Bird-a-Week Checklist
Week (Dates) | Common Name / Order, (Family) Binomial | Likely Locations (several of many – in alphabetical order) |
Week 1 (Jan 1-7) | Red-Tailed Hawk / Accipitriformes, (Accipitridae) Buteo jamaicensis | * Forest Park * Little Creve Coeur * Simpson Park * Tower Grove Park |
Week 2 (Jan 8-14) | Downy Woodpecker / Piciformes, (Picidae) Dryobates pubescens | * Arnold City Park * Castlewood State Park * Forest Park * Powder Valley C.A. * Simpson Park * Tower Grove Park |
Week 3 (Jan 15-21) | White-Throated Sparrow / Passeriformes, (Passerellidae) Zonotrichia albicollis | * Castlewood State Park * Forest Park * Little Creve Coeur * Tower Grove Park |
Week 4 (Jan 22-28) | Carolina Wren / Passeriformes, (Troglodytidae) Thryothorus ludovicianus | * Arnold City Park * Castlewood State Park * Little Creve Coeur * Powder Valley C.A. * Queeny Park * Simpson Park |
Week 5 (Jan 29-Feb 4) | Dark-Eyed Junco / Passeriformes, (Passerellidae) Junco hyemalis | * Forest Park * Little Creve Coeur * Queeny Park * Tower Grove Park |
Week 6 (Feb 5-11) | European Starling / Passeriformes, (Sturnidae) Sturnus vulgaris | * Carondelet Park * Forest Park * Little Creve Coeur * Simpson Park * Tower Grove Park |
Week 7 (Feb 12-18) | House Sparrow / Passeriformes, (Passeridae) Passer domesticus | * Chesterfield Central Park * Columbia Bottom C.A. * Forest Park * Riverlands Bird Sanctuary * Tower Grove Park |
Week 8 (Feb 19-25) | Snow Goose / Anseriformes (Anatidae) Anser caerulescens | * 370 Lakeside Park * Columbia Bottom C.A. * Horseshoe Lake * Riverlands Bird Sanctuary |
Week 9 (Feb 26-Mar 3) | Northern Cardinal / Passeriformes, (Cardinalidae) Cardinalis cardinalis | * Forest Park * Powder Valley C.A. * Simpson Park * Tower Grove Park |
Week 10 (Mar 4-10) | Mallard / Anseriformes, (Anatidae) Anas platyrhynchos | * Columbia Bottom C.A. * Forest Park * Little Creve Coeur * Riverlands Bird Sanctuary |
Week 11 (Mar 11-17) | Canada Goose / Anseriformes, (Anatidae) Branta canadensis | * Busch C.A. * Creve Coeur Lake * Forest Park * Lone Elk * County Park * Simpson Park * Tower Grove Park |
Week 12 (Mar 18-24) | Eastern Meadowlark / Passeriformes, (Icteridae) Sturnella magna | * BK Leach C.A. * Cahokia Mounds * Columbia Bottom C.A. * Riverlands Bird Sanctuary * Winfield Lock and Dam 25 |
Week 13 (Mar 25-31) | American Coot / Gruiformes, (Rallidae) Fulica americana | * BK Leach C.A. * Busch C.A. * Horseshoe Lake * Riverlands Bird Sanctuary * Winfield Lock and Dam 25 |
Week 14 (Apr 1-7) | Turkey Vulture / Accipitriformes, (Cathartidae) Cathartes aura | * Busch C.A. * Castlewood State Park * Creve Coeur Lake * Riverlands Bird Sanctuary * Weldon Spring C.A. |
Week 15 (Apr 8-14) | Eastern Towhee / Passeriformes, (Passerellidae) Pipilo erythrophthalmus | * Busch C.A. * Forest Park * Riverlands Bird Sanctuary * Shaw Nature Reserve |
Week 16 (Apr 15-21) | Ruby-Crowned Kinglet / Passeriformes, (Regulidae) Corthylio calendula | * Busch C.A. * Columbia Bottom C.A. * Ellis Island * Forest Park * Horseshoe Lake |
Week 17 (Apr 22-28) | Barred Owl / Strigiformes, (Strigidae) Strix varia | * Busch C.A. * Castlewood State Park * Queeny Park |
Week 18 (Apr 29-May 5) | Brown-Headed Cowbird / Passeriformes, (Icteridae) Molothrus ater | * Blackburn Park * Columbia Bottom C.A. * Horseshoe Lake * Riverlands Bird Sanctuary |
Week 19 (May 6-12) | Indigo Bunting / Passeriformes, (Cardinalidae) Passerina cyanea | * Columbia Bottom C.A. * Forest Park * Little Creve Coeur * Tower Grove Park |
Week 20 (May 13-19) | Common Yellowthroat / Passeriformes, (Parulidae) Geothlypis trichas | * Busch C.A. * Forest Park * Little Creve Coeur * Tower Grove Park |
Week 21 (May 20-26) | Red-Eyed Vireo / Passeriformes, (Vireonidae) Vireo olivaceus | * Castlewood State Park * Forest Park * Tower Grove Park |
Week 22 (May 27-Jun 2) | Great Crested Flycatcher / Passeriformes, (Tyrannidae) Myiarchus crinitus | * Busch C.A. * Forest Park * Little Creve Coeur * Simpson Park * Tower Grove Park * Weldon Spring C.A. |
Week 23 (Jun 3-9) | House Wren / Passeriformes, (Troglodytidae) Troglodytes aedon | * Forest Park * Little Creve Coeur * Tower Grove Park |
Week 24 (Jun 10-16) | Dickcissel / Passeriformes, (Cardinalidae) Spiza americana | * Columbia Bottom C.A. * Horseshoe Lake * Marais Temps Clair C.A. * Riverlands Bird Sanctuary |
Week 25 (Jun 17-23) | Northern Mockingbird / Passeriformes, (Mimidae) Mimus polyglottos | * Forest Park * Little Creve Coeur * Queeny Park * Simpson Park |
Week 26 (Jun 24-30) | American Robin / Passeriformes, (Turdidae) Turdus migratorius | * Forest Park * Powder Valley C.A. * Queeny Park * Simpson Park * Tower Grove Park * Wilmore Park |
Week 27 (Jul 1-7) | Red-Winged Blackbird / Passeriformes, (Icteridae) Agelaius phoeniceus | * Columbia Bottom C.A. * Confluence Point State Park * Creve Coeur Lake * Horseshoe Lake * Little Creve Coeur * Riverlands Bird Sanctuary |
Week 28 (Jul 8-14) | Common Grackle / Passeriformes, (Icteridae) Quiscalus quiscula | * Forest Park * Little Creve Coeur * Riverlands Bird Sanctuary * Tower Grove Park |
Week 29 (Jul 15-21) | Rock Pigeon / Columbiformes, (Columbidae) Columba livia | * Forest Park * Horseshoe Lake * Riverlands Bird Sanctuary * Tower Grove Park |
Week 30 (Jul 22-28) | Great Egret / Pelecaniformes, (Ardeidae) Ardea alba | * Horseshoe Lake * Little Creve Coeur * Marais Temps Clair C.A. * Riverlands Bird Sanctuary |
Week 31 (Jul 29-Aug 4) | Great Blue Heron / Pelecaniformes, (Ardeidae) Ardea herodias | * Columbia Bottom C.A. * Forest Park * Melvin Price Lock and Dam 26 * Riverlands Bird Sanctuary |
Week 32 (Aug 5-11) | Barn Swallow / Passeriformes, (Hirundinidae) Hirundo rustica | * Forest Park * Gateway Arch * Queeny Park * Route 66 State Park * Simpson Park |
Week 33 (Aug 12-18) | Mourning Dove / Columbiformes, (Columbidae) Zenaida macroura | * Carondelet Park * Forest Park * Little Creve Coeur * Tower Grove Park |
Week 34 (Aug 19-25) | Eastern Wood-Pewee / Passeriformes, (Tyrannidae) Contopus virens | * Castlewood State Park * Forest Park * Little Creve Coeur * Tower Grove Park |
Week 35 (Aug 26-Sep 1) | American Goldfinch / Passeriformes, (Fringillidae) Spinus tristis | * Forest Park * Little Creve Coeur * Queeny Park * Simpson Park * Tower Grove Park |
Week 36 (Sep 2-8) | Killdeer / Charadriiformes, (Charadriidae) Charadrius vociferus | * Busch C.A. * Forest Park * Little Creve Coeur * Simpson Park |
Week 37 (Sep 9-15) | Ruby-Throated Hummingbird / Apodiformes, (Trochilidae) Archilochus colubris | * Carondelet Park * Forest Park * Little Creve Coeur * Tower Grove Park |
Week 38 (Sep 16-22) | Chimney Swift / Apodiformes, (Apodidae) Chaetura pelagica | * Carondelet Park * Forest Park * Gateway Arch * Tower Grove Park |
Week 39 (Sep 23-29) | Red-Bellied Woodpecker / Piciformes, (Picidae) Melanerpes carolinus | * Forest Park * Little Creve Coeur * Powder Valley C.A. * Rockwoods Reservation * Simpson Park * Tower Grove Park |
Week 40 (Sep 30-Oct 6) | Blue Jay / Passeriformes, (Corvidae) Cyanocitta cristata | * Busch Lake 33 * Forest Park * Queeny Park * Simpson Park * Spanish Lake * Tower Grove Park |
Week 41 (Oct 7-13) | Tree Swallow / Passeriformes, (Hirundinidae) Tachycineta bicolor | * Columbia Bottom C.A. * Little Creve Coeur * Riverlands Bird Sanctuary * Tower Grove Park |
Week 42 (Oct 14-20) | American Crow / Passeriformes, (Corvidae) Corvus brachyrhynchos | * Forest Park * Little Creve Coeur * Simpson Park * Tower Grove Park |
Week 43 (Oct 21-27) | Yellow-Rumped Warbler / Passeriformes, (Parulidae) Setophaga coronata | * Forest Park * Little Creve Coeur * Simpson Park * Tower Grove Park |
Week 44 (Oct 28-Nov3) | Northern Flicker / Piciformes, (Picidae) Colaptes auratus | * Busch C.A. * Castlewood State Park * Forest Park * Queeny Park * Simpson Park * Tower Grove Park |
Week 45 (Nov 4-10) | Eurasian Tree Sparrow / Passeriformes, (Passeridae) Passer montanus | * Faust Park * Little Creve Coeur * Queeny Park * Wehner Park |
Week 46 (Nov 11-17) | Pied-Billed Grebe / Podicipediformes, (Podicipedidae) Podilymus podiceps | * Forest Park * Horseshoe Lake * Little Creve Coeur * Riverlands Bird Sanctuary |
Week 47 (Nov 18-24) | Ring-Billed Gull / Charadriiformes, (Laridae) Larus delawarensis | * Columbia Bottom C.A. * Creve Coeur Lake * Melvin Price Lock and Dam 26 * Riverlands Bird Sanctuary |
Week 48 (Nov 25-Dec 1) | Common Goldeneye / Anseriformes, (Anatidae) Bucephala clangula | * Columbia Bottom C.A. * Creve Coeur Lake * Horseshoe Lake * Melvin Price Lock and Dam 26 * Riverlands Bird Sanctuary * Winfield Lock and Dam 25 |
Week 49 (Dec 2-8) | Tufted Titmouse / Passeriformes, (Paridae) Baeolophus bicolor | * Forest Park * Little Creve Coeur * Simpson Park * Tower Grove Park |
Week 50 (Dec 9-15) | Hooded Merganser / Anseriformes, (Anatidae) Lophodytes cucullatus | * Columbia Bottom C.A. * Creve Coeur Lake * Horseshoe Lake * Riverlands Bird Sanctuary |
Week 51 (Dec 16-22) | White-Breasted Nuthatch / Passeriformes, (Sittidae) Sitta carolinensis | * Forest Park * Little Creve Coeur * Queeny Park * Simpson Park * Tower Grove Park |
Week 52 (Dec 23-31) | Bald Eagle / Accipitriformes, (Accipitridae) Haliaeetus leucocephalus | * Creve Coeur Lake * Forest Park * Horseshoe Lake * Riverlands Bird Sanctuary |