Ecological Archives A025-037-A2

Anna C. Peterson, Gerald J. Niemi, and Douglas H. Johnson. 2015. Patterns in diurnal airspace use by migratory landbirds along an ecological barrier. Ecological Applications 25:673–684. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/14-0277.1

Appendix B. Non-raptor species English name, taxonomic name, migration guild, and number of individuals observed (abundance) during autumn migration surveys along Lake Superior’s northern coast 2009–2010.

English Name

Taxonomic Name

Migration Guild

Abundance

Snow Goose

Chen caerulescens

LONG

26

Cackling Goose

Branta hutchinsii

SHRT

4

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

SHRT

3124

Tundra Swan

Cygnus columbianus

SHRT

2

American Wigeon

Anas americana

SHRT

1

American Blackduck

Anas rubripes

SHRT

1

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

SHRT

45

Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

SHRT

2

Common Loon

Gavia immer

SHRT

266

Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

SHRT

16

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

SHRT

3

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

SHRT

15

Sandhill Crane

Grus canadensis

SHRT

627

Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularia

LONG

1

Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa solitaria

LONG

2

Upland sandpiper

Bartramia longicauda

LONG

12

Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

SHRT

1

Semipalmated Plover

Calidris pusilla

LONG

1

Wilson's Snipe

Gallinago delicata

SHRT

4

American Woodcock

Scolopax minor

SHRT

1

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

SHRT

1

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

SHRT

1

Rock Dove

Columba livia

PERM

12

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

SHRT

3

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

SHRT

1

Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles minor

LONG

7

Chimney Swift

Chaetura pelagica

LONG

11

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

LONG

14

Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

LONG

15

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

SHRT

1

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus varius

SHRT

2

Downy Woodpecker

Picoides pubescens

PERM

57

Hairy Woodpecker

Picoides villosus

PERM

32

Black-backed Woodpecker

Picoides arcticus

PERM

46

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

SHRT

194

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

PERM

17

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

SHRT

607

Merlin

Falco columbarius

SHRT

139

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrines

LONG

65

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

LONG

10

Northern Shrike

Lanius excubitor

SHRT

6

Red-eyed Vireo

Vireo olivaceus

LONG

11

Gray Jay

Perisoreus canadensis

PERM

4

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

PERM

12809

American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

PERM

10300

Common Raven

Corvus corax

PERM

2423

Horned Lark

Eremophila alpestris

SHRT

438

Tree Swallow

Tachycineta bicolor

LONG

11

Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

LONG

4

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

PERM

345

Boreal Chickadee

Poecile hudsonica

PERM

1

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

PERM

187

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

PERM

2

Brown Creeper

Certhia americana

SHRT

16

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Regulus satrapa

SHRT

176

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Regulus calendula

SHRT

47

Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialis

SHRT

524

Townsand's Solitare

Myadestes townsendi

SHRT

2

Swainson's Thrush

Catharus ustulatus

LONG

170

Hermit Thrush

Catharus guttatus

SHRT

2

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

SHRT

16373

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

PERM

19

American Pipit

Anthus rubescens

SHRT

3011

Bohemian Waxwing

Bombycilla garrulus

SHRT

54

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

SHRT

6238

Lapland Longspur

Calcarius lapponicus

SHRT

574

Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis

SHRT

885

Northern Waterthrush

Parkesia noveboracensis

LONG

2

American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

LONG

37

Cape May Warbler

Setophaga tigrina

LONG

4

Magnolia Warbler

Setophaga magnolia

LONG

1

Yellow Warbler

Setophaga petechia

LONG

65

Palm Warbler

Setophaga palmarum

LONG

11

Myrtle Warbler

Setophaga coronata

LONG

2352

Black-throated Green Warbler

Setophaga virens

LONG

1

American Tree Sparrow

Spizella arborea

SHRT

3

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

SHRT

10

Fox Sparrow

Passerella iliaca

SHRT

3

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

SHRT

2

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

SHRT

431

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

SHRT

2

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

SHRT

1383

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheuctuicus ludovicia

LONG

170

Dickcissel

Spiza americana

LONG

1

Bobolink

Dolichonyx oryzivorus

LONG

8

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

SHRT

323

Rusty Blackbird

Euphagus carolinus

SHRT

2365

Common Grackle

Quiscalus quiscula

SHRT

5511

Baltimore Oriole

Icteris galbula

LONG

1

Pine Grosbeak

Pinicola enucleator

SHRT

88

Purple Finch

Haemorhous purpureus

PERM

5986

Red Crossbill

Loxia curvirostra

PERM

152

White-winged Crossbill

Loxia leucoptera

PERM

1177

Common Redpoll

Acanthis flammea

SHRT

1865

Pine Siskin

Spinus pinus

PERM

3231

American Goldfinch

Carduelis tristis

SHRT

1314

Evening Grosbeak

Coccothraustes vespertinis

PERM

65

Unidentified Blackbird

 

6567

Unidentified Corvid

 

35

Unidentified Duck

 

475

Unidentified Finch

 

1105

Unidentified Flycatcher

 

3

Unidentified Goose

 

575

Unidentified Gull

 

211

Unidentified Kinglet

 

724

Unidentified Loon

 

1

Unidentified Shorebird

 

47

Unidentified Sparrow

 

108

Unidentified Swallow

 

32

Unidentified Thrush

 

32

Unidentified Vireo

 

1

Unidentified Warbler

 

19272

Unidentified Waxwing

 

30

Unidentified Woodpecker

 

24

Unidentified Non-Passerine

 

470

Unidentified Passerine

 

36064


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