Delmarva Birds

during Focus On Nature Tours 

in 2015


Compiled by Armas Hill 



Photo at right: a Red Knot, a bird that stages in Delmarva
every spring along the shore of the Delaware Bay
(photo by Howard Eskin)  

                                
Codes:

(t):     globally-threatened species, as designated by Birdlife International
              (t1): critical     (t2): endangered       (t3): vulnerable
(nt):   a near-threatened species globally

(i):    an introduced species
(ph): species with a photo in the FONT website

DE:   in Delaware
MD:  in Maryland
VA:   in Virginia


Links: 

A Complete List & Photo Gallery of North American Birds, in 6 parts:
Part #1: Grouse to Anhinga    Part #2: Condor to Shorebirds    Part #3: Jaegers to Cuckoos
Part #4: Owls to Flycatchers    Part #5: Shrikes to Pipits    Part #6: Olive Warbler to Buntings 


Lists with Other Delmarva Nature (each with some photos):

Mammals (Land & Sea)    Butterflies    Moths    Dragonflies & Damselflies 

Amphibians & Reptiles     Wildflowers & Other Plants

Marine Life (inc. Jellyfish, Mollusks (Shells), & Arthropods: Crustaceans & Echinoderms)    Fish   

Directory of Photos in this Website 


Upcoming FONT Birding & Nature Tours:   in North America  (inc. the Delmarva Peninsula)
by month in:   2015    2016   or:  by geographic locations worldwide  

Bird-List:

1. Northern Bobwhite  (nt)  ______  DE  spring, summer
   Colinus v. virginianus
   
   
2. Common (or Ring-necked) Pheasant  (i)  ______  DE  spring
   Phasianus colchicus
   
   
3. Wild Turkey  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  MD  spring, summer
   Meleagris gallopavo silvestris
   
   
4. Mute Swan (i) (ph)  ______
   Cygnus olor
   
   
5. Tundra Swan  (ph)  ______  DE  spring  VA  spring, summer (1 bird in July, rare in VA in the summer)
   Cygnus c. columbianus
   
   The North American subspecies, Cygnus c. columbianus, has been called the "Whistling Swan".
   
   
6. Canada Goose ______  DE  winter, spring, summer  MD  spring  VA  spring
   Branta c. canadensis 
   
   
7. Brant  ______  VA  spring
   Branta bernicla hrota
   
   
8. Snow Goose  (ph)  ______  DE  winter, spring
   Chen caerulescens atlanticus  (has been Anser caerulescens atlanticus)  ("Greater Snow Goose")
   
   
9. Mallard  (ph)  ______  DE  winter, spring, summer  MD  spring, summer  VA  spring, summer
   Anas p. platyrhynchos
   
   
10. American Black Duck  (ph)  ______  DE  winter, spring, summer  VA  spring
    Anas rubripes  (monotypic)
    
    
11. Gadwall  (ph) (*) ______  DE  spring  VA  spring
    Anas s. strepera
    
     
12. American Green-winged Teal  (ph)  ______  DE  spring  VA  spring
    Anas carolinensis
    
    
13. Blue-winged Teal  (ph)  ______ DE  spring
    Anas discors  (monotypic)
    
    
14. Northern Pintail  (ph)  ______ DE  spring
    Anas acuta (monotypic)
    
    
15. Northern Shoveler  (ph)  ______ DE  spring  VA  spring
    Anas clypeata  (monotypic)
    
    
16. American Wigeon  (ph)  ______  DE  spring  VA  spring
    Anas americana  (monotypic)
    
    
17. Eurasian Wigeon  (ph)  ______  DE  spring  VA  spring
    Anas penelope  (monotypic)
    
    
18. Wood Duck  (ph)  ______  DE  spring  MD  summer
    Aix sponsa  (monotypic)
    
    
19. Canvasback  ______  DE  winter
    Aythya valisineria  (monotypic)
    
    
20. Redhead  (ph)  ______  DE  winter
    Aythya americana  (monotypic)
    
    
21. Ring-necked Duck  (ph)  ______  DE  winter, spring
    Aythya collaris  (monotypic)
    
    
22. Bufflehead  (ph)  ______  DE  spring  VA  spring
    Bucephala albeola  (monotypic)
    
    
23. Harlequin Duck  (ph)  ______  DE  winter
    Histrionicus histrionicus  (now said to be monotypic) (the single member of its genus)
    
    
24. Long-tailed Duck  (t3)  (ph)  ______  DE  winter
    Clangula hyemalis  (monotypic) (the single member of its genus)
    
    
25. Surf Scoter  (ph)  ______  DE  winter
    Melanitta perspicillata  (monotypic)
    
    
26. Black Scoter  (ph)  ______
    Melanitta americana 
    
    The Black Scoter was conspecific with the Common Scoter of Europe, Melanitta nigra) 
    
    
27. Common Eider  (ph) (*) ______ 
    Somateria mollissima dresseri
    
    
28. Common Merganser  (ph)  ______  DE  spring
    Mergus merganser americanus
    
    
29. Red-breasted Merganser  (ph)  ______  DE  spring
    Mergus serrator  (monotypic)
    
    
30. Hooded Merganser  (ph)  ______  DE  spring  VA  spring
    Lophodytes cucullatus  (monotypic) (the single member of its genus)
    
    
31. Ruddy Duck  (ph)  ______  DE  winter, spring
    Oxyura jamaicensis rubida
    
    
32. Common Loon  (ph)  ______  DE  winter, spring  VA  spring, summer (1 bird in July, rare in VA in the summer) 
    Gavia immer  (monotypic)
    
    
33. Red-throated Loon  (ph)  ______  DE  spring  VA  spring
    Gavia stellata  (monotypic)
    
    
34. Cory's Shearwater  (ph)  ______
    Calonectris (diomedea) borealis 
    
    
35. Great Shearwater  (ph)  ______   
    Puffinus gravis  (monotypic)
    
    Puffinus gravis has been called the Greater Shearwater.
    
    
36. Sooty Shearwater  (nt) (ph) (*)  ______
    Puffinus griseus  (monotypic)
    
    
37. Audubon's Shearwater  (ph)  ______
    Puffinus l. lherminieri
    
    
38. Leach's Storm Petrel  ______
    Oceanodroma l. leucorhoa
    
    
39. Band-rumped Storm Petrel  (*) ______
    Oceanodroma castro  (monotypic)
    
    Oceanodroma castro has also been called the Harcourt's, or Madeiran Storm Petrel.
    
    
40. Wilson's Storm Petrel  (ph) (*)  ______
    Oceanites oceanicus
    
    2 subspecies of the Wilson's Storm Petrel occur in the North Atlantic: O. o. oceanicus and O. o. exasperatus) 
     
    
41. White-faced Storm Petrel  (p) (NAr) (ph) (*)  ______  
    Pelagodroma marina  (the single member of its genus) 
    
    2 subspecies of the White-faced Storm Petrel occur in the North Atlantic:
    P. m. hypoleuca, breeding in the Madeira & Canary Is., and 
    P. m. eadesi, breeding in the Cape Verde Is.
    
    
42. Pied-billed Grebe  (ph)  ______ 
    Podilymbus p. podiceps
    
    
43. American White Ibis  (ph)  ______  DE  summer  VA  summer
    Eudocimus albus (monotypic)
    
    
44. Glossy Ibis  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  MD  summer  VA  summer
    Plegadis falcinellus (although many places nearly world-wide, considered monotypic)
    
    
45. Great Blue Heron  (ph)  ______  DE  winter, spring, summer  MD  spring, summer  VA  spring, summer
    Ardea h. herodias 
    
    
46. Great Egret  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  MD  spring, summer  VA  spring, summer
    Ardea alba egretta  (was Casmerodius, or Egretta alba)
    
    
47. Snowy Egret  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  VA  summer
    Egretta t. thula  (was Leucophoyx thula)
    
    
48. Little Blue Heron  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  VA  summer
    Egretta caerulea  (was Florida caerulea)  (now monotypic)
    
    
49. Tricolored Heron  (ph)  ______  DE  summer  VA  summer
    Egretta tricolor ruficollis  (formerly Hydranassa tricolor ruficollis)
    
    Egretta tricolor was called the Louisiana Heron.
    
    
50. Western Cattle Egret  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  VA  summer
    Bubulcus ibis
    
    As info, the Eastern Cattle Egret, Bubulcus coromandus, occurs in southern and eastern Asia. 
     
    
51. Green Heron  (ph)  ______   DE  spring, summer  MD  spring  VA  summer
    Butorides virescens
    
    The Green Heron was, for a time, considered conspecific with the nearly-cosmopolitan Striated Heron, and was then called the Green-backed Heron.
    
    
52. Black-crowned Night Heron  (ph)  ______  DE  summer  VA  summer
    Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli
    
    
53. Yellow-crowned Night Heron  (ph)  ______
    Nyctanassa v. violacea
    
    
54. American Bittern  (ph)  ______  DE  spring
    Botaurus lentiginosus  (monotypic)
    
    
55. Least Bittern  (ph)  ______
    Ixobrychus exilis
    
    
56. Brown Pelican  (ph)  ______  MD  summer  VA  summer
    Pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis
    
    
57. American White Pelican  (ph)  ______  DE  summer  MD  spring
    Pelecanus erythrorhynchos  (monotypic)
    
    
58. Northern Gannet  (ph)  ______  DE  spring
    Morus bassanus (formerly Sula bassanus)  (monotypic)
    
    
59. Double-crested Cormorant  (ph) ______  DE  spring, summer  MD  spring, summer  VA  spring, summer
    Phalacrocorax a. auritus
    
    
60. Great Cormorant  ______  DE  winter
    Phalacrocorax c. carbo
    
    
61. Turkey Vulture  (ph)  ______  DE  winter, spring, summer  MD  spring, summer  VA  spring, summer
    Cathartes aura septentrionalis
    
    
62. Black Vulture  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  MD  spring  VA  spring
    Coragyps atratus  (now said to be monotypic) (the single member of its genus)
    
    
63. Mississippi Kite ______
    Ictinia mississippiensis  (monotypic)
    
    
64. Osprey  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  MD  spring  VA  summer
    Pandion haliaetus carolinensis  (the single member of its genus)
    
    
65. Bald Eagle  (ph)  ______  DE  winter, spring, summer  MD  spring, summer
    Haliaeetus leucocephalus
    
    
66. Sharp-shinned Hawk  (ph)  ______  DE  winter, spring
    Accipiter striatus velox
    
    
67. Cooper's Hawk  (ph)  ______  DE  winter, spring, summer
    Accipiter cooperii  (monotypic)
    
    
68. Red-shouldered Hawk  (ph)  ______
    Buteo l. lineatus
    
    
69. Red-tailed Hawk  (ph) ______  DE  winter, spring, summer  MD  spring  VA  spring
    Buteo jamaicensis borealis
    
    
70. Northern Harrier  (ph)  ______  DE  winter, spring  VA  spring
    Circus (cyaneus) hudsonius
    
    The Northern Harrier has been conspecific with the Hen Harrier of Eurasia, Circus cyaneus.
    
     
71. American Kestrel  (ph)  ______  DE  spring
    Falco s. sparverius
    
    
72. Merlin  (ph) ______
    Falco c. columbarius
    
    
73. Peregrine Falcon  (ph)  ______
    Falco peregrinus 
    
    
74. Clapper Rail  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer
    Rallus crepitans (was Rallus longirostris)
    
    
75. Virginia Rail  (ph)  ______  DE  spring
    Rallus l. limicola 
    
    
76. Black Rail  (nt)  ______   
    Laterallus j. jamaicensis 
    
    
77. Common Gallinule  (ph)  ______ 
    Gallinula galeata  (formerly Gallinula chloropus) 
    
    
78. American Coot  (ph)  ______  DE  spring
    Fulica a. americana 
    
    
79. American Oystercatcher  (ph)  ______  DE  summer  VA  spring, summer
    Haematopus p. palliatus
    
    
80. Black-necked Stilt  (ph) ______  DE  spring, summer
    Himantopus mexicanus  
    
    The Black-necked Stilt has been considered by some to be a part of the nearly-cosmopolitan Black-winged Stilt, Himantopus himantopus.  
    
    
81. American Avocet  (ph)  ______  DE  summer
    Recurvirostra americana  (monotypic)
    
    
82. Black-bellied Plover  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  VA  spring, summer
    Pluvialis squatarola cynosurae
    
    Another name for Pluvialis squatarola is Grey Plover, especially in the Old World.
    
    
83. American Golden Plover  (ph)  ______  
    Pluvialis dominica  (monotypic)
    
    
84. Semipalmated Plover  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  VA  summer
    Charadrius semipalmatus  (monotypic)
    
    
85. Piping Plover  (t3) (ph)  ______  DE  spring
    Charadrius melodus  (monotypic)
    
    
86. Killdeer  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer
    Charadrius v. vociferus
    
    
87. Upland Sandpiper  ______ 
    Bartramia longicauda  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)  
    
    
88. "American" Whimbrel  (ph)  ______  
    Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus
    
    
89. Marbled Godwit  (ph)  ______  VA  summer
    Limosa f. fedoa
    
    
90. Greater Yellowlegs  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  MD  spring, summer  VA  spring, summer
    Tringa melanoleuca  (monotypic)
    
    
91. Lesser Yellowlegs  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  MD  summer  VA  summer
    Tringa flavipes  (monotypic)
    
    
92. Solitary Sandpiper  (ph)  ______  
    Tringa s. solitaria
    
    
93. Spotted Sandpiper  (ph)  ______  DE  spring  MD  spring, summer  VA  summer
    Actitis macularius  (monotypic)
    
    
94. Willet  (ph)  ______ DE  spring, summer  VA  summer
    Tringa s. semipalmatus  (formerly Catoptrophorus s. semipalmatus)
    
    
95. Ruddy Turnstone  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  VA  summer
    Arenaria interpres morinella
    
    
96. Red Knot  (ph)  ______  DE  spring
    Calidris canutus rufa 
    
    
97. Sanderling  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  VA  summer
    Calidris alba rubida
    
    
98. Semipalmated Sandpiper  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  MD  summer  VA  summer
    Calidris pusilla  (monotypic)
    
    
99. Western Sandpiper  (ph)  ______  DE  summer
    Calidris mauri  (monotypic)
    
    
100. Least Sandpiper  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  MD  summer  VA  summer
     Calidris minutilla  (monotypic)
     
     
101. White-rumped Sandpiper  (ph)  ______ 
     Calidris fuscicollis  (monotypic)
     
     
102. Pectoral Sandpiper  (ph)  ______  DE  spring
     Calidris melanotos  (monotypic)
     
     
103. Dunlin  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  VA  spring, summer
     Calidris alpina hudsonia
     
     
104. Curlew Sandpiper  (ph)  ______  
     Calidris ferruginea  (monotypic)
     
     
105. Stilt Sandpiper  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  MD  summer  VA  summer
     Calidris himantopus  (formerly Micropalama himantopus)
     
     
106. Ruff / Reeve  (*) (ph)  ______ 
     Philomachus pugnax  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
     
     
107. Buff-breasted Sandpiper  (nt) (ph)  ______
     Tryngites subruficollis  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
108. Short-billed Dowitcher  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  MD  summer  VA  summer
     Limnodromus griseus hendersoni
     
     
109. Long-billed Dowitcher  (ph)  ______
     Limnodromus scolopaceus  (monotypic)
     
     
110. American Woodcock  (ph)  ______  DE  spring
     Scolopax minor  (monotypic)
     
     
111. Wilson's Phalarope ______ 
     Phalaropus tricolor (formerly Steganopus tricolor)  (monotypic)
     
     
112. Red-necked Phalarope (ph)  ______ 
     Phalaropus lobatus  (monotypic)
     
     
113. Pomarine Jaeger  (p) (ph)  ______   
     Stercorarius pomarinus  (monotypic)
     
     Stercorarius pomarinus is also called the Pomarine Skua, especially in the Old World.
     
     
114. Parasitic Jaeger  (ph)  ______ 
     Stercorarius parasiticus  (monotypic)
     
     Stercorarius parasiticus is also called the Arctic Skua, especially in the Old World.
     
     
115. Long-tailed Jaeger  (ph)  ______  
     Stercorarius longicaudus pallescens
     
     Stercorarius longicaudus is also called the Long-tailed Skua, especially in the Old World.
     
     
116. South Polar Skua  (ph)  ______
     Stercorarius maccormicki  (formerly Catharacta maccormicki)  (monotypic)
     
     
117. Laughing Gull  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  MD  spring, summer  VA  summer
     Leucophaeus atricilla megalopterus  (formerly Larus atricilla megalopterus)
     
     
118. Bonaparte's Gull  (*) (ph)  ______  DE  winter
     Chroicocephalus philadelphia  (formerly Larus philadelphia)  (monotypic)
     
     
119. Ring-billed Gull  (ph)  ______  DE  winter, spring, summer  MD  spring  VA  spring
     Larus delawarensis  (monotypic)
     
     
120. "American" Herring Gull  ______  DE  winter, spring, summer  MD  spring, summer  VA  spring, summer
     Larus argentatus smithsonianus 
     
     Larus argentatus smithsonianus has been considered conspecific with the Herring Gulls of Europe, L. a. argenteus & L. a. argentatus, and with the Vega Gull of eastern Asia, L. vegae.    
     
     
121. Great Black-backed Gull  (ph)  ______  DE  winter, spring, summer  VA  spring, summer
     Larus marinus  (monotypic)
     
     
122. Gull-billed Tern  (ph)  ______  DE  summer  VA  summer
     Gelochelidon nilotica aranea  (formerly Sterna nilotica aranea)
     
     
123. Caspian Tern  (ph)  ______ DE  spring, summer  MD  spring
     Hydroprogne caspia  (formerly Sterna caspia)
     
     
124. Royal Tern  (ph)  ______  DE  summer  VA  summer
     Thalasseus m. maxima  (formerly Sterna m. maxima)
     
     
125. Sandwich Tern  (ph)  ______  VA  summer
     Thalasseus sandvicensis acuflavida  (formerly Sterna sandvicensis acuflavida)
     
     
126. Common Tern  ______  DE  summer  VA  summer
     Sterna h. hirundo
     
     
127. Forster's Tern  (ph)  ______  DE  winter, spring, summer  MD  spring, summer  VA  summer
     Sterna forsteri  (monotypic)
     
     
128. Least Tern ______ DE  spring, summer  MD  spring  VA  summer
     Sternula a. antillarum  (formerly Sterna a. antillarum)
     
     
129. Black Tern  (ph)  ______  DE  summer
     Chlidonias niger surinamensis
     
     
130. Black Skimmer  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  VA  summer
     Rynchops n. niger
     
     
131. Feral Pigeon  (i)  ______  DE  winter, spring, summer  MD  spring  VA  spring, summer
     Columba livia
     
     
132. Mourning Dove  (ph)  ______  DE  winter, spring, summer  MD  spring, summer  VA  spring, summer
     Zenaida macroura carolinensis
     
     
133. Eurasian Collared Dove  (i) (*) ______
     Streptopelia d. decaocto
     
     
134. Yellow-billed Cuckoo  (ph)  ______
     Coccyzus americanus  (monotypic)
     
     
135. American Barn Owl  (ph)  ______  
     Tyto furcata
     
     The American Barn Owl has been part of the Barn Owl of Eurasia and Africa, Tyto alba.
     But Tyto furcata is a heavier bird, with a larger and stouter head and body, with much more powerful talons.   
     
     
136. Eastern Screech Owl  (ph)  ______  DE  spring
     Megascops a. asio  (formerly Otus a. asio) 
     
     
137. Great Horned Owl  (ph)  ______  DE  winter
     Bubo v. virginianus 
     
     
138. Barred Owl  (ph)  ______ 
     Strix varia georgica
     
     
139. Chuck-Will's-Widow ______  DE  spring
     Caprimulgus carolinensis  (monotypic)
     
     
140. Eastern Whip-poor-will ______
     Caprimulgus vociferus
     
     
141. Common Nighthawk  (ph)  ______
     Chordeiles m. minor 
     
     
142. Chimney Swift  ______  DE  spring, summer  MD  spring, summer
     Chaetura pelagica  (monotypic)
     
     
143. Ruby-throated Hummingbird  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer
     Archilochus colubris  (monotypic)
        
     
144. Belted Kingfisher  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer
     Megaceryle alcyon  (formerly Ceryle alcyon)  (monotypic)
     
     
145. "Yellow-shafted" Northern Flicker  ______ DE  spring, summer  MD  spring
     Colaptes auratus luteus
     
     
146. Red-bellied Woodpecker  (ph)  ______  DE  winter, spring, summer
     Melanerpes carolinus  (monotypic)
     
     
147. Red-headed Woodpecker  (ph)  ______ 
     Melanerpes erythrocephalus  (monotypic)
     
     
148. Downy Woodpecker  (ph)  ______  DE  winter, spring, summer  MD  summer
     Picoides p. pubescens 
     
     
149. Hairy Woodpecker  (ph)  ______ DE  winter, spring, summer
     Picoides v. audubonii
     
     
150. Pileated Woodpecker  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  MD  spring, summer
     Dryocopus p. pileatus
     
     
151. Eastern Kingbird  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  MD  spring
     Tyrannus tyrannus  (monotypic)
     
     
152. Great Crested Flycatcher  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  MD  spring, summer
     Myiarchus crinitus  (monotypic)
     
     
153. Acadian Flycatcher ______  MD  summer
     Empidonax virescens  (monotypic)
     
     
154. Willow Flycatcher  ______  DE  spring, summer
     Empidonax t. traillii
     
     
155. Alder Flycatcher  ______  DE  summer
     Empidonax alnorum
     
     
156. Least Flycatcher  ______  DE  summer (migrant)
     Empidonax minimus
     
     
157. Olive-sided Flycatcher  ______  DE  summer (migrant)
     Contopus cooperi
     
     
158. Eastern Wood Pewee  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  MD  summer
     Contopus virens  (monotypic)
     
     
159. Eastern Phoebe  (ph)  ______  DE  spring
     Sayornis phoebe  (monotypic)
     
     
160. Loggerhead Shrike  (ph)  ______  DE  winter
     Lanius ludovicianus migrans
     
     
161. White-eyed Vireo  (ph)  ______ DE  spring
     Vireo g. griseus
     
     
162. Blue-headed Vireo  (ph)  ______
     Vireo s. solitarius
     
     The Blue-headed Vireo was part of the former Solitary Vireo.
     
     
163. Yellow-throated Vireo  ______  MD  summer
     Vireo flavifrons  (monotypic)
     
     
164. Red-eyed Vireo  ______  DE  spring, summer  MD  summer (migrant)
     Vireo o. olivaceus
     
     
165. Philadelphia Vireo  ______  MD  summer (migrant)
     Vireo philadelphicus
     
     
166. Warbling Vireo  ______  DE  spring
     Vireo g. gilvus
     
     
167. Blue Jay  (ph)  ______  DE  winter, spring, summer  MD  spring
     Cyanocitta c. cristata
     
     
168. American Crow  (ph)  ______  DE  winter, spring, summer  MD  spring, summer  VA  spring, summer
     Corvus b. brachyrhynchos
     
     
169. Fish Crow  ______  DE  winter, spring, summer  MD  spring  VA  spring, summer
     Corvus ossifragus  (monotypic)
     
     
170. Cedar Waxwing  (ph)   ______  DE  summer (migrant)
     Bombycilla cedrorum
     
     
171. Carolina Chickadee  (ph)  ______  DE  winter, spring, summer  MD  spring, summer
     Poecile c. carolinensis  (formerly Parus c. carolinensis)
     
     
172. Tufted Titmouse ______  DE  winter, spring, summer  MD  spring, summer
     Baeolophus bicolor  (formerly Parus bicolor) 
     
     
173. White-breasted Nuthatch  (ph)  ______  DE  winter, spring, summer
     Sitta c. carolinensis
     
     
174. Brown-headed Nuthatch  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer
     Sitta p. pusilla  (this subspecies endemic to the southeast US; the other is in the Bahamas)
     
     
175. Purple Martin  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  MD  spring, summer
     Progne s. subis
     
     
176. Barn Swallow  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  MD  spring, summer  VA  summer
     Hirundo rustica erythrogaster
     
     
177. American Cliff Swallow ______  DE  spring  MD  summer
     Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
     
     
178. Tree Swallow  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  MD  spring
     Tachycineta bicolor  (monotypic)
     
     
179. Bank Swallow  ______  DE  spring, summer
     Riparia r. riparia
     
     
180. Northern Rough-winged Swallow  (ph)  ______  DE  spring
     Stelgidopterys s. serripennis
     
     
181. Horned Lark  ______  (ph)  DE  winter, spring  MD  spring
     Eremophila a. alpestris
     
     
182. Carolina Wren  (ph)  ______  DE  winter, spring, summer  MD  summer
     Thryothorus l. ludovicianus
     
     
183. House Wren  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer
     Troglodytes a. aedon
     
     
184. Marsh Wren  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer
     Cistothorus palustris waynei
     
     
185. Gray Catbird  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer
     Dumetella carolinensis  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
     
     
186. Northern Mockingbird  (ph)  ______  DE  winter, spring, summer  MD  spring, summer  VA  summer
     Mimus p. polyglottos
      
     
187. Brown Thrasher  (ph)  ______ 
     Toxostoma r. rufum
     
     
188. American Robin ______  DE  winter, spring, summer  MD  spring, summer  VA  spring, summer
     Turdus m. migratorius
     
     
189. Wood Thrush ______  DE  spring, summer  MD  spring, summer
     Hylocichla mustelina  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
     
     
190. Hermit Thrush  ______  DE  spring
     Catharus guttatus faxoni
     
     
191. Eastern Bluebird  (ph)  ______  DE  winter, spring, summer  MD  spring, summer
     Sialia s. sialis
     
     
192. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  (ph)  ______  MD  spring
     Polioptila c. caerulea 
     
     
193. European Starling  (i) (ph)  ______  DE  winter, spring, summer  MD  spring, summer  VA  summer
     Sturnus v. vulgaris 
     
     
194. House Sparrow  (i)  ______  DE  winter, spring, summer  MD  spring, summer
     Passer d. domesticus
     
     
195. House Finch  (i) (ph)  ______  DE  winter, spring, summer  MD  summer
     Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis
     
     
196. American Goldfinch  (ph)  ______  DE  winter, spring, summer  VA  summer
     Carduelis t. tristis
     
     
197. Black-and-white Warbler ______  MD  summer (migrant)
     Mniotilta varia  (monotypic, and the single species of its genus)
     
     
198. Blue-winged Warbler  (ph)  ______ 
     Vermivora pinus  (monotypic)
     
     
199. Tennessee Warbler  (ph)  ______  MD  summer (migrant)
     Oreothlypis  peregrina
     
     
200. Northern Parula  (ph)  ______
     Setophaga americana  (formerly Parula americana)  (monotypic)
     
     
201. Yellow Warbler  (ph)  ______  DE  spring
     Setophaga petechia  (formerly Dendroica petechia)  
     
     
202. Yellow-rumped Warbler  (ph)  ______  DE  spring  MD  spring
     Setophaga c. coronata  (formerly Dendroica c. coronata)
     
     
203. Magnolia Warbler  (ph)  ______  
     Setophaga magnolia  (formerly Dendroica magnolia)  (monotypic)
     
     
204. Chestnut-sided Warbler  ______  DE  spring  MD  summer (migrant)
     Setophaga pennsylvanica  (formerly Dendroica pennsylvanica)  (monotypic)
      
     
205. Black-throated Blue Warbler ______ 
     Setophaga caerulescens  (formerly Dendroica caerulescens) 
     
     
206. Black-throated Green Warbler  (ph)  ______  
     Setophaga virens  (formerly Dendroica virens)  (now considered monotypic) 
     
     
207. Bay-breasted Warbler  ______ 
     Setophaga castanea  (formerly Dendroica castanea)  (monotypic)
     
     
208. Blackburnian Warbler  (ph)  ______ 
     Setophaga fusca  (formerly Dendroica fusca)  (monotypic)
     
     
209. Yellow-throated Warbler  (ph)  ______   
     Setophaga dominica  (formerly Dendroica dominica)   (3 subspecies in the eastern US)
     
     
210. Blackpoll Warbler  (ph)  ______ 
     Setophaga striata  (formerly Dendroica striata)  (monotypic)
     
     
211. Pine Warbler  (ph)  ______  DE  spring
     Setophaga p. pinus  (formerly Dendroica p. pinus)
     
     
212. Prairie Warbler  (ph)  ______   
     Setophaga discolor  (formerly Dendroica discolor) 
     
     
213. Prothonotary Warbler  (ph)  ______  MD  spring
     Protonotaria citrea  (monotypic, and the single species of its genus)
     
     
214. Swainson's Warbler ______
     Limnothlypis swainsonii  (monotypic, and the single species of its genus)
     
     
215. Worm-eating Warbler ______
     Helmitheros vermivorum  (monotypic, and the single species of its genus)
     
     
216. Ovenbird  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  MD  spring, summer
     Seiurus a. aurocapilla
     
     
217. Northern Waterthrush  ______  
     Parkesia noveboracensis  (formerly Seiurus noveboracensis)  (now said to be monotypic)
     
     
218. Louisiana Waterthrush  ______
     Parkesia motacilla  (formerly Seiurus motacilla)  (monotypic)
     
     
219. Kentucky Warbler  ______
     Geothlypis formosus  (formerly Oporornis formosus)  (monotypic)
     
     
220. Mourning Warbler  (ph)  ______ 
     Geothlypis philadelphia  (formerly Oporornis philadelphia)  (monotypic)
     
     
221. Common Yellowthroat  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  MD  spring, summer
     Geothlypis t. trichas  
     
     
222. Hooded Warbler  ______
     Setophaga citrina  (formerly Wilsonia citrina)  (monotypic)
     
     
223. Canada Warbler  (ph)  ______
     Cardellina canadnsis  (formerly Wilsonia canadensis)  (monotypic)
     
     
224. American Redstart  (ph)  ______  MD  spring, summer
     Setophaga ruticilla  (monotypic, and the single species of its genus) 
     
     
225. Yellow-breasted Chat  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer
     Icteria v. virens  (the single member of its genus)
     
      
226. Eastern Meadowlark  (ph)  ______  DE  summer  MD  spring
     Sturnella magna argutula
     
     
227. Red-winged Blackbird  (ph)  ______  DE  winter, spring, summer  MD  spring, summer  VA  summer
     Agelaius p. phoeniceus
      
     
228. Orchard Oriole  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer
     Icterus s. spurius
     
     
229. Baltimore Oriole  (ph)  ______  DE  summer
     Icterus galbula  (monotypic)
     
     The Baltimore Oriole was, for a while, said to be conspecific with the Bullock's Oriole of western North America, and when so it was called the Northern Oriole. 
     
     
230. Boat-tailed Grackle  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  MD  summer  VA  spring, summer
     Quiscalus major torreyi
     
     
231. Common Grackle ______  DE  winter, spring, summer  MD  spring, summer
     Quiscalus quiscula versicolor
     
     
232. Brown-headed Cowbird  (ph)  ______  DE  winter, spring, summer  MD  spring
     Molothrus a. ater
     
     
233. Bobolink  ______  DE  spring
     Dolichonyx oryzivorus  (monotypic)
     
     
234. Summer Tanager  (ph)  ______  DE  summer  MD  summer
     Piranga r. rubra 
     
     
235. Scarlet Tanager  (ph)  ______  MD  summer  VA  summer
     Piranga olivacea
     
     
236. Henslow's Sparrow  (nt) (ph)  ______  
     Ammodramus h. henslowii
     
     
237. Grasshopper Sparrow  (ph)  ______  DE  summer
     Ammodramus savannarum pratensis
     
     
238. Seaside Sparrow ______  DE  spring, summer  MD  summer
     Ammodramus maritimus macgillivrayi
     
     
239. Saltmarsh Sparrow  (t3) (ph)  ______  MD  summer
     Ammodramus caudacutus diversus
     
     The Saltmarsh Sparrow was conspecific with what is now the Nelson's Sparrow. When so, it was called the Sharp-tailed Sparrow.
     
     
240. Chipping Sparrow  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  MD  summer
     Spizella p. passerina
     
     
241. Field Sparrow  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer
     Spizella p. pusilla
     
     
242. Lark Sparrow  (ph)  ______  DE  summer
     Chondestes grammacus
     
     
243. Song Sparrow  (ph)  ______  DE  winter, spring, summer  MD  summer
     Melospiza melodia atlantica
     
     
244. Savannah Sparrow  ______  DE  spring
     Passerculus sandwichensis savanna  
     
     Other subspecies of the Savannah Sparrow occur on the Delmarva Peninsula.
     
     
245. Fox Sparrow  ______  DE  spring
     Passerella i. iliaca
     
     
246. White-throated Sparrow  ______  DE  winter, spring
     Zonotrichia albicollis  (monotypic)
     
     
247. Dark-eyed Junco  ______  DE  winter, spring  VA  spring
     Junco h. hyemalis
     
     
248. Eastern Towhee  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  VA  summer
     Pipilo erythrophthalmus rileyi
     
     The Eastern Towhee was the Rufous-sided Towhee.
     
     
249. Dickcissel  (ph)  ______  DE  summer
     Spiza americana
     
     
250. Northern Cardinal  (ph)  ______  DE winter, spring, summer  MD  spring, summer  VA  spring
     Cardinalis c. cardinalis
     
     
251. Rose-breasted Grosbeak  (ph)  ______  DE  spring
     Pheucticus ludovicianus  (monotypic)
     
     
252. Blue Grosbeak  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  MD  summer
     Passerina c. caerulea
     
     
253. Indigo Bunting  (ph)  ______  DE  spring, summer  MD  summer
     Passerina cyanea  (monotypic)
     
     
254. Painted Bunting  (ph)  ______ 
     Passerina c. ciris
     
     
     
     

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