163 Birds and Counting!
A shout-out to Barbara Mansell, longtime chair of the Conservation Advisory Council and an inveterate birdwatcher: She has counted 163 different species of birds in Clinton!
There’s no question that Clinton has an unusually vibrant population of birds. They are attracted to the diverse environments—large forests, open fields, and many wetlands—that offer ample food, water, shelter, and places to raise their young.
You can help attract birds by fostering a spirit of wildness on your property. Birds like shrubby edges and brush piles where they can hide, fallen logs and dead trees for bugs to eat, grasses and twigs to weave into nests, trees to perch on and hide in. Bird feeders, birdbaths, and nesting boxes are simple options to keep birds around, too.
Birds offer hours of free entertainment—and no requirement that you know a Nuthatch from Titmouse, a Blue Bird from a Blue Jay.
If you would like to know more, the Ralph T. Waterman Bird Club (watermanbirdclub.org) has a long history in Dutchess County. It offers free bird walks, lists you can reference and many other options for bird lovers.
Apps like Merlin, eBird, and Raptor ID can be a great resource too.
Which of the following birds have you seen in your yard?
Birds Seen in the Town of Clinton in Dutchess County, New York
Alder Flycatcher
American Black Duck American Coot
American Crow
American Goldfinch
American Kestrel
American Redstart
American Robin
American Tree Sparrow
American Wigeon
American Woodcock
Bald Eagle
Baltimore Oriole
Barn Swallow
Barred Owl
Bay-breasted Warbler
Belted Kingfisher
Black Vulture
Black-and-white Warbler
Black-billed Cuckoo
Blackburnian Warbler
Black-capped Chickadee
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated
Blue Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blue Jay
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue-winged Warbler
Bobolink
Brewster's Warbler (hybrid)
Broad-winged Hawk
Brown Creeper
Brown Thrasher
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bufflehead
Canada Goose
Canada Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Carolina Wren
Cedar Waxwing
House Finch
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Chimney Swift
Chipping Sparrow
Common Gallinule
Common Grackle
Common Loon
Common Merganser
Common Nighthawk
Common Raven
Common Redpoll
Common Yellowthroat
Cooper's Hawk
Dark-eyed Junco
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Screech Owl
Eastern Towhee
Eastern Wood-Pewee
European Starling
Evening Grosbeak
Field Sparrow
Fish Crow
Fox Sparrow
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Gray Catbird
Great Blue Heron
Great Crested Flycatcher
Great Egret
Great Horned Owl
Greater Yellowlegs
Green Heron
Green-winged Teal
Hairy Woodpecker
Hermit Thrush
Hoary Redpoll
Hooded Merganser
Hooded Warbler
Horned Lark
Red-tailed Hawk
House Sparrow
House Wren
Indigo Bunting
Killdeer
Lapland Longspur
Least Bittern
Least Flycatcher
Least Sandpiper
Lincoln's Sparrow
Louisiana Waterthrush
Magnolia Warbler
Mallard
Merlin
Mourning Dove
Mourning Warbler
Mute Swan
Nashville Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Northern Flicker
Northern Harrier
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Parula
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Northern Waterthrush
Orchard Oriole
Osprey
Ovenbird
Palm Warbler
Peregrine Falcon
Pileated Woodpecker
Pine Siskin
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Purple Finch
Purple Martin
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Red-eyed Vireo
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-winged Blackbird
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Rusty Blackbird
Savannah Sparrow
Scarlet Tanager
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Snow Bunting
Solitary Sandpiper
Song Sparrow
Sora
Spotted Sandpiper
Swainson's Thrush
Swamp Sparrow
Tennessee Warbler
Tree Swallow
Tufted Titmouse
Turkey Vulture
Veery
Vesper Sparrow
Virginia Rail
Warbling Vireo
White-breasted Nuthatch
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Wild Turkey
Willow Flycatcher
Winter Wren
Wood Duck
Wood Thrush
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-throated Vireo
