Get to Know the Birds of Keystone State Park

One of the highlights of a visit to Keystone State Park is the opportunity to see our wildlife and to learn more about the species that are found here. Becoming familiar with some of our birds is an excellent way to begin. Included in this guide are some of the most common birds that visitors ...more ↓

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Great Blue Heron ¹
Ardea herodias

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns ²
Ardeidae

Killdeer ³
Charadrius vociferus

Mallard ⁴
Anas platyrhynchos

Canada Goose ⁵
Branta canadensis

Mourning Dove ⁶
Zenaida macroura

Belted Kingfisher ⁷
Megaceryle alcyon

Downy Woodpecker ⁸
Dryobates pubescens

Pileated Woodpecker ⁹
Dryocopus pileatus

White-breasted Nuthatch ¹⁰
Sitta carolinensis

Red-winged Blackbird ¹¹
Agelaius phoeniceus

Red-tailed Hawk ¹²
Buteo jamaicensis

Black-capped Chickadee ¹³
Poecile atricapillus

Great Horned Owl ¹⁴
Bubo virginianus

Eastern Bluebird ¹⁵
Sialia sialis

Turkey Vulture ¹⁶
Cathartes aura

Tree Swallow ¹⁷
Tachycineta bicolor

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Get to Know the Birds of Keystone State Park

Great Blue Heron 1 Ardea herodias

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns 2 Ardeidae

Killdeer 3 Charadrius vociferus

Mallard 4 Anas platyrhynchos

Canada Goose 5 Branta canadensis

Mourning Dove 6 Zenaida macroura

Belted Kingfisher 7 Megaceryle alcyon

Downy Woodpecker 8 Dryobates pubescens

Pileated Woodpecker 9 Dryocopus pileatus

White-breasted Nuthatch 10 Sitta carolinensis

Red-winged Blackbird 11 Agelaius phoeniceus

Red-tailed Hawk 12 Buteo jamaicensis

Black-capped Chickadee 13 Poecile atricapillus

Great Horned Owl 14 Bubo virginianus

Eastern Bluebird 15 Sialia sialis

Turkey Vulture 16 Cathartes aura

Tree Swallow 17 Tachycineta bicolor