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203 Species Observed
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Native and Naturalized (203)

  1. Last observed by Callan Swenson on 13 Jan 2022
  2. Last observed by Callan Swenson on 12 Feb 2016
  3. Last observed by Daniel S. on 25 Oct 2020
  4. Last observed by Michael Bender on 26 Feb 2021
  5. Last observed by Matt Winter on 4 Feb 2024
  6. Last observed by Jay Rand on 21 Apr 2024
  7. Last observed by Sharon Forsyth on 31 May 2017
  8. Last observed by Art Drauglis on 26 Jan 2024
  9. Last observed by Jay Rand on 21 Apr 2024
  10. Last observed by ADRIAN HP on 4 Apr 2024
  11. Last observed by Neil Molloy on 29 Mar 2024
  12. Last observed by Aarzu Maknojia on 24 Feb 2024
  13. Last observed by Cory Kampf on 5 Feb 2019
  14. Last observed by Jay Rand on 21 Apr 2024
  15. Last observed by Jean-Marie Gauthier on 22 Mar 2024
  16. Last observed by Dixie Sommers on 19 Dec 2015
  17. Last observed by J. Christopher Haney on 26 Nov 2023
  18. Last observed by Kristi Mergenthaler on 7 Feb 2023
  19. Last observed by Tibbett Speer on 3 Mar 2021
  20. Last observed by Neil Molloy on 29 Mar 2024
  21. Last observed by Jacob Hall on 3 Feb 2024
  22. Last observed by Neil Molloy on 29 Mar 2024
  23. Last observed by Art Drauglis on 12 Nov 2020
  24. Last observed by Scott Stafford on 12 Nov 2020
  25. Last observed by J. Christopher Haney on 10 Nov 2023
  26. Last observed by David Balick on 27 Jan 2024
  27. Last observed by Michael Schramm on 1 Apr 2024
  28. Last observed by hartmut doebel on 25 Feb 2022
  29. Last observed by Rachel Landers on 27 Jan 2024
  30. Last observed by Dana Howard on 2 Apr 2024
  31. Last observed by George Hobson on 9 Apr 2024
  32. Last observed by Ed Wallace on 12 Feb 2024
  33. Last observed by Rachel Landers on 2 Apr 2024
  34. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 11 Apr 2024
  35. Last observed by Cate H on 4 Apr 2024
  36. Last observed by Eric Hansen on 1 Feb 2019
  37. Last observed by Jay Rand on 21 Apr 2024
  38. Last observed by Jay Rand on 21 Apr 2024
  39. Last observed by Vivek Govind Kumar on 5 Jun 2013
  40. Last observed by David Stone on 28 May 2023
  41. Last observed by Jay Rand on 21 Apr 2024
  42. Last observed by Jane Wiewora on 17 Jun 2018
  43. Last observed by Art Drauglis on 15 Jan 2024
  44. Last observed by Michael Braun on 10 Sep 2023
  45. Last observed by James McClellan on 15 Apr 2024
  46. Last observed by Callan Swenson on 18 May 2023
  47. Last observed by Dave Czaplak on 9 May 1984
  48. Last observed by Ewing León on 23 May 2019
  49. Last observed by Gregory Gough 🦚 on 22 Jul 2023
  50. Last observed by Jonathan Cook on 16 May 2023
  51. Last observed by Andy McGeoch 🦆 on 14 May 2023
  52. Last observed by Gerry Hawkins on 16 Jul 2023
  53. Last observed by Scott Stafford on 10 Nov 2023
  54. Last observed by Nate Graham on 15 May 2023
  55. Last observed by Andy McGeoch 🦆 on 14 May 2023
  56. Last observed by Callan Swenson on 18 May 2023
  57. Last observed by Gregory Gough 🦚 on 20 May 2023
  58. Last observed by James McClellan on 15 Apr 2024
  59. Last observed by grace c on 22 Nov 2023
  60. Last observed by Gregory Gough 🦚 on 8 Jul 2019
  61. Last observed by Jay Rand on 21 Apr 2024
  62. Last observed by James McClellan on 15 Apr 2024
  63. Last observed by Dana Howard on 2 Apr 2024
  64. Last observed by Frank Hawkins on 18 Dec 2022
  65. Last observed by Vikas Madhav Nagarajan on 31 Oct 2023
  66. Last observed by Ottavio Janni on 16 Jan 1999
  67. Last observed by Frank Hawkins on 18 Dec 2022
  68. Last observed by James McClellan on 15 Apr 2024
  69. Last observed by Molly Herrmann on 7 May 2022
  70. Last observed by Meredith Boatman on 20 Sep 2018
  71. Last observed by Art Drauglis on 22 Sep 2018
  72. Last observed by Nate Graham on 8 Dec 2019
  73. Last observed by Dimitrios Marmaras on 11 Oct 2023
  74. Last observed by Jay Rand on 21 Apr 2024
  75. Last observed by Tibbett Speer on 2 Nov 2020
  76. Last observed by Tim Mangum on 4 Jul 2023
  77. Last observed by Joshua Stafford on 14 Oct 2023
  78. Last observed by Megan Grimaldi on 21 Aug 2022
  79. Last observed by Garrett Yocklin on 14 Oct 2023
  80. Last observed by Scott Stafford on 25 Oct 2020
  81. Last observed by Byron Swift on 1 Dec 2023
  82. Last observed by William Crimmins on 22 Mar 2024
  83. Last observed by Suzanne Picard on 18 Mar 2024
  84. Last observed by Jay Rand on 21 Apr 2024
  85. Last observed by Adrian Fenton on 20 Apr 2024
  86. Last observed by Noam Raffel on 14 May 2023
  87. Last observed by J. Christopher Haney on 21 Nov 2023
  88. Last observed by Neil Molloy on 29 Mar 2024
  89. Last observed by James McClellan on 15 Apr 2024
  90. Last observed by Suzanne Picard on 18 Mar 2024
  91. Last observed by Jay Rand on 21 Apr 2024
  92. Last observed by Drew Bailey on 19 Mar 2022
  93. Last observed by Michael Hurben on 26 Mar 2016
  94. Last observed by J. Christopher Haney on 6 Nov 2023
  95. Last observed by Bill Eisele on 8 Jan 2022
  96. Last observed by Gregory Gough 🦚 on 17 Feb 2014
  97. Last observed by Jay Rand on 21 Apr 2024
  98. Last observed by James McClellan on 15 Apr 2024
  99. Last observed by James McClellan on 15 Apr 2024
  100. Last observed by George Hobson on 9 Apr 2024
  101. Last observed by John Lee on 17 Apr 2024
  102. Last observed by Blake Shafer on 29 Dec 2022
  103. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 9 Feb 2024
  104. Last observed by Michael Schramm on 8 Mar 2022
  105. Last observed by grace c on 21 May 2023
  106. Last observed by Gregory Gough 🦚 on 18 May 2021
  107. Last observed by Benjamin Hack on 31 Mar 2024
  108. Last observed by Bart Hutchinson on 17 May 2023
  109. Last observed by J. Christopher Haney on 18 Aug 2023
  110. Last observed by Nathan Moses on 23 May 2022
  111. Last observed by Robert Steele on 22 Sep 2012
  112. Last observed by Robert Steele on 16 Oct 2012
  113. Last observed by Jay Rand on 21 Apr 2024
  114. Last observed by David Stone on 28 May 2023
  115. Last observed by Jay Rand on 21 Apr 2024
  116. Last observed by Jeremiah Griffith on 18 Apr 2024
  117. Last observed by Jay Rand on 21 Apr 2024
  118. Last observed by June Smith on 26 Sep 2022
  119. Last observed by James McClellan on 15 Apr 2024
  120. Last observed by James McClellan on 15 Apr 2024
  121. Last observed by Hugh McGuinness on 12 Feb 2021
  122. Last observed by Dimitrios Marmaras on 6 Jun 2022
  123. Last observed by Dana Howard on 2 Apr 2024
  124. Last observed by Gregory Gough 🦚 on 16 Jul 2023
  125. Last observed by Jay Rand on 21 Apr 2024
  126. Last observed by Jay Rand on 21 Apr 2024
  127. Last observed by Matt Winter on 7 May 2022
  128. Last observed by James McClellan on 15 Apr 2024
  129. Last observed by Scott Stafford on 27 Jan 2024
  130. Last observed by James McClellan on 15 Apr 2024
  131. Last observed by Robert Steele on 16 Oct 2012
  132. Last observed by Owen Bowie on 3 Apr 2023
  133. Last observed by Dan Slayback on 2 May 2020
  134. Last observed by Dimitrios Marmaras on 11 Oct 2023
  135. Last observed by Dixie Sommers on 17 Dec 2016
  136. Last observed by Jay Rand on 21 Apr 2024
  137. Last observed by Jay Rand on 21 Apr 2024
  138. Last observed by Joan Haffey on 16 Dec 2023
  139. Last observed by Dimitrios Marmaras on 24 May 2022
  140. Last observed by Jay Rand on 21 Apr 2024
  141. Last observed by Bill Eisele on 8 Jan 2022
  142. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 1 Jun 2023
  143. Last observed by Paul Pisano on 17 May 2023
  144. Last observed by John Lee on 17 Apr 2024
  145. Last observed by J. Christopher Haney on 16 May 2023
  146. Last observed by Jay Rand on 21 Apr 2024
  147. Last observed by Cate H on 26 Jan 2024
  148. Last observed by Jay Rand on 21 Apr 2024
  149. Last observed by J. Christopher Haney on 31 Oct 2023
  150. Last observed by Jay Rand on 21 Apr 2024
  151. Last observed by David Swain on 18 Apr 2019
  152. Last observed by Phil Chaon on 29 Jan 2021
  153. Last observed by Jay Rand on 21 Apr 2024
  154. Last observed by Robert Steele on 26 Apr 2014
  155. Last observed by John Lee on 17 Apr 2024
  156. Last observed by David Sperling on 17 May 2008
  157. Last observed by Damien Scott on 14 Apr 2024
  158. Last observed by Win Shafer on 29 Dec 2022
  159. Last observed by James McClellan on 15 Apr 2024
  160. Last observed by Paul Budde on 15 May 2023
  161. Last observed by Jay Rand on 21 Apr 2024
  162. Last observed by Tibbett Speer on 12 Apr 2022
  163. Last observed by John Lee on 17 Apr 2024
  164. Last observed by Jay Rand on 21 Apr 2024
  165. Last observed by J. Christopher Haney on 31 Oct 2023
  166. Last observed by John Lee on 17 Apr 2024
  167. Last observed by Jason Berry on 29 Oct 2012
  168. Last observed by Ed Wallace on 9 Jul 2023
  169. Last observed by grace c on 29 May 2023
  170. Last observed by James McClellan on 15 Apr 2024
  171. Last observed by Jay Rand on 21 Apr 2024
  172. Last observed by Gregory Gough 🦚 on 11 Dec 2021
  173. Last observed by Jay Rand on 21 Apr 2024
  174. Last observed by Scott Meagher on 16 May 2018
  175. Last observed by Callan Swenson on 27 Apr 2012
  176. Last observed by John Parker on 19 May 2015
  177. Last observed by John Parker on 19 May 2015
  178. Last observed by Ed Maioriello on 26 Apr 2017
  179. Last observed by Kari Warner on 5 Oct 2022
  180. Last observed by Scott Stafford on 27 Jan 2024
  181. Last observed by James McClellan on 15 Apr 2024
  182. Last observed by Tibbett Speer on 12 Sep 2022
  183. Last observed by Joseph Shetler on 9 Oct 2023
  184. Last observed by Aarzu Maknojia on 9 Oct 2023
  185. Last observed by Kari Warner on 5 Oct 2022
  186. Last observed by Kari Warner on 5 Oct 2022
  187. Last observed by Jacob Kirkland on 6 Oct 2022
  188. Last observed by Jon Selle on 16 May 2023
  189. Last observed by Dan Tankersley on 6 May 2018
  190. Last observed by Andy McGeoch 🦆 on 22 May 2023
  191. Last observed by Leigh McDougal on 30 Apr 2015
  192. Last observed by Tibbett Speer on 12 May 2022
  193. Last observed by James McClellan on 15 Apr 2024
  194. Last observed by Jay Rand on 21 Apr 2024
  195. Last observed by Ruth Bennett on 15 Apr 2022
  196. Last observed by Robert Steele on 3 Oct 2012
  197. Last observed by Christopher Michalek on 14 May 2016
  198. Last observed by Michael Bender on 19 May 2018
  199. Last observed by Frances Raskin on 7 May 2022
  200. Last observed by Jay Rand on 21 Apr 2024
  201. Last observed by Callan Swenson on 28 Apr 2011
  202. Last observed by Gregory Gough 🦚 on 14 May 2016
  203. Last observed by Sam Heraghty on 15 Jul 2023

Hybrids (2)

  1. Graylag x Canada Goose (hybrid) Anser anser x Branta canadensis
    Last observed by Xiao Xue on 6 Jun 2020
  2. Herring x Glaucous Gull (hybrid) Larus argentatus x hyperboreus
    Last observed by Ian Davies on 4 Mar 2009

Additional Taxa (27)

  1. Mallard/American Black Duck Anas platyrhynchos/rubripes
    Last observed by Ewing León on 23 May 2019
  2. Greater/Lesser Scaup Aythya marila/affinis
    Last observed by Aarzu Maknojia on 27 Jan 2024
  3. duck sp. Anatidae (duck sp.)
    Last observed by Andy McGeoch 🦆 on 2 Apr 2024
  4. waterfowl sp. Anatidae sp.
    Last observed by Katie Hodge on 8 Feb 2019
  5. Horned/Eared Grebe Podiceps auritus/nigricollis
    Last observed by Desiree Narango on 10 Apr 2013
  6. Yellow-billed/Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus/erythropthalmus
    Last observed by Doug Batt on 30 Sep 1981
  7. peep sp. Calidris sp. (peep sp.)
    Last observed by Wayne Baumgartner on 30 Oct 2012
  8. gull sp. Larinae sp.
    Last observed by Cate H on 4 Apr 2024
  9. Forster's/Common Tern Sterna forsteri/hirundo
    Last observed by Daniel S. on 23 Sep 2023
  10. heron sp. Ardeidae sp.
    Last observed by Katie Hodge on 5 Jun 2019
  11. Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk Accipiter striatus/cooperii
    Last observed by Matt Winter on 24 Sep 2022
  12. Accipiter sp. Accipiter sp.
    Last observed by Timothy Guida on 29 Jan 2013
  13. Buteo sp. Buteo sp.
    Last observed by MaryAnn Gilgallon on 5 May 2023
  14. hawk sp. Accipitridae sp. (hawk sp.)
    Last observed by Kari Warner on 5 Oct 2022
  15. Downy/Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens/villosus
    Last observed by Andrew Dapkins on 26 Jan 2022
  16. woodpecker sp. Picidae sp.
    Last observed by Mario Farr on 1 May 2021
  17. diurnal raptor sp. Accipitriformes/Falconiformes sp.
    Last observed by Katie Hodge on 6 Aug 2018
  18. Empidonax sp. Empidonax sp.
    Last observed by Michael Bender on 19 May 2018
  19. new world flycatcher sp. Tyrannidae sp.
    Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 7 May 2022
  20. American/Fish Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos/ossifragus
    Last observed by Amy Alderman on 6 Apr 2024
  21. crow sp. Corvus sp. (crow sp.)
    Last observed by Jack Smallwood on 27 Dec 2022
  22. swallow sp. Hirundinidae sp.
    Last observed by MaryAnn Gilgallon on 5 May 2023
  23. Ruby-crowned/Golden-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula/Regulus satrapa
    Last observed by Katie Hodge on 9 Nov 2018
  24. new world sparrow sp. Passerellidae sp.
    Last observed by Ewing León on 23 May 2019
  25. blackbird sp. Icteridae sp.
    Last observed by Gregory Gough 🦚 on 4 Dec 2021
  26. new world warbler sp. Parulidae sp.
    Last observed by Aarzu Maknojia on 9 Oct 2023
  27. passerine sp. Passeriformes sp.
    Last observed by Vikas Madhav Nagarajan on 15 Nov 2023