Anne Arundel County (Maryland) Bird List
Seasons: Sp: March-May; Su: June-July; F: Aug-Nov; W: Dec-Feb
Species   (* = breeds in AAC)
Sp
Su
F
W
Habitat
Greater White-fronted Goose
R
muddy fields, rivers, pastures/grasslands, open Chesapeake
Cackling Goose
R
muddy fields, pastures/grasslands, rivers, open Chesapeake
Canada Goose*
C
U
C
C
muddy fields, pastures/grasslands, rivers, open Chesapeake
Mute Swan
R
R
R
R
lakes, rivers
Tundra Swan
C
C
C
rivers, open Chesapeake, muddy fields
Wood Duck*
U
U
C
rivers, bottomland forest/swamp, lakes
Gadwall
R
R
R
saltmarsh, freshwater marsh, rivers, lakes
American Wigeon
U
U
R
rivers, freshwater marsh, lake, saltmarsh
American Black Duck*
U
R
U
U
saltmarsh, freshwater marsh, rivers, lakes
Mallard*
C
C
C
C
lakes, rivers, freshwater marshs
Blue-winged Teal
U
U
freshwater marshs, lakes, rivers
Northern Shoveler
R
R
freshwater marsh, rivers, saltmarsh, lakes
Northern Pintail
U
U
R
lakes, rivers, freshwater marsh, saltmarsh
Green-winged Teal
U
C
R
rivers, freshwater marsh, saltmarsh, lakes
Canvasback
C
U
C
open Chesapeake, rivers, lakes
Redhead
R
R
R
rivers, open Chesapeake, lakes
Ring-necked Duck
R
R
R
lakes, rivers, freshwater marsh
Greater Scaup
C
C
C
open Chesapeake, rivers
Lesser Scaup
U
U
U
open Chesapeake, rivers, lakes
Harlequin Duck
R
open Chesapeake
Surf Scoter
U
U
U
open Chesapeake, rivers
White-winged Scoter
U
U
U
open Chesapeake
Black Scoter
R
R
R
open Chesapeake
Long-tailed duck (oldsquaw)
U
U
U
open Chesapeake, rivers
Bufflehead
C
C
C
open Chesapeake, rivers, lakes
Common Goldeneye
C
C
C
open Chesapeake, rivers
Hooded Merganser
U
U
U
lakes, rivers, open Chesapeake
Common Merganser
R
R
R
lakes, rivers, open Chesapeake
Red-breasted Merganser
U
U
U
open Chesapeake, rivers
Ruddy Duck
U
U
U
rivers, open Chesapeake, lakes
Ring-necked Pheasant
R
R
R
R
abaondoned fields, hayfields, wood margins
Wild Turkey
R
R
R
R
upland deciduous forest, bottomland forest/swamp
Northern Bobwhite*
U
U
U
U
abaondoned fields, wood margins, hayfields
Red-throated Loon
R
R
R
open Chesapeake
Common Loon
C
U
U
open Chesapeake, rivers
Pied-billed Grebe
U
U
R
lakes, rivers, freshwater marsh
Horned Grebe
U
U
U
open Chesapeake, rivers
Red-necked Grebe
R
open Chesapeake, rivers, lakes
Northern Gannet
R
R
R
open Chesapeake
Brown Pelican
R
R
open Chesapeake
Double-crested Cormorant
C
R
C
open Chesapeake, rivers
Great Cormorant
R
R
R
open Chesapeake
American Bittern
R
R
freshwater marsh, saltmarsh
Least Bittern*
U
R
R
freshwater marsh
Great Blue Heron*
C
C
C
U
rivers, lakes, saltmarsh, freshwater marsh
Great Egret
R
R
U
saltmarsh, freshwater marsh, lakes, rivers
Snowy Egret
R
R
U
saltmarsh, freshwater marsh, lakes
Little Blue Heron
R
R
R
saltmarsh, freshwater marsh, lakes
Tircolored heron
R
R
R
saltmarsh, freshwater marsh, lakes
Cattle Egret
R
U
U
pastures/grass, lakes, rivers
Green Heron*
C
C
C
lakes, saltmarsh, rivers, bottomland forest/swamp
Black-crowned Night-Heron
R
R
U
R
lakes, saltmarsh, freshwater marsh, rivers
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
R
R
lakes, saltmarsh, freshwater marsh, rivers
Glossy Ibis
U
R
R
saltmarsh, freshwater marsh, muddy fields, pastures/grasslands
Black Vulture*
U
R
U
U
abandoned fields, woodmargins, deciduous woods, hawk migration corridors
Turkey Vulture*
C
U
C
C
abandoned fields, woodmargins, deciduous woods, hawk migration corridors
Osprey
C
C
C
rivers, open Chesapeake, lakes, hawk migration corridors
Mississippi Kite
R
hawk migration corridors
Bald Eagle
U
R
U
U
rivers, open Chesapeake, lakes, hawk migratin corridors
Northern Harrier
U
U
R
saltmarsh, freshwater marsh, hayfields, abandoned fields, hawk migration corridors
Sharp-shinned Hawk
C
C
U
woodmargins, deciduous & pinevwoods, hawk migration corridors
Cooper's Hawk*
U
R
U
R
woodmargins, deciduous & pinevwoods, hawk migration corridors
Northern Goshawk
R
hawk migration corridors
Red-shouldered Hawk*
C
U
C
C
bottomland forest/swamp
Broad-winged Hawk
C
R
C
deciduous forest, wood margins, hawk migration corridors
Red-tailed Hawk*
C
U
C
C
deciduous forest, wood margins, pastures/grasslands, hawk migration corridors
American Kestrel*
C
U
C
C
abandoned fields, pastures/grasslands, hawk migration corridors
Merlin
R
R
tidal mud flats, sandy beaches, wood margins, open Chesapeake, hawk migration corridors
Peregrine Falcon*
R
R
R
R
sandy beaches, open Chesapeake, hawk migration corridors
Black Rail*
R
R
R
saltmarsh,freshwater marsh
Clapper Rail*
R
R
R
saltmarsh
King Rail*
R
R
R
R
freshwater marsh
Virginia Rail*
U
U
U
U
freshwater marsh, saltmarsh
Sora
U
U
R
freshwater marsh, saltmarsh
Common Moorhen*
R
R
R
freshwater marsh, saltmarsh
American Coot
U
U
R
lakes, rivers, freshwater marsh
Black-bellied Plover
R
R
tidal mud flats, muddy fields, pastures/grasslands
American Golden Plover
R
muddy fields, pastures/grasslands
Semipalmated Plover
U
U
tidal mud flats, muddy fields, pastures/grasslands
Killdeer*
C
U
C
U
muddy fields, tidal mud flats, pastures/grasslands
Greater Yellowlegs
U
U
saltmarsh, freshwater marsh, tidal mud flats
Lesser Yellowlegs
U
U
saltmarsh, freshwater marsh, tidal mud flats
Solitary Sandpiper
U
U
lakes, freshwater marsh
Spotted Sandpiper
C
R
C
jetties, tidal mudflats, lakes
Upland Sandpiper
R
R
pastures/grasslands, hayfields, abandoned fields
Whimbrel
R
R
tidal mud flats, saltmarsh
Ruddy Turnstone
R
R
jetties, tidal mudflats, muddy fields
Sanderling
U
U
tidal mud flats, jetties
Semipalmated Sandpiper
U
U
tidal mud flats, jetties
Least Sandpiper
U
U
tidal mudflats, freshwater marsh, muddy fields
White-rumped Sandpiper
R
R
tidal mudflats, muddy fields, fresh water marsh
Pectoral Sandpiper
U
U
fresh water marsh, saltmarsh,muddy fields, tidal mud flats
Dunlin
U
U
tidal mud flats, jetties, muddy fields, fresh water marshes
Short-billed Dowitcher
U
U
tidal mud flats, fresh water marshes, saltmarsh
Long-billed Dowitcher
R
tidal mud flats, fresh water marshes, saltmarsh
Common Snipe
U
U
R
muddy fields, saltmarsh, freshwater marsh
American Woodcock*
U
R
U
R
bottomland forest/swamp, wood margins, abandoned field
Wilson's Phalarope
R
tidal mudflat, fresh water marsh, lakes
Laughing Gull
C
C
C
open Chesapeake, rivers, tidal mud flats
Bonaparte's Gull
U
U
R
open Chesapeakeriver, saltmarsh
Ring-billed Gull
C
C
C
C
open Chesapeake, rivers, muddy fields, urban areas
Herring Gull
C
C
C
C
open Chesapeake, rivers, tidal mud flats, beaches
Lesser Black-backed Gull
R
R
R
R
open Chesapeake, rivers, tidal mud flats, beaches
Great Black-backed Gull
U
U
U
U
open Chesapeake, rivers, tidal mud flats, beaches
Caspian Tern
U
U
open Chesapeake, rivers, tidal mud flats, beaches
Royal Tern
R
R
R
open Chesapeake, rivers, tidal mud flats, beaches
Common Tern
R
U
open Chesapeake, rivers, tidal mud flats, beaches
Forster's Tern
U
C
open Chesapeake, rivers, lakes, tidal mud flats
Least Tern*
R
R
R
open Chesapeake, rivers, lakes, tidal mud flats
Black Tern
R
R
open Chesapeake, lakes, rivers, tidal mud flats
Black Skimmer
R
R
open Chesapeake, rivers, tidal mud flats
Rock Pigeon*
C
C
C
C
urban areas, gardens, muddy fields
Mourning Dove*
C
C
C
C
wood margins, pastures/grasslands, gardens, abandoned fields
Yellow-billed Cuckoo*
U
U
U
upland deciduous forest, wood margins
Black-billed Cuckoo*
R
R
upland deciduous forest, wood margins
Barn Owl*
R
R
R
R
saltmarsh, wood margins, gardens, pastures/grasslands
Eastern Screech-Owl*
C
C
C
C
deciduous forest, wood margins, pine woods, gardens
Great Horned Owl*
U
U
U
U
pine woods, deciduous forest, abandoned fields
Barred Owl
U
U
U
U
bottomland forest/swamp, deciduos forest, pine woods
Long-eared Owl
R
R
R
pine woods
Short-eared Owl
R
R
R
saltmarsh, abandoned fields, pastures/grasslands
Northern Saw-whet Owl
R
R
R
pine woods, deciduous forest
Common NightHawk
R
R
U
urban areas, gardens, orchards, wood margins, abandoned fields
Chuck-will's-widow*
U
U
U
pine woods, wood margins, deciduous forest
Whip-Poor-will*
U
U
U
wood margins, deciduous forest, pine woods
Chimney Swift
C
C
C
urban areas, gardens
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
U
U
U
gardens, wood margins, bottomland forest/swamp
Belted Kingfisher
U
U
U
U
rivers, lakes
Red-headed Woodpecker*
R
R
R
R
deciduous forest, bottomland forest/swamp
Red-bellied Woodpecker
C
C
C
C
bottomland forest/swamp,deciduous forest, wood margins
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
U
U
R
bottomland forest/swamp, deciduous forest, pine woods, wood margins
Downy Woodpecker
C
C
C
C
bottomland forest/swamp, deciduous forest, pine woods, wood margins
Hairy Woodpecker
U
U
U
U
bottomland forest/swamp, deciduous forest, pine woods
Northern Flicker
C
C
C
C
wood margins, gardens, bottomland forest/swampd
Pileated Woodpecker
U
U
U
U
bottomland forest/swamp, deciduous forest, pine woods
Eastern Wood-Pewee*
C
C
C
deciduous forest, bottomland forest/swampw
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
R
R
pine woods, deciduous forest, wood margins
Acadian Flycatcher*
C
C
C
bottomland forest/swamp, deciduous forest
Alder Flycatcher
R
R
wood margins, deciduous forest
Willow Flycatcher*
R
R
R
wood margins, bottomland forest/swamp
Least Flycatcher
R
R
wood margins, deciduous forest
Eastern Phoebe*
C
U
R
R
deciduous forest, bottomland forest/swampw
Great Crested Flycatcher*
C
C
C
deciduous forest, wood margins, bottomland forest/swamp, pine woods
Eastern Kingbird*
C
C
C
wood margins, gardens, saltmarsh
White-eyed Vireo*
C
C
C
wood margins, bottomland forest/swampd
Yellow-throated Vireo*
U
U
U
bottomland forest/swamp, deciduous forest
Blue-headed Vireo
U
U
deciduous forest, bottomland forest/swamp, wood margins
Warbling Vireo
R
R
R
wood margins, bottomland forest/swamp
Philadelphia Vireo
R
wood margins, bottomland forest/swamp
Red-eyed Vireo*
C
C
C
bottomland forest/swamp, deciduous forest, wood margins, pine woods
Blue Jay
C
C
C
C
gardens, deciduous forest, pine woods
American Crow*
C
C
C
C
abandoned fields, wood margins, deciduous forest, gardens
Fish Crow
C
U
C
U
wood margins, deciduous forest, gardens, tidal mudflats
Horned Lark*
R
R
R
R
muddy fields, pastures/grasslands, sandy beaches
Purple Martin*
C
C
C
gardens, lakes, urban areas
Tree Swallow*
C
R
C
lakes, saltmarsh, freshwater marsh
N. Rough-winged Swallow*
U
U
U
lakes, rivers, gardens
Bank Swallow*
C
U
C
lakes, rivers, gardens
Cliff Swallow*
R
R
R
gardens, rivers, lakes
Barn Swallow*
C
C
C
gardens, rivers, lakes
Carolina Chickadee*
C
C
C
C
deciduous forest, pine woods, wood margins, bottomland forest/swamp
Tufted Titmouse
C
C
C
C
bottomland forest/swamp, deciduous forest, wood margins, pine woods
Red-breasted Nuthatch
U
U
R
pine woods, wood margins
White-breasted Nuthatch
U
U
U
U
deciduous forest, bottomland forest/swamp
Brown Creeper
U
U
U
bottomland forest/swamp,deciduous forest, pine woods
Carolina Wren
C
C
C
C
bottomland forest/swamp, wood margins, gardens
House Wren
C
C
C
gardens, wood margins, bottomland forest/swamp
Winter Wren
U
U
U
bottomland forest/swamp, deciduous forest
Marsh Wren*
U
U
U
R
freshwater marsh, saltmarsh
Golden-crowned Kinglet
C
C
U
pine forest, wood margins
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
C
C
R
wood margins, bottomland forest/swamp, pine woods
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
C
U
C
bottomland forest/swamp, deciduous forest, pine woods
Eastern Bluebird*
U
U
U
U
pastures/grasslands, muddy fields, wood margins, gardens
Veery
U
U
deciduous forestk bottomland forest/swamp, wood margins, pine woods
Gray-cheeked Thrush
R
R
bottomland forest/swamp, deciduous forest, wood margins, pine woods
Swainson's Thrush
C
C
deciduous forest, bottomland forest/swamp, wood margins, pine woods
Hermit Thrush
U
U
U
deciduous forest, bottomland forest/swamp,wood margins, pine woods
Wood Thrush*
C
C
C
deciduous forest, bottomland forest/swamp,wood margins, pine woods
American Robin*
C
C
C
C
gardens, wood margins, bottomland forest/swamp, deciduous forest
Gray Catbird*
C
C
C
C
wood margins, bottomland forest/swamp, gardens
Northern Mockingbird*
C
C
C
C
gardens, wood margins, urban areas
Brown Thrasher*
U
U
U
R
wood margins, gardens, bottomland forest/swamp
European Starling*
C
C
C
C
urban areas, gardens, muddy fields, wood margins
American Pipit
U
U
R
muddy fields, saltmarsh, tidal mudflats, pastures/grasslands
Cedar Waxwing*
C
R
C
U
wood margins, deciduous forest, gardens
Blue-winged Warbler
U
U
wood margins, bottomland forest/swamp, deciduous forest
Golden-winged Warbler
R
R
wood margins, deciduous forest, bottomland forest/swamp
Tennessee Warbler
U
U
deciduous forest, wood margins, bottomland forest/swamp
Orange-crowned Warbler
R
R
wood margins, abandoned fields
Nashville Warbler
U
U
wood margins, bottomland forest/swamp, deciduous forest, pine woods
Northern Parula*
C
C
C
bottomland forest/swamp, deciduous forest, pine woods, wood margins
Yellow Warbler*
C
C
C
wood margins, bottomland forest/swamp, gardens
Chestnut-sided Warbler
U
U
wood margins, deciduous forest, pine woods
Magnolia Warbler
U
U
deciduous forest, pine woods, wood margins
Cape May Warbler
U
U
wood margins, deciduous forest, pine woods
Blk.-thrtd. Blue Warbler
U
U
deciduous forest, wood margins, pine woods
Yellow rumped Warbler
C
C
U
wood margins, bottomland forest/swamp, dediduous forest, pine woods
Blk.-thrtd. Green Warbler
U
U
deciduous forest, wood margins, pine woods
Blackburnian Warbler
U
U
deciduous forest, wood margins, pine woods
Yellow-throated Warbler*
U
U
U
pine woods, bottomland forest/swamp
Pine Warbler*
U
U
U
R
pine woods, wood margins
Prairie Warbler*
U
U
U
wood margins, pine woods
Palm Warbler
U
U
wood margins, muddy fields, pastures/grasslands
Bay-breasted Warbler
U
U
deciduous forest, wood margins, pine woods
Blackpoll Warbler
C
C
deciduous forest, wood margins, pine woods
Cerulean Warbler
U
R
U
bottomland forest/swamp, deciduous woods
Black & White Warbler*
C
U
C
deciduous woods, bottomland forest/swamp, pine woods
American Redstart*
C
R
C
bottomland forest/swamp, deciduous forest, pine woods
Prothonotary Warbler*
U
U
U
bottomland forest/swamp
Worm-eating Warbler*
U
U
U
deciduous forest, bottomland forest/swamp
Ovenbird
C
C
C
deciduous forest, pine woods, bottomland forest/swamp
Northern Waterthrush
U
U
bottomland forest/swamp, wood margins
Louisiana Waterthrush*
U
U
U
bottomland forest/swamp
Kentucky Warbler*
U
U
U
bottomland forest/swamp, deciduous forest
Connecticut Warbler
R
bottomland forest/swamp, deciduous forest, wood margins
Mourning Warbler
R
R
wood margins, bottomland forest/swamp, deciduous forest
Common Yellowthroat*
C
C
C
R
wood margins, freshwater marshs, abandoned fields
Hooded Warbler*
U
U
U
deciduous forest, bottomland forest/swamp
Wilson's Warbler
U
U
wood margins, bottomland forest/swamp, deciduous forest
Canada Warbler
U
U
deciduous forest, bottomland forest/swamp, wood margins
Yellow-breasted Chat
U
U
U
wood margins, abandoned fields
Summer Tanager
U
U
U
bottomland forest/swamp, deciduous forest, pine woods
Scarlet Tanager
C
C
C
bottomland forest/swamp, deciduous forest, pine woods
Eastern Towhee
U
U
U
U
wood margins, deciduous forest, bottomland forest/swamp
American Tree Sparrow
R
R
R
abandoned fields, wood margins
Chipping Sparrow
C
C
C
R
gardens, wood margins
Field Sparrow
U
U
U
U
wood margins, abandoned fields
Vesper Sparrow
R
R
hay fields, muddy fields, abandoned fields
Savannah Sparrow
C
C
R
abandoned fields, muddy fields, pastures/grasslands
Grasshopper Sparrow
U
U
U
hay fields, abandoned fields, pastures/grasslands
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
R
R
saltmarsh, freshwater marsh, tidal mud flats
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
R
R
R
saltmarsh
Seaside Sparrow
U
R
U
saltmarsh, freshwater marsh
Fox Sparrow
U
U
R
wood margins, pine woods, bottomland forest/swamp
Song Sparrow
C
C
C
C
gardens, wood margins, abandoned fields
Lincoln's Sparrow
R
R
abandoned fields, wood margins
Swamp Sparrow
U
R
U
U
abandoned fields, freshwater marshes
White-throated Sparrow
C
C
C
wood margins, bottomland forest/swamp, gardens, deciduous forest
White-crowned Sparrow
U
U
R
wood margins, abandoned fields
Dark-eyed Junco
C
C
C
gardens, deciduous forest, wood margins, abandoned fields
Snow Bunting
R
R
muddy fields, beaches, pastures/grasslands, jetties
Northern Cardinal
C
C
C
C
bottomland forest/swamp, gardens, wood margins
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
U
U
wood margins, gardens, abandoned fields
Blue Grosbeak
U
U
U
wood margins, gardens
Indigo Bunting
C
C
C
hayfields, freshwater marsh, pastures/grasslands
Bobolink
U
U
hayfields, freshwater marsh, pastures/grasslands
Red-winged Blackbird
C
C
C
C
hayfields, freshwater marshes, muddy fields
Eastern Meadowlark
U
U
U
U
hayfields, pastures/grasslands, abandoned fields
Rusty Blackbird
U
U
R
bottomland forest/swamp, wood margins
Common Grackle
C
C
C
C
muddy fields, wood margins, gardens
Brown-headed Cowbird
C
C
C
C
pastures/grasslands, muddy fields, wood margins
Orchard Oriole
C
C
U
wood margins, gardens
Baltimore Oriole
U
U
U
gardens, wood margins
Purple Finch
U
U
U
gardens, deciduous forest, bottomland forest/swamp
House Finch
C
C
C
C
gardens, wood margins, abandoned fields, urban areas
Pine Siskin
U
U
R
wood margins, gardens
American Goldfinch
C
U
C
C
wood margins, gardens, abandoned fields
Evening Grosbeak
R
R
R
gardens, deciduous forest, pine woods, wood margins
House Sparrow
C
C
C
C
urban areas, gardens, wood margins