Dynamic Dunes Bird Collection

Below is a list of birds in our collection. You may view the birds we have found from Presque Isle or birds we found from other locations throughout Pennsylvania. The lists can be sorted by clicking on the column heading.

Qualified researchers may apply for a user ID and password for detailed collection information by sending an email to dunes@psu.edu.

OrderFamilyFamily Common NameSpeciesAuthorSpecies Common NameCountyCollection Count
AnseriformesAnatidaeDucksAythya valisineriaA. WilsonCanvasback DuckErie1
ApodiformesTrochilidaeHummingbirdsArchilochus colubris(Linnaeus)Ruby-throated HummingbirdErie2
CaprimulgiformesN/ANightjarsAntrostomus vociferus(A. Wilson)Eastern Whip-poor-willErie1
CharadriiformesCharadriidaeAvocets, Oystercatchers, Plovers, StiltsCharadrius melodusOrdPiping PloverErie1
CharadriiformesLaridaeGulls, TernsRissa tridactyla(Linnaeus)Black-legged kittiwakeErie1
CharadriiformesLaridaeGulls, TernsSterna hirundoLinnaeusCommon TernErie1
CharadriiformesScolopacidaeSandpipersScolopax minorGmelinAmerican WoodcockErie1
CharadriiformesStercorariidaeSkuasStercorarius longicaudusVieillotLong-tailed JaegerErie1
CoraciiformesAlcedinidaeKingfishersMegaceryle alcyon(Linnaeus)Belted KingfisherErie2
CuculiformesCuculidaeCuckoosCoccyzus erythropthalmus(A. Wilson)Black-billed CuckooErie1
PasseriformesCardinalidaeCardinal-grosbeaksCardinalis cardinalis(Linnaeus)Northern CardinalErie3
PasseriformesCerthiidaeCreepersCerthia americanaBonaparteBrown CreeperErie4
PasseriformesCorvidaeCrows, Jays, MagpiesCyanocitta cristataLinnaeusBlue JayErie1
PasseriformesFringillidaeFinchesSpinus tristis(Linnaeus)American GoldfinchErie2
PasseriformesHirundinidaeSwallowsHirundo rusticaLinnaeusBarn SwallowErie1
PasseriformesHirundinidaeSwallowsProgne subis(Linnaeus)Purple MartinErie3
PasseriformesIcteridaeBlackbirdsAgelaius phoeniceus(Linnaeus)Red-winged BlackbirdErie1
PasseriformesIcteridaeBlackbirdsIcterus galbula(Linnaeus)Baltimore OrioleErie2
PasseriformesIcteridaeBlackbirdsQuiscalus quiscula(Linnaeus)Common GrackleErie1
PasseriformesMimidaeMockingbirdsDumetella carolinensis(Linnaeus)Gray CatbirdErie5
PasseriformesParidaeChickadees, TitmicePoecile atricapillus(Linnaeus)Black-capped ChickadeeErie2
PasseriformesParulidaeNew World WarblersGeothlypis trichas(Linnaeus)Common YellowthroatErie1
PasseriformesParulidaeNew World WarblersLeiothlypis peregrina(A. Wilson)Tennessee warblerErie1
PasseriformesParulidaeNew World WarblersLeiothlypis ruficapilla(A. Wilson)Nashville WarblerErie3
PasseriformesParulidaeNew World WarblersMniotilta varia(Linnaeus)Black-and-white WarblerErie1
PasseriformesParulidaeNew World WarblersParkesia noveboracensisGmelinNorthern WaterthrushErie1
PasseriformesParulidaeNew World WarblersSetophaga americana(Linnaeus)Northern ParulaErie1
PasseriformesParulidaeNew World WarblersSetophaga caerulescens(Gmelin)Black-throated Blue WarblerErie1
PasseriformesParulidaeNew World WarblersSetophaga coronata(Linnaeus)Yellow-rumped WarblerErie3
PasseriformesParulidaeNew World WarblersSetophaga palmarum(J. F. Gmelin)Palm WarblerErie1
PasseriformesParulidaeNew World WarblersSetophaga petechia(Linnaeus)Yellow WarblerErie2
PasseriformesParulidaeNew World WarblersSetophaga ruticillaLinnaeusAmerican RedstartErie1
PasseriformesParulidaeNew World WarblersSetophaga striata(J. R. Forster)Blackpoll WarblerErie1
PasseriformesPasserellidae Junco hyemalis(Linnaeus)Dark-eyed JuncoErie4
PasseriformesPasserellidae Melospiza melodia(A. Wilson)Song SparrowErie1
PasseriformesPasserellidaeAmerican SparrowsMelospiza melodia(A. Wilson)Song SparrowErie2
PasseriformesPasserellidae Spizelloides arborea(A. Wilson)American Tree SparrowErie1
PasseriformesPasserellidae Zonotrichia albicollis(Gmelin)White-throated SparrowErie3
PasseriformesPasseridaeSparrowsPasser domesticus(Linnaeus)House SparrowErie1
PasseriformesRegulidaeKingletsRegulus satrapaLichtensteinGolden-crowned KingletErie4
PasseriformesSittidaeNuthatchesSitta carolinensisLathamWhite-breasted NuthatchErie1
PasseriformesSturnidaeStarlingsSturnus vulgarisLinnaeusEuropean StarlingErie1
PasseriformesTroglodytidaeWrensTroglodytes aedonVieillot, 1809House WrenErie1
PasseriformesTurdidaeThrushesCatharus fuscescens(Stephens)VeeryErie1
PasseriformesTurdidaeThrushesCatharus minimus(Lafresnaye)Gray-cheeked ThrushErie1
PasseriformesTurdidaeThrushesCatharus ustulatus(Nuttall)Swainson's ThrushErie3
PasseriformesTurdidaeThrushesHylocichla mustelina(J.F. Gmelin)Wood ThrushErie2
PasseriformesTurdidaeThrushesSialia sialis(Linnaeus)Eastern BluebirdErie1
PasseriformesTurdidae Turdus migratoriusLinnaeusAmerican RobinErie2
PasseriformesTurdidaeThrushesTurdus migratoriusLinnaeusAmerican RobinErie2
PasseriformesVireonidaeVireosVireo gilvus(Vieillot)Warbling VireoErie1
PiciformesPicidaeWoodpeckersDryobates pubescens(Linnaeus)Downy WoodpeckerErie2
PodicipediformesPodicipedidaeGrebesPodiceps auritus(Linnaeus)Horned GrebeErie1
StrigiformesStrigidaeTypical OwlsAegolius acadicus(Gmelin)Northern Saw-whet OwlErie1
StrigiformesStrigidaeTypical OwlsBubo virginianus(Gmelin)Great Horned OwlErie1
StrigiformesStrigidaeTypical OwlsMegascops asio(Linnaeus)Eastern Screech-OwlErie1