 | 4 chicks | |
48. | Eastern Kingbird | 2 | 3 chicks per nest | |
49. | Blue-headed Vireo | |||
50. | Warbling Vireo | |||
51. | Red-eyed Vireo | |||
52. | Blue Jay | 1 | Feeding | |
53. | American Crow | |||
54. | Common Raven | |||
55. | Tree Swallow | 1 | Feeding | |
56. | Barn Swallow | |||
57. | Black-capped Chickadee | 2 | Nest construction and feeding | |
58. | Red-breasted Nuthatch | |||
59. | White-breasted Nuthatch | |||
60. | Brown Creeper | |||
61. | House Wren | 2 | Feeding | |
62. | Winter Wren | |||
63. | Golden-crowned Kinglet | |||
64. | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | |||
65. | Veery | |||
66. | Hermit Thrush | |||
67. | Wood Thrush | |||
68. | Eastern Bluebird | |||
69. | American Robin | 2 | 4 chicks per nest | |
70. | Gray Catbird | 3 | Feeding | |
71. | Brown Thrasher | 1 | Feeding | |
72. | European Starling | |||
73. | Bohemian Waxwing | |||
74. | Cedar Waxwing | 2 | Feeding | |
75. | Tennessee Warbler | |||
76. | Nashville Warbler | |||
77. | Northern Parula Warbler | |||
78. | Yellow Warbler | 1 | Nest construction | |
79. | Chestnut-sided Warbler | |||
80. | Magnolia Warbler | |||
81. | Black-throated Blue Warbler | |||
82. | Yellow-rumped Warbler | |||
83. | Black-throated Green Warbler | |||
84. | Blackburnian Warbler | |||
85. | Pine Warbler | |||
86. | Palm Warbler | |||
87. | Bay-breasted Warbler | |||
88. | Black and White Warbler | |||
89. | American Redstart | |||
90. | Ovenbird | 3 | Feeding | |
91. | Northern Waterthrush | |||
92. | Mourning Warbler* | 1 | Feeding | |
93. | Common Yellow Throat | 2 | Feeding | |
94. | Wilson’s Warbler | |||
95. | Canada Warbler* | |||
96. | Scarlet Tanager | ? | Seen as couple | |
97. | Eastern Towhee | |||
98. | American Tree Sparrow | |||
99. | Chipping Sparrow | |||
100. | White-throated Sparrow | |||
101. | White-crowned Sparrow | |||
102. | Fox Sparrow | |||
103. | Song Sparrow | 2 | Nest construction and feeding | |
104. | Swamp Sparrow | |||
105. | Dark-eyed Junco | |||
106. | Snow Bunting | |||
107. | Northern Cardinal | |||
108. | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | |||
109. | Indigo Bunting | 2 | One chick | |
110. | Bobolink | 1 | Couple with chicks | |
111. | Red-winged Blackbird | 1 | ||
112. | Eastern Meadowlark | 1 | ||
113. | Rusty Blackbird | 1 | ||
114. | Common Grackle | |||
115. | Brown-headed Cowbird | |||
116. | Baltimore Oriole | |||
117. | Pine Grosbeak | 1 | Pair with chicks | |
118. | Purple Finch | |||
119. | American Goldfinch | |||
120. | Common Redpoll | ? | ||
121. | Pine Siskin | |||
122. | Evening Grosbeak | |||
123 | House Sparrow | |||
124 | Black Helmet Pigeon | Domesticated escapee |