Birds of North Dakota Field Checklist, Part II

• Ab - ABUNDANT; a species that occurs in very large numbers and is easily observed.
• C - COMMON; a species that occurs in large numbers.
• F - FAIRLY COMMON; a species that occurs in moderate numbers.
• U - UNCOMMON; a species that occurs in low numbers.
• R - RARE; a species that occurs yearly somewhere in the state, but in very low numbers.
• O - OCCASIONAL; a rare species that occurs at intervals of 3 - 5 years.
• Ac - ACCIDENTAL; a species that is not expected to occur again or that occurs very infrequently. This classification includes species that have occurred in the state three or fewer times.
• E - EXTIRPATED; a species that formerly occurred naturally in the state.
• * - Breeds in North Dakota
• (i) - Inferred nesting species.

FAMILY ALAUDIDAE

*Horned lark

Ab

Ab

Ab

U

FAMILY HIRUNDINIDAE

*Purple martin

F

F

F

*Tree swallow

C

F

F

(i)Violet-green swallow

R

O

R

*Northern rough-winged swallow

F

F

F

*Bank swallow

C

C

Ab

*Cliff swallow

Ab

Ab

Ab

*Barn swallow

Ab

Ab

Ab

FAMILY CORVIDAE

Gray jay

O

O

*Blue jay

F

F

F

U

Pinyon jay

Ac

Ac

Clark' s nutcracker

O

O

O

*Black-billed magpie

F

C

C

F

*American crow

C

F

C

R

*Common raven

O

E

R

FAMILY PARIDAE

*Black-capped chickadee

F

F

F

F

Boreal chickadee

Ac

FAMILY SITTIDAE

*Red-breasted nuthatch

U

O

U

R

*White-breasted nuthatch

F

F

F

F

FAMILY CERTHIDAE

(i)Brown creeper

F

O

F

R

FAMILY TROGLODYTIDAE

*Rock wren

U

F

U

*House wren

C

C

F

Winter wren

R

R

Ac

*Sedge wren

U

F

U

*Marsh wren

F

C

F

FAMILY MUSICAPIDAE

subfamily Sylviinae

Golden-crowned kinglet

F

F

R

Ruby-crowned kinglet

F

R

F

Blue-gray gnatcatcher

Ac

Ac

Subfamily Turdinae

*Eastern bluebird

F

F

U

*Mountain bluebird

F

F

U

Townsend' s solitaire

U

U

U

*Veery

U

C

U

Gray-cheeked thrush

F

F

(i)Swainson' s thrush

C

O

C

Hermit thrush

U

U

O

*Wood thrush

R

R

R

*American robin

Ab

C

Ab

R

Varied thrush

O

O

FAMILY MIMIDAE

*Gray catbird

C

F

C

*Northern mockingbird

R

R

R

(i)Sage thrasher

O

O

*Brown thrasher

F

F

F

FAMILY MOTACILLIDAE

Water pipit

F

F

*Sprague' s pipit

U

F

F

FAMILY BOMBYCILLIDAE

Bohemian waxwing

U

U

F

*Cedar waxwing

F

F

F

U

FAMILY LANIDAE

Northern shrike

R

U

U

*Loggerhead shrike

U

F

U

FAMILY STURNIDAE

*European Starling

F

F

F

F

FAMILY VIREONIDAE

White-eyed vireo

Ac

*Bell' s vireo

R

R

(i)Solitary vireo

U

R

U

*Yellow-throated vireo

U

F

U

*Warbling vireo

F

C

F

*Philadelphia vireo

U

U

U

*Red-eyed vireo

C

C

C

FAMILY EMBERIZIDAE

Subfamily Parulinae

Blue-winged warbler

Ac

*Golden-winged warbler

R

R

R

(i)Tennessee warbler

Ab

O

C

(i)Orange-crowned warbler

C

R

C

Nashville warbler

U

U

(i)Northern parula

R

O

R

*Yellow warbler

C

C

C

*Chestnut-sided warbler

F

R

F

Magnolia warbler

U

U

Cape May warbler

R

O

Black-throated blue warbler

R

R

*Yellow-rumped warbler

Ab

U

Ab

Townsend' s warbler

Ac

Black-throated green warbler

U

U

Blackburnian warbler

U

U

Pine warbler

O

O

Palm warbler

F

F

Bay-breasted warbler

U

U

Blackpoll warbler

C

F

(i)Cerulean warbler

O

O

*Black-and-white warbler

F

F

F

*American Redstart

C

C

C

Prothonotary warbler

Ac

Worm-eating warbler

Ac

*Ovenbird

F

F

F

*Northern waterthrush

F

F

F

Louisiana waterthrush

Ac

Connecticut warbler

R

R

*Mourning warbler

F

F

F

MacGillivary' s warbler

O

O

*Common yellowthroat

C

C

C

Hooded warbler

Ac

Wilson' s warbler

F

C

(i)Canada warbler

U

O

U

*Yellow-breasted chat

F

F

F

Subfamily Thraupinae

Summer tanager

Ac

Ac

*Scarlet tanager

F

F

F

(i)Western tanager

R

R

Subfamily Cardinalinae

*Northern cardinal

R

R

R

*Rose-breasted grosbeak

C

C

C

*Black-headed grosbeak

F

F

F

*Blue grosbeak

O

O

O

*Lazuli bunting

C

C

C

*Indigo bunting

F

F

F

*Dickcissel

U

F

U

Subfamily Emberizinae

Green-tailed towhee

Ac

*Rufous-sided towhee

F

C

U

O

American tree sparrow

C

C

U

*Chipping sparrow

F

F

F

*Clay-colored sparrow

C

Ab

C

*Brewer' s sparrow

U

C

U

*Field sparrow

U

F

U

*Vesper sparrow

F

C

F

O

*Lark sparrow

F

F

F

*Lark bunting

Ab

Ab

Ab

*Savannah sparrow

Ab

C

Ab

*Baird' s sparrow

F

F

F

*Grasshopper sparrow

C

C

C

Henslow' s sparrow

O

Ac

*Le Conte' s sparrow

U

F

U

*Sharp-tailed sparrow

U

F

U

Fox sparrow

U

U

Ac

*Song sparrow

C

C

C

O

Lincoln' s sparrow

C

C

*Swamp sparrow

U

U

U

*White-throated sparrow

C

U

C

R

Golden-crowned sparrow

Ac

White-crowned sparrow

C

C

R

Harris' sparrow

C

C

R

Dark-eyed junco

Ab

O

Ab

R

*McCown' s longspur

U

U

U

Lapland longspur

Ab

Ab

U

Smith' s longspur

R

R

*Chestnut-collared longspur

C

Ab

C

Snow bunting

F

C

F

Subfamily Icterinae

*Bobolink

F

F

F

*Red-winged blackbird

Ab

Ab

Ab

R

Eastern meadowlark

Ac

Ac

*Western meadowlark

Ab

Ab

Ab

R

*Yellow-headed blackbird

Ab

Ab

Ab

R

Rusty blackbird

F

F

R

*Brewer' s blackbird

C

F

C

O

*Common grackle

Ab

Ab

Ab

R

*Brown-headed cowbird

C

C

U

*Orchard oriole

F

F

R

*Northern oriole

F

F

F

FAMILY FRINGILLIDAE

Subfamily Fringillinae

Brambling

Ac

Subfamily Carduelinae

Rosy finch

R

Pine grosbeak

U

U

U

*Purple finch

U

R

U

U

House finch

Ac

*Red crossbill

U

R

U

U

(i)White-winged crossbill

R

O

R

U

Common redpoll

F

C

U

Hoary redpoll

R

R

*Pine siskin

F

R

F

U

*Lesser goldfinch

Ac

*American goldfinch

F

F

F

U

Evening grosbeak

U

U

U

FAMILY PASSERIDAE

House sparrow

C

C

C

C