Rare Birds of Seney National Wildlife Refuge

Rare birds present at Seney during various seasons/years.

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Swans, geese and ducks

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  Snow Goose
  (Anser caerulescens)
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  Greater White-fronted Goose
  (Anser albifrons)
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  Tundra Swan
  (Cygnus columbianus)
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  Eurasian Wigeon (male, female)
  (Mareca penelope)
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  Northern Pintail (male, female)
  (Anas acuta)
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  Canvasback (male, female)
  (Aythya valisineria)
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  Greater Scaup (male, female)
  (Aythya marila)
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  White-winged Scoter (male)
  (Melanitta deglandi)
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  Long-tailed Duck (male)
  (Clangula hyemalis)
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  Common Goldeneye (female, male)
  (Bucephala clangula)
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  Ruddy Duck (male)
  (Oxyura jamaicensis)

Grouse and turkeys

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  Spruce Grouse (female, male)
  (Canachites canadensis)
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  Wild Turkey (male, female)
  (Meleagris gallopavo)

Grebes

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  Horned Grebe
  (Podiceps auritus)
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  Red-necked Grebe (male, female)
  (Podiceps grisegena)

Pigeons

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  Rock Pigeon
  (Columba livia)

Cuckoos

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  Yellow-billed Cuckoo
  (Coccyzus americanus)

Nightjars

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  Common Nighthawk
  (Chordeiles minor)
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  Eastern Whip-poor-will
  (Antrostomus vociferus)

Swifts

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  Chimney Swift
  (Chaetura pelagica)

Rails

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  Yellow Rail
  (Coturnicops noveboracensis)

Plovers

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  Black-bellied Plover
  (Pluvialis squatarola)
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  American Golden-Plover
  (Pluvialis dominica)
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  Semipalmated Plover
  (Charadrius semipalmatus)

Sandpipers

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  Upland Sandpiper
  (Bartramia longicauda)
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  Marbled Godwit
  (Limosa fedoa)
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  Stilt Sandpiper
  (Calidris himantopus)
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  Sanderling
  (Calidris alba)
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  Dunlin
  (Calidris alpina)
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  Baird's Sandpiper
  (Calidris bairdii)
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  Least Sandpiper
  (Calidris minutilla)
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  White-rumped Sandpiper
  (Calidris fuscicollis)
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  Buff-breasted Sandpiper
  (Calidris subruficollis)
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  Pectoral Sandpiper
  (Calidris melanotos)
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  Semipalmated Sandpiper
  (Calidris pusilla)
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  Solitary Sandpiper
  (Tringa solitaria)

Gulls and terns

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  Bonaparte's Gull
  (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
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  Black Tern
  (Chlidonias niger)

Pelicans

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  American White Pelican
  (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

Herons and bitterns

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  Least Bittern
  (Ixobrychus exilis)
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  Little Blue Heron
  (Egretta caerulea)
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  Green Heron
  (Butorides virescens)
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  Black-crowned Night-Heron
  (Nycticorax nycticorax)

Hawks and eagles

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  Golden Eagle
  (Aquila chrysaetos)
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  Sharp-shinned Hawk
  (Accipiter striatus)
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  Cooper's Hawk
  (Accipiter cooperii)
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  Northern Goshawk
  (Accipiter atricapillus)
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  Red-shouldered Hawk
  (Buteo lineatus)
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  Rough-legged Hawk
  (Buteo lagopus)

Owls

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  Great Horned Owl
  (Bubo virginianus)
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  Snowy Owl
  (Bubo scandiacus)
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  Northern Hawk Owl
  (Surnia ulula)
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  Barred Owl
  (Strix varia)
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  Great Gray Owl
  (Strix nebulosa)
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  Long-eared Owl
  (Asio otus)
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  Short-eared Owl
  (Asio flammeus)
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  Boreal Owl
  (Aegolius funereus)
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  Northern Saw-whet Owl
  (Aegolius acadicus)

Woodpeckers

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  Red-headed Woodpecker
  (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
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  Red-bellied Woodpecker
  (Melanerpes carolinus)

Falcons

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  Peregrine Falcon
  (Falco peregrinus)

Flycatchers

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  Olive-sided Flycatcher
  (Contopus cooperi)
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  Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
  (Empidonax flaviventris)

Vireos

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  Yellow-throated Vireo
  (Vireo flavifrons)
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  Philadelphia Vireo
  (Vireo philadelphicus)

Jays

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  Canada Jay
  (Perisoreus canadensis)

Larks

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  Horned Lark
  (Eremophila alpestris)

Swallows

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  Purple Martin (female, male)
  (Progne subis)
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  Bank Swallow
  (Riparia riparia)
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  Northern Rough-winged Swallow
  (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
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  Cliff Swallow
  (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)

Chickadees

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  Boreal Chickadee
  (Poecile hudsonicus)

Wrens

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  House Wren
  (Troglodytes aedon)

Gnatcatchers

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  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
  (Polioptila caerulea)

Thrushes

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  Veery
  (Catharus fuscescens)
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  Gray-cheeked Thrush
  (Catharus minimus)
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  Swainson's Thrush
  (Catharus ustulatus)

Mockingbirds

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  Northern Mockingbird
  (Mimus polyglottos)

Pipits

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  American Pipit
  (Anthus rubescens)

Waxwings

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  Bohemian Waxwing
  (Bombycilla garrulus)

Old World Sparrows

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  House Sparrow (male, female)
  (Passer domesticus)

Finches

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  Evening Grosbeak (female, male)
  (Hesperiphona vespertina)
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  Pine Grosbeak (male)
  (Pinicola enucleator)
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  House Finch (male)
  (Haemorhous mexicanus)
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  Hoary Redpoll
  (Acanthis hornemanni)
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  White-winged Crossbill (male)
  (Loxia leucoptera)

Longspurs

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  Lapland Longspur
  (Calcarius lapponicus)
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  Snow Bunting
  (Plectrophenax nivalis)

Sparrows

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  Grasshopper Sparrow
  (Ammodramus savannarum)
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  Lark Sparrow
  (Chondestes grammacus)
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  Clay-colored Sparrow
  (Spizella pallida)
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  Field Sparrow
  (Spizella pusilla)
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  Fox Sparrow
  (Passerella iliaca)
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  Harris's Sparrow
  (Zonotrichia querula)
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  LeConte's Sparrow
  (Ammospiza leconteii)

Blackbirds and orioles

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  Bobolink (male)
  (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
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  Eastern Meadowlark
  (Sturnella magna)
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  Western Meadowlark
  (Sturnella neglecta)
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  Orchard Oriole (male)
  (Icterus spurius)
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  Rusty Blackbird
  (Euphagus carolinus)

Wood Warblers

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  Northern Waterthrush
  (Parkesia noveboracensis)
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  Golden-winged Warbler (male, female)
  (Vermivora chrysoptera)
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  Blue-winged Warbler
  (Vermivora cyanoptera)
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  Tennessee Warbler
  (Leiothlypis peregrina)
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  Orange-crowned Warbler
  (Leiothlypis celata)
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  Connecticut Warbler
  (Oporornis agilis)
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  Mourning Warbler (female, male)
  (Geothlypis philadelphia)
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  Bay-breasted Warbler
  (Setophaga castanea)
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  Black-throated Blue Warbler (male)
  (Setophaga caerulescens)
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  Canada Warbler
  (Cardellina canadensis)

Tanagers

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  Scarlet Tanager (male)
  (Piranga olivacea)
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  Northern Cardinal (female, male)
  (Cardinalis cardinalis)

See also

• Birds of Seney National Wildlife Refuge

Source: Seney National Wildlife Refuge Bird Checklist, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, August 2023