• Guides
  • Sycamore Island - Species Guide

Sycamore Island - Species Guide

The flora and fauna known to be on Sycamore Island as a result of observations from the 2011 "Sycamore Island Management Plan," and observations by staff and volunteers since its publication.

Eastern Phoebe 1
Sayornis phoebe
Tennessee Warbler 2
Oreothlypis peregrina
Nashville Warbler 3
Oreothlypis ruficapilla
Cedar Waxwing 4
Bombycilla cedrorum
Blackpoll Warbler 5
Setophaga striata
Downy Woodpecker 6
Picoides pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker 7
Picoides villosus
Pileated Woodpecker 8
Dryocopus pileatus
Red-bellied Woodpecker 9
Melanerpes carolinus
Northern Flicker 10
Colaptes auratus
Belted Kingfisher 11
Megaceryle alcyon
Rock Dove 12
Columba livia
Mourning Dove 13
Zenaida macroura
American Coot 14
Fulica americana
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Chimney Swift 15
Chaetura pelagica
Solitary Sandpiper 16
Tringa solitaria
Spotted Sandpiper 17
Actitis macularius
Herring Gull 18
Larus argentatus
Ring-billed Gull 19
Larus delawarensis
Killdeer 20
Charadrius vociferus
Common Loon 21
Gavia immer
Podiceps 22
Horned Grebe 16
Podiceps auritus
Great Egret 23
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron 23
Ardea herodias
Green Heron 24
Butorides virescens
Peregrine Falcon 25
Falco peregrinus
American Kestrel 26
Falco sparverius
Common Nighthawk 21
Chordeiles minor
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus
American Wigeon 27
Anas americana
Northern Shoveler 28
Anas clypeata
Green-winged Teal 29
Anas crecca
Blue-winged Teal 28
Anas discors
American Black Duck 24
Anas rubripes
Domesticated Duck 30
Anas platyrhynchos domesticus
Bufflehead 28
Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye 31
Bucephala clangula
Common Merganser 32
Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser 33
Mergus serrator
Common Scoter 34
Melanitta nigra
Lesser Scaup 35
Aythya affinis
Ring-necked Duck 28
Aythya collaris
Ruddy Duck 36
Oxyura jamaicensis
Canada Goose 37
Branta canadensis
Wood Duck 38
Aix sponsa
Hooded Merganser 39
Lophodytes cucullatus
Osprey 23
Pandion haliaetus
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii
Sharp-shinned Hawk 40
Accipiter striatus
Red-tailed Hawk 41
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-shouldered Hawk 42
Buteo lineatus
Broad-winged Hawk 43
Buteo platypterus
Bald Eagle 44
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Turkey Vulture 45
Cathartes aura
Double-crested Cormorant 26
Phalacrocorax auritus
Barn Swallow 46
Hirundo rustica
Tree Swallow 28
Tachycineta bicolor
Bank Swallow 47
Riparia riparia
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 21
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Brown-headed Cowbird 21
Molothrus ater
Baltimore Oriole 24
Icterus galbula
Common grackle 48
Quiscalus quiscula
Red-winged Blackbird 49
Agelaius phoeniceus
Tufted Titmouse 50
Baeolophus bicolor
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Carolina Chickadee 51
Poecile carolinensis
House sparrow 52
Passerine domesticus
White-breasted Nuthatch 53
Sitta carolinensis
Common starling 54
Sturnus vulgaris
Carolina Wren 55
Thryothorus ludovicianus
House Wren 21
Troglodytes aedon
American Robin 13
Turdus migratorius
Hermit Thrush 56
Catharus guttatus
Swainson's Thrush 57
Catharus ustulatus
Eastern Bluebird 58
Sialia sialis
Wood Thrush 59
Hylocichla mustelina
Great Crested Flycatcher 21
Myiarchus crinitus
Eastern Wood-Pewee 21
Contopus virens
Willow Flycatcher 21
Empidonax traillii
Eastern Kingbird 60
Tyrannus tyrannus
Eastern Phoebe 1
Sayornis phoebe
Warbling Vireo 11
Vireo gilvus
Red-eyed Vireo 21
Vireo olivaceus
Blue-headed Vireo 21
Vireo solitarius
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 51
Regulus calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet 61
Regulus satrapa
Dark-eyed Junco 62
Junco hyemalis
Swamp Sparrow 3
Melospiza georgiana
Song Sparrow 62
Melospiza melodia
Clay-colored Sparrow 21
Spizella pallida
White-throated Sparrow 63
Zonotrichia albicollis
Eastern Towhee 64
Pipilo erythropthalmus
Northern Mockingbird 65
Mimus polyglottus
Gray Catbird 21
Dumetella carolinensis
Indigo Bunting 66
Passerina cyanea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 67
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Northern Cardinal 21
Cardinalis cardinalis
Scarlet Tanager 21
Piranga olivacea

Edited by Mike Good, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Photo Credits

  • 1. (c) Maggie.Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 2. (c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 3. (c) Laura Gooch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 4. (c) Robert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 5. (c) Joby Joseph, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 6. (c) Jason Means, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 7. (c) Gavan Watson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 8. (c) Scott Young, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 9. (c) Manjith Kainickara, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 10. (c) Syd Phillips, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 11. (c) Rick Leche - Photography, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 12. (c) jim gifford, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 13. (c) Eric Heupel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 14. (c) 1999 California Academy of Sciences, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 15. (c) Jim McCulloch, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 16. (c) Len Blumin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 17. (c) leppyone, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 18. (c) Pierre-Selim, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 19. (c) Gary Ashley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 20. (c) Stewart Ho, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 21. (c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 22. (c) Derek Keats, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 23. (c) Mike Baird, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 24. (c) Henry T. McLin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 25. (c) Eric de Leeuw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 26. (c) Blake Matheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 27. (c) Derek Scott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 28. (c) Rick Leche, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 29. (c) Mark Kilner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 30. (c) Mr. T in DC, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
  • 31. (c) Doug Greenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 32. (c) Luciano Giussani, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 33. (c) Robert Keereweer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 34. (c) Isidro Vila Verde, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 35. (c) Paul Sullivan, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
  • 36. (c) Erin and Lance Willett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 37. (c) Diane, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 38. (c) ian wetton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 39. (c) Steve Voght, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 40. (c) David Allen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 41. (c) sarbhloh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 42. (c) Bob, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 43. (c) Pablo Lèautaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Pablo Lèautaud
  • 44. (c) Doris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 45. (c) David Baron, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 46. (c) Jörg Hempel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 47. (c) Jose Sousa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 48. (c) Joseph Pescatore, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
  • 49. (c) Tim Hite, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Tim Hite
  • 50. (c) ehpien, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 51. (c) Dan Pancamo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 52. (c) Gustavo Durán, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 53. (c) Brian Peterson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 54. (c) Arthur Chapman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 55. (c) Joseph F. Pescatore, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
  • 56. (c) Jamie Chavez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 57. (c) Minette Layne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 58. (c) Patrick Coin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 59. (c) Eddie Callaway, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
  • 60. (c) Michael, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 61. (c) Minette Layne, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 62. (c) Robin Horn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 63. (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 64. (c) Biodiversity Heritage Library, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 65. (c) Steven Bach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Steven Bach
  • 66. (c) Francesco Veronesi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 67. (c) Trisha Shears, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Member of the iNaturalist Network   |   Powered by iNaturalist open source software |   Documentation for developers