BIRDS

OF

TABLE ROCKSTATE PARK

 

     Table Rock State Park has over 3000 acres of  mixed pine-hardwood forest, providing a variety of habitats for birds and other wildlife.  There are 10 miles of hiking trails leading through scenic mountain terrain.  The trails can be accessed at the nature center.  In addition, Carrick Creek and other small streams feed Pinnacle Lake and Lake Oolenoy, creating attractive wetland areas for many birds.  Over 180 species of birds have been recorded on the park with over 70 confirmed breeding species.  Do not disturb any nesting birds. 

      

       Please report any sightings of birds not listed or shown in season to: Park Naturalist, Table Rock State Park, 158 E. Ellison Lane, Pickens, SC 29671.  Phone: 864 / 878-9813 or State Park Biologist, 1205 Pendleton Street, Columbia, SC 29201.  Phone: 803 / 734-0153.

 

      This checklist includes all bird species ever recorded on the park; however, a few species may no longer be present.

 

A: Abundant – numerous and easily found in appropriate habitat.

C: Common – found most of the time in appropriate habitat with little search effort.

U: Uncommon – seen infrequently, even with good search effort.

R: Rare – Very few sightings, but could occur again during migration or territorial    

     movements.

X: Exceptional – Only one occurrence, a species far out of its normal range.

O: Formerly – Has no longer been occurring due to altered habitat or natural ecological   

      succession.

* Confirmed breeding on park.

 

(Sp)  Spring – (March, April, May)

(S)    Summer – (June, July, August)

(F)    Fall – (September, October, November)

(W)   Winter – (December, January, February)

 

SPECIES........................................... Sp    S      F       W

 

LOONS

_____ Common Loon.......................... R     __     R      __

 

GREBES

_____ Pied-billed Grebe...................... C     __    C      C

_____ Horned Grebe........................... R    __    __      __

 

CORMORANTS

_____ Double-crested Cormorant....... R    __      R     __

 

WATERFOWL

_____ Canada Goose........................... C      C     C     C*

_____ Mallard..................................... R     R      R      R

_____ Blue-winged Teal...................... R     __    __       R

_____ Northern Shoveler.................... R     __    __      __

_____ American Widgeon................... R    __    __      __  

_____ Gadwall.................................... .R    __    __      __

_____ Wood Duck.............................. C      U     R     U*

_____ Ring-necked Duck.................... R     __    R      U

_____ Red Head.................................. R    __    __      __

_____ Greater Scaup........................... R    __    __      R

 ____  Lesser Scaup…………………  R     __    __     __

_____ Bufflehead................................ U    __    R      C

_____ Common Goldeneye................ __    __    __      R                    

_____ Hooded Merganser................... U    __    R       U

_____ Common Merganser................ __    __     R       __

_____ Red-breasted Merganser........... R     __    __      __

_____ Ruddy Duck............................ __    __    __       R                    

 

VULTURES

_____ Turkey Vulture......................... C     C     C      C*

_____ Black Vulture............................ U     U     U      U*

 

HAWKS, FALCONS, & ALLIES

_____ Cooper’s Hawk........................ R     R     R       R

_____ Sharp-shinned Hawk................ U     R     U       U

 ____  Northern Harrier……………...__    __     R      __

_____ Red-tailed Hawk....................... U     U     U       U

_____ Red-shouldered Hawk.............. U     U     U      U*

_____ Broad-winged Hawk................. C     U     U     __*

_____ Bald Eagle................................ __   __     R       R

_____ Osprey..................................... R     __     R      __

_____ Peregrine Falcon....................... U     U     U      U*

_____ American Kestrel...................... R     R     R       R

 

TURKEY, GROUSE, & QUAIL

_____ Wild Turkey............................. U     U     U      U*

_____ Ruffed Grouse.......................... R     R     R      R*

_____ Northern Bobwhite.................. R     R     O       O

 

HERONS & ALLIES

_____ Great Blue Heron..................... U     U     U       U

_____ Green Heron............................. C     C     R     __*

_____ Little Blue Heron..................... __     O     O      __

_____ Great Egret............................... R     R     R      __

_____ Snowy Egret............................. R     __    __      __                                                    

_____ White Ibis................................ __     R     __      __

 

COOTS

_____ American Coot......................... R     __     R       R

 

PLOVERS & SANDPIPERS

_____ Killdeer..................................... R     R     R      R

_____ Greater Yellowlegs................... R     __    __      __

_____ Solitary Sandpiper.................... R     __     R      __

_____ Spotted Sandpiper.................... U     R     R      __

_____ Common Snipe......................... R     __     R       R

_____ American Woodcock................ R     R     R      R*

 

GULLS

 ____  Herring Gull………………….__    __     R       __

_____ Ring-billed Gull........................ R     __     R       R

_____ Laughing Gull........................... X    __    __      __

 

DOVES

_____ Mourning Dove........................ C     C     C      C*

_____ Rock Dove................................ R     R     O       O

 

CUCKOOS

_____ Yellow-billed Cuckoo............... U     C     U     __*

 

KINGFISHERS

_____ Belted Kingfisher...................... C     C     C      C*

 

OWLS

_____ Eastern Screech Owl................. C     C     C      C*

_____ Great Horned Owl.................... R     __     R       R

_____ Barred Owl............................... C     C     C      C*

 

NIGHTJARS

_____ Chuck-Will’s-Widow............... C     C     __      __

_____ Whip-Poor-Will........................ U     U    __      __

_____ Common Nighthawk................ R     R     R      __

 

SWIFTS & HUMMINGBIRDS

_____ Chimney Swift......................... C     C     U     __*

_____ Ruby-throated Hummingbird... C     C     U     __*

  ____Rufous Hummingbird…………__   __      X     __

 

WOODPECKERS

_____ Northern Flicker....................... U     U     U      U*

_____ Pileated Woodpecker................ C     C     C      C*

_____ Red-bellied Woodpecker.......... C     C     C      C*

_____ Red-headed Woodpecker.......... R     __     R       R

_____ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker......... C     __     C       C

_____ Hairy Woodpecker................... U     U     U      U*

_____ Downy Woodpecker................ C     C     C      C*

 

FLYCATCHERS

_____ Eastern Kingbird....................... C     C     __     __*

_____ Great-crested Flycatcher.......... C     C     R     __*

_____ Eastern Phoebe......................... C     C     C      U*

_____ Acadian Flycatcher................... C     C     R     __*

_____ Eastern Wood Pewee................ U     U     U     __*

_____ Olive-sided Flycatcher............. R     __    __      __

 

SWALLOWS

_____ Barn Swallow........................... C     C     R     __*

_____ Northern Rough-winged Swallow................ C     C     R     __*

_____ Tree Swallow............................ C     U     R      __

_____ Bank Swallow........................... R     __    __      __                   

 

JAYS & CROWS

_____ Blue Jay.................................... C     C     C      C*

_____ American Crow........................ A     A     A      A*

_____ Fish Crow................................. R     R     R      __                   

_____ Common Raven........................ U     U     U      U*

 

TITMICE & CHICKADEES

_____ Tufted Titmouse...................... A     A     A      A*

_____ Carolina Chickadee................... A     A     A     A*                   

 

NUTHATCHES                                                         

_____ White-breasted Nuthatch......... C      C     C      C*

_____ Red-breasted Nuthatch............. R     __     R       R

_____ Brown-headed Nuthatch........... C      C     C      C*

 

CREEPERS

_____ Brown Creeper......................... U   __     U       U

 

WRENS

_____ Carolina Wren........................... C     C     C      C*

_____ House Wren.............................. R     R     R      __

_____ Winter Wren............................. U   __     U       U

_____ Bewick’s Wren........................ __     O    __      __                                                    

_____ Marsh Wren............................. R     __     R      __

 

KINGLETS & GNATCATCHERS

_____ Golden-crowned Kinglet.......... U   __     U       C

_____ Ruby-crowned Kinglet............. C     __     U       C

_____ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher.............. C     C     U     __*

 

THRUSHES & ALLIES

_____ Wood Thrush........................... C     C     C     __*

_____ Hermit Thrush.......................... U   __     U       U

_____ Swainson’s Thrush................... U   __     U      __

_____ Gray-cheeked Thrush.............. __   __     U      __

_____ Veery........................................ R     __     R      __

_____ American Robin........................ C     C     C      C*

_____ Eastern Bluebird....................... C     C     C      C*

_____ Townsend’s Solitaire............... __   __    __      X

 

MOCKINGBIRDS & THRASHERS

_____ Northern Mockingbird............. U     U     U      U*

_____ Gray Catbird............................ C     C     U     __*

_____ Brown Thrasher....................... C     C     U      U*

 

WAXWINGS

_____ Cedar Waxwing......................... U     U     U      U*

 

STARLINGS

_____ European Starling..................... R      O     R       O                     

 

VIREOS

_____  Red-eyed Vireo........................ C     C     U     __*

_____  Blue-Headed Vireo.................. C     C     U      R*

_____  White-eyed Vireo.................... R     R     R      __

_____  Yellow-throated Vireo............. U     U     R      __

 

WARBLERS

_____ Black & White Warbler............ C     C     U     __*

_____ Prothonotary Warbler.............. R     __    __      __

_____ Swainson’s Warbler.................. R     R     __      __

_____ Worm-eating Warbler............... C     C     U     __*

_____ Golden-winged Warbler........... __   __     R      __

_____ Blue-winged Warbler................ R     __     R      __

_____ Brewster’s Warbler.................. R     __    __      __

_____ Tennessee Warbler................... U   __     U      __

_____ Orange-crowned Warbler......... __   __     R      __

_____ Nashville Warbler.................... __   __     R      __

 _____ Northern Parula........................ C     U     R      __

_____ Yellow Warbler......................... R     R     __      __                  

_____ Magnolia Warbler..................... U   __     U      __

_____ Cape May Warbler................... U   __     U      __

_____ Yellow-rumped Warbler........... A   __     U       R

_____ Black-throated Green Warbler.. C     C     U     __*

_____ Black-throated Blue Warbler.... C     R     U     __*

_____ Cerulean Warbler...................... R     __     R      __

_____ Yellow-throated Warbler.......... C     U     U     __*

_____ Blackburnian Warbler............... U   __     U      __

_____ Chestnut-sided Warbler............ U     R     U      __

_____ Bay-breasted Warbler............... U   __     U      __

_____ Blackpoll Warbler..................... U   __     U      __

_____ Pine Warbler............................. C     C     C      C*

_____ Prairie Warbler.......................... U     U     R      __

_____ Palm Warbler............................ U    __     U      __

_____ Ovenbird................................... C     C     U     __*

_____ Louisiana Waterthrush............. C      C     R     __*

_____ Northern Waterthrush.............. R     __    __      __                                                    

_____ Common Yellowthroat............. C     C     U     __*

_____ Yellow-breasted Chat............... U     U    __      __

_____ Kentucky Warbler.................... R     R     R      __

_____ Hooded Warbler....................... C     C     C     __*

_____ Wilson's Warbler...................... R     __    __      __

_____ Canada Warbler........................ R     R     R      __

_____ American Redstart.................... C     R     U      __

 

TANAGERS

_____ Scarlet Tanager......................... C     C     C     __*

_____ Summer Tanager...................... __     R     R      __

 

GROSBEAKS & FINCHES

_____ Northern Cardinal..................... C     C     C       C*

_____ Rose-breasted Grosbeak........... C     __     C      __

_____ Blue Grosbeak.......................... U     U     R     __*

_____ Evening Grosbeak..................... R     __    __      R

_____ Indigo Bunting.......................... C     C     R     __*

_____ Purple Finch............................. U   __     R       U

_____ House Finch............................. R     U     R      R*

_____ Pine Siskin................................ R     __     R       R

_____ American Goldfinch................. C     C     C       C

_____ Red Crossbill............................ R     R     R       R

 

SPARROWS & ALLIES

_____ Eastern Towhee........................ C     C     C      C*

_____ Savannah Sparrow.................... R     __    __      R                                                     

_____ Dark-eyed Junco...................... C     U     C      A*

_____ Chipping Sparrow.................... C     C     U      U*

_____ Field Sparrow........................... U     U     U       U

_____ White-crowned Sparrow.......... R     __    __      __

_____ White-throated Sparrow........... C     __     U       C

_____ Fox Sparrow............................. R     __     R       R

_____ Swamp Sparrow....................... U   __     U       C

_____ Song Sparrow........................... C     U     C      C*

 

BLACKBIRDS & ORIOLES

_____ Red-winged Blackbird.............. C     C     R      R*

_____ Rusty Blackbird....................... R     __     R      __

_____ Common Grackle...................... C     C     U      R*

_____ Brown-headed Cowbird........... U     U     O       O

_____ Eastern Meadowlark................ .R     O     O      O                                     

_____ Baltimore Oriole....................... R     __    __      __

_____ Orchard Oriole.......................... R     R     __      __            

                                                                       

 

    This list provided by the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism and downloaded from Columbia Audubon Society at www.columbia-audubon.org.  Posted to the web on October 21, 2001.