An Index of Species
of Birds and Other Nature
that have been in the
Birdline and Natureline


Many birds have been referred to
in the Birdline over the years,
at many places.

And other nature has been 
referred to in the Natureline.

This index should help
those who wish to look back
at sightings and occurrences
that have been of interest.

 
Included in this index are:
birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles,
butterflies, moths, dragonflies, damselflies,
grasshoppers, wildflowers, other plants, 
marine life (including fish, mollusks,
crustaceans, corals, jellyfish), and 
celestial phenomena including solar eclipses  

Our thanks to all the people who have supported
and appreciated our Birdline & Natureline,
that has been done by Armas Hill since 1979,
first on the phone, and later on the radio and internet 

An Alphabetical Index for the each of the above Groupings
 follows the Links beneath these photographs. 

Above: a Rufous Hummingbird in Pennsylvania
Below: a Northern Wheatear in Delaware
(upper photo by Rick Wiltraut; lower photo by Howard Eskin) 

A DIRECTORY OF PHOTOS IN THE FONT WEBSITE

Links to Birdlines & Naturelines: 

Birdline & Natureline, 2012:36  Nov 5:  Unusual Birds with an Unusual Storm, Hurricane Sandy

Birdline, 2012:35  Oct 19:  With Thousands of Peregrines & 1 Europe-bound Osprey

Birdline & Natureline, 2012:34  Oct 2:  Gull, Albatross, Crow, Jay, Swift, Owl, all of them butterflies

Birdline & Natureline, 2012:33  Sep 24:  Birds on Far-flung Islands & New York Lakes

Birdline & Natureline, 2012:32  Sep 13:  Caracaras, a Kingbird, Kelp Gull, & more

Birdline & Natureline, 2012:31  Sep 8:  With an Elegant Tern, a lost crow, & a Black Witch

Birdline & Natureline, 2012:30  Aug31:  With Reports noting 2 Oceans & 3 Great Lakes

Birdline & Natureline, 2012:29  Aug 24:  With Lots of Birds, including 10 new Owls, & much more

Birdline & Natureline, 2012:28  Aug 15:  A Gannet, Godwits, a Griffon, & much more

Birdline & Natureline, 2012:22  Jun 6:  Kites, Cranes, a Rail, an Ibis, & a Whale

Birdline & Natureline, 2011:52  Dec 15:  Falcons, now & then, & a Green Sea Turtle

Birdline, 2011:51  Dec 9:  From Midway to a mountain in Maine, & much in between

Birdline & Natureline, 2011:50  Dec 4:  Lots of Bald Eagles, less Florida Jays, & 1 Wolverine

Birdline, 2011:49  Dec 1:  Geese: Pink-footed, Greenland White-fronted, Barnacle, and More

Birdline, 2011:48  Nov 25:  An Albatross, Owls, Hummingbirds, & the Turkey

Birdline, 2011:47  Nov 8:  Including a Red List, & Cranes in Texas & Pennsylvania 

Birdline, 2011:46  Nov 4:  A Booby on its way, a Yellowthroat the wrong way, and More 

Birdline, 2011:45  Oct 31:  Wandering Birds (1 so-named) in North & South America, & Australia 

Birdline, 2011:44  Oct 25:  A Look Back at Last Winter's Bird Counts - Did You Know?

Birdline, 2011:43  Oct 21:  Purple Gallinules, a Violetear, and More

Birdline, 2011:42  Oct 12:  The Remarkable Wheatear & Other Notable Birds

Birdline, 2011:41  Oct 5:  Seabirds, Hummingbirds, Other Birds & some Whales & Butterflies

Birdline, 2011:40  Sep 30:  Migrants, including: Woodpeckers, Hawks, and Birds in the Night

Birdline & Natureline, 2011:39  Sep 25:  A Longspur, and Wolves & Coyotes

Birdline, 2011:38  Sep 20:  Birds Out of Place from the West, North, and South

Birdline, 2011:37  Sep 16:  Another Petrel, a Whimbrel, 60 Hudsonian Godwits, Texas Heat

Birdline, 2011:36  Sep 9:  A Vireo, a Petrel, other birds, and a Supernova

Birdline, 2011:35  Aug 30, updated Sep 5: Bird Sightings resulting from Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene

Birdline & Natureline, 2011:12  Mar 26:  Japan, Pacific Albatrosses, West Indian Frogs

Links to Upcoming FONT Tour Information:
  
A Geographical Listing of Upcoming FONT Birding & Nature Tours

FONT Birding & Nature Tours in 2012     FONT Birding & Nature Tours in 2013 & 2014

Other Links:

Recent Bird Taxonomy Changes

Lists & Photo Galleries of:   Birds of North America     Birds Elsewhere 

Mammals    Butterflies & Moths    Dragonflies & Damselflies    Amphibians & Reptiles  

                   
                   The dates in the following listings refer to the those of the Birdlines & Naturelines  
                   reached through the links above. 



          BIRDS

       AN ALPHABETICAL LISTING:

1. Allen's Hummingbird
   Massachusetts  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)  
2. American Avocet
   Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 19, 2012
3. American Barn Owl  
   throughout the New World  ______  Oct 2, 2012 
4. American Black Duck
   Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 5, 2011
5. American Golden Plover
   Iceland  ______  Aug 31, 2102
   Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 9, 2011
6. American Green-winged Teal
   Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 5, 2011
7. American Oystercatcher
   New Jersey, Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy) 
8. American Pipit
   Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 31, 2011
9. American Redstart
   New Jersey  ______  Aug 15, 2012
10. American Three-toed Woodpecker
    Maine  ______  Oct 2, 2012
11. American White Pelican
    Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 31, 2011
    Georgia, New Jersey, New York  ______  Oct 12, 2011
12. American Wigeon
    Gulf Coast (Texas to Florida)  ______  Oct 25, 2011
    Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 5, 2011
13. Anhinga
    Virginia  ______  Aug 24, 2012
    Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 31, 2011
    Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 25, 2011 
14. Anna's Hummingbird
    Pennsylvania, Quebec  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
    
    
    
    An Anna's Hummingbird in Shartlesville, Pennsylvania 
    during the winter of 2010/2011   
    (photo by Howard Eskin)
    
    
15. Arctic Tern
    Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 5, 2011  (storm: Irene)
16. Arctic Warbler
    Alaska  ______  Sep 24, 2012 
17. Ash-throated Flycatcher
    New Jersey  ______  Oct 19, 2012
18. Ashy Storm Petrel
    California  ______  Aug 31, 2012
    California  ______  Aug 24, 2012
19. Audubon's Shearwater
    Massachusetts  ______  Aug 31, 2012
    New Jersey  ______  Oct 5, 2011
20. Audubon's Yellow-rumped Warbler
    Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 31, 2011
21. Baird's Sandpiper
    Iceland  ______  Oct 19, 2012
22. Bahama Oriole
    Andros Island in the Bahamas  ______  Nov 8, 2011
23. Bahama Warbler
    Bahamas  ______  Nov 8, 2011  (was part of the Yellow-throated Warbler)
24. Bald Eagle
    New Jersey  ______  Sep 13, 2012
    Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 8, 2012
    Pennsylvania  ______  Aug 24, 2012  (referring to 1 with a Swallow-tailed Kite)
    New York  ______  Oct 31, 2011  
25. Balearic Warbler
    Balearic islands (in the Mediterranean)  ______  Sep 24, 2012
26. Baltimore Oriole
    New Jersey  ______  Oct 2, 2012
    Rhode Island  ______  Sep 8, 2012
    Pennsylvania  ______  Aug 24, 2012
27. Band-rumped Storm Petrel
    general  ______  Sep 24, 2012
    Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, east North Atlantic islands  ______  Aug 31, 2012
    Massachusetts, New York  ______  Sept 5, 2011  (storm: Irene)
28. Barnacle Goose
    Massachusetts  ______  Nov 8, 2011
    Maine  ______  Oct 12, 2011
    Arkansas  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
29. "Barn Owls"
    on some Caribbean islands  ______  Oct 2, 2012
30. Barn Swallow
    Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
    iceland (American subspecies)  ______  Oct 19, 2012 
31. Bar-tailed Godwit
    Massachusetts  ______  Aug 15, 2012
32. Bell's Vireo
    Maine, Massachusetts  ______  Oct 19, 2012
    Maryland (previous), New Jersey (previous), New York  ______  Sep 13, 2012
    Maryland  ______  Oct 12, 2011
    Georgia  ______  Sep 20, 2011
33. Bicknell's Thrush
    New Hampshire, Pennsylvania  ______  Jun 6, 2012
    New Jersey  ______  Sep 30, 2011  (nocturnal calls)
34. Black-and-white Warbler
    New Jersey  ______  Aug 15, 2012 
35. Black-backed Woodpecker
    Maine  ______  Oct 2, 2012
36. Black-bellied Plover
    Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
    Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 5, 2011  (storm: Irene)
37. Black-bellied Whistling Duck
    Wisconsin  ______  Aug 31, 2012
    Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania  ______  Aug 15, 2012
    Gulf Coast (Texas to Florida)  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
38. Blackburnian Warbler
    Maryland  ______  Sep 20, 2011  (with a Townsend's Warbler)  
39. Black-capped Petrel
    Caribbean islands, Maryland, North Carolina  ______  Aug 31, 2012
    New Jersey, New York  ______  Sep 5, 2011  (storm: Irene)
40. former Black-cowled Oriole (and former Greater Antillean Oriole)
    Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico  ______  Nov 8, 2011
41. Black-footed Albatross
    California  ______  Aug 31, 2012
    California  ______  Aug 24, 2012
    California  ______  Aug 15, 2012
42. Black-headed Gull
    Illinois (previous)  ______  Sep 13, 2012
43. Black-legged Kittiwake
    Ontario, Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
    Illinois (previous)  ______  Sep 13, 2012
44. Black-necked Stilt
    Gulf Coast (Texas to Florida)  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
45. Blackpoll Warbler
    New Jersey, Rhode Island  ______  Oct 2, 2012
    West Virginia  ______  Oct 31, 2011  (a large kill at night at a bright light)
46. Black Rail
    West Virginia  ______  Jun 6, 2012 
47. Black Scoter
    New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
48. Black Skimmer
    Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
    Ireland  ______  Sep 8, 2012
49. Black Storm Petrel
    California  ______  Aug 31, 2012
    California  ______  Aug 24, 2012
50. Black Swift
    Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina  ______  Sep 20, 2011 (all w/storm: Irene)
    Hispaniola, New Jersey (a probable ID)  ______  Sep 5, 2011  (storm: Irene) 
51. Black-tailed Godwit
    Virginia  ______  Oct 19, 2012
    Texas  ______  Aug 24, 2012
    Delaware, Virginia  ______  Aug 15, 2012
    Queensland, Australia  ______  Oct 31, 2011 
52. Black-tailed Gull
    Illinois (previous)  ______  Sep 13, 2012
    Newfoundland, Japan  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
53. Black Tern
    Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 5, 2011  (storm: Irene)
54. Black-throated Blue Warbler
    New Jersey  ______  Oct 2, 2012
    Maryland  ______  Oct 31, 2011  (striking glass windows)
55. Black-throated Gray Warbler
    Massachusetts  ______  Oct 19, 2012
    Virginia  ______  Oct 12, 2011
    Delaware, New Jersey  ______  Oct 5, 2011
    New Jersey  ______  Sep 30, 2011
56. Black-throated Green Warbler
    New Jersey  ______  Oct 2, 2012 
    Pennsylvania  ______  Aug 24, 2012
    Maryland  ______  Sep 20, 2011  (with a Townsend's Warbler)
57. Black-vented Oriole
    Texas  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
58. Blue Bunting
    Texas  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
59. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
    New Jersey  ______  Oct 2, 2012
60. Blue Grosbeak
    New York  ______  Oct 19, 2012
    Rhode Island  _____  Oct 2, 2012
61. Blue-winged Teal
    Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 5, 2011
62. Blue-winged Warbler
    New Jersey  ______  Aug 15, 2012
63. Bobolink
    New Jersey  ______  Sep 8, 2012 
64. Bohemian Waxwing
    Maine  ______  Oct 31, 2011
65. Bonaparte's Gull
    New Jersey, Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
    Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 19, 2012
    Illinois  ______  Sep 13, 2012
    Massachusetts  ______  Sep 5, 2011
66. Boreal Chickadee
    Saint Pierre & Miquelon  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
67. Brant
    Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
    Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 31, 2011
68. Bridled Tern
    Maryland, Massachusetts  ______  Aug 31, 2012
    Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York  ______  Sep 5, 2011  (storm: Irene)
69. Broad-billed Sandpiper
    Old World  ______  Sep 24, 2012
70. Broad-winged Hawk
    New Jersey  ______  Sep 24, 2012
    Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 30, 2011  (a seasonal summary) 
71. Brown Booby
    New Jersey  ______  Sep 8, 2012  (referring to a previous occurrence) 
    Arkansas, California, Texas  ______  Aug 24, 2012
    Georgia, Massachusetts, New Jersey  ______  Aug 15, 2012
    Massachusetts, New Jersey  ______  Oct 12, 2011
    Massachusetts, New Jersey  ______  Sep 20, 2011
    New Jersey  ______  Sep 5, 2011
    
    
    
    A Brown Booby in Cape May, New Jersey during the late-summer of 2011 
    (photo by Howard Eskin)
    
    
72. Brown Creeper
    Bermuda  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary) 
73. Brown Pelican
    Massachusetts  ______  Oct 19, 2012
    New Jersey  ______  Sep 8, 2012
    New York  ______  Aug 31, 2012
74. Buff-breasted Sandpiper
    New World  ______  Sep 24, 2012
    Iceland  (Grimsey Is.)  ______  Aug 15, 2012
    Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 5, 2011
75. Bufflehead
    Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
76. Cackling Goose
    Maine  ______  Oct 12, 2011
77. California Gull
    Illinois (previous)  ______  Sep 13, 2012
78. Calliope Hummingbird
    North Carolina  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
    
    
    
    A Calliope Hummingbird in Devon, Pennsylvania in November 2012,
    the 2nd record for the state. The bird is feeding at Pineapple Sage.
    (photo by Joe Flood) 
    
    
79. Canada Goose
    Arkansas  _____  Aug 24, 2012  (referring to a flock with a Brown Booby)
    Gulf Coast (Texas to Florida)  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
    Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 5, 2011
80. Canvasback
    Gulf Coast (Texas to Florida)  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
81. Cape Verde Shearwater
    Cape Verde Islands  ______  Sep 24, 2012
82. Cape Verde Storm Petrel
    Cape Verde Islands  ______  Sep 24, 2012
83. Carniguin Hawk-Owl
    Philippines  ______  Aug 24, 2012
84. Caspian Tern
    Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
    Minnesota  ______  Sep 8, 2012  (referring to birds with an Elegant Tern)
    Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 5, 2011  (storm: Irene)
85. Cattle Egret
    Pennsylvania   ______  Nov 5, 2102  (storm: Sandy)
86. Cave Swallow
    Delaware, Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
87. Cedar Waxwing
    Maine  ______  Oct 31, 2011  (with Bohemian Waxwings) 
88. Cebu Hawk-Owl
    Philippines  ______  Aug 24, 2012
89. Cerulean Warbler
    general population  ______  Nov 8, 2011 
90. Chaco Pygmy Owl (formerly Ferruginous Pygmy Owl)
    southwestern Brazil  ______  Oct 2, 2012 
91. Chestnut-sided Warbler
    New Jersey  ______  Aug 15, 2012 
92. Chimney Swift
    Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy) 
    Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 24, 2012
    Pennsylvania  ______  Aug 24, 2012
    North Carolina, South Carolina  ______  Sep 20, 2011  (in SC at same time as a Black Swift)
    Pennsylvania (roost w/ 10,000)  ______  Sep 16, 2011
93. Chipping Sparrow
    Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 30, 2011  (nocturnal calls)
94. Clay-colored Sparrow
    Rhode Island  ______  Oct 2, 2012 
    Rhode Island  ______  Sep 8, 2012  
    New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Quebec  ______  Jun 6, 2012
    Delaware, Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 8, 2011
    New York  ______  Oct 31, 2011
    Georgia, Maine, Rhode Island  ______  Oct 12, 2011
    Washington DC  ______  Oct 5, 2011
    Delaware, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 30, 2011
    Maine, New Jersey  ______  Sep 25, 2011
    Maryland, Massachusetts  ______  Sep 20, 2011
95. Cliff Swallow
    Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
96. Common Eider
    New Jersey  ______  Sep 8, 2012
97. Common Grackle
    Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 8, 2012  (a flock with a Yellow-headed Blackbird)
98. Common Loon  (or Great Northern Diver)
    New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
    New York  ______  Oct 19, 2012
    Britain, Iceland, New York  ______  Sep 24, 2012 
    Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 5, 2011
99. Common Nighthawk
    New Jersey  ______  Sep 8, 2012  (referring to a big flight)
    Minnesota  ______  Aug 31, 2012
    Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania  ______  Aug 24, 2012 
    Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
    general, Maryland, Massachusetts  ______  Sep 9, 2011 
100. Common Redpoll
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 19, 201
     Bermuda  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
101. Common Tern
     Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 5, 2011  (storm: Irene)
102. Connecticut Warbler
     Rhode Island  ______  Oct 2, 2012
103. Cook's Petrel
     British Columbia  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary) 
104. Cooper's Hawk
     New York  ______  Sep 24, 2012 
105. Cory's Shearwater  
     Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     North Atlantic islands, Canary Islands (Lanzarote offshore)  ______  Sep 24, 2012
     Massachusetts, New Jersey  ______  Oct 5, 2011
     New Jersey  ______  Sep 5, 2011  (storm: Irene)
106. Cream-colored Courser
     Canary Islands  ______  Sep 24, 2012
107. Crested Ibis
     Japan  ______  Jun 6, 2012
108. Crimson-collared Grosbeak
     Texas  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
109. Curlew Sandpiper
     Colorado, New York  ______  Aug 31, 2012
     New Hampshire  ______  Sep 30, 2011 
110. Dickcissel
     New Hampshire  ______  Oct 19, 2012
     Rhode Island  ______  Oct 12, 2011
     New Jersey  ______  Sep 30, 2011
111. Double-crested Cormorant
     Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 19, 2012
     Tennessee  ______  Aug 24, 2012  (referring to some with the Neotropic Cormorant)
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 12, 2011  (large migration)
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 5, 2011
112. Dunlin
     New Jersey, Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
113. Eared Grebe
     Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012
     Maine, New Hampshire  ______  Oct 19, 2012
     New York  ______  Nov 8, 2011
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 31, 2011
     Gulf Coast (Texas to Florida)  ______  Oct 25, 2011
     Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 9, 2011
114. Eastern Kingbird
     New York  ______  Sep 24, 2012
115. Elegant Tern
     Arizona, Britain, British Columbia, California, Chile, Florida, France, Ireland, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Mexico (Gulf of California), Minnesota, Oregon, Peru, Spain, Texas, Virginia, Washington State   ______  Sep 8, 2012
116. Eurasian Collared Dove
     Alaska, Bahama Islands, Florida  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
117. Eurasian Nuthatch
     Eurasia  ______  Sep 24, 2012
118. Eurasian Wigeon
     Maine  ______  Oct 19, 2012
     New Jersey  ______  Oct 12, 2011
119. European Storm Petrel
     Europe  ______  Sep 24, 2012
120. Evening Grosbeak
     Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Rhode Island  ______  Oct 19, 2102  
     New York  ______  Oct 2, 2012
     New Hampshire, New York  ______  Aug 31, 2012
     New York  ______  Nov 8, 2011
     New Hampshire  ______  Sep 30, 2011
     eastern North America, New Jersey  ______  Sep 25, 2011  (referring to a report by the Ontario Field Ornithologists)
121. Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
     now only in South America  ______  Oct 2, 2012
122. Field Sparrow
     Quebec  ______  Jun 6, 2012  (referring to birds with nesting Clay-colored Sparrows)
     Washington DC  ______  Oct 5, 2011  (with a Clay-colored Sparrow)
123. Fork-tailed Flycatcher
     Maryland  ______  Oct 2, 2012
     New York  ______  Sep 24, 2012
     Virginia  ______  Oct 5, 2011
124. Fork-tailed Storm Petrel
     California  ______  Aug 31, 2012
     California  ______  Aug 15, 2012
125. Forster's Tern
     New Jersey, Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 5, 2011  (storm: Irene)
126. Franklin's Gull
     New York  ______  Oct 19, 2012
     Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 24, 2012
     Illinois  ______  Sep 13, 2012
     New York  _____  Aug 31, 2012
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 25, 2011
     Maryland  ______  Sep 25, 2011
127. Gadwall
     Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 5, 2011
128. Galapagos Barn Owl
     Galapagos Islands  ______  Oct 2, 2012
129. Galapagos Short-eared Owl
     Galapagos Islands  ______  Oct 2, 2012 
130. Glaucous Gull
     Illinois (previous)  ______  Sep 13, 2012 
131. Glossy Ibis
     Gulf Coast (Texas to Florida)  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary) 
132. Golden-crowned Sparrow
     Maryland  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary) 
133. Golden Eagle
     New York, Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 31, 2011 
134. Golden-winged Warbler
     Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 13, 2012
135. "Grant's Storm Petrel"
     North Atlantic Ocean  ______  Sep 24, 2012
136. Gray Jay
     Maine  ______  Oct 2, 2012
137. Gray Kingbird
     Georgia  ______  Aug 15, 2012
     Caribbean islands, New York  ______  Oct 25, 2011
138. Gray-cheeked Thrush
     New Jersey, Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 30, 2011  (including nocturnal calls)
139. Great Kiskadee
     Bermuda, on ship in New York City harbor  ______  Sep 20, 2011
140. Great Shearwater
     Kentucky, Michigan, Texas  ______  Sep 13, 2012  (storm: Isaac)
     Maryland  ______  Oct 12, 2011
     Massachusetts, New Jersey  ______  Oct 5, 2011  
     New Jersey  ______  Sep 5, 2011  (storm: Irene)
141. Great Black-backed Gull
     Illinois  ______  Sep 13, 2012
142. Great-winged Petrel
     California  ______  Sep 9, 2011
143. Greater Pewee
     Texas  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
144. Greater Scaup
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 5, 2011
145. Greater White-fronted Goose
     Maryland, New York  ______  Nov 8, 2011 
     Maine  ______  Oct 12, 2011
146. Greater Yellowlegs
     Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
147. Green-tailed Towhee
     Massachusetts, Rhode Island  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary) 
148. Green Violetear
     Maryland  ______  October 31, 2011
149. Griffon Vulture
     Denmark  ______  Aug 15, 2012  
150. Guadalupe Murrelet
     California  ______  Aug 24, 2012
151. Gull-billed Tern
     Maryland, Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 5, 2011  (storm: Irene)
152. Hawaiian Petrel
     California  ______  Sep 24, 2012  
     California  ______  Aug 31, 2012
153. Harlequin Duck
     Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 8, 2011
154. Hermit Thrush
     Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 30, 2011
155. "herons"
     Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 30, 2011  (nocturnal migrants)
156. Herring Gull
     Illinois  ______  Sep 13, 2012 
     Gulf Coast (Texas to Florida)  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
157. Hooded Merganser
     Gulf Coast (Texas to Florida)  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
158. Horned Grebe
     New Jersey, Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     New York  ______  Oct 19, 2012
159. House Sparrow
     Washington DC  ______  Oct 5, 2011  (with a Clay-colored Sparrow) 
160. Hudsonian Godwit
     Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     Chiloe Island in Chile, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Tierra del Fuego  ______  Aug 31, 2012
     Massachusetts (where 3 godwit species were at 1 place)   ______  Aug 15, 2012
     Delaware  ______  Sep 16, 2011
     Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 9, 2011
     Massachusetts  ______  Sep 5, 2011
161. Iceland Gull
     Illinois (previous)  ______  Sep 13, 2012
162. Indigo Bunting
     Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 30, 2011  (nocturnal calls) 
163. "Ipswich" Savannah Sparrow
     Sable Island, Nova Scotia  ______  Sep 24, 2012
164. Ivory Gull
     Illinois (previous)  ______  Sep 13, 2012
165. Japanese Leaf Warbler
     Japan  ______  Sep 24, 2012
166. Kamchatka Leaf Warbler
     Asia  ______  Sep 24, 2012
167. Kelp Gull
     Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Ontario (a 1st for Canada), Texas  ______  Sep 13, 2012
168. Kermadec Petrel
     Pennsylvania (previous)  ______  Nov 5, 2012 
169. Killdeer
     Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, UK (United Kingdom)  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary) 
170. King Eider
     New Jersey  ______  Oct 12, 2011 
171. King Rail
     Gulf Coast  (Texas to Florida)  ______  Oct 25, 2011
172. Kirtland's Warbler
     Michigan, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin  ______  Jun 6, 2012
173. Lapland Longspur
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 2, 2012
     Bermuda  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
174. Lark Bunting
     Massachusetts  ______  Oct 12, 2011
175. Lark Sparrow
     Rhode Island  ______  Sep 8, 2012
     New Jersey  ______  Aug 31, 2012
     Maine, Rhode Island  ______  Nov 8, 2011
     Rhode Island  ______  Oct 12, 2011 
     Delaware  ______  Oct 5, 2011
176. Laughing Gull
     Delaware, Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     Illinois (previous)  ______  Sep 13, 2012
     New York  ______  Sep 5, 2011  (storm: Irene)
177. Laysan Albatross
     California  ______  Aug 31, 2012
     California  ______  Aug 15, 2012
     Midway Island  ______  Mar 26, 2011
178. Leach's Storm Petrel
     Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     Delaware, Maryland  ______  Aug 31, 2012
     California  ______  Aug 24, 2012
     California  ______  Aug 15, 2012
     Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York  ______  Sep 5, 2011  (storm: Irene)
179. Least Storm Petrel
     California  ______  Aug 24, 2012
180. Least Tern
     Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 5, 2011  (storm: Irene)
181. LeConte's Sparrow
     Maine, New York  ______  Oct 19, 2012
182. Lesser Black-backed Gull
     Illinois (previous)  ______  Sep 13, 2012
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary) 
183. Lesser Scaup
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 5, 2011
184. Lesser Yellowlegs
     Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
185. Lewis' Woodpecker
     New York  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
186. Little Egret
     Maine  ______  Aug 24, 2012
     Barbados, Maine  ______  Aug 15, 2012
187. Little Gull
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 19, 2012
     Illinois  ______  Sep 13, 2012
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 31, 2011
188. Little Stint
     Massachusetts  ______  Sep 8, 2012
189. Loggerhead Shrike
     Ontario, Virginia  ______  Oct 2, 2012
     Massachusetts, Ontario, Virginia  ______  Sep 24, 2012 
     Delaware  ______  Nov 8, 2011
190. Long-billed Curlew
     Virginia  ______  Oct 19, 2012
191. Long-eared Owl
     New Jersey  ______  Oct 12, 2011
192. Long-tailed Duck
     Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
193. Long-tailed Jaeger
     Maryland  _____  Aug 31, 2012
     Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 5, 2011  (storm: Irene)
194. Lucifer Hummingbird
     Arizona  ______  Aug 24, 2012
195. Madeiran Storm Petrel
     North Atlantic islands, Canary Islands (Lanzarote offshore)  ______  Sep 24, 2012
196. Magnificent Frigatebird
     New Jersey  ______  Sep 8, 2012
     Florida, Massachusetts  ______  Oct 25, 2011
     New York  ______  Sep 20, 2011  (2 weeks after Irene)
     New Jersey  ______  Sep 9, 2011
     New York, Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 5, 2011  (storm: Irene)
197. Magnolia Warbler
     Maryland  ______  Oct 31, 2011  (striking glass windows)  
     Maryland  ______  Sep 20, 2011  (with a Townsend's Warbler)
198. Maleo  (a ground bird that lays its eggs in geothermal heated sand)
     Indonesia (on Sulawesi)  ______  Aug 24, 2012
199. Mallard
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 5, 2011
200. Manx Shearwater
     Massachusetts, New Jersey  ______  Oct 5, 2011  
201. Marbled Godwit
     Massachusetts  (where 3 godwit species were at 1 place)  ______  Aug 15, 2012   
202. Marmora's Warbler
     Europe  ______  Sep 24, 2012
203. Masked Booby
     Bahamas (formerly), Mexico (off the Yucatan), Maryland, Puerto Rico (Mona Island)   ______  Oct 12, 2011
204. Masked Water Tyrant
     Colombia, South America  ______  Oct 31, 2011
205. Mediterranean Storm Petrel
     Cabrera archipelago of the Balearic Islands  ______  Sep 24, 2012  
206. Mexican Wood Owl  (formerly Mottled Owl)
     Central America, Mexico  ______  Oct 2, 2012  
207. Mew Gull
     Illinois (previous)  ______  Sep 13, 2012
208. Mississippi Kite
     New Hampshire  ______  Sep 13, 2012 
     Minnesota  ______  Sep 8, 2012
     New Hampshire, Pennsylvania  ______  Aug 24, 2012
     Delaware, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia  ______  Jun 6, 2012
     New York  ______  Oct 5, 2011
     New Jersey  ______  Sep 30, 2011
209. Monteiros Storm Petrel
     Azore Islands  ______  Sep 24, 2012
210. Mottled Owl
     now in South America  ______  Oct 2, 2012
211. Mountain Bluebird
     Massachusetts  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
212. Nashville Warbler
     New Jersey  ______  Oct 2, 2012
213. Nelson's Sparrow
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 12, 2011
214. Neotropic Cormorant
     Tennessee  ______  Aug 24, 2012
215. Noisy Miner
     Queensland, Australia  ______  Aug 24, 2012
216. Northern Crested Caracara
     Alabama, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Ontario (1 by James Bay), Oregon, Quebec, South Dakota, Washington State  ______  Sep 13, 2012 
217. Northern Fulmar
     Maryland  ______  Oct 12, 2011
     Massachusetts  ______  Oct 5, 2011
218. Northern Gannet
     Delaware, Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     New York  ______  Oct 19, 2012
     California  ______  Aug 15, 2012
     Gulf Coast (Texas to Florida)  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
219. Northern Harrier
     New Jersey  ______  Nov 5, 2102  (storm: Sandy, catching a Leach's Storm Petrel)
220. Northern Lapwing
     Nova Scotia  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
     
     
     
     A Northern Lapwing in Maryland in February 2005
     (photo by Matt Orsie)
     
     
221. Northern Pintail
     Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     Gulf Coast (Texas to Florida)  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)  
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 5, 2011
222. Northern Raven
     Rhode Island  ______  Sep 8, 2012
223. Northern Rough-winged Swallow
     Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)  
224. Northern Shoveler
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 5, 2011
225. Northern Shrike
     Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012 
     Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island  ______  Nov 8, 2011
     Maine, Maryland, Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 31, 2011
226. Northern Tufted Flycatcher
     Texas  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
227. Northern Waterthrush
     New Jersey  ______  Oct 2, 2012
228. Northern Wheatear
     Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island  ______  Oct 19, 2012 
     Massachusetts, Rhode Island  ______  Oct 2, 2012
     California, Newfoundland, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island  ______  Nov 8, 2011  (all previously) 
     general  ______  Oct 31, 2011
     New York, Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 12, 2011
     Massachusetts, New York  ______  Sep 20, 2011
229. Orange-crowned Warbler
     Rhode Island  ______  Oct 2, 2012
     Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 12, 2011
230. Orchard Oriole
     Maine  ______  Oct 19, 2012 
231. Osprey
     Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     Brazil, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, & on a ship in the North Atlantic Ocean  ______  Oct 19, 2012
     New England, New York  ______  Aug 31, 2012
     Gulf Coast (Texas to Florida)  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
     New Jersey, Virginia  (referring to a population study)  ______  Nov 8, 2011
     Brazil, the Caribbean, Colombia, Cuba, Delaware, Massachusetts, New England, Pennsylvania, South America  ______  Sep 30, 2011
232. Pacific Golden Plover
     Madeira Islands in North Atlantic Ocean  ______  Aug 15, 2012 
233. Pacific Loon
     New York  ______  Oct 19, 2012
     Maine  ______  Aug 24, 2012
     Massachusetts  ______  Nov 8, 2011
234. "Painted Buntling" (yes, with an "l") 
     general  ______  Sep 25, 2011
235. Palm Warbler
     New Jersey  ______  Sep 30, 2011  (with a Townsend's Warbler) (both "Eastern" & "Western")
     Maryland  ______  Sep 20, 2011  (with a Townsend's Warbler) 
236. Parasitic Jaeger
     Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     New York  ______  Oct 19, 2012
     Massachusetts  ______  Oct 5, 2011
     Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York  ______  Sep 5, 2011  (storm: Irene)
237. Pectoral Sandpiper
     Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
238. Peregrine Falcon
     New Jersey, Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy, catching Leach's Storm Petrels)
     Costa Rica, Florida, Maryland  ______  Oct 19, 2012
     New York  ______  Aug 24, 2012  (referring to 1 scattering Nighthawks)
239. Pied-billed Grebe
     Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy) 
240. Pink-footed Goose
     Massachusetts  ______  Oct 31, 2011 
     
     
     
     A Pink-footed Goose in Bucks County, Pennsylvania 
     (photo by August Mirabella)
     
     
241. Pine Siskin
     Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 19, 2012 
     Delaware, New York, Rhode Island  ______  Oct 2, 2012
     New York  ______  Oct 31, 2011
     New Jersey, New York  ______  Oct 12, 2011
242. Pine Warbler
     Maryland  ______  Oct 31, 2011  (striking glass windows)
243. Piping Plover
     Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 13, 2012
244. Plain-capped Starthroat
     Arizona  ______  Aug 24, 2012
245. Pomarine Jaeger
     Delaware, New Jersey, Ontario, Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     Delaware, New York  ______  Sep 5, 2011  (storm: Irene)
246. Purple Finch
     Pennsylvania, Rhode Island  ______  Sep 8, 2012
     New York  ______  Oct 31, 2011
247. Purple Gallinule
     Massachusetts  ______  Oct 19, 2012
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 12, 2011
     New York  ______  Oct 5, 2011
248. Purple Martin
     New Jersey, Virginia  ______  Aug 15, 2012
     Pennsylvania  _____  Oct 5, 2011  (maybe vagrant from west)
249. Purple Sandpiper
     Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 8, 2011
250. "pygmy owls"
     Central & South America  ______  Oct 2, 2012
251. Red-billed Tropicbird
     Delaware, New Jersey  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     Massachusetts  ______  Aug 31, 2012
     California  ______  Aug 24, 2012
     Maine  ______  Aug 15, 2012
     
     
     
     An immature Red-billed Tropicbird taken to a rehab center 
     in New Jersey following Hurricane Sandy in October 2012.
     The bird was exhausted when found. At the rehab center,
     its condition improved.   
     
     
252. Red-breasted Merganser
     New York  ______  Nov 5, 2012
     Gulf Coast (Texas to Florida)  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary) 
253. Red-breasted Nuthatch
     New Jersey, Rhode Island  ______  Oct 2, 2012
     Pennsylvania, Rhode Island  ______  Sep 8, 2012
     Delaware, Georgia, New Jersey  ______  Aug 31, 2012
254. Red Crossbill
     New York  ______  Oct 2, 2012
     Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 13, 2012
     Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island  ______  Sep 8, 2012
     Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota (major influx), Pennsylvania  ______  Aug 31, 2012 
     Georgia, Massachusetts  ______  Aug 15, 2012
     New York  ______  Oct 31, 2011
255. Red-crowned Crane
     Japan, Manchuria (China)  ______  Nov 8, 2011   
256. Reddish Egret
     New Jersey  ______  Oct 2, 2012
     New Jersey  ______  Sep 8, 2012
     New Jersey, Virginia  ______  Aug 24, 2012
257. Redhead
     Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
258. Red-headed Woodpecker
     Maine  ______  Oct 19, 2012
     Maryland  ______  Nov 8, 2011
     New York  ______  Oct 31, 2011
     Maryland, New Jersey  ______  Oct 5, 2011
     Delaware, Maryland  ______  Sep 30, 2011  (including historical occurrence)
259. Red Knot
     Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     Queensland, Australia  ______  Oct 31, 2011
     Saint-Pierre & Miquelon  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary) 
260. Red-necked Grebe
     Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     New York  ______  Oct 19, 2012
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 2, 2012
     Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 8, 2011
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 31, 2011
261. Red-necked Phalarope
     Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 5, 2011  (storm: Irene)
     Pennsylvania  ______  Jun 6, 2012
262. Red Phalarope
     New Jersey, Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     New York, Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 12, 2011
263. Red-throated Loon
     New Jersey, Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     New York  ______  Oct 19, 2012
264. Red-winged Blackbird
     Gulf Coast (Texas to Florida)  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count Summary)
265. Ridgway's Pygmy Owl  (formerly Ferruginous Pygmy Owl)
     Central America, Mexico, Texas, Arizona  ______  Oct 2, 2012
266. Ring-billed Gull
     New Jersey, Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     Illinois  ______  Sep 13, 2012 
267. Roseate Spoonbill
     Gulf Coast (Texas to Florida)  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
268. Roseate Tern
     New Jersey  ______  Sep 5, 2011  (storm: Irene)
269. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
     New York, Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 30, 2011  (nocturnal calls)
270. Ross' Goose
     Gulf Coast  (Texas to Florida)  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
271. Ross' Gull
     Ontario  ______  Nov 5, 2012
     Illinois (previous)  ______  Sep 13, 2012
272. Royal Tern
     New Jersey, Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     New Jersey  ______  Sep 8, 2012
     Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 5, 2011  (storm: Irene)
273. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
     New Jersey  ______  Oct 2, 2012
     Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 8, 2012
     Maryland  ______  Oct 31, 2011  (striking glass windows) 
     Bermuda, North Carolina  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
     Delaware, Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 5, 2011
274. Ruddy Duck
     Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
275. Ruddy Turnstone
     Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     Queensland, Australia  ______  Oct 31, 2011
     Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 9, 2011
276. Ruff / Reeve
     mostly Old World  ______  Sep 24, 2012
277. Rufous Hummingbird
     Delaware, Maine, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 19, 2012
     New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 2, 2012
     Delaware, Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 24, 2012
     Alaska, Maryland, Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 8, 2011
     New Jersey, Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 31, 2011 
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (including note in Christmas Count summary)
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 12, 2011
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 5, 2011
     Virginia  ______  Sep 30, 2011
     
     
     
     This juvenile male Selasphorus hummingbird in Pennsylvania in November 2012
     may well be a Rufous Hummingbird, 
     but that it could be an Allen's Hummingbird can not be ruled out.
     Firm identification can not be done without in-hand measurement.
     (photo by Howard Eskin)
     
     
278. Rufous-backed Robin
     Texas  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
279. Rufous-breasted Wood-Quail
     Colombia, South America  ______  Oct 31, 2011
280. Rusty Blackbird
     Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 8, 2012
281. Sabine's Gull
     Ontario, Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     Illinois (previous), Maryland, Rhode Island, Virginia  ______  Sep 13, 2012
     Maine  ______  Oct 25, 2011
282. Sanderling
     Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 9, 2011
283. Sandhill Crane
     Delaware, Maryland, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania  ______  Jun 6, 2012
     Cuba, Maine, Massachusetts, Mexico, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Siberia, Wisconsin  ______  Nov 8, 2011  (with historical reference)
284. Sandwich Tern
     Delaware  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     Florida  ______  Sep 8, 2012  (referring to 1 paired with an Elegant Tern)
     New York (upstate)  ______  Aug 15, 2012
     Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 5, 2011  (storm: Irene)
285. Say's Phoebe
     Massachusetts, Virginia  ______  Oct 19, 2012 
     New Jersey  ______  Oct 2, 2012
     New York, Virginia  ______  Oct 12, 2011
     New Jersey  ______  Sep 20, 2011
286. Scarlet Tanager
     Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 8, 2012
     Pennsylvania  ______  Aug 24, 2012
     New York, Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 30, 2011  (nocturnal calls)
287. "scaup" 
     Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
288. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
     Colorado  ______  Aug 31, 2012
     Colombia, South America  ______  Oct 31, 2011
     Massachusetts, New York  ______  Oct 25, 2011
289. Scopoli's Shearwater
     Mediterraean area  ______  Sep 24, 2012 
290. Scripps's Murrelet
     California  ______  Aug 24, 2012
291. "screech owls"
     Central & South America  ______  Oct 2, 2012
292. Semipalmated Plover
     Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 30, 2011  (nocturnal call)
293. Short-tailed Albatross
     Japan: Senkaku Islands, Torishima; Midway Island   ______  Sep 24, 2012
     Midway Island  ______  Mar 26, 2011
     
     
     
     Short-tailed Albatross
     (photo by Cameron Rutt)
     
     
294. Short-tailed Hawk
     Arizona  ______  Aug 24, 2012
295. Siberian Nuthatch
     Siberia  ______  Sep 24, 2012
296. Sira Barbet  (a new-discovered species)
     Peru  ______  Aug 15, 2012
297. Slaty-backed Gull
     Iceland  ______  Jun 6, 2012
298. Smith's Longspur
     Maine  ______  Oct 5, 2011
     Alaska, Arkansas, far-northern Canada, Maine, Oklahoma, Texas  ______  Sep 25, 2011  
299. Snow Bunting
     Maryland  ______  Nov 8, 2011
300. Snowy Owl
     Maine  ______  Nov 8, 2011
301. Snowy Plover
     Pennsylvania, Ohio  ______  Jun 6, 2012
302. Solitary Sandpiper
     Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 30, 2011  (nocturnal call)
303. Somali Courser
     Africa  ______  Sep 24, 2012
304. Sooty Shearwater
     Massachusetts  ______  Oct 5, 2011 
305. Sooty Tern
     New Jersey, Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     New Hampshire  ______  Sep 9, 2011  (storm: Irene)
     Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 5, 2011  (storm: Irene)
306. Sora
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 19, 2012
     Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 30, 2011
307. Southern Caracara
     South America, south of the Amazon  ______  Sep 13, 2012
308. South Polar Skua
     California  ______  Aug 31, 2012
     California  ______  Aug 15, 2012
     New Jersey  ______  Oct 5, 2011 
     New York  ______  Sep 5, 2011  (storm: Irene)
309. Spoon-billed Sandpiper
     eastern Asia  ______  Sep 13, 2012
310. "spot-breasted thrushes" (Gray-cheeked Thrush, Hermit Thrush, Swainson's Thrush, Veery, Wood Thrush)
     Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 30, 2011  (nocturnal calls) 
311. Spotted Sandpiper
     Pennsylvania  ______  (storm: Sandy)  
312. Spotted Towhee
     New Jersey  ______  Oct 25, 2011
313. Spruce Grouse
     Maine  ______  Oct 2, 2012 
314. Striated Caracara
     Cape Horn  ______  Sep 13, 2012
315. Summer Tanager
     Maine  ______  Oct 19, 2012
316. Surf Scoter
     New Jersey, Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 5, 2011
317. Swainson's Hawk
     New Jersey  ______  Oct 19, 2012
     Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey  ______  Oct 2, 2012
     Maryland  ______  Oct 31, 2011  (striking glass windows)
     Argentina, New Jersey  ______  Oct 25, 2011
     Delaware, New Jersey  ______  Oct 5, 2011
     Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 30, 2011
     Virginia  ______  Sep 20, 2011
318. Swainson's Thrush
     New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 30, 2011  (including nocturnal calls)
319. Swallow-tailed Kite
     Pennsylvania, Virginia  ______  Aug 24, 2012
     Massachusetts  ______  Jun 6, 2012
     
     
     
     Swallow-tailed Kite
     (photo by Howard Eskin)
     
     
320. Swinhoe's Storm Petrel
     Canary Islands (Lanzarote offshore)  ______  Sep 24, 2012
321. Temminck's Stint
     Iceland  ______  Oct 19, 2012
322. Tennessee Warbler
     Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 8, 2012
     Maryland  ______  Oct 31, 2011  (striking glass windows)
     New Jersey  ______  Sep 30, 2011  (with a Townsend's Warbler)  
323. Thayer's Gull
     Illinois (previous)  ______  Sep 13, 2012 
324. Thick-billed Kingbird
     Ontario  ______  Sep 13, 2012
325. Thrush-like Schiffornis
     Colombia, South America  ______  Oct 31, 2011  (may be split to 3 species in that country)
326. Toressian Crow
     Queensland, Australia  ______  Aug 24, 2012
327. Townsend's Solitaire
     Massachusetts, Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 19, 2012
     Massachusetts, New Jersey  ______  Oct 31, 2011
     Massachusetts  ______  Oct 25, 2011
328. Townsend's Warbler
     New Jersey  ______  Aug 15, 2012
     Virginia  ______  Oct 31, 2011
     New Jersey  ______  Sep 30, 2011
     Maryland  ______  Sep 20, 2011
329. Tree Swallow
     Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     Iceland  ______  Jun 6, 2012
330. Trindade Petrel
     Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     Maryland, North Carolina  ______  Aug 31, 2012
331. Trumpeter Swan
     New York  ______  Nov 8, 2011
332. Tufted Duck
     Massachusetts  ______  Oct 25, 2011
333. Turkey Vulture
     Pennsylvania  ______  Aug 24, 2012  (referring to a kettle with a Swallow-tailed Kite)
334. Varied Thrush
     New York  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
     Virginia  ______  Sep 20, 2011 
335. Veery
     Pennsylvania  ______  Aug 24, 2012
     New Jersey  ______  Sep 30  (nocturnal calls)
336. Virginia Rail
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 19, 2012
337. Violet-crowned Hummingbird
     Texas  ______  Aug 24, 2012
     Texas  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
338. Violet-green Swallow
     New Jersey  ______  Sep 30, 2011
     New Jersey  ______  Sep 20, 2011
339. Wandering Tattler
     Queensland, Australia  ______  Oct 31, 2011
340. "warblers"
     New York, Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 30, 2012  (nocturnal calls)
341. Western Grebe
     Ohio, Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012
342. Western Kingbird
     Maine  ______  Oct 19, 2012
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 2, 2012  
     New York  ______  Sep 24, 2012
     New York  ______  Oct 25, 2011
343. Whimbrel
     upper Hudson Bay in Canada, in storm Irene, Guadeloupe & another in storm Gert off Nova Scotia and then Massachusetts & Delmarva Peninsula  ______  Sep 16, 2011 
     Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 5, 2011  (storm: Irene)
344. White Ibis
     Gulf Coast (Texas to Florida)  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
345. White-bellied Parrot
     Colombia, South America  ______  Oct 31, 2011
346. White-bellied Sea Eagle
     Queensland, Australia  ______  Aug 24, 2012
347. White-chinned Petrel
     California, Maine (previous), North Carolina (possibly, previous), Texas (previous)  ______  Sep 16, 2011
348. White-eared Hummingbird
     Arizona  ______  Aug 24, 2012
349. White-faced Ibis
     Gulf Coast (Texas to Florida)  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
     New Jersey  ______  Oct 12, 2011
350. White-faced Storm Petrel
     Maryland, Massachusetts, east North Atlantic islands  ______  Aug 31, 2012
351. White-rumped Sandpiper
     Iceland  ______  Oct 19, 2012
352. White-tailed Kite
     Wisconsin  ______  Aug 31, 2012
353. White-tailed Tropicbird
     Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York  ______  Sep 5, 2011  (storm: Irene)
354. White-throated Thrush
     Texas  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
355. White-throated Sparrow
     Maryland  ______  Oct 31, 2011  (striking glass windows) 
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 12, 2011  (fell out of the sky)
356. White-winged Crossbill
     New York  ______  Sep 8, 2012
     New York  ______  Oct 31, 2011
     New York  ______  Oct 12, 2011
357. White-winged Dove
     Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012
     New Jersey  ______  Nov 8, 2011 
     New York  ______  Oct 5, 2011
358. White-winged Scoter
     New Jersey, Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     Saint Pierre & MIquelon  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 5, 2011 
359. Whooping Crane
     Alberta, Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Wisconsin, & captive  ______  Nov 8, 2011
360. Willet
     Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
361. Wilson's Phalarope
     Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     Pennsylvania  ______  Jun 6, 2012
362. Wilson's Plover
     Gulf Coast (Texas to Florida)  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
     New Jersey  ______  Sep 30, 2011
     New Jersey  ______  Sep 25, 2011 
363. Wilson's Storm Petrel
     Delaware, Pennsylvania  ______  Nov 5, 2012  (storm: Sandy)
     California, Delaware, Maryland  ______  Aug 31, 2012
     New Jersey  ______  Oct 5, 2011
     Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey  ______  Sep 5, 2011  (storm: Irene)
364. Wilson's Warbler
     Maryland  ______  Oct 31, 2011  (striking glass windows)
365. Wood Sandpiper    
     Rhode Island  ______  Oct 19, 2012
366. Wood Stork
     California  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
367. Wood Thrush
     Nicaragua, Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 31, 2011  (the same bird in both places)
     Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 30, 2011  (including nocturnal calls)
368. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
     Colombia, South America  ______  Oct 31, 2011
369. Yellow-billed Cuckoo
     Bermuda  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
370. Yellow-billed Loon
     California  ______  Aug 15, 2012
371. Yellow-breasted Chat
     Rhode Island  ______  Oct 2, 2012
     New York  ______  Oct 31, 2011
372. Yellow-green Vireo
     Central America, Massachusetts  ______  Sep 9, 2011
373. Yellow-headed Blackbird
     Massachusetts, New York  ______  Oct 19, 2012
     Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 8, 2012
     New Jersey  ______  Oct 12, 2011
     New York  ______  Oct 5, 2011
     New Jersey  ______  Sep 30, 2011
     New Jersey  ______  Sep 20, 2011
374. Yellow Rail
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 19, 2012
     New York  ______  Oct 12, 2011
375. Yellow-rumped Warbler
     Maryland  ______  Oct 31, 2011  (striking glass windows)
376. Yellow-throated Warbler
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 25, 2011  (in Christmas Count summary)
     
     re: breeding birds
     
377. Breeding Bird Atlas of Maryland & DC  ______  Sep 9, 2011  (received an award)
     
     re: Christmas counts  
     
378. Christmas Bird Count Summary  (2010/2011)  ______  Oct 25, 2011
379. new Christmas Count in Haiti  (2010/2011)  ______  Oct 25, 2011
     
     re: fires affecting bird activity
     
380. in Texas: Caracara, Greater Roadrunner, Wild Turkey  ______  Sep 16, 2011
     
     re: Gulls 
     
381. gulls (19 species) at 1 harbor in Chicago, Illinois  ______  Sep 13, 2012
382. gulls (18 species) at 1 harbor in Ontario  ______  Sep 13, 2012
     
     re: hummingbirds
     
383. plants favored by hummingbirds  ______  Oct 5, 2011
     
     re: Hurricane/storm birds
     
384. hurricane/storm birds from Sandy  ______  Nov 5, 2012   
385. hurricane/tropical storm birds from Isaac  ______  Sep 13, 2012  
386. hurricane/tropical storm birds from Irene  ______  Sep 5, 2011
     
     re: migration of birds, general
     
387. birds banded in Nicaragua, recaptured in the US  ______  Oct 31, 2011
388. bird migration at Block Island, Rhode Island  ______  Oct 2, 2012, Sep 8, 2012 
389. bird migration at Cape May, New Jersey  ______  Oct 2, 2012, Aug 31, 2012
390. bird migration at Erie, Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 12, 2011,  Oct 5, 2011
391. bird migration at Hawk Mountain, Pennsylvania  ______  Aug 24, 2012 
392. bird migration at Monhegan Island, Maine  ______  Oct 19, 2012
393. nocturnal migration of birds in upstate New York, western Pennsylvania, Cape May in New Jersey, and Hawk Mountain in Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 30, 2011
394. bird migration and glass windows  ______  Oct 31, 2011
     
     re: number of bird species in:
     
395. Brazil, Colombia, Peru  ______  Oct 31, 2011
      
     
     re: people related to birds
     
396. John James Audubon  ______  Sep 25, 2011
397. John Bell  ______  Sep 25, 2011
398. John Franklin  ______  Sep 25, 2011
399. Edward Harris  ______  Sep 25, 2011
400. Gideon B. Smith  ______  Sep 25, 2011
401. Issac Sprague  ______  Sep 25, 2011
402. Alexander Wilson  ______  Sep 30, 2011  Sep 25, 2011
     
     re: populations of birds
     
403. "Red List" numbers for 2011 (by Birdlife International)  ______  Nov 8, 2011
404. 2011 State of the Birds Report issued by the US government  ______  Nov 8, 2011    
     
     re: Owls
     
405. 10 new species of owls in the Philippines  ______  Aug 24, 2012
     
     re: Raptors
     
406. raptor (Peregrine Falcon) migration in the Florida Keys  ______  Oct 19, 2012
     
     re; miscellaneous
     
407. "lost crow" in New York  (Russell Crowe)  ______  Sep 8, 2012
     
     
     
     
     MAMMALS
     
     AN ALPHABETICAL LISTING
     
     
408. Anoa  (the world's smallest cattle)
     Indonesia (on Sulawesi)  ______  Aug 24, 2012
409. Babirusa
     Indonesia (on Sulawesi)  ______  Aug 24, 2012
410. Baird's Beaked Whale
     California  ______  Aug 24, 2012
411. Black Bear
     relating to the Eastern Wolf  ______  Sep 25, 2011 
412. Blue Whale
     California  ______  Aug 24, 2012
     California  ______  Aug 15, 2012
413. Bottlenose Dolphin
     California  ______  Aug 24, 2012
414. Brazilian Tapir
     Brazil  ______  Aug 24, 2012
415. Common Dolphin
     California  ______  Aug 24, 2012
     New Jersey  ______  Oct 5, 2011
416. Coyote
     eastern North America, northeastern US  ______  Sep 25, 2011
417. Eastern Red Bat
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 2, 2012
418. Eastern Wolf
     Ontario  ______  Sep 25, 2011
     
     
     
     Eastern Wolf
     
     
419. Elephant Seal
     California  ______  Aug 24, 2012 
420. Fin Whale
     California  ______  Aug 24, 2012
421. Giant Anteater
     Brazil  ______  Aug 24, 2012
422. Gray Whale
     Mediterranean Sea (off Israel, off Spain), Pacific Ocean  ______  Jun 6, 2012 
423. Gray Wolf
     western North America  ______  Sep 25, 2011 
424. Golden-headed Lion Tamarin
     eastern Brazil  ______  Oct 2, 2012
425. Guadalupe Fur Seal
     California  ______  Aug 24, 2012
426. Humpback Whale
     California  ______  Aug 24, 2012
     California  ______  Aug 15, 2012
427. Jaguar
     Brazil  ______  Aug 24, 2012  
428. Margareta Rat
     Indonesia (on Sulawesi)  ______  Aug 24, 2012
429. Northern Minke Whale
     California  ______  Aug 24, 2012
     New Jersey  ______  Oct 5, 2011
430. Paucidentomys vermidax  (a newly-discovered rodent)
     Indonesia (on Sulawesi)  _____  Aug 24, 2012
431. Red Wolf
     North Carolina  ______  Sep 25, 2011
432. Risso's Dolphin
     California  ______  Aug 24, 2012
433. White-lipped Peccary
     Brazil  ______  Aug 24, 2012
434. White-tailed Deer
     relating to the Eastern Wolf  ______  Sep 25, 2011
435. Yellow-breasted Capuchin
     eastern Brazil  ______  Oct 2, 2012 
     
     general:
     
436. mammals affected by fires in Texas  ______  Sep 16, 2011
     
     
     
     Amphibians & Reptiles
     
     AN ALPHABETICAL LISTING
     
     
437. Hispaniolan Crowned Frog
     Haiti  ______  Mar 26, 2011
438. Hispaniolan Ventriloquial Frog
     Haiti  ______  Mar 26, 2011
439. La Hotte Glanded Frog
     Haiti  ______  Mar 26, 2011
440. La Selle Grass Frog
     Haiti  ______  Mar 26, 2011
441. Macaya Breast-spot Frog
     Haiti  ______  Mar 26, 2011
442. Macaya Burrowing Frog
     Haiti  ______  Mar 26, 2011
443. Mozart Frog
     Haiti  ______  Mar 26, 2011 
     
     
     MARINE & OTHER AQUATIC LifE 
     
     AN ALPHABETICAL LISTING  
      
     (including FISH, MOLLUSKS, CRUSTACEANS, CORALS, JELLYFISH
      not including WHALES & DOLPHINS, MANATEES in the mammal listing,
      SEA TURTLES are in the reptile listing)
      
     
444. A
     
     
     
     BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS
     
     AN ALPHABETICAL LISTING
     
     
     
     
     Monarch Butterfly
     
     
445. Acadian Hairstreak
     Massachusetts  ______  October 2, 2012
     
446. Atlantis Fritillary
     Massachusetts  ______  October 2, 2012 
     
447. Birdwings
     Asia  ______  October 2, 2012
     
448. Black Witch
     Bahamas, Jamaica, Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 8, 2012  
     
     
     
     Black Witch
     (photo by David MacDonald)
     
     
449. Brown Awl
     Japan  ______  Oct 2, 2012
     
450. Caper Gull  (or Australian Gull)  
     Cepora perimale  
     Australia ______  Oct 2, 2012
     
451. Checkered White
     New Jersey  ______  Aug 15, 2012
     
452. Cloudless Sulphur
     New Jersey  ______  Oct 2, 2012
     
453. Common Checkered Skipper
     New Jersey  ______  Oct 2, 2012 
     
454. Common Crow
     Euploea core
     Australia  ______  Oct 2, 2012
     
455. Common Jay
     Graphium doson (a swallowtail)
     Japan  ______  Oct 2, 2012
     
456. Dainty Sulphur
     Maryland (new state record), New York (previous)  ______  Aug 15, 2012 
     
457. Dark Cerulean
     Japan  ______  Oct 2, 2012
     
458. Giant Swallowtail
     Massachusetts, New Jersey, elsewhere in northeastern US  ______  October 2, 2012
     Ontario, Quebec  ______  Aug 31, 2012
     New Jersey  ______  Aug 24, 2012
     
459. Gulf Fritillary
     Delaware  _____  Aug 24, 2012
     
460. Kite-Swallowtails
     American tropics  ______  Oct 2, 2012 
     
461. Long-tailed Skipper
     New Jersey  ______  Oct 2, 2012
     
462. Malay Puffin
     Appias cardena  
     Asia  ______  Oct 2, 2012 
     
463. Monarch
     New Jersey (a big migration)  ______  Sep 24, 2012
     Pennsylvania (a one-day record)  ______  Sep 13, 2012
     Pennsylvania  ______  Sep 8, 2012 
     Pennsylvania  ______  Oct 5, 2011
     New Jersey  ______  Sep 5, 2011  (storm: Irene)
     
464. Ocala Skipper
     New Jersey  ______  Oct 2, 2012 
     
465. Owl butterflies
     American tropics  ______  Oct 2, 2012
     
466. Painted Lady
     Ontario, Quebec  ______  Aug 31, 2012
     
467. Peacock
     Japan  ______  Oct 2, 2012
     
468. Purple Crow
     Euploea tulliolus
     Australia  ______  Oct 2, 2012 
     
469. Red Admiral
     New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec  ______  Aug 31, 2012
     
470. Small Branded Swift
     Japan  ______  Oct 2, 2012
     
471. Yellow / Common Albatross (Ceylon Lesser Albatross)  
     Appias paulina / Appias albina
     Australia, Japan  ______  Oct 2, 2012
     
472. Zabulon Skipper
     Massachusetts  ______  Oct 2, 2012
     
     
473. "Gullbatross"  ______  Oct 2, 2012
     
474. gatherings in Wisconsin during July 2012 National Moth Week  (gatherings of people & of moths)  _____  Sep 8, 2012      
     
      
     
     
     DRAGONFLIES, DAMSELFLIES, OTHER INSECTS, & SPIDERS
     
     AN ALPHABETICAL LISTING
     
     
     
475. Trogoraptor marchington  (a newly-discovered spider)
     Oregon  ______  Aug 24, 2012
     
     
     
     
     Trogoraptor marchington
     
     
     WILDFLOWERS & OTHER PLANTS
     
     AN ALPHABETICAL LISTING 
     
     
476. A
     
     
     CELESTIAL NATURE
     
     AN ALPHABETICAL LISTING
     
     
477. Aurora Borealis  (Northern Lights)
     Michigan, Pennsylvania, southern US  ______  Oct 25, 2011
     
478. Milky Way
     New York  ______  Sep 30, 2011
     
479. Supernova (in the Big Dipper)  ______  Sep 9, 2011
     
     
     OTHER NATURAL PHENOMENON
     
     
480. drought
     Texas  ______  Sep 9, 2011
     
481. fires
     Texas  ______  Sep 16, 2011