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Order Gaviiformes
Common Loon Gavia immer
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata unusual
Order Podicipediformes
Grebes (Family Podicipedidae)
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegna accidental
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollic accidental
Pied-Billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
Order Procellariiformes
Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata unusual
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus rare
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus rare
Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri unusual
Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus unusual
Band-rumped Storm-petrel Oceanodroma castro rare
Order Pelecaniformes
Northern Gannet Sula bassanus unusual
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis endangered
American Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
Order Ciconiiformes
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus unusual
Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Great Egret Ardea albus
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens accidental
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron Butorides virescens
Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax unusual
Yellow-crowned Night-heron Nyctanassa violacea unusual
White Ibis Eudocimus albus
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus unusual
Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja accidental
Wood Stork Mycteria americana endangered
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Order Anseriformes
Fulvous Whistling-duck Dendrocygna bicolor rare
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus rare
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons rare
Snow Goose Chen caerulescens rare
Ross' Goose Chen rossii accidental
Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Wood Duck Aix sponsa
Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
American Black Duck Anas rubripes unusual
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Northern Pintail Anas acuta unusual
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
Gadwall Anas strepera
American Wigeon Anas americana
Canvasback Aythya valisineria unusual
Redhead Aythya americana unusual
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
Greater Scaup Aythya marila rare
Long-tailed Duck (Oldsquaw) Clangula hyemalis rare
White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca unusual
Black Scoter Melanitta nigra
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata unusual
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula rare
Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
Common Merganser Mergus merganser accidental
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
Order Falconiformes
Osprey Pandion haliaetus unusual
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis unusual
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus threatened
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus unusual
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis accidental
Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus accidental
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos rare
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Merlin Falco columbarius unusual
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus threatened
Order Galliformes
Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus
Order Gruiformes
Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis
Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis
Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris
King Rail Rallus elegans
Virginia Rail Rallus limicola
Sora Porzana carolina
Purple Gallinule Porphyrula martinica
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
American Coot Fulica americana
Limpkin Aramus guarauna accidental
Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis unusual
Order Charadriiformes
Black-Bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
American Golden-plover Pluvialis dominica
Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus endangered
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus rare
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus unusual
American Avocet Recurvirostra americana unusual
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda rare, migrant
Whibrel Numenius phaeopus
Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus
Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Red Knot Calidris canutus
Sanderling Calidris alba
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
Dunlin Calidris allpina
Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus unusual
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
American Woodcock Scolopax minor
Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
Red-Necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicaria
Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla
Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan accidental
Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
Herring Gull Larus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
Greater Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica threatened
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia
Royal Tern Sterna maxima
Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
Least Tern Sterna antillarum endangered
Bridled Tern Sterna anaethetus
Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata
Black Tern Chlidonias niger
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
Order Columbiformes
Rock Dove Columba livia introduced
Eurasian Collared-dove Streptopelia decaocto introduced
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica accidental
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
Passenger Pigeon Ectopistes migratorius extinct
Common Ground-dove Columbina passerina
Order Psittaciformes
Carolina Parakeet Conuropsis carolinensis extinct
Order Cuculiformes
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani accidental
Order Strigiformes
Barn Owl Tyto alba
Eastern Screech Owl Otus asio
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
Snowy Owl Nyctea scandiaca accidental
Barred Owl Strix varia
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus rare, accidental
Long-eared Owl Asio otus accidental
Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus rare, accidental
Order Caprimulgiformes
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
Chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis
Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus
Order Apodiformes
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus accidental
Order Coraciiformes
Belted Kingfisher Ceryl alcyon
Order Piciformes
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
Red-cockaded Woodpecker Picoides borealis endangered
Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
Ivory-billed Woodpecker Campephilus principalis endangered
Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Order Passeriformes
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi accidental
Eastern Wood-pewee Contopus virens
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris
Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens
Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum accidental
Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus accidental
Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya accidental
Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus accidental
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis accidental
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis rare
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus accidental
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris unusual
Purple Martin Progne subis
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
Scrub Jay Aphelocoma coerulescens accidental
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus
Common Raven Corvus corax unusual
Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis
Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla
Brown Creeper Certhia americana
Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii accidental
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis
Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
Veery Catharus fuscescens
Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus migratory
Bicknell's Thrush Catharus bicknelli accidental
Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus migratory
Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
American Robin Turdus migratorius
Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris introduced
American Pipit Anthus rubescens
Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii accidental
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus migratory
Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Bachman's Warbler Vermivora bachmanii endangered
Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus rare
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera unusual
Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina
Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata migratory
Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla migratory
Northern Parula Parula americana
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica
Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia migratory
Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina migratory
Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens
Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata
Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica nigrescens accidental
Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens
Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca
Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica
Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus
Kirtland's Warbler Dendroica kirtlandii endangered, migratory
Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor
Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum
Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea
Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata
Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorus
Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus
Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis migratory
Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla
Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus
Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis
Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia migratory
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina
Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla migratory
Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana accidental
Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus accidental
Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Bachman's Sparrow Aimophila aestivalis rare
American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea accidental
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida
Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla
Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
Henslow's Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii
Le Conte's Sparrow Ammodramus leconteii
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Ammodramus nelsoni accidental
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow Ammodramus caudacutus
Seaside Sparrow Ammodramus maritimus
Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula accidental
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus accidental
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis accidental
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
Blue Grosbeak Guiraca caerulea
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris
Dickcissel Spiza americana accidental
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus migratory
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus accidental
Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
Boat-tailed Grackle Quiscalus major
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii accidental
Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus
House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra accidental
Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea accidental
Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus
American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus
House Sparrow Passer domesticus introduced
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