Eastern US Bird Checkoff List

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For each pair of checkboxes, the left is for birds seen, the right for birds heard.

Anatidae

(Swans, Geese, and Ducks):
See | Hear
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
Ross' Goose
Brant
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
Mottled Duck
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
American Black Duck
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Tufted Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Common Eider
King Eider
See | Hear
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Masked Duck

Galviidae

(Loons)
Common Loon
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon

Podicipedidae

(Grebes)
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Eared Grebe
Least Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe

Procellariidae

(Shearwaters and Petrels)
See | Hear
Northern Fulmar
Black-capped Petrel
Cory's Shearwater
Greater Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Manx Shearwater
Audubon's Shearwater

Hydrobatidae

(Storm-Petrels)
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Leach's Storm-Petrel

Phaethontidae

(Tropicbirds)
White-tailed Tropicbird

Sulidae

(Boobies and Gannets)
Masked Booby
Brown Booby
Northern Gannet

Pelecanidae

(Pelicans)
Am. White Pelican
Brown Pelican

Phalacrocoracidae

(Cormorants)
Great Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Neotropic Cormorant

Anhingidae

(Anhingas)
Anhinga

Frigatidae

(Frigatebirds)
See | Hear
Magnificent Frigatebird

Ardeidae

(Bitterns and Herons)
American Bittern
Least Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Reddish Egret
Cattle Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Threskiornithidae

(Ibises and Spoonbills)
White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
White-faced Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill

Ciconiidae

(Storks)
Wood Stork

Phoenicopteridae

(Flamingos)
Greater Flamingo

Cathartidae

(American Vultures)
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture

Acciptridae

(Hawks and Eagles)
See | Hear
Osprey
Hook-billed Kite
American Swallow-tailed Kite
White-tailed Kite
Snail Kite
Mississippi Kite
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Harris' Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Short-tailed Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
White-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle

Falconidae

(Caracaras and Falcons)
Crested Caracara
American Kestrel
Merlin
Prairie Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
Gyrfalcon

Phasianidae

(Grouse, Turkeys, and Quail)
See | Hear
Ring-necked Pheasant
Wild Turkey
Northern Bobwhite

Rallidae

(Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
Black Rail
Clapper Rail
King Rail
Virginia Rail
Sora
Purple Gallinule
Common Gallinule (Moorhen)
American Coot

Aramidae

(Limpkins)
Limpkin

Gruidae

(Cranes)
Sandhill Crane

Charadriidae

(Plovers)
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden Plover
Snowy Plover
Wilson's Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Piping Plover
Killdeer

Hematopodidae

(Oystercatchers)
American Oystercatcher

Recurvirostridae

(Stilts and Avocets)
See | Hear
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet

Scolopacidae

(Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies)
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Willet
Spotted Sandpiper
Upland Sandpiper
Long-billed Curlew
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
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Common Snipe
American Woodcock
Wilson's Phalarope

Laridae

(Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
See | Hear
Laughing Gull
Franklin's Gull
Iceland Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Thayer's Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Glaucous Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Black-legged Kittiwake
Ross' Gull
Caspian Tern
Royal Tern
Sandwich Tern
Common Tern
Arctic Tern
Forster's Tern
Least Tern
Bridled Tern
Black Tern
Black Skimmer

Alcidae

(Auks and Murres)
Dovekie
Common Murre
Thick-billed Murre
Razorbill
Black Guillemot

Columbidae

(Pigeons and Doves)
See | Hear
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian-collared Dove
Mourning Dove
Common Ground-Dove

Cuculidae

(Cuckoos and Anis)
Black-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Mangrove Cuckoo
Smooth-billed Ani

Tytonidae

(Barn Owls)
Barn Owl

Strigidae

(True Owls)
Eastern Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Burrowing Owl
Barred Owl
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl

Caprimulgidae

(Nightjars)
Common Nighthawk
Chuck-will's-widow
Whip-poor-will

Apodidae

(Swifts)
Chimney Swift

Trochilidae

(Hummingbirds)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird

Alcedinidae

(Kingfishers)
See | Hear
Belted Kingfisher

Picidae

(Woodpeckers)
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker

Tyrannidae

(Tyrant Flycatchers)
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Gray Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Alaudidae

(Larks)
Horned Lark

Corvidae

(Jays and Crows)
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Common Raven

Paridae

(Titmice)
See | Hear
Carolina Chickadee
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse

Hirundinidae

(Swallows and Martins)
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow

Sittidae

(Nuthatches)
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown-headed Nuthatch

Certhildae

(Creepers)
Brown Creeper

Troglodytidae

(Wrens)
Carolina Wren
Bewick's Wren
House Wren
Winter Wren
Sedge Wren
Marsh Wren

Syviinae

(Kinglets and Gnatcatchers)
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Turdinae

(Thrushes)
See | Hear
Eastern Bluebird
Veery
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin

Mimidae

(Mockingbirds and Thrashers)
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher

Moticillidae

(Pipits and Wagtails)
American Pipit

Bombycillidae

(Waxwings)
Cedar Waxwing
Bohemian Waxwing

Laniidae

(Shrikes)
Northern Shrike
Loggerhead Shrike

Sturnidae

(Starlings)
European Starling

Vireonidae

(Vireos)
White-eyed Vireo
Bell's Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Black-whiskered Vireo

Parulinae

(Wood Warblers)
See | Hear
Bachman's Warbler
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 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
See | Hear
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

Thraupinae

(Tanagers)
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager

Cardinalinae

(Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies)
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Painted Bunting
Dicksissel

Emberizinae

(Sparrows and Allies)
See | Hear
Eastern Towhee
Bachman's Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Henslow's Sparrow
LeConte's 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

Icterinae

(Blackbirds and Allies)
See | Hear
Bobolink
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Western Meadowlark
Rusty Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Boat-tailed Grackle
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole

Fringillidae

(Finches)
Pine Grosbeak
Purple Finch
House Finch
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
Common Redpoll
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak

Passeridae

(Old World Sparrows)
House Sparrow

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