Nightjar61
David Daniels
My Year List is made up of birds seen in the ABA Area (West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland). Lifers are in bold.
DUCKS, GEESE, and WATERFOWL
Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
Ross's Goose Anser rossii
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
Brant Branta bernicla
Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Tundra Swan Cygnus colombianus
Wood Duck Aix sponsa
Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
Gadwall Mareca strepera
American Wigeon Mareca americana
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
American Black Duck Anas rubripes
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
Canvasback Aythya valisineria
Redhead Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
Greater Scaup Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
Common Merganser Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
PHEASANTS, GROUSE, and ALLIES
Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
LOONS
Common Loon Gavia immer
GREBES
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
CORMORANTS and SHAGS
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
HERONS, EGRETS, and BITTERNS
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Great Egret Ardea alba
Green Heron Butorides virescens
NEW WORLD VULTURES
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
OSPREY
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
HAWKS, EAGLES, and KITES
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
RAILS, GALLINULES, and COOTS
Sora Porzana carolina
American Coot Fulica americana
AVOCETS and STILTS
American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
PLOVERS and LAPWINGS
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
SANDPIPERS and ALLIES
Sanderling Calidris alba
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
American Woodcock Scolopax minor
Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
GULLS, TERNS, and SKIMMERS
Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
Herring Gull Larus argentatus
Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
PIGEONS and DOVES
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
CUCKOOS
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
OWLS
Eastern Screech Owl Megascops asio
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
Barred Owl Strix varia
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
NIGHTJARS and ALLIES
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus
SWIFTS
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
HUMMINGBIRDS
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
KINGFISHERS
Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
WOODPECKERS
Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
FALCONS and CARACARAS
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Merlin Falco columbarius
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
Eastern Wood Pewee Contopus virens
Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens
Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
VIREOS, SHRIKE-BABBLERS, and ERPORNIS
White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
CROWS, JAYS, and MAGPIES
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus
Common Raven Corvus corax
LARKS
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
SWALLOWS
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Purple Martin Progne subis
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
CHICKADEES and TITMICE
Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis
Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
NUTHATCHES
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
TREECREEPERS
Brown Creeper Certhia americana
WRENS
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Winter Wren Troglodytes hiemalis
Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
GNATCATCHERS
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
KINGLETS
Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
THRUSHES and ALLIES
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
Veery Catharus fuscescens
Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
American Robin Turdus migratorius
MOCKINGBIRDS and THRASHERS
Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
STARLINGS
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
WAGTAILS and PIPITS
American Pipit Anthus rubescens
WAXWINGS
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
NEW WORLD SPARROWS and TOWHEES
Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
Henslow's Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii
American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla
Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
Eastern Towhee Pipilio erythrophthalmus
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
TROUPIALS and ALLIES
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivoris
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Black-backed Oriole Icterus abeillei
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
NEW WORLD WARBLERS
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla
Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
Tennessee Warbler Oreothlypis peregrina
Orange-crowned Warbler Oreothlypis celata
Nashville Warbler Oreothlypis ruficapilla
Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis
Kentucky Warbler Geothlypis formosus
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
Northern Parula Setophaga americana
Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea
Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus
Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata
Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis
Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla
CARDINALS and ALLIES
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
SISKINS, CROSSBILLS, and ALLIES
House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus
Pine Siskin Spinus pinus
American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
OLD WORLD SPARROWS
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
ABA AREA TOTALS: 213
J: 82
F: 31
M: 10
A: 40
M: 24
J: 4
J: 1
A: 3
S: 11
O: 4
N: 1
D: 3
WEST VIRGINIA TOTALS: 211
J: 82
F: 30
M: 10
A: 40
M: 24
J: 3
J: 1
A: 3
S: 11
O: 4
N: 1
D: 2
PRESTON COUNTY TOTALS: 199
J: 67
F: 15
M: 24
A: 40
M: 27
J: 3
J: 1
A: 1
S: 11
O: 6
N: 3
D: 2
2017 WORLD LIFERS: Black-backed Oriole
2017 ABA AREA LIFERS: Shiny Cowbird
2017 WEST VIRGINIA LIFERS: Brant, American Avocet, Laughing Gull
2017 PRESTON COUNTY LIFERS: Brant
DUCKS, GEESE, and WATERFOWL
Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
Ross's Goose Anser rossii
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
Brant Branta bernicla
Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Tundra Swan Cygnus colombianus
Wood Duck Aix sponsa
Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
Gadwall Mareca strepera
American Wigeon Mareca americana
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
American Black Duck Anas rubripes
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
Canvasback Aythya valisineria
Redhead Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
Greater Scaup Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
Common Merganser Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
PHEASANTS, GROUSE, and ALLIES
Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
LOONS
Common Loon Gavia immer
GREBES
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
CORMORANTS and SHAGS
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
HERONS, EGRETS, and BITTERNS
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Great Egret Ardea alba
Green Heron Butorides virescens
NEW WORLD VULTURES
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
OSPREY
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
HAWKS, EAGLES, and KITES
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
RAILS, GALLINULES, and COOTS
Sora Porzana carolina
American Coot Fulica americana
AVOCETS and STILTS
American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
PLOVERS and LAPWINGS
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
SANDPIPERS and ALLIES
Sanderling Calidris alba
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
American Woodcock Scolopax minor
Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
GULLS, TERNS, and SKIMMERS
Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
Herring Gull Larus argentatus
Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
PIGEONS and DOVES
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
CUCKOOS
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
OWLS
Eastern Screech Owl Megascops asio
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
Barred Owl Strix varia
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
NIGHTJARS and ALLIES
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus
SWIFTS
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
HUMMINGBIRDS
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
KINGFISHERS
Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
WOODPECKERS
Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
FALCONS and CARACARAS
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Merlin Falco columbarius
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
Eastern Wood Pewee Contopus virens
Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens
Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
VIREOS, SHRIKE-BABBLERS, and ERPORNIS
White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
CROWS, JAYS, and MAGPIES
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus
Common Raven Corvus corax
LARKS
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
SWALLOWS
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Purple Martin Progne subis
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
CHICKADEES and TITMICE
Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis
Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
NUTHATCHES
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
TREECREEPERS
Brown Creeper Certhia americana
WRENS
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Winter Wren Troglodytes hiemalis
Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
GNATCATCHERS
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
KINGLETS
Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
THRUSHES and ALLIES
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
Veery Catharus fuscescens
Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
American Robin Turdus migratorius
MOCKINGBIRDS and THRASHERS
Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
STARLINGS
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
WAGTAILS and PIPITS
American Pipit Anthus rubescens
WAXWINGS
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
NEW WORLD SPARROWS and TOWHEES
Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
Henslow's Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii
American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla
Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
Eastern Towhee Pipilio erythrophthalmus
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
TROUPIALS and ALLIES
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivoris
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Black-backed Oriole Icterus abeillei
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
NEW WORLD WARBLERS
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla
Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
Tennessee Warbler Oreothlypis peregrina
Orange-crowned Warbler Oreothlypis celata
Nashville Warbler Oreothlypis ruficapilla
Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis
Kentucky Warbler Geothlypis formosus
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
Northern Parula Setophaga americana
Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea
Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus
Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata
Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis
Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla
CARDINALS and ALLIES
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
SISKINS, CROSSBILLS, and ALLIES
House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus
Pine Siskin Spinus pinus
American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
OLD WORLD SPARROWS
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
ABA AREA TOTALS: 213
J: 82
F: 31
M: 10
A: 40
M: 24
J: 4
J: 1
A: 3
S: 11
O: 4
N: 1
D: 3
WEST VIRGINIA TOTALS: 211
J: 82
F: 30
M: 10
A: 40
M: 24
J: 3
J: 1
A: 3
S: 11
O: 4
N: 1
D: 2
PRESTON COUNTY TOTALS: 199
J: 67
F: 15
M: 24
A: 40
M: 27
J: 3
J: 1
A: 1
S: 11
O: 6
N: 3
D: 2
2017 WORLD LIFERS: Black-backed Oriole
2017 ABA AREA LIFERS: Shiny Cowbird
2017 WEST VIRGINIA LIFERS: Brant, American Avocet, Laughing Gull
2017 PRESTON COUNTY LIFERS: Brant
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