Checklist of Birds of Prairie Park

These are birds that have been seen in Prairie Park. All photos are taken by students in OWLS unless otherwise noted. Click on photos to enlarge.

Herons
Great Blue Heron

Heron scat containing fish bones on bridge at pond.

Green Heron

Green heron silhouette by pond.

Geese
Canada Goose

Goose on nest 4/15/08

Geese and gooslings 5/8/08

Vultures
Turkey Vulture

Vulture silhouette above OWLS prairie.

Hawks, Kites, Eagles
Red-tailed Hawk

Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher

Woodpeckers
Red-bellied Woodpecker

Northern Flicker, teacher photo taken near OWLS

Swallows
Purple Martin

5/08/08 near OWLS

Martin house 5/8/08 near OWLS

Jays, Magpies, Crows
Blue Jay

photo by teacher near OWLS

American Crow

Chickadees
Black-capped Chickadee

Mockingbird and Thrushes
Mockingbird

American Robin

Robin feeding

Robin chick 5/12/08

Eastern Bluebird

Starlings
European Starling

Grosbeaks, Buntings
Northern Cardinal

photo by teacher near OWLS

Blackbirds, Orioles
Red-winged Blackbird

Brewer's Blackbird

Common Grackle

Eastern Meadowlark