Class Aves: Birds
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Order Gaviiformes: Loons
  Family Gaviidae: Loons
    Gavia immer Common Loon
  Gavia pacifica Pacific Loon migrant casual
  Gavia stellata Red-throated Loon migrant
 
 
Order Podicipediformes: Grebes
  Family Podicipedidae: Grebes
  Aechmophorus occidentalis Western Grebe migrant rare
  Podiceps auritus Horned Grebe
  Podiceps grisegena    more information... Red-necked Grebe state endangered
  Podiceps nigricollis Eared Grebe migrant rare
  Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe
 
Order Pelecaniformes: Pelicans, Cormorants, and Allies
  Family Pelecanidae: Pelicans
  Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American White Pelican
  Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican accidental
 
  Family Phalacrocoracidae: Cormorants
  Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested Cormorant
 
  Family Anhingidae: Darters
  Anhinga anhinga Anhinga accidental
 
  Family Fregatidae: Frigatebirds
  Fregata magnificens Magnificent Frigatebird accidental
 
 
Order Ciconiiformes: Herons, Ibises, Storks, and Vultures
  Family Ardeidae: Herons, Bitterns, and Allies
  Ardea alba 11      more information... Great Egret state threatened
  Ardea herodias  Great Blue Heron
  Botaurus lentiginosus  American Bittern
  Bubulcus ibis  Cattle Egret
  Butorides virescens  Green Heron
  Egretta caerulea Little Blue Heron migrant rare
  Egretta thula      more information... Snowy Egret state endangered
  Egretta tricolor Tricolored Heron migrant casual
  Ixobrychus exilis  Least Bittern
  Nyctanassa violacea     more information... Yellow-crowned Night-Heron state threatened
  Nycticorax nycticorax  Black-crowned Night-Heron
 
  Family Threskiornithidae: Ibises and Spoonbills
  Ajaia ajaja Roseate Spoonbill accidental
  Plegadis chihi White-faced Ibis accidental
  Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis migrant casual
 
  Family Ciconiidae: Storks
  Mycteria americana Wood Stork accidental
 
  Family Cathartidae: New World Vultures
  Coragyps atratus Black Vulture accidental
  Cathartes aura  Turkey Vulture
 
 
Order Anseriformes: Waterfowl
  Family Anatidae: Ducks, Geese, and Swans
  Aix sponsa  Wood Duck
  Anas acuta  Northern Pintail
  Anas americana  American Wigeon
  Anas bahamensis White-cheeked Pintail accidental
  Anas clypeata  Northern Shoveler
  Anas crecca  Green-winged Teal
  Anas cyanoptera  Cinnamon Teal migrant casual
  Anas discors  Blue-winged Teal
  Anas penelope Eurasian Wigeon migrant casual
  Anas platyrhynchos  Mallard
  Anas rubripes  American Black Duck
  Anas strepera  Gadwall
  Anser albifrons Greater White-fronted Goose migrant
  Aythya affinis  Lesser Scaup
  Aythya americana  Redhead
  Aythya collaris  Ring-necked Duck
  Aythya marila Greater Scaup migrant
  Aythya valisineria  Canvasback
  Branta bernicla Brant migrant casual
  Branta canadensis  Canada Goose
  Bucephala albeola Bufflehead
  Bucephala clangula  Common Goldeneye
  Bucephala islandica Barrow's Goldeneye migrant casual
  Chen caerulescens Snow Goose migrant
  Chen rossii Ross's Goose migrant rare
  Clangula hyemalis Oldsquaw migrant
  Cygnus buccinator     more information... Trumpeter Swan state endangered
  Cygnus columbianus Tundra Swan migrant
  Cygnus olor  Mute Swan introduced
  Dendrocygna autumnalis Black-bellied Whistling-Duck accidental
  Dendrocygna bicolor Fulvous Whistling-Duck accidental
  Histrionicus histrionicus Harlequin Duck migrant rare
  Lophodytes cucullatus  Hooded Merganser
  Melanitta fusca White-winged Scoter migrant
  Melanitta nigra Black Scoter migrant
  Melanitta perspicillata Surf Scoter migrant
  Mergus merganser  Common Merganser
  Mergus serrator  Red-breasted Merganser
  Nomonyx dominicus Masked Duck accidental
  Oxyura jamaicensis  Ruddy Duck
  Somateria mollissima Common Eider migrant casual
  Somateria spectabilis King Eider migrant casual
 
 
Order Falconiformes: Diurnal Birds of Prey
  Family Accipitridae: Hawks, Eagles, and Allies
  Accipiter cooperii  Cooper's Hawk
  Accipiter gentilis  Northern Goshawk
  Accipiter striatus  Sharp-shinned Hawk
  Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle migrant rare
  Buteo jamaicensis  Red-tailed Hawk
  Buteo lagopus Rough-legged Hawk migrant
  Buteo lineatus     more information... Red-shouldered Hawk state threatened
  Buteo platypterus  Broad-winged Hawk
  Buteo regalis Ferruginous Hawk migrant casual
  Buteo swainsoni  Swainson's Hawk migrant rare
  Circus cyaneus  Northern Harrier
  Elanoides forficatus Swallow-tailed Kite accidental
  Elanus leucurus White-tailed Kite accidental
  Haliaeetus leucocephalus  Bald Eagle
  Ictinia mississippiensis Mississippi Kite migrant casual
  Pandion haliaetus  Osprey state threatened
  Parabuteo unicinctus Harris's Hawk accidental
 
  Family Falconidae: Falcons
  Falco columbarius   Merlin
  Falco peregrinus     more information... Peregrine Falcon state endangered
  Falco rusticolus Gyrfalcon migrant rare
  Falco sparverius  American Kestrel
 
 
Order Galliformes: Gallinaceous Birds
  Family Phasianidae: Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Quail
  Bonasa umbellus  Ruffed Grouse
  Falcipennis canadensis12      more information... Spruce Grouse state threatened
  Lagopus lagopus Willow Ptarmigan accidental
  Meleagris gallopavo  Wild Turkey
  Perdix perdix  Gray Partridge introduced
  Phasianus colchicus  Ring-necked Pheasant introduced
  Tympanuchus phasianellus  Sharp-tailed Grouse
  Tympanuchus cupido     more information... Greater Prairie-Chicken state threatened
 
  Family Odontophoridae: New World Quail
  Colinus virginianus  Northern Bobwhite
 
 
Order Gruiformes: Rails, Cranes, and Allies
  Family Rallidae: Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
  Coturnicops noveboracensis    more information... Yellow Rail state threatened
  Fulica americana  American Coot
  Gallinula chloropus  Common Moorhen
  Porphyrula martinica Purple Gallinule migrant casual
  Porzana carolina  Sora
  Rallus elegans King Rail rare
  Rallus limicola  Virginia Rail
 
  Family Gruidae: Cranes
  Grus americana Whooping Crane
  Grus canadensis Sandhill Crane
 
 
Order Charadriiformes: Shorebirds, Gulls, Terns, and Allies
  Family Charadriidae: Plovers
  Charadrius alexandrinus Snowy Plover accidental
  Charadrius melodus      more information... Piping Plover state endangered federally endangered
  Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated Plover migrant
  Charadrius vociferus  Killdeer
  Pluvialis dominica American Golden Plover migrant
  Pluvialis squatarola Black-bellied Plover migrant
 
  Family Recurvirostridae: Stilts and Avocets
  Himantopus mexicanus  Black-necked Stilt rare
  Recurvirostra americana  American Avocet rare
 
  Family Scolopacidae: Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies
  Actitis macularia  Spotted Sandpiper
  Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone migrant
  Arenaria melanocephala Black Turnstone accidental
  Bartramia longicauda  Upland Sandpiper
  Calidris alba Sanderling migrant
  Calidris alpina Dunlin migrant
  Calidris bairdii Baird's Sandpiper migrant
  Calidris canutus Red Knot migrant
  Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper migrant casual
  Calidris fuscicollis White-rumped Sandpiper migrant
  Calidris himantopus Stilt Sandpiper migrant
  Calidris maritima Purple Sandpiper migrant rare
  Calidris mauri Western Sandpiper migrant casual
  Calidris melanotos Pectoral Sandpiper migrant
  Calidris minutilla Least Sandpiper migrant
  Calidris pusilla Semipalmated Sandpiper migrant
  Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Willet migrant
  Gallinago gallinago  Common Snipe
  Limnodromus griseus Short-billed Dowitcher migrant
  Limnodromus scolopaceus Long-billed Dowitcher migrant
  Limosa fedoa Marbled Godwit migrant
  Limosa haemastica Hudsonian Godwit migrant
  Numenius americanus  Long-billed Curlew migrant casual
  Numenius borealis Eskimo Curlew accidental
  Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel migrant rare
  Phalaropus fulicaria Red Phalarope migrant casual
  Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked Phalarope migrant
  Phalaropus tricolor  Wilson's Phalarope
  Philomachus pugnax Ruff migrant rare
  Scolopax minor  American Woodcock
  Tringa flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs migrant
  Tringa melanoleuca Greater Yellowlegs migrant
  Tringa solitaria Solitary Sandpiper migrant
  Tryngites subruficollis Buff-breasted Sandpiper migrant rare
 
  Family Laridae: Gulls, Terns, and Allies
  Chlidonias leucopterus White-winged Tern accidental
  Chlidonias niger  Black Tern
  Larus argentatus  Herring Gull
  Larus atricilla Laughing Gull migrant rare
  Larus californicus California Gull migrant casual
  Larus canus Mew Gull migrant casual
  Larus delawarensis  Ring-billed Gull
  Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed Gull migrant rare
  Larus glaucescens Glaucous-winged Gull accidental
  Larus glaucoides Iceland Gull migrant rare
  Larus hyperboreus Glaucous Gull migrant
  Larus marinus  Great Black-backed Gull rare
  Larus minutus Little Gull rare
  Larus philadelphia Bonaparte's Gull
  Larus pipixcan  Franklin's Gull migrant
  Larus ridibundus Black-headed Gull migrant casual
  Larus thayeri Thayer's Gull migrant rare
  Pagophila eburnea Ivory Gull accidental
  Rissa tridactyla Black-legged Kittiwake migrant casual
  Stercorarius longicaudus Long-tailed Jaeger migrant casual
  Stercorarius parasiticus Parasitic Jaeger migrant rare
  Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine Jaeger migrant casual
  Sterna antillarum Least Tern casual
  Sterna caspia      more information... Caspian Tern state endangered
  Sterna forsteri      more information... Forster's Tern state endangered
  Sterna fuscata Sooty Tern accidental
  Sterna hirundo      more information... Common Tern state endangered
  Sterna maxima Royal Tern accidental
  Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern migrant casual
  Xema sabini Sabine's Gull migrant casual
 
  Family Alcidae: Auks and Allies
  Alle alle Dovekie accidental
  Synthliboramphus antiquus Ancient Murrelet accidental
 
 
Order Order Columbiformes: Pigeons and Allies
  Family Columbidae: Pigeons and Doves
  Columba livia  Rock Dove introduced
  Columbina passerina Common Ground-Dove accidental
  Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared-Dove accidental introduced
  Zenaida macroura  Mourning Dove
 
 
Order Cuculiformes: Cuckoos and Allies
  Family Cuculidae: Cuckoos and Allies
  Coccyzus americanus  Yellow-billed Cuckoo
  Coccyzus erythropthalmus  Black-billed Cuckoo
  Crotophaga ani Groove-billed Ani accidental
 
 
Order Strigiformes: Owls
  Family Tytonidae: Barn Owls
  Tyto alba      more information... Barn Owl casual state endangered
 
  Family Strigidae: Typical Owls
  Aegolius acadicus  Northern Saw-whet Owl
  Aegolius funereus Boreal Owl migrant casual
  Asio flammeus  Short-eared Owl
  Asio otus  Long-eared Owl
  Athene cunicularia Burrowing Owl migrant casual
  Bubo virginianus  Great Horned Owl
  Nyctea scandiaca Snowy Owl migrant
  Otus asio  Eastern Screech-Owl
  Strix nebulosa  Great Gray Owl rare
  Strix varia  Barred Owl
  Surnia ulula Northern Hawk Owl migrant casual
 
 
Order Caprimulgiformes: Goatsuckers and Allies
  Family Caprimulgidae: Goatsuckers
  Caprimulgus carolinensis Chuck-will's-widow casual
  Caprimulgus vociferus  Whip-poor-will
  Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk
 
 
Order Apodiformes: Swifts and Hummingbirds
  Family Apodidae: Swifts
  Chaetura pelagica  Chimney Swift
 
  Family Trochilidae: Hummingbirds
  Archilochus colubris  Ruby-throated Hummingbird
  Calypte anna Anna's Hummingbird accidental
  Colibri thalassinus Green Violet-ear accidental
  Selasphorus rufus Rufous Hummingbird migrant casual
 
 
Order Coraciiformes: Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies
  Family Alcedinidae: Kingfishers
  Ceryle alcyon  Belted Kingfisher
 
 
Order Piciformes: Woodpeckers and Allies
  Family Picidae: Woodpeckers and Allies
  Colaptes auratus  Northern Flicker
  Dryocopus pileatus  Pileated Woodpecker
  Melanerpes carolinus  Red-bellied Woodpecker
  Melanerpes erythrocephalus  Red-headed Woodpecker
  Melanerpes lewis Lewis' Woodpecker accidental
  Picoides arcticus  Black-backed Woodpecker rare
  Picoides pubescens  Downy Woodpecker
  Picoides tridactylus Three-toed Woodpecker migrant casual
  Picoides villosus  Hairy Woodpecker
  Sphyrapicus varius  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
 
 
Order Passeriformes: Perching Birds
  Family Tyrannidae: Tyrant Flycatchers
  Contopus cooperi Olive-sided Flycatcher
  Contopus sordidulus Western Wood-Pewee accidental
  Contopus virens  Eastern Wood-Pewee
  Empidonax alnorum Alder Flycatcher
  Empidonax flaviventris Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
  Empidonax minimus  Least Flycatcher
  Empidonax oberholseri Dusky Flycatcher accidental
  Empidonax traillii Willow Flycatcher
  Empidonax virescens    more information... Acadian Flycatcher state threatened
  Myiarchus crinitus  Great Crested Flycatcher
  Sayornis phoebe  Eastern Phoebe
  Sayornis saya  Say's Phoebe accidental
  Tyrannus forficatus Scissor-tailed Flycatcher migrant casual
  Tyrannus savana Fork-tailed Flycatcher accidental
  Tyrannus tyrannus  Eastern Kingbird
  Tyrannus verticalis  Western Kingbird rare
 
  Family Laniidae: Shrikes
  Lanius excubitor Northern Shrike migrant
  Lanius ludovicianus      more information... Loggerhead Shrike state endangered
 
  Family Vireonidae: Vireos
  Vireo bellii      more information... Bell's Vireo state threatened
  Vireo flavifrons  Yellow-throated Vireo
  Vireo gilvus  Warbling Vireo
  Vireo griseus White-eyed Vireo rare
  Vireo olivaceus  Red-eyed Vireo
  Vireo philadelphicus  Philadelphia Vireo migrant
  Vireo solitarius  Blue-headed Vireo
  Vireo vicinior Gray Vireo accidental
 
  Family Corvidae: Jays and Crows
  Corvus brachyrhynchos  American Crow
  Corvus corax Common Raven
  Cyanocitta cristata  Blue Jay
  Nucifraga columbiana Clark's Nutcracker accidental
  Perisoreus canadensis  Gray Jay
  Pica pica  Black-billed Magpie accidental
 
  Family Alaudidae: Larks
  Eremophila alpestris  Horned Lark
 
  Family Hirundinidae: Swallows
  Hirundo rustica  Barn Swallow
  Petrochelidon pyrrhonota  Cliff Swallow
  Progne subis  Purple Martin
  Riparia riparia  Bank Swallow
  Stelgidopteryx serripennis  Northern Rough-winged Swallow
  Tachycineta bicolor  Tree Swallow
 
  Family Paridae: Chickadees and Titmice
  Baeolophus bicolor  Tufted Titmouse
  Poecile atricapilla  Black-capped Chickadee
  Poecile hudsonicus Boreal Chickadee
 
  Family Sittidae: Nuthatches
  Sitta canadensis  Red-breasted Nuthatch
  Sitta carolinensis  White-breasted Nuthatch
  Sitta pusilla Brown-headed Nuthatch accidental
 
  Family Certhiidae: Creepers
  Certhia americana  Brown Creeper
 
  Family Troglodytidae: Wrens
  Cistothorus palustris  Marsh Wren
  Cistothorus platensis  Sedge Wren
  Thryomanes bewickii   more information... Bewick's Wren casual state endangered
  Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina Wren rare
  Troglodytes aedon  House Wren
  Troglodytes troglodytes  Winter Wren
 
  Family Regulidae: Kinglets
  Regulus calendula  Ruby-crowned Kinglet
  Regulus satrapa  Golden-crowned Kinglet
 
  Family Sylviidae: Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
  Polioptila caerulea  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 
  Family Turdidae: Thrushes
  Catharus fuscescens  Veery
  Catharus guttatus  Hermit Thrush
  Catharus minimus Gray-cheeked Thrush migrant
  Catharus ustulatus  Swainson's Thrush
  Hylocichla mustelina  Wood Thrush
  Ixoreus naevius Varied Thrush migrant rare
  Myadestes townsendi Townsend's Solitaire migrant rare
  Sialia currucoides  Mountain Bluebird migrant casual
  Sialia sialis  Eastern Bluebird
  Turdus migratorius  American Robin
 
  Family Mimidae: Mockingbirds and Thrashers
  Dumetella carolinensis  Gray Catbird
  Mimus polyglottos  Northern Mockingbird rare
  Oreoscoptes montanus Sage Thrasher accidental
  Toxostoma curvirostre Curve-billed Thrasher accidental
  Toxostoma rufum  Brown Thrasher
 
  Family Sturnidae: Starlings
  Sturnus vulgaris  European Starling introduced
 
  Family Motacillidae: Pipits
  Anthus rubescens American Pipit migrant
 
  Family Bombycillidae: Waxwings
  Bombycilla cedrorum  Cedar Waxwing
  Bombycilla garrulus Bohemian Waxwing migrant
 
  Family Ptilogonatidae: Silky-Flycatchers
  Phainopepla nitens Phainopepla accidental
 
  Family Parulidae: Wood-Warblers
  Dendroica caerulescens  Black-throated Blue Warbler
  Dendroica castanea  Bay-breasted Warbler migrant
  Dendroica cerulea    more information... Cerulean Warbler state threatened
  Dendroica coronata  Yellow-rumped Warbler
  Dendroica discolor  Prairie Warbler rare
  Dendroica dominica      more information... Yellow-throated Warbler state endangered
  Dendroica fusca  Blackburnian Warbler
  Dendroica kirtlandii  Kirtland's Warbler casual federally endangered
  Dendroica magnolia  Magnolia Warbler
  Dendroica nigrescens Black-throated Gray Warbler accidental
  Dendroica occidentalis Hermit Warbler accidental
  Dendroica palmarum  Palm Warbler
  Dendroica pensylvanica  Chestn