Checklist of the Birds of Ontario

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Anhingas | Auks, Murres & Puffins | Barn Owls | Blackbirds | Caracaras & Falcons | Cardinals & Allies | Chickadees & Titmice | Cormorants | Cranes | Creepers | Crows & Jays | Cuckoos & Anis | Ducks, Geese & Swans | Finches | Frigatebirds | Gannets | Gnatcatchers | Goatsuckers | Grebes | Gulls, Terns & Skimmers | Hawks, Kites & Eagles | Herons & Bitterns | Hummingbirds | Ibises | Kingfishers | Kinglets | Larks | Loons | Mockingbirds & Thrashers | New World Quail | Nuthatches | Old World Sparrows | Oystercatchers | Partridges, Grouse & Turkeys | Pelicans | Pigeons & Doves | Pipits | Plovers | Rails, Gallinules & Coots | Sandpipers & Phalaropes | Shearwaters & Petrels | Shrikes | Silky-Flycatchers | Skuas & Jaegers | Sparrows (Emberizids) | Starlings | Stilts & Avocets | Storks | Storm-Petrels | Swallows | Swifts | Tanagers | Thrushes | Typical Owls | Tyrant Flycatchers | Vireos | Vultures | Waxwings | Woodpeckers | Wood-Warblers | Wrens |

This list comprises 482 bird species that have been recorded in Ontario on the basis of specimens, photographs, recordings and documented sight records accepted by the Ontario Bird Records Committee (OBRC) to April 2009. A total of 291 species is known to have bred in the province. Classification and nomenclature follow the American Ornithologists’ Union Check-list of North American Birds, (7th Edition, 1998) and its 42nd - 49th (July 2008) supplements. The most recent additions are:

Barnacle Goose (2009)
Mottled Duck (2009)
Black Swift (2008)
Neotropic Cormorant (2006)
McCown’s Longspur (2006)
Cackling Goose (split from Canada Goose, July, 2004)
Brewer’s Sparrow (2004)
White-collared Swift (2002)
Manx Shearwater (2002)
Heermann’s Gull (2000)

The common name Mongolian Plover is now Lesser Sand-Plover (2004) to agree with modern Old World literature. The common name Rock Dove changed to Rock Pigeon (2003). The name Three-toed Woodpecker changed to American Three-toed Woodpecker (2003) as a result of a split from the Eurasian species. The name Common Snipe has been changed to Wilson’s Snipe because of a split from the European species (2002). In 2008, the order of the gulls was changed on the Ontario Checklist to reflect the AOU order. Trumpeter Swan (October 2007) and Black Scoter (February 2008) are added as breeding species.

To find out how to order a printed field checklist please go to List of Publications.

Ontario is divided into north and south regions at latitude 47 degrees North; thus, the cities of Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury and North Bay are in the southern region of the province.

N – Species recorded in North; (N) indicates the OBRC requests documentation when the species is recorded in the region.

S – Species recorded in South; (S) indicates the OBRC requests documentation when the species is recorded in the region.

* – Species recorded as breeding in Ontario.

This checklist is at the species level only.


Glossy Ibis. Photo: Ken Newcombe

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Anseriformes

Ducks, Geese & Swans - Top

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (S) (Dendrocygna autumnalis) photos

Fulvous Whistling-Duck (S) (Dendrocygna bicolor)

Greater White-fronted Goose N/S (Anser albifrons) photos

*Snow Goose N/S (Chen caerulescens) photos

*Ross's Goose N/S (Chen rossii) photos

Brant N/S (Branta bernicla) photos

Barnacle Goose (S) (Branta leucopsis) photos

Cackling Goose N/S (Branta hutchinsii) photos

*Canada Goose N/S (Branta canadensis) photos

*Mute Swan (N)/S (Cygnus olor) photos

*Trumpeter Swan N/S (Cygnus buccinator) photos

*Tundra Swan N/S (Cygnus columbianus) photos

*Wood Duck N/S (Aix sponsa) photos

*Gadwall N/S (Anas strepera) photos

Eurasian Wigeon (N)/S (Anas penelope) photos

*American Wigeon N/S (Anas americana) photos

*American Black Duck N/S (Anas rubripes) photos

*Mallard N/S (Anas platyrhynchos) photos

Mottled Duck (S) (Anas fulvigula)

*Blue-winged Teal N/S (Anas discors) photos

*Cinnamon Teal (N)/(S) (Anas cyanoptera)

*Northern Shoveler N/S (Anas clypeata) photos

*Northern Pintail N/S (Anas acuta) photos

Garganey (N)/(S) (Anas querquedula)

*Green-winged Teal N/S (Anas crecca) photos

*Canvasback N/S (Aythya valisineria) photos

*Redhead N/S (Aythya americana) photos

*Ring-necked Duck N/S (Aythya collaris) photos

Tufted Duck (N)/(S) (Aythya fuligula) photos

*Greater Scaup N/S (Aythya marila) photos

*Lesser Scaup N/S (Aythya affinis) photos

*King Eider N/S (Somateria spectabilis) photos

*Common Eider N/(S) (Somateria mollissima) photos

Harlequin Duck (N)/S (Histrionicus histrionicus) photos

*Surf Scoter N/S (Melanitta perspicillata) photos

*White-winged Scoter N/S (Melanitta fusca) photos

*Black Scoter N/S (Melanitta nigra) photos

*Long-tailed Duck N/S (Clangula hyemalis) photos

*Bufflehead N/S (Bucephala albeola) photos

*Common Goldeneye N/S (Bucephala clangula) photos

Barrow's Goldeneye (N)/S (Bucephala islandica) photos

Smew (S) (Mergellus albellus)

*Hooded Merganser N/S (Lophodytes cucullatus) photos

*Common Merganser N/S (Mergus merganser) photos

*Red-breasted Merganser N/S (Mergus serrator) photos

*Ruddy Duck N/S (Oxyura jamaicensis) photos


Galliformes

Partridges, Grouse & Turkeys - Top

*Gray Partridge N/S (Perdix perdix) photos

*Ring-necked Pheasant N/S (Phasianus colchicus) photos

*Ruffed Grouse N/S (Bonasa umbellus) photos

*Spruce Grouse N/S (Falcipennis canadensis) photos

*Willow Ptarmigan N/(S) (Lagopus lagopus) photos

Rock Ptarmigan N (Lagopus mutus)

*Sharp-tailed Grouse N/S (Tympanuchus phasianellus) photos

*Greater Prairie-Chicken (N)/(S) (Tympanuchus cupido)

*Wild Turkey S (Meleagris gallopavo) photos

New World Quail - Top

*Northern Bobwhite S (Colinus virginianus)


Gaviiformes

Loons - Top

*Red-throated Loon N/S (Gavia stellata) photos

*Pacific Loon N/(S) (Gavia pacifica) photos

*Common Loon N/S (Gavia immer) photos

Yellow-billed Loon (S) (Gavia adamsii)


Podicipediformes

Grebes - Top

*Pied-billed Grebe N/S (Podilymbus podiceps) photos

*Horned Grebe N/S (Podiceps auritus) photos

*Red-necked Grebe N/S (Podiceps grisegena) photos

*Eared Grebe S (Podiceps nigricollis) photos

Western Grebe (N)/(S) (Aechmophorus occidentalis) photos


Procellariiformes

Shearwaters & Petrels - Top

Northern Fulmar (N)/(S) (Fulmarus glacialis) photos

Black-capped Petrel (S) (Pterodroma hasitata)

Greater Shearwater (S) (Puffinus gravis)

Manx Shearwater (S) (Puffinus puffinus) photos

Audubon's Shearwater (S) (Puffinus lherminieri)

Storm-Petrels - Top

Wilson's Storm-Petrel (S) (Oceanites oceanicus)

Leach's Storm-Petrel (N)/(S) (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)

Band-rumped Storm-Petrel (S) (Oceanodroma castro)


Pelecaniformes

Gannets - Top

Northern Gannet (N)/(S) (Morus bassanus) photos

Pelicans - Top

*American White Pelican N/S (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) photos

Brown Pelican (N)/(S) (Pelecanus occidentalis) photos

Cormorants - Top

Neotropic Cormorant (S) (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) photos

*Double-crested Cormorant N/S (Phalacrocorax auritus) photos

Great Cormorant (S) (Phalacrocorax carbo) photos

Anhingas - Top

Anhinga (S) (Anhinga anhinga) photos

Frigatebirds - Top

Magnificent Frigatebird (S) (Fregata magnificens)


Ciconiiformes

Herons & Bitterns - Top

*American Bittern N/S (Botaurus lentiginosus) photos

*Least Bittern (N)/S (Ixobrychus exilis) photos

*Great Blue Heron N/S (Ardea herodias) photos

*Great Egret (N)/S (Ardea alba) photos

*Snowy Egret (N)/S (Egretta thula) photos

Little Blue Heron (N)/(S) (Egretta caerulea) photos

Tricolored Heron (N)/(S) (Egretta tricolor) photos

*Cattle Egret (N)/S (Bubulcus ibis) photos

*Green Heron (N)/S (Butorides virescens) photos

*Black-crowned Night-Heron (N)/S (Nycticorax nycticorax) photos

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (S) (Nyctanassa violacea) photos

Ibises - Top

White Ibis (S) (Eudocimus albus) photos

Glossy Ibis (S) (Plegadis falcinellus) photos

White-faced Ibis (S) (Plegadis chihi) photos

Storks - Top

Wood Stork (S) (Mycteria americana) photos


Falconiformes

Vultures - Top

Black Vulture (N)/(S) (Coragyps atratus) photos

*Turkey Vulture N/S (Cathartes aura) photos

Hawks, Kites & Eagles - Top

*Osprey N/S (Pandion haliaetus) photos

Swallow-tailed Kite (N)/(S) (Elanoides forficatus) photos

Mississippi Kite (S) (Ictinia mississippiensis)

*Bald Eagle N/S (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) photos

*Northern Harrier N/S (Circus cyaneus) photos

*Sharp-shinned Hawk N/S (Accipiter striatus) photos

*Cooper's Hawk N/S (Accipiter cooperii) photos

*Northern Goshawk N/S (Accipiter gentilis) photos

*Red-shouldered Hawk N/S (Buteo lineatus) photos

*Broad-winged Hawk N/S (Buteo platypterus) photos

Swainson's Hawk (N)/(S) (Buteo swainsoni) photos

*Red-tailed Hawk N/S (Buteo jamaicensis) photos

Ferruginous Hawk (S) (Buteo regalis)

*Rough-legged Hawk N/S (Buteo lagopus) photos

*Golden Eagle N/S (Aquila chrysaetos) photos

Caracaras & Falcons - Top

Crested Caracara (N)/(S) (Caracara plancus)

*American Kestrel N/S (Falco sparverius) photos

*Merlin N/S (Falco columbarius) photos

Gyrfalcon N/S (Falco rusticolus) photos

*Peregrine Falcon N/S (Falco peregrinus) photos

Prairie Falcon (S) (Falco mexicanus)


Gruiformes

Rails, Gallinules & Coots - Top

*Yellow Rail N/S (Coturnicops noveboracensis)

Black Rail (S) (Laterallus jamaicensis)

*King Rail S (Rallus elegans) photos

*Virginia Rail N/S (Rallus limicola) photos

*Sora N/S (Porzana carolina) photos

Purple Gallinule (N)/(S) (Porphyrio martinica) photos

*Common Moorhen (N)/S (Gallinula chloropus) photos

*American Coot N/S (Fulica americana) photos

Cranes - Top

*Sandhill Crane N/S (Grus canadensis) photos

Whooping Crane (S) (Grus americana) photos


Charadriiformes

Plovers - Top

Black-bellied Plover N/S (Pluvialis squatarola) photos

*American Golden-Plover N/S (Pluvialis dominica) photos

Lesser Sand-Plover (S) (Charadrius mongolus)

Snowy Plover (S) (Charadrius alexandrinus) photos

Wilson's Plover (S) (Charadrius wilsonia) photos

*Semipalmated Plover N/S (Charadrius semipalmatus) photos

*Piping Plover (N)/(S) (Charadrius melodus) photos

*Killdeer N/S (Charadrius vociferus) photos

Oystercatchers - Top

American Oystercatcher (S) (Haematopus palliatus) photos

Stilts & Avocets - Top

*Black-necked Stilt (N)/(S) (Himantopus mexicanus) photos

*American Avocet (N)/S (Recurvirostra americana) photos

Sandpipers & Phalaropes - Top

*Spotted Sandpiper N/S (Actitis macularius) photos

*Solitary Sandpiper N/S (Tringa solitaria) photos

Wandering Tattler (S) (Heteroscelus incanus) photos

Spotted Redshank (S) (Tringa erythropus)

*Greater Yellowlegs N/S (Tringa melanoleuca) photos

Willet (N)/S (Tringa semipalmata) photos

*Lesser Yellowlegs N/S (Tringa flavipes) photos

*Upland Sandpiper N/S (Bartramia longicauda) photos

Eskimo Curlew (N)/(S) (Numenius borealis)

*Whimbrel N/S (Numenius phaeopus) photos

Slender-billed Curlew (S) (Numenius tenuirostris)

Long-billed Curlew (S) (Numenius americanus) photos

Black-tailed Godwit (S) (Limosa limosa)

*Hudsonian Godwit N/S (Limosa haemastica) photos

*Marbled Godwit N/S (Limosa fedoa) photos

Ruddy Turnstone N/S (Arenaria interpres) photos

Red Knot N/S (Calidris canutus) photos

Sanderling N/S (Calidris alba) photos

*Semipalmated Sandpiper N/S (Calidris pusilla) photos

Western Sandpiper (N)/S (Calidris mauri) photos

Little Stint (N)/(S) (Calidris minuta)

*Least Sandpiper N/S (Calidris minutilla) photos

White-rumped Sandpiper N/S (Calidris fuscicollis) photos

Baird's Sandpiper N/S (Calidris bairdii) photos

*Pectoral Sandpiper N/S (Calidris melanotos) photos

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (N)/(S) (Calidris acuminata)

Purple Sandpiper N/S (Calidris maritima) photos

*Dunlin N/S (Calidris alpina) photos

Curlew Sandpiper (N)/(S) (Calidris ferruginea) photos

*Stilt Sandpiper N/S (Calidris himantopus) photos

Buff-breasted Sandpiper N/S (Tryngites subruficollis) photos

Ruff (N)/S (Philomachus pugnax) photos

*Short-billed Dowitcher N/S (Limnodromus griseus) photos

Long-billed Dowitcher N/S (Limnodromus scolopaceus) photos

*Wilson's Snipe N/S (Gallinago delicata) photos

*American Woodcock N/S (Scolopax minor) photos

*Wilson's Phalarope N/S (Phalaropus tricolor) photos

*Red-necked Phalarope N/S (Phalaropus lobatus) photos

Red Phalarope N/S (Phalaropus fulicarius) photos

Gulls, Terns & Skimmers - Top

Black-legged Kittiwake (N)/S (Rissa tridactyla) photos

Ivory Gull (N)/(S) (Pagophila eburnea) photos

Sabine's Gull N/S (Xema sabini) photos

*Bonaparte's Gull N/S (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) photos

Black-headed Gull (N)/S (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

*Little Gull N/S (Hydrocoloeus minutus) photos

Ross's Gull (N)/(S) (Rhodostethia rosea)

Laughing Gull (N)/S (Leucophaeus atricilla) photos

Franklin's Gull N/S (Leucophaeus pipixcan) photos

Heermann's Gull (S) (Larus heermanni) photos

Mew Gull (S) (Larus canus) photos

*Ring-billed Gull N/S (Larus delawarensis) photos

*California Gull (N)/(S) (Larus californicus) photos

*Herring Gull N/S (Larus argentatus) photos

Thayer's Gull N/S (Larus thayeri) photos

Iceland Gull N/S (Larus glaucoides) photos

Lesser Black-backed Gull (N)/S (Larus fuscus) photos

Slaty-backed Gull (S) (Larus schistisagus) photos

Glaucous Gull N/S (Larus hyperboreus) photos

*Great Black-backed Gull N/S (Larus marinus) photos

Sooty Tern (S) (Sterna fuscata)

Least Tern (S) (Sterna antillarum) photos

*Caspian Tern N/S (Hydroprogne caspia) photos

*Black Tern N/S (Chlidonias niger) photos

White-winged Tern (S) (Chlidonias leucopterus) photos

*Common Tern N/S (Sterna hirundo) photos

*Arctic Tern N/(S) (Sterna paradisaea) photos

*Forster's Tern N/S (Sterna forsteri) photos

Royal Tern (S) (Sterna maxima) photos

Sandwich Tern (S) (Sterna sandvicensis)

Black Skimmer (N)/(S) (Rynchops niger) photos

Skuas & Jaegers - Top

Pomarine Jaeger (N)/S (Stercorarius pomarinus) photos

*Parasitic Jaeger N/S (Stercorarius parasiticus) photos

Long-tailed Jaeger N/S (Stercorarius longicaudus) photos

Auks, Murres & Puffins - Top

Dovekie (S) (Alle alle)

Thick-billed Murre (S) (Uria lomvia)

Razorbill (S) (Alca torda)

*Black Guillemot N/(S) (Cepphus grylle) photos

Long-billed Murrelet (S) (Brachyramphus perdix)

Ancient Murrelet (S) (Synthliboramphus antiquus) photos

Atlantic Puffin (N)/(S) (Fratercula arctica) photos


Columbiformes

Pigeons & Doves - Top

*Rock Pigeon N/S (Columba livia) photos

Band-tailed Pigeon (N)/(S) (Patagioenas fasciata) photos

Eurasian Collared-Dove (N)/(S) (Streptopelia decaocto) photos

White-winged Dove (N)/(S) (Zenaida asiatica) photos

*Mourning Dove N/S (Zenaida macroura) photos

Inca Dove (N) (Columbina inca)

Common Ground-Dove (N) (Columbina passerina) photos


Cuculiformes

Cuckoos & Anis - Top

*Yellow-billed Cuckoo N/S (Coccyzus americanus) photos

*Black-billed Cuckoo N/S (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) photos

Groove-billed Ani (N)/(S) (Crotophaga sulcirostris)


Strigiformes

Barn Owls - Top

*Barn Owl (N)/(S) (Tyto alba) photos

Typical Owls - Top

*Eastern Screech-Owl (N)/S (Megascops asio) photos

*Great Horned Owl N/S (Bubo virginianus) photos

Snowy Owl N/S (Bubo scandiacus) photos

*Northern Hawk Owl N/S (Surnia ulula) photos

Burrowing Owl (N)/(S) (Athene cunicularia) photos

*Barred Owl N/S (Strix varia) photos

*Great Gray Owl N/S (Strix nebulosa) photos

*Long-eared Owl N/S (Asio otus) photos

*Short-eared Owl N/S (Asio flammeus) photos

*Boreal Owl N/S (Aegolius funereus) photos

*Northern Saw-whet Owl N/S (Aegolius acadicus) photos


Caprimulgiformes

Goatsuckers - Top

Lesser Nighthawk (S) (Chordeiles acutipennis) photos

*Common Nighthawk N/S (Chordeiles minor) photos

Common Poorwill (N) (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii)

*Chuck-will's-widow (S) (Caprimulgus carolinensis) photos

*Whip-poor-will N/S (Caprimulgus vociferus) photos


Apodiformes

Swifts - Top

Black Swift (S) (Cypseloides niger) photos

White-collared Swift (S) (Streptoprocne zonaris)

*Chimney Swift N/S (Chaetura pelagica) photos

Hummingbirds - Top

Green Violetear (N) (Colibri thalassinus)

Broad-billed Hummingbird (S) (Cyanthus latirostris)

*Ruby-throated Hummingbird N/S (Archilochus colubris) photos

Black-chinned Hummingbird (S) (Archilochus alexandri)

Rufous Hummingbird (N)/(S) (Selasphorus rufus) photos


Coraciiformes

Kingfishers - Top

*Belted Kingfisher N/S (Megaceryle alcyon) photos


Piciformes

Woodpeckers - Top

Lewis's Woodpecker (N)/(S) (Melanerpes lewis) photos

*Red-headed Woodpecker N/S (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) photos

*Red-bellied Woodpecker N/S (Melanerpes carolinus) photos

*Yellow-bellied Sapsucker N/S (Sphyrapicus varius) photos

*Downy Woodpecker N/S (Picoides pubescens) photos

*Hairy Woodpecker N/S (Picoides villosus) photos

*American Three-toed Woodpecker N/S (Picoides dorsalis)

*Black-backed Woodpecker N/S (Picoides arcticus) photos

*Northern Flicker N/S (Colaptes auratus) photos

*Pileated Woodpecker N/S (Dryocopus pileatus) photos


Passeriformes

Tyrant Flycatchers - Top

*Olive-sided Flycatcher N/S (Contopus cooperi) photos

Western Wood-Pewee (N) (Contopus sordidulus)

*Eastern Wood-Pewee N/S (Contopus virens) photos

*Yellow-bellied Flycatcher N/S (Empidonax flaviventris) photos

*Acadian Flycatcher S (Empidonax virescens) photos

*Alder Flycatcher N/S (Empidonax alnorum) photos

*Willow Flycatcher (N)/S (Empidonax traillii) photos

*Least Flycatcher N/S (Empidonax minimus) photos

Gray Flycatcher (S) (Empidonax wrightii) photos

Dusky Flycatcher (N) (Empidonax oberholseri)

*Eastern Phoebe N/S (Sayornis phoebe) photos

Say's Phoebe (N)/(S) (Sayornis saya)

Vermilion Flycatcher (S) (Pyrocephalus rubinus) photos

Ash-throated Flycatcher (N)/(S) (Myiarchus cinerascens) photos

*Great Crested Flycatcher N/S (Myiarchus crinitus) photos

Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher (S) (Myiodynastes luteiventris)

Variegated Flycatcher (S) (Empidonomus varius)

Tropical Kingbird (S) (Tyrannus melancholicus) photos

Tropical-Couch's Kingbird (N)

Cassin's Kingbird (S) (Tyrannus vociferans)

*Western Kingbird N/S (Tyrannus verticalis) photos

*Eastern Kingbird N/S (Tyrannus tyrannus) photos

Gray Kingbird (S) (Tyranus dominicensis) photos

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (N)/(S) (Tyrannus forficatus) photos

Fork-tailed Flycatcher (N)/(S) (Tyrannus savana) photos

Shrikes - Top

*Loggerhead Shrike (N)/S (Lanius ludovicianus) photos

*Northern Shrike N/S (Lanius excubitor) photos

Vireos - Top

*White-eyed Vireo (N)/S (Vireo griseus) photos

Bell's Vireo (S) (Vireo bellii)

Black-capped Vireo (S) (Vireo atricapillus)

*Yellow-throated Vireo N/S (Vireo flavifrons) photos

Plumbeous Vireo (S) (Vireo plumbeus)

*Blue-headed Vireo N/S (Vireo solitarius) photos

*Warbling Vireo N/S (Vireo gilvus) photos

*Philadelphia Vireo N/S (Vireo philadelphicus) photos

*Red-eyed Vireo N/S (Vireo olivaceus) photos

Crows & Jays - Top

*Gray Jay N/S (Perisoreus canadensis) photos

*Blue Jay N/S (Cyanocitta cristata) photos

Clark's Nutcracker (N) (Nucifraga columbiana)

*Black-billed Magpie N/(S) (Pica hudsonia) photos

Eurasian Jackdaw N/(S) (Corvus monedula)

*American Crow N/S (Corvus brachyrhynchos) photos

Fish Crow (S) (Corvus ossifragus) photos

*Common Raven N/S (Corvus corax) photos

Larks - Top

*Horned Lark N/S (Eremophila alpestris) photos

Swallows - Top

*Purple Martin N/S (Progne subis) photos

*Tree Swallow N/S (Tachycineta bicolor) photos

Violet-green Swallow (N) (Tachycineta thalassina)

*Northern Rough-winged Swallow N/S (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) photos

*Bank Swallow N/S (Riparia riparia) photos

*Cliff Swallow N/S (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) photos

Cave Swallow (S) (Petrochelidon fulva)

*Barn Swallow N/S (Hirundo rustica) photos

Chickadees & Titmice - Top

Carolina Chickadee (S) (Poecile carolinensis) photos

*Black-capped Chickadee N/S (Poecile atricapillus) photos

*Boreal Chickadee N/S (Poecile hudsonica) photos

*Tufted Titmouse S (Baeolophus bicolor) photos

Nuthatches - Top

*Red-breasted Nuthatch N/S (Sitta canadensis) photos

*White-breasted Nuthatch N/S (Sitta carolinensis) photos

Creepers - Top

*Brown Creeper N/S (Certhia americana) photos

Wrens - Top

Rock Wren (N)/(S) (Salpinctes obsoletus) photos

*Carolina Wren (N)/S (Thryothorus ludovicianus) photos

*Bewick's Wren (N)/(S) (Thryomanes bewickii)

*House Wren N/S (Troglodytes aedon) photos

*Winter Wren N/S (Troglodytes troglodytes) photos

*Sedge Wren N/S (Cistothorus platensis) photos

*Marsh Wren N/S (Cistothorus palustris) photos

Kinglets - Top

*Golden-crowned Kinglet N/S (Regulus satrapa) photos

*Ruby-crowned Kinglet N/S (Regulus calendula) photos

Gnatcatchers - Top

*Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (N)/S (Polioptila caerulea) photos

Thrushes - Top

Siberian Rubythroat (S) (Luscinia calliope)

Northern Wheatear (N)/(S) (Oenanthe oenanthe) photos

*Eastern Bluebird N/S (Sialia sialis) photos

Mountain Bluebird (N)/(S) (Sialia currucoides) photos

Townsend's Solitaire N/(S) (Myadestes townsendi) photos

*Veery N/S (Catharus fuscescens) photos

*Gray-cheeked Thrush N/S (Catharus minimus) photos

Bicknell's Thrush (S) (Catharus bicknelli)

*Swainson's Thrush N/S (Catharus ustulatus) photos

*Hermit Thrush N/S (Catharus guttatus) photos

*Wood Thrush N/S (Hylocichla mustelina) photos

Eurasian Blackbird (S) (Turdus merula)

Fieldfare (S) (Turdus pilaris)

*American Robin N/S (Turdus migratorius) photos

Varied Thrush N/S (Ixoreus naevius) photos

Mockingbirds & Thrashers - Top

*Gray Catbird N/S (Dumetella carolinensis) photos

*Northern Mockingbird N/S (Mimus polyglottos) photos

Sage Thrasher (N)/(S) (Oreoscoptes montanus) photos

*Brown Thrasher N/S (Toxostoma rufum) photos

Starlings - Top

*European Starling N/S (Sturnus vulgaris) photos

Pipits - Top

*American Pipit N/S (Anthus rubescens) photos

Sprague's Pipit (N) (Anthus spragueii)

Waxwings - Top

*Bohemian Waxwing N/S (Bombycilla garrulus) photos

*Cedar Waxwing N/S (Bombycilla cedrorum) photos

Silky-Flycatchers - Top

Phainopepla (S) (Phainopepla nitens) photos

Wood-Warblers - Top

*Blue-winged Warbler (N)/S (Vermivora pinus) photos

*Golden-winged Warbler N/S (Vermivora chrysoptera) photos

*Tennessee Warbler N/S (Vermivora peregrina) photos

*Orange-crowned Warbler N/S (Vermivora celata) photos

*Nashville Warbler N/S (Vermivora ruficapilla) photos

Virginia's Warbler (N)/(S) (Vermivora virginiae)

*Northern Parula N/S (Parula americana) photos

*Yellow Warbler N/S (Dendroica petechia) photos

*Chestnut-sided Warbler N/S (Dendroica pensylvanica) photos

*Magnolia Warbler N/S (Dendroica magnolia) photos

*Cape May Warbler N/S (Dendroica tigrina) photos

*Black-throated Blue Warbler N/S (Dendroica caerulescens) photos

*Yellow-rumped Warbler N/S (Dendroica coronata) photos

Black-throated Gray Warbler (S) (Dendroica nigrescens) photos

*Black-throated Green Warbler N/S (Dendroica virens) photos

Townsend's Warbler (S) (Dendroica townsendi) photos

Hermit Warbler (S) (Dendroica occidentalis) photos

*Blackburnian Warbler N/S (Dendroica fusca) photos

Yellow-throated Warbler (N)/S (Dendroica dominica) photos

*Pine Warbler N/S (Dendroica pinus) photos

*Kirtland's Warbler (N)/(S) (Dendroica kirtlandii) photos

*Prairie Warbler (N)/S (Dendroica discolor) photos

*Palm Warbler N/S (Dendroica palmarum) photos

*Bay-breasted Warbler N/S (Dendroica castanea) photos

*Blackpoll Warbler N/S (Dendroica striata) photos

*Cerulean Warbler S (Dendroica cerulea) photos

*Black-and-white Warbler N/S (Mniotilta varia) photos

*American Redstart N/S (Setophaga ruticilla) photos

*Prothonotary Warbler (N)/S (Protonotaria citrea) photos

Worm-eating Warbler S (Helmitheros vermivorum) photos

Swainson's Warbler (S) (Limnothlypis swainsonii)

*Ovenbird N/S (Seiurus aurocapilla) photos

*Northern Waterthrush N/S (Seiurus noveboracensis) photos

*Louisiana Waterthrush S (Seiurus motacilla) photos

Kentucky Warbler (N)/S (Oporornis formosus) photos

*Connecticut Warbler N/S (Oporornis agilis) photos

*Mourning Warbler N/S (Oporornis philadelphia) photos

MacGillivray's Warbler (S) (Oporornis tolmiei)

*Common Yellowthroat N/S (Geothlypis trichas) photos

*Hooded Warbler (N)/S (Wilsonia citrina) photos

*Wilson's Warbler N/S (Wilsonia pusilla) photos

*Canada Warbler N/S (Wilsonia canadensis) photos

Painted Redstart (S) (Myioborus pictus)

*Yellow-breasted Chat (N)/S (Icteria virens) photos

Tanagers - Top

Summer Tanager (N)/S (Piranga rubra) photos

*Scarlet Tanager N/S (Piranga olivacea) photos

Western Tanager (N)/(S) (Piranga ludoviciana) photos

Sparrows (Emberizids) - Top

Green-tailed Towhee (N)/(S) (Pipilo chlorurus) photos

Spotted Towhee (N)/(S) (Pipilo maculatus) photos

*Eastern Towhee (N)/S (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) photos

Cassin's Sparrow (N)/(S) (Aimophila cassinii)

Bachman's Sparrow (S) (Aimophila aestivalis)

*American Tree Sparrow N/S (Spizella arborea) photos

*Chipping Sparrow N/S (Spizella passerina) photos

*Clay-colored Sparrow N/S (Spizella pallida) photos

Brewer's Sparrow (N) (Spizella breweri)

*Field Sparrow (N)/S (Spizella pusilla) photos

*Vesper Sparrow N/S (Pooecetes gramineus) photos

*Lark Sparrow (N)/(S) (Chondestes grammacus) photos

Black-throated Sparrow (N) (Amphispiza bilineata) photos

Lark Bunting (N)/(S) (Calamospiza melanocorys)

*Savannah Sparrow N/S (Passerculus sandwichensis) photos

*Grasshopper Sparrow (N)/S (Ammodramus savannarum) photos

Baird's Sparrow (N) (Ammodramus bairdii)

*Henslow's Sparrow (S) (Ammodramus henslowii) photos

*Le Conte's Sparrow N/S (Ammodramus leconteii) photos

*Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow N/S (Ammodramus nelsoni) photos

*Fox Sparrow N/S (Passerella iliaca) photos

*Song Sparrow N/S (Melospiza melodia) photos

*Lincoln's Sparrow N/S (Melospiza lincolnii) photos

*Swamp Sparrow N/S (Melospiza georgiana) photos

*White-throated Sparrow N/S (Zonotrichia albicollis) photos

*Harris's Sparrow N/S (Zonotrichia querula) photos

*White-crowned Sparrow N/S (Zonotrichia leucophrys) photos

Golden-crowned Sparrow (N)/(S) (Zonotrichia atricapilla) photos

*Dark-eyed Junco N/S (Junco hyemalis) photos

McCown's Longspur (N) (Calcarius mccownii)

*Lapland Longspur N/S (Calcarius lapponicus) photos

*Smith's Longspur N/(S) (Calcarius pictus) photos

Chestnut-collared Longspur (N)/(S) (Calcarius ornatus)

*Snow Bunting N/S (Plectrophenax nivalis) photos

Cardinals & Allies - Top

*Northern Cardinal N/S (Cardinalis cardinalis) photos

*Rose-breasted Grosbeak N/S (Pheucticus ludovicianus) photos

Black-headed Grosbeak (N)/(S) (Pheucticus melanocephalus) photos

Blue Grosbeak (N)/(S) (Passerina caerulea) photos

Lazuli Bunting (N)/(S) (Passerina amoena) photos

*Indigo Bunting N/S (Passerina cyanea) photos

Varied Bunting (S) (Passerina versicolor)

Painted Bunting (N)/(S) (Passerina ciris) photos

*Dickcissel (N)/S (Spiza americana) photos

Blackbirds - Top

*Bobolink N/S (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) photos

*Red-winged Blackbird N/S (Agelaius phoeniceus) photos

*Eastern Meadowlark N/S (Sturnella magna) photos

*Western Meadowlark N/S (Sturnella neglecta) photos

*Yellow-headed Blackbird N/S (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) photos

*Rusty Blackbird N/S (Euphagus carolinus) photos

*Brewer's Blackbird N/S (Euphagus cyanocephalus) photos

*Common Grackle N/S (Quiscalus quiscula) photos

Great-tailed Grackle (N)/(S) (Quiscalus mexicanus)

*Brown-headed Cowbird N/S (Molothrus ater) photos

*Orchard Oriole (N)/S (Icterus spurius) photos

Hooded Oriole (S) (Icterus cucullatus)

Bullock's Oriole (N)/(S) (Icterus bullockii)

*Baltimore Oriole N/S (Icterus galbula) photos

Scott's Oriole (N) (Icterus parisorum)

Finches - Top

Brambling (N)/(S) (Fringilla montifringilla)

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (N)/(S) (Leucosticte tephrocotis) photos

*Pine Grosbeak N/S (Pinicola enucleator) photos

*Purple Finch N/S (Carpodacus purpureus) photos

Cassin's Finch (S) (Carpodacus cassinii)

*House Finch N/S (Carpodacus mexicanus) photos

*Red Crossbill N/S (Loxia curvirostra) photos

*White-winged Crossbill N/S (Loxia leucoptera) photos

*Common Redpoll N/S (Carduelis flammea) photos

Hoary Redpoll N/S (Carduelis hornemanni) photos

*Pine Siskin N/S (Carduelis pinus) photos

Lesser Goldfinch (S) (Carduelis psaltria)

*American Goldfinch N/S (Carduelis tristis) photos

*Evening Grosbeak N/S (Coccothraustes vespertinus) photos

Old World Sparrows - Top

*House Sparrow N/S (Passer domesticus) photos

Eurasian Tree Sparrow (S) (Passer montanus)

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