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Georgia

Ohio

South Carolina

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexico

 

 

 

 

 

Abundance

D

Distribution range deducted from map, not actual record.

P

Present, abundance not determined.

C

Within its range, varying from common to incidental.

O

Occasional: wandered outside of its normal range but still occurring from time to time. Normally between 10 - 100 records.

V

Vagrant: accidental, species far out of its normal distribution range.

I

Introduced species.

Q

Not verified.

X

Extinct.

XL

Locally extinct.

R

Resident: present  year around.

State of Permanence

N

Nests in the state but absent during non-breeding season.

M

Migrant: Spends only a brief period en route to its winter grounds

W

Wintering; stays in the area, while its primary nesting range is elsewhere.

E

National endemic.

*

* Behind letter = national bird or symbol.

 

 

Georgia

 

 

Species Full Name

Birds

UGA

Date

Location

1

Ortalis vetula

Plain Chachalaca

P

 

 

2

Phasianus colchicus

Common Pheasant

CRI

 

 

3

Bonasa umbellus

Ruffed Grouse

P

 

 

4

Meleagris gallopavo

Wild Turkey

CR

 

 

5

Colinus virginianus

Northern Bobwhite

CR

 

 

6

Dendrocygna bicolor

Fulvous Whistling-Duck

P

 

 

7

Dendrocygna autumnalis

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

P

 

 

8

Oxyura jamaicensis

Ruddy Duck

P

 

 

9

Cygnus columbianus

Tundra Swan

P

 

 

10

Anser albifrons

Greater White-fronted Goose

P

 

 

11

Anser caerulescens

Snow Goose

P

 

 

12

Chen rossii

Ross's Goose

P

 

E.L. Huie

13

Branta canadensis

Canada Goose

CR

 

 

14

Branta bernicla

Brent Goose

P

 

 

15

Aix sponsa

Wood Duck

P

 

 

16

Anas strepera

Gadwall

P

 

 

17

Anas penelope

Eurasian Wigeon

P

 

 

18

Anas americana

American Wigeon

P

 

 

19

Anas rubripes

American Black Duck

P

 

 

20

Anas fulvigula

Mottled Duck

P

 

 

21

Anas platyrhynchos

Mallard

P

 

 

22

Anas discors

Blue-winged Teal

P

 

 

23

Anas cyanoptera

Cinnamon Teal

P

 

 

24

Anas clypeata

Northern Shoveler

P

 

 

25

Anas acuta

Northern Pintail

P

 

 

26

Anas crecca

Common Teal

P

 

 

27

Aythya valisineria

Canvasback

P

 

 

28

Aythya americana

Redhead

P

 

 

29

Aythya collaris

Ring-necked Duck

P

 

 

30

Aythya marila

Greater Scaup

P

 

 

31

Aythya affinis

Lesser Scaup

P

 

 

32

Somateria mollissima

Common Eider

P

 

 

33

Somateria spectabilis

King Eider

P

 

 

34

Histrionicus histrionicus

Harlequin Duck

P

 

 

35

Clangula hyemalis

Long-tailed Duck

P

 

 

36

Melanitta nigra

Black Scoter

P

 

 

37

Melanitta perspicillata

Surf Scoter

P

 

 

38

Melanitta fusca

White-winged Scoter

P

 

 

39

Bucephala clangula

Common Goldeneye

P

 

 

40

Bucephala albeola

Bufflehead

P

 

 

41

Lophodytes cucullatus

Hooded Merganser

P

 

 

42

Mergus serrator

Red-breasted Merganser

P

 

 

43

Mergus merganser

Common Merganser

P

 

 

44

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Red-headed Woodpecker

P

 

 

45

Melanerpes carolinus

Red-bellied Woodpecker

P

 

 

46

Sphyrapicus varius

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

P

 

 

47

Picoides pubescens

Downy Woodpecker

P

 

 

48

Picoides borealis

Red-cockaded Woodpecker

P

 

 

49

Picoides villosus

Hairy Woodpecker

P

 

 

50

Colaptes auratus

Northern Flicker

P

 

 

51

Dryocopus pileatus

Pileated Woodpecker

P

 

 

52

Campephilus principalis

Ivory-billed Woodpecker

P

 

 

53

Megaceryle alcyon

Belted Kingfisher

P

 

 

54

Coccyzus erythropthalmus

Black-billed Cuckoo

P

 

 

55

Coccyzus americanus

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

P

 

 

56

Crotophaga ani

Smooth-billed Ani

P

 

 

57

Conuropsis carolinensis

Carolina Parakeet

X

 

 

58

Chaetura pelagica

Chimney Swift

P

 

 

59

Eugenes fulgens

Magnificent Hummingbird

P

 

 

60

Archilochus colubris

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

P

 

 

61

Archilochus alexandri

Black-chinned Hummingbird

P

 

 

62

Calypte anna

Anna's Hummingbird

P

 

 

63

Stellula calliope

Calliope Hummingbird

P

 

 

64

Selasphorus platycercus

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

P

 

 

65

Selasphorus rufus

Rufous Hummingbird

P

 

 

66

Selasphorus sasin

Allen's Hummingbird

P

 

 

67

Tyto alba

Barn Owl

P

 

 

68

Otus asio

Eastern Screech-Owl

P

 

 

69

Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl

CR

 

 

70

Nyctea scandiaca

Snowy Owl

P

 

 

71

Strix varia

Barred Owl

P

 

 

72

Speotyto cunicularia

Burrowing Owl

P

 

 

73

Aegolius acadicus

Saw-whet Owl

P

 

 

74

Asio otus

Long-eared Owl

P

 

 

75

Asio flammeus

Short-eared Owl

P

 

 

76

Chordeiles minor

Common Nighthawk

P

 

 

77

Caprimulgus carolinensis

Chuck-will's-widow

P

 

 

78

Caprimulgus vociferus

Whip-poor-will

P

 

 

79

Columba livia

Rock Dove

CRI

 

 

80

Streptopelia decaocto

Eurasian Collared-Dove

I

 

 

81

Ectopistes migratorius

Passenger Pigeon

X

 

 

82

Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove

CR

 

 

83

Zenaida asiatica

White-winged Dove

P

 

 

84

Columbina passerina

Common Ground-Dove

CR

 

 

85

Grus canadensis

Sandhill Crane

P

 

 

86

Grus americana

Whooping Crane

P

 

 

87

Aramus guarauna

Limpkin

CR

 

 

88

Coturnicops noveboracensis

Yellow Rail

P

 

 

89

Laterallus jamaicensis

Black Rail

P

 

 

90

Rallus longirostris

Clapper Rail

P

 

 

91

Rallus elegans

King Rail

P

 

 

92

Rallus limicola

Virginia Rail

P

 

 

93

Porzana carolina

Sora

P

 

 

94

Porphyrio martinicus

Purple Gallinule

P

 

 

95

Gallinula chloropus

Common Moorhen

CR

 

 

96

Fulica americana

American Coot

P

 

 

97

Scolopax minor

American Woodcock

P

 

 

98

Gallinago gallinago

Wilson’s Snipe

P

 

 

99

Limosa fedoa

Marbled Godwit

P

 

 

100

Numenius phaeopus

Whimbrel

P

 

 

101

Numenius americanus

Long-billed Curlew

P

 

 

102

Bartramia longicauda

Upland Sandpiper

P

 

 

103

Tringa melanoleuca

Greater Yellowlegs

P

 

 

104

Tringa flavipes

Lesser Yellowlegs

P

 

 

105

Tringa solitaria

Solitary Sandpiper

P

 

 

106

Actitis macularia

Spotted Sandpiper

P

 

 

107

Catoptrophorus semipalmatus

Willet

P

 

 

108

Arenaria interpres

Ruddy Turnstone

P

 

 

109

Limnodromus griseus

Short-billed Dowitcher

P

 

 

110

Limnodromus scolopaceus

Long-billed Dowitcher

P

 

 

111

Calidris canutus

Red Knot

P

 

 

112

Calidris alba

Sanderling

P

 

 

113

Calidris pusilla

Semipalmated Sandpiper

P

 

 

114

Calidris mauri

Western Sandpiper

P

 

 

115

Calidris minutilla

Least Sandpiper

P

 

 

116

Calidris fuscicollis

White-rumped Sandpiper

P

 

 

117

Calidris bairdii

Baird's Sandpiper

P

 

 

118

Calidris melanotos

Pectoral Sandpiper

P

 

 

119

Calidris maritima

Purple Sandpiper

P

 

 

120

Calidris alpina

Dunlin

P

 

Taylorsville sod farm

121

Calidris himantopus

Stilt Sandpiper

P

 

 

122

Tryngites subruficollis

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

P

 

 

123

Philomachus pugnax

Ruff

P

 

 

124

Phalaropus lobatus

Red-necked Phalarope

P

 

 

125

Phalaropus fulicaria

Red Phalarope

P

 

 

126

Haematopus palliatus

American Oystercatcher

P

 

 

127

Himantopus mexicanus

Black-necked Stilt

P

 

 

128

Recurvirostra americana

American Avocet

P

 

 

129

Pluvialis dominica

American Golden-Plover

P

 

 

130

Pluvialis squatarola

Grey Plover

P

 

 

131

Charadrius semipalmatus

Semipalmated Plover

P

 

 

132

Charadrius wilsonia

Wilson's Plover

P

 

 

133

Charadrius vociferus

Killdeer

P

 

 

134

Charadrius melodus

Piping Plover

P

 

 

135

Charadrius alexandrinus

Kentish Plover

P

 

 

136

Stercorarius pomarinus

Pomarine Jaeger

P

 

 

137

Stercorarius parasiticus

Parasitic Jaeger

P

 

 

138

Rynchops niger

Black Skimmer

P

 

 

139

Larus delawarensis

Ring-billed Gull

P

 

 

140

Larus marinus

Great Black-backed Gull

P

 

 

141

Larus hyperboreus

Glaucous Gull

P

 

 

142

Larus glaucoides

Iceland Gull

P

 

 

143

Larus argentatus

Herring Gull

P

 

 

144

Larus fuscus

Lesser Black-backed Gull

P

 

 

145

Larus philadelphia

Bonaparte's Gull

P

 

 

146

Larus atricilla

Laughing Gull

P

 

 

147

Larus pipixcan

Franklin's Gull

P

 

 

148

Larus minutus

Little Gull

P

 

 

149

Xema sabini

Sabine's Gull

P

 

 

150

Rissa tridactyla

Black-legged Kittiwake

P

 

 

151

Sterna nilotica

Gull-billed Tern

P

 

 

152

Sterna caspia

Caspian Tern

P

 

 

153

Sterna maxima

Royal Tern

P

 

 

154

Sterna sandvicensis

Sandwich Tern

P

 

 

155

Sterna hirundo

Common Tern

P

 

 

156

Sterna paradisaea

Arctic Tern

P

 

 

157

Sterna forsteri

Forster's Tern

P

 

 

158

Sterna antillarum

Least Tern

P

 

 

159

Sterna anaethetus

Bridled Tern

P

 

 

160

Sterna fuscata

Sooty Tern

P

 

 

161

Chlidonias niger

Black Tern

P

 

 

162

Anous stolidus

Brown Noddy

P

 

 

163

Alle alle

Dovekie

P

 

 

164

Alca torda

Razorbill

P

 

 

165

Pandion haliaetus

Osprey

P

 

 

166

Elanoides forficatus

Swallow-tailed Kite

P

 

 

167

Ictinia mississippiensis

Mississippi Kite

P

 

 

168

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Bald Eagle

*P

 

 

169

Circus cyaneus

Northern Harrier

P

 

 

170

Accipiter striatus

Sharp-shinned Hawk

P

 

 

171

Accipiter cooperii

Cooper's Hawk

P

 

 

172

Accipiter gentilis

Northern Goshawk

P

 

 

173

Buteo lineatus

Red-shouldered Hawk

P

 

 

174

Buteo platypterus

Broad-winged Hawk

P

 

 

175

Buteo swainsoni

Swainson's Hawk

P

 

 

176

Buteo jamaicensis

Red-tailed Hawk

P

 

 

177

Buteo lagopus

Rough-legged Hawk

P

 

 

178

Aquila chrysaetos

Golden Eagle

P

 

 

179

Falco sparverius

American Kestrel

P

 

 

180

Falco columbarius

Merlin

P

 

 

181

Falco peregrinus

Peregrine Falcon

P

 

 

182

Podilymbus podiceps

Pied-billed Grebe

P

 

 

183

Podiceps grisegena

Red-necked Grebe

P

 

 

184

Podiceps auritus

Horned Grebe

P

 

 

185

Podiceps nigricollis

Black-necked Grebe

P

 

 

186

Aechmophorus occidentalis

Western Grebe

P

 

 

187

Phaethon aethereus

Red-billed Tropicbird

P

 

 

188

Phaethon lepturus

White-tailed Tropicbird

P

 

 

189

Morus bassanus

Northern Gannet

P

 

 

190

Sula dactylatra

Masked Booby

P

 

 

191

Anhinga anhinga

Anhinga

P

 

 

192

Phalacrocorax auritus

Double-crested Cormorant

P

 

 

193

Phalacrocorax carbo

Great Cormorant

P

 

 

194

Egretta rufescens

Reddish Egret

P

 

 

195

Egretta tricolor

Tricolored Heron

P

 

 

196

Egretta caerulea

Little Blue Heron

P

 

 

197

Egretta thula

Snowy Egret

P

 

 

198

Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron

P

 

 

199

Bubulcus ibis

Cattle Egret

P

 

 

200

Butorides virescens

Green Heron

P

 

 

201

Nyctanassa violacea

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

P

 

 

202

Nycticorax nycticorax

Black-crowned Night-Heron

P

 

 

203

Ixobrychus exilis

Least Bittern

P

 

 

204

Botaurus lentiginosus

American Bittern

P

 

 

205

Eudocimus albus

White Ibis

P

 

 

206

Plegadis falcinellus

Glossy Ibis

P

 

 

207

Ajaia ajaja

Roseate Spoonbill

P

 

 

208

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

American White Pelican

P

 

 

209

Pelecanus occidentalis

Brown Pelican

P

 

 

210

Coragyps atratus

Black Vulture

P

 

 

211

Cathartes aura

Turkey Vulture

P

 

 

212

Mycteria americana

Wood Stork

P

 

 

213

Fregata magnificens

Magnificent Frigatebird

P

 

 

214

Gavia stellata

Red-throated Loon

P

 

 

215

Gavia immer

Common Loon

P

 

 

216

Pterodroma hasitata

Black-capped Petrel

P

 

 

217

Calonectris diomedea

Cory's Shearwater

P

 

 

218

Puffinus gravis

Great Shearwater

P

 

 

219

Puffinus griseus

Sooty Shearwater

P

 

 

220

Puffinus puffinus

Manx Shearwater

P

 

 

221

Puffinus lherminieri

Audubon's Shearwater

P

 

 

222

Oceanites oceanicus

Wilson's Storm-Petrel

P

 

 

223

Oceanodroma castro

Band-rumped Storm-Petrel

P

 

 

224

Oceanodroma leucorhoa

Leach's Storm-Petrel

P

 

 

225

Contopus virens

Eastern Wood-Pewee

P

 

 

226

Empidonax flaviventris

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

P

 

 

227

Empidonax virescens

Acadian Flycatcher

P

 

 

228

Empidonax alnorum

Alder Flycatcher

P

 

 

229

Empidonax traillii

Willow Flycatcher

P

 

 

230

Empidonax minimus

Least Flycatcher

P

 

 

231

Sayornis phoebe

Eastern Phoebe

P

 

 

232

Sayornis saya

Say's Phoebe

P

 

 

233

Pyrocephalus rubinus

Vermilion Flycatcher

P

 

 

234

Myiarchus crinitus

Great Crested Flycatcher

P

 

 

235

Tyrannus verticalis

Western Kingbird

P

 

 

236

Tyrannus forficatus

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

P

 

 

237

Tyrannus tyrannus

Eastern Kingbird

P

 

 

238

Tyrannus dominicensis

Grey Kingbird

P

 

 

239

Lanius ludovicianus

Loggerhead Shrike

P

 

 

240

Vireo griseus

White-eyed Vireo

P

 

 

241

Vireo solitarius

Blue-headed Vireo

P

 

 

242

Vireo flavifrons

Yellow-throated Vireo

P

 

 

243

Vireo philadelphicus

Philadelphia Vireo

P

 

 

244

Vireo olivaceus

Red-eyed Vireo

P

 

 

245

Vireo gilvus

Eastern Warbling-Vireo

P

 

 

246

Cyanocitta cristata

Blue Jay

P

 

 

247

Aphelocoma coerulescens

Florida Scrub-Jay

P

 

 

248

Corvus brachyrhynchos

American Crow

P

 

 

249

Corvus ossifragus

Fish Crow

P

 

 

250

Corvus corax

Common Raven

P

 

 

251

Bombycilla cedrorum

Cedar Waxwing

P

 

 

252

Zoothera naevia

Varied Thrush

P

 

 

253

Sialia sialis

Eastern Bluebird

P

 

 

254

Catharus fuscescens

Veery

P

 

 

255

Catharus minimus

Grey-cheeked Thrush

P

 

 

256

Catharus ustulatus

Swainson's Thrush

P

 

 

257

Catharus guttatus

Hermit Thrush

P

 

 

258

Hylocichla mustelina

Wood Thrush

P

 

 

259

Turdus migratorius

American Robin

P

 

 

260

Oenanthe oenanthe

Northern Wheatear

P

 

 

261

Sturnus vulgaris

Common Starling

P

 

 

262

Dumetella carolinensis

Grey Catbird

P

 

 

263

Mimus polyglottos

Northern Mockingbird

P

 

 

264

Toxostoma rufum

Brown Thrasher

P

 

 

265

Sitta pusilla

Brown-headed Nuthatch

P

 

 

266

Sitta canadensis

Red-breasted Nuthatch

P

 

 

267

Sitta carolinensis

White-breasted Nuthatch

P

 

 

268

Certhia americana

Brown Creeper

P

 

 

269

Cistothorus platensis

Sedge Wren

P

 

 

270

Cistothorus palustris

Marsh Wren

P

 

 

271

Thryomanes bewickii

Bewick's Wren

P

 

 

272

Thryothorus ludovicianus

Carolina Wren

P

 

 

273

Troglodytes troglodytes

Winter Wren

P

 

 

274

Troglodytes aedon

House Wren

P

 

 

275

Polioptila caerulea

Blue-grey Gnatcatcher

P

 

 

276

Poecile carolinensis

Carolina Chickadee

P

 

 

277

Baeolophus bicolor

Tufted Titmouse

P

 

 

278

Tachycineta bicolor

Tree Swallow

P

 

 

279

Progne subis

Purple Martin

P

 

 

280

Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

P

 

 

281

Riparia riparia

Sand Martin

P

 

 

282

Hirundo rustica

Barn Swallow

P

 

 

283

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Cliff Swallow

P

 

 

284

Regulus calendula

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

P

 

 

285

Regulus satrapa

Golden-crowned Kinglet

P

 

 

286

Eremophila alpestris

Horned Lark

P

 

 

287

Passer domesticus

House Sparrow

CRI

 

 

288

Anthus rubescens

American Pipit

P

 

 

289

Anthus spragueii

Sprague's Pipit

P

 

 

290

Carduelis pinus

Pine Siskin

P

 

feeder at house

291

Carduelis tristis

American Goldfinch

P

 

 

292

Carduelis flammea

Common Redpoll

P

 

 

293

Carpodacus purpureus

Purple Finch

P

 

 

294

Carpodacus mexicanus

House Finch

P

 

 

295

Loxia curvirostra

Red Crossbill

P

 

 

296

Hesperiphona vespertina

Evening Grosbeak

P

 

 

297

Calcarius lapponicus

Lapland Longspur

P

 

 

298

Plectrophenax nivalis

Snow Bunting

P

 

 

299

Calamospiza melanocorys

Lark Bunting

P

 

 

300

Passerella iliaca

Fox Sparrow

P

 

 

301

Melospiza melodia

Song Sparrow

P

 

 

302

Melospiza lincolnii

Lincoln's Sparrow

P

 

 

303

Melospiza georgiana

Swamp Sparrow

P

 

 

304

Zonotrichia querula

Harris's Sparrow

P

 

 

305

Zonotrichia albicollis

White-throated Sparrow

P

 

 

306

Zonotrichia leucophrys

White-crowned Sparrow

P

 

 

307

Junco hyemalis

Dark-eyed Junco

P

 

 

308

Passerculus sandwichensis

Savannah Sparrow

P

 

 

309

Ammodramus maritimus

Seaside Sparrow

P

 

 

310

Ammodramus caudacutus

Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow

P

 

 

311

Ammodramus leconteii

Le Conte's Sparrow

P

 

 

312

Ammodramus henslowii

Henslow's Sparrow

P

 

 

313

Ammodramus savannarum

Grasshopper Sparrow

P

 

 

314

Spizella arborea

American Tree Sparrow

P

 

 

315

Spizella passerina

Chipping Sparrow

P

 

 

316

Spizella pallida

Clay-colored Sparrow

P

 

 

317

Spizella pusilla

Field Sparrow

P

 

 

318

Pooecetes gramineus

Vesper Sparrow

P

 

 

319

Chondestes grammacus

Lark Sparrow

P

 

 

320

Aimophila aestivalis

Bachman's Sparrow

P

 

 

321

Pipilo chlorurus

Green-tailed Towhee

P

 

 

322

Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Eastern Towhee

P

 

 

323

Vermivora bachmanii

Bachman's Warbler

P

 

 

324

Vermivora pinus

Blue-winged Warbler

P

 

 

325

Vermivora chrysoptera

Golden-winged Warbler

P

 

 

326

Vermivora peregrina

Tennessee Warbler

P

 

 

327

Vermivora celata

Orange-crowned Warbler

P

 

 

328

Vermivora ruficapilla

Nashville Warbler

P