NATIONAL LIST

Loons: (Family Gaviidae)

Common Loon       

Gavia immer

Grebes (Family Podicipedidae)

Horned Grebe

Podiceps auritus

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

Albatrosses (Family Diomedeidae)

Black-footed Albatross

Phoebastria nigripes

Boobies, Gannets (Family Sulidae)

Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus

Pelicans (Family Pelecanidae)

Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

Cormorants (Family Phalacrocoracidae)

Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

Herons, Bitterns (Family Ardeidae)

American Bittern       

Botaurus lentiginosus

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Green Heron            

Butorides virescens

Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Ducks, Geese, Swans (Family Anatidae)

Tundra Swan

Cygnus columbianus

Snow Goose

Chen caerulescens

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

Wood Duck

Aix sponsa

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Northern Shoveler

Anas clypeata

Canvasback

Aythya valisineria

Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

Bufflehead

Bucephala albeola

Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator

Hooded Merganser

Lophodytes cucullatus

Ruddy Duck

Oxyura jamaicensis

New World Vultures (Family Cathartidae)

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

California Condor

Gymnogyps californianus

Hawks, Kites, Eagles (Family Accipitridae)

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

Bald Eagle                  

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Sharp-shinned Hawk    

Accipiter striatus

Red-shouldered Hawk   

Buteo lineatus

Red-tailed Hawk          

Buteo jamaicensis

Caracaras, Falcons (Family Falconidae)

American Kestrel        

Falco sparverius

Merlin

Falco columbarius

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys (Family Phasianidae)

Ring-necked Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

Wild Turkey               

Meleagris gallopavo

Ruffed Grouse

Bonasa umbellus

Rails, Gallinules, Coots (Family Rallidae)

Clapper Rail               

Rallus longirostris

Virginia Rail               

Rallus limicola

Cranes (Family Gruidae)

Sandhill Crane

Grus canadensis

Lapwings, Plovers (Family Charadriidae)

Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius semipalmatus

Killdeer                     

Charadrius vociferus

Sandpipers, Phalaropes (Family Scolopacidae)

Willet                       

Catoptrophorus semipalmatus

Greater Yellowlegs    

Tringa melanoleuca

Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularia

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Sanderling

Calidris alba

Dunlin

Calidris alpina

Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

Common Snipe         

Gallinago gallinago

Wilson's Phalarope

Phalaropus tricolor

Skuas, Gulls, Terns, Skimmers (Family Laridae)

Bonaparte's Gull

Larus philadelphia

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Forster's Tern

Sterna forsteri

Least Tern            

Sterna antillarum

Black Tern

Childonias niger

Black Skimmer

Rynchops niger

Auks, Murres, Puffins (Family Alcidae)

Marbled Murrelet

Brachyramphus marmoratus

Atlantic Puffin

Fratercula arctica

Pigeons, Doves (Family Columbidae)

Rock Dove

Columba livia

Mourning Dove      

Zenaida macroura

Cuckoos, Roadrunners, Anis (Family Cuculidae)

Yellow-billed Cuckoo  

Coccyzus americanus

Greater Roadrunner

Geococcyx californianus

Owls (Families Tytonidae and Strigidae)

Barn Owl

Tyto alba

Great Horned Owl       

Bubo virginianus

Barred Owl

Strix varia

Eastern Screech-Owl  

Otus asio

Western Screech-Owl  

Otus kennicottii

Northern Saw-whet Owl  

Aegolius acadicus

Nighthawks, Nightjars (Family Caprimulgidae)

Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles minor

Whip-poor-will              

Caprimulgus vociferus

Swifts (Family Apodidae)

Chimney Swift

Chaetura pelagica

White-throated Swift     

Aeronautes saxatalis

Hummingbirds (Family Trochilidae)

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Selasphorus platycercus

Kingfishers (Family Alcedinidae)

Belted Kingfisher         

Ceryle alcyon

Woodpeckers (Family Picidae)

Acorn Woodpecker      

Melanerpes formicivorus

Northern Flicker           

Colaptes auratus

Downy Woodpecker

Picoides pubescens

Hairy Woodpecker       

Picoides villosus

Tyrant Flycatchers (Family Tyrannidae)

Eastern Wood-Pewee   

Contopus virens

Western Wood-Pewee  

Contopus sordidulus

Willow Flycatcher         

Empidonax traillii

Eastern Phoebe           

Sayornis phoebe

Say's Phoebe              

Sayornis saya

Western Kingbird

Tyrannus verticalis

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

Shrikes (Family Laniidae)

Loggerhead Shrike

Lanius ludovicianus

Vireos (Family Vireonidae)

Blue-headed Vireo

Vireo solitarius

Red-eyed Vireo          

Vireo olivaceus

Crows, Jays (Family Corvidae)

Blue Jay                    

Cyanocitta cristata

Steller's Jay              

Cyanocitta stelleri

Black-billed Magpie   

Pica pica

American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

Larks (Family Alaudidae)

Horned Lark

Eremophila alpestris

Swallows (Family Hirundinidae)

Tree Swallow

Tachycineta bicolor

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Chickadees, Titmice (Family Paridae)

Tufted Titmouse           

Baeolophus bicolor

Black-capped Chickadee 

Poecile atricapillus

Creepers (Family Certhiidae)

Brown Creeper             

Certhia americana

Nuthatches (Family Sittidae)

White-breasted Nuthatch 

Sitta carolinensis

Red-breasted Nuthatch    

Sitta canadensis

Wrens (Family Troglodytidae)

House Wren               

Troglodytes aedon

Marsh Wren               

Cistothorus palustris

Dippers (Family Cinclidae)

American Dipper

Cinclus mexicanus

Kinglets (Family Regulidae)

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Regulus satrapa

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Regulus calendula

Old World Warblers, Gnatcatchers (Family Sylviidae)

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 

Polioptila caerulea

Thrushes (Family Turdidae)

Eastern Bluebird          

Sialia sialis

Western Bluebird        

Sialia mexicana

Hermit Thrush

Catharus guttatus

American Robin          

Turdus migratorius

Mockingbirds, Thrashers (Family Mimidae)

Gray Catbird

Dumetella carolinensis

Northern Mockingbird  

Mimus polyglottos

Starlings (Family Sturnidae)

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Waxwings (Family Bombycillidae)

Cedar Waxwing          

Bombycilla cedrorum

Wood-Warblers (Family Parulidae)

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Dendroica coronata

Black-throated Green Warbler

Dendroica virens

Yellow Warbler              

Dendroica petechia

Common Yellowthroat    

Geothlypis trichas

Yellow-breasted Chat     

Icteria virens

Tanagers (Family Thraupidae)

Summer Tanager

Piranga rubra

Scarlet Tanager             

Piranga olivacea

Western Tanager          

Piranga ludoviciana

Emberizids (Family Emberizidae)

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

Savannah Sparrow         

Passerculus sandwichensis

Song Sparrow               

Melospiza melodia

White-crowned Sparrow 

Zonotrichia leucophrys

Dark-eyed Junco           

Junco hyemalis

Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis

Cardinals (Family Cardinalidae)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianus

Black-headed Grosbeak

Pheucticus melanocephalus

Northern Cardinal        

Cardinalis cardinalis

Indigo Bunting            

Passerina cyanea

Lazuli Bunting             

Passerina amoena

Blackbirds (Family Icteridae)

Red-winged Blackbird 

Agelaius phoeniceus

Brown-headed Cowbird 

Molothrus ater

Baltimore Oriole          

Icterus galbula

Bullock's Oriole            

Icterus bullockii

Finches (Family Fringillidae)

Purple Finch            

Carpodacus purpureus

House Finch

Carpodacus mexicanus

Pine Siskin             

Carduelis pinus

American Goldfinch    

Carduelis tristis

Evening Grosbeak

Coccothraustes vespertinus

Old World Sparrows (Family Passeridae)

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus