eBird Field Checklist
Bayou Sauvage NWR (general area – please use a more specific hotspot if possible)
Orleans, Louisiana, US
ebird.org/hotspot/L5771874
279 species (+40 other taxa) - Year-round, All years
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Waterfowl
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Canada Goose
Muscovy Duck
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Mottled Duck
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Greater/Lesser Scaup
Aythya sp.
Surf Scoter
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
duck sp.
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Inca Dove
Common Ground Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Cuckoos
Groove-billed Ani
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Nightjars
Common Nighthawk
Chuck-will's-widow
Swifts
Chimney Swift
Hummingbirds
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ruby-throated/Black-chinned Hummingbird
hummingbird sp.
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
King Rail
Clapper Rail
King/Clapper Rail
Virginia Rail
Sora
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Purple Gallinule
Limpkin
Limpkin
Shorebirds
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Marbled Godwit
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher
American Woodcock
Wilson's Snipe
Wilson's Phalarope
Red Phalarope
phalarope sp.
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs
Ruddy Turnstone
Stilt Sandpiper
Dunlin
Baird's Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western/Semipalmated Sandpiper
peep sp.
shorebird sp.
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Bonaparte's Gull
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
gull sp.
Black Skimmer
Least Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Forster's Tern
Common Tern
Sandwich Tern
Royal Tern
tern sp.
Loons
Common Loon
Storks
Wood Stork
Frigatebirds, Boobies, and Gannets
Magnificent Frigatebird
Cormorants and Anhingas
Anhinga
Double-crested Cormorant
Neotropic Cormorant
cormorant sp.
Pelicans
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
American Bittern
Least Bittern
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Yellow-crowned/Black-crowned Night Heron
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Reddish Egret
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Western Cattle Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
heron sp.
white egret sp.
White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
White-faced Ibis
Glossy/White-faced Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill
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Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
White-tailed Kite
Swallow-tailed Kite
Mississippi Kite
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter sp.
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo sp.
Owls
Barn Owl
Eastern Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Falcons and Caracaras
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Parrots, Parakeets, and Allies
Monk Parakeet
Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax sp.
Eastern Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus sp.
Great Kiskadee
Western Kingbird
yellow-bellied kingbird sp.
Eastern Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Vireos
White-eyed Vireo
Bell's Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
American/Fish Crow
crow sp.
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Martins and Swallows
Bank Swallow
Tree Swallow
Purple Martin
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Cave Swallow
swallow sp.
Kinglets
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
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Nuthatches
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Treecreepers
Brown Creeper
Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wrens
House Wren
Winter Wren
Sedge Wren
Marsh Wren
Carolina Wren
Starlings and Mynas
European Starling
Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes
Eastern Bluebird
Veery
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Catharus sp.
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
House Finch
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
New World Sparrows
Grasshopper Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
LeConte's Sparrow
Seaside Sparrow
Nelson's Sparrow
Ammospiza sp.
Savannah Sparrow
Henslow's Sparrow
Grasshopper/Henslow's Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Lincoln's/Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
new world sparrow sp.
Yellow-breasted Chat
Yellow-breasted Chat
Blackbirds
Bobolink
Eastern Meadowlark
Orchard Oriole
Bullock's Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Shiny Cowbird
Bronzed Cowbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bronzed/Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
grackle sp.
blackbird sp.
Wood-Warblers
Ovenbird
Worm-eating Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Northern Waterthrush
Louisiana/Northern Waterthrush
Golden-winged Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
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Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
American Redstart
Cape May Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Canada Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
new world warbler sp.
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Western Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Rose-breasted/Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Painted Bunting
Dickcissel
Others
passerine sp.
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