Birds of Maryland
May 1996
This list is based on Field List of the Birds of Maryland by
Marshall J. Iliff, Robert F. Ringler, and James L. Stasz (May 1966). There
is also a newer version of this list, which
incorporates changes announced in the 41st supplement to the AOU Checklist
(July 1997). Please send comments or corrections to .
Birds of Maryland
LOONS and GREBES
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Eared Grebe
SHEARWATERS
Northern Fulmar
Cory's Shearwater
Greater Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Manx Shearwater
Audubon's Shearwater
STORM-PETRELS
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Leach's Storm-Petrel
GANNET, PELICAN, CORMORANTS
Northern Gannet
Brown Pelican
Great Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
BITTERNS and HERONS
American Bittern
Least Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Cattle Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
IBISES
White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
SWANS, GEESE, and DUCKS
Tundra Swan
Mute Swan
Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Brant
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Green-winged Teal
American Black Duck
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Common Eider
King Eider
Harlequin Duck
Oldsquaw
Black Scoter
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Common Goldeneye
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
VULTURES
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
EAGLES and HAWKS
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle
FALCONS
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
GROUSE, TURKEY, and QUAIL
Ring-necked Pheasant
Ruffed Grouse
Wild Turkey
Northern Bobwhite
RAILS, MOORHEN, and COOT
Black Rail
Clapper Rail
King Rail
Virginia Rail
Sora
Common Moorhen
American Coot
PLOVERS
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
Wilson's Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Piping Plover
Killdeer
OYSTERCTCHER, STILT, and AVOCET
American Oystercatcher
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
SANDPIPERS and PHALAROPES
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Willet
Spotted Sandpiper
Upland Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Hudsonian Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Purple Sandpiper
Dunlin
Stilt Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Ruff
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Common Snipe
American Woodcock
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Red Phalarope
JAEGERS and SKUA
Pomarine Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
Great Skua
GULLS
Laughing Gull
Franklin's Gull
Little Gull
Black-headed Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Iceland (Kulien's) Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Glaucous Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Black-legged Kittiwake
TERNS
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Royal Tern
Sandwich Tern
Common Tern
Forster's Tern
Least Tern
Bridled Tern
Black Tern
Black Skimmer
ALCIDS
Dovekie
Razorbill
Atlantic Puffin
DOVES
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
CUCKOOS
Black-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
OWLS
Barn Owl
Eastern Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Snowy Owl
Barred Owl
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
GOATSUCKERS
Common Nighthawk
Chuck-will's-widow
Whip-poor-will
SWIFT
Chimney Swift
HUMMINGBIRD
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
KINGFISHER
Belted Kingfisher
WOODPECKERS
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern (Yellow-shafted) Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
FLYCATCHERS
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
LARK
Horned Lark
SWALLOWS
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
JAY and CROWS
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Common Raven
CHICKADEES and TITMOUSE
Black-capped Chickadee
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
NUTHATCHES
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown-headed Nuthatch
CREEPER
Brown Creeper
WRENS
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Winter Wren
Sedge Wren
Marsh Wren
KINGLETS and GNATCATCHER
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
THRUSHES
Eastern Bluebird
Veery
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Bicknell's Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
MIMICS
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
PIPIT
American Pipit
WAXWING
Cedar Waxwing
SHRIKE
Loggerhead Shrike
STARLING
European Starling
VIREOS
White-eyed Vireo
Solitary Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
WARBLERS
Blue-winged Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Prothonotary Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Swainson's Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Louisiana Waterthrush
Kentucky Warbler
Connecticut Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
TANAGERS
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
CARDINAL and SPARROWS
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Dickcissel
Eastern Towhee
American Tree Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Henslow's Sparrow
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Seaside Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Lapland Longspur
Snow Bunting
BLACKBIRDS and ORIOLES
Bobolink
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Boat-tailed Grackle
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
WINTER FINCHES
Purple Finch
House Finch
Red Crossbill
Common Redpoll
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak
EURASIAN SPARROW
House Sparrow
Accidental Species
Western Grebe
Yellow-nosed Albatross
White-faced Storm-Petrel
American White Pelican
Anhinga
Fregata species
Roseate Spoonbill
Wood Stork
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Cinnamon Teal
Barrow's Goldeneye
Masked Duck
Swallow-tailed Kite
Mississippi Kite
Swainson's Hawk
Yellow Rail
Corn Crake
Purple Gallinule
Limpkin
Sandhill Crane
Eskimo Curlew
Long-billed Curlew
Little Stint
Curlew Sandpiper
Long-tailed Jaeger
Mew (Common) Gull
California Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
Thayer's Gull
Ross's Gull
Sabine's Gull
Roseate Tern
Arctic Tern
Sooty Tern
Thick-billed Murre
White-winged Dove
Common Ground Dove
Burrowing Owl
Rufous Hummingbird
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Hammond's Flycatcher
Vermilion Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Gray Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Boreal Chickadee
Rock Wren
Bewick's Wren
Northern Wheatear
Mountain Bluebird
Varied Thrush
Sage Thrasher
Bohemian Waxwing
Northern Shrike
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Western Tanager
Lazuli Bunting
Painted Bunting
Bachman's Sparrow
Le Conte's Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
Chestnut-collared Longspur
Bullock's Oriole
Pine Grosbeak
White-winged Crossbill
Hoary Redpoll
Extinct/Extirpated Species
Greater Prairie Chicken
Passenger Pigeon
Carolina Parakeet
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