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Bird Species List

Birds

Common Name

Scientific Name

Acadian flycatcher Empidonax virescens
American black duck Anas rubripes
American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
American goldfinch Carduelis tristis
American kestrel Falco sparverius
American redstart Setophaga ruticilla
American robin Turdus migratorius
Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
Belted kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
Black vulture Coragyps atratus
Black-and-white warbler Mniotilta varia
Black-billed cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Black-capped chickadee Parus atricapillus
Blue jay Cyanocitta cristata
Blue-winged warbler Vermivora pinus
Broad-winged hawk Buteo playtypterus
Brown creeper Certhia familiaris
Brown thrasher Toxostoma rufum
Brown-headed cowbird Molothrus ater
Canada goose Branta canadensis
Carolina wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
Cedar waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
Cerulean warbler Dendroica cerulea
Chestnut-sided warbler Dendroica pensylvanica
Chimney swift Chaetura pelagica
Chipping sparrow Spizella passerina
Cliff swallow Petroclelidon pyrrhonta
Common flicker Colaptes auratus
Common grackle Quiscalus quiscula
Common nighthawk Chordeiles minor
Common starling Sturnus vulgaris
Common teal Anas crecca
Common yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
Downy woodpecker Picoides pubescens
Eastern bluebird Sialia sialis
Eastern kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
Eastern pewee Contopus virens
Eastern phoebe Sayornis phoebe
Field sparrow Spizella pusilla
Fish crow Corvus ossifragus
Gray catbird Dumetella carolinensis
Great blue heron Ardea herodias
Great crested flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
Green heron Butorides virescens
Hairy woodpecker Picoides villosus
House sparrow Passer domesticus
House wren Troglodytes aedon
Indigo bunting Passerina cyanea
Kentucky warbler Oporornis formosus
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Louisiana waterthrush Seiurus motacilla
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Mourning dove Zenaida macroura
Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Northern harrier Circus cyaneus
Northern oriole Icterus galbula
Orchard oriole Icterus spurius
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Ovenbird Seirus aurocapillus
Parula warbler Parula americana
Purple finch Carpodacus purpureus
Purple martin Progne subis
Red-bellied woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
Red-eyed vireo Vireo olivaceus
Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Ring-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus
Rock dove Columba livia
Rose-breasted grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
Rose-breasted grosbeak Poliptila caerulea
Rough-winged swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Ruby-throated hummingbird Archilochus colubris
Ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus
Rufous-sided towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Scarlet tanager Piranga olivacea
Song sparrow Melospiza melodia
Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularia
Tree swallow Iridoprocne bicolor
Tufted titmouse Parus bicolor
Turkey vulture Cathartes aura
Veery Catharus fuscescens
White-breasted nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
White-eyed vireo Vireo griseus
Wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo
Wood duck Aix sponsa
Wood thrush Hylocichla mustelina
Worm-eating warbler Helmitheros vermivorus
Yellow warbler Dendroica petechia
Yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Yellow-breasted chat Icteria virens
Yellow-throated vireo Vireo flavifrons
Yellow-throated warbler Dendroica cominica

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