Minnesota Breeding Bird Map List
This bird list includes 244 species found by MCBS during the breeding season. See About the Bird List for an explanation of which species are included and descriptions of the fields. See Other Bird Resources for additional information on birds breeding in Minnesota.
To find the map for a particular species scroll through the list below or search by common name
| Map | Common name | Scientific name | Rank | Habitat | Records |
| Ducks, Geese, & Swans | |||||
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Canada Goose |
Branta canadensis |
wetland |
598 | |
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Trumpeter Swan |
Cygnus buccinator |
THR |
wetland |
100 | |
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Wood Duck |
Aix sponsa |
wetland |
522 | ||
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Gadwall |
Anas strepera |
wetland |
84 | ||
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American Wigeon |
Anas americana |
wetland |
23 | ||
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American Black Duck |
Anas rubripes |
sgcn |
wetland |
22 | |
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Mallard |
Anas platyrhynchos |
wetland |
1003 | ||
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Blue-winged Teal |
Anas discors |
wetland |
422 | ||
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Northern Shoveler |
Anas clypeata |
wetland |
76 | ||
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Northern Pintail |
Anas acuta |
sgcn |
wetland |
32 | |
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Green-winged Teal |
Anas crecca |
wetland |
56 | ||
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Canvasback |
Aythya valisineria |
wetland |
42 | ||
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Redhead |
Aythya americana |
wetland |
108 | ||
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Ring-necked Duck |
Aythya collaris |
wetland |
174 | ||
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Lesser Scaup |
Aythya affinis |
sgcn |
wetland |
9 | |
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Bufflehead |
Bucephala albeola |
wetland |
1 | ||
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Common Goldeneye |
Bucephala clangula |
wetland |
72 | ||
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Hooded Merganser |
Lophodytes cucullatus |
wetland |
116 | ||
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Common Merganser |
Mergus merganser |
wetland |
23 | ||
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Ruddy Duck |
Oxyura jamaicensis |
wetland |
134 | ||
| New World Quail | |||||
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Northern Bobwhite |
Colinus virginianus |
fragmented |
2 | ||
| Partridge, Grouse, & Turkeys | |||||
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Gray Partridge |
Perdix perdix |
open upland |
28 | ||
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Ring-necked Pheasant |
Phasianus colchicus |
open upland |
794 | ||
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Ruffed Grouse |
Bonasa umbellus |
deciduous forest |
210 | ||
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Spruce Grouse |
Falcipennis canadensis |
coniferous forest |
14 | ||
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Sharp-tailed Grouse |
Tympanuchus phasianellus |
sgcn |
open upland |
47 | |
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Greater Prairie-Chicken |
Tympanuchus cupido |
SPC |
open upland |
59 | |
|
Wild Turkey |
Meleagris gallopavo |
deciduous forest |
107 | ||
| Loons | |||||
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Common Loon |
Gavia immer |
sgcn |
wetland |
467 | |
| Grebes | |||||
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Pied-billed Grebe |
Podilymbus podiceps |
wetland |
325 | ||
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Horned Grebe |
Podiceps auritus |
wetland |
2 | ||
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Red-necked Grebe |
Podiceps grisegena |
sgcn |
wetland |
112 | |
|
Eared Grebe |
Podiceps nigricollis |
sgcn |
wetland |
19 | |
|
Western Grebe |
Aechmophorus occidentalis |
sgcn |
wetland |
46 | |
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Clark's Grebe |
Aechmophorus clarkii |
wetland |
1 | ||
| Cormorants | |||||
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Double-crested Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax auritus |
wetland |
218 | ||
| Pelicans | |||||
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American White Pelican |
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos |
SPC |
wetland |
263 | |
| Herons & Bitterns | |||||
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American Bittern |
Botaurus lentiginosus |
sgcn |
wetland |
288 | |
|
Least Bittern |
Ixobrychus exilis |
sgcn |
wetland |
64 | |
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Great Blue Heron |
Ardea herodias |
wetland |
583 | ||
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Great Egret |
Ardea alba |
wetland |
173 | ||
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Snowy Egret |
Egretta thula |
wetland |
2 | ||
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Little Blue Heron |
Egretta caerulea |
wetland |
2 | ||
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Cattle Egret |
Bubulcus ibis |
open upland |
9 | ||
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Green Heron |
Butorides virescens |
wetland |
164 | ||
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Black-crowned Night-Heron |
Nycticorax nycticorax |
sgcn |
wetland |
78 | |
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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron |
Nyctanassa violacea |
wetland |
1 | ||
| New World Vultures | |||||
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Turkey Vulture |
Cathartes aura |
fragmented |
157 | ||
| Osprey | |||||
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Osprey |
Pandion haliaetus |
wetland |
50 | ||
| Hawks & Eagles | |||||
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Bald Eagle |
Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
SPC |
wetland |
130 | |
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Northern Harrier |
Circus cyaneus |
sgcn |
wetland |
393 | |
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Sharp-shinned Hawk |
Accipiter striatus |
coniferous forest |
13 | ||
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Cooper's Hawk |
Accipiter cooperii |
deciduous forest |
80 | ||
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Northern Goshawk |
Accipiter gentilis |
sgcn |
coniferous forest |
13 | |
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Red-shouldered Hawk |
Buteo lineatus |
SPC |
deciduous forest |
331 | |
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Broad-winged Hawk |
Buteo platypterus |
deciduous forest |
168 | ||
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Swainson's Hawk |
Buteo swainsoni |
sgcn |
open upland |
86 | |
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Red-tailed Hawk |
Buteo jamaicensis |
fragmented |
435 | ||
| Falcons | |||||
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American Kestrel |
Falco sparverius |
open upland |
201 | ||
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Merlin |
Falco columbarius |
coniferous forest |
24 | ||
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Peregrine Falcon |
Falco peregrinus |
THR |
fragmented |
4 | |
| Rails, Gallinules, & Coots | |||||
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Yellow Rail |
Coturnicops noveboracensis |
SPC |
wetland |
154 | |
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Virginia Rail |
Rallus limicola |
sgcn |
wetland |
131 | |
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Sora |
Porzana carolina |
wetland |
384 | ||
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Common Moorhen |
Gallinula chloropus |
SPC |
wetland | 15 | |
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American Coot |
Fulica americana |
wetland |
187 | ||
| Cranes | |||||
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Sandhill Crane |
Grus canadensis |
sgcn |
wetland |
547 | |
| Plovers | |||||
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Killdeer |
Charadrius vociferus |
fragmented |
695 | ||
| Sandpipers & Phalaropes | |||||
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Spotted Sandpiper |
Actitis macularius |
wetland |
76 | ||
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Willet |
Tringa semipalmata |
wetland |
1 | ||
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Upland Sandpiper |
Bartramia longicauda |
sgcn |
open upland |
500 | |
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Marbled Godwit |
Limosa fedoa |
SPC |
open upland |
255 | |
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Wilson's Snipe |
Gallinago delicata |
wetland |
528 | ||
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American Woodcock |
Scolopax minor |
sgcn |
deciduous forest |
66 | |
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Wilson's Phalarope |
Phalaropus tricolor |
THR |
wetland |
67 | |
| Gulls & Terns | |||||
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Franklin's Gull |
Leucophaeus pipixcan |
SPC |
wetland |
104 | |
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Ring-billed Gull |
Larus delawarensis |
wetland |
119 | ||
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Herring Gull |
Larus argentatus |
wetland |
29 | ||
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Black Tern |
Chlidonias niger |
sgcn |
wetland |
431 | |
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Common Tern |
Sterna hirundo |
THR |
wetland |
14 | |
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Forster's Tern |
Sterna forsteri |
SPC |
wetland |
94 | |
| Pigeons & Doves | |||||
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Rock Pigeon |
Columba livia |
fragmented |
118 | ||
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Eurasian Collared-Dove |
Streptopelia decaocto |
fragmented |
6 | ||
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Mourning Dove |
Zenaida macroura |
fragmented |
1641 | ||
| Cuckoos | |||||
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
Coccyzus americanus |
deciduous forest |
167 | ||
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Black-billed Cuckoo |
Coccyzus erythropthalmus |
sgcn |
deciduous forest |
417 | |
| Typical Owls | |||||
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Eastern Screech-Owl |
Megascops asio |
deciduous forest |
2 | ||
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Great Horned Owl |
Bubo virginianus |
fragmented |
68 | ||
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Northern Hawk Owl |
Surnia ulula |
coniferous forest |
1 | ||
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Barred Owl |
Strix varia |
deciduous forest |
59 | ||
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Great Gray Owl |
Strix nebulosa |
coniferous forest |
13 | ||
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Long-eared Owl |
Asio otus |
fragmented |
1 | ||
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Short-eared Owl |
Asio flammeus |
SPC |
wetland |
20 | |
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Boreal Owl |
Aegolius funereus |
sgcn |
coniferous forest |
1 | |
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Northern Saw-whet Owl |
Aegolius acadicus |
coniferous forest |
14 | ||
| Nightjars | |||||
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Common Nighthawk |
Chordeiles minor |
sgcn |
fragmented |
64 | |
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Eastern Whip-poor-will |
Caprimulgus vociferus |
sgcn |
deciduous forest |
55 | |
| Swifts | |||||
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Chimney Swift |
Chaetura pelagica |
fragmented |
148 | ||
| Hummingbirds | |||||
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
Archilochus colubris |
fragmented |
234 | ||
| Kingfishers | |||||
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Belted Kingfisher |
Megaceryle alcyon |
wetland |
246 | ||
| Woodpeckers | |||||
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Red-headed Woodpecker |
Melanerpes erythrocephalus |
sgcn |
open upland |
311 | |
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Red-bellied Woodpecker |
Melanerpes carolinus |
deciduous forest |
480 | ||
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
Sphyrapicus varius |
sgcn |
deciduous forest |
838 | |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
Picoides pubescens |
fragmented |
659 | ||
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Hairy Woodpecker |
Picoides villosus |
deciduous forest |
622 | ||
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American Three-toed Woodpecker |
Picoides dorsalis |
coniferous forest |
5 | ||
|
Black-backed Woodpecker |
Picoides arcticus |
sgcn |
coniferous forest |
92 | |
|
Northern Flicker |
Colaptes auratus |
fragmented |
767 | ||
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Pileated Woodpecker |
Dryocopus pileatus |
deciduous forest |
554 | ||
| Tyrant Flycatchers | |||||
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Olive-sided Flycatcher |
Contopus cooperi |
sgcn |
coniferous forest |
108 | |
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Western Wood-Pewee |
Contopus sordidulus |
deciduous forest |
1 | ||
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Eastern Wood-Pewee |
Contopus virens |
sgcn |
deciduous forest |
1724 | |
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Yellow-bellied Flycatcher |
Empidonax flaviventris |
coniferous forest |
448 | ||
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Acadian Flycatcher |
Empidonax virescens |
SPC |
deciduous forest |
49 | |
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Alder Flycatcher |
Empidonax alnorum |
wetland |
908 | ||
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Willow Flycatcher |
Empidonax traillii |
sgcn |
open upland |
422 | |
|
Least Flycatcher |
Empidonax minimus |
sgcn |
deciduous forest |
1259 | |
|
Eastern Phoebe |
Sayornis phoebe |
fragmented |
240 | ||
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Great Crested Flycatcher |
Myiarchus crinitus |
deciduous forest |
1700 | ||
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Western Kingbird |
Tyrannus verticalis |
open upland |
106 | ||
|
Eastern Kingbird |
Tyrannus tyrannus |
open upland |
885 | ||
| Shrikes | |||||
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Loggerhead Shrike |
Lanius ludovicianus |
THR |
open upland |
28 | |
| Vireos | |||||
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White-eyed Vireo |
Vireo griseus |
open upland |
1 | ||
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Bell's Vireo |
Vireo bellii |
sgcn |
open upland |
12 | |
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Yellow-throated Vireo |
Vireo flavifrons |
deciduous forest |
841 | ||
|
Blue-headed Vireo |
Vireo solitarius |
coniferous forest |
242 | ||
|
Warbling Vireo |
Vireo gilvus |
fragmented |
682 | ||
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Philadelphia Vireo |
Vireo philadelphicus |
coniferous forest |
11 | ||
|
Red-eyed Vireo |
Vireo olivaceus |
deciduous forest |
3104 | ||
| Jays & Crows | |||||
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Gray Jay |
Perisoreus canadensis |
coniferous forest |
224 | ||
|
Blue Jay |
Cyanocitta cristata |
fragmented |
1949 | ||
|
Black-billed Magpie |
Pica hudsonia | open upland | 76 | ||
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American Crow |
Corvus brachyrhynchos |
fragmented |
2122 | ||
|
Common Raven |
Corvus corax |
coniferous forest |
305 | ||
| Larks | |||||
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Horned Lark |
Eremophila alpestris |
open upland |
164 | ||
| Swallows | |||||
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Purple Martin |
Progne subis |
fragmented |
93 | ||
|
Tree Swallow |
Tachycineta bicolor |
fragmented |
1066 | ||
|
Northern Rough-winged Swallow |
Stelgidopteryx serripennis |
sgcn |
fragmented |
186 | |
|
Bank Swallow |
Riparia riparia |
fragmented |
232 | ||
|
Cliff Swallow |
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota |
fragmented |
287 | ||
|
Barn Swallow |
Hirundo rustica |
fragmented |
758 | ||
| Chickadees & Titmice | |||||
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Black-capped Chickadee |
Poecile atricapillus |
fragmented |
1262 | ||
|
Boreal Chickadee |
Poecile hudsonicus |
sgcn |
coniferous forest |
54 | |
|
Tufted Titmouse |
Baeolophus bicolor |
deciduous forest |
16 | ||
| Nuthatches | |||||
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Red-breasted Nuthatch |
Sitta canadensis |
coniferous forest |
453 | ||
|
White-breasted Nuthatch |
Sitta carolinensis |
deciduous forest |
906 | ||
| Creepers | |||||
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Brown Creeper |
Certhia americana |
deciduous forest |
197 | ||
| Wrens | |||||
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Rock Wren |
Salpinctes obsoletus |
open upland |
1 | ||
|
House Wren |
Troglodytes aedon |
fragmented |
1479 | ||
|
Winter Wren |
Troglodytes hiemalis |
sgcn |
coniferous forest |
541 | |
|
Sedge Wren |
Cistothorus platensis |
sgcn |
wetland |
1719 | |
|
Marsh Wren |
Cistothorus palustris |
sgcn |
wetland |
801 | |
| Gnatcatchers | |||||
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
Polioptila caerulea |
deciduous forest |
362 | ||
| Kinglets | |||||
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Golden-crowned Kinglet |
Regulus satrapa |
coniferous forest |
284 | ||
|
Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
Regulus calendula |
coniferous forest |
203 | ||
| Thrushes | |||||
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Eastern Bluebird |
Sialia sialis |
fragmented |
321 | ||
|
Mountain Bluebird |
Sialia currucoides |
open upland |
1 | ||
|
Veery |
Catharus fuscescens |
sgcn |
deciduous forest |
1681 | |
|
Swainson's Thrush |
Catharus ustulatus |
coniferous forest |
293 | ||
|
Hermit Thrush |
Catharus guttatus |
coniferous forest |
703 | ||
|
Wood Thrush |
Hylocichla mustelina |
sgcn |
deciduous forest |
373 | |
|
American Robin |
Turdus migratorius |
fragmented |
1864 | ||
| Mockingbirds & Thrashers | |||||
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Gray Catbird |
Dumetella carolinensis |
fragmented |
1293 | ||
|
Northern Mockingbird |
Mimus polyglottos |
fragmented |
1 | ||
|
Brown Thrasher |
Toxostoma rufum |
sgcn |
fragmented |
381 | |
| Starlings | |||||
|
European Starling |
Sturnus vulgaris |
fragmented |
291 | ||
| Pipits | |||||
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Sprague's Pipit |
Anthus spragueii |
open upland |
3 | ||
| Waxwings | |||||
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Cedar Waxwing |
Bombycilla cedrorum |
fragmented |
806 | ||
| Longspurs | |||||
|
Chestnut-collared Longspur |
Calcarius ornatus |
END |
open upland |
7 | |
| New World Warblers | |||||
|
Blue-winged Warbler |
Vermivora cyanoptera |
sgcn |
deciduous forest |
107 | |
|
Golden-winged Warbler |
Vermivora chrysoptera |
sgcn |
coniferous forest |
441 | |
|
Tennessee Warbler |
Oreothlypis peregrina |
coniferous forest |
81 | ||
|
Nashville Warbler |
Oreothlypis ruficapilla |
coniferous forest |
1305 | ||
|
Northern Parula |
Parula americana |
coniferous forest |
367 | ||
|
Yellow Warbler |
Dendroica petechia |
fragmented |
1738 | ||
|
Chestnut-sided Warbler |
Dendroica pensylvanica |
deciduous forest |
833 | ||
|
Magnolia Warbler |
Dendroica magnolia |
coniferous forest |
454 | ||
|
Cape May Warbler |
Dendroica tigrina |
sgcn |
coniferous forest |
79 | |
|
Black-throated Blue Warbler |
Dendroica caerulescens |
sgcn |
coniferous forest |
274 | |
|
Yellow-rumped Warbler |
Dendroica coronata |
coniferous forest |
458 | ||
|
Black-throated Green Warbler |
Dendroica virens |
coniferous forest |
633 | ||
|
Blackburnian Warbler |
Dendroica fusca |
coniferous forest |
363 | ||
|
Pine Warbler |
Dendroica pinus |
coniferous forest |
302 | ||
|
Palm Warbler |
Dendroica palmarum |
coniferous forest |
127 | ||
|
Bay-breasted Warbler |
Dendroica castanea |
sgcn |
coniferous forest |
10 | |
|
Cerulean Warbler |
Dendroica cerulea |
SPC |
deciduous forest |
138 | |
|
Black-and-white Warbler |
Mniotilta varia |
coniferous forest |
723 | ||
|
American Redstart |
Setophaga ruticilla |
deciduous forest |
1366 | ||
|
Prothonotary Warbler |
Protonotaria citrea |
sgcn |
deciduous forest |
56 | |
|
Ovenbird |
Seiurus aurocapilla |
sgcn |
deciduous forest |
2487 | |
|
Northern Waterthrush |
Parkesia noveboracensis |
coniferous forest |
265 | ||
|
Louisiana Waterthrush |
Parkesia motacilla |
SPC |
deciduous forest |
83 | |
|
Kentucky Warbler |
Oporornis formosus |
deciduous forest |
2 | ||
|
Connecticut Warbler |
Oporornis agilis |
sgcn |
coniferous forest |
186 | |
|
Mourning Warbler |
Oporornis philadelphia |
deciduous forest |
528 | ||
|
Common Yellowthroat |
Geothlypis trichas |
fragmented |
3733 | ||
|
Hooded Warbler |
Wilsonia citrina |
deciduous forest |
4 | ||
|
Wilson's Warbler |
Wilsonia pusilla |
coniferous forest |
28 | ||
|
Canada Warbler |
Wilsonia canadensis |
sgcn |
coniferous forest |
275 | |
|
Yellow-breasted Chat |
Icteria virens |
open upland |
1 | ||
| Towhees & Sparrows | |||||
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Eastern Towhee |
Pipilo erythrophthalmus |
fragmented |
247 | ||
|
Chipping Sparrow |
Spizella passerina |
fragmented |
764 | ||
|
Clay-colored Sparrow |
Spizella pallida |
open upland |
1366 | ||
|
Field Sparrow |
Spizella pusilla |
sgcn |
open upland |
565 | |
|
Vesper Sparrow |
Pooecetes gramineus |
open upland |
439 | ||
|
Lark Sparrow |
Chondestes grammacus |
open upland |
60 | ||
|
Lark Bunting |
Calamospiza melanocorys |
open upland |
3 | ||
|
Savannah Sparrow |
Passerculus sandwichensis |
open upland |
1191 | ||
|
Grasshopper Sparrow |
Ammodramus savannarum |
sgcn |
open upland |
488 | |
|
Baird's Sparrow |
Ammodramus bairdii |
END |
open upland |
1 | |
|
Henslow's Sparrow |
Ammodramus henslowii |
END |
open upland |
51 | |
|
Le Conte's Sparrow |
Ammodramus leconteii |
sgcn |
wetland |
413 | |
|
Nelson's Sparrow |
Ammodramus nelsoni |
SPC |
wetland |
106 | |
|
Song Sparrow |
Melospiza melodia |
fragmented |
2606 | ||
|
Lincoln's Sparrow |
Melospiza lincolnii |
coniferous forest |
185 | ||
|
Swamp Sparrow |
Melospiza georgiana |
sgcn |
wetland |
1691 | |
|
White-throated Sparrow |
Zonotrichia albicollis |
sgcn |
coniferous forest |
1152 | |
|
Dark-eyed Junco |
Junco hyemalis |
coniferous forest |
67 | ||
| Tanagers, Cardinals, & Grosbeaks | |||||
|
Summer Tanager |
Piranga rubra |
deciduous forest |
2 | ||
|
Scarlet Tanager |
Piranga olivacea |
deciduous forest |
967 | ||
|
Northern Cardinal |
Cardinalis cardinalis |
deciduous forest |
600 | ||
|
Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
Pheucticus ludovicianus |
sgcn |
deciduous forest |
1381 | |
|
Blue Grosbeak |
Passerina caerulea |
open upland |
69 | ||
|
Indigo Bunting |
Passerina cyanea |
deciduous forest |
866 | ||
|
Dickcissel |
Spiza americana |
sgcn |
open upland |
519 | |
| New World Blackbirds & Orioles | |||||
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Bobolink |
Dolichonyx oryzivorus |
sgcn |
open upland |
1448 | |
|
Red-winged Blackbird |
Agelaius phoeniceus |
fragmented |
2799 | ||
|
Eastern Meadowlark |
Sturnella magna |
sgcn |
open upland |
241 | |
|
Western Meadowlark |
Sturnella neglecta |
open upland |
826 | ||
|
Yellow-headed Blackbird |
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus |
wetland |
817 | ||
|
Brewer's Blackbird |
Euphagus cyanocephalus |
open upland |
212 | ||
|
Common Grackle |
Quiscalus quiscula |
fragmented |
1031 | ||
|
Great-tailed Grackle |
Quiscalus mexicanus |
wetland |
22 | ||
|
Brown-headed Cowbird |
Molothrus ater |
fragmented |
2006 | ||
|
Orchard Oriole |
Icterus spurius |
fragmented |
297 | ||
|
Baltimore Oriole |
Icterus galbula |
deciduous forest |
971 | ||
| Finches | |||||
|
Purple Finch |
Carpodacus purpureus |
coniferous forest |
274 | ||
|
House Finch |
Carpodacus mexicanus |
fragmented |
58 | ||
|
Red Crossbill |
Loxia curvirostra |
coniferous forest |
24 | ||
|
White-winged Crossbill |
Loxia leucoptera |
coniferous forest |
58 | ||
|
Pine Siskin |
Spinus pinus |
coniferous forest |
46 | ||
|
American Goldfinch |
Spinus tristis |
fragmented |
1970 | ||
|
Evening Grosbeak |
Coccothraustes vespertinus |
coniferous forest |
68 | ||
| Old World Sparrows | |||||
|
House Sparrow |
Passer domesticus |
fragmented |
97 | ||