Virginia Society of Ornithology  
 
 

The Birds of Virginia and its Offshore Waters:

The Official List

The list below contains both species and selected subspecies that have been documented in the Commonwealth of Virginia. In some cases, code numbers appear in parentheses following the names of these species or subspecies. These numbers refer to the Category in which the birds are placed by the Virginia Avian Records Committee. To read the definitions of these Categories, please refer to the Committee's by-laws. A separate list of those species believed to have occurred historically (but not conclusively documented by specimen) in Virginia follows at the end of the main list. If you have seen a locally rare species, it is probably included on the Committee's Review List; the Committee would be happy to review documentation on any of these species or on any not listed below.

Order ANSERIFORMES

SWANS, GEESE, DUCKS: Anatidae

Fulvous Whistling-Duck     Dendrocygna bicolor
West Indian Whistling-Duck     Dendrocygna arborea (3)
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck     D. autumnalis
Tundra Swan     Cygnus columbianus
Trumpeter Swan     C. buccinator (4, 5)
Mute Swan     C. olor (5)
Greater White-fronted Goose     Anser albifrons
Lesser Snow Goose     Chen caerulescens caerulescens
Greater Snow Goose     C. caerulescens atlanticus
Ross's Goose     C. rossii
Barnacle Goose     Branta leucopsis (3a)
Brant     B. bernicla hrota
Canada Goose     B. canadensis
Cackling Goose     B. hutchinsii
Wood Duck     Aix sponsa
Green-winged Teal     Anas (crecca) carolinensis
Eurasian Green-winged Teal    A. (crecca) crecca (2)
American Black Duck     A. rubripes
Mallard     A. platyrhynchos
White-cheeked Pintail     A. bahamensis
Northern Pintail     A. acuta
Blue-winged Teal     A. discors
Cinnamon Teal    A. cyanoptera
Northern Shoveler     A. clypeata
Gadwall     A. strepera
Eurasian Wigeon     A. penelope
American Wigeon     A. americana
Canvasback     Aythya valisineria
Redhead     A. americana
Ring-necked Duck     A. collaris
Tufted Duck     A. fuligula
Greater Scaup     A. marila
Lesser Scaup     A. affinis
Common Eider     Somateria mollissima
King Eider     S. spectabilis
Harlequin Duck     Histrionicus histrionicus
Long-tailed Duck     Clangula hyemalis
Black Scoter     Melanitta nigra
Surf Scoter     M. perspicillata
White-winged Scoter     M. fusca
Common Goldeneye     Bucephala clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye     B. islandica (2)
Bufflehead     B. albeola
Hooded Merganser     Lophodytes cucullatus
Common Merganser     Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser     M. serrator
Ruddy Duck     Oxyura jamaicensis

Order GALLIFORMES

TURKEYS and GROUSE: Phasianidae

Wild Turkey     Meleagris gallopavo
Ruffed Grouse     Bonasa umbellus
Ring-necked Pheasant     Phasianus colchicus (6)
Green Pheasant   P. versicolor (6)

NEW WORLD QUAIL: Odontophoridae

Northern Bobwhite     Colinus virginianus


Order GAVIIFORMES

LOONS: Gaviidae

Red-throated Loon     Gavia stellata
Pacific Loon     G. pacifica
Common Loon     G. immer

Order PODICIPEDIFORMES

GREBES: Podicipedidae

Pied-billed Grebe     Podilymbus podiceps
Horned Grebe     Podiceps auritus
Red-necked Grebe    P. grisegna
Eared Grebe     P. nigricollis
Western Grebe     Aechmophorus occidentalis
Clark's Grebe     A. clarkii

Order PROCELLARIIFORMES

ALBATROSSES: Diomedidae

Black-browed Albatross     Thalassarche melanophris
Yellow-nosed Albatross     T. chlororhynchos (2)

PETRELS, SHEARWATERS, FULMARS

Northern Fulmar     Fulmarus glacialis
Black-capped Petrel     Pterodroma hasitata
Herald Petrel   P. arminjoniana
Fea's Petrel   P. feae (2)
Bulwer’s Petrel Bulweria bulwerii (2)
Cory's Shearwater     Calonectris diomedea
Greater Shearwater     Puffinus gravis
Sooty Shearwater     P. griseus
Short-tailed Shearwater     P. tenuirostris (2)
Manx Shearwater     P. puffinus
Audubon's Shearwater     P. lherminieri

STORM-PETRELS: Hydrobatidae

Wilson's Storm-Petrel     Oceanites oceanicus
White-faced Storm-Petrel     Pelagodroma marina
Leach's Storm-Petrel     Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel     O. castro

Order PELECANIFORMES

TROPICBIRDS: Phaethontidae

White-tailed Tropicbird     Phaethon lepturus

GANNETS and BOOBIES: Sulidae

Brown Booby     Sula leucogaster
Northern Gannet     Morus bassanus

PELICANS: Pelecanidae

American White Pelican     P. erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican     Pelecanus occidentalis

CORMORANTS: Phalacrocoracidae

Great Cormorant     Phalacrocorax carbo
Double-crested Cormorant     P. auritus
Neotropic Cormorant     P. brasilianus

DARTERS: Anhigidae

Anhinga     Anhinga anhinga

FRIGATEBIRDS: Fregatidae

Magnificent Frigatebird     Fregata magnificens

Order CICONIIFORMES

BITTERNS, HERONS, EGRETS: Ardeidae

American Bittern     Botaurus lentiginosus
Least Bittern     Ixobrychus exilis
Great Blue Heron     Ardea herodias
Great White Heron     A. h. occidentalis
Great Egret     A. alba
Little Egret     Egretta garzetta
Snowy Egret     E. thula
Little Blue Heron     E. caerulea
Tricolored Heron     E. tricolor
Reddish Egret     E. rufescens (2)
Cattle Egret     Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron     Butorides virescens
Black-crowned Night-Heron     Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron     Nyctanassa violacea

IBISES and SPOONBILLS: Threskiornithidae

White Ibis     Eudocimus alba
Glossy Ibis     Plegadis falcinellus
White-faced Ibis     P. chihi

STORKS: Ciconiidae

Wood Stork     Mycteria americana

NEW WORLD VULTURES: Cathartidae

Black Vulture     Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture     Cathartes aura

FLAMINGOS: Phoenicopteridae

American Flamingo     Phoenicopterus ruber (2)

Order FALCONIFORMES

KITES, HAWKS, EAGLES: Accipitridae

Osprey     Pandion haliaetus
Swallow-tailed Kite     Elanoides forficatus
White-tailed Kite     Elanus leucurus (2)
Mississippi Kite     Ictinia mississippiensis
Bald Eagle     Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Northern Harrier     Circus cyaneus
Marsh Harrier     C. a. aeruginosus (2)
Sharp-shinned Hawk     Accipiter striatus
Cooper's Hawk     A. cooperii
Northern Goshawk     A. gentilis
Red-shouldered Hawk     Buteo lineatus
Broad-winged Hawk     B. platypterus
Swainson's Hawk     B. swainsoni
Red-tailed Hawk     B. jamaicensis
Harlan's Hawk     B. jamaicensis harlani (2)
Ferruginous Hawk   B. regalis
Rough-legged Hawk     B. lagopus
Golden Eagle     Aquila chrysaetos
American Kestrel     Falco sparverius
Merlin     F. columbarius
Peregrine Falcon     F. peregrinus
Gyrfalcon     F. rusticolus

Order GRUIFORMES

RAILS, GALLINULES, COOT: Rallidae

Yellow Rail     Coturnicops noveboracensis
Black Rail     Laterallus jamaicensis
Clapper Rail     Rallus longirostris
King Rail     R. elegans
Virginia Rail     R. limicola
Sora     Porzana carolina
Paint-billed Crake     Neocrex erythrops
Purple Gallinule     Porphyrio martinica
Common Moorhen     Gallinula chloropus
American Coot     Fulica americana

LIMPKIN: Aramidae

Limpkin     Aramus guarauna

CRANES: Gruidae

Sandhill Crane     Grus canadensis

Order CHARADRIIFORMES

PLOVERS: Charadriidae

Black-bellied Plover     Pluvialis squatarola
American Golden-Plover     P. dominica
Snowy Plover     Charadrius alexandrinus
Semipalmated Plover     C. semipalmatus
Wilson's Plover     C. wilsonia
Piping Plover     C. melodus
Killdeer     C. vociferus
Mountain Plover     C. montanus

OYSTERCATCHERS: Haematopodidae

American Oystercatcher     Haematopus palliatus

STILTS and AVOCETS: Recurvirostridae

Black-necked Stilt     Himantopus mexicanus
American Avocet     Recurvirostra america

SANDPIPERS and PHALAROPES: Scolopacidae

Greater Yellowlegs     Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser Yellowlegs     T. flavipes
Solitary Sandpiper     T. solitaria
Eastern Willet     T. (semipalmata) semipalmata
Western Willet     T. (semipalmata) inornata
Spotted Sandpiper   Actitis macularius
Upland Sandpiper     Bartramia longicauda
(American) Whimbrel
["Hudsonian Curlew"]    		 Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus
Eurasian Whimbrel     Numenius p. phaeopus
Long-billed Curlew   N. arquata
Hudsonian Godwit     Limosa haemastica
Bar-tailed Godwit     L. lapponica
Marbled Godwit     L. fedoa
Ruddy Turnstone     Arenaria interpres
Red Knot     Calidris canutus
Sanderling     C. alba
Semipalmated Sandpiper     C. pusilla
Western Sandpiper     C. mauri
Red-necked Stint   C. ruficollis (2)
Least Sandpiper     C. minutilla
White-rumped Sandpiper     C. fuscicollis
Baird's Sandpiper     C. bairdii
Pectoral Sandpiper     C. melanotos
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper     C. acuminata
Purple Sandpiper     C. maritima
Dunlin     C. alpina
Curlew Sandpiper     C. ferruginea
Stilt Sandpiper     C. himantopus
Buff-breasted Sandpiper     Tryngites subruficollis
Ruff     Philomachus pugnax
Short-billed Dowitcher     Limnodromus g. griseus
Henderson's Short-billed Dowitcher    L. g. hendersoni
Long-billed Dowitcher   L. scolopaceus
Wilson's Snipe     Gallinago delicata
Eurasian Woodcock     Scolopax rusticola
American Woodcock     S. minor
Wilson's Phalarope     Phalaropus tricolor
Red-necked Phalarope     P. lobatus
Red Phalarope     P. fulicarius

GULLS, TERNS, and SKIMMER: Laridae

Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
Sabine's Gull     Xema sabini
Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Black-headed Gull C. ridibundus
Little Gull    

Hydrocoloeus minutus

Laughing Gull 

 Leucophaeus atricilla
Franklin’s Gull   L. pipixcan
Black-tailed Gull       Larus crassirostris
Heermann’s Gull         L. heermanni   
Mew Gull     L. canus canus
Mew (Short-billed) Gull     L. canus brachyrhynchus
Ring-billed Gull        L. delawarensis
California Gull         L. californicus
(American) Herring Gull      L. argentatus smithsonianus
Yellow-legged Gull     L. michahellis
Thayer's Gull     L. thayeri
(Kumlien's) Iceland Gull          L. glaucoides kumlieni
Lesser Black-backed Gull          L. fuscus graellsii
Glaucous Gull     L. hyperboreus

Great Black-backed Gull    

 L. marinus
Brown Noddy     Anous stolidus (2)

Sooty Tern        

 Onychoprion fuscatus

Bridled Tern 

 O. anaethetus
Least Tern         Sternula antillarum
Gull-billed Tern  Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern       Hydroprogne caspia
Black Tern         Chlidonias niger
Black Tern         C. leucopterus
Roseate Tern       Sterna dougallii
Common Tern     S. hirundo
Arctic Tern        S. paradisaea
Forster's Tern     S. forsteri
Royal Tern         Thalasseus maximus
Sandwich Tern    T. sandvicensis
Elegant Tern       T. elegans
Black Skimmer     Rynchops niger

JAEGERS AND SKUAS: Stercorariidae

Pomarine Jaeger         Stercorarius pomarinus
Parasitic Jaeger        S. parasiticus
Long-tailed Jaeger     S. longicaudus
Great Skua          S. skua
South Polar Skua           S. maccormicki

PUFFINS, MURRES, AUKS: Alcidae

Dovekie     Alle alle
Common Murre     Uria aalge
Thick-billed Murre     U. lomvia
Razorbill     Alca torda
Black Guillemot     Cepphus grylle (2)
Atlantic Puffin     Fratercula arctica

Order COLUMBIFORMES

PIGEONS and DOVES: Columbidae

Rock Pigeon     Columba livia (5)
Eurasian Collared-Dove     Streptopelia decaocto
White-winged Dove     Zenaida asiatica
Mourning Dove     Z. macroura
Passenger Pigeon        Ectopistes migratorius
Common Ground-Dove     Columbina passerina (2)

PARAKEETS, PARROTS, and allies: Psittacidae

Monk Parakeet     Myiopsitta monachus (5)

Order CUCULIFORMES

CUCKOOS and ANIS: Cuculidae

Black-billed Cuckoo     Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Yellow-billed Cuckoo     C. americanus
Groove-billed Ani     Crotophaga sulcirostris

Order STRIGIFORMES

BARN OWLS: Tytonidae

Barn Owl     Tyto alba

TYPICAL OWLS: Strigidae

Eastern Screech-Owl     Megascops asio
Great Horned Owl     Bubo virginianus
Snowy Owl     B. scandiacus
Burrowing Owl     Athene cunicularia
Barred Owl     Strix varia
Long-eared Owl     Asio otus
Short-eared Owl     A. flammeus
Northern Saw-whet Owl     Aegolius acadius

Order CAPRIMULGIFORMES

GOATSUCKERS: Caprimulgidae

Common Nighthawk     Chordeiles minor
Chuck-will's-widow     Caprimulgus carolinensis
Whip-poor-will     C. vociferus

Order APODIFORMES

SWIFTS: Apodidae

Chimney Swift     Chaetura pelagica

HUMMINGBIRDS: Trochilidae

Ruby-throated Hummingbird     Archilochus colubris
Black-chinned Hummingbird     A. alexandri
Rufous Hummingbird     Selasphorus rufus
Allen's Hummingbird     S. sasin
Magnificent Hummingbird     Eugenes fulgens

Order CORACIIFORMES

KINGFISHERS: Alcedinidae

Belted Kingfisher     Ceryle alcyon

Order PICIFORMES

WOODPECKERS: Picidae

Lewis's Woodpecker     Melanerpes lewis
Red-headed Woodpecker     M. erythrocephalus
Red-bellied Woodpecker     M. carolinus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker     Sphyrapicus varius
Downy Woodpecker     Picoides pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker     P. villosus
Red-cockaded Woodpecker     P. borealis
Northern Flicker     Colaptes auratus
Pileated Woodpecker     Dryocopus pileatus

Order PASSERIFORMES

TYRANT FLYCATCHERS: Tyrannidae

Olive-sided Flycatcher     Contopus cooperi
Eastern Wood-Pewee     C. virens
Western Wood-Pewee     Contopus sordidulus
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher     Empidonax flaviventris
Acadian Flycatcher     E. virescens
Alder Flycatcher     E. alnorum
Willow Flycatcher     E. trailli
Least Flycatcher     E. minimus
Pacific-slope/Cordilleran Flycatcher     E. difficilis/occidentalis complex
Eastern Phoebe     Sayornis phoebe
Say's Phoebe     S. saya
Vermilion Flycatcher     Pyrocephalus rubinus
Ash-throated Flycatcher     Myiarchus cinerascens
Great Crested Flycatcher     M. crinitus
Western Kingbird     Tyrannus verticalis
Eastern Kingbird     T. tyrannus
Gray Kingbird     T. dominicensis
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher     T. forficatus
Fork-tailed Flycatcher     T. savana

LARKS: Alaudidae

Horned Lark     Eremophila alpestris

MARTINS and SWALLOWS: Hirundinidae

Purple Martin     Progne subis
Tree Swallow     Tachycineta bicolor
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Bank Swallow     Riparia riparia
Cliff Swallow     Petrochelidon pyrrhonta
Cave Swallow     P. fulva
Barn Swallow     Hirundo rustica

JAYS, CROWS, MAGPIES: Corvidae

Blue Jay     Cyanocitta cristata
Black-billed Magpie     Pica hudsonia (2)
American Crow     Corvus brachyrhynchos
Fish Crow     C. ossifragus
Common Raven   C. corax

CHICKADEES and TITMICE: Paridae

Black-capped Chickadee     Poecile atricapillus
Carolina Chickadee     P. carolinensis
Boreal Chickadee     P. hudsonica (2)
Tufted Titmouse     Baeolophus bicolor

NUTHATCHES: Sittidae

Red-breasted Nuthatch     Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch     S. carolinensis
Brown-headed Nuthatch     S. pusilla

CREEPERS: Certhiidae

Brown Creeper     Certhia americana

WRENS: Troglodytidae

Rock Wren     Salpinctes obsoletus
Carolina Wren     Thyrothorus ludovicianus
Bewick's Wren     T. bewickii
House Wren     Troglodytes aedon
Winter Wren   T. troglodytes
Sedge Wren     Cistothorus platensis
Marsh Wren     C. palustris

GNATCATCHERS: Sylviidae

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     Polioptila caerulea

KINGLETS: Regulidae

Golden-crowned Kinglet     Regulus satrapa
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     R. calendula

THRUSHES: Turdidae

Northern Wheatear     Oenanthe oenanthe
Mountain Bluebird     Sialia currucoides
Eastern Bluebird     S. sialis
Veery     Catharus fuscescens
Gray-cheeked Thrush     C. minimus
Bicknell's Thrush     C. bicknelli
Swainson's Thrush     C. ustulatus
Hermit Thrush     C. guttatus
Wood Thrush     Hylocichla mustelina
American Robin     Turdus migratorius
Varied Thrush     Ixoreus naevius

CATBIRDS, MOCKINGBIRDS, THRASHERS:

Gray Catbird     Dumetella carolinensis
Northern Mockingbird     Mimus polyglottos
Sage Thrasher     Oreoscoptes montanus (2)
Brown Thrasher     Toxostoma rufum

PIPITS: Motacillidae

American Pipit     Anthus rubescens
Sprague's Pipit     A. spragueii (2)

WAXWINGS: Bombycillidae

Bohemian Waxwing     Bombycilla garrulus (2)
Cedar Waxwing     B. cedrorum

SHRIKES: Laniidae

Northern Shrike     Lanius excubitor
Loggerhead Shrike     L. ludovicianus

STARLINGS: Sturnida

European Starling     Sturnus vulgaris (5)

VIREOS: Vireonidae

White-eyed Vireo     Vireo griseus
Bell's Vireo     V. bellii (2)
Blue-headed Vireo     V. solitarius
Yellow-throated Vireo     V. flavifrons
Warbling Vireo     V. gilvus
Philadelphia Vireo     V. philadelphicus
Red-eyed Vireo     V. olivaceus
Black-whiskered Vireo     V. altiloquus

WOOD WARBLERS: Parulidae

Bachman's Warbler     Vermivora bachmanii
Blue-winged Warbler     V. pinus
Golden-winged Warbler     V. chrysoptera
"Brewster's Warbler"     V. pinus x chrysoptera
"Lawrence's Warber"     V. pinus x chrysoptera
Tennessee Warbler     V. peregrina
Orange-crowned Warbler     V. celata
(Eastern) Nashville Warbler     V. ruficapilla ruficapilla                             
Northern Parula     Parula americana
Yellow Warbler     Dendroica petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler     D. pensylvanica
Magnolia Warbler     D. magnolia
Cape May Warbler     D. tigrina
Black-throated Blue Warbler   D. caerulescens
Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler     D. coronata coronata
Yellow-rumped (Audubon's) Warbler D. coronata auduboni
Black-throated Gray Warbler     D. nigrescens
Townsend's Warbler     D. townsendi (2)
Black-throated Green Warbler     D. virens
Blackburnian Warbler     D. fusca
Yellow-throated Warbler     D. dominica
Pine Warbler     D. pinus
Kirtland's Warbler     D. kirtlandii
Prairie Warbler     D. discolor
(Yellow) Palm Warbler     D. palmarum hypochrysea
(Western) Palm Warbler     D. palmarum palmarum
Bay-breasted Warbler     D. castanea
Blackpoll Warbler   D. striata
Cerulean Warbler     D. cerulea
Black-and-white Warbler     Mniotilta varia
American Redstart     Setophaga ruticilla
Prothonotary Warbler     Protonotaria citrea
Worm-eating Warbler     Helmitheros vermivorum
Swainson's Warbler     Limnothlypis swainsonii
Ovenbird     Seiurus aurocapilla
Northern Waterthrush     S. noveboracensis
Louisiana Waterthrush     S. motacilla
Kentucky Warbler     Oporornis formosus
Connecticut Warbler     O. agilis
Mourning Warbler     O. philadelphia
MacGillivray’s Warbler    O. tolmiei
Common Yellowthroat     Geothlypis trichas
Hooded Warbler     Wilsonia citrina
Wilson's Warbler     W. pusilla
Canada Warbler     W. canadensis
Yellow-breasted Chat     Icteria virens

TANAGERS: Thraupidae

Summer Tanager     Piranga rubra
Scarlet Tanager     P. olivacea
Western Tanager     P. ludoviciana

GROSBEAKS, SPARROWS, FINCHES

Northern Cardinal     Cardinalis cardinalis
Rose-breasted Grosbeak     Pheucticus ludovicianus
Black-headed Grosbeak     P. melanocephalus
Blue Grosbeak     Passerina caerulea
Lazuli Bunting     P. amoena
Indigo Bunting     P. cyanea
Painted Bunting     P. ciris
Dickcissel     Spiza americana
Green-tailed Towhee     Pipilio chlorurus
Eastern Towhee     P. erythropthalmus
Spotted Towhee     P. maculatus (2)
Bachman's Sparrow     Aimophila aestivalis
American Tree Sparrow     Spizella arborea
Chipping Sparrow     S. passerina
Clay-colored Sparrow     S. pallida
Field Sparrow     S. pusilla
Vesper Sparrow     Pooecetes gramineus
Lark Sparrow     Chondestes grammacus
Black-throated Sparrow     Amphispiza bilineata
Lark Bunting     Calamospiza melanocorys
Savannah Sparrow     Passerculus sandwichensis
Ipswich Sparrow     P. sandwichensis princeps
Grasshopper Sparrow     Ammodramus savannarum
Henslow's Sparrow A. henslowii
Le Conte's Sparrow     A. leconteii
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow     A. caudacutus
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow     A. nelsoni
Acadian Sharp-tailed Sparrow     A. nelsoni subvirgatus
Seaside Sparrow     A. maritimus
(Red) Fox Sparrow     Passerella iliaca
Song Sparrow     Melospiza melodia
Lincoln's Sparrow     M. lincolnii
Swamp Sparrow     M. georgiana
White-throated Sparrow     Zonotrichia albicollis
White-crowned Sparrow     Z. leucophrys
Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow     Z. leucophrys gambelii
Harris's Sparrow     Z. querula
Dark-eyed Junco     Junco hyemalis hyemalis
Oregon Junco     J. hyemalis montanus
Pink-sided Junco     J. hyemalis mearnsi
Lapland Longspur     Calcarius lapponicus
Chestnut-collared Longspur     C. ornatus (2)
Snow Bunting     Plectrophenax nivalis
Bobolink     Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Pine Grosbeak     Pinicola enucleator
Purple Finch     Carpodacus purpureus
House Finch     C. mexicanus (5)
Red Crossbill     Loxia curvirostra
White-winged Crossbill     L. leucoptera
Common Redpoll     Carduelis flammea
Hoary Redpoll     C. hornemanni
Pine Siskin     C. pinus
American Goldfinch     C. tristis
European Goldfinch     C. carduelis (3a)
Evening Grosbeak     Coccothraustes vespertinus

BLACKBIRDS, MEADOWLARKS, ORIOLES:

Red-winged Blackbird     Agelaius phoeniceus
Eastern Meadowlark     Sturnella magna
Yellow-headed Blackbird     Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Rusty Blackbird     Euphagus carolinus
Brewer's Blackbird     E. cyanocephalus
Boat-tailed Grackle     Quiscalus major
Common Grackle     Q. quiscula
Shiny Cowbird     Molothrus bonariensis (2)
Brown-headed Cowbird     M. ater
Orchard Oriole    Icterus spurius
Baltimore Oriole     I. galbula
Bullock's Oriole     I. bullocki

WEAVER FINCHES: Passeridae

House Sparrow     Passer domesticus (5)

TAXA IN REVIEW OR STILL TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE VARCOM

Black Brant     Branta bernicla nigricans
Dark-bellied Brant     Branta bernicla bernicla
Mottled Duck     Anas fulvigula
Great White Egret Ardea alba alba/melanorhyncha
Terek Sandpiper         Xenus cinereus
Calliope Hummingbird Stellula calliope

Townsend’s Solitaire   

 Myadestes townsendi

Category 4 species (Historically reported; no physical evidence)

Labrador Duck     Camptorhynchus labradorius
Great Auk     Pinguinus impennis
Eskimo Curlew     Numenius borealis
Carolina Parakeet       Conuropsis carolinensis