Patterson Park Birds

A List for Patterson Park in Baltimore, Maryland

This list covers birds seen in Patterson Park by area residents over the period 1993-2003. The species order follows that of the 7th edition of the AOU Checklist (1998). This list is designed to provide the birder with an idea of what may be expected in any given season. Seasonal abundance is shown in the following table for the species that regularly occur here. This list has been prepared by using the Baltimore Bird Club list for Baltimore City and County as a starting point.

Note that two years ago, the Boat Lake in Patterson Park was rebuilt. Once it was choked with cattails. Now is has little vegitation, and the bird populations have changed accordingly. The abundances describe the maximum of the period before and after the reconstruction of the lake.

Abbreviations

Season Codes:

Sp - Spring: March-May
Su - Summer: June-July
F  - Fall:   August-November
W  - Winter: December-February

Breeding:

* - Breeds in the park
? - Suspected to breed in the park

Relative Abundance:

A - Abundant
C - Common
U - Uncommon
R - Rare
a - Accidental (within the season shown)

Baltimore Birds

LOONS and GREBES              |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
Pied-billed Grebe             | |   |   | U | R |

CORMORANTS                    |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
Double-crested Cormorant      | | R | R | R |   |

BITTERNS, HERONS, and IBIS    |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
American Bittern              | | R |   | R | R |
Great Blue Heron              | | R | R | R | R |
Great Egret                   | |   |   | R |   |
Little Blue Heron             | | R | R | R |   |
Cattle Egret                  | | R | a | R |   |
Green Heron                   | | R | R | R |   |
Black-crowned Night-Heron     | | R | R | R | R |
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron    | | R | R | R |   |

GEESE, SWANS, and DUCKS       |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
Canada Goose                  |*| C | C | C | U |
Wood Duck                     |*| C | C | C | R |
Gadwall                       | |   |   | R |   |
American Wigeon               | | R |   | U | U |
American Black Duck           | | R |   | R | R |
Mallard                       |*| A | A | A | A |
Blue-winged Teal              | |   |   | R |   |
Northern Shoveler             | | R |   | U | R |
Northern Pintail              | | R |   | R | R |
Green-winged Teal             | | R |   | R | R |
Canvasback                    | | R |   | R | R |
Ring-necked Duck              | | R |   | R | R |
Lesser Scaup                  | |   |   | R |   |
Ruddy Duck                    | | R |   | U | R |

HAWKS and EAGLES              |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
Osprey                        | | R | R | R |   |
Northern Harrier              | | R | R | R | R |
Sharp-shinned Hawk            | | R |   | R |   |
Cooper's Hawk                 | |   |   | R |   |

FALCONS                       |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
American Kestrel              | | R | R | R | R |
Merlin                        | |   |   |   | R |
Peregrine Falcon              | | R | R | R | R |

RAILS, MOORHEN, and COOT      |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
Virginia Rail                 | | R | R | R | R |
Sora                          | | R |   | R |   |
Common Moorhen                | | R | R | R | a |
American Coot                 | | C | a | C |   |

PLOVERS and AVOCET            |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
Killdeer                      | | U | U | U |   |

SANDPIPERS and PHALAROPE      |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
Spotted Sandpiper             | | C | R | C |   |
Least Sandpiper               | |   |   | R |   |

GULLS                         |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
Laughing Gull                 | | U | U | U |   |
Ring-billed Gull              | | A | R | A | A |

TERNS                         |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
Caspian Tern                  | | R |   |   |   |

DOVES                         |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
Rock Dove                     |*| A | A | A | A |
Mourning Dove                 |*| A | A | A | A |

CUCKOOS                       |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
Yellow-billed Cuckoo          | | R | R | R |   |

OWLS                          |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
Great Horned Owl              | | R | R | R | R |
Barred Owl                    | | R | R | R | R |

GOATSUCKERS                   |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
Common Nighthawk              | | U | R | U |   |

SWIFT, HUMMINGBIRD, KINGFISHER|B| Sp| Su| F | W |
Chimney Swift                 |?| A | A | A |   |
Belted Kingfisher             | | R | R | R | R |

WOODPECKERS                   |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
Red-bellied Woodpecker        |?| U | U | U | U |
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker      | | R |   | R |   |
Downy Woodpecker              |?| U | U | U | U |
Northern Flicker              |*| C | C | C | C |

FLYCATCHERS                   |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
Eastern Wood-Pewee            | | R |   | R |   |
Eastern Phoebe                | | U |   | U |   |
Great Crested Flycatcher      | | R | R | R |   |
Eastern Kingbird              |?| C | C | C |   |

VIREOS                        |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
Blue-headed Vireo             | | R |   | R |   |

JAY and CROWS                 |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
Blue Jay                      | | U | R | U | R |
American Crow                 |?| A | A | A | A |
Fish Crow                     | | R | R | R | R |

LARK and SWALLOWS             |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
Purple Martin                 | | R | R | R |   |
Tree Swallow                  | | U |   | U |   |
Northern Rough-winged Swallow | | U |   | U |   |
Barn Swallow                  |?| A | A | A |   |

CHICKADEES and TITMOUSE       |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
Carolina Chickadee            | | R | R | R | R |

NUTHATCHES and CREEPER        |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
Brown Creeper                 | | R |   | R |   |

WRENS                         |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
Carolina Wren                 | | R | R | R | R |
House Wren                    | | R |   | R |   |
Marsh Wren                    | | R |   | R |   |

KINGLETS and GNATCATCHER      |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
Golden-crowned Kinglet        | | R |   | R |   |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet          | | U |   | U | R |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher         | | R |   | R |   |

THRUSHES                      |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
Veery                         | | R |   | R |   |
Gray-cheeked Thrush           | | R |   | R |   |
Swainson's Thrush             | | R |   | R |   |
Hermit Thrush                 | | U |   | U | U |
Wood Thrush                   | | U |   | U |   |
American Robin                | | A | A | A | U |

MIMICS                        |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
Gray Catbird                  | | U | R | U |   |
Northern Mockingbird          |*| C | C | C | C |
Brown Thrasher                | | U | R | U |   |

STARLING, PIPIT, WAXWING      |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
European Starling             |*| A | A | A | A |
Cedar Waxwing                 | | R |   | R | R |

WARBLERS                      |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
Yellow Warbler                | | R |   | R |   |
Magnolia Warbler              | | R |   | R |   |
Yellow-rumped Warbler         | | U |   | U | R |
Palm Warbler                  | | R |   | R |   |
Blackpoll Warbler             | | R |   | R |   |
Black-and-white Warbler       | | R |   | R |   |
American Redstart             | | R |   | R |   |
Ovenbird                      | | U |   | U |   |
Common Yellowthroat           | | U | U | U |   |

TANAGERS                      |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
Scarlet Tanager               | | R |   | R |   |

SPARROWS                      |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
Eastern Towhee                | | R |   | R |   |
Chipping Sparrow              | | U |   | U |   |
Field Sparrow                 | | R |   | R |   |
Savannah Sparrow              | | R |   | R |   |
Fox Sparrow                   | | R |   | R |   |
Song Sparrow                  |?| C | C | C | C |
Lincoln's Sparrow             | |   |   | R |   |
Swamp Sparrow                 | | R | R | R | R |
White-throated Sparrow        | | A |   | A | R |
White-crowned Sparrow         | | R |   | R | R |
Dark-eyed Junco               | | A |   | A | A |
Northern Cardinal             | | U | U | U | U |
Rose-breasted Grosbeak        | | R |   | R |   |

BLACKBIRDS and ORIOLES        |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
Red-winged Blackbird          |*| A | A | A | A |
Common Grackle                | | U | U | U | U |
Brown-headed Cowbird          | | R | R | R | R |
Orchard Oriole                | | R |   | R |   |
Baltimore Oriole              |*| U | U | U |   |

WINTER FINCHES                |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
Purple Finch                  | | R |   | R | R |
House Finch                   |*| A | A | A | A |
American Goldfinch            | | U | U | U | U |

EURASIAN SPARROW              |B| Sp| Su| F | W |
House Sparrow                 |*| A | A | A | A |