Massachusetts 2007-2011 (data entry closed)
Species Info
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| Species | Alpha Code* | Safe date start** | Safe date end | Habitat |
| Least Sandpiper | LESA | 5 / 25 | 6 / 15 | Variety of coastal habitats |
| Summer Tanager | SUTA | 6 / 1 | 6 / 30 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | BLGR | 6 / 1 | 6 / 30 | |
| Dickcissel | DICK | 6 / 1 | 6 / 30 | |
| Killdeer | KILL | 4 / 20 | 7 / 1 | Open, sparcely vegetated areas; flat rooftops |
| Purple Martin | PUMA | 5 / 25 | 7 / 1 | Open areas; edge of saltmarsh, coastal farmland, and golf courses |
| Tree Swallow | TRES | 5 / 15 | 7 / 1 | Open areas or woodland edge near wetlands; including saltmarsh |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | NRWS | 5 / 20 | 7 / 1 | Variety of habitats, often near water, in cavity, pipe, or excavated burrow. |
| Bank Swallow | BANS | 5 / 25 | 7 / 1 | Earthen embankments |
| Cliff Swallow | CLSW | 5 / 25 | 7 / 1 | Eves and sides of old barns and other buildings, bridges |
| Barn Swallow | BARS | 5 / 25 | 7 / 1 | Structures offering access to interior; barns, garages, porches, sheds, etc. |
| Spotted Sandpiper | SPSA | 5 / 25 | 7 / 5 | Coastal shores, shores of freshwater lakes, ponds, rivers, streams |
| Common Grackle | COGR | 5 / 15 | 7 / 10 | Wide variety of urban and rural habitats from open forest to fresh and salt marshes, parks, etc. |
| Manx Shearwater | MASH | 6 / 1 | 7 / 15 | In shore sightings only – no pelagic sightings please. |
| Great Blue Heron | GBHE | 5 / 1 | 7 / 15 | Wooded swamps, beaver ponds, islands |
| Great Egret | GREG | 5 / 15 | 7 / 15 | Islands on coast or lake |
| Snowy Egret | SNEG | 5 / 15 | 7 / 15 | Coastal Islands |
| Little Blue Heron | LBHE | 5 / 15 | 7 / 15 | Coastal Islands |
| Tricolored Heron | TRHE | 5 / 25 | 7 / 15 | Coastal Islands |
| Cattle Egret | CAEG | 5 / 10 | 7 / 15 | Coastal Islands |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron | BCNH | 5 / 5 | 7 / 15 | Coastal Islands |
| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | YCNH | 5 / 5 | 7 / 15 | Coastal Islands |
| Glossy Ibis | GLIB | 5 / 1 | 7 / 15 | Coastal Islands |
| Willet | WILL | 5 / 15 | 7 / 15 | Coastal beach, dunes, saltmarsh |
| Upland Sandpiper | UPSA | 5 / 20 | 7 / 15 | Extensive grasslands, especially airports |
| American Woodcock | AMWO | 4 / 15 | 7 / 15 | Forest edges |
| Barred Owl | BADO | 4 / 1 | 7 / 15 | Moist woods, wooded swamps, bottomlands. |
| Chuck-will's-widow | CWWI | 6 / 1 | 7 / 15 | Scrub Oak |
| Whip-poor-will | WPWI | 5 / 25 | 7 / 15 | Secondary forest, copses, pine barrens,scrub oak, edge |
| American Crow | AMCR | 3 / 25 | 7 / 15 | Conifers in forested areas, woodlots, suburban yards, parks |
| Fish Crow | FICR | 5 / 1 | 7 / 15 | Mixed woods, woodlots, suburban yards, parks |
| Red-winged Blackbird | RWBL | 5 / 1 | 7 / 15 | Wide variety of densely vegetated freshwater habitats, higher saltmarsh |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | BHCO | 5 / 1 | 7 / 15 | Virtually all habitats; anywhere host species are found |
| Orchard Oriole | OROR | 5 / 25 | 7 / 15 | Open, patchy forest, copses, often near river, stream, or pond |
| Red Crossbill | RECR | 5 / 1 | 7 / 15 | Coniferous forest |
| White-winged Crossbill | WWCR | 5 / 1 | 7 / 15 | Coniferous forest |
| Pine Siskin | PISI | 5 / 1 | 7 / 15 | Conifers |
| American Kestrel | AMKE | 5 / 10 | 7 / 20 | Open country, scattered trees, edge |
| Merlin | MERL | 5 / 10 | 7 / 20 | Conifers |
| Hairy Woodpecker | HAWO | 4 / 25 | 7 / 20 | Forests |
| Common Raven | CORA | 3 / 20 | 7 / 20 | Remote forested areas |
| Louisiana Waterthrush | LOWA | 5 / 10 | 7 / 20 | Rocky streams in deciduous or mixed forest |
| Broad-winged Hawk | BWHA | 5 / 15 | 7 / 25 | Mature, mixed woodlands |
| Sora | SORA | 5 / 15 | 7 / 25 | Fresh/brackish reedy pond or marsh |
| Wilson's Phalarope | WIPH | 6 / 1 | 7 / 25 | Saltmarsh |
| Downy Woodpecker | DOWO | 5 / 1 | 7 / 25 | Forests, copses, suburbs |
| Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted Flicker) | YSFL | 5 / 1 | 7 / 25 | Forests, parks |
| Eastern Kingbird | EAKI | 5 / 25 | 7 / 25 | Open habitats, including edge, copses, often near water |
| Northern Waterthrush | NOWA | 5 / 20 | 7 / 25 | Wooded swamps, bogs, backwaters |
| Eastern Meadowlark | EAME | 5 / 5 | 7 / 25 | Extensive grasslands, including airports, margins of saltmarsh |
| Rusty Blackbird | RUBL | 5 / 25 | 7 / 25 | Boreal bog |
| Canada Goose | CANG | 4 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Shore or islands in any wetland |
| Mute Swan | MUSW | 4 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Large ponds and marshes |
| Common Eider | COEI | 5 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Coastal islands |
| Ruddy Duck | RUDU | 5 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Fresh/brackish pond or marsh |
| Common Loon | COLO | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Lakes and ponds |
| Pied-billed Grebe | PBGR | 5 / 10 | 8 / 1 | Fresh/brackish reedy pond or marsh |
| American Bittern | AMBI | 5 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Fresh/brackish reedy pond or marsh |
| Least Bittern | LEBI | 5 / 25 | 8 / 1 | Fresh/brackish reedy pond or marsh |
| Green Heron | GRHE | 5 / 10 | 8 / 1 | Woody growth near marshes or open water |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | SSHA | 5 / 10 | 8 / 1 | Conifers in mature woodlands |
| Cooper's Hawk | COHA | 5 / 5 | 8 / 1 | Mixed woodlands, groves, copses |
| Red-tailed Hawk | RTHA | 4 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Mature woodlands, often near edges |
| Peregrine Falcon | PEFA | 5 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Cliffs, tall buildings, towers |
| Clapper Rail | CLRA | 5 / 15 | 8 / 1 | salt and brackish marsh |
| King Rail | KIRA | 5 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Fresh/brackish reedy pond or marsh |
| Virginia Rail | VIRA | 5 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Salt, fresh, or brackish pond or marsh |
| Sandhill Crane | SACR | 5 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Extensive, freshwater marsh or bog |
| Wilson's Snipe | WISN | 5 / 20 | 8 / 1 | Bog, wet meadow |
| Laughing Gull | LAGU | 5 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Coastal islands |
| Ring-billed Gull | RBGU | 5 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Lakes, reservoirs |
| Herring Gull | HERG | 5 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Coastal shores/islands, flat rooftops |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | LBBG | 5 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Coastal shores/islands |
| Great Black-backed Gull | GBBG | 5 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Coastal islands |
| Black Skimmer | BLSK | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Coastal, sandy beach |
| Black Guillemot | BLGU | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Coastal rock ledge |
| Monk Parakeet | MOPA | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Urban streets, large trees, telephone poles |
| Barn Owl | BANO | 4 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Open habitats |
| Eastern Screech-Owl | EASO | 4 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Open deciduous forests, woodlots, orchards, residential areas |
| Long-eared Owl | LEOW | 4 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Conifers |
| Short-eared Owl | SEOW | 5 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Extensive coastal grassland/heathland |
| Common Nighthawk | CONI | 6 / 5 | 8 / 1 | Barren habitats including river bars and flat rooftops |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | RTHU | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Open woodland, rural and suburban gardens, edge |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | RBWO | 4 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Older-growth forest and woodlots |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | YBSA | 5 / 20 | 8 / 1 | higher-elavation hardwoods |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | OSFL | 6 / 5 | 8 / 1 | Spruce/Larch bog |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | EAWP | 6 / 5 | 8 / 1 | Mature forest |
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher | YBFL | 6 / 5 | 8 / 1 | Spruce/Sphagnam bog |
| Acadian Flycatcher | ACFL | 6 / 5 | 8 / 1 | Red Maple swamp (SE) and Hemlock (elsewhere) |
| Alder Flycatcher | ALFL | 6 / 5 | 8 / 1 | Shrub (esp. Alder) swamp |
| Willow Flycatcher | WIFL | 6 / 5 | 8 / 1 | Shrub (esp. Willow) swamp |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | GCFL | 5 / 25 | 8 / 1 | Mature forest, edge |
| Loggerhead Shrike | LOSH | 5 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Farmland and other open habitats |
| White-eyed Vireo | WEVI | 5 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Moist areas, thickets, tangles of vines or briers. |
| Horned Lark | HOLA | 4 / 25 | 8 / 1 | Coastal dunes and beaches, abandoned agricultural fields, airports |
| Tufted Titmouse | TUTI | 4 / 5 | 8 / 1 | Deciduous (especially oak) forest, riparian woodlands, and residential areas |
| Brown Creeper | BRCR | 5 / 20 | 8 / 1 | Mature, mixed, and swampy forest, including Atlantic White Cedar swamps |
| Sedge Wren | SEWR | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Wet meadows, freshwater marshes |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | GCKI | 5 / 10 | 8 / 1 | Coniferous woods |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | RCKI | 5 / 20 | 8 / 1 | Coniferous woods |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | BGGN | 5 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Wooded edges along ponds, rivers, streams, swamps, beaver ponds |
| Blue-winged Warbler | BWWA | 5 / 20 | 8 / 1 | Old, brushy fields, copses, edge with low undergrowth, powerline cuts |
| Golden-winged Warbler | GWWA | 5 / 20 | 8 / 1 | Damp brushy fields, powerline cuts |
| Brewster's Warbler (Blue-winged x Golden-winged) | BRWA | 5 / 20 | 8 / 1 | Old, brushy fields, copses, edge with low undergrowth, powerline cuts |
| Lawrence's Warbler (Blue-winged x Golden-winged) | LAWA | 5 / 20 | 8 / 1 | Old, brushy fields, copses, edge with low undergrowth, powerline cuts |
| Tennessee Warbler | TEWA | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Coniferous forest |
| Yellow Warbler | YWAR | 5 / 25 | 8 / 1 | Margins of freshwater marsh, other wet brushy areas, farmland |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | CSWA | 5 / 25 | 8 / 1 | Brushy, open second-growth, edges |
| Prairie Warbler | PRAW | 5 / 25 | 8 / 1 | Brushy fields, powerline cuts, edges |
| Cerulean Warbler | CERW | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Mature, moist deciduous forest |
| Black-and-white Warbler | BAWW | 5 / 25 | 8 / 1 | Mainly deciduous forest |
| American Redstart | AMRE | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Secondary forest, copses |
| Prothonotary Warbler | PROW | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Variety of deciduous or mixed forest types, saplings in field edge bordered by forest |
| Worm-eating Warbler | WEWA | 5 / 20 | 8 / 1 | Brushy undergrowth of rocky, wooded hillsides and ravines, usually near water |
| Kentucky Warbler | KEWA | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Wet thickets, dense understory in moist or wet deciduous forest, bottomland |
| Hooded Warbler | HOWA | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Moist thickets in woodlands |
| Canada Warbler | CAWA | 6 / 5 | 8 / 1 | Thick undergrowth in moist deciduous or mixed forest; cedar swamp, Red Maple (SE) |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | CCSP | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Shrubby grasslands |
| Savannah Sparrow | SAVS | 5 / 10 | 8 / 1 | Grasslands, including airports, hayfields |
| Henslow's Sparrow | HESP | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Weedy fields, wet meadows |
| Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow | NSTS | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Saltmarsh |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | LISP | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | High elevation boreal bog |
| Bobolink | BOBO | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Grasslands, including airports, hayfields |
| Baltimore Oriole | BAOR | 5 / 25 | 8 / 1 | Open deciduous forest, shade trees in urban or rural areas |
| House Finch | HOFI | 4 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Scattered trees- especially conifers- mainly in residential areas |
| American Goldfinch | AMGO | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Forest edge, copses, brushy areas, marsh edges, residential |
| Wood Duck | WODU | 5 / 1 | 8 / 5 | Wooded swamps, freshwater marshes, streams, rivers |
| Gadwall | GADW | 5 / 15 | 8 / 5 | Fresh/brackish water or saltmarsh |
| American Wigeon | AMWI | 5 / 15 | 8 / 5 | Fresh/brackish pond or marsh |
| American Black Duck | ABDU | 5 / 1 | 8 / 5 | Most wetlands, from beaver ponds to saltmarsh |
| Mallard | MALL | 5 / 1 | 8 / 5 | All wetlands, occasionally suburban yards with swimming pools |
| Blue-winged Teal | BWTE | 5 / 10 | 8 / 5 | Fresh/brackish pond or marsh |
| Northern Shoveler | NSHO | 5 / 15 | 8 / 5 | Fresh/brackish pond or marsh |
| Northern Pintail | NOPI | 5 / 15 | 8 / 5 | Fresh/brackish pond or marsh |
| Green-winged Teal | AGWT | 5 / 15 | 8 / 5 | Fresh/brackish pond or marsh |
| Ring-necked Duck | RNDU | 5 / 25 | 8 / 5 | Wooded swamps, beaver ponds, stump ponds |
| Hooded Merganser | HOME | 5 / 15 | 8 / 5 | Wooded swamps, freshwater marshes, streams |
| Common Merganser | COME | 5 / 10 | 8 / 5 | Lake or river |
| Red-breasted Merganser | RBME | 6 / 1 | 8 / 5 | Coastal marsh |
| Double-crested Cormorant | DCCO | 5 / 10 | 8 / 5 | Islands on coast or lake |
| Great Cormorant | GRCO | 5 / 1 | 8 / 5 | Islands on coast |
| Roseate Tern | ROST | 6 / 1 | 8 / 5 | Coastal islands |
| Common Tern | COTE | 6 / 1 | 8 / 5 | Coastal islands, saltmarsh |
| Arctic Tern | ARTE | 6 / 1 | 8 / 5 | Coastal sandy beaches, islands |
| Forster's Tern | FOTE | 6 / 1 | 8 / 5 | Saltmarsh |
| Least Flycatcher | LEFL | 5 / 25 | 8 / 5 | Open deciduous forests, forest edge |
| Winter Wren | WIWR | 5 / 1 | 8 / 5 | Cool, moist, coniferous or mixed woods, swamps, bogs, streams, brooks |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | BTNW | 5 / 25 | 8 / 5 | Coniferous and mature mixed forest |
| Blackburnian Warbler | BLBW | 5 / 25 | 8 / 5 | Coniferous forest |
| Pine Warbler | PIWA | 5 / 1 | 8 / 5 | Variety of pine forest types |
| Ovenbird | OVEN | 5 / 20 | 8 / 5 | Open forests with little or no understory vegetation and ample leaf litter |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | YBCH | 6 / 1 | 8 / 5 | Thickets, esp regenerating fields and pastures |
| Field Sparrow | FISP | 5 / 1 | 8 / 5 | Brushy areas, weedy fields, powerline cuts |
| Vesper Sparrow | VESP | 5 / 10 | 8 / 5 | Short grass areas, agricultural fields, clearings in pine barrens, coastal moors |
| Swamp Sparrow | SWSP | 5 / 1 | 8 / 5 | Freshwater wetlands including cattail marsh, swamps, river meadow, and pond edges |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | RBGR | 5 / 25 | 8 / 5 | Deciduous and mixed forest, woodlots, shade trees of parks and suburbs |
| Belted Kingfisher | BEKI | 5 / 1 | 8 / 10 | Stream, river, lake, or bay shore with banks |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | YTVI | 5 / 20 | 8 / 10 | Open deciduous and mixed forest and riparian woodlands |
| Blue-headed Vireo | BHVI | 5 / 15 | 8 / 10 | Mature coniferous or mixed woods |
| Warbling Vireo | WAVI | 5 / 15 | 8 / 10 | Semi-open borders of river meadows, ponds, and streams |
| Red-eyed Vireo | REVI | 6 / 1 | 8 / 10 | Mixed and deciduous Woods |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | RBNU | 5 / 15 | 8 / 10 | Coniferous forest |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | WBNU | 4 / 25 | 8 / 10 | Deciduous forest |
| Veery | VEER | 5 / 25 | 8 / 10 | Moist mixed forest |
| Bicknell's Thrush | BITH | 6 / 1 | 8 / 10 | High elevation spruce/fir forest |
| Swainson's Thrush | SWTH | 6 / 1 | 8 / 10 | High elevation spruce/fir forest |
| Wood Thrush | WOTH | 5 / 25 | 8 / 10 | Mature forest |
| Brown Thrasher | BRTH | 5 / 15 | 8 / 10 | Dry secondary growth; powerlines cuts, overgrown pastures, coastal thickets, etc. |
| Northern Parula | NOPA | 6 / 1 | 8 / 10 | Woodlands with Usnea lichen |
| Magnolia Warbler | MAWA | 6 / 5 | 8 / 10 | Coniferous forest |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | BTBW | 5 / 25 | 8 / 10 | Mixed woods with dense understory, esp. Mountain Laurel |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle Warbler) | MYWA | 5 / 25 | 8 / 10 | Mature White Pines (SE), coniferous forest (C, W) |
| Blackpoll Warbler | BLPW | 6 / 10 | 8 / 10 | High elevation spruce, Balsam Fir forest |
| Mourning Warbler | MOWA | 6 / 5 | 8 / 10 | High elevation; dense, early second growth, tangles, esp raspberry in clearcut |
| Common Yellowthroat | COYE | 6 / 1 | 8 / 10 | Brushy areas, thickets, powerline cuts, preferably wet |
| Scarlet Tanager | SCTA | 5 / 25 | 8 / 10 | Mature deciduous forest |
| Eastern Towhee | EATO | 5 / 1 | 8 / 10 | Dry, open forest, edge, brushy habitats, including coastal thickets, powerline cuts |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | GRSP | 5 / 25 | 8 / 10 | Grasslands, including airports, hayfields |
| Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow | SSTS | 5 / 25 | 8 / 10 | Saltmarsh |
| Seaside Sparrow | SESP | 5 / 25 | 8 / 10 | Saltmarsh |
| Song Sparrow | SOSP | 5 / 1 | 8 / 10 | Forest edge, brushy areas, marsh edges, suburbs |
| Indigo Bunting | INBU | 5 / 25 | 8 / 10 | Brushy habitats including forest edge, overgrown fields, powerline cuts |
| Purple Finch | PUFI | 5 / 25 | 8 / 10 | Conifers in mixed woods, suburbs, parklands |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | RNEP | 5 / 1 | 8 / 15 | Open scrub, pastures, fields |
| Northern Bobwhite | NOBO | 4 / 30 | 8 / 15 | Open scrub, pastures, fields |
| Leach's Storm-Petrel | LESP | 6 / 1 | 8 / 15 | Coastal Islands |
| Black Vulture | BLVU | 5 / 10 | 8 / 15 | Woods, cliffs, caves, buildings |
| Turkey Vulture | TUVU | 5 / 10 | 8 / 15 | Woods, cliffs, caves, buildings |
| Osprey | OSPR | 5 / 10 | 8 / 15 | Coastal marshes; rarely large wetlands inland |
| Bald Eagle | BAEA | 4 / 15 | 8 / 15 | Margins of large lakes, rivers |
| Northern Goshawk | NOGO | 4 / 10 | 8 / 15 | Mature, mixed woodlands |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | RSHA | 4 / 10 | 8 / 15 | Wet mixed forests, swamps |
| Common Moorhen | COMO | 5 / 25 | 8 / 15 | Fresh/brackish reedy pond or marsh |
| American Coot | AMCO | 6 / 1 | 8 / 15 | Fresh/brackish reedy pond or marsh |
| Piping Plover | PIPL | 5 / 15 | 8 / 15 | Coastal, sandy beach |
| American Oystercatcher | AMOY | 5 / 15 | 8 / 15 | Upper portions of coastal beach, dunes |
| Least Tern | LETE | 5 / 25 | 8 / 15 | Coastal sandy beach, esp dredge spoils |
| Mourning Dove | MODO | 4 / 1 | 8 / 15 | Suburbs, woodlots, farmlands |
| Black-billed Cuckoo | BBCU | 6 / 5 | 8 / 15 | Forested habitats, edge |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | YBCU | 6 / 5 | 8 / 15 | Forested habitats, edge |
| Northern Saw-whet Owl | NSWO | 4 / 15 | 8 / 15 | Mixed moists woods with conifers |
| Chimney Swift | CHSW | 5 / 25 | 8 / 15 | Urban chimneys |
| Eastern Phoebe | EAPH | 5 / 1 | 8 / 15 | Ledges, bridges, porch sills, etc., usually near water |
| Blue Jay | BLJA | 5 / 1 | 8 / 15 | Varied; including most forest types, thickets, suburban yards, parks |
| Black-capped Chickadee | BCCH | 4 / 1 | 8 / 15 | Woodlands, orchards, shade trees, yards, and city parks |
| Carolina Wren | CARW | 4 / 1 | 8 / 15 | Wet woods, stream edges with dense thickets, tangles, brush piles, etc. |
| House Wren | HOWR | 5 / 20 | 8 / 15 | Open forests, wood edges, farms, orchards, suburbs, parks, gardens |
| Marsh Wren | MAWR | 5 / 15 | 8 / 15 | Cattail and other tall marshes, including saltmarsh edges |
| Eastern Bluebird | EABL | 5 / 1 | 8 / 15 | Open areas with scattered trees; farmland, orchards, swamps, pastures, etc. |
| Gray Catbird | GRCA | 5 / 20 | 8 / 15 | Dense tangles and thickets |
| Northern Mockingbird | NOMO | 5 / 5 | 8 / 15 | Suburban or semi-rural habitats with thickets, brushy forest edges, hedgerows |
| Cedar Waxwing | CEDW | 6 / 10 | 8 / 15 | Second-growth forest, parks, orchards, gardens, and margins of waterways |
| Nashville Warbler | NAWA | 5 / 25 | 8 / 15 | Open Scrub Oak woodlands (SE), overgrown pastures, bogs (C, W) |
| Chipping Sparrow | CHSP | 5 / 1 | 8 / 15 | Open mixed forest, suburbs, parks, and cemeteries with conifers |
| Evening Grosbeak | EVGR | 5 / 25 | 8 / 15 | Mixed forest |
| Northern Harrier | NOHA | 5 / 10 | 8 / 20 | Coastal dunes, beaches, marshes, heathlands |
| White-throated Sparrow | WTSP | 5 / 20 | 8 / 20 | Scrubby habitats esp with conifers (C, W); Red Maple, Atlantic White Cedar (SE) |
| Northern Cardinal | NOCA | 4 / 15 | 8 / 20 | Suburban or semi-rural areas; forest edge, woodlots, thickets, parks, gardens |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | RHWO | 5 / 20 | 8 / 25 | Open country with scattered trees |
| American Robin | AMRO | 5 / 1 | 9 / 1 | Almost anywhere except the most open habitats such as marsh, grasslands |
| Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored Junco) | SCJU | 5 / 1 | 9 / 5 | Edges in coniferous or mixed woodlands; saplings and brushy thickets at higher elevations |
| Hermit Thrush | HETH | 5 / 10 | 9 / 10 | Damp mixed forest with dense undergrowth including pine barrens |
| Ruffed Grouse | RUGR | 1 / 1 | 12 / 31 | Mixed upland woods |
| Wild Turkey | WITU | 1 / 1 | 12 / 31 | Mature deciduous woods, edge |
| Rock Pigeon | ROPI | 1 / 1 | 12 / 31 | Buildings, bridges, towers in urban areas, farms |
| Great Horned Owl | GHOW | 1 / 1 | 12 / 31 | Wide variety of habitats from forest to farmland |
| Pileated Woodpecker | PIWO | 1 / 1 | 12 / 31 | Matured forest, especially bottomland |
| European Starling | EUST | 1 / 1 | 12 / 31 | Everywhere except remote rural areas |
| House Sparrow | HOSP | 1 / 1 | 12 / 31 | Residential, farms |
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* 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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