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Birds at Buckhorn Inn

Buckhorn Inn is a haven for birds.  Here is a list of just some you can find here.  Three of our employees are keen birdwatchers, so if you want more information talk to Libby, Karen or Bob.

Water Birds

• American Black Duck
• Belted Kingfisher                  
• Bufflehead
• Canada Goose            
• Gadwall
• Green Heron                    
• Great Blue heron                   
• Green-winged Teal     
• Mallard          
• Mute Swan                 
• Northern Pintail                     

 Vultures, Hawks and Eagles           

• Bald Eagle
• Black Vulture
• Broad-winged Hawk             
• Cooper’s Hawk           
• Northern Harrier
• Peregrine Falcon                   
• Sharp-shinned Hawk         
• Red-shouldered Hawk             
• Red-tailed Hawk
• Turkey Vulture          

Upland Gamebirds

• American Woodcock
• Mourning Dove         
• Northern Bobwhite                
• Rock Pigeon
• Ruffed Grouse                 
• Wild Turkey                 
• Wilson’s Snipe                 

 Owls               

• Barn Owl                           
• Barred Owl
• Eastern Screech Owl          
• Great Horned Owl
• Northern Saw-whet Owl                     
• Short Eared Owl

 Woodpeckers

• Downy Woodpecker
• Hairy Woodpecker
• Northern Flicker                
• Pileated Woodpecker
• Red-headed Woodpecker      
• Red-bellied Woodpecker       
• Yellow-bellied Sapsucker                                

 Other Common Birds

• American Crow
• American Pipit
• American Robin
• Blue Jay
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
• Brown Thrasher
• Brown-headed Nuthatch
• Carolina Chickadee
• Carolina Wren
• Cedar Waxwing  
• Chimney Swift
• Eastern Bluebird                                             
• Eastern Kingbird
• Eastern Phoebe          
• European Starling
• Golden-crowned Kinglet
• Hermit Thrush
• House Wren               
• Loggerhead Shrike             
• Lousiana Waterthrush
• Northern Mockingbird
• Northern Rough-winged Swallow
• Northern Waterthrush
• Purple Martin                                       
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet
• Ruby-throated Hummingbird
• Tree Swallow                   
• Tufted Titmouse                                            
• White-breasted Nuthatch         
• Wood Thrush   
• Common Nighthawk                      
• Whip-poor-will                               
• Chuck-will’s-widow                       

 Sparrows and Finches

• American Goldfinch                     
• Chipping Sparrow                  
• House Finch                             
• House Sparrow                        
• Purple Finch                           
• Song Sparrow                                      
• Swamp Sparrow

Goatsuckers

• Chuck-will’s-widow
• Common Nighthawk
• Whip-poor-will

 Warblers and Vireos

• American Redstart
• Black-and-white Warbler
• Black-throated Blue Warbler
• Black-throated Green Warbler
• Blue-headed Vireo
• Blue-winged Warbler
• Brown-headed Cowbird
• Cerulean Warbler
• Common Grackle
• Common Yellowthroat
• Eastern Towhee
• Golden-winged Warbler
• Hooded Warbler
• Indigo Bunting
• Northern Cardinal
• Northem Parula
• Orchard Oriole
• Ovenbird                                
• Palm Warbler
• Pine Warbler
• Red-eyed Vireo                                                     
• Rose-breasted Grosbeak                                      
• Scarlet Tanager
• Summer Tanager
• Worm-eating Warbler
• Yellow-breasted Chat                          
• Yellow-rumped Warbler          
• Yellow-throated Warbler         
• Yellow-throated Vireo