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Nightjar61’s 2019 Year List (1 Viewer)

Nightjar61

David Daniels
United States
My Year List is made up of birds seen in West Virginia, Ohio, and Panama. Taxonomy and nomenclature follow the IOC World List for the most part, but I have taken some English names from the Clements Checklist and the BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist where I feel those names are better. Lifers are in bold.

TINAMOUS
Great Tinamou Tinamus major
DUCKS, GEESE and SWANS
Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator
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 carolinensis
Canvasback Aythya valisineria
Redhead Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
Greater Scaup Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
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
CHACHALACAS, CURASSOWS and GUANS
Gray-headed Chachalaca Ortalis cinereiceps
NEW WORLD QUAIL
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus
PHEASANTS, GROUSE and ALLIES
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus
LOONS
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
Common Loon Gavia immer
GREBES
Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
HERONS, EGRETS and BITTERNS
Rufescent Tiger Heron Tigrisoma lineatum
Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius
Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis
Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
Green Heron Butorides virescens
Striated Heron Butorides striata
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Great Egret Ardea alba
Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
PELICANS
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
FRIGATEBIRDS
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
CORMORANTS and SHAGS
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
ANHINGAS and DARTERS
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
NEW WORLD VULTURES
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
OSPREYS
Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus
KITES, HAWKS and EAGLES
White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
Gray-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis
Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter cooperii
Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis
Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis
Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens
Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris
Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
RAILS, CRAKES and COOTS
Virginia Rail Rallus limicola
Gray-cowled Wood Rail Aramides cajaneus
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus
Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
American Coot Fulica americana
PLOVERS
Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
JACANAS
Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana
SANDPIPERS and SNIPES
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
American Woodcock Scolopax minor
Wilson’s Snipe Gallinago delicata
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
GULLS, TERNS and SKIMMERS
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
PIGEONS and DOVES
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa
Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis
Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
CUCKOOS
Greater Ani Crotophaga major
Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
BARN OWLS
American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
OWLS
Eastern Screech Owl Megascops asio
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
Barred Owl Strix varia
Black-and-white Owl Strix nigrolineata
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
POTOOS
Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis
Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus
NIGHTJARS
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
Chuck-will’s-widow Antrostomus carolinensis
Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus
SWIFTS
Band-rumped Swift Chaetura spinicaudus
Vaux’s Swift Chaetura vauxi
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis
HUMMINGBIRDS
Long-billed Hermit Phaethornis longirostris
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird Phaeochroa cuvierii
White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora
Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis
Crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica
Violet-bellied Hummingbird Juliamyia julie
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzcatl
Blue-chested Hummingbird Amazilia amabilis
Snowy-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia edward
White-vented Plumeleteer Chalybura buffonii
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
TROGONS
Slaty-tailed Trogon Trogon massena
White-tailed Trogon Trogon chionurus
Gartered Trogon Trogon caligatus
Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus
KINGFISHERS
Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
MOTMOTS
Whooping Motmot Momotus subrufescens
Rufous Motmot Baryphthengus martii
Broad-billed Motmot Electron platyrhynchum
JACAMARS
Great Jacamar Jacamerops aureus
PUFFBIRDS
White-necked Puffbird Notharchus hyperrhynchus
Black-breasted Puffbird Notharchus pectoralis
White-whiskered Puffbird Malacoptila panamensis
TOUCANS
Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus
Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus
Yellow-throated Toucan Ramphastos ambiguus
WOODPECKERS
Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani
Red-crowned Woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus
Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker Leuconotopicus villosus
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
Cinnamon Woodpecker Celeus loricatus
Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos
CARACARAS and FALCONS
Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway
Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Merlin Falco columbarius
Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
AFRICAN and NEW WORLD PARROTS
Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis
Brown-hooded Parrot Pyrilia haematotis
Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus
Red-lored Parrot Amazona autumnalis
Southern Mealy Parrot Amazona farinosa
OVENBIRDS
Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus
Plain-brown Woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa
Cocoa Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus susurrans
Plain Xenops Xenops minutus
ANTBIRDS
Dot-winged Antwren Microrhopias quixensis
Checker-throated Stipplethroat Epinecrophylla fulviventris
Moustached Antwren Myrmotherula ignota
White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris
Spot-crowned Antvireo Dysithamnus puncticeps
Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus
Black-crowned Antshrike Thamnophilus atrinucha
Fasciated Antshrike Cymbilaimus lineatus
Dusky Antbird Cercomacroides tyrannina
Chestnut-backed Antbird Poliocrania exsul
White-bellied Antbird Myrmeciza longipes
ANTPITTAS
Streak-chested Antpitta Hylopezus perspicillatus
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet Tyrannulus eleatus
Forest Elaenia Myiopagis gaimardii
Brown-capped Tyrannulet Ornithion brunneicapillus
Southern Beardless Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum
Mistletoe Tyrannulet Zimmerius parvus
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus
Black-capped Pygmy Tyrant Myiornis atricapillus
Southern Bentbill Oncostoma olivaceum
Pale-eyed Pygmy Tyrant Atalotriccus pilaris
Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum
Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Yellow-margined Flycatcher Tolmomyias flavotectus
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher Terenotriccus erythurus
Black-tailed Flycatcher Myiobius atricaudus
Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
Eastern Wood Pewee Contopus virens
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris
Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens
Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius
Rusty-margined Flycatcher Myiozetetes cayanensis
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
Lesser Kiskadee Philohydor lictor
Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus
Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
Panama Flycatcher Myiarchus panamensis
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus
COTINGAS
Blue Cotinga Cotinga nattererii
Rufous Piha Lipaugus unirufus
Purple-throated Fruitcrow Querula purpurata
MANAKINS
Lance-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia lanceolata
Blue-crowned Manakin Lepidothrix coronata
Golden-collared Manakin Manacus vitellinus
Red-capped Manakin Ceratopipra mentalis
TITYRAS, BECARDS and SHARPBILL
Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata
Russet-winged Schiffornis Schiffornis stenorhyncha
Speckled Mourner Laniocera rufescens
Cinnamon Becard Pachyramphus cinnamomeus
White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus
SHRIKES
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
VIREOS, GREENLETS and SHRIKE-BABBLERS
Green Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius pulchellus
White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis
Golden-fronted Greenlet Hylophilus aurantiifrons
Scrub Greenlet Hylophilus flavipes
Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus
CROWS and JAYS
Black-chested Jay Cyanocorax affinis
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus
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
Mangrove Swallow Tachycineta albilinea
Purple Martin Progne subis
Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
GOLDCRESTS and KINGLETS
Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
WRENS
Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
Black-bellied Wren Pheugopedius fasciatoventris
Rufous-breasted Wren Pheugopedius rutilus
Rufous-and-white Wren Thryophilus rufalbus
Isthmian Wren Cantorchilus elutus
Bay Wren Cantorchilus nigricapillus
Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
Winter Wren Troglodytes hiemalis
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
White-breasted Wood Wren Henicorhina leucosticta
Song Wren Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus
GNATCATCHERS
Trilling Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea
NUTHATCHES
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
TREECREEPERS
American Treecreeper Certhia americana
MOCKINGBIRDS and THRASHERS
Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus
Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
STARLINGS and RHABDORNIS
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
THRUSHES
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
Veery Catharus fuscescens
Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
Swainson’s Thrush Catharus ustulatus
Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
Clay-colored Thrush Turdus grayi
American Robin Turdus migratorius
OLD WORLD SPARROWS and SNOWFINCHES
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
WAGTAILS and PIPITS
American Pipit Anthus rubescens
FINCHES and EUPHONIAS
Evening Grosbeak Hesperiphona vespertina
Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus
House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
Pine Siskin Spinus pinus
Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris
Fulvous-vented Euphonia Euphonia fulvicrissa
LONGSPURS and SNOW BUNTINGS
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
THRUSH-TANAGER
Rosy Thrush-tanager Rhodinocichla rosea
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
LeConte’s Sparrow Ammodramus leconteii
Henslow’s Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii
Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla
Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
Eastern Towhee Pipilio erythrophthalmus
Black-striped Sparrow Arremonops conirostris
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
OROPENDOLAS, ORIOLES and BLACKBIRDS
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
Chestnut-headed Oropendola Psarocolius wagleri
Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela
Scarlet-rumped Cacique Cacicus microrhynchus
Yellow-backed Oriole Icterus chrysater
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Yellow-tailed Oriole Icterus mesomelas
Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus
Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscuola
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
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
Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina
Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis
Mourning Warbler Geothlypis philadelphia
Kentucky Warbler Geothlypis formosus
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
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
Rufous-capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons
Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis
Wilson’s Warbler Cardellina pusilla
CARDINALS, GROSBEAKS and ALLIES
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
Red-crowned Ant Tanager Habia rubica
Red-throated Ant Tanager Habia fuscicauda
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Dickcissel Spiza americana
Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris
TANAGERS and ALLIES
Gray-headed Tanager Eucometis penicillata
White-shouldered Tanager Tachyphonus luctuosis
Crimson-backed Tanager Ramphocelus dimidiatus
Lemon-rumped Tanager Ramphocelus icteronotus
Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum
Plain-colored Tanager Tangara inornata
Golden-hooded Tanager Tangara larvata
Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana
Shining Honeycreeper Cyanerpes lucidus
Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus
Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
Slate-colored Grosbeak Saltator grossus
Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus
Streaked Saltator Saltator striatipectus
Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina
Variable Seedeater Sporophila corvina
Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sporophila nigricollis
Thick-billed Seed Finch Oryzoborus funereus

WORLD TOTALS: 410
J: 76
F: 219
M: 21
A: 39
M: 29
J: 7
J: 4
A: 5
S: 5
O: 1
N: 1
D: 3

WEST VIRGINIA TOTALS: 223
J: 76
F: 13
M: 24
A: 48
M: 34
J: 8
J: 5
A: 5
S: 6
O: 0
N: 1
D: 3

PRESTON COUNTY TOTALS: 200
J: 68
F: 11
M: 24
A: 48
M: 30
J: 2
J: 2
A: 4
S: 6
O: 2
N: 1
D: 2


2019 ABA Area Lifers: Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

2019 West Virginia Lifers: Least Bittern, Yellow-crowned Night Heron, American White Pelican, Mississippi Kite, Whimbrel, Red Phalarope, Chuck-will’s-widow, LeConte’s Sparrow, Painted Bunting

2019 Preston County Lifers: Mute Swan, Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Virginia Rail, Whimbrel
 
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