The Birds of Southern Adirondack Audubon

These 270 bird species have been sighted within the chapter boundaries. A big THANK YOU to Barb Putnum and Joan Robertson for their assistance in compiling records going back many years!

If you identify a species not shown here, please contact Mona Bearor to have it added to the list.

DUCKS, GEESE, AND WATERFOWL
Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Brant
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
American Black Duck
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Tufted Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
PHEASANTS AND PARTRIDGES
Ring-necked Pheasant
GROUSE, PTARMIGAN, PRAIRIE-CHICKENS
Ruffed Grouse
TURKEYS
Wild Turkey
LOONS
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
GREBES
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Eared Grebe
BOOBIES AND GANNETS
Northern Gannet
PELICANS
American White Pelican
CORMORANTS AND SHAGS
Double-crested Cormorant
HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS
American Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Cattle Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
IBISES AND SPOONBILLS
Glossy Ibis
NEW WORLD VULTURES
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
OSPREY
Osprey
HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle
FALCONS AND CARACARAS
American Kestrel
Merlin
Gyrfalcon
Peregrine Falcon
RAILS, GALLINULES, AND COOTS
Virginia Rail
Sora
Common Moorhen
American Coot
CRANES
Sandhill Crane
PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Upland Sandpiper
Hudsonian Godwit
Red Knot
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Dunlin
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
American Woodcock
Red Phalarope
GULLS
Bonaparte's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Iceland Gull
Glaucous Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
TERNS
Black Tern
Common Tern
PIGEONS AND DOVES
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
CUCKOOS
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Black-billed Cuckoo
OWLS
Eastern Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Snowy Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Barred Owl
Northern Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
NIGHTJARS AND ALLIES
Common Nighthawk
Whip-poor-will
SWIFTS
Chimney Swift
HUMMINGBIRDS
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
KINGFISHERS
Belted Kingfisher
WOODPECKERS
Lewis's Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
SHRIKES
Northern Shrike
VIREOS
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
CROWS, JAYS, AND MAGPIES
Gray Jay
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Common Raven
LARKS
Horned Lark
SWALLOWS
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
Bank Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
CHICKADEES AND TITS
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
NUTHATCHES
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
CREEPERS
Brown Creeper
WRENS
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Winter Wren
Sedge Wren
Marsh Wren
KINGLETS
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
GNATCATCHERS
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
OLD WORLD FLYCATCHERS
Northern Wheatear
THRUSHES AND ALLIES
Eastern Bluebird
Veery
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
Redwing
American Robin
Varied Thrush
MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHERS
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
STARLINGS
European Starling
WAGTAILS AND PIPITS
American Pipit
WAXWINGS
Bohemian Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing
NEW WORLD WARBLERS
Blue-winged Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Prothonotary Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Louisiana Waterthrush
Connecticut Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
TANAGERS AND ALLIES
Scarlet Tanager
BUNTINGS,SPARROWS,SEEDEATERS,ALLIES
Eastern Towhee
American Tree Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Lark Bunting
Savannah Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Henslow's Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Lapland Longspur
Snow Bunting
SALTATORS, CARDINALS, AND ALLIES
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Dickcissel
TROUPIALS AND ALLIES
Bobolink
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
Hooded Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
SISKINS, CROSSBILLS, AND ALLIES
Pine Grosbeak
Purple Finch
House Finch
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
Common Redpoll
Hoary Redpoll
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak
OLD WORLD SPARROWS
House Sparrow