Sunday, January 01, 2006

2006 Bird List

This post contains my full year list for 2006. The full list includes sightings both in Washington, DC, and elsewhere. The table will be updated as I see new birds throughout the year, and a permanent link will be placed in the sidebar. An asterisk (*) indicates that the sighting was a new life bird.

The list is based on the list of bird species for the District of Columbia maintained by the Maryland Ornithological Society, with some particularly unlikely species removed.

Related: Sightings Wrap-up for 2005, 2006 DC Bird List

Species seen: 254
Last Updated: 12-29-06

SpeciesDate SeenLocation
Ducks, Geese, & Swans
Greater White-fronted Goose

Snow Goose1-28-06
Jamaica Bay NWR
Canada Goose1-4-06
Hains Point
Brant1-1-06
Perth Amboy, NJ
Mute Swan1-1-06
Perth Amboy, NJ
Tundra Swan1-28-06
Jamaica Bay NWR
Wood Duck1-4-06
National Zoo
Gadwall1-28-06
Jamaica Bay NWR
American Wigeon1-1-06
Perth Amboy, NJ
American Black Duck1-1-06
Perth Amboy, NJ
Mallard1-1-06
Perth Amboy, NJ
Blue-winged Teal3-19-06
Hughes Hollow
Cinnamon Teal 6-4-06
Seattle, WA
Northern Shoveler1-28-06
Jamaica Bay NWR
Northern Pintail1-28-06
Jamaica Bay NWR
Green-winged Teal3-6-06
Fort McHenry, MD
Canvasback1-8-06
Georgetown Reservoir
Redhead1-28-06
Jamaica Bay NWR
Ring-necked Duck2-25-06
Assunpink WMA
Greater Scaup1-1-06
Perth Amboy, NJ
Lesser Scaup1-4-06
Hains Point
Common Eider12-28-06Barnegat Light, NJ
Harlequin Duck2-18-06
Indian River Inlet, DE
Surf Scoter2-18-06
Ocean City, MD
White-winged Scoter*2-18-06*
Ocean City, MD*
Black Scoter2-18-06
Indian River Inlet, DE
Long-tailed Duck2-18-06
Ocean City, MD
Bufflehead1-1-06
Perth Amboy, NJ
Common Goldeneye1-1-06
Perth Amboy, NJ
Hooded Merganser1-8-06
Chain Bridge
Common Merganser1-6-06 Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Red-breasted Merganser1-1-06
Perth Amboy, NJ
Ruddy Duck1-8-06
Anacostia Park
Gamebirds
Ring-necked Pheasant5-20-06 Bombay Hook NWR
Wild Turkey4-15-06
Middlesex County, NJ
Northern Bobwhite

Loons & Grebes
Red-throated Loon1-1-06
Perth Amboy, NJ
Common Loon1-1-06
Perth Amboy, NJ
Pied-billed Grebe1-8-05Anacostia Park
Horned Grebe1-1-06
Perth Amboy, NJ
Red-necked Grebe

Eared Grebe

Seabirds & Pelicans
Northern Gannet2-18-06
Ocean City, MD
Brown Pelican
10-14-06
Point Lookout, MD
Cormorants
Double-crested Cormorant1-1-06
Perth Amboy, NJ
Great Cormorant1-30-06
Middlesex County, NJ
Bitterns, Herons, & Egrets
American Bittern1-6-06 Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Least Bittern

Great Blue Heron1-6-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Great Egret4-9-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Snowy Egret4-9-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Little Blue Heron8-12-06
Bombay Hook NWR
Tricolored Heron8-12-06
Bombay Hook NWR
Cattle Egret

Green Heron4-23-06
National Arboretum
Black-crowned Night-Heron5-13-06
Fletcher's Boathouse
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron5-13-06Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Ibis & Vultures
White Ibis

Glossy Ibis5-20-06
Bombay Hook NWR
Black Vulture 1-5-06
Roosevelt Island
Turkey Vulture 1-1-06
Perth Amboy, NJ
Kites & Hawks
Osprey3-16-06
East Potomac Park
Bald Eagle1-15-06
National Arboretum
Northern Harrier2-5-06
Dulles Airport
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1-7-06
National Arboretum
Cooper's Hawk1-19-06
National Zoo
Northern Goshawk

Red-shouldered Hawk 1-5-06
Roosevelt Island
Broad-winged Hawk*4-2-06*
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens*
Red-tailed Hawk 1-4-06
National Zoo
Rough-legged Hawk

Falcons
American Kestrel1-19-06
National Zoo
Merlin 1-4-06
Hains Point
Peregrine Falcon 1-6-06
Kenilworth Park
Rails, Moorhens, & Coot
Yellow Rail

Black Rail

Clapper Rail*5-20-06*
Bombay Hook NWR*
King Rail4-30-06
Julie Metz Wetlands, VA
Virginia Rail10-14-06
Point Lookout, MD
Sora

Purple Gallinule

Common Moorhen

American Coot 1-4-06
Hains Point
Plovers
Black-bellied Plover5-20-06
Bombay Hook NWR
American Golden-Plover

Semipalmated Plover5-20-06
Bombay Hook NWR
Killdeer 1-4-06
Hains Point
Oystercatchers, Stilts, Avocets
American Oystercatcher12-28-06
Barnegat Light, NJ
Black-necked Stilt5-20-06
Bombay Hook NWR
American Avocet8-12-06
Bombay Hook NWR
Sandpipers
Greater Yellowlegs4-2-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Lesser Yellowlegs4-2-06Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Solitary Sandpiper4-30-06
Cockpit Point Road, VA
Willet5-20-06
Bombay Hook NWR
Spotted Sandpiper4-24-06
Constitution Gardens
Upland Sandpiper

Ruddy Turnstone2-18-06
Ocean City, MD
Red Knot5-20-06
Bombay Hook NWR
Sanderling1-1-06
Perth Amboy, NJ
Semipalmated Sandpiper5-20-06
Bombay Hook NWR
Western Sandpiper5-20-06Bombay Hook NWR
Least Sandpiper5-20-06Bombay Hook NWR
White-rumped Sandpiper

Baird's Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper5-20-06Bombay Hook NWR
Purple Sandpiper2-18-06
Indian River Inlet, DE
Dunlin5-20-06Bombay Hook NWR
Stilt Sandpiper

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Short-billed Dowitcher5-20-06Bombay Hook NWR
Long-billed Dowitcher8-12-06
Bombay Hook NWR
Wilson's Snipe3-19-06
Hughes Hollow
American Woodcock5-13-06Rock Creek Park
Gulls & Terns
Laughing Gull5-13-06Anacostia Park
Franklin's Gull

Little Gull

Black-headed Gull

Bonaparte's Gull

Ring-billed Gull 1-1-06
Perth Amboy, NJ
California Gull*6-1-06*
Seattle, WA*
Herring Gull 1-1-06
Perth Amboy, NJ
Iceland Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull 1-8-06
Anacostia Park
Western Gull* 6-1-06*
Seattle, WA*
Glaucous-winged Gull* 6-1-06*
Seattle, WA*
Glaucous Gull

Great Black-backed Gull 1-1-06
Perth Amboy, NJ
Caspian Tern4-9-06
Anacostia Park
Royal Tern

Common Tern

Forster's Tern5-20-06
Bombay Hook NWR
Least Tern5-20-06Bombay Hook NWR
Black Tern

Black Skimmer5-20-06Bombay Hook NWR
Alcids
Razorbill*2-18-06*
Indian River Inlet, DE*
Pigeon Guillemot*6-3-06*
Seattle, WA*
Rhinoceros Auklet*6-3-06*
Seattle, WA*
Doves & Pigeons
Rock Pigeon 1-1-06
Perth Amboy, NJ
Mourning Dove 1-1-06
Perth Amboy, NJ
Cuckoos
Black-billed Cuckoo

Yellow-billed Cuckoo5-1-06
Roosevelt Island
Owls
Barn Owl

Eastern Screech-Owl3-12-06
National Arboretum
Great Horned Owl7-5-06
Maryland
Snowy Owl*2-5-06*
Dulles Airport*
Barred Owl5-7-06
Pennyfield Lock
Long-eared Owl

Short-eared Owl

Northern Saw-whet Owl

Nightjars & Swifts
Common Nighthawk5-13-06Rock Creek Park
Chuck-will's-widow

Whip-poor-will

Chimney Swift4-9-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Vaux's Swift 6-4-06
Seattle, WA*
Hummingbirds & Kingfisher
Ruby-throated Hummingbird4-25-06
Rock Creek Park
Anna's Hummingbird*6-2-06*
Seattle, WA*
Rufous Hummingbird

Belted Kingfisher 1-6-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Woodpeckers
Red-headed Woodpecker2-12-06
National Arboretum
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1-4-06
National Zoo
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1-5-06
Roosevelt Island
Downy Woodpecker 1-4-06
National Zoo
Hairy Woodpecker 1-5-06
Roosevelt Island
Northern Flicker 1-5-06
Roosevelt Island
Pileated Woodpecker 1-5-06
Roosevelt Island
Flycatchers
Olive-sided Flycatcher

Eastern Wood-Pewee5-6-06
National Arboretum
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Acadian Flycatcher5-6-06
National Arboretum
Alder Flycatcher

Willow Flycatcher

Least Flycatcher7-1-06
Scherman-Hoffman Refuge, NJ
Pacific-slope Flycatcher* 6-5-06*
Cascades, WA*
Eastern Phoebe 1-5-06
Roosevelt Island
Great Crested Flycatcher4-23-06
National Arboretum
Western Kingbird*6-4-06*
Seattle, WA*
Eastern Kingbird4-26-06
Kenilworth Park
Shrikes
Northern Shrike*
11-25-06*
Great Swamp NWR*
Vireos
White-eyed Vireo4-26-06
Kenilworth Park
Yellow-throated Vireo4-30-06
Julie Metz Wetlands, VA
Blue-headed Vireo5-13-06Rock Creek Park
Warbling Vireo4-26-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Philadelphia Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo4-25-06
Rock Creek Park
Jays & Crows
Steller's Jay*6-2-06*
Seattle, WA*
Blue Jay 1-4-06
National Zoo
American Crow 1-5-06
Roosevelt Island
Northwestern Crow* 6-1-06*
Seattle, WA*
Fish Crow 1-6-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Common Raven6-5-06
Cascades, WA
Lark & Swallows
Horned Lark

Purple Martin5-20-06
Bombay Hook NWR
Tree Swallow3-18-06
National Arboretum
Violet-green Swallow*6-3-06*
Seattle, WA*
Northern Rough-winged Swallow4-5-06
Roosevelt Island
Bank Swallow4-5-06
Roosevelt Island
Cliff Swallow6-4-06
Seattle, WA
Barn Swallow4-9-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Chickadees, Titmouse, Nuthatches & Creeper
Carolina Chickadee 1-5-06
Roosevelt Island
Black-capped Chickadee1-21-06
C&O Canal, Mile 135, MD
Chestnut-backed Chickadee*6-2-06*
Seattle, WA*
Tufted Titmouse 1-4-06
National Zoo
Bushtit* 6-2-06*
Seattle, WA*
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1-7-06
National Arboretum
White-breasted Nuthatch 1-4-06
National Zoo
Brown-headed Nuthatch11-18-06
Blackwater NWR
Brown Creeper 1-4-06
Hains Point
Wrens
Carolina Wren 1-4-06
Hains Point
House Wren5-1-06
Roosevelt Island
Winter Wren 1-5-06
Roosevelt Island
Sedge Wren 5-5-06
Rock Creek Park
Marsh Wren5-20-06
Bombay Hook NWR
Kinglets & Gnatcatcher
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1-4-06
Hains Point
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1-8-06
Anacostia Park
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher4-15-06
Great Swamp NWR
Thrushes
Eastern Bluebird 1-6-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Veery4-25-06
Rock Creek Park
Gray-cheeked Thrush5-27-06
National Arboretum
Swainson's Thrush5-4-06
Rock Creek Park
Hermit Thrush 1-7-06
National Arboretum
Wood Thrush4-23-06
National Arboretum
American Robin 1-7-06
National Arboretum
Mimids
Gray Catbird 1-6-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Northern Mockingbird 1-1-06
Perth Amboy, NJ
Brown Thrasher 1-6-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Starling, Pipit, & Waxwing
European Starling 1-1-06
NJ
American Pipit6-4-06
Seattle, WA
Cedar Waxwing 1-7-06
National Arboretum
Wood Warblers
Blue-winged Warbler4-25-06
Rock Creek Park
Golden-winged Warbler

Tennessee Warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler6-3-06
Seattle, WA
Nashville Warbler5-4-06
Rock Creek Park
Northern Parula4-23-06
National Arboretum
Yellow Warbler4-29-06
National Arboretum
Chestnut-sided Warbler5-4-06
Rock Creek Park
Magnolia Warbler5-4-06
Rock Creek Park
Cape May Warbler*5-3-06*
Constitution Gardens*
Black-throated Blue Warbler4-29-06
National Arboretum
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1-6-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Black-throated Gray Warbler*6-5-06*
Cascades, WA*
Black-throated Green Warbler4-23-06
National Arboretum
Townsend's Warbler*6-5-06*
Cascades, WA*
Blackburnian Warbler4-29-06
National Arboretum
Yellow-throated Warbler*4-30-06*
Cockpit Point Road, VA*
Pine Warbler3-5-06
National Arboretum
Prairie Warbler4-30-06
Cockpit Point Road, VA
Palm Warbler4-9-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Bay-breasted Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler5-4-06
Rock Creek Park
Cerulean Warbler*5-7-06*
Pennyfield Lock*
Black-and-white Warbler4-23-06
National Arboretum
American Redstart4-30-06
Julie Metz Wetlands, VA
Prothonotary Warbler5-7-06
Pennyfield Lock
Worm-eating Warbler4-30-06
Cockpit Point Road, VA
Ovenbird4-23-06
National Arboretum
Northern Waterthrush5-1-06
Roosevelt Island
Louisiana Waterthrush3-26-06
Central Park, NY
Kentucky Warbler

Connecticut Warbler

Mourning Warbler*5-27-06*
National Arboretum*
Common Yellowthroat 1-8-06
C&O Canal
Hooded Warbler4-23-06
National Arboretum
Wilson's Warbler

Canada Warbler5-5-06
Rock Creek Park
Yellow-breasted Chat4-30-06
Cockpit Point Road, VA
Tanagers
Summer Tanager4-30-06
Cockpit Point Road, VA
Scarlet Tanager4-30-06
Cockpit Point Road, VA
Sparrows
Spotted Towhee*6-2-06*
Seattle, WA*
Eastern Towhee 1-5-06
Roosevelt Island
American Tree Sparrow 1-6-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Chipping Sparrow 1-7-06
National Arboretum
Clay-colored Sparrow

Field Sparrow 1-8-06
Chain Bridge
Vesper Sparrow4-26-06
Kenilworth Park
Lark Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow 1-8-06
Chain Bridge
Grasshopper Sparrow

Seaside Sparrow5-20-06
Bombay Hook NWR
Fox Sparrow 1-6-06
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Song Sparrow 1-1-06
Perth Amboy, NJ
Lincoln's Sparrow5-5-06
Rock Creek Park
Swamp Sparrow 1-5-06
Roosevelt Island
White-throated Sparrow 1-4-06
National Zoo
White-crowned Sparrow5-20-06Bombay Hook NWR
Dark-eyed Junco 1-1-06
Perth Amboy, NJ
Lapland Longspur

Snow Bunting12-28-06
Barnegat Light, NJ
Cardinal, Grosbeaks, & Bunting
Northern Cardinal 1-4-06
National Zoo
Rose-breasted Grosbeak4-29-06
National Arboretum
Black-headed Grosbeak*6-3-06*
Seattle, WA*
Blue Grosbeak4-26-06Kenilworth Park
Indigo Bunting4-25-06
Rock Creek Park
Dickcissel

Bobolink*5-13-06*Kenilworth Park*
Blackbirds & Orioles
Red-winged Blackbird 1-5-06
Roosevelt Island
Eastern Meadowlark4-26-06
Kenilworth Park
Rusty Blackbird3-19-06
Hughes Hollow
Brewer's Blackbird*6-2-06*
Seattle, WA*
Common Grackle1-19-06
National Zoo
Boat-tailed Grackle2-18-06
Indian River Inlet, DE
Brown-headed Cowbird3-5-06
National Arboretum
Orchard Oriole4-29-06
National Arboretum
Baltimore Oriole4-30-06
Cockpit Point Road, VA
Finches
Purple Finch 1-7-06
National Arboretum
House Finch 1-4-06
NJ
Red Crossbill

White-winged Crossbill

Common Redpoll

Pine Siskin

American Goldfinch 1-4-06
National Zoo
Evening Grosbeak

Weaver Finch
House Sparrow 1-1-06
NJ