Bird Species on the C&O
This list was compiled from the 2005 National Audubon Society survey.
- Column 1 (Name) This list uses the common species name and the list has been sorted alphabetically for convenience.
- Column 2 Photographs are for reference purposes only.
- Column 3 (Population) Population are subject to migration and river cross over.
- Column 4 (Where to Look) Locations of best chance for sightings was compiled from the averaged Audubon Society surveys from 2002 to 2005. This averaging has produced good results in sighting bird along the canal. To see a graphical representation of the C&O canal bird population over the last 4 years, click on the link within this column.
Name |
C&O Population |
Where to Look |
|
American Black Duck |
 |
544 |
|
American Coot |
|
3 |
n/a |
American Crow |
|
672 |
|
American Goldfinch |
|
169 |
|
American Kestrel |
|
1 |
n/a |
American Robin |
|
280 |
|
American Tree Sparrow |
|
18 |
|
Bald Eagle |
|
19 |
|
Barred Owl |
|
3 |
n/a |
Belted Kingfisher |
|
36 |
|
Black Vulture |
|
36 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
|
147 |
|
Blue Jay |
|
102 |
|
Brown Creeper |
|
102 |
|
Bufflehead |
|
85 |
|
Canada Goose |
|
5679 |
|
Canvasback |
|
1 |
n/a |
Carolina Chickadee |
|
675 |
|
Carolina Wren |
|
398 |
|
Cedar Waxwing |
|
22 |
|
Chickadee sp. |
|
60 |
|
Common Goldeneye |
|
157 |
|
Common Merganser |
|
392 |
|
Common Raven |
|
23 |
|
Cooper's Hawk |
|
6 |
n/a |
Dark-eyed Junco |
|
943 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
|
488 |
|
Eastern Bluebird |
|
203 |
|
Eastern Phoebe |
|
9 |
n/a |
Eastern Towhee |
|
6 |
n/a |
European Starling |
|
692 |
|
Field Sparrow |
|
6 |
n/a |
Fish Crow |
|
24 |
|
Golden Eagle |
|
1 |
n/a |
Golden-crowned Kinglet |
|
246 |
|
Gray Catbird |
|
1 |
n/a |
Great Blue Heron |
|
32 |
|
Great Horned Owl |
|
1 |
n/a |
Greater Scaup |
|
89 |
|
Green-winged Teal |
|
1 |
n/a |
Hairy Woodpecker |
|
101 |
|
Hermit Thrush |
|
7 |
n/a |
Herring Gull |
|
13 |
|
Hooded Merganser |
|
35 |
|
House Finch |
|
28 |
|
House Sparrow |
|
184 |
|
House Wren |
|
4 |
n/a |
Killdeer |
|
2 |
n/a |
Lesser Scaup |
|
1 |
n/a |
Mallard |
|
421 |
|
Mourning Dove |
|
123 |
|
Mute Swan |
|
1 |
n/a |
Northern Cardinal |
|
338 |
|
Northern Flicker |
|
44 |
|
Northern Harrier |
|
1 |
n/a |
Northern Mockingbird |
|
42 |
|
Peregrine |
|
1 |
n/a |
Pied-billed Grebe |
|
2 |
n/a |
Pileated Woodpecker |
|
145 |
|
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
|
357 |
|
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
|
2 |
n/a |
Red-Breasted. Merganser |
|
8 |
n/a |
Red-shouldered Hawk |
|
32 |
|
Red-tailed Hawk |
|
37 |
|
Red-winged Blackbird |
|
70 |
|
Ring-billed Gull |
|
384 |
|
Ring-necked Duck |
|
508 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
|
241 |
|
Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
|
11 |
|
Ruffed Grouse |
|
2 |
n/a |
Sharp-shinned Hawk |
|
6 |
n/a |
Snow Goose |
|
2 |
n/a |
Song Sparrow |
|
215 |
|
Swamp Sparrow |
|
21 |
|
Tufted Titmouse |
|
524 |
|
Turkey Vulture |
|
60 |
|
White-breasted Nuthatch |
|
456 |
|
White-throated Sparrow |
|
781 |
|
Wild Turkey |
|
65 |
|
Winter Wren |
|
58 |
|
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
|
108 |
|
Yellow-rumped Warbler |
|
64 |
