Maine Checklist
Species data
Abundance Presence
Common Loon
Gavia immer
Southern New England 0.08
Northern New England 0.8
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.9
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
Northern New England 0.07
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.06
Double-crest. Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus
Southern New England 2.3
Northern New England 1.1
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.2
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
Southern New England 0.03
Northern New England 0.3
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.4
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Southern New England 0.4
Northern New England 0.6
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.3
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Southern New England 0.2
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Southern New England 0.2
Northern New England 0.04
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.00
Black-crn. Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Southern New England 0.03
Northern New England 0.00
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.03
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Southern New England 0.08
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Southern New England 0.2
Northern New England 0.3
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.6
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Southern New England 0.3
Northern New England 0.09
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.08
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.1
American Black Duck
Anas rubripes
Southern New England 0.7
Northern New England 1.1
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.4
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Southern New England 1.2
Northern New England 0.9
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.08
Blue-winged Teal
Anas discors
Northern New England 0.01
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.00
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Northern New England 0.01
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.04
Common Eider
Southern New England 0.5
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.00
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.07
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Northern New England 0.05
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.00
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Northern New England 0.06
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.3
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Northern New England 0.1
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.01
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Northern New England 0.3
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.1
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Northern New England 0.01
Northern Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Southern New England 0.02
Northern New England 0.03
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.08
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Southern New England 0.07
Northern New England 0.1
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.04
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii
Southern New England 0.02
Northern New England 0.00
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.00
Northern Goshawk
Accipiter gentilis
Northern New England 0.01
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.01
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Southern New England 0.05
Northern New England 0.01
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.01
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Southern New England 0.2
Northern New England 0.2
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.3
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Northern New England 0.03
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.08
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
Southern New England 0.3
Northern New England 0.4
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.4
Merlin
Falco columbarius
Northern New England 0.01
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.02
Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
Southern New England 0.07
Northern New England 0.06
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.01
Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
Southern New England 0.03
Northern New England 0.2
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.3
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Southern New England 0.05
Northern Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus
Northern New England 0.00
Virginia Rail
Rallus limicola
Northern New England 0.01
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.04
Sora
Porzana carolina
Northern New England 0.01
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.02
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Southern New England 1.5
Northern New England 2.3
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.0
Willet
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Northern New England 0.00
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularia
Northern New England 0.1
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.2
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Northern New England 0.01
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.5
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Southern New England 0.2
Northern New England 0.5
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.8
American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
Southern New England 0.02
Northern New England 0.04
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.05
Bonaparte's Gull
Larus philadelphia
Northern New England 0.03
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Southern New England 0.5
Northern New England 0.4
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.06
Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
Southern New England 52.3
Northern New England 3.8
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.4
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Southern New England 3.7
Northern New England 0.3
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.02
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Southern New England 0.02
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.04
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.01
Rock Dove
Columba livia
Southern New England 3.0
Northern New England 3.9
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 2.1
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
Southern New England 20.5
Northern New England 15.8
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 3.1
Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Southern New England 0.8
Northern New England 0.4
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.3
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Southern New England 0.2
Northern New England 0.06
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
Southern New England 0.03
Northern New England 0.02
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.01
Barred Owl
Strix varia
Northern New England 0.02
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.05
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Aegolius acadicus
Northern New England 0.01
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.02
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Southern New England 0.03
Northern New England 0.02
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.1
Whip-poor-will
Caprimulgus vociferus
Southern New England 0.3
Northern New England 0.07
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.04
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Southern New England 8.2
Northern New England 4.0
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.5
Ruby-thr. Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Southern New England 0.1
Northern New England 0.3
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.3
Belted Kingfisher
Ceryle alcyon
Southern New England 0.2
Northern New England 0.3
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.4
Yellow-bell. Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Southern New England 0.08
Northern New England 2.6
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 4.8
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
Southern New England 1.9
Northern New England 1.2
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.4
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
Southern New England 1.2
Northern New England 1.3
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.2
Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides tridactylus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.01
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
Northern New England 0.00
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.2
Yellow-shafted Flicker
Colaptes auratus
Southern New England 2.1
Northern New England 2.7
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 3.2
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Southern New England 0.3
Northern New England 0.7
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.8
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus borealis
Northern New England 0.1
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.3
Eastern Wood-pewee
Contopus virens
Southern New England 4.2
Northern New England 3.7
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.8
Yellow-bell. Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Southern New England 0.03
Northern New England 0.08
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.9
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorium
Southern New England 0.5
Northern New England 6.5
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 5.5
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Southern New England 0.3
Northern New England 0.07
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.05
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Southern New England 1.3
Northern New England 5.6
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 5.2
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Southern New England 9.5
Northern New England 8.6
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.9
Grt. Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Southern New England 3.6
Northern New England 3.2
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.2
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Southern New England 7.6
Northern New England 4.3
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.4
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
Northern New England 0.02
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.4
Purple Martin
Progne subis
Northern New England 0.2
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.7
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Southern New England 17.5
Northern New England 24.4
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 12.9
N. Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Southern New England 0.02
Northern New England 0.2
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.01
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Southern New England 2.0
Northern New England 7.6
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.8
Cliff Swallow
Hirundo pyrrhonota
Southern New England 1.3
Northern New England 3.0
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 4.2
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Southern New England 11.3
Northern New England 15.0
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 9.1
Gray Jay
Perisoreus canadensis
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.5
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
Southern New England 17.2
Northern New England 11.5
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 6.6
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Southern New England 34.4
Northern New England 30.3
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 19.0
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Southern New England 0.2
Northern New England 1.7
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 7.2
Black-capped Chickadee
Parus atricapillus
Southern New England 24.0
Northern New England 15.6
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 10.2
Boreal Chickadee
Parus hudsonicus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.4
Tufted Titmouse
Parus bicolor
Southern New England 2.4
Northern New England 0.2
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
Southern New England 1.4
Northern New England 2.0
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 5.2
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
Southern New England 4.1
Northern New England 1.2
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.8
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
Southern New England 0.06
Northern New England 0.1
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.6
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Southern New England 0.04
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
Southern New England 4.3
Northern New England 0.9
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.1
Winter Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes
Southern New England 0.1
Northern New England 2.3
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 15.3
Sedge Wren
Cistothorus platensis
Northern New England 0.00
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
Northern New England 0.1
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.00
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
Northern New England 0.4
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 2.9
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula
Northern New England 0.1
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 2.5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Southern New England 0.02
Northern New England 0.02
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
Southern New England 0.8
Northern New England 0.6
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.2
Veery
Catharus fuscescens
Southern New England 6.6
Northern New England 16.3
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 13.5
Bicknell's Thrush
Catharus bicknelli
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.01
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Northern New England 0.05
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 6.5
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Southern New England 2.0
Northern New England 3.0
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 9.6
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Southern New England 9.8
Northern New England 10.8
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 3.8
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Southern New England 42.2
Northern New England 43.5
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 33.1
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Southern New England 11.3
Northern New England 9.1
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 2.2
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Southern New England 2.7
Northern New England 0.2
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.1
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
Southern New England 0.6
Northern New England 0.4
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.2
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
Southern New England 9.7
Northern New England 14.8
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 11.8
Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus
Northern New England 0.00
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Southern New England 41.8
Northern New England 40.3
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 15.7
Solitary Vireo
Vireo solitarius
Southern New England 1.2
Northern New England 1.8
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 5.2
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
Southern New England 0.07
Northern New England 0.02
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.01
Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus
Southern New England 0.6
Northern New England 2.4
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.4
Philadelphia Vireo
Vireo philadelphicus
Northern New England 0.03
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.6
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Southern New England 25.7
Northern New England 29.5
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 25.7
Tennessee Warbler
Vermivora peregrina
Southern New England 0.03
Northern New England 0.1
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.9
Nashville Warbler
Vermivora ruficapilla
Southern New England 0.9
Northern New England 3.9
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 8.4
Northern Parula
Parula americana
Southern New England 0.08
Northern New England 2.5
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 9.0
Yellow Warbler
Dendroica petechia
Southern New England 6.3
Northern New England 14.3
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 5.0
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
Southern New England 6.1
Northern New England 14.0
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 6.9
Magnolia Warbler
Dendroica magnolia
Southern New England 0.3
Northern New England 1.7
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 10.0
Cape May Warbler
Dendroica tigrina
Northern New England 0.1
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.0
Black-thr. Blue Warbler
Dendroica caerulescens
Southern New England 0.06
Northern New England 0.9
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 3.0
Myrtle Warbler
Dendroica coronata
Southern New England 1.8
Northern New England 3.8
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 7.5
Black-th. Green Warbler
Dendroica virens
Southern New England 1.4
Northern New England 3.0
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 5.2
Blackburnian Warbler
Dendroica fusca
Southern New England 0.05
Northern New England 0.6
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 3.6
Pine Warbler
Dendroica pinus
Southern New England 3.3
Northern New England 1.4
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.3
Prairie Warbler
Dendroica discolor
Southern New England 0.8
Northern New England 0.02
Palm Warbler
Dendroica palmarum
Northern New England 0.00
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.3
Bay-breasted Warbler
Dendroica castanea
Southern New England 0.05
Northern New England 0.09
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.2
Blackpoll Warbler
Dendroica striata
Southern New England 0.02
Northern New England 0.01
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.09
Black-&-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Southern New England 6.8
Northern New England 7.8
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 5.7
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Southern New England 4.9
Northern New England 10.6
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 10.8
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapillus
Southern New England 16.5
Northern New England 24.3
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 19.3
Northern Waterthrush
Seiurus noveboracensis
Southern New England 0.2
Northern New England 1.3
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 2.1
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
Northern New England 0.08
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.4
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Southern New England 24.4
Northern New England 25.7
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 17.4
Wilson's Warbler
Wilsonia pusilla
Northern New England 0.04
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.3
Canada Warbler
Wilsonia canadensis
Southern New England 0.4
Northern New England 1.7
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 2.0
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Southern New England 3.0
Northern New England 2.4
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.3
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Southern New England 4.0
Northern New England 0.4
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.00
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Southern New England 2.8
Northern New England 4.7
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 3.9
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Southern New England 2.4
Northern New England 1.0
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.3
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Southern New England 9.5
Northern New England 1.0
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.05
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Southern New England 13.9
Northern New England 12.2
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 8.9
Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla
Southern New England 1.8
Northern New England 0.3
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.02
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
Northern New England 0.09
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.7
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Southern New England 0.2
Northern New England 2.5
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 6.3
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.2
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Southern New England 20.3
Northern New England 22.6
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 10.5
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.7
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
Southern New England 0.5
Northern New England 0.8
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.7
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Southern New England 3.8
Northern New England 12.3
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 35.7
Slate-colored Junco
Junco hyemalis
Southern New England 0.05
Northern New England 0.4
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 5.0
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Southern New England 6.1
Northern New England 12.7
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 5.5
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Southern New England 18.6
Northern New England 16.1
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 6.3
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Southern New England 3.0
Northern New England 1.8
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.2
Rusty Blackbird
Euphagus carolinus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.08
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Southern New England 24.3
Northern New England 16.9
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 9.8
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
Southern New England 7.0
Northern New England 8.2
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 2.8
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Southern New England 4.2
Northern New England 3.4
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.5
Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.01
Purple Finch
Carpodacus purpureus
Southern New England 2.2
Northern New England 3.0
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 4.6
House Finch
Carpodacus mexicanus
Southern New England 22.4
Northern New England 3.6
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.1
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
Northern New England 0.01
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.1
White-winged Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera
Southern New England 0.1
Northern New England 0.01
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.5
Pine Siskin
Carduelis pinus
Southern New England 0.02
Northern New England 0.7
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.7
American Goldfinch
Carduelis tristis
Southern New England 13.0
Northern New England 15.2
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 6.2
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Southern New England 0.1
Northern New England 0.5
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 9.9
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Southern New England 10.5
Northern New England 4.5
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.2