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194 Species Observed
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  1. Last observed by Mark Songer on 13 Feb 2021
  2. Last observed by John Groskopf on 14 Oct 2023
  3. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 13 Nov 2021
  4. Last observed by Andre Langlois on 12 Mar 1978
  5. Last observed by Mark Songer on 8 Nov 2021
  6. Last observed by Lee Dunn on 2 Jan 2016
  7. Last observed by Mark Songer on 10 Dec 2021
  8. Last observed by Andre Langlois on 12 Mar 1978
  9. Last observed by CK Borg on 14 Oct 2001
  10. Last observed by Mark Songer on 13 Feb 2021
  11. Last observed by Matthew Jolley on 3 Sep 2023
  12. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 20 Aug 2023
  13. Last observed by Kyle Schanta on 13 Mar 2024
  14. Last observed by Lee Western on 25 Apr 2024
  15. Last observed by John Groskopf on 13 Oct 2022
  16. Last observed by Lee Western on 25 Apr 2024
  17. Last observed by Angel & Mariel Abreu on 16 Jul 2014
  18. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 3 Jun 2023
  19. Last observed by Lisa Schibley on 10 Jun 2021
  20. Last observed by Avery Chan on 24 Jun 2023
  21. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 15 Aug 2023
  22. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 16 Sep 2021
  23. Last observed by Carl Goodrich on 4 Jan 2014
  24. Last observed by Trevor Watts on 10 Apr 2017
  25. Last observed by Luca Sheldon on 7 Apr 2024
  26. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 26 Jul 2023
  27. Last observed by Seth Wollney on 18 Jan 2013
  28. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 5 Aug 2023
  29. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 13 Nov 2021
  30. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 3 Jun 2023
  31. Last observed by Alex Lamoreaux on 1 Aug 2018
  32. Last observed by Luca Sheldon on 7 Apr 2024
  33. Last observed by Roger Wilder on 27 Jul 2023
  34. Last observed by Lee Western on 25 Apr 2024
  35. Last observed by Matthew Jolley on 3 Sep 2023
  36. Last observed by Matthew Jolley on 3 Sep 2023
  37. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 16 Apr 2022
  38. Last observed by Brian Ahern on 26 Jul 2014
  39. Last observed by Luca Sheldon on 7 Apr 2024
  40. Last observed by Fred Shaffer on 18 Apr 2023
  41. Last observed by Kyle Schanta on 13 Mar 2024
  42. Last observed by John Groskopf on 14 Oct 2023
  43. Last observed by Trevor Watts on 10 Apr 2017
  44. Last observed by Luca Sheldon on 7 Apr 2024
  45. Last observed by Lee Western on 25 Apr 2024
  46. Last observed by John Groskopf on 14 Oct 2023
  47. Last observed by Lee Western on 25 Apr 2024
  48. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 13 Nov 2021
  49. Last observed by Alex Lamoreaux on 3 Aug 2018
  50. Last observed by Diana Doyle on 24 Jul 2014
  51. Last observed by Kyle Schanta on 13 Mar 2024
  52. Last observed by Luca Sheldon on 7 Apr 2024
  53. Last observed by Brad Warrick on 3 Jun 2023
  54. Last observed by Lee Western on 25 Apr 2024
  55. Last observed by John Groskopf on 13 Oct 2022
  56. Last observed by Brad Warrick on 16 Mar 2024
  57. Last observed by Lee Western on 25 Apr 2024
  58. Last observed by Chris Wood on 25 Dec 2020
  59. Last observed by Carl Goodrich on 21 Oct 2015
  60. Last observed by Mark Mizak on 17 Dec 2012
  61. Last observed by Martha Miller on 14 Jan 2011
  62. Last observed by Luca Sheldon on 7 Apr 2024
  63. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 5 Feb 2022
  64. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 25 May 2021
  65. Last observed by Martha Miller on 14 Jan 2011
  66. Last observed by Fred Shaffer on 18 Apr 2023
  67. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 25 Apr 2019
  68. Last observed by Andre Langlois on 12 Mar 1978
  69. Last observed by Lucio 'Luc' Fazio on 25 Jul 2013
  70. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 29 Aug 2023
  71. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 25 May 2021
  72. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 17 Jun 2023
  73. Last observed by David Simpson on 25 Sep 2003
  74. Last observed by Nancy Tognan on 28 Jun 2021
  75. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 17 Jun 2021
  76. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 17 Jun 2023
  77. Last observed by Matthew Jolley on 3 Sep 2023
  78. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 24 Mar 2024
  79. Last observed by Kieran Barlow on 24 Jul 2021
  80. Last observed by Luca Sheldon on 7 Apr 2024
  81. Last observed by Christopher Lindsey on 23 Nov 2020
  82. Last observed by Carl Goodrich on 17 Nov 2016
  83. Last observed by John Groskopf on 13 Oct 2022
  84. Last observed by Luca Sheldon on 7 Apr 2024
  85. Last observed by Brad Wood on 2 May 2016
  86. Last observed by Kyle Schanta on 13 Mar 2024
  87. Last observed by Luca Sheldon on 7 Apr 2024
  88. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 8 Nov 2020
  89. Last observed by Lee Western on 25 Apr 2024
  90. Last observed by Alex Lamoreaux on 1 Aug 2018
  91. Last observed by Luca Sheldon on 7 Apr 2024
  92. Last observed by Luca Sheldon on 7 Apr 2024
  93. Last observed by Luca Sheldon on 7 Apr 2024
  94. Last observed by Luca Sheldon on 7 Apr 2024
  95. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 26 Aug 2023
  96. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 26 Aug 2023
  97. Last observed by Luca Sheldon on 7 Apr 2024
  98. Last observed by Luca Sheldon on 7 Apr 2024
  99. Last observed by Lee Western on 25 Apr 2024
  100. Last observed by Stanton Hunter on 13 Jul 2022
  101. Last observed by Roger Wilder on 27 Jul 2023
  102. Last observed by Andre Langlois on 12 Mar 1978
  103. Last observed by Kyle Schanta on 13 Mar 2024
  104. Last observed by Luca Sheldon on 7 Apr 2024
  105. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 13 Aug 2023
  106. Last observed by Kyle Schanta on 13 Mar 2024
  107. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 9 Nov 2020
  108. Last observed by Alex Lamoreaux on 3 Aug 2018
  109. Last observed by Mark Songer on 5 May 2019
  110. Last observed by Lee Dunn on 2 Jan 2016
  111. Last observed by John Groskopf on 12 Oct 2023
  112. Last observed by Cathy Pasterczyk on 9 May 2022
  113. Last observed by Lee Dunn on 2 Jan 2016
  114. Last observed by Luca Sheldon on 7 Apr 2024
  115. Last observed by Carl Goodrich on 24 Nov 2014
  116. Last observed by Matthew Jolley on 3 Sep 2023
  117. Last observed by Howard Towle on 28 Apr 2015
  118. Last observed by William Keim on 25 Apr 2016
  119. Last observed by John Groskopf on 12 Oct 2023
  120. Last observed by John Groskopf on 13 Oct 2022
  121. Last observed by Pam Koepf on 25 Sep 2022
  122. Last observed by Lucio 'Luc' Fazio on 25 Jul 2013
  123. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 17 Jun 2023
  124. Last observed by Bryant Roberts on 2 May 2023
  125. Last observed by Matthew Jolley on 3 Sep 2023
  126. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 12 May 2019
  127. Last observed by John Hintermister on 12 Feb 2009
  128. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 8 Sep 2019
  129. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 3 Jun 2023
  130. Last observed by Claus Holzapfel on 18 Apr 2015
  131. Last observed by Christian Newton on 24 Jul 2014
  132. Last observed by Lee Western on 25 Apr 2024
  133. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 24 Mar 2024
  134. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 13 Aug 2023
  135. Last observed by John Groskopf on 12 Oct 2023
  136. Last observed by Lee Western on 25 Apr 2024
  137. Last observed by Lee Western on 25 Apr 2024
  138. Last observed by Brian Cammarano on 12 Nov 2021
  139. Last observed by Carl Goodrich on 5 Jan 2013
  140. Last observed by John Groskopf on 14 Oct 2023
  141. Last observed by Anthony Macchiarola on 11 Jul 2023
  142. Last observed by Chris Schoenfelder on 8 May 2015
  143. Last observed by John Groskopf on 12 Oct 2023
  144. Last observed by Luca Sheldon on 7 Apr 2024
  145. Last observed by Janet Loveland on 4 May 2020
  146. Last observed by Chris Wood on 25 Dec 2020
  147. Last observed by Carl Goodrich on 14 Nov 2014
  148. Last observed by Doug Gochfeld on 5 Dec 2020
  149. Last observed by Brad Warrick on 16 Mar 2024
  150. Last observed by Nancy Glickman on 10 Feb 2019
  151. Last observed by Carl Goodrich on 2 Jan 2015
  152. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 21 Apr 2019
  153. Last observed by Janet Loveland on 4 May 2020
  154. Last observed by Fred Shaffer on 18 Apr 2023
  155. Last observed by Lee Western on 25 Apr 2024
  156. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 12 May 2019
  157. Last observed by Bryant Roberts on 2 May 2023
  158. Last observed by Luca Sheldon on 7 Apr 2024
  159. Last observed by Bjørn Kjellemyr on 22 Jun 2015
  160. Last observed by John Groskopf on 14 Oct 2023
  161. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 6 Sep 2020
  162. Last observed by John Groskopf on 14 Oct 2023
  163. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 5 Feb 2022
  164. Last observed by Luca Sheldon on 7 Apr 2024
  165. Last observed by Eric Heisey on 30 Apr 2023
  166. Last observed by David Dowell on 20 Mar 2017
  167. Last observed by Carl Goodrich on 14 Nov 2014
  168. Last observed by Carl Goodrich on 17 Nov 2016
  169. Last observed by John Groskopf on 14 Oct 2023
  170. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 25 Jul 2021
  171. Last observed by John Groskopf on 14 Oct 2023
  172. Last observed by Mike Fialkovich on 28 Apr 2023
  173. Last observed by Luca Sheldon on 7 Apr 2024
  174. Last observed by Brian Cammarano on 12 Nov 2021
  175. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 6 Sep 2020
  176. Last observed by John Groskopf on 12 Oct 2023
  177. Last observed by Robert Mocko on 24 Apr 2019
  178. Last observed by Mark Songer on 15 May 2022
  179. Last observed by Noah Frade on 5 May 2018
  180. Last observed by Lee Western on 25 Apr 2024
  181. Last observed by Randy Kimmett on 6 Nov 2019
  182. Last observed by Luca Sheldon on 7 Apr 2024
  183. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 28 Aug 2021
  184. Last observed by Luca Sheldon on 7 Apr 2024
  185. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 25 Apr 2019
  186. Last observed by Gallus Quigley on 16 Apr 2018
  187. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 24 Mar 2024
  188. Last observed by Gallus Quigley on 16 Apr 2018
  189. Last observed by Robert Mocko on 24 Apr 2019
  190. Last observed by Luca Sheldon on 7 Apr 2024
  191. Last observed by Gallus Quigley on 16 Apr 2018
  192. Last observed by Gallus Quigley on 22 Apr 2015

Exotic: Provisional (2)

  1. Last observed by Andre Langlois on 12 Mar 1978
  2. Last observed by Kevin Christman on 22 Jul 2021

Additional Taxa (16)

  1. Common/Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles minor/gundlachii
    Last observed by Avery Chan on 24 Jun 2023
  2. nighthawk sp. Chordeiles sp.
    Last observed by Lisa Schibley on 25 Jun 2019
  3. golden-plover sp. Pluvialis dominica/apricaria/fulva
    Last observed by Tom Johnson on 5 Dec 2020
  4. Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus/scolopaceus
    Last observed by Anthony Macchiarola on 11 Jul 2023
  5. Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes/melanoleuca
    Last observed by Kevin Christman on 5 Aug 2023
  6. Western/Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris mauri/pusilla
    Last observed by Cindy Groff on 30 Nov 2021
  7. peep sp. Calidris sp. (peep sp.)
    Last observed by Kevin Christman on 20 Aug 2023
  8. shorebird sp. Charadriiformes sp.
    Last observed by John Groskopf on 12 Oct 2023
  9. tern sp. Sterninae sp.
    Last observed by Kevin Christman on 26 Aug 2023
  10. shearwater sp. Procellariidae sp. (shearwater sp.)
    Last observed by Carl Goodrich on 10 Nov 2015
  11. cormorant sp. Phalacrocoracidae sp.
    Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 21 Apr 2019
  12. Yellow-crowned/Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax/Nyctanassa violacea
    Last observed by Kyle Schanta on 13 Mar 2024
  13. heron sp. Ardeidae sp.
    Last observed by Avery Chan on 24 Jun 2023
  14. swallow sp. Hirundinidae sp.
    Last observed by Kevin Christman on 20 Aug 2023
  15. Louisiana/Northern Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla/noveboracensis
    Last observed by David Simpson on 27 Sep 2014
  16. new world warbler sp. Parulidae sp.
    Last observed by Kevin Christman on 6 Sep 2020