Birds of Southeast Alabama
Troy Area

 

Order PODICIPEDIFORMES

Family Podicipedidae
Podilymbus podiceps   Pied-billed Grebe- 10 points

Order PELECANIFORMES

Family Pelecanidae
Pelecanus occidentalis  Brown Pelican- 10 points

Family Anhingidae
Anhinga anhinga   Anhinga- 10 points

Order CICONIIFORMES

Family Ardeidae
Ardea herodias  Great Blue Heron- 3 points
Butorides virescens   Green Heron- 5 points
Florida caerulea   Little Blue Heron- 5 points
Bubulcus ibis   Cattle Egret- 3 points
Casmerodius albus   Great Egret- 5 points
Nycticorax nyctiorax   Black-crowned Night Heron- 5 points
Nyctanassa violacea   Yellow-crowned Night Heron- 5 points

Family Ciconiidae
Mycteria americana   Wood Stork -Endangered Species- 10 points

Order ANSERIFORMES

Family Anatidae
Branta canadensis   Canada Goose- 1 points
Chen caerulescens  Snow Goose- 5 points
Anas platyrhynchos   Mallard- 2 points
Aix sponosa   Wood Duck- 5 points

Order FALCONIFORMES

Family Cathartidae
Cathartes aura   Turkey Vulture- 3 points
Coragyps atratus   Black Vulture- 2 points

Family Accipitridae
Elanoides forficatus   Swallow-tailed Kite- 15 points
Ictinia mississippiensis  Mississippi Kite- 15 points
Accipiter cooperii  Cooper's Hawk-15 points
Buteo jamaicensis   Red-tailed Hawk- 5 points
Buteo lineatus   Red-shouldered Hawk- 10 points
Haliaeetus leucocephalus   Bald Eagle -Threatened Species- 15 points

Family Pandionidae
Pandion haliaetus  Osprey- 10 points

Family Falconinae
Falco sparverius  American Kestrel- 5 points

Order GALLIFORMES

Family Phasianidae
Colinus virginianus   Bobwhite- 2 points

Family Meleagrididae
Meleagris gallopavo  Turkey- 1 points

Order GRUIFORMES

Family Rallidae
Gallinula chloropus   Common Gallinule- 5 points
Fulica americana   American Coot- 3 points

Order CHARADRIIFORMES

Family Charadriinae
Charadrius vociferus   Killdeer- 2 points

Family Laridae
Larus argentatus   Herring Gull- 5 points

Order COLUMBIFORMES

Family Columbidae
Columba livia   Rock Dove- 1 points
Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian collared-dove- 5 points
Zenaida asiatica   White-winged Dove- 10 points
Z. macroura   Morning Dove- 1 points
Ectopistes migratorius   Passenger Pigeon-Extinct
Columbina passerina   Ground Dove- 5 points

Order PSITTACIFORMES

Family Psittacidae
Conuropsis carolinensis   Carolina Parakeet- Extinct

Order CUCULIFORMES

Family Cuculidae
Coccyzus americanus  Yellow-billed Cuckoo- 5 points

Order STRIGIFORMES

Family Tytonidae
Tyto alba  Barn Owl- 10 points

Family Strigidae
Otus asio   Screech Owl- 15 points
Strix varia   Barred Owl- 5 points

Order CAPRIMULGIFORMES

Family Caprimulgidae
Caprimulgus carolinensis   Chuck-will's-widow- 10 points
Chordeiles minor   Common Nighthawk- 10 points

Order APODIFORMES

Family Apodidae
Chaetura pelagica   Chimney Swift- 2 points

Family Trochilidae
Archilochus colubris   Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 3 points

Order CORACIIFORMES

Family Cerylinae
Megaceryle alcyon   Belted Kingfisher- 3 points

Order PICIFORMES

Family Picidae
Colaptes auratus  Common Flicker- 3 points
Dryocopus pileatus   Pileated Woodpecker- 3 points
Centurus carolinus Red-bellied Woodpecker- 5 points
Melanerpes erythrocephalus  Red-headed Woodpecker- 5 points
Dendrocopos villosus  Hairy Woodpecker- 5 points
D. pubescens   Downy Woodpecker- 5 points
D. borealis   Red Cockaded Woodpecker -Endangered Species- 15 points
Campephilus principalis Ivory-billed Woodpecker Last record for Alabama 1907 Conecuh River North of Troy-one bird shot


Order PASSERIFORMES

Family Tyrannidae
Tyrannus tyrannus   Eastern Kingbird- 5 points
Myiarchus crinitus   Great Crested Flycatcher- 5 points
Contopus virens   Eastern Wood Pewee- 5 points

Family Hirundinidae
Hirundo rustica   Barn Swallow- 3 points
Progne subis   Purple Martin- 3 points

Family Corvidae
Cyanocitta cristata   Blue Jay- 2 points
Corvus brachyrhynchos  Common Crow- 2points
C. ossifragus   Fish Crow- 5 points

Family Paridae
Parus carolinensis   Carolina Chickadee- 2 points
P. bicolor   Tufted Titmouse- 3 points

Family Sittidae
Sitta pusilla   Brown-headed Nuthatch- 3 points

Family Troglodytidae
Thryothorus ludovicianus   Carolina Wren- 2 points

Family Mimidae
Mimus polyglottos   Mockingbird- 2 points
Dumetella carolinensis   Grey Catbird- 3 points
Toxostoma rufum   Brown Thrasher- 3 points

Family Turdidae
Turdua migratorius   American Robin- 2 points
Sialia sialis   Eastern Bluebird- 2 points

Family Sylviidae
Polioptila caerulea   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 5 points


Family Bombycillidae
Bombycilla cedrorum   Cedar Waxwing- 3 points

Family Laniinae
Lanius ludovicianus   Loggerhead Shrike- 10 points

Family Sturnidae
Sturnus vulgaris   Starling- 1 point

Family Vireonidae
Vireo griseus   White-eyed Viroe- 5 points
V. olivaceus   Red-eyed Vireo- 5 points

Family Parulidae
Dendroica pinus   Pine Warbler- 5 points

Family Ploceidae
Passer domesticus   House Sparrow- 1 point

Family Icteridae
Sturnella magna   Eastern Meadowlark- 5 points
Agelaius phoeniceus   Red-winged Blackbird- 3 points
Quiscalus quiscula  Common Grackle- 2 points
Molothrus ater   Brown-headed Cowbird- 2 points

Family Thraupidae
Piranga rubra  Summer Tanager- 5 points

Family Fringillidae
Cardinalis cardinalis   Cardinal- 1 point
Passerina cyanea   Indigo Bunting- 5 points
Pipilo erythrophthalmus   Rufous-sided Towhee- 3 points

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