I am now at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, where I've been birding since the fall of 1999. Before this, I have only watched birds in America during two summer visits. In 1996 I attended summer school at Phillips Academy, Andover, MA, and in 1998 I was in the San Francisco Bay area for a week in June and then attended summer college at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. I have not kept up on the many taxonomic changes in the American bird list in recent years, so if you have the most updated name to any of the birds on my list, please feel free to send me an e-mail to correct me. Thanks.

1. Common Loon Gavia immer
2. Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
3. Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis
4. Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
5. Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
6. Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
7. Greater Shearwater Puffinus gravis
8. Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
9. Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
10. Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
11. Brandt's Cormorant Phalacrocorax pencillatus
12. Pelagic Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus
13. Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
14. Green-backed Heron Butorides striatus
15. Snowy Egret Egretta thula
16. Great Egret Casmerodius albus
17. Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
18. Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
19. Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
20. Mute Swan Cygnus olor
21. Snow Goose Chen caerulescens
22. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
23. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
24. American Black Duck Anas rubripes
25. Gadwall Anas strepera
26. Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
27. American Wigeon Anas americana
28. Northern Pintail Anas acuta
29. Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
30. Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
31. Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera
32. Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
33. Wood Duck Aix sponsa
34. Canvasback Aythya valisineria
35. Redhead Aythya americana
36. Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
37. Greater Scaup Aythya marila
38. Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
39. White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca
40. Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
41. Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
42. Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
43. Common Merganser Mergus merganser
44. Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
45. Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
46. Common Moorhen Callinula chloropus
47. American Coot Fulica americana
48. Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani
49. American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
50. Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
51. Piping Plover Charadrius melodus
52. Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia
53. Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
54. Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
55. Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
56. Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus
57. Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
58. Great/Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca/flavipes ?
59. Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
60. Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia
61. Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
62. Sanderling Calidris alba
63. Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
64. Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
65. Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
66. Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni
67. Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia
68. Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
69. Herring Gull Larus argentatus
70. Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
71. Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
72. Common Tern Sterna hirundo
73. Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
74. Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
75. Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
76. Least Tern Sterna antillarum
77. Black Tern Chlidonias niger
78. Elegant Tern Sterna elegans
79. Caspian Tern Sterna caspia
80. Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
81. Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
82. Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
83. Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
84. Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
85. Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
86. Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
87. Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
88. Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
89. Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
90. Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
91. Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
92. Osprey Pandion haliaetus
93. American Kestrel Falco sparverius
94. Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus
95. California Quail Callipepla californica
96. Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
97. Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
98. Band-tailed Pigeon Columba fasciata
99. Rock Dove Columba livia
100. Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
101. Long-eared Owl Asio otus
102. Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
103. Barred Owl Strix varia *
104. Snowy Owl Nyctea scandiaca
105. Eastern Screech-Owl Otus asio
106. Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus
107. Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus
108. Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
109. White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis
110. Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
111. Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
112. Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin
113. Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon
114. Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpus carolinus
115. Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
116. Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
117. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
118. Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
119. Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
120. Nuttall's Woodpecker Picoides nuttalli
121. Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
122. Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
123. Creat Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
124. Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
125. Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
126. Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
127. Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
128. Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
129. Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
130. Western Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis
131. Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
132. Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
133. Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina
134. Purple Martin Progne subis
135. Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
136. Cliff Swallow Hirundo pyrrhonota
137. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
138. Scrub Jay Aphelocoma coerulescens
139. Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
140. Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri
141. Yellow-billed Magpie Pica nuttalli
142. American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
143. Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus
144. Common Raven Corvus corax
145. Tufted Titmouse Parus bicolor
146. Plain Titmouse Parus inornatus
147. Black-capped Chickadee Parus atricapillus
148. Chestnut-backed Chickadee Parus rufescens
149. Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
150. Brown Creeper Certhia americana
151. White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
152. Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
153. House Wren Troglodytes aedon
154. Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes *
155. Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
156. Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
157. Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
158. Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
159. Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
160. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
161. Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
162. Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana
163. Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
164. Veery Catharus fuscescens
165. Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
166. Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
167. American Robin Turdus migratorius
168. Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor
169. Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
170. Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
171. American Pipit Anthus rubescens
172. Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
173. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
174. Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
175. Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
176. Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
177. Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
178. Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
179. Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla
180. Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica
181. Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia
182. Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata
183. Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
184. Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendrioca caerulescens
185. Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea
186. Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca
187. Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens
188. Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata
189. Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum
190. Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
191. Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla
192. Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorus
193. Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus
194. Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla
195. Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis
196. Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
197. American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
198. Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
199. Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus
200. Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
201. Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
202. Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena
203. Rufous-sided Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
204. Brown Towhee Pipilo fuscus
205. Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
206. Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
207. American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea
208. Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla
209. Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
210. Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
211. White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
212. White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
213. Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
214. Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
215. Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
216. Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
217. Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
218. Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
219. Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
220. Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
221. Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
222. Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
223. Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
224. Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
225. Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
226. Northern Oriole Icterus galbula
227. Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
228. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
229. Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus
230. American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
231. Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria
232. Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea
233. Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus
234. House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
235. Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus

Field Guide: Scott, Shirley L., ed. Field Guide to the Birds of North America. 2nd ed. Washington, D. C.: National Geographic Society, 1987.

Compiled as of February 18, 2001