Dozens of bird species live in or pass through Scarborough Woods. In less than 2 minutes on April 18, 2024, our Merlin app recorded the songs of 10 different bird species, including a blue-headed vireo and two warblers. Merlin is a free download provided by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
We invite you to help us document the bird species that frequent our 6.5-acre woods. We have begun our list below. Some bird species are year-round residents. Others stop over during migrations.
- American Goldfinch
- American Redstart
- American Robin
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- Blue-headed vireo
- Blue Jay
- Brown Thrasher
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Carolina Chickadee
- Carolina Wren
- Chimney Swift
- Cooper’s Hawk
- Crow
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Downy Woodpecker
- Eastern Phoebe
- Eastern Towhee
- Eastern Wood-Pewee
- Golden-crowned Kinglet
- Gray catbird
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- House Finch
- House Sparrow
- House Wren
- Mourning Dove
- Nashville Warbler
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Mockingbird
- Owl (needs ID)
- Pine Warbler
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Red-eyed Vireo
- Red-headed woodpecker
- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Song Sparrow
- Tennessee Warbler
- Tufted Titmouse
- White-throated Sparrow
- Wild Turkey
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Yellow-throated Warbler
If you need help identifying bird calls, download the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Merlin Bird ID app on your smartphone. You can record the bird calls, and the app will tell you who’s singing.
“We love seeing native trees and plants begin to replace invasives in Scarborough Woods. We also love hearing the songs of so many birds.”
