Birds of Wind Cave National Park
The birds most often spotted in Wind Cave, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed birds in Wind Cave
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
84 observations
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
77 observations
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
74 observations
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
61 observations
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
59 observations
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
58 observations
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
57 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
53 observations
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
47 observations
Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia
44 observations
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
33 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
32 observations
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Tympanuchus phasianellus
31 observations · iNaturalist
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
31 observations
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
28 observations
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
25 observations
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
25 observations · iNaturalist
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
24 observations
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
23 observations
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
23 observations
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
21 observations
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
19 observations
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
19 observations
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
19 observations
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
19 observations
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
18 observations
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
18 observations
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
17 observations
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
17 observations
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
17 observations
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
16 observations
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
16 observations
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
14 observations
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
14 observations
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
13 observations
Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi
13 observations
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
13 observations
Northern House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
12 observations
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
12 observations
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
11 observations
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
11 observations
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
11 observations
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
11 observations
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
11 observations
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
10 observations
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
10 observations
Prairie Falcon
Falco mexicanus
9 observations
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
9 observations
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
9 observations
Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla
8 observations
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