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