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 308 bird species have been recorded in Lycoming County:
Waterfowl
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Rare
- Snow Goose
- Ross's Goose Rare
- Greater White-fronted Goose Rare
- Brant Rare
- Cackling Goose Rare
- Canada Goose
- Mute Swan Rare
- Trumpeter Swan Rare
- Tundra Swan
- Wood Duck
- Blue-winged Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Eurasian Wigeon Rare
- American Wigeon
- Mallard
- American Black Duck
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Canvasback
- Redhead
- Ring-necked Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Lesser Scaup
- King Eider Rare
- Harlequin Duck 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
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Eurasian Collared-Dove Rare
- Mourning Dove
- Passenger Pigeon Extinct
Cuckoos
Nightjars
Swifts
Hummingbirds
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
- Killdeer
- Semipalmated Plover
- Upland Sandpiper Rare
- Hudsonian Whimbrel Rare
- Short-billed Dowitcher Rare
- American Woodcock
- Wilson's Snipe
- Wilson's Phalarope Rare
- Red Phalarope Rare
- Red-necked Phalarope Rare
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Willet Rare
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Ruddy Turnstone Rare
- Red Knot Rare
- Stilt Sandpiper Rare
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper Rare
- Sanderling Rare
- Dunlin Rare
- Baird's Sandpiper Rare
- White-rumped Sandpiper Rare
- Least Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger Rare
- Parasitic Jaeger Rare
- Pomarine Jaeger Rare
Alcids
- Thick-billed Murre Rare
Gulls
- Little Gull Rare
- Bonaparte's Gull
- Laughing Gull Rare
- Franklin's Gull Rare
- Ring-billed Gull
- American Herring Gull
- Great Black-backed Gull Rare
- Glaucous Gull Rare
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Rare
- Iceland Gull Rare
Terns
- Sooty Tern Rare
- Caspian Tern
- Black Tern
- Forster's Tern
- Arctic Tern Rare
- Common Tern
Grebes
Loons
- Red-throated Loon
- Pacific Loon Rare
- Common Loon
Tubenoses
- Leach's Storm-Petrel Rare
- Cory's Shearwater Rare
Storks
- Wood Stork Rare
Cormorants
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Neotropic Cormorant Rare
Herons, Ibis and Allies
- White Ibis Rare
- Glossy Ibis Rare
- American Bittern
- Least Bittern Rare
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Rare
- Black-crowned Night Heron Rare
- Little Blue Heron Rare
- Snowy Egret Rare
- Green Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret Rare
- Great Egret
- Great Blue Heron
Pelicans
Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies
- Black Vulture
- Turkey Vulture
- Osprey
- Golden Eagle
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Cooper's Hawk
- American Goshawk Rare
- Northern Harrier
- Bald Eagle
- Mississippi Kite Rare
- Broad-winged Hawk
- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Rough-legged Hawk
Owls
- American Barn Owl Rare
- Eastern Screech-Owl
- Snowy Owl Rare
- Great Horned Owl
- Barred Owl
- Long-eared Owl Rare
- Short-eared Owl
- Northern Saw-whet Owl
Kingfishers
Woodpeckers
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Red-headed Woodpecker Rare
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Downy Woodpecker
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Northern Flicker
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
Vireos
- White-eyed Vireo
- Yellow-throated Vireo
- Blue-headed Vireo
- Philadelphia Vireo
- Eastern Warbling Vireo
- Red-eyed Vireo
Shrikes
Jays and Crows
Chickadees and Titmice
Larks
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Tree Swallow
- Purple Martin
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
- Cave Swallow Rare
Kinglets
Nuthatches
Creepers
Gnatcatchers
Wrens
- Northern House Wren
- Winter Wren
- Marsh Wren Rare
- Carolina Wren
- Bewick's Wren Extirpated
Starlings
Mimids
Thrushes
- Eastern Bluebird
- Varied Thrush Rare
- Veery
- Gray-cheeked Thrush
- Swainson's Thrush
- Hermit Thrush
- Wood Thrush
- American Robin
Waxwings
Old World Sparrows
Pipits
Finches
- Evening Grosbeak Rare
- Pine Grosbeak Rare
- House Finch
- Purple Finch
- Redpoll Rare
- Red Crossbill Rare
- White-winged Crossbill Rare
- Pine Siskin
- American Goldfinch
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
New World Sparrows
- Grasshopper Sparrow
- Chipping Sparrow
- Clay-colored Sparrow Rare
- Field Sparrow
- American Tree Sparrow
- Fox Sparrow
- Dark-eyed Junco
- White-crowned Sparrow
- Harris's Sparrow Rare
- White-throated Sparrow
- Vesper Sparrow
- LeConte's Sparrow Rare
- Nelson's Sparrow Rare
- Savannah Sparrow
- Henslow's Sparrow Rare
- Song Sparrow
- Lincoln's Sparrow
- Swamp Sparrow
- Eastern Towhee
Yellow-breasted Chat
- Yellow-breasted Chat Rare
Blackbirds
- Yellow-headed Blackbird Rare
- Bobolink
- Eastern Meadowlark
- Orchard Oriole
- Baltimore Oriole
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Rusty Blackbird
- Brewer's Blackbird Rare
- Common Grackle
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
- Northern 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
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
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.
