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Revision as of 03:47, 16 January 2011


Loons

Common Loon (Gavia immer)

Grebes

  • Pied-Billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
  • Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
  • Red-Necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)

Cormorants

  • Double-Crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)

Bitters, Herons & Egrets

  • American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)
  • Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis)
  • Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
  • Great Egret (Ardea alba)
  • Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
  • Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
  • Black-Crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

New World Vulture

  • Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

Swans, Geese, & Ducks

  • Greater White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
  • Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)
  • Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
  • Brant (Branta bernicla)
  • Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
  • Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
  • Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
  • Gadwell (Anas strepera)
  • American Wigeon (Anas americana)
  • American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
  • Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos)
  • Blue-Winged Teal (Anas discors)
  • Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
  • Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
  • Green Winged Teal (Anas crecca)
  • Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
  • Redhead (Aytha americana)
  • Ring-Necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
  • Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
  • Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
  • Surf Scooter (Melanitta perspicillata)
  • White-Winged Scooter (Melanitta fusca)
  • Black Scooter (Melanitta nigra)
  • Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
  • Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
  • Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
  • Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
  • Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
  • Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
  • Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)

Osprey, Hawks, & Eagles

  • Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
  • Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
  • Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
  • Sharp-Shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
  • Coopers Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
  • Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
  • Red-Shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
  • Broad-Winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)
  • Red-Tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
  • Rough-Legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)
  • Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)

Falcons

  • American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
  • Perigrine Falcon (Falco mexicanus)

Gallinaceous Birds

  • Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
  • Ruffled Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)
  • Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

Rails

  • Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis)
  • King Rail (Rallus elegans)
  • Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)
  • Sora (Porzana carolina)
  • Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
  • American Coot (Fulica americana)

Cranes

  • Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)

Plovers

  • Black-Bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
  • American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica)
  • Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
  • Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)

Sandpipers & Phalaropes

  • Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
  • Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
  • Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
  • Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia)
  • Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)
  • Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica)
  • Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
  • Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
  • Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
  • White-Rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)
  • Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melonotos)
  • Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
  • Stilt Sandpiper (Caldris himantopus)
  • Short-Billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
  • Long-Billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
  • Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)
  • American Woodcock (Scolopax minor)
  • Wilson'd Phalarope (Phalarpus tricolor )
  • Red-Necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)

Gulls & Terns

  • Bonaparte's Gull (Larus philadelphia)
  • Ring-Billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
  • Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
  • Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
  • Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia)
  • Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
  • Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)

Pigeons & Doves

  • Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
  • Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)

Cuckoos

  • Black-Billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)
  • Yellow-Billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)

Barn Owls

  • Barn Owl (Tyto alba)

Typical Owls

  • Eastern Screech Owl (Otus asio)
  • Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
  • Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca)
  • Barred Owl (Strix varia)
  • Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
  • Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
  • Northern Saw-Whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)

Night Jars

  • Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
  • Whip-Poor-Will (Caprimulgus vociferus)

Swifts

  • Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)

Hummingbirds

  • Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)

Kingfisher

  • Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)

Woodpeckers

  • Red-Headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
  • Red-Bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
  • Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
  • Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
  • Hairy Woodpecker (Piciodes villosus)
  • Northern Flicker (Calaptes auratus)
  • Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)

Tyrant Flycatchers

  • Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)
  • Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)
  • Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)
  • Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
  • Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)
  • Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
  • Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)
  • Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)

Shrike

  • Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor)

Vireo

  • Yellow-Throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons)
  • Blue-Headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius)
  • Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
  • Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus)
  • Red-Eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)

== Crows & Jays Sp S F W Pic

  • Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
  • American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) C

Larks

  • Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)

Swallows

  • Purple Martin (Progne subis)
  • Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
  • Northern Rough-Winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
  • Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
  • Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
  • Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Titmice & Chickadees

  • Black-Capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapilla)
  • Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)

Nuthatches

  • Red-Breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
  • White-Breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)

Creepers

  • Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)

Wrens

  • Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
  • House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
  • Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
  • Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis)
  • Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)

Kinglets

  • Golden-Crowned Kinglet (Regulas satrapa)
  • Ruby-Crowned Kinglet (Regulus calenula)

Old World Warblers

  • Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)

Thrushes

  • Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
  • Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
  • Gray-Cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus)
  • Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
  • Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
  • Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
  • American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

Mimic Thrasher

  • Grey Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
  • Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
  • Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)

Starlings

  • European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Pipits

  • American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)

Waxwings

  • Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
  • Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)

Wood Warblers

  • Blue-Winged Warbler (Vermivora pinus)
  • Golden-Winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)
  • Tennessee Warbler (Vermivora peregrina)
  • Orange-Crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata)
  • Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla)
  • Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)
  • Chestnut-Sided Warbler (Dendroica pensylvanica)
  • Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica magnolia)
  • Cape May Warbler (Dendroica tigrina)
  • Black-Throated Green Warbler (Dendroica virens)
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)
  • Black-Throated Blue Warbler (Dendroica caerulescens)
  • Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca)
  • Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus)
  • Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum)
  • Bay-Breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea)
  • Blackpoll Warbler (Dendroica striata)
  • Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea)
  • Black-And-White Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
  • American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
  • Prothonotary Warbler (Protonataria citrea)
  • Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus)
  • Northern Waterthrush (Seiurus noveboracensis)
  • Mourning Warbler (Oporornis philadelphia)
  • Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
  • Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina)
  • Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla)
  • Canada Warbler (Wilsonia canadensis)
  • Yellow-Breasted Chat (Icteria virens)

Tanagers

  • Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)

Sparrows & Towhees

  • Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
  • American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea)
  • Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
  • Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
  • Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)
  • Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
  • Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
  • Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii)
  • Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
  • Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
  • Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
  • White-Throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
  • White-Crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
  • Dark-Eyed Junko (Junko hyemalis)
  • Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
  • Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)

Cardinals, Grosbeaks & Allies

  • Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) C C C C
  • Rose-Breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) C C C
  • Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) C C C

Blackbirds & Orioles

  • Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
  • Red-Winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
  • Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
  • Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)
  • Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
  • Brown-Headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
  • Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)

Finches

  • Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
  • Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)
  • House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
  • Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
  • Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)
  • American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
  • Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)

Old World Sparrows

  • House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)