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Delaware 2008-2012

Common Species Lists

Common Species
Common Name Bad Code(s)
 Common
  Canada Goose (S),(B)
  Mute Swan (S),(B)
  Wood Duck (S),(B),(CN),(NB)
  Northern Shoveler (S),(B)
  Gadwall (S),(B)
  Mallard (S),(B)
  American Black Duck (S),(B)
  Green-winged Teal (S),(B)
  Common Merganser (S),(B)
  Ruddy Duck (S),(B)
  Wild Turkey (B)
  Ring-necked Pheasant (B)
  Rock Pigeon (E),(S),(B)
  Eurasian Collared-Dove (B)
  Mourning Dove (B)
  Yellow-billed Cuckoo (B)
  Chimney Swift (X),(S),(T),(B)
  Ruby-throated Hummingbird (B)
  Clapper Rail (B)
  Virginia Rail (B)
  Common Gallinule (B)
  American Oystercatcher (S),(B)
  Killdeer (S),(B)
  Piping Plover (S),(B)
  American Woodcock (B)
  Willet (S),(B)
  Laughing Gull (P),(S),(T),(C),(B)
  Herring Gull (P),(S),(T),(C),(B)
  Great Black-backed Gull (P),(S),(T),(C),(B)
  Least Tern (P),(S),(B)
  Gull-billed Tern (P),(S),(B)
  Common Tern (P),(S),(B)
  Forster's Tern (P),(S),(B)
  Black Skimmer (S),(B)
  Double-crested Cormorant (X),(S),(B)
  Great Blue Heron (X),(S),(B),(CN)
  Great Egret (X),(S),(B),(CN)
  Snowy Egret (X),(S),(B),(CN)
  Little Blue Heron (X),(S),(B),(CN)
  Cattle Egret (X),(S),(B),(CN)
  Glossy Ibis (X),(S),(B),(CN)
  Turkey Vulture (X),(S),(A),(B),(CN),(NB)
  Osprey (B)
  Bald Eagle (B)
  Red-shouldered Hawk (B)
  Red-tailed Hawk (B)
  Barn Owl (B)
  Eastern Screech-Owl (B),(CN),(NB)
  Great Horned Owl (B),(CN),(NB)
  Barred Owl (B),(CN),(NB)
  Belted Kingfisher (S),(B)
  Red-bellied Woodpecker (CN),(NB)
  Downy Woodpecker (CN),(NB)
  Hairy Woodpecker (CN),(NB)
  (unid. Red / Yellow Shafted) Northern Flicker (CN),(NB)
  Pileated Woodpecker (CN),(NB)
  Peregrine Falcon (B)
  Great Crested Flycatcher (B)
  Eastern Kingbird (B)
  Eastern Wood-Pewee (B)
  Acadian Flycatcher (B)
  Eastern Phoebe (B)
  White-eyed Vireo (B)
  Red-eyed Vireo (B)
  Blue Jay (S),(A),(B)
  American Crow (P),(S),(A),(B),(CN)
  Fish Crow (P),(S),(A),(B),(CN)
  Carolina Chickadee (B)
  Tufted Titmouse (B)
  Horned Lark (B)
  Tree Swallow (T),(B)
  Northern Rough-winged Swallow (T),(B)
  Purple Martin (T),(B)
  Barn Swallow (T),(B)
  Golden-crowned Kinglet (B)
  Cedar Waxwing (T),(B)
  Red-breasted Nuthatch (B)
  White-breasted Nuthatch (B)
  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (B)
  Carolina Wren (CN),(NB)
  House Wren (CN),(NB)
  Marsh Wren (CN),(NB)
  Gray Catbird (B)
  Brown Thrasher (B)
  Northern Mockingbird (B)
  European Starling (T),(B)
  Eastern Bluebird (B)
  Veery (B)
  Wood Thrush (B)
  American Robin (B)
  House Sparrow (T),(B)
  House Finch (B)
  Pine Siskin (B)
  American Goldfinch (B)
  Chipping Sparrow (B)
  Field Sparrow (B)
  Seaside Sparrow (B)
  Song Sparrow (B)
  Swamp Sparrow (B)
  Eastern Towhee (B)
  Orchard Oriole (B)
  Baltimore Oriole (B)
  Red-winged Blackbird (B)
  Brown-headed Cowbird (P),(T),(A),(B),(CN),(NB),(DD),(ON),(AY)
  Common Grackle (T),(B)
  Boat-tailed Grackle (T),(B)
  Ovenbird (B)
  Blue-winged Warbler (B)
  Prothonotary Warbler (B)
  Common Yellowthroat (B)
  Northern Parula (B)
  Yellow Warbler (B)
  Pine Warbler (B)
  Prairie Warbler (B)
  Scarlet Tanager (B)
  Northern Cardinal (B)
  Blue Grosbeak (B)
  Indigo Bunting (B)
  unid. Mexican / Eastern Whip-poor-will (B),(CN),(NB)
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