In the Larry R. Yoder Prairie, 145 different bird species have been spotted. We have gathered this information from local bird watchers who use eBird to log their findings from each visit to the prairie. If you would like to log your sightings, visit Larry R. Yoder Prairie eBird.

 

Bird Species List

Scientific Name	Common Name	Native to Ohio?	Family
Branta canadensis	Canada Goose	Native	Anatidae
Cygnus buccinator	Trumpeter Swan	Native	Anatidae
Aix sponsa	Wood Duck	Native	Anatidae
Spatula discors	Blue-winged Teal	Native	Anatidae
Spatula clypeata	Northern Shoveler	Native	Anatidae
Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard	Native	Anatidae
Anas acuta	Northern Pintail	Native	Anatidae
Meleagris gallopavo	Wild Turkey	Native	Phasianidae
Columba livia	Rock Pigeon	Alien	Columbidae
Zenaida macroura	Mourning Dove	Native	Columbidae
Coccyzus americanus	Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Native	Cuculidae
Chordeiles minor	Common Nighthawk	Native	Caprimulgidae
Chaetura pelagica	Chimney Swift	Native	Apodidae
Archilochus colubris	Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Native	Trochilidae
Charadrius vociferus	Killdeer	Native	Charadriidae
Scolopax minor	American Woodcock	Native	Scolopacidae
Gallinago delicata	Wilson’s Snipe	Native	Scolopacidae
Calidris pusilla	Semipalmated Sandpiper	Alien	Scolopacidae
Larus delawarensis	Ring-billed Gull	Native	Laridae
Nannopterum auritum	Double-crested Cormorant	Native	Phalacrocoracidae
Botaurus lentiginosus	American Bittern	Native	Ardeidae
Butorides virescens	Green Heron	Native	Ardeidae
Ardea alba	Great Egret	Alien	Ardeidae
Ardea herodias	Great Blue Heron	Native	Ardeidae
Cathartes aura	Turkey Vulture	Native	Cathartidae
Pandion haliaetus	Osprey	Native	Pandionidae
Accipiter striatus	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Native	Accipitridae
Astur cooperii	Cooper’s Hawk	Native	Accipitridae
Buteo platypterus	Broad-winged Hawk	Native	Accipitridae
Buteo lineatus	Red-shouldered Hawk	Native	Accipitridae
Buteo jamaicensis	Red-tailed Hawk	Native	Accipitridae
Megascops asio	Eastern Screech-Owl	Native	Strigidae
Aegolius acadicus	Northern Saw-whet Owl	Alien	Strigidae
Megaceryle alcyon	Belted Kingfisher	Native	Alcedinidae
Sphyrapicus varius	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Alien	Picidae
Melanerpes erythrocephalus	Red-headed Woodpecker	Native	Picidae
Dryobates pubescens	Downy Woodpecker	Native	Picidae
Dryobates villosus	Hairy Woodpecker	Native	Picidae
Colaptes auratus	Northern Flicker	Native	Picidae
Melanerpes carolinus	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Native	Picidae
Falco sparverius	American Kestrel	Native	Falconidae
Falco columbarius	Merlin	Native	Falconidae
Falco peregrinus	Peregrine Falcon	Alien	Falconidae
Contopus virens	Eastern Wood-Pewee	Native	Tyrannidae
Empidonax flaviventris	Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	Native	Tyrannidae
Empidonax virescens	Acadian Flycatcher	Native	Tyrannidae
Empidonax alnorum	Alder Flycatcher	Native	Tyrannidae
Empidonax traillii	Willow Flycatcher	Native	Tyrannidae
Empidonax minimus	Least Flycatcher	Native	Tyrannidae
Sayornis phoebe	Eastern Phoebe	Native	Tyrannidae
Myiarchus crinitus	Great Crested Flycatcher	Native	Tyrannidae
Tyrannus tyrannus	Eastern Kingbird	Native	Tyrannidae
Vireo griseus	White-eyed Vireo	Native	Vireonidae
Vireo flavifrons	Yellow-throated Vireo	Native	Vireonidae
Vireo solitarius	Blue-headed Vireo	Native	Vireonidae
Vireo gilvus	Warbling Vireo	Native	Vireonidae
Vireo olivaceus	Red-eyed Vireo	Native	Vireonidae
Cyanocitta cristata	Blue Jay	Native	Corvidae
Corvus brachyrhynchos	American Crow	Native	Corvidae
Poecile carolinensis	Carolina Chickadee	Native	Paridae
Poecile atricapillus	Black-capped Chickadee	Native	Paridae
Baeolophus bicolor	Tufted Titmouse	Native	Paridae
Eremophila alpestris	Horned Lark	Native	Alaudidae
Tachycineta bicolor	Tree Swallow	Native	Hirundinidae
Progne subis	Purple Martin	Native	Hirundinidae
Stelgidopteryx serripennis	Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Native	Hirundinidae
Hirundo rustica	Barn Swallow	Native	Hirundinidae
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Cliff Swallow	Native	Hirundinidae
Corthylio calendula	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Alien	Regulidae
Regulus satrapa	Golden-crowned Kinglet	Alien	Regulidae
Sitta carolinensis	White-breasted Nuthatch	Native	Sittidae
Sitta canadensis	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Native	Sittidae
Certhia americana	Brown Creeper	Native	Certhiidae
Polioptila caerulea	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Native	Polioptilidae
Troglodytes aedon	Northern House Wren	Native	Troglodytidae
Troglodytes hiemalis	Winter Wren	Native	Troglodytidae
Thryothorus ludovicianus	Carolina Wren	Native	Troglodytidae
Sturnus vulgaris	European Starling	Alien	Sturnidae
Dumetella carolinensis	Gray Catbird	Native	Mimidae
Toxostoma rufum	Brown Thrasher	Native	Mimidae
Mimus polyglottos	Northern Mockingbird	Alien	Mimidae
Sialia sialis	Eastern Bluebird	Alien	Turdidae
Catharus minimus	Gray-cheeked Thrush	Alien	Turdidae
Catharus ustulatus	Swainson’s Thrush	Alien	Turdidae
Catharus guttatus	Hermit Thrush	Native	Turdidae
Hylocichla mustelina	Wood Thrush	Native	Turdidae
Turdus migratorius	American Robin	Native	Turdidae
Bombycilla cedrorum	Cedar Waxwing	Native	Bombycillidae
Passer domesticus	House Sparrow	Alien	Passeridae
Anthus rubescens	American Pipit	Alien	Motacillidae
Haemorhous mexicanus	House Finch	Alien	Fringillidae
Haemorhous purpureus	Purple Finch	Native	Fringillidae
Spinus pinus	Pine Siskin	Alien	Fringillidae
Spinus tristis	American Goldfinch	Native	Fringillidae
Ammodramus savannarum	Grasshopper Sparrow	Native	Passerellidae
Spizella pusilla	Field Sparrow	Native	Passerellidae
Spizella passerina	Chipping Sparrow	Native	Passerellidae
Spizelloides arborea	American Tree Sparrow	Native	Passerellidae
Passerella iliaca	Fox Sparrow	Native	Passerellidae
Junco hyemalis	Dark-eyed Junco	Native	Passerellidae
Zonotrichia leucophrys	White-crowned Sparrow	Alien	Passerellidae
Zonotrichia albicollis	White-throated Sparrow	Alien	Passerellidae
Pooecetes gramineus	Vesper Sparrow	Native	Passerellidae
Passerculus sandwichensis	Savannah Sparrow	Native	Passerellidae
Centronyx henslowii	Henslow’s Sparrow	Native	Passerellidae
Melospiza melodia	Song Sparrow	Native	Passerellidae
Melospiza lincolnii	Lincoln’s Sparrow	Alien	Passerellidae
Melospiza georgiana	Swamp Sparrow	Native	Passerellidae
Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Eastern Towhee	Native	Passerellidae
Icteria virens	Yellow-breasted Chat	Native	Icteriidae
Sturnella magna	Eastern Meadowlark	Native	Icteriidae
Icterus spurius	Orchard Oriole	Native	Icteriidae
Icterus galbula	Baltimore Oriole	Native	Icteriidae
Agelaius phoeniceus	Red-winged Blackbird	Native	Icteriidae
Molothrus ater	Brown-headed Cowbird	Native	Icteriidae
Euphagus carolinus	Rusty Blackbird	Alien	Icteriidae
Quiscalus quiscula	Common Grackle	Native	Icteriidae
Seiurus aurocapilla	Ovenbird	Native	Parulidae
Parkesia motacilla	Louisiana Waterthrush	Native	Parulidae
Parkesia noveboracensis	Northern Waterthrush	Native	Parulidae
Vermivora cyanoptera	Blue-winged Warbler	Native	Parulidae
Protonotaria citrea	Prothonotary Warbler	Native	Parulidae
Leiothlypis peregrina	Tennessee Warbler	Alien	Parulidae
Leiothlypis celata	Orange-crowned Warbler	Alien	Parulidae
Leiothlypis ruficapilla	Nashville Warbler	Alien	Parulidae
Geothlypis philadelphia	Mourning Warbler	Native	Parulidae
Geothlypis trichas	Common Yellowthroat	Native	Parulidae
Setophaga citrina	Hooded Warbler	Native	Parulidae
Setophaga ruticilla	American Redstart	Native	Parulidae
Setophaga tigrina	Cape May Warbler	Alien	Parulidae
Setophaga americana	Northern Parula	Native	Parulidae
Setophaga magnolia	Magnolia Warbler	Alien	Parulidae
Setophaga petechia	Yellow Warbler	Native	Parulidae
Setophaga pensylvanica	Chestnut-sided Warbler	Native	Parulidae
Setophaga striata	Blackpoll Warbler	Alien	Parulidae
Setophaga palmarum	Palm Warbler	Alien	Parulidae
Setophaga coronata	Yellow-rumped Warbler	Native	Parulidae
Setophaga dominica	Yellow-throated Warbler	Native	Parulidae
Setophaga virens	Black-throated Green Warbler	Native	Parulidae
Cardellina pusilla	Wilson’s Warbler	Alien	Parulidae
Piranga olivacea	Scarlet Tanager	Native	Cardinalidae
Cardinalis cardinalis	Northern Cardinal	Native	Cardinalidae
Pheucticus ludovicianus	Rose-Breasted Grosbeak	Native	Cardinalidae
Passerina caerulea	Blue Grosbeak	Alien	Cardinalidae
Passerina cyanea	Indigo Bunting	Native	Cardinalidae