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Table A- <br />BIRDS RECORDED IN ORANGE COUNTY FORESTS - 1998 <br />The name of each species is followed by a standardized four- letter abbreviation and then two letters that indicate its habitat: <br />F - regularly nests or feeds in forests (some also nest elsewhere); FI - nests only inside forests (with canopy mostly closed) <br />1 <br />Sharp - shinned Hawk <br />SSHA <br />F <br />FI <br />37 <br />Tufted Titmouse <br />ETTI F <br />2 <br />Red - shouldered Hawk <br />RSHA <br />F <br />FI <br />38 <br />Brown - headed Nuthatch <br />BHNU F <br />3 <br />Barred Owl <br />BAOW <br />F <br />FI <br />39 <br />Carolina Wren <br />CARW F <br />4 <br />Yellow- billed Cuckoo <br />YBCU <br />F <br />FI <br />40 <br />Blue -gray Gnatcatcher <br />BGGN F <br />5 <br />Hairy Woodpecker <br />HAWO <br />F <br />FI <br />41 <br />American Robin <br />AMRO F <br />6 <br />Pileated Woodpecker <br />PIWO <br />F <br />FI <br />42 <br />Gray Catbird <br />GRCA F <br />7 <br />Eastern Wood -Pewee <br />EWPE <br />F <br />FI <br />43 <br />Brown Thrasher <br />BRTH F <br />8 <br />Acadian Flycatcher <br />ACFL <br />F <br />FI <br />44 <br />White -eyed Vireo <br />WEVI F <br />9 <br />Great Crested Flycatcher <br />GCFL <br />F <br />FI <br />45 <br />Summer Tanager <br />SUTA F <br />10 <br />White- breasted Nuthatch <br />WBNU <br />F <br />FI <br />46 <br />Northern Cardinal <br />NOCA F <br />11 <br />Wood Thrush <br />WOTH <br />F <br />FI <br />47 <br />Rufous -sided Towhee <br />RSTO F <br />12 <br />Solitary Vireo <br />SOVI <br />F <br />FI <br />48 <br />Common Grackle <br />COGR F <br />13 <br />Red -eyed Vireo <br />REVI <br />F <br />FI <br />49 <br />Brown- headed Cowbird <br />BHCO F <br />14 <br />Northern Panda <br />NOPA <br />F <br />FI <br />50 <br />Canada Goose <br />CAGO <br />15 <br />Pine Warbler <br />PIWA <br />F <br />FI <br />51 <br />Mallard <br />MALL <br />16 <br />Black- and -white Warbler <br />BAWW <br />F <br />FI <br />52 <br />Killdeer <br />KILL <br />17 <br />American Redstart <br />AMRE <br />F <br />FI <br />53 <br />Chimney Swift <br />CHSW <br />18 <br />Worm - eating Warbler <br />WEWA <br />F <br />FI <br />54 <br />Eastern Phoebe <br />EAPH <br />19 <br />Ovenbird <br />OVEN <br />F <br />FI <br />55 <br />Eastern Kingbird <br />EAKI <br />20 <br />Louisiana Waterrhrush <br />LOWA <br />F <br />FI <br />56 <br />Purple Martin <br />PUMA <br />21 <br />Kentucky Warbler <br />KEWA <br />F <br />FI <br />57 <br />Northern Rough- winged Swallow <br />NRWS <br />22 <br />Hooded Warbler <br />HOWA <br />F <br />FI <br />58 <br />Cliff Swallow <br />CLSW <br />23 <br />Scarlet Tanager <br />SCTA <br />F <br />FI <br />59 <br />Bam Swallow <br />BASW <br />24 <br />Green Heron <br />GRHE <br />F <br />60 <br />Fish Crow <br />FICR <br />25 <br />Turkey Vulture <br />TUVU <br />F <br />61 <br />Eastern Bluebird <br />EABL <br />26 <br />Red- tailed Hawk <br />RTHA <br />F <br />62 <br />European Starling <br />EUST <br />27 <br />Northern Bobwhite <br />NOBO <br />F <br />63 <br />Prairie Warbler <br />PRWA <br />28 <br />Mourning Dove <br />MODO <br />F <br />64 <br />Common Yellowthroat <br />COYE <br />29 <br />Ruby- throated Hummingbird <br />RTHU <br />F <br />65 <br />Yellow- breasted Chat <br />YBCH <br />30 <br />Belted Kingfisher <br />BEKI <br />F <br />66 <br />Blue Grosbeak <br />BLGR <br />31 <br />Red - bellied Woodpecker <br />RBWO <br />F <br />67 <br />Indigo Bunting <br />INBU <br />32 <br />Downy Woodpecker <br />DOWO <br />F <br />68 <br />Chipping Sparrow <br />CHSP <br />33 <br />Northern Flicker <br />YSFL <br />F <br />69 <br />Field Sparrow <br />FISP <br />34 <br />Blue Jay <br />BLJA <br />F <br />70 <br />Red winged Blackbird <br />RWBL <br />35 <br />American Crow <br />AMCR <br />F <br />71 <br />House Finch <br />HOFI <br />36 <br />Carolina Chickadee <br />CACH <br />F <br />72 <br />American Goldfinch <br />AMGO <br />21 <br />