North America

Maryland and Florida, May 1984

Ottawa, June 1990

Ithaca, April, 1991

South California, Aug 15-16, 1999

Literature:
  • A guide to the identification of the birds of North America. C.S. Robbins, B. Bruun, H.S. Zim and A. Singer. Golden Press. 1966.
  • Field guide to the birds of North America Second edition, National Geographic Society. 1987.
    1. Phasianus colchicus Common Pheasant
    2. Colinus virginianus Northern Bobwhite
    3. Branta canadensis Canada Goose
    4. Aix sponsa Wood Duck
    5. Anas fulvigula Mottled Duck
    6. Anas platyrhynchos Mallard
    7. Clangula hyemalis Long-tailed Duck
    8. Mergus serrator Red-breasted Merganser
    9. Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker
    10. Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied Woodpecker
    11. Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
    12. Picoides pubescens Downy Woodpecker
    13. Picoides villosus Hairy Woodpecker
    14. Colaptes auratus Northern Flicker
    15. Dryocopus pileatus Pileated Woodpecker
    16. Megaceryle alcyon Belted Kingfisher
    17. Chaetura pelagica Chimney Swift
    18. Archilochus colubris Ruby-throated Hummingbird
    19. Archilochus alexandri Black-chinned Hummingbird
    20. Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk
    21. Caprimulgus carolinensis Chuck-will's-widow
    22. Columba livia Rock Pigeon
    23. Zenaida macroura Mourning Dove
    24. Aramus guarauna Limpkin
    25. Porphyrio martinicus Purple Gallinule
    26. Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen
    27. Fulica atra Common Coot
    28. Fulica americana American Coot
    29. Limosa fedoa Marbled Godwit
    30. Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel
    31. Numenius americanus Long-billed Curlew
    32. Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Willet
    33. Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone
    34. Limnodromus griseus Short-billed Dowitcher
    35. Himantopus mexicanus Black-necked Stilt
    36. Tringa macularia Spotted Sandpiper
    37. Calidris alba Sanderling
    38. Calidris minutilla Least Sandpiper
    39. Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated Plover
    40. Charadrius vociferus Killdeer
    41. Charadrius alexandrinus Kentish Plover
    42. Himantopus mexicanus Black-necked Stilt
    43. Larus heermanni Heermann's Gull
    44. Larus delawarensis Ring-billed Gull
    45. Larus marinus Great Black-backed Gull
    46. Larus occidentalis Western Gull
    47. Larus argentatus Herring Gull
    48. Larus philadelphia Bonaparte's Gull
    49. Larus atricilla Laughing Gull
    50. Sterna maxima Royal Tern
    51. Sterna caspia Caspian Tern
    52. Sterna sandvicensis Sandwich Tern
    53. Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern
    54. Sterna forsteri Forster's Tern
    55. Sterna antillarum Least Tern
    56. Pandion haliaetus Osprey
    57. Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered Hawk
    58. Buteo platypterus Broad-winged Hawk
    59. Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk
    60. Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle ?
    61. Falco sparverius American Kestrel
    62. Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon
    63. Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe
    64. Podiceps grisegena Red-necked Grebe
    65. Aechmophorus clarkii Clark's Grebe
    66. Anhinga anhinga Anhinga
    67. Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested Cormorant
    68. Egretta tricolor Tricolored Heron
    69. Egretta caerulea Little Blue Heron
    70. Egretta thula Snowy Egret
    71. Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron
    72. Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret
    73. Butorides virescens Green Heron (and not Butorides striatus Striated Heron)
    74. Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-Heron
    75. Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern
    76. Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern
    77. Eudocimus albus White Ibis
    78. Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis
    79. Ajaia ajaja Roseate Spoonbill
    80. Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican
    81. Coragyps atratus Black Vulture
    82. Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture
    83. Mycteria americana Wood Stork
    84. Fregata magnificens Magnificent Frigatebird
    85. Gavia immer Common Loon
    86. Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern Kingbird
    87. Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead Shrike
    88. Cyanocitta cristata Blue Jay
    89. Aphelocoma californica Scrub Jay
    90. Corvus brachyrhynchos American Crow
    91. Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar Waxwing
    92. Catharus fuscescens Veery
    93. Turdus migratorius American Robin
    94. Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling
    95. Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird
    96. Toxostoma rufum Brown Thrasher
    97. Sitta carolinensis White-breasted Nuthatch
    98. Cistothorus palustris Marsh Wren
    99. Troglodytes aedon House Wren
    100. Parus atricapillus Black-capped Chickadee
    101. Tachycineta bicolor Tree Swallow
    102. Progne subis Purple Martin
    103. Stelgidopteryx serripennis Northern Rough-winged Swallow
    104. Riparia riparia Sand Martin
    105. Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow
    106. Hirundo pyrrhonota Cliff Swallow
    107. Passer domesticus House Sparrow
    108. Carduelis tristis American Goldfinch
    109. Carduelis psaltria Lesser Goldfinch
    110. Carpodacus mexicanus House Finch
    111. Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah Sparrow
    112. Amphispiza belli Sage Sparrow
    113. Hesperiphona vespertina Evening Grosbeak
    114. Melospiza melodia Song Sparrow
    115. Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed Junco
    116. Pipilo erythrophthalmus Rufous-sided Towhee
    117. Dendroica pensylvanica Chestnut-sided Warbler
    118. Dendroica coronata Yellow-rumped Warbler
    119. Dendroica pinus Pine Warbler
    120. Mniotilta varia Black-and-white Warbler
    121. Setophaga ruticilla American Redstart
    122. Piranga rubra Summer Tanager
    123. Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted Grosbeak
    124. Cardinalis cardinalis Northern Cardinal
    125. Icterus cucullatus Hooded Oriole
    126. Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged Blackbird
    127. Agelaius tricolor Tricolored Blackbird
    128. Sturnella magna Eastern Meadowlark
    129. Quiscalus major Boat-tailed Grackle
    130. Quiscalus quiscula Common Grackle
    131. Euphagus cyanocephalus Brewer's Blackbird
    132. Molothrus ater Brown-headed Cowbird
    133. Dolichonyx oryzivorus Bobolink

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