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VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK NATIONAL PARK SERVICE u.s. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR BIRDS OF ST. JOHN, USVI CHECKLIST PHOTO COMPANION GUIDE PREPARED BY CARRIE STENGEL PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL AUDOBON SOCIETY & WIKIPEDIA. PHOTOS PROTECTED UNDER COPYRIGHT LAW. FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY. LEAST GREBE ( R) AUDUBON’S SHEARWATER ( R) PIED-BILLED GREBE ( UC) RED-BILLED TROPICBIRD ( UC) WHITE-TAILED TROPICBIRD ( UC) MASKED BOOBY ( R) RED-FOOTED BOOBY ( VR) BROWN BOOBY ( C) BROWN PELICAN ( C) MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD ( C) DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT ( UC) SNOWY EGRET ( C) GREAT EGRET ( C) AMERICAN BITTERN ( R) GREAT BLUE HERON ( C) TRICOLORED HERON ( R) IMMATURE LITTLE BLUE HERON CATTLE EGRET ( C) LITTLE BLUE HERON ( C) GREEN HERON ( C) BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERON ( R) YELLOW CROWNED NIGHT HERON ( C) AMERICAN WIGEON (VR) WHITE-CHEEKED PINTAIL ( C) RING-NECKED DUCK ( UC) BLUE-WINGED TEAL ( C) NORTHERN PINTAIL (VR) NORTHERN SHOVELER (UC) GREEN-WINGED TEAL ( R) LESSER SCAUP ( R) OSPREY ( UC) NORTHERN HARRIER ( VR) AMERICAN KESTREL ( C) SHARP-SHINNED HAWK ( VR) RED-TAILED HAWK ( C) PEREGRINE FALCON ( C) MERLIN ( UC) CLAPPER RAIL (VR) BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER ( UC) SEMIPALMATED PLOVER ( C) SORA ( C) COMMON MOORHEN ( C) AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER (VR) KILLDEER ( UC) AMERICAN COOT ( O) WILSON’S PLOVER ( C) AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER ( C) BLACK-NECKED STILT ( C) GREATER YELLOWLEGS ( UC) WHIMBREL (VR) LESSER YELLOWLEGS ( C) RUDDY TURNSTONE ( UC) SOLITARY SANDPIPER ( UC) RED KNOT (VR) SPOTTED SANDPIPER ( C) SANDERLING (VR) SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER ( C)0 WESTERN SANDPIPER ( C) LEAST SANDPIPER ( C) DUNLIN ( R) WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER (UC) STILT SANDPIPER ( UC) LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER ( R) WILSON’S SNIPE ( R) PECTORAL SANDPIPER ( R) SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER ( UC) LAUGHING GULL ( C ) POMARINE JAEGER ( R) RING-BILLED GULL ( R) ROYAL TERN (C) GULL-BILLED TERN ( R) SANDWICH TERN LEAST TERN ( UC) COMMON TERN ( UC) ROSEATE TERN ( UC) BRIDLED TERN ( UC) SOOTY TERN ( UC) COMMON BLACK-HEADED GULL ( VR) BROWN NODDY ( UC) ROCK DOVE ( UC) SCALY-NAPED PIGEON ( C) WHITE-CROWNED PIGEON ( R) COMMON GROUND DOVE ( C) WHITE-WINGED DOVE ( UC) ZENAIDA DOVE ( C) BRIDLED QUAIL-DOVE ( UC) RUDDY QUAIL-DOVE ( UC) YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO ( R) COMMON NIGHTHAWK ( UC) GREEN-THROATED CARIB HUMMINGBIRD ( C) MANGROVE CUCKOO ( UC) ANTILLEAN NIGHTHAWK ( UC) ANTILLEAN CRESTED HUMMINGBIRD ( C) SMOOTH-BILLED ANI ( R) CHUCK WILL’S WIDOW ( UC) BELTED KINGFISHER ( C) GRAY KINGBIRD ( C) YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER ( UC) PUERTO RICAN FLYCATCHER ( UC) CARIBBEAN ELAENIA ( C) YELLOW-THROATED VIREO ( UC) WHITE-EYED VIREO ( UC) BLACK-WHISKERED VIREO ( C) BANK SWALLOW ( UC) CLIFF SWALLOW ( R) CARIBBEAN MARTIN ( UC) BARN SWALLOW UC) NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD ( C) PEARLY-EYED THRASHER ( C) BLUE-WINGED WARBLER ( R) GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER ( R) YELLOW WARBLER ( C) CHESNUT SIDED WARBLER ( R) CAPE MAY WARBLER ( UC) BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER ( UC) NORTHERN PARULA (C) MAGNOLIA WARBLER ( R) YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER ( UC) YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER ( R) BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER ( R) BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER ( UC) PALM WARBLER ( UC) BLACKPOLL WARBLER ( C) PRAIRIE WARBLER ( UC) BLACK & WHITE WARBLER ( C) AMERICAN REDSTART ( C) PROTHONOTARY WARBLER ( UC) OVENBIRD ( R) WORM-EATING WARBLER ( R) LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH ( UC) NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH ( C) KENTUCKY WARBLER ( R) COMMON YELLOWTHROAT ( R) SCARLET TANANGER ( R) HOODED WARBLER ( UC) BANANAQUIT ( C) BLACK-FACED GRASSQUIT ( C) BLUE GROSBEAK (UC) LESSER ANTILLEAN BULLFINCH ( C) ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK ( R) BOBOLINK ( R) INDIGO BUNTING ( UC) BALTIMORE ORIOLE (MALE & FEMALE) ( R) TROUPIAL ( R) HOUSE SPARROW ( C)