Here you will find information about many of the birds that live in, or migrate to, the St. Charles County area. Due to St. Charles County's location near the Mississippi River, it is part of the Mississippi Flyway,
the longest bird migration route in the entire Western Hemisphere. Because of this, the residents of St. Charles County can occasionally catch a glimpse of many unfamiliar migratory birds who are just passing through during in the spring and fall seasons.

If you would like to download a printer-friendly checklist of these birds to record the ones that you have seen, along with the dates and locations of your sightings, click here. If you would like to download a blank checklist to record the birds and sightings in your own area, click here.

American Crow
American Goldfinch
American Kestrel
American Robin
Bald Eagle
Baltimore Oriole
Barn Owl
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Blue Jay
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brown Thrasher
Canada Goose
Carolina Wren
Common Grackle
Cooper's Hawk
Dark-eyed Junco
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Screech Owl
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
European Starling
Great Blue Heron
Great Horned Owl
Green Heron
Hairy Woodpecker
House Finch
House Sparrow
Indigo Bunting
Killdeer
Mallard Duck
Mourning Dove
Northern Bobwhite
Northern Cardinal
Northern Flicker
Northern Mockingbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-winged Blackbird
Rock Dove
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Song Sparrow
Tufted Titmouse
Turkey Vulture
White-breasted Nuthatch
White-crowned Sparrow
Wild Turkey