Lycoming County Bird Species
List of Bird Species
This list of species has been compiled from various data sources, with the goal of being the most complete list available for Lycoming County. Clicking the link for each species provides information on the status of that species in the county, with specific records for rare birds whenever possible.
The following 305 bird species have been recorded in Lycoming County:
Waterfowl
- Greater White-fronted Goose Rare
- Snow Goose
- Ross's Goose Rare
- Brant Rare
- Cackling Goose Rare
- Canada Goose
- Mute Swan Rare
- Trumpeter Swan Rare
- Tundra Swan
- Wood Duck
- Gadwall
- Eurasian Wigeon Rare
- American Wigeon
- American Black Duck
- Mallard
- Blue-winged Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Canvasback
- Redhead
- Ring-necked Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Lesser Scaup
- Harlequin Duck Rare
- King Eider Rare
- Surf Scoter
- White-winged Scoter
- Black Scoter
- Long-tailed Duck
- Bufflehead
- Common Goldeneye
- Hooded Merganser
- Common Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Ruddy Duck
Grouse, Quail, and Allies
Loons
- Red-throated Loon
- Pacific Loon Rare
- Common Loon
Grebes
Tubenoses
- Cory's Shearwater Rare
- Leach's Storm-Petrel Rare
Storks
- Wood Stork Rare
Cormorants and Pelicans
- Neotropic Cormorant Rare
- Double-crested Cormorant
- American White Pelican Rare
Herons, Ibis and Allies
- American Bittern
- Least Bittern Rare
- Great Blue Heron
- Great Egret
- Snowy Egret Rare
- Little Blue Heron Rare
- Cattle Egret Rare
- Green Heron
- Black-crowned Night-Heron Rare
- Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Rare
- White Ibis Rare
Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies
- Black Vulture
- Turkey Vulture
- Osprey
- Golden Eagle
- Mississippi Kite Rare
- Northern Harrier
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Cooper's Hawk
- American Goshawk Rare
- Bald Eagle
- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Broad-winged Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Rough-legged Hawk
Cranes and Rails
- King Rail Rare
- Virginia Rail
- Sora
- Common Gallinule Rare
- American Coot
- Sandhill Crane Rare
Shorebirds
- American Avocet Rare
- Black-bellied Plover Rare
- American Golden-Plover Rare
- Semipalmated Plover
- Killdeer
- Upland Sandpiper Rare
- Whimbrel Rare
- Ruddy Turnstone Rare
- Red Knot Rare
- Stilt Sandpiper Rare
- Sanderling Rare
- Dunlin Rare
- Baird's Sandpiper Rare
- Least Sandpiper
- White-rumped Sandpiper Rare
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper Rare
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
- Short-billed Dowitcher Rare
- American Woodcock
- Wilson's Snipe
- Wilson's Phalarope Rare
- Red-necked Phalarope Rare
- Red Phalarope Rare
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Willet Rare
- Lesser Yellowlegs
Jaegers
- Pomarine Jaeger Rare
- Parasitic Jaeger Rare
- Long-tailed Jaeger Rare
Alcids
- Thick-billed Murre Rare
Gulls
- Bonaparte's Gull
- Little Gull Rare
- Laughing Gull Rare
- Franklin's Gull Rare
- Ring-billed Gull
- Herring Gull
- Iceland Gull Rare
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Rare
- Glaucous Gull Rare
- Great Black-backed Gull Rare
Terns
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Eurasian Collared-Dove Rare
- Mourning Dove
- Passenger Pigeon Extinct
Cuckoos
Owls
- Barn Owl Rare
- Eastern Screech-Owl
- Great Horned Owl
- Snowy Owl Rare
- Barred Owl
- Long-eared Owl Rare
- Short-eared Owl
- Northern Saw-whet Owl
Nightjars
Swifts
Hummingbirds
Kingfishers
Woodpeckers
Falcons
Flycatchers
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Eastern Wood-Pewee
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
- Acadian Flycatcher
- Alder Flycatcher
- Willow Flycatcher
- Least Flycatcher
- Eastern Phoebe
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Eastern Kingbird
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Rare
Shrikes
Vireos
- White-eyed Vireo
- Yellow-throated Vireo
- Blue-headed Vireo
- Warbling Vireo
- Philadelphia Vireo
- Red-eyed Vireo
Jays and Crows
Larks
Swallows
- Purple Martin
- Tree Swallow
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow
- Bank Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
- Cave Swallow Rare
- Barn Swallow
Chickadees and Titmice
Nuthatches
Creepers
Wrens
Gnatcatchers
Kinglets
Thrushes
- Eastern Bluebird
- Veery
- Gray-cheeked Thrush
- Swainson's Thrush
- Hermit Thrush
- Wood Thrush
- American Robin
- Varied Thrush Rare
Mimids
Starlings
Pipits
Waxwings
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Warblers
- Ovenbird
- Worm-eating Warbler
- Louisiana Waterthrush
- Northern Waterthrush
- Golden-winged Warbler
- Blue-winged Warbler
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Prothonotary Warbler Rare
- Tennessee Warbler
- Orange-crowned Warbler Rare
- Nashville Warbler
- Connecticut Warbler Rare
- Mourning Warbler
- Kentucky Warbler
- Common Yellowthroat
- Hooded Warbler
- American Redstart
- Cape May Warbler
- Cerulean Warbler
- Northern Parula
- Magnolia Warbler
- Bay-breasted Warbler
- Blackburnian Warbler
- Yellow Warbler
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Black-throated Blue Warbler
- Palm Warbler
- Pine Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Yellow-throated Warbler
- Prairie Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Canada Warbler
- Wilson's Warbler
- Yellow-breasted Chat Rare
New World Sparrows
- Grasshopper Sparrow
- Henslow's Sparrow Rare
- LeConte's Sparrow Rare
- American Tree Sparrow
- Chipping Sparrow
- Clay-colored Sparrow Rare
- Field Sparrow
- Fox Sparrow
- Dark-eyed Junco
- White-crowned Sparrow
- Harris's Sparrow Rare
- White-throated Sparrow
- Vesper Sparrow
- Savannah Sparrow
- Song Sparrow
- Lincoln's Sparrow
- Swamp Sparrow
- Eastern Towhee
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
- Summer Tanager Rare
- Scarlet Tanager
- Northern Cardinal
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Indigo Bunting
- Dickcissel Rare
Blackbirds
- Bobolink
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Eastern Meadowlark
- Yellow-headed Blackbird Rare
- Rusty Blackbird
- Brewer's Blackbird Rare
- Common Grackle
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Orchard Oriole
- Baltimore Oriole
Finches
- Pine Grosbeak Rare
- House Finch
- Purple Finch
- Red Crossbill Rare
- White-winged Crossbill Rare
- Common Redpoll Rare
- Hoary Redpoll Rare
- Pine Siskin
- American Goldfinch
- Evening Grosbeak Rare
Old World Sparrows
The species roughly follow taxonomic order, but some of the families were simplied to be more user-friendly. Documentation for some of the species is sparse, and we can't guarantee the accuracy of those reports, but they appear to be accepted records.
