{"id":6165,"date":"2025-07-14T15:32:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T15:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/landtrust\/?p=6165"},"modified":"2025-09-04T17:52:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T17:52:40","slug":"northeast-bird-species-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/landtrust\/northeast-bird-species-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Northeast Bird Species Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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All images on this page are digital assets held by the Macaulay Library<\/a> under the Cornell Lab media licensing agreement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Use this guide to learn more about each of the 43 target bird species featured in the Northeast<\/a> Priority Breeding Bird Mapping Tool<\/a>; species are categorized by habitat. Each species profile covers basic identification, range maps, habitat needs, conservation status, funding opportunities, and management guides.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Forest<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Includes northern\/boreal and mixed temperate forests\u2014coniferous and deciduous. Eastern deciduous forest includes broadleaf and cone-bearing trees<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bicknell’s Thrush<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"Black-billed
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Black-billed Cuckoo<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u00a9 Simon Boivin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Blackpoll Warbler<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"Black-throated
\u00a9 Alicia Ambers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Black-throated Green Warbler<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u00a9 Alicia Ambers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Canada Warbler<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"Cerulean
\u00a9 Bradley Hacker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Cerulean Warbler<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"Eastern
\u00a9 Dominick Fenech<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Eastern Whip-poor-will<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"Mourning
\u00a9 Andr\u00e9 Lanouette<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Mourning Warbler<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u00a9 Luke Seitz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Olive-sided Flycatcher<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"Prothonotary
\u00a9 Ryan Sanderson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Prothonotary Warbler<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"Red-headed
\u00a9 Ryan Sanderson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Red-headed Woodpecker<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u00a9 Jeff Hapeman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Rusty Blackbird<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"Wood
\u00a9 Fernando Burgalin Sequeria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Wood Thrush<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Young Forest<\/strong> and<\/strong> Scrub\/Shrub <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Includes scrub\/shrub, edge, open woods, and early-successional habitats<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"ML571861801\nBlue-winged
\u00a9 Peter Hawrylyshyn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Blue-winged Warbler<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"ML224055591\nBrown
\u00a9 Brad Imhoff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Brown Thrasher<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u00a9 Keenan Yakola<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Chestnut-sided Warbler<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u00a9 Daniel Emlin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Eastern Towhee<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"ML261735441\nGolden-winged
\u00a9 Matt Misewicz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Golden-winged Warbler<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u00a9 Dorian Anderson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Loggerhead Shrike<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"ML40937361\nPrairie
\u00a9 Ryan Schain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Prairie Warbler<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"ML151954781\nYellow-billed
\u00a9 Dan Vickers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Yellow-billed Cuckoo<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Coast and Shoreline<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Includes areas where land meets water; coasts are specific types of shorelines, referring to areas where land meets sea.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Dorian Anderson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
American Oystercatcher<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u00a9 Dorian Anderson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Black Ski<\/a>mmer<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u00a9 Matt Felperin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Least Tern<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u00a9 Ben Lucking<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Piping Plover<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"Roseate
\u00a9 Shawn Billerman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Roseate Tern<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u00a9 Grigory Heaton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Willet<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u00a9 Alison Davies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Wilson’s Plover<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Grassland<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Includes open grasslands such as prairies, meadows, and hayfields. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Brad Imhoff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Bobolink<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Eastern Meadowlark<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u00a9 Julio Mulero<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Grasshopper Sparrow<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u00a9 Ryan Sanderson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Henslow’s Sparrow<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"Horned
\u00a9 Christoph Moning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Horned Lark<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"Savannah
\u00a9 Fyn Kynd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Savannah Sparrow<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"Upland
\u00a9 Andrew Dreelin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Upland Sandpiper<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u00a9 Zebedee Muller<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Vesper Sparrow<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Wetland and Marsh<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Includes both fresh and saltwater marshes, bogs, swamps, and peatlands.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Nathan Dubrow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
American Bittern<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"Black
\u00a9 Yann Kolbeinsson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Black Rail<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u00a9 Charlotte Farrell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
King Rail<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Little Blue Heron<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Northern Harrier<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Saltmarsh Sparrow<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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