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Search by Common Name: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Swans) Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wood Duck Aix sponsa Gadwall Anas strepera American Black Duck Anas rubripes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue-winged Teal Anas discors Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Northern Pintail Anas acuta Green-winged Teal Anas crecca Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Common Eider Somateria mollissima Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Common Merganser Mergus merganser Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis Odontophoridae (New World Quails) Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus Phasianidae (Partidges, Grouse, Turkey, and Old World Quail) Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Gaviidae (Loons) Common Loon Gavia immer Podicipedidae (Grebes) Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Hydrobatidae (Storm-Petrels) Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants) Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus Ardeidae (Herons, Bitterns, and allies) American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Great Egret Ardea alba Snowy Egret Egretta thula Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Green Heron Butorides virescens Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea Threskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills) Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Cathartidae (New World Vultures) Black Vulture Coragyps atratus Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Accipitridae (Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies) Osprey Pandion haliaetus Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras) American Kestrel Falco sparverius Merlin Falco columbarius Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots) Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris King Rail Rallus elegans Virginia Rail Rallus limicola Sora Porzana carolina Common Gallinule Gallinula chloropus American Coot Fulica americana Gruidae (Cranes) Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers) American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus Charadriidae (Lapwings and Plovers) Piping Plover Charadrius melodus Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies) Willet Tringa semipalmata Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata American Woodcock Scolopax minor Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Laridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers) Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii Common Tern Sterna hirundo Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Least Tern Sternula antillarum Black Skimmer Rynchops niger Columbidae (Pigeons and Doves) Rock Pigeon Columba livia Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Cuculidae (Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis) Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Tytonidae (Barn Owls) Barn Owl Tyto alba Strigidae (Typical Owls) Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus Barred Owl Strix varia Long-eared Owl Asio otus Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus Caprimulgidae (Nighthawks and Allies) Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus Apodidae (Swifts) Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Picidae (Woodpeckers and Allies) Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus Psittacidae (Parrots and Allies) Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers) Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi 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 Vireonidae (Vireos) White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Corvidae (Crows and Jays) Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus Common Raven Corvus corax Alaudidae (Larks) Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris Hirundinidae (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 Paridae (Chickadees and Titmice) Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor Sittidae (Nuthatches) Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis Certhiidae (Creepers) Brown Creeper Certhia americana Troglodytidae (Wrens) Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus House Wren Troglodytes aedon Winter Wren Troglodytes hiemalis Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris Regulidae (Kinglets) Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula Sylviidae (Gnatcatchers and Old World Warblers) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea Turdidae (Thrushes) Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis Veery Catharus fuscescens Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina American Robin Turdus migratorius Mimidae (Mockingbirds and Thrashers) Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum Sturnidae (Starlings) European Starling Sturnus vulgaris Bombycillidae (Waxwings and Allies) Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Parulidae (Wood-warblers) Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Nashville Warbler Oreothlypis ruficapilla Northern Parula Parula americana Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens Thraupidae (Tanagers) Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea Emberizidae (Emberizids) Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum Henslow's Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii Saltmarsh Sparrow Ammospiza caudacuta Seaside Sparrow Ammodramus maritimus Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis Cardinalidae (Cardinals, Saltators, and Allies) Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea Icteridae (Blackbirds and 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 Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula Fringillidae (Fringilline and Cardueline Finches) Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera Pine Siskin Spinus pinus American Goldfinch Spinus tristis Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus Passeridae (Old World Sparrows) House Sparrow Passer domesticus