Mecklenburg Co. (NC) 2011-2013
Species Info
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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 | / | / | |
| Cackling Goose | CACG | / | / | |
| Canada Goose | CANG | 3 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Parks, golf courses, lawns, ponds, lakes, rivers |
| Tundra Swan | TUSW | / | / | |
| Wood Duck | WODU | 4 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Wooded swamps, marshes, streams, rivers |
| Gadwall | GADW | / | / | |
| American Wigeon | AMWI | / | / | |
| American Black Duck | ABDU | / | / | |
| Mallard | MALL | 3 / 15 | 6 / 30 | All wetlands and adjacent yards, etc. |
| Blue-winged Teal | BWTE | / | / | |
| Northern Shoveler | NSHO | / | / | |
| Northern Pintail | NOPI | / | / | |
| Green-winged Teal | AGWT | / | / | |
| Canvasback | CANV | / | / | |
| Redhead | REDH | / | / | |
| Ring-necked Duck | RNDU | / | / | |
| Greater Scaup | GRSC | / | / | |
| Lesser Scaup | LESC | / | / | |
| Surf Scoter | SUSC | / | / | |
| White-winged Scoter | WWSC | / | / | |
| Black Scoter | BLSC | / | / | |
| Long-tailed Duck | LTDU | / | / | |
| Bufflehead | BUFF | / | / | |
| Common Goldeneye | COGO | / | / | |
| Hooded Merganser | HOME | 5 / 1 | 6 / 30 | Wooded swamps, marshes, streams, rivers |
| Common Merganser | COME | / | / | |
| Red-breasted Merganser | RBME | / | / | |
| Ruddy Duck | RUDU | / | / | |
| ORDER: GALLIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Phasianidae (Partidges, Grouse, Turkey, and Old World Quail) | ||||
| Wild Turkey | WITU | 3 / 15 | 9 / 30 | Mature deciduous woods, edge |
| FAMILY: Odontophoridae (New World Quails) | ||||
| Northern Bobwhite | NOBO | 3 / 15 | 9 / 30 | Open fields, pastures, scrub |
| ORDER: GAVIIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Gaviidae (Loons) | ||||
| Red-throated Loon | RTLO | / | / | |
| Common Loon | COLO | / | / | |
| ORDER: PODICIPEDIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Podicipedidae (Grebes) | ||||
| Pied-billed Grebe | PBGR | / | / | |
| Horned Grebe | HOGR | / | / | |
| Red-necked Grebe | RNGR | / | / | |
| Eared Grebe | EAGR | / | / | |
| Western Grebe | WEGR | / | / | |
| ORDER: PELECANIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Pelecanidae (Pelecans) | ||||
| American White Pelican | AWPE | / | / | |
| Brown Pelican | BRPE | / | / | |
| FAMILY: Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants) | ||||
| Double-crested Cormorant | DCCO | / | / | |
| FAMILY: Anhingidae (Anhingas) | ||||
| Anhinga | ANHI | / | / | |
| ORDER: CICONIIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Ardeidae (Herons, Bitterns, and allies) | ||||
| American Bittern | AMBI | / | / | |
| Least Bittern | LEBI | / | / | |
| Great Blue Heron | GBHE | 1 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Wooded swamps, beaver ponds, river islands |
| Great Egret | GREG | / | / | |
| Snowy Egret | SNEG | / | / | |
| Little Blue Heron | LBHE | / | / | |
| Tricolored Heron | TRHE | / | / | |
| Reddish Egret | REEG | / | / | |
| Cattle Egret | CAEG | / | / | |
| Green Heron | GRHE | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Woody growth near marshes or open water |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron | BCNH | / | / | |
| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | YCNH | 4 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Pine trees in older neighborhoods with adjacent streams |
| FAMILY: Threskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills) | ||||
| White Ibis | WHIB | / | / | |
| Glossy Ibis | GLIB | / | / | |
| FAMILY: Ciconiidae (Storks and Allies) | ||||
| Wood Stork | WOST | / | / | |
| FAMILY: Cathartidae (New World Vultures) | ||||
| Black Vulture | BLVU | 4 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Woods, rocky outcrops, abandoned buildings |
| Turkey Vulture | TUVU | 4 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Woods, rocky outcrops, abandoned buildings |
| ORDER: FALCONIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Accipitridae (Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies) | ||||
| Osprey | OSPR | 4 / 15 | 7 / 31 | Tall trees or towers along river edges |
| Swallow-tailed Kite | STKI | / | / | |
| Mississippi Kite | MIKI | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Tall trees along stream bottomland |
| Bald Eagle | BAEA | 1 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Tall trees along large lake and river margins |
| Northern Harrier | NOHA | / | / | |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | SSHA | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Conifers in mature woodlands |
| Cooper's Hawk | COHA | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Mixed woodlands, groves, copses |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | RSHA | 3 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Wet mixed pine-hardwood forests, swamps |
| Broad-winged Hawk | BWHA | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Mature mixed woodlands |
| Red-tailed Hawk | RTHA | 4 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Mature woodlands often near edges |
| Rough-legged Hawk | RLHA | / | / | |
| Golden Eagle | GOEA | / | / | |
| FAMILY: Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras) | ||||
| American Kestrel | AMKE | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Open country, scattered trees, edge, nest boxes |
| Merlin | MERL | / | / | |
| Peregrine Falcon | PEFA | / | / | |
| ORDER: GRUIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots) | ||||
| Yellow Rail | YERA | / | / | |
| Black Rail | BLRA | / | / | |
| Clapper Rail | CLRA | / | / | |
| King Rail | KIRA | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Reedy ponds, or marshes |
| Virginia Rail | VIRA | / | / | |
| Sora | SORA | / | / | |
| Common Moorhen | COMO | / | / | |
| American Coot | AMCO | / | / | |
| FAMILY: Gruidae (Cranes) | ||||
| Sandhill Crane | SACR | / | / | |
| ORDER: CHARADRIIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Charadriidae (Lapwings and Plovers) | ||||
| Black-bellied Plover | BBPL | / | / | |
| American Golden-Plover | AMGP | / | / | |
| Semipalmated Plover | SEPL | / | / | |
| Piping Plover | PIPL | / | / | |
| Killdeer | KILL | 3 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Open, sparsely vegetated areas; flat rooftops |
| FAMILY: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies) | ||||
| Greater Yellowlegs | GRYE | / | / | |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | LEYE | / | / | |
| Solitary Sandpiper | SOSA | / | / | |
| Willet | WILL | / | / | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | SPSA | / | / | |
| Upland Sandpiper | UPSA | / | / | |
| Whimbrel | WHIM | / | / | |
| Marbled Godwit | MAGO | / | / | |
| Ruddy Turnstone | RUTU | / | / | |
| Red Knot | REKN | / | / | |
| Sanderling | SAND | / | / | |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | SESA | / | / | |
| Western Sandpiper | WESA | / | / | |
| Least Sandpiper | LESA | / | / | |
| White-rumped Sandpiper | WRSA | / | / | |
| Baird's Sandpiper | BASA | / | / | |
| Pectoral Sandpiper | PESA | / | / | |
| Dunlin | DUNL | / | / | |
| Stilt Sandpiper | STSA | / | / | |
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper | BBSA | / | / | |
| Short-billed Dowitcher | SBDO | / | / | |
| Wilson's Snipe | WISN | / | / | |
| American Woodcock | AMWO | 1 / 1 | 6 / 30 | Forest edges, wet fields |
| Wilson's Phalarope | WIPH | / | / | |
| FAMILY: Laridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers) | ||||
| Parasitic Jaeger | PAJA | / | / | |
| Long-tailed Jaeger | LTJA | / | / | |
| Laughing Gull | LAGU | / | / | |
| Franklin's Gull | FRGU | / | / | |
| Bonaparte's Gull | BOGU | / | / | |
| Ring-billed Gull | RBGU | / | / | |
| Herring Gull | HERG | / | / | |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | LBBG | / | / | |
| Sabine's Gull | SAGU | / | / | |
| Caspian Tern | CATE | / | / | |
| Royal Tern | ROYT | / | / | |
| Common Tern | COTE | / | / | |
| Forster's Tern | FOTE | / | / | |
| Bridled Tern | BRTE | / | / | |
| Black Tern | BLTE | / | / | |
| Brown Noddy | BRNO | / | / | |
| Black Skimmer | BLSK | / | / | |
| ORDER: COLUMBIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Columbidae (Pigeons and Doves) | ||||
| Rock Pigeon | ROPI | 1 / 1 | 12 / 31 | Buildings, bridges, towers in urban areas, farms |
| Band-tailed Pigeon | BTPI | / | / | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | EUCD | 1 / 1 | 12 / 31 | Buildings, bridges, towers in urban areas, farms |
| White-winged Dove | WWDO | / | / | |
| Mourning Dove | MODO | 3 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Suburbs, woodlots, farmlands |
| Common Ground-Dove | COGD | / | / | |
| ORDER: CUCULIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Cuculidae (Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis) | ||||
| Black-billed Cuckoo | BBCU | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Forested habitats, edge |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | YBCU | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Forested habitats, edge |
| ORDER: STRIGIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Tytonidae (Barn Owls) | ||||
| Barn Owl | BANO | 1 / 1 | 12 / 31 | Farm barns, silos, out buildings near large open habitats |
| FAMILY: Strigidae (Typical Owls) | ||||
| Eastern Screech-Owl | EASO | 12 / 1 | 6 / 30 | Cavities in open deciduous forests, woodlots, residential areas |
| Great Horned Owl | GHOW | 12 / 1 | 6 / 30 | Wide variety of habitats from forest to farmland |
| Snowy Owl | SNOW | / | / | |
| Barred Owl | BADO | 12 / 1 | 6 / 30 | Moist woods, wooded swamps, bottomlands |
| Short-eared Owl | SEOW | / | / | |
| Northern Saw-whet Owl | NSWO | / | / | |
| ORDER: CAPRIMULGIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Caprimulgidae (Nighthawks and Allies) | ||||
| Common Nighthawk | CONI | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Tops of buildings |
| Chuck-will's-widow | CWWI | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Open oak woodlands |
| Whip-poor-will | WPWI | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Secondary forest, copses, scrub pine-oak, edge |
| ORDER: APODIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Apodidae (Swifts) | ||||
| Chimney Swift | CHSW | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Urban chimneys |
| FAMILY: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) | ||||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | RTHU | 5 / 1 | 6 / 30 | Open woodland, rural and suburban gardens, edge |
| Black-chinned Hummingbird | BCHU | / | / | |
| Anna's Hummingbird | ANHU | / | / | |
| Calliope Hummingbird | CAHU | / | / | |
| Rufous Hummingbird | RUHU | / | / | |
| ORDER: CORACIIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) | ||||
| Belted Kingfisher | BEKI | 4 / 1 | 6 / 30 | Stream, river, or lake shore with banks |
| ORDER: PICIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Picidae (Woodpeckers and Allies) | ||||
| Red-headed Woodpecker | RHWO | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Open country with scattered trees |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | RBWO | 3 / 1 | 6 / 30 | Older-growth forests and wood lots |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | YBSA | / | / | |
| Downy Woodpecker | DOWO | 3 / 1 | 6 / 30 | Forests, copses, suburbs |
| Hairy Woodpecker | HAWO | 3 / 1 | 6 / 30 | Forests |
| Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted Flicker) | YSFL | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Forest, park lands |
| Pileated Woodpecker | PIWO | 3 / 1 | 6 / 30 | Mature forest, especially bottomlands |
| ORDER: PASSERIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers) | ||||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | OSFL | / | / | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | EAWP | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Mature forest |
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher | YBFL | / | / | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | ACFL | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Bottomland forest, forested floodplain and stream edges |
| Alder Flycatcher | ALFL | / | / | |
| Willow Flycatcher | WIFL | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Willow shrub swamps |
| Least Flycatcher | LEFL | / | / | |
| Eastern Phoebe | EAPH | 4 / 1 | 6 / 30 | Ledges, bridges, porch sills, etc. usually near water |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | GCFL | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Mature forest edge, nest boxes |
| Eastern Kingbird | EAKI | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Open habitats, including edge, copses, often near water |
| FAMILY: Laniidae (Shrikes) | ||||
| Loggerhead Shrike | LOSH | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Farmland and other open habitats |
| FAMILY: Vireonidae (Vireos) | ||||
| White-eyed Vireo | WEVI | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Moist area thickets, tangles of vines, or briers |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | YTVI | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Open deciduous and mixed forest and riparian woodlands |
| Blue-headed Vireo | BHVI | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Mature coniferous or mixed pine-hardwood forests |
| Warbling Vireo | WAVI | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Open groves of deciduous trees often adjacent to rivers |
| Philadelphia Vireo | PHVI | / | / | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | REVI | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Mixed and deciduous forests |
| FAMILY: Corvidae (Crows and Jays) | ||||
| Blue Jay | BLJA | 5 / 15 | 7 / 15 | Varied; most forest types, thickets, yards, parks |
| American Crow | AMCR | 4 / 1 | 6 / 30 | Conifers in forested areas, woodlots, yards, parks |
| Fish Crow | FICR | 4 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Mixed woods, woodlots, yards, parks |
| Common Raven | CORA | 3 / 1 | 6 / 30 | Rock ledges in local rock quarry sites |
| FAMILY: Alaudidae (Larks) | ||||
| Horned Lark | HOLA | 4 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Abandoned agricultural fields, sparsely vegetated areas, airports |
| FAMILY: Hirundinidae (Swallows) | ||||
| Purple Martin | PUMA | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Farms, large yards, and golf courses in artificial nest boxes |
| Tree Swallow | TRES | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Open areas near wetlands, in nest boxes |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | NRWS | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Often near water, in cavity, pipe, or excavated burrow |
| Bank Swallow | BANS | / | / | |
| Cliff Swallow | CLSW | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Eves and sides of bridges |
| Barn Swallow | BARS | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Structures - eves of barns, garages, sheds, bridges |
| FAMILY: Paridae (Chickadees and Titmice) | ||||
| Carolina Chickadee | CACH | 3 / 1 | 6 / 30 | Woodlands, orchards, shade trees, yards, and city parks |
| Tufted Titmouse | TUTI | 3 / 1 | 6 / 30 | Deciduous oak forests, riparian woodlands, and residential areas |
| FAMILY: Sittidae (Nuthatches) | ||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | RBNU | / | / | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | WBNU | 3 / 1 | 6 / 30 | Deciduous forest |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch | BHNU | 3 / 1 | 6 / 30 | Natural or artificial nest cavities in open pine woods |
| FAMILY: Certhiidae (Creepers) | ||||
| Brown Creeper | BRCR | / | / | |
| FAMILY: Troglodytidae (Wrens) | ||||
| Carolina Wren | CARW | 3 / 1 | 6 / 30 | Wet woods, stream edges, thickets, brush piles suburban yards |
| Bewick's Wren | BEWR | / | / | |
| House Wren | HOWR | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Open forests, wood edges, farms, suburbs, parks |
| Winter Wren | WIWR | / | / | |
| Sedge Wren | SEWR | / | / | |
| Marsh Wren | MAWR | / | / | |
| FAMILY: Regulidae (Kinglets) | ||||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | GCKI | / | / | |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | RCKI | / | / | |
| FAMILY: Sylviidae (Gnatcatchers and Old World Warblers) | ||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | BGGN | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Wooded edges along ponds, rivers, streams, swamps |
| FAMILY: Turdidae (Thrushes) | ||||
| Eastern Bluebird | EABL | 4 / 1 | 6 / 30 | Natural or artificial nest cavities in fields with scattered trees |
| Veery | VEER | / | / | |
| Gray-cheeked Thrush | GCTH | / | / | |
| Swainson's Thrush | SWTH | / | / | |
| Hermit Thrush | HETH | / | / | |
| Wood Thrush | WOTH | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Mature forest |
| American Robin | AMRO | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Almost anywhere except the most open habitats |
| FAMILY: Mimidae (Mockingbirds and Thrashers) | ||||
| Gray Catbird | GRCA | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Dense tangles and thickets |
| Northern Mockingbird | NOMO | 4 / 1 | 6 / 30 | Suburban or semi-rural habitats with thickets, brushy edges |
| Brown Thrasher | BRTH | 5 / 1 | 6 / 30 | Dry second-growth; powerlines, overgrown pastures, thickets |
| FAMILY: Sturnidae (Starlings) | ||||
| European Starling | EUST | 4 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Everywhere except remote rural areas |
| FAMILY: Motacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits) | ||||
| American Pipit | AMPI | / | / | |
| FAMILY: Bombycillidae (Waxwings and Allies) | ||||
| Cedar Waxwing | CEDW | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Second-growth forests, parks, margins of waterways |
| FAMILY: Parulidae (Wood-warblers) | ||||
| Blue-winged Warbler | BWWA | / | / | |
| Golden-winged Warbler | GWWA | / | / | |
| Tennessee Warbler | TEWA | / | / | |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | OCWA | / | / | |
| Nashville Warbler | NAWA | / | / | |
| Northern Parula | NOPA | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Woodlands with Usnea lichen |
| Yellow Warbler | YWAR | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Marsh margins, wet brushy areas, farmlands |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | CSWA | / | / | |
| Magnolia Warbler | MAWA | / | / | |
| Cape May Warbler | CMWA | / | / | |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | BTBW | / | / | |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle Warbler) | MYWA | / | / | |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | BTNW | / | / | |
| Blackburnian Warbler | BLBW | / | / | |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | YTWA | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Pine woods, or swamps and bottomlands -esp. in conifers |
| Pine Warbler | PIWA | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Variety of pine forests |
| Kirtland's Warbler | KIWA | / | / | |
| Prairie Warbler | PRAW | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Brushy fields, powerline cuts, edges |
| Palm Warbler | PAWA | / | / | |
| Bay-breasted Warbler | BBWA | / | / | |
| Blackpoll Warbler | BLPW | / | / | |
| Cerulean Warbler | CERW | / | / | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | BAWW | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Primarily deciduous forest |
| American Redstart | AMRE | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Secondary forest, copses |
| Prothonotary Warbler | PROW | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Wooded swamps, nest cavities over water |
| Worm-eating Warbler | WEWA | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Brushy undergrowth of rocky wooded hillsides and ravines |
| Swainson's Warbler | SWWA | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Dense shrub thickets, vine tangles, privet hedges in forest wetlands |
| Ovenbird | OVEN | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Open forests with little or no understory vegetation and ample lleaf litter |
| Northern Waterthrush | NOWA | / | / | |
| Louisiana Waterthrush | LOWA | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Rocky streams in forest areas |
| Kentucky Warbler | KEWA | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Wet thickets, dense understory in moist or wet deciduous forest bottomlands |
| Connecticut Warbler | CONW | / | / | |
| Mourning Warbler | MOWA | / | / | |
| Common Yellowthroat | COYE | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Brushy areas, thickets, powerline cuts, preferably wet |
| Hooded Warbler | HOWA | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Moist thickets in woodlands |
| Wilson's Warbler | WIWA | / | / | |
| Canada Warbler | CAWA | / | / | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | YBCH | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Thickets in fields, pastures, utility corridors |
| FAMILY: Thraupidae (Tanagers) | ||||
| Summer Tanager | SUTA | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Variety of forests - most often in open pines |
| Scarlet Tanager | SCTA | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Mature deciduous forests |
| Western Tanager | WETA | / | / | |
| FAMILY: Emberizidae (Emberizids) | ||||
| Eastern Towhee | EATO | 4 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Dry, open forest, edge, brushy habitats including thickets and utility corridors |
| Bachman's Sparrow | BACS | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Open, park-like pine stands with grassy ground cover maintained by fire |
| Chipping Sparrow | CHSP | 4 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Open mixed forest, suburbs, parks, cemeteries |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | CCSP | / | / | |
| Field Sparrow | FISP | 4 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Brushy areas, weedy fields, utility corridors |
| Vesper Sparrow | VESP | / | / | |
| Lark Sparrow | LASP | / | / | |
| Savannah Sparrow | SAVS | / | / | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | GRSP | 4 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Grasslands, hayfields, possibly airport areas |
| Le Conte's Sparrow | LCSP | / | / | |
| Henslow's Sparrow | HESP | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Weedy fields, wet meadows |
| Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow | NSTS | / | / | |
| Fox Sparrow | FOSP | / | / | |
| Song Sparrow | SOSP | 4 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Forest edge, brushy areas, marsh edges, suburbs |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | LISP | / | / | |
| Swamp Sparrow | SWSP | / | / | |
| White-throated Sparrow | WTSP | / | / | |
| White-crowned Sparrow | WCSP | / | / | |
| Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored Junco) | SCJU | / | / | |
| Lapland Longspur | LALO | / | / | |
| FAMILY: Cardinalidae (Cardinals, Saltators, and Allies) | ||||
| Northern Cardinal | NOCA | 4 / 1 | 6 / 30 | Suburban or semi-rural areas; forest edge, woodlots, thickets, parks, gardens |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | RBGR | / | / | |
| Blue Grosbeak | BLGR | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Brushy habitats, woodland edge, fields, pastures, overgrown fields, utility corridors |
| Indigo Bunting | INBU | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Brushy habitats including forest edge, overgrown fields, utility corridors |
| Painted Bunting | PABU | / | / | |
| Dickcissel | DICK | / | / | |
| FAMILY: Icteridae (Blackbirds and Orioles) | ||||
| Bobolink | BOBO | / | / | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | RWBL | 5 / 1 | 6 / 30 | Wide variety of densely vegetated wet habitats |
| Eastern Meadowlark | EAME | 5 / 1 | 6 / 30 | Extensive grasslands, hayfields, possibly airport areas |
| Rusty Blackbird | RUBL | / | / | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | BRBL | / | / | |
| Common Grackle | COGR | 4 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Wide variety of urban and rural habitats |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | BHCO | 4 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Virtually all habitats |
| Orchard Oriole | OROR | 5 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Open patchy forest, copses, often near river, stream, or pond |
| Baltimore Oriole | BAOR | / | / | |
| FAMILY: Fringillidae (Fringilline and Cardueline Finches) | ||||
| Purple Finch | PUFI | / | / | |
| House Finch | HOFI | 4 / 15 | 6 / 30 | Scattered trees, especially conifers - usually in residential areas |
| Red Crossbill | RECR | / | / | |
| Common Redpoll | CORE | / | / | |
| Pine Siskin | PISI | / | / | |
| American Goldfinch | AMGO | 6 / 1 | 8 / 30 | Forest edge, copses, brushy areas, residential areas |
| Evening Grosbeak | EVGR | / | / | |
| FAMILY: Passeridae (Old World Sparrows) | ||||
| House Sparrow | HOSP | 1 / 1 | 12 / 31 | Residential areas, 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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