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BIRDS: Passerines

TYRANNIDAE
Mountain Elaenia (Elaenia frantzii) - Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua
Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) - Sandy Creek Park, NC
Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) - Roan Mountain, NC
Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer) - Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua
Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) - Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua
Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) - Granada, Nicaragua
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) - Pea Island NWR, NC
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) - Orange County, NC

LANIIDAE
Loggerhead Shrike 
(Lanius ludovicianus) - Fort Fisher, NC

VIREONIDAE
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) - Falls Lake, NC
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) - Shelley Lake, NC

CORVIDAE
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) - Durham, NC
Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica) - Cabrillo National Monument, CA
White-throated Magpie-Jay (Calocitta formosa) - Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua
Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) - Seville, Spain

ALAUDIDAE
Crested Lark (Galerida cristata) - Seville, Spain
Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) - Fiesta Island, CA

HIRUDINIDAE
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) - Richmond County, NC
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) - Falls Lake, NC
Mangrove Swallow (Tachycineta albilinea) - Granada, Nicaragua

PARIDAE
Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) - Durham, NC
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) - Orange County, NY
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophous bicolor) - Durham, NC
Great Tit (Parus major) - Seville, Spain

AEGITHALIDAE
Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) - Famosa Slough, CA

SITTIDAE
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) - Mason Farm, NC
Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla) - Carteret County, NC

CERTHIIDAE
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) - Mason Farm, NC

TROGLODYTIDAE
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) - Carrboro, NC
Bewick’s Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) - Cabrillo National Monument, CA
Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis) - Fort Fisher, NC
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) - Jordan Lake, NC

REGULIDAE
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) - Falls Lake, NC
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) - Durham, NC

SYLVIIDAE
Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia melanocephala) - Ronda, Spain

TURDIDAE
Eastern Bluebird (Sialis sialis) - Durham, NC
Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) - Mason Farm, NC
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) - Seville, Spain
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) - Cary, NC

MIMIDAE
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) - Carrboro, NC
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) - Mason Farm, NC
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) - Chapel Hill, NC
California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum) - Cabrillo Nat'l Monument, CA

STURNIDAE
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) - Philadelphia, PA
Spotless Starling (Sturnus unicolor) - Seville, Spain

MOTACILLIDAE
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) - Seville, Spain
American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) - Falls Lake, NC

BOMBYCILLIDAE
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) - Carrboro, NC

PARULIDAE
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) - Orange County, NC
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia novaboracensis) - Mason Farm
Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) - Hampton Creek Cove, TN
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) - Mason Farm, NC
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonoteria citrea) - Sandy Creek Park, NC
Orange-crowned Warbler (Oreothlypis celatea) - Pea Island NWR, NC
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) - Mason Farm, NC
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) - Mason Farm, NC
Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) - Jordan Lake, NC
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) - Sandy Creek Park, NC
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) - Hampton Creek Cove, TN
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) - Grandfather Mountain, NC
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) - Sandy Creek Park, NC
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) - Falls Lake, NC
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) - Mason Farm, NC
Pine Warbler (Setophagus pinus) - Durham, NC
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) - Carolina Beach, NC
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virescens) - Roan Mountain, TN
Canada Warbler (Cardellina carolinensis) - Roan Mountain, TN
Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) - Mason Farm, NC

EMBERIZIDAE
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) - Durham, NC
California Towhee (Melozone crissalis) - Cabrillo National Monument, CA
Bachman’s Sparrow (Peucaea aestivalus) - Scotland County, NC
Stripe-headed Sparrow (Peucaea ruficauda) - San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) - Bear Mountain, NY
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) - Mason Farm, NC
Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) - Falls Lake, NC
Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) - Lake Crabtree, NC
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) - Watauga County, NC
Henslow’s Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii) - Croatan Nat'l Forest, NC
Nelson's Sparrow (Ammodramus neslonii) - Fort Fisher SRA, NC
Seaside Sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus) - Ocracoke, NC
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) - Falls Lake, NC
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) - Dairyland, NC

THRAUPIDAE
Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus) - San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua

CARDINALIDAE
Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) - Mason Farm, NC
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) - Mason Farm, NC
Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) - Pinehurst, NC
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) - Durham, NC
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) - Orange County, NC
Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) - Cabrillo National Monument, CA
Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) - Mason Farm, NC
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) - Duke Forest, NC
Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) - Carolina Beach State Park, NC
Dickcissel (Spiza americana) - Wake County, NC

ICTERIDAE
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorous) - Mapleview Farms, NC
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) - Lake Mattamuskeet, NC
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) - Bodie Lighthouse, NC
Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) - Mason Farm, NC
Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) - San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major) - Fort Fisher, NC
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) - Villanova, PA

FRINGILLIDAE
Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) - Mason Farm, NC
House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) - Durham, NC
Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) - Grandfather Mountain, NC
Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) - Mason Farm, NC
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) - Durham, NC