NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA

These pages contain images of birds from the District of Columbia and the states of Maryland, Virginia and Delaware.  For images from elsewhere in North America, click here.  Species are listed in Clements' taxonomic order.

GAVIIDAE - Loons

Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata, Ocean City, Maryland, USA 01-01-2001

Common Loons Gavia immer, Ocean City, Worcester County, Maryland, USA 02-25-2007

PODICIPEDIDAE - Grebes

Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena holboellii, Ocean City, Worcester County, Maryland, USA 02-25-2007

Horned Grebes Podiceps auritus cornutus, Ocean City, Worcester County, Maryland, USA 02-25-2007

PELECANIDAE - Pelicans

American White Pelicans Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland, USA 01-29-2006

American White Pelicans Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, Gordon's Pond, Sussex County, Delaware, USA 11-05-2006

SULIDAE - Gannets and boobies

Northern Gannets Morus bassanus, Sussex County, Delaware, USA 11-05-2006

PHALACROCORACIDAE - Cormorants

Great Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo carbo, Indian River Inlet, Delaware, USA 01-15-2006

Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo carbo, juvenile, Sussex County, Delaware, USA 11-05-2006

ARDEIDAE - Herons, egrets and bitterns

Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias herodias, adult, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA 10-29-2006

Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias herodias, first year, Great Falls, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 01-02-2007

Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias herodias, first year swallowing frog, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA 02-10-2007

Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias herodias, first year, Hooper's Island, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA 02-10-2007

Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias herodias, first year, Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware, USA 12-30-2006

Great Egret Ardea alba egretta, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, District of Columbia, USA 10-29-2006

Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor ruficollis, juvenile, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, USA 08-16-2006

Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor ruficollis, juvenile/first winter, Sussex County, Delaware, USA 11-05-2006

Little Blue Herons Egretta caerulea, various ages, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, USA 08-16-2006

American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus, Elliott's Island Road, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA 02-10-2007

THRESKIORNITHIDAE - Ibis and spoonbills

White Ibis Eudocimus albus, juveniles, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, USA 08-16-2006

Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus, adults, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, USA 08-16-2006

ANATIDAE - Ducks, geese and swans

Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator, Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA 10-29-2006

Blue morph Lesser Snow Goose Chen caerulescens caerulescens, Broadkill Beach, Delaware, USA 01-15-2005

Greater Snow Geese Chen caerulescens atlanticus, Broadkill Beach, Delaware, USA 01-15-2005

Ross's Goose Chen rossii Broadkill Road, Sussex County, Delaware, USA 11-05-2006

Richardson's Goose Branta hutchinsii hutchinsii, Broadkill Road, Sussex County, Delaware, USA 12-30-2006

Pale-bellied Brant Branta bernicla hrota, Ocean City, Worcester County, Maryland, USA 02-25-2007

Pale-bellied Brant Branta bernicla hrota, adult, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, USA 08-16-2006

Wood Duck Aix sponsa, male, Smithsonian National Zoological Park, District of Columbia, USA 02-18-2007

Wood Ducks Aix sponsa, male and female, Smithsonian National Zoological Park, District of Columbia, USA 11-27-2005

Mallards Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos, Smithsonian National Zoological Park, District of Columbia, USA 02-18-2007

Mallards Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, District of Columbia, USA 12-02-2006

Mallard x American Black Duck hybrid Anas platyrhynchos x A. rubripes, male, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 01-02-2005

American Black Ducks Anas rubripes, Rehoboth, Delaware, USA 01-02-2001

Blue-winged Teal Anas discors, Broadkill Beach, Delaware, USA 08-16-2006

Harlequin Ducks Histrionicus histrionicus histrionicus, Ocean City, Maryland, USA 01-13-2008

Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus histrionicus, first year male, Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, Virginia, USA 04-21-2007

Buffleheads Bucephala albeola, Ocean City, Maryland, USA 01-01-2001

CATHARTIDAE - New World vultures

Black Vultures Coragyps atratus atratus, Great Falls, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 01-02-2007

Black Vulture Coragyps atratus atratus, adult, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA 02-10-2007

Turkey Vultures Cathartes aura septentrionalis, adults, Great Falls, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 01-02-2007

Turkey Vultures Cathartes aura septentrionalis, adults, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA 02-20-2006

Turkey Vultures Cathartes aura septentrionalis, adult and juvenile, Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware, USA 09-16-2006

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura septentrionalis, adult, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, District of Columbia, USA 10-29-2006

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura septentrionalis, adult, Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Sussex County, Delaware, USA 12-30-2006

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura septentrionalis, first year, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA 02-10-2007

ACCIPITRIDAE - Hawks, eagles and kites

Bald Eagles Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, USA 02-03-2007

Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus lineatus, juvenile, Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, USA 10-09-2006

Eastern Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis borealis, adult, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA 02-10-2007

Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus sanctijohannis, Elliott Island Road, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA 02-20-2006

FALCONIDAE - Falcons and caracaras

American Kestrel Falco sparverius sparverius, female, Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware, USA 12-31-2000

Merlin Falco columbarius columbarius, female or juvenile, Broadkill Beach, Sussex County, Delaware, USA 11-05-2006

HAEMATOPODIDAE - Oystercatchers

American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus palliatus, Ocean City, Worcester County, Maryland, USA 02-25-2007

CHARADRIIDAE - Plovers and lapwings

Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus, alternate plumage, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, USA, 08-16-2006

Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus, basic plumage, Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware, USA 09-16-2006

Killdeer Charadrius vociferus vociferus, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA 02-10-2007

SCOLOPACIDAE - Sandpipers

Short-billed Dowitchers Limnodromus griseus griseus, juveniles, Broadkill Beach, Delaware, USA 08-16-2006

Short-billed Dowitchers Limnodromus griseus griseus, adults, Broadkill Beach, Delaware, USA 08-05-2005

Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica, adult in pre-basic molt, Fowler Beach, Delaware, USA, 09-09-2006

Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa fedoa, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, USA 08-16-2006

Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria, juvenile, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, USA 08-16-2006

Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria, adult, Broadkill Beach, Delaware, USA 08-16-2006

Solitary Sandpipers Tringa solitaria, adult and juveniles, Bestpitch, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA 09-04-2006

Ruddy Turnstones Arenaria interpres, basic plumage, Indian River Inlet, Sussex County, Delaware, USA 11-05-2006

Ruddy Turnstones Arenaria interpres, basic plumage, Indian River Inlet, Sussex County, Delaware, USA 12-30-2006

Red Knot Calidris canutus rufa, Ocean City, Worcester County, Maryland, USA 02-25-2007

Sanderlings Calidris alba, basic plumage, Ocean City, Worcester County, Maryland, USA 02-25-2007

Sanderling Calidris alba, basic plumage, Broadkill Beach, Delaware, USA 12-29-2000

Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla, juvenile, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, USA 08-16-2006

Semipalmated Sandpipers Calidris pusilla, adults, Broadkill Beach, Delaware, USA 08-05-2005

Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla, adult in pre-basic molt, Broadkill Beach, Delaware, USA 08-16-2006

Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri, adult, Broadkill Beach, Delaware, USA 08-05-2005

Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri, basic plumage, Indian River Inlet, Delaware, USA 12-29-2000

Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla, juvenile, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, USA 08-16-2006

Pectoral Sandpipers Calidris melanotos, adults, Broadkill Beach, Delaware, USA 08-05-2005

Dunlin Calidris alpina hudsonia, first basic, Gordon's Pond, Sussex County, Delaware, USA 11-05-2006

Purple Sandpipers Calidris maritima, basic plumage, Ocean City, Maryland, USA 01-01-2001

Purple Sandpipers Calidris maritima, Ocean City, Worcester County, Maryland, USA 02-25-2007

Purple Sandpipers Calidris maritima, basic plumage, Indian River Inlet, Delaware, USA 12-29-2000

Purple Sandpipers Calidris maritima, juveniles, Indian River Inlet, Delaware, USA 11-05-2006

Stilt Sandpipers Calidris himantopus, adults, Broadkill Beach, Delaware, USA 08-05-2005

Buff-breasted Sandpipers Tryngites subruficollis, poor record shots, Fowler Beach, Delaware, USA 09-09-2006

Ruff Philomachus pugnax, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, USA 08-04-2005

Ruff Philomachus pugnax, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA 01-29-2006

Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor, juvenile, Broadkill Beach, Delaware, USA 08-16-2006

Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus, juvenile, Broadkill Beach, Delaware, USA 08-16-2006

LARIDAE - Gulls

Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis, second cycle, St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA 03-20-2005

Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis, adult in pre-basic molt, Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware, USA 09-09-2006

Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus, adult, Sandgates, Maryland, USA 12-26-2000

Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus, adult, Sandgates, St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA 03-20-2005

Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus, first cycles, Indian River Inlet, Delaware, USA 12-29-2000

Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus, adult, St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA 03-20-2005

Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus, adults, Indian River Inlet, Delaware, USA 12-29-2000

Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii, adult, Silver Lake, Rehoboth, Delaware, USA 01-16-2005

Black-headed Gulls Larus ridibundus, first cycles, Indian River Inlet, Delaware, USA 12-29-2000

Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia, adult, Ocean City, Worcester County, Maryland, USA 02-25-2007

Bonaparte's Gulls Larus philadelphia, adults, Indian River Inlet, Delaware, USA 12-30-2006

Bonaparte's Gulls Larus philadelphia, adults, Indian River Inlet, Delaware, USA 12-31-2006

Bonaparte's Gulls Larus philadelphia, first cycles, Indian River Inlet, Delaware, USA 12-31-2006

Laughing Gull Larus atricilla megalopterus, juvenile, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, USA 08-16-2006

STERNIDAE - Terns

Sandwich Terns Sterna sandvicensis acuflavidus, adult and juvenile, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, USA 08-16-2006

Royal Terns Sterna maxima maxima, Sussex County, Delaware, USA 11-05-2006

Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri, adult in fresh basic plumage, Broadkill Beach, Delaware, USA 08-16-2006

Forster's Terns Sterna forsteri, adults in pre-basic molt, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, USA 08-16-2006

American Black Terns Chlidonias niger surinamensis, various plumages, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, USA 08-16-2006

ALCIDAE - Auks, murres and puffins

Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia lomvia, Ocean City, Worcester County, Maryland, USA 02-25-2007

COLUMBIDAE - Pigeons and doves

Mourning Doves Zenaida macroura carolinensis, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 04-22-2007

Mourning Doves Zenaida macroura carolinensis, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 12-09-2006

Mourning Doves Zenaida macroura carolinensis, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 12-21-2006

Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura carolinensis, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 12-23-2006

Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura carolinensis, Smithsonian National Zoological Park, District of Columbia, USA 12-24-2006

STRIGIDAE - Owls

Short-eared Owls Asio flammeus flammeus, Bestpitch, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA 02-10-2007

Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus, Maple Dam Road, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA 02-20-2006

PICIDAE - Woodpeckers

Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus, adult, McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 01-15-2007

Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus, juvenile, McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 02-19-2007

Red-bellied Woodpeckers Melanerpes carolinus, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 12-23-2006

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius, male, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 01-28-2007

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius, adult male, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 10-21-2006

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius, male, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA 11-19-2006

Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens medianus, male, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 01-28-2007

Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens medianus, male, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 02-11-2007

Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens medianus, male, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 12-09-2006

Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens medianus, female, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 11-26-2006

Yellow-shafted Flicker Colaptes auratus luteus, male, McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 01-15-2007

Yellow-shafted Flicker Colaptes auratus luteus, male, McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 02-19-2007

TYRANNIDAE - Tyrant flycatchers

Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 10-01-2006

HIRUNDINIDAE - Swallows

Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor, female, Hooper's Island, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA 02-10-2007

Tree Swallows Tachycineta bicolor, Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge, Kent County, Maryland, USA 04-02-2006

REGULIDAE - Kinglets

Golden-crowned Kinglets Regulus satrapa satrapa, National Arboretum, District of Columbia, USA 10-08-2006

Ruby-crowned Kinglets Regulus calendula calendula, Smithsonian National Zoological Park, District of Columbia, USA 10-28-2006

Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula calendula, male, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 12-25-2006

TROGLODYTIDAE - Wrens

Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus ludovicianus, Smithsonian National Zoological Park, District of Columbia, USA 01-21-2007

Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus ludovicianus, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 12-09-2006

House Wren Troglodytes aedon, Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, USA 10-09-2006

Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris, Sussex County, Delaware, USA 11-05-2006

MIMIDAE - Mockingbirds and thrashers

Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos polyglottos, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 03-03-2007

Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos polyglottos, National Arboretum, District of Columbia, USA 10-08-2006

TURDIDAE - Thrushes

Eastern Bluebirds Sialia sialis sialis, males, Great Falls, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 01-02-2007

Hermit Thrushes Catharus guttatus, Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, USA 02-03-2007

Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus, Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA 02-10-2007

American Robins Turdus migratorius, Smithsonian National Zoological Park, District of Columbia, USA 12-24-2006

American Robin Turdus migratorius, first year, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 01-14-2007

PARIDAE - Chickadees and tits

Carolina Chickadees Poecile carolinensis extimus, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 01-23-2007

Carolina Chickadees Poecile carolinensis extimus, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 02-17-2007

Carolina Chickadees Poecile carolinensis extimus, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 12-23-2006

Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 01-24-2007

Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 11-26-2006

SITTIDAE - Nuthatches

Brown-headed Nuthatches Sitta pusilla pusilla, Elliott's Island Road, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA 02-10-2007

White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis carolinensis, male, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 01-28-2007

White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis carolinensis, male, Smithsonian National Zoological Park, District of Columbia, USA 10-28-2006

White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis carolinensis, female, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 12-23-2006

CORVIDAE - Crows and jays

Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata bromia, McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 02-19-2007

VIREONIDAE  Vireos and allies

Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius solitarius, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, District of Columbia, USA 10-29-2006

FRINGILLIDAE - Finches, siskins and crossbills

House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis, male, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 12-21-2006

House Finches Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 12-23-2006

American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis, male in basic plumage, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 12-09-2006

American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis, male in basic plumage, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 12-23-2006

American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis, female, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 01-21-2007

PARULIDAE - New World warblers

Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens, male, National Arboretum, District of Columbia, USA 10-08-2006

Myrtle Warblers Dendroica coronata coronata, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, District of Columbia, USA 10-29-2006

Western Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum palmarum, National Arboretum, District of Columbia, USA 10-08-2006

Western Palm Warblers Dendroica palmarum palmarum, Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, USA 10-9-2006

Yellow Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum hypochrysea, National Arboretum, District of Columbia, USA 10-08-2006

Yellow Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum hypochrysea, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, District of Columbia, USA 10-29-2006

Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea, male, Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, USA 04-21-2007

Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas trichas, first basic male, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA 10-01-2006

EMBERIZIDAE - Buntings, seedeaters and allies

Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina, National Arboretum, District of Columbia, USA 10-08-2006

Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla pusilla, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, District of Columbia, USA 10-29-2006

Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus gramineus, Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, USA 04-21-2007

Ipswich Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis princeps, Fowler Beach, Sussex County, Delaware, USA 12-31-2006

Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrows Ammodramus nelsoni subvirgatus and alterus, Sussex County, Delaware, USA 11-05-2006

Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow Ammodramus caudacutus, Sussex County, Delaware, USA 11-05-2006

Red Fox Sparrows Passerella iliaca iliaca, Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, USA 12-30-2006

Song Sparrows Melospiza melodia, McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 01-15-2007

Song Sparrows Melospiza melodia, Smithsonian National Zoological Park, District of Columbia, USA 01-21-2007

Song Sparrows Melospiza melodia, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 01-21-2007

Song Sparrows Melospiza melodia, Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, USA 02-03-2007

Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia, Smithsonian National Zoological Park, District of Columbia, USA 10-28-2006

Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, District of Columbia, USA 10-29-2006

Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA 11-19-2006

Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana, Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, USA 02-03-2007

Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana, Elliott Island Road, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA 02-10-2007

Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana, McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 02-19-2007

Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana, Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, USA 10-09-2006

White-throated Sparrows Zonotrichia albicollis, Smithsonian National Zoological Park, District of Columbia, USA 01-21-2007

White-throated Sparrows Zonotrichia albicollis, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 01-21-2007

White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis, heavily marked, McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 02-19-2007

White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis, tan-striped adult, National Arboretum, District of Columbia, USA 10-08-2006

White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis, white-striped adult, Smithsonian National Zoological Park, District of Columbia, USA 10-28-2006

White-throated Sparrows Zonotrichia albicollis, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 12-23-2006

White-throated Sparrows Zonotrichia albicollis, first basic, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 11-25-2006

Slate-colored Juncos Junco hyemalis hyemalis Group, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 01-21-2007

Slate-colored Juncos Junco hyemalis hyemalis Group, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 12-25-2006

CARDINALIDAE - Saltators, cardinals and allies

Northern Cardinals Cardinalis cardinalis cardinalis, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 01-24-2007

Northern Cardinals Cardinalis cardinalis cardinalis, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 11-26-2006

Northern Cardinals Cardinalis cardinalis cardinalis, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 12-09-2006

Northern Cardinals Cardinalis cardinalis cardinalis, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 12-21-2006

ICTERIDAE - Blackbirds, orioles and allies

Bobolinks Dolichonyx oryzivorus, Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware, USA 09-09-2006

Red-winged Blackbirds Agelaius phoeniceus phoeniceus, males, Virginia, USA 02-03-2007

Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus phoeniceus, first basic male, Elliott's Island Road, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA 02-10-2007

Boat-tailed Grackles Quiscalus major torreyi, adults in pre-basic molt, Indian River Inlet, Delaware, USA 09-16-2006

Boat-tailed Grackles Quiscalus major torreyi, Sussex County, Delaware, USA 11-05-2006

Common Grackles Quiscalus quiscula versicolor, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 01-24-2007

Common Grackles Quiscalus quiscula versicolor, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA 03-31-2007

Common Grackles Quiscalus quiscula stonei, Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, USA 04-21-2007