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Birds

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns (Order Ciconiiformes)

  • Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

Waterfowl (Order Anseriformes)

  • Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
  • Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Hawks, Eagles, and Falcons (Order Falconiformes)

  • Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Turkeys, Grouse, and Quail (Order Galliformes)

  • Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

Cranes and Rails (Order Gruiformes)

  • American Coot (Fulica americana)

Gulls, Terns, and Shorebirds (Order Charadriiformes)

  • Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)

Pigeons and Doves (Order Columbiformes)

  • Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)

Owls (Order Strigiformes)

  • Barred Owl (Strix varia)

Goatsuckers (Order Caprimulgiformes)

  • Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)

Swifts and Hummingbirds (Order Apodiformes)

  • Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)

Kingfishers (Order Coraciiformes)

  • Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)

Woodpeckers (Order Piciformes)

  • Common Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
  • Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
  • Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)
  • Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)

Perching Birds (Order Passeriformes)

  • American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
  • Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
  • Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
  • Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
  • White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
  • Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
  • Brown Creeper (Certhia familiaris)
  • Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
  • Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
  • Gray Catbird (Dumatella carolinensis)
  • Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
  • Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
  • Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
  • American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
  • Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
  • Canada Warbler (Wilsonia canadensis)
  • Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina)
  • Northern Waterthrush (Seiurus noveboracensis)
  • Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus)
  • Northern Oriole (Icterus galbula)
  • Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
  • Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
  • Indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea)