Massachusetts 2007-2011 (data entry closed)
Species Info
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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 | 4 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Shore or islands in any wetland |
| Mute Swan | MUSW | 4 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Large ponds and marshes |
| 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 |
| Common Eider | COEI | 5 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Coastal islands |
| 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 |
| Ruddy Duck | RUDU | 5 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Fresh/brackish pond or marsh |
| ORDER: GALLIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Phasianidae (Partidges, Grouse, Turkey, and Old World Quail) | ||||
| Ring-necked Pheasant | RNEP | 5 / 1 | 8 / 15 | Open scrub, pastures, fields |
| Ruffed Grouse | RUGR | 1 / 1 | 12 / 31 | Mixed upland woods |
| Wild Turkey | WITU | 1 / 1 | 12 / 31 | Mature deciduous woods, edge |
| FAMILY: Odontophoridae (New World Quails) | ||||
| Northern Bobwhite | NOBO | 4 / 30 | 8 / 15 | Open scrub, pastures, fields |
| ORDER: GAVIIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Gaviidae (Loons) | ||||
| Common Loon | COLO | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Lakes and ponds |
| ORDER: PODICIPEDIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Podicipedidae (Grebes) | ||||
| Pied-billed Grebe | PBGR | 5 / 10 | 8 / 1 | Fresh/brackish reedy pond or marsh |
| ORDER: PROCELLARIIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Procellariidae (Shearwaters and Petrels) | ||||
| Manx Shearwater | MASH | 6 / 1 | 7 / 15 | In shore sightings only – no pelagic sightings please. |
| FAMILY: Hydrobatidae (Storm-Petrels) | ||||
| Leach's Storm-Petrel | LESP | 6 / 1 | 8 / 15 | Coastal Islands |
| ORDER: PELECANIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants) | ||||
| Double-crested Cormorant | DCCO | 5 / 10 | 8 / 5 | Islands on coast or lake |
| Great Cormorant | GRCO | 5 / 1 | 8 / 5 | Islands on coast |
| ORDER: CICONIIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Ardeidae (Herons, Bitterns, and allies) | ||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Green Heron | GRHE | 5 / 10 | 8 / 1 | Woody growth near marshes or open water |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron | BCNH | 5 / 5 | 7 / 15 | Coastal Islands |
| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | YCNH | 5 / 5 | 7 / 15 | Coastal Islands |
| FAMILY: Threskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills) | ||||
| Glossy Ibis | GLIB | 5 / 1 | 7 / 15 | Coastal Islands |
| FAMILY: Cathartidae (New World Vultures) | ||||
| Black Vulture | BLVU | 5 / 10 | 8 / 15 | Woods, cliffs, caves, buildings |
| Turkey Vulture | TUVU | 5 / 10 | 8 / 15 | Woods, cliffs, caves, buildings |
| ORDER: FALCONIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Accipitridae (Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies) | ||||
| 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 Harrier | NOHA | 5 / 10 | 8 / 20 | Coastal dunes, beaches, marshes, heathlands |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | SSHA | 5 / 10 | 8 / 1 | Conifers in mature woodlands |
| Cooper's Hawk | COHA | 5 / 5 | 8 / 1 | Mixed woodlands, groves, copses |
| Northern Goshawk | NOGO | 4 / 10 | 8 / 15 | Mature, mixed woodlands |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | RSHA | 4 / 10 | 8 / 15 | Wet mixed forests, swamps |
| Broad-winged Hawk | BWHA | 5 / 15 | 7 / 25 | Mature, mixed woodlands |
| Red-tailed Hawk | RTHA | 4 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Mature woodlands, often near edges |
| FAMILY: Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras) | ||||
| American Kestrel | AMKE | 5 / 10 | 7 / 20 | Open country, scattered trees, edge |
| Merlin | MERL | 5 / 10 | 7 / 20 | Conifers |
| Peregrine Falcon | PEFA | 5 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Cliffs, tall buildings, towers |
| ORDER: GRUIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots) | ||||
| 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 |
| Sora | SORA | 5 / 15 | 7 / 25 | Fresh/brackish reedy pond or marsh |
| 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 |
| FAMILY: Gruidae (Cranes) | ||||
| Sandhill Crane | SACR | 5 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Extensive, freshwater marsh or bog |
| ORDER: CHARADRIIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Charadriidae (Lapwings and Plovers) | ||||
| Piping Plover | PIPL | 5 / 15 | 8 / 15 | Coastal, sandy beach |
| Killdeer | KILL | 4 / 20 | 7 / 1 | Open, sparcely vegetated areas; flat rooftops |
| FAMILY: Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers) | ||||
| American Oystercatcher | AMOY | 5 / 15 | 8 / 15 | Upper portions of coastal beach, dunes |
| FAMILY: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies) | ||||
| Willet | WILL | 5 / 15 | 7 / 15 | Coastal beach, dunes, saltmarsh |
| Spotted Sandpiper | SPSA | 5 / 25 | 7 / 5 | Coastal shores, shores of freshwater lakes, ponds, rivers, streams |
| Upland Sandpiper | UPSA | 5 / 20 | 7 / 15 | Extensive grasslands, especially airports |
| Least Sandpiper | LESA | 5 / 25 | 6 / 15 | Variety of coastal habitats |
| Wilson's Snipe | WISN | 5 / 20 | 8 / 1 | Bog, wet meadow |
| American Woodcock | AMWO | 4 / 15 | 7 / 15 | Forest edges |
| Wilson's Phalarope | WIPH | 6 / 1 | 7 / 25 | Saltmarsh |
| FAMILY: Laridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers) | ||||
| 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 |
| 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 Tern | LETE | 5 / 25 | 8 / 15 | Coastal sandy beach, esp dredge spoils |
| Black Skimmer | BLSK | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Coastal, sandy beach |
| FAMILY: Alcidae (Auks, Murres, and Puffins) | ||||
| Black Guillemot | BLGU | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Coastal rock ledge |
| ORDER: COLUMBIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Columbidae (Pigeons and Doves) | ||||
| Rock Pigeon | ROPI | 1 / 1 | 12 / 31 | Buildings, bridges, towers in urban areas, farms |
| Mourning Dove | MODO | 4 / 1 | 8 / 15 | Suburbs, woodlots, farmlands |
| ORDER: PSITTACIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Psittacidae (Lories, Parakeets, Macaws, and Parrots) | ||||
| Monk Parakeet | MOPA | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Urban streets, large trees, telephone poles |
| ORDER: CUCULIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Cuculidae (Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis) | ||||
| Black-billed Cuckoo | BBCU | 6 / 5 | 8 / 15 | Forested habitats, edge |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | YBCU | 6 / 5 | 8 / 15 | Forested habitats, edge |
| ORDER: STRIGIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Tytonidae (Barn Owls) | ||||
| Barn Owl | BANO | 4 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Open habitats |
| FAMILY: Strigidae (Typical Owls) | ||||
| Eastern Screech-Owl | EASO | 4 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Open deciduous forests, woodlots, orchards, residential areas |
| Great Horned Owl | GHOW | 1 / 1 | 12 / 31 | Wide variety of habitats from forest to farmland |
| Barred Owl | BADO | 4 / 1 | 7 / 15 | Moist woods, wooded swamps, bottomlands. |
| Long-eared Owl | LEOW | 4 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Conifers |
| Short-eared Owl | SEOW | 5 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Extensive coastal grassland/heathland |
| Northern Saw-whet Owl | NSWO | 4 / 15 | 8 / 15 | Mixed moists woods with conifers |
| ORDER: CAPRIMULGIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Caprimulgidae (Nighthawks and Allies) | ||||
| Common Nighthawk | CONI | 6 / 5 | 8 / 1 | Barren habitats including river bars and flat rooftops |
| 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 |
| ORDER: APODIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Apodidae (Swifts) | ||||
| Chimney Swift | CHSW | 5 / 25 | 8 / 15 | Urban chimneys |
| FAMILY: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) | ||||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | RTHU | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Open woodland, rural and suburban gardens, edge |
| ORDER: CORACIIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) | ||||
| Belted Kingfisher | BEKI | 5 / 1 | 8 / 10 | Stream, river, lake, or bay shore with banks |
| ORDER: PICIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Picidae (Woodpeckers and Allies) | ||||
| Red-headed Woodpecker | RHWO | 5 / 20 | 8 / 25 | Open country with scattered trees |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | RBWO | 4 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Older-growth forest and woodlots |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | YBSA | 5 / 20 | 8 / 1 | higher-elavation hardwoods |
| Downy Woodpecker | DOWO | 5 / 1 | 7 / 25 | Forests, copses, suburbs |
| Hairy Woodpecker | HAWO | 4 / 25 | 7 / 20 | Forests |
| Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted Flicker) | YSFL | 5 / 1 | 7 / 25 | Forests, parks |
| Pileated Woodpecker | PIWO | 1 / 1 | 12 / 31 | Matured forest, especially bottomland |
| ORDER: PASSERIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers) | ||||
| 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 |
| Least Flycatcher | LEFL | 5 / 25 | 8 / 5 | Open deciduous forests, forest edge |
| Eastern Phoebe | EAPH | 5 / 1 | 8 / 15 | Ledges, bridges, porch sills, etc., usually near water |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | GCFL | 5 / 25 | 8 / 1 | Mature forest, edge |
| Eastern Kingbird | EAKI | 5 / 25 | 7 / 25 | Open habitats, including edge, copses, often near water |
| FAMILY: Laniidae (Shrikes) | ||||
| Loggerhead Shrike | LOSH | 5 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Farmland and other open habitats |
| FAMILY: Vireonidae (Vireos) | ||||
| White-eyed Vireo | WEVI | 5 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Moist areas, thickets, tangles of vines or briers. |
| 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 |
| FAMILY: Corvidae (Crows and Jays) | ||||
| Blue Jay | BLJA | 5 / 1 | 8 / 15 | Varied; including most forest types, thickets, suburban yards, parks |
| 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 |
| Common Raven | CORA | 3 / 20 | 7 / 20 | Remote forested areas |
| FAMILY: Alaudidae (Larks) | ||||
| Horned Lark | HOLA | 4 / 25 | 8 / 1 | Coastal dunes and beaches, abandoned agricultural fields, airports |
| FAMILY: Hirundinidae (Swallows) | ||||
| 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. |
| FAMILY: Paridae (Chickadees and Titmice) | ||||
| Black-capped Chickadee | BCCH | 4 / 1 | 8 / 15 | Woodlands, orchards, shade trees, yards, and city parks |
| Tufted Titmouse | TUTI | 4 / 5 | 8 / 1 | Deciduous (especially oak) forest, riparian woodlands, and residential areas |
| FAMILY: Sittidae (Nuthatches) | ||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | RBNU | 5 / 15 | 8 / 10 | Coniferous forest |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | WBNU | 4 / 25 | 8 / 10 | Deciduous forest |
| FAMILY: Certhiidae (Creepers) | ||||
| Brown Creeper | BRCR | 5 / 20 | 8 / 1 | Mature, mixed, and swampy forest, including Atlantic White Cedar swamps |
| FAMILY: Troglodytidae (Wrens) | ||||
| 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 |
| Winter Wren | WIWR | 5 / 1 | 8 / 5 | Cool, moist, coniferous or mixed woods, swamps, bogs, streams, brooks |
| Sedge Wren | SEWR | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Wet meadows, freshwater marshes |
| Marsh Wren | MAWR | 5 / 15 | 8 / 15 | Cattail and other tall marshes, including saltmarsh edges |
| FAMILY: Regulidae (Kinglets) | ||||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | GCKI | 5 / 10 | 8 / 1 | Coniferous woods |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | RCKI | 5 / 20 | 8 / 1 | Coniferous woods |
| FAMILY: Sylviidae (Gnatcatchers and Old World Warblers) | ||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | BGGN | 5 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Wooded edges along ponds, rivers, streams, swamps, beaver ponds |
| FAMILY: Turdidae (Thrushes) | ||||
| Eastern Bluebird | EABL | 5 / 1 | 8 / 15 | Open areas with scattered trees; farmland, orchards, swamps, pastures, etc. |
| 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 |
| Hermit Thrush | HETH | 5 / 10 | 9 / 10 | Damp mixed forest with dense undergrowth including pine barrens |
| Wood Thrush | WOTH | 5 / 25 | 8 / 10 | Mature forest |
| American Robin | AMRO | 5 / 1 | 9 / 1 | Almost anywhere except the most open habitats such as marsh, grasslands |
| FAMILY: Mimidae (Mockingbirds and Thrashers) | ||||
| 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 |
| Brown Thrasher | BRTH | 5 / 15 | 8 / 10 | Dry secondary growth; powerlines cuts, overgrown pastures, coastal thickets, etc. |
| FAMILY: Sturnidae (Starlings) | ||||
| European Starling | EUST | 1 / 1 | 12 / 31 | Everywhere except remote rural areas |
| FAMILY: Bombycillidae (Waxwings and Allies) | ||||
| Cedar Waxwing | CEDW | 6 / 10 | 8 / 15 | Second-growth forest, parks, orchards, gardens, and margins of waterways |
| FAMILY: Parulidae (Wood-warblers) | ||||
| 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 |
| Nashville Warbler | NAWA | 5 / 25 | 8 / 15 | Open Scrub Oak woodlands (SE), overgrown pastures, bogs (C, W) |
| Northern Parula | NOPA | 6 / 1 | 8 / 10 | Woodlands with Usnea lichen |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| Prairie Warbler | PRAW | 5 / 25 | 8 / 1 | Brushy fields, powerline cuts, edges |
| Blackpoll Warbler | BLPW | 6 / 10 | 8 / 10 | High elevation spruce, Balsam Fir forest |
| 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 |
| Ovenbird | OVEN | 5 / 20 | 8 / 5 | Open forests with little or no understory vegetation and ample leaf litter |
| Northern Waterthrush | NOWA | 5 / 20 | 7 / 25 | Wooded swamps, bogs, backwaters |
| Louisiana Waterthrush | LOWA | 5 / 10 | 7 / 20 | Rocky streams in deciduous or mixed forest |
| Kentucky Warbler | KEWA | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Wet thickets, dense understory in moist or wet deciduous forest, bottomland |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | YBCH | 6 / 1 | 8 / 5 | Thickets, esp regenerating fields and pastures |
| FAMILY: Thraupidae (Tanagers) | ||||
| Summer Tanager | SUTA | 6 / 1 | 6 / 30 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | SCTA | 5 / 25 | 8 / 10 | Mature deciduous forest |
| FAMILY: Emberizidae (Emberizids) | ||||
| Eastern Towhee | EATO | 5 / 1 | 8 / 10 | Dry, open forest, edge, brushy habitats, including coastal thickets, powerline cuts |
| Chipping Sparrow | CHSP | 5 / 1 | 8 / 15 | Open mixed forest, suburbs, parks, and cemeteries with conifers |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | CCSP | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Shrubby grasslands |
| 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 |
| Savannah Sparrow | SAVS | 5 / 10 | 8 / 1 | Grasslands, including airports, hayfields |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | GRSP | 5 / 25 | 8 / 10 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | LISP | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | High elevation boreal bog |
| Swamp Sparrow | SWSP | 5 / 1 | 8 / 5 | Freshwater wetlands including cattail marsh, swamps, river meadow, and pond edges |
| White-throated Sparrow | WTSP | 5 / 20 | 8 / 20 | Scrubby habitats esp with conifers (C, W); Red Maple, Atlantic White Cedar (SE) |
| Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored Junco) | SCJU | 5 / 1 | 9 / 5 | Edges in coniferous or mixed woodlands; saplings and brushy thickets at higher elevations |
| FAMILY: Cardinalidae (Cardinals, Saltators, and Allies) | ||||
| Northern Cardinal | NOCA | 4 / 15 | 8 / 20 | Suburban or semi-rural areas; forest edge, woodlots, thickets, parks, gardens |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | RBGR | 5 / 25 | 8 / 5 | Deciduous and mixed forest, woodlots, shade trees of parks and suburbs |
| Blue Grosbeak | BLGR | 6 / 1 | 6 / 30 | |
| Indigo Bunting | INBU | 5 / 25 | 8 / 10 | Brushy habitats including forest edge, overgrown fields, powerline cuts |
| Dickcissel | DICK | 6 / 1 | 6 / 30 | |
| FAMILY: Icteridae (Blackbirds and Orioles) | ||||
| Bobolink | BOBO | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Grasslands, including airports, hayfields |
| Red-winged Blackbird | RWBL | 5 / 1 | 7 / 15 | Wide variety of densely vegetated freshwater habitats, higher saltmarsh |
| Eastern Meadowlark | EAME | 5 / 5 | 7 / 25 | Extensive grasslands, including airports, margins of saltmarsh |
| Rusty Blackbird | RUBL | 5 / 25 | 7 / 25 | Boreal bog |
| Common Grackle | COGR | 5 / 15 | 7 / 10 | Wide variety of urban and rural habitats from open forest to fresh and salt marshes, parks, etc. |
| 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 |
| Baltimore Oriole | BAOR | 5 / 25 | 8 / 1 | Open deciduous forest, shade trees in urban or rural areas |
| FAMILY: Fringillidae (Fringilline and Cardueline Finches) | ||||
| Purple Finch | PUFI | 5 / 25 | 8 / 10 | Conifers in mixed woods, suburbs, parklands |
| House Finch | HOFI | 4 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Scattered trees- especially conifers- mainly in residential areas |
| 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 Goldfinch | AMGO | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Forest edge, copses, brushy areas, marsh edges, residential |
| Evening Grosbeak | EVGR | 5 / 25 | 8 / 15 | Mixed forest |
| FAMILY: Passeridae (Old World Sparrows) | ||||
| 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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| Related topics: Rare Species | Common Species |