common name	Genus	Species	Location of Lifer	Date of Lifer	SEEN	HEARD	Seen since lifer?
Common Loon	Gavia	immer	Interlochen MI	1980s	*	*	y
Horned Grebe	Podiceps	auritus	Dunlop Lake PA	4/96	*
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus	podiceps	unknown		*	*	y
Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps	grisegena	Coal Center PA	11/20/06	*
Brown Pelican	Pelecanus	occidentalus	Chincoteague VA	1997	*		y
White Pelican	Pelecanus	erythrorhynchos	Miami FL	4/93	*
Magnificent Frigatebird	Fregata	magnificens	Biscayne Bay FL	6/12/04	*		y
Double-crested Cormorant	Phalacrocorax	auritus	unknown		*	*	y
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus	ibis	Sandusky Bay OH	6/99	*		y
Great Egret	Ardea	alba	unknown		*		y
Snowy Egret	Egretta	thula	unknown		*		y
Great Blue Heron	Ardea	herodias	unknown		*	*	y
Little Blue Heron	Egretta	caerulea	Chincoteague VA	8/96	*		y
Tricolored Heron	Egretta	bicolor	Chincoteague VA	8/96	*		y
American Bittern	Botaurus	lentiginosus	Interlochen MI	1980s	*	*	y
Black-crowned Night-heron	Nycticorax	nycticorax	Chincoteague VA	8/96	*		y
Yellow-crowned Night-heron	Nyctanassa	violacea	Chincoteague VA	8/96	*		y
Green Heron	Butorides	virescens	Interlochen MI	1980s	*	*	y
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis	falcinellus	Chincoteague VA	8/96	*		y
White Ibis	Eudocimus	albus	Pea Island NWR NC	9/00	*		y
Wood Stork	Mycteria	americana	Malabar FL	6/10/04	*
Turkey Vulture	Cathartes	aura	unknown		*	*	y
Black Vulture	Coragyps	atratus	Delaware	1998	*		y
Tundra Swan	Cygnus	columbianus	Presque Isle SP PA	2/26/00	*	*	y
Mute Swan	Cygnus	olor	Interlochen MI	1980s	*	*	y
Snow Goose	Chen	caerulescens	Chincoteague VA	8/96	*	*
Canada Goose	Branta	canadensis	unknown		*	*	y
Brant	Branta	bernicla	Chincoteague VA	3/96	*	*
Gadwall	Anas	strepera	Pea Island NWR NC	9/6/00	*
Mallard	Anas	platyrhynchos	unknown		*	*	y
Northern Pintail	Anas	acuta	Chincoteague VA	8/96	*	*	y
American Black Duck	Anas	rubripes	Presque Isle S.P. PA	2/27/00	*	*	y
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya	collaris	Presque Isle S.P. PA	2/26/00	*	y
American Wigeon	Anas	americana	Presque Isle S.P. PA	3/11/01	*	*	y
Eurasian Wigeon	Anas	penelope	Presque Isle S.P. PA	3/11/01	*
Northern Shoveler	Anas	clypeata	Chincoteague VA	1996	*	*	y
Wood Duck	Aix	sponsa	unknown		*	*	y
Blue-winged Teal	Anas	discors	Coal Center PA	4/97	*	*	y
Redhead	Aythya	americana	Presque Isle S.P. PA	2/26/00	*	y
Canvasback	Aythya	valisineria	Presque Isle S.P. PA	2/26/00	*	*	y
Ruddy Duck	Oxyura	jamaicensis	Coal Center PA	4/98	*	*	y
Greater Scaup	Aythya	marila	Dunlop Lake PA	4/96	*		y
Lesser Scaup	Aythya	affinis	Dunlop Lake PA	4/96	*		y
Common Goldeneye	Bucephela	clangula	Tionesta PA	5/96	*	*	y
Bufflehead	Bucephela	albeola	Coal Center PA	12/97	*	*	y
Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes	cucullatus	unknown		*		y
Common Merganser	Mergus	merganser	unknown		*		y
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus	serrator	unknown		*		y
Surf Scoter	Melanitta	perspicillata	Cranberry Glade Lake PA	5/9/99	*	*
White-winged Scoter (immature)	Melanitta	fusca	Coal Center PA	11/3/06	*
American Coot	Fulica	americana	Coal Center PA	1998	*	*	y
Swallow-tailed Kite	Elanoides	forficatus	Miami FL	6/11/04	*		y
Bald Eagle	Heliatus	leucocephalus	Tionesta PA	5/96	*	*	y
Osprey	Pandion	haliaetus	unknown		*	*	y
Red-shouldered Hawk	Buteo	lineatus	Uniontown PA	7/12/99	*	*	y
Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo	jamaicensis	unknown		*	*	y
Rough-legged Hawk	Buteo	lagopus	Buffalo PA	12/26/04	*
Broad-winged Hawk	Buteo	platypterus	Fort Drum NY	summer 1998	*		y
Cooper's Hawk	Accipiter	cooperi	unknown		*	*	y
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter	striatus	unknown		*	*	y
Northern Harrier	Circus	cyaneus	York PA	4/5/96	*	*	y
Merlin	Falco	columbarius	Pea Island NWR NC	9/7/00	*		y
American Kestrel	Falco	sparverius	unknown		*	*	y
Wild Turkey	Meleagris	gallopavo	unknown		*	*	y
Ring-necked Pheasant	Phasianus	colchicus	unknown		*	*	y
Ruffed Grouse	Bonasa	umbellus	unknown		*	*	y
Northern Bobwhite	Colinus	virginianus	Bluegrass Army Depot KY	1997	*	*	y
Sandhill Crane	Grus	canadensis	Presque Isle S.P. PA	3/26/04	*	*	y
Clapper Rail	Rallus	longirostrus	Chincoteague VA	8/96		*
Sora	Porzana	carolina	Fort Drum NY	1998		*
American Oystercatcher	Haematopus	palliatus	Chincoteague VA	8/96	*	*	y
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa	flavipes	Chincoteague VA	8/96	*		y
Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa	melanoleuca	Chincoteague VA	8/96	*		y
Marbled Godwit	Limosa	fedoa	Pea Island NWR NC	9/20/01	*		y
Black-necked Stilt	Himantopus	mexicanus	Delaware	1998	*
Willet	Catoptrophorus	semipalmatus	Chincoteague VA	3/96	*	*	y
Whimbrel	Numenius	phaeopus	Cape Hatteras NC	9/2/00	*
Short-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus	griseus	PA	1996	*		y
Common Snipe	Gallinago	gallinago	Coal Center PA	4/96	*	*	y
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria	interpres	Chincoteague VA	8/97	*	*	y
American Woodcock	Scolopax	minor	unknown		*	*	y
Killdeer	Charadrius	vociferus	unknown		*	*	y
Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius	semipalmatus	Chincoteague VA	8/96	*	*	y
Piping Plover nonbreeding	Charadrius	melodus	Cape Hatteras beach NC	9/23/04	*
Black-bellied Plover	Pluvialis	squatarola	Bombay Hook NWR DE	5/24/98	*	*	y
American Golden-plover	Pluvialis	dominica	Cape Hatteras NC	9/00	*		y
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis	macularia	Chincoteague VA	8/96	*	*	y
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris	melanotos	Chincoteague VA	8/97	*
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa	solitaria	Chincoteague VA	8/97	*	*	y
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia	longicauda	Fort Drum NY	1998	*	*	y
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris	pusilla	unknown		*	*	y
Sanderling	Calidris	alba	Chincoteague VA	3/96	*	*	y
Dunlin	Calidris	alpina	Bombay Hook NWR DE	5/23/98	*	*	y
Parasitic Jaeger	Stercorarius	parasiticus	Chincoteague VA	8/97	*
Great Black-backed Gull	Larus	marinus	Chincoteague VA	8/97	*	*	y
Ring-billed Gull	Larus	delawarensis	unknown		*	*	y
Herring Gull	Larus	argentatus	unknown		*	*	y
Laughing Gull	Larus	atricilla	unknown		*	*	y
Bonaparte's Gull	Larus	philadelphia	Coal Center PA	1997	*	*
Black-legged Kittiwake juvenile	Rissa	tridactyla	Avon beach NC	9/23/04	*
Common Tern	Sterna	hirundo	Chincoteague VA	1996	*	*	y
Forster's Tern	Sterna	forsteri	Chincoteague VA	8/96	*	*	y
Sandwich Tern	Sterna	sandvicensis	Cape Hatteras NC	9/2/00	*	*	y
Caspian Tern	Sterna	caspia	Pea Island NWR NC	9/7/00	*	*	y
Royal Tern	Sterna	maxima	Cape Hatteras NC	9/2/00	*	*	y
Least Tern	Sterna	antillarum	Cape Point beach NC	9/3/00	*	*
Black Skimmer	Rynchops	niger	Chincoteague VA	1996	*	*	y
Mourning Dove	Zenaida	macroura	unknown		*	*	y
Eurasian Collared-dove	Streptopelia	decaocto	Coral Gables FL	6/11/04	*		y
White-winged Dove	Zenaida	asiatica	Lackland AFB TX	6/1/06	*	*	y
Rock Pigeon	Columba	livia	unknown		*	*	y
Monk Parakeet	Myiopsitta	monachus	Hibiscus Island FL	6/12/04	*	*
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus	americanus	unknown		*	*	y
Black-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus	erythropthalamus	unknown		*	*	y
Great Horned Owl	Bubo	virginianus	unknown		*	*	y
Barn Owl	Tyto	alba	Manchester MI	1980s	*
Short-eared Owl	Asio	flammeus	Fort Drum NY	1998	*	*	y
Barred Owl	Strix	varia	Elkins WV	10/98	*	*	y
Northern Saw-whet Owl	Aegolius	acadicus	Elkins WV	10/98	*	*	y
Eastern Screech-owl	Otus	asio	Coal Center PA	1996	*	*	y
Common Nighthawk	Chordeiles	minor	unknown		*	*	y
Chimney Swift	Chaetura	pelagica	unknown		*	*	y
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Archilochus	colubris	unknown		*	*	y
Belted Kingfisher	Ceryle	alcyon	unknown		*	*	y
Pileated Woodpecker	Drycopus	pileatus	unknown		*	*	y
Northern Flicker	Colaptes	auratus	unknown		*	*	y
Downy Woodpecker	Picoides	pubescens	unknown		*	*	y
Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides	villosus	unknown		*	*	y
Golden-fronted Woodpecker	Melanerpes	aurifrons	Lackland AFB TX	6/4/06	*	*
Red-headed Woodpecker	Melanerpes	erythrocephalus	York PA	5/96	*	*	y
Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes	carolinus	unknown		*	*	y
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus	varius	Powdermill Nature Reserve PA	4/97	*	*	y
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus	forficatus	Lackland AFB TX	6/1/06	*		y
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus	tyrannus	unknown		*	*	y
Western Kingbird	Tyrannus	verticalus	McIntyre PA	7/29/05	*	*	y
Gray Kingbird	Tyrannus	dominicensis	Key Biscayne FL	6/12/04	*
Eastern Wood-pewee	Contopus	virens	Chincoteague VA	8/96	*	*	y
Eastern Phoebe	Sayornis	phoebe	unknown		*	*	y
Great Crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus	crinitus	Bombay Hook NWR DE	5/24/98	*	*	y
Alder Flycatcher	Empidonax	alnorum	Fort Drum NY	1998	*	*	y
Willow Flycatcher	Empidonax	traillii	Fort Drum NY	1998	*	*	y
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	Empidonax	flaviventris	Clear Creek or Allegheny Nat'l Forest PA	7/00		*
Least Flycatcher	Empidonax	minimus	Fort Drum NY	1998	*	*	y
Acadian Flycatcher	Empidonax	virescens	Jockey Hollow PA	5/9/99	*	*	y
Northern Shrike	Lanius	exubitor	Presque Isle S.P. PA	2/26/00	*
Loggerhead Shrike	Lanius	ludovicianus	Lackland AFB TX	6/3/06	*	*	y
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo	olivaceus	unknown		*	*	y
White-eyed Vireo	Vireo	griseus	unknown		*	*	y
Blue-headed Vireo	Vireo	solitarius	Fort Drum NY	1998	*	*	y
Yellow-throated Vireo	Vireo	flavifrons	Uniontown PA	5/20/99		*	y
Warbling Vireo	Vireo	gilvus	Fort Drum NY	1998	*	*	y
Philadelphia Vireo	Vireo	philadelphicus	Mingo Creek Park PA	5/06		*
Common Raven	Corvus	corax	unknown		*	*	y
American Crow	Corvus	brachyrhynchos	unknown		*	*	y
Fish Crow	Corvus	ossifragus	Chincoteague VA	1996	*	*	y
Blue Jay	Cyanocitta	cristata	unknown		*	*	y
Horned Lark	Eremophila	alpestris	Coal Center PA	4/96	*	*	y
Purple Martin	Progne	subis	Interlochen MI	1980s	*	*	y
Barn Swallow	Hirundo	rustica	unknown		*	*	y
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon	pyrrhonota	unknown		*	*	y
Tree Swallow	Tachycineta	bicolor	unknown		*	*	y
Bank Swallow	Riparia	riparia	Fort Drum NY	1998	*	*	y
Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx	serripennis	unknown		*	*	y
Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile	atricapilla	unknown		*	*	y
Carolina Chickadee	Poecile	carolinensis	Uniontown PA	7/12/99	*	*	y
Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus	bicolor	unknown		*	*	y
Brown Creeper	Certhia	americana	Coal Center PA	4/96	*	*	y
White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta	carolinensis	unknown		*	*	y
Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta	canadensis	Fort Drum NY	1998		*	y
Brown-headed Nuthatch	Sitta	pusilla	Chincoteague VA	8/97	*	*
House Wren	Troglodytes	aedon	Coal Center PA	1997	*	*	y
Carolina Wren	Thryothorus	ludovicianus	unknown		*	*	y
Marsh Wren	Cistothorus	palustris	Dover DE	5/22/98	*	*
Winter Wren	Troglodytes	troglodytes	Fort Drum NY (heard 1st) Cowen WV (saw 1st)	1998/2003	*	*	y
Sedge Wren	Cistothorus	platensis	Fort Drum NY	5/21/98	*	*
Golden-crowned Kinglet	Regulus	satrapa	Coal Center PA	1/17/99	*		y
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Regulus	calendula	Cranberry Bog WV	4/2002	*	*	y
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Polioptila	caerulea	Uniontown PA	4/98	*	*	y
American Robin	Turdus	migratorius	unknown		*	*	y
Wood Thrush	Hylocichla	mustelina	unknown		*	*	y
Swainson's Thrush	Catharus	ustulatus	Coal Center PA	2001	*	*	y
Hermit Thrush	Catharus	guttatus	Fort Drum NY	1998	*	*	y
Veery	Catharus	fuscescens	Fort Drum NY	1998	*	*	y
Eastern Bluebird	Sialia	sialis	unknown		*	*	y
Brown Thrasher	Toxostoma	rufum	unknown		*	*	y
Northern Mockingbird	Mimus	polyglottos	unknown		*	*	y
Gray Catbird	Dumetella	carolinensis	unknown		*	*	y
European Starling	Sturnus	vulgaris	unknown		*	*	y
Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla	cedrorum	unknown		*	*	y
Yellow-throated Warbler	Dendroica	dominica	Cedar Creek SP PA	summer 1999	*	*	y
Chestnut-sided Warbler	Dendroica	pensylvanica	Boyce Park PA	1996	*	*	y
Blue-winged Warbler	Vermivora	pinus	Boyce Park PA	1996	*	*	y
Golden-winged Warbler	Vermivora	chrysoptera	Fort Drum NY	1998	*	*	y
Black-throated Green Warbler	Dendroica	virens	Holiday Park PA	1996	*	*	y
Black-throated Blue Warbler	Dendroica	caerulescens	Boyce Park PA	1996	*	*	y
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Dendroica	coronata	York PA	1996	*	*	y
Prairie Warbler	Dendroica	discolor	Fort Drum NY	5/98	*	*	y
Palm Warbler	Dendroica	palmarum	Coal Center PA	4/96	*	*
Black-and-white Warbler	Mniotilta	varia	Fort Drum NY	1998	*	*	y
Pine Warbler	Dendroica	pinus	Fort Drum NY	1998	*	*	y
Cerulean Warbler	Dendroica	caerulea	Jockey Hollow PA	5/10/99	*	*	y
Magnolia Warbler	Dendroica	magnolia	Holiday Park PA	1996	*	*	y
Bay-breasted Warbler	Dendroica	castanea	Cranberry Glade Lake PA	5/9/99	*	*
Yellow Warbler	Dendroica	petechia	unknown		*	*	y
Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis	trichas	unknown		*	*	y
Kentucky Warbler	Oporornis	formosus	Coal Center PA	4/96	*	*	y
Nashville Warbler	Vermivora	ruficapilla	Coal Center PA	5/99		*	y
Canada Warbler	Wilsonia	canadensis	Cowen WV	5/01	*	*	y
Hooded Warbler	Wilsonia	citrina	Coal Center PA	5/99	*	*	y
Blackburnian Warbler	Dendroica	fusca	Coal Center PA	5/97	*	*	y
Cape May Warbler	Dendroica	tigrina	Coal Center PA	5/11/09	*	*
Northern Parula	Parula	americana	Jockey Hollow PA	5/3/98	*	*	y
American Redstart	Setophaga	ruticilla	unknown		*	*	y
Worm-eating Warbler	Helmitheros	vermivorus	Jockey Hollow PA	1999		*	y
Wilson's Warbler	Wilsonia	pusilla	Coal Center PA	5/7/05	*	*
Northern Waterthrush	Seiurus	noveboracensis	Fort Drum NY	1998	*	*
Louisiana Waterthrush	Seiurus	motacilla	Jockey Hollow PA	5/00	*	*	y
Ovenbird	Seiurus	aurocapillus	Uniontown PA	4/96	*	*	y
Yellow-breasted Chat	Icteria	virens	Coal Center PA	5/97	*	*	y
Scarlet Tanager	Piranga	olivacea	Boyce Park PA	8/96	*	*	y
Summer Tanager	Piranga	rubra	Hahn State Park MO	6/8/02	*	*
Dark-eyed Junco	Junco	hyemalis	unknown		*	*	y
Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis	cardinalis	unknown		*	*	y
Eastern Towhee	Pipilo	erythrophthalmus	unknown		*	*	y
Evening Grosbeak	Coccothraustes	vespertinus	Gettysburg PA	1996	*
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Pheucticus	ludovicianus	Coal Center PA	1996	*	*	y
Blue Grosbeak	Guiraca	caerulea	Bombay Hook NWR DE	5/24/98	*
White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia	leucophrys	Coal Center PA	1996	*	*	y
White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia	albicollis	Coal Center PA	1996	*	*	y
American Tree Sparrow	Spizella	arborea	Presque Isle S.P. PA	2/00	*	*	y
Seaside Sparrow	Ammodramus	maritimus	Dover DE	5/22/98	*	*
Sharp-tailed Sparrow	Ammodramus	caudacutus?	Bombay Hook NWR DE	5/23/98	*	*
Fox Sparrow	Passerella	iliaca	Boyce Park PA	2000	*	*	y
Field Sparrow	Spizella	pusilla	unknown		*	*	y
Chipping Sparrow	Spizella	passerina	unknown		*	*	y
Song Sparrow	Melospiza	melodia	unknown		*	*	y
Swamp Sparrow	Melospiza	georgiana	Chincoteague VA	8/96	*	*	y
Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus	sandwichensis	Coal Center PA	1996	*	*	y
Clay-colored Sparrow	Spizella	pallida	Fort Drum NY	1998	*	*	y
Vesper Sparrow	Poocetes	gramineus	Fort Drum NY	1998	*	*	y
Grasshopper Sparrow	Ammodramus	savannarum	Coal Center PA	1997	*	*	y
Dickcissel	Spiza	americana	Bombay Hook NWR DE	6/6/98	*	*	y
Indigo Bunting	Passerina	cyanea	unknown		*	*	y
Common Grackle	Quiscalus	quiscula	unknown		*	*	y
Great-tailed Grackle	Quiscalus	mexicanus	Lackland AFB TX	6/1/06	*	*	y
Boat-tailed Grackle	Quiscalus	major	Chincoteague VA	1996	*	*	y
Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus	carolinus	Cape Hatteras NC	9/4/00	*
Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius	phoeniceus	unknown		*	*	y
Yellow-headed Blackbird (female or 1st year male)	Xanthocephalus	xanthocephalus	Busch Wildlife Area MO	6/9/02	*
Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus	ater	Coal Center PA	1996	*	*	y
Eastern Meadowlark	Sturnella	magna	Plum PA	1980s	*	*	y
Western Meadowlark	Sturnella	neglecta	Trauger PA	7/01	*	*
Bobolink	Dolichonyx	oryzivorus	Coal Center PA	1997	*	*	y
Orchard Oriole	Icterus	spurius	Coal Center PA	4/96	*	*	y
Baltimore Oriole	Icterus	galbula	unknown		*	*	y
Spot-breasted Oriole	Icterus	pectoralis	Miami FL	6/12/04	*
American Goldfinch	Carduelis	tristis	unknown		*	*	y
House Finch	Carpodacus	mexicanus	unknown		*	*	y
Purple Finch	Carpodacus	purpureus	Interlochen MI	1980s	*	*	y
Common Redpoll	Carduelis	flammea	Interlochen MI	1980s	*
White-winged Crossbill	Loxia	leucoptera	Washington Cemetery PA	1/13/09	*	*
House Sparrow	Passer	domesticus	unknown		*	*	y

See also: My Backyard Bird List

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