Rare Winter Vagrants

Rare Winter Vagrants (13 Species)

External Links in table below:
(Remote sites open in a new window.)
Cornell	Opens Cornell Lab of Ornithology's All About Birds site's species account in a new browser window. This site offers detailed information on every species including sound recordings.
USGS	Opens the USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter species account in a new browser window. Includes BBS and CBC maps, ID Tips and Taxonomy for each species.
Image Search	Shows the results of a Google image search for the species.
All Photographs by Robert Templeton unless otherwise noted. Copyright Information.

English Name: Genus species:	Comments	Photos
Swans, Geese and Ducks
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis External Sites: Cornell USGS Image Search
Grebes
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis External Sites: Cornell USGS Image Search
Diurnal Raptors: Vultures, Eagles, Hawks and Falcons
Osprey Pandion haliaetus External Sites: Cornell USGS Image Search		Embudo Enlarge Apodaca
Gruiformes: Coots, Cranes and Rails
Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis External Sites: Cornell USGS Image Search
Larks
Swallows
Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina External Sites: Cornell USGS Image Search
Wrens
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes External Sites: Cornell USGS Image Search
Thrushes and their Allies
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis External Sites: Cornell USGS Image Search
Wood-Warblers
Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus External Sites: Cornell USGS Image Search
Tanagers
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra External Sites: Cornell USGS Image Search
Sparrows and their Allies
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis External Sites: Cornell USGS Image Search
Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana External Sites: Cornell USGS Image Search
White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis External Sites: Cornell USGS Image Search	Similar to White-crowned Sparrow. Note the yellow lores and the white-throat. Rare, but when present, seen mixed in flocks of White-crowneds.	Photo: Arthur Chapman, Ontario, Canada
Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula External Sites: Cornell USGS Image Search

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Rare Winter Vagrants (13 Species)