NEW MD CHECKLIST: PASSERINES
rick (rblom@blazie.com)
Sat, 18 Jul 1998 16:53:05 -0400
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
Western Wood-Pewee C. sordidulus
Eastern Wood-Pewee C. virens
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris
Acadian Flycatcher E. virescens
Alder Flycatcher E. alnorum
Willow Flycatcher E. trailii
Least Flycatcher E. minimus
Hammond's Flycatcher E. hammondi
Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
Vermillion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
Great Crested Flycatcher M. crinitus
Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticallis
Eastern Kingbird T. tyrannus
Gray Kingbird T. dominicensis
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher T. forficatus
Fork-tailed Flycatcher T. savana
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
Northern Shrike L. excubitor
White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
Yellow-throated Vireo V. flavifrons
Blue-headed Vireo V. solitarius
Warbling Vireo V. gilvus
Philadelphia Vireo V. philadelphicus
Red-eyed Vireo V. olicaceus
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Fish Crow C. ossifragus
Common Raven C. corax
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
Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis
Black-capped Chickadee P. atricapillus
Boreal Chickadee P. hudsonicus
Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch S. carolinensis
Brown-headed Nuthatch S. pusilla
Brown Creeper Certhia americana
Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus
Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
Bewick's Wren T. bewickii
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Winter Wren T. troglodytes
Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis
Marsh Wren C. plaustris
Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
Ruby-crowned Kinglet R. calendula
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
Mountain Bluebird S. currucoides
Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi
Veery Catharus fuscescens
Gray-cheeked Thrush C. minimus
Bicknell's Thrush C. bicknells
Swainson's Thrush C. ustulatus
Hermit Thrush C. 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
European Starling Sturnis vulgaris
American Pipit Anthus rubescens
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
Cedar Waxwing B. cedrorum
Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus
Golden-winged Warbler V. chrysoptera
Tennessee Warbler V. peregrina
Orange-crowned Warbler V. celata
Nashville Warbler V. ruficapilla
Northern Parula Parula americana
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler D. pensylvanica
Magnolia Warbler D. magnolia
Cape May Warbler D. tigrina
Black-throated Blue Warbler D. caerulescens
Yellow-rumped Warbler D. coronata
Black-throated Gray Warbler D. nigrescens
Black-throated Green Warbler D. virens
Blackburnian Warbler D. fusca
Yellow-throated Warbler D. dominica
Pine Warbler D. pinus
Prairie Warbler D. discolor
Palm Warbler D. palmarum
Bay-breasted Warbler D. castanea
Blackpoll Warbler D. striata
Cerulean Warbler D. cerulea
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
Prothonotary Warbler Protonaria citrea
Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorus
Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii
Ovenbird Sieurus aurocapillus
Northern Waterthrush S. noveboracensis
Louisiana Waterthrush S. motacilla
Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus
Connecticut Warbler O. agilis
Mourning Warbler O. philadelphia
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina
Wilson's Warbler W. pusilla
Canada Warbler W. canadensis
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
Scarlet Tanager P. olivacea
Western Tanager P. ludoviciana
Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus
Spotted Towhee P. maculatus
Eastern Towhee P. erythrophthalmus
Bachman's Sparrow Aimophila aestivalis
American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea
Chipping Sparrow S. passerina
Clay-colored Sparrow S. pallida
Field Sparrow S. pusilla
Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus
Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
Baird's Sparrow A. bairdii
Henslow's Sparrow A. henslowii
LeConte's Sparrow A. leconteii
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow A. nelsoni
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow A. caudacutus
Seaside Sparrow A. maritimus
Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
Lincoln's Sparrow M. lincolnii
Swamp Sparrow M. georgiana
White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
Harris's Sparrow Z. querula
White-crowned Sparrow Z. leucophrys
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
Smith's Longspur C. pictus
Chestnut-collared Longspur C. ornatus
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
Black-headed Grosbeak P. melanocephalus
Blue Grosbeak Guiraca caerulea
Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena
Indigo Bunting P. cyanea
Painted Bunting P. ciris
Dickcissel Spiza americana
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
Brewer's Blackbird E. cyanocephalus
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
Boat-tailed Grackle Q. major
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
Baltimore Oriole I. galbula
Bullock's Oriole I. bullockii
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus
House Finch C. mexicanus
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
White-winged Crossbill L. leucoptera
Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea
Hoary Redpoll C. hornemanni
Pine Siskin C. pinus
American Goldfinch C. tristis
Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
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Rick Blom
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Bel Air, Maryland