North American Breeding Bird Survey 1966 - 2015 Analysis
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BBS Summary and Analysis Website
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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Gadwall
Anas strepera
American Wigeon
Anas americana
American Black Duck
Anas rubripes
Mallard (all forms)
Anas platyrhynchos
Mottled Duck
Anas fulvigula
Blue-winged Teal
Anas discors
Cinnamon Teal
Anas cyanoptera
Northern Shoveler
Anas clypeata
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca
Canvasback
Aythya valisineria
Redhead
Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
Mountain Quail
Oreortyx pictus
Scaled Quail
Callipepla squamata
California Quail
Callipepla californica
Gambel's Quail
Callipepla gambelii
Northern Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus
Chukar
Alectoris chukar
Gray Partridge
Perdix perdix
Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
Greater Sage-Grouse
Centrocercus urophasianus
Dusky Grouse
Dendragapus obscurus
Sooty Grouse
Dendragapus fuliginosus
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Tympanuchus phasianellus
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Tympanuchus cupido
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Common Loon
Gavia immer
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus
Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegena
Eared Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis
Western & Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis /clar
Wood Stork
Mycteria americana
Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus
Pelagic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax pelagicus
Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
Least Bittern
Ixobrychus exilis
Great Blue Heron (all forms)
Ardea herodias
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Northern Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii
Northern Goshawk
Accipiter gentilis
Harris's Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Red-tailed Hawk (all forms)
Buteo jamaicensis
Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo regalis
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Crested Caracara
Caracara cheriway
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
Merlin
Falco columbarius
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Prairie Falcon
Falco mexicanus
Clapper Rail
Rallus longirostris
King Rail
Rallus elegans
Virginia Rail
Rallus limicola
Sora
Porzana carolina
Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
American Coot
Fulica americana
Sandhill Crane
Grus canadensis
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Mountain Plover
Charadrius montanus
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Western Gull
Larus occidentalis
California Gull
Larus californicus
Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
Band-tailed Pigeon
Patagioenas fasciata
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
Inca Dove
Columbina inca
Common Ground-Dove
Columbina passerina
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Greater Roadrunner
Geococcyx californianus
Groove-billed Ani
Crotophaga sulcirostris
Barn Owl
Tyto alba
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii
Eastern Screech-Owl
Megascops asio
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium gnoma
Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia
Barred Owl
Strix varia
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
Lesser Nighthawk
Chordeiles acutipennis
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Common Poorwill
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Chuck-will's-widow
Caprimulgus carolinensis
Eastern Whip-poor-will
Caprimulgus vociferus
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi
White-throated Swift
Aeronautes saxatalis
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri
Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
Costa's Hummingbird
Calypte costae
Calliope Hummingbird
Stellula calliope
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
Gila Woodpecker
Melanerpes uropygialis
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes aurifrons
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus ruber
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Spp
Sphyrapicus varius / nuchalis /
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Picoides scalaris
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Picoides nuttallii
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Picoides borealis
White-headed Woodpecker
Picoides albolarvatus
American Three-toed Woodpeck
Picoides dorsalis
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratuss
Gilded Flicker
Colaptes chrysoides
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Alder & Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum / traillii
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Hammond's Flycatcher
Empidonax hammondii
Gray Flycatcher
Empidonax wrightii
Dusky Flycatcher
Empidonax oberholseri
Cordilleran & Pacific-sl Fly
Empidonax difficilis / occident
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
Couch's Kingbird
Tyrannus couchii
Cassin's Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus
Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii
Gray Vireo
Vireo vicinior
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus
Cassin's Vireo
Vireo cassinii
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
Hutton's Vireo
Vireo huttoni
Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus
Philadelphia Vireo
Vireo philadelphicus
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Gray Jay
Perisoreus canadensis
Green Jay
Cyanocorax yncas
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
Western Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma californica
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
Yellow-billed Magpie
Pica nuttalli
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Northwestern Crow
Corvus caurinus
Fish Crow
Corvus ossifragus
Chihuahuan Raven
Corvus cryptoleucus
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
Purple Martin
Progne subis
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina
Northern Rough-winged Swallo
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Cave Swallow
Petrochelidon fulva
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens
Boreal Chickadee
Poecile hudsonicus
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Juniper Titmouse
Baeolophus ridgwayi
Tufted & Black-crest. Titmou
Baeolophus bicolor / atricrista
Verdin
Auriparus flaviceps
Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
Pygmy Nuthatch
Sitta pygmaea
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Sitta pusilla
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
Cactus Wren
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
Canyon Wren
Catherpes mexicanus
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Bewick's Wren
Thryomanes bewickii
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
Pacific Wren
Troglodytes pacificus
Winter Wren
Troglodytes hiemalis
Sedge Wren
Cistothorus platensis
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
Polioptila melanura
American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi
Veery
Catharus fuscescens
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Varied Thrush
Ixoreus naevius
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
Long-billed Thrasher
Toxostoma longirostre
Bendire's Thrasher
Toxostoma bendirei
Curve-billed Thrasher
Toxostoma curvirostre
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Crissal Thrasher
Toxostoma crissale
Le Conte's Thrasher
Toxostoma lecontei
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Sprague's Pipit
Anthus spragueii
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
Phainopepla
Phainopepla nitens
Chestnut-collared Longspur
Calcarius ornatus
McCown's Longspur
Rhynchophanes mccownii
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
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Swainson's Warbler
Limnothlypis swainsonii
Tennessee Warbler
Oreothlypis peregrina
Orange-crowned Warbler
Oreothlypis celata
Lucy's Warbler
Oreothlypis luciae
Nashville Warbler
Oreothlypis ruficapilla
Virginia's Warbler
Oreothlypis virginiae
Connecticut Warbler
Oporornis agilis
MacGillivray's Warbler
Geothlypis tolmiei
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Kentucky Warbler
Geothlypis formosa
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 Warb (all form
Setophaga coronata
Yellow-throated Warbler
Setophaga dominica
Prairie Warbler
Setophaga discolor
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Canada Warbler
Cardellina canadensis
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Olive Sparrow
Arremonops rufivirgatus
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Aimophila ruficeps
Canyon Towhee
Melozone fusca
California Towhee
Melozone crissalis
Abert's Towhee
Melozone aberti
Cassin's Sparrow
Peucaea cassinii
Bachman's Sparrow
Peucaea aestivalis
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella pallida
Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella breweri
Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus
Black-throated Sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata
Sage Sparrow
Amphispiza belli
Sage/Bells Sparrow (lumped)
Amphispiza belli
Lark Bunting
Calamospiza melanocorys
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
Baird's Sparrow
Ammodramus bairdii
Henslow's Sparrow
Ammodramus henslowii
Le Conte's Sparrow
Ammodramus leconteii
Nelson's Sparrow
Ammodramus nelsoni
Seaside Sparrow
Ammodramus maritimus
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Dark-eyed Junco (all forms)
Junco hyemalis
Hepatic Tanager
Piranga flava
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Pyrrhuloxia
Cardinalis sinuatus
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Rusty Blackbird
Euphagus carolinus
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Hooded Oriole
Icterus cucullatus
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Scott's Oriole
Icterus parisorum
Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator
Purple Finch
Carpodacus purpureus
Cassin's Finch
Carpodacus cassinii
House Finch
Carpodacus mexicanus
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
White-winged Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus