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Checklist of Birds Seen in Lake Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • ORDER: Anseriformes
    • FAMILY:Anatidae - Ducks/Geese/Swans
      • Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)
      • Ross's Goose (Chen rossii)
      • Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
      • Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
      • Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
      • Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
      • Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
      • Gadwall (Anas strepera)
      • American Wigeon (Anas americana)
      • American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
      • Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
      • Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
      • Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
      • Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
      • Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
      • Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
      • Redhead (Aythya americana)
      • Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
      • Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
      • Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
      • King Eider (Somateria spectabilis)
      • Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
      • Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
      • White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
      • Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
      • Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
      • Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
      • Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
      • Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
      • Goldeneye-Hooded Merganser cross
      • Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
      • Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
      • Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
      • Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
  • ORDER: Galliformes
    • FAMILY:Phasianidae - Partridges/Grouse/Turkeys/Quail
      • Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
  • ORDER: Gaviiformes
    • FAMILY:Gaviidae - Loons
      • Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)
      • Common Loon (Gavia immer)
  • ORDER: Podicipediformes
    • FAMILY:Podicipedidae - Grebes
      • Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
      • Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
      • Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis)
  • ORDER: Pelecaniformes
    • FAMILY:Phalacrocoracidae - Cormorants
      • Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
  • ORDER: Ciconiiformes
    • FAMILY:Ardeidae - Herons/Bitterns/Allies
      • American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)
      • Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis)
      • Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
      • Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
      • Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
      • Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
    • FAMILY: Cathartidae - New World Vultures
      • Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
  • ORDER: Falconiformes
    • FAMILY:Accipitridae - Hawks/Kites/Eagles/Allies
      • Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
      • Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
      • Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
      • Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
      • Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
      • Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
      • Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
      • Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)
      • Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
    • FAMILY: Falconidae - Caracaras/Falcons
      • American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
      • Merlin (Falco columbarius)
      • Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
  • ORDER: Gruiformes
    • FAMILY:Rallidae - Rails/Gallinules/Coots
      • Sora (Porzana carolina)
      • American Coot (Fulica americana)
    • FAMILY:Gruidae - Cranes
      • Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)
  • ORDER: Charadriiformes
    • FAMILY:Charadriidae - Lapwings/Plovers
      • Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
      • American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica)
      • Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
      • Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)
      • Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
    • FAMILY: Recurvirostridae - Stilts/Avocets
      • American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
    • FAMILY:Scolopacidae - Sandpipers/Phalaropes/Allies
      • Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
      • Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
      • Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
      • Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus)
      • Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia)
      • Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
      • Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
      • Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
      • Sanderling (Calidris alba)
      • Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
      • Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)
      • Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
      • White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)
      • Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)
      • Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
      • Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
      • Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
      • Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
      • Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
      • Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)
      • American Woodcock (Scolopax minor)
      • Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
      • Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)
    • FAMILY:Laridae - Skuas/Gulls/Terns/Skimmers
      • Franklin's Gull (Larus pipixcan)
      • Little Gull (Larus minutus)
      • Bonaparte's Gull (Larus philadelphia)
      • Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
      • Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
      • Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
      • Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
      • Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
      • Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
      • Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
      • Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia)
      • Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
      • Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)
      • Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
  • ORDER: Columbiformes
    • FAMILY:Columbidae - Pigeons/Doves
  • ORDER: Cuculiformes
    • FAMILY:Cuculidae - Cuckoos/Roadrunners/Anis
      • Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)
      • Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
  • ORDER: Strigiformes
    • FAMILY:Strigidae - Typical Owls
  • ORDER: Caprimulgiformes
    • FAMILY:Caprimulgidae - Goatsuckers
      • Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
      • Whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus)
  • ORDER: Apodiformes
    • FAMILY:Apodidae - Swifts
      • Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
    • FAMILY:Trochilidae - Hummingbirds
      • Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
  • ORDER: Coraciiformes
    • FAMILY:Alcedinidae - Kingfishers
      • Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)
  • ORDER: Piciformes
    • FAMILY:Picidae - Woodpeckers/Allies
      • Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
      • Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
      • Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
      • Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
      • Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)
      • Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
      • Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)





  • ORDER: Passeriformes
    • FAMILY:Tyrannidae - Tyrant Flycatchers
      • Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)
      • Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)
      • Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris)
      • Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)
      • Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)
      • Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
      • Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)
      • Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
      • Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)
      • Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
    • FAMILY:Laniidae - Shrikes
      • Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
    • FAMILY:Vireonidae - Vireos
      • White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus)
      • Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons)
      • Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius)
      • Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
      • Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus)
      • Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
    • FAMILY:Corvidae - Jays/Crows
      • Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
      • American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
    • FAMILY:Hirundinidae - Swallows
      • Purple Martin (Progne subis)
      • Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
      • Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
      • Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
      • Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
      • Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva)
      • Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
    • FAMILY:Paridae - Chickadees/Titmice
      • Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
      • Great Tit (Parus major) EXOTIC
      • Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
    • FAMILY:Sittidae - Nuthatches
      • Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
      • White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
    • FAMILY:Troglodytidae - Wrens
      • Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
      • House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
      • Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
      • Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis)
      • Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
    • FAMILY:Regulidae - Kinglets
      • Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
      • Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
    • FAMILY:Sylviidae - Old World Warblers/Gnatcatchers
    • FAMILY:Turdidae - Thrushes
      • Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
      • Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
      • Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus)
      • Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
      • Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
      • Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
      • American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
    • FAMILY:Muscicapidae
      • Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) Hypothetical
    • FAMILY:Mimidae - Mockingbirds/Thrashers
      • Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
      • Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
      • Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
    • FAMILY:Sturnidae - Starlings
      • European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
    • FAMILY:Motacillidae - Wagtails/Pipits
      • American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)
    • FAMILY:Bombycillidae - Waxwings
      • Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
      • Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
    • FAMILY:Parulidae - Wood-Warblers
      • Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora pinus)
      • Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)
      • Tennessee Warbler (Vermivora peregrina)
      • Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata)
      • Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla)
      • Northern Parula (Parula americana)
      • Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)
      • Chestnut-sided Warbler (Dendroica pensylvanica)
      • Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica magnolia)
      • Cape May Warbler (Dendroica tigrina)
      • Black-throated Blue Warbler (Dendroica caerulescens)
      • Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)
      • Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendroica virens)
      • Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca)
      • Yellow-throated Warbler (Dendroica dominica)
      • Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus)
      • Prairie Warbler (Dendroica discolor)
      • Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum)
      • Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea)
      • Blackpoll Warbler (Dendroica striata)
      • Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea)
      • Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
      • American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
      • Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
      • Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorus)
      • Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)
      • Northern Waterthrush (Seiurus noveboracensis)
      • Louisiana Waterthrush (Seiurus motacilla)
      • Kentucky Warbler (Oporornis formosus)
      • Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis)
      • Mourning Warbler (Oporornis philadelphia)
      • Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
      • Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina)
      • Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla)
      • Canada Warbler (Wilsonia canadensis)
      • Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)
    • FAMILY:Thraupidae - Tanagers
      • Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)
      • Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
    • FAMILY:Emberizidae - Emberizids
      • Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
      • American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea)
      • Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
      • Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida)
      • Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
      • Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)
      • Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata)
      • Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys)
      • Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
      • Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
      • Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii)
      • Le Conte's Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii)
      • Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni)
      • Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
      • Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
      • Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
      • Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
      • White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
      • Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula)
      • White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
      • Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
      • Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
      • Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
      • Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
    • FAMILY:Cardinalidae - Cardinals/Saltators/Allies
      • Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
      • Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
      • Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
    • FAMILY:Icteridae - Blackbirds
      • Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
      • Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
      • Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
      • Western Meadowlark ((Sturnella neglecta)
      • Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)
      • Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
      • Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
      • Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
      • Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)
      • Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
      • Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii)
    • FAMILY:Fringillidae - Fringilline/Cardueline Finches
      • Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
      • Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)
      • House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
      • Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
      • Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
      • Hoary Redpoll (Carduelis hornemanni)
      • Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)
      • American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
      • European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) EXOTIC
    • FAMILY:Passeridae - Old World Sparrows
      • House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

















Birds Not Documented

in Milwaukee's Lake Park as of October 9, 2008
a.k.a "The Wish List"
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)
Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica)
Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Barred Owl (Strix varia)
Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii)
Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
Dickcissel (Spiza americana)
Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)
White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera)
Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)

Printed Checklists are available at birding events in Lake Park

List compiled by Paul Hunter from informal reports of expert birders including: # Spring 2007: Kentucky Warbler (Jean Casper)
# 4/24/07: Yellow-throated Warbler (Steve Lubahn)
# 3/8/07: Barrow's Goldeneye (John Idzikowski)
# 10/21/06: hypothetical Yellow-browed Warbler (Jim Frank)
# 9/19/06: Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Steve Lubahn)
# 5/3/06: Bullock's Oriole (Steve Lubahn)

On Oct 8, 2008, at 8:57 AM, Dennis Gustafson wrote:
... I was able to go through all of my old records and was able to add the following species to your list.
# Western Grebe (10/26/76)
# Am. Golden Plover (?/?/?)
# Am. Avocet (6/4/96)
# Long-billed Dowitcher (11/3/95)
# Red-n. Phalarope (10/26/76)
# Prothonotary Warbler (5/10/96)
# Western Meadowlark (11/3/82)
# Red Crossbill (11/25/78)


On Oct 10, 2008, at 4:35 PM, Korducki wrote: I had a
# Long-eared Owl this spring (May 4, 2008) in the park.
?? Kentucky Warbler . . . I have had one in the park. I'm pretty sure that Steve Lubahn had a
# Western Tanager during the mid-90's.

On Oct 10, 2008, at 9:58 AM, idzikoj@uwm.edu wrote:

If you define Lake Park to include the area south to N point then include
# Horned Lark- I have had them on and off flying over in spring. Also I had
# White-winged and
# Red Crossbills in 1973 after the major invasion of 72-73- I have had flyovers here of
# Evening Grosbeak as well. We have had
# Bell's Vireo in the ravines in late April and early May. I have had
# Rough-legged Hawk moving north along the lakefront from N Pt.
# Kentucky Warbler was recorded as in 1974 during a very heavy May fallout.
# Parasitic and
# Pomarine Jaegers have been recorded offshore within sight of Lake Pk by me but on both occasions I was either at the Bradford B parking lot or about 1/4 mile north but south of N Point for the Pom
I know that
?? Bohemian Waxwing has been supposedly seen in with flocks of Cedars in Lake Park, but not by me.