birds of the garden & Eastern Meadowlark …birds of the garden & tower grove park ©2008 Missouri Botanical Garden Printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper. Photography by Jack

Status Key

C = Common, hard to missU = Uncommon, seen, but not everydayR = Rare, usually seen annually

Ca = Casual, occurs every few yearsa = Accidental, a vagrant❄ = Winter❀ = Spring❂ = Summer = Fall

birds of the garden & tower grove park

©2008 Missouri Botanical GardenPrinted on 100% post-consumer recycled paper. Photography by Jack Jennings and JJ Lane. Front cover: Mallard ducks; Red-winged Blackbird.

06/08

M i s s o u r i B o t a n i c a l G a r d e n 4344 Shaw Boulevard • Saint Louis, Missouri 63110(314) 577-9400 • 1-800-642-8842 • www.mobot.org

missouri botanical gardenhours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 7 days a week (closed Christmas). Morning walking hours: Wednesdays and Saturdays 7–9 a.m.

admission $8 for ages 13–64. $4 for St. Louis City/County Residents ages 13–64. FREE for members and children 12 and under. Special admission charge for some events. FREE on Wednesdays and Saturdays before noon for residents of St. Louis City and County.

membership Members receive free general admission and many other benefits. Stop by the membership desk and join today or visit or www.mobot.org.

tower grove parkA gift from Henry Shaw to the citizens of St. Louis, Tower Grove Park is home to Victorian pavilions, sculptures, and more than 8,000 trees and shrubs. Park hours are from dawn to 10 p.m. daily. Free.

Directions: From The Garden’s parking lot, turn right onto Shaw Blvd. Turn right onto Tower Grove Ave, then proceed across Magnolia Ave into the park.

For more information Bird guides are available for purchase at the Garden Gate Shop at the Missouri Botanical Garden.

Pine Warbler ❍ U R

Prairie Warbler ❍ U

Palm Warbler ❍ C C

Bay-breasted Warbler ❍ U U

Blackpoll ❍ C Ca

Cerulean Warbler ❍ R

Black-and-white Warbler ❍ C C

American Redstart ❍ C C

Prothonotary Warbler ❍ R

Worm-eating Warbler ❍ R

Ovenbird ❍ C C

Northern Waterthrush ❍ C U

Louisiana Waterthrush ❍ U R

Kentucky Warbler ❍ U

Connecticut Warbler ❍ R Ca

Mourning Warbler ❍ U U

Common Yellowthroat ❍ C C

Hooded Warbler ❍ R

Wilson’s Warbler ❍ C C

Canada Warbler ❍ U U

Yellow-breasted Chat ❍ R

Summer Tanager ❍ C C

Scarlet Tanager ❍ U U

Spotted Towhee ❍ Ca Ca

Eastern Towhee ❍ C C

American Tree Sparrow ❍ R

Chipping Sparrow ❍ C C

Clay-colored Sparrow ❍ R R

Field Sparrow ❍ C U

Vesper Sparrow ❍ Ca

Lark Sparrow ❍ Ca

Savannah Sparrow ❍ R R

Grasshopper Sparrow ❍ Ca

Henslow’s Sparrow ❍ Ca Ca

LeConte’s Sparrow ❍ Ca

Fox Sparrow ❍ U C U

Song Sparrow ❍ C C C C

Lincoln’s Sparrow ❍ U U

Swamp Sparrow ❍ U U

White-throated Sparrow ❍ C C C

Harris’s Sparrow ❍ Ca

White-crowned Sparrow ❍ C U

Dark-eyed Junco ❍ C C C

Northern Cardinal ❍ C C C C

Rose-breasted Grosbeak ❍ C C

Black-headed Grosbeak ❍ a

Blue Grosbeak ❍ R

Indigo Bunting ❍ C C

Red-winged Blackbird ❍ C C C C

Eastern Meadowlark ❍ Ca

Rusty Blackbird ❍ R R

Brewer’s Blackbird ❍ Ca

Common Grackle ❍ C C C C

Great-tailed Grackle ❍ a

Brown-headed Cowbird ❍ C C

Orchard Oriole ❍ U

Baltimore Oriole ❍ C C

Purple Finch ❍ U R

House Finch ❍ C C C C

Pine Siskin ❍ Ca Ca

American Goldfinch ❍ C C C C

House Sparrow ❍ C C C C

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AcknowledgementsJim Zeibol prepared the basic checklist. Bill Rowe and Connie Alwood reviewed and updated the list.

Bird CheCklist

The Missouri Botanical Garden and Tower Grove Park were both founded by Henry Shaw. Both were originally prairie grasslands in the 1860s and slowly became semi-woodland as trees and shrubs were planted. Today, the Garden and Park function as vital wildlife habitat islands in a sea of urban development. See if you know our birds…

SpeciesSeasonal Occurrence❄ ❀ ❂

Snow Goose ❍ U U

Canada Goose ❍ C C C C

Wood Duck ❍ U C C R

Mallard ❍ C C C C

Blue-winged Teal ❍ R

Wild Turkey ❍ Ca

Northern Bobwhite ❍ R

Pied-billed Grebe ❍ Ca

American White Pelican ❍ U R

Double-crested Cormorant ❍ R

American Bittern ❍ Ca

Great Blue Heron ❍ U U

Great Egret ❍ U U

Snowy Egret ❍ Ca

Little Blue Heron ❍ U

Green Heron ❍ U U

Black-crowned Night Heron ❍ U U

Yellow-crowned Night Heron ❍ Ca

Turkey Vulture ❍ U U U

Osprey ❍ R

Mississippi Kite ❍ U

Bald Eagle ❍ Ca R U

Northern Harrier ❍ R R

Sharp-shinned Hawk ❍ Ca R R

Cooper’s Hawk ❍ U C C U

Northern Goshawk ❍ Ca Ca Ca

Red-shouldered Hawk ❍ Ca Ca

Broad-winged Hawk ❍ U U

Red-tailed Hawk ❍ U C U C

Rough-legged Hawk ❍ a

American Kestrel ❍ U C U C

Merlin ❍ R

Peregrine Falcon ❍ U U

Virginia Rail ❍ a

Sora ❍ R

Common Moorhen ❍ a

American Coot ❍ a

Sandhill Crane ❍ a

Killdeer ❍ R

Spotted Sandpiper ❍ R

Solitary Sandpiper ❍ R R

Lesser Yellowlegs ❍ Ca

Upland Sandpiper ❍ a

American Woodcock ❍ U a R

Ring-billed Gull ❍ U U U U

Herring Gull ❍ Ca Ca

Rock Pigeon ❍ C C C C

Mourning Dove ❍ C C C C

Monk Parakeet ❍ Ca

Yellow-billed Cuckoo ❍ U U

Black-billed Cuckoo ❍ R Ca

Eastern Screech-Owl ❍ R R R R

Great Horned Owl ❍ U U U U

Barred Owl ❍ R R R R

Long-eared Owl ❍ a

Common Nighthawk ❍ U U U

Chuck-will’s-widow ❍ R

Whip-poor-will ❍ R

Chimney Swift ❍ C C C

Ruby-throated Hummingbird ❍ U U U

Belted Kingfisher ❍ R R R

Red-headed Woodpecker ❍ R U R U

Red-bellied Woodpecker ❍ C C C C

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ❍ R C C

Downy Woodpecker ❍ C C C C

Hairy Woodpecker ❍ R R

Northern Flicker ❍ C C C C

Pileated Woodpecker ❍ Ca

Olive-sided Flycatcher ❍ U U

Eastern Wood-Pewee ❍ C C C

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher ❍ U U

Acadian Flycatcher ❍ U U

Alder Flycatcher ❍ R R

Willow Flycatcher ❍ R R

Least Flycatcher ❍ C C

Eastern Phoebe ❍ C R C

Great-crested Flycatcher ❍ C C U

Eastern Kingbird ❍ U U R

White-eyed Vireo ❍ U U

Bell’s Vireo ❍ Ca

Yellow-throated Vireo ❍ U U

Blue-headed Vireo ❍ C C

Warbling Vireo ❍ C U

Philadelphia Vireo ❍ U U

Red-eyed Vireo ❍ C C

Blue Jay ❍ U C C C

American Crow ❍ C C C C

Purple Martin ❍ C C

Tree Swallow ❍ C C

Northern Rough-winged Swallow ❍ C U

Bank Swallow ❍ U R

Cliff Swallow ❍ R R

Barn Swallow ❍ C C

Carolina Chickadee ❍ C C C C

Tufted Titmouse ❍ C C C C

Red-breasted Nuthatch ❍ R U U

White-breasted Nuthatch ❍ C C C C

Brown Creeper ❍ U C C

Carolina Wren ❍ C C C C

Bewick’s Wren ❍ R

House Wren ❍ C C U

Winter Wren ❍ R U U

Sedge Wren ❍ Ca

Marsh Wren ❍ Ca

Golden-crowned Kinglet ❍ U C C

Ruby-crowned Kinglet ❍ C C

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ❍ U U

Eastern Bluebird ❍ R R

Veery ❍ U U

Gray-cheeked Thrush ❍ U U

Swainson’s Thrush ❍ C C

Hermit Thrush ❍ Ca C C

American Robin ❍ C C C C

Gray Catbird ❍ C C C

Northern Mockingbird ❍ C C C C

Brown Thrasher ❍ Ca C C C

European Starling ❍ C C C C

Cedar Waxwing ❍ R C U U

Blue-winged Warbler ❍ U R

Golden-winged Warbler ❍ U U

Brewster’s Warbler (hybrid) ❍ Ca Ca

Lawrence’s Warbler (hybrid) ❍ a

Tennessee Warbler ❍ C C

Orange-crowned Warbler ❍ Ca U U

Nashville Warbler ❍ C C

Northern Parula ❍ C U

Yellow Warbler ❍ U R

Chestnut-sided Warbler ❍ C C

Magnolia Warbler ❍ C C

Cape May Warbler ❍ U U

Black-throated Blue Warbler ❍ Ca R

Yellow-rumped Warbler ❍ R C C

Black-throated Green Warbler ❍ C C

Blackburnian Warbler ❍ U U

Yellow-throated Warbler ❍ U R

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