Bird Checklist

Grebe, pied-billed

Podilymbus podiceps

Heron, great blue

Ardea herodias herodias

Heron, green

Butorides virescens

Egret, great

Ardea alba egretta

Stork, wood

Mycteria americana

Goose, Canada

Branta canadensis

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Duck, American black

Anas rubripes

Duck, wood

Aix sponsa

Canvasback

Aythya valisineria

Vulture, turkey

Cathartes aura

Vulture, black

Coragyps atratus

Hawk, sharp-shinned

Accipiter striatus velox

Hawk, Cooper's

Accipiter cooperii

Hawk, red-tailed

Buteo jamaicensis

Hawk, red-shouldered

Buteo lineatus lineatus

Hawk, broad-winged

Buteo platypterus

Hawk, rough-legged

Buteo lagopus johannis

Eagle, bald

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Harrier, northern

Circus cyaneus

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus carolinensis

Kestrel, American

Falco sparverius sparverius

Grouse, ruffed

Bonasa umbellus

Bobwhite, northern

Colinus virginianus

Pheasant, ring-necked

Phasianus colchicus

Turkey, wild

Meleagris gallopavo silvestris

Rail, Virginia

Rallus limicola

Moorhen, common

Gallinula chloropus cachinnans

Coot, American

Fulica americana

Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus

Sandpiper, solitary

Tringa solitaria

Sandpiper, spotted

Actitis macularia

Woodcock, American

Scolopax minor

Snipe, common

Gallinago gallinago

Dowitcher, short-billed

Limnodromus griseus

Pigeon, rock

Columba livia

Dove, mourning

Zenaida macroura carolinensis

Cuckoo, yellow-billed

Coccyzus americanus

Cuckoo, black-billed

Coccyzus erythropthalmus

Screech-owl, eastern

Megascops asio

Owl, great horned

Bubo virginianus

Owl, barred

Strix varia

Owl, short-eared

Asio flammeus

Chuck-will's-widow

Caprimulgus carolinensis

Whip-poor-will

Caprimulgus vociferus

Nighthawk, common

Chordeiles minor

Swift, chimney

Chaetura pelagica

Hummingbird, ruby-throated

Archilochus colubris

Kingfisher, belted

Ceryle alcyon

Flicker, northern

Colaptes auratus

Woodpecker, pileated

Dryocopus pileatus

Woodpecker, red-bellied

Melanerpes carolinus

Woodpecker, red-headed

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Sapsucker, yellow-bellied

Sphyrapicus varius

Woodpecker, hairy

Picoides villosus

Woodpecker, downy

Picoides pubescens medianus

Kingbird, eastern

Tyrannus tyrannus

Flycatcher, great crested

Myiarchus crinitus

Phoebe, eastern

Sayornis phoebe

Flycatcher, Acadian

Empidonax virescens

Flycatcher, willow

Empidonax traillii

Flycatcher, alder

Empidonax alnorum

Flycatcher, least

Empidonax minimus

Pewee, eastern wood

Contopus virens

Lark, horned

Eremophila alpestris

Swallow, tree

Tachycineta bicolor

Swallow, northern rough-winged

Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Swallow, barn

Hirundo rustica

Martin, purple

Progne subis

Jay, blue

Cyanocitta cristata

Raven, common

Corvus corax

Crow, American

Corvus brachyrhynchos

Chickadee, Carolina

Poecile carolinensis

Titmouse, tufted

Baeolophus bicolor

Nuthatch, white-breasted

Sitta carolinensis

Nuthatch, red-breasted

Sitta canadensis

Creeper, brown

Certhia americana

Wren, house

Troglodytes aedon

Wren, winter

Troglodytes troglodytes

Wren, Bewick's

Thryomanes bewickii

Wren, Carolina

Thryothorus ludovicianus

Mockingbird, northern

Mimus polyglottos

Catbird, gray

Dumetella carolinensis

Thrasher, brown

Toxostoma rufum

Robin, American

Turdus migratorius

Thrush, wood

Hylocichla mustelina

Thrush, hermit

Catharus guttatus

Veery

Catharus fuscescens

Bluebird, eastern

Sialia sialis

Gnatcatcher, blue-gray

Polioptila caerulea

Kinglet, golden-crowned

Regulus satrapa

Kinglet, ruby-crowned

Regulus calendula

Waxwing, cedar

Bombycilla cedrorum

Shrike, migrant loggerhead

Lanius ludovicianus migrans

Shrike, loggerhead

Lanius ludovicianus

Starling, European

Sturnus vulgaris

Vireo, white-eyed

Vireo griseus

Vireo, yellow-throated

Vireo flavifrons

Vireo, blue-headed

Vireo solitarius

Vireo, red-eyed

Vireo olivaceus

Vireo, warbling

Vireo gilvus gilvus

Warbler, black-and-white

Mniotilta varia

Warbler, Swainson's

Limnothlypis swainsonii

Warbler, worm-eating

Helmitheros vermivorus

Warbler, golden-winged

Vermivora chrysoptera

Warbler, blue-winged

Vermivora pinus

Warbler, Nashville

Vermivora ruficapilla

Parula, northern

Parula americana

Warbler, yellow

Dendroica petechia

Warbler, magnolia

Dendroica magnolia

Warbler, Cape May

Dendroica tigrina

Warbler, black-throated blue

Dendroica caerulescens

Warbler, yellow-rumped

Dendroica coronata cornata

Warbler, black-throated green

Dendroica virens

Warbler, cerulean

Dendroica cerulea

Warbler, blackburnian

Dendroica fusca

Warbler, yellow-throated

Dendroica dominica

Warbler, chestnut-sided

Dendroica pensylvanica

Warbler, blackpoll

Dendroica striata

Warbler, pine

Dendroica pinus

Warbler, prairie

Dendroica discolor

Warbler, palm

Dendroica palmarum

Ovenbird

Seiurus aurocapilla

Waterthrush, northern

Seiurus noveboracensis

Waterthrush, Louisiana

Seiurus motacilla

Warbler, Kentucky

Oporornis formosus

Yellowthroat, common

Geothlypis trichas

Chat, yellow-breasted

Icteria virens virens

Warbler, hooded

Wilsonia citrina

Warbler, Canada

Wilsonia canadensis

Redstart, American

Setophaga ruticilla

Sparrow, house

Passer domesticus

Meadowlark, eastern

Sturnella magna

Blackbird, red-winged

Agelaius phoeniceus

Oriole, orchard

Icterus spurius

Oriole, Baltimore

Icterus galbula

Grackle, common

Quiscalus quiscula

Cowbird, brown-headed

Molothrus ater

Tanager, scarlet

Piranga olivacea

Tanager, summer

Piranga rubra

Cardinal, northern

Cardinalis cardinalis

Grosbeak, rose-breasted

Pheucticus ludovicianus

Grosbeak, blue

Guiraca caerulea caerulea

Bunting, indigo

Passerina cyanea

Grosbeak, evening

Coccothraustes vespertinus

Finch, purple

Carpodacus purpureus

Finch, house

Carpodacus mexicanus

Siskin, pine

Carduelis pinus

Goldfinch, American

Carduelis tristis

Crossbill, white-winged

Loxia leucoptera

Towhee, eastern

Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Sparrow, savannah

Passerculus sandwichensis

Sparrow, grasshopper

Ammodramus savannarum pratensis

Sparrow, vesper

Pooecetes gramineus

Junco, dark-eyed

Junco hyemalis

Sparrow, chipping

Spizella passerina

Sparrow, field

Spizella pusilla

Sparrow, white-crowned

Zonotrichia leucophrys

Sparrow, white-throated

Zonotrichia albicollis

Sparrow, fox

Passerella iliaca

Sparrow, swamp

Melospiza georgiana

Sparrow, song

Melospiza melodia

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