Geese, Ducks & Swans
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
- Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
- Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
- American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)
- Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
- Redhead (Aythya americana)
- Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
- Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
- Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
- Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
- Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Grouse, Quail & Allies
- Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
- Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)
- Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
Loons
- Common Loon (Gavia immer)
Grebes
- Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Cormorants
- Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
Herons
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
Vultures, Hawks & Eagles
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
- Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
- Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)
- Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
- Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
- Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
- Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
Rails & Cranes
- Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)
- Sora (Porzana carolina)
- Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)
Shorebirds
- Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
- Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
- Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
- Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
- Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
- Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)
- American Woodcock (Scolopax minor)
Gulls
- Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
Pigeons & Doves
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
Cuckoos
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
- Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)
Owls
- Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio)
- Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
- Barred Owl (Strix varia)
- Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
Swifts & Hummingbirds
- Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
Kingfishers
- Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
Woodpeckers
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
- Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
- Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
- Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)
- Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus)
- Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileautus)
- Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Falcons
- American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
- Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Passerines/Percing Birds
Flycatchers
- Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)
- Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris)
- Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)
- Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)
- Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
- Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)
- Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
- Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)
- Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
Vireos
- White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus)
- Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons)
- Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius)
- Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus)
- Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
- Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
Jays & Crows
- Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
Larks
- Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
Martins & Swallows
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
- Purple Martin (Progne subis)
- Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
- Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
Chickadees, Titmice, Nuthatches & Creepers
- Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
- Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
- Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
- White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
- Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
Wrens
- House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
- Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis)
- Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
Gnatcatchers & Kinglets
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
- Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
Thrushes
- Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
- Veery (Catharus fuscenscens)
- Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus)
- Swainson’s Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
- Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
- Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Starlings
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Catbirds, Mockingbirds & Thrashers
- Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
- Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
- Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
Pipits
- American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)
Waxwings
- Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
Wood Warblers
- Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)
- Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum)
- Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla)
- Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)
- Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chysoptera)
- Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera)
- Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
- Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
- Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina)
- Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata)
- Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla)
- Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis)
- Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia)
- Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa)
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina)
- American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
- Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina)
- Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea)
- Northern Parula (Setophaga americana)
- Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia)
- Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea)
- Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca)
- Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
- Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)
- Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata)
- Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens)
- Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)
- Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus)
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
- Yellow-throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica)
- Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor)
- Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens)
- Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis)
- Wilson’s Warbler (Cardellina pusilla)
New World Sparrows
- Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
- Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
- American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)
- Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
- Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
- Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)
- Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- Lincoln’s Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
- Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
- Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
Cardinals, Grosbeaks & Allies
- Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
- Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
- Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)
- Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
Blackbirds
- Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
- Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
- Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)
- Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
- Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
- Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
- Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)
- Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
- Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)
Finches
- Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)
- House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
- Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)
- Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
- Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)
- American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
Old World Sparrows
- House sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Note: Some species on this list are flyovers. Records come from eBird from 1900-2020.
To access the eBird hotspot checklist for JHBBFS click here.
