What is rare?
In an attempt to answer "what is rare?" when inquiring if something should be posted on the Maine Rare Bird Alert GroupMe, here is an annotated list (based on the Maine Bird Records Committee official state list (as of Nov 2022).
Any species denoted with an astrik (*) is a review species for the Maine Bird Records Committe. Any sightings of those species should be reported.
SWANS, GEESE & DUCKS–ANATIDAE
*Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
*Fulvous Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) - an annual migrant, noteworthy outside of spring and fall/early winter: eBird bar chart
*Ross's Goose (Anser rossii)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) - annual records but always noteworthy
*Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Brant (Branta bernicla) - report sightings away from the coast
*Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) - always of interest, especially outside of Oct/Not: eBird bar chart
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
*Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
*Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
*Garganey (Spatula querquedula)
Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope) - report all sightings
American Wigeon (Mareca americana)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) - report all sightings
Redhead (Aythya americana) - report all sightings
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
*Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
*Steller's Eider (Polysticta stelleri)
King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) - regular winter visitor but a big 'target' so reports are encouraged
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi)
Black Scoter (Melanitta americana)
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
PHEASANTS, GROUSE & TURKEY—PHASIANIDAE
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)
Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis)
*Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)
Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
GREBES—PODICIPEDIDAE
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
*Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
*Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis)
*Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii)
PIGEONS & DOVES—COLUMBIDAE
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
*Band-tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata)
*Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
†Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius)
White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) - report all sightings
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
CUCKOOS—CUCULIDAE
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)
NIGHTJARS—CAPRIMULGIDAE
Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
*Chuck-will’s-widow (Antrostomus carolinensis)
Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus)
SWIFTS—APODIDAE
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
HUMMINGBIRDS—TROCHILIDAE
*Mexican Violetear (Colibri thalassinus)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
*Calliope Hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope)
*Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
RAILS, GALLINULES & COOTS—RALLIDAE
*King Rail (Rallus elegans)
*Clapper Rail (Rallus crepitans)
Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)
*Corn Crake (Crex crex)
Sora (Porzana carolina)
Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) - rare breeder; generally always noteworthy
American Coot (Fulica americana)
Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus) - report all sightings
*Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis)
CRANES—GRUIDAE
Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) - report away from frequented areas (Fryeburg, Poland, Messalonskee: eBird map)
STILTS & AVOCETS—RECURVIROSTRIDAE
*Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) - report all sightings
OYSTERCATCHERS—HAEMATOPODIDAE
American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)
PLOVERS—CHARADRIIDAE
*Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
*European Golden-Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica)
*Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva) P
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
*Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)
*Wilson’s Plover (Charadrius wilsonia)
*Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus)
SANDPIPERS—SCOLOPACIDAE
Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
*Whimbrel (European) (N. p. [phaeopus group])
†Eskimo Curlew (Numenius borealis)
*Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)
*Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) P
Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) - low frequency species of interest, reports appreciated, especially inland
Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) - low frequency species of interest, reports appreciated
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
*Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris)
Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
*Surfbird (Calidris virgata)
*Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
*Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
*Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
*Dunlin (Greenland) (C. a. arctica)
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) - low frequency species of interest, reports appreciated
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) - low frequency species of interest, reports appreciated
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
American Woodcock (Scolopax minor)
Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
*Gray-tailed Tattler (Tringa brevipes)
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) - low frequency species of interest, reports appreciated
Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)
SKUAS—STERCORARIIDAE
Great Skua (Stercorarius skua)
South Polar Skua (Stercorarius maccormicki)
Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus)
Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
*Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus)
AUKS, MURRES & PUFFINS—ALCIDAE
Dovekie (Alle alle)
Common Murre (Uria aalge)
Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia)
Razorbill (Alca torda)
†Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis)
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
*Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus)
Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica)
*Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata)
GULLS, TERNS & SKIMMERS—LARIDAE
Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
*Ivory Gull (Pagophila eburnea)
Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini) - report all sightings
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) - report all sightings
Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) - report all sightings
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
*Franklin’s Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)
*Common Gull (Larus canus)
*Short-billed Gull (Larus brachyrhynchus)
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
*Iceland Gull (Thayer's) (L. g. thayeri)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
*Slaty-backed Gull (Larus schistisagus)
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
*Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus)
*Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus)
Least Tern (Sternula antillarum)
*Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
*White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)
Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)
Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) - report all sightings
*Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) - report all sightings
TROPICBIRDS—PHAETHONTIDAE
*White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) P
*Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)
LOONS—GAVIIDIAE
Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)
*Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica)
Common Loon (Gavia immer)
*Yellow-billed Loon (Gavia adamsii)
ALBATROSSES—DIOMEDEIDAE
*Yellow-nosed Albatross (Thalassarche chlororhynchos)
*Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris)
AUSTRAL STORM-PETRELS—OCEANITIDAE
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
STORM-PETRELS—HYDROBATIDAE
Leach’s Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates leucorhous) - report inland sightings
SHEARWATERS—PROCELLARIIDAE (report all inland)
Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
*Trindade Petrel (Pterodroma arminjoniana)
*White-chinned Petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis)
Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea)
Sooty Shearwater (Ardenna grisea)
Great Shearwater (Ardenna gravis)
Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus)
*Barolo Shearwater (Puffinus baroli)
STORKS—CICONIIDAE
*Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)
FRIGATEBIRDS—FREGATIDAE
*Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel) P
*Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
GANNETS & BOOBIES—SULIDAE
*Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
*Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus)
CORMORANTS—PHALACROCORACIDAE
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
PELICANS—PELECANIDAE
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) - report all sightings
*Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
BITTERNS & HERONS—ARDEIDAE
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)
Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) - rare breeder; always noteworthy
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
*Great White Heron (A. h. occidentalis)
Great Egret (Ardea alba)
*Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
*Western Reef-Heron (Egretta gularis)
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) - rare away from Cumberland & York County marshes
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) - rare away from Cumberland & York County marshes
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) - report all sightings
Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
IBISES—THRESKIORNITHIDAE
*White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
*White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi)
*Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)
NEW WORLD VULTURES—CATHARTIDAE
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) - report all sightings
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
OSPREYS—PANDIONIDAE
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
KITES, EAGLES & HAWKS—ACCIPITRIDAE
*Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus)
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) - report all sightings
Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
*Steller's Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
*Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)
*Great Black Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga)
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)
*Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
*Zone-tailed Hawk (Buteo albonotatus)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)
BARN OWLS—TYTONIDAE
*Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
TYPICAL OWLS—STRIGIDAE
*Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)
Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula)
*Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
Barred Owl (Strix varia)
Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa)
Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
*Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus)
Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)
KINGFISHERS—ALCEDINIDAE
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
WOODPECKERS—PICIDAE
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) - report all sightings
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis)
Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus)
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)
Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus)
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
FALCONS—FALCONIDAE
*Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
*Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS—TYRANNIDAE
*Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)
*Variegated Flycatcher (Empidonomus varius)
*Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) - report all sightings
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
*Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis)
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) - report all sightings
*Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus savana)
Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)
*Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris)
*Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)
Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)
Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)
*Gray Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii)
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
*Say’s Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
*Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)
VIREOS—VIREONIDAE
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) - report all sightings
*Bell’s Vireo (Vireo bellii)
Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons)
*Cassin's Vireo (Vireo cassinii)
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius)
*Plumbeous Vireo (Vireo plumbeus)
Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus)
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
SHRIKES—LANIIDAE
*Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis)
JAYS & CROWS—CORVIDAE
Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus)
Common Raven (Corvus corax)
CHICKADEES & TITMICE—PARIDAE
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) - report sightings in southern, and coastal Maine, excluding Washington County
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
LARKS—ALAUDIDAE
Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
SWALLOWS—HIRUNDINIDAE
Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
*Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
Purple Martin (Progne subis)
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva) - report all sightings
KINGLETS—REGULIDAE
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
WAXWINGS—BOMBYCILLIDAE
Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
NUTHATCHES—SITTIDAE
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
CREEPERS—CERTHIIDAE
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
GNATCATCHERS—POLIOPTILIDAE
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
WRENS—TROGLODYTIDAE
*Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis)
*Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris)
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
MOCKINGBIRDS & THRASHERS—MIMIDAE
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
*Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus)
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
STARLINGS—STURNIDAE
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
THRUSHES—TURDIDAE
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
*Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)
Townsend’s Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) - report all sightings
Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) - report all sightings
Bicknell’s Thrush (Catharus bicknelli) - report all sightings away from high elevation breeding sites
Swainson’s Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
*Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
*Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) - report all sightings
OLD WORLD FLYCATCHERS—MUSCICAPIDAE
*Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
OLD WORLD SPARROWS—PASSERIDAE
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
PIPITS—MOTACILLIDAE
American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)
FRINGILLINE & CARDUELINE FINCHES—FRINGILLIDAE
*Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)
Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
*Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Leucosticte tephrocotis)
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)
Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Hoary Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni) - report all sightings
Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera)
*Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)
*Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
LONGSPURS—CALCARIIDAE
Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
*Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus)
*Smith’s Longspur (Calcarius pictus)
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
NEW WORLD SPARROWS—PASSERELLIDAE
*Cassin’s Sparrow (Peucaea cassinii)
Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
*Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata)
Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
*Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys)
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida)
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
*Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella breweri)
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
*Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) (oreganus ssp. group)
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
*Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
*Harris’s Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula)
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)
*LeConte’s Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii)
Seaside Sparrow (Ammospiza maritima) - report all sightings
Nelson's Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) - noteworthy inland
Saltmarsh Sparrow (Ammospiza caudacuta)
*Henslow’s Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii)
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Lincoln’s Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
*Green-tailed Towhee (Pipilo chlorurus)
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS—ICTERIIDAE
Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) - typically noteworthy
BLACKBIRDS & ORIOLES—ICTERIDAE
Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) - report all sightings
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
*Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)
*Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii)
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
*Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis)
*Bronzed Cowbird (Molothrus aeneus)
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)
*Brewer’s Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
WOOD-WARBLERS—PARULIDAE
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)
Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum) - report all sightings
Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla)
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)
*Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) - report all sightings away from York County
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) - report all sightings
*Swainson’s Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii)
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina)
Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata)
Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla)
*Virginia’s Warbler (Leiothlypis virginiae)
Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) - report all sightings
*MacGillivray's Warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei)
Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia)
*Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa)
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) - report all sightings
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
*Kirtland's Warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii)
Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina)
*Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea)
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana)
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia)
Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea)
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca)
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens)
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
Yellow-throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica) - report all sightings
Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor)
*Black-throated Gray Warbler (Setophaga nigrescens)
*Townsend’s Warbler (Setophaga townsendi)
*Hermit Warbler (Setophaga occidentalis)
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens)
Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis)
Wilson’s Warbler (Cardellina pusilla)
GROSBEAKS & BUNTINGS—CARDINALIDAE
Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) - typically noteworthy
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) - report all sightings
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
*Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) - noteworthy
*Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) - report all sightings
Dickcissel (Spiza americana)