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North Inlet Estuary & Hobcaw Barony Bird Species List

Scientific Name
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Common Name
Terns & Black Skimmer
   Rynchops niger
   Sterna caspia
   Stema forsteri 
   Sterna antillarum 
   Sterna maxima
 

Gulls
   Larus philadelphia 
   Larus marinus 
   Larus argentatus
   Larus atricilla
   Larus delawarensis

Boobies & Gannets
   Morus bassanus 

Pelicans
   Pelecanus occidentalis 

Cormorants 
   Phalacrocorax auritus 

Anhinga 
   Anhinga anhinga 

Loons 
   Gavia immer 
   Gavia stellata 

Grebes 
   Podilymbus podiceps 

Ducks
   Anas rubripes
   Anas americana 
   Anas discors
   Branta canadensis 
   Mergus merganser
   Anas strepera
   Aythya marila
   Anas crecca
   Lophodytes cucullatus
   Anas platyrhynchos
   Anas fulvigula
   Anas clypeata 
   Mergus serrator
   Aythya collaris 
   Aix sponsa

Rails & Northern Jacana
   Fulica americana
   Rallus longirostris
   Gallinula chloropus 
   Rallus elegans
   Porzana carolina
 

Long-legged Waders
   Nycticorax nycticorax
   Bubulcus ibis
   Plegadis falcinellus
   Ardea herodias
   Casmerodius albus
   Butorides virescens
   Ixobrychus exilis 
   Egretta caerulea
   Egretta thula
   Egretta tricolor
   Eudocimus albus
   Mycteria americana

Shorebirds
   Haematopus palliatus
   Pluvialis squatarola
   Himantopus mexicanus
   Gallinago gallinago 
   Calidris alpina
   Tringa melanoleuca
   Charadrius vociferus
    Charadrius wilsonia
   Calidris minutilla
   Tringa flavipes 
   Calidris melanotos
   Calidris canutus
   Arenaria interpres
   Calidris alba 
   Charadrius semipalmatus 
   Calidris pusilla 
   Limnodromus griseus
   Tringa solitaria 
   Actitis macularia
   Calidris himantopus
   Bartramia longicauda 
   Numenius phaeopus
   Catoptrophorus semipalmatus

Pigeons & Doves 
   Zenaida macroura 
   Columba livia
 

Chickenlike Birds 
   Colinus virginianus 
   Meleagris gallopavo
 

Raptors
   Falco sparverius
   Elanoides forficatus
   Haliaeetus leucocephalus
   Coragyps atratus
   Falco columbarius
   Ictinia mississippiensis 
   Circus cyaneus
   Pandion haliaetus
   Buteo lineatus
   Buteo jamaicensis 
   Cathartes aura

Owls
   Strix varia
   Otus asio 
   Bubo virginianus

Nightjars
   Caprimulgus carolinensis 
   Chordeiles minor 
   Caprimulgus vociferus
 

Swifts & Swallows
   Riparia riparia
   Hirundo rustica
   Chaetura pelagica
   Stelgidopteryx serripennis
   Progne subis
   Tachycineta bicolor

Cuckoos 
   Coccyzus americanus 

Kingfishers 
   Ceryle alcyon 

Hummingbirds 
   Archilochus colubris 

Chickadees 
   Poecile carolinensis 

Titmice 
   Baeolophus bicolor 

Flycatchers 
   Empidonax virescens 
   Tyrannus tyrannus 
   Contopus virens 
   Myiarchus crinitus 

Woodpeckers
   Picoides pubescens 
   Picoides villosus 
   Colaptes auratus
   Dryocopus pileatus
   Melanerpes carolinus 
   Picoides borealis
   Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Black & White Warbler 
   Mniotilta varia 

Nuthatches 
   Sitta pusilla 
   Sitta carolinensis 

Wrens 
   Thryothorus ludovicianus 
   Cistothorus palustris 
   Cistothorus platensis 

Gray Catbird 
   Dumetella carolinensis 

Northern Mockingbird 
   Mimus polyglottos 

Waterthrushes & Ovenbird 
   Seiurus aurocapillus 

Thrushes 
   Turdus migratorius 
   Hylocichla mustelina 

Thrashers 
   Toxostoma rufum 

Orioles 
   Icterus spurius 

Blackbirds & European Starling
   Quiscalus major 
   Dolichonyx oryzivorus
   Molothrus ater
   Quiscalus quiscula 
   Sturnus vulgaris
   Agelaius phoeniceus
   Euphagus carolinus

Crows & Ravens 
   Corvus brachyrhynchos 
   Corvus ossifragus
 

Jays 
   Cyanocitta cristata 

Waxwings 
   Bombycilla cedrorum 

Shrikes 
   Lanius ludovicianus 

Buntings 
   Passerina cyanea 
   Passerina ciris 

Grosbeaks 
   Guiraca caerulea 
   Cardinalis cardinalis 

Finches 
   Carpodacus mexicanus 

Tanagers 
   Piranga olivacea 
   Piranga rubra 

Bluebirds 
   Sialia sialis 

Sparrows, Towhees, & Juncos
   Aimophila aestivalis
   Spizella passerina
   Passer domesticus 
   Pipilo erythrophthalmus
   Passerculus sandwichensis
   Ammodramus maritimus 
   Zonotrichia albicollis
 

Warblers, Gnatcatchers, & Vireos
   Dendroica caerulescens
   Dendroica virens
   Polioptila caerulea
   Geothlypis trichas
   Wilsonia citrina
   Parula americana
   Vermivora celata
   Dendroica palmarum
   Dendroica pinus
   Dendroica discolor
   Protonotaria citrea
   Vireo olivaceus 
   Limnothlypis swainsonii 
   Vireo griseus
   Dendroica petechia 
   Icteria virens
   Dendroica coronata
   Vireo flavifrons
   Dendroica dominica


Black Skimmer
Caspian Tern
Forester's Tern
Least Tern
Royal Tern


Bonaparte's Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Herring Gull
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull


Northern Gannet


Brown Pelican


Double-Crested Cormorant


Anhinga


Common Loon
Red-throated Loon


Pied-billed Grebe


American Black Duck
American Wigeon
Blue-winged Teal
Canada Goose
Common Merganser
Gadwall
Greater Scaup
Green-winged Teal
Hooded Merganser
Mallard
Mottled Duck
Northern Shoveler
Red-breasted Merganser
Ring-Necked Duck
Wood Duck


American Coot
Clapper Rail
Common Moorhen
King Rail
Sora


Black-crowned Night-Heron
Cattle Egret
Glossy Ibis
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Green-backed Heron
Least Bittern
Little Blue Heron
Snowy Egret
Tricolored Heron
White ibis
Wood Stork


American Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
Black-necked Stilt
Common Snipe
Dunlin
Greater Yellowlegs
Killdeer
Wilson's Plover
Least Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Pectoral Sandpiper
Red Knot
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Semipalmated Plover
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Upland Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Willet


Mourning Dove
Rock Dove


Northern Bobwhite
Wild Turkey


American Kestrel
American Swallow-Tailed Kite
Bald Eagle
Black Vulture
Merlin
Mississippi Kite
Northern Harrier
Osprey
Red-shouldered hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Turkey Vulture


Barred Owl
Eastern Screech-Owl
Great horned Owl


Chuck-will's-widow
Common Nighthawk
Whip-poor-will


Bank Swallow
Barn Swallow
Chimney Swift
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow


Yellow-billed Cuckoo


Belted Kingfisher


Ruby-throated Hummingbird


Carolina Chickadee


Tufted Titmouse


Acadian Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Great Crested Flycatcher


Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Wookpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker


Black-and-white Warbler


Brown-headed Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch


Carolina Wren
Marsh Wren
Sedge Wren


Gray Catbird


Northern Mockingbird


Ovenbird


American Robin
Wood Thrush


Brown Thrasher


Orchard Oriole


Boat-tailed Grackle
Bobolink
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
European Starling
Red-winged Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird


American Crow
Fish Crow


Blue Jay


Cedar Waxwing


Loggerhead Shrike


Indigo Bunting
Painted Bunting


Blue Grosbeak
Northern Cardinal


House Finch


Scarlet Tanager
Summer Tanager


Eastern Bluebird


Bachman's Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
House Sparrow
Rufous-sided Towhee
Savanah Sparrow
Seaside Sparrow
White throated Sparrow


Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Common yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Northern parula
Orange-crowned Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Red-eyed Vireo
Swainson's Warbler
White-eyed Vireo
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-Breasted Chat
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-throated Vireo
Yellow-throated Warbler

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