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Thickets

102 Bird Species
Alder Flycatcher

Alder Flycatcher

This species is nearly identical to Willow Flycatcher. Alder and Willow Flycatchers were once considered the same species, Traill's Flycatcher. The two are best distinguished by voice. Upperparts are olive, with darker grayish tones on head. The blackish wings show two whitish wing bars and fairly lo more...

Length: 13 cm Wingspan: 20 cm

Altamira Oriole

Altamira Oriole

The U.S. range of this oriole, the largest of North American, is restricted to southern. Adults are mostly bright orange with black wings, back, tail, throat, and lores; the median wing coverts are orange and and the greater coverts are tipped with white creating a single white wingbar. Sexes are sim more...

Length: 25 cm Wingspan: 35 cm

Audubon's Oriole

Audubon's Oriole

Greenish yellow and black overall, with black head and throat, black wings, and long black tail. Back and underparts are yellow. Scott's Oriole has more black on the breast and back; other male orioles are orange. Sexes are similar. more...

Length: 24 cm Wingspan: 30 cm

Bahama Mockingbird

Bahama Mockingbird

A thrasher-like Caribbean mockingbird, rare to Southern Florida. Adult is similar to Sage Thrasher and Northern Mockingbird, but note clean gray underparts without buffy tones and limited dark streaking on flanks. Upperparts are sandy-brown with two narrow white wing bars, tail is relatively long and more...

Length: 28 cm Wingspan: 37 cm

Bell's Vireo

Bell's Vireo

This small vireo is often heard singing from deep within heavy brush. A short primary projection makes this bird appear long-tailed compared to other vireos. Western populations have slightly longer tails than eastern. The face shows indistinct spectacles, with a broken eye ring. There are two pale w more...

Length: 12 cm Wingspan: 18 cm

Berylline Hummingbird

Berylline Hummingbird

This species is rare but annual in Southeast Arizona. The upper mandible is black, while the lower mandible is reddish-orange at the base and black at the tip. The tail is square. Male: Upperparts and breast dark green, sometimes with turquoise cast to the throat. Belly is dark gray. The rump and ta more...

Length: 10 cm Wingspan: 13 cm

Bewick's Wren

Bewick's Wren

This wren is easily recognized by its long tail, which it flips side to side. Also by its bold whitish supercilium, and by its loud scolding vocalizations. Upperparts are fairly plain, and range in color from warm reddish brown to dull gray-brown. The tail is proportionally longer than those of other more...

Length: 13 cm Wingspan: 18 cm

Black Vulture

Black Vulture

Black overall. The skin on the bare head is gray and wrinkled, darker and smoother on young birds. The bill is dark with a pale tip. The legs and feet are pale gray. In flight, the white undersides of the primaries form pale wingtips that contrast with the rest of the bird’s plumage. Wings are hel more...

Length: 60 cm Wingspan: 137 cm

Black-billed Cuckoo

Black-billed Cuckoo

This species is distinguished from the other two cuckoo species in North America by its all-dark bill, the small white tips on the tail feathers, and, at close range, by its red eye ring. The upperparts are dull gray-brown, with a slight olive cast. The underparts are dull white. Juvenile: Similar to more...

Length: 28 cm Wingspan: 38 cm

Black-capped Vireo

Black-capped Vireo

This little vireo has suffered drastic declines in the past century, and is listed as endangered. The upperparts are olive green, with two dull whitish wing bars. The male's head is black, with bold white spectacles. The female shows a similar pattern, but the head is dark gray. The underparts, inclu more...

Length: 10 cm Wingspan: 18 cm

Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush

Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush

A relatively small, mostly dark thrush with a conspicuous orange eyering, orange bill and bright orange-yellow legs and feet. Blackish head is darkest on the crown, back and wings are olive-brown. Underparts are ashy-gray, palest on the throat and belly which may be near white. Orange-billed Nighting more...

Length: 16 cm Wingspan: 28 cm

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

While the sexes of this species differ drastically, both are distinctive and easy to identify in all seasons. Adult Male: Dark blue upperparts with a white patch at the base of the primaries. Birds from the Appalachian population show some black on the crown and back. Face, upper throat, and sides ar more...

Length: 13 cm Wingspan: 18 cm

Blue Bunting

Blue Bunting

Stocky bunting with a stout dark bill with curved culmen. Male: Bluish-black overall with lighter blue on crown, nape, cheeks, shoulders, and rump. Female: Warm brown with darker wings and tail. Juvenile males have brownish wings. Blue Grosbeak similar but larger and larger-billed with rufous wingbar more...

Length: 14 cm Wingspan: 22 cm

Blue Mockingbird

Blue Mockingbird

Nearly unmistakable. This large, long-tailed, thrasher-like bird is almost entirely dark slate-blue, with lighter blue streaks on crown, throat, and breast. A black mask extends from the base of the bill through the eye and onto the auriculars. Eye is red. Gray legs and slender, slightly decurved dar more...

Length: 25 cm Wingspan: 36 cm

Blue-headed Vireo

Blue-headed Vireo

This species, along with Cassin's Vireo and Plumbeous Vireo, was formerly known as Solitary Vireo. Blue-headed is the northern and eastern member of this complex. The back is olive green, and contrasts with the blue-gray head. The wings are blackish, with two pale yellow wing bars and yellowish edges more...

Length: 13 cm Wingspan: 22 cm

Bluethroat

Bluethroat

This species appears short-winged and short-tailed. In all plumages, note the rufous base to the blackish tail, visible in flight and when the bird flicks its tail when foraging. Adult Male: Upperparts are dull gray-brown. A bold whitish supercilium is thinly bordered above by black. The throat and u more...

Length: 14 cm Wingspan: 23 cm

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  • Alder Flycatcher

    Alder Flycatcher

    7 Photographs
  • Altamira Oriole

    Altamira Oriole

    14 Photographs
  • Audubon's Oriole

    Audubon's Oriole

    5 Photographs
  • Bahama Mockingbird

    Bahama Mockingbird

    3 Photographs
  • Bell's Vireo

    Bell's Vireo

    15 Photographs
  • Berylline Hummingbird

    Berylline Hummingbird

    3 Photographs
  • Bewick's Wren

    Bewick's Wren

    7 Photographs
  • Black Vulture

    Black Vulture

    9 Photographs
  • Black-billed Cuckoo

    Black-billed Cuckoo

    2 Photographs
  • Black-capped Vireo

    Black-capped Vireo

    1 Photograph
  • Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush

    Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush

    0 Photographs
  • Black-throated Blue Warbler

    Black-throated Blue Warbler

    10 Photographs
  • Blue Bunting

    Blue Bunting

    0 Photographs
  • Blue Mockingbird

    Blue Mockingbird

    1 Photograph
  • Blue-headed Vireo

    Blue-headed Vireo

    12 Photographs
  • Bluethroat

    Bluethroat

    2 Photographs

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Non-vegetated Areas

0 species

Salt-water-sm

Salt Water

7 species

Bluethroat

Bluethroat

Cyanecula svecica

Beaches, Thickets
Common Yellowthroat

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichas

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Open Country and Grasslands, Northern Wooded Swamps, Thickets
Prairie Warbler

Prairie Warbler

Setophaga discolor

Coastal Dunes, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Thickets
Song Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Coastal Dunes, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Stonechat

Stonechat

Saxicola torquatus

Coastal Dunes, Open Country and Grasslands, Thickets
Swamp Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

Melospiza georgiana

Estuaries and Bays, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Northern Wooded Swamps, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Wrentit

Wrentit

Chamaea fasciata

Coastal Dunes, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Thickets
Human-altered-areas-sm

Human-altered Areas

35 species

Audubon's Oriole

Audubon's Oriole

Icterus graduacauda

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Bewick's Wren

Bewick's Wren

Thryomanes bewickii

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Black Vulture

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Thickets
Black-billed Cuckoo

Black-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus erythropthalmus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Bronzed Cowbird

Bronzed Cowbird

Molothrus aeneus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Thickets
Brown Thrasher

Brown Thrasher

Toxostoma rufum

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Brown-headed Cowbird

Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Thickets
California Quail

California Quail

Callipepla californica

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Carolina Wren

Carolina Wren

Thryothorus ludovicianus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Clearcuts, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Thickets
Common Rosefinch

Common Rosefinch

Haemorhous erythrinus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Thickets
Curve-billed Thrasher

Curve-billed Thrasher

Toxostoma curvirostre

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Thickets
Dark-eyed Junco

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Gray Catbird

Gray Catbird

Dumetella carolinensis

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Clearcuts, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Green Jay

Green Jay

Cyanocorax yncas

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Green Violet-ear

Green Violet-ear

Colibri thalassinus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Dry Western Woodlands, Thickets
Green-tailed Towhee

Green-tailed Towhee

Pipilo chlorurus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Thickets
House Finch

House Finch

Haemorhous mexicanus

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
House Sparrow

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Thickets
House Wren

House Wren

Troglodytes aedon

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Northern Wooded Swamps, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Key West Quail-Dove

Key West Quail-Dove

Geotrygon chrysia

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Thickets
Lazuli Bunting

Lazuli Bunting

Passerina amoena

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Lincoln's Sparrow

Lincoln's Sparrow

Melospiza lincolnii

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Northern Wooded Swamps, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Northern Cardinal

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Clearcuts, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Painted Bunting

Painted Bunting

Passerina ciris

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Regulus calendula

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Rustic Bunting

Rustic Bunting

Emberiza rustica

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Western Confierous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Shiny Cowbird

Shiny Cowbird

Molothrus bonariensis

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts, Thickets
Song Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Coastal Dunes, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Spotted Towhee

Spotted Towhee

Pipilo maculatus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Swamp Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

Melospiza georgiana

Estuaries and Bays, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Northern Wooded Swamps, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
White-crowned Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Thickets
White-throated Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Wilson's Warbler

Wilson's Warbler

Cardellina pusilla

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Clearcuts, Western Confierous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Yellow Warbler

Yellow Warbler

Setophaga petechia

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Mangroves, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Fresh-water-sm

Fresh Water

17 species

Alder Flycatcher

Alder Flycatcher

Empidonax alnorum

Streams and Brooks, Northern Wooded Swamps, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Black Vulture

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Thickets
Blue-headed Vireo

Blue-headed Vireo

Vireo solitarius

Southern Wooded Swamps, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Bronzed Cowbird

Bronzed Cowbird

Molothrus aeneus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Thickets
Brown-headed Cowbird

Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Thickets
Carolina Wren

Carolina Wren

Thryothorus ludovicianus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Clearcuts, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Thickets
Common Rosefinch

Common Rosefinch

Haemorhous erythrinus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Thickets
Common Yellowthroat

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichas

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Open Country and Grasslands, Northern Wooded Swamps, Thickets
Hooded Warbler

Hooded Warbler

Wilsonia citrina

Southern Wooded Swamps, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Thickets
Paint-billed Crake

Paint-billed Crake

Neocrex erythrops

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Thickets
Sedge Warbler

Sedge Warbler

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Fresh Water Marshes, Thickets
Shiny Cowbird

Shiny Cowbird

Molothrus bonariensis

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts, Thickets
Song Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Coastal Dunes, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Swamp Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

Melospiza georgiana

Estuaries and Bays, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Northern Wooded Swamps, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Tricolored Blackbird

Tricolored Blackbird

Agelaius tricolor

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
White-eyed Vireo

White-eyed Vireo

Vireo griseus

Mangroves, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Yellow Warbler

Yellow Warbler

Setophaga petechia

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Mangroves, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Grassland-and-scrubland-sm

Grassland and Scrubland

53 species

Bahama Mockingbird

Bahama Mockingbird

Mimus gundlachii

Clearcuts, Thickets
Bell's Vireo

Bell's Vireo

Vireo bellii

Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Bewick's Wren

Bewick's Wren

Thryomanes bewickii

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Black Vulture

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Thickets
Black-billed Cuckoo

Black-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus erythropthalmus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Black-capped Vireo

Black-capped Vireo

Vireo atricapilla

Shrubby Slopes, Dry Western Woodlands, Thickets
Broad-billed Hummingbird

Broad-billed Hummingbird

Cynanthus latirostris

Shrubby Slopes, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Bronzed Cowbird

Bronzed Cowbird

Molothrus aeneus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Thickets
Brown Thrasher

Brown Thrasher

Toxostoma rufum

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Brown-headed Cowbird

Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Thickets
California Quail

California Quail

Callipepla californica

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Caribbean Elaenia

Caribbean Elaenia

Elaenia martinica

Clearcuts, Thickets
Carolina Wren

Carolina Wren

Thryothorus ludovicianus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Clearcuts, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Thickets
Chestnut-sided Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Setophaga pensylvanica

Clearcuts, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Clay-colored Sparrow

Clay-colored Sparrow

Spizella pallida

Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Thickets
Common Pauraque

Common Pauraque

Nyctidromus albicollis

Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Thickets
Common Yellowthroat

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichas

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Open Country and Grasslands, Northern Wooded Swamps, Thickets
Curve-billed Thrasher

Curve-billed Thrasher

Toxostoma curvirostre

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Thickets
Dark-eyed Junco

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Dusky Flycatcher

Dusky Flycatcher

Empidonax oberholseri

Chapparal, Clearcuts, Dry Western Woodlands, Thickets
Fox Sparrow

Fox Sparrow

Passerella iliaca

Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Northern Wooded Swamps, Thickets
Gray Catbird

Gray Catbird

Dumetella carolinensis

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Clearcuts, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Green-tailed Towhee

Green-tailed Towhee

Pipilo chlorurus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Thickets
Hermit Thrush

Hermit Thrush

Catharus guttatus

Chapparal, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
House Finch

House Finch

Haemorhous mexicanus

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
House Wren

House Wren

Troglodytes aedon

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Northern Wooded Swamps, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Indigo Bunting

Indigo Bunting

Passerina cyanea

Shrubby Slopes, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Lazuli Bunting

Lazuli Bunting

Passerina amoena

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Lesser Whitethroat

Lesser Whitethroat

Sylvia curruca

Open Country and Grasslands, Thickets
Lincoln's Sparrow

Lincoln's Sparrow

Melospiza lincolnii

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Northern Wooded Swamps, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Long-eared Owl

Long-eared Owl

Asio otus

Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
MacGillivray's Warbler

MacGillivray's Warbler

Geothlypis tolmiei

Clearcuts, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Middendorff's Grasshopper-Warbler

Middendorff's Grasshopper-Warbler

Locustella ochotensis

Shrubby Slopes, Thickets
Northern Bobwhite

Northern Bobwhite

Colinus virginianus

Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Thickets
Northern Cardinal

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Clearcuts, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Olive Sparrow

Olive Sparrow

Arremonops rufivirgatus

Chapparal, Thickets
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush

Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush

Catharus aurantiirostris

Clearcuts, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Orange-crowned Warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler

Oreothlypis celata

Chapparal, Clearcuts, Boreal Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Paint-billed Crake

Paint-billed Crake

Neocrex erythrops

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Thickets
Painted Bunting

Painted Bunting

Passerina ciris

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Pallas's Bunting

Pallas's Bunting

Emberiza pallasi

Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Thickets
Philadelphia Vireo

Philadelphia Vireo

Vireo philadelphicus

Clearcuts, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Thickets
Shiny Cowbird

Shiny Cowbird

Molothrus bonariensis

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts, Thickets
Song Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Coastal Dunes, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Spotted Towhee

Spotted Towhee

Pipilo maculatus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Stonechat

Stonechat

Saxicola torquatus

Coastal Dunes, Open Country and Grasslands, Thickets
Tricolored Blackbird

Tricolored Blackbird

Agelaius tricolor

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Varied Bunting

Varied Bunting

Passerina versicolor

Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
White-crowned Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Thickets
Wilson's Warbler

Wilson's Warbler

Cardellina pusilla

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Clearcuts, Western Confierous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Wrentit

Wrentit

Chamaea fasciata

Coastal Dunes, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Thickets
Xantus's Hummingbird

Xantus's Hummingbird

Hylocharis xantusii

Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Yellow-breasted Chat

Yellow-breasted Chat

Icteria virens

Clearcuts, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Forest-and-woodlands-sm

Forest and Woodlands

102 species

Alder Flycatcher

Alder Flycatcher

Empidonax alnorum

Streams and Brooks, Northern Wooded Swamps, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Altamira Oriole

Altamira Oriole

Icterus gularis

Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Audubon's Oriole

Audubon's Oriole

Icterus graduacauda

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Bahama Mockingbird

Bahama Mockingbird

Mimus gundlachii

Clearcuts, Thickets
Bell's Vireo

Bell's Vireo

Vireo bellii

Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Berylline Hummingbird

Berylline Hummingbird

Amazilia beryllina

Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Bewick's Wren

Bewick's Wren

Thryomanes bewickii

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Black Vulture

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Thickets
Black-billed Cuckoo

Black-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus erythropthalmus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Black-capped Vireo

Black-capped Vireo

Vireo atricapilla

Shrubby Slopes, Dry Western Woodlands, Thickets
Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush

Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush

Catharus mexicanus

Thickets
Black-throated Blue Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Setophaga caerulescens

Eastern Deciduous Forest, Thickets
Blue Bunting

Blue Bunting

Cyanocompsa parellina

Thickets
Blue Mockingbird

Blue Mockingbird

Melanotis caerulescens

Thickets
Blue-headed Vireo

Blue-headed Vireo

Vireo solitarius

Southern Wooded Swamps, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Bluethroat

Bluethroat

Cyanecula svecica

Beaches, Thickets
Broad-billed Hummingbird

Broad-billed Hummingbird

Cynanthus latirostris

Shrubby Slopes, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Bronzed Cowbird

Bronzed Cowbird

Molothrus aeneus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Thickets
Brown Jay

Brown Jay

Psilorhinus morio

Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Brown Thrasher

Brown Thrasher

Toxostoma rufum

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Brown-headed Cowbird

Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Thickets
California Quail

California Quail

Callipepla californica

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Canada Warbler

Canada Warbler

Cardellina canadensis

Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Thickets
Caribbean Elaenia

Caribbean Elaenia

Elaenia martinica

Clearcuts, Thickets
Carolina Wren

Carolina Wren

Thryothorus ludovicianus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Clearcuts, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Thickets
Chestnut-sided Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Setophaga pensylvanica

Clearcuts, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Clay-colored Sparrow

Clay-colored Sparrow

Spizella pallida

Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Thickets
Common Pauraque

Common Pauraque

Nyctidromus albicollis

Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Thickets
Common Rosefinch

Common Rosefinch

Haemorhous erythrinus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Thickets
Common Yellowthroat

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichas

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Open Country and Grasslands, Northern Wooded Swamps, Thickets
Connecticut Warbler

Connecticut Warbler

Oporornis agilis

Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Thickets
Crimson-collared Grosbeak

Crimson-collared Grosbeak

Rhodothraupis celaeno

Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Curve-billed Thrasher

Curve-billed Thrasher

Toxostoma curvirostre

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Thickets
Dark-eyed Junco

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Dusky Flycatcher

Dusky Flycatcher

Empidonax oberholseri

Chapparal, Clearcuts, Dry Western Woodlands, Thickets
Eastern Towhee

Eastern Towhee

Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Thickets
Eurasian Woodcock

Eurasian Woodcock

Scolopax rusticola

Eastern Deciduous Forest, Thickets
Fox Sparrow

Fox Sparrow

Passerella iliaca

Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Northern Wooded Swamps, Thickets
Golden-crowned Sparrow

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia atricapilla

Thickets
Golden-crowned Warbler

Golden-crowned Warbler

Basileuterus culicivorus

Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Gray Bunting

Gray Bunting

Emberiza variabilis

Western Confierous Forest, Thickets
Gray Catbird

Gray Catbird

Dumetella carolinensis

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Clearcuts, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Gray Nightjar

Gray Nightjar

Caprimulgus jotaka

Thickets
Gray-cheeked Thrush

Gray-cheeked Thrush

Catharus minimus

Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Thickets
Green Jay

Green Jay

Cyanocorax yncas

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Green Violet-ear

Green Violet-ear

Colibri thalassinus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Dry Western Woodlands, Thickets
Green-tailed Towhee

Green-tailed Towhee

Pipilo chlorurus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Thickets
Hermit Thrush

Hermit Thrush

Catharus guttatus

Chapparal, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Hooded Warbler

Hooded Warbler

Wilsonia citrina

Southern Wooded Swamps, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Thickets
House Finch

House Finch

Haemorhous mexicanus

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
House Sparrow

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Thickets
House Wren

House Wren

Troglodytes aedon

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Northern Wooded Swamps, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Indigo Bunting

Indigo Bunting

Passerina cyanea

Shrubby Slopes, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Key West Quail-Dove

Key West Quail-Dove

Geotrygon chrysia

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Thickets
Kirtland's Warbler

Kirtland's Warbler

Setophaga kirtlandii

Boreal Forest, Thickets
Lazuli Bunting

Lazuli Bunting

Passerina amoena

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Lesser Whitethroat

Lesser Whitethroat

Sylvia curruca

Open Country and Grasslands, Thickets
Lincoln's Sparrow

Lincoln's Sparrow

Melospiza lincolnii

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Northern Wooded Swamps, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Long-billed Thrasher

Long-billed Thrasher

Toxostoma longirostre

Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Long-eared Owl

Long-eared Owl

Asio otus

Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
MacGillivray's Warbler

MacGillivray's Warbler

Geothlypis tolmiei

Clearcuts, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Middendorff's Grasshopper-Warbler

Middendorff's Grasshopper-Warbler

Locustella ochotensis

Shrubby Slopes, Thickets
Mourning Warbler

Mourning Warbler

Geothlypis philadelphia

Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Thickets
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet

Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet

Camptostoma imberbe

Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Northern Bobwhite

Northern Bobwhite

Colinus virginianus

Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Thickets
Northern Cardinal

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Clearcuts, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Olive Sparrow

Olive Sparrow

Arremonops rufivirgatus

Chapparal, Thickets
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush

Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush

Catharus aurantiirostris

Clearcuts, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Orange-crowned Warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler

Oreothlypis celata

Chapparal, Clearcuts, Boreal Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Paint-billed Crake

Paint-billed Crake

Neocrex erythrops

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Thickets
Painted Bunting

Painted Bunting

Passerina ciris

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Pallas's Bunting

Pallas's Bunting

Emberiza pallasi

Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Thickets
Philadelphia Vireo

Philadelphia Vireo

Vireo philadelphicus

Clearcuts, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Thickets
Plain Chachalaca

Plain Chachalaca

Ortalis vetula

Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Prairie Warbler

Prairie Warbler

Setophaga discolor

Coastal Dunes, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Thickets
Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Regulus calendula

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Rustic Bunting

Rustic Bunting

Emberiza rustica

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Western Confierous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Sedge Warbler

Sedge Warbler

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Fresh Water Marshes, Thickets
Shiny Cowbird

Shiny Cowbird

Molothrus bonariensis

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts, Thickets
Siberian Blue Robin

Siberian Blue Robin

Larvivora cyane

Western Confierous Forest, Thickets
Siberian Rubythroat

Siberian Rubythroat

Calliope calliope

Western Confierous Forest, Thickets
Song Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Coastal Dunes, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Spotted Towhee

Spotted Towhee

Pipilo maculatus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Stonechat

Stonechat

Saxicola torquatus

Coastal Dunes, Open Country and Grasslands, Thickets
Swamp Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

Melospiza georgiana

Estuaries and Bays, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Northern Wooded Swamps, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Thick-billed Vireo

Thick-billed Vireo

Vireo crassirostris

Thickets
Tricolored Blackbird

Tricolored Blackbird

Agelaius tricolor

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Varied Bunting

Varied Bunting

Passerina versicolor

Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Western Spindalis

Western Spindalis

Spindalis zena

Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
White-crowned Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Thickets
White-eyed Vireo

White-eyed Vireo

Vireo griseus

Mangroves, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
White-throated Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Willow Flycatcher

Willow Flycatcher

Empidonax traillii

Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Willow Warbler

Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilus

Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Wilson's Warbler

Wilson's Warbler

Cardellina pusilla

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Clearcuts, Western Confierous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Winter Wren

Winter Wren

Troglodytes hiemalis

Boreal Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Thickets
Wrentit

Wrentit

Chamaea fasciata

Coastal Dunes, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Thickets
Xantus's Hummingbird

Xantus's Hummingbird

Hylocharis xantusii

Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Yellow Warbler

Yellow Warbler

Setophaga petechia

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Mangroves, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus americanus

Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Yellow-breasted Chat

Yellow-breasted Chat

Icteria virens

Clearcuts, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
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