Where Do North American Migrating Land Birds Go In The Winter?
MOST orioles, hummingbirds,
thrushes, warblers, vireos, tanagers,hawks and others winter in Latin America from
about mid-November through February.
The following countries* are their common,
primary wintering homes away from home.
Are the tropical forests that they need
still there? Look for your favorites.
Little attention or protection is paid our
own migratory birds once theyve left home. Here, they are not only threatened by
loss of regular habitat such as woodlands, they also face continuing destruction of
migratory stop-over points as they migrate for their lives along the coasts and inland.
Inland habitat such as the San Pedro River from Arizona to Mexico, and other Western
rivers; Gulf Coast stretches from northern Florida to Texas; routes along the Atlantic
coastline to the Carribean and farther South are being gobbled up by growth.
Migrating birds cannot find new food and
water without resting places. And they will never come back to us if their wintering homes
are destroyed as well.
While they are out of sight* and easily
forgotten, why not ask how they are doing?
*SEE BELOW
WHERE DO OUR BIRDS GO IN WINTER?
ARGENTINA
Swainsons Hawk
Common Nighthawk |
Bobolink
Cliff Swallow |
Barn Swallow |
BELIZE
Yellow-Bellied Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
White-Eyed Vireo
Wood Thrush
Gray Catbird
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Hooded Warbler
Wilsons Warbler
Yellow-Bellied Chat
Indigo Bunting |
Tennessee Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Black-Throated Green Warbler
Yellow-Throated Warbler
Summer Tanager
Blue Grosbeak |
Black-and-White Warbler
American Redstart
Worm-Eating Warbler
Oven Bird
Northern Waterthrush
Kentucky Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Baltimore Oriole
Orchard Oriole |
BOLIVIA
(Status Uncertain)
BRAZIL
Yellow-Billed Cuckoo
Eastern Kingbird
Red-Eyed Vireo
Purple Martin
Barn Swallow |
Bank Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Yellow Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Bobolink |
|
CHILE
(Status Uncertain)
COLUMBIA
Broad-Winged Hawk
Western Wood-Pewee
Olive-Sided Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Red-Eyed Vireo
Swainsons Thrush |
Barn Swallow
Golden-Winged Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Bay-Breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
American Redstart
Prothonotary Warbler |
Northern Waterthrush
Canada Warbler
Summer Tanager
Dick Cissel
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak |
COSTA RICA
Broad-Winged Hawk
Yellow-Bellied Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Yellow-Throated Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Wood Thrush
Barn Swallow
Tennessee Warbler |
Black-Throated Green Warbler
Blackburnia Warbler
Black-and-WhiteWarbler
American Redstart
Prothonotary Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Kentucky Warbler |
Mourning Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Wilsons Warbler
Summer Tanager
Dick Cissel
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Baltimore Oriole |
EL SALVADOR
Whip-Poor-Will
Yellow-Bellied Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Hammonds Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Solitary Vireo
Yellow-Throated Vireo
Philadephia Vireo
Gray Catbird
N. Rough-Winged Swallow
Barn Swallow |
Tennessee Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-Sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Townsends Warbler
Hermit Warbler
Black-Throated Green Warbler
Black-and-White Warbler
American Redstart |
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
MacGillivrays Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Wilsons Warbler
Summer Tanager
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Baltimore Oriole
Orchard Oriole |
FRENCH GUIANA
Barn Swallow
Yellow Warbler
Northern Waterthrush |
|
|
GUATEMALA
(Status Uncertain)
Vauxs Swift
Yellow-Bellied Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Hammonds Flycatcher
Ash-Throated Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
Townsends Warbler
Cedar Waxwing
Wood Thrush
Gray Catbird
Tree Swallow
Violet-Green Swallow
N. Rough-Winged Swallow
Flammulated Owl |
Lincolns Sparrow
Blue-Winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warble
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-Sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Blue Grosbeak
Hermit Warbler
Black-and-White Warbler
American Redstart
Worm-Eating Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Louisiana Waterthrush |
MacGillivrays Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Wilsons Warbler
Red-Faced Warbler
Yellow-Breasted Chat
Summer Tanager
Western Tanager
Solitary Vireo
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Painted Bunting
Baltimore Oriole
Orchard Oriole |
GUYANA
Barn Swallow
Yellow Warbler
Northern Waterthrush |
|
|
HONDURAS
(Status uncertain)
Whip-Poor-Will
Yellow-Bellied Flycatcher
LeastFlycatcher
Great-Crested Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
Solitary Vireo
Yellow-Throated Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Cedar Waxwing
Hammonds Flycatcher |
Swainsons Thrush
Wood Thrush
Gray Catbird
Tree Swallow
Violet-Green Swallow
N. Rough-Winged Swallow
Blue-Winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-Sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler |
|
MEXICO
Northern Harrier
Yellow-Bellied Flycatcher
Sharp-Shinned Hawk
Coopers Hawk
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
Vauxs Swift
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Black-Chinned Hummingbird
Annas Hummingbird
Costas Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Broad-Tailed Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Allens Hummingbird
Common Poorwill
Green-Tailed Towhee
TennesseeWarbler
Orange-Crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Colima Warbler
Song Sparrow
Lincolns Sparrow
Golden-Crowned Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-Colored Sparrow
Brewers Sparrow
Black-Chinned Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Yellow-Headed Blackbird
Hooded Oriole |
Whip-Poor-Will
Yellow-Bellied Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Hammonds Flycatcher
Gray Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Pacific-Slope Flycatcher
Cordilleran Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Ash-Throated Flycatcher
Great-Crested Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
Bells Vireo
White-Eyed Vireo
Lucys Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-Sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-Throated Sparrow
Cassins Sparrow
Lark Bunting
Northern Waterthrush
Louisiana Waterthrush
Kentucky Warbler
MacGillivrays Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Wilsons Warbler
Bullocks Oriole
Orchard Oriole |
Gray Vireo
Solitary Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Cedar Waxwing
Wood Thrush
Gray Catbird
Tree Swallow
Violet-Green Swallow
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
American Pipit
Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Indolent Warbler
Black-Throated Gray Warbler
Hermit Warbler
Black-Throated Green Warbler
Yellow-Throated Warbler
Black-and-White Warbler
Townsends Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Red-Faced Warbler
Yellow-Breasted Chat
Hepatic Tanager
Western Tanager
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
Black-Headed Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Indigo Bunting
Painted Bunting
Baltimore Oriole
Scotts Oriolea |
NICARAGUA