The Hackett Hill property offers a wide variety of habitats and attracts numerous bird species. Although some species may be present throughout the year, others are only "in residence" during certain seasons.

In 1995, a comprehensive list of birds likely to be found on the property was prepared. The list includes the specific habitats where these birds can be expected to locate, as well as information about their breeding habits

The list is given below. If a bird on the list was sighted/heard on the Hackett Hill property by one or more persons from Fall, 1999 - late Summer, 2000, an "x" appears next to its name.

The main list is followed by an Interesting Sightings section. Here, some of the more interesting birds which were observed are listed, as well as the time of year when each species was seen. In each case a photograph or illustration of the bird is included, as well as some general information about its appearance, habitat and behavior.

A third section titled Non-listed Birds gives the names of birds which have been seen during the above-mentioned time period, but were not included on the "Likely Birds List."

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List of Birds Likely to be Found on Hackett Hill, Arranged by Habitat *

1. MIXED HARDWOOD (OAK-PINE)/UPLAND FOREST
2. POWER LINES/EARLY SUCCESSIONAL/OLD FIELD/NON-FORESTED HABITAT TYPE
3. SWAMP HARDWOOD FOREST AND CEDAR SWAMP
4. PALUSTRINE WETLAND/NON-FORESTED HABITAT TYPE
5. WHITE PINE OR HEMLOCK FOREST
   * = preferred habitat, B = resident during breeding season, W = resident during the winter, CB = cedar bog
    

   1. MIXED HARDWOOD (OAK-PINE)/UPLAND FOREST

   Sharp-shinned Hawk B*W

   Cooper's Hawk B*W*

   Wild Turkey B*W* x

   Mourning Dove B*W x

   Whip-poor-whil B*

   Eastern Wood-Pewee B x

   Least Flycatcher B*

   Eastern Phoebe B x

   Blue Jay B*W* x

   American Crow B,W x

   Tufted Titmouse B*W* x

   White-breasted Nuthatch B*W*

   Hermit Thrush B,W* x

   Wood Thrush B*

   American Robin B,W x

   Nashville Warbler B

   Black-throated Blue Warbler B

   Black and White Warbler B,W

   American Redstart B

   Ovenbird B* CB x

   Scarlet Tanager B* x

   Rose-breasted Grosbeak B*

   Rufous-sided Towhee B* x

   Dark-eyed Junco B,W

   Purple Finch W

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   2. POWER LINES/EARLY SUCCESSIONAL/OLD FIELD/NON-FORESTED HABITAT TYPE

   American Kestral B*

   Ring-necked Pheasant B*W

   Willow Flycatcher B*

   Eastern Kingbird B x

   Gray Catbird B x

   Northern Mockingbird B*,W X

   Northern Shrike W

   Yellow Warbler B

   Chestnut-sided Warbler B

   Mourning Warbler B

   Indigo Bunting B

   American Tree Sparrow W x

   Field Sparrow B,W x

   Vesper Sparrow B

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   3. SWAMP HARDWOOD FOREST AND CEDAR SWAMP

   Great Blue Heron B* x

   Green-backed Heron B*

   Northern Goshawk B,W

   Red-shouldered Hawk B*W

   Broad-winged Hawk B*

   Red-tailed Hawk B,W x

   Ruffed Grouse B

   Common Snipe B*

   American Woodcock B,W

   Eastern Screech Owl B*W*

   Great Horned Owl B*W

   Barred Owl B*W* x

   Northern Saw-whet Owl B*W*

   Ruby-throated Hummingbird B* x

   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker B, W

   Downy Woodpecker B*W*, CB x

   Hairy Woodpecker B*W* x

   Pileated Woodpecker B*W* x

   Alder flycatcher B*

   Black-capped Chickadee B*W* x

   Brown Creeper B,W, CB x

   House Wren B

   Winter Wren B*W

   Golden-crowned Kinglet B,W, CB

   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher B*

   Veery B*, CB x

   Yellow-throated Vireo B*

   Warbling Vireo B*

   Red-eyed Vireo B x

   Northern Waterthrush B*

   Common Yellowthroat B* x

   Canada Warbler B*

   Northern Cardinal B,W x

   Song Sparrow B,W x

   White-throated Sparrow B,W

   American Goldfinch W* x

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   4. PALUSTRINE WETLAND/NON-FORESTED HABITAT TYPE

   Pied-billed Grebe B*

   American Bittern B*

   Wood Duck B* x

   American Black Duck B

   Mallard B* x

   Canada Goose B x

   Hooded Merganser B* x

   Virginia Rail B*

   Sora B*

   Spotted Sandpiper B x

   Tree Swallow B*

   Marsh Wren B

   Swamp Sparrow B*

   Red-winged Blackbird B* x

   Common Grackle B x

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   5. WHITE PINE OR HEMLOCK FOREST

   Red-breasted Nuthatch B*W*

   Solitary Vireo B*

   Nashville Warbler B

   Magnolia Warbler B, CB

   Blackburnian Warbler B

   Pine Warbler B* x

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   * The list of possible Hackett Hill birds appears in "Hackett Hill Natural Resource Inventory and Stewardship Plan, UNH, Hackett Hill Senior Project Team, Spring 1995."

    
   Interesting Sightings of Birds on Hackett Hill

   1. Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) *

   2. Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopav)

   3. Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos)

   4. Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)

   5. Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)

   6. Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)

   7. Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)

   8. Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia)

   9. Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

   10. Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)

   11. Barred Owl (Strix varia)

   12. Rufous-sided Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)

   13. Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

   14. American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)

   * not on 1995 list

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baltimore oriole, banded kingfisher, bohemian waxwing, flicker, prarie warbler, rough-winged swallow, starling, turkey vulture, mute swan

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