Pennsylvania Bird List

Published Lists

The Pennsylvania Ornithological Records Committee is tasked with keeping the Official List of the Birds of Pennsylvania and associated abundance codes revised every five years for publication in Pennsylvania Birds. The next revision will be completed in 2023. The most recent version of the list (click to view) was published in July 2018. This was an update to the 2011 version of the list (click to view). 

Current List

The below official and provisional lists are based on the 2018 update but are maintained to keep up with additions to the state list and taxonomic changes. As of July, 2020, the Official Tally of the Birds of Pennsylvania recognized by PORC is 435 species.

Each species is listed with its status (regular, casual, accidental, extirpated, etc.) and one of the following numerical abundance codes assigned to each species, as of spring, 2018:

  • 1 – common
  • 2 – uncommon, local, or hard-to-find
  • 3 – rare but annual, or highly restricted breeder
  • 4 – rare but annual (review list)
  • 5 – casual or increasing vagrant (review list)
  • 6 – accidental, generally fewer than five modern records (review list)
  • 7 – extirpated or probably extinct (review list)
  • X – extinct

Nomenclature: The taxonomic treatment and species sequence follows the 17th supplement of the 7th edition of the Check-list of North American Birds (American Ornithologist’s Union (AOU) 1998), and represents the order of the 58th supplement to the American Ornithological Society’s Check-list of North American Birds (2017).

Formatting: Bold and underlined species are on the State Review List.

Official List (Class I Records)

Records accepted on the basis of a photograph, video, audio, or identifiable specimen.

  • Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) Accidental. 5
  • Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) Regular. 1
  • Ross’s Goose (Chen rossii) Regular. 3
  • Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) Regular. 3
  • Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) Casual.  5
  • Brant- (Branta bernicla) Regular. 2
  • Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) Casual. 5
  • Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) Regular. 2
  • Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) Regular. 1
  • Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) Regular. 2
  • Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) Regular. 3
  • Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) Regular. 1
  • Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) Accidental. 6
  • Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) Regular. 1
  • Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) Regular. 1
  • Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera) Accidental. 5
  • Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) Regular. 1
  • Gadwall (Mareca strepera) Regular. 1
  • Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope) Regular. 3
  • American Wigeon (Mareca americana) Regular. 1
  • Mallard (Anas platyrynchos) Regular. 1
  • American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) Regular. 1
  • Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) Regular. 1
  • Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) Regular. 1
  • Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) Regular. 1
  • Redhead (Aythya americana) Regular. 1
  • Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) Regular. 1
  • Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) Accidental. 6
  • Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) Regular. 1
  • Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) Regular. 1
  • King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) Accidental. 5
  • Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) Casual. 5
  • Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) Regular. 2
  • White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) Regular. 2
  • Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) Regular. 2
  • Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) Regular. 2
  • Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) Regular. 1
  • Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) Regular. 1
  • Barrow’s Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) Accidental. 5
  • Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) Regular. 1
  • Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) Regular. 1
  • Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) Regular. 1
  • Masked Duck (Nomonyx dominicus) Accidental. 6
  • Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) Regular. 1
  • Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) No self-sustaining populations, 7
  • Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Regular. 2
  • Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) Regular. 2
  • Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) Extirpated. 7
  • Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Regular. 1
  • Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) Regular. 1
  • Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) Regular. 1
  • Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) Regular. 2
  • Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) Regular. 4
  • Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) Accidental. 6
  • Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) Regular. 1
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) Regular. 3
  • Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) Extinct. X
  • Common Ground-Dove (Columbina passerina) Accidental. 6
  • White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Casual. 5
  • Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Regular. 1
  • Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) Regular. 1
  • Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) Regular. 1
  • Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) Regular. 1
  • Chuck-will’s-widow (Antrostomus carolinensis) Casual. 5
  • Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) Regular. 1
  • Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) Regular. 1
  • Bahama Woodstar (Nesophlox evelynae) Accidental. 6
  • Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) Regular. 1
  • Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Accidental. 6
  • Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna) Accidental. 6
  • Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) Regular. 3
  • Allen’s Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) Accidental. 6
  • Calliope Hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope) Accidental. 6
  • Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) Accidental. 5
  • Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis) Accidental. 5
  • Clapper Rail (Rallus crepitans) Accidental. 6
  • King Rail (Rallus elegans) Regular. 4
  • Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) Regular. 2
  • Corn Crake (Crex crex) Accidental. 6
  • Sora (Porzana carolina) Regular. 2
  • Spotted Rail (Pardirallus maculatus) Accidental. 6
  • Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus) Accidental. 5
  • Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) Regular. 2
  • American Coot (Fulica americana) Regular. 1
  • Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) Regular. 3
  • Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) Casual. 5
  • American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) Regular. 3
  • American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) Accidental. 5
  • Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Regular. 2
  • American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) Regular. 2
  • Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) Regular. 1
  • Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) Regular. 1
  • Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Regular. 4
  • Wilson’s Plover (Charadrius wilsonia) Accidental. 6
  • Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) Accidental. 6
  • Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) Regular. 3
  • Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) Regular. 3
  • Eskimo Curlew (Numenius borealis) Probably Extinct. 7
  • Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) Accidental. 6
  • Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) Regular. 3
  • Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) Casual. 5
  • Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) Regular. 2
  • Red Knot (Calidris canutus) Regular. 3
  • Ruff (Calidris pugnax) Casual. 5
  • Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) Regular. 2
  • Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) Accidental. 6
  • Sanderling (Calidris alba) Regular. 2
  • Dunlin (Calidris alpina) Regular. 1
  • Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) Regular. 4
  • Baird’s Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) Regular. 2
  • Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) Regular. 1
  • White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) Regular. 2
  • Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) Regular. 3
  • Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) Regular. 1
  • Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) Regular. 1
  • Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) Regular. 3
  • Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) Regular. 2
  • Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) Regular. 3
  • American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) Regular. 1
  • Wilson’s Snipe (Gallinago delicata) Regular. 1
  • Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) Regular. 1
  • Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) Regular. 1
  • Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) Regular. 1
  • Willet (Tringa semipalmata) Regular. 3
  • Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) Regular. 1
  • Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) Regular. 3
  • Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) Regular. 3
  • Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) Regular. 4
  • Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus) Casual. 5
  • Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) Regular. 4
  • Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus) Accidental 6
  • Dovekie (Alle alle) Accidental. 6
  • Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia) Accidental. 6
  • Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) Accidental. 6
  • Long-billed Murrelet (Brachyramphus perdix) Accidental. 6
  • Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus) Accidental. 6
  • Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) Accidental. 5
  • Sabine’s Gull (Xema sabini) Casual. 5
  • Bonaparte’s Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) Regular. 1
  • Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) Regular. 4
  • Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) Regular. 4
  • Ross’s Gull (Rhodostethia rosea) Accidental. 6
  • Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) Regular. 2
  • Franklin’s Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) Regular. 4
  • Mew Gull (Larus canus) Accidental. 6
  • Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) Regular. 1
  • California Gull (Larus californicus) Accidental. 5
  • Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) Regular. 1
  • Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) Regular. 2
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) Regular. 2
  • Slaty-backed Gull (Larus schistisagus) Accidental. 6
  • Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) Regular. 3
  • Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) Regular. 1
  • Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus) Accidental. 6
  • Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) Accidental. 5
  • Least Tern (Sternula antillarum) Casual. 5
  • Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) Casual. 6
  • Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) Regular. 2
  • Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) Regular. 2
  • White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) Accidental. 6
  • Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) Accidental. 6
  • Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) Regular. 2
  • Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) Casual. 5
  • Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri) Regular. 2
  • Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) Casual. 5
  • Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) Casual. 5
  • White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) Accidental. 6
  • Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) Regular. 2
  • Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica) Accidental. 5
  • Common Loon (Gavia immer) Regular. 1
  • Yellow-billed Loon (Gavia adamsii) Accidental. 6
  • Trindade Petrel (Pterodroma arminjoniana) Accidental. 6
  • Black-capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata) Accidental. 6
  • Cory’s Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) Accidental. 6
  • Great Shearwater (Ardenna gravis) Accidental. 6
  • Leach’s Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates leucorhoa) Accidental. 6
  • Band-rumped Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates castro) Accidental. 6
  • Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) Accidental. 5
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) Accidental. 6
  • Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) Accidental. 6
  • Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) Accidental. 5
  • Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) Regular. 1
  • Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) Regular. 2
  • Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) Accidental. 5
  • American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Casual. 5
  • Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) Accidental. 6
  • American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) Regular. 2
  • Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) Regular. 2
  • Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Regular. 1
  • Great Egret (Ardea alba) Regular. 1
  • Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) Regular. 2
  • Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) Regular. 3
  • Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) Casual. 5
  • Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) Regular. 4
  • Green Heron (Butorides virescens) Regular. 1
  • Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) Regular. 2
  • Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) Regular. 3
  • White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) Regular. 4
  • Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) Regular. 3
  • White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) Accidental. 6
  • Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) Accidental. 6
  • Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Regular. 1
  • Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Regular. 1
  • Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) Regular. 1
  • Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) Casual. 5
  • Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) Regular. 4
  • Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Regular. 1
  • Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) Regular. 1
  • Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) Regular. 1
  • Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) Regular. 1
  • Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) Regular. 2
  • Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) Regular. 1
  • Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) Regular. 1
  • Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo albonotatus) Accidental. 5
  • Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Regular. 1
  • Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) Regular.2
  • Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) Regular. 2
  • Barn Owl (Tyto alba) Regular. 2
  • Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) Regular. 1
  • Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) Regular. 1
  • Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) Regular 3
  • Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) Accidental. 6
  • Barred Owl (Strix varia) Regular. 1
  • Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) Accidental. 6
  • Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) Regular. 2
  • Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) Regular. 2
  • Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) Accidental. 6
  • Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) Regular. 2
  • Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) Regular. 1
  • Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) Regular. 1
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) Regular. 1
  • Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) Regular. 1
  • Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) Regular. 1
  • Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) Regular. 1
  • Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) Accidental. 6
  • Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Regular. 1
  • Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) Regular. 1
  • Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) Accidental. 6
  • American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Regular. 1
  • Merlin (Falco columbarius) Regular. 1
  • Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) Accidental. 5
    Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Regular. 2
  • Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) Accidental. 6
  • Carolina Parkeet (Conuropsis carolinensis) Extinct. X
  • Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) Regular. 2
  • Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) Regular. 1
  • Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) Regular. 2
  • Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) Regular. 1
  • Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) Regular. 1
  • Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) Regular. 1
  • Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) Regular. 1
  • Hammond’s Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii) Accidental. 6
  • Pacific-slope Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis) Accidental. 6
  • Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) Regular. 1
  • Say’s Phoebe (Sayornis saya) Accidental. 5
  • Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) Accidental. 6
  • Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) Accidental. 6
  • Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) Regular.1
  • Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) Accidental. 6
  • Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) Casual. 5
  • Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) Regular. 1
  • Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis) Accidental. 6
  • Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) Casual. 5
  • Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus savana) Accidental. 6
  • Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) Casual. 5
  • Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) Regular. 3
  • White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) Regular. 1
  • Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) Regular. 1
  • Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) Regular. 1
  • Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) Regular. 2
  • Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) Regular. 1
  • Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) Regular. 1
  • Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Regular. 1
  • American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) Regular. 1
  • Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) Regular. 1
  • Common Raven (Corvus corax) Regular. 1
  • Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) Regular. 1
  • Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) Regular. 1
  • Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) Regular. 1
  • Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) Regular. 1
  • Purple Martin (Progne subis) Regular. 1
  • Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Regular. 1
  • Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) Regular. 1
  • Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva) Casual. 5
  • Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Regular. 1
  • Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) Regular. 1
  • Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) Accidental. 6
  • Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) Regular. 1
  • Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) Regular. 1
  • White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) Regular. 1
  • Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla) Accidental. 6
  • Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) Regular. 1
  • Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus) 6
  • House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) Regular. 1
  • Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) Regular. 1
  • Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis) Regular. 3
  • Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) Regular. 2
  • Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Regular. 1
  • Bewick’s Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Accidental. 7
  • Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) Regular. 1
  • Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) Regular. 1
  • Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) Regular. 1
  • European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) Accidental. 6
  • Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) Accidental. 6
  • Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Regular. 1
  • Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) Accidental.  5
  • Townsend’s Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) Accidental. 5
  • Veery (Catharus fuscescens) Regular. 1
  • Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) Regular. 2
  • Bicknell’s Thrush (Catharus bicknelli) Regular. 4
  • Swainson’s Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) Regular. 1
  • Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) Regular. 1
  • Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) Regular. 1
  • Redwing (Turdus iliacus) Accidental. 6
  • American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Regular. 1
  • Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) Casual. 5
  • Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) Regular. 1
  • Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) Regular. 1
  • Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Regular. 1
  • European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Regular.1
  • Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) Casual. 5
  • Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) Regular. 1
  • House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) Regular. 1
  • American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) Regular. 1
  • Brambling (Fringella montifringilla) Accidental. 6
  • Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) Regular. 3
  • Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) Accidental. 5
  • Gray-crowned Rosy-finch (Leucosticte tephrocotis) 6
  • House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) Regular. 1
  • Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) Regular. 1
  • Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) Regular. 2
  • Hoary Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni) Casual. 5
  • Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) Regular. 3
  • White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) Regular. 3
  • Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) Regular. 2
  • Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Accidental. 6
  • American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) Regular. 1
  • Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) Regular. 2
  • Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) Regular. 2
  • Green-tailed Towhee (Pipilo choirurus) Accidental. 6
  • Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) Accidental. 6
  • Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) Regular. 1
  • Bachman’s Sparrow (Peucaea aestivalis) Extirpated. 7
  • American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea) Regular. 1
  • Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) Regular. 1
  • Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) Regular. 3
  • Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) Regular. 1
  • Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) Regular. 2
  • Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Casual. 5
  • Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys) Accidental. 5
  • Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) Regular. 1
  • Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) Regular. 1
  • Henslow’s Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii) Regular. 2
  • LeConte’s Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii) Casual. 5
  • Nelson’s Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni) Regular. 3
  • Saltmarsh Sparrow (Ammodramus caudacutus) Accidental. 6
  • Seaside Sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus) Accidental. 5
  • Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) Regular. 1
  • Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) Regular. 1
  • Lincoln’s Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) Regular. 1
  • Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) Regular. 1
  • White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) Regular. 1
  • Harris’s Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) Casual. 5
  • White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) Regular. 1
  • Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) Accidental. 6
  • Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) Regular. 1
  • Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) Regular. 2
  • Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) Regular. 4
  • Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) Regular. 1
  • Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) Regular. 1
  • Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) Casual. 5
  • Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) Regular. 1
  • Bullock’s Oriole (Icterus bullockii) Casual. 5
  • Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) Regular.1
  • Black-backed Oriole (Icterus abeilii) Accidental. 6
  • Scott’s Oriole (Icterus parisorum) Accidental. 6
  • Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Regular. 1
  • Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis) Accidental. 6
  • Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Regular. 1
  • Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) Regular. 2
  • Brewer’s Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) Casual. 5
  • Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) Regular. 1
  • Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) Regular. 1
  • Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum) Regular. 1
  • Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) Regular. 1
  • Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) Regular. 1
  • Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) Regular. 2
  • Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) Regular. 1
  • Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) Regular. 1
  • Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) Regular. 2
  • Swainson’s Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii) Casual. 5
  • Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) Regular. 1
  • Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) Regular. 2
  • Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) Regular. 1
  • Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) Regular. 2
  • MacGillivray’s Warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei) Accidental. 6
  • Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) Regular. 2
  • Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa) Regular. 2
  • Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) Regular. 1
  • Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) Regular. 1
  • American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) Regular.1
  • Kirtland’s Warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii) Accidental. 5
  • Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) Regular. 1
  • Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) Regular. 1
  • Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) Regular. 1
  • Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) Regular. 1
  • Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) Regular. 1
  • Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) Regular. 1
  • Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) Regular. 1
  • Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) Regular. 1
  • Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) Regular. 1
  • Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) Regular. 1
  • Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) Regular. 1
  • Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) Regular. 1
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) Regular. 1
  • Yellow-throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica) Regular. 2
  • Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor) Regular. 1
  • Black-throated Gray Warbler (Setophaga nigrescens) Accidental. 5
  • Townsend’s Warbler (Setophaga townsendi) Accidental. 6
  • Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) Regular. 1
  • Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) Regular. 1
  • Wilson’s Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) Regular. 1
  • Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) Regular. 4
  • Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) Regular. 1
  • Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) Casual 5
  • Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Regular. 1
  • Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) Regular. 1
  • Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) Casual. 5
  • Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) Regular. 2
  • Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena) Accidental. 6
  • Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) Regular. 1
  • Varied Bunting (Passerina versicolor) Accidental. 6
  • Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) Casual. 5
  • Dickcissel (Spiza americana) Regular. 3

Provisional List

Records accepted by the committee as a Class II or Class III (sight record with written description)

  • Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) Accidental. 6
  • Band-tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata) Accidental. 6
  • apus sp. 6
  • Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) Accidental. 6
  • Surfbird (Calidris virgata) Accidental.  6
  • Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) Accidental. 6
  • Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) Accidental. 6
  • Wilson’s Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) Accidental. 6
  • Lewis’s Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis) Accidental. 6
  • Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) Accidental. 6

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