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		National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior

		Species List for

		Catoctin Mountain Park (CATO)

This species list is a work in progress. It represents information currently in the NPSpecies data system and records are continually being added or updated by National Park Service staff. To report an error or make a suggestion, go to https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies/suggest.


Scientific Name	Preferred Common Names	Park Occurrence	Abundance	Nativeness

Birds
Accipitriformes/Accipitridae
Accipiter cooperii	Cooper's Hawk	Present	Uncommon	Native
Accipiter striatus	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Present	Rare	Native
Buteo jamaicensis	Red-tailed Hawk	Present	Common	Native
Buteo lineatus	Red-shouldered Hawk	Present	Uncommon	Native
Buteo platypterus	Broad-winged Hawk	Present	Uncommon	Native
Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Bald Eagle	Present	Rare	Native
Accipitriformes/Cathartidae
Cathartes aura	Turkey Vulture	Present	Common	Native
Coragyps atratus	Black Vulture	Present	Uncommon	Native
Accipitriformes/Pandionidae
Pandion haliaetus	Osprey	Present		Native
Anseriformes/Anatidae
Aix sponsa	Wood Duck	Present	Uncommon	Native
Anas discors	Blue-winged Teal	Probably Present		Native
Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard	Present	Rare	Native
Anas rubripes	American Black Duck	Probably Present		Native
Branta canadensis	Canada Goose	Present	Uncommon	Native
Lophodytes cucullatus	Hooded Merganser	Probably Present		Native
Apodiformes/Apodidae
Chaetura pelagica	Chimney Swift	Present	Uncommon	Native
Apodiformes/Trochilidae
Archilochus colubris	Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Present	Uncommon	Native
Charadriiformes/Charadriidae
Charadrius vociferus	Killdeer	Present	Rare	Native
Charadriiformes/Laridae
Larus delawarensis	Ring-billed Gull	Present	Occasional	Native
Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae
Scolopax minor	American Woodcock	Present	Common	Native
Columbiformes/Columbidae
Columba livia	Common Pigeon, Rock Dove, Rock Pigeon	Present	Uncommon	Non-native
Zenaida macroura	Mourning Dove	Present	Abundant	Native
Coraciiformes/Alcedinidae
Megaceryle alcyon	Belted kingfisher	Present	Uncommon	Native
Cuculiformes/Cuculidae
Coccyzus americanus	Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Present	Uncommon	Native
Coccyzus erythropthalmus	Black-billed Cuckoo	Present	Rare	Native
Falconiformes/Falconidae
Falco peregrinus	Peregrine Falcon	Present	Occasional	Native
Falco sparverius	American Kestrel	Present	Uncommon	Native
Galliformes/Odontophoridae
Colinus virginianus	Northern Bobwhite	Present	Common	Native
Galliformes/Phasianidae
Bonasa umbellus	Ruffed Grouse	Present	Rare	Native
Meleagris gallopavo	Wild Turkey	Present	Uncommon	Native
Gaviiformes/Gaviidae
Gavia immer	Common Loon, Great Northern Diver, Great Northern Loon	Present	Unknown	Native
Passeriformes/Bombycillidae
Bombycilla cedrorum	Cedar Waxwing	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Cardinalidae
Cardinalis cardinalis	Northern Cardinal	Present	Abundant	Native
Passerina cyanea	Indigo Bunting	Present	Rare	Native
Pheucticus ludovicianus	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Present	Rare	Native
Piranga olivacea	Scarlet Tanager	Present	Abundant	Native
Piranga rubra	Summer Tanager	Present	Unknown	Native
Passeriformes/Certhiidae
Certhia americana	Brown Creeper	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Corvidae
Corvus brachyrhynchos	American Crow	Present	Abundant	Native
Corvus corax	Common Raven, Northern Raven	Present	Uncommon	Native
Corvus ossifragus	Fish Crow	Probably Present		Native
Cyanocitta cristata	Blue Jay	Present	Abundant	Native
Passeriformes/Fringillidae
Carduelis pinus	Pine Siskin	Present	Uncommon	Native
Carduelis tristis	American Goldfinch	Present	Abundant	Native
Carpodacus mexicanus	House Finch	Present	Uncommon	Non-native
Carpodacus purpureus	Purple Finch	Present	Rare	Native
Coccothraustes vespertinus	Evening Grosbeak	Present	Unknown	Native
Passeriformes/Hirundinidae
Hirundo rustica	Barn Swallow	Present	Uncommon	Native
Stelgidopteryx serripennis	Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Probably Present		Native
Tachycineta bicolor	Tree Swallow	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Icteridae
Agelaius phoeniceus	Red-winged Blackbird	Present	Rare	Native
Icterus galbula	Baltimore Oriole	Present	Rare	Native
Molothrus ater	Brown-headed Cowbird	Present	Common	Native
Quiscalus quiscula	Common Grackle	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Mimidae
Dumetella carolinensis	Gray Catbird	Present	Abundant	Native
Mimus polyglottos	Northern Mockingbird	Present	Uncommon	Native
Toxostoma rufum	Brown Thrasher	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Parulidae
Cardellina canadensis	Canada Warbler	Present	Rare	Native
Cardellina pusilla	Wilson's Warbler	Present	Unknown	Native
Geothlypis formosa	Kentucky Warbler	Present	Uncommon	Native
Geothlypis philadelphia	Mourning Warbler	Present	Rare	Native
Geothlypis trichas	Common Yellowthroat	Present	Rare	Native
Helmitheros vermivorum	Worm-eating Warbler	Present	Rare	Native
Leiothlypis celata	Orange-crowned Warbler	Present	Rare	Native
Leiothlypis peregrina	Tennessee Warbler	Present	Rare	Native
Leiothlypis ruficapilla	Nashville Warbler	Present	Rare	Native
Mniotilta varia	Black and White Warbler	Present	Rare	Native
Parkesia motacilla	Louisiana Waterthrush	Present	Common	Native
Parula americana		Present	Rare	Native
Seiurus aurocapilla	Ovenbird	Present	Abundant	Native
Setophaga caerulescens	Black-throated blue warbler	Present	Rare	Native
Setophaga cerulea	Cerulean Warbler	Present	Uncommon	Native
Setophaga citrina	Hooded Warbler	Present	Unknown	Native
Setophaga coronata	Myrtle Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler	Present	Uncommon	Native
Setophaga dominica	Yellow-throated Warbler	Present	Unknown	Native
Setophaga fusca	Blackburnian Warbler	Present	Rare	Native
Setophaga magnolia	Magnolia Warbler	Present	Rare	Native
Setophaga palmarum	Palm Warbler	Present	Rare	Native
Setophaga pensylvanica	Chestnut-sided Warbler	Present	Rare	Native
Setophaga petechia	Mangrove Warbler	Present	Rare	Native
Setophaga pinus	Pine Warbler	Present	Rare	Native
Setophaga ruticilla	American Redstart	Present	Abundant	Native
Setophaga striata	Blackpoll Warbler	Present	Rare	Native
Setophaga tigrina	Cape May Warbler	Present	Rare	Native
Setophaga virens	Black-throated Green Warbler	Present	Rare	Native
Vermivora cyanoptera	Blue-winged Warbler	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Passerellidae
Junco hyemalis	Dark-eyed Junco	Present	Abundant	Native
Melospiza melodia	Song Sparrow	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passerella iliaca	Fox Sparrow	Present	Rare	Native
Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Eastern Towhee	Present	Abundant	Native
Spizella arborea	American Tree Sparrow	Present	Unknown	Native
Spizella passerina	Chipping Sparrow	Present	Common	Native
Spizella pusilla	Field Sparrow	Present	Rare	Native
Zonotrichia albicollis	White-throated Sparrow	Present	Abundant	Native
Zonotrichia leucophrys	White-crowned Sparrow	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Passeridae
Passer domesticus	House Sparrow	Present	Rare	Non-native
Passeriformes/Polioptilidae
Polioptila caerulea	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Blue-grey Gnatcatcher	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Regulidae
Regulus calendula	Ruby-Crowned Kinglet	Present	Uncommon	Native
Regulus satrapa	Golden-crowned Kinglet	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Sittidae
Sitta canadensis	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Present	Rare	Native
Sitta carolinensis	White-breasted Nuthatch	Present	Common	Native
Passeriformes/Sturnidae
Sturnus vulgaris	Common Starling, European Starling	Present	Common	Non-native
Passeriformes/Troglodytidae
Thryothorus ludovicianus	Carolina Wren	Present	Common	Native
Troglodytes aedon	House Wren	Present	Uncommon	Native
Troglodytes troglodytes	Winter Wren	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Turdidae
Catharus fuscescens	Veery	Present	Uncommon	Native
Catharus guttatus	Hermit Thrush	Present	Rare	Native
Catharus minimus	Gray-cheecked Thrush	Present	Unknown	Native
Catharus ustulatus	Swainson's Thrush	Present	Rare	Native
Hylocichla mustelina	Wood Thrush	Present	Abundant	Native
Sialia sialis	Eastern Bluebird	Present	Uncommon	Native
Turdus migratorius	American Robin	Present	Abundant	Native
Passeriformes/Tyrannidae
Contopus virens	Eastern Wood Pewee	Present	Common	Native
Empidonax minimus	Least Flycatcher	Present	Unknown	Native
Empidonax virescens	Acadian Flycatcher	Present	Common	Native
Myiarchus crinitus	Great Crested Flycatcher	Present	Common	Native
Sayornis phoebe	Eastern Phoebe	Present	Common	Native
Tyrannus tyrannus	Eastern Kingbird	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Vireonidae
Vireo flavifrons	Yellow-throated Vireo	Present	Uncommon	Native
Vireo griseus	White-eyed Vireo	Present	Rare	Native
Vireo olivaceus	Red-eyed Vireo	Present	Abundant	Native
Vireo solitarius	Blue-headed vireo	Present	Rare	Native
Pelecaniformes/Ardeidae
Ardea herodias	Great Blue Heron	Present	Rare	Native
Butorides virescens	Green Heron	Present	Rare	Native
Piciformes/Picidae
Colaptes auratus	Northern Flicker	Present	Common	Native
Dryocopus pileatus	Pileated Woodpecker	Present	Common	Native
Melanerpes carolinus	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Present	Common	Native
Melanerpes erythrocephalus	Red-headed Woodpecker	Present	Unknown	Native
Picoides pubescens	Downy Woodpecker	Present	Common	Native
Picoides villosus	Hairy Woodpecker	Present	Uncommon	Native
Sphyrapicus varius	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Present	Uncommon	Native
Strigiformes/Strigidae
Bubo virginianus	Great Horned Owl	Present	Uncommon	Native
Otus asio	Eastern Screech-Owl	Present	Rare	Native
Strix varia	Barred Owl	Present	Uncommon	Native


Species In Review - proposed or provisional records needing additional review
Birds
Accipitriformes/Accipitridae
Aquila chrysaetos	Golden Eagle	Not In Park (False Report)
Circus cyaneus	Hen Harrier	Unconfirmed		Native
Anseriformes/Anatidae
Aythya valisineria	Canvasback	Unconfirmed		Native
Bucephala albeola	Bufflehead	Unconfirmed		Native
Cygnus columbianus	Tundra Swan	Unconfirmed		Native
Mergus serrator	Red-breasted Merganser	Unconfirmed		Native
Caprimulgiformes/Caprimulgidae
Caprimulgus vociferus	Whip-poor-will	Unconfirmed		Native
Chordeiles minor	Common Nighthawk	Unconfirmed		Native
Charadriiformes/Laridae
Leucophaeus atricilla	Laughing Gull	Unconfirmed		Native
Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae
Actitis macularius	Spotted Sandpiper	Unconfirmed		Native
Tringa solitaria	Solitary Sandpiper	Unconfirmed		Native
Galliformes/Phasianidae
Phasianus colchicus	Common Pheasant, Ring-necked Pheasant	Unconfirmed		Non-native
Passeriformes/Cardinalidae
Passerina caerulea	Blue Grosbeak	Present	Unknown	Native
Passeriformes/Fringillidae
Carduelis flammea	Common Redpoll	Unconfirmed		Native
Passeriformes/Hirundinidae
Progne subis	Purple Martin	Unconfirmed		Native
Passeriformes/Icteridae
Euphagus carolinus	Rusty Blackbird	Unconfirmed		Native
Icterus spurius	Orchard Oriole	Not In Park (False Report)
Sturnella magna	Eastern Meadowlark	Unconfirmed		Native
Passeriformes/Icteriidae
Icteria virens	Yellow-breasted Chat	Unconfirmed		Native
Passeriformes/Paridae
Baeolophus bicolor	Tufted Titmouse	Present	Unknown	Native
Poecile atricapillus	Black-capped Chickadee	Present	Unknown	Native
Poecile carolinensis	Carolina Chickadee	Present	Unknown	Native
Passeriformes/Parulidae
Oporornis agilis	Connecticut Warbler	Unconfirmed		Native
Parkesia noveboracensis	Northern Waterthrush	Unconfirmed		Native
Protonotaria citrea	Prothonotary Warbler	Present	Unknown	Native
Setophaga castanea	Bay-breasted Warbler	Unconfirmed		Native
Setophaga discolor	Prairie Warbler	Unconfirmed		Native
Vermivora chrysoptera	Golden-winged Warbler	Unconfirmed		Native
Vermivora leucobronchialis	Brewster's warbler	Not In Park (False Report)		Native
Passeriformes/Passerellidae
Ammodramus savannarum	Grasshopper Sparrow	Unconfirmed		Native
Melospiza georgiana	Swamp Sparrow	Unconfirmed		Native
Passeriformes/Troglodytidae
Thryomanes bewickii	Bewick's Wren
Passeriformes/Tyrannidae
Empidonax traillii	Willow Flycatcher	Unconfirmed		Native
Passeriformes/Vireonidae
Vireo gilvus	Warbling Vireo	Unconfirmed		Native
Vireo philadelphicus	Philadelphia Vireo	Unconfirmed		Native


Report Species Count: 169

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Definitions


Term	Definition	Comments
Present in Park	Species occurrence in park is documented and assumed to be extant.	Extremely high confidence that the species occurs in the park for all or part of the year. Evidence, in the form of a current, verifiable reference, voucher or observation, readily available.
Probably Present	Documented occurrences of the species in the park and/or in the adjoining region of the park give reason to suspect that it probably occurs within the park.	Very high confidence that the species occurs in the park. Evidence may exist in NPSpecies, but may not be considered current or reliable enough to elevate the status to Present in Park. Efforts should be made to obtain current, verifiable evidence to elevate the status to “Present in Park.” If reasonable efforts to obtain current, verifiable evidence are unsuccessful, then the Occurrence should be changed to Unconfirmed or Not in Park, as applicable.
Unconfirmed	Attributed to the park based on weak ("unconfirmed record") or no evidence, giving minimal indication of the species' occurrence in the park.	Verifiable evidence is not considered sufficient enough to elevate the status to “Probably Present,” nor current enough to elevate the status to “Present in Park.” Efforts should be made to obtain current, verifiable evidence in NPSpecies to elevate the occurrence value to “Present in Park.” If reasonable efforts to obtain current, verifiable evidence are unsuccessful, status should be changed to Not Present.
Not Present	Species is not known to occur in park. Species may have occurred in the park historically, is currently known to occur in areas adjacent to the park, or is a potential long-distance invader (e.g., zebra mussels, other invasive exotics). Designation can also be used for T&E or other high-interest species whose identified range encompasses the park, but that are confirmed not present in the park.
Species in Review	These species records are provisional and are undergoing additional review.

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