Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

Guests: 2

Total sightings: 6

Checklist category: Sparrows, Blackbirds & Finches

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The chipping sparrow is a species of New World sparrow, a passerine bird in the family Passerellidae. It is widespread, fairly tame, and common across most of its North American range.

Range: It is widespread, fairly tame, and common across most of its North American range.

American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

Guests: 2

Total sightings: 5

Checklist category: Jays, Crows & Ravens

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The American crow is a large passerine bird species of the family Corvidae. They are a common bird found throughout much of North America, only absent from the tundra biome. American crows are the New World counterpart to the carrion crow and the hooded crow of Eurasia, occupying similar ecological niches.

Range: They are a common bird found throughout much of North America, only absent from the tundra biome.

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

Guests: 2

Total sightings: 5

Checklist category: Other Landbirds

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The cedar waxwing is a member of the family Bombycillidae or waxwing family of passerine birds. It is a medium-sized bird that is mainly brown, gray, and yellow. Some of the wing feathers have red tips which resemble sealing wax, giving these birds their common name. It is a native of North and Central America, breeding in open wooded areas in southern Canada and wintering in the southern half of the United States, Central America, and the far northwest of South America. Its diet includes cedar cones, fruit, holly berries, and insects. The cedar waxwing is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Range: It is a native of North and Central America, breeding in open wooded areas in southern Canada and wintering in the southern half of the United States, Central America, and the far northwest of South America.

Purple Finch

Haemorhous purpureus

Guests: 2

Total sightings: 5

Checklist category: Sparrows, Blackbirds & Finches

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The purple finch is a bird in the finch family, Fringillidae. It breeds in the northern United States, southern Canada, and the west coast of North America.

Range: It breeds in the northern United States, southern Canada, and the west coast of North America.

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Guests: 2

Total sightings: 5

Checklist category: Sparrows, Blackbirds & Finches

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The song sparrow is a medium-sized New World sparrow. Among the native sparrows in North America, it is easily one of the most abundant, variable, and adaptable species.

Range: Among the native sparrows in North America, it is easily one of the most abundant, variable, and adaptable species.

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Guests: 3

Total sightings: 4

Checklist category: Ducks, Geese & Swans

Micro biome: Shoreline & Open Water

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Migratory

Last identified: August 30, 2025

Description: The American white pelican is a large aquatic soaring bird from the order Pelecaniformes. It breeds in interior North America, moving south and to the coasts, as far as Costa Rica, in winter.

Range: It breeds in interior North America, moving south and to the coasts, as far as Costa Rica, in winter.

Common Loon

Gavia immer

Guests: 3

Total sightings: 4

Checklist category: Loons & Grebes

Micro biome: Shoreline & Open Water

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: August 30, 2025

Description: The common loon or great northern diver is a large member of the loon, or diver, family of birds. Breeding adults have a plumage that includes a broad black head and neck with a greenish, purplish, or bluish sheen, blackish or blackish-grey upperparts, and pure white underparts except some black on the undertail coverts and vent. Non-breeding adults are brownish with a dark neck and head marked with dark grey-brown. Their upperparts are dark brownish-grey with an unclear pattern of squares on the shoulders, and the underparts, lower face, chin, and throat are whitish. The sexes look alike, though males are.

Range: Common loons winter on both coasts of the US as far south as Mexico, and on the Atlantic coast of Europe.

Black-and-white Warbler

Mniotilta varia

Guests: 2

Total sightings: 4

Checklist category: Warblers

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The black-and-white warbler is a species of New World warbler, and the only member of its genus, Mniotilta. It breeds in northern and eastern North America and winters in Florida, Central America, and the West Indies down to Peru. This species is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. Relative to other New World warblers, it is not well studied.

Range: It breeds in northern and eastern North America and winters in Florida, Central America, and the West Indies down to Peru.

Canada Jay

Perisoreus canadensis

Guests: 2

Total sightings: 4

Checklist category: Jays, Crows & Ravens

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The Canada jay, also known as the grey jay, gray jay, camp robber, moose bird, gorby, or whisky jack, is a passerine bird of the family Corvidae. It is found in boreal forests of North America, north to the tree line, and in the Rocky Mountains subalpine zone south to New Mexico and Arizona. A fairly large songbird, the Canada jay has pale grey underparts, darker grey upperparts, and a grey-white head with a darker grey nape. It is one of three members of the genus Perisoreus, a genus more closely related to the magpie genus Cyanopica than to other birds known as jays. The Canada jay itself has nine recognized.

Range: It is found in boreal forests of North America, north to the tree line, and in the Rocky Mountains subalpine zone south to New Mexico and Arizona.

Eastern Phoebe

Sayornis phoebe

Guests: 2

Total sightings: 4

Checklist category: Flycatchers & Vireos

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The eastern phoebe is a small passerine bird. The genus name Sayornis is constructed from the specific part of Charles Lucien Bonaparte's name for Say's phoebe, Muscicapa saya, and Ancient Greek ornis, "bird". Phoebe is an alternative name for the Roman moon-goddess Diana, but it may also have been chosen to imitate the bird's call.

Range: Phoebe is an alternative name for the Roman moon-goddess Diana, but it may also have been chosen to imitate the bird's call.

American Goldfinch

Spinus tristis

Guests: 2

Total sightings: 3

Checklist category: Sparrows, Blackbirds & Finches

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The American goldfinch is a small North American bird in the finch family. It is migratory, ranging from mid-Alberta to North Carolina during the breeding season, and from just south of the Canada–United States border to Mexico during the winter.

Range: It is migratory, ranging from mid-Alberta to North Carolina during the breeding season, and from just south of the Canada–United States border to Mexico during the winter.

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Guests: 2

Total sightings: 3

Checklist category: Thrushes, Kinglets & Wrens

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The American robin is a migratory bird of the true thrush genus and Turdidae, the wider thrush family. It is named after the European robin because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely related, with the European robin belonging to the Old World flycatcher family. The American robin is widely distributed throughout North America, wintering from southern Canada to central Mexico and along the Pacific coast.

Range: It is named after the European robin because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely related, with the European robin belonging to the Old World flycatcher family.

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Setophaga pensylvanica

Guests: 2

Total sightings: 3

Checklist category: Warblers

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The chestnut-sided warbler is a New World warbler. They breed in eastern North America and in southern Canada westwards to the Canadian Prairies. They also breed in the Great Lakes region and in the eastern United States.

Range: The chestnut-sided warbler is a New World warbler.

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichas

Guests: 2

Total sightings: 3

Checklist category: Other Landbirds

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The common yellowthroat is a New World warbler. It is an abundant breeder in North America, ranging from southern Canada to central Mexico. In the northern parts of its range the birds are migratory, wintering in the southern parts of the breeding range, Central America and the West Indies. Southern forms are largely resident. Historically, it has also known as the "yellow bandit", Maryland yellow-throat, and yellow-breasted warbler.

Range: In the northern parts of its range the birds are migratory, wintering in the southern parts of the breeding range, Central America and the West Indies.

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

Guests: 2

Total sightings: 3

Checklist category: Woodpeckers

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The northern flicker or common flicker is a medium-sized bird of the woodpecker family. It is native to most of North America, parts of Central America, Cuba, and the Cayman Islands, and is one of the few woodpecker species that migrate. Over 100 common names for the northern flicker are known, including yellowhammer, clape, gaffer woodpecker, harry-wicket, heigh-ho, wake-up, walk-up, wick-up, yarrup, and gawker bird. Many of these names derive from attempts to imitate some of its calls.

Range: It is native to most of North America, parts of Central America, Cuba, and the Cayman Islands, and is one of the few woodpecker species that migrate.

Ovenbird

Seiurus aurocapilla

Guests: 2

Total sightings: 3

Checklist category: Other Landbirds

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The ovenbird is a small songbird of the New World warbler family Parulidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Seiurus. This migratory bird breeds in eastern North America and winters in Central America, many Caribbean islands, Florida and northern Venezuela.

Range: This migratory bird breeds in eastern North America and winters in Central America, many Caribbean islands, Florida and northern Venezuela.

Red-eyed Vireo

Vireo olivaceus

Guests: 2

Total sightings: 3

Checklist category: Flycatchers & Vireos

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The red-eyed vireo is a small American songbird. It is somewhat warbler-like but not closely related to the New World warblers (Parulidae). Common across its vast range, this species is not considered threatened by the IUCN.

Range: Common across its vast range, this species is not considered threatened by the IUCN.

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

Guests: 2

Total sightings: 3

Checklist category: Sparrows, Blackbirds & Finches

Micro biome: Wetlands & Edges

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The red-winged blackbird is a passerine bird of the family Icteridae found in most of North America and much of Central America. It breeds from Alaska and Newfoundland south to Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, and Guatemala, with isolated populations in western El Salvador, northwestern Honduras, and northwestern Costa Rica. It may winter as far north as Pennsylvania and British Columbia, but northern populations are generally migratory, moving south to Mexico and the Southern United States.

Range: The red-winged blackbird is a passerine bird of the family Icteridae found in most of North America and much of Central America.

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Guests: 2

Total sightings: 3

Checklist category: Raptors & Vultures

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The turkey vulture is the most widespread of the New World vultures. One of three species in the genus Cathartes of the family Cathartidae, the turkey vulture ranges from southern Canada to the southernmost tip of South America. It inhabits a variety of open and semi-open areas, including subtropical forests, shrublands, pastures, and deserts.

Range: One of three species in the genus Cathartes of the family Cathartidae, the turkey vulture ranges from southern Canada to the southernmost tip of South America.

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

Guests: 2

Total sightings: 3

Checklist category: Sparrows, Blackbirds & Finches

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The white-throated sparrow is a passerine bird of the New World sparrow family Passerellidae. It breeds in northern North America and winters in the southern United States.

Range: It breeds in northern North America and winters in the southern United States.

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

Guests: 2

Total sightings: 3

Checklist category: Warblers

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The yellow-rumped warbler is a regular North American bird species that can be commonly observed all across the continent. Its extensive range connects both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the U.S. as well as Canada and Central America, with the population concentrated in the continent's northern reaches during the breeding season and migrating southwards to southern North and Central America in the winter. It generally prefers coniferous forests or mixed coniferous-deciduous forests as its breeding habitat, while during the winter it can be found inhabiting more open areas such as shrublands that offer food.

Range: The yellow-rumped warbler is a regular North American bird species that can be commonly observed all across the continent.

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Guests: 2

Total sightings: 2

Checklist category: Raptors & Vultures

Micro biome: Shoreline & Open Water

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: August 30, 2025

Description: The bald eagle is a bird of prey found in North America. A sea eagle, it has two known subspecies and forms a species pair with the white-tailed eagle, which occupies the same niche as the bald eagle in the Palearctic. Its range includes most of Canada and Alaska, all of the contiguous United States, and northern Mexico. It is found near large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply and old-growth trees for nesting.

Range: The bald eagle is a bird of prey found in North America.

Hairy Woodpecker

Leuconotopicus villosus

Guests: 2

Total sightings: 2

Checklist category: Woodpeckers

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: August 30, 2025

Description: The hairy woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker that is found over a large area of North America. It is approximately 250 mm (9.8 in) in length with a 380 mm (15 in) wingspan. With an estimated population in 2020 of almost nine million individuals, the hairy woodpecker is listed by the IUCN as a species of least concern. The species was previously placed in the genus Dryobates.

Range: The hairy woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker that is found over a large area of North America.

Indigo Bunting

Passerina cyanea

Guests: 2

Total sightings: 2

Checklist category: Sparrows, Blackbirds & Finches

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The indigo bunting is a small seed-eating bird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae. It is migratory, ranging from southern Canada to northern Florida during the breeding season, and from southern Florida to northern South America during the winter. It often migrates by night, using the stars to navigate. Its habitat is farmland, brush areas, and open woodland. The indigo bunting is closely related to the lazuli bunting and interbreeds with the species where their ranges overlap.

Range: It is migratory, ranging from southern Canada to northern Florida during the breeding season, and from southern Florida to northern South America during the winter.

Mourning Warbler

Geothlypis philadelphia

Guests: 2

Total sightings: 2

Checklist category: Warblers

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The mourning warbler is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. Mourning warblers are neotropical migrants native to eastern and central North America and wintering in Central and South America. They tend to be found in dense second growth forests. They are very similar to the MacGillivray's warbler in appearance, especially in females and immature birds, but their breeding range does not overlap into the west.

Range: Mourning warblers are neotropical migrants native to eastern and central North America and wintering in Central and South America.

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

Guests: 2

Total sightings: 2

Checklist category: Thrushes, Kinglets & Wrens

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The red-breasted nuthatch is a small songbird. The adult has blue-grey upperparts with cinnamon underparts, a white throat and face with a black stripe through the eyes, a straight grey bill and a black crown. Its call, which has been likened to a tin trumpet, is high-pitched and nasal. It breeds in coniferous forests across Canada, Alaska and the northeastern and western United States. Though often a permanent resident, it regularly irrupts further south if its food supply fails. There are records of vagrants occurring as far south as the Gulf Coast and northern Mexico. It forages on the trunks and large.

Range: It breeds in coniferous forests across Canada, Alaska and the northeastern and western United States.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

Guests: 2

Total sightings: 2

Checklist category: Swallows, Swifts & Hummingbirds

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The ruby-throated hummingbird is a species of hummingbird that generally spends the winter in Central America, Mexico, and Florida, and migrates to Canada and other parts of Eastern North America for the summer to breed. It is the most common hummingbird in eastern North America, having population estimates of about 35 million in 2021.

Range: The ruby-throated hummingbird is a species of hummingbird that generally spends the winter in Central America, Mexico, and Florida, and migrates to Canada and other parts of Eastern North America for the summer to breed.

Three-toed Woodpecker

Guests: 2

Total sightings: 2

Checklist category: Woodpeckers

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Rare

Seasonality: Migratory

Last identified: August 30, 2025

Description: Three-toed woodpecker has been split into the following 2 species:American three-toed woodpecker Eurasian three-toed woodpecker

Range: Three-toed woodpecker has been split into the following 2 species:American three-toed woodpecker Eurasian three-toed woodpecker

Trumpeter Swan

Cygnus buccinator

Guests: 2

Total sightings: 2

Checklist category: Ducks, Geese & Swans

Micro biome: Shoreline & Open Water

Abundance: Rare

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: March 3, 2026

Description: The trumpeter swan, or simply the trumpeter, is a species of swan found in North America. The heaviest living bird native to North America, it is also the largest extant species of waterfowl, with a wingspan of 185 to 304.8 cm. It is the American counterpart and a close relative of the whooper swan of Eurasia and has even been considered the same species by some authorities. By 1933, fewer than 70 wild individuals were known to exist; extinction seemed imminent until aerial surveys discovered a Pacific population of several thousand trumpeter swans around Alaska's Copper River. Careful reintroductions by.

Range: The trumpeter swan, or simply the trumpeter, is a species of swan found in North America.

Veery

Catharus fuscescens

Guests: 2

Total sightings: 2

Checklist category: Other Landbirds

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The veery is a small North American thrush species, a member of a group of closely related and similar species in the genus Catharus, also including the gray-cheeked thrush, Bicknell's thrush, Swainson's thrush, and hermit thrush. Alternate names for this species include Wilson's thrush and tawny thrush. Up to six subspecies exist, which are grouped into the eastern veery, the western veery or willow thrush, and the Newfoundland veery.

Range: Up to six subspecies exist, which are grouped into the eastern veery, the western veery or willow thrush, and the Newfoundland veery.

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

Guests: 2

Total sightings: 2

Checklist category: Thrushes, Kinglets & Wrens

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The white-breasted nuthatch is a species of bird in the nuthatch family Sittidae. It is a medium-sized nuthatch, measuring approximately 15.5 cm (6.1 in) in length. Coloration varies somewhat along the species' range, but the upperparts are light blue-gray, with a black crown and nape in males, while females have a dark gray crown. The underparts are whitish, with a reddish tinge on the lower abdomen. Despite not being closely related, the white-breasted nuthatch and the white wagtail are very similar in plumage.

Range: Coloration varies somewhat along the species' range, but the upperparts are light blue-gray, with a black crown and nape in males, while females have a dark gray crown.

Yellow Warbler

Setophaga petechia

Guests: 2

Total sightings: 2

Checklist category: Warblers

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The yellow warbler is a New World warbler species. Yellow warblers are the most widespread species in the diverse genus Setophaga, breeding in almost the whole of North America, the Caribbean, as well as northern South America.

Range: The yellow warbler is a New World warbler species.

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 2

Checklist category: Other Landbirds

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: July 3, 2024

Description: The black-capped chickadee is a small, nonmigratory, North American passerine bird that lives in deciduous and mixed forests. It is a member of the Paridae family, also known as tits. It has a distinct black cap on its head, a black bib underneath, and white cheeks. It has a white belly, buff sides, and grey wings, back, and tail. The bird is well known for its vocalizations, including its fee-bee song and its chick-a-dee-dee-dee call, from which it derives its name.

Range: The black-capped chickadee is a small, nonmigratory, North American passerine bird that lives in deciduous and mixed forests.

Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 2

Checklist category: Sparrows, Blackbirds & Finches

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: July 3, 2024

Description: The scarlet tanager is a medium-sized American songbird. Until recently, it was placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae), but it and other members of its genus are now classified as belonging to the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). The species' plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family, although the Piranga species lacks the thick conical bill that many cardinals possess. The species resides in thick deciduous woodlands and suburbs.

Range: The scarlet tanager is a medium-sized American songbird.

Alder Flycatcher

Empidonax alnorum

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Flycatchers & Vireos

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The alder flycatcher is a small insect-eating bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. The genus name Empidonax is from Ancient Greek empis, "gnat", and anax, "master". The specific alnorum is Latin and means "of the alders".

Range: The alder flycatcher is a small insect-eating bird in the tyrant flycatcher family.

American Bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Shorebirds & Waders

Micro biome: Wetlands & Edges

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The American bittern is a species of wading bird in the heron family. It has a Nearctic distribution, breeding in Canada and the northern and central parts of the United States, and wintering in the U.S. Gulf Coast states, all of Florida into the Everglades, the Caribbean islands and parts of Central America.

Range: It has a Nearctic distribution, breeding in Canada and the northern and central parts of the United States, and wintering in the U.S.

American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Other Landbirds

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The American redstart is a New World warbler. It is unrelated to the Old World (common) redstart.

Range: The American redstart is a New World warbler.

Bay-breasted Warbler

Setophaga castanea

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Warblers

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: July 3, 2024

Description: The bay-breasted warbler is a small species of songbird in the New World warbler family, Parulidae. It is one of 35 species in the diverse genus Setophaga. Like all songbirds, or passerines, the species is classified in the order Passeriformes.

Range: The bay-breasted warbler is a small species of songbird in the New World warbler family, Parulidae.

Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Swallows, Swifts & Hummingbirds

Micro biome: Shoreline & Open Water

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The belted kingfisher is a large, conspicuous water kingfisher, native to North America.

Range: The belted kingfisher is a large, conspicuous water kingfisher, native to North America.

Black-backed Woodpecker

Picoides arcticus

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Woodpeckers

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The black-backed woodpecker, also known as the Arctic three-toed woodpecker, is a medium-sized woodpecker inhabiting the forests of North America.

Range: The black-backed woodpecker, also known as the Arctic three-toed woodpecker, is a medium-sized woodpecker inhabiting the forests of North America.

Black-billed Magpie

Pica hudsonia

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Jays, Crows & Ravens

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The black-billed magpie, also known as the American magpie, is a bird in the corvid family found in the western half of North America. It is black and white, with the wings and tail showing black areas and iridescent hints of blue and blue-green. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of Pica pica, but was separated as a species in its own in 2000 based on genetic studies.

Range: The black-billed magpie, also known as the American magpie, is a bird in the corvid family found in the western half of North America.

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Jays, Crows & Ravens

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The blue jay is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, native to eastern North America. It lives in most of the eastern and central United States; some eastern populations may be migratory. Resident populations are also in Newfoundland, Canada; breeding populations are found across southern Canada. It breeds in both deciduous and coniferous forests, and is common in residential areas. Its coloration is predominantly blue, with a white chest and underparts, and a blue crest; it has a black, U-shaped collar around its neck and a black border behind the crest. Males and females are similar in size and plumage.

Range: The blue jay is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, native to eastern North America.

Broad-winged Hawk

Buteo platypterus

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Raptors & Vultures

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The broad-winged hawk is a medium-sized hawk of the genus Buteo. During the summer, some subspecies are distributed over eastern North America, as far west as British Columbia and Texas; they then migrate south to winter in the Neotropics from Mexico south to southern Brazil. Other subspecies are all-year residents on Caribbean islands. As in most raptors, females are slightly larger than males. Broad-winged hawks' wings are relatively short and broad with a tapered, somewhat pointed appearance. The two types of coloration are a dark morph with fewer white areas and a light morph that is more pale overall.

Range: During the summer, some subspecies are distributed over eastern North America, as far west as British Columbia and Texas; they then migrate south to winter in the Neotropics from Mexico south to southern Brazil.

Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Swallows, Swifts & Hummingbirds

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: Petrochelidon is a genus of birds known as cliff-nesting swallows.

Range: Petrochelidon is a genus of birds known as cliff-nesting swallows.

Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Ducks, Geese & Swans

Micro biome: Shoreline & Open Water

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The common goldeneye or simply goldeneye is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. Its closest relative is the similar Barrow's goldeneye. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek boukephalos, a reference to the bulbous head shape of the bufflehead. The species name is derived from the Latin clangere.

Range: The common goldeneye or simply goldeneye is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes.

Common Grackle

Quiscalus quiscula

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Sparrows, Blackbirds & Finches

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The common grackle is an icterid bird found in large numbers through much of North America. It was first described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus and has three officially recognized subspecies. Adult common grackles have a long and dark bill, pale yellow eyes, and a long tail. Adults often have a bluish iridescent appearance on their head, this feature being more pronounced on males. Common grackles can be found widely across North America east of the Rocky Mountains and are highly adaptable to their environment.

Range: The common grackle is an icterid bird found in large numbers through much of North America.

Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Ducks, Geese & Swans

Micro biome: Shoreline & Open Water

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: August 30, 2025

Description: The common merganser or goosander is a large sea duck of rivers and lakes in forested areas of Europe, Asia, and North America. The common merganser eats mainly fish. It nests in holes in trees. The name "common merganser" is used in North America, while "goosander" is used in Eurasia.

Range: The common merganser or goosander is a large sea duck of rivers and lakes in forested areas of Europe, Asia, and North America.

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Flycatchers & Vireos

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The eastern kingbird is a large tyrant flycatcher native to the Americas. The bird is predominantly dark gray with white underbelly and pointed wings. Eastern kingbirds are conspicuous and are commonly found in open areas with scattered trees and bushes, where they perch while foraging for insects. The Eastern kingbird is migratory, with its breeding range spread across North America and its wintering range in Central and South America.

Range: The eastern kingbird is a large tyrant flycatcher native to the Americas.

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Contopus virens

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Flycatchers & Vireos

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The eastern wood pewee is a small tyrant flycatcher from North, Central and South America. This bird and the western wood pewee were formerly considered a single species. The two species are virtually identical in appearance, and can be distinguished most easily by their calls.

Range: The eastern wood pewee is a small tyrant flycatcher from North, Central and South America.

Gray Catbird

Dumetella carolinensis

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Thrushes, Kinglets & Wrens

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The gray catbird, also spelled grey catbird, is a medium-sized North American and Central American perching bird of the mimid family. It is the only member of the "catbird" genus Dumetella. Like the black catbird, it is among the basal lineages of the Mimidae, probably a closer relative of the Caribbean thrasher and trembler assemblage than of the mockingbirds and Toxostoma thrashers. In some areas it is known as the slate-colored mockingbird.

Range: The gray catbird, also spelled grey catbird, is a medium-sized North American and Central American perching bird of the mimid family.

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Shorebirds & Waders

Micro biome: Wetlands & Edges

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The great blue heron is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North and Central America, as well as far northwestern South America, the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands. It is occasionally found in the Azores and is a rare vagrant to Europe. An all-white population found in south Florida and the Florida Keys is known as the great white heron. Debate exists about whether these white birds are a color morph of the great blue heron, a subspecies of it, or an entirely separate species.

Range: It is occasionally found in the Azores and is a rare vagrant to Europe.

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Shorebirds & Waders

Micro biome: Wetlands & Edges

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The great egret, also known as the common egret, large egret, great white egret, or great white heron, is a large, widely distributed egret. The four subspecies are found in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and southern Europe. Recently, it has also been spreading to more northern areas of Europe. Distributed across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world, it builds tree nests in colonies close to water.

Range: The four subspecies are found in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and southern Europe.

Gull Species

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Other Landbirds

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Last identified: August 30, 2025

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Hermit Thrush

Catharus guttatus

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Thrushes, Kinglets & Wrens

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The hermit thrush is a medium-sized North American thrush.

Range: The hermit thrush is a medium-sized North American thrush.

Least Flycatcher

Empidonax minimus

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Flycatchers & Vireos

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The least flycatcher is a small insect-eating bird. It is the smallest Empidonax flycatcher in eastern North America.

Range: The least flycatcher is a small insect-eating bird.

Lincoln's Sparrow

Melospiza lincolnii

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Sparrows, Blackbirds & Finches

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: Lincoln's sparrow is a small sparrow native to North America. It is a less common passerine bird that often stays hidden under thick ground cover, but can be distinguished by its sweet, wrenlike song. Lincoln's sparrow is one of three species in the genus Melospiza which also includes the song sparrow and the swamp sparrow. It lives in well-covered brushy habitats, often near water. This bird is poorly documented because of its secretive nature and breeding habits solely in boreal regions.

Range: Lincoln's sparrow is a small sparrow native to North America.

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Ducks, Geese & Swans

Micro biome: Shoreline & Open Water

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: August 30, 2025

Description: The mallard or wild duck is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa. It has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, the Falkland Islands, and South Africa. Belonging to the subfamily Anatinae of the waterfowl family Anatidae, mallards live in wetlands, eat water plants and small animals, and are social animals preferring to congregate in groups or flocks of varying sizes.

Range: The mallard or wild duck is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa.

Nashville Warbler

Leiothlypis ruficapilla

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Warblers

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 3, 2024

Description: The Nashville warbler is a small songbird in the New World warbler family, found in North and Central America. It breeds in parts of the northern and western United States and southern Canada, and migrates to winter in southern California and Texas, Mexico, and the north of Central America. It has a gray head and a green back, and its underparts are yellow and white.

Range: The Nashville warbler is a small songbird in the New World warbler family, found in North and Central America.

Northern Parula

Setophaga americana

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Other Landbirds

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The northern parula is a small New World warbler. It is migratory and breeds in eastern North America from southern Canada to Florida.

Range: It is migratory and breeds in eastern North America from southern Canada to Florida.

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Contopus cooperi

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Flycatchers & Vireos

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The olive-sided flycatcher is a small to medium sized passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatcher family. It is a migratory species that travels from South America to North America to breed during the summer. It is an agile flyer and mainly consumes flying insects caught in flight. Since 2016, this species has been assessed as being near-threatened globally (IUCN) and threatened in Canada (SRA) due to its declining populations.

Range: The olive-sided flycatcher is a small to medium sized passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatcher family.

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Raptors & Vultures

Micro biome: Shoreline & Open Water

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: August 30, 2025

Description: The osprey, historically known as sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor, reaching more than 60 cm (24 in) in length and a wingspan of 180 cm (71 in). It is brown on the upperparts and predominantly greyish on the head and underparts.

Range: The osprey, historically known as sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range.

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Woodpeckers

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: August 30, 2025

Description: The pileated woodpecker is a large, crow-sized woodpecker with a prominent red crest, white neck stripe, and a mostly black body. This woodpecker is native to North America, where it is the largest confirmed extant woodpecker species and the third-largest extant species of woodpecker in the world, after the great slaty woodpecker and the black woodpecker. It inhabits deciduous forests in eastern North America, the Great Lakes, the boreal forests of Canada, and parts of the Pacific Coast. This woodpecker is primarily an insectivore, eating insects that live in trees; it is famous for making large, nearly.

Range: This woodpecker is native to North America, where it is the largest confirmed extant woodpecker species and the third-largest extant species of woodpecker in the world, after the great slaty woodpecker and the black woodpecker.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianus

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Sparrows, Blackbirds & Finches

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The rose-breasted grosbeak, colloquially called "cut-throat" due to its coloration, is a large, seed-eating grosbeak in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). It is primarily a foliage gleaner. Males have black heads, wings, backs, and tails, and a bright rose colored patch on their white breast. Males and females exhibit marked sexual dimorphism.

Range: The rose-breasted grosbeak, colloquially called "cut-throat" due to its coloration, is a large, seed-eating grosbeak in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae).

Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa solitaria

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Shorebirds & Waders

Micro biome: Wetlands & Edges

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Migratory

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The solitary sandpiper is a small shorebird. The genus name Tringa is the Neo-Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific solitaria is Latin for "solitary" from solus, "alone".

Range: The solitary sandpiper is a small shorebird.

Spruce Grouse

Canachites canadensis

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Grouse

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: August 30, 2025

Description: The spruce grouse, also known as Canada grouse, spruce hen or fool hen, is a medium-sized grouse closely associated with the coniferous boreal forests or taiga of North America. It is the only member of the genus Canachites.

Range: The spruce grouse, also known as Canada grouse, spruce hen or fool hen, is a medium-sized grouse closely associated with the coniferous boreal forests or taiga of North America.

Swamp Sparrow

Melospiza georgiana

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Sparrows, Blackbirds & Finches

Micro biome: Wetlands & Edges

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The swamp sparrow is a medium-sized New World sparrow related to the song sparrow.

Range: The swamp sparrow is a medium-sized New World sparrow related to the song sparrow.

Warbling Vireo

Vireo gilvus

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Flycatchers & Vireos

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 3, 2024

Description: The warbling vireo is a small North American songbird.

Range: The warbling vireo is a small North American songbird.

Wilson's Snipe

Gallinago delicata

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Shorebirds & Waders

Micro biome: Wetlands & Edges

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: Wilson's snipe is a small, stocky shorebird. The generic name Gallinago is Neo-Latin for a woodcock or snipe from Latin gallina, "hen" and the suffix -ago, "resembling". The specific name delicata is Latin for "dainty".

Range: Wilson's snipe is a small, stocky shorebird.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus varius

Guests: 1

Total sightings: 1

Checklist category: Woodpeckers

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: July 1, 2025

Description: The yellow-bellied sapsucker is a medium-sized woodpecker that breeds in Canada and the northeastern United States.

Range: The yellow-bellied sapsucker is a medium-sized woodpecker that breeds in Canada and the northeastern United States.

American Black Duck

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Ducks, Geese & Swans

Micro biome: Shoreline & Open Water

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The American black duck is a large dabbling duck in the family Anatidae. It was described by William Brewster in 1902. It is the heaviest species in the genus Anas, weighing 720–1,640 g (1.6–3.6 lb) on average and measuring 54–59 cm (21–23 in) in length with an 88–95 cm (35–37 in) wingspan. It somewhat resembles the female and eclipse male mallard in coloration, but has a darker plumage. The male and female are generally similar in appearance, but the male's bill is yellow while the female's is dull green with dark marks on the upper mandible. It is native to eastern North America. During the.

Range: It is native to eastern North America.

American Woodcock

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Shorebirds & Waders

Micro biome: Wetlands & Edges

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The American woodcock, sometimes colloquially referred to as the timberdoodle, mudbat, becasse, bogsucker, hokumpoke, trainanator, brush snipe, night partridge, or Labrador twister is a small shorebird species found primarily in the eastern half of North America. Woodcocks spend most of their time on the ground in brushy, young-forest habitats, where the birds' brown, black, and gray plumage provides excellent camouflage.

Range: The American woodcock, sometimes colloquially referred to as the timberdoodle, mudbat, becasse, bogsucker, hokumpoke, trainanator, brush snipe, night partridge, or Labrador twister is a small shorebird species found primarily in the eastern half of North America.

Baltimore Oriole

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Sparrows, Blackbirds & Finches

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The Baltimore oriole is a small icterid blackbird common in eastern North America as a migratory breeding bird. It received its name from the resemblance of the male's colors to those on the coat-of-arms of 17th-century Lord Baltimore. Observations of interbreeding between the Baltimore oriole and the western Bullock's oriole Icterus bullockii, led to both being classified as a single species, called the northern oriole, from 1973 to 1995. Research by James Rising, a professor of zoology at the University of Toronto, and others showed that the two birds actually did not interbreed significantly.

Range: The Baltimore oriole is a small icterid blackbird common in eastern North America as a migratory breeding bird.

Barred Owl

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Raptors & Vultures

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The barred owl, also known as the northern barred owl, striped owl or, more informally, hoot owl or eight-hooter owl, is a North American large species of owl. A member of the true owl family, Strigidae, they belong to the genus Strix, which is also the origin of the family's name under Linnaean taxonomy. Barred owls are largely native to eastern North America, but have expanded their range to the west coast of North America where they are considered invasive. Mature forests are their preferred habitat, but they can also acclimatise to various gradients of open woodlands. Their diet consists mainly of small.

Range: Barred owls are largely native to eastern North America, but have expanded their range to the west coast of North America where they are considered invasive.

Black-throated Green Warbler

Setophaga virens

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Warblers

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The black-throated green warbler is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.

Range: The black-throated green warbler is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.

Blackburnian Warbler

Setophaga fusca

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Warblers

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The Blackburnian warbler is a small New World warbler. They breed in eastern North America, from southern Canada, westwards to the southern Canadian Prairies, the Great Lakes region and New England, to North Carolina. They are migratory, wintering in southern Central America and South America, and are very rare vagrants to western Europe. The common name honors the English botanist Anna Blackburne.

Range: They are migratory, wintering in southern Central America and South America, and are very rare vagrants to western Europe.

Blue-headed Vireo

Vireo solitarius

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Flycatchers & Vireos

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The blue-headed vireo is a migrating song bird found in North and Central America. There are currently two recognized subspecies that belong to the blue-headed vireo. It has a range that extends across Canada and the eastern coast of the United-States, Mexico and some of Central America. It prefers large temperate forests with a mix of evergreen trees and deciduous under growth.

Range: The blue-headed vireo is a migrating song bird found in North and Central America.

Boreal Chickadee

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Other Landbirds

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The boreal chickadee is a small passerine songbird in the tit family Paridae. It is found in the boreal forests of Alaska, Canada and the northern United States and remains within this range all year. This bird is known for its high pitched trill patterns used in communication with other birds and food storage habits in preparation for winter months.

Range: It is found in the boreal forests of Alaska, Canada and the northern United States and remains within this range all year.

Brown Creeper

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Thrushes, Kinglets & Wrens

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The brown creeper, also known as the American treecreeper, is a small songbird, the only North American member of the treecreeper family Certhiidae.

Range: The brown creeper, also known as the American treecreeper, is a small songbird, the only North American member of the treecreeper family Certhiidae.

Brown-headed Cowbird

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Sparrows, Blackbirds & Finches

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The brown-headed cowbird is a small, obligate brood parasitic icterid native to temperate and subtropical North America. It is a permanent resident in the southern parts of its range; northern birds migrate to the southern United States and Mexico in winter, returning to their summer habitat around March or April.

Range: The brown-headed cowbird is a small, obligate brood parasitic icterid native to temperate and subtropical North America.

Bufflehead

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Ducks, Geese & Swans

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Migratory

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The bufflehead is a small sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. It breeds in Alaska and Canada and migrates in winter to southern North America. This species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae as Anas albeola.

Range: It breeds in Alaska and Canada and migrates in winter to southern North America.

Canada Goose

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Ducks, Geese & Swans

Micro biome: Shoreline & Open Water

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Migratory

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The Canada goose is a large species of goose with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body. It is native to the arctic and temperate regions of North America, and it is occasionally found during migration across the Atlantic in northern Europe. It has been introduced to France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scandinavia, New Zealand, Japan, Chile, Argentina, and the Falkland Islands. Like most geese, the Canada goose is primarily herbivorous and normally migratory; often found on or close to fresh water, the Canada goose is also common in brackish marshes, estuaries, and lagoons.

Range: It is native to the arctic and temperate regions of North America, and it is occasionally found during migration across the Atlantic in northern Europe.

Canada Warbler

Cardellina canadensis

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Warblers

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The Canada warbler is a small boreal songbird of the New World warbler family (Parulidae). It summers in Canada and northeastern United States and winters in northern South America.

Range: It summers in Canada and northeastern United States and winters in northern South America.

Common Raven

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Jays, Crows & Ravens

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The common raven or northern raven is a large all-black passerine bird. It is the most widely distributed of all corvids, found across the Northern Hemisphere. There are 11 accepted subspecies with little variation in appearance, although recent research has demonstrated significant genetic differences among populations from various regions. It is one of the two largest corvids, alongside the thick-billed raven, and is the heaviest passerine bird; at maturity, the common raven averages 63 centimetres in length and 1.47 kilograms in weight, up to 2 kg (4.4 lb) in the heaviest individuals. Although their typical.

Range: It is the most widely distributed of all corvids, found across the Northern Hemisphere.

Common Redpoll

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Sparrows, Blackbirds & Finches

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The redpoll is a species of small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Acanthis. It breeds in the Arctic and north temperate Holarctic tundra and taiga. The redpoll was formerly widely treated as three species: the common or mealy redpoll, the arctic or hoary redpoll, and the lesser redpoll.

Range: It breeds in the Arctic and north temperate Holarctic tundra and taiga.

Connecticut Warbler

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Warblers

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The Connecticut warbler is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.

Range: The Connecticut warbler is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.

Cooper's Hawk

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Raptors & Vultures

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: Cooper's hawk is a medium-sized hawk native to the North American continent and found from southern Canada to Mexico. This species was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter.

Range: Cooper's hawk is a medium-sized hawk native to the North American continent and found from southern Canada to Mexico.

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Sparrows, Blackbirds & Finches

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Migratory

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The dark-eyed junco is a species of junco, a group of small, grayish New World sparrows. The species is common across much of temperate North America and in summer it ranges far into the Arctic. It is a variable species, much like the related fox sparrow, and its systematics are still not completely resolved.

Range: The species is common across much of temperate North America and in summer it ranges far into the Arctic.

Double-crested Cormorant

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Loons & Grebes

Micro biome: Shoreline & Open Water

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The double-crested cormorant is a member of the cormorant family of water birds. It is found near rivers and lakes and in coastal areas and is widely distributed across North America, from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska down to Florida and Mexico. Measuring 70–90 cm (28–35 in) in length, it is entirely black except for a bare patch of orange-yellow facial skin and some extra plumage that it exhibits in the breeding season when it grows a double crest in which black feathers are mingled with white. Five subspecies are recognized. It mainly eats fish and hunts by swimming and diving. Its feathers, like all.

Range: It is found near rivers and lakes and in coastal areas and is widely distributed across North America, from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska down to Florida and Mexico.

Downy Woodpecker

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Woodpeckers

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The downy woodpecker is a species of woodpecker, the smallest in North America. Length ranges from 14 to 18 cm. Downy woodpeckers primarily live in forested areas throughout the United States and Canada, with the exception of deserts in the southwest and the northern tundra. The bird nests in tree cavities and feeds primarily on insects, although it supplements its diet with seeds and berries. The downy woodpecker is very similar in appearance to the hairy woodpecker, although they are not closely related.

Range: Length ranges from 14 to 18 cm.

Fox Sparrow

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Sparrows, Blackbirds & Finches

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Migratory

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The fox sparrow is a large New World sparrow. It is the only member of the genus Passerella, although some authors split the species into four.

Range: The fox sparrow is a large New World sparrow.

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Jays, Crows & Ravens

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The golden-crowned kinglet is a very small songbird in the family Regulidae that lives throughout much of North America.

Range: The golden-crowned kinglet is a very small songbird in the family Regulidae that lives throughout much of North America.

Golden-winged Warbler

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Warblers

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Rare

Seasonality: Migratory

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The golden-winged warbler is a small migratory insectivorous bird in the New World warbler family Parulidae. It breeds in southeastern and south-central Canada and in the Appalachian Mountains in the northeastern to north-central United States. The majority (~70%) of the global population breeds in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Manitoba. Golden-winged warbler populations are slowly expanding northwards but are generally declining across its range. This is most likely as a result of habitat loss and competition/interbreeding with the very closely related blue-winged warbler, Vermivora cyanoptera, albeit the latter.

Range: It breeds in southeastern and south-central Canada and in the Appalachian Mountains in the northeastern to north-central United States.

Gray Jay

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Jays, Crows & Ravens

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The Canada jay, also known as the grey jay, gray jay, camp robber, moose bird, gorby, or whisky jack, is a passerine bird of the family Corvidae. It is found in boreal forests of North America, north to the tree line, and in the Rocky Mountains subalpine zone south to New Mexico and Arizona. A fairly large songbird, the Canada jay has pale grey underparts, darker grey upperparts, and a grey-white head with a darker grey nape. It is one of three members of the genus Perisoreus, a genus more closely related to the magpie genus Cyanopica than to other birds known as jays. The Canada jay itself has nine recognized.

Range: It is found in boreal forests of North America, north to the tree line, and in the Rocky Mountains subalpine zone south to New Mexico and Arizona.

Gray-cheeked Thrush

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Thrushes, Kinglets & Wrens

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Migratory

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The gray-cheeked thrush is a medium-sized thrush. This species is 15–17 cm (5.9–6.7 in) in length, and has the white-dark-white underwing pattern characteristic of Catharus thrushes. It is a member of a close-knit group of migrant species together with the veery and Bicknell's thrush; it forms a cryptic species pair with the latter. The gray-cheeked thrush is all but indistinguishable from Bicknell's thrush except by its slightly larger size and different song. The two were formerly considered conspecific. Of all the American spotted thrushes, the gray-cheeked has the most northern breeding range.

Range: Of all the American spotted thrushes, the gray-cheeked has the most northern breeding range.

Great Crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus crinitus

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Flycatchers & Vireos

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The great crested flycatcher is a large insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It is the most widespread member of the genus Myiarchus in North America, and is found over most of the eastern and mid-western portions of the continent. It dwells mostly in the treetops and rarely is found on the ground.

Range: It is the most widespread member of the genus Myiarchus in North America, and is found over most of the eastern and mid-western portions of the continent.

Great Gray Owl

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Raptors & Vultures

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The great grey owl is a true owl, and is the world's largest species of owl by length. It is distributed across the Northern Hemisphere and is the only species in the genus Strix found in both Eastern and Western Hemispheres. In some areas, it is also called the phantom of the north, cinereous owl, spectral owl, Lapland owl, spruce owl, bearded owl, and sooty owl.

Range: It is distributed across the Northern Hemisphere and is the only species in the genus Strix found in both Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

Great Horned Owl

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Raptors & Vultures

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The great horned owl, also known as the tiger owl or the hoot owl, is a large owl native to the Americas. It is an extremely adaptable bird with a vast range and is the most widely distributed true owl in the Americas. Its diet consists primarily of rabbits and hares, rats and mice, and voles; it remains one of the few regular predators of skunk. Hunting also includes rodents, larger mid-sized mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates.

Range: The great horned owl, also known as the tiger owl or the hoot owl, is a large owl native to the Americas.

Greater Scaup

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Ducks, Geese & Swans

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Migratory

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The greater scaup, just scaup in Europe or, colloquially, "bluebill" in North America, is a mid-sized diving duck, larger than the closely related lesser scaup and tufted duck. It spends the summer months breeding in Iceland, east across Scandinavia, northern Russia and Siberia, Alaska, and northern Canada. During the winter, it migrates south to the coasts of Europe, eastern Asia, and North America.

Range: It spends the summer months breeding in Iceland, east across Scandinavia, northern Russia and Siberia, Alaska, and northern Canada.

Green Heron

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Shorebirds & Waders

Micro biome: Wetlands & Edges

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The green heron is a small heron of North and Central America. Butorides is from Middle English butor "bittern" and Ancient Greek -oides, "resembling", and virescens is Latin for "greenish".

Range: The green heron is a small heron of North and Central America.

Hoary Redpoll

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Sparrows, Blackbirds & Finches

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The redpoll is a species of small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Acanthis. It breeds in the Arctic and north temperate Holarctic tundra and taiga. The redpoll was formerly widely treated as three species: the common or mealy redpoll, the arctic or hoary redpoll, and the lesser redpoll.

Range: It breeds in the Arctic and north temperate Holarctic tundra and taiga.

House Wren

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Thrushes, Kinglets & Wrens

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The house wren complex has been split into eight species:Northern house wren, Troglodytes aedon Southern house wren, Troglodytes musculus Cozumel wren, Troglodytes beani Kalinago wren, Troglodytes martinicensis St. Lucia wren, Troglodytes mesoleucus St. Vincent wren, Troglodytes musicus Grenada wren, Troglodytes grenadensis Cobb's wren, Troglodytes cobbi

Range: The house wren complex has been split into eight species:Northern house wren, Troglodytes aedon Southern house wren, Troglodytes musculus Cozumel wren, Troglodytes beani Kalinago wren, Troglodytes martinicensis St.

Magnolia Warbler

Setophaga magnolia

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Warblers

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The magnolia warbler is a member of the wood warbler family Parulidae.

Range: The magnolia warbler is a member of the wood warbler family Parulidae.

Merlin

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Raptors & Vultures

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: Merlin is a mythical figure prominently featured in the legend of King Arthur and best known as a magician, along with several other main roles. The familiar depiction of Merlin, based on an amalgamation of historical and legendary figures, was introduced by the 12th-century Catholic cleric Geoffrey of Monmouth and then built on by the French poet Robert de Boron and prose successors in the 13th century. Geoffrey’s account presented Merlin as a prophet and royal advisor to Arthur's father, Uther Pendragon.

Range: Merlin is a mythical figure prominently featured in the legend of King Arthur and best known as a magician, along with several other main roles.

Northern Goshawk

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Raptors & Vultures

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The northern goshawk has been split into two species based on significant morphological and genetic differences:Eurasian goshawk, Astur gentilis American goshawk, Astur atricapillus

Range: The northern goshawk has been split into two species based on significant morphological and genetic differences:Eurasian goshawk, Astur gentilis American goshawk, Astur atricapillus

Northern Harrier

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Raptors & Vultures

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The northern harrier, also known as the marsh hawk or ring-tailed hawk, is a bird of prey. It breeds throughout the northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere in Canada and the northernmost United States.

Range: It breeds throughout the northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere in Canada and the northernmost United States.

Northern Saw-whet Owl

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Raptors & Vultures

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The northern saw-whet owl is a species of small owl in the family Strigidae. The species is native to North America. Saw-whet owls of the genus Aegolius are some of the smallest owl species in North America. They can be found in dense thickets, often at eye level, although they can also be found some 20 ft (6.1 m) up. Saw-whets are often in danger of being preyed upon by larger birds of prey. The northern saw-whet owl is a migratory bird without any strict pattern.

Range: The species is native to North America.

Northern Waterthrush

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Warblers

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The northern waterthrush is a species of ground-feeding migratory New World warbler of the genus Parkesia. It breeds in the northern part of North America, in Alaska, Canada, and the northern United States; it winters in Florida, Central America, the West Indies, Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador. It is a rare vagrant to other South American countries and to western Europe. Its closest relative is the Louisiana waterthrush.

Range: It breeds in the northern part of North America, in Alaska, Canada, and the northern United States; it winters in Florida, Central America, the West Indies, Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador.

Orange-crowned Warbler

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Jays, Crows & Ravens

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Migratory

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The orange-crowned warbler is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.

Range: The orange-crowned warbler is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Loons & Grebes

Micro biome: Shoreline & Open Water

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The pied-billed grebe is a species of the grebe family of water birds primarily found in ponds throughout the Americas.

Range: The pied-billed grebe is a species of the grebe family of water birds primarily found in ponds throughout the Americas.

Pine Grosbeak

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Sparrows, Blackbirds & Finches

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The pine grosbeak is a large member of the true finch family, Fringillidae. It is the only species in the genus Pinicola. It is found in coniferous woods across Alaska, the western mountains of the United States, Canada, and in subarctic Fennoscandia and across the Palearctic to Siberia. The species is a frugivore, especially in winter, favoring small fruits, such as rowans. With fruit-crop abundance varying from year to year, pine grosbeak is one of many subarctic-resident bird species that exhibit irruptive behavior. In irruption years, individuals can move long distances in search of suitable food supplies.

Range: It is found in coniferous woods across Alaska, the western mountains of the United States, Canada, and in subarctic Fennoscandia and across the Palearctic to Siberia.

Pine Siskin

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Sparrows, Blackbirds & Finches

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The pine siskin is a North American bird in the finch family. It is a migratory bird with an extremely sporadic winter range.

Range: It is a migratory bird with an extremely sporadic winter range.

Pine Warbler

Setophaga pinus

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Warblers

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The pine warbler is a small songbird of the New World warbler family Parulidae. It is a permanent resident in the southeastern United States and also breeds in southeastern Canada and the northeastern United States, where it is migratory. Unlike other wood-warblers, in addition to insects the pine warbler also sometimes consumes seeds.

Range: It is a permanent resident in the southeastern United States and also breeds in southeastern Canada and the northeastern United States, where it is migratory.

Red Crossbill

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Sparrows, Blackbirds & Finches

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The red crossbill or common crossbill is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. Crossbills have distinctive mandibles, crossed at the tips, which enable them to extract seeds from conifer cones and other fruits.

Range: The red crossbill or common crossbill is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Woodpeckers

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The red-bellied woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker of the family Picidae. It breeds mainly in the eastern United States, ranging as far south as Florida and as far north as Canada. Though it has a vivid orange-red crown and nape it is not to be confused with the red-headed woodpecker, a separate species of woodpecker in the same genus with an entirely red head and neck that sports a solid black back and white belly. The red-bellied earns its name from the pale reddish tint on its lower underside.

Range: It breeds mainly in the eastern United States, ranging as far south as Florida and as far north as Canada.

Red-breasted Merganser

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Ducks, Geese & Swans

Micro biome: Shoreline & Open Water

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The red-breasted merganser is a duck species that is native to much of the temperate to subarctic Northern Hemisphere. The red breast that gives the species its common name is only displayed by males in breeding plumage. Individuals fly rapidly, and feed by diving from the surface to pursue aquatic animals underwater, using serrated bills to capture slippery fish. They migrate each year from breeding sites on lakes and rivers to their mostly coastal wintering areas, making them the most frequent species in the genus Mergus to frequent saltwater regularly. The worldwide population of this species is stable.

Range: The red-breasted merganser is a duck species that is native to much of the temperate to subarctic Northern Hemisphere.

Red-tailed Hawk

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Raptors & Vultures

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The red-tailed hawk is a bird of prey and one of the most common hawks in North America. In the United States, it is one of three species colloquially known as the "chickenhawk". The red-tailed hawk breeds throughout most of the continent, from western Alaska and northern Canada to as far south as Panama and the West Indies. The red-tailed hawk occupies a wide range of habitats and altitudes including deserts, grasslands, coniferous and deciduous forests, agricultural fields and urban areas. It is absent in areas of unbroken forest and in the high arctic. It is legally protected in Canada, Mexico and the United.

Range: The red-tailed hawk breeds throughout most of the continent, from western Alaska and northern Canada to as far south as Panama and the West Indies.

Ring-necked Duck

Aythya collaris

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Ducks, Geese & Swans

Micro biome: Shoreline & Open Water

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The ring-necked duck is a diving duck from North America commonly found in freshwater ponds and lakes. The scientific name is derived from Greek aithuia, an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors including Hesychius and Aristotle, and Latin collaris, "of the neck" from collum, "neck".

Range: The ring-necked duck is a diving duck from North America commonly found in freshwater ponds and lakes.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Corthylio calendula

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Jays, Crows & Ravens

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The ruby-crowned kinglet is a very small passerine bird found throughout North America. It is a member of the kinglet family. The bird has olive-green plumage with two white wing bars and a white eye-ring. Males have a red crown patch, which is often concealed. The sexes are identical apart from the crown, and juveniles are similar in plumage to adult females. It is one of the smallest songbirds in North America. The ruby-crowned kinglet is not closely related to other kinglets and was moved from Regulus to its own genus, Corthylio in 2021. Three subspecies are currently recognized.

Range: The ruby-crowned kinglet is a very small passerine bird found throughout North America.

Ruffed Grouse

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Grouse

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The ruffed grouse is a medium-sized grouse occurring in forests from the Appalachian Mountains across Canada to Alaska. It is the most widely distributed game bird in North America. It is not migratory. It is the only species in the genus Bonasa. The ruffed grouse is sometimes incorrectly referred to as a "partridge", an unrelated phasianid, and occasionally confused with the grey partridge, a bird of open areas rather than woodlands.

Range: The ruffed grouse is a medium-sized grouse occurring in forests from the Appalachian Mountains across Canada to Alaska.

Sandhill Crane

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Shorebirds & Waders

Micro biome: Wetlands & Edges

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Migratory

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The sandhill crane is a species complex of large cranes of North America and extreme northeastern Siberia. The common name of this bird refers to its habitat, such as the Platte River, on the edge of Nebraska's Sandhills on the American Great Plains. Sandhill cranes are known to frequent the edges of bodies of water. The central Platte River Valley in Nebraska is the most important stopover area for the nominotypical subspecies, the lesser sandhill crane (A. c. canadensis), with up to 450,000 of these birds migrating through annually.

Range: The sandhill crane is a species complex of large cranes of North America and extreme northeastern Siberia.

Sedge Wren

Cistothorus stellaris

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Thrushes, Kinglets & Wrens

Micro biome: Wetlands & Edges

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The sedge wren is a small and secretive passerine bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is widely distributed in North America. It is often found in wet grasslands and meadows where it nests in the tall grasses and sedges and feeds on insects. The sedge wren was formerly considered as conspecific with the non-migratory grass wren of central and South America.

Range: It is often found in wet grasslands and meadows where it nests in the tall grasses and sedges and feeds on insects.

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Raptors & Vultures

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The sharp-shinned hawk or northern sharp-shinned hawk, colloquially often nicknamed sharpie, is a small hawk, with males being the smallest hawks in the United States and Canada, but with the species averaging larger than some Neotropical species, such as the tiny hawk. The taxonomy is far from resolved, with some authorities considering the southern taxa to represent three separate species, white-breasted hawk, plain-breasted hawk, and rufous-thighed hawk. The American Ornithological Society and some other checklists keep all four species conspecific. A recent genetic study additionally recommended splitting.

Range: The sharp-shinned hawk or northern sharp-shinned hawk, colloquially often nicknamed sharpie, is a small hawk, with males being the smallest hawks in the United States and Canada, but with the species averaging larger than some Neotropical species, such as the tiny hawk.

Sora

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Shorebirds & Waders

Micro biome: Wetlands & Edges

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: Sora or SORA may refer to:

Range: Sora or SORA may refer to:

Swainson's Thrush

Catharus ustulatus

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Thrushes, Kinglets & Wrens

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: Swainson's thrush, also called olive-backed thrush, russet-backed thrush, and salmonberry bird is a medium-sized thrush. It is a member of genus Catharus and is typical of it in terms of its subdued coloration and beautiful, ascending flute-like voice. Swainson's thrush was named after William Swainson, an English ornithologist.

Range: Swainson's thrush, also called olive-backed thrush, russet-backed thrush, and salmonberry bird is a medium-sized thrush.

Tennessee Warbler

Leiothlypis peregrina

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Warblers

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The Tennessee warbler is a New World warbler that breeds in eastern North America and winters in southern Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. The specific name peregrina is from Latin peregrinus "wanderer".

Range: The Tennessee warbler is a New World warbler that breeds in eastern North America and winters in southern Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America.

Tree Swallow

Tachycineta bicolor

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Swallows, Swifts & Hummingbirds

Micro biome: Wetlands & Edges

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The tree swallow is a migratory bird of the family Hirundinidae. Found in the Americas, the tree swallow was first described in 1807 by French ornithologist Louis Vieillot as Hirundo bicolor. It has since been moved to its current genus, Tachycineta, within which its phylogenetic placement is debated. The tree swallow has glossy blue-green upperparts, with the exception of the blackish wings and tail, and white underparts. The bill is black, the eyes dark brown, and the legs and feet pale brown. The female is generally duller than the male, and the first-year female has mostly brown upperparts, with some blue.

Range: Found in the Americas, the tree swallow was first described in 1807 by French ornithologist Louis Vieillot as Hirundo bicolor.

White-eyed Vireo

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Flycatchers & Vireos

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The white-eyed vireo is a small songbird of the family Vireonidae.

Range: The white-eyed vireo is a small songbird of the family Vireonidae.

White-winged Crossbill

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Sparrows, Blackbirds & Finches

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The two-barred crossbill or white-winged crossbill is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It breeds in the coniferous forests of North America and the Palearctic.

Range: It breeds in the coniferous forests of North America and the Palearctic.

Winter Wren

Troglodytes hiemalis

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Thrushes, Kinglets & Wrens

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Common

Seasonality: Breeder

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The winter wren is a very small North American bird and a member of the mainly New World wren family Troglodytidae. The species contained the congeneric Pacific wren of western North America and Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) of Eurasia until they were split in 2010.

Range: The winter wren is a very small North American bird and a member of the mainly New World wren family Troglodytidae.

Wood Duck

Aix sponsa

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Ducks, Geese & Swans

Micro biome: Shoreline & Open Water

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The wood duck or Carolina duck is a partially migratory species of perching duck found in North America. The male is one of the most colorful North American waterfowls.

Range: The wood duck or Carolina duck is a partially migratory species of perching duck found in North America.

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Flycatchers & Vireos

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Abundance: Uncommon

Seasonality: Resident

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The yellow-bellied flycatcher is a small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family.

Range: The yellow-bellied flycatcher is a small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family.

Yellow-throated Vireo

Guests: 0

Total sightings: 0

Checklist category: Flycatchers & Vireos

Micro biome: Boreal Forest Species

Last identified: Not identified yet

Description: The yellow-throated vireo is a small American songbird.

Range: The yellow-throated vireo is a small American songbird.