Checklist of Birds for Hilton Pond Center

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(Inventory & taxonomy updated 03/24/23; sequences not changed)

Latest new species for Yard List: Broad-tailed Hummingbird, 20 Sep 2021
Latest new species banded: Broad-tailed Hummingbird, 20 Sep 2021

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Second-Year Male Sharp-shinned Hawk (above),
Accipiter striatus

Since 1982 at Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History, 173 species of Birds (Aves) have been seen or heard on, over, or from the 11-acre property. Of these, 128 species have been captured, banded, and released (28 June 1982 through 20 September 2021).

This page contains a complete list of Birds sighted and banded at the Center, along with notations on 27 species known for certain to have nested (N) on the property; known loss of eggs (N*). Captured females with brood patches (BP) and/or recent fledglings (F) imply local nesting at or near Hilton Pond Center. (0) Indicates species not likely to breed in South Carolina Piedmont; (-) indicates breeding status more or less possible but unknown locally.

BIRDS at HILTON POND

Click on underlined species to see a desciption & photo(s)

Common Name (In AOU Order)	Species Name	Sighted at Hilton Pond	Breeding Status at Hilton Pond	Banded at Hilton Pond
NON-PASSERINES
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	X	-	-
Double-crested Cormorant	Phalacrocorax auritus	X	0	-
Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias	X	-	-
Great Egret	Ardea alba	X	0	-
Little Blue Heron	Egretta caerulea	X	0	-
Tricolored Heron	Hydranassa tricolor	X	0	-
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	X	-	-
Green Heron	Butorides virescens	X	F	X
White Ibis	Eudocimus albus	X	-	-
Snow Goose	Chen caerulescens	X	0	-
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	X	F (gosling)	-
Wood Duck	Aix sponsa	X	N, F	*
Green-winged Teal	Anas carolinensis	X	0	-
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	X	-	-
Blue-winged Teal	Anas discors	X	0	-
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris	X	0	-
Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis	X	0	-
Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula	X	0	-
Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus	X	0	-
Black Vulture	Coragyps atratus	X	N*	-
Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura	X	-	-
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	X	-	-
Mississippi Kite	Ictinia mississippiensis	X	-	-
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	X	-	X
Cooper's Hawk	Accipiter cooperii	X	-	X
Red-shouldered Hawk	Buteo lineatus	X	N, F	X
Broad-winged Hawk	Buteo platypterus	X	-	-
Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis	X	-	-
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	X	-	-
Wild Turkey	Meleagris gallopavo	X	F	-
Northern Bobwhite	Colinus virginianus	X	-	*
American Coot	Fulica americana	X	0	-
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	X	-	-
Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca	X	0	-
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularia	X	0	-
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria	X	0	-
American Woodcock	Scolopax minor	X	-	X
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	X	0	-
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia	X	-	-
Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	X	N, BP, F	X
Black-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus erythropthalmus	X	0	X
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus	X	BP	X
Common Barn Owl	Tyto alba	feather only	-	-
Eastern Screech-Owl	Megascops asio	X	N	X
Great Horned Owl	Bubo virginianus	X	-	-
Barred Owl	Strix varia	X	BP, F	X
Northern Saw-whet Owl	Aegolius acadicus	X	0	X
Common Nighthawk	Chordeiles minor	X	-	-
Chuck-will's-widow	Caprimulgus carolinensis	X	-	-
Chimney Swift	Chaetura pelagica	X	N, F	X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Archilochus colubris	X	BP, F	X
Rufous Hummingbird	Selasphorus rufus	X	0	X
Broad-tailed Hummingbird	Selasphorus platycercus	X	0	X
Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon	X	-	X
Red-headed Woodpecker	Melanerpes erythrocephalus	X	-	X
Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	X	N, BP, F	X
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus varius	X	0	X
Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	X	N, BP, F	X
Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	X	BP, F	X
Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	X	BP, F	X
Pileated Woodpecker	Dryocopus pileatus	X	-	X
PASSERINES (Songbirds or Perching Birds)
Eastern Wood-Pewee	Contopus virens	X	N, BP	X
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	Empidonax flaviventris	X	0	X
Acadian Flycatcher	Empidonax virescens	X	BP	X
Willow Flycatcher	Empidonax traillii	X	0	X
Least Flycatcher	Empidonax minimus	X	0	X
Eastern Phoebe	Sayornis phoebe	X	N, BP, F	X
Great Crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus crinitus	X	N, BP	X
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus	X	N, BP	X
Purple Martin	Progne subis	X	-	-
N. Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx serripennis	X	-	-
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	X	N	-
Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	X	N, BP	X
American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	X	-	-
Fish Crow	Corvus ossifragus	X	-	-
Carolina Chickadee	Poecile carolinensis	X	N, BP, F	X
Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	X	N, BP, F	X
Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	X	0	X
White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	X	BP, F	X
Brown-headed Nuthatch	Sitta pusilla	X	N	X
Brown Creeper	Certhia americana	X	0	X
Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	X	N, BP, F	X
House Wren	Troglodytes aedon	X	N, BP	X
Winter Wren	Troglodytes hiemalis	X	0	X
Golden-crowned Kinglet	Regulus satrapa	X	0	X
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Regulus calendula	X	0	X
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Polioptila caerulea	X	N, BP, F	X
Eastern Bluebird	Sialia sialis	X	N, BP, F	X
Veery	Catharus fuscescens	X	0	X
Gray-cheeked Thrush	Catharus minimus	X	0	X
Swainson's Thrush	Catharus ustulatus	X	0	X
Hermit Thrush	Catharus guttatus	X	0	X
Wood Thrush	Hylocichla mustelina	X	BP, F	X
American Robin	Turdus migratorius	X	N, BP, F	X
Gray Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis	X	N, BP, F	X
Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	X	BP, F	X
Brown Thrasher	Toxostoma rufum	X	BP, F	X
Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum	X	-	X
American Pipit	Anthus rubescens	#	0	-
Loggerhead Shrike	Lanius ludovicianus	X	-	X
European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	X	N, BP	X
White-eyed Vireo	Vireo griseus	X	BP	X
Blue-headed (Solitary) Vireo	Vireo solitarius	X	-	X
Yellow-throated Vireo	Vireo flavifrons	X	BP	X
Philadelphia Vireo	Vireo philadelphicus	X	0	X
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus	X	BP	X
Blue-winged Warbler	Vermivora cyanoptera	X	0	X
Golden-winged Warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera	X	0	X
Tennessee Warbler	Oreothlypis peregrina	X	0	X
Orange-crowned Warbler	Oreothlypis celata	X	0	X
Nashville Warbler	Oreothlypis ruficapilla	X	0	X
Northern Parula	Setophaga americana	X	BP	X
Yellow Warbler	Setophaga petechia	X	-	X
Chestnut-sided Warbler	Setophaga pensylanica	X	0	X
Magnolia Warbler	Setophaga magnolia	X	0	X
Cape May Warbler	Setophaga tigrina	X	0	X
Black-throated Blue Warbler	Setophaga caerulescens	X	0	X
Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler	Setophaga coronata	X	0	X
Black-throated Green Warbler	Setophaga virens	X	0	X
Blackburnian Warbler	Setophaga fusca	X	0	X
Yellow-throated Warbler	Setophaga dominica	X	BP	X
Pine Warbler	Setophaga pinus	X	BP, F	X
Prairie Warbler	Setophaga discolor	X	-	X
Palm Warbler	Setophaga palmarum	X	0	X
Bay-breasted Warbler	Setophaga catanea	X	0	X
Blackpoll Warbler	Setophaga striata	X	0	X
Black-and-White Warbler	Mniotilta varia	X	BP	X
American Redstart	Setophaga ruticilla	X	-	X
Prothonotary Warbler	Protonotaria citrea	X	BP	X
Swainson's Warbler	Limnothlypis swainsonii	X	0	X
Worm-eating Warbler	Helmitheros vermivorum	X	-	X
Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapilla	X	-	X
Northern Waterthrush	Parkesia noveboracensis	X	0	X
Louisiana Waterthrush	Parkesia motacilla	X	BP, F	X
Kentucky Warbler	Geothlypis formosa	X	-	X
Connecticut Warbler	Oporornis agilis	X	0	X
Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas	X	-	X
Hooded Warbler	Setophaga citrina	X	BP, F	X
Wilson's Warbler	Cardellina pusilla	X	0	X
Canada Warbler	Cardellina canadensis	X	0	X
Yellow-breasted Chat	Icteria virens	X	BP, F	X
Summer Tanager	Piranga rubra	X	BP	X
Scarlet Tanager	Piranga olivacea	X	-	X
Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	X	N, BP, F	X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Pheuticus ludovicianus	X	0	X
Blue Grosbeak	Guiraca caerulea	X	N, F	X
Indigo Bunting	Passerina cyanea	X	BP, F	X
Dickcissel	Spiza americana	X	-	-
Eastern (Rufous-sided) Towhee	Pipilio erythrophthalmus	X	BP, F	X
Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina	X	N, BP	X
Field Sparrow	Spizella pusilla	X	BP	X
Grasshopper Sparrow	Anonodramus savannarum	X	-	X
Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis	X	0	X
Fox Sparrow	Passerella iliaca	X	0	X
Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	X	-	X
Lincoln's Sparrow	Melospiza lincolnii	X	0	X
Swamp Sparrow	Melospiza georgiana	X	0	X
White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	X	0	X
White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys	X	0	X
Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	X	0	X
Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	X	N, F	X
Bobolink	Dolichonyx oryzivorus	#	0	-
Eastern Meadowlark	Sturnella magna	X	-	X
Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus carolinus	X	0	X
Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	X	BP, F	X
Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	X	Egg, F	X
Orchard Oriole	Icterus spurius	X	BP	X
Baltimore (Northern) Oriole	Icterus galbula	X	-	X
Purple Finch	Haemorhous purpureus	X	0	X
House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus	X	N, BP, F	X
Pine Siskin	Spinus pinus	X	0	X
American Goldfinch	Spinus tristis	X	BP, F	X
Evening Grosbeak	Coccothraustes vespertinus	X	0	X
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	X	-	X
N = Nest found BP = Captured female(s) had brood patch, implying local breeding F = Recent fledgling(s) seen or captured, implying local breeding 0 = Not known to breed in region - = Breeding feasible, but status unclear # = Seen from but not on or over the Center * = Game birds captured but not banded (per U.S. federal Bird Banding Lab restrictions)		173 species seen on, flying over, or from theCenter	Nests found for 27 species (plus 28 with brood patch but no nest found)	128 Species banded on-site

All text, maps, charts & photos © Hilton Pond Center

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