My Grant Park Species List
Total number of species: 80
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | |
| Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | Charlie's backyard |
| Cooper's Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Buteo lineatus | Nesting in Park (3 chicks), summer 2002 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | In park late Dec 2002 |
| Sandhill Crane | Grus canadensis | Fly over Atlanta |
| Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | |
| Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | |
| Eastern Screech-Owl | Otus asio | Heard on Big Bird Day, 04/18/2003, Pine Log WMA |
| Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor | Big Bird Day, 04/18/2003 - South Beach, Jekyll Island |
| Chimney Swift | Chaetura pelagica | |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Archilochus colubris | First seen at feeder Aug 2002 |
| Belted Kingfisher | Ceryle alcyon | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Melanerpes erythrocephalus | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Melanerpes carolinus | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus varius | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picoides pubescens | |
| Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus | In back yard Dec 2002. |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Contopus virens | |
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher | Empidonax flaviventris | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Empidonax virescens | Seen w/Charlie in Park. Identified by song. |
| Eastern Phoebe | Sayornis phoebe | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus crinitus | Beautiful sighting on Jekyll Island Spring 2003 |
| Blue-headed Vireo | Vireo solitarius* | First seen at Hambidge Center (N. GA). In Grant Park, 3/20/2004. |
| Philadelphia Vireo | Vireo philadelphicus | Seen with C & F in Grant Park, Spring 2003. |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireo olivaceus | Many on my 40th B-day trip June 2002 to Hike Inn. |
| Blue Jay | Cyanocitta cristata | |
| American Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos | |
| Fish Crow | Corvus ossifragus | On power line on Blvd (at least it sounded like one...) |
| Carolina Chickadee | Poecile carolinensis | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Baeolophus bicolor | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | |
| Brown Creeper | Certhia americana | Spring 2002 on West side of Park |
| Carolina Wren | Thryothorus ludovicianus | |
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulus satrapa | In park Dec 2002 |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulus calendula | Saw at the Zoo, late Dec 2002 |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptila caerulea | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Sialia sialis | In park Dec 2002 |
| American Robin | Turdus migratorius | |
| Gray Catbird | Dumetella carolinensis | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | |
| Brown Thrasher | Toxostoma rufum | |
| European Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum | |
| Northern Parula | Parula americana | |
| Cape May Warbler | Dendroica tigrina | First seen Grant Park! |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | Dendroica caerulescens | Sosebee Cove, N. Georgia, May 03 |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | Dendroica coronata | |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Dendroica virens | |
| Pine Warbler | Dendroica pinus | Under feeder Dec 2002 |
| Palm Warbler | Dendroica palmarum | Backyard Spring 2002 |
| Blackpoll Warbler | Dendroica striata | First seen at Rum Creek; Grant Park Spring 2005. |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Mniotilta varia | Spring 2005 in Grant Park |
| American Redstart | Setophaga ruticilla | First seen w/ C&F in Park, Spring 2003. |
| Prothonotary Warbler | Protonotaria citrea | Huie (wetlands), Spring 2001 |
| Worm-eating Warbler | Helmitheros vermivorus | Grant Park, 5/3/2005 |
| Hooded Warbler | Wilsonia citrina | |
| Summer Tanager | Piranga rubra | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Piranga olivacea | Spring 2005 in Grant Park |
| Eastern Towhee | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Fall 2001 Hilton Head, Spring 03 Grant Park |
| Chipping Sparrow | Spizella passerina | Grant Park Spring 2002 |
| Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia | |
| White-throated Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis | |
| Dark-eyed Junco | Junco hyemalis | Monastery Dec 2001, Park near tennis courts |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Pheucticus ludovicianus | Spring 2002 at the feeder |
| Blue Grosbeak | Guiraca caerulea | Saw w/ C & F in Park, Spring 2003. |
| Indigo Bunting | Passerina cyanea | Saw lots on Birthday trip to Hike Inn (Amicalola), 2002. Saw in Grant Park Spring 2005. |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | Spring 2002 at the feeder |
| Common Grackle | Quiscalus quiscula | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Molothrus ater | Winter 2002 at the feeder |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icterus galbula | Kennesaw Spring 2002 w/Charlie |
| House Finch | Carpodacus mexicanus | saw yellow variety Spring 2002 at feeder |
| Pine Siskin | Carduelis pinus | |
| American Goldfinch | Carduelis tristis | |
| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
(See Life List)
