1 - abundant ------------------ ---Sp: March-May
2 - very common- ---------------- S: June-July
3 - common---------------------- F: August-November
4 - fairly common----------- ---- W: December-February
5 - uncommon
6 - scarce or irregular ------------* Known or suspected to breed
7 - rare or very local ------------ - not found during this season
8 - very rare or accidental
Bars separate orders of birds
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Common Loon ...................................................5, -, 5, 6
Horned Grebe......................................................5, -, 5, 5
Eared Grebe........................................................4, 8, 4, 5
Western Grebe....................................................8, -, 7, 7
Pied-billed Grebe*..............................................3, 6, 3, 4
White Pelican.....................................................5, 8, 5, 8
Brown Pelican....................................................8, -, -, -
Double-crested Cormorant.................................2, 7, 2, 3
Olivaceous Cormorant.......................................-, 7, -, -
Anhinga*............................................................5, 5, 5, 6
Great Blue Heron*...............................................4, 4, 4, 5
Green-backed Heron*.........................................4, 4, 3, 7
Little Blue Heron*...............................................3, 3, 2, -
Cattle Egret*.......................................................3, 3, 2, 6
Great Egret*.......................................................5, 4, 3, 6
Snowy Egret*.....................................................6, 5, 5, -
Tricolored Heron*..............................................-, 6, 5, -
Black-crowned Night Heron...............................6, -, 5, -
Yellow-crowned Night Heron*...........................5, 5, 4, -
Least Bittern*.....................................................7, 7, 7, -
American Bittern................................................6, -, 6, 7
Wood Stork....................................................... -, 5, 4, -
White-faced Ibis.................................................7, 7, 6, -
White Ibis ..........................................................6, 6, 5, -
Roseate Spoonbill............................................. -, 7, 5, -
Canada Goose ................................................... 6, -, 5, 7
Greater White-fronted Goose.............................. 6, -, 5, 7
Snow/Blue Goose .............................................. 4, -, 3, 5
Mallard...............................................................3, 7, 3, 3
Black Duck ....................................................... -, -, -, 7
Mottled Duck .....................................................-, 7, -, -
Gadwall .............................................................3, 7, 2, 4
Northern Pintail ..................................................3, -, 3, 5
Green-winged Teal ............................................2, -, 2, 4
Blue-winged Teal*............................................ 2, 6, 2, -
Cinnamon Teal ..................................................7, -, -, -
American Wigeon..............................................3, -, 3, 4
Northern Shoveler ............................................3, 7, 3, 4
Wood Duck* .................................................. 5, 5, 4, 4
Redhead .......................................................... 7, -, 5, 6
Ring-necked Duck ...........................................3, 7, 3, 4
Canvasback .................................................... 5, -, 4, 5
Greater Scaup .................................................. -, -, 7, 6
Lesser Scaup.....................................................2, 7, 2, 2
Common Goldeneye ......................................... 5, -, 5, 6
Bufflehead ........................................................ 4, -, 4, 4
Oldsquaw.......................................................... 8, -, 8, 7
White-winged Scoter......................................... 7, -, -, 7
Black Scoter ..................................................... 8, -, -, -
Ruddy Duck ......................................................2, 7, 2, 2
Hooded Merganser............................................ 6, -, 5, 5
Common Merganser ......................................... -, -, -, 8
Red-breasted Merganser .................................. 5, -, 6, 6
Turkey Vulture* .............................................. 2, 3, 2, 3
Black Vulture* ..................................................4, 4, 4, 4
White-tailed Kite*...............................................-, 7, -, -
Swallow-tailed Kite............................................8, -, -, -
Mississippi Kite..................................................5, -, 5, -
Sharp-shinned Hawk..........................................4, -, 4, 5
Coopers Hawk*................................................6, 7, 6, 6
Red-tailed Hawk*...............................................4, 5, 4, 4
Red-shouldered Hawk*......................................4, 4, 4, 4
Broad-winged Hawk*........................................3, 5, 3, -
Swainsons Hawk...............................................7, -, 7, -
Rough-legged Hawk...........................................-, -, 8, -
Golden Eagle......................................................-, -, 7, 7
Bald Eagle*........................................................6, 7, 6, 5
Marsh Hawk.......................................................5, -, 5, 6
Osprey................................................................5, 8, 5, 7
Peregrine Falcon.................................................-, -, 7, -
Merlin.................................................................-, -, 8, -
American Kestrel*.............................................5, 6, 4, 4
Northern Bobwhite*...........................................4, 4, 4, 4
Eastern Wild Turkey*........................................5, 5, 5, 5
Sandhill Crane....................................................-, -, 7, -
King/Clapper Rail*............................................6, 6, 6, 8
Virginia Rail.......................................................6, -, 5, -
Sora..................................................................5, -, 4, -
Purple Gallinule*...............................................6, 6, 6, -
Common Moorhen*..........................................6, 6, 6, -
American Coot*................................................1, 6, 1, 2
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American Avocet...............................................-, -, 5, -
Black-necked Stilt..............................................-, -, 6, -
American Golden Plover....................................4, -, 6, -
Black-bellied Plover...........................................-, -, 5, -
Semipalmated Plover.........................................6, -, 4, -
Killdeer*.............................................................3, 4, 3, 3
Piping Plover......................................................-, -, 6, 8
Snowy Plover.....................................................-, -, -, 8
Wilsons Plover..................................................-, -, -, 8
Hudsonian Godwit.............................................8, -, -, -
Marbled Godwit.................................................8, -, -, -
Whimbrel............................................................8, -, -, -
Long-billed Curlew............................................-, 8, -, -
Upland Sandpiper...............................................4, -, 5, -
Yellowlegs sp.....................................................5, -, 4, 6
Solitary Sandpiper..............................................4, -, 4, 8
Willet..................................................................6, -, 5, -
Spotted Sandpiper..............................................4, -, 4, 6
Ruddy Turnstone................................................7, -, 6, -
Wilsons Phalarope............................................5, -, 5, -
Northern Phalarope............................................-, -, 7, -
Red Phalarope....................................................-, -, 8, -
American Woodcock*........................................6, -, 6, 5
Dowitcher sp......................................................7, -, 4, -
Red Knot............................................................-, -, 7, -
Sanderling..........................................................7, -, 5, -
Calidris sp.........................................................3, -, 2, 4
Pectoral Sandpiper.............................................2, -, 1, -
Dunlin.................................................................-, -, 5, -
Stilt Sandpiper....................................................6, -, 4, -
Buff-breasted Sandpiper.....................................6, -, 4, -
Ruff....................................................................-, -, 8, -
American Oystercatcher.....................................-, -, 8, -
Long-tailed Jaeger..............................................-, -, 8, -
Ring-billed Gull.................................................3, -, 3, 3
Herring Gull.......................................................5, -, 6, 5
Laughing Gull....................................................-, 7, -, -
Franklins Gull...................................................5, -, 6, -
Bonapartes Gull................................................4, -, 4, 4
Black Tern..........................................................3, -, 3, -
Caspian Tern......................................................6, 7, 5, 7
Common Tern....................................................-, -, 6, -
Forsters Tern....................................................3, 6, 2, 4
Least Tern..........................................................6, -, 5, -
Rock Dove*........................................................4, 4, 4, 4
Mourning Dove*................................................3, 3, 2, 3
Ground Dove*....................................................7, 7, 7, 7
Inca Dove*.........................................................7, 7, 7, 7
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo*......................................3, 3, 4, -
Black-billed Cuckoo...........................................5, -, 8, -
Roadrunner*.......................................................5, 5, 5, 5
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Barn Owl*..........................................................7, -, -, 7
Screech Owl*.....................................................3, 3, 3, 3
Great-horned Owl*............................................5, 5, 5, 5
Barred Owl*.......................................................4, 4, 4, 4
Short-eared Owl.................................................-, -, -, 8
Chuck-wills-widow*........................................3, 3, 5, -
Whip-poor-will..................................................5, -, -, -
Common Nighthawk*........................................4, 6, 5, 8
Chimney Swift*.................................................1, 2, 1, -
Ruby-throated Hummingbird*...........................3, 4, 3, 8
Black-chinned Hummingbird.............................8, -, -, -
Rufous Hummingbird........................................-, -, 7, 8
Belted Kingfisher*..............................................4, 5, 4, 5
Common Flicker*..............................................4, 5, 3, 3
Pileated Woodpecker*........................................4, 4, 4, 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker*..................................3, 3, 3, 3
Red-headed Woodpecker*..................................4, 4, 4, 4
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker*................................3, -, 3, 3
Hairy Woodpecker*...........................................5, 5, 5, 5
Downy Woodpecker*.........................................4, 4, 4, 4
Red-cockaded Woodpecker*..............................6, 6, 6, 6
Eastern Kingbird*..............................................3, 4, 3, -
Western Kingbird...............................................-, -, 8, -
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher*..................................3, 4, 3, 8
Great Crested Flycatcher*..................................4, 4, 5, -
Eastern Phoebe*.................................................5, 6, 4, 4
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher..................................5, -, 7, -
Acadian Flycatcher*...........................................3, 3, 4, -
Willow Flycatcher..............................................5, 8, -, -
Alder Flycatcher.................................................5, -, -, -
Least Flycatcher.................................................4. -, 4, -
Eastern Wood Pewee*........................................4, 4, 4, -
Olive-sided Flycatcher.......................................6, -, 6, -
Vermillion Flycatcher........................................-, -, 6, 7
Horned Lark.......................................................7, -, 7, 7
Tree Swallow.....................................................4, -, 4, -
Bank Swallow....................................................4, -, 4, -
Northern Rough-winged Swallow*....................3, 5, 3, -
Barn Swallow*...................................................1, 3, 1, -
Cliff Swallow.....................................................4, -, 4, -
Purple Martin*...................................................2, 3, 2, -
Blue Jay*............................................................2, 3, 2, 2
American Crow*................................................2, 2, 2, 2
Carolina Chickadee*..........................................2, 2, 2, 2
Tufted Titmouse*...............................................2, 2, 2, 2
White-breasted Nuthatch*..................................6, 6, 6, 6
Red-breasted Nuthatch.......................................6, -, 5, 6
Brown-headed Nuthatch*...................................5, 5, 5, 5
Brown Creeper...................................................5, -, 4, 4
House Wren........................................................4, -, 4, 5
Winter Wren.......................................................6, -, 5, 5
Bewicks Wren...................................................7, -, 6, 6
Carolina Wren*..................................................2, 2, 2, 2
Sedge Wren........................................................5, -, 5, 6
Northern Mockingbird*.....................................2, 2, 2, 2
Gray Catbird*.....................................................2, 5, 3, 7
Brown Thrasher*................................................2, 5, 2, 3
American Robin*...............................................2, 4, 2, 1
Wood Thrush*....................................................4, 4, 5, -
Hermit Thrush....................................................4, -, 4, 4
Swainsons Thrush.............................................4, -, 8, -
Gray-cheeked Thrush.........................................5, -, -, -
Veery..................................................................5, -, -, -
Eastern Bluebird*...............................................3, 4, 3, 3
Mountain Bluebird.............................................-, -, -, 8
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher*......................................2, 3, 2, 6
Golden-crowned Kinglet....................................5, -, 4, 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet.......................................2, -, 2, 2
American Pipit...................................................4, -, 3, 4
Spragues Pipit...................................................5, -, 5, 6
Cedar Waxwing..................................................2, -, 4, 2
Loggerhead Shrike*...........................................4, 4, 4, 3
European Starling*.............................................3, 3, 3, 2
White-eyed Vireo*.............................................2, 2, 3, 6
Bells Vireo*......................................................6, 6, 7, -
Yellow-throated Vireo*.....................................4, 4, 5, -
Solitary Vireo.....................................................5, -, 5, 5
Red-eyed Vireo*................................................3, 3, 4, -
Philadelphia Vireo..............................................4, -, 6, -
Warbling Vireo...................................................5, -, 5, -
Black-and-white Warbler*.................................4, 4, 5, 8
Prothonotary Warbler*.......................................4, 4, 5, -
Swainsons Warbler*.........................................5, 5, 6, -
Worm-eating Warbler*......................................5, 6, 6, -
Golden-winged Warbler.....................................5, -, 7, -
Blue-winged Warbler.........................................6, -, 6, -
Tennessee Warbler.............................................2, -, 5, -
Orange-crowned Warbler...................................4, -, 4, 5
Nashville Warbler..............................................3, -, 3, -
Northern Parula*................................................3, 3, 4, -
Yellow Warbler..................................................4, -, 4, -
Magnolia Warbler..............................................3, -, 5, -
Black-throated Blue Warbler.............................-, -, 8, -
Yellow-rumped Warbler....................................2, -, 3, 2
Black-throated Green Warbler...........................4, -, 5, -
Cerulean Warbler...............................................6, -, -, -
Blackburnian Warbler........................................5, -, 6, -
Yellow-thoated Warbler*...................................4, 4, 5, 8
Chestnut-sided Warbler......................................3, -, 6, -
Bay-breasted Warbler.........................................5, -, -, -
Blackpoll Warber...............................................7, -, -, -
Pine Warbler*.....................................................3, 3, 3, 3
Prairie Warbler*.................................................5, 5, -, -
Palm Warbler.....................................................-, -, 7, 8
Ovenbird.............................................................5, -, 7, -
Northern Waterthrush.........................................4, -, 5, -
Louisiana Waterthrush*.....................................5, 5, 6, -
Kentucky Warbler*............................................4, 4, 5, -
Mourning Warbler..............................................5, -, 5, -
Common Yellowthroat*.....................................2, 4, 3, 7
Yellow-breasted Chat*.......................................3, 4, 5, -
Hooded Warbler*...............................................4, 4, 5, -
Wilsons Warbler...............................................5, -, 4, -
Canada Warbler..................................................5, -, 5, -
American Redstart*............................................4, 5, 5, -
Bobolink.............................................................5, -, 6, -
Eastern Meadowlark*.........................................2, 2, 2, 2
Western Meadowlark.........................................6, -, 7, 6
Yellow-headed Blackbird...................................7, -, -, 8
Red-winged Blackbird*.....................................1, 2, 1, 1
Orchard Oriole*.................................................3, 4, 5, -
Northern Oriole*................................................3, 6, 4, 7
Rusty Blackbird..................................................5, -, 5, 4
Brewers Blackbird............................................6, -, 6, 5
Common Grackle*.............................................2, 3, 2, 1
Brown-headed Cowbird*...................................2, 2, 2, 1
Scarlet Tanager...................................................5, -, -, -
Summer Tanager*..............................................3, 3, 4, 7
Northern Cardinal*.............................................1, 1, 1, 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak.....................................4, -, 5, -
Black-headed Grosbeak.....................................-, -, 8, -
Blue Grosbeak*..................................................4, 4, 4, -
Indigo Bunting*.................................................2, 3, 2, -
Painted Bunting*................................................4, 4, 5, -
Dickcissel*.........................................................3, 4, 5, 8
Green-tailed Towhee..........................................-, -, 8, -
Rufous-sided Towhee.........................................5, -, 4, 4
Lark Bunting......................................................8, -, -, -
Savannah Sparrow..............................................2, -, 2, 2
Grasshopper Sparrow*.......................................6, 7, 6, 7
Henslows Sparrow............................................-, -, 7, 6
Le Contes Sparrow............................................5, -, 4, 4
Sharp-tailed Sparrow..........................................7, -, 6, -
Vesper Sparrow..................................................5, -, 5, 4
Lark Sparrow*....................................................4, 4, 5, 5
Bachmans Sparrow*.........................................5, 5, 6, 6
Cassins Sparrow................................................8, -, -, -
Dark-eyed Junco.................................................4, -, 4, 2
Chipping Sparrow*............................................3, 4, 3, 2
Clay-colored Sparrow........................................7, -, 8, -
Field Sparrow*...................................................4, 4, 4, 3
Harris Sparrow..................................................6, -, 6, 6
White-crowned Sparrow....................................5, -, 5, 5
White-throated Sparrow.....................................1, -, 1, 1
Fox Sparrow.......................................................6, -, 5, 4
Lincolns Sparrow..............................................3, -, 3, 5
Swamp Sparrow.................................................3, -, 3, 3
Song Sparrow.....................................................4, -, 3, 3
Lapland Longspur..............................................-, -, 6, 6
Smiths Longspur...............................................-, -, -, 8
Chestnut-collared Longspur...............................7, -, -, -
Evening Grosbeak..............................................6, -, 6, 6
Purple Finch.......................................................4, -, 4, 4
Pine Siskin..........................................................4, -, 5, 5
American Goldfinch*.........................................3, 6, 4, 3
House Sparrow*.................................................3, 3, 3, 3
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