Maryland and Delaware Breeding Bird Survey:

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Pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps

Double-crest. Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus

Least bittern Ixobrychus exilis

Great blue heron Ardea herodias

Great egret Casmerodius albus

Snowy egret Egretta thula

Little blue heron Egretta caerulea

Tricolored heron Egretta tricolor

Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis

Green heron Butorides virescens

Black-crn. night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax

Yellow-crn. night-heron Nycticorax violacus

Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus

Mute swan Cygnus olor

Canada goose Branta canadensis

Wood duck Aix sponsa

American black duck Anas rubripes

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

Blue-winged teal Anas discors

Gadwall Anas strepera

Bufflehead Bucephala albeola

Black vulture Coragyps atratus

Turkey vulture Cathartes aura

Osprey Pandion haliaetus

Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalu

Northern harrier Circus cyaneus

Cooper's hawk Accipiter cooperii

Red-shouldered hawk Buteo lineatus

Broad-winged hawk Buteo platypterus

Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis

American kestrel Falco sparverius

Ring-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus

Ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus

Wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo

Northern bobwhite Colinus virginianus

Black rail Laterallus jamaicensis

Clapper rail Rallus longirostris

King rail Rallus elegans

Virginia rail Rallus limicola

Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus

Killdeer Charadrius vociferus

American oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus

Black-necked stilt Himantopus mexicanus

Willet Catoptrophorus semipalm

Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularia

Upland sandpiper Bartramia longicauda

American woodcock Scolopax minor

Laughing gull Larus atricilla

Ring-billed gull Larus delawarensis

Herring gull Larus argentatus

Great black-backed gull Larus marinus

Royal tern Sterna maxima

Common tern Sterna hirundo

Forster's tern Sterna forsteri

Least tern Sterna antillarum

Black skimmer Rhynchops niger

Rock dove Columba livia

Mourning dove Zenaida macroura

Black-billed cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmu

Yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus

Eastern screech-owl Otus asio

Great horned owl Bubo virginianus

Barred owl Strix varia

Common nighthawk Chordeiles minor

Chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensi

Chimney swift Chaetura pelagica

Ruby-thr. hummingbird Archilochus colubris

Belted kingfisher Ceryle alcyon

Red-headed woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocepha

Red-bellied woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus

Downy woodpecker Picoides pubescens

Hairy woodpecker Picoides villosus

Yellow-shafted flicker Colaptes auratus

Pileated woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus

Eastern wood-pewee Contopus virens

Acadian flycatcher Empidonax virescens

Alder flycatcher Empidonax alnorium

Willow flycatcher Empidonax traillii

Least flycatcher Empidonax minimus

Eastern phoebe Sayornis phoebe

Grt. crested flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus

Eastern kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus

Horned lark Eremophila alpestris

Purple martin Progne subis

Tree swallow Tachycineta bicolor

N. Rough-winged swallow Stelgidopteryx serripen

Bank swallow Riparia riparia

Cliff swallow Hirundo pyrrhonota

Barn swallow Hirundo rustica

Blue jay Cyanocitta cristata

American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos

Fish crow Corvus ossifragus

Common raven Corvus corax

Black-capped chickadee Parus atricapillus

Carolina chickadee Parus carolinensis

Tufted titmouse Parus bicolor

White-breasted nuthatch Sitta carolinensis

Brown-headed nuthatch Sitta pusilla

Brown creeper Certhia americana

Carolina wren Thryothorus ludovicianu

House wren Troglodytes aedon

Winter wren Troglodytes troglodytes

Sedge wren Cistothorus platensis

Marsh wren Cistothorus palustris

Golden-crowned kinglet Regulus satrapa

Blue-gray gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea

Eastern bluebird Sialia sialis

Veery Catharus fuscescens

Hermit thrush Catharus guttatus

Wood thrush Hylocichla mustelina

American robin Turdus migratorius

Gray catbird Dumetella carolinensis

Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos

Brown thrasher Toxostoma rufum

Cedar waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum

European starling Sturnus vulgaris

White-eyed vireo Vireo griseus

Solitary vireo Vireo solitarius

Yellow-throated vireo Vireo flavifrons

Warbling vireo Vireo gilvus

Red-eyed vireo Vireo olivaceus

Blue-winged warbler Vermivora pinus

Golden-winged warbler Vermivora chrysoptera

Nashville warbler Vermivora ruficapilla

Northern parula Parula americana

Yellow warbler Dendroica petechia

Chestnut-sided warbler Dendroica pensylvanica

Magnolia warbler Dendroica magnolia

Black-thr. blue warbler Dendroica caerulescens

Myrtle warbler Dendroica coronata

Black-th. green warbler Dendroica virens

Blackburnian warbler Dendroica fusca

Yellow-throated warbler Dendroica dominica

Pine warbler Dendroica pinus

Prairie warbler Dendroica discolor

Cerulean warbler Dendroica cerulea

Black-&-white warbler Mniotilta varia

American redstart Setophaga ruticilla

Prothonotary warbler Protonotaria citrea

Worm-eating warbler Helmitheros vermivorus

Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus

Northern waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis

Louisiana waterthrush Seiurus motacilla

Kentucky warbler Oporornis formosus

Common yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas

Hooded warbler Wilsonia citrina

Canada warbler Wilsonia canadensis

Yellow-breasted chat Icteria virens

Summer tanager Piranga rubra

Scarlet tanager Piranga olivacea

Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis

Rose-breasted grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus

Blue grosbeak Guiraca caerulea

Indigo bunting Passerina cyanea

Dickcissel Spiza americana

Rufous-sided towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Chipping sparrow Spizella passerina

Field sparrow Spizella pusilla

Vesper sparrow Pooecetes gramineus

Savannah sparrow Passerculus sandwichens

Grasshopper sparrow Ammodramus savannarum

Henslow's sparrow Ammodramus henslowii

Sharp-tailed sparrow Ammodramus caudacutus

Seaside sparrow Ammodramus maritimus

Song sparrow Melospiza melodia

Swamp sparrow Melospiza georgiana

Slate-colored junco Junco hyemalis

Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus

Red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus

Eastern meadowlark Sturnella magna

Boat-tailed grackle Quiscalus major

Common grackle Quiscalus quiscula

Brown-headed cowbird Molothrus ater

Orchard oriole Icterus spurius

Baltimore oriole Icterus galbula

Purple finch Carpodacus purpureus

House finch Carpodacus mexicanus

Pine siskin Carduelis pinus

American goldfinch Carduelis tristis

House sparrow Passer domesticus