Transients:
A list of birds that are present only during Spring and/or Fall migration.
Number of species to date: 48
Note that there is variation dependent upon elevation.
Transient: Present only during Spring and Fall migrations. Does not breed here.
Abundance classes:
Common: Certain to be seen in suitable habitat and proper season.
Uncommon: Present (and seen regularly), but not certain to be seen even in suitable habitat and proper season.
Occasional: Present, but seen only a few times in a season.
Rare: Unusual, seen only every 2 to 5 years.
+ : Seeing these birds (mostly vagrants) is highly unusual.
Clicking on the English Name will take you to Cornell Lab of Ornithology's All About Birds Site. (Remote site opens in new window)
Clicking on the Latin Name will take you to the USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter. (Remote site opens in new window)