Short List of Species
Short Species List Full Species List
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| Order: Anseriformes | |
| Family: Anatidae | |
| Aix sponsa | Wood Duck |
| Anas discors | Blue-winged Teal |
| Anas platyrhynchos | Mallard |
| Aythya collaris | Ring-necked Duck |
| Branta canadensis | Canada Goose |
| Lophodytes cucullatus | Hooded Merganser |
| Order: Apodiformes | |
| Family: Apodidae | |
| Chaetura pelagica | Chimney Swift |
| Family: Trochilidae | |
| Archilochus colubris | Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
| Order: Caprimulgiformes | |
| Family: Caprimulgidae | |
| Caprimulgus carolinensis | Chuck-will's-widow |
| Caprimulgus vociferus | Whip-poor-will |
| Chordeiles minor | Common Nighthawk |
| Order: Charadriiformes | |
| Family: Charadriidae | |
| Charadrius melodus | Piping Plover |
| Charadrius vociferus | Killdeer |
| Charadrius wilsonia | Wilson's Plover |
| Family: Haematopodidae | |
| Haematopus palliatus | American Oystercatcher |
| Family: Laridae | |
| Gelochelidon nilotica* | Gull-billed Tern |
| Larus delawarensis | Ring-billed Gull |
| Leucophaeus atricilla* | Laughing Gull |
| Rynchops niger | Black Skimmer |
| Sternula antillarum* | Least Tern |
| Order: Ciconiiformes | |
| Family: Ardeidae | |
| Ardea alba | Great Egret |
| Ardea herodias | Great Blue Heron |
| Bubulcus ibis | Cattle Egret |
| Butorides virescens | Green Heron |
| Egretta thula | Snowy Egret |
| Nyctanassa violacea | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron |
| Nycticorax nycticorax | Black-crowned Night-Heron |
| Family: Ciconiidae | |
| Mycteria americana | Wood Stork |
| Order: Columbiformes | |
| Family: Columbidae | |
| Ectopistes migratorius | Passenger Pigeon |
| Zenaida macroura | Mourning Dove |
| Order: Coraciiformes | |
| Family: Alcedinidae | |
| Megaceryle alcyon | Belted Kingfisher |
| Order: Cuculiformes | |
| Family: Cuculidae | |
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
| Order: Falconiformes | |
| Family: Accipitridae | |
| Accipiter cooperii | Cooper's Hawk |
| Accipiter striatus | Sharp-shinned Hawk |
| Buteo jamaicensis | Red-tailed Hawk |
| Buteo lineatus | Red-shouldered Hawk |
| Elanoides forficatus | Swallow-tailed Kite |
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle |
| Pandion haliaetus | Osprey |
| Family: Cathartidae | |
| Cathartes aura | Turkey Vulture |
| Coragyps atratus | Black Vulture |
| Family: Falconidae | |
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon |
| Falco sparverius | American Kestrel |
| Order: Galliformes | |
| Family: Odontophoridae | |
| Colinus virginianus | Northern Bobwhite |
| Family: Phasianidae | |
| Meleagris gallopavo | Wild Turkey |
| Order: Passeriformes | |
| Family: Bombycillidae | |
| Bombycilla cedrorum | Cedar Waxwing |
| Family: Cardinalidae | |
| Cardinalis cardinalis | Northern Cardinal |
| Passerina ciris | Painted Bunting |
| Family: Corvidae | |
| Corvus brachyrhynchos | American Crow |
| Corvus corax | Common Raven |
| Corvus ossifragus | Fish Crow |
| Cyanocitta cristata | Blue Jay |
| Family: Emberizidae | |
| Aimophila aestivalis | Bachman's Sparrow |
| Ammodramus henslowii | Henslow's Sparrow |
| Ammodramus savannarum | Grasshopper Sparrow |
| Melospiza melodia | Song Sparrow |
| Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Eastern Towhee |
| Spizella passerina | Chipping Sparrow |
| Family: Fringillidae | |
| Carduelis tristis | American Goldfinch |
| Carpodacus mexicanus | House Finch |
| Family: Hirundinidae | |
| Progne subis | Purple Martin |
| Family: Icteridae | |
| Agelaius phoeniceus | Red-winged Blackbird |
| Icterus spurius | Orchard Oriole |
| Molothrus ater | Brown-headed Cowbird |
| Quiscalus quiscula | Common Grackle |
| Sturnella magna | Eastern Meadowlark |
| Family: Laniidae | |
| Lanius ludovicianus | Loggerhead Shrike |
| Family: Mimidae | |
| Mimus polyglottos | Northern Mockingbird |
| Toxostoma rufum | Brown Thrasher |
| Family: Paridae | |
| Baeolophus bicolor | Tufted Titmouse |
| Poecile carolinensis | Carolina Chickadee |
| Family: Parulidae | |
| Dendroica cerulea | Cerulean Warbler |
| Dendroica coronata | Yellow-rumped Warbler |
| Dendroica kirtlandii | Kirtland's Warbler |
| Dendroica pinus | Pine Warbler |
| Icteria virens | Yellow-breasted Chat |
| Limnothlypis swainsonii | Swainson's Warbler |
| Protonotaria citrea | Prothonotary Warbler |
| Setophaga ruticilla | American Redstart |
| Vermivora bachmanii | Bachman's Warbler |
| Vermivora chrysoptera | Golden-winged Warbler |
| Wilsonia citrina | Hooded Warbler |
| Family: Regulidae | |
| Regulus calendula | Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
| Regulus satrapa | Golden-crowned Kinglet |
| Family: Sittidae | |
| Sitta canadensis | Red-breasted Nuthatch |
| Sitta carolinensis | White-breasted Nuthatch |
| Sitta pusilla | Brown-headed Nuthatch |
| Family: Sturnidae | |
| Sturnus vulgaris | European Starling |
| Family: Sylviidae | |
| Polioptila caerulea | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
| Family: Thraupidae | |
| Piranga rubra | Summer Tanager |
| Family: Troglodytidae | |
| Thryomanes bewickii | Bewick's Wren |
| Thryothorus ludovicianus | Carolina Wren |
| Family: Turdidae | |
| Hylocichla mustelina | Wood Thrush |
| Sialia sialis | Eastern Bluebird |
| Turdus migratorius | American Robin |
| Family: Tyrannidae | |
| Myiarchus crinitus | Great Crested Flycatcher |
| Sayornis phoebe | Eastern Phoebe |
| Tyrannus tyrannus | Eastern Kingbird |
| Family: Vireonidae | |
| Vireo olivaceus | Red-eyed Vireo |
| Order: Pelecaniformes | |
| Family: Anhingidae | |
| Anhinga anhinga | Anhinga |
| Family: Pelecanidae | |
| Pelecanus occidentalis | Brown Pelican |
| Family: Phalacrocoracidae | |
| Phalacrocorax auritus | Double-crested Cormorant |
| Order: Piciformes | |
| Family: Picidae | |
| Campephilus principalis | Ivory-billed Woodpecker |
| Dryocopus pileatus | Pileated Woodpecker |
| Melanerpes carolinus | Red-bellied Woodpecker |
| Picoides borealis | Red-cockaded Woodpecker |
| Order: Strigiformes | |
| Family: Strigidae | |
| Bubo virginianus | Great Horned Owl |
| Megascops asio | Eastern Screech-Owl |
| Strix varia | Barred Owl |
| Family: Tytonidae | |
| Tyto alba | Barn Owl |
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