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The Neal Smith Aviary
Seasonal Frequency & Sightings Registry
A: Abundant
C: Common
U: Uncommon
O: Occasional
R: Rare
-: Not Present
Species
Spotted
Year
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
C
U
U
-
Red-necked Grebe
R
-
R
-
Western Grebe
R
-
R
-
Pelicans
American White Pelican
O
-
R
-
Cormorants
Double-crested Cormorant
U
-
O
-
Herons and Bitterns
Least Bittern
R
R
-
-
Great Blue Heron
C
C
C
-
Cattle Egret
O
R
-
-
Green Heron
U
R
-
-
Black-crowned Night-Heron
R
-
-
-
Vultures
Turkey Vulture
X
U
U
U
-
Swans, Geese and Ducks
Snow Goose
O
-
R
-
Canada Goose
X
C
C
C
O
Wood Duck
U
U
U
-
Gadwall
O
-
R
-
Mallard
X
X
C
U
C
U
Blue-winged Teal
X
C
C
U
-
Northern Shoveler
X
U
R
O
-
Green-winged Teal
O
-
O
-
Ring-necked Duck
O
-
O
-
Lesser Scaup
O
-
-
-
Ruddy Duck
O
-
O
-
Hawks and Eagles
Osprey
R
-
R
-
Bald Eagle
X
O
O
O
O
Northern Harrier
X
X
U
R
U
R
Sharp-shinned Hawk
O
-
O
O
Cooper’s Hawk
O
-
O
O
Broad-winged Hawk
O
-
R
-
Swainson’s Hawk
O
-
O
-
Red-tailed Hawk
X
C
C
C
C
Rough-legged Hawk
O
-
O
O
Falcons
American Kestrel
X
X
C
C
C
U
Upland Game Birds
Ring-necked Pheasant
X
X
A
A
A
A
Wild Turkey
X
X
U
U
U
U
Northern Bobwhite
X
X
O
O
O
O
Rails and Coots
Sora
O
O
O
-
American Coot
C
O
O
-
Cranes
Sandhill Crane
R
R
R
-
Shorebirds
Black-bellied Plover
R
R
R
-
American Golden-Plover
R
-
-
-
Semipalmated Plover
R
-
R
-
Killdeer
X
A
A
A
-
Greater Yellowlegs
R
-
R
-
Lesser Yellowlegs
O
-
O
-
Solitary Sandpiper
O
R
R
-
Spotted Sandpiper
O
R
R
-
Upland Sandpiper
X
R
R
R
-
Least Sandpiper
R
R
R
-
Pectoral Sandpiper
O
R
O
-
Short-billed Dowitcher
R
-
-
-
Long-billed Dowitcher
R
-
-
-
Common Snipe
X
U
O
O
-
American Woodcock
X
U
U
U
-
Wilson’s Phalarope
R
-
-
-
Gulls and Terns
Franklin’s Gull
O
-
-
-
Bonaparte’s Gull
R
-
R
-
Ring-billed Gull
O
-
O
R
Herring Gull
O
-
O
O
Black Tern
R
-
-
-
Doves
Rock Dove
X
X
C
C
C
C
Mourning Dove
X
X
C
C
C
U
Woodpeckers
Red-bellied Woodpecker
X
X
C
C
C
C
Downy Woodpecker
X
X
C
C
C
C
Northern Flicker
X
X
C
C
C
U
Finches
American Goldfinch
X
X
A
A
A
A
House Finch
X
X
C
C
C
C