This checklist contains 427 species currently recorded (in a few cases unconfirmed) on the island of Newfoundland and/or its continental shelf waters. For species indicated with a hyperlink, click for further details and/or a summary of current records.

* Please note that this is an “unofficial” checklist. An official checklist has not been published in several years, and a number of new records and/or species have occurred during that time.
* The status assigned to each species is based on the most recent number of records/occurrences and often vary between different regions and/or seasonally. Note that a small number of species have been recorded only in Labrador and not listed here.

* Last Updated: November 2023

Common Name	Latin Name	Status
Waterfowl
Black-bellied Whistling Duck	Dendrocygna autumnalis	Very Rare (<5 records)
Snow Goose	Anser caerulescens	Rare (Less than annual)
Ross’s Goose	Anser rossii	Very Rare (<5 records)
Graylag Goose	Anser anser	Very Rare (<5 records)
Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons	Rare (Less than annual)
Pink-footed Goose	Anser brachyrhynchus	Rare (Less than annual)
Brant	Branta bernicla	Rare (Less than annual)
Barnacle Goose	Branta leucopsis	Very Rare (<5 records)
Cackling Goose	Branta hutchinsii	Very Rare (<5 records)
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	Common (Breeder)
Mute Swan	Cygnus olor	Exotic/Domestic
Tundra Swan	Cygnus columbianus	Rare (Less than annual)
Whooper Swan	Cygnus cygnus	Very Rare (<5 records)
Common Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna	Very Rare (<5 records)
Wood Duck	Aix sponsa	Uncommon
Garganey	Spatula querquedula	Rare (Less than annual)
Blue-winged Teal	Spatula discors	Uncommon
Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata	Uncommon
Gadwall	Mareca strepera	Very Uncommon
Eurasian Wigeon	Mareca penelope	Uncommon
American Wigeon	Mareca americana	Common (Breeder)
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Common (Breeder)
American Black Duck	Anas rubripes	Common (Breeder)
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta	Uncommon (Breeder)
Green-winged Teal	Anas crecca	Common (Breeder)
Canvasback	Aythya valisineria	Very Rare (<5 records)
Redhead	Aythya americana	Rare (Less than annual)
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris	Common (Breeder)
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	Uncommon
Greater Scaup	Aythya marila	Common (Breeder)
Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis	Uncommon
King Eider	Somateria spectabilis	Uncommon
Common Eider	Somateria mollissima	Common (Breeder)
Harlequin Duck	Histrionicus histrionicus	Uncommon (Breeder)
Surf Scoter	Melanitta perspicillata	Uncommon
White-winged Scoter	Melanitta deglandi	Common
Black Scoter	Melanitta americana	Uncommon
Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis	Common
Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola	Uncommon
Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula	Common (Breeder)
Barrow’s Goldeneye	Bucephala islandica	Uncommon
Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus	Uncommon
Common Merganser	Mergus merganser	Uncommon (Breeder)
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator	Common (Breeder)
Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis	Rare (Less than annual)
Grouse, Quails & Allies
Wild Turkey	Meleagris gallopavo	Exotic/Domestic
Ruffed Grouse	Bonasa umbellus	Common (Breeder)
Spruce Grouse	Canachites canadensis	Uncommon (Breeder)
Willow Ptarmigan	Lagopus lagopus	Common (Breeder)
Rock Ptarmigan	Lagopus muta	Uncommon (Breeder)
Ring-necked Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	Exotic/Domestic
Flamingos
American Flamingo	Phoenicopterus ruber	Unconfirmed
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	Very Uncommon
Horned Grebe	Podiceps auritus	Very Uncommon
Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena	Uncommon
Eared Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	Very Rare (<5 records)
Pigeons & Doves
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia	Common (Breeder)
Eurasian Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	Very Rare (<5 records)
White-winged Dove	Zenaida asiatica	Rare (Less than annual)
Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	Uncommon (Breeder)
Cuckoos
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus	Very Uncommon
Black-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus erythropthalmus	Rare (Less than annual)
Nightjars
Common Nighthawk	Chordeiles minor	Unusual (Nearly Annual)
Chuck-will’s-widow	Antrostomus carolinensis	Very Rare (<5 records)
Swifts
Chimney Swift	Chaetura pelagica	Very Uncommon
Common Swift	Apus apus	Very Rare (<5 records)
Hummingbirds
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Archilochus colubris	Uncommon (Breeder)
Anna’s Hummingbird	Calypte anna	Very Rare (<5 records)
Rufous Hummingbird	Selasphorus rufus	Rare (Less than annual)
Rails, Gallinules & Coots
King Rail	Rallus elegans	Very Rare (<5 records)
Clapper Rail	Rallus crepitans	Rare (Less than annual)
Virginia Rail	Rallus limicola	Rare (Less than annual)
Corn Crake	Crex crex	Rare (Less than annual)
Sora	Porzana carolina	Uncommon (Breeder)
Common Gallinule	Gallinula galeata	Rare (Less than annual)
Eurasian Coot	Fulica atra	Very Rare (<5 records)
American Coot	Fulica americana	Very Uncommon
Purple Gallinule	Porphyrio martinica	Rare (Less than annual)
Cranes
Sandhill Crane	Antigone canadensis	Unusual (Nearly Annual)
Stilts & Avocets
Black-necked Stilt	Himantopus mexicanus	Very Rare (<5 records)
American Avocet	Recurvirostra americana	Rare (Less than annual)
Oystercatchers
Eurasian Oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus	Very Rare (<5 records)
American Oystercatcher	Haematopus palliatus	Very Rare (<5 records)
Lapwings & Plovers
Northern Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	Rare (Less than annual)
Black-bellied Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	Common in Migration
European Golden-Plover	Pluvialis apricaria	Unusual (Nearly Annual)
American Golden-Plover	Pluvialis dominica	Common in Migration
Pacific Golden Plover	Pluvialis fulva	Rare (Less than annual)
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	Uncommon (Breeder)
Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula	Unusual (Nearly Annual)
Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus	Common in Migration
Piping Plover	Charadrius melodus	Uncommon (Breeder)
Sandpipers, Phalaropes & Allies
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda	Rare (Less than annual)
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	Common in Migration
Eskimo Curlew	Numenius borealis	Extinct
Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata	Very Rare (<5 records)
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	Very Rare (<5 records)
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	Rare (Less than annual)
Hudsonian Godwit	Limosa haemastica	Uncommon
Marbled Godwit	Limosa fedoa	Very Rare (<5 records)
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Common in Migration
Red Knot	Calidris canutus	Uncommon
Ruff	Caladris pugnax	Unusual (Nearly Annual)
Stilt Sandpiper	Calidris himantopus	Very Uncommon
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	Rare (Less than annual)
Red-necked Stint	Caladris ruficollis	Very Rare (<5 records)
Sanderling	Calidris alba	Common in Migration
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	Uncommon
Purple Sandpiper	Calidris maritima	Common (Winter)
Baird’s Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii	Uncommon
Little Stint	Calidris minuta	Very Rare (<5 records)
Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla	Common (Breeder)
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis	Common in Migration
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Calidris subruficollis	Very Uncommon
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos	Uncommon
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla	Common in Migration
Western Sandpiper	Calidris mauri	Rare (Less than annual)
Short-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus griseus	Common in Migration
Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus	Very Rare (<5 records)
Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus	Very Rare (<5 records)
Eurasian Woodcock	Scolopax rusticola	Very Rare (<5 records)
American Woodcock	Scolopax minor	Very Uncommon
Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago	Very Rare (<5 records)
Wilson’s Snipe	Gallinago delicata	Common (Breeder)
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius	Common (Breeder)
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria	Very Uncommon
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	Common in Migration
Willet	Tringa semipalmata	Uncommon (Breeder)
Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus	Very Rare (<5 records)
Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia	Very Rare (<5 records)
Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca	Common (Breeder)
Common Redshank	Tringa totanus	Very Rare (<5 records)
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola	Very Rare (<5 records)
Wilson’s Phalarope	Phalaropus tricolor	Unusual (Nearly Annual)
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus	Uncommon
Red Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius	Uncommon
Skuas & Jaegers
Great Skua	Stercorarius skua	Unusual (Nearly Annual)
South Polar Skua	Stercorarius maccormicki	Unusual (Nearly Annual)
Pomarine Jaeger	Stercorarius pomarinus	Uncommon
Parasitic Jaeger	Stercorarius parasiticus	Uncommon
Long-tailed Jaeger	Stercorarius longicaudus	Very Uncommon
Alcids
Dovekie	Alle alle	Common (Winter)
Common Murre	Uria aalge	Common (Breeder)
Thick-billed Murre	Uria lomvia	Uncommon (Breeder)
Razorbill	Alca torda	Uncommon (Breeder)
Black Guillemot	Cepphus grylle	Common (Breeder)
Marbled / Long-billed Murrelet	Brachyramphus marmoratus / perdix	Unconfirmed
Atlantic Puffin	Fratercula arctica	Common (Breeder)
Gulls, Terns & Skimmers
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	Common (Breeder)
Ivory Gull	Pagophila eburnea	Rare (Less than annual)
Sabine’s Gull	Xema sabini	Rare (Less than annual)
Bonaparte’s Gull	Chroicocephalus philadelphia	Uncommon
Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Uncommon (Breeder)
Little Gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus	Rare (Less than annual)
Ross’s Gull	Rhodostethia rosea	Rare (Less than annual)
Laughing Gull	Leucophaeus atricilla	Very Uncommon
Franklin’s Gull	Leucophaeus pipixcan	Rare (Less than annual)
Black-tailed Gull	Larus crassirostris	Very Rare (<5 records)
Common Gull	Larus canus	Very Uncommon
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	Common (Breeder)
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus	Common (Breeder)
Yellow-legged Gull	Larus michahellis	Rare (Less than annual)
Iceland Gull	Larus glaucoides	Common (Winter)
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus	Uncommon
Slaty-backed Gull	Larus schistisagus	Rare (Less than annual)
Glaucous-winged Gull	Larus glaucescens	Very Rare (<5 records)
Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus	Common (Winter)
Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus	Common (Breeder)
Kelp Gull	Larus domincanus	Very Rare (<5 records)
Sooty Tern	Onychoprion fuscatus	Very Rare (<5 records)
Bridled Tern	Onychoprion anaethetus	Very Rare (<5 records)
Least Tern	Sternula antillarum	Very Rare (<5 records)
Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica	Very Rare (<5 records)
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia	Uncommon (Breeder)
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	Unusual (Nearly Annual)
White-winged Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus	Very Rare (<5 records)
Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii	Very Rare (<5 records)
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	Common (Breeder)
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea	Common (Breeder)
Forster’s Tern	Sterna forsteri	Rare (Less than annual)
Royal Tern	Thalasseus maximus	Rare (Less than annual)
Sandwich Tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis	Rare (Less than annual)
Black Skimmer	Rynchops niger	Very Rare (<5 records)
Tropicbirds
White-tailed Tropicbird	Phaethon lepturus	Very Rare (<5 records)
Loons
Red-throated Loon	Gavia stellata	Uncommon
Pacific Loon	Gavia pacifica	Very Rare (<5 records)
Common Loon	Gavia immer	Common (Breeder)
Yellow-billed Loon	Gavia adamsii	Very Rare (<5 records)
Albatrosses
Black-browed Albatross	Thalassarche melanophris	Very Rare (<5 records)
Storm-Petrels
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel	Oceanites oceanicus	Uncommon
Leach’s Storm-Petrel	Hydrobates leucorhoa	Common (Breeder)
Shearwaters & Petrels
Northern Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis	Uncommon (Breeder)
Fea’s Petrel	Pterodroma feae	Very Rare (<5 records)
Cory’s Shearwater	Calonectris diomedea	Unusual (Nearly Annual)
Great Shearwater	Ardenna gravis	Common
Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna griseus	Common
Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus	Uncommon (Breeder)
Frigatebirds
Magnificent Frigatebird	Fregata magnificens	Very Rare (<5 recor
Boobies & Gannets
Brown Booby	Sula leucogaster	Rare (Less than annual)
Northern Gannet	Morus bassanus	Common (Breeder)
Cormorants
Double-crested Cormorant	Nannopterum auritus	Common (Breeder)
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	Uncommon (Breeder)
Pelicans
American White Pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	Very Rare (<5 records)
Brown Pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis	Very Rare (<5 records)
Bitterns & Herons
American Bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus	Common (Breeder)
Least Bittern	Ixobrychus exilis	Rare (Less than annual)
Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias	Locally Common
Gray Heron	Ardea cinerea	Rare (Less than annual)
Great Egret	Ardea alba	Very Uncommon
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	Rare (Less than annual)
Western Reef-Heron	Egretta gularis	Very Rare (<5 records)
Snowy Egret	Egretta thula	Unusual (Nearly Annual)
Little Blue Heron	Egretta caerulea	Rare (Less than annual)
Tricolored Heron	Egretta tricolor	Rare (Less than annual)
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	Very Uncommon
Green Heron	Butorides virescens	Rare (Less than annual)
Black-crowned Night-Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Rare (Less than annual)
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	Nyctanassa violacea	Unusual (Nearly Annual)
Ibises
White Ibis	Eudocimus albus	Very Rare (<5 records)
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	Rare (Less than annual)
New World Vultures
Black Vulture	Coragyps stratus	Very Rare (<5 records)
Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura	Rare (Less than annual)
Ospreys
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	Common (Breeder)
Hawks & Eagles
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	Rare (Less than annual)
Northern Harrier	Circus hudsonius	Common (Breeder)
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	Common (Breeder)
Cooper’s Hawk	Accipiter cooperii	Unconfirmed
American Goshawk	Accipiter atricapillus	Common (Breeder)
Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Common (Breeder)
Steller’s Sea Eagle	Haliaeetus pelagicus	Very Rare (<5 records)
Swainson’s Hawk	Buteo swainsoni	Very Rare (<5 records)
Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis	Unusual (Nearly Annual)
Rough-legged Hawk	Buteo lagopus	Uncommon (Breeder)
Owls
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	Very Rare (<5 records)
Great Horned Owl	Bubo virginianus	Uncommon (Breeder)
Snowy Owl	Bubo scandiacus	Uncommon (Winter)
Northern Hawk Owl	Surnia ulula	Very Uncommon (Breeder)
Long-eared Owl	Asio otus	Very Rare (<5 records)
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	Uncommon (Breeder)
Boreal Owl	Aegolius funereus	Uncommon (Breeder)
Northern Saw-whet Owl	Aegolius acadicus	Uncommon (Breeder)
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon	Common (Breeder)
Woodpeckers
Lewis’s Woodpecker	Melanerpes lewis	Very Rare (<5 records)
Red-headed Woodpecker	Melanerpes erythrocephalus	Very Rare (<5 records)
Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	Rare (Less than annual)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus varius	Very Uncommon (Breeder)
Am. Three-toed Woodpecker	Picoides dorsalis	Uncommon (Breeder)
Black-backed Woodpecker	Picoides arcticus	Uncommon (Breeder)
Downy Woodpecker	Dryobates pubescens	Common (Breeder)
Hairy Woodpecker	Dryobates villosus	Common (Breeder)
Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	Common (Breeder)
Falcons
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	Uncommon (Breeder)
Merlin	Falco columbarius	Common (Breeder)
Eurasian Hobby	Falco subbuteo	Very Rare (<5 records)
Gyrfalcon	Falco rusticolus	Unusual (Nearly Annual)
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus	Uncommon
Tyrant Flycatchers
Ash-throated Flycatcher	Myiarchus cinerascens	Very Rare (<5 records)
Great Crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus crinitus	Rare (Less than annual)
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher	Myiodynastes luteiventris	Very Rare (<5 records)
Western Kingbird	Tyrannus verticalis	Rare (Less than annual)
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus	Uncommon
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus forficatus	Very Rare (<5 records)
Fork-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus savana	Very Rare (<5 records)
Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	Uncommon (Breeder)
Eastern Wood-Pewee	Contopus virens	Very Uncommon
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	Empidonax flaviventris	Common (Breeder)
Alder Flycatcher	Empidonax alnorum	Common (Breeder)
Willow Flycatcher	Empidonax traillii	Very Rare (<5 records)
Least Flycatcher	Empidonax minimus	Uncommon (Breeder)
Eastern Phoebe	Sayornis phoebe	Rare (Less than annual)
Say’s Phoebe	Sayornis saya	Very Rare (<5 records)
Vermilion Flycatcher	Pyrocephalus rubinus	Very Rare (<5 records)
Vireos
White-eyed Vireo	Vireo griseus	Rare (Less than annual)
Yellow-throated Vireo	Vireo flavifrons	Rare (Less than annual)
Blue-headed Vireo	Vireo solitarius	Uncommon (Breeder)
Philadelphia Vireo	Vireo philadelphicus	Uncommon (Breeder)
Warbling Vireo	Vireo gilvus	Very Uncommon
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus	Uncommon (Breeder)
Shrikes
Northern Shrike	Lanius borealis	Uncommon
Jays & Crows
Canada Jay	Perisoreus canadensis	Common (Breeder)
Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	Common (Breeder)
Black-billed Magpie	Pica hudsonia	Very Rare (<5 records)
Eurasian Jackdaw	Corvus monedula	Very Rare (<5 records)
American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	Common (Breeder)
Common Raven	Corvus corax	Common (Breeder)
Chickadees
Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus	Common (Breeder)
Boreal Chickadee	Poecile hudsonicus	Common (Breeder)
Larks
Horned Lark	Eremophila alpestris	Common (Breeder)
Swallows
Bank Swallow	Riparia riparia	Uncommon (Breeder)
Tree Swallow	Tachycineta bicolor	Common (Breeder)
Violet-Green Swallow	Tachycineta thalassina	Very Rare (<5 records)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx serripennis	Very Rare (<5 records)
Purple Martin	Progne subis	Unusual (Nearly Annual)
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	Uncommon (Breeder)
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Uncommon
Cave Swallow	Petrochelidon fulva	Very Rare (<5 records)
Kinglets
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Corthylio calendula	Common (Breeder)
Golden-crowned Kinglet	Regulus satrapa	Common (Breeder)
Waxwings
Bohemian Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus	Uncommon (Breeder)
Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum	Common (Breeder)
Nuthatches
Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	Common (Breeder)
White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	Very Rare (<5 records)
Creepers
Brown Creeper	Certhia americana	Uncommon (Breeder)
Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Polioptila caerulea	Very Uncommon
Wrens
Rock Wren	Salpinctes obsoletus	Very Rare (<5 records)
House Wren	Troglodytes aedon	Rare (Less than annual)
Winter Wren	Troglodytes hiemalis	Uncommon (Breeder)
Marsh Wren	Cistothorus palustris	Rare (Less than annual)
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Gray Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis	Uncommon (Breeder)
Brown Thrasher	Toxostoma rufum	Rare (Less than annual)
Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	Very Uncommon
Starlings
European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	Common (Breeder)
Thrushes
Eastern Bluebird	Sialia sialis	Very Rare (<5 records)
Mountain Bluebird	Sialia currucoides	Very Rare (<5 records)
Townsend’s Solitaire	Myadestes townsendi	Rare (Less than annual)
Veery	Catharus fuscescens	Uncommon (Breeder)
Gray-cheeked Thrush	Catharus minimus	Uncommon (Breeder)
Swainson’s Thrush	Catharus ustulatus	Common (Breeder)
Hermit Thrush	Catharus guttatus	Common (Breeder)
Wood Thrush	Hylocichla mustelina	Rare (Less than annual)
Eurasian Blackbird	Turdus merula	Very Rare (<5 records)
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris	Rare (Less than annual)
Redwing	Turdus iliacus	Rare (Less than annual)
American Robin	Turdus migratorius	Common (Breeder)
Varied Thrush	Ixoreus naevius	Rare (Less than annual)
Old World Flycatchers
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe	Very Uncommon
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Common (Breeder)
Wagtails & Pipits
White Wagtail	Motacilla alba	Very Rare (<5 records)
American Pipit	Anthus rubescens	Common (Breeder)
Finches
Common Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs	Very Rare (<5 records)
Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla	Very Rare (<5 records)
Evening Grosbeak	Coccothraustes vespertinus	Uncommon (Eruptive)
Pine Grosbeak	Pinicola enucleator	Common (Breeder)
Purple Finch	Haemorhous purpureus	Common (Breeder)
Common Redpoll	Acanthis flammea	Common (Eruptive)
Hoary Redpoll	Acanthis hornemanni	Unusual (Nearly Annual)
Red Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra	Uncommon (Breeder)
White-winged Crossbill	Loxia leucoptera	Common (Eruptive)
Pine Siskin	Spinus pinus	Common (Eruptive)
American Goldfinch	Spinus tristis	Common (Breeder)
Longspurs & Snow Buntings
Lapland Longspur	Calcarius lapponicus	Uncommon
Chestnut-collared Longspur	Calcarius ornatus	Very Rare (<5 records)
Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis	Common in Migration
Towhees & Sparrows
Grasshopper Sparrow	Ammodramus savannarum	Rare (Less than annual)
Lark Sparrow	Chondestes grammacus	Unusual (Nearly Annual)
Lark Bunting	Calamospiza melanocorys	Very Rare (<5 records)
Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina	Uncommon (Breeder)
Clay-colored Sparrow	Spizella pallida	Unusual (Nearly Annual)
Field Sparrow	Spizella pusilla	Rare (Less than annual)
Fox Sparrow	Passerella iliaca	Common (Breeder)
American Tree Sparrow	Spizelloides arborea	Uncommon (Breeder)
Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	Common (Breeder)
White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys	Uncommon (Breeder)
Golden-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia atricapilla	Very Rare (<5 records)
Harris’s Sparrow	Zonotrichia querula	Very Rare (<5 records)
White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	Common (Breeder)
Vesper Sparrow	Pooecetes gramineus	Very Rare (<5 records)
Nelson’s Sparrow	Ammospiza nelsoni	Rare (Less than annual)
Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis	Common (Breeder)
Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	Common (Breeder)
Lincoln’s Sparrow	Melospiza lincolnii	Common (Breeder)
Swamp Sparrow	Melospiza georgiana	Common (Breeder)
Spotted Towhee	Pipilo maculatus	Very Rare (<5 records)
Eastern Towhee	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Rare (Less than annual)
Yellow-breasted Chats
Yellow-breasted Chat	Icteria virens	Very Uncommon
Blackbirds
Yellow-headed Blackbird	Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus	Rare (Less than annual)
Bobolink	Dolichonyx oryzivorus	Very Uncommon (Breeder)
Eastern Meadowlark	Sturnella magna	Rare (Less than annual)
Western Meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta	Very Rare (<5 records)
Orchard Oriole	Icterus spurius	Rare (Less than annual)
Bullock’s Oriole	Icterus bullockii	Very Rare (<5 records)
Baltimore Oriole	Icterus galbula	Uncommon
Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	Uncommon (Breeder)
Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	Very Uncommon
Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus carolinus	Uncommon (Breeder)
Brewer’s Blackbird	Euphagus cyanocephalus	Very Rare (<5 records)
Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	Uncommon (Breeder)
Wood Warblers
Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapilla	Common (Breeder)
Worm-eating Warbler	Helmitheros vermivorum	Rare (Less than annual)
Northern Waterthrush	Parkesia noveboracensis	Common (Breeder)
Golden-winged Warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera	Rare (Less than annual)
Blue-winged Warbler	Vermivora cyanoptera	Rare (Less than annual)
Black-and-white Warbler	Mniotilta varia	Common (Breeder)
Prothonotary Warbler	Protonotaria citrea	Rare (Less than annual)
Tennessee Warbler	Leiothlypis peregrina	Common (Breeder)
Orange-crowned Warbler	Leiothlypis celata	Uncommon
Nashville Warbler	Leiothlypis ruficapilla	Uncommon (May Breed)
Virginia’s Warbler	Leiothlypis virginiae	Very Rare (<5 records)
Connecticut Warbler	Geothlypis agilis	Very Rare (<5 records)
MacGillivray’s Warbler	Geothlypis tolmiei	Very Rare (<5 records)
Mourning Warbler	Geothlypis philadelphia	Common (Breeder)
Kentucky Warbler	Geothlypis formosus	Rare (Less than annual)
Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas	Uncommon (Breeder)
Hooded Warbler	Setophaga citrina	Rare (Less than annual)
American Redstart	Setophaga ruticilla	Common (Breeder)
Cape May Warbler	Setophaga tigrina	Uncommon (Breeder)
Cerulean Warbler	Setophaga cerulea	Rare (Less than annual)
Northern Parula	Setophaga americana	Uncommon (May Breed)
Magnolia Warbler	Setophaga magnolia	Common (Breeder)
Bay-breasted Warbler	Setophaga castanea	Uncommon (Breeder)
Blackburnian Warbler	Setophaga fusca	Uncommon (Breeder)
Yellow Warbler	Setophaga petechia	Common (Breeder)
Chestnut-sided Warbler	Setophaga pensylvanica	Uncommon (May Breed)
Blackpoll Warbler	Setophaga striata	Common (Breeder)
Black-throated Blue Warbler	Setophaga caerulescens	Unusual (Nearly Annual)
Palm Warbler	Setophaga palmarum	Common (Breeder)
Pine Warbler	Setophaga pinus	Very Uncommon
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Setophaga coronata	Common (Breeder)
Yellow-throated Warbler	Setophaga dominica	Unusual (Nearly Annual)
Prairie Warbler	Setophaga discolor	Very Uncommon
Black-throated Gray Warbler	Setophaga nigrescens	Very Rare (<5 records)
Townsend’s Warbler	Setophaga townsendi	Rare (Less than annual)
Hermit Warbler	Setophaga occidentalis	Very Rare (<5 records)
Black-throated Green Warbler	Setophaga virens	Common (Breeder)
Canada Warbler	Cardellina canadensis	Very Uncommon
Wilson’s Warbler	Cardellina pusilla	Common (Breeder)
Cardinals, Tanagers & Allies
Summer Tanager	Piranga rubra	Rare (Less than annual)
Scarlet Tanager	Piranga olivacea	Very Uncommon
Western Tanager	Piranga ludoviciana	Very Rare (<5 records)
Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	Rare (Less than annual)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Pheucticus ludovicianus	Very Uncommon
Black-headed Grosbeak	Pheucticus melanocephalus	Very Rare (<5 records)
Blue Grosbeak	Passerina caerulea	Unusual (Nearly Annual)
Lazuli Bunting	Passerina amoena	Very Rare (<5 records)
Indigo Bunting	Passerina cyanea	Very Uncommon
Painted Bunting	Passerina ciris	Very Rare (<5 records)
Dickcissel	Spiza americana	Very Uncommon