A list of personally observed birds in the study area.
Note: As is customary for birds, the species are listed in “taxonomic” sequence rather than alphabetical. You will find that this is the sequence employed by birding field guides, making it easier to look up information.
| BIRDS - Taxonomic Sequence |
|---|
| Species |
| Snow Goose - Anser caerulescens |
| Cackling Goose - Branta hutchinsii |
| Canada Goose - Branta canadensis |
| Wood Duck - Aix sponsa |
| Blue-winged Teal - Spatula discors |
| Gadwall - Mareca strepera |
| American Wigeon - Mareca americana |
| Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos |
| American Black Duck - Anas rubripes |
| Northern Pintail - Anas acuta |
| Green-winged Teal - Anas crecca |
| Canvasback - Aythya valisineria |
| Redhead - Aythya americana |
| Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris |
| Greater Scaup - Aythya marila |
| Lesser Scaup - Aythya affinis |
| Long-tailed Duck - Clangula hyemalis |
| Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola |
| Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula |
| Hooded Merganser - Lophodytes cucullatus |
| Common Merganser - Mergus merganser |
| Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator |
| Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo |
| Ruffed Grouse - Bonasa umbellus |
| Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps |
| Red-necked Grebe - Podiceps grisegena |
| Rock Pigeon - Columba livia |
| Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus americanus |
| Black-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus erythropthalmus |
| Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor |
| Chimney Swift - Chaetura pelagica |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris |
| Virginia Rail - Rallus limicola |
| Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus |
| Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla |
| Pectoral Sandpiper - Calidris melanotos |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper - Calidris pusilla |
| Long-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus scolopaceus |
| Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius |
| Solitary Sandpiper - Tringa solitaria |
| Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca |
| Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes |
| Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis |
| Herring Gull - Larus argentatus |
| Great Black-backed Gull - Larus marinus |
| Black Tern - Chlidonias niger |
| Common Tern - Sterna hirundo |
| Common Loon - Gavia immer |
| Double-crested Cormorant - Nannopterum auritum |
| Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias |
| Great Egret - Ardea alba |
| Green Heron - Butorides virescens |
| Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura |
| Osprey - Pandion haliaetus |
| Northern Harrier - Circus hudsonius |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk - Accipiter striatus |
| Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii |
| Northern Goshawk - Accipiter gentilis |
| Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
| Red-shouldered Hawk - Buteo lineatus |
| Broad-winged Hawk - Buteo platypterus |
| Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis |
| Rough-legged Hawk - Buteo lagopus |
| Eastern Screech-Owl - Megascops asio |
| Great Horned Owl - Bubo virginianus |
| Snowy Owl - Bubo scandiacus |
| Barred Owl - Strix varia |
| Great Gray Owl - Strix nebulosa |
| Long-eared Owl - Asio otus |
| Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus varius |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus |
| Black-backed Woodpecker - Picoides arcticus |
| Downy Woodpecker - Dryobates pubescens |
| Hairy Woodpecker - Dryobates villosus |
| Pileated Woodpecker - Dryocopus pileatus |
| Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus |
| American Kestrel - Falco sparverius |
| Merlin - Falco columbarius |
| Gyrfalcon - Falco rusticolus |
| Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee - Contopus virens |
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - Empidonax flaviventris |
| Alder Flycatcher - Empidonax alnorum |
| Least Flycatcher - Empidonax minimus |
| Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe |
| Great Crested Flycatcher - Myiarchus crinitus |
| Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus |
| Blue-headed Vireo - Vireo solitarius |
| Philadelphia Vireo - Vireo philadelphicus |
| Warbling Vireo - Vireo gilvus |
| Red-eyed Vireo - Vireo olivaceus |
| Northern Shrike - Lanius borealis |
| Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata |
| American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos |
| Common Raven - Corvus corax |
| Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus |
| Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor |
| Horned Lark - Eremophila alpestris |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx serripennis |
| Purple Martin - Progne subis |
| Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor |
| Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica |
| Cliff Swallow - Petrochelidon pyrrhonota |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Corthylio calendula |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet - Regulus satrapa |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta canadensis |
| White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis |
| Brown Creeper - Certhia americana |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea |
| House Wren - Troglodytes aedon |
| Winter Wren - Troglodytes hiemalis |
| Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus |
| European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris |
| Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis |
| Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum |
| Eastern Bluebird - Sialia sialis |
| Veery - Catharus fuscescens |
| Swainson's Thrush - Catharus ustulatus |
| Hermit Thrush - Catharus guttatus |
| Wood Thrush - Hylocichla mustelina |
| American Robin - Turdus migratorius |
| Bohemian Waxwing - Bombycilla garrulus |
| Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum |
| House Sparrow - Passer domesticus |
| American Pipit - Anthus rubescens |
| Evening Grosbeak - Coccothraustes vespertinus |
| Pine Grosbeak - Pinicola enucleator |
| House Finch - Haemorhous mexicanus |
| Purple Finch - Haemorhous purpureus |
| Common Redpoll - Acanthis flammea |
| Hoary Redpoll - Acanthis hornemanni |
| White-winged Crossbill - Loxia leucoptera |
| Pine Siskin - Spinus pinus |
| American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis |
| Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis |
| Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina |
| American Tree Sparrow - Spizelloides arborea |
| Fox Sparrow - Passerella iliaca |
| Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis |
| White-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia leucophrys |
| White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis |
| Savannah Sparrow - Passerculus sandwichensis |
| Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia |
| Lincoln's Sparrow - Melospiza lincolnii |
| Swamp Sparrow - Melospiza georgiana |
| Bobolink - Dolichonyx oryzivorus |
| Eastern Meadowlark - Sturnella magna |
| Baltimore Oriole - Icterus galbula |
| Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus |
| Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater |
| Rusty Blackbird - Euphagus carolinus |
| Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula |
| Ovenbird - Seiurus aurocapilla |
| Northern Waterthrush - Parkesia noveboracensis |
| Black-and-white Warbler - Mniotilta varia |
| Prothonotary Warbler - Protonotaria citrea |
| Tennessee Warbler - Leiothlypis peregrina |
| Orange-crowned Warbler - Leiothlypis celata |
| Nashville Warbler - Leiothlypis ruficapilla |
| Mourning Warbler - Geothlypis philadelphia |
| Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas |
| American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla |
| Cape May Warbler - Setophaga tigrina |
| Northern Parula - Setophaga americana |
| Magnolia Warbler - Setophaga magnolia |
| Bay-breasted Warbler - Setophaga castanea |
| Blackburnian Warbler - Setophaga fusca |
| Yellow Warbler - Setophaga petechia |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler - Setophaga pensylvanica |
| Blackpoll Warbler - Setophaga striata |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler - Setophaga caerulescens |
| Palm Warbler - Setophaga palmarum |
| Pine Warbler - Setophaga pinus |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler - Setophaga coronata |
| Black-throated Green Warbler - Setophaga virens |
| Canada Warbler - Cardellina canadensis |
| Wilson's Warbler - Cardellina pusilla |
| Scarlet Tanager - Piranga olivacea |
| Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Pheucticus ludovicianus |
| Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea |