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Species Alpha Code* Safe date start** Safe date end Habitat
ORDER: ANSERIFORMES
FAMILY: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Swans)
  Snow Goose  SNGO / /  
  Ross's Goose  ROGO / /  
  Canada Goose  CANG / /  
  Mute Swan  MUSW / /  
  Tundra Swan  TUSW / /  
  Wood Duck  WODU / /  
  Blue-winged Teal  BWTE / /  
  Cinnamon Teal  CITE / /  
  Northern Shoveler  NSHO / /  
  Gadwall  GADW / /  
  American Wigeon  AMWI / /  
  Mallard  MALL / /  
  American Black Duck  ABDU / /  
  Northern Pintail  NOPI / /  
  Green-winged Teal  GWTE / /  
  Canvasback  CANV / /  
  Redhead  REDH / /  
  Ring-necked Duck  RNDU / /  
  Greater Scaup  GRSC / /  
  Lesser Scaup  LESC / /  
  King Eider  KIEI / /  
  Common Eider  COEI / /  
  Surf Scoter  SUSC / /  
  White-winged Scoter  WWSC / /  
  Long-tailed Duck  LTDU / /  
  Bufflehead  BUFF / /  
  Common Goldeneye  COGO / /  
  Hooded Merganser  HOME / /  
  Common Merganser  COME / /  
  Red-breasted Merganser  RBME / /  
  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 / /  
  Spruce Grouse  SPGR / /  
  Willow Ptarmigan  WIPT / /  
  Sharp-tailed Grouse  STGR / /  
  Gray Partridge  GRAP / /  
ORDER: GAVIIFORMES
FAMILY: Gaviidae (Loons)
  Red-throated Loon  RTLO / /  
  Pacific Loon  PALO / /  
  Common Loon  COLO / /  
ORDER: PODICIPEDIFORMES
FAMILY: Podicipedidae (Grebes)
  Pied-billed Grebe  PBGR / /  
  Horned Grebe  HOGR / /  
  Red-necked Grebe  RNGR / /  
ORDER: PELECANIFORMES
FAMILY: Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants)
  Double-crested Cormorant  DCCO / /  
FAMILY: Pelecanidae (Pelicans)
  American White Pelican  AWPE / /  
ORDER: CICONIIFORMES
FAMILY: Ardeidae (Herons, Bitterns, and allies)
  American Bittern  AMBI / /  
  Least Bittern  LEBI / /  
  Great Blue Heron  GBHE / /  
  Great Egret  GREG / /  
  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 / /  
  Golden Eagle  GOEA / /  
  Northern Harrier  NOHA / /  
  Sharp-shinned Hawk  SSHA / /  
  Cooper's Hawk  COHA / /  
  Northern Goshawk  NOGO / /  
  Bald Eagle  BAEA / /  
  Red-shouldered Hawk  RSHA / /  
  Broad-winged Hawk  BWHA / /  
  Red-tailed Hawk  RTHA / /  
  Rough-legged Hawk  RLHA / /  
FAMILY: Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras)
  American Kestrel  AMKE / /  
  Merlin  MERL / /  
  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 / /  
  Purple Gallinule  PUGA / /  
  Yellow Rail  YERA / /  
FAMILY: Gruidae (Cranes)
  Sandhill Crane  SACR / /  
ORDER: CHARADRIIFORMES
FAMILY: Recurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets)
  American Avocet  AMAV / /  
FAMILY: Charadriidae (Lapwings and Plovers)
  American Golden-Plover  AMGP / /  
  Killdeer  KILL / /  
  Semipalmated Plover  SEPL / /  
  Piping Plover  PIPL / /  
FAMILY: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies)
  Upland Sandpiper  UPSA / /  
  Whimbrel  WHIM / /  
  Hudsonian Godwit  HUGO / /  
  Marbled Godwit  MAGO / /  
  Stilt Sandpiper  STSA / /  
  Dunlin  DUNL / /  
  Purple Sandpiper  PUSA / /  
  Least Sandpiper  LESA / /  
  Pectoral Sandpiper  PESA / /  
  Semipalmated Sandpiper  SESA / /  
  Short-billed Dowitcher  SBDO / /  
  American Woodcock  AMWO / /  
  Wilson's Snipe  WISN / /  
  Spotted Sandpiper  SPSA / /  
  Solitary Sandpiper  SOSA / /  
  Lesser Yellowlegs  LEYE / /  
  Greater Yellowlegs  GRYE / /  
  Wilson's Phalarope  WIPH / /  
  Red-necked Phalarope  RNPH / /  
FAMILY: Laridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
  Parasitic Jaeger  PAJA / /  
  Bonaparte's Gull  BOGU / /  
  Little Gull  LIGU / /  
  Ring-billed Gull  RBGU / /  
  California Gull  CAGU / /  
  Herring Gull  HERG / /  
  Glaucous Gull  GLGU / /  
  Great Black-backed Gull  GBBG / /  
  Caspian Tern  CATE / /  
  Black Tern  BLTE / /  
  Common Tern  COTE / /  
  Arctic Tern  ARTE / /  
  Forster's Tern  FOTE / /  
ORDER: COLUMBIFORMES
FAMILY: Columbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
  Rock Pigeon  ROPI / /  
  Mourning Dove  MODO / /  
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 / /  
  Snowy Owl  SNOW / /  
  Northern Hawk Owl  NHOW / /  
  Barred Owl  BADO / /  
  Great Gray Owl  GGOW / /  
  Long-eared Owl  LEOW / /  
  Short-eared Owl  SEOW / /  
  Boreal Owl  BOOW / /  
  Northern Saw-whet Owl  NSWO / /  
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 / /  
  American Three-toed Woodpecker  ATTW / /  
  Black-backed Woodpecker  BBWO / /  
  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 / /  
  Western Kingbird  WEKI / /  
  Eastern Kingbird  EAKI / /  
  Olive-sided Flycatcher  OSFL / /  
  Eastern Wood-Pewee  EAWP / /  
  Yellow-bellied Flycatcher  YBFL / /  
  Acadian Flycatcher  ACFL / /  
  Alder Flycatcher  ALFL / /  
  Willow Flycatcher  WIFL / /  
  Least Flycatcher  LEFL / /  
  Eastern Phoebe  EAPH / /  
FAMILY: Vireonidae (Vireos)
  White-eyed Vireo  WEVI / /  
  Yellow-throated Vireo  YTVI / /  
  Blue-headed Vireo  BHVI / /  
  Philadelphia Vireo  PHVI / /  
  Warbling Vireo  WAVI / /  
  Red-eyed Vireo  REVI / /  
FAMILY: Laniidae (Shrikes)
  Loggerhead Shrike  LOSH / /  
  Northern Shrike  NSHR / /  
FAMILY: Corvidae (Crows and Jays)
  Canada Jay  CAJA / /  
  Blue Jay  BLJA / /  
  Black-billed Magpie  BBMA / /  
  American Crow  AMCR / /  
  Common Raven  CORA / /  
FAMILY: Paridae (Chickadees and Titmice)
  Black-capped Chickadee  BCCH / /  
  Boreal Chickadee  BOCH / /  
  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)
  Ruby-crowned Kinglet  RCKI / /  
  Golden-crowned Kinglet  GCKI / /  
FAMILY: Bombycillidae (Waxwings and Allies)
  Bohemian Waxwing  BOWA / /  
  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)
  Carolina Wren  CARW / /  
  House Wren  HOWR / /  
  unid. Pacific Wren / Winter Wren  UPWW / /  
  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 / /  
  Mountain Bluebird  MOBL / /  
  Veery  VEER / /  
  Gray-cheeked Thrush  GCTH / /  
  Swainson's Thrush  SWTH / /  
  Hermit Thrush  HETH / /  
  Wood Thrush  WOTH / /  
  American Robin  AMRO / /  
  Northern Wheatear  NOWH / /  
FAMILY: Passeridae (Old World Sparrows)
  House Sparrow  HOSP / /  
FAMILY: Motacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
  American Pipit  AMPI / /  
FAMILY: Fringillidae (Fringilline and Cardueline Finches)
  Evening Grosbeak  EVGR / /  
  Pine Grosbeak  PIGR / /  
  House Finch  HOFI / /  
  Purple Finch  PUFI / /  
  Common Redpoll  CORE / /  
  Hoary Redpoll  HORE / /  
  Red Crossbill  RECR / /  
  White-winged Crossbill  WWCR / /  
  Pine Siskin  PISI / /  
  American Goldfinch  AMGO / /  
FAMILY: Emberizidae (Emberizids)
  Lapland Longspur  LALO / /  
  Smith's Longspur  SMLO / /  
  Snow Bunting  SNBU / /  
  Grasshopper Sparrow  GRSP / /  
  Lark Sparrow  LASP / /  
  Chipping Sparrow  CHSP / /  
  Clay-colored Sparrow  CCSP / /  
  Field Sparrow  FISP / /  
  Fox Sparrow  FOSP / /  
  American Tree Sparrow  ATSP / /  
  (Slate-colored Junco) Dark-eyed Junco  SCJU / /  
  White-crowned Sparrow  WCSP / /  
  Harris's Sparrow  HASP / /  
  White-throated Sparrow  WTSP / /  
  Vesper Sparrow  VESP / /  
  LeConte's Sparrow  LCSP / /  
  Nelson's Sparrow  NESP / /  
  Henslow's Sparrow  HESP / /  
  Savannah Sparrow  SAVS / /  
  Song Sparrow  SOSP / /  
  Lincoln's Sparrow  LISP / /  
  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 / /  
  Rusty Blackbird  RUBL / /  
  Brewer's Blackbird  BRBL / /  
  Common Grackle  COGR / /  
FAMILY: Parulidae (Wood-warblers)
  Ovenbird  OVEN / /  
  Louisiana Waterthrush  LOWA / /  
  Northern Waterthrush  NOWA / /  
  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 / /  
  Tennessee Warbler  TEWA / /  
  Orange-crowned Warbler  OCWA / /  
  Nashville Warbler  NAWA / /  
  Connecticut Warbler  CONW / /  
  Mourning Warbler  MOWA / /  
  Kentucky Warbler  KEWA / /  
  Common Yellowthroat  COYE / /  
  Hooded Warbler  HOWA / /  
  American Redstart  AMRE / /  
  Kirtland's Warbler  KIWA / /  
  Cape May Warbler  CMWA / /  
  Cerulean Warbler  CERW / /  
  Northern Parula  NOPA / /  
  Magnolia Warbler  MAWA / /  
  Bay-breasted Warbler  BBWA / /  
  Blackburnian Warbler  BLBW / /  
  Yellow Warbler  YEWA / /  
  Chestnut-sided Warbler  CSWA / /  
  Blackpoll Warbler  BLPW / /  
  Black-throated Blue Warbler  BTBW / /  
  Palm Warbler  PAWA / /  
  Pine Warbler  PIWA / /  
  (unid. Myrtle/Audubon's) Yellow-rumped Warbler  UYRW / /  
  Prairie Warbler  PRAW / /  
  Black-throated Green Warbler  BTNW / /  
  Canada Warbler  CAWA / /  
  Wilson's Warbler  WIWA / /  
FAMILY: Thraupidae (Tanagers)
  Summer Tanager  SUTA / /  
  Scarlet Tanager  SCTA / /  
FAMILY: Cardinalidae (Cardinals, Saltators, and Allies)
  Northern Cardinal  NOCA / /  
  Rose-breasted Grosbeak  RBGR / /  
  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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