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Nightjar61’s 2018 Year List (1 Viewer)

Nightjar61

David Daniels
United States
My Year List is made up of birds seen in the ABA Area (West Virginia and Virginia) and Jamaica. Taxonomy follows the IOC World Bird List, but some English names follow the Clements Checklist. Lifers are in bold.

DUCKS, GEESE and SWANS
West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea
Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
Ross’s Goose Anser rossii
Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
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
White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi
Black Scoter Melanitta americana
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
NEW WORLD QUAIL
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus
PHEASANTS and ALLIES
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus
LOONS
Common Loon Gavia immer
GREBES
Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
TROPICBIRDS
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
STORKS
Wood Stork Mycteria americana
IBISES and SPOONBILLS
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
HERONS and BITTERNS
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
Green Heron Butorides virens
Western Cattle Egret Bulbulcus ibis
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Great Egret Ardea alba
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
PELICANS
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
FRIGATEBIRDS
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
GANNETS and BOOBIES
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
CORMORANTS and SHAGS
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
NEW WORLD VULTURES
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
OSPREYS
Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus
KITES, HAWKS and EAGLES
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter cooperii
Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
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, CRAKES and COOTS
Sora Porzana carolina
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus
Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
American Coot Fulica americana
CRANES
Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis
STILTS and AVOCETS
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
PLOVERS
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
Wilson’s Plover Charadrius wilsonia
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
JACANAS
Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa
SANDPIPERS and SNIPES
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Sanderling Calidris alba
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
American Woodcock Scolopax minor
Wilson’s Snipe Gallinago delicata
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
Willet Tringa semipalmata
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
GULLS, TERNS and SKIMMERS
Sabine’s Gull Xema sabini
Bonaparte’s Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Laughing Gull Leucocephalus atricilla
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
Royal Tern Thalasseus maxima
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
PIGEONS and DOVES
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
Ring-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas caribaea
Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
Crested Quail-Dove Geotrygon versicolor
Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
Caribbean Dove Leptotila jamaicensis
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
CUCKOOS
Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo Coccyzus pluvialis
Jamaican Lizard Cuckoo Coccyzus vetula
BARN OWLS
American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
OWLS
Eastern Screech Owl Megascops asio
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
Barred Owl Strix varia
Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus
Jamaican Owl Pseudoscops grammicus
POTOOS
Northern Potoo Nyctibius jamaicensis
NIGHTJARS
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus
SWIFTS
White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
Antillean Palm Swift Tachornis phoenicobia
HUMMINGBIRDS
Jamaican Mango Anthracothorax mango
Red-billed Streamertail Trochilus polytmus
Black-billed Streamertail Trochilus scitulus
Vervain Hummingbird Mellisuga minima
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
KINGFISHERS
Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
TODIES
Jamaican Tody Todus todus
WOODPECKERS
Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Jamaican Woodpecker Melanerpes radiolatus
Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker Leuconotopicus villosus
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
CARACARAS and FALCONS
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Merlin Falco columbarius
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
AFRICAN and NEW WORLD PARROTS
Black-billed Parrot Amazona agilis
Yellow-billed Parrot Amazona collaria
Olive-throated Parakeet Eupsittula nana
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
Jamaican Elaenia Myiopagis cotta
Greater Antillean Elaenia Elaenia fallax
Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
Eastern Wood Pewee Contopus virens
Jamaican Pewee Contopus pallidus
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris
Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens
Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus
Sad Flycatcher Myiarchus barbirostris
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
Rufous-tailed Flycatcher Myiarchus validus
Stolid Flycatcher Myiarchus stolidus
TITYRAS, BECARDS and SHARPBILL
Jamaican Becard Pachyramphus niger
SHRIKES
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
VIREOS, GREENLETS and SHRIKE-BABBLERS
White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
Jamaican Vireo Vireo modestus
Blue Mountain Vireo Vireo osburni
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
CROWS and JAYS
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus
Jamaican Crow Corvus jamaicensis
Common Raven Corvus corax
WAXWINGS
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
TITS and CHICKADEES
Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis
Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
LARKS
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
SWALLOWS
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
Purple Martin Progne subis
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
GOLDCRESTS and KINGLETS
Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
WRENS
Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
Winter Wren Troglodytes hiemalis
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
GNATCATCHERS
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
NUTHATCHES
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
TREECREEPERS
Brown Creeper Certhia americana
MOCKINGBIRDS and THRASHERS
Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
STARLINGS and RHABDORNIS
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
THRUSHES
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
Rufous-throated Solitaire Myadestes genibarbis
Veery Catharus fuscescens
Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
Swainson’s Thrush Catharus ustulatus
Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
White-eyed Thrush Turdus jamaicensis
American Robin Turdus migratorius
White-chinned Thrush Turdus aurantius
OLD WORLD SPARROWS and SNOWFINCHES
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
WAXBILLS, MUNIAS and ALLIES
Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
WAGTAILS and PIPITS
American Pipit Anthus rubescens
FINCHES and EUPHONIAS
Evening Grosbeak Hesperiphona vespertina
Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus
House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
Pine Siskin Spinus pinus
Jamaican Euphonia Euphonia jamaica
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
Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
Swainson’s Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii
Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina
Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata
Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis
Mourning Warbler Geothlypis philadelphia
Kentucky Warbler Geothlypis formosus
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
Arrowhead Warbler Setophaga pharetra
Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea
Northern Parula Setophaga americana
Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea
Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
Yellow Warbler Setophaga aestiva
Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus
Myrtle 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
OROPENDOLAS, ORIOLES and BLACKBIRDS
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
Jamaican Oriole Icterus leucopteryx
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
Jamaican Blackbird Nesopsar nigerrimus
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
NEW WORLD SPARROWS
Red Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
Henslow’s Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii
Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla
Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida
Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
Eastern Towhee Pipilio erythrophthalmus
SPINDALISES
Jamaican Spindalis Spindalis nigricephala
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
TANAGERS and ALLIES
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus
Black-faced Grassquit Tiaris bicolor
Yellow-shouldered Grassquit Loxipassar anoxanthus
Greater Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla violacea
Orangequit Euneornis camestris
CARDINALS, GROSBEAKS and ALLIES
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Dickcissel Spiza americana
Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea


WORLD TOTALS: 312
J: 93
F: 16
M: 109
A: 26
M: 38
J: 4
J: 4
A: 4
S: 13
O: 2
N: 1
D: 2

WEST VIRGINIA TOTALS: 235
J: 93
F: 16
M: 12
A: 34
M: 46
J: 5
J: 4
A: 4
S: 14
O: 2
N: 2
D: 2

PRESTON COUNTY TOTALS: 212
J: 69
F: 24
M: 15
A: 34
M: 46
J: 1
J: 0
A: 4
S: 11
O: 3
N: 2
D: 2

2018 West Virginia Lifers: Wood Stork, Roseate Spoonbill, Purple Gallinule, White-rumped Sandpiper, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher, Sabine’s Gull, Common Tern

2018 Preston County Lifers: Black Scoter, Roseate Spoonbill, Black-crowned Night Heron, Baird's Sandpiper, White-rumped Sandpiper, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher
 
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