Vermont Bird Checklist Vermont Bird Records Committee Last Updated 1 December 2017

Vermont Bird Checklist Vermont Bird Records Committee www.vtecostudies.org/vbrc/ Last updated 1 December 2017 This checklist includes all species for which acceptable specimen, photographic, or written documentation exists for Vermont. The list has been approved by the Vermont Bird Records Committee and includes 387 species representing 22 orders and 62 families of birds. The names of the birds and their taxonomic arrangement follow the American Ornithological Society Check-list of North American Birds Seventh Edition (1998), 58th supplement (July 2017). STATUS E Extirpated - no longer occurs in Vermont but is not extinct H Hypothetical - single records that lack photo documentation or second party confirmation I Introduced X Extinct – once occurred in Vermont and is now extinct BREEDING * Species known to breed or to have bred in Vermont OCURRENCE Dates of occurrence are median arrival and departure dates and are indicated by numbers for months and by A, B, C, or D for weeks of the month. For example, 3C indicates presence in the third week of March. A plus sign (+) indicates species for which individuals are periodically encountered far outside their normal occurrence dates. REPORTING This checklist is based upon more than a century of documented observations. Reports that will expand this knowledge base are encouraged and appreciated. A documentation form can be found on the Vermont Bird Records Committee's web site listed above. Remember to carefully distinguish your bird from all similar, more common species. Photographs are not necessary but are particularly useful. Please submit documentation for: - Any species not listed on this checklist, or - Any species confirmed nesting which does not have an asterisk (*) after its name, or - Any species observed more than one month outside its occurrence dates (regardless of location) which does not have a plus sign (+) after its dates, or - Any species with the following codes (regardless of date): B Please submit documentation if this species is observed outside the Burlington area. C Please submit documentation if this species is observed outside the Lake Champlain Basin. K Please submit documentation if this species is observed outside the Northeast Highlands (Northeast Kingdom). N Please submit documentation if this species is confirmed nesting. V Please submit documentation if this species is observed anywhere within Vermont. Species Scientific name Status Breeding Reporting Occurrence Order — ANSERIFORMES Family Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, and Swans 1 Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor V 2 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 3A-5C, 9A-1D 3 Ross's Goose Anser rossii 3C-4A, 10A-11D 4 Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 10B-5B 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus V 6 Brant Branta bernicla 4D-5D, 10A-11D 7 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis V 8 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii 10A-4C 9 Canada Goose Branta canadensis * 1A-12D 10 Mute Swan Cygnus olor I * N 1A-12D 11 Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator V 12 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus 3C-4C, 10A-12D 13 Wood Duck Aix sponsa * 3A-12C+ 14 Garganey Spatula querquedula V 15 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors * 3C-10D 16 Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata * N 3C-5C, 8C-11A 17 Gadwall Mareca strepera * N 3A-12C+ 18 Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope 3C-5D, 10C-11A 19 American Wigeon Mareca americana * N 3A-11D+ 20 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos * 1A-12D 21 American Black Duck Anas rubripes * 1A-12D 22 Northern Pintail Anas acuta * N 3A-12C+ 23 Green-winged Teal Anas crecca * N 3A-12B+ 24 Canvasback Aythya valisineria 10D-4D 25 Redhead Aythya americana 9C-5A 26 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris * N 2D-12B+ 27 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula C 12B-4B 28 Greater Scaup Aythya marila 9D-5A+ 29 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 9D-5A+ 30 King Eider Somateria spectabilis V 31 Common Eider Somateria mollissima 4B-5D, 9C-2D 32 Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus C 10D-5B 33 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 9D-5C 34 White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca 8D-5D 35 Black Scoter Melanitta americana 9D-5C 36 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 10A-5C 37 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola 10C-5C 38 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula * 1A-12D 39 Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica 11A-4C 40 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus * 3C-12D+ 41 Common Merganser Mergus merganser * 1A-12D 42 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator * N 10B-5C 43 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 4A-4C, 10C-11D Order — GALLIFORMES Family Odontophoridae — New World Quail 44 Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus I 1A-12D Family Phasianidae — Pheasants, Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, Old World Quail, Guineafowl 45 Gray Partridge Perdix perdix I * V 46 Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus I * N 1A-12D 47 Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus * 1A-12D 48 Spruce Grouse Falcipennis canadensis * K 1A-12D 49 Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus V 50 Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo * 1A-12D Order — PODICIPEDIFORMES Family Podicipedidae — Grebes 51 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps * N 3B-11D+ 52 Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus 9D-5A 53 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 9A-5C 54 Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis V 55 Western/Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus spp. V Order — COLUMBIFORMES Family Columbidae — Pigeons and Doves 56 Rock Pigeon Columba livia I * 1A-12D 57 Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata V 58 Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto I V 59 Passenger Pigeon Ectopistes migratorius X * V 60 White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica V 61 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura * 1A-12D Order — CUCULIFORMES Family Cuculidae — Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis 62 Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus * 5C-9D 63 Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus * 5C-9D Order — CAPRIMULGIFORMES Family Caprimulgidae — Goatsuckers 64 Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor * N 5C-9B 65 Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus * N 5A-9A Order — APODIFORMES Family Apodidae — Swifts 66 Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica * 4D-9C Family Trochilidae — Hummingbirds 67 Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris * 5A-10A 68 Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus V Order — GRUIFORMES Family Rallidae — Rails, Gallinules, and Coots 69 Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis V 70 Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans V 71 Virginia Rail Rallus limicola * 4C-10B 72 Sora Porzana carolina * N 4C-10A 73 Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata * 4D-10A 74 American Coot Fulica americana N 3D-5C, 10A-12C+ Family Gruidae — Cranes 75 Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis * N 4B-11A Order — CHARADRIIFORMES Family Recurvirostridae — Stilts and Avocets 76 American Avocet Recurvirostra americana V Family Charadriidae — Lapwings and Plovers 77 Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola 4D-6B, 8B-11A 78 American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica 8C-10D 79 Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva H V 80 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus 5B-6C, 7D-10B 81 Piping Plover Charadrius melodus V 82 Killdeer Charadrius vociferus * 3A-11B Family Scolopacidae — Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies 83 Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda * N 4D-8D 84 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 7C-10A 85 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa V 86 Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica 8D-11C 87 Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa V 88 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 5C-6B, 7B-10D 89 Red Knot Calidris canutus C 5C-6B, 8A-10D 90 Ruff Calidris pugnax V 91 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus 7B-10C 92 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea V 93 Sanderling Calidris alba 8A-10C 94 Dunlin Calidris alpina 4D-6B, 9B-11B 95 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 10C-11C 96 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii 8A-9D 97 Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla 5B-5D, 7B-10A 98 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 5C-5D, 8B-11A 99 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 8B-9D 100 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 4A-5C, 7D-11A 101 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla 5B-6A, 7B-10C 102 Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri V 103 Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus 5B-6A, 7C-10A 104 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 8D-10D 105 American Woodcock Scolopax minor * 3C-11A+ 106 Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata * 3D-11A+ 107 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius * 4D-10C 108 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria 4D-5D, 7B-10B 109 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 4D-5D, 7B-10D 110 Willet Tringa semipalmata 5D, 7B-10D 111 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca 4B-5D, 7B-11B 112 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor C 5B-6A, 7D-9B 113 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 5B-6A, 8B-10A 114 Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 5B-6B, 8D-11D Family Stercorariidae — Skuas and Jaegers 115 Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus C 8D-11C 116 Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus C 8D-11C 117 Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus C 8D-11A Family Alcidae — Auks, Murres, and Puffins 118 Dovekie Alle alle V 119 Common Murre Uria aalge V 120 Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia V 121 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle V 122 Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus V 123 Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica V Family Laridae — Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers 124 Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla C 8A-11C 125 Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea V 126 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini C 9A-10D 127 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia 4B-5D, 7C-12C 128 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus C 10B-11A 129 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 7B-12B 130 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla V 131 Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan V 132 Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris V 133 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis * 1A-12D 134 Herring Gull Larus argentatus * 1A-12D 135 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 11A-4A 136 Lesser Black-backed

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