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Camp Bayou Field Guide

Some of the species you might see at Camp Bayou Outdoor Learning Center, Ruskin, FL 33570.
Please understand that the plants and animals in this list are drawn from historical records specific to Hillsborough County, FL imported from the Encyclopedia of Life.
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Cardinals and Allies 1
Cardinalidae
Mockingbirds and Thrashers 2
Mimidae
Carolina Wren 3
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Cedar Waxwing 4
Bombycilla cedrorum
Brown Creeper 5
Certhia americana
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6
Polioptila caerulea
Winter Wren 7
Troglodytes troglodytes
House Wren 6
Troglodytes aedon
Sedge Wren 6
Cistothorus platensis
Marsh Wren 8
Cistothorus palustris
Florida Scrub Jay 9
Aphelocoma coerulescens
Fish Crow 10
Corvus ossifragus
American Crow 11
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Blue Jay 12
Cyanocitta cristata
Northern Cardinal 6
Cardinalis cardinalis
Swamp Sparrow 13
Melospiza georgiana
Song Sparrow 14
Melospiza melodia
Chipping Sparrow 15
Spizella passerina
Field Sparrow 16
Spizella pusilla
White-throated Sparrow 17
Zonotrichia albicollis
Orchard Oriole 18
Icterus spurius
Baltimore Oriole 19
Icterus galbula
Eastern Towhee 19
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Eastern Meadowlark 20
Sturnella magna
Boat-tailed Grackle 21
Quiscalus major
Common Grackle 22
Quiscalus quiscula
Yellow-throated Warbler 23
Dendroica dominica
Common Yellowthroat 19
Geothlypis trichas
Red-winged Blackbird 24
Agelaius phoeniceus
Golden-winged Warbler 6
Vermivora chrysoptera
Summer Tanager 25
Piranga rubra
Scarlet Tanager 6
Piranga olivacea
Savannah Sparrow 26
Passerculus sandwichensis
Dark-eyed Junco 14
Junco hyemalis
Le Conte's Sparrow 27
Ammodramus leconteii
Henslow's Sparrow 28
Ammodramus henslowii
Nelson's Sparrow 29
Ammodramus nelsoni
Grasshopper Sparrow 27
Ammodramus savannarum
Saltmarsh Sparrow 30
Ammodramus caudacutus
Seaside Sparrow 3
Ammodramus maritimus
Vesper Sparrow 6
Pooecetes gramineus
Painted Bunting 31
Passerina ciris
Indigo Bunting 31
Passerina cyanea
American Redstart 32
Setophaga ruticilla
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 33
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Black-and-white Warbler 34
Mniotilta varia
Rusty Blackbird 9
Euphagus carolinus
Brewer's Blackbird 35
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Molothrus ater
Swainson's Warbler 36
Limnothlypis swainsonii
Bobolink 37
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Dickcissel 6
Spiza americana
Prothonotary Warbler 13
Protonotaria citrea
Cliff Swallow 38
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Purple Martin 39
Progne subis
Barn Swallow 40
Hirundo rustica
Tree Swallow 8
Tachycineta bicolor
Bank Swallow 41
Riparia riparia
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 6
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Loggerhead Shrike 19
Lanius ludovicianus
American Robin 42
Turdus migratorius
Swainson's Thrush 43
Catharus ustulatus
Gray-cheeked Thrush 24
Catharus minimus
Hermit Thrush 35
Catharus guttatus
Veery 19
Catharus fuscescens
Eastern Bluebird 44
Sialia sialis
Wood Thrush 45
Hylocichla mustelina
Tufted Titmouse 46
Baeolophus bicolor
Sprague's Pipit 6
Anthus spragueii
American Pipit 6
Anthus rubescens
House Sparrow 47
Passer domesticus
Brown-headed Nuthatch 48
Sitta pusilla
European Starling 17
Sturnus vulgaris
Northern Mockingbird 49
Mimus polyglottos
Brown Thrasher 6
Toxostoma rufum
Gray Catbird 6
Dumetella carolinensis
Great Crested Flycatcher 6
Myiarchus crinitus
Eastern Wood-Pewee 6
Contopus virens
Least Flycatcher 6
Empidonax minimus
Acadian Flycatcher 16
Empidonax virescens
Eastern Kingbird 50
Tyrannus tyrannus
Gray Kingbird 51
Tyrannus dominicensis
Eastern Phoebe 52
Sayornis phoebe
Yellow-throated Vireo 6
Vireo flavifrons
Red-eyed Vireo 6
Vireo olivaceus
Black-whiskered Vireo 53
Vireo altiloquus
Blue-headed Vireo 6
Vireo solitarius
White-eyed Vireo 6
Vireo griseus
Ovenbird 54
Seiurus aurocapilla
Worm-eating Warbler 6
Helmitheros vermivorum
Louisiana Waterthrush 28
Parkesia motacilla
Northern Waterthrush 55
Parkesia noveboracensis
Blue Grosbeak 56
Passerina caerulea
Bachman's Sparrow 9
Peucaea aestivalis
Blue-winged Warbler 45
Vermivora cyanoptera
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 18
Regulus calendula
Carolina Chickadee 18
Poecile carolinensis
Tennessee Warbler 57
Oreothlypis peregrina
Orange-crowned Warbler 58
Oreothlypis celata
Kentucky Warbler 6
Geothlypis formosa

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