Birds seen on or around Machias Seal Island in 1999. * Nest
on MSI
Common name, Species name
Common loon, Gavia immer
Red-throated loon, Gavia stellata
Greater shearwater, Puffinus gravis
Leach’s storm petrel, Oceanodroma leucorhoa *
Northern gannet, Morus bassanus
Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus
Great blue heron, Ardea herodias
Great egret, Ardea alba
Common eider, Somateria mollissima *
Harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrionicus
Osprey, Pandion haliaetus
Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Northern harrier, Circus cyaneus
Sharp-shinned hawk, Accipiter striatus
Merlin, Falco columbarius
Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus
Semipalmated plover, Charadrius semipalmatus
Greater yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca
Spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularia *
Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres
Red knot, Calidris canutus
Semipalmated sandpiper, Calidris pusilla
Least sandpiper, Calidris minutilla
Purple sandpiper, Calidris maritima
Short-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus
Parasitic jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus
Laughing gull, Larus atricilla
Herring gull, Larus argentatus
Great black-backed gull, Larus marinus
Roseate tern, Sterna dougallii
Common tern, Sterna hirundo *
Arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea *
Black tern, Chlidonias niger
Common murre, Uria aalge
Razorbill, Alca torda *
Black guillemot, Cepphus grylle
Atlantic puffin, Fratercula arctica *
Mourning dove, Zenaida macroura
Ruby-throated hummingbird, Archilochus colubris
Yellow-bellied sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius
Downy woodpecker, Picoides pubescens
Hairy woodpecker, Picoides villosus
Northern flicker, Colaptes auratus
Eastern wood-pewee, Contopus virens
Least flycatcher, Empidonax minimus
Great crested flycatcher, Myiarchus crinitus
Eastern kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus
Horned lark, Eremophila alpestris
Tree swallow, Tachycineta bicolor
Bank swallow, Riparia riparia
Cliff swallow, Petrochelidon fulva
Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
Common raven, Corvus corax
Red-breasted nuthatch, Sitta canadensis
Golden-crowned kinglet, Regulus satrapa
Ruby-crowned kinglet, Regulus calendula
Veery, Catharus fuscescens
Swainson’s thrush, Catharus ustulatus
Hermit thrush, Catharus guttatus
Wood thrush, Hylocichla mustelina
Gray catbird, Dumetella carolinensis
Cedar waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum
European starling, Sturnus vulgaris
Red-eyed vireo, Vireo olivaceus
Northern parula, Parula americana
Yellow warbler, Dendroica petechia
Magnolia warbler, Dendroica magnolia
Black-throated blue warbler, Dendroica caerulescens
Yellow-rumped warbler, Dendroica coronata
Black-throated green warbler, Dendroica virens
Palm warbler, Dendroica palmarum
Blackpoll warbler, Dendroica striata
Black-and-white warbler, Mniotilta varia
American redstart, Setaphaga ruticilla
Ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapillus
Mourning warbler, Oporornis philadelphia
Common yellowthroat, Geothlypis trichas
Wilson’s warbler, Wilsonia pusilla
Canada warbler, Wilsonia canadensis
Scarlet tanager, Piranga olivacea
Rose-breasted grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus
Rufous-sided towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus
American tree sparrow, Spizella arborea
Chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina
Savannah sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis *
Song sparrow, Melospiza melodia
Lincon’s sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii
White-throated sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis
White-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys
Dark-eyed junco, Junco hyemalis
Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus
Eastern meadowlark, Sturnella magna
Common grackle, Quiscalus quiscula
Brown-headed cowbird, Molothrus ater
Northern oriole, Icterus galbula
American goldfinch, Carduelis tristis
U.S. Fish and Wildlife band sequences used on Machias Seal Island, 1995-1999.
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