BIRDS OF THE CALMES NECK AREA

Compiled by Ben and Rachel Osborn, 1982

The list includes 188 species recorded by landowners at Calmes Neck, or reported to us, during the period 1974 through September 1982. The area is bounded by the Shenandoah River, US-50, and SR-606, river included, in Clarke County, Virginia.

StatusP Permanent
S Summer resident or visitant
W Winter resident or visitant
M Migrant, spring and fall
T Transient or irregular
YearsThe number of years the species was recorded during the 9-year period 1974 though 1982.
BandedBBanded by Dr. J. William Oberman, 122 species in all.
*The banding record is the only report for the species.

Status Years Banded
Grebe, horned T 1
Grebe, pied-billed M 2
Heron, great blue P 8
Heron, green P 9
Heron, little blue T 2
Egret, cattle T 1
Heron, black-crowned night T 1
Swan, mute T 1
Swan, whistling T 2
Goose, Canada M 4
Mallard P 9
Duck, black P 7
Teal, green-winged T 2
Teal, blue-winged T 2
Duck, wood S 9
Duck, ring-necked T 1
Scaup, lesser T 1
Goldeneye, common W 4
Merganser, hooded W 2
Merganser, common W 4
Merganser, red-breasted T 1
Vulture, turkey P 9
Vulture, black P 8
Hawk, sharp-shinned P 8 B
Hawk, Cooper's T 2
Hawk, red-tailed P 8
Hawk, red-shouldered P 4
Hawk, broad-winged P 8 B
Eagle, golden T 1
Eagle, bald M 8
Osprey M 8
Falcon, peregrine T 2
Merlin (pigeon hawk) T 1
Kestrel (sparrow hawk) W 8
Grouse, ruffed P 8
Bobwhite P 9
Turkey, wild P 9
Coot, American T 1
Killdeer S 8
Woodcock, American M 5 B
Sandpiper, spotted M 7
Sandpiper, solitary M 7
Sandpiper, least T 1
Yellowlegs, greater T 1
Gull, ring-billed T 2
Dove, rock T 3
Dove, mourning P 9 B
Cuckoo, yellow-billed S 9 B
Cuckoo, black-billed M 5 B
Owl, screech P 7 B
Owl, great horned P 9
Owl, barred P 9 B
Owl, longeared T 1
Owl, saw-whet T 1 B*
Whip-poor-will M 8
Nighthawk, common M 7
Swift, chimney S 9
Hummingbird, ruby-throated S 8 B
Kingfisher, belted P 8
Flicker, yellow-shafted P 9 B
Woodpecker, pileated P 9 B
Woodpecker, red-bellied P 9 B
Woodpecker, red-headed T 2
Sapsucker, yellow-bellied W 8 B
Woodpecker, hairy P 9 B
Woodpecker, downy P 9 B
Kingbird, eastern S 9 B
Flycatcher, great crested S 9 B
Phoebe, eastern S 9 B
Flycatcher, yellow-bellied M 5 B
Flycatcher, Traill's M 2 B*
Flycatcher, Acadian S 9 B
Flycatcher, least M 4 B
Peewee, eastern wood S 9 B
Flycatcher, olive-sided M 1 B
Swallow, tree M 7 B
Swallow, bank M 4
Swallow, rough-winged S 9
Swallow, barn S 9 B
Swallow, cliff M 6
Martin, purple S 8 B
Jay, blue W 9 B
Raven, common T 8
Crow, common P 9
Crow, fish T 6
Chicadee, black-capped WT 3 B
Chicadee, Carolina P 9 B
Titmouse, tufted P 9 B
Nuthatch, white-breasted P 9 B
Nuthatch, red-breasted WT 7 B
Creeper, brown W 8 B
Wren, house S 7 B
Wren, winter W 7 B
Wren, Carolina P 9 B
Mockingbird P 9 B
Catbird S 9 B
Thrasher, brown S 7 B
Robin M 9 B
Thrush, wood S 9 B
Thrush, hermit M 8 B
Thrush, Swainson's M 8 B
Thush, gray-cheeked M 7 B
Veery M 8 B
Bluebird, eastern P 9 B
Gnatcatcher, blue-gray S 9 B
Kinglet, golden-crowned W 7 B
Kinglet, ruby-crowned W 8 B
Pipit, water T 1
Waxwing, cedar W 7 B
Shrike, loggerhead T 2 B
Starling T 8 B
Vireo, white-eyed S 4 B
Vireo, yellow-throated S 7 B
Vireo, solitary S 9 B
Vireo, red-eyed S 9 B
Vireo, Philadelphia M 3 B
Vireo, warbling S 8
Warbler, black-and-white M 8 B
Warbler, prothonotory S 8 B
Warbler, Swainson's T 1 B*
Warbler, worm-eating S 9 B
Warbler, golden-winged M 2 B
Warbler, blue-winged M 1 B*
Warbler, Tennessee M 8 B
Warbler, Nashville M 3 B
Warbler, parula S 9 B
Warbler, yellow M 4 B
Warbler, Magnolia M 9 B
Warbler, Cape May M 9 B
Warbler, black-throated blue M 8 B
Warbler, yellow-rumped (myrtle) M 9 B
Warbler, black-throated green M 8 B
Warbler, cerulean M 6 B
Warbler, Blackburnian M 6 B
Warbler, yellow-throated S 5 B
Warbler, chestnut-sided S 6 B
Warbler, bay-breasted M 9 B
Warbler, blackpoll M 8 B
Warbler, pine S 8 B
Warbler, prairie S 5
Warbler, palm M 3 B
Ovenbird S 8 B
Waterthrush, northern M 7 B
Waterthrush, Louisiana S 8 B
Warbler, Kentucky S 8 B
Warbler, Connecticut M 3 B
Warbler, mourning M 7 B
Yellowthroat M 9 B
Chat, yellow-breasted S 9 B
Warbler, hooded S 7 B
Warbler, Wilson's M 2 B*
Warbler, Canada M 9 B
Redstart, American M 8 B
Sparrow, house P 8
Bobolink M 5
Meadowlark, eastern P 9 B
Blackbird, red-winged S 9 B
Oriole, orchard S 3 B
Oriole, northern (Baltimore) S 9 B
Grackle, common S 9 B
Cowbird, brown-headed S 9 B
Tanager, scarlet S 9 B
Tanager, summer S 9 B
Cardinal P 9 B
Grosbeak, rose-breasted WT 9 B
Grosbeak, blue M 5
Bunting, indigo S 9 B
Grosbeak, evening WT 7 B
Finch, purple WT 8 B
Finch, house WT 2
Redpoll, common WT 1
Siskin, pine WT 4 B
Goldfinch, American P 9 B
Towhee, rufous-sided S 9 B
Sparrow, savannah T 4 B
Sparrow, grasshopper T 2 B
Sparrow, vesper T 1
Junco, slate-colored W 9 B
Sparrow, tree W 2 B
Sparrow, chipping S 9 B
Sparrow, field S 9 B
Sparrow, white-crowned WT 2 B
Sparrow, white-throated W 9 B
Sparrow, fox M 6 B
Sparrow, Lincoln's M 7 B*
Sparrow, swamp M 7 B
Sparrow, song S 9 B
Bunting, snow WT 2