Appendix I—List of Birds Mentioned in the Text
Reading edition
Common name Scientific name
American egret Casmerodius albus egretta
Arctic tern Sterna paradisaea
Atlantic brant Branta bernicla hrota
Atlantic golden plover Pluvialis dominica dominica
Bank swallow Riparia riparia
Barn swallow Hirundo rustica erythrogaster
Bartramian sandpiper or upland plover Bartramia longicauda
Belted kingfisher Ceryle alcyon
Black-and-white warbler Mniotilta varia
Black-billed cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Black brant Branta bernicla nigricans
Black-capped chickadee Parus atricapillus atricapillus
Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli
Black duck Anas rubripes
Black-headed grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus
Blackpolled warbler Dendroica striata
Black-throated blue warbler Dendroica caerulescens
Bluebird Sialia sialis
Blue goose Chen caerulescens
Blue jay Cyanocitta cristata
Bluethroat Cyanosylvia suecica
Blue-winged teal Anas discors
Bobolink Dolichonyx orizivorus
Bobwhite Colinus virginianus
Bohemian [greater] waxwing Bombycilla garrulus pallidiceps
Brewer's blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
Broad-winged hawk Bueto platypterus
Bronzed grackle Quiscalus guiscula versicolor
Brown [tree] creeper Certhia familiaris
Cackling [Canada] goose Branta canadensis minima
California quail Lophortyx californica
Canada goose Branta canadensis
Canvasback Aythya valisineria
Cape May warbler Dendroica tigrina
Cardinal Richmondena cardinalis
Carolina chickadee Parus carolinensis
Carolina wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
Chimney swift Chaetura pelagica
Chipping sparrow Spizella passerina
Chuck-wills-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis
Clark's nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana
Cliff swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Common tern Sterna hirundo
Cooper's hawk Accipiter cooperi
Coot [American] Fulica americana
Cowbird Molothrus ater
Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Duck hawk [peregrine falcon] Falco peregrinus
Eastern fox sparrow Passerella iliaca iliaca
Eider Somateria mollissima
Emperor goose Philacte canagica
Evening grosbeak Hesperiphona vespertina
European blackbird Turdus merula merula
Field sparrow Spizella pusilla
Forster's tern Sterna forsteri
Frigate [man-o'-war] bird Fregata magnificens
Golden-crowned kinglet Regulus satrapa
Golden plover Pluvialis apricaria
Golden-winged warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
Gray-cheeked thrush Hylocichla minima
Greenland wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa
Harris's sparrow Zonotrichia querula
Hermit thrush Hylocichla guttata
Herring gull Larus argentatus
Horned lark Eremophila alpestris
Horned owl Bubo virginianus
House finch Carpodacus mexicanus
Ipswich sparrow Passerculus princeps
Jacksnipe [see Wilson's snipe] Capella gallinago delicata
Junco Junco hyemalis
Kentucky warbler Oporonis formosus
Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
Knot Calidris canutus
Kodiak fox sparrow Passerella iliaca hyperborea
Lapland longspur Calcarius lapponicus
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
Lesser yellowlegs Totanus flavipes
Little blue heron Florida caerulea
Loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus
Long-billed marsh wren Telmatodytes palustris
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Maryland yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas trichas
Meadowlark Sturnella magna
Migratory quail Coturnix coturnix
Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Mourning dove Zenaidura macroura
Myrtle warbler Dendroica coronata
Nighthawk Chordeilies minor
Noddy tern Amous stolidus
Northern phalarope Lobipes lobatus
Northern robin Turdus migratorius migratorius
Orchard oriole Icterus spurius
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus
Pacific [American] golden plover Pluvialis dominica fulva
Parasitic jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
Peregrine falcon [duck hawk] Falco peregrinus
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
Pine warbler Dendroica pinus
Pintail Anas acuta tzitzihoa
Pipit Anthus spinoletta
Poor-will Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Purple finch Carpodacus purpureus
Purple martin Progne subis
Purple sandpiper Erolia maritima
Raven Corvus corax
Red-eyed vireo Vireo olivaceus
Redhead Aythya americana
Red-legged kittiwake Rissa brevirostris
Redpoll Acanthis flammea
Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Robin Turdus migratorius
Rock wren Salpinctes obsoletus
Rose-breasted grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
Ross's goose Chen rossi
Ross's gull Rhodostethia rosea
Rosy finch Leucosticte tephrocotis
Rough-legged hawk Buteo lagopus
Ruby-throated hummingbird Archilochus colubris
Ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus
Rusty blackbird Euphagus carolinus
Sanderling Crocethia alba
Scarlet tanager Piranga olivacea
Scaup Aythya marila
Screech owl Otus asio
Sharp-shinned hawk Accipiter striatus
Shumagin fox sparrow Passerella iliaca unalaschensis
Slate-colored junco Junco hyemalis
Snow bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
Snow goose Chen hyperborea
Snowy heron Leucophoyx thula
Snowy owl Nyctea scandiaca
Song sparrow Melospiza melodia
Sooty fox sparrow Passerella iliaca fuliginosa
Sooty tern Sterna fuscata
Sora or Carolina rail Porzana Carolina
Southern robin Turdus migratorius achrusterus
Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Swainson's hawk Buteo swainsoni
Swamp sparrow Melospiza georgiana
Townsend's fox sparrow Passerella iliaca townsendi
Tree sparrow Spizella arborea
Tufted titmouse Parus bicolor
Turkey vulture Cathartes aura
Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Upland plover [Bartramian sandpiper] Bartramia longicauda
Valdez fox sparrow Passerella iliaca sinuosa
Vesper sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
Western palm warbler Dendroica palmarum palmarum
Western tanager Piranga ludoviciana
Western wood pewee Contopus richardsonii
White-breasted nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
White-throated sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
White-winged scoter Melanitta fusca
Widgeon Mareca americana
Williamson's sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Wilson's [common] snipe Capella gallinago delicata
Winter wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
Wood thrush Hylocichla mustelina
Worm-eating warbler Helmitheros vermivorus
Wrentit Chamaea fasciata
Yakutat fox sparrow Passerella iliaca annectens
Yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Yellow-billed loon Gavia adamsii
Yellow-headed blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Yellow palm warbler Dendroica palmarum hypochrysea
Yellow warbler Dendroica petechia