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Last edited: 8/23/07

Wisconsin Checklist

This taxonomic list includes 426 species recorded in the state of Wisconsin and verified by the WSO Records Committee.

* rare
< 9 records each year

** casual
1 record every 1-5 years

^ accidental
< 1 record every 5 years

(e)
extinct

ORDER: Anseriformes

FAMILY: Anatidae - Ducks/Geese/Swans
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck ^ (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck ^ (Dendrocygna bicolor)
- Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
- Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)
- Ross's Goose * (Chen rossii)
- Brant ** (Branta bernicla)
- Cackling Goose * (Branta hutchinsii)
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
- Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
- Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
- Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
- Gadwall (Anas strepera)
- Eurasian Wigeon ** (Anas penelope)
- American Wigeon (Anas americana)
- American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
- Cinnamon Teal ** (Anas cyanoptera)
- Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
- Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
- Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
- Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
- Redhead (Aythya americana)
- Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
- Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
- Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
- King Eider ** (Somateria spectabilis)
- Common Eider ^ (Somateria mollissima)
- Harlequin Duck * (Histrionicus histrionicus)
- Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
- White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
- Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
- Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
- Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
- Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
- Barrow's Goldeneye ** (Bucephala islandica)
- Smew ^ (Mergellus albellus)
- Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
- Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
- Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
- Masked Duck ^ (Nomonyx dominicus)
- Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)

FAMILY: Phasianidae - Partridges/Grouse/Turkeys/Quail
- Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix)
- Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
- Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)
- Spruce Grouse * (Falcipennis canadensis)
- Willow Ptarmigan ^ (Lagopus lagopus)
- Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus)
- Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)
- Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
FAMILY: Odontophoridae - New World Quail
- Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)

ORDER: Gaviiformes

FAMILY: Gaviidae - Loons
- Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)
- Pacific Loon ** (Gavia pacifica)
- Common Loon (Gavia immer)

ORDER: Podicipediformes

FAMILY: Podicipedidae - Grebes
- Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
- Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
- Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
- Eared Grebe * (Podiceps nigricollis)
- Western Grebe * (Aechmophorus occidentalis)

ORDER: Pelecaniformes

FAMILY: Pelecanidae - Pelicans
- American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
- Brown Pelican ^ (Pelecanus occidentalis)
FAMILY: Phalacrocoracidae - Cormorants
- Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
FAMILY: Anhingidae - Darters
- Anhinga ^ (Anhinga anhinga)
FAMILY: Fregatidae - Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird ^ (Fregata magnificens)

ORDER: Ciconiiformes

FAMILY: Ardeidae - Herons/Bitterns/Allies
- American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)
- Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis)
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Snowy Egret * (Egretta thula)
- Little Blue Heron * (Egretta caerulea)
- Tricolored Heron ** (Egretta tricolor)
- Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
- Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
- Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
- Yellow-crowned Night-Heron * (Nyctanassa violacea)
FAMILY: Threskiornithidae - Ibises/Spoonbills
- White Ibis ^ (Eudocimus albus)
- Glossy Ibis ^ (Plegadis falcinellus)
- White-faced Ibis ** (Plegadis chihi)
- Roseate Spoonbill ^ (Platalea ajaja)
FAMILY: Ciconiidae - Storks
- Wood Stork ^ (Mycteria americana)
FAMILY: Cathartidae - New World Vultures
- Black Vulture ^ (Coragyps atratus)
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

ORDER: Falconiformes

FAMILY: Accipitridae - Hawks/Kites/Eagles/Allies
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
- Swallow-tailed Kite ^ (Elanoides forficatus)
- White-tailed Kite ^ (Elanus leucurus)
- Mississippi Kite ** (Ictinia mississippiensis)
- Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
- Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
- Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
- Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
- Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
- Harris's Hawk ^ (Parabuteo unicinctus)
- Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
- Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)
- Swainson's Hawk * (Buteo swainsoni)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Ferruginous Hawk ^ (Buteo regalis)
- Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)
- Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
FAMILY: Falconidae - Caracaras/Falcons
- American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
- Merlin (Falco columbarius)
- Gyrfalcon ** (Falco rusticolus)
- Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

ORDER: Gruiformes

FAMILY: Rallidae - Rails/Gallinules/Coots
- Yellow Rail * (Coturnicops noveboracensis)
- Black Rail ^ (Laterallus jamaicensis)
- King Rail * (Rallus elegans)
- Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)
- Sora (Porzana carolina)
- Purple Gallinule ^ (Porphyrio martinica)
- Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
- American Coot (Fulica americana)
FAMILY: Gruidae - Cranes
- Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)
- Whooping Crane ^ (Grus americana)

ORDER: Charadriiformes

FAMILY: Charadriidae - Lapwings/Plovers
- Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
- American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica)
- Snowy Plover ^ (Charadrius alexandrinus)
- Wilson's Plover ^ (Charadrius wilsonia)
- Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
- Piping Plover * (Charadrius melodus)
- Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
FAMILY: Recurvirostridae - Stilts/Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt ** (Himantopus mexicanus)
- American Avocet * (Recurvirostra americana)
FAMILY: Scolopacidae - Sandpipers/Phalaropes/Allies
- Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia)
- Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
- Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
- Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
- Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
- Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)
- Eskimo Curlew ^ (Numenius borealis)
- Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
- Long-billed Curlew ^ (Numenius americanus)
- Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica)
- Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)
- Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- Black Turnstone ^ (Arenaria melanocephala)
- Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
- Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
- Western Sandpiper * (Calidris mauri)
- Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
- White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)
- Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)
- Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
- Purple Sandpiper * (Calidris maritima)
- Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
- Curlew Sandpiper ^ (Calidris ferruginea)
- Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper * (Tryngites subruficollis)
- Ruff ** (Philomachus pugnax)
- Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
- Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
- Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)
- American Woodcock (Scolopax minor)
- Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
- Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
- Red Phalarope ** (Phalaropus fulicarius)
FAMILY: Laridae - Gulls/Terns
- Laughing Gull * (Larus atricilla)
- Franklin's Gull (Larus pipixcan)
- Little Gull * (Larus minutus)
- Black-headed Gull ** (Larus ridibundus)
- Bonaparte's Gull (Larus philadelphia)
- Black-tailed Gull ^ (Larus crassirostris)
- Mew Gull ** (Larus canus)
- Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
- California Gull ** (Larus californicus)
- Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
- Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
- Iceland Gull * (Larus glaucoides)
- Lesser Black-backed Gull * (Larus fuscus)
- Slaty-backed Gull ^ (Larus schistisagus)
- Glaucous-winged Gull ^ (Larus glaucescens)
- Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
- Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
- Sabine's Gull * (Xema sabini)
- Black-legged Kittiwake ** (Rissa tridactyla)
- Ross's Gull ^ (Rhodostethia rosea)
- Ivory Gull ** (Pagophila eburnea)
- Sooty Tern ^ (Onychoprion fuscata)
- Least Tern ** (Sternula antillarum)
- Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
- Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
- White-winged Tern ^ (Chlidonias leucopterus)
- Arctic Tern ** (Sterna paradisaea)
- Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)
- Royal Tern ^ (Thalasseus maximus)
- Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
FAMILY: Stercorariidae - Jaegers
- Pomarine Jaeger ** (Stercorarius pomarinus)
- Parasitic Jaeger * (Stercorarius parasiticus)
- Long-tailed Jaeger ^ (Stercorarius longicaudus)
FAMILY: Alcidae - Auks/Murres/Puffins
- Dovekie ^ (Alle alle)
- Thick-billed Murre ^ (Uria lomvia)
- Ancient Murrelet ^ (Synthliboramphus antiquus)

ORDER: Columbiformes

FAMILY: Columbidae - Pigeons/Doves
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
- Band-tailed Pigeon ^ (Patagioenas fasciata)
- Eurasian Collared-Dove * (Streptopelia decaocto)
- White-winged Dove ^ (Zenaida asiatica)
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
- Passenger Pigeon (e) (Ectopistes migratorius)
- Common Ground-Dove ^ (Columbina passerina)

ORDER: Psittaciformes

FAMILY: Psittacidae - Parakeets/Macaws/Parrots
- Carolina Parakeet (e) (Conuropsis carolinensis)

ORDER: Cuculiformes

FAMILY: Cuculidae - Cuckoos/Roadrunners/Anis
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
- Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)
- Groove-billed Ani ^ (Crotophaga sulcirostris)

ORDER: Strigiformes

FAMILY: Tytonidae - Barn Owls
- Barn Owl ** (Tyto alba)
FAMILY: Strigidae - Typical Owls
- Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio)
- Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
- Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)
- Northern Hawk Owl ** (Surnia ulula)
- Burrowing Owl ** (Athene cunicularia)
- Barred Owl (Strix varia)
- Great Gray Owl * (Strix nebulosa)
- Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
- Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
- Boreal Owl ** (Aegolius funereus)
- Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)

ORDER: Caprimulgiformes

FAMILY: Caprimulgidae - Goatsuckers
- Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
- Chuck-will's-widow ** (Caprimulgus carolinensis)
- Whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus)

ORDER: Apodiformes

FAMILY: Apodidae - Swifts
- Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
FAMILY: Trochilidae - Hummingbirds
- Green Violet-ear ^ (Colibri thalassinus)
- Broad-billed Hummingbird ^ (Cynanthus latirostris)
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
- Anna's Hummingbird ^ (Calypte anna)
- Rufous Hummingbird * (Selasphorus rufus)

ORDER: Coraciiformes

FAMILY: Alcedinidae - Kingfishers
- Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)

ORDER: Piciformes

FAMILY: Picidae - Woodpeckers/Allies
- Lewis's Woodpecker ^ (Melanerpes lewis)
- Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
- Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
- Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
- Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)
- American Three-toed Woodpecker ** (Picoides dorsalis)
- Black-backed Woodpecker * (Picoides arcticus)
- Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
- Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)

ORDER: Passeriformes

FAMILY: Tyrannidae - Tyrant Flycatchers
- Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)
- Western Wood-Pewee ^ (Contopus sordidulus)
- Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris)
- Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)
- Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)
- Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
- Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)
- Dusky Flycatcher ^ (Empidonax oberholseri)
- Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
- Say's Phoebe ^ (Sayornis saya)
- Vermilion Flycatcher ^ (Pyrocephalus rubinus)
- Ash-throated Flycatcher ^ (Myiarchus cinerascens)
- Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)
- Western Kingbird ** (Tyrannus verticalis)
- Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher ** (Tyrannus forficatus)
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher ^ (Tyrannus savana)
FAMILY: Laniidae - Shrikes
- Loggerhead Shrike * (Lanius ludovicianus)
- Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
FAMILY: Vireonidae - Vireos
- White-eyed Vireo * (Vireo griseus)
- Bell's Vireo * (Vireo bellii)
- Gray Vireo ^ (Vireo vicinior)
- Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons)
- Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius)
- Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
- Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus)
- Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
FAMILY: Corvidae - Jays/Crows
- Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)
- Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
- Clark's Nutcracker ^ (Nucifraga columbiana)
- Black-billed Magpie ^ (Pica hudsonia)
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
FAMILY: Alaudidae - Larks
- Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
FAMILY: Hirundinidae - Swallows
- Purple Martin (Progne subis)
- Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
- Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
- Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
- Cave Swallow ^ (Petrochelidon fulva)
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
FAMILY: Paridae - Chickadees/Titmice
- Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
- Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonica)
- Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
FAMILY: Sittidae - Nuthatches
- Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
- White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
- Brown-headed Nuthatch ^ (Sitta pusilla)
FAMILY: Certhiidae - Creepers
- Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
FAMILY: Troglodytidae - Wrens
- Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
- Bewick's Wren ^ (Thryomanes bewickii)
- House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
- Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
- Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis)
- Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
FAMILY: Regulidae - Kinglets
- Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
FAMILY: Sylviidae - Old World Warblers/Gnatcatchers
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
FAMILY: Turdidae - Thrushes
- Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
- Mountain Bluebird ** (Sialia currucoides)
- Townsend's Solitaire * (Myadestes townsendi)
- Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
- Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus)
- Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
- Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
- Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)
FAMILY: Mimidae - Mockingbirds/Thrashers
- Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
- Northern Mockingbird * (Mimus polyglottos)
- Sage Thrasher ^ (Oreoscoptes montanus)
- Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
- Curve-billed Thrasher ^ (Toxostoma curvirostre)
FAMILY: Sturnidae - Starlings
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
FAMILY: Motacillidae - Wagtails/Pipits
- American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)
FAMILY: Bombycillidae - Waxwings
- Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
- Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
FAMILY: Ptilogonatidae - Silky-Flycatchers
- Phainopepla ^ (Phainopepla nitens)
FAMILY: Parulidae - Wood-Warblers
- Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora pinus)
- Brewster's Warbler (Vermivora )
- Lawrence's Warbler (Vermivora )
- Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)
- Tennessee Warbler (Vermivora peregrina)
- Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata)
- Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla)
- Northern Parula (Parula americana)
- Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)
- Chestnut-sided Warbler (Dendroica pensylvanica)
- Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica magnolia)
- Cape May Warbler (Dendroica tigrina)
- Black-throated Blue Warbler (Dendroica caerulescens)
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)
- Black-throated Gray Warbler ^ (Dendroica nigrescens)
- Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendroica virens)
- Townsend's Warbler ^ (Dendroica townsendi)
- Hermit Warbler ^ (Dendroica occidentalis)
- Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca)
- Yellow-throated Warbler * (Dendroica dominica)
- Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus)
- Kirtland's Warbler ** (Dendroica kirtlandii)
- Prairie Warbler * (Dendroica discolor)
- Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum)
- Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea)
- Blackpoll Warbler (Dendroica striata)
- Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea)
- Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
- American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
- Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
- Worm-eating Warbler * (Helmitheros vermivorus)
- Swainson's Warbler ^ (Limnothlypis swainsonii)
- Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)
- Northern Waterthrush (Seiurus noveboracensis)
- Louisiana Waterthrush (Seiurus motacilla)
- Kentucky Warbler (Oporornis formosus)
- Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis)
- Mourning Warbler (Oporornis philadelphia)
- MacGillivray's Warbler ^ (Oporornis tolmiei)
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina)
- Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla)
- Canada Warbler (Wilsonia canadensis)
- Yellow-breasted Chat * (Icteria virens)
FAMILY: Thraupidae - Tanagers
- Summer Tanager * (Piranga rubra)
- Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
- Western Tanager * (Piranga ludoviciana)
FAMILY: Emberizidae - Emberizids
- Green-tailed Towhee ** (Pipilo chlorurus)
- Spotted Towhee ** (Pipilo maculatus)
- Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
- Rufous-crowned Sparrow ^ (Aimophila ruficeps)
- American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea)
- Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
- Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida)
- Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
- Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)
- Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
- Black-throated Sparrow ^ (Amphispiza bilineata)
- Lark Bunting ** (Calamospiza melanocorys)
- Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
- Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
- Baird's Sparrow ^ (Ammodramus bairdii)
- Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii)
- Le Conte's Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii)
- Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow * (Ammodramus nelsoni)
- Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
- Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
- White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
- Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula)
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- Golden-crowned Sparrow ^ (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
- Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
- Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
- Smith's Longspur ^ (Calcarius pictus)
- Chestnut-collared Longspur ^ (Calcarius ornatus)
- Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
FAMILY: Cardinalidae - Cardinals/Saltators/Allies
- Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
- Black-headed Grosbeak ^ (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
- Blue Grosbeak ** (Passerina caerulea)
- Lazuli Bunting ^ (Passerina amoena)
- Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
- Painted Bunting ^ (Passerina ciris)
- Dickcissel (Spiza americana)
FAMILY: Icteridae - Blackbirds
- Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
- Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
- Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
- Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
- Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)
- Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)
- Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
- Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
- Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
- Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)
- Hooded Oriole ^ (Icterus cucullatus)
- Bullock's Oriole ^ (Icterus bullockii)
- Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
- Scott's Oriole ^ (Icterus parisorum)
FAMILY: Fringillidae - Fringilline/Cardueline Finches
- Brambling ^ (Fringilla montifringilla)
- Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch ^ (Leucosticte tephrocotis)
- Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
- Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)
- House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
- Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
- White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera)
- Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
- Hoary Redpoll * (Carduelis hornemanni)
- Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)
- American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
- Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)
FAMILY: Passeridae - Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow ** (Passer montanus)