Nightjar61
David Daniels
My Year List so far is made up of birds seen in the ABA Area (West Virginia and Ohio). Lifers are in bold.
DUCKS, GEESE, and WATERFOWL
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)
Ross's Goose (Chen rossii)
Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
American Wigeon (Anas americana)
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
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)
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)
PHEASANTS, GROUSE, and ALLIES
Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
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)
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
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 cyaneus)
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)
Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)
American Coot (Fulica americana)
CRANES
Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)
PLOVERS and LAPWINGS
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica)
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferous)
SANDPIPERS and ALLIES
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)
American Woodcock (Scolopax minor)
GULLS, TERNS, and SKIMMERS
Bonaparte's Gull (Croicocephalus philadelphia)
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)
PIGEONS and DOVES
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
CUCKOOS
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)
BARN OWLS
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
OWLS
Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Barred Owl (Strix varia)
Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)
NIGHTJARS and ALLIES
Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus)
SWIFTS
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
HUMMINGBIRDS
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
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
Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)
Eastern Wood Pewee (Contopus virens)
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris)
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)
SHRIKES
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
VIREOS, SHRIKE-BABBLERS, and ERPORNIS
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo grieus)
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 carolinensus)
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 (Cantorchilus 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)
Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus)
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 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)
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 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)
Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)
BUNTINGS and NEW WORLD SPARROWS
Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii)
American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida)
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
Eastern Towhee (Pipilio erythrophthalmus)
CARDINALS and ALLIES
Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
TROUPIALS and ALLIES
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
SISKINS, CROSSBILLS, and ALLIES
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
Purple Finch (Haemorhous pupureus)
Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
OLD WORLD SPARROWS
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
ABA AREA TOTALS: 235
J: 92
F: 15
M: 12
A: 62
M: 34
J: 0
J: 0
A: 4
S: 5
O: 7
N: 2
D: 2
WEST VIRGINIA TOTALS: 234
J: 89
F: 17
M: 12
A: 62
M: 33
J: 0
J: 0
A: 4
S: 5
O: 7
N: 2
D: 2
PRESTON COUNTY TOTALS: 210
J: 66
F: 14
M: 29
A: 61
M: 25
J: 1
J: 0
A: 1
S: 3
O: 5
N: 1
D: 4
2016 ABA Area Lifers: Brambling
2016 West Virginia Lifers: Little Blue Heron, Cattle Egret, Sandhill Crane, Black-bellied Plover, American Golden Plover, Piping Plover, Sanderling, Baird's Sandpiper
2016 Preston County Lifers: Ross's Goose, Long-tailed Duck, Cattle Egret, Golden Eagle, Rough-legged Hawk, Sandhill Crane, Black-bellied Plover, Dunlin, Northern Saw-whet Owl
DUCKS, GEESE, and WATERFOWL
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)
Ross's Goose (Chen rossii)
Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
American Wigeon (Anas americana)
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
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)
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)
PHEASANTS, GROUSE, and ALLIES
Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
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)
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
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 cyaneus)
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)
Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)
American Coot (Fulica americana)
CRANES
Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)
PLOVERS and LAPWINGS
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica)
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferous)
SANDPIPERS and ALLIES
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)
American Woodcock (Scolopax minor)
GULLS, TERNS, and SKIMMERS
Bonaparte's Gull (Croicocephalus philadelphia)
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)
PIGEONS and DOVES
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
CUCKOOS
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)
BARN OWLS
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
OWLS
Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Barred Owl (Strix varia)
Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)
NIGHTJARS and ALLIES
Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus)
SWIFTS
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
HUMMINGBIRDS
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
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
Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)
Eastern Wood Pewee (Contopus virens)
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris)
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)
SHRIKES
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
VIREOS, SHRIKE-BABBLERS, and ERPORNIS
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo grieus)
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 carolinensus)
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 (Cantorchilus 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)
Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus)
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 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)
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 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)
Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)
BUNTINGS and NEW WORLD SPARROWS
Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii)
American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida)
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
Eastern Towhee (Pipilio erythrophthalmus)
CARDINALS and ALLIES
Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
TROUPIALS and ALLIES
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
SISKINS, CROSSBILLS, and ALLIES
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
Purple Finch (Haemorhous pupureus)
Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
OLD WORLD SPARROWS
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
ABA AREA TOTALS: 235
J: 92
F: 15
M: 12
A: 62
M: 34
J: 0
J: 0
A: 4
S: 5
O: 7
N: 2
D: 2
WEST VIRGINIA TOTALS: 234
J: 89
F: 17
M: 12
A: 62
M: 33
J: 0
J: 0
A: 4
S: 5
O: 7
N: 2
D: 2
PRESTON COUNTY TOTALS: 210
J: 66
F: 14
M: 29
A: 61
M: 25
J: 1
J: 0
A: 1
S: 3
O: 5
N: 1
D: 4
2016 ABA Area Lifers: Brambling
2016 West Virginia Lifers: Little Blue Heron, Cattle Egret, Sandhill Crane, Black-bellied Plover, American Golden Plover, Piping Plover, Sanderling, Baird's Sandpiper
2016 Preston County Lifers: Ross's Goose, Long-tailed Duck, Cattle Egret, Golden Eagle, Rough-legged Hawk, Sandhill Crane, Black-bellied Plover, Dunlin, Northern Saw-whet Owl
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