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Common birds of the Maine Coast

Birds are all around us, and I have loved them since I was young. Right now, I am trying to find as many species of birds as I can. Birds are, and have always been swooping around us, and showing off their stuff. These wonders need to be known by the whole world, just as they are.

White-winged Crossbill 1
Loxia leucoptera
Connecticut Warbler 2
Oporornis agilis
Yellow-headed Blackbird 3
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Lark Sparrow 4
Chondestes grammacus
Bobolink 5
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Lark Bunting 6
Calamospiza melanocorys
Dickcissel 6
Spiza americana
Cliff Swallow 7
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Purple Martin 8
Progne subis
Barn Swallow 9
Hirundo rustica
Tree Swallow 10
Tachycineta bicolor
Bank Swallow 11
Riparia riparia
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 6
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Northern Shrike 12
Lanius excubitor
American Robin 13
Turdus migratorius
Swainson's Thrush 14
Catharus ustulatus
Gray-cheeked Thrush 15
Catharus minimus
Hermit Thrush 16
Catharus guttatus
Bicknell's Thrush 17
Catharus bicknelli
Veery 18
Catharus fuscescens
Eastern Bluebird 19
Sialia sialis
Townsend's Solitaire 15
Myadestes townsendi
Wood Thrush 20
Hylocichla mustelina
Tufted Titmouse 21
Baeolophus bicolor
American Pipit 6
Anthus rubescens
House Sparrow 22
Passer domesticus
White-breasted Nuthatch 23
Sitta carolinensis
Red-breasted Nuthatch 24
Sitta canadensis
European Starling 25
Sturnus vulgaris
Northern Mockingbird 5
Mimus polyglottos
Brown Thrasher 26
Toxostoma rufum
Gray Catbird 6
Dumetella carolinensis
Great Crested Flycatcher 6
Myiarchus crinitus
Eastern Wood-Pewee 6
Contopus virens
Olive-sided Flycatcher 27
Contopus cooperi
Least Flycatcher 28
Empidonax minimus
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 6
Empidonax flaviventris
Willow Flycatcher 5
Empidonax traillii
Alder Flycatcher 29
Empidonax alnorum
Eastern Kingbird 30
Tyrannus tyrannus
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 31
Tyrannus forficatus
Tropical Kingbird 32
Tyrannus melancholicus
Fork-tailed Flycatcher 33
Tyrannus savana
Eastern Phoebe 34
Sayornis phoebe
Philadelphia Vireo 15
Vireo philadelphicus
Yellow-throated Vireo 5
Vireo flavifrons
Red-eyed Vireo 35
Vireo olivaceus
Warbling Vireo 36
Vireo gilvus
Blue-headed Vireo 37
Vireo solitarius
White-eyed Vireo 38
Vireo griseus
American Three-toed Woodpecker 39
Picoides dorsalis
Downy Woodpecker 40
Picoides pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker 41
Picoides villosus
Black-backed Woodpecker 40
Picoides arcticus
Pileated Woodpecker 42
Dryocopus pileatus
Red-bellied Woodpecker 43
Melanerpes carolinus
Northern Flicker 44
Colaptes auratus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 45
Sphyrapicus varius
Common Nighthawk 35
Chordeiles minor
Eastern Screech-Owl 46
Megascops asio
Great Gray Owl 35
Strix nebulosa
Barred Owl 47
Strix varia
Great Horned Owl 48
Bubo virginianus
Long-eared Owl 6
Asio otus
Short-eared Owl 10
Asio flammeus
Northern Saw-whet Owl 10
Aegolius acadicus
Northern Hawk Owl 49
Surnia ulula
Ovenbird 50
Seiurus aurocapilla
Spotted Sandpiper 26
Actitis macularius
Louisiana Waterthrush 35
Parkesia motacilla
Northern Waterthrush 12
Parkesia noveboracensis
Blue Grosbeak 4
Passerina caerulea
Blue-winged Warbler 16
Vermivora cyanoptera
Lapland Longspur 35
Calcarius lapponicus
Osprey 51
Pandion haliaetus
Snow Bunting 52
Plectrophenax nivalis
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 53
Regulus calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet 54
Regulus satrapa
Chestnut-collared Longspur 55
Calcarius ornatus
Domestic Goose 56
Anser anser domesticus
American Herring Gull 57
Larus argentatus smithsonianus
Feral Pigeon 58
Columba livia domestica
American Green-winged Teal 59
Anas crecca carolinensis
North American Osprey 60
Pandion haliaetus carolinensis
Northern Bald Eagle 61
Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis
Myrtle Warbler 62
Setophaga coronata coronata
Northern Slate-colored Junco 63
Junco hyemalis hyemalis
Black Scoter 39
Melanitta americana
Great Skua 64
Stercorarius skua
Spruce Grouse 41
Falcipennis canadensis
Great Egret 65
Ardea alba
Common Gallinule 66
Gallinula galeata
Willet 6
Tringa semipalmata
Wilson's Snipe 67
Gallinago delicata
Bonaparte's Gull 68
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Black-headed Gull 69
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Little Gull 70
Hydrocoloeus minutus
Laughing Gull 71
Leucophaeus atricilla
Sooty Tern 72
Onychoprion fuscatus
Least Tern 73
Sternula antillarum

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