Total Species: 1175 Dave's World LIFELIST (by Family)

Common Name Scientific Name Location Date First Sighting Comments  

Ostriches

Ostrich Struthio camelus SOUTH AFRICA 09/01/2002 Kruger National Park

Penguins

King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus FALKLAND ISLANDS 12/03/2008 Saunders Island; Falkland Islands

Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua FALKLAND ISLANDS 12/03/2008 Saunders Island; Falkland Islands

Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae ANTARCTICA 12/15/2008 Weddell Sea

Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND 12/11/2008 Cooper Bay; South Georgia Island

Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome FALKLAND ISLANDS 12/03/2008 Saunders Island; Falkland Islands

Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND 12/10/2008 Royal Bay; South Georgia Island

Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus FALKLAND ISLANDS 12/03/2008 Saunders Island; Falkland Islands

Loons/Divers

Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata ALASKA 06/06/2006 Joe's Lake; Denali Hwy

Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica ALASKA 05/31/2006 Webster Lake; St. Paul, Pribilof Islands

Common Loon Gavia immer CALIFORNIA 09/11/2005 Elkhorn Slough 'birding safari' cruise

Grebes

Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis BOTSWANA 11/04/2005 Okavango Delta Kwetsani Camp

Madagascar Grebe Tachybaptus pelzelnii MADAGASCAR 10/25/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus TEXAS 12/29/2005 Sabal Palm Audubon Sanctuary

Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps CALIFORNIA 07/09/2005 Charleston Slough

White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland ARGENTINA 12/20/2008 Military Base ponds; Ushuaia

Great Grebe Podiceps major ARGENTINA 11/30/2008 Tierra del Fuego National Park

Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena ALASKA 05/31/2006 North East Point; St. Paul, Pribilof Islands

Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus CALIFORNIA 01/15/2006 Coyote Point Marina

Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis CALIFORNIA 01/16/2005 Charleston Slough

Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis CALIFORNIA 12/03/2005 Sunnyvale Water Treatment Ponds

Clark’s Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii CALIFORNIA 12/03/2005 Sunnyvale Water Treatment Ponds

Albatrosses

Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans ATLANTIC OCEAN 12/06/2008 Southern Ocean; to South Georgia Island

Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora ATLANTIC OCEAN 12/06/2008 Southern Ocean; to South Georgia Island

Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis HAWAII 03/02/2007 Kaena Point Natural Reserve, Oahu

Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes CALIFORNIA 08/28/2005 Monterey Bay, Shearwater Journeys

Gray-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma ATLANTIC OCEAN 12/08/2008 Southern Ocean; to South Georgia Island

Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris ATLANTIC OCEAN 12/02/2008 Southern Ocean; toward Falkland Islands

Sooty Albatross Phoebetria fusca ATLANTIC OCEAN 12/07/2008 Southern Ocean; to South Georgia Island

Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata ATLANTIC OCEAN 12/06/2008 Southern Ocean; to South Georgia Island

Petrels, Shearwaters

Antarctic Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus ATLANTIC OCEAN 12/02/2008 Southern Ocean; toward Falkland Islands

Hall’s Giant Petrel Macronectes halli SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND 12/11/2008 Cooper Bay; South Georgia Island

Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis CALIFORNIA 02/05/2006 Monterey Bay, Shearwater Journeys

Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides ATLANTIC OCEAN 12/02/2008 Southern Ocean; toward Falkland Islands

Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica ATLANTIC OCEAN 12/13/2008 Southern Ocean; to Antarctic Peninsula

Cape Petrel Daption capense ATLANTIC OCEAN 12/02/2008 Southern Ocean; toward Falkland Islands

Snow Petrel Pagodroma nivea SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND 12/09/2008 Fortuna Bay; South Georgia Island

Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea ATLANTIC OCEAN 12/12/2008 Southern Ocean; to Antarctic Peninsula

Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata ATLANTIC OCEAN 12/08/2008 Southern Ocean; to South Georgia Island

Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri ATLANTIC OCEAN 12/02/2008 Southern Ocean; toward Falkland Islands

White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis ATLANTIC OCEAN 12/02/2008 Southern Ocean; toward Falkland Islands

Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus CALIFORNIA 08/28/2005 Monterey Bay, Shearwater Journeys

Buller’s Shearwater Puffinus bulleri CALIFORNIA 08/28/2005 Monterey Bay, Shearwater Journeys

Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus CALIFORNIA 08/28/2005 Monterey Bay, Shearwater Journeys

Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris CALIFORNIA 02/05/2006 Monterey Bay, Shearwater Journeys

Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus MASSACHUSETTS 07/25/2009 Revere Beach; north of Boston

Storm-petrels

Gray-backed Storm-Petrel Garrodia nereis ATLANTIC OCEAN 12/02/2008 Southern Ocean; toward Falkland Islands

Wilson’s Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus ATLANTIC OCEAN 12/02/2008 Southern Ocean; toward Falkland Islands

Black-bellied Storm-Petrel Fregetta tropica ATLANTIC OCEAN 12/06/2008 Southern Ocean; to South Georgia Island

Leach’s Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa CALIFORNIA 09/14/2008 Monterey Bay; Shearwater Journeys

Black Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma melania CALIFORNIA 09/14/2008 Monterey Bay; Shearwater Journeys

Ashy Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma homochroa CALIFORNIA 08/28/2005 Monterey Bay, Shearwater Journeys

Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma furcata BRITISH COLUMBIA 08/20/2007 N of Vancouver Island; Alaska cruise

Diving-petrels

Magellanic Diving-Petrel Pelecanoides magellani ATLANTIC OCEAN 12/02/2008 Southern Ocean; toward Falkland Islands

South Georgia Diving-Petrel Pelecanoides georgicus SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND 12/11/2008 Southern Ocean; leaving South Georgia Island

Common Diving-Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix ATLANTIC OCEAN 12/02/2008 Southern Ocean; toward Falkland Islands

Tropicbirds

Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/24/2006 Little Tobago Island; Tobago

White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus HAWAII 03/02/2007 Kaena Point Natural Reserve, Oahu

Pelicans

Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus UGANDA 09/06/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens UGANDA 09/02/2003 Lake Victoria Mabamba Swamp

American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos CALIFORNIA 07/09/2005 Charleston Slough

Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis CALIFORNIA 01/12/2003 Monterey Wharf

Gannets, Boobies

Northern Gannet Morus bassanus NOVA SCOTIA 09/20/2004 Cape Breton Island

Red-footed Booby Sula sula HAWAII 10/14/2006 Makapuu Beach Park; Makapuu, HI

Brown Booby Sula leucogaster TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/24/2006 Little Tobago Island; Tobago

Cormorants

Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus CALIFORNIA 11/17/2002 Chesbro Reservoir

Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus TEXAS 12/28/2005 Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo UGANDA 09/06/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Brandt’s Cormorant Phalacrocorax penicillatus CALIFORNIA 08/06/2005 Ano Nuevo State Park

Pelagic Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus CALIFORNIA 06/11/2005 Charleston Slough

Red-faced Cormorant Phalacrocorax urile ALASKA 06/01/2006 Reef Point; St. Paul, Pribilof Islands

Rock Shag Phalacrocorax magellanicus ARGENTINA 11/29/2008 Beagle Channel; Ushuaia

Antarctic Shag Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis ANTARCTICA 12/17/2008 Paradise Bay

South Georgia Shag Phalacrocorax georgianus SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND 12/09/2008 Fortuna Bay; South Georgia Island

Imperial Shag Phalacrocorax atriceps ARGENTINA 11/29/2008 Beagle Channel; Ushuaia

Long-tailed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus UGANDA 09/02/2003 Lake Victoria Mabamba Swamp

Darters/Anhingas

Anhinga Anhinga anhinga TEXAS 12/29/2005 Hwy 100; Los Fresnos, TX

Darter Anhinga melanogaster BOTSWANA 11/04/2005 Okavango Delta Kwetsani Camp

Frigatebirds

Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/19/2006 Waterloo shoreline; Trinidad

Great Frigatebird Fregata minor HAWAII 10/14/2006 Makapuu Beach Park; Makapuu, HI

Herons

Gray Heron Ardea cinerea SWAZILAND 09/07/2002 Mkhaya Game Reserve

Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias CALIFORNIA 11/17/2002 Chesbro Reservoir

Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala SWAZILAND 09/07/2002 Mkhaya Game Reserve

Goliath Heron Ardea goliath UGANDA 09/02/2003 Lake Victoria Mabamba Swamp

Purple Heron Ardea purpurea UGANDA 09/02/2003 Lake Victoria Mabamba Swamp

Great Egret Ardea alba CALIFORNIA 03/01/2003 Charleston Slough

Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens TEXAS 12/27/2005 Sunset Lake Park; Corpus Christi, TX

Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula BOTSWANA 11/04/2005 Okavango Delta Kwetsani Camp

Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca MADAGASCAR 10/23/2005 Lake Alarobia

Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor TEXAS 12/27/2005 Indian Point Pier; Corpus Christi, TX

Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea TEXAS 12/27/2005 Harbor Island; Aransas Pass, TX

Snowy Egret Egretta thula CALIFORNIA 01/12/2003 Monterey Wharf

Little Egret Egretta garzetta UGANDA 09/02/2003 Lake Victoria Mabamba Swamp

Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides UGANDA 09/02/2003 Lake Victoria Mabamba Swamp

Madagascar Pond-Heron Ardeola idae MADAGASCAR 10/23/2005 Lake Alarobia

Rufous-bellied Heron Ardeola rufiventris BOTSWANA 11/04/2005 Okavango Delta Kwetsani Camp

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis UGANDA 09/02/2003 Lake Victoria Mabamba Swamp

Striated Heron Butorides striata UGANDA 09/02/2003 Lake Victoria Mabamba Swamp

Green Heron Butorides virescens CALIFORNIA 03/01/2003 Charleston Slough

Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax CALIFORNIA 03/01/2003 Charleston Slough

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea TEXAS 12/29/2005 Sabal Palm Audubon Sanctuary

Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/19/2006 Caroni Swamp; Trinidad

Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis MASSACHUSETTS 07/24/2009 Great Meadows NWR; Concord, MA

Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus UGANDA 09/06/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Pinnated Bittern Botaurus pinnatus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/21/2006 Nariva Swamp; Trinidad

American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus CALIFORNIA 03/06/2004 Ogier Ponds; Morgan Hill, CA

Hammerkop

Hamerkop Scopus umbretta SOUTH AFRICA 09/01/2002 Kruger National Park

Storks

Wood Stork Mycteria americana FLORIDA 07/24/2007 Lake Marion Boat Ramp; Osceola County

Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis SWAZILAND 09/07/2002 Mkhaya Game Reserve

African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus UGANDA 09/01/2003 Entebbe Botanical Gardens

Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus SWAZILAND 09/06/2002 Mkhaya Game Reserve

White Stork Ciconia ciconia UGANDA 09/01/2003 Entebbe Botanical Gardens

Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis UGANDA 09/02/2003 Lake Victoria Mabamba Swamp

Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus BOTSWANA 08/27/2002 Chobe National Park

Shoebill

Shoebill Balaeniceps rex UGANDA 09/02/2003 Lake Victoria Mabamba Swamp

Ibises, Spoonbills

Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus UGANDA 09/06/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash UGANDA 09/01/2003 Entebbe Botanical Gardens

Black-faced Ibis Theristicus melanopis ARGENTINA 11/29/2008 Rio Pipo River; Ushuaia

White Ibis Eudocimus albus TEXAS 12/28/2005 Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/19/2006 Caroni Swamp; Trinidad

Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus UGANDA 09/06/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi CALIFORNIA 06/11/2005 Charleston Slough

Madagascar Ibis Lophotibis cristata MADAGASCAR 10/26/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park (HO)

African Spoonbill Platalea alba SWAZILAND 09/07/2002 Mkhaya Game Reserve

Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja TEXAS 12/28/2005 Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

Flamingoes

Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus UGANDA 09/06/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Caribbean Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber TEXAS 12/28/2005 Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

Swans, Ducks

White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata UGANDA 09/02/2003 Lake Victoria Mabamba Swamp

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis TEXAS 12/30/2005 Estero Llano Grande State Park

Mute Swan Cygnus olor MASSACHUSETTS 07/24/2009 Great Meadows NWR; Concord, MA

Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator ALASKA 06/04/2006 Broad Pass; Parks Hwy, AK

Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus CALIFORNIA 02/25/2006 San Luis National Wildlife Refuge

Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons CALIFORNIA 10/15/2005 Ogier Ponds; Morgan Hill, CA

Snow Goose Chen caerulescens CALIFORNIA 11/25/2005 Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge

Ross' Goose Chen rossii CALIFORNIA 11/25/2005 Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge

Emperor Goose Chen canagica ALASKA 05/31/2006 Polovina Point; St. Paul, Pribilof Islands

Brant Branta bernicla HAWAII 03/01/2007 Kahuku Shrimp Ponds; Kahuko, HI

Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii CALIFORNIA 10/15/2005 Ogier Ponds; Morgan Hill, CA

Canada Goose Branta canadensis CALIFORNIA 02/16/2003 Coyote Lake County Park

Upland Goose Chloephaga picta ARGENTINA 11/29/2008 Beagle Channel; Ushuaia

Kelp Goose Chloephaga hybrida ARGENTINA 11/29/2008 Beagle Channel; Ushuaia

Ashy-headed Goose Chloephaga poliocephala ARGENTINA 11/29/2008 Rio Pipo River; Ushuaia

Ruddy-headed Goose Chloephaga rubidiceps FALKLAND ISLANDS 12/03/2008 Carcass Island; Falkland Islands

Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca SOUTH AFRICA 09/01/2002 Kruger National Park

Flightless Steamerduck Tachyeres pteneres ARGENTINA 11/29/2008 Beagle Channel; Ushuaia

Falkland Steamerduck Tachyeres brachypterus FALKLAND ISLANDS 12/03/2008 Carcass Island; Falkland Islands

Flying Steamerduck Tachyeres patachonicus ARGENTINA 11/29/2008 Beagle Channel; Ushuaia

Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis UGANDA 09/02/2003 Lake Victoria Mabamba Swamp

Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos MADAGASCAR 10/23/2005 Lake Alarobia

Wood Duck Aix sponsa CALIFORNIA 02/16/2003 Coyote Lake County Park

Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope CALIFORNIA 11/25/2005 Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge

American Wigeon Anas americana QUEBEC 09/24/2005 Ile Bizard Nature Park; Montreal

Chiloe Wigeon Anas sibilatrix ARGENTINA 11/29/2008 Beagle Channel; Ushuaia

Gadwall Anas strepera CALIFORNIA 07/09/2005 Charleston Slough

Eurasian Teal Anas crecca ALASKA 05/31/2006 Webster Lake; St. Paul, Pribilof Islands

Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis CALIFORNIA 08/20/2005 Charleston Slough

Speckled Teal Anas flavirostris ARGENTINA 11/30/2008 Tierra del Fuego National Park

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos CALIFORNIA 03/01/2003 Charleston Slough

Mottled Duck Anas fulvigula TEXAS 12/28/2005 Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

American Black Duck Anas rubripes QUEBEC 09/24/2005 St. Lawrence River; Montreal

Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata UGANDA 09/02/2003 Lake Victoria Mabamba Swamp

Crested Duck Anas specularioides ARGENTINA 11/28/2008 Beagle Channel; Ushuaia

Northern Pintail Anas acuta CALIFORNIA 06/11/2005 Charleston Slough

Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND 12/09/2008 Fortuna Bay; South Georgia Island

White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/22/2006 Bon Accord Water Ponds; Tobago

Red-billed Duck Anas erythrorhyncha MADAGASCAR 10/23/2005 Lake Alarobia

Blue-winged Teal Anas discors QUEBEC 09/24/2005 Ile Bizard Nature Park; Montreal

Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera CALIFORNIA 01/16/2005 Charleston Slough

Red Shoveler Anas platalea ARGENTINA 12/20/2008 Military Base ponds; Ushuaia

Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata CALIFORNIA 06/11/2005 Charleston Slough

Canvasback Aythya valisineria CALIFORNIA 12/03/2005 Sunnyvale Water Treatment Ponds

Redhead Aythya americana TEXAS 12/27/2005 Sunset Lake Park; Corpus Christi, TX

Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris QUEBEC 09/24/2005 Ile Bizard Nature Park; Montreal

Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula ALASKA 05/31/2006 Polovina Lake; St. Paul, Pribilof Islands

Greater Scaup Aythya marila CALIFORNIA 04/24/2005 Charleston Slough

Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis CALIFORNIA 08/20/2005 Charleston Slough

Common Eider Somateria mollissima MASSACHUSETTS 07/21/2009 Revere Beach; north of Boston

King Eider Somateria spectabilis ALASKA 05/31/2006 North East Point; St. Paul, Pribilof Islands

Steller’s Eider Polysticta stelleri ALASKA 05/31/2006 North East Point; St. Paul, Pribilof Islands

Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus CALIFORNIA 08/28/2005 Monterey Bay, Shearwater Journeys

Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis ALASKA 06/01/2006 Salt Lagoon; St. Paul, Pribilof Islands

Black Scoter Melanitta nigra ALASKA 06/02/2006 English Bay; St. Paul, Pribilof Islands

Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata CALIFORNIA 01/16/2005 Charleston Slough

White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca CALIFORNIA 02/05/2006 Monterey Bay, Shearwater Journeys

Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula CALIFORNIA 03/01/2003 Charleston Slough

Barrow’s Goldeneye Bucephala islandica ALASKA 06/05/2006 Big Railroad Lake; Parks Hwy

Bufflehead Bucephala albeola CALIFORNIA 03/01/2003 Charleston Slough

Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus TEXAS 12/28/2005 Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator TEXAS 12/27/2005 Harbor Island; Aransas Pass, TX

Common Merganser Mergus merganser CALIFORNIA 11/17/2002 Chesbro Reservoir

Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis CALIFORNIA 04/26/2005 Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve

New World Vultures

Black Vulture Coragyps atratus TEXAS 12/28/2005 Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura CALIFORNIA 05/12/2002 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Andean Condor Vultur gryphus ARGENTINA 11/30/2008 Tierra del Fuego National Park

Osprey

Osprey Pandion haliaetus NOVA SCOTIA 09/17/2004 Cape Breton Island

Hawks, Eagles, Harriers

African Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda cuculoides UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda madagascariensis MADAGASCAR 10/29/2005 Berenty Private Reserve

Gray-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/18/2006 Blanchisseuse Road, Trinidad

Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus FLORIDA 07/24/2007 Vine Street; Kissimmee, FL

Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus SOUTH AFRICA 08/31/2002 Kruger National Park

White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus CALIFORNIA 12/26/2004 Santa Teresa County Park

Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis FLORIDA 07/23/2007 Joe Overstreet Boat Ramp; Lake Kissimmee

Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/18/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Black Kite Milvus migrans UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer BOTSWANA 08/27/2002 Chobe National Park

Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus NOVA SCOTIA 09/17/2004 Cape Breton Island

Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus UGANDA 09/06/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Black-breasted Snake-Eagle Circaetus pectoralis UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus BOTSWANA 11/04/2005 Okavango Delta Kwetsani Camp

Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

African Marsh-Harrier Circus ranivorus UGANDA 09/02/2003 Lake Victoria Mabamba Swamp

Long-winged Harrier Circus buffoni TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/19/2006 Caroni rice fields; Trinidad

Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus CALIFORNIA 03/01/2003 Charleston Slough

African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Madagascar Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides radiatus MADAGASCAR 10/29/2005 Berenty Private Reserve

Shikra Accipiter badius UGANDA 09/06/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Frances’ Goshawk Accipiter francesii MADAGASCAR 10/26/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Madagascar Sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis MADAGASCAR 10/29/2005 Berenty Private Reserve

Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus CALIFORNIA 10/02/2005 Carmel River

Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter cooperii CALIFORNIA 12/26/2004 Santa Teresa County Park

Henst’s Goshawk Accipiter henstii MADAGASCAR 10/26/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis CALIFORNIA 04/29/2007 Sequoia National Forest; Kern County (HO)

White Hawk Leucopternis albicollis TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/18/2006 Blanchisseuse Road, Trinidad

Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/19/2006 Blanchisseuse Road, Trinidad

Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/19/2006 Caroni rice fields; Trinidad

Harris’ Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus TEXAS 12/29/2005 Sabal Palm Audubon Sanctuary

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus ARGENTINA 11/30/2008 Tierra del Fuego National Park

Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus CALIFORNIA 12/22/2002 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/23/2006 Bloody Bay Road; Tobago

Gray Hawk Buteo nitidus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/19/2006 Blanchisseuse Road, Trinidad

Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Swainson’s Hawk Buteo swainsoni CALIFORNIA 02/25/2006 San Luis National Wildlife Refuge

White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus TEXAS 12/28/2005 Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

Red-backed Hawk Buteo polyosoma FALKLAND ISLANDS 12/03/2008 Saunders Island; Falkland Islands

Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus TEXAS 12/29/2005 Sabal Palm Audubon Sanctuary

Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis CALIFORNIA 06/09/2002 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Madagascar Buzzard Buteo brachypterus MADAGASCAR 10/25/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis CALIFORNIA 11/26/2005 Sutter Buttes, Sutter County

Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus CALIFORNIA 03/17/2007 Honey Lake Wildlife Area; Lassen County

Augur Buzzard Buteo augur UGANDA 09/05/2003 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina BOTSWANA 11/09/2005 Okavango Delta Duma Tau Camp

Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax SOUTH AFRICA 08/31/2002 Kruger National Park

Wahlberg’s Eagle Aquila wahlbergi UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos CALIFORNIA 02/16/2003 Coyote Lake County Park

Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus SOUTH AFRICA 08/31/2002 Kruger National Park

Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis UGANDA 09/01/2003 Entebbe Botanical Gardens

Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/19/2006 Blanchisseuse Road, Trinidad

Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/19/2006 Blanchisseuse Road, Trinidad

Secretary Bird

Secretary-bird Sagittarius serpentarius TANZANIA 09/12/2003 Serengeti National Park

Falcons, Caracaras

White-throated Caracara Phalcoboenus albogularis ARGENTINA 12/20/2008 Ushuaia city dump/landfill

Striated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis FALKLAND ISLANDS 12/03/2008 Carcass Island; Falkland Islands

Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway TEXAS 01/01/2006 Hwy 83; Zapata, TX

Southern Caracara Caracara plancus ARGENTINA 11/29/2008 Rio Pipo River; Ushuaia

Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/20/2006 Waller Field; Trinidad

Chimango Caracara Milvago chimango ARGENTINA 11/29/2008 Rio Pipo River; Ushuaia

Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Madagascar Kestrel Falco newtoni MADAGASCAR 10/24/2005 Moramanga

American Kestrel Falco sparverius CALIFORNIA 11/17/2002 Chesbro Reservoir

Gray Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Dickinson’s Kestrel Falco dickinsoni BOTSWANA 11/04/2005 Okavango Delta Kwetsani Camp

Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera BOTSWANA 11/04/2005 Okavango Delta Kwetsani Camp

Merlin Falco columbarius TEXAS 11/28/2003 Oran & Gloria's; Rockwall, TX

African Hobby Falco cuvierii UGANDA 09/06/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus CALIFORNIA 01/07/2006 County Road J1, San Benito County

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus CALIFORNIA 09/11/2005 Elkhorn Slough 'birding safari' cruise

Curassows, Guans

Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula TEXAS 12/29/2005 Sabal Palm Audubon Sanctuary

Rufous-vented Chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/22/2006 Grafton Bird Sanctuary; Tobago

 

Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo CALIFORNIA 07/06/2004 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Grouse

Sooty Grouse Dendragapus fuliginosus CALIFORNIA 06/17/2007 CA Hwy 89; Tahoe National Forest

Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus ALASKA 06/05/2006 Denali National Park, AK

Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta ALASKA 06/07/2006 Mile 13 Hill; Denali Hwy

Greater Sage-Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus CALIFORNIA 03/17/2007 west of US Hwy395; Lassen County

New World Quails

Mountain Quail Oreortyx pictus CALIFORNIA 04/27/2007 Sequoia National Forest; Kern County (HO)

Scaled Quail Callipepla squamata TEXAS 01/02/2006 Las Palmas, TX

California Quail Callipepla californica CALIFORNIA 05/12/2002 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Gambel’s Quail Callipepla gambelii ARIZONA 04/05/2005 John F. Kennedy Park; Tucson

Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus FLORIDA 07/23/2007 Joe Overstreet Road; Osceola County

Pheasants, Partridges

Gray Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus HAWAII 03/02/2007 Farrington Hwy; near Dillingham Airfield

Coqui Francolin Francolinus coqui UGANDA 09/06/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Crested Francolin Francolinus sephaena UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Red-billed Francolin Francolinus adspersus BOTSWANA 11/04/2005 Okavango Delta Kwetsani Camp

Red-necked Francolin Francolinus afer UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Swainson’s Francolin Francolinus swainsonii BOTSWANA 11/04/2005 Okavango Delta Kwetsani Camp

Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus HAWAII 10/13/2006 Tantalus Drive; Honolulu, HI

Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus CALIFORNIA 09/07/2005 Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve

Guineafowl

Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris SWAZILAND 09/06/2002 Mkhaya Game Reserve

Crested Guineafowl Guttera pucherani SWAZILAND 09/07/2002 Mkhaya Game Reserve

Buttonquails

Small Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Hottentot Buttonquail Turnix hottentottus UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Cranes

Gray Crowned-Crane Balearica regulorum UGANDA 09/01/2003 Entebbe Botanical Gardens

Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus BOTSWANA 11/04/2005 Okavango Delta Kwetsani Camp

Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis CALIFORNIA 11/25/2005 Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge

Whooping Crane Grus americana TEXAS 12/28/2005 Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

Limpkin

Limpkin Aramus guarauna FLORIDA 07/26/2007 Joe Overstreet Boat Ramp; Lake Kissimmee

Rails, Crakes

White-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura pulchra UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Madagascar Flufftail Sarothrura insularis MADAGASCAR 10/26/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris TEXAS 12/27/2005 Harbor Island; Aransas Pass, TX

King Rail Rallus elegans FLORIDA 07/26/2007 Lake Cypress Boat Ramp; Osceola County

Virginia Rail Rallus limicola CALIFORNIA 11/25/2005 Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge

Madagascar Rail Rallus madagascariensis MADAGASCAR 10/25/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

White-throated Rail Dryolimnas cuvieri MADAGASCAR 10/25/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

African Crake Crecopsis egregia UGANDA 09/06/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/20/2006 Waller Field; Trinidad (HO)

Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostra UGANDA 09/02/2003 Lake Victoria Mabamba Swamp

Sora Porzana carolina CALIFORNIA 10/15/2005 Ogier Ponds; Morgan Hill, CA

Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio UGANDA 09/02/2003 Lake Victoria Mabamba Swamp

Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/21/2006 Nariva Swamp; Trinidad

Azure Gallinule Porphyrio flavirostris TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/21/2006 Nariva Swamp; Trinidad

Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus CALIFORNIA 03/01/2003 Charleston Slough

Hawaiian Coot Fulica alai HAWAII 10/14/2006 Kaelepulu Pond; Kailua, HI

American Coot Fulica americana CALIFORNIA 02/16/2003 Coyote Lake County Park

Bustards

Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori TANZANIA 09/09/2003 Serengeti National Park

White-bellied Bustard Eupodotis senegalensis TANZANIA 09/09/2003 Serengeti National Park

Black-bellied Bustard Lissotis melanogaster UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Jacanas

African Jacana Actophilornis africanus UGANDA 09/02/2003 Lake Victoria Mabamba Swamp

Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/19/2006 Trincity Water Treatment Ponds; Trinidad

Oystercatchers

Magellanic Oystercatcher Haematopus leucopodus ARGENTINA 11/28/2008 Beagle Channel; Ushuaia

Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater ARGENTINA 11/28/2008 Beagle Channel; Ushuaia

Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani CALIFORNIA 08/06/2005 Ano Nuevo State Park

American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus TEXAS 12/27/2005 Harbor Island; Aransas Pass, TX

Avocets, Stilts

Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus BOTSWANA 11/06/2005 Okavango Delta Mombo Camp

Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus CALIFORNIA 11/17/2002 Chesbro Reservoir

American Avocet Recurvirostra americana CALIFORNIA 03/01/2003 Charleston Slough

Thick-knees

Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus UGANDA 09/02/2003 Lake Victoria Mabamba Swamp

Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis TANZANIA 09/10/2003 Serengeti National Park

Pratincoles, Coursers

Temminck’s Courser Cursorius temminckii UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola BOTSWANA 11/06/2005 Okavango Delta Mombo Camp

Madagascar Pratincole Glareola ocularis MADAGASCAR 10/27/2005 Mangoro River

Plovers, Lapwings

Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris UGANDA 09/02/2003 Lake Victoria Mabamba Swamp

Blacksmith Plover Vanellus armatus SOUTH AFRICA 09/01/2002 Kruger National Park

Spur-winged Plover Vanellus spinosus UGANDA 09/06/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus UGANDA 09/06/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Brown-chested Lapwing Vanellus superciliosus UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/19/2006 Waterloo shoreline; Trinidad

Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva HAWAII 10/12/2006 Ala Moana Beach Park; Honolulu, HI

American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica ALASKA 06/07/2006 Mile 13 Hill; Denali Hwy

Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola CALIFORNIA 09/04/2005 Charleston Slough

Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus CALIFORNIA 07/22/2005 Elkhorn Slough Reserve

Killdeer Charadrius vociferus ILLINOIS 05/27/2005 Riverside Park, Sherman, IL

Piping Plover Charadrius melodus NOVA SCOTIA 09/17/2004 Cape Breton Island

Kittlitz’s Plover Charadrius pecuarius UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus CALIFORNIA 10/08/2005 Alviso Marina County Park

Two-banded Plover Charadrius falklandicus FALKLAND ISLANDS 12/04/2008 Pebble Island; Falkland Islands

Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus ALASKA 06/01/2006 Ketovie Beach; St. Paul, Pribilof Islands

Rufous-chested Dotterel Charadrius modestus FALKLAND ISLANDS 12/03/2008 Carcass Island; Falkland Islands

Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus CALIFORNIA 02/15/2008 CA Hwy 113; Solano County

Waders

Wilson’s Snipe Gallinago delicata CALIFORNIA 10/15/2005 Ogier Ponds; Morgan Hill, CA

South American Snipe Gallinago paraguaiae FALKLAND ISLANDS 12/03/2008 Carcass Island; Falkland Islands

Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus CALIFORNIA 06/11/2005 Charleston Slough

Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus CALIFORNIA 01/16/2005 Charleston Slough

Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica ALASKA 06/03/2006 Westchester Lagoon; Anchorage, AK

Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa CALIFORNIA 12/30/2003 Elkhorn Slough Reserve

Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus CALIFORNIA 08/06/2005 Ano Nuevo State Park

Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus CALIFORNIA 12/30/2003 Elkhorn Slough Reserve

Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos UGANDA 09/02/2003 Lake Victoria Mabamba Swamp

Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius TEXAS 12/28/2005 Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria TEXAS 12/29/2005 Sabal Palm Audubon Sanctuary

Wandering Tattler Tringa incana CALIFORNIA 08/06/2005 Ano Nuevo State Park

Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca CALIFORNIA 03/01/2003 Charleston Slough

Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia UGANDA 09/06/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Willet Tringa semipalmata CALIFORNIA 12/30/2003 Elkhorn Slough Reserve

Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes CALIFORNIA 02/16/2003 Coyote Lake County Park

Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis UGANDA 09/06/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres TEXAS 12/27/2005 Indian Point Pier; Corpus Christi, TX

Black Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala CALIFORNIA 08/28/2005 Monterey Bay, Shearwater Journeys

Surfbird Aphriza virgata CALIFORNIA 02/05/2006 Monterey Bay, Shearwater Journeys

Red Knot Calidris canutus CALIFORNIA 09/11/2005 Elkhorn Slough 'birding safari' cruise

Sanderling Calidris alba CALIFORNIA 12/30/2003 Elkhorn Slough Reserve

Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/19/2006 Waterloo shoreline; Trinidad

Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri CALIFORNIA 07/09/2005 Charleston Slough

Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla CALIFORNIA 07/22/2005 Elkhorn Slough Reserve

White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis FALKLAND ISLANDS 12/04/2008 Pebble Island; Falkland Islands

Baird’s Sandpiper Calidris bairdii CALIFORNIA 09/16/2006 Elkhorn Slough Reserve

Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos CALIFORNIA 09/04/2005 Charleston Slough

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata CALIFORNIA 12/12/2005 Alviso Marina County Park

Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea UGANDA 09/06/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Dunlin Calidris alpina CALIFORNIA 04/24/2005 Charleston Slough

Rock Sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis ALASKA 05/31/2006 Dune Pond; St. Paul, Pribilof Islands

Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus TEXAS 12/29/2005 Estero Llano Grande State Park

Ruff Philomachus pugnax BOTSWANA 11/09/2005 Okavango Delta Duma Tau Camp

Wilson’s Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor CALIFORNIA 08/04/2006 New Chicago Marsh; Alviso, CA

Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus CALIFORNIA 08/06/2005 Ano Nuevo State Park

Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius ALASKA 05/31/2006 Polovina Point; St. Paul, Pribilof Islands

Sheathbills

Snowy Sheathbill Chionis albus FALKLAND ISLANDS 12/03/2008 Saunders Island; Falkland Islands

Gulls

Dolphin Gull Larus scoresbii ARGENTINA 11/29/2008 Beagle Channel; Ushuaia

Heermann’s Gull Larus heermanni CALIFORNIA 06/25/2005 Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Mew Gull Larus canus CALIFORNIA 01/15/2006 Coyote Point Marina

Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis CALIFORNIA 06/11/2005 Charleston Slough

Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus MADAGASCAR 10/28/2005 Taolagnaro (Fort Dauphin)

California Gull Larus californicus CALIFORNIA 03/01/2003 Charleston Slough

Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus NOVA SCOTIA 09/14/2004 Halifax Harbor

Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens CALIFORNIA 01/15/2006 Coyote Point Marina

Western Gull Larus occidentalis CALIFORNIA 01/12/2003 Monterey Wharf

Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus ALASKA 05/31/2006 North East Point; St. Paul, Pribilof Islands

Thayer’s Gull Larus thayeri CALIFORNIA 01/19/2008 Ogier Ponds; Morgan Hill, CA

Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/19/2006 Waterloo shoreline; Trinidad

East Siberian Gull Larus vegae ALASKA 06/01/2006 Salt Lagoon; St. Paul, Pribilof Islands

American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus NOVA SCOTIA 09/14/2004 Halifax Harbor

Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus ALASKA 06/02/2006 Salt Lagoon; St. Paul, Pribilof Islands

Gray-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus UGANDA 09/02/2003 Lake Victoria Mabamba Swamp

Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus ALASKA 06/01/2006 Antone Lake; St. Paul, Pribilof Islands

Bonaparte’s Gull Larus philadelphia CALIFORNIA 11/17/2002 Chesbro Reservoir

Laughing Gull Larus atricilla TEXAS 12/27/2005 Indian Point Pier; Corpus Christi, TX

Franklin’s Gull Larus pipixcan CALIFORNIA 09/20/2006 Sunnyvale WPCP; Sunnyvale, CA

Sabine’s Gull Xema sabini CALIFORNIA 08/28/2005 Monterey Bay, Shearwater Journeys

Red-legged Kittiwake Rissa brevirostris ALASKA 06/01/2006 Ridge Wall; St. Paul, Pribilof Islands

Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla CALIFORNIA 02/05/2006 Monterey Bay, Shearwater Journeys

Terns

Black Noddy Anous minutus HAWAII 10/14/2006 Nuupia Pond; Kaneohe, HI

White Tern Gygis alba HAWAII 10/13/2006 Kapiolani Park; Honolulu, HI

Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus HAWAII 03/01/2007 Makapuu Beach Park; Makapuu, HI

Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/19/2006 Waterloo shoreline; Trinidad

Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica UGANDA 09/06/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia CALIFORNIA 08/06/2005 Ano Nuevo State Park

White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus UGANDA 09/02/2003 Lake Victoria Mabamba Swamp

Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida MADAGASCAR 10/24/2005 Moramanga

South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea ARGENTINA 12/01/2008 Beagle Channel; Ushuaia

Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND 12/09/2008 Fortuna Bay; South Georgia Island

Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea CALIFORNIA 08/28/2005 Monterey Bay, Shearwater Journeys

Common Tern Sterna hirundo MASSACHUSETTS 07/21/2009 Pines River Bridge; Hwy 1A; north of Boston

Forster’s Tern Sterna forsteri CALIFORNIA 03/01/2003 Charleston Slough

Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus TEXAS 12/27/2005 Indian Point Pier; Corpus Christi, TX

Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/24/2006 Studley Park Pier; Tobago

Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans CALIFORNIA 08/28/2005 Monterey Bay, Shearwater Journeys

Skimmers

Black Skimmer Rynchops niger TEXAS 12/28/2005 Rockport Beach Park; Rockport, TX

African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris BOTSWANA 11/04/2005 Okavango Delta Kwetsani Camp

Jaegers, Skuas

Chilean Skua Stercorarius chilensis ARGENTINA 11/29/2008 Beagle Channel; Ushuaia

South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki CALIFORNIA 09/14/2008 Monterey Bay; Shearwater Journeys

Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus FALKLAND ISLANDS 12/03/2008 Saunders Island; Falkland Islands

Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus BRITISH COLUMBIA 08/25/2007 W of Vancouver Island; Alaska cruise

Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus CALIFORNIA 08/28/2005 Monterey Bay, Shearwater Journeys

Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus CALIFORNIA 08/28/2005 Monterey Bay, Shearwater Journeys

Auks

Common Murre Uria aalge CALIFORNIA 08/28/2005 Monterey Bay, Shearwater Journeys

Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia ALASKA 06/01/2006 Reef Point; St. Paul, Pribilof Islands

Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba CALIFORNIA 06/25/2005 Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus CALIFORNIA 06/25/2005 Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Kittlitz’s Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris ALASKA 07/14/2007 Northwestern Glacier; Kenai Fjords

Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus ALASKA 06/02/2006 East Landing; St. Paul, Pribilof Islands

Cassin’s Auklet Ptychoramphus aleuticus CALIFORNIA 08/28/2005 Monterey Bay, Shearwater Journeys

Parakeet Auklet Aethia psittacula ALASKA 06/01/2006 Reef Point; St. Paul, Pribilof Islands

Crested Auklet Aethia cristatella ALASKA 06/01/2006 Reef Point; St. Paul, Pribilof Islands

Least Auklet Aethia pusilla ALASKA 06/01/2006 Reef Point; St. Paul, Pribilof Islands

Rhinoceros Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata CALIFORNIA 08/28/2005 Monterey Bay, Shearwater Journeys

Horned Puffin Fratercula corniculata ALASKA 06/01/2006 Reef Point; St. Paul, Pribilof Islands

Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata CALIFORNIA 02/05/2006 Monterey Bay, Shearwater Journeys

Sandgrouses

Yellow-throated Sandgrouse Pterocles gutturalis TANZANIA 09/10/2003 Serengeti National Park

Madagascar Sandgrouse Pterocles personatus MADAGASCAR 10/29/2005 Berenty Private Reserve

Double-banded Sandgrouse Pterocles bicinctus SOUTH AFRICA 08/31/2002 Kruger National Park

Pigeons, Doves

Rock Pigeon Columba livia CALIFORNIA 06/09/2002 Morgan Hill Community Park

Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa PUERTO RICO 05/08/2007 Yokahu; El Yunque National Forest

Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Picazuro Pigeon Patagioenas picazuro ARGENTINA 11/27/2008 Costanera Sur Reserve; Buenos Aires

Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata CALIFORNIA 07/04/2002 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/22/2006 Grafton Bird Sanctuary; Tobago

Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto TEXAS 12/27/2005 Harbor Island; Aransas Pass, TX

African Mourning Dove Streptopelia decipiens BOTSWANA 08/27/2002 Chobe National Park

Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata UGANDA 09/01/2003 Entebbe Botanical Gardens

Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Madagascar Turtle-Dove Streptopelia picturata MADAGASCAR 10/24/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis HAWAII 10/12/2006 Ala Moana Beach Park; Honolulu, HI

Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis BOTSWANA 08/27/2002 Chobe National Park

Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur chalcospilos SWAZILAND 09/06/2002 Mkhaya Game Reserve

Blue-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur afer UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Namaqua Dove Oena capensis MADAGASCAR 10/25/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Zebra Dove Geopelia striata HAWAII 10/12/2006 Ala Moana Beach Park; Honolulu, HI

Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura CALIFORNIA 05/12/2002 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/22/2006 Bon Accord Water Ponds; Tobago

Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita PUERTO RICO 05/06/2007 Isla Verdes Ave; San Juan

White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica TEXAS 08/14/2005 Oran & Gloria's; Rockwall, TX

Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina TEXAS 12/30/2005 Estero Llano Grande State Park

Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Inca Dove Columbina inca TEXAS 12/28/2005 Hwy 77 Rest Area; Sarita, TX

White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi TEXAS 12/29/2005 Sabal Palm Audubon Sanctuary

Gray-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/18/2006 Blanchisseuse Road, Trinidad (HO)

African Green-Pigeon Treron calvus UGANDA 09/06/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Madagascar Blue-Pigeon Alectroenas madagascariensis MADAGASCAR 10/24/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Parrots

Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri HAWAII 10/14/2006 Oahu Cemetery; Honolulu, HI

Gray-headed Lovebird Agapornis canus MADAGASCAR 10/29/2005 Berenty Private Reserve

Red-headed Lovebird Agapornis pullarius UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Fischer’s Lovebird Agapornis fischeri UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Vasa Parrot Coracopsis vasa MADAGASCAR 10/24/2005 Moramanga

Black Parrot Coracopsis nigra MADAGASCAR 10/24/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Meyer’s Parrot Poicephalus meyeri UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Red-bellied Macaw Orthopsittaca manilata TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/20/2006 Waller Field; Trinidad

Green Parakeet Aratinga holochlora TEXAS 12/30/2005 10th & Dove Ave; McAllen, TX

Nanday Parakeet Nandayus nenday ARGENTINA 11/27/2008 Costanera Sur Reserve; Buenos Aires

Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus PUERTO RICO 05/10/2007 Casa Bacardi Visitor Center; Catano

Green-rumped Parrotlet Forpus passerinus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/19/2006 Caroni Swamp; Trinidad

Canary-winged Parakeet Brotogeris versicolurus PUERTO RICO 05/07/2007 Parque Central; San Juan

Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/19/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Red-crowned Parrot Amazona viridigenalis TEXAS 12/29/2005 8th & Oklahoma Ave; Weslaco, TX

Yellow-crowned Parrot Amazona ochrocephala TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/21/2006 Nariva Swamp; Trinidad

Orange-winged Parrot Amazona amazonica TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Plantain-eaters, 'turacos

Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata UGANDA 09/01/2003 Entebbe Botanical Gardens

Purple-crested Turaco Tauraco porphyreolophus SWAZILAND 09/07/2002 Mkhaya Game Reserve

Ross’ Turaco Musophaga rossae UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Bare-faced Go-away-bird Corythaixoides personatus UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Gray Go-away-bird Corythaixoides concolor BOTSWANA 08/27/2002 Chobe National Park

Eastern Plantain-eater Crinifer zonurus TANZANIA 09/10/2003 Serengeti National Park

Old World Cuckoos

Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus BOTSWANA 11/06/2005 Okavango Delta Mombo Camp

Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Madagascar Cuckoo Cuculus rochii MADAGASCAR 10/26/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Giant Coua Coua gigas MADAGASCAR 10/29/2005 Berenty Private Reserve

Red-breasted Coua Coua serriana MADAGASCAR 10/26/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Crested Coua Coua cristata MADAGASCAR 10/26/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Blue Coua Coua caerulea MADAGASCAR 10/26/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Madagascar Coucal Centropus toulou MADAGASCAR 10/23/2005 Lake Alarobia

Coppery-tailed Coucal Centropus cupreicaudus BOTSWANA 11/04/2005 Okavango Delta Kwetsani Camp

Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis BOTSWANA 11/04/2005 Okavango Delta Kwetsani Camp

White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor PUERTO RICO 05/07/2007 Parque Central; San Juan

Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Little Cuckoo Coccycua minuta TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/21/2006 Aripo Agricultural Station; Trinidad

Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/18/2006 Blanchisseuse Road, Trinidad

Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris TEXAS 12/29/2005 Sabal Palm Audubon Sanctuary

Guira Cuckoo Guira guira ARGENTINA 11/27/2008 Costanera Sur Reserve; Buenos Aires

Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus TEXAS 08/15/2005 Smirl Drive; Rockwall, TX

Barn-owls

Barn Owl Tyto alba CALIFORNIA 10/02/2005 Carmel River

Typical Owls

African Scops-Owl Otus senegalensis UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Flammulated Owl Otus flammeolus CALIFORNIA 04/27/2007 Sequoia National Forest; Kern County

Malagasy Scops-Owl Otus rutilus MADAGASCAR 10/26/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park (HO)

Torotoroka Scops-Owl Otus madagascariensis MADAGASCAR 10/29/2005 Berenty Private Reserve

Western Screech-Owl Megascops kennicottii CALIFORNIA 09/10/2005 Alum Rock County Park

Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio TEXAS 12/31/2005 Anzalduas County Park; Misson, TX

Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus CALIFORNIA 05/14/2005 Stevens Creek County Park

Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus SOUTH AFRICA 08/31/2002 Kruger National Park

Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl Bubo lacteus BOTSWANA 11/09/2005 Okavango Delta Duma Tau Camp

Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus ALASKA 05/31/2006 Webster Lake; St. Paul, Pribilof Islands

Great Gray Owl Strix nebulosa ALASKA 06/07/2006 Tolsona Camp; Richardson Hwy

Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium californicum CALIFORNIA 04/22/2006 Monte Bello Open Space Preserve (HO)

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad (HO)

Austral Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium nanum ARGENTINA 11/30/2008 Tierra del Fuego National Park

Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia CALIFORNIA 09/02/2005 Shoreline Park

White-browed Owl Ninox superciliaris MADAGASCAR 10/29/2005 Berenty Private Reserve

Northern Long-eared Owl Asio otus CALIFORNIA 01/07/2006 Mercey Hot Springs, Little Panoche Rd

Madagascar Long-eared Owl Asio madagascariensis MADAGASCAR 10/26/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus ALASKA 06/06/2006 Clearwater Creek; Denali Hwy

Oilbird

Oilbird Steatornis caripensis TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Potoos

Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/19/2006 Caroni Swamp; Trinidad

Nightjars

Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor FLORIDA 07/23/2007 Three Lakes Wildlife Area; Osceola County

Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis TEXAS 12/29/2005 Estero Llano Grande State Park

White-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus cayennensis TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/20/2006 Waller Field; Trinidad

Swamp Nightjar Caprimulgus natalensis UGANDA 09/02/2003 Lake Victoria Mabamba Swamp

Collared Nightjar Caprimulgus enarratus MADAGASCAR 10/24/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Slender-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus clarus UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Swifts

Malagasy Spinetail Zoonavena grandidieri MADAGASCAR 10/26/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/19/2006 Blanchisseuse Road, Trinidad

Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica ILLINOIS 10/03/2006 Bohlen Avenue; Dorsey, IL

Vaux’s Swift Chaetura vauxi CALIFORNIA 08/06/2005 Ano Nuevo State Park

Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/20/2006 Waller Field; Trinidad

White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis CALIFORNIA 04/02/2006 Alum Rock County Park

Fork-tailed Palm-Swift Tachornis squamata TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/20/2006 Waller Field; Trinidad

African Palm-Swift Cypsiurus parvus BOTSWANA 11/04/2005 Okavango Delta Kwetsani Camp

Common Swift Apus apus UGANDA 09/06/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Madagascar Swift Apus balstoni MADAGASCAR 10/28/2005 Taolagnaro (Fort Dauphin)

Little Swift Apus affinis UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

White-rumped Swift Apus caffer UGANDA 09/06/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Hummingbirds

Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsutus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Green Hermit Phaethornis guy TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Little Hermit Phaethornis longuemareus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

White-tailed Sabrewing Campylopterus ensipennis TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/23/2006 Gilpin Trace Preserve; Tobago

White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Antillean Mango Anthracothorax dominicus PUERTO RICO 05/06/2007 Hwy 9987; Playa Las Croabas

Tufted Coquette Lophornis ornatus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Blue-chinned Sapphire Chlorostilbon notatus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Puerto Rican Emerald Chlorostilbon maugaeus PUERTO RICO 05/11/2007 Palo Colorado; El Yunque National Forest

Buff-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia yucatanensis TEXAS 12/31/2005 Vermont Street; McAllen, TX

White-chested Emerald Agyrtria brevirostris TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Copper-rumped Hummingbird Saucerottia tobaci TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/18/2006 Blanchisseuse Road, Trinidad

Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris TEXAS 08/14/2005 Oran & Gloria's; Rockwall, TX

Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri CALIFORNIA 04/27/2007 Kern River Preserve; Kern County

Anna’s Hummingbird Calypte anna CALIFORNIA 05/12/2002 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Costa’s Hummingbird Calypte costae CALIFORNIA 05/06/2006 Del Puerto Cyn Rd, Stanislaus County

Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus CALIFORNIA 05/15/2005 Arastradero Open Space Preserve

Allen’s Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin CALIFORNIA 08/18/2002 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Mousebirds

Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus BOTSWANA 11/04/2005 Okavango Delta Kwetsani Camp

Trogons, Quetzals

White-tailed Trogon Trogon viridis TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Collared Trogon Trogon collaris TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/18/2006 Blanchisseuse Road, Trinidad

Blue, Rufous Kingfishers

Shining-blue Kingfisher Alcedo quadribrachys UGANDA 09/06/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata SOUTH AFRICA 09/01/2002 Kruger National Park

Malagasy Kingfisher Alcedo vintsioides MADAGASCAR 10/23/2005 Lake Alarobia

Madagascar Pygmy-Kingfisher Ispidina madagascariensis MADAGASCAR 10/26/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Gray-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala TANZANIA 09/09/2003 Serengeti National Park

Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon NOVA SCOTIA 09/20/2004 Cape Breton Island

Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquatus TEXAS 12/29/2005 Sabal Palm Audubon Sanctuary

Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis UGANDA 09/02/2003 Lake Victoria Mabamba Swamp

Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana TEXAS 12/30/2005 Estero Llano Grande State Park

Todies

Puerto Rican Tody Todus mexicanus PUERTO RICO 05/11/2007 El Portal; El Yunque National Forest

 

Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Bee-eaters

Black Bee-eater Merops gularis UGANDA 09/06/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides BOTSWANA 11/09/2005 Okavango Delta Duma Tau Camp

Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus UGANDA 09/06/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Blue-breasted Bee-eater Merops variegatus UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates UGANDA 09/05/2003 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus BOTSWANA 11/06/2005 Okavango Delta Mombo Camp

White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis UGANDA 09/02/2003 Lake Victoria Mabamba Swamp

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus BOTSWANA 11/04/2005 Okavango Delta Kwetsani Camp

Madagascar Bee-eater Merops superciliosus UGANDA 09/06/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Southern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicoides BOTSWANA 11/09/2005 Okavango Delta Duma Tau Camp

Rollers

Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinicus KENYA 09/14/2003 Masai Mara

Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus SOUTH AFRICA 08/31/2002 Kruger National Park

Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus UGANDA 09/01/2003 Entebbe Botanical Gardens

Blue-throated Roller Eurystomus gularis UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Purple Roller Eurystomus azureus BOTSWANA 11/04/2005 Okavango Delta Kwetsani Camp

Ground-rollers

Scaly Ground-Roller Brachypteracias squamiger MADAGASCAR 10/26/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Pitta-like Ground-Roller Atelornis pittoides MADAGASCAR 10/26/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Courol

Cuckoo-Roller Leptosomus discolor MADAGASCAR 10/26/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Hoopoes

Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Madagascar Hoopoe Upupa marginata MADAGASCAR 10/29/2005 Berenty Private Reserve

Woodhoopoes

Green Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus BOTSWANA 11/06/2005 Okavango Delta Mombo Camp

Hornbills

Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus SOUTH AFRICA 09/01/2002 Kruger National Park

Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas SOUTH AFRICA 08/31/2002 Kruger National Park

Von der Decken’s Hornbill Tockus deckeni TANZANIA 09/09/2003 Serengeti National Park

Crowned Hornbill Tockus alboterminatus UGANDA 09/06/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

African Pied Hornbill Tockus fasciatus UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

African Gray Hornbill Tockus nasutus UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Trumpeter Hornbill Ceratogymna bucinator BOTSWANA 08/27/2002 Chobe National Park

Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill Ceratogymna subcylindrica UGANDA 09/01/2003 Entebbe Botanical Gardens

Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus TANZANIA 09/12/2003 Serengeti National Park

Southern Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri SOUTH AFRICA 09/01/2002 Kruger National Park

Jacamars

Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/18/2006 Blanchisseuse Road, Trinidad

New World Barbets

Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii BOTSWANA 11/09/2005 Okavango Delta Duma Tau Camp

D’Arnaud’s Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii TANZANIA 09/09/2003 Serengeti National Park

Speckled Tinkerbird Pogoniulus scolopaceus UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Yellow-spotted Barbet Buccanodon duchaillui UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus SOUTH AFRICA 09/01/2002 Kruger National Park

Toucans

Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/18/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Woodpeckers

Lewis’ Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis CALIFORNIA 05/06/2006 Mines Road, Santa Clara County

Puerto Rican Woodpecker Melanerpes portoricensis PUERTO RICO 05/12/2007 El Portal; El Yunque National Forest

Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus GEORGIA 03/25/2006 Fernbank Forest; Atlanta, GA

Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus CALIFORNIA 06/09/2002 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Red-crowned Woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/22/2006 Grafton Bird Sanctuary; Tobago

Gila Woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis ARIZONA 04/05/2005 John F. Kennedy Park; Tucson

Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus ILLINOIS 05/27/2005 Riverside Park, Sherman, IL

Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons TEXAS 12/28/2005 Hwy 77 Rest Area; Sarita, TX

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius TEXAS 12/30/2005 6th Street; McAllen, TX

Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis NEVADA 10/03/2009 Desert National Wildlife Range; N of Las Vegas

Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber CALIFORNIA 01/25/2003 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Williamson’s Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus CALIFORNIA 03/17/2007 Wingfield Road; near Susanville, CA

Nubian Woodpecker Campethera nubica UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni BOTSWANA 11/04/2005 Okavango Delta Kwetsani Camp

Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens SOUTH AFRICA 08/31/2002 Kruger National Park

Bearded Woodpecker Dendropicos namaquus BOTSWANA 11/09/2005 Okavango Delta Duma Tau Camp

Checkered Woodpecker Picoides mixtus ARGENTINA 11/27/2008 Costanera Sur Reserve; Buenos Aires

Nuttall’s Woodpecker Picoides nuttallii CALIFORNIA 06/26/2002 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris ARIZONA 04/05/2005 John F. Kennedy Park; Tucson

Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens CALIFORNIA 02/16/2003 Coyote Lake County Park

Red-cockaded Woodpecker Picoides borealis FLORIDA 07/24/2007 Three Lakes Wildlife Area; Osceola County

Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus CALIFORNIA 06/25/2005 Big Basin Redwoods State Park

White-headed Woodpecker Picoides albolarvatus CALIFORNIA 03/18/2007 CA Hwy 139; Lassen County

American Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides dorsalis ALASKA 06/04/2006 Eagle River Center; Eagle River, AK

Black-backed Woodpecker Picoides arcticus CALIFORNIA 06/15/2007 Yuba Pass; Tahoe National Forest

Red-rumped Woodpecker Veniliornis kirkii TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/18/2006 Blanchisseuse Road, Trinidad

Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Green-barred Woodpecker Colaptes melanochloros ARGENTINA 11/27/2008 Costanera Sur Reserve; Buenos Aires

Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus CALIFORNIA 11/10/2002 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Campo Flicker Colaptes campestris ARGENTINA 11/27/2008 Costanera Sur Reserve; Buenos Aires

Chestnut Woodpecker Celeus elegans TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus GEORGIA 03/25/2006 Fernbank Forest; Atlanta, GA

Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Magellanic Woodpecker Campephilus magellanicus ARGENTINA 11/30/2008 Tierra del Fuego National Park

Ovenbirds

Bar-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus ARGENTINA 11/29/2008 Rio Pipo River; Ushuaia

Dark-bellied Cinclodes Cinclodes patagonicus ARGENTINA 11/30/2008 Tierra del Fuego National Park

Blackish Cinclodes Cinclodes antarcticus FALKLAND ISLANDS 12/03/2008 Carcass Island; Falkland Islands

Rufous Hornero Furnarius rufus ARGENTINA 11/27/2008 Costanera Sur Reserve; Buenos Aires

Thorn-tailed Rayadito Aphrastura spinicauda ARGENTINA 11/29/2008 Rio Pipo River; Ushuaia

Stripe-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis cinnamomea TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/23/2006 Gilpin Trace Preserve; Tobago

Gray-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus albigularis TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/20/2006 Blanchisseuse Road, Trinidad

Streaked Xenops Xenops rutilans TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/20/2006 Waller Field; Trinidad

White-throated Treerunner Pygarrhichas albogularis ARGENTINA 11/30/2008 Tierra del Fuego National Park

Plain-brown Woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/23/2006 Gilpin Trace Preserve; Tobago

Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/23/2006 Gilpin Trace Preserve; Tobago

Cocoa Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus susurrans TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Straight-billed Woodcreeper Dendroplex picus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/19/2006 Caroni Swamp; Trinidad

Narrow-billed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes angustirostris ARGENTINA 11/27/2008 Costanera Sur Reserve; Buenos Aires

Antbirds

Great Antshrike Taraba major TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Black-crested Antshrike Sakesphorus canadensis TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/20/2006 Waller Field; Trinidad

Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

White-fringed Antwren Formicivora grisea TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/22/2006 Grafton Bird Sanctuary; Tobago

Silvered Antbird Sclateria naevia TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/21/2006 Nariva Swamp; Trinidad

Antthrushes, Antpittas

Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/18/2006 Blanchisseuse Road, Trinidad (HO)

Cotingas

Bearded Bellbird Procnias averano TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Manakins

Golden-headed Manakin Pipra erythrocephala TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Blue-backed Manakin Chiroxiphia pareola TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/23/2006 Gilpin Trace Preserve; Tobago

White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Tyrant Flycatchers

Forest Elaenia Myiopagis gaimardii TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/18/2006 Blanchisseuse Road, Trinidad

Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/21/2006 Aripo Agricultural Station; Trinidad

White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps ARGENTINA 11/30/2008 Tierra del Fuego National Park

Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe TEXAS 12/31/2005 Anzalduas County Park; Misson, TX

Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/20/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Tufted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes parulus ARGENTINA 11/27/2008 Costanera Sur Reserve; Buenos Aires

Slaty-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon superciliaris TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/18/2006 Blanchisseuse Road, Trinidad (HO)

Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/23/2006 Bloody Bay Road; Tobago

Northern Scrub-Flycatcher Sublegatus arenarum TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/19/2006 Caroni rice fields; Trinidad

Yellow-breasted Flycatcher Tolmomyias flaviventris TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/20/2006 Waller Field; Trinidad

Euler’s Flycatcher Lathrotriccus euleri TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/20/2006 Blanchisseuse Road; Trinidad

Fuscous Flycatcher Cnemotriccus fuscatus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/22/2006 Grafton Bird Sanctuary; Tobago

Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii CALIFORNIA 10/02/2005 Carmel River

Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum ALASKA 06/08/2006 Potter's Marsh; Anchorage, AK

Hammond’s Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii CALIFORNIA 04/27/2007 Butterbredt Spring; Kern County

Gray Flycatcher Empidonax wrightii CALIFORNIA 04/27/2007 Butterbredt Spring; Kern County

Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri CALIFORNIA 04/27/2007 Butterbredt Spring; Kern County

Pacific-slope Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis CALIFORNIA 05/01/2005 Stevens Creek County Park

Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi CALIFORNIA 05/01/2005 Stevens Creek County Park

Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus CALIFORNIA 05/01/2005 Stevens Creek County Park

Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans CALIFORNIA 06/26/2002 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe TEXAS 12/28/2005 Old Port Bay Road; Rockport, TX

Say’s Phoebe Sayornis saya CALIFORNIA 02/16/2003 Coyote Lake County Park

Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus TEXAS 12/30/2005 Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge

Austral Negrito Lessonia rufa ARGENTINA 11/28/2008 Beagle Channel; Ushuaia

Pied Water-Tyrant Fluvicola pica TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/19/2006 Trincity Water Treatment Ponds; Trinidad

White-headed Marsh-Tyrant Arundinicola leucocephala TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/19/2006 Trincity Water Treatment Ponds; Trinidad

Fire-eyed Diucon Xolmis pyrope ARGENTINA 11/29/2008 Rio Pipo River; Ushuaia

Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola maclovianus FALKLAND ISLANDS 12/03/2008 Carcass Island; Falkland Islands

Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/20/2006 Cumuto Village; Trinidad

Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus TEXAS 12/29/2005 Sabal Palm Audubon Sanctuary

Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/18/2006 Blanchisseuse Road, Trinidad

Sulphury Flycatcher Tyrannopsis sulphurea TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/20/2006 Waller Field; Trinidad

Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus TEXAS 12/29/2005 golf course; Rancho Viejo, TX

Couch’s Kingbird Tyrannus couchii TEXAS 12/28/2005 Hwy 77 Rest Area; Sarita, TX

Cassin’s Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans CALIFORNIA 08/06/2005 Ano Nuevo State Park

Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis CALIFORNIA 04/18/2005 Santa Teresa County Park

Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus ILLINOIS 05/27/2005 Riverside Park, Sherman, IL

Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/19/2006 Waterloo shoreline; Trinidad

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus TEXAS 08/14/2005 Ridge Road; Rockwall, TX

Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana FALKLAND ISLANDS 12/03/2008 Carcass Island; Falkland Islands

Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/18/2006 Blanchisseuse Road, Trinidad

Venezuelan Flycatcher Myiarchus venezuelensis TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/23/2006 Bloody Bay Road; Tobago (HO)

Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens CALIFORNIA 05/01/2005 Stevens Creek County Park

Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus FLORIDA 07/28/2007 Lake Cypress Road; Osceola County

Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/22/2006 Grafton Bird Sanctuary; Tobago

Puerto Rican Flycatcher Myiarchus antillarum PUERTO RICO 05/12/2007 El Portal; El Yunque National Forest

Black-tailed Tityra Tityra cayana TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/20/2006 Waller Field; Trinidad

White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/20/2006 Waller Field; Trinidad

Larks

Madagascar Lark Mirafra hova MADAGASCAR 10/29/2005 Berenty Private Reserve

Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana BOTSWANA 11/04/2005 Okavango Delta Kwetsani Camp

Flappet Lark Mirafra rufocinnamomea UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix leucotis BOTSWANA 11/06/2005 Okavango Delta Mombo Camp

Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris CALIFORNIA 11/26/2005 Sutter Buttes, Sutter County

Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis BRITISH COLUMBIA 08/25/2007 Saanichton bulb fields; Vancouver Island

Swallows, Martins

Black Sawwing Psalidoprocne pristoptera UGANDA 09/05/2003 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Mascarene Martin Phedina borbonica MADAGASCAR 10/23/2005 Antananarivo

Bank Swallow Riparia riparia CALIFORNIA 08/06/2005 Ano Nuevo State Park

Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor CALIFORNIA 03/06/2004 Ogier Ponds; Morgan Hill, CA

Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina CALIFORNIA 05/14/2005 Stevens Creek County Park

White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/19/2006 Trincity Water Treatment Ponds; Trinidad

White-rumped Swallow Tachycineta leucorrhoa ARGENTINA 11/27/2008 Costanera Sur Reserve; Buenos Aires

Chilean Swallow Tachycineta meyeni ARGENTINA 11/28/2008 Beagle Channel; Ushuaia

Purple Martin Progne subis CALIFORNIA 04/25/2008 Winters Street; Sacramento, CA

Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/22/2006 Bon Accord Water Ponds; Tobago

Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/18/2006 Blanchisseuse Road, Trinidad

Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis CALIFORNIA 05/14/2005 Stevens Creek County Park

Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/19/2006 Blanchisseuse Road, Trinidad

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica CALIFORNIA 03/01/2003 Charleston Slough

White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis BOTSWANA 11/06/2005 Okavango Delta Mombo Camp

Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii TANZANIA 09/10/2003 Serengeti National Park

Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula UGANDA 09/05/2003 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Rufous-chested Swallow Cecropis semirufa BOTSWANA 11/04/2005 Okavango Delta Kwetsani Camp

Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota CALIFORNIA 03/01/2003 Charleston Slough

Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva PUERTO RICO 05/10/2007 Fort San Cristobal; Old San Juan

Wagtails, Pipits

African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Buffy Pipit Anthus vaalensis SOUTH AFRICA 10/22/2005 Lion Park; northwest of Johannesburg

Sprague’s Pipit Anthus spragueii TEXAS 12/31/2005 Anzalduas County Park; Misson, TX

Correndera Pipit Anthus correndera FALKLAND ISLANDS 12/04/2008 Pebble Island; Falkland Islands

South Georgia Pipit Anthus antarcticus SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND 12/11/2008 Cooper Bay; South Georgia Island

American Pipit Anthus rubescens CALIFORNIA 11/25/2005 Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge

Orange-throated Longclaw Macronyx capensis SOUTH AFRICA 10/22/2005 Lion Park; northwest of Johannesburg

Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp UGANDA 09/01/2003 Entebbe Botanical Gardens

Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava BOTSWANA 11/06/2005 Okavango Delta Mombo Camp

Madagascar Wagtail Motacilla flaviventris MADAGASCAR 10/23/2005 Antananarivo

Cuckooshrikes, Trillers

Ashy Cuckoo-shrike Coracina cinerea MADAGASCAR 10/26/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Bulbuls

Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus HAWAII 10/13/2006 Tantalus Drive; Honolulu, HI

Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus SWAZILAND 09/07/2002 Mkhaya Game Reserve

Black-fronted Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans BOTSWANA 11/04/2005 Okavango Delta Kwetsani Camp

Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer HAWAII 10/12/2006 Ala Moana Beach Park; Honolulu, HI

Little Greenbul Andropadus virens UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Yellow-bellied Greenbul Chlorocichla flaviventris BOTSWANA 08/27/2002 Chobe National Park

Long-billed Greenbul Phyllastrephus madagascariensis MADAGASCAR 10/29/2005 Berenty Private Reserve

Spectacled Greenbul Phyllastrephus zosterops MADAGASCAR 10/25/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Yellow-spotted Nicator Nicator chloris UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Red-tailed Greenbul Criniger calurus UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Madagascar Bulbul Hypsipetes madagascariensis MADAGASCAR 10/25/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Goldcrests, Kinglets

Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa QUEBEC 09/24/2005 Ile Bizard Nature Park; Montreal

Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula CALIFORNIA 02/16/2003 Coyote Lake County Park

Silky-flycatchers

Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens ARIZONA 04/05/2005 John F. Kennedy Park; Tucson

Waxwings

Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum CALIFORNIA 12/31/2002 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Dippers

American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus CALIFORNIA 04/22/2006 Stevens Canyon Road, near 3rd bridge

Wrens

Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus TEXAS 01/01/2006 El Rio RV Park; Chapeno, TX

Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus CALIFORNIA 02/16/2003 Coyote Lake County Park

Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus CALIFORNIA 01/07/2006 New Idria Road, Griswold Hills

Rufous-breasted Wren Thryothorus rutilus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus TEXAS 08/14/2005 Oran & Gloria's; Rockwall, TX

Bewick’s Wren Thryomanes bewickii CALIFORNIA 02/16/2003 Coyote Lake County Park

Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes CALIFORNIA 06/25/2005 Big Basin Redwoods State Park

House Wren Troglodytes aedon CALIFORNIA 06/02/2005 Almaden Quicksilver County Park

Cobb’s Wren Troglodytes cobbi FALKLAND ISLANDS 12/03/2008 Carcass Island; Falkland Islands

Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis TEXAS 12/28/2005 Old Port Bay Road; Rockport, TX

Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris CALIFORNIA 06/11/2005 Charleston Slough

Mockingbirds

Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis QUEBEC 09/24/2005 Ile Bizard Nature Park; Montreal

Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos CALIFORNIA 07/03/2002 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Chalk-browed Mockingbird Mimus saturninus ARGENTINA 11/27/2008 Costanera Sur Reserve; Buenos Aires

Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus CALIFORNIA 03/18/2007 CA Hwy 139; Lassen County

Long-billed Thrasher Toxostoma longirostre TEXAS 12/29/2005 Sabal Palm Audubon Sanctuary

Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre ARIZONA 04/05/2005 John F. Kennedy Park; Tucson

California Thrasher Toxostoma redivivum CALIFORNIA 05/01/2005 Stevens Creek County Park

Crissal Thrasher Toxostoma crissale NEVADA 06/20/2009 Wetlands Park; Las Vegas

Le Conte’s Thrasher Toxostoma lecontei CALIFORNIA 04/29/2007 Leliter Road; Inyokern, CA

Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus PUERTO RICO 05/08/2007 Caimitillo; El Yunque National Forest

Thrushes

Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush Neocossyphus fraseri UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis ILLINOIS 05/27/2005 Riverside Park, Sherman, IL

Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana CALIFORNIA 02/16/2003 Coyote Lake County Park

Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides CALIFORNIA 01/07/2006 Panoche Road, San Benito County

Townsend’s Solitaire Myadestes townsendi CALIFORNIA 03/18/2007 CA Hwy 139; Lassen County

Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus ALASKA 06/06/2006 Summit Lake; Denali Hwy

Swainson’s Thrush Catharus ustulatus CALIFORNIA 06/25/2005 Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus CALIFORNIA 01/16/2005 Charleston Slough

Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina TEXAS 01/01/2006 DeWind's; Salineno, TX

Yellow-legged Thrush Platycichla flavipes TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/23/2006 Gilpin Trace Preserve; Tobago

Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyanus BOTSWANA 11/09/2005 Okavango Delta Duma Tau Camp

African Thrush Turdus pelios UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus ALASKA 06/01/2006 Reef Point; St. Paul, Pribilof Islands

Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus PUERTO RICO 05/06/2007 Isla Verdes Ave; San Juan

Rufous-bellied Thrush Turdus rufiventris ARGENTINA 11/27/2008 Costanera Sur Reserve; Buenos Aires

Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii ARGENTINA 11/28/2008 Beagle Channel; Ushuaia

Cocoa Thrush Turdus fumigatus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Clay-colored Robin Turdus grayi TEXAS 12/30/2005 Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge

Bare-eyed Thrush Turdus nudigenis TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

White-necked Thrush Turdus albicollis TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

American Robin Turdus migratorius CALIFORNIA 05/12/2002 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius ALASKA 06/09/2006 Bear Lake Road; Seward, AK

Cisticolas, Prinias

Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Trilling Cisticola Cisticola woosnami UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Winding Cisticola Cisticola galactotes UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Stout Cisticola Cisticola robustus UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Siffling Cisticola Cisticola brachypterus UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Madagascar Cisticola Cisticola cherina MADAGASCAR 10/29/2005 Berenty Private Reserve

Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava SOUTH AFRICA 08/31/2002 Kruger National Park

Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida BOTSWANA 11/04/2005 Okavango Delta Kwetsani Camp

Gray-capped Warbler Eminia lepida UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Old World Warblers

White-winged Scrub-Warbler Bradypterus carpalis UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Madagascar Brush-Warbler Nesillas typica MADAGASCAR 10/26/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Moustached Grass-Warbler Melocichla mentalis UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Lesser Swamp-Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris UGANDA 09/06/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Madagascar Swamp-Warbler Acrocephalus newtoni MADAGASCAR 10/23/2005 Lake Alarobia

Rand’s Warbler Randia pseudozosterops MADAGASCAR 10/26/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Dark Newtonia Newtonia amphichroa MADAGASCAR 10/25/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Common Newtonia Newtonia brunneicauda MADAGASCAR 10/25/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Cryptic Warbler Cryptosylvicola randriansoloi MADAGASCAR 10/29/2005 Berenty Private Reserve

Green Crombec Sylvietta virens UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Red-faced Crombec Sylvietta whytii UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Wrentit Chamaea fasciata CALIFORNIA 05/14/2005 Stevens Creek County Park

Gnatcatchers

Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/20/2006 Waller Field; Trinidad

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea CALIFORNIA 06/02/2005 Almaden Quicksilver County Park

Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura TEXAS 01/02/2006 Old Hwy 83; Zapata, TX

Masked Gnatcatcher Polioptila dumicola ARGENTINA 11/27/2008 Costanera Sur Reserve; Buenos Aires

Old World Flycatchers

Mariqua Flycatcher Bradornis mariquensis BOTSWANA 11/09/2005 Okavango Delta Duma Tau Camp

Northern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens SOUTH AFRICA 10/22/2005 Lion Park; northwest of Johannesburg

Swamp Flycatcher Muscicapa aquatica UGANDA 09/02/2003 Lake Victoria Mabamba Swamp

Bluethroat Luscinia svecica ALASKA 05/31/2006 Polovina Hill; St. Paul, Pribilof Islands

White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Bearded Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas quadrivirgata SOUTH AFRICA 08/31/2002 Kruger National Park

Red-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys SWAZILAND 09/07/2002 Mkhaya Game Reserve

Madagascar Magpie-Robin Copsychus albospecularis MADAGASCAR 10/24/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus HAWAII 10/14/2006 Pali Golf course; Kaneohe, HI

African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus MADAGASCAR 10/24/2005 Moramanga

Sooty Chat Myrmecocichla nigra UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Wattle-eyes, Puffbacks

Ward’s Flycatcher Pseudobias wardi MADAGASCAR 10/25/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

 

African Blue-Flycatcher Elminia longicauda UGANDA 09/05/2003 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

African Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis TANZANIA 09/10/2003 Serengeti National Park

Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone mutata MADAGASCAR 10/24/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Babblers

Brown Illadopsis Illadopsis fulvescens UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Common Jery Neomixis tenella MADAGASCAR 10/23/2005 Lake Alarobia

Green Jery Neomixis viridis MADAGASCAR 10/25/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Stripe-throated Jery Neomixis striatigula MADAGASCAR 10/26/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Hartlaub’s Babbler Turdoides hartlaubii BOTSWANA 11/04/2005 Okavango Delta Kwetsani Camp

Black-faced Babbler Turdoides melanops UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Southern Pied-Babbler Turdoides bicolor BOTSWANA 11/06/2005 Okavango Delta Mombo Camp

Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Long-tailed Tits, Bushtits

Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus CALIFORNIA 07/04/2002 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Tits, Chickadees

Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis TEXAS 08/14/2005 Oran & Gloria's; Rockwall, TX

Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus QUEBEC 09/24/2005 Ile Bizard Nature Park; Montreal

Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli CALIFORNIA 03/16/2007 Red Rock Road; Lassen County

Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens CALIFORNIA 05/12/2002 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Boreal Chickadee Poecile hudsonica ALASKA 06/03/2006 Hillside Park; Anchorage, AK

White-winged Black-Tit Melaniparus leucomelas UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Oak Titmouse Baeolophus inornatus CALIFORNIA 06/09/2002 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Juniper Titmouse Baeolophus ridgwayi CALIFORNIA 03/16/2007 Red Rock Road; Lassen County

Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor GEORGIA 03/25/2006 Fernbank Forest; Atlanta, GA

Black-crested Titmouse Baeolophus atricristatus TEXAS 12/28/2005 Hwy 77 Rest Area; Sarita, TX

Nuthatches

Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea CALIFORNIA 06/25/2005 Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla GEORGIA 03/26/2006 Newman Wetlands Center; Hampton,GA

Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis CALIFORNIA 12/04/2005 our backyard in Morgan Hill

White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis CALIFORNIA 07/04/2002 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Treecreepers

Brown Creeper Certhia americana CALIFORNIA 02/16/2003 Coyote Lake County Park

Penduline-tits

Verdin Auriparus flaviceps ARIZONA 04/05/2005 John F. Kennedy Park; Tucson

African Penduline-Tit Anthoscopus caroli UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Sunbirds

Mariqua Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis UGANDA 09/06/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Red-chested Sunbird Cinnyris erythrocercus UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Superb Sunbird Cinnyris superbus UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

White-breasted Sunbird Cinnyris talatala BOTSWANA 11/04/2005 Okavango Delta Kwetsani Camp

Souimanga Sunbird Cinnyris souimanga MADAGASCAR 10/26/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Madagascar Sunbird Cinnyris notatus MADAGASCAR 10/26/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

White-eyes

Madagascar White-eye Zosterops maderaspatanus MADAGASCAR 10/23/2005 Lake Alarobia

Japanese White-eye Zosterops japonicus HAWAII 10/13/2006 Tantalus Drive; Honolulu, HI

Old World Orioles

African Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus BOTSWANA 11/09/2005 Okavango Delta Duma Tau Camp

Shrikes

Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio BOTSWANA 11/04/2005 Okavango Delta Kwetsani Camp

Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus CALIFORNIA 12/26/2004 Santa Teresa County Park

Lesser Gray Shrike Lanius minor BOTSWANA 11/04/2005 Okavango Delta Kwetsani Camp

Gray-backed Fiscal Lanius excubitoroides UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Common Fiscal Lanius collaris UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Magpie Shrike Corvinella melanoleuca SOUTH AFRICA 09/01/2002 Kruger National Park

White-rumped Shrike Eurocephalus rueppelli TANZANIA 09/10/2003 Serengeti National Park

 

Brubru Nilaus afer UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis TANZANIA 09/09/2003 Serengeti National Park

Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Gabon Boubou Laniarius bicolor BOTSWANA 11/04/2005 Okavango Delta Kwetsani Camp

Black-headed Gonolek Laniarius erythrogaster UGANDA 09/06/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Crimson-breasted Gonolek Laniarius atrococcineus BOTSWANA 11/06/2005 Okavango Delta Mombo Camp

Gray-headed Bushshrike Malaconotus blanchoti BOTSWANA 11/04/2005 Okavango Delta Kwetsani Camp

White Helmetshrike Prionops plumatus BOTSWANA 11/06/2005 Okavango Delta Mombo Camp

Vanga Shrikes

Red-tailed Vanga Calicalicus madagascariensis MADAGASCAR 10/26/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

White-headed Vanga Artamella viridis MADAGASCAR 10/29/2005 Berenty Private Reserve

Chabert Vanga Leptopterus chabert MADAGASCAR 10/25/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Blue Vanga Cyanolanius madagascarinus MADAGASCAR 10/26/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Tylas Vanga Tylas eduardi MADAGASCAR 10/24/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Coral-billed Nuthatch Hypositta corallirostris MADAGASCAR 10/26/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Drongos

Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis UGANDA 09/06/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Crested Drongo Dicrurus forficatus MADAGASCAR 10/25/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Crows, Jays, Magpies

Gray Jay Perisoreus canadensis ALASKA 06/03/2006 Hillside Park; Anchorage, AK

Steller’s Jay Cyanocitta stelleri CALIFORNIA 05/04/2002 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata ILLINOIS 06/19/2004 Mom & Dad's; Sherman, IL

Green Jay Cyanocorax yncas TEXAS 12/29/2005 Sabal Palm Audubon Sanctuary

Brown Jay Cyanocorax morio TEXAS 12/31/2005 DeWind's; Salineno, TX

Florida Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma coerulescens FLORIDA 07/24/2007 Lake Kissimmee State Park, FL

Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica CALIFORNIA 05/04/2002 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus CALIFORNIA 03/18/2007 Eagle Lake; Lassen County

Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia ALASKA 05/31/2006 Minnesota Avenue; Anchorage, AK

Yellow-billed Magpie Pica nuttalli CALIFORNIA 05/04/2002 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Piapiac Ptilostomus afer UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos CALIFORNIA 06/28/2002 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Northwestern Crow Corvus caurinus ALASKA 06/10/2006 Lowell Point Road; Seward, AK

Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus FLORIDA 07/23/2007 Lake Cypress Road; Osceola County

Pied Crow Corvus albus UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Common Raven Corvus corax CALIFORNIA 03/01/2003 Charleston Slough

Starlings, Mynas

Madagascar Starling Saroglossa aurata MADAGASCAR 10/24/2005 Moramanga

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis SOUTH AFRICA 10/22/2005 Lion Park; northwest of Johannesburg

European Starling Sturnus vulgaris CALIFORNIA 02/15/2003 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus BOTSWANA 08/27/2002 Chobe National Park

Splendid Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis splendidus UGANDA 09/06/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Rueppell’s Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis purpuroptera TANZANIA 09/10/2003 Serengeti National Park

Meves’ Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis mevesii BOTSWANA 11/06/2005 Okavango Delta Mombo Camp

Burchell’s Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis australis BOTSWANA 11/04/2005 Okavango Delta Kwetsani Camp

Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus TANZANIA 09/09/2003 Serengeti National Park

Hildebrandt’s Starling Lamprotornis hildebrandti TANZANIA 09/09/2003 Serengeti National Park

Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus SOUTH AFRICA 09/01/2002 Kruger National Park

Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus UGANDA 09/03/2003 Lake Mburo National Park

Old World Sparrows

House Sparrow Passer domesticus CALIFORNIA 06/09/2002 Morgan Hill Community Park

Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus SOUTH AFRICA 10/22/2005 Lion Park; northwest of Johannesburg

Gray-headed Sparrow Passer griseus BOTSWANA 11/06/2005 Okavango Delta Mombo Camp

Southern Gray-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus SOUTH AFRICA 10/22/2005 Lion Park; northwest of Johannesburg

Yellow-throated Petronia Petronia superciliaris BOTSWANA 11/09/2005 Okavango Delta Duma Tau Camp

Weavers

Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver Bubalornis niger BOTSWANA 11/06/2005 Okavango Delta Mombo Camp

White-headed Buffalo-Weaver Dinemellia dinemelli TANZANIA 09/10/2003 Serengeti National Park

Scaly Weaver Sporopipes squamifrons BOTSWANA 11/09/2005 Okavango Delta Duma Tau Camp

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali BOTSWANA 11/06/2005 Okavango Delta Mombo Camp

Gray-headed Social-Weaver Pseudonigrita arnaudi TANZANIA 09/10/2003 Serengeti National Park

Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht UGANDA 09/05/2003 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Slender-billed Weaver Ploceus pelzelni UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis SOUTH AFRICA 09/01/2002 Kruger National Park

Holub’s Golden-Weaver Ploceus xanthops BOTSWANA 11/06/2005 Okavango Delta Mombo Camp

Southern Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus xanthopterus BOTSWANA 11/04/2005 Okavango Delta Kwetsani Camp

Southern Masked-Weaver Ploceus velatus SOUTH AFRICA 10/22/2005 Lion Park; northwest of Johannesburg

Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus SWAZILAND 09/06/2002 Mkhaya Game Reserve

Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Nelicourvi Weaver Ploceus nelicourvi MADAGASCAR 10/25/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Sakalava Weaver Ploceus sakalava MADAGASCAR 10/29/2005 Berenty Private Reserve

Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis MADAGASCAR 10/24/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Red Bishop Euplectes orix SWAZILAND 09/07/2002 Mkhaya Game Reserve

Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Estrildid Finches

Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Black-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda erythronotos BOTSWANA 11/06/2005 Okavango Delta Mombo Camp

Blue-breasted Cordonbleu Uraeginthus angolensis BOTSWANA 11/04/2005 Okavango Delta Kwetsani Camp

Purple Grenadier Granatina ianthinogaster TANZANIA 09/09/2003 Serengeti National Park

Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Brown Firefinch Lagonosticta nitidula BOTSWANA 11/04/2005 Okavango Delta Kwetsani Camp

Red Avadavat Amandava amandava HAWAII 10/14/2006 Sandy Beach Park; Makapuu, HI

Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullatus SOUTH AFRICA 09/01/2002 Kruger National Park

Black-and-white Mannikin Spermestes bicolor UGANDA 09/05/2003 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Madagascar Munia Lonchura nana MADAGASCAR 10/26/2005 Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Nutmeg Mannikin Lonchura punctulata HAWAII 10/14/2006 Sandy Beach Park; Makapuu, HI

Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla HAWAII 10/14/2006 Sandy Beach Park; Makapuu, HI

Java Sparrow Padda oryzivora HAWAII 10/12/2006 Ala Moana Beach Park; Honolulu, HI

Indigobirds, Whydahs

Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura SOUTH AFRICA 09/01/2002 Kruger National Park

Vireos

White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus TEXAS 12/28/2005 Hwy 77 Rest Area; Sarita, TX

Bell’s Vireo Vireo bellii CALIFORNIA 05/29/2010 Bayfront Park; Menlo Park, CA

Cassin’s Vireo Vireo cassinii CALIFORNIA 04/27/2007 City Park; California City, CA

Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius QUEBEC 09/24/2005 Ile Bizard Nature Park; Montreal

Hutton’s Vireo Vireo huttoni CALIFORNIA 05/15/2005 Arastradero Open Space Preserve

Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus CALIFORNIA 05/15/2005 Arastradero Open Space Preserve

Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus QUEBEC 09/24/2005 Ile Bizard Nature Park; Montreal

Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus PUERTO RICO 05/11/2007 El Portal; El Yunque National Forest

Scrub Greenlet Hylophilus flavipes TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/22/2006 Grafton Bird Sanctuary; Tobago

Golden-fronted Greenlet Hylophilus aurantiifrons TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/18/2006 Blanchisseuse Road, Trinidad

Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/19/2006 Caroni Swamp; Trinidad

Finches

Brambling Fringilla montifringilla ALASKA 06/01/2006 Ketovie Beach; St. Paul, Pribilof Islands

Trinidad Euphonia Euphonia trinitatis TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/21/2006 Aripo Agricultural Station; Trinidad

Violaceous Euphonia Euphonia violacea TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis ALASKA 05/31/2006 Polovina Hill; St. Paul, Pribilof Islands

Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator ALASKA 06/08/2006 Ptarmigan Creek; Seward Hwy

Cassin’s Finch Carpodacus cassinii CALIFORNIA 03/17/2007 Plumas National Forest; Lassen County

Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus CALIFORNIA 05/01/2005 Stevens Creek County Park

House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus CALIFORNIA 05/04/2002 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra CALIFORNIA 05/30/2010 Skylawn Cemetery; San Mateo County

White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera ALASKA 06/07/2006 Denali River Cabins; Paxson, AK

Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea ALASKA 06/06/2006 Denali Hwy; near Cantwell, AK

Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus CALIFORNIA 06/25/2005 Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Hooded Siskin Carduelis magellanica ARGENTINA 11/27/2008 Costanera Sur Reserve; Buenos Aires

Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria CALIFORNIA 05/12/2002 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Lawrence’s Goldfinch Carduelis lawrencei CALIFORNIA 05/06/2006 Mines Road, Santa Clara County

Black-chinned Siskin Carduelis barbata ARGENTINA 11/28/2008 Beagle Channel; Ushuaia

American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis CALIFORNIA 04/05/2003 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Yellow-fronted Canary Serinus mozambicus UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Brimstone Canary Serinus sulphuratus UGANDA 09/07/2003 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus CALIFORNIA 06/15/2007 Yuba Pass; Tahoe National Forest

Hawaiian Honeycreepers

Oahu Amakihi Hemignathus flavus HAWAII 10/14/2006 Aiea Ridge Trail; Honolulu, HI

Apapane Himatione sanguinea HAWAII 10/14/2006 Aiea Loop Trail; Honolulu, HI

New World Warblers

Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata CALIFORNIA 05/01/2005 Stevens Creek County Park

Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla QUEBEC 09/24/2005 Ile Bizard Nature Park; Montreal

Northern Parula Parula americana QUEBEC 09/24/2005 Ile Bizard Nature Park; Montreal

Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia ILLINOIS 05/27/2005 Riverside Park; Sherman, IL

Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata QUEBEC 09/24/2005 Ile Bizard Nature Park; Montreal

Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica nigrescens CALIFORNIA 04/22/2006 Monte Bello Open Space Preserve

Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens QUEBEC 09/24/2005 Ile Bizard Nature Park; Montreal

Townsend’s Warbler Dendroica townsendi CALIFORNIA 09/10/2005 Alum Rock County Park

Hermit Warbler Dendroica occidentalis CALIFORNIA 06/17/2007 CA Hwy 89; Tahoe National Forest

Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica TEXAS 12/28/2005 Hwy 77 Rest Area; Sarita, TX

Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus TEXAS 12/31/2005 Anzalduas County Park; Misson, TX

Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum CALIFORNIA 11/25/2005 Gray Lodge Wildlife Area

Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata ALASKA 06/06/2006 Denali Hwy; near Cantwell, AK

Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia TEXAS 12/30/2005 Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge

American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/18/2006 Blanchisseuse Road, Trinidad

Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis ALASKA 06/08/2006 Potter's Marsh; Anchorage, AK

MacGillivray’s Warbler Oporornis tolmiei CALIFORNIA 06/25/2005 Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas CALIFORNIA 06/11/2005 Charleston Slough

Masked Yellowthroat Geothlypis aequinoctialis TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/20/2006 Arima Valley; Trinidad

Wilson’s Warbler Wilsonia pusilla CALIFORNIA 05/08/2005 Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve

Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens CALIFORNIA 05/09/2008 Gilroy Water Treatment Ponds; Gilroy, CA

Bananaquit

Bananaquit Coereba flaveola TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Tanagers

Bicolored Conebill Conirostrum bicolor TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/19/2006 Caroni Swamp; Trinidad

Puerto Rican Tanager Nesospingus speculiferus PUERTO RICO 05/12/2007 El Portal; El Yunque National Forest

White-lined Tanager Tachyphonus rufus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Summer Tanager Piranga rubra CALIFORNIA 04/28/2007 Fay Ranch Road; Kern County

Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana CALIFORNIA 05/08/2005 Charleston Slough

Silver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus carbo TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Puerto Rican Spindalis Spindalis portoricensis PUERTO RICO 05/08/2007 Palo Colorado; El Yunque National Forest

Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Turquoise Tanager Tangara mexicana TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/18/2006 Blanchisseuse Road, Trinidad

Speckled Tanager Tangara guttata TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/18/2006 Blanchisseuse Road, Trinidad

Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/18/2006 Blanchisseuse Road, Trinidad

Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/18/2006 Blanchisseuse Road, Trinidad

Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Purple Honeycreeper Cyanerpes caeruleus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/23/2006 Bloody Bay Road; Tobago

Buntings

Patagonian Sierra-Finch Phrygilus patagonicus ARGENTINA 11/29/2008 Rio Pipo River; Ushuaia

Canary-winged Finch Melanodera melanodera FALKLAND ISLANDS 12/03/2008 Carcass Island; Falkland Islands

Black-and-rufous Warbling-Finch Poospiza nigrorufa ARGENTINA 11/27/2008 Costanera Sur Reserve; Buenos Aires

Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/18/2006 Blanchisseuse Road, Trinidad

Double-collared Seedeater Sporophila caerulescens ARGENTINA 11/27/2008 Costanera Sur Reserve; Buenos Aires

Black-faced Grassquit Tiaris bicolor TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/22/2006 Grafton Bird Sanctuary; Tobago

Sooty Grassquit Tiaris fuliginosus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/18/2006 Blanchisseuse Road, Trinidad

Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola ARGENTINA 11/27/2008 Costanera Sur Reserve; Buenos Aires (HO)

Grassland Yellow-Finch Sicalis luteola TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/21/2006 Aripo Agricultural Station; Trinidad

Red-crested Cardinal Paroaria coronata HAWAII 10/12/2006 Ala Moana Beach Park; Honolulu, HI

Red-capped Cardinal Paroaria gularis TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/19/2006 Caroni Swamp; Trinidad

Olive Sparrow Arremonops rufivirgatus TEXAS 12/29/2005 Sabal Palm Audubon Sanctuary

Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus CALIFORNIA 06/17/2007 Mountain Quail Road; Sierra Valley

Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus GEORGIA 03/25/2006 Fernbank Forest; Atlanta, GA

Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus CALIFORNIA 06/15/2002 our backyard in Morgan Hill

California Towhee Pipilo crissalis CALIFORNIA 05/04/2002 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Canyon Towhee Pipilo fuscus ARIZONA 04/05/2005 John F. Kennedy Park; Tucson

Abert’s Towhee Pipilo aberti NEVADA 06/20/2009 Wetlands Park; Las Vegas

Bachman’s Sparrow Aimophila aestivalis FLORIDA 07/24/2007 Lake Kissimmee State Park, FL

Cassin’s Sparrow Aimophila cassinii TEXAS 01/01/2006 El Rio RV Park; Chapeno, TX

Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps CALIFORNIA 02/05/2005 Coyote Lake County Park

American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea ALASKA 06/06/2006 Clearwater Creek; Denali Hwy

Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina TEXAS 12/31/2005 DeWind's; Salineno, TX

Brewer’s Sparrow Spizella breweri CALIFORNIA 04/27/2007 Butterbredt Spring; Kern County

Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla GEORGIA 03/26/2006 E.L.Huie Ponds; Hampton, GA

Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus CALIFORNIA 05/28/2007 Little Panoche Road, San Benito County

Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus CALIFORNIA 11/26/2005 Sutter Buttes, Sutter County

Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata TEXAS 01/01/2006 Falcon County Park; Falcon, TX

Sage Sparrow Amphispiza belli CALIFORNIA 05/06/2006 Mines Road, Santa Clara County

Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis CALIFORNIA 06/05/2005 Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve

Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow Ammodramus caudacutus MASSACHUSETTS 07/22/2009 Belle Isle Marsh; north of Boston

Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum CALIFORNIA 06/05/2005 Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve

Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca CALIFORNIA 12/26/2004 Santa Teresa County Park

Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia CALIFORNIA 05/14/2005 Stevens Creek County Park

Lincoln’s Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii CALIFORNIA 10/08/2005 Alviso Marina County Park

Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana QUEBEC 09/24/2005 Ile Bizard Nature Park; Montreal

White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys CALIFORNIA 11/23/2002 our backyard in Morgan Hill

White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis QUEBEC 09/24/2005 Ile Bizard Nature Park; Montreal

Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla CALIFORNIA 02/07/2003 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis ARGENTINA 11/27/2008 Costanera Sur Reserve; Buenos Aires

Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis CALIFORNIA 11/10/2002 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus ALASKA 05/31/2006 Polovina Hill; St. Paul, Pribilof Islands

Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis TEXAS 12/29/2005 Isla Blanca Park, South Padre Island

Cardinals, Grosbeaks

Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/18/2006 Blanchisseuse Road, Trinidad

Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis ILLINOIS 06/19/2004 Mom & Dad's; Sherman, IL

Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinuatus ARIZONA 04/05/2005 John F. Kennedy Park; Tucson

Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/18/2006 Blanchisseuse Road, Trinidad

Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus CALIFORNIA 05/04/2002 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea CALIFORNIA 05/06/2006 Del Puerto Cyn Rd, Stanislaus County

Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena CALIFORNIA 05/15/2005 Arastradero Open Space Preserve

Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea CALIFORNIA 04/27/2007 Silver Saddle Ranch; Kern County

Painted Bunting Passerina ciris TEXAS 01/01/2006 Bird Sanctuary; San Ygnacio, TX

New World Orioles

Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus CALIFORNIA 02/16/2003 Coyote Lake County Park

Tricolored Blackbird Agelaius tricolor CALIFORNIA 02/25/2006 Sandy Mush Road, Merced County

Yellow-hooded Blackbird Chrysomus icterocephalus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/21/2006 Nariva Swamp; Trinidad

Yellow-winged Blackbird Agelasticus thilius ARGENTINA 11/27/2008 Costanera Sur Reserve; Buenos Aires

Red-breasted Blackbird Sturnella militaris TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/19/2006 Caroni rice fields; Trinidad

Long-tailed Meadowlark Sturnella loyca FALKLAND ISLANDS 12/03/2008 Carcass Island; Falkland Islands

Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna TEXAS 12/31/2005 Anzalduas County Park; Misson, TX

Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta CALIFORNIA 12/26/2004 Santa Teresa County Park

Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus CALIFORNIA 06/17/2007 Marble Hot Springs Road; Sierra Valley

Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus ALASKA 06/07/2006 Mile 151 Lake; Richardson Hwy

Brewer’s Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus CALIFORNIA 06/09/2002 Morgan Hill Community Park

Boat-tailed Grackle Quiscalus major TEXAS 12/28/2005 Hwy 35; Rockport, TX

Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula ILLINOIS 05/27/2005 Riverside Park, Sherman, IL

Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus ARIZONA 04/05/2005 John F. Kennedy Park; Tucson

Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger PUERTO RICO 05/06/2007 Isla Verdes Ave; San Juan

Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/19/2006 Caroni rice fields; Trinidad

Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/21/2006 Aripo Agricultural Station; Trinidad

Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus TEXAS 12/29/2005 10th Street; Weslaco, TX

Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater CALIFORNIA 05/12/2002 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Moriche Oriole Icterus chrysocephalus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/20/2006 Waller Field; Trinidad

Yellow Oriole Icterus nigrogularis TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Altamira Oriole Icterus gularis TEXAS 12/29/2005 Sabal Palm Audubon Sanctuary

Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus CALIFORNIA 08/03/2002 our backyard in Morgan Hill

Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula ILLINOIS 06/19/2004 Mom & Dad's; Sherman, IL

Bullock’s Oriole Icterus bullockii CALIFORNIA 04/18/2005 Santa Teresa County Park

Audubon’s Oriole Icterus graduacauda TEXAS 12/31/2005 DeWind's; Salineno, TX

Scott’s Oriole Icterus parisorum CALIFORNIA 04/29/2007 Chimney Peak Rec Area; Kern County

Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/18/2006 Blanchisseuse Road, Trinidad

Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 11/17/2006 Asa Wright Nature Centre; Trinidad

Austral Blackbird Curaeus curaeus ARGENTINA 12/01/2008 Los Nires Road; Ushuaia

Bay-winged Cowbird Agelaioides badius ARGENTINA 11/27/2008 Costanera Sur Reserve; Buenos Aires

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