Phylogenetic Sequence List

Tick! Common Name Scientific Name and ABA code Date Location Comments
Ducks, Geese, and Swans (Anatidae)
x Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis 1 1/21/12 Sabine Pass, TX
x Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor 1 3/21/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
Taiga/Tundra Bean-Goose Anser fabalis 3
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 4
Graylag Goose Anser Anser 5
x Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 1 2/2/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus 5
x Emperor Goose Chen canagica 2 2/25/12 Ocean Shores, WA
x Snow Goose Chen caerulescens 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Ross’s Goose Chen rossii 1 2/12/12 Bosque del Apache NWR, NM
x Brant Branta bernicla 1 1/1/12 Atlantic City, NJ
x Barnacle Goose  Branta leucopsis 4 1/5/12 Rollinsford, NH
x Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii 1 2/10/12 Albuquerque, NM
x Canada Goose Branta canadensis 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Mute Swan Cygnus olor 1 1/2/12 Cape May, NJ
x Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator 1 2/25/12 Hiway 12, WA
x Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
Whooper Swan  Cygnus cygnus 3
x Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata 2 3/18/12 Salineno, TX
x Wood Duck Aix sponsa 1 1/14/12 Homosassa Springs, FL
x Gadwall Anas strepera 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
Falcated Duck Anas falcata 4
x Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope 2 1/8/12 Orleans, MA
x American Wigeon Anas americana 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x American Black Duck Anas rubripes 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Mallard  Anas platyrhynchos 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Mottled Duck Anas fulvigula 1 1/16/12 Dickinson SP, FL
Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha 4
x Blue-winged Teal Anas discors 1 1/13/12 Savannah NWR, SC
x Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera 1 1/23/12 Aransas Pass, TX
x Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis 4
x Northern Pintail Anas acuta 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
Garganey Anas querquedula 4
Baikal Teal  Anas formosa 4
x Green-winged Teal Anas crecca 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Canvasback  Aythya valisineria 1 1/24/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
x Redhead Aythya americana 1 1/22/12 Lamar, TX
Common Pochard Aythya ferina 3
x Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 1 1/2/12 Cape May, NJ
x Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 3 1/8/12 Attleboro, MA
x Greater Scaup Aythya marila 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 1 1/8/12 Attleboro, MA
Steller’s Eider Polysticta stelleri 3
Spectacled Eider Somateria fischeri
x King Eider  Somateria spectabilis 1/7/12 Cape Ann, MA
x Common Eider Somateria mollissima 1 1/1/12 Barnegat, NJ
x Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus 1 1/1/12 Barnegat, NJ
x Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 1 1/2/12 Avalon, NJ
x White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca 1 1/4/12 Parker River NWR, MA
x Black Scoter  Melanitta nigra 1 1/1/12 Barnegat, NJ
x Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 1 1/1/12 Barnegat, NJ
x Bufflehead Bucephala albeola 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 1 1/4/12 Parker River NWR, MA
x Barrow’s Goldeneye Bucephala islandica 1 2/26/12 Pilar Point, WA
Smew Mergellus albellus 3
x Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Common Merganser Mergus merganser 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus 3 6/29/12 Sabal Palm, Brownsville, TX
x Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 1 1/8/12 Attleboro, MA
Curassows and Guans (Cracidae)
x Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula 2 1/24/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail (Phasianidae)
x Chukar  Alectoris chukar 2 7/28/12 Antelope Island SP, UT
Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis 2
x Gray Partridge Perdix perdix 2 8/5/12 National Bison Range, MT
x Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 1 2/12/12 Bosque del Apache NWR, NM
x Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus 1 6/8/12 Robinson Rd. Floodwood, MN
x Greater Sage-Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus 1 7/22/12 Arapaho NWR, CO
x Gunnison Sage-Grouse Centrocercus minimus 2 8/14/12 Co. Rd. 38, Gunnison, CO
x Spruce Grouse Falcipennis canadensis 2 6/17/12 Boot Head Trail, near Cutler, ME
Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus 1
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 1
x White-tailed Ptarmigan Lagopus leucura 2 7/22/12 Mt Evans Tour Road, CO
x Dusky Grouse Dendragapus obscurus 2 7/27/12 Medicine Bow NF, WY
x Sooty Grouse  Dendragapus fuliginosus 2 9/18/12 Glacier Point, Yosemite NP, CA
x Sharp-tailed Grouse Tympanuchus phasianellus 2 6/8/12 Road 380, south of Palisade, MN
x Greater Prairie-Chicken Tympanuchus cupido 2 6/25/12 Karl Bartel Sanctuary, Kimundy, IL
x Lesser Prairie-Chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus 2 3/15/12 near Caprock, NM
x Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo 1 1/3/12 Great Swamp NWR, NJ
x Mountain Quail Oreortyx pictus 1 5/16/12 Cleveland NF, CA
x Scaled Quail Callipepla squamata 1 3/11/12 near Wilcox, AZ
x California Quail Callipepla californica 1 2/22/12 Hiway 128, CA
x Gambel’s Quail Callipepla gambelii 1 2/12/12 Bosque del Apache NWR, NM
x Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus 1 2/7/12 Lake Colorado City, TX
x Montezuma Quail Cyrtonyx montezumae 2 3/12/12 Coronado NF, AZ
Loons (Gaviidae)
x Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata 1 1/1/12 Barnegat, NJ
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica 2
x Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica 1 2/22/12 Point Arena, CA
x Common Loon Gavia immer 1 1/1/12 Barnegat, NJ
Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii 2
Grebes (Podicipedidae)
x Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus 2 1/21/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
x Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 1 1/2/12 Cape May, NJ
x Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Red-necked Grebe  Podiceps grisegena 1 1/4/12 Parker River NWR, MA
x Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 1 1/23/12 Aransas Pass, TX
x Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis 1 2/20/12 Lake Havasu, AZ
x Clark’s Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii 1 2/20/12 Lake Havasu, AZ
Flamingos (Phoenicopteridae)
x Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis  3 5/15/12 Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR, CA non ABA
Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)
Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos 4
Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta 4
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris 5
Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata 5
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans 5
x Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis 2 2/22/12 Point Arena, CA
Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes 1
Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus 3
Shearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae)
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 1
Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera 5
Herald Petrel  Pterodroma arminjoniana 3
Murphy’s Petrel Pterodroma ultima 3
Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata 2
Bermuda Petrel Pterodroma cahow 3
Black-capped Petrel  Pterodroma hasitata 2
Galapagos/Hawaiian Petrel Pterodroma phaeopygia/sandwichensis
Fea’s/Zino’s Petrel Pterodroma feae/madeira 3
Cook’s Petrel Pterodroma cookii 3
Stejneger’s Petrel Pterodroma longirostris 4
Bulwer’s Petrel Bulweria bulwerii 5
White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis 5
Parkinson’s Petrel Procellaria parkinsoni 5
Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas 4
Cory’s Shearwater Calonectris diomedea 1
Cape Verde Shearwater Calonectris edwardsii 5
x Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus 1 5/19/12 San Diego, CA pelagic
Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes 3
Greater Shearwater Puffinus gravis 1
Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus 4
Buller’s Shearwater  Puffinus bulleri 2
x Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus 1 5/19/12 San Diego, CA pelagic
Short-tailed Shearwater  Puffinus tenuirostris 2
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 2
Townsend’s Shearwater  Puffinus auricularis 5
x Black-vented Shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas 2 9/6/12 Offshore, Santa Monica Mts NRA, CA
Audubon’s Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri 1
Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis 5
x Wilson’s Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 1 6/19/12 near Cutler, ME
White-faced Storm-Petrel Pelagodroma marina 3
European Storm-Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 4
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel  Fregetta tropica 5
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma furcata 2
Ringed Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma hornbyi 5
Leach’s Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa 1
x Ashy Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma homochroa 2 5/19/12 San Diego, CA pelagic
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma castro 2
Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma tethys 4
x Black Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma melania 2 5/19/12 San Diego, CA pelagic
Tristram’s Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma tristrami 5
x Least Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma microsoma 3 10/6/12 30-mile Bank, San Diego, CA
Tropicbirds (Phaethontidae)
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus 3
x Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus 3 10/6/12 9-mile Bank, San Diego, CA
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda 4
Boobies and Gannets (Sulidae)
x Masked Booby Sula dactylatra 3 4/23/12 Dry Tortuga NP, FL
Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii 4
x Brown Booby Sula leucogaster 3 4/23/12 Dry Tortuga NP, FL
Red-footed Booby Sula sula 4
x Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 1 1/1/12 Barnegat, NJ
Pelicans (Pelecanidae)
x American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos 1 1/18/12 Ding Darling NWR, FL
x Brown Pelican  Pelecanus occidentalis 1 1/16/12 Key Biscayne, FL
Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
x Brandt’s Cormorant Phalacrocorax penicillatus 1 2/22/12 Point Arena Cove, CA
x Neotropic Cormorant  Phalacrocorax brasilianus 1 1/21/12 Sabine NWR, LA
x Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus 1 1/1/12 Barnegat, NJ
x Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 1 1/1/12 Barnegat, NJ
Red-faced Cormorant  Phalacrocorax urile 2
x Pelagic Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus 1 2/22/12 Point Arena Cove, CA
Darters (Anhingidae)
x Anhinga Anhinga anhinga 1 1/15/12 Tohopekaliga, FL
Frigatebirds (Fregatidae)
x Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens 1  4/20/12 Bill Baggs SP, FL
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor 5
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel 5
Bitterns, Herons, and Allies (Ardeidae)
x American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus 1 1/15/12 Tohopekaliga, FL
Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis 5
x Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis 1 4/14/12 Anahuac NWR, TX
Bare-throated Tiger-Bittern
x Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
Gray Heron Ardea cinerea 5
x Great Egret Ardea alba 1 1/2/12 Cape May, NJ
Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia 5
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes 5
Little Egret Egretta garzetta 4
Western Reef-Heron Egretta gularis 5
x Snowy Egret Egretta thula 1 1/13/12 Savannah NWR, SC
x Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea 1 1/13/12 Savannah NWR, SC
x Tricolored Heron  Egretta tricolor 1 1/15/12 Tohopekaliga, FL
x Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens 1 1/18/12 Ding Darling NWR, FL
x Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 1 1/14/12 I-75, FL
Chinese Pond-Heron Ardeola bacchus 5
x Green Heron  Butorides virescens 1 1/18/12 Ding Darling NWR, FL
x Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 1 1/17/12 Corkscrew Swamp, FL
x Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea 1 1/18/12 Ding Darling NWR, FL
Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
x White Ibis Eudocimus albus 1 1/13/12 Savannah NWR, SC
Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber 5
x Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 1 1/13/12 Savannah NWR, SC
x White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi 1 3/5/12 Merced NWR, CA
x Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja 1 1/17/12 Tamiami Trail, FL
Storks (Ciconiidae)
Jabiru Jabiru mycteria 4
x Wood Stork Mycteria americana 1 1/15/12 Tohopekaliga, FL
New World Vultures (Cathartidae)
x Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 1 1/11/12 Cape May, NJ
x Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 1 1/1/12 Absecon, NJ
California Condor Gymnogyps californianus 6
Hawks, Kites, Eagles, & Allies (Accipitridae)
x Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1 1/15/12 Tohopekaliga, FL
x Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus 3 3/30/12 Bentsen-RGV SP, TX
x Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus 1  4/10/12 Santa Ana NWR, TX
x White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus 1 1/23/12 near Tivoli, TX
x Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis 2 1/15/12 Tohopekaliga, FL
x Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis 1 6/2/12 Arcadia Lake, Edmond, OK
x Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 4
Steller’s Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus 4
x Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 1 1/1/12 Absecon, NJ
x Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter cooperii 1 1/13/12 Savannah NWR, SC
x Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 1 3/11/12 Chricahua NM, AZ
Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens 5
x Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus 2 3/13/12 Glenwood, NM
x Harris’s Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus 1 1/23/12 Sarita, TX
Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris 4
x Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus 1 1/14/12 Withlacoochee SF, FL
x Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus 1 3/30/12 Bentsen-RGV SP, TX
x Gray Hawk Buteo nitidus 2 1/29/12 Bentsen-RGV SP, TX
x Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus 2 1/17/12 Tamiami Trail, FL
x Swainson’s Hawk Buteo swainsoni 1 3/22/12 Santa Ana NWR, TX
x White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus 2 1/27/12 Resaca de la Palma SP, TX
x Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus 2 5/3/12 Lost Maples SNA, TX
x Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 1 1/1/12 Garden State Parkway, NJ
x Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis 1 2/8/12 Muleshoe NWR, TX
x Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus 1 1/4/12 Parker River NWR, MA
x Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 1 2/12/12 Bosque del Apache NWR, NM
Caracaras and Falcons (Falconidae)
Collared Forest-Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus 5
x Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway 1 1/17/12 Route 29, FL
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 4
x American Kestrel  Falco sparverius 1 1/14/12 I-75, FL
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 5
x Merlin  Falco columbarius 1 1/6/12 Rockport, MA
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 4
x Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis 3 5/22/12 dirt tank nr Hatchita, NM
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus 2
x Peregrine Falcon  Falco peregrinus 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus 1 2/19/12 Buckeye, AZ
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae)
x Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis 2 4/14/12 Anahuac NWR, TX
x Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis 2 5/20/12 West Pond, Imperial Dam, CA
Corn Crake Crex crex 4
x Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris 1 1/27/12 South Padre Island, TX
x King Rail Rallus elegans 1 4/15/12 Anahuac NWR, TX
x Virginia Rail Rallus limicola 1 5/20/12 West Pond, Imperial Dam, CA
x Sora Porzana carolina 1 3/24/12 South Padre Island, TX
Paint-billed Crake Neocrex erythrops 5
Spotted Rail Pardirallus maculatus 5
x Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica 1 4/20/12 Everglades NP, FL
x Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 1/13/12 Savannah NWR, SC
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 5
x American Coot  Fulica americana 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
Limpkins (Aramidae)
x Limpkin Aramus guarauna 2 1/15/12 Tohopekaliga, FL
Cranes (Gruidae)
x Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis 1 1/14/12 Gainesville, FL
Hooded Crane Grus
Common Crane  Grus grus 4
x Whooping Crane Grus americana 2 1/23/12 Lamar, TX
Thick-knees (Burhinidae)
Double-striped Thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus 5
Lapwings and Plovers (Charadriidae)
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 4
x Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
European Golden-Plover Pluvialis apricaria 4
x American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica 1 3/23/12 Progresso, TX
x Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva 2 Schollenberger Park, Petaluma, CA
Lesser Sand-Plover  Charadrius mongolus 3
Greater Sand-Plover Charadrius leschenaultii 5
Collared Plover Charadrius collaris 5
x Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus 1 4/7/12 La Sal del Rey, Hidalgo Co., TX
x Wilson’s Plover Charadrius wilsonia 1 3/29/12 South Padre Island, TX
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 2
x Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus 1 1/27/12 South Padre Island, TX
x Piping Plover Charadrius melodus 2 6/16/12 Wells Estuarine Reserve, Wells, ME
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 5
x Killdeer Charadrius vociferus 1 1/13/12 Savannah NWR, SC
x Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus 2 2/6/12 Pleasanton, TX
Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus 4
Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae)
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 5
x American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus 1 3/24/12 Shrimp Basin, Brownsville, TX
x Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani 1 2/22/12 Point Arena Cove, CA
Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae)
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
x Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus 1/24/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
x American Avocet Recurvirostra americana 2/2/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
Jacanas (Jacanidae)
Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa
Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies (Scolopacidae)
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
x Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 1 1/18/12 Ding Darling NWR, FL
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 4
x Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria 1 1/27/12 Resaca de la Palma SP, TX
Gray-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes 3
x Wandering Tattler Tringa incana 1 10/6/12 Santa Monica Mts NRA, CA
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 4
x Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca 1 1/11/12 Heislerville WMA, NJ
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 3
x Willet Tringa semipalmata 1 1/18/12 Ding Darling NWR, FL
x Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 1 1/22/12 Lamar, TX
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 5
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 2
Common Redshank Tringa totanus 5
 x Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda 1  4/4/12 Pocket Farm Road, near Bayside, TX
Little Curlew Numenius minutus 5
Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis 6
x Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 1 3/24/12 Shrimp Basin, Brownsville, TX
Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis 2
Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis 4
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris 6
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 4
x Long-billed Curlew  Numenius americanus 1 3/4/12 near Point Reyes, CA
x Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 3 6/26/12 Brazoria NWR, TX
x Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica 1 5/1/12 near Anahuac NWR, TX
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 2
x Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa 1 1/27/12 South Padre Island, TX
x Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 1 1/1/12 Barnegat, NJ
x Black Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala 1 2/26/12 Port Townsend, WA
x Surfbird Aphriza virgata 1 2/27/12 Port Townsend, WA
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris 4
x Red Knot Calidris canutus 1 2/26/12 Port Townsend, WA
x Sanderling Calidris alba 1 1/2/12 Avalon, NJ
x Semipalmated Sandpiper  Calidris pusilla 1  4/9/12 South Padre Island, TX
x Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri 1 3/3/12 San Rafael, CA
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis 3
Little Stint Calidris minuta 4
Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii 3
Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta 3
x Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla 1 1/26/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
x White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 1 4/23/12 Dry Tortuga NP, FL
x Baird’s Sandpiper Calidris bairdii 1 3/26/12 Progresso, TX
x Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 1 3/18/12 Bentsen-RGV SP, TX
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata 3
x Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 1 1/1/12 Barnegat, NJ
x Rock Sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis 2 2/25/12 Ocean Shores, WA
x Dunlin Calidris alpina 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 3
x Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus 1 4/4/12 Port Aransas, TX
Spoon-billed Sandpiper Eurynorhynchus pygmeus 4
Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus 4
x Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis 1 4/10/12 near Hargill, TX
Ruff Philomachus pugnax 3
x Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus 1 3/24/12 Shrimp Basin, Brownsville, TX
x Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 1 1/22/12 Lamar, TX
Jack Snipe  Lymnocryptes minimus 4
x Wilson’s Snipe Gallinago delicata 1 1/13/12 Savannah NWR, SC
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 3
Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura 5
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 5
x American Woodcock Scolopax minor 1 6/20/12 Pondicherry, Silvio Conte NWR, NH
x Wilson’s Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor 1 5/1/12 near Anahuac NWR, TX
x Red-necked Phalarope  Phalaropus lobatus 1 5/19/12 San Diego, CA pelagic
x Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 1 10/6/12 Offshore, Santa Monica Mts NRA, CA
Pratincoles (Glareolidae)
Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum 5
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Laridae)
Swallow-tailed Gull Creagrus furcatus 5
x Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 1 1/6/12 Cape Ann, MA
Red-legged Kittiwake Rissa brevirostris 2
Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea 3
x Sabine’s Gull Xema sabini 1 5/19/12 San Diego, CA pelagic
x Bonaparte’s Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia 1 1/1/12 Barnegat, NJ
Gray-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus 5
x Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 3 1/11/12 Heislerville WMA, NJ
x Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 3 1/13/12 Savannah NWR, SC
Ross’s Gull Rhodostethia rosea 3
x Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla 1 1/16/12 Key Biscayne, FL
x Franklin’s Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan 1 3/20/12 South Padre Island, TX
Belcher’s Gull Larus belcheri 5
Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris 4
x Heermann’s Gull Larus heermanni 1 5/19/12 San Diego, CA pelagic
x Mew Gull Larus canus 1 2/22/12 Point Arena Cove, CA
x Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Western Gull Larus occidentalis 1 2/21/12 Oakland, CA
x Yellow-footed Gull Larus livens 2 5/15/12 Poe Road, Salton Sea, CA
x California Gull Larus californicus 1 2/23/12 US Hiway 1, CA
x Herring Gull  Larus argentatus 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 4
x Thayer’s Gull  Larus thayeri 2 2/22/12 Point Arena Cove, CA
x Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 2 1/6/12 Gloucester, MA
x Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 2 3/7/12 Salton Sea, CA
Slaty-backed Gull  Larus schistisagus 3
x Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens 1 2/22/12 Point Arena Cove, CA
x Glaucous Gull  Larus hyperboreus 1 1/7/12 Gloucester, MA
x Great Black-backed Gull  Larus marinus 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus 4
x Brown Noddy Anous stolidus 2 4/23/12 Dry Tortuga NP, FL
x Black Noddy Anous minutus 3 4/23/12 Dry Tortuga NP, FL
x Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus 2 4/23/12 Dry Tortuga NP, FL
x Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus 2 4/23/12 enroute to Dry Tortuga NP, FL
Aleutian Tern Onychoprion aleuticus 2
x Least Tern Sternula antillarum 1 3/29/2012 South Padre Island, TX
Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex 5
x Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 1 1/22/12 Lamar, TX
x Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 1 1/20/12 Tampa, FL
x Black Tern Chlidonias niger 1 4/14/12 Bolivar Peninsula, TX
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 4
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 5
x Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 2 4/22/12 Marathon, FL
x Common Tern Sterna hirundo 1 4/14/12 Bolivar Peninsula, TX
x Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 1 6/19/12 Machias Seal Island, ME
x Forster’s Tern Sterna forsteri 1 1/13/12 Savannah NWR, SC
x Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus 1 1/16/12 Key Biscayne, FL
x Sandwich Tern  Thalasseus sandvicensis 1 1/16/12 Key Biscayne, FL
x Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans 1 5/19/12 San Diego, CA pelagic
x Black Skimmer Rynchops niger 1 1/27/12 South Padre Island, TX
Skuas and Jaegers (Stercorariidae)
Great Skua Stercorarius skua 3
x South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki 2 5/19/12 San Diego, CA pelagic
x Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus 1 9/8/12 Santa Barbara Channel, CA
x Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus 1 9/14/12 Monterey Bay, CA
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus 1
Auks, Murres, and Puffins (Alcidae)
x Dovekie Alle alle 2 1/6/12 Halibut Point SP, MA
x Common Murre Uria aalge 1 2/23/12 US Hiway 1, CA
x Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia 1 1/6/12 Halibut Point SP, MA
x Razorbill Alca torda 1 1/6/12 Halibut Point SP, MA
x Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 1 1/6/12 Halibut Point SP, MA
x Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba 1 2/26/12 Port Townsend, WA
Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix 3
x Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus 1 2/27/12 Port Townsend, WA
Kittlitz’s Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris 2
x Xantus’s Murrelet Synthliboramphus hypoleucus 2 5/19/12 San Diego, CA pelagic
Craveri’s Murrelet Synthliboramphus craveri 3
x Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus 2 2/27/12 Port Townsend, WA
x Cassin’s Auklet  Ptychoramphus aleuticus 1 5/19/12 San Diego, CA pelagic
Parakeet Auklet Aethia psittacula 2
Least Auklet Aethia pusilla 2
Whiskered Auklet Aethia pygmaea 2
Crested Auklet Aethia cristatella 2
x Rhinoceros Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata 1 2/27/12 Port Townsend, WA
x Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica 1 6/19/12 Machias Seal Island, ME
Horned Puffin Fratercula corniculata 1
Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata 1
Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
x Rock Pigeon Columba livia 1 1/1/12 Atlantic City, NJ
Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa 5
x White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala 2 1/16/12 Key Biscayne, FL
x Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris 2 3/17/12 Salineno, TX
x Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata 1 3/3/12 Point Reyes, CA
Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis 4
European Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur 5
x Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto 1 1/14/12 Hernando, FL
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis 2
x White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica 1 1/22/12 Lamar, TX
Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita 5
x Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Inca Dove Columbina inca 1 1/22/12 Goose Island SP, TX
x Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina 1 1/14/12 Hernando, FL
Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti 3
x White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi 2 1/24/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
Key West Quail-Dove Geotrygon chrysia 4
Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana 5
Lories, Parakeets, Macaws, and Parrots (Psittacidae)
x Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus 3 4/29/12 Hernando Beach, FL
x Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus 2 1/22/12 Kemah, TX
x Green Parakeet Aratinga holochlora 2 1/25/12 Weslaco, TX
Thick-billed Parrot Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha 6
White-winged Parakeet Brotogeris versicolurus 2
x Red-crowned Parrot Amazona viridigenalis 2 1/24/12 Weslaco, TX
Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis (Cuculidae)
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 3
Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus 4
x Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus 1 4/16/12 High Island, TX
x Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor 2 4/26/12 Lower Sugarloaf Key, FL
x Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus 1 6/8/12 Hedbom Forest Road, Floodwood, MN
x Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus 1 1/26/12 Lower RGV NWR, TX
Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani 3
x Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris 2 5/27/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
Barn Owls (Tytonidae)
x Barn Owl Tyto alba 1 1/25/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
Typical Owls (Strigidae)
x Flammulated Owl Otus flammeolus 2 5/6/12 Iron Creek CG, Black Range, NM
Oriental Scops-Owl Otus sunia 5
x Western Screech-Owl Megascops kennicottii 1 2/17/12 Patagonia, AZ
x Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio 1 1/25/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
x Whiskered Screech-Owl Megascops trichopsis 2 5/10/12 Cave Creek, AZ
x Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus 1 1/11/12 Cedarville, NJ
x Snowy Owl Nyctea scandiaca 2/25/12 Ocean Shores, WA
x Northern Hawk Owl Surnia ulula 2 8/5/12 Camas Road, Glacier NP, MT
x Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma 2 2/21/12 Sugarloaf Ridge SP, CA
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum 3
x Elf Owl Micrathene whitneyi 3/31/12 Bentsen-RGV SP, TX
x Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia 1 1/23/12 near Cavassos Creek, TX
Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata 5
x Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis 2 5/11/12 Miller Canyon, AZ
x Barred Owl Strix varia 1 1/14/12 Homosassa Springs, FL
x Great Gray Owl Strix nebulosa 2 9/18/12 Wawona Meadow, Yosemite NP, CA
x Long-eared Owl Asio otus 2 3/5/12 Mercey Hot Springs, CA
Stygian Owl Asio stygius 5
x Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 1 2/6/12 Granger, TX
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus 2
x Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus 2 1/11/12 Cedarville, NJ
Brown Hawk-Owl Ninox scutulata 5
Goatsuckers (Caprimulgidae)
x Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis 1  4/8/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
x Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor 1 4/14/12 Anahuac NWR, TX
x Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii 2 4/27/12 Marathon, FL
x Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis 2 1/22/12 Goose Island SP, TX
x Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii 1 5/3/12 South Llano River SP, TX
x Chuck-will’s-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis 1  4/4/12 Weslaco, TX
Buff-collared Nightjar Caprimulgus ridgwayi 3
x Mexican Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus arizonae 1 5/6/12 Iron Creek CG, Black Range, NM
x Eastern Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus 1 3/21/12 Bentsen-RGV SP, TX
Gray Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus 5
Swifts (Apodidae)
x Black Swift Cypseloides niger 2 7/20/12 Ouray, CO
White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris 4
x Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica 1 3/27/12 Frontera Audubon, Weslaco, TX
x Vaux’s Swift Chaetura vauxi 1 8/6/12 Lake McDonald, Glacier NP, MT
White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus 5
Common Swift Apus apus 5
Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus 4
x White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis 1 2/16/12 Patagonia Lake SP, AZ
Antillean Palm-Swift Tachornis phoenicobia 5
Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Green Violetear Colibri thalassinus 3
Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii 4
x Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris 2 2/16/12 Patagonia, AZ
x White-eared Hummingbird Hylocharis leucotis 3 5/11/12 Madera Canyon, AZ
Xantus’s Hummingbird Hylocharis xantusii 5
Berylline Hummingbird Amazilia beryllina 3
x Buff-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia yucatanensis 2 1/22/12 Goose Island SP, TX
Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila 5
x Violet-crowned Hummingbird Amazilia violiceps 2 2/16/2012 Patagonia, AZ
x Blue-throated Hummingbird  Lampornis clemenciae 2 3/8/12 Madera Canyon, AZ
x Magnificent Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens 2 3/8/12 Madera Canyon, AZ
x Plain-capped Starthroat  Heliomaster constantii 4 9/2/12 Ash Canyon B&B, near Hereford, AZ
Bahama Woodstar Calliphlox evelynae 5
x Lucifer Hummingbird  Calothorax lucifer 2 3/16/12 Christmas Mts Oasis, TX
x Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris 1 1/24/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
x Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri 1 3/16/12 Christmas Mts Oasis, TX
x Anna’s Hummingbird Calypte anna 1 2/20/12 Bill Williams NWR, AZ
x Costa’s Hummingbird Calypte costae 1 3/8/12 Picacho Peak SP, AZ
x Calliope Hummingbird Stellula calliope 1 7/22/12 Echo Lake Lodge, Mt Evans, CO
Bumblebee Hummingbird Atthis heloisa 5
x Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus 1 1/24/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
x Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus 1 1/24/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
x Allen’s Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin 1 3/4/12 Point Reyes, CA
Trogons (Trogonidae)
x Elegant Trogon Trogon elegans 5/9/12 South Fork Cave Creek, AZ
Eared Quetzal Euptilotis neoxenus 4
Hoopoes (Upupidae)
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 5
Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
x Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata 1/27/12 Resaca de la Palma SP, TX
x Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon 1/1/12 near Oyster Creek, NJ
x Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana 1/26/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona
Woodpeckers and Allies (Picidae)
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla 5
x Lewis’s Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis 1 7/19/12 Pagosa Springs, CO
x Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus 1 1/10/12 Weymouth Township, NJ
x Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus 1 2/14/12 Portal, AZ
x Gila Woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis 1 2/15/12 San Pedro House, AZ
x Golden-fronted Woodpecker  Melanerpes aurifrons 1 1/24/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
x Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Williamson’s Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus 1 2/16/12 Patagonia, AZ
x Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius 1 1/14/12 Withlacoochee SF, FL
x Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis 1 7/23/12 Aspen CG, Routt NF, CO
x Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber 1 3/5/12 Panoche Valley, CA
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 4
x Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris 1 1/25/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
x Nuttall’s Woodpecker 1 Picoides nuttallii 3/6/12 Fort Tejon, CA
x Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus 1 2/10/12 Albuquerque, NM
x Arizona Woodpecker Picoides arizonae 2 2/13/12 Cave Creek, AZ
x Red-cockaded Woodpecker Picoides borealis 2 1/20/12 Apalachicola, FL
x White-headed Woodpecker Picoides albolarvatus 1 3/6/12 Mt Pinos, CA
x Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides dorsalis 2 7/23/12 Crags CG, State Forest SP, CO
x Black-backed Woodpecker Picoides arcticus 2 6/21/12 Pondicherry, Silvio Conte NWR, NH
x Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Gilded Flicker Colaptes chrysoides 2 3/8/12 Picacho Peak SP, AZ
x Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus 1 1/13/12 Great Swamp, Walterboro, SC
Ivory-billed Woodpecker Campephilus principalis 6
Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
x Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe 2 3/23/12 Anzalduas Park, Mission, TX
Greenish Elaenia Myiopagis viridicata 5
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica 5
Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus 5
x Olive-sided Flycatcher  Contopus cooperi 1 5/8/12 Gila Box Riparian Area, AZ
x Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax 2 5/21/12 Rose Canyon, Mt. Lemmon, AZ
x Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus 1 5/5/12 Percha Dam, NM
x Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens 1 4/16/12 High Island, TX
Cuban Pewee Contopus caribaeus 5
x Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris 1  6/3/12 Nerstrand Big Woods SP, MN
x Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens 1 4/9/12 South Padre Island, TX
x Alder Flycatcher  Empidonax alnorum 1  6/4/12 Sax-Zim Bog, MN
x Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii 1  6/3/12 near Lamoni, IA
x Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus 1  6/5/12 CR 65, near Side Lake, MN
x Hammond’s Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii 1 2/15/2012 Patagonia Lake SP, AZ
x Gray Flycatcher Empidonax wrightii 1 2/17/12 Patagonia, AZ
x Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri 1 5/8/12 Gila Box Riparian Area, AZ
x Pacific-slope Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis 1 5/20/12 Penasquitas Reserve, San Diego, CA
x Cordilleran Flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis 1 5/10/12 Turkey Crk, Paradise, AZ
x Buff-breasted Flycatcher Empidonax fulvifrons 2 5/11/12 Herb Martyr, Coronado NF, AZ
x Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans 1 1/30/12 Bentsen-RGV SP, TX
x Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe 1 1/13/12 Savannah NWR, SC
x Say’s Phoebe Sayornis saya 1 1/26/12 Lower RGV NWR, TX
x Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus 1 1/23/12 near Tivoli, TX
x Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer 2 5/9/12 South Fork CaveCreek, AZ
x Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens 1 2/15/12 Patagonia Lake SP, AZ
x Nutting’s Flycatcher Myiarchus nuttingi 5 2/20/12 Bill Williams NWR, AZ
x Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus 1 1/17/12 Key Biscayne, FL
x Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus 1 1/25/12 Frontera Audubon, Weslaco, TX
x La Sagra’s Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae 3 4/20/12 Bill Baggs SP, FL
x Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus 2 1/23/12 Aransas Pass, TX
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis 5
x Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris 2 5/9/12 South Fork Cave Creek, AZ
x Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius 4 9/22/12 Rattlesnake Springs, Carlsbad Caverns, NM
Variegated Flycatcher Empidonomus varius 5
x Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus 2 1/25/12 Weslaco, TX
x Couch’s Kingbird Tyrannus couchii 2 3/17/12 Salineno, TX
x Cassin’s Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans 1 3/16/12 Christmas Mts Oasis, TX
x Thick-billed Kingbird Tyrannus crassirostris 2 5/12/12 Patagonia-Sonoita Creek, AZ
x Western Kingbird  Tyrannus verticalis 1 5/4/12 along IH-10, TX
x Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus 1 4/14/12 High Island, TX
X Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis 2 4/20/12 Bill Baggs SP, FL
Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus 5
x Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus 1 3/17/12 Salineno, TX
Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana 3
(placement uncertain) (Incertae sedis)
x Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae 3 1/26/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata 5
Shrikes (Laniidae)
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus 4
x Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus 1 1/13/12 Savannah NWR, SC
Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor 1
Vireos (Vireonidae)
x White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus 1 1/23/12 Aransas Pass, TX
Thick-billed Vireo Vireo crassirostris 4
x Bell’s Vireo Vireo bellii 1 5/3/12 South Llano River SP, TX
x Black-capped Vireo Vireo atricapilla 2 5/3/12 South Llano River SP, TX
x Gray Vireo Vireo vicinior 2 5/16/12 Cleveland NF, CA
x Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons 1 4/16/12 High Island, TX
x Plumbeous Vireo Vireo plumbeus 1 2/16/2012 Patagonia Lake SP, AZ
x Cassin’s Vireo Vireo cassinii 1 3/9/12 Patagonia Lake SP, AZ
x Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius 1 1/14/12 Withlacoochee SF, FL
x Hutton’s Vireo Vireo huttoni 1 2/16/2012 Patagonia Lake SP, AZ
x Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus 1 4/4/12 Paradise Pond, Port Aransas, TX
x Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus 1 5/2/12 High Island, TX
x Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus 1  4/5/12 Paradise Pond, Port Aransas, TX
Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis 3
x Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus 2 4/20/12 Bill Baggs SP, FL
Yucatan Vireo Vireo magister 5
Jays and Crows (Corvidae)
x Gray Jay Perisoreus canadensis 1 6/5/12 CR 65, near Side Lake, MN
x Steller’s Jay Cyanocitta stelleri 1 2/9/12 Sandia Crest, NM
x Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Green Jay Cyanocorax yncas 2 1/24/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
x Brown Jay Cyanocorax morio 3 1/29/12 Salineno, TX
x Florida Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma coerulescens 2 1/16/12 Dickinson SP, FL
x Island Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma insularis 2 9/8/12 Santa Cruz Is., Channel Islands, CA
x Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica 1 2/9/12 Embudito Canyon, NM
x Mexican Jay Aphelocoma ultramarina 2 2/13/12 Cave Creek, AZ
x Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus 1 3/14/12 near Datil, NM
x Clark’s Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana 1 3/6/12 Mt Pinos, CA
x Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia 1 6/4/12 Sax-Zim Bog, MN
x Yellow-billed Magpie Pica nuttalli 2 2/21/12 near Modesto, CA
Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula 4
x American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Northwestern Crow Corvus caurinus 1 2/26/12 Ruby Beach, WA
Tamaulipas Crow Corvus imparatus 3
x Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus 1 1/11/12 Cape May, NJ
x Chihuahuan Raven Corvus cryptoleucus 1 2/8/12 Hway 60, NM
x Common Raven Corvus corax 1 1/5/12 near York, ME
Larks (Alaudidae)
Sky Lark Alauda arvensis 3
x Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris 1 1/8/12 Cape Cod, MA
Swallows (Hirundinidae)
x Purple Martin Progne subis 1 3/19/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
Cuban Martin Progne cryptoleuca 5
Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea 5
Southern Martin Progne elegans 5
Brown-chested Martin Progne tapera 5
x Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor 1 1/2/12 Cape May, NJ
Mangrove Swallow Tachycineta albilinea 5
x Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina 1 2/23/12 Humboldt Bay NWR, CA
Bahama Swallow Tachycineta cyaneoviridis 4
x Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis 1 2/16/12 Patagonia Lake SP, AZ
x Bank Swallow Riparia riparia 1 3/18/12 Bentsen-RGV SP, TX
x Cliff Swallow  Petrochelidon pyrrhonota 1 3/31/12 Anzalduas Dam, TX
x Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva 1 1/27/12 Resaca de la Palma SP, TX
x Barn Swallow  Hirundo rustica 1 3/16/12 Seminole Canyon SP, TX
Common House-Martin Delichon urbicum 4
Chickadees and Titmice (Paridae)
x Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus 1 1/4/12 Plum Island, MA
x Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli 1 2/9/12 Sandia Crest, NM
x Mexican Chickadee Poecile sclateri 2 5/10/12 Turkey Crk, Paradise, AZ
x Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens 1 2/23/12 Manchester Beac, CA
x Boreal Chickadee Poecile hudsonica 1 6/5/12 Hiway 73, near Linden Grove, MN
Gray-headed Chickadee Poecile cincta 3
x Bridled Titmouse Baeolophus wollweberi 2 2/14/12 Portal, AZ
x Oak Titmouse Baeolophus inornatus 1 2/20/12 Sequoia NF, CA
x Juniper Titmouse Baeolophus ridgwayi 1 2/14/12 Paradise, AZ
x Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Black-crested Titmouse Baeolophus atricristatus 2 1/22/12 Goose Island SP, TX
Verdin  (Remizidae)
x Verdin Auriparus flaviceps 1 1/26/12 Lower RGV NWR, TX
Bushtits (Aegithalidae)
x Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus 1 2/10/12 Albuquerque, NM
Nuthatches (Sittidae)
x Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 1 1/5/12 Wells Estuarine Reserve, ME
x White-breasted Nuthatch  Sitta carolinensis 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea 1 3/6/12 Mt Pinos, CA
x Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla 1 1/20/12 Apalachicola, FL
Creepers (Certhiidae)
x Brown Creeper Certhia americana 1 1/24/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
Wrens (Troglodytidae)
x Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus 1 2/10/12 Embudito Canyon, NM
x Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus 1 3/8/12 Picacho Peak SP, AZ
x Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus 1 2/17/12 Patagonia rest area, AZ
x Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Bewick’s Wren Thryomanes bewickii 1 1/26/12 Lower RGV NWR, TX
x House Wren Troglodytes aedon 1 1/14/12 Withlacoochee SF, FL
x Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 1 6/5/12 CR 65 near Side Lake, MN
x Pacific Wren Troglodytes pacificus 2/24/12 Redwood NP, CA
x Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis 1  4/5/12 Goose Island SP, TX
x Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris 1 1/26/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
Dippers (Cinclidae)
x American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus 1 2/24/12 Smith River NRA, CA
Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
x Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus 2 11/25/12 Baptist Hospital, Kendall, FL
Kinglets (Regulidae)
x Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula 1 1/9/12 Union Township, NJ
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers (Sylviidae)
Middendorff’s Grasshopper-Warbler Locustella ochotensis 4
Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata 5
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 5
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 5
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 5
Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 4
Pallas’s Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 5
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 4
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis 2
Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca 5
x Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea 1 1/16/12 Key Biscayne, FL
x California Gnatcatcher Polioptila californica 2 5/17/12 Otay Lakes, Chula Vista, CA
x Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura 1 2/19/12 Buckeye, AZ
x Black-capped Gnatcatcher Polioptila nigriceps 3 2/16/12 Patagonia Lake SP, AZ
Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina 5
Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki 5
Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla 4
Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica 4
Gray-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta 4
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica 5
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 5
Thrushes (Turdidae)
Siberian Rubythroat Luscinia calliope 3
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 2
Siberian Blue Robin Luscinia cyane 5
Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 4
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 2
Stonechat Saxicola torquatus 4
x Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis 1 1/6/12 Halibut Point State Park, MA
x Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana 1 2/10/12 Albuquerque, NM
x Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides 1 2/8/12 Sumner Lake SP, NM
x Townsend’s Solitaire  Myadestes townsendi 1 2/10/12 Embudito Canyon, NM
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus aurantiirostris 5
Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus mexicanus 5
x Veery Catharus fuscescens 1 4/23/12 Dry Tortuga NP, FL
x Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus 1 4/18/12 Dauphin Island, TX
x Bicknell’s Thrush  Catharus bicknelli 2 6/13/12 Okemo Mt. Rd., Ludlow, VT
x Swainson’s Thrush Catharus ustulatus 1 4/9/12 South Padre Island, TX
x Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina 1 4/16/12 High Island, TX
Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula 5
Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus 3
Dusky Thrush Turdus naumanni 4
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 4
Redwing  Turdus iliacus 4
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 5
x Clay-colored Thrush Turdus grayi 3 1/25/12 Valley Nature Ctr, Weslaco, TX
White-throated Thrush Turdus assimilis 4
x Rufous-backed Robin  Turdus rufopalliatus 3 2/17/12 Patagonia, AZ
x American Robin Turdus migratorius 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius 1 2/22/12 Hiway 128, CA
Aztec Thrush Ridgwayia pinicola 4
Babblers (Timaliidae)
x Wrentit Chamaea fasciata 1 3/3/12 Point Reyes, CA
Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae)
x Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis 1 1/13/12 Savannah NWR, SC
x Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 1 1/4/12 Parker River NWR, MA
x Tropical Mockingbird Mimus sp. (not yet listed by ABA) 4/30/12 Sabine Wds, Sabine Pass, TX
x Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus 1 2/8/12 Sumner Lake SP, NM
x Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum 1 1/22/12 Goose Island SP, TX
x Long-billed Thrasher Toxostoma longirostre 2 1/24/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
x Bendire’s Thrasher Toxostoma bendirei 2 2/19/12 Salome/Buckeye, AZ
x Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre 1 1/24/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
x California Thrasher Toxostoma redivivum 2 5/18/12 Torrey Pines Reserve, CA
x Crissal Thrasher Toxostoma crissale 2 2/10/12 Embudito Canyon, NM
x Le Conte’s Thrasher Toxostoma lecontei 2 2/19/12 Salome/Buckeye, AZ
Blue Mockingbird Melanotis caerulescens 5
Starlings (Sturnidae)
x European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 2 4/20/12 Homestead, FL
Accentors (Prunellidae)
Siberian Accentor Prunella montanella
Wagtails and Pipits (Motacillidae)
Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis 2
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 5
Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 4
White Wagtail Motacilla alba 3
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 5
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 3
Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi 4
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus 3
x American Pipit Anthus rubescens 1 2/7/12 Granger, TX
x Sprague’s Pipit Anthus spragueii 2 1/22/12 Highlands, TX
Waxwings (Bombycillidae)
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 2
x Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
Silky-flycatchers (Ptilogonatidae)
Gray Silky-flycatcher Ptilogonys cinereus 5
x Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens 1 2/12/12 Percha Dam SP, NM
Olive Warbler (Peucedramidae)
x Olive Warbler Peucedramus taeniatus 2 5/7/12 Trail 206, Gila NF, NM
Wood-Warblers (Parulidae)
x Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus 1 4/5/12 Paradise Pond, Port Aransas, TX
x Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera 2 4/16/12 High Island, TX
x Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina 1 4/2/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
x Orange-crowned Warbler  Vermivora celata 1 1/13/12 Savannah NWR, SC
x Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla 1 3/20/12 South Padre Island, TX
x Virginia’s Warbler Vermivora virginiae 1 5/5/12 Percha Dam, NM
Colima Warbler Vermivora crissalis 2
x Lucy’s Warbler Vermivora luciae 1 5/5/12 Percha Dam, NM
Crescent-chested Warbler Parula superciliosa 4
x Northern Parula Parula americana 1 1/14/12 Withlacoochee SF, FL
x Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi 3 3/21/12 Anzalduas Dam, TX
x Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia 1 3/30/12 Bentsen-RGV SP, TX
x Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica 1 4/16/12 High Island, TX
x Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia 1 4/23/12 Dry Tortuga NP, FL
x Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina 1 4/20/12 Bill Baggs SP, FL
x Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens 1 4/21/12 Everglades NP, FL
x Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica nigrescens 1 2/14/12 Paradise, AZ
x Golden-cheeked Warbler Dendroica chrysoparia 2 5/3/12 Lost Maples SNA, TX
x Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens 1 1/24/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
x Townsend’s Warbler Dendroica townsendi 1 2/23/12 Manchester Beach, CA
x Hermit Warbler Dendroica occidentalis 1 5/16/12 Cleveland NF, CA
x Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca 1 4/16/12 High Island, TX
x Yellow-throated Warbler  Dendroica dominica 1 1/31/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
x Grace’s Warbler Dendroica graciae 1 5/6/12 Gallinas CG, Black Range, NM
x Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus 1 1/14/12 Withlacoochee SF, FL
x Kirtland’s Warbler Dendroica kirtlandii 2 6/12/12 Grayling, MI
x Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor 1 1/13/12 Savannah NWR, SC
x Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum 1 1/14/12 Withlacoochee SF, FL
x Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea 1 4/22/12 Fiesta Key, FL
x Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata 1 4/16/12 High Island, TX
x Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea 2  4/8/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
x Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia 1 1/13/12 Great Swamp, Walterboro, SC
x American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla 1 4/14/12 High Island, TX
x Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea 1 4/9/12 South Padre Island, TX
x Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum 1 3/26/12 Santa Ana NWR, TX
x Swainson’s Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii 2 4/18/12 Dauphin Island, AL
x Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla 1 4/16/12 High Island, TX
x Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis 1 4/17/12 High Island, TX
x Louisiana Waterthrush  Seiurus motacilla 1 3/20/12 South Padre Island, TX
x Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus 1 4/9/12 South Padre Island, TX
x Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis 2 6/5/12 Hiway 73, near Linden Grove, MN
x Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia 1 6/6/12 Hiway 16, Fairbanks, MN
x MacGillivray’s Warbler Oporornis tolmiei 1 5/5/12 Percha Dam, NM
x Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas 1 1/17/12 Corkscrew Swamp, FL
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis poliocephala 4
x Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina 1 3/20/12 South Padre Island, TX
x Wilson’s Warbler Wilsonia pusilla 1 1/24/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
x Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis 1 4/16/12 High Island, TX
x Red-faced Warbler Cardellina rubrifrons 2 5/6/12 Iron Creek, Black Range, NM
x Painted Redstart Myioborus pictus 2 3/8/2012 Madera Canyon, AZ
Slate-throated Redstart Myioborus miniatus 4
Fan-tailed Warbler Euthlypis lachrymosa 4
x Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus 4 1/28/12 Frontera Audubon, Weslaco, TX
x Rufous-capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons 3 2/18/12 Florida Canyon, AZ
x Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens 1 4/2/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
Bananaquits (Incertae Sedis)
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola 4
x Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava 2 2/15/2012 Patagonia Lake SP, AZ
x Summer Tanager Piranga rubra 1 1/17/12 Corkscrew Swamp, FL
x Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea 1 4/9/12 South Padre Island, TX
x Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana 1 5/5/12 Emory Pass, Black Range, NM
Flame-colored Tanager Piranga bidentata 3
Western Spindalis Spindalis zena 3
Emberizids (Emberizidae)
x White-collared Seedeater Sporophila torqueola 3 1/29/12 Zapata, TX
Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus 4
Black-faced Grassquit Tiaris bicolor 4
x Olive Sparrow Arremonops rufivirgatus 2 1/24/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
x Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus 1 1/30/12 Santa Margarita Bluffs, TX
x Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus 1 1/22/12 Goose Island SP, TX
x Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Canyon Towhee Pipilo fuscus 1 2/9/12 Embudito Canyon, NM
x California Towhee Pipilo crissalis 1 2/20/12 Sequoia NF, CA
x Abert’s Towhee Pipilo aberti 1 2/16/12 Patagonia, AZ
x Rufous-winged Sparrow Aimophila carpalis 2 2/19/12 Box Canyon/Madera Canyon, AZ
x Cassin’s Sparrow Aimophila cassinii 1 3/29/12 Old Port Isabel Road, Brownsville, TX
x Bachman’s Sparrow Aimophila aestivalis 2 4/18/12 Mississippi Sandhill Crane NWR
x Botteri’s Sparrow Aimophila botterii 2 5/12/12 Patagonia Lake SP, AZ
x Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps 1 2/9/12 Embudito Canyon, NM
x Five-striped Sparrow Aimophila quinquestriata 3 5/14/12 California Gulch, near Ruby, AZ
x American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea 1 1/4/12 Parker River NWR, MA
x Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina 1 1/13/12 Savannah NWR, SC
x Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida 1 1/23/12 Goose Island SP, TX
x Brewer’s Sparrow Spizella breweri 1 2/13/12 Rodeo, NM
x Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla 1 1/23/12 Goose Island SP, TX
Worthen’s Sparrow Spizella wortheni 5
x Black-chinned Sparrow  Spizella atrogularis 1 2/9/12 Embudito Canyon, NM
x Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus 1 1/27/12 Resaca de la Palma SP, TX
x Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus 1 1/27/12 Resaca de la Palma SP, TX
x Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata 1 1/29/12 Salineno, TX
x Sage Sparrow Amphispiza belli 1 2/14/12 Rodeo, NM
x Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys 1 2/8/12 Muleshoe NWR, TX
x Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis 1 1/3/12 Avalon, NJ
x Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum 1 2/15/12 Rodeo, NM
x Baird’s Sparrow Ammodramus bairdii 2 9/29/12 Stateline Road, Rodeo, NM
x Henslow’s Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii 2 1/13/12 Paulk’s Prairie, GA
x Le Conte’s Sparrow Ammodramus leconteii 1 6/5/12 Sax-Zim Bog, MN
x Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow Ammodramus nelsoni 1 5/2/12 Yacht Basin Road, Gilchrist, TX
x Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow Ammodramus caudacutus 1 6/23/12 Great Bay Blvd, Tuckerton, NJ
x Seaside Sparrow Ammodramus maritimus 1 4/14/12 Anahuac NWR, TX
x Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca 1 2/12/12 Mesilla, NM
x Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Lincoln’s Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii 1 1/23/12 near Tivoli, TX
x Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana 1 1/13/12 Savannah NWR, SC
x White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Harris’s Sparrow  Zonotrichia querula 1 2/7/12 Waco, TX
x White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys 1 1/30/12 Santa Margarita Bluffs, TX
x Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla 1 2/20/12 Sequoia NF, CA
x Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Yellow-eyed Junco Junco phaeonotus 2 2/13/12 Rustler Park, Coronado NF, AZ
x McCown’s Longspur Calcarius mccownii 2 2/7/12 Granger, TX
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus 1
Smith’s Longspur Calcarius pictus 2
x Chestnut-collared Longspur  Calcarius ornatus 1 2/13/12 near Rodeo, NM
Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos 5
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 4
Yellow-browed Bunting Emberiza chrysophrys 5
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica 3
Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans 5
Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola 5
Gray Bunting Emberiza variabilis 5
Pallas’s Bunting Emberiza pallasi 5
Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 4
x Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 1 12/7/12 Spruce Run, Clinton Twp, NJ
McKay’s Bunting Plectrophenax hyperboreus 2
Cardinals, Saltators, and Allies (Cardinalidae)
x Crimson-collared Grosbeak Rhodothraupis celaeno 4 1/31/12 Pharr, TX
x Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinuatus 1 1/26/12 Lower RGV NWR, TX
Yellow Grosbeak Pheucticus chrysopeplus 4
x Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus 1 3/20/12 South Padre Island, TX
x Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus 1 5/6/12 Iron Creek, Black Range, NM
Blue Bunting Cyanocompsa parellina 4
x Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea 1  4/13/12 Paradise Pond, Port Aransas, TX
x Lazuli Bunting  Passerina amoena 1 2/17/2012 Patagonia, AZ
x Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea 1  4/7/12 Edinburg, TX
x Varied Bunting Passerina versicolor 2  5/3/12 Junction, TX
x Painted Bunting  Passerina ciris 1 1/17/12 Corkscrew Swamp, FL
x Dickcissel Spiza americana 1 4/23/12 Dry Tortuga NP, FL
Blackbirds (Icteridae)
x Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus 1 4/24/12 Dry Tortuga NP, FL
x Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Tricolored Blackbird Agelaius tricolor 2 3/5/12 Merced NWR, CA
Tawny-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius humeralis 5
x Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna 1 1/13/12 Savannah NWR, SC
x Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta 1 1/26/12 Lower RGV NWR, TX
x Yellow-headed Blackbird 2/15/12 San Pedro House, AZ
x Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus 1 1/13/12 Savannah NWR, SC
x Brewer’s Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus 1 1/26/12 Lower RGV NWR, TX
x Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
x Boat-tailed Grackle Quiscalus major 1 1/1/12 Atlantic City, NJ
x Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus 1 1/22/12 Goose Island SP, TX
x Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis 3  4/21/12 Everglades NP, FL
x Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus 1 1/31/12 McAllen, TX
x Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
Black-vented Oriole Icterus wagleri 5
x Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius 1 4/9/12 South Padre Island, TX
x Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus 1 1/29/12 Salineno, TX
Streak-backed Oriole Icterus pustulatus 4
x Bullock’s Oriole  Icterus bullockii 1 5/4/12 Balmorhea SP, TX
Spot-breasted Oriole Icterus pectoralis 2
x Altamira Oriole Icterus gularis 2 1/25/12 Frontera Audubon, Weslaco, TX
x Audubon’s Oriole  Icterus graduacauda 2 1/26/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
x Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula 1 1/2/12 Cape May, NJ
x Scott’s Oriole Icterus parisorum 1 5/4/12 Balmorhea SP, TX
Fringilline and Cardueline Finches & Allies (Fringillidae)
Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 4
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 3
x Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis 1 2/9/12 Sandia Crest, NM
x Black Rosy-Finch Leucosticte atrata 2 2/9/12 Sandia Crest, NM
x Brown-capped Rosy-Finch  Leucosticte australis 2 2/9/12 Sandia Crest, NM
x Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator 1 7/20/12 Little Molas Lk, near Silverton,CO
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 4
x Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus 1 2/28/12 Fort Ebey State Park, WA
x Cassin’s Finch Carpodacus cassinii 1 2/14/12 Paradise, AZ
x House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus 1 1/5/12 Biddeford Pools, ME
x Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 1 2/28/12 Fort Ebey State Park, WA
x White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera 2 8/15/12 Sandia Crest, NM
Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea 1
Hoary Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni 2
Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus 5
x Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus 1 2/13/12 near Paradise, AZ
x Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria 1 1/24/12 Estero Llano Grande SP, TX
x Lawrence’s Goldfinch Carduelis lawrencei 2 3/8/12 Green Valley, AZ
x American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis 1 1/1/12 Forsythe NWR, NJ
Oriental Greenfinch Carduelis sinica 4
Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 4
x Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus 1 6/12/12 Hartwick Pines SP, MI
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 4
Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
x House Sparrow Passer domesticus 1 1/2/12 Cape May, NJ
x Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 2 6/25/12 St. Louis, MO

2 thoughts on “Phylogenetic Sequence List”

  1. It looks like you guys might have forgotten to add one to this list. I thought that you guys had Montezuma’s Quail in the Chihuahuas! As I recall you nearly ran them over.
    John Bollin

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