Below is a list of some of the birds which inhabit or transit through the Grange. You can follow the link for more information to Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s “All About Birds” site or the Audubon site. Both sites provide photos, recordings of their calls, and more information about their biology.
Have you seen a bird species in the Grange which isn’t listed here? Let us know!
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
Size: 13”, 33cm
Large bill and head, blue gray on top with ragged crest and large gray breastband; females also have rusty breast band
habitat: streams, lakes; nests in banks
Black Throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens)
Size: 4 1/2-5”, 11-13cm
Yellow face, gray and yellow with black throat
habitat: mainly conifers
Black & White Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
Size: 4 1/2-5 ½”, 11-14cm
Lengthwise black & white stripes with striped crown
habitat: conifers
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
Size: 4 ½ – 5 1/2”, 12-14 cm
Black cap, cheeks, cream belly, buff sides
habitat: Widespread in woods of all kinds
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
Size: 5”, 13 cm
Camouflaged, brown above and white below, decurved bill an stiff tail for bracing, Ascends tree in spiral pattern from base
habitat: Wooded areas, groves, shade trees
Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis)
Size: 5-5 1/2”, 13-14 cm
Solid gray above, bright yellow underneath, breast band of short black stripes
habitat: forest undergrowth, shady thickets
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
Size: 8”, 20cm
Black, gray & white with small hard to see red crown
Likes to harass crows & hawks
habitat: roadsides, fencerows, wires, woodedges, farms, river groves, orchards
Golden Crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
Size: 3 1/2” 9cm
Bright orange crown in male & yellow in female bordered by black stripe. Body olive gray with black & white barred wings
habitat: mainly conifers, other trees in winter
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
Size: 5 1/2” 14cm
Finch – male deep blue all over, female brown
habitat: brushy pastures, wood edges
Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)
Size: 5 1/2”, 13 cm
Darker gray on top and lighter gray below. Big round black eyes rimmed white. Black & white barred wings
habitat: open woods,aspen groves, orchards, shade trees
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)
Size: 6” 15cm
Orangey crown patch with side stripe, olive brown on top & blackish stripes on whitish breast below, pink legs
habitat: walks on ground a lot, in leafy deciduous woods, thickets
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
Size: 10-14”, 25-35cm
Small, slender woodland hawk with slim tail and short rounded wings. Dark gray back and rusty barred breast. Looks similar to Coopers Hawk
habitat: woods & thickets
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
Size: 15-19 1/2”, 40-49cm
Bright red crest down between eyes to beak in male red patch at side of beak, patch between eyes black in female and no beak side red patch. Black eye stripe and black & white stripe down neck, body black with white under wings (seen in flight)
habitat: conifers, mixed conifer &hardwood forest, woodlots. Large ovoid excavations indicate presence as well as loud drillling/tapping
Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus)
Size: 9 1/2”, 24cm
White backs with checked black & white pattern on sides, white belly, large black eye band on white background, male has red patch on back of head. Large strong bill
habitat: Wooded areas
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)
Size: 6 1/2”, 16cm
almost identical to Hairy Woodpecker but smaller
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus)
Size: 5 – 5 1/2”, 13 -14cm
Yellow breasted, back dingier, white wing bars
habitat: open pine woods, pine barrens
Red Breasted Nuthatch
Size: 4 1/2”, 11cm
Black line through eye on white background, black cap in male, blue gray above, light rusty below
habitat: wooded areas, conifer forest in winter
Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)
Size: 16 -19”, 40-48cm
Fan shaped tail with broad black band on end, gray brown or red brown, small crest. Males make drumming sound
habitat: ground and understory of decidous or mixed woods