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Cumulative Checklist

With Chris Wood as leader

  • Column A = number of tours out of seven on which this species has been recorded
  • Column B = number of days this species was seen on the 2010 tour
  • Column C = maximum daily count for this species on the 2010 tour
  • Column D = N= Nesting, H= Heard

This list has taxonomic notes.

A B C D
1 Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
3 Snow Goose 1 7 Chen caerulescens
7 Canada Goose 7 500 N Branta canadensis
4 Trumpeter Swan 5 30 N Cygnus buccinator
7 Wood Duck 5 45 N Aix sponsa
7 Gadwall 3 150 N Anas strepera
7 American Wigeon 3 20 Anas americana
3 American Black Duck Anas rubripes
7 Mallard 6 45 N Anas platyrhynchos
7 Blue-winged Teal 4 125 N Anas discors
7 Northern Shoveler 3 175 N Anas clypeata
7 Northern Pintail 3 35 Anas acuta
6 Green-winged Teal 2 3 Anas crecca
7 Canvasback 2 30 N Aythya valisineria
7 Redhead 2 30 Aythya americana
7 Ring-necked Duck 4 15 N Aythya collaris
5 Greater Scaup 1 2 Aythya marila
7 Lesser Scaup 2 30 Aythya affinis
1 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
1 White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca deglandi
5 Bufflehead 1 5 Bucephala albeola
6 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
6 Hooded Merganser 2 8 N Lophodytes cucullatus
4 Common Merganser 1 15 Mergus merganser
5 Red-breasted Merganser 1 8 Mergus serrator
6 Ruddy Duck 3 130 N Oxyura jamaicensis
2 Gray Partridge 1 2 Perdix perdix
7 Ring-necked Pheasant 4 8 Phasianus colchicus
5 Ruffed Grouse 1 2 H Bonasa umbellus
7 Sharp-tailed Grouse 1 13 Tympanuchus phasianellus
1 Greater Prairie-Chicken Tympanuchus cupido
7 Wild Turkey 1 8 Meleagris gallopavo
1 Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica
7 Common Loon 4 8 Gavia immer
6 Pied-billed Grebe 3 5 N Podilymbus podiceps
4 Horned Grebe 1 1 Podiceps auritus
7 Red-necked Grebe 1 1 Podiceps grisegena
7 Eared Grebe 2 140 N Podiceps nigricollis
7 Western Grebe 2 30 Aechmophorus occidentalis
6 Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii
7 American White Pelican 3 100 Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
6 Double-crested Cormorant 5 500 N Phalacrocorax auritus
6 American Bittern 1 4 H Botaurus lentiginosus
2 Least Bittern 1 1 H Ixobrychus exilis
7 Great Blue Heron 5 10 N Ardea herodias
7 Great Egret 3 7 Ardea alba
5 Snowy Egret 1 5 Egretta thula
1 Little Blue Heron 1 1 Egretta caerulea
6 Cattle Egret 1 30 Bubulcus ibis
7 Green Heron 5 2 Butorides virescens
7 Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 10 Nycticorax nycticorax
1 Glossy Ibis 1 1 Plegadis falcinellus
6 White-faced Ibis 1 15 Plegadis chihi
7 Turkey Vulture 4 6 Cathartes aura
6 Osprey 2 3 N Pandion haliaetus
7 Bald Eagle 3 2 Haliaeetus leucocephalus
7 Northern Harrier 5 10 N Circus cyaneus
6 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 2 Accipiter striatus
4 Cooper's Hawk 1 3 N Accipiter cooperii
3 Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
7 Broad-winged Hawk 3 4 Buteo platypterus
7 Swainson's Hawk 3 8 N Buteo swainsoni
7 Red-tailed Hawk 7 15 N Buteo jamaicensis
4 Red-tailed Hawk (Krider's) 1 1 Buteo jamaicensis krideri
7 Ferruginous Hawk 1 3 Buteo regalis
7 American Kestrel 6 5 Falco sparverius
5 Merlin (Taiga) 2 1 Falco columbarius columbarius
1 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
7 Yellow Rail 2 6 Coturnicops noveboracensis
5 Virginia Rail 2 1 H Rallus limicola
7 Sora 3 8 Porzana carolina
1 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
7 American Coot 3 90 N Fulica americana
5 Sandhill Crane 5 16 N Grus canadensis
1 Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
2 Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
1 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
3 Piping Plover Charadrius melodus
7 Killdeer 7 15 N Charadrius vociferus
7 American Avocet 2 25 N Recurvirostra americana
6 Spotted Sandpiper 1 1 Actitis macularia
1 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
7 Willet (Western) 1 8 Tringa semipalmatus inornatus
7 Upland Sandpiper 2 5 Bartramia longicauda
7 Marbled Godwit 2 40 Limosa fedoa
1 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
5 Sanderling Calidris alba
7 Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 1 Calidris pusilla
2 Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
5 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
2 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
1 Dunlin Calidris alpina
3 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himatopus
7 Wilson's Snipe 6 12 Gallinago delicata
5 American Woodcock Scolopax minor
7 Wilson's Phalarope 3 45 Phalaropus tricolor
4 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
7 Franklin's Gull 1 8 Leucophaeus pipixcan
7 Ring-billed Gull 7 4000 N Larus delawarensis
6 California Gull 1 3 Larus californicus
7 Herring Gull 2 400 N Larus argentatus
3 Caspian Tern 1 1 Hydroprogne caspia
7 Black Tern 3 120 Chlidonias niger
5 Common Tern 2 20 Sterna hirundo
7 Forster's Tern 1 20 Sterna forsteri
7 Rock Pigeon 7 35 Columba livia
7 Mourning Dove 7 100 Zenaida macroura
7 Black-billed Cuckoo 1 1 Coccyzus erythropthalmus
3 Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
5 Great Horned Owl 1 1 Bubo virginianus
2 Northern Hawk Owl 1 3 N Surnia ulula
2 Barred Owl 1 1 Strix varia
2 Great Gray Owl 2 1 Strix nebulosa
3 Short-eared Owl 2 7 N Asio flammeus
5 Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
7 Chimney Swift 5 40 Chaetura pelagica
7 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 10 Archilochus colubris
7 Belted Kingfisher 1 1 Megaceryle alcyon
3 Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus
7 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 1 H Melanerpes carolinus
7 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 1 Sphyrapicus varius
7 Downy Woodpecker 3 5 Picoides pubescens
7 Hairy Woodpecker 3 1 Picoides villosus
3 Black-backed Woodpecker Picoides arcticus
7 Northern [Yellow-shafted] Flicker 7 9 Colaptes auratus luteus
7 Pileated Woodpecker 3 2 N Dryocopus pileatus
6 Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
7 Eastern Wood-Pewee 4 20 Contopus virens
7 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 3 15 Empidonax flaviventris
5 Acadian Flycatcher 1 4 Empidonax virescens
7 Alder Flycatcher 4 13 Empidonax alnorum
6 Willow Flycatcher 2 4 Empidonax traillii
7 Least Flycatcher 5 10 Empidonax minimus
7 Eastern Phoebe 3 5 Sayornis phoebe
3 Say's Phoebe 1 1 Sayornis saya
7 Great Crested Flycatcher 3 12 Myiarchus crinitus
7 Western Kingbird 2 70 Tyrannus verticalis
7 Eastern Kingbird 6 45 Tyrannus tyrannus
7 Loggerhead Shrike 1 1 Lanius ludovicianus
3 Bell's Vireo 1 1 Vireo bellii
7 Yellow-throated Vireo 3 4 Vireo flavifrons
7 Blue-headed Vireo 4 4 Vireo solitarius
7 Warbling Vireo (Eastern) 6 4 Vireo gilvus gilvus
2 Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
7 Red-eyed Vireo 6 10 Vireo olivaceus
7 Gray Jay 1 2 H Perisoreus canadensis
7 Blue Jay 5 10 Cyanocitta cristata
5 Black-billed Magpie 1 1 Pica hudsonia
7 American Crow 7 70 Corvus brachyrhynchos
7 Common Raven 5 20 Corvus corax
7 Horned Lark 3 5 Eremophila alpestris
7 Purple Martin 3 10 Progne subis
7 Tree Swallow 7 100 N Tachycineta bicolor
5 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1 1 Stelgidopteryx serripennis
7 Bank Swallow 4 40 N Riparia riparia
7 Cliff Swallow 6 100 N Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
7 Barn Swallow 6 30 N Hirundo rustica
7 Black-capped Chickadee 6 15 N Poecile atricapillus
7 Boreal Chickadee 3 3 N Poecile hudsonicus
7 Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 4 Sitta canadensis
7 White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 3 4 Sitta carolinensis carollinensis
7 Brown Creeper 2 2 H Certhia americana
1 Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus
7 House Wren 3 12 Troglodytes aedon
7 Winter Wren (Eastern) 1 3 H Troglodytes troglodytes hiemalis
7 Sedge Wren 5 20 Cistothorus platensis
7 Marsh Wren 4 30 Cistothorus palustris
7 Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 8 Regulus satrapa
6 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 5 Regulus calendula
7 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Eastern) 1 4 Polioptila caerulea caerulea
7 Eastern Bluebird 4 10 N Sialia sialis
7 Veery 7 40 Catharus fuscescens fuscescens
1 Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
6 Swainson's Thrush 1 1 H Catharus ustulatus swainsoni
7 Hermit Thrush 3 15 Catharus guttatus faxoni
6 Wood Thrush 1 2 H Hylocichla mustelina
7 American Robin 7 100 N Turdus migratorius
7 Gray Catbird 5 6 Dumetella carolinensis
7 Brown Thrasher 4 4 Toxostoma rufum
7 European Starling 7 200 N Sturnus vulgaris
4 Sprague's Pipit 1 4 Anthus spragueii
7 Cedar Waxwing 6 25 Bombycilla cedrorum
7 Blue-winged Warbler 1 3 Vermivora pinus
7 Golden-winged Warbler 3 3 Vermivora chrysoptera
1 Lawrence's Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera x pinus
2 Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina
7 Nashville Warbler 4 45 Vermivora ruficapilla
6 Northern Parula Parula americana
7 Yellow Warbler 7 15 Dendroica petechia
7 Chestnut-sided Warbler 4 20 Dendroica pensylvanica
7 Magnolia Warbler 3 3 Dendroica magnolia
6 Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina
6 Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens
7 Yellow-rumped [Myrtle] Warbler 3 15 Dendroica coronata coronata
7 Black-throated Green Warbler 1 2 Dendroica virens
7 Blackburnian Warbler 2 5 Dendroica fusca
7 Pine Warbler 1 1 Dendroica pinus
2 Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor
7 Palm Warbler (Western) 1 6 Dendroica palmarum palmarum
2 Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea
1 Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata
7 Cerulean Warbler 1 1 Dendroica cerulea
7 Black-and-white Warbler 4 7 Mniotilta varia
7 American Redstart 4 275 Setophaga ruticilla
2 Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
7 Ovenbird 4 15 Seiurus aurocapilla
7 Northern Waterthrush 1 2 Seiurus noveboracensis
3 Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla
2 Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus
7 Connecticut Warbler 2 7 Oporornis agilis
7 Mourning Warbler 4 4 Oporornis philadelphia
7 Common Yellowthroat 7 20 Geothlypis trichas
6 Hooded Warbler 1 1 Wilsonia citrina
4 Wilson's Warbler 2 12 Wilsonia pusilla pusilla
7 Canada Warbler 3 35 Wilsonia canadensis
7 Eastern Towhee 1 4 Pipilo erythrophthalmus
7 Chipping Sparrow 7 20 Spizella passerina
7 Clay-colored Sparrow 5 15 Spizella pallida
7 Field Sparrow 1 8 Spizella pusilla
7 Vesper Sparrow 2 15 Pooecetes gramineus
3 Lark Sparrow 1 1 Chondestes grammacus
1 Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys
7 Savannah Sparrow 6 65 Passerculus sandwichensis
7 Grasshopper Sparrow 2 25 Ammodramus savannarum
7 Baird's Sparrow 1 4 Ammodramus bairdii
3 Henslow's Sparrow 1 2 Ammodramus henslowii
7 Le Conte's Sparrow 2 4 Ammodramus leconteii
7 Nelson's Sparrow 1 3 Ammodramus nelsoni
7 Song Sparrow 7 30 Melospiza melodia
7 Lincoln's Sparrow 2 1 Melospiza lincolnii
7 Swamp Sparrow 7 15 Melospiza georgiana
7 White-throated Sparrow 3 25 Zonotrichia albicollis
1 Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula
5 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1 1 H Junco hyemalis hyemalis
7 Chestnut-collared Longspur 2 20 Calcarius ornatus
1 Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
7 Scarlet Tanager 2 4 Piranga olivacea
7 Northern Cardinal 1 10 Cardinalis cardinalis
7 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4 8 Pheucticus ludovicianus
7 Indigo Bunting 3 4 Passerina cyanea
1 Painted Bunting Passerina ciris
4 Dickcissel 1 1 Spiza americana
7 Bobolink 6 35 Dolichonyx oryzivorus
7 Red-winged Blackbird 7 500 N Agelaius phoeniceus
6 Eastern Meadowlark 2 4 Sturnella magna
7 Western Meadowlark 3 100 Sturnella neglecta
7 Yellow-headed Blackbird 3 500 N Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
7 Brewer's Blackbird 4 65 N Euphagus cyanocephalus
7 Common Grackle 7 300 Quiscalus quiscula
7 Brown-headed Cowbird 7 80 N Molothrus ater
7 Orchard Oriole 2 5 Icterus spurius
7 Baltimore Oriole 3 2 N Icterus galbula
7 Purple Finch 2 3 Carpodacus purpureus
7 House Finch 1 2 Carpodacus mexicanus
1 White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera
4 Pine Siskin 1 4 Spinus pinus
7 American Goldfinch 7 40 Spinus tristis
5 Evening Grosbeak 1 1 Coccothraustes vespertinus
7 House Sparrow 6 50 Passer domesticus

Mammals

1 Little Brown Myotis Myotis lucifugus
7 Eastern Cottontail X Sylvilagus floridanus
3 Snowshoe Hare X Lepus americanus
4 White-tailed Jackrabbit x Lepus townsendi
4 Least Chipmunk X Tamias minimus
7 Eastern Chipmunk X Tamias striatus
1 Woodchuck Marmota monax
1 Franklin's Ground Squirrel Spermophilus franklinii
4 Richardson's Ground Squirrel X Spermophilus richardsonii
7 Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel X Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
7 Eastern Gray Squirrel X Sciurus carolinensis
2 Eastern Fox Squirrel X Sciurus niger
7 Red Sqiurrel X Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
4 Beaver Castor canadensis
6 Common Muskrat X Ondatra zibetheca
3 Common Porcupine X Erethizon dorsatum
5 Red Fox X Vulpes vulpes
2 Coyote Canis latrans
1 Gray Wolf Canis lupus
3 North American Mink X Mustela vison
2 American Badger Taxidea taxus
6 Raccoon X Procyon lotor
3 Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis
2 Northern River Otter Lontra canadensis
7 White-tailed Deer X Odocoileus virginianus
4 Moose Alces alces

Amphibians and Reptiles

2 Mink Frog X Rana septentrionalis
4 Wood Frog X Rana sylvatica
2 Green Frog Rana clamitans
2 Northern Leopard Frog Rana pipiens
2 Bullfrog H Rana catesbeiana
4 American Toad Bufo americanus
4 Gray Treefrog H Hyla versicolor
5 Spring Peeper H Hyla crucifer
5 Western Chorus Frog H Pseudacris triseriata
4 Snapping Turtle X Chelydra serpentina
6 Painted Turtle X Chrysemys picta
1 Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platirhinos
1 Redbelly Snake Storeria occipitomaculata
4 Plains Garter Snake X Thamnophis radix

Butterflies

1 Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes
2 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail X Papilio glaucus
6 Canadian Tiger Swallowtail X Papilio canadensis
4 Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes
2 Cabbage White Pieris rapae
1 Clouded Sulphur Colias philodice
1 Spring Azure Celastrina ladon
2 Arctic Blue Agriades glandon
7 Northern Crescent X Phyciodes selenis
1 comma sp. Polygonia sp.
4 Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa
1 American Painted Lady Vanessa virginiensis
4 Red Admiral X Vanessa atalanta
1 Red-spotted Purple Limenitis arthemis astyanax
4 White Admiral X Limenitis arthemis arthemis
7 Monarch X Danaus plexippus
4 Wild Indigo Duskywing X Erynnis baptisiae

Taxonomic Notes