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Discover the Species of Breaks Interstate Park!

A guide to the biota at this Virginia/Kentucky interstate park. Although published-this is a works in progress and more species are being added.

American Robin 1
Turdus migratorius
Great Blue Heron 2
Ardea herodias
Chipping Sparrow 3
Spizella passerina
Turkey Vulture 4
Cathartes aura
Kentucky Warbler 5
Geothlypis formosa
Barred Owl 6
Strix varia
Ruddy Duck 7
Oxyura jamaicensis
Blue-headed Vireo 8
Vireo solitarius
Typical Stifftails 9
Oxyura
Eastern Towhee 10
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Cliff Swallow 11
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Bank Swallow 12
Riparia riparia
Vireos 13
Vireo
American Goldfinch 14
Spinus tristis
Northern Barred Owl 15
Strix varia varia
Tennessee Warbler 16
Leiothlypis peregrina
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 17
Coccyzus americanus
Hairy Woodpecker 18
Picoides villosus
Pileated Woodpecker 19
Dryocopus pileatus
Red-bellied Woodpecker 20
Melanerpes carolinus
Northern Flicker 21
Colaptes auratus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22
Sphyrapicus varius
Mourning Dove 23
Zenaida macroura
Wild Turkey 24
Meleagris gallopavo
Great Blue Heron 2
Ardea herodias
Eastern Whip-poor-will 25
Antrostomus vociferus
Chimney Swift 26
Chaetura pelagica
Common Merganser 27
Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser 28
Mergus serrator
Ring-necked Duck 29
Aythya collaris
Turkey Vulture 4
Cathartes aura
Black Vulture 30
Coragyps atratus
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 22
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Red-winged Blackbird 31
Agelaius phoeniceus
Tufted Titmouse 32
Baeolophus bicolor
Carolina Chickadee 33
Poecile carolinensis
White-breasted Nuthatch 34
Sitta carolinensis
Carolina Wren 35
Thryothorus ludovicianus
American Robin 1
Turdus migratorius
Wood Thrush 36
Hylocichla mustelina
Great Crested Flycatcher 22
Myiarchus crinitus
Eastern Wood-Pewee 22
Contopus virens
Eastern Phoebe 37
Sayornis phoebe
Yellow-throated Vireo 38
Vireo flavifrons
Red-eyed Vireo 26
Vireo olivaceus
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 33
Regulus calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet 39
Regulus satrapa
Chipping Sparrow 3
Spizella passerina
Indigo Bunting 40
Passerina cyanea
Northern Cardinal 41
Cardinalis cardinalis
Scarlet Tanager 42
Piranga olivacea
Ovenbird 43
Seiurus aurocapilla
Northern Parula 33
Setophaga americana
Hooded Warbler 36
Setophaga citrina
Yellow-rumped Warbler 44
Setophaga coronata
Blackburnian Warbler 45
Setophaga fusca
Magnolia Warbler 5
Setophaga magnolia
Palm Warbler 46
Setophaga palmarum
Chestnut-sided Warbler 47
Setophaga pensylvanica
Yellow Warbler 8
Setophaga petechia
Pine Warbler 22
Setophaga pinus
American Redstart 48
Setophaga ruticilla
Blackpoll Warbler 49
Setophaga striata
Cape May Warbler 50
Setophaga tigrina
Black-throated Green Warbler 33
Setophaga virens
Black-and-white Warbler 51
Mniotilta varia
Swainson's Warbler 52
Limnothlypis swainsonii
Worm-eating Warbler 22
Helmitheros vermivorum
Tennessee Warbler 16
Oreothlypis peregrina
Louisiana Waterthrush 22
Parkesia motacilla
Yellow-throated Warbler 53
Dendroica dominica
Kentucky Warbler 5
Geothlypis formosa
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 22
Polioptila caerulea
Cedar Waxwing 54
Bombycilla cedrorum
American Crow 55
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Blue Jay 56
Cyanocitta cristata

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