Alaskan Birds

The following table shows the birds of Alaska. The codes and naming comes from: Peter Pyle & David F. DeSante, The Institute for Bird Populations, English and Scientific Alpha Codes for North American Birds through the 47th AOU Supplement (2006). The Alaska data comes from: D.D. Gibson, S.C. Heinl & T.G. Tobish, Jr. 2008. Checklist of Alaska Birds, 14th edition. University of Alaska Museum, Fairbanks, AK and Dan Gibson & Brad Andres, Checklist of Alaska Birds, Jamestown, ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online. (Version 30DEC2002).

Code	Common Name	Scientific Name	Abundance	Breeds
BEGO	Bean Goose	Anser fabalis	accidental	No
GWFG	Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons	common	Yes
LWFG	Lesser White-fronted Goose	Anser erythropus	accidental	No
EMGO	Emperor Goose	Chen canagica	common	Yes
SNGO	Snow Goose	Chen caerulescens	common	Yes
SRGH	Snow X Ross’s Goose Hybrid	Chen caerul. x rossii	casual	Yes
BRAN	Brant	Branta bernicla	common	Yes
CACG	Cackling Goose	Branta hutchinsii	common	No
CANG	Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	common	Yes
TRUS	Trumpeter Swan	Cygnus buccinator	common	Yes
TUSW	Tundra Swan	Cygnus columbianus	common	Yes
WHOS	Whooper Swan	Cygnus cygnus	rare	No
WODU	Wood Duck	Aix sponsa	rare	No
GADW	Gadwall	Anas strepera	common	Yes
FADU	Falcated Duck	Anas falcata	casual	No
EUWI	Eurasian Wigeon	Anas penelope	common	No
AMWI	American Wigeon	Anas americana	common	Yes
ABDU	American Black Duck	Anas rubripes	accidental	No
ABDH	American Black Duck X Mallard Hybrid	Anas rubripes x platy.	common	Yes
MALL	Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	common	Yes
SBDU	Spot-billed Duck	Anas poecilorhyncha	casual	No
BWTE	Blue-winged Teal	Anas discors	common	Yes
CITE	Cinnamon Teal	Anas cyanoptera	rare	No
NSHO	Northern Shoveler	Anas clypeata	common	Yes
NOPI	Northern Pintail	Anas acuta	common	Yes
GARG	Garganey	Anas querquedula	casual	No
BATE	Baikal Teal	Anas formosa	casual	No
GWTE	Green-winged Teal	Anas crecca	common	Yes
CANV	Canvasback	Aythya valisineria	common	Yes
REDH	Redhead	Aythya americana	common	Yes
CPOC	Common Pochard	Aythya ferina	casual	No
RNDU	Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris	common	Yes
TUDU	Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	rare	No
GRSC	Greater Scaup	Aythya marila	common	Yes
LESC	Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis	common	Yes
STEI	Steller’s Eider	Polysticta stelleri	common	Yes
SPEI	Spectacled Eider	Somateria fischeri	common	Yes
KIEI	King Eider	Somateria spectabilis	common	Yes
COEI	Common Eider	Somateria mollissima	common	Yes
HADU	Harlequin Duck	Histrionicus histrionicus	common	Yes
SUSC	Surf Scoter	Melanitta perspicillata	common	Yes
WWSC	White-winged Scoter	Melanitta fusca	common	Yes
BLSC	Black Scoter	Melanitta nigra	common	Yes
LTDU	Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis	common	No
BUFF	Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola	common	Yes
COGO	Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula	common	Yes
BAGO	Barrow’s Goldeneye	Bucephala islandica	common	Yes
SMEW	Smew	Mergellus albellus	rare	No
HOME	Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus	common	Yes
COME	Common Merganser	Mergus merganser	common	Yes
RBME	Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator	common	Yes
RUDU	Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis	casual	Yes
RUGR	Ruffed Grouse	Bonasa umbellus	rare	Yes
SPGR	Spruce Grouse	Falcipennis canadensis	common	Yes
WIPT	Willow Ptarmigan	Lagopus lagopus	common	Yes
ROPT	Rock Ptarmigan	Lagopus muta	common	Yes
WTPT	White-tailed Ptarmigan	Lagopus leucura	common	Yes
SOGR	Sooty Grouse	Dendragapus fuliginosus	common	No
STGR	Sharp-tailed Grouse	Tympanuchus phasianellus	common	Yes
RTLO	Red-throated Loon	Gavia stellata	common	Yes
ARLO	Arctic Loon	Gavia arctica	rare	Yes
PALO	Pacific Loon	Gavia pacifica	common	Yes
COLO	Common Loon	Gavia immer	common	Yes
YBLO	Yellow-billed Loon	Gavia adamsii	common	Yes
PBGR	Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	rare	No
HOGR	Horned Grebe	Podiceps auritus	common	Yes
RNGR	Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena	common	Yes
EAGR	Eared Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	casual	No
WEGR	Western Grebe	Aechmophorus occidentalis	common	No
SHAL	Shy Albatross	Thalassarche cauta	accidental	No
LAAL	Laysan Albatross	Phoebastria immutabilis	common	No
BFAL	Black-footed Albatross	Phoebastria nigripes	common	No
STAL	Short-tailed Albatross	Phoebastria albatrus	rare	No
NOFU	Northern Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis	common	Yes
MOPE	Mottled Petrel	Pterodroma inexpectata	common	No
COOP	Cook’s Petrel	Pterodroma cookii	accidental	No
PFSH	Pink-footed Shearwater	Puffinus creatopus	rare	No
GRSH	Greater Shearwater	Puffinus gravis	accidental	No
BULS	Buller’s Shearwater	Puffinus bulleri	rare	No
SOSH	Sooty Shearwater	Puffinus griseus	common	No
SRTS	Short-tailed Shearwater	Puffinus tenuirostris	common	No
MASH	Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus	casual	No
FTSP	Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel	Oceanodroma furcata	common	Yes
LESP	Leach’s Storm-Petrel	Oceanodroma leucorhoa	common	Yes
AWPE	American White Pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	accidental	No
BRPE	Brown Pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis	accidental	No
BRAC	Brandt’s Cormorant	Phalacrocorax penicillatus	rare	Yes
DCCO	Double-crested Cormorant	Phalacrocorax auritus	common	Yes
RFCO	Red-faced Cormorant	Phalacrocorax urile	common	Yes
PECO	Pelagic Cormorant	Phalacrocorax pelagicus	common	Yes
MAFR	Magnificent Frigatebird	Fregata magnificens	accidental	No
AMBI	American Bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus	rare	Yes
YEBI	Yellow Bittern	Ixobrychus sinensis	accidental	No
GBHE	Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias	common	Yes
GRAH	Gray Heron	Ardea cinerea	accidental	No
GREG	Great Egret	Ardea alba	casual	No
CHEG	Chinese Egret	Egretta eulophotes	accidental	No
LIEG	Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	accidental	No
CAEG	Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	casual	No
CHPH	Chinese Pond-Heron	Ardeola bacchus	accidental	No
GRHE	Green Heron	Butorides virescens	accidental	No
BCNH	Black-crowned Night-Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	casual	No
TUVU	Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura	casual	No
OSPR	Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	common	Yes
BAEA	Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	common	Yes
WTEA	White-tailed Eagle	Haliaeetus albicilla	casual	Yes
STSE	Steller’s Sea-Eagle	Haliaeetus pelagicus	casual	No
NOHA	Northern Harrier	Circus cyaneus	common	Yes
SSHA	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	common	Yes
NOGO	Northern Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	common	Yes
SWHA	Swainson’s Hawk	Buteo swainsoni	rare	Yes
RTHA	Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis	common	Yes
RLHA	Rough-legged Hawk	Buteo lagopus	common	Yes
GOEA	Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	common	Yes
EUKE	Eurasian Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	casual	No
AMKE	American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	common	Yes
MERL	Merlin	Falco columbarius	common	Yes
EHOB	Eurasian Hobby	Falco subbuteo	casual	No
GYRF	Gyrfalcon	Falco rusticolus	common	Yes
PEFA	Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus	common	Yes
VIRA	Virginia Rail	Rallus limicola	casual	No
SORA	Sora	Porzana carolina	rare	Yes
EUCO	Eurasian Coot	Fulica atra	accidental	No
AMCO	American Coot	Fulica americana	rare	Yes
SACR	Sandhill Crane	Grus canadensis	common	Yes
COMC	Common Crane	Grus grus	accidental	No
NOLA	Northern Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	accidental	No
BBPL	Black-bellied Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	common	Yes
EUGP	European Golden-Plover	Pluvialis apricaria	accidental	No
AMGP	American Golden-Plover	Pluvialis dominica	common	Yes
PAGP	Pacific Golden-Plover	Pluvialis fulva	common	Yes
LSAP	Lesser Sand-Plover	Charadrius mongolus	rare	No
SNPL	Snowy Plover	Charadrius alexandrinus	accidental	No
CRPL	Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula	rare	Yes
SEPL	Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus	common	Yes
LRPL	Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius	casual	No
KILL	Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	common	Yes
EUDO	Eurasian Dotterel	Charadrius morinellus	rare	Yes
BLOY	Black Oystercatcher	Haematopus bachmani	common	Yes
BWST	Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus	accidental	No
AMAV	American Avocet	Recurvirostra americana	casual	No
TESA	Terek Sandpiper	Xenus cinereus	rare	No
COSA	Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	rare	Yes
SPSA	Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius	common	Yes
GRSA	Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	casual	No
SOSA	Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria	common	Yes
GTTA	Gray-tailed Tattler	Tringa brevipes	common	No
WATA	Wandering Tattler	Tringa incana	common	Yes
SPRE	Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus	casual	No
GRYE	Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca	common	Yes
COMG	Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia	rare	No
LEYE	Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	common	Yes
MASA	Marsh Sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis	casual	No
WOSA	Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola	common	Yes
UPSA	Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda	common	Yes
LICU	Little Curlew	Numenius minutus	accidental	No
ESCU	Eskimo Curlew	Numenius borealis	accidental	No
WHIM	Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	common	Yes
BTCU	Bristle-thighed Curlew	Numenius tahitiensis	common	Yes
FECU	Far Eastern Curlew	Numenius madagascariensis	casual	No
BTGD	Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	casual	No
HUGO	Hudsonian Godwit	Limosa haemastica	common	Yes
BTGO	Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	common	Yes
MAGO	Marbled Godwit	Limosa fedoa	common	Yes
RUTU	Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	common	Yes
BLTU	Black Turnstone	Arenaria melanocephala	common	Yes
SURF	Surfbird	Aphriza virgata	common	Yes
GRKN	Great Knot	Calidris tenuirostris	casual	No
REKN	Red Knot	Calidris canutus	common	Yes
SAND	Sanderling	Calidris alba	common	Yes
SESA	Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla	common	Yes
WESA	Western Sandpiper	Calidris mauri	common	Yes
RNST	Red-necked Stint	Calidris ruficollis	common	No
LIST	Little Stint	Calidris minuta	casual	No
TEST	Temminck’s Stint	Calidris temminckii	casual	No
LTST	Long-toed Stint	Calidris subminuta	rare	No
LESA	Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla	common	Yes
WRSA	White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis	rare	Yes
BASA	Baird’s Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii	common	Yes
PESA	Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos	common	Yes
SPTS	Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	Calidris acuminata	common	No
PUSA	Purple Sandpiper	Calidris maritima	accidental	No
ROSA	Rock Sandpiper	Calidris ptilocnemis	common	Yes
DUNL	Dunlin	Calidris alpina	common	Yes
CUSA	Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	casual	No
STSA	Stilt Sandpiper	Calidris himantopus	common	Yes
SBSA	Spoon-billed Sandpiper	Eurynorhynchus pygmeus	casual	No
BBIS	Broad-billed Sandpiper	Limicola falcinellus	casual	No
BBSA	Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Tryngites subruficollis	common	Yes
SBDO	Short-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus griseus	common	Yes
LBDO	Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus	common	Yes
JASN	Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus	accidental	No
WISN	Wilson’s Snipe	Gallinago delicata	common	No
COSN	Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago	common	Yes
PTSN	Pin-tailed Snipe	Gallinago stenura	rare	No
WIPH	Wilson’s Phalarope	Phalaropus tricolor	rare	No
RNPH	Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus	common	Yes
REPH	Red Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius	common	Yes
ORPR	Oriental Pratincole	Glareola maldivarum	accidental	No
FRGU	Franklin’s Gull	Larus pipixcan	casual	No
LIGU	Little Gull	Larus minutus	casual	No
BHGU	Black-headed Gull	Larus ridibundus	rare	No
BOGU	Bonaparte’s Gull	Larus philadelphia	common	Yes
HEEG	Heermann’s Gull	Larus heermanni	casual	No
BTGU	Black-tailed Gull	Larus crassirostris	casual	No
MEGU	Mew Gull	Larus canus	common	Yes
RBGU	Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	rare	No
CAGU	California Gull	Larus californicus	common	No
HERG	Herring Gull	Larus argentatus	common	Yes
ICGU	Iceland Gull	Larus glaucoides	common	No
LBBG	Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus	casual	No
SBGU	Slaty-backed Gull	Larus schistisagus	common	No
WEGU	Western Gull	Larus occidentalis	casual	No
WGWH	Western X Glaucous-winged Gull Hybrid	Larus occid. x gluaces.	common	Yes
GWGU	Glaucous-winged Gull	Larus glaucescens	common	No
GLGU	Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus	common	Yes
GBBG	Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus	accidental	No
SAGU	Sabine’s Gull	Xema sabini	common	Yes
BLKI	Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	common	Yes
RLKI	Red-legged Kittiwake	Rissa brevirostris	common	Yes
ROGU	Ross’s Gull	Rhodostethia rosea	common	No
IVGU	Ivory Gull	Pagophila eburnea	common	No
SOTE	Sooty Tern	Onychoprion fuscatus	accidental	No
ALTE	Aleutian Tern	Onychoprion aleuticus	common	Yes
CATE	Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia	rare	Yes
BLTE	Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	casual	No
WWTE	White-winged Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus	casual	No
COTE	Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	rare	No
ARTE	Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea	common	Yes
SPSK	South Polar Skua	Stercocarius maccormicki	casual	No
POJA	Pomarine Jaeger	Stercorarius pomarinus	common	Yes
PAJA	Parasitic Jaeger	Stercorarius parasiticus	common	Yes
LTJA	Long-tailed Jaeger	Stercorarius longicaudus	common	Yes
DOVE	Dovekie	Alle alle	rare	Yes
COMU	Common Murre	Uria aalge	common	Yes
TBMU	Thick-billed Murre	Uria lomvia	common	Yes
BLGU	Black Guillemot	Cepphus grylle	common	Yes
PIGU	Pigeon Guillemot	Cepphus columba	common	Yes
LBMU	Long-billed Murrelet	Brachyramphus perdix	casual	No
MAMU	Marbled Murrelet	Brachyramphus marmoratus	common	Yes
KIMU	Kittlitz’s Murrelet	Brachyramphus brevirostris	common	Yes
ANMU	Ancient Murrelet	Synthliboramphus antiquus	common	Yes
CAAU	Cassin’s Auklet	Ptychoramphus aleuticus	common	Yes
PAAU	Parakeet Auklet	Aethia psittacula	common	Yes
LEAU	Least Auklet	Aethia pusilla	common	Yes
WHAU	Whiskered Auklet	Aethia pygmaea	common	Yes
CRAU	Crested Auklet	Aethia cristatella	common	Yes
RHAU	Rhinoceros Auklet	Cerorhinca monocerata	common	Yes
HOPU	Horned Puffin	Fratercula corniculata	common	Yes
TUPU	Tufted Puffin	Fratercula cirrhata	common	Yes
ROPI	Rock Pigeon	Columba livia	common	Yes
BTPI	Band-tailed Pigeon	Patagioenas fasciata	rare	Yes
ORTD	Oriental Turtle-Dove	Streptopelia orientalis	casual	No
WWDO	White-winged Dove	Zenaida asiatica	accidental	No
MODO	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	rare	No
COCU	Common Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	casual	No
ORCU	Oriental Cuckoo	Cuculus optatus	casual	No
YBCU	Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus	casual	No
ORSO	Oriental Scops-Owl	Otus sunia	accidental	No
WESO	Western Screech-Owl	Megascops kennicottii	rare	Yes
GHOW	Great Horned Owl	Bubo virginianus	common	Yes
SNOW	Snowy Owl	Bubo scandiacus	common	Yes
NHOW	Northern Hawk Owl	Surnia ulula	common	Yes
NOPO	Northern Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium gnoma	rare	Yes
SBOH	Spotted x Barred Owl Hybrid	Strix occiden. x varia	common	Yes
GGOW	Great Gray Owl	Strix nebulosa	common	Yes
LEOW	Long-eared Owl	Asio otus	casual	No
SEOW	Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	common	Yes
BOOW	Boreal Owl	Aegolius funereus	common	Yes
NSWO	Northern Saw-whet Owl	Aegolius acadicus	common	Yes
LENI	Lesser Nighthawk	Chordeiles acutipennis	accidental	No
CONI	Common Nighthawk	Chordeiles minor	rare	No
WPWI	Whip-poor-will	Caprimulgus vociferus	accidental	No
GRNI	Gray Nightjar	Caprimulgus indicus	accidental	No
BLSW	Black Swift	Cypseloides niger	common	Yes
CHSW	Chimney Swift	Chaetura pelagica	accidental	No
VASW	Vaux’s Swift	Chaetura vauxi	common	Yes
WTNE	White-throated Needletail	Hirundapus caudacutus	casual	No
COSW	Common Swift	Apus apus	accidental	No
FTSW	Fork-tailed Swift	Apus pacificus	casual	No
RTHU	Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Archilochus colubris	casual	No
ANHU	Anna’s Hummingbird	Calypte anna	casual	No
COHU	Costa’s Hummingbird	Calypte costae	casual	No
RUHU	Rufous Hummingbird	Selasphorus rufus	common	Yes
EHOO	Eurasian Hoopoe	Upupa epops	accidental	No
BEKI	Belted Kingfisher	Ceryle alcyon	common	Yes
EUWR	Eurasian Wryneck	Jynx torquilla	accidental	No
YBSA	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus varius	casual	Yes
RBSA	Red-breasted Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus ruber	common	Yes
GSWO	Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major	casual	No
DOWO	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	common	Yes
HAWO	Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	common	Yes
ATTW	American Three-toed Woodpecker	Picoides dorsalis	common	Yes
BBWO	Black-backed Woodpecker	Picoides arcticus	common	Yes
NOFL	Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	common	Yes
YSFL	Yellow-shafted Flicker	Colaptes a. auratus	common	Yes
NFIN	Northern Flicker Intergrade	Colaptes a.auratus x cafer	rare	No
RSFL	Red-shafted Flicker	Colaptes a. cafer	rare	No
OSFL	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	common	Yes
WEWP	Western Wood-Pewee	Contopus sordidulus	common	Yes
YBFL	Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	Empidonax flaviventris	rare	Yes
ALFL	Alder Flycatcher	Empidonax alnorum	common	Yes
WIFL	Willow Flycatcher	Empidonax traillii	casual	No
LEFL	Least Flycatcher	Empidonax minimus	casual	Yes
HAFL	Hammond’s Flycatcher	Empidonax hammondii	common	Yes
HDFL	Hammond’s/Dusky Flycatcher	Empidonax hammondii/oberho.	casual	No
PSFL	Pacific-slope Flycatcher	Empidonax difficilis	common	Yes
BLPH	Black Phoebe	Sayornis nigricans	accidental	No
EAPH	Eastern Phoebe	Sayornis phoebe	casual	No
SAPH	Say’s Phoebe	Sayornis saya	common	Yes
GCFL	Great Crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus crinitus	accidental	No
TRKI	Tropical Kingbird	Tyrannus melancholicus	casual	No
WEKI	Western Kingbird	Tyrannus verticalis	casual	No
EAKI	Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus	casual	No
STFL	Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus forficatus	casual	No
BRSH	Brown Shrike	Lanius cristatus	casual	No
NSHR	Northern Shrike	Lanius excubitor	common	Yes
CAVI	Cassin’s Vireo	Vireo cassinii	casual	No
WAVI	Warbling Vireo	Vireo gilvus	common	Yes
PHVI	Philadelphia Vireo	Vireo philadelphicus	casual	No
REVI	Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus	rare	Yes
GRAJ	Gray Jay	Perisoreus canadensis	common	Yes
STJA	Steller’s Jay	Cyanocitta stelleri	common	Yes
CLNU	Clark’s Nutcracker	Nucifraga columbiana	casual	No
BBMA	Black-billed Magpie	Pica hudsonia	common	Yes
AMCR	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	rare	Yes
NOCR	Northwestern Crow	Corvus caurinus	common	Yes
CORA	Common Raven	Corvus corax	common	Yes
SKLA	Sky Lark	Alauda arvensis	rare	No
HOLA	Horned Lark	Eremophila alpestris	common	Yes
PUMA	Purple Martin	Progne subis	casual	No
TRES	Tree Swallow	Tachycineta bicolor	common	Yes
VGSW	Violet-green Swallow	Tachycineta thalassina	common	Yes
NRWS	Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx serripennis	rare	Yes
BANS	Bank Swallow	Riparia riparia	common	Yes
CLSW	Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	common	Yes
BARS	Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	common	Yes
COHM	Common House-Martin	Delichon urbicum	casual	No
BCCH	Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus	common	Yes
MOCH	Mountain Chickadee	Poecile gambeli	casual	No
CBCH	Chestnut-backed Chickadee	Poecile rufescens	common	Yes
BOCH	Boreal Chickadee	Poecile hudsonica	common	Yes
GHCH	Gray-headed Chickadee	Poecile cincta	rare	No
RBNU	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	common	Yes
BRCR	Brown Creeper	Certhia americana	common	Yes
WIWR	Winter Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes	common	Yes
AMDI	American Dipper	Cinclus mexicanus	common	Yes
GCKI	Golden-crowned Kinglet	Regulus satrapa	common	Yes
RCKI	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Regulus calendula	common	Yes
MIGW	Middendorff’s Grasshopper-Warbler	Locustella ochotensis	casual	No
LANW	Lanceolated Warbler	Locustella lanceolata	casual	No
WILW	Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	accidental	No
WOWA	Wood Warbler	Phylloscopus sibilatrix	accidental	No
DUWA	Dusky Warbler	Phylloscopus fuscatus	casual	No
YBWA	Yellow-browed Warbler	Phylloscopus inornatus	casual	No
ARWA	Arctic Warbler	Phylloscopus borealis	common	Yes
LEWH	Lesser Whitethroat	Sylvia curruca	accidental	No
NAFL	Narcissus Flycatcher	Ficedula narcissina	accidental	No
TAFL	Taiga Flycatcher	Ficedula albicilla	casual	No
DSFL	Dark-sided Flycatcher	Muscicapa sibirica	casual	No
GSFL	Gray-streaked Flycatcher	Muscicapa griseisticta	casual	No
ABFL	Asian Brown Flycatcher	Muscicapa dauurica	accidental	No
SPFL	Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata	accidental	No
SIRU	Siberian Rubythroat	Luscinia calliope	rare	No
BLUE	Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica	common	Yes
SBRO	Siberian Blue Robin	Luscinia cyane	accidental	No
RFBL	Red-flanked Bluetail	Tarsiger cyanurus	casual	No
NOWH	Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe	common	Yes
STON	Stonechat	Saxicola torquatus	casual	No
WMBH	Western X Mountain Bluebird Hybrid	Sialia mex. x currucoid.	rare	Yes
TOSO	Townsend’s Solitaire	Myadestes townsendi	common	Yes
VEER	Veery	Catharus fuscescens	accidental	No
GCTH	Gray-cheeked Thrush	Catharus minimus	common	Yes
SWTH	Swainson’s Thrush	Catharus ustulatus	common	Yes
HETH	Hermit Thrush	Catharus guttatus	common	Yes
EYTH	Eyebrowed Thrush	Turdus obscurus	rare	No
DUTH	Dusky Thrush	Turdus naumanni	casual	No
FIEL	Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris	casual	No
AMRO	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	common	Yes
VATH	Varied Thrush	Ixoreus naevius	common	Yes
GRCA	Gray Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis	casual	No
NOMO	Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	casual	No
BRTH	Brown Thrasher	Toxostoma rufum	casual	No
EUST	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	common	Yes
SIAC	Siberian Accentor	Prunella montanella	casual	No
EYWA	Eastern Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla tschutschensis	common	Yes
GRAW	Gray Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	casual	No
WHWA	White Wagtail	Motacilla alba	rare	Yes
TRPI	Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis	casual	No
OBPI	Olive-backed Pipit	Anthus hodgsoni	casual	No
PEPI	Pechora Pipit	Anthus gustavi	casual	No
RTPI	Red-throated Pipit	Anthus cervinus	common	Yes
AMPI	American Pipit	Anthus rubescens	common	Yes
BOWA	Bohemian Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus	common	Yes
CEDW	Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum	common	Yes
TEWA	Tennessee Warbler	Vermivora peregrina	rare	Yes
OCWA	Orange-crowned Warbler	Vermivora celata	common	Yes
NAWA	Nashville Warbler	Vermivora ruficapilla	casual	No
YWAR	Yellow Warbler	Dendroica petechia	common	Yes
CSWA	Chestnut-sided Warbler	Dendroica pensylvanica	accidental	No
MAWA	Magnolia Warbler	Dendroica magnolia	rare	Yes
CMWA	Cape May Warbler	Dendroica tigrina	casual	No
BTBW	Black-throated Blue Warbler	Dendroica caerulescens	accidental	No
YRWA	Yellow-rumped Warbler	Dendroica coronata	common	Yes
MYWA	Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler	Dendroica coronata coronata	common	Yes
BTNW	Black-throated Green Warbler	Dendroica virens	accidental	No
TOWA	Townsend’s Warbler	Dendroica townsendi	common	Yes
PRAW	Prairie Warbler	Dendroica discolor	accidental	No
PAWA	Palm Warbler	Dendroica palmarum	casual	No
BLPW	Blackpoll Warbler	Dendroica striata	common	Yes
BAWW	Black-and-white Warbler	Mniotilta varia	casual	No
AMRE	American Redstart	Setophaga ruticilla	common	Yes
OVEN	Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapilla	casual	No
NOWA	Northern Waterthrush	Seiurus noveboracensis	common	Yes
MOWA	Mourning Warbler	Oporornis philadelphia	casual	No
MGWA	MacGillivray’s Warbler	Oporornis tolmiei	common	Yes
COYE	Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas	common	Yes
WIWA	Wilson’s Warbler	Wilsonia pusilla	common	Yes
CAWA	Canada Warbler	Wilsonia canadensis	accidental	No
SCTA	Scarlet Tanager	Piranga olivacea	accidental	No
WETA	Western Tanager	Piranga ludoviciana	common	Yes
SPTO	Spotted Towhee	Pipilo maculatus	casual	No
ATSP	American Tree Sparrow	Spizella arborea	common	Yes
CHSP	Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina	common	Yes
CCSP	Clay-colored Sparrow	Spizella pallida	casual	No
BRSP	Brewer’s Sparrow	Spizella breweri	rare	Yes
VESP	Vesper Sparrow	Pooecetes gramineus	accidental	No
LASP	Lark Sparrow	Chondestes grammacus	accidental	No
SAVS	Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis	common	Yes
FOSP	Fox Sparrow	Passerella iliaca	common	Yes
SOSP	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	common	Yes
LISP	Lincoln’s Sparrow	Melospiza lincolnii	common	Yes
SWSP	Swamp Sparrow	Melospiza georgiana	casual	No
WTSP	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	rare	No
HASP	Harris’s Sparrow	Zonotrichia querula	casual	No
WCSP	White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys	common	Yes
GWCS	Gambel’s White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia l. gambelii	common	No
GCSP	Golden-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia atricapilla	common	Yes
DEJU	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	common	Yes
SCJU	Slate-colored Junco	Junco h. hyemalis	common	No
LALO	Lapland Longspur	Calcarius lapponicus	common	Yes
SMLO	Smith’s Longspur	Calcarius pictus	common	Yes
PIBU	Pine Bunting	Emberiza leucocephalos	accidental	No
LIBU	Little Bunting	Emberiza pusilla	casual	No
RUBU	Rustic Bunting	Emberiza rustica	rare	No
YTBU	Yellow-throated Bunting	Emberiza elegans	accidental	No
YBBU	Yellow-breasted Bunting	Emberiza aureola	casual	No
GRBU	Gray Bunting	Emberiza variabilis	casual	No
PALB	Pallas’s Bunting	Emberiza pallasi	casual	No
REBU	Reed Bunting	Emberiza schoeniclus	casual	No
SNBU	Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis	common	Yes
MKBU	McKay’s Bunting	Plectrophenax hyperboreus	common	Yes
RBGR	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Pheucticus ludovicianus	casual	No
BHGR	Black-headed Grosbeak	Pheucticus melanocephalus	casual	No
BLGR	Blue Grosbeak	Passerina caerulea	accidental	No
LAZB	Lazuli Bunting	Passerina amoena	casual	No
LIBH	Lazuli x Indigo Bunting Hybrid	Passerina amoena x cyanea	casual	No
DICK	Dickcissel	Spiza americana	accidental	No
BOBO	Bobolink	Dolichonyx oryzivorus	casual	No
RWBL	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	common	Yes
WEME	Western Meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta	casual	No
YHBL	Yellow-headed Blackbird	Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus	casual	No
RUBL	Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus carolinus	common	Yes
BRBL	Brewer’s Blackbird	Euphagus cyanocephalus	casual	No
COGR	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	casual	No
BHCO	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	rare	Yes
OROR	Orchard Oriole	Icterus spurius	accidental	No
BUOR	Bullock’s Oriole	Icterus bullockii	casual	No
BRAM	Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla	common	No
GCRF	Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch	Leucosticte tephrocotis	common	Yes
PIGR	Pine Grosbeak	Pinicola enucleator	common	Yes
CORO	Common Rosefinch	Carpodacus erythrinus	casual	No
PUFI	Purple Finch	Carpodacus purpureus	casual	No
CAFI	Cassin’s Finch	Carpodacus cassinii	casual	No
HOFI	House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	casual	No
RECR	Red Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra	common	Yes
WWCR	White-winged Crossbill	Loxia leucoptera	common	Yes
CORE	Common Redpoll	Carduelis flammea	common	Yes
CHRE	Common/Hoary Redpoll	Carduelis flamm./hornemanni	common	Yes
HORE	Hoary Redpoll	Carduelis hornemanni	common	No
EUSI	Eurasian Siskin	Carduelis spinus	accidental	No
PISI	Pine Siskin	Carduelis pinus	common	Yes
AMGO	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	casual	No
ORGR	Oriental Greenfinch	Carduelis sinica	casual	No
EUBU	Eurasian Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula	casual	No
EVGR	Evening Grosbeak	Coccothraustes vespertinus	casual	No
HAWF	Hawfinch	Coccothraustes coccothraustes	casual	No

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