Big Year List

178 species (178 ABA countable)

Emperor GooseTrumpeter Swan ✓ Jun 6 in Wisconsin* Mottled Duck ✓ Jan 24 in FloridaSteller's EiderSpectacled EiderMountain Quail ✓ Sep 11 in CaliforniaScaled Quail ✓ Apr 18 in Colorado* Northern Bobwhite ✓ Feb 22 in TexasMontezuma Quail ✓ Nov 19 in Arizona LIFER! Greater Sage-Grouse ✓ Apr 16 in ColoradoGunnison Sage-Grouse ✓ Apr 15 in Colorado LIFER! Spruce Grouse ✓ Oct 5 in VermontSooty Grouse ✓ Dec 22 in California* Greater Prairie-Chicken ✓ Apr 28 in KansasLesser Prairie-Chicken ✓ Apr 20 in ColoradoYellow-billed LoonClark's Grebe ✓ Nov 14 in New MexicoBermuda PetrelBlack-capped PetrelCory's Shearwater ✓ Jan 28 in FloridaPink-footed Shearwater ✓ Sep 6 in California LIFER! Great ShearwaterBuller's Shearwater ✓ Sep 9 in California LIFER! Sooty Shearwater ✓ Sep 6 in CaliforniaManx Shearwater ✓ Sep 9 in California LIFER! Black-vented Shearwater ✓ Dec 20 in CaliforniaAudubon's ShearwaterAshy Storm-Petrel ✓ Sep 6 in California LIFER! Black Storm-Petrel ✓ Sep 9 in California LIFER! Least Storm-PetrelMagnificent FrigatebirdMasked BoobyBlue-footed Booby ✓ Sep 16 in California LIFER! Red-faced Cormorant* Reddish Egret ✓ Jan 19 in FloridaCalifornia Condor ✓ Sep 15 in CaliforniaSwallow-tailed Kite* Swainson's Hawk ✓ Apr 20 in ColoradoYellow RailBlack Rail* Clapper Rail ✓ Feb 16 in Texas* King Rail ✓ Jan 27 in Florida* Whooping Crane ✓ Feb 17 in TexasAmerican Golden-Plover* Snowy Plover ✓ Feb 16 in TexasWilson's Plover ✓ Jan 19 in FloridaPiping Plover ✓ Jan 19 in FloridaMountain Plover ✓ Apr 20 in ColoradoWandering Tattler ✓ Sep 8 in CaliforniaEskimo Curlew (probably extinct)Bristle-thighed Curlew* Long-billed Curlew ✓ Feb 16 in Texas** Hudsonian Godwit ✓ Sep 28 in New YorkBar-tailed GodwitMarbled Godwit ✓ Feb 16 in TexasBlack Turnstone ✓ Sep 5 in CaliforniaSurfbird ✓ Sep 6 in California* Red Knot ✓ Jan 19 in Florida* Sanderling ✓ Jan 19 in Florida* Semipalmated Sandpiper ✓ Apr 17 in Colorado* Western Sandpiper ✓ Jan 19 in FloridaWhite-rumped Sandpiper ✓ Oct 5 in MaineRock Sandpiper* Stilt Sandpiper ✓ May 10 in DelawareBuff-breasted SandpiperRed-legged KittiwakeIvory GullRoss's GullHeermann's Gull ✓ Sep 4 in CaliforniaYellow-footed GullThayer's Gull ✓ Jan 3 in MinnesotaIceland Gull ✓ Jan 5 in MinnesotaBridled Tern ✓ Jan 28 in FloridaAleutian Tern* Least Tern ✓ May 10 in Delaware* Gull-billed Tern ✓ Feb 17 in TexasRoseate Tern ✓ Jun 20 in MaineElegant Tern ✓ Sep 8 in CaliforniaBlack Skimmer ✓ Jan 27 in FloridaRazorbill ✓ Jan 28 in FloridaMarbled Murrelet ✓ Sep 8 in CaliforniaKittlitz's MurreletCraveri's MurreletAncient MurreletWhiskered AukletWhite-crowned PigeonGreen Parakeet ✓ Feb 19 in TexasThick-billed ParrotRed-crowned Parrot ✓ Feb 19 in TexasMangrove CuckooFlammulated Owl ✓ Feb 19 in TexasElf OwlSpotted Owl ✓ Dec 22 in CaliforniaShort-eared Owl ✓ Apr 14 in Colorado* Common Nighthawk ✓ Jun 6 in WisconsinAntillean NighthawkBlack SwiftBlue-throated Hummingbird ✓ Jul 21 in TexasCosta's Hummingbird ✓ Nov 16 in ArizonaCalliope HummingbirdAllen's Hummingbird ✓ Dec 14 in CaliforniaElegant Trogon ✓ Nov 21 in ArizonaLewis's Woodpecker ✓ Apr 18 in Colorado* Red-headed Woodpecker ✓ May 5 in OklahomaWilliamson's Sapsucker ✓ Apr 21 in ColoradoNuttall's Woodpecker ✓ Sep 14 in CaliforniaArizona Woodpecker ✓ Nov 19 in ArizonaRed-cockaded WoodpeckerWhite-headed Woodpecker ✓ Dec 21 in CaliforniaGilded Flicker ✓ Nov 16 in ArizonaIvory-billed Woodpecker (probably extinct)Olive-sided Flycatcher ✓ May 12 in Delaware* Willow Flycatcher ✓ May 15 in DelawareThick-billed Kingbird** Rose-throated Becard ✓ Nov 12 in Texas* Loggerhead Shrike ✓ Jan 23 in Florida* Bell's Vireo ✓ Apr 26 in Oklahoma* Black-capped Vireo ✓ Apr 29 in OklahomaGray VireoPinyon Jay ✓ Apr 13 in Colorado* Florida Scrub-Jay ✓ Jan 23 in FloridaIsland Scrub-Jay ✓ Dec 20 in CaliforniaYellow-billed Magpie ✓ Sep 11 in CaliforniaMexican Chickadee ✓ Nov 24 in ArizonaOak Titmouse ✓ Sep 11 in CaliforniaCalifornia Gnatcatcher ✓ Dec 15 in CaliforniaWrentit ✓ Sep 4 in CaliforniaBicknell's Thrush ✓ Jun 17 in New Hampshire LIFER! Wood Thrush ✓ May 6 in OklahomaVaried Thrush ✓ Nov 24 in ArizonaBendire's Thrasher ✓ Nov 16 in ArizonaCalifornia Thrasher ✓ Sep 8 in CaliforniaLe Conte's Thrasher ✓ Dec 21 in California LIFER! Sprague's Pipit ✓ Nov 7 in TexasChestnut-collared Longspur ✓ Apr 17 in ColoradoSmith's LongspurMcKay's BuntingBachman's Warbler (probably extinct)Golden-winged Warbler ✓ May 24 in WisconsinBlue-winged Warbler ✓ May 9 in Delaware* Prothonotary Warbler ✓ Apr 29 in Oklahoma** Swainson's Warbler ✓ May 3 in Oklahoma LIFER! Colima Warbler ✓ Jul 21 in Texas LIFER! Lucy's Warbler ✓ Jul 22 in TexasVirginia's Warbler ✓ Jul 18 in New Mexico* Kentucky Warbler ✓ May 3 in OklahomaKirtland's Warbler ✓ Jun 8 in MichiganCerulean Warbler ✓ May 12 in DelawareBay-breasted Warbler ✓ May 24 in Wisconsin* Prairie Warbler ✓ May 3 in OklahomaGrace's Warbler ✓ Jul 17 in New MexicoHermit Warbler ✓ Dec 16 in California** Golden-cheeked Warbler ✓ Jul 23 in Texas LIFER! Canada Warbler ✓ May 17 in DelawareRed-faced Warbler ✓ Jul 17 in New MexicoAbert's Towhee ✓ Nov 16 in ArizonaRufous-winged SparrowBachman's Sparrow ✓ Jan 23 in FloridaBrewer's Sparrow ✓ Nov 14 in New MexicoBlack-chinned Sparrow ✓ Nov 25 in ArizonaFive-striped SparrowBell's Sparrow ✓ Dec 21 in California LIFER! Lark Bunting ✓ Nov 4 in TexasBaird's SparrowHenslow's Sparrow ✓ Jun 10 in OhioLe Conte's Sparrow ✓ Jun 3 in WisconsinNelson's Sparrow ✓ Oct 8 in Ohio* Saltmarsh Sparrow ✓ Jun 15 in New York LIFER! * Seaside Sparrow ✓ Feb 17 in TexasVaried Bunting* Painted Bunting ✓ Jan 24 in FloridaTricolored Blackbird ✓ Sep 7 in CaliforniaRusty Blackbird ✓ May 30 in MinnesotaAudubon's Oriole ✓ Feb 22 in TexasBlack Rosy-Finch ✓ Apr 14 in Colorado LIFER! Brown-capped Rosy-Finch ✓ Apr 14 in ColoradoLawrence's Goldfinch ✓ Sep 14 in California LIFER! Evening Grosbeak ✓ Jan 2 in Minnesota
* Seen within the National Wildlife Refuge System ** Seen only within the National Wildlife Refuge System † Not countable by ABA rules