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Species Alpha Code* Safe date start** Safe date end Habitat
  (Slate-colored Junco) Dark-eyed Junco  SCJU6 / 1 7 / 31Edges of northern mixed forests 
  (unid. Myrtle/Audubon's) Yellow-rumped Warbler  UYRW6 / 1 8 / 20 
  (Yellow-shafted Flicker) Northern Flicker  YSFL5 / 10 8 / 25Open woods, scattered trees, edges 
  Acadian Flycatcher  ACFL5 / 25 8 / 5Moist woods, bottomlands 
  Alder Flycatcher  ALFL6 / 10 7 / 20Wet brushy areas, prefers alders 
  American Bittern  AMBI5 / 20 8 / 15Tall marshes, wet fields 
  American Black Duck  ABDU5 / 20 7 / 31High ground near water, often woods 
  American Coot  AMCO6 / 10 8 / 25Marshes with open water 
  American Crow  AMCR4 / 20 8 / 31Open areas, edges, farms, parks 
  American Goldfinch  AMGO6 / 15 8 / 31Brushy fields, edges, hedgerows  
  American Kestrel  AMKE5 / 15 7 / 15Open country, scattered trees, edge 
  American Oystercatcher  AMOY5 / 15 7 / 25Sandy ocean beaches, fresh spoil 
  American Redstart  AMRE6 / 10 7 / 20Moist, deciduous forest 
  American Robin  AMRO5 / 1 7 / 31Everywhere, except very urban areas 
  American Woodcock  AMWO4 / 15 8 / 31Upland forest edges 
  Bachman's Sparrow  BACS6 / 1 7 / 31Brushy fields, often with pines 
  Bald Eagle  BAEA4 / 15 8 / 5Tall trees near lakes, marshes, rivers 
  Baltimore Oriole  BAOR6 / 1 7 / 25Shade trees, open deciduous woods 
  Bank Swallow  BANS6 / 1 6 / 20Near water with steep banks, colonial 
  Barn Owl  BANO4 / 15 9 / 30Open country, near structures 
  Barn Swallow  BARS5 / 25 6 / 25Open country near buildings, bridges 
  Barred Owl  BADO1 / 15 8 / 31Bottomlands, swamps, moist woods 
  Belted Kingfisher  BEKI4 / 10 7 / 20Along streams, or lakes with banks 
  Bewick's Wren  BEWR5 / 10 8 / 31Open woods, thickets, near residences 
  Black Rail  BLRA5 / 1 8 / 15Brackish marshes 
  Black Skimmer  BLSK5 / 25 7 / 5Beaches, coastal islands 
  Black Vulture  BLVU5 / 1 7 / 31Woods, cliffs, caves, buildings 
  Black-and-white Warbler  BAWW5 / 15 7 / 25Extensive deciduous or mixed woods 
  Black-billed Cuckoo  BBCU6 / 20 7 / 20Variety of forest habitats, edges 
  Black-capped Chickadee  BCCH5 / 1 9 / 20Variety of woodland. habitats, suburbs 
  Black-crowned Night-Heron  BCNH5 / 10 6 / 30Shrubs, trees near tidal water 
  Black-necked Stilt  BNST5 / 15 7 / 15 
  Black-throated Blue Warbler  BTBW6 / 5 8 / 5Mixed woods with heavy understory 
  Black-throated Green Warbler  BTNW6 / 10 8 / 5Northern coniferous or mixed woods 
  Blackburnian Warbler  BLBW6 / 10 7 / 31Northern coniferous or mixed woods 
  Blue Grosbeak  BLGR5 / 25 8 / 10Thickets, hedgerows and edges 
  Blue Jay  BLJA6 / 10 9 / 5Variety of woodland habitats, suburbs 
  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  BGGN5 / 15 7 / 31Woodlands near streams 
  Blue-headed Vireo  BHVI6 / 1 8 / 20Coniferous or mixed woodlands 
  Blue-winged Teal  BWTE6 / 5 7 / 5High ground near water 
  Blue-winged Warbler  BWWA5 / 25 7 / 20Brushy fields, wood edges 
  Boat-tailed Grackle  BTGR4 / 15 8 / 31Brushy, open woods, near salt water 
  Bobolink  BOBO6 / 15 6 / 30Fields, meadows, pastures 
  Bonaparte's Gull  BOGU6 / 1 7 / 30 
  Broad-winged Hawk  BWHA6 / 15 8 / 10Hilly woodlands 
  Brown Creeper  BRCR5 / 15 8 / 31Deep woods, flooded woods 
  Brown Pelican  BRPE6 / 1 7 / 31Shrubby marsh island 
  Brown Thrasher  BRTH5 / 15 8 / 31Dense thickets, shrubs, hedgerows 
  Brown-headed Cowbird  BHCO5 / 1 7 / 10Everywhere, except urban areas 
  Brown-headed Nuthatch  BHNU3 / 20 8 / 15Loblolly pine forests 
  Bufflehead  BUFF / /  
  Canada Goose  CANG5 / 10 7 / 31Shore or islands in any water body 
  Canada Warbler  CAWA6 / 10 7 / 15Thick, moist forest undergrowth 
  Canvasback  CANV / /  
  Carolina Chickadee  CACH3 / 1 8 / 31Variety of woodland. habitats, suburbs 
  Carolina Wren  CARW3 / 1 9 / 30Wood edges, thickets, near residences 
  Caspian Tern  CATE / /  
  Cattle Egret  CAEG5 / 20 6 / 20Shrubs, trees near tidal water 
  Cedar Waxwing  CEDW6 / 15 7 / 31Open woodland, shade trees, streams 
  Cerulean Warbler  CERW5 / 25 8 / 5Mature moist or riverside forests 
  Chestnut-sided Warbler  CSWA6 / 1 8 / 10Brushy, open second-growth, edges 
  Chimney Swift  CHSW5 / 15 8 / 10Primarily in towns 
  Chipping Sparrow  CHSP5 / 1 8 / 31Farms, open mixed woods, suburbs 
  Chuck-will's-widow  CWWI5 / 1 8 / 10Dry open upland woods 
  Clapper Rail  CLRA5 / 1 8 / 31Salt and brackish marshes 
  Clay-colored Sparrow  CCSP6 / 1 7 / 31 
  Cliff Swallow  CLSW6 / 1 6 / 25Open country near buildings, bridges 
  Common Gallinule  COGA5 / 20 8 / 31Marshes with open water 
  Common Grackle  COGR4 / 15 6 / 30Suburbs, farmland 
  Common Loon  COLO / /  
  Common Merganser  COME6 / 1 7 / 30 
  Common Nighthawk  CONI6 / 5 7 / 15Barren country and flat roofs 
  Common Raven  CORA4 / 1 7 / 31Mountainous, remote regions 
  Common Tern  COTE6 / 5 6 / 30Beaches, coastal islands, spoil areas 
  Common Yellowthroat  COYE5 / 25 8 / 10Brushy areas, preferably wet 
  Cooper's Hawk  COHA5 / 20 7 / 31Mixed woodlands, groves 
  Dickcissel  DICK6 / 1 8 / 31Open country, especially alfalfa 
  Double-crested Cormorant  DCCO6 / 10 6 / 30 
  Downy Woodpecker  DOWO3 / 15 8 / 31Variety of wodlots. and edge habitats 
  Eastern Bluebird  EABL5 / 1 8 / 31Wood edges, farmlands 
  Eastern Kingbird  EAKI5 / 25 7 / 5Open areas, edges, often near water 
  Eastern Meadowlark  EAME4 / 25 9 / 10Hayfields, pastures 
  Eastern Phoebe  EAPH5 / 1 8 / 31Near water, bridges, buildings 
  Eastern Screech-Owl  EASO4 / 1 8 / 15Open woods, orchards 
  Eastern Towhee  EATO5 / 20 8 / 31Dry open woodlands, edges, brush 
  Eastern Wood-Pewee  EAWP6 / 1 8 / 15Variety of woodland habitats 
  Eurasian Collared-Dove  EUCD6 / 1 7 / 30 
  European Starling  EUST4 / 1 7 / 31Everywhere 
  Field Sparrow  FISP5 / 1 8 / 31Brushy, weedy fields, hedgerows 
  Fish Crow  FICR5 / 10 8 / 31Wood edges, farms, tidewater areas 
  Forster's Tern  FOTE5 / 15 6 / 25Salt marshes 
  Gadwall  GADW5 / 20 8 / 20High ground near water 
  Glossy Ibis  GLIB5 / 20 6 / 30Shrubs, trees near tidal water 
  Golden-crowned Kinglet  GCKI5 / 20 9 / 10Northern coniferous forests 
  Golden-winged Warbler  GWWA5 / 25 7 / 20Damp, brushy fields, wood edges 
  Grasshopper Sparrow  GRSP5 / 25 8 / 31Hayfields, grassy pastures 
  Gray Catbird  GRCA5 / 25 8 / 31Dense thickets, shrubs, hedgerows 
  Great Black-backed Gull  GBBG6 / 5 7 / 10Beaches, coastal islands, spoil areas 
  Great Blue Heron  GBHE5 / 15 6 / 30Wooded swamps, beaver ponds, islands 
  Great Crested Flycatcher  GCFL5 / 25 7 / 31Variety of woodland habitats 
  Great Egret  GREG5 / 20 6 / 20Shrubs, trees near tidal water 
  Great Horned Owl  GHOW12 / 15 8 / 31Most upland woodland types 
  Green Heron  GRHE5 / 1 7 / 15Woods near marshes or open water 
  Green-winged Teal  GWTE6 / 1 6 / 30High ground near water 
  Gull-billed Tern  GBTE5 / 15 7 / 5Beaches, coastal islands 
  Hairy Woodpecker  HAWO3 / 15 8 / 31Deep woods, primarily deciduous 
  Henslow's Sparrow  HESP5 / 15 8 / 31Weedy fields, wet meadows 
  Hermit Thrush  HETH5 / 25 9 / 15Damp forests, with hemlocks 
  Herring Gull  HERG6 / 5 7 / 10Beaches, coastal islands, spoil areas 
  Hooded Merganser  HOME5 / 20 8 / 31Wooded swamps, fresh marshes, streams 
  Hooded Warbler  HOWA5 / 25 7 / 25Moist forests with dense understory 
  Horned Grebe  HOGR / /  
  Horned Lark  HOLA4 / 10 9 / 5Most short-grass areas 
  House Finch  HOFI5 / 1 7 / 15Residential, especially evergreens 
  House Sparrow  HOSP2 / 1 8 / 31Cities, farms, parks, suburbs 
  House Wren  HOWR5 / 20 8 / 15Open woods, dead trees, suburbs 
  Indigo Bunting  INBU5 / 25 8 / 15Edges, open forest, brush areas 
  Kentucky Warbler  KEWA5 / 25 7 / 15Moist deciduous woods, understory 
  Killdeer  KILL4 / 20 6 / 25Most open, sparsely vegetated areas 
  King Rail  KIRA5 / 1 8 / 31Fresh and brackish marshes 
  Lark Sparrow  LASP6 / 1 7 / 31Grass with low shrubs & open ground 
  Laughing Gull  LAGU6 / 5 7 / 10Salt marshes 
  Least Bittern  LEBI5 / 20 7 / 31Fresh and brackish water marshes 
  Least Flycatcher  LEFL6 / 5 7 / 20Wood edges, open deciduous woods 
  Least Tern  LETE5 / 25 7 / 5Beaches, coastal islands, spoil areas 
  Lesser Scaup  LESC6 / 1 7 / 30 
  Little Blue Heron  LBHE5 / 20 6 / 20Shrubs, trees near tidal water 
  Loggerhead Shrike  LOSH5 / 10 7 / 20Open country, hedgerows, cedars 
  Long-eared Owl  LEOW5 / 1 9 / 30Evergreen forest 
  Louisiana Waterthrush  LOWA5 / 1 7 / 10Rocky streams, sluggish backwaters 
  Magnolia Warbler  MAWA6 / 10 8 / 5Northern coniferous forests 
  Mallard  MALL5 / 15 8 / 20High ground near water, often woods 
  Marsh Wren  MAWR5 / 25 8 / 25Cattail and other tall marshes 
  Mississippi Kite  MIKI6 / 1 7 / 30 
  Monk Parakeet  MOPA6 / 1 7 / 30 
  Mourning Dove  MODO4 / 15 7 / 20Suburbs, woodlots, farmland 
  Mourning Warbler  MOWA6 / 15 7 / 31Brushy areas in woodlands or edges 
  Mute Swan  MUSW5 / 1 8 / 31Shore or islands in any water body 
  Nashville Warbler  NAWA5 / 25 8 / 15Swamp and bog areas 
  Northern Bobwhite  NOBO4 / 15 9 / 30Farmlands, near edge and hedgerows 
  Northern Cardinal  NOCA3 / 15 9 / 30Edge, brush. parks, suburbs 
  Northern Goshawk  NOGO4 / 15 8 / 31Large mature mixed woodlands 
  Northern Harrier  NOHA5 / 20 7 / 25Marshes, wet pastures and meadows 
  Northern Mockingbird  NOMO4 / 1 9 / 10Open country, hedgerows, suburbs 
  Northern Parula  NOPA6 / 1 8 / 15Moist woods, bottomlands, spruces 
  Northern Pintail  NOPI / /  
  Northern Rough-winged Swallow  NRWS5 / 25 6 / 20Near water with steep banks 
  Northern Saw-whet Owl  NSWO5 / 5 9 / 10Mixed, moist woods, with conifers 
  Northern Shoveler  NSHO6 / 1 6 / 30 
  Northern Waterthrush  NOWA6 / 5 7 / 15Swamps and bogs, pond edges 
  Olive-sided Flycatcher  OSFL6 / 15 7 / 31Northern conifers 
  Orchard Oriole  OROR6 / 1 7 / 5Edges, hedgerows, scattered trees 
  Osprey  OSPR6 / 1 8 / 15Marshes, tidal water bodies, channel markers 
  Ovenbird  OVEN5 / 20 8 / 5Open mature mixed upland forest 
  Peregrine Falcon  PEFA5 / 20 8 / 15Cliffs, buildings, bridges 
  Pied-billed Grebe  PBGR5 / 20 7 / 10Marshy or weedy ponds 
  Pileated Woodpecker  PIWO3 / 15 8 / 31Deep woods, some secondary growth 
  Pine Siskin  PISI6 / 15 8 / 31Northern conifers 
  Pine Warbler  PIWA4 / 25 8 / 10Variety of pine forests 
  Piping Plover  PIPL5 / 15 7 / 20Sandy ocean beaches 
  Prairie Warbler  PRAW5 / 25 7 / 20Brushy fields, edges, small pines 
  Prothonotary Warbler  PROW5 / 10 7 / 20Swamps, bottomlands 
  Purple Finch  PUFI6 / 1 8 / 10Mixed woods, parklands, residential 
  Purple Gallinule  PUGA6 / 20 7 / 31Shrubby swamps 
  Purple Martin  PUMA6 / 1 6 / 25Open country, colonial 
  Red Crossbill  RECR / /  
  Red-bellied Woodpecker  RBWO3 / 15 8 / 31Variety of woodland habitats 
  Red-breasted Merganser  RBME / /  
  Red-breasted Nuthatch  RBNU6 / 1 7 / 31Coniferous or mixed woods 
  Red-cockaded Woodpecker  RCWO3 / 15 8 / 31Loblolly pines 
  Red-eyed Vireo  REVI6 / 1 7 / 31Variety of woodland habitats 
  Red-headed Woodpecker  RHWO5 / 25 8 / 20Open country with scattered trees 
  Red-shouldered Hawk  RSHA5 / 10 8 / 20Wet mixed forests, swamps 
  Red-tailed Hawk  RTHA5 / 10 8 / 20Mature forests, often near edges 
  Red-winged Blackbird  RWBL5 / 1 7 / 10Marshes, ponds, meadows, hayfields 
  Redhead  REDH / /  
  Ring-billed Gull  RBGU / /  
  Ring-necked Duck  RNDU5 / 20 8 / 15 
  Ring-necked Pheasant  RNEP4 / 15 9 / 30Open country, pastures, fields 
  Rock Pigeon  ROPI1 / 1 12 / 31Cities, suburbs, farms, bridges 
  Rose-breasted Grosbeak  RBGR6 / 15 8 / 10Edges of moist deciduous woods 
  Roseate Tern  ROST5 / 25 7 / 5Beaches, coastal islands, spoil areas 
  Royal Tern  ROYT5 / 25 7 / 5Beaches, coastal islands, spoil areas 
  Ruby-throated Hummingbird  RTHU5 / 15 7 / 31Open woodlands, edges 
  Ruddy Duck  RUDU6 / 10 8 / 25Dense marshes with open water 
  Ruffed Grouse  RUGR4 / 1 7 / 31Mixed upland woods 
  Saltmarsh Sparrow  SALS6 / 1 8 / 10Salt marshes 
  Sandwich Tern  SATE5 / 25 7 / 5Beaches, coastal islands, spoil areas 
  Savannah Sparrow  SAVS6 / 5 8 / 31Hayfields, wet meadows, pastures 
  Scarlet Tanager  SCTA5 / 25 8 / 10Mature deciduous forests 
  Seaside Sparrow  SESP6 / 1 8 / 10Salt marshes 
  Sedge Wren  SEWR6 / 10 9 / 20Wet meadows, marshes 
  Sharp-shinned Hawk  SSHA6 / 1 7 / 31Conifers in extensive woodlands 
  Short-eared Owl  SEOW5 / 1 9 / 30Open pastureland, marshes, meadows 
  Snow Goose  SNGO6 / 1 7 / 30 
  Snowy Egret  SNEG5 / 20 6 / 30Shrubs, trees near tidal water 
  Song Sparrow  SOSP5 / 1 7 / 31Brushy fields, marsh edges, suburbs 
  Sora  SORA6 / 1 7 / 31Fresh marshes, wet meadows 
  Spotted Sandpiper  SPSA6 / 10 6 / 30Beaches or rocky streams 
  Summer Tanager  SUTA6 / 5 8 / 10Mixed dry upland woods 
  Surf Scoter  SUSC / /  
  Swainson's Thrush  SWTH6 / 10 8 / 10Northern conifers, esp. spruce 
  Swainson's Warbler  SWWA4 / 20 8 / 31Brushy, moist forest 
  Swallow-tailed Kite  STKI / /  
  Swamp Sparrow  SWSP6 / 1 7 / 31Marshes, wet brushy areas, bogs 
  Tree Swallow  TRES5 / 25 6 / 25Open country near water 
  Tricolored Heron  TRHE5 / 20 6 / 30Shrubs, trees near tidal water 
  Trumpeter Swan  TRUS / /  
  Tufted Titmouse  TUTI3 / 1 8 / 31Variety of woodland. habitats, suburbs 
  Turkey Vulture  TUVU5 / 15 8 / 20Woods, cliffs, caves, buildings 
  unid. Mexican / Eastern Whip-poor-will  WPWI5 / 10 7 / 15Dry open upland woods 
  unid. Pacific Wren / Winter Wren  UPWW5 / 20 8 / 31Moist woods with hemlocks 
  Upland Sandpiper  UPSA5 / 20 6 / 25Open grasslands and meadows 
  Veery  VEER6 / 10 8 / 10Moist mixed woods 
  Vesper Sparrow  VESP5 / 15 8 / 31Short grass areas, cultivated fields 
  Virginia Rail  VIRA5 / 20 8 / 15Fresh and brackish marshes 
  Warbling Vireo  WAVI6 / 10 8 / 10Open deciduous or riverside woods 
  Western Kingbird  WEKI / /  
  White Ibis  WHIB / /  
  White-breasted Nuthatch  WBNU5 / 10 8 / 15Variety of woodland habitats, suburbs 
  White-eyed Vireo  WEVI5 / 25 8 / 15Brushy areas, often near water 
  White-throated Sparrow  WTSP6 / 10 7 / 31Brushy openings 
  Wild Turkey  WITU4 / 15 9 / 30Mature deciduous forests, edges 
  Willet  WILL6 / 10 7 / 1Salt marshes 
  Willow Flycatcher  WIFL6 / 10 7 / 20Wet to fairly dry brushy areas 
  Wilson's Plover  WIPL5 / 15 7 / 31Sandy ocean beaches 
  Wilson's Snipe  WISN6 / 1 7 / 15 
  Wood Duck  WODU4 / 20 8 / 15Wooded swamps, fresh marshes, streams 
  Wood Thrush  WOTH5 / 25 8 / 20Variety of woodland habitats 
  Worm-eating Warbler  WEWA5 / 20 7 / 20Deep deciduous woods 
  Yellow Warbler  YEWA6 / 1 7 / 10Wet brushy areas, farmlands 
  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  YBSA6 / 1 8 / 31Mixed woods, swamps, bogs 
  Yellow-billed Cuckoo  YBCU6 / 15 7 / 31Variety of forest habitats, edges 
  Yellow-breasted Chat  YBCH5 / 25 8 / 5Brushy fields, thickets, wood edges 
  Yellow-crowned Night-Heron  YCNH4 / 20 6 / 30Wooded habitats, usually near water 
  Yellow-throated Vireo  YTVI5 / 25 8 / 15Tall deciduous trees 
  Yellow-throated Warbler  YTWA5 / 1 7 / 15Loblolly pines, sycamores 
 
* 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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