NC State bird list
total listed: 119 as of 1/23/16
ANATIDAE - SWANS, GEESE, AND DUCKS (14)
Cygnus buccinator / Trumpeter Swan [Mattamasket NWR 1/2/16]
Cygnus columbianus / Tundra Swan
Branta canadensis / Canada Goose
Anas strepera / Gadwall
Anas platyrhynchos / Mallard
Anas rubripes / American Black Duck
Anas acuta / Northern Pintail
Anas discors / Blue-winged Teal
Anas clypeata / Northern Shoveler
Aythya affinis / Lesser Scaup
Bucephala albeola / Bufflehead
Lophodytes cucullatus / Hooded Merganser
Mergus serrator / Red-breasted Merganser
Oxyura jamaicensis / Ruddy Duck
PHASIANIDAE - TURKEYS, GROUSE, PHEASANTS, OLD WORLD QUAIL, AND PARTRIDGES (1)
Meleagris gallopavo / Wild Turkey
GAVIIDAE - LOONS (1)
Gavia immer / Common Loon
PODICIPEDIDAE - GREBES (2)
Podilymbus podiceps / Pied-billed Grebe
Podiceps grisegena / Red-necked Grebe
PHALACROCORACIDAE - CORMORANTS (1)
Phalacrocorax auritus / Double-crested Cormorant
ARDEIDAE - HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS (3)
Ardea herodias / Great Blue Heron
Ardea alba / Great Egret
Egretta tricolor / Tricolored Heron
CATHARTIDAE - NEW WORLD VULTURES (2)
Cathartes aura / Turkey Vulture
Coragyps atratus / Black Vulture
PANDIONIDAE - OSPREY (1)
Pandion haliaetus / Osprey
ACCIPITRIDAE - HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES (4)
Haliaeetus leucocephalus / Bald Eagle
Circus hudsonius / American Harrier (Northern Harrier)
Buteo lineatus / Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis / Red-tailed Hawk
FALCONIDAE - FALCONS AND CARACARAS (1)
Falco sparverius / American Kestrel
RALLIDAE - RAILS, CRAKES, GALLINULES, AND COOTS (1)
Fulica americana / American Coot
SCOLOPACIDAE - SANDPIPERS, SNIPES, PHALAROPES, AND ALLIES (3)
Bartramia longicauda / Upland Sandpiper
Actitis macularia / Spotted Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla / Semipalmated Sandpiper
LARIDAE - GULLS (2)
Larus delawarensis / Ring-billed Gull
Larus philadelphia / Bonaparte's Gull
CHARADRIIDAE - PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS (2)
Pluvialis squatarola / Black-bellied Plover (Gray Plover)
Charadrius vociferus / Killdeer *
COLUMBIDAE - PIGEONS AND DOVES (2)
Columba livia / Rock Pigeon (Rock Dove)
Zenaida macroura / Mourning Dove
STRIGIDAE - OWLS (1)
Strix varia / Barred Owl
APODIDAE - SWIFTS (1)
Chaetura pelagica / Chimney Swift
TROCHILIDAE - HUMMINGBIRDS (2)
Archilochus colubris / Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Amazilia yucatanensis / Buff-bellied Hummingbird
ALCEDINIDAE - KINGFISHERS (1)
Ceryle alcyon / Belted Kingfisher
PICIDAE - WOODPECKERS (8)
Melanerpes erythrocephalus / Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus / Red-bellied Woodpecker
Sphyrapicus varius / Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Picoides pubescens / Downy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus / Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides borealis / Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Colaptes auratus / Northern Flicker
Dryocopus pileatus / Pileated Woodpecker
TYRANNIDAE - TYRANT FLYCATCHERS (5)
Empidonax virescens / Acadian Flycatcher
Sayornis phoebe / Eastern Phoebe
Myiarchus crinitus / Great Crested Flycatcher
Tyrannus verticalis / Western Kingbird [Cressley 1/2/16]
Tyrannus tyrannus / Eastern Kingbird
VIREONIDAE - VIREOS AND ALLIES (1)
Vireo olivaceus / Red-eyed Vireo
CORVIDAE - CROWS, JAYS, MAGPIES, AND ALLIES (3)
Cyanocitta cristata / Blue Jay
Corvus brachyrhynchos / American Crow
Corvus ossifragus / Fish Crow
REGULIDAE - KINGLETS (2)
Regulus satrapa / Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula / Ruby-crowned Kinglet
PARIDAE - TITS AND CHICKADEES (3)
Poecile carolinensis / Carolina Chickadee
Poecile atricapilla / Black-capped Chickadee
Baeolophus bicolor / Tufted Titmouse
HIRUNDINIDAE - SWALLOWS AND MARTINS (4)
Tachycineta bicolor / Tree Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis / Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Hirundo rustica / Barn Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota / Cliff Swallow
SITTIDAE - NUTHATCHES (3)
Sitta pusilla / Brown-headed Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis / Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis / White-breasted Nuthatch
CERTHIIDAE - CREEPERS (1)
Certhia americana / Brown Creeper
TROGLODYTIDAE - WRENS (1)
Thryothorus ludovicianus / Carolina Wren
POLIOPTILIDAE - GNATCATCHERS (1)
Polioptila caerulea / Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
TURDIDAE - THRUSHES AND ALLIES (4)
Sialia sialis / Eastern Bluebird
Catharus guttatus / Hermit Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina / Wood Thrush
Turdus migratorius / American Robin
MIMIDAE - THRASHERS AND MOCKINGBIRDS (3)
Dumetella carolinensis / Gray Catbird
Mimus polyglottos / Northern Mockingbird
Toxostoma rufum / Brown Thrasher
STURNIDAE - STARLINGS AND MYNAS (1)
Sturnus vulgaris / European Starling
PASSERIDAE - OLD WORLD SPARROWS (1)
Passer domesticus / House Sparrow
FRINGILLIDAE - FINCHES, SISKINS, CROSSBILLS, AND ALLIES (4)
Carpodacus purpureus / Purple Finch
Carpodacus mexicanus / House Finch
Carduelis pinus / Pine Siskin
Carduelis tristis / American Goldfinch
PARULIDAE - NEW WORLD WARBLERS (10)
Dendroica petechia / Yellow Warbler
Dendroica caerulescens / Black-throated Blue Warbler
Dendroica coronata / Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle subspecies)
Dendroica pinus / Pine Warbler
Dendroica discolor / Prarie Warbler
Mniotilta varia / Black-and-white Warbler
Setophaga ruticilla / American Redstart
Seiurus aurocapillus / Ovenbird
Seiurus motacilla / Louisiana Waterthrush
Geothlypis trichas / Common Yellowthroat
EMBERIZIDAE - OLD WORLD BUNTINGS, SEEDEATERS, NEW WORLD SPARROWS, AND ALLIES (8)
Pipilo erythrophthalmus / Eastern Towhee
Spizella arborea / American Tree Sparrow
Spizella passerina / Chipping Sparrow
Passerella iliaca / Fox Sparrow
Melospiza melodia / Song Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys / White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis / White-throated Sparrow
Junco hyemalis / Dark-eyed Junco
CARDINALIDAE - CARDINALS, PIRANGA TANAGERS, AND ALLIES (5)
Cardinalis cardinalis / Northern Cardinal
Pheucticus ludovicianus / Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Passerina cyanea / Indigo Bunting
Piranga olivacea / Scarlet Tanager
Piranga rubra / Summer Tanager
ICTERIDAE - BLACKBIRDS, NEW WORLD ORIOLES, GRACKLES, AND ALLIES (4)
Agelaius phoeniceus / Red-winged Blackbird
Sturnella magna / Eastern Meadowlark
Quiscalus quiscula / Common Grackle
Molothrus ater / Brown-headed Cowbird
ANATIDAE - SWANS, GEESE, AND DUCKS (14)
Cygnus buccinator / Trumpeter Swan [Mattamasket NWR 1/2/16]
Cygnus columbianus / Tundra Swan
Branta canadensis / Canada Goose
Anas strepera / Gadwall
Anas platyrhynchos / Mallard
Anas rubripes / American Black Duck
Anas acuta / Northern Pintail
Anas discors / Blue-winged Teal
Anas clypeata / Northern Shoveler
Aythya affinis / Lesser Scaup
Bucephala albeola / Bufflehead
Lophodytes cucullatus / Hooded Merganser
Mergus serrator / Red-breasted Merganser
Oxyura jamaicensis / Ruddy Duck
PHASIANIDAE - TURKEYS, GROUSE, PHEASANTS, OLD WORLD QUAIL, AND PARTRIDGES (1)
Meleagris gallopavo / Wild Turkey
GAVIIDAE - LOONS (1)
Gavia immer / Common Loon
PODICIPEDIDAE - GREBES (2)
Podilymbus podiceps / Pied-billed Grebe
Podiceps grisegena / Red-necked Grebe
PHALACROCORACIDAE - CORMORANTS (1)
Phalacrocorax auritus / Double-crested Cormorant
ARDEIDAE - HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS (3)
Ardea herodias / Great Blue Heron
Ardea alba / Great Egret
Egretta tricolor / Tricolored Heron
CATHARTIDAE - NEW WORLD VULTURES (2)
Cathartes aura / Turkey Vulture
Coragyps atratus / Black Vulture
PANDIONIDAE - OSPREY (1)
Pandion haliaetus / Osprey
ACCIPITRIDAE - HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES (4)
Haliaeetus leucocephalus / Bald Eagle
Circus hudsonius / American Harrier (Northern Harrier)
Buteo lineatus / Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis / Red-tailed Hawk
FALCONIDAE - FALCONS AND CARACARAS (1)
Falco sparverius / American Kestrel
RALLIDAE - RAILS, CRAKES, GALLINULES, AND COOTS (1)
Fulica americana / American Coot
SCOLOPACIDAE - SANDPIPERS, SNIPES, PHALAROPES, AND ALLIES (3)
Bartramia longicauda / Upland Sandpiper
Actitis macularia / Spotted Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla / Semipalmated Sandpiper
LARIDAE - GULLS (2)
Larus delawarensis / Ring-billed Gull
Larus philadelphia / Bonaparte's Gull
CHARADRIIDAE - PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS (2)
Pluvialis squatarola / Black-bellied Plover (Gray Plover)
Charadrius vociferus / Killdeer *
COLUMBIDAE - PIGEONS AND DOVES (2)
Columba livia / Rock Pigeon (Rock Dove)
Zenaida macroura / Mourning Dove
STRIGIDAE - OWLS (1)
Strix varia / Barred Owl
APODIDAE - SWIFTS (1)
Chaetura pelagica / Chimney Swift
TROCHILIDAE - HUMMINGBIRDS (2)
Archilochus colubris / Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Amazilia yucatanensis / Buff-bellied Hummingbird
ALCEDINIDAE - KINGFISHERS (1)
Ceryle alcyon / Belted Kingfisher
PICIDAE - WOODPECKERS (8)
Melanerpes erythrocephalus / Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus / Red-bellied Woodpecker
Sphyrapicus varius / Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Picoides pubescens / Downy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus / Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides borealis / Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Colaptes auratus / Northern Flicker
Dryocopus pileatus / Pileated Woodpecker
TYRANNIDAE - TYRANT FLYCATCHERS (5)
Empidonax virescens / Acadian Flycatcher
Sayornis phoebe / Eastern Phoebe
Myiarchus crinitus / Great Crested Flycatcher
Tyrannus verticalis / Western Kingbird [Cressley 1/2/16]
Tyrannus tyrannus / Eastern Kingbird
VIREONIDAE - VIREOS AND ALLIES (1)
Vireo olivaceus / Red-eyed Vireo
CORVIDAE - CROWS, JAYS, MAGPIES, AND ALLIES (3)
Cyanocitta cristata / Blue Jay
Corvus brachyrhynchos / American Crow
Corvus ossifragus / Fish Crow
REGULIDAE - KINGLETS (2)
Regulus satrapa / Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula / Ruby-crowned Kinglet
PARIDAE - TITS AND CHICKADEES (3)
Poecile carolinensis / Carolina Chickadee
Poecile atricapilla / Black-capped Chickadee
Baeolophus bicolor / Tufted Titmouse
HIRUNDINIDAE - SWALLOWS AND MARTINS (4)
Tachycineta bicolor / Tree Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis / Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Hirundo rustica / Barn Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota / Cliff Swallow
SITTIDAE - NUTHATCHES (3)
Sitta pusilla / Brown-headed Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis / Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis / White-breasted Nuthatch
CERTHIIDAE - CREEPERS (1)
Certhia americana / Brown Creeper
TROGLODYTIDAE - WRENS (1)
Thryothorus ludovicianus / Carolina Wren
POLIOPTILIDAE - GNATCATCHERS (1)
Polioptila caerulea / Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
TURDIDAE - THRUSHES AND ALLIES (4)
Sialia sialis / Eastern Bluebird
Catharus guttatus / Hermit Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina / Wood Thrush
Turdus migratorius / American Robin
MIMIDAE - THRASHERS AND MOCKINGBIRDS (3)
Dumetella carolinensis / Gray Catbird
Mimus polyglottos / Northern Mockingbird
Toxostoma rufum / Brown Thrasher
STURNIDAE - STARLINGS AND MYNAS (1)
Sturnus vulgaris / European Starling
PASSERIDAE - OLD WORLD SPARROWS (1)
Passer domesticus / House Sparrow
FRINGILLIDAE - FINCHES, SISKINS, CROSSBILLS, AND ALLIES (4)
Carpodacus purpureus / Purple Finch
Carpodacus mexicanus / House Finch
Carduelis pinus / Pine Siskin
Carduelis tristis / American Goldfinch
PARULIDAE - NEW WORLD WARBLERS (10)
Dendroica petechia / Yellow Warbler
Dendroica caerulescens / Black-throated Blue Warbler
Dendroica coronata / Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle subspecies)
Dendroica pinus / Pine Warbler
Dendroica discolor / Prarie Warbler
Mniotilta varia / Black-and-white Warbler
Setophaga ruticilla / American Redstart
Seiurus aurocapillus / Ovenbird
Seiurus motacilla / Louisiana Waterthrush
Geothlypis trichas / Common Yellowthroat
EMBERIZIDAE - OLD WORLD BUNTINGS, SEEDEATERS, NEW WORLD SPARROWS, AND ALLIES (8)
Pipilo erythrophthalmus / Eastern Towhee
Spizella arborea / American Tree Sparrow
Spizella passerina / Chipping Sparrow
Passerella iliaca / Fox Sparrow
Melospiza melodia / Song Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys / White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis / White-throated Sparrow
Junco hyemalis / Dark-eyed Junco
CARDINALIDAE - CARDINALS, PIRANGA TANAGERS, AND ALLIES (5)
Cardinalis cardinalis / Northern Cardinal
Pheucticus ludovicianus / Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Passerina cyanea / Indigo Bunting
Piranga olivacea / Scarlet Tanager
Piranga rubra / Summer Tanager
ICTERIDAE - BLACKBIRDS, NEW WORLD ORIOLES, GRACKLES, AND ALLIES (4)
Agelaius phoeniceus / Red-winged Blackbird
Sturnella magna / Eastern Meadowlark
Quiscalus quiscula / Common Grackle
Molothrus ater / Brown-headed Cowbird