A wide range of species of birds nest at Williamson Park. Here, we've listed them all!
| Bird | Genus | Species | Season | Rare? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterfowl | ||||
| Wood Duck | Aix | sponsa | Year | |
| Herons, Egrets, and Allies | ||||
| Great Blue Heron | Ardea | herodias | Year | |
| Hawks and Allies | ||||
| Cooper's Hawk | Accipiter | cooperii | Year | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Buteo | lineatus | Year | |
| Owls | ||||
| Screech Owl | Megascops | asio | Year | X |
| Great Horned Owl | Bubo | virginianus | Year | |
| Barred Owl | Strix | varia | Year | |
| Swifts, Hummingbirds | ||||
| Chimney Swift | Chaetura | pelagica | Spring | |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Archilochus | colubris | Spring | X |
| Woodpeckers | ||||
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Melanerpes | erythrocephalus | Year | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Melanerpes | carolinus | Year | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus | varius | Winter | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picoides | pubescens | Year | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picoides | villosus | Winter/Spring | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Dryocopus | pileatus | Year | |
| Flycatchers | ||||
| Acadian Flycatcher | Empidonax | virescens | Spring | X |
| Great-crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus | crinitus | Spring | |
| Vireos | ||||
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireo | griseus | Year | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireo | flavifrons | Spring | |
| Blue-headed Vireo | Vireo | solitarius | Spring | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireo | olivaceus | Spring | |
| Jays and Crows | ||||
| Blue Jay | Cyanocitta | cristata | Year | |
| Chicadees and Titmice | ||||
| Carolina Chickadee | Poecile | carolinensis | Year | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Barolophus | bicolor | Year | |
| Nuthatches | ||||
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta | carolinensis | Spring | |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch | Sitta | pusilla | Year | |
| Creepers | ||||
| Brown Creeper | Certhia | americana | Spring | |
| Wrens | ||||
| Carolina Wren | Thryothorus | ludovicianus | Year | |
| Winter Wren | Troglodytes | troglodytes | Winter | |
| Kinglets and Gnatcatchers | ||||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulus | calendula | Winter | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptila | caerulea | Year | |
| Bluebirds, Thrushes, and Robin | ||||
| Hermit Thrush | Catharus | guttatus | Winter | |
| Wood Thrush | Hylocichla | mustelina | Spring | |
| American Robin | Turdus | migratorius | Year | |
| Thrashers | ||||
| Gray Catbird | Dumetella | carolinensis | Year | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimus | polyglottos | Year | |
| Brown Thrasher | Toxostoma | rufum | Year | |
| Starlings | ||||
| European Starling | Sturnus | vulgaris | ||
| Waxwings | ||||
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla | cedrorum | Spring | |
| Warblers | ||||
| Northern Parula | Parula | americana | Spring | |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | Dendroica | coronata | Winter | |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | Dendroica | dominica | Spring/Summer | |
| Pine Warbler | Parula | pinus | Year | |
| American Redstart | Setophaga | ruticilla | Spring | X |
| Prothonotary Warbler | Protonotaria | citrea | Spring | X |
| Tanagers | ||||
| Summer Tanager | Pirangra | rubra | Spring | |
| Sparrows | ||||
| Eastern Towhee | Pipilo | erythrophthalmus | Year | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Spizella | passerina | Year | |
| Swamp Sparrow | Melospiza | georgiana | Spring/Summer | |
| White-throated Sparrow | Zonotrichia | albicollis | Winter | |
| Dark-eyed Junco | Junco | hyemalis | Winter | |
| Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Buntings | ||||
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis | cardinalis | Year | |
| Indigo Bunting | Passerina | cyanea | Spring | X |
| Grackles | ||||
| Common Grackle | Quiscalus | quiscula | Year | |
| Finches | ||||
| American Goldfinch | Carduelis | tristis | Spring/Summer | |
