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Species Alpha Code* Safe date start** Safe date end Habitat
ORDER: ANSERIFORMES
FAMILY: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Swans)
  Canada Goose  CANG / /  
  Mute Swan  MUSW / /  
  Wood Duck  WODU / /  
  Blue-winged Teal  BWTE / /  
  Northern Shoveler  NSHO / /  
  Gadwall  GADW / /  
  Mallard  MALL / /  
  American Black Duck  ABDU / /  
  Northern Pintail  NOPI / /  
  Green-winged Teal  GWTE / /  
  Redhead  REDH / /  
  Ring-necked Duck  RNDU / /  
  Lesser Scaup  LESC / /  
  Hooded Merganser  HOME / /  
  Ruddy Duck  RUDU / /  
ORDER: GALLIFORMES
FAMILY: Odontophoridae (New World Quails)
  Northern Bobwhite  NOBO / /  
FAMILY: Phasianidae (Partidges, Grouse, Turkey, and Old World Quail)
  Wild Turkey  WITU / /  
  Ruffed Grouse  RUGR / /  
  Greater Prairie-Chicken  GRPC / /  
  Gray Partridge  GRAP / /  
  Ring-necked Pheasant  RNEP / /  
ORDER: PODICIPEDIFORMES
FAMILY: Podicipedidae (Grebes)
  Pied-billed Grebe  PBGR / /  
ORDER: PELECANIFORMES
FAMILY: Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants)
  Double-crested Cormorant  DCCO / /  
ORDER: CICONIIFORMES
FAMILY: Ardeidae (Herons, Bitterns, and allies)
  American Bittern  AMBI / /  
  Least Bittern  LEBI / /  
  Great Blue Heron  GBHE / /  
  Great Egret  GREG / /  
  Snowy Egret  SNEG / /  
  Little Blue Heron  LBHE / /  
  Cattle Egret  CAEG / /  
  Green Heron  GRHE / /  
  Black-crowned Night-Heron  BCNH / /  
  Yellow-crowned Night-Heron  YCNH / /  
FAMILY: Cathartidae (New World Vultures)
  Turkey Vulture  TUVU / /  
ORDER: FALCONIFORMES
FAMILY: Accipitridae (Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies)
  Osprey  OSPR / /  
  Northern Harrier  NOHA / /  
  Sharp-shinned Hawk  SSHA / /  
  Cooper's Hawk  COHA / /  
  Bald Eagle  BAEA / /  
  Mississippi Kite  MIKI / /  
  Red-shouldered Hawk  RSHA / /  
  Broad-winged Hawk  BWHA / /  
  Swainson's Hawk  SWHA / /  
  Red-tailed Hawk  RTHA / /  
FAMILY: Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras)
  American Kestrel  AMKE / /  
  Peregrine Falcon  PEFA / /  
ORDER: GRUIFORMES
FAMILY: Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
  King Rail  KIRA / /  
  Virginia Rail  VIRA / /  
  Sora  SORA / /  
  Common Gallinule  COGA / /  
  American Coot  AMCO / /  
FAMILY: Gruidae (Cranes)
  Sandhill Crane  SACR / /  
ORDER: CHARADRIIFORMES
FAMILY: Charadriidae (Lapwings and Plovers)
  Killdeer  KILL / /  
FAMILY: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies)
  Upland Sandpiper  UPSA / /  
  American Woodcock  AMWO / /  
  Wilson's Snipe  WISN / /  
  Spotted Sandpiper  SPSA / /  
FAMILY: Laridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
  Ring-billed Gull  RBGU / /  
  Herring Gull  HERG / /  
  Black Tern  BLTE / /  
  Common Tern  COTE / /  
  Forster's Tern  FOTE / /  
ORDER: COLUMBIFORMES
FAMILY: Columbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
  Rock Pigeon  ROPI / /  
  African Collared-Dove (a.k.a. Ringed Turtle-Dove)  AFCD / /  
  Mourning Dove  MODO / /  
ORDER: PSITTACIFORMES
FAMILY: Psittacidae (Lories, Parakeets, Macaws, and Parrots)
  Monk Parakeet  MOPA / /  
ORDER: CUCULIFORMES
FAMILY: Cuculidae (Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis)
  Yellow-billed Cuckoo  YBCU / /  
  Black-billed Cuckoo  BBCU / /  
ORDER: STRIGIFORMES
FAMILY: Tytonidae (Barn Owls)
  Barn Owl  BANO / /  
FAMILY: Strigidae (Typical Owls)
  Eastern Screech-Owl  EASO / /  
  Great Horned Owl  GHOW / /  
  Barred Owl  BADO / /  
  Long-eared Owl  LEOW / /  
  Short-eared Owl  SEOW / /  
ORDER: CAPRIMULGIFORMES
FAMILY: Caprimulgidae (Nighthawks and Allies)
  Common Nighthawk  CONI / /  
  Chuck-will's-widow  CWWI / /  
  unid. Mexican / Eastern Whip-poor-will  WPWI / /  
ORDER: APODIFORMES
FAMILY: Apodidae (Swifts)
  Chimney Swift  CHSW / /  
FAMILY: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
  Ruby-throated Hummingbird  RTHU / /  
ORDER: CORACIIFORMES
FAMILY: Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)
  Belted Kingfisher  BEKI / /  
ORDER: PICIFORMES
FAMILY: Picidae (Woodpeckers and Allies)
  Red-headed Woodpecker  RHWO / /  
  Red-bellied Woodpecker  RBWO / /  
  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  YBSA / /  
  Downy Woodpecker  DOWO / /  
  Hairy Woodpecker  HAWO / /  
  (Yellow-shafted Flicker) Northern Flicker  YSFL / /  
  Pileated Woodpecker  PIWO / /  
ORDER: PASSERIFORMES
FAMILY: Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
  Great Crested Flycatcher  GCFL / /  
  Eastern Kingbird  EAKI / /  
  Eastern Wood-Pewee  EAWP / /  
  Acadian Flycatcher  ACFL / /  
  Alder Flycatcher  ALFL / /  
  Willow Flycatcher  WIFL / /  
  Least Flycatcher  LEFL / /  
  Eastern Phoebe  EAPH / /  
FAMILY: Vireonidae (Vireos)
  White-eyed Vireo  WEVI / /  
  Bell's Vireo  BEVI / /  
  Yellow-throated Vireo  YTVI / /  
  Warbling Vireo  WAVI / /  
  Red-eyed Vireo  REVI / /  
FAMILY: Laniidae (Shrikes)
  Loggerhead Shrike  LOSH / /  
FAMILY: Corvidae (Crows and Jays)
  Blue Jay  BLJA / /  
  American Crow  AMCR / /  
  Fish Crow  FICR / /  
FAMILY: Paridae (Chickadees and Titmice)
  Carolina Chickadee  CACH / /  
  Black-capped Chickadee  BCCH / /  
  Tufted Titmouse  TUTI / /  
FAMILY: Alaudidae (Larks)
  Horned Lark  HOLA / /  
FAMILY: Hirundinidae (Swallows)
  Bank Swallow  BANS / /  
  Tree Swallow  TRES / /  
  Northern Rough-winged Swallow  NRWS / /  
  Purple Martin  PUMA / /  
  Barn Swallow  BARS / /  
  Cliff Swallow  CLSW / /  
FAMILY: Regulidae (Kinglets)
  Golden-crowned Kinglet  GCKI / /  
FAMILY: Bombycillidae (Waxwings and Allies)
  Cedar Waxwing  CEDW / /  
FAMILY: Sittidae (Nuthatches)
  Red-breasted Nuthatch  RBNU / /  
  White-breasted Nuthatch  WBNU / /  
FAMILY: Certhiidae (Creepers)
  Brown Creeper  BRCR / /  
FAMILY: Sylviidae (Gnatcatchers and Old World Warblers)
  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  BGGN / /  
FAMILY: Troglodytidae (Wrens)
  Bewick's Wren  BEWR / /  
  Carolina Wren  CARW / /  
  House Wren  HOWR / /  
  Sedge Wren  SEWR / /  
  Marsh Wren  MAWR / /  
FAMILY: Mimidae (Mockingbirds and Thrashers)
  Gray Catbird  GRCA / /  
  Brown Thrasher  BRTH / /  
  Northern Mockingbird  NOMO / /  
FAMILY: Sturnidae (Starlings)
  European Starling  EUST / /  
FAMILY: Turdidae (Thrushes)
  Eastern Bluebird  EABL / /  
  Veery  VEER / /  
  Wood Thrush  WOTH / /  
  American Robin  AMRO / /  
FAMILY: Passeridae (Old World Sparrows)
  House Sparrow  HOSP / /  
  Eurasian Tree Sparrow  ETSP / /  
FAMILY: Fringillidae (Fringilline and Cardueline Finches)
  House Finch  HOFI / /  
  Red Crossbill  RECR / /  
  Pine Siskin  PISI / /  
  American Goldfinch  AGOL / /  
FAMILY: Emberizidae (Emberizids)
  Grasshopper Sparrow  GRSP / /  
  Lark Sparrow  LASP / /  
  Chipping Sparrow  CHSP / /  
  Clay-colored Sparrow  CCSP / /  
  Field Sparrow  FISP / /  
  White-throated Sparrow  WTSP / /  
  Vesper Sparrow  VESP / /  
  Henslow's Sparrow  HESP / /  
  Savannah Sparrow  SAVS / /  
  Song Sparrow  SOSP / /  
  Swamp Sparrow  SWSP / /  
  Eastern Towhee  EATO / /  
FAMILY: Parulidae (Wood-warblers)
  Yellow-breasted Chat  YBCH / /  
FAMILY: Icteridae (Blackbirds and Orioles)
  Yellow-headed Blackbird  YHBL / /  
  Bobolink  BOBO / /  
  Eastern Meadowlark  EAME / /  
  Western Meadowlark  WEME / /  
  Orchard Oriole  OROR / /  
  Baltimore Oriole  BAOR / /  
  Red-winged Blackbird  RWBL / /  
  Brown-headed Cowbird  BHCO / /  
  Brewer's Blackbird  BRBL / /  
  Common Grackle  COGR / /  
FAMILY: Parulidae (Wood-warblers)
  Ovenbird  OVEN / /  
  Worm-eating Warbler  WEWA / /  
  Louisiana Waterthrush  LOWA / /  
  Golden-winged Warbler  GWWA / /  
  Blue-winged Warbler  BWWA / /  
  Brewster's Warbler (Golden-winged x Blue-winged)  BRWA / /  
  Lawrence's Warbler (Golden-winged x Blue-winged)  LAWA / /  
  Black-and-white Warbler  BAWW / /  
  Prothonotary Warbler  PROW / /  
  Swainson's Warbler  SWWA / /  
  Mourning Warbler  MOWA / /  
  Kentucky Warbler  KEWA / /  
  Common Yellowthroat  COYE / /  
  Hooded Warbler  HOWA / /  
  American Redstart  AMRE / /  
  Cerulean Warbler  CERW / /  
  Northern Parula  NOPA / /  
  Yellow Warbler  YEWA / /  
  Chestnut-sided Warbler  CSWA / /  
  Pine Warbler  PIWA / /  
  Yellow-throated Warbler  YTWA / /  
  Prairie Warbler  PRAW / /  
  Black-throated Green Warbler  BTNW / /  
  Canada Warbler  CAWA / /  
FAMILY: Thraupidae (Tanagers)
  Summer Tanager  SUTA / /  
  Scarlet Tanager  SCTA / /  
FAMILY: Cardinalidae (Cardinals, Saltators, and Allies)
  Northern Cardinal  NOCA / /  
  Rose-breasted Grosbeak  RBGR / /  
  Blue Grosbeak  BLGR / /  
  Indigo Bunting  INBU / /  
  Dickcissel  DICK / /  
 
* Alpha Codes are also known as 'banding codes' (not AOU codes, which are numeric)
** Safe dates represent a window when a singing male is assumed not to be in migration, and therefore on territory. Some atlases do not use safe dates, because they prefer (given present knowledge) not to assume migration or territorial status of all individuals. Safe dates generally apply to the Possible breeding category only when used.
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