Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Breeding Bird Survey:

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American black duck Anas rubripes

Wood duck Aix sponsa

Canada goose Branta canadensis

Great blue heron Ardea herodias

Killdeer Charadrius vociferus

Mourning dove Zenaida macroura

Turkey vulture Cathartes aura

Black vulture Coragyps atratus

Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis

Red-shouldered hawk Buteo lineatus

Barred owl Strix varia

Great horned owl Bubo virginianus

Yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus

Hairy woodpecker Picoides villosus

Downy woodpecker Picoides pubescens

Pileated woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus

Red-bellied woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus

Yellow-shafted flicker Colaptes auratus

Chimney swift Chaetura pelagica

Ruby-thr. hummingbird Archilochus colubris

Eastern kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus

Grt. crested flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus

Eastern phoebe Sayornis phoebe

Eastern wood-pewee Contopus virens

Acadian flycatcher Empidonax virescens

Blue jay Cyanocitta cristata

American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos

Fish crow Corvus ossifragus

European starling Sturnus vulgaris

Brown-headed cowbird Molothrus ater

Red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus

Orchard oriole Icterus spurius

Baltimore oriole Icterus galbula

Common grackle Quiscalus quiscula

House finch Carpodacus mexicanus

American goldfinch Carduelis tristis

Chipping sparrow Spizella passerina

Field sparrow Spizella pusilla

Song sparrow Melospiza melodia

Rufous-sided towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis

Blue grosbeak Guiraca caerulea

Indigo bunting Passerina cyanea

Scarlet tanager Piranga olivacea

Summer tanager Piranga rubra

Purple martin Progne subis

Barn swallow Hirundo rustica

Tree swallow Tachycineta bicolor

Red-eyed vireo Vireo olivaceus

Yellow-throated vireo Vireo flavifrons

White-eyed vireo Vireo griseus

Black-&-white warbler Mniotilta varia

Prothonotary warbler Protonotaria citrea

Worm-eating warbler Helmitheros vermivorus

Northern parula Parula americana

Yellow warbler Dendroica petechia

Pine warbler Dendroica pinus

Prairie warbler Dendroica discolor

Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus

Louisiana waterthrush Seiurus motacilla

Kentucky warbler Oporornis formosus

Common yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas

Yellow-breasted chat Icteria virens

Hooded warbler Wilsonia citrina

American redstart Setophaga ruticilla

House sparrow Passer domesticus

Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos

Gray catbird Dumetella carolinensis

Brown thrasher Toxostoma rufum

Carolina wren Thryothorus ludovicianu

House wren Troglodytes aedon

White-breasted nuthatch Sitta carolinensis

Tufted titmouse Parus bicolor

Carolina chickadee Parus carolinensis

Blue-gray gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea

Wood thrush Hylocichla mustelina

American robin Turdus migratorius

Eastern bluebird Sialia sialis