2022 Reported Bird Sightings on Fishers Island

(There were 181 different species reported by observers this year. Of those, seven were new and added to our overall list of historic sightings. That list now contains 252 species.)

The data are collected by a group of knowledgeable Fishers Islanders. eBird reports and Audubon Seasonal Bird Counts also provide additional sightings.

● indicates a reported sighting

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DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS
Brant
Barnacle Goose
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Widgeon
Mallard
American Black Duck
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
King Eider
Common Eider
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
GALLINACEOUS BIRDS
Northern Bobwhite
Ring-necked Pheasant
GREBES
Red-necked Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
PIGEONS, DOVES
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
CUCKOOS
Black-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
NIGHTJARS
Common Nighthawk
Eastern Whip-poor-will
SWIFTS
Chimney Swift
HUMMINGBIRDS
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
RAILS, GALLINULES, & COOTS
Virginia Rail
American Coot
Black Rail
CRANES
Sandhill Crane
OYSTERCATCHERS
American Oystercatcher
LAPWINGS & PLOVERS
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden Plover
Killdeer
Semi-palmated Plover
Piping Plover
SANDPIPERS
Whimbrel
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Sanderling
Dunlin
Purple Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Semi-palmated Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
American Woodcock
Wilson's Snipe
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
SKUAS, JAEGERS
Long-tailed Jaeger
MURRES, PUFFINS, AND ALLIES
Razorbill
GULLS, TERNS, & SKIMMERS
Bonaparte's Gull
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Least Tern
Black Tern
Roseate Tern
Common Tern
Foster's Tern
Royal Tern
Black Skimmer
LOONS
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
SOUTHERN STORM-PETRALS
Wilson's Storm Petral
FULMARS, SHEARWATERS
Cory's Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Great Shearwater
Manx's Shearwater
Audubon's Shearwater
BOOBIES AND GANNETS
Northern Gannet
CORMORANTS
Great Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
BITTERNS, HERONS, & ALLIES
American Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
IBISES, SPOONBILLS
Glossy Ibis
VULTURES
Turkey Vulture
OSPREY
Osprey
HAWKS, KITES, EAGLES
Golden Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad -winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
OWLS
Barn Owl
Eastern Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Snowy Owl
Barred Owl
Short-eared Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
KINGFISHERS
Belted Kingfisher
WOODPECKERS
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpeker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
FALCONS
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
FLYCATCHERS
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Gray Kingbird
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Alder Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
VIREOS
White-eyed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
JAYS, MAGPIES, CROWS
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Common Raven
CHICKADEES & TITMICE
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
LARKS
Horned Lark
MARTINS, SWALLOWS
Bank Swallow
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Purple Martin
Barn Swallow
KINGLETS
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
WAXWINGS
Cedar Waxwing
NUTHATCHES
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
CREEPERS
Brown Creeper
GNATCATCHERS
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
WRENS
House Wren
Winter Wren
Marsh Wren
Carolina Wren
MIMICS
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
STARLINGS
European Starling
THRUSHES
Eastern Bluebird
Veery
Gray-Cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
OLD WORLD SPARROWS
House Sparrow
WAGTAILS AND PIPITS
American Pipit
FINCHES & CROSSBILLS
Evening Grosbeak
Pine Grobeak
House Finch
Purple Finch
Common Redpoll
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
LONGSPURS & SNOW BUNTINGS
Snow Bunting
NEW WORLD SPARROWS & ALLIES
Grasshopper Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Henslow's Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
BLACKBIRDS
Bobolink
Eastern Meadowlark
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Rusty Blackbird
Common Grackle
WOOD-WARBLERS
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Blue-winged Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Connecticut Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
American Redstart
Cape May Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Prarie Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Canada Warbler
TANAGERS, CARDINALS, & ALLIES
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Western Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
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