Birding Deer Island
Deer Island is a hotspot for Eagles and migratory waterfowl!
Below is a list of the species found on Deer Island as listed in Ebird! Â
*Note: Clicking on links will take you to eBird.
American Black Duck- Anas rubripes
American Crow- Corvus brachyrhynchos
American Goldfinch- Spinus tristis
American Herring Gull- Larus smithsonianus
American Robin- Turdus migratorius
Bald Eagle- Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Baltimore Oriole- Icterus galbula
Belted Kingfisher- Megaceryle alcyon
Black-capped Chickadee- Poecile atricapillus
Canada Goose- Branta canadensis
Carolina Wren- Thryothorus ludovicianus
Cedar Waxwing- Bombycilla cedrorum
Chimney Swift- Chaetura pelagica
Chipping Sparrow- Spizella passerina
Cliff Swallow- Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Common Goldeneye- Bucephala clangula
Common Grackle- Quiscalus quiscula
Common Merganser- Mergus merganser
Double-crested Cormorant- Nannopterum auritum
Downy Woodpecker- Dryobates pubescens
Eastern Kingbird- Tyrannus tyrannus
Eastern Phoebe- Sayornis phoebe
Eastern Towhee- Pipilo erythrophthalmus
European Starling- Sturnus vulgaris
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Great Blue Heron- Ardea herodias
Great Cormorant- Phalacrocorax carbo
Greater Yellowlegs- Tringa melanoleuca
Green-winged Teal- Anas creccaHooded Merganser- Lophodytes cucullatus
House Sparrow- Passer domesticus
Long-tailed Duck- Clangula hyemalis
Mourning Dove- Zenaida macroura
Northern Cardinal- Cardinalis cardinalis
Northern Flicker- Colaptes auratus
Northern Rough-winged Swallow- Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Red-bellied Woodpecker- Melanerpes carolinus
Red-breasted Merganser- Mergus serrator
Red-tailed Hawk- Buteo jamaicensis
Red-winged Blackbird- Agelaius phoeniceus
Ring-billed Gull- Larus delawarensis
Ruby-throated Hummingbird- Archilochus colubris
Semipalmated Sandpiper- Calidris pusilla
Sharp-shinned Hawk- Accipiter striatus
Song Sparrow- Melospiza melodia
Spotted Sandpiper- Actitis macularius
Swamp Sparrow- Melospiza georgiana
Tree Swallow- Tachycineta bicolor
Tufted Titmouse- Baeolophus bicolor
Turkey Vulture- Cathartes aura
White-breasted Nuthatch- Sitta carolinensis
White-throated Sparrow- Zonotrichia albicollis
White-winged Scoter- Melanitta deglandi
Willow Flycatcher- Empidonax traillii
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- Sphyrapicus varius
Yellow-rumped Warbler- Setophaga coronata