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The following checklist is presented in alphabetized categories. Review each category as some have several species such as: blackbirds include meadowlarks, bobolinks and cowbirds; thrashers (mimics) include mockingbirds and catbirds; nightjars include nighthawks, chuck-will's widow and whip-poor-will.

Each specific species of bird is identified with a probability of sighting for all four seasons. Ratings are as follows: Common (C), Uncommon (U), Rare (R) and Possible (P).
SEASONS
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
ANHINGA (family)
Anhinga
C
C
C
C
ANI
Smooth-billed Ani
R
R
R
R
Groove-billed Ani
R
R
R
  
BLACKBIRD (family)
Brown-headed Cowbird
U
U
U
U
Bobolink
R
U
U
R
  
Eastern Meadowlark
C
U
U
U
Red-winged Blackbird
C
C
C
C
Boat-tailed Grackle
C
C
C
C
Common Grackle
C
C
C
C
Brewer's Blackbird
R
R
R
  
Rusty Blackbird
R
R
R
  
BITTERNS
Least Bittern
R
U
U
R
American Bittern
U
R
R
U
  
BUNTINGS
Indigo Bunting
R
U
U
R
Painted Bunting
R
R
R
 
CHICKADEES
Carolina Chickadee
R
R
R
R
SEASONS
Winter
Spring
 Summer
Fall
COOTS (see Rails)
CORMORANTS
Double-crested Cormorant
C
C
C
C
CRANES
Sandhill Crane
C
C
C
C
Whooping Crane
P
 
CROWS
Fish Crow
C
C
C
C
American Crow
C
C
C
C
CUCKOOS
Black-billed Cuckoo
R
R
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
R
U
R
DOVES
Mourning Dove
C
C
C
C
Common Ground-Dove
U
U
U
U
White-winged Dove
U
U
U
U
Rock Pigeon
C
C
C
C
Eurasian Collared-Dove
C
C
C
C
DUCKS
Mottled Duck
U
U
U
U
Mallard Duck
U
R
R
U
  
Gadwall
U
U
  
 
SEASONS
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
DUCKS (continued)
Northern Pintall
R
R
Green-winged Teal
U
Blue-winged Teal
C
C
U
C
American Widgeon
R
R
Northern Shoveler
R
R
R
Wood Duck
C
C
C
C
Canvasback
R
R
Redhead
U
R
R
Ring-necked Duck
C
U
U
Greater Scaup
U
R
U
Lesser Scaup
U
R
U
Bufflehead
R
R
Ruddy Duck
R
U
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
U
U
R
R
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
U
U
U
U
Hooded Merganser
R
R
U
U
EGRETS (see Herons)
FINCHES
American Goldfinch
U
U
U
FLYCATCHERS
Eastern Kingbird
U
U
U
Great Crested Flycatcher
U
U
U
Eastern Phoebe
C
C
C
Eastern Wood Pewee
U
U
U
GALLINULES (see Rails)
GNATCATCHERS
Blue-gray gnatcatcher
C
C
U
C
GREBES
Pied-billed Grebe
C
C
U
C
Horned Grebe
R
R
 
GROSBEAKS
Northern Cardinal
C
C
C
C
Blue Grosbeak
 
U
R
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
 
R
R
  
GULLS
Ring-billed Gull
C
C
U
C
  
Bonaparte's Gull
U
U
U
  
Herring Gull
U
R
      
SEASONS
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
HAWKS & EAGLES
Sharp-shinned Hawk
R
R
U
Cooper's Hawk
R
R
R
R
Red-tailed Hawk
C
C
U
C
Red-shouldered Hawk
C
C
C
C
Broad-winged Hawk
R
R
Short-tailed Hawk
R
R
R
R
Northerner Harrier
U
U
R
U
Osprey
C
C
C
C
Bald Eagle
C
U
U
U
Peregrine Falcon
R
R
R
Merlin
R
R
American Kestrel
C
R
C
HERONS & EGRETS
Great Blue Heron
C
C
C
C
Green Heron
C
C
C
C
Little Blue Heron
C
C
C
C
Cattle Egret
C
C
C
C
Great Egret
C
C
C
C
Snowy Egret
C
C
C
C
Tri-colored Heron
C
C
C
C
Black-crowned Night-Heron
U
U
U
U
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
R
R
R
R
HUMMINGBIRDS
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
R
U
U
U
IBIS
Glossy Ibis
C
C
C
C
White Ibis
C
C
C
C
JAYS
Blue Jay
C
C
C
C
Florida Scrub-jay
U
U
U
U
JUNCOS
Dark-eyed Juncos (slate colored)
R
R
R
KINGFISHERS
Belted Kingfisher
C
C
U
C
KINGLETS
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
C
U
C
  
 
 
SEASONS
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
KITES
Swallow-tailed Kite
U
U
R
LIMPKINS
Limpkin
U
U
U
U
LOONS
Common Loon
R
MOORHENS (see Rails)
NIGHTJARS
Chuck-will's-widow
U
C
U
Common Nighthawk
U
U
U
Whip-poor-will
R
R
NUTHATCHES
Brown-headed Nuthatch
U
U
U
U
ORIOLES
Orchard Oriole
R
R
Baltimore Oriole
R
R
R
OWLS
Barn Owl
R
R
R
R
Eastern Screech-Owl
R
R
R
R
Great Horned Owl
U
U
U
U
Barred Owl
U
U
U
U
Burrowing Owl
P
      
PELICANS
American White Pelican
R
R
  
R
  
PIPITS
American Pipit
R
        
PLOVERS
Killdeer
C
C
U
C
QUAILS & TURKEYS
Northern Bobwhite
C
C
C
C
Wild Turkey
R
R
R
R
RAILS, COOTS, GALLINULES & MOORHENS
Common Moorhen
C
C
C
C
Purple Gallinule
U
U
U
U
American Coot
C
C
U
C
King Rail
R
R
R
R
Virginia Rail
R
R
  
R
  
Sora
U
U
  
U
  
SEASONS
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
SANDPIPERS & OTHER SHOREBIRDS
Greater Yellowlegs
U
U
R
U
  
Lesser Yellowlegs
U
U
R
U
  
American Woodcock
R
    
R
  
Dunlin
R
    
R
  
Wilson's Snipe
U
U
  
U
  
Short-billed Dowitcher
R
R
  
R
  
Long-billed Dowitcher
R
R
  
R
  
Spotted Sandpiper
R
R
  
R
  
Solitary Sandpiper
R
R
  
R
  
Western Sandpiper
R
U
  
R
  
Least Sandpiper
R
R
  
R
  
Semipalmated Sandpiper
  
R
  
R
  
Black-necked Stilt
 
U
U
    
Stilt Sandpiper
R
  
R
    
SHRIKE
Loggerhead Shrike
C
C
C
C
SPARROWS
Savannah Sparrow
C
U
  
U
  
Vesper Sparrow
U
U
  
U
  
Chipping Sparrow
C
U
  
U
  
Field Sparrow
R
        
White-crowned Sparrow
R
    
R
  
White-throated Sparrow
R
        
Grasshopper Sparrow
R
    
R
  
Swamp Sparrow
U
U
  
U
  
Song Sparrow
U
R
  
R
  
Le Conte's Sparrow
R
R
      
Bachman's Sparrow
R
R
R
R
House Sparrow
U
U
U
U
SPOONBILLS
Roseate Spoonbill
U
U
STARLINGS
European Starling
C
C
C
C
STORKS
Wood Stork
R
R
R
R
 
SEASONS
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
SWALLOWS
Tree Swallow
C
C
R
C
  
Bank Swallow
 
U
  
U
  
North Rough-winged Swallow
 
U
U
C
Barn Swallow
 
U
U
C
Purple Martin
R
U
C