Checklist of the Birds of Northumberland County Common Name Scientific Name Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata Common Loon Gavia immer Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Northern Gannet Morus bassanus American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Great Blue Heron 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 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Snow Goose Chen caerulescens Ross's Goose Chen rossii Brant Branta bernicla Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wood Duck Aix sponsa Green-winged Teal Anas crecca American Black Duck Anas rubripes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Northern Pintail Anas acuta Blue-winged Teal Anas discors Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Gadwall Anas strepera Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope American Wigeon Anas americana Canvasback Aythya valisineria Redhead Aythya americana Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greater Scaup Aythya marila Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Common Eider Somateria mollissima King Eider Somateria spectabilis Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Black Scoter Melanitta nigra Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Common Merganser Mergus merganser Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis Black Vulture Coragyps atratus Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Osprey Pandion haliaetus Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos American Kestrel Falco sparverius Merlin Falco columbarius Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus Gray Partridge Perdix perdix Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Spruce Grouse Falcipennis canadensis Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis King Rail Rallus elegans Virginia Rail Rallus limicola Sora Porzana carolina Purple Gallinule Porphyrula martinica Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus American Coot Fulica americana Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominicus Mongolian Plover Charadrius mongolus Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Piping Plover Charadrius melodus Killdeer Charadrius vociferus American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus American Avocet Recurvirostra americana Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Red Knot Calidris canutus Sanderling Calidris alba Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima Dunlin Calidris alpina Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis Ruff Philomachus pugnax Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata American Woodcock Scolopax minor Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicaria Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Laughing Gull Larus atricilla Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan Little Gull Larus minutus Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia Mew Gull Larus canus Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis California Gull Larus californicus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Thayer's Gull Larus thayeri Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Sabine's Gull Xema sabini Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea Caspian Tern Sterna caspia Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis Common Tern Sterna hirundo Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata Black Tern Chlidonias niger Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia Rock Dove Columba livia Band-tailed Pigeon Columba fasciata Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Passenger Pigeon Ectopistes migratorius Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Barn Owl Tyto alba Eastern Screech-Owl Otus asio Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus Snowy Owl Nyctea scandiaca Northern Hawk Owl Surnia ulula Barred Owl Strix varia Great Gray Owl Strix nebulosa Long-eared Owl Asio otus Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus Black-backed Woodpecker Picoides arcticus Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris Purple Martin Progne subis Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis Bank Swallow Riparia riparia Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Gray Jay Perisoreus canadensis Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata Florida Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma coerulescens Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonica American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Common Raven Corvus corax Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapilla Boreal Chickadee Poecile hudsonica Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis Brown Creeper Certhia americana Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus House Wren Troglodytes aedon Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi Veery Catharus fuscescens Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus 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 Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum American Pipit Anthus rubescens Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus European Starling Sturnus vulgaris White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla Northern Parula Parula americana Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus Kirtland's Warbler Dendroica kirtlandii Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea Black-and-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 Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla 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 Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea Dickcissel Spiza americana Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum Henslow's Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii Le Conte's Sparrow Ammodramus leconteii Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Ammodramus nelsoni Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 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 Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea Hoary Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lawrence's Warbler Vermivora pinus x chrys. Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius Brewster's Warbler Vermivora chrys x pinus