This is a detailed birdlist on UMBC campus.

All names are taken from Roger Tory Peterson's "Field Guide to Birds of Eastern America"

The list is arranged in the following pattern:
#. Name, Scientific name
Size inch (cm), Page #, Map #
Notes. Mostly typical locations for spotting.

  1. Common Loon Gavia immer
    28-36" (70-90 cm) P2 M1
    Near pigpen pond, migrating overhead.

  2. Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
    13" (33 cm) P34 M6
    Bombay Hook, Delaware.

  3. Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
    33" (83 cm) P40 M14
    Bombay Hook, Delaware.

  4. Great Blue Heron Ardea herodinas
    42-52" (105-130 cm) P100 M88
    Pigpen pond

  5. Green Heron Butorides striatus
    16-22" (40-55 cm) P104 M98
    Pond

  6. Little Blue Heron Florida caerulea
    24" (60 cm) P100 M89
    Bombay Hook, Delaware.

  7. Great Egret Casmerodius albus
    38" (95 cm) P102 M92
    Library pond

  8. Snowy Egret Egretta thula
    20-27" (50-68 cm) P102 M93
    Bombay Hook, Delaware.

  9. Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
    23-28" (58-70 cm) P104 M96
    Pond

  10. Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
    22-25" (55-63 cm) P108 M104
    Bombay Hook, Delaware.

  11. Mute Swan Cygnus olor
    60" (150 cm) P42 M17
    Centennial State Park, Columbia, Maryland.

  12. Canada Goose Branta canadenis
    25-43" (63-108 cm) P44 M21
    migrating overhead (fall & spring), library pond.

  13. White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
    30" (75 cm) P44 M20
    Centennial State Park, Columbia, Maryland.

  14. Snow Goose Chen caerulescens
    25-38" (63-95 cm) P42 M19
    Bombay Hook, Delaware.

  15. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
    20-28" (50-70 cm) P48 M26
    any pond (library or across Loop Road from Admin)

  16. American Black Duck Anas rubripes
    21-25" (53-63 cm) P48 M23
    Library pond

  17. Common Pintail Anas acuta
    26-30" (65-75 cm) P50 M27
    Bombay Hook, Delaware.

  18. Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
    14" (35 cm) P52 M32
    Bombay Hook, Delaware.

  19. Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
    15-16" (38-40 cm) P52 M31
    Bombay Hook, Delaware.

  20. American Wigeon Anas americana
    18-23" (45-58 cm) P50 M28
    Bombay Hook, Delaware.

  21. Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
    17-20" (43-50 cm) P52 M30
    Bombay Hook, Delaware.

  22. Wood Duck Aix sponsa
    17-20.5" (43-51 cm) P50 M29
    In the stream near TRC.

  23. Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
    15-18" (38-45 cm) P58 M42
    Patuxent Wildlife Research Center.

  24. Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
    15-18" (38-45 cm) P58 M43
    Centennial State Park, Columbia, Maryland

  25. Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
    13-15" (33-38 cm) P60 M47
    Centennial State Park, Columbia, Maryland

  26. Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
    15-16" (38-40 cm) P60 M48
    Bombay Hook, Delaware.

  27. Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
    20-26" (50-65 cm) P62 M50
    Cape Cod, Massachusetts, near Boston.

  28. Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
    26-32" (65-80 cm) P160 M176
    gliding & soaring overhead with wings in a *dihedral*.

  29. Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
    23-27" (58-68 cm) P160 M177
    Near Bay bridge, Annapolis.

  30. Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
    14-20" (35-50 cm) P152 M164
    At Patuxent Wildlife Refuge.

  31. Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
    10-14" (25-35 cm) P152 M163
    Near I-195.

  32. Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
    19-25" (48-63 cm) P154 M167
    Soaring above UC.

  33. Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
    17-24" (43-60 cm) P156 M170
    horse pasture between Wilkens and Loop Rd

  34. Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
    30-43" (75-108 cm) P158 M173
    Bombay Hook, Delaware.

  35. Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
    17.5-24" (44-60 cm) P152 M166
    Bombay Hook, Delaware.

  36. American Kestrel Falco sparverius
    9-12" (23-30 cm) P162 M179
    Near 695, near TRC.

  37. Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus
    16-19" (40-48 cm) P144 M153
    Green Ridge State Forest, MD.

  38. Common Bobwhite Colinus virginianus
    8.5-10.5" (21-26 cm) P148 M160
    Spring (migrant?) Meadow by jogging path, June.

  39. Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchius
    Male: 30-36" (75-90 cm), Female: 21-25" (53-63 cm) P144 M153
    Meadow on jogging path, a few years ago

  40. Wild Turkey Meleagris gallpavo
    Male 48" (120 cm), Female 36" (90 cm), P144 M151
    Green Ridge State Forest, MD.

  41. Sora Porzana carolina
    8-9.75" (20-24 cm) P114 M110
    Marsh near day care center

  42. American Coot Fulica americana
    13-16" (33-40 cm) P64 M52
    Centennial State Park, Columbia, Maryland

  43. Killdeer Charadrius vociferous
    9-11" (23-28 cm) P120 M123
    softball field in front of library, slope behind Fine Arts (Feb to Oct)

  44. Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
    14" (35 cm) P128 M133
    Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

  45. Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
    10-11" (25-28 cm) P128 M134
    Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

  46. Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
    8-9" (20-23 cm) P128 M135
    Spring (migrant?) Pond by jogging path

  47. Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia
    7.5" (19 cm) P132 M142
    Spring (migrant?) Pond by jogging path

  48. Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
    8-10" (20-25 cm) P118 M118
    Little Creek, Delaware.

  49. Common Snipe Capella gallinago
    11" (28 cm) P124 M125
    Spring (migrant?) Pond by jogging path

  50. Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
    10.5-12" (26-30 cm) P124 M126
    Bombay Hook, Delaware.

  51. Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
    5-6.5" (13-16 cm) P134 M143
    Bombay Hook, Delaware.

  52. Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
    8-9" (20-23 cm) P130 M138
    Bombay Hook, Delaware.

  53. Dunlin Calidris alpina
    8-9" (20-23 cm) P132 M140
    Bombay Hook, Delaware.

  54. Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
    28-31" (70-78 cm) P86 M73
    Little Creek, Delaware.

  55. Herring Gull Larus argentatus
    23-26" (58-65 cm) P86 M70
    Little Creek, Delaware.

  56. Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
    19" (48 cm) P86 M71
    TRC, parking lots (winter)

  57. Laughing Gull Larus atricilla
    16-17" (40-43 cm) P88 M74
    Little Creek, Delaware.

  58. Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
    14-15" (35-38 cm) P96 M84
    Little Creek, Delaware.

  59. Little Tern Sterna albifrons
    9" (23 cm) P96 M81
    Patuxent Wildlife research center, Maryland

  60. Rock Dove Columba livea
    13" (33 cm) P180
    Everywhere

  61. Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
    12" (30 cm) P180 M195
    Everywhere

  62. Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus
    9.5" (24 cm) P184 M201
    Patuxent Wildlife research center, Maryland

  63. Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
    9.5" (24 cm) P184 M200
    Near floodlights in the stadium

  64. Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
    5-5.5" (12-14 cm) P204 M238
    Pond and meadow on jogging path

  65. Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
    3-3.75" (8-9 cm) P186 M204
    Stream near pigpen pond

  66. Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
    13" (33 cm) P186 M205
    On jogging path near pigpen pond

  67. Common Flicker Colaptes auratus
    12-14" (30-35 cm) P190 M208
    everywhere

  68. Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
    16-19.5" (40-49 cm) P188 M207
    Saw it in Green Ridge State Forest

  69. Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
    9-10.5" (23-26 cm) P190 M209
    woodsy patch next to the parking garage

  70. Red-headed Woodpecker (?) Melanerpes erythrocephalus
    8.5-9.5" (21-24 cm) P188 M206
    TRC stream

  71. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
    8-9" (20-23 cm) P190 M211
    Near Wilkens Avenue.

  72. Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
    9.5" (24 cm) P192 M213
    Bombay Hook, Delaware.

  73. Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
    6.5" (16 cm) P192 M212
    Wood on jogging path

  74. Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
    11-15" (28-38 cm) P194 M217
    Meadow on jogging path

  75. Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
    8-9" (20-23 cm) P194 M220
    Woods on jogging path.

  76. Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens
    5.5" (14 cm) P198 M224
    Wood on jogging path.

  77. Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
    6.5-7" (16-18 cm) P196 M222
    Wood on jogging path

  78. Eastern Pewee Contopus virens
    6-6.5" (15-16 cm) P196 M221
    Wood on jogging path

  79. Tree Swallow Iridoprocne bicolor
    5-6" (13-15 cm) P204, M235
    Open field on jogging path

  80. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
    6-7.75" (15-19 cm) P202 M234
    Meadow on jogging path. Tunnels under loop.

  81. Purple Martin Progne subis
    7.25-8.5" (18-21 cm) P202 M232
    Flying overhead.

  82. Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
    11-12.5" (28-31 cm) P208 M242
    MTA stop, Registrar's office

  83. Northern Raven Corvus corax
    22-27" (55-68 cm) P206 M241
    Shenandoah National Park

  84. American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
    17-21" (43-53 cm) P206 M240
    Everywhere

  85. Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus
    16-20" (40-50 cm) P206 M239
    TRC

  86. Black-capped Chickadee Parus atricapillus
    4.75-5.75" (12-14 cm) P210 M246
    Wood on jogging path

  87. Carolina Chickadee Parus carolinensis
    4.25" (11 cm) P210 M247
    Library pond

  88. Tufted Titmouse Parus bicolor
    6" (15 cm) P210 M249
    Wood on jogging path

  89. White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinesis
    5-6" (13-15 cm) P212 M250
    Wood on jogging path

  90. House Wren Troglodytes aedon
    4.5-5" (11-13 cm) P214 M254
    Wood on jogging path

  91. Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
    4" (10 cm) P214 M255
    Near old stadium, between 2 tunnel below Hilltop Circle

  92. Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
    5.75" (14 cm) P214 M257
    Wood on jogging path

  93. Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
    5" (13 cm) P214 M258
    Saw it in Green Ridge State Forest.

  94. Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
    9-11" (23-28 cm) P218 M265
    Everywhere

  95. Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
    9" (23 cm) P218 M264
    TRC stream

  96. Brown Thrasher Taxostoma rufum
    11.5" (29 cm) P218 M263
    Wood on jogging path

  97. American Robin Turdus migratorius
    9-11" (23-28 cm) P220 M267
    Everywhere

  98. Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
    8" (20 cm) P222 M273
    Wood on jogging path

  99. Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
    7" (18 cm) P222 M271
    Wood on jogging path

  100. Swainson's Thrush (Olive-backed Thrush) Catharus ustulatus
    7" (18 cm) P222 M270
    Woods on jogging path.

  101. Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
    7-8" (18-20 cm) P222 M269
    Spring (migrant?) Wood on jogging path

  102. Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
    7" (18 cm) P220 M266
    Near pigpen pond

  103. Veery Catharus fuscescens
    6.5-7.5" (16-19 cm) P222 M272
    Spring (migrant?) Wood on jogging path

  104. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Palioptila caerulea
    4.5" (11 cm) P216 M262
    Wood on jogging path

  105. Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
    3.5" (9 cm) P216 M262
    Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, MD.

  106. Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
    4" (10 cm) P216 M261
    Spring (migrant?).Wood on jogging path

  107. Cedar Waxwing Bombicilla cedrorum
    7" (18 cm) P224 M277
    Pond

  108. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
    7.5"-8.5" (19-21 cm) P256 M334
    Everywhere

  109. White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
    5" (13 cm) P228 M283
    Wood on jogging path

  110. Solitary Vireo Vireo solitarius
    5-6" (13-15 cm) P228 M285
    AKA Blue-headed Vireo. Spring (migrant?) Wood on jogging path

  111. Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
    6" (15 cm) P226 M278
    Wood on jogging path

  112. Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
    5" (13 cm) P226 M280
    Wood on jogging path

  113. Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
    4.5-5.5" (11-14 cm) P232 M290
    Spring (migrant?) Wood on jogging path

  114. Prothonotary Warbler Prothonotaria citrea 5.5" (14 cm) P230 M286
    Patuxent Wildlife research center, Maryland.

  115. Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum
    4.5-5.5" (11-14cm) P238 M305
    Wood on jogging path.

  116. Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus
    4.5-5" (11-14 cm) P238 M306
    Spring (migrant?) Wood on jogging path

  117. Northern Parula Warbler Parula americana
    4.5" (11 cm) P230 M287
    Spring (migrant?) Wood on jogging path

  118. Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
    5" (13 cm) P238 M307
    Pond

  119. Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia
    4.75" (12 cm) P234 M294
    Spring (migrant?) Wood on jogging path

  120. Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens
    5-5.5" (13-14 cm) P232 M292
    Spring (migrant?) Wood on jogging path

  121. Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata
    5-6" (13-15 cm) P234 M295
    AKA Myrtle Warbler. Spring (migrant?) Wood on jogging path

  122. Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens
    4.5-5" (11-13 cm) P230 M289
    Spring (migrant?) Wood on jogging path

  123. Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca
    5" (13 cm) P236 M302
    Spring (migrant?) Wood on jogging path

  124. Chestnut-sided_Warbler Dendroica pensylvania
    4.5-5.5" (11-14 cm) P236 M299
    Wood on jogging path.

  125. Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata
    5" (13 cm) P232 M291
    Spring (migrant?) Wood on jogging path

  126. Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor
    5" (13 cm) P238 M304
    Near pigpen pond, at Patuxent Wildlife Refuge

  127. Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus
    6" (15 cm) P246 M323
    Wood on jogging path

  128. Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
    4.5-5.5" (11-14 cm) P246 M319
    Wood on jogging path

  129. Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
    7" (18 cm) P246 M320
    At Patuxent Wildlife Refuge

  130. American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
    5" (13 cm) P236 M302
    Spring (migrant?) Wood on jogging path

  131. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
    6" (15 cm) P262 M341
    Everywhere

  132. Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
    6-8" (15-20 cm) P256 M331
    Patuxent Wildlife research center, Maryland

  133. Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
    9" (23 cm) P256 M332
    Spring (migrant?). Meadow by jogging path.

  134. Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
    7-9.5" (18-24 cm) P252 M324
    marshy area like near the basketball courts at end of lot 11 or near the warehouse across from lot 18).

  135. Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
    6-7" (15-18 cm) P258 M335
    Spring (migrant?) Pond by jogging path. Imm. and adult.

  136. Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
    7-8" (18-20 cm) P258 M336
    around the Loop. Listen for their whistly song first- it's distinctive.

  137. Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
    9" (23cm) P254 M327
    In the woods along jogging path

  138. Boat-tailed Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
    11-13.5" (28-34 cm) P254 M330
    Little Creek, Delaware.

  139. Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
    11-13.5" (28-34 cm) P254 M329
    TRC parking lots.

  140. Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
    7" (18 cm) P252 M326
    TRC lawns

  141. Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
    7" (18 cm) P260 M340
    At Patuxent Wildlife Refuge

  142. Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
    7-7.75" (18-19 cm) P260 M339
    At Patuxent Wildlife Refuge

  143. Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
    7.5-9" (19-23 cm) P268 M351
    Registrar's office.

  144. Red-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
    7-8.5" (18-21 cm) P276 M 365
    Spring (mingrant?). Wood on jogging path

  145. Blue Grosbeak Guiraca caerulea
    6-7.5" (15-19 cm) P274 M362
    Hedgerow bordering the meadow on jogging path

  146. Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
    5.5" (14 cm) P274 M363
    Meadow on jogging path

  147. House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
    5-5.75" (13-14 cm) P270 M356
    UC, Math-Psycho.

  148. American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
    5" (13 cm) P272 M360
    Bluebird trail, near golf range.

  149. Rufous-sided Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
    7-8.5" (18-12 cm) P276 M366
    Wood on jogging path

  150. Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
    4.5-5.75" (11-14 cm) P286 M382
    Bombay Hook, Delaware.

  151. Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
    4.5-5.25" (11-13 cm) P282 M376
    Patuxent Wildlife research center, Maryland

  152. Northern Junco Junco hyemalis
    5.5-6.75" (14-17 cm) P266 M349
    AKA "Slate-colored" junco(winter)

  153. Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
    5.25" (13 cm) P280 M370
    Meadow on jogging path

  154. Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla
    5" (13 cm) P280 M371
    Meadow on jogging path

  155. White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
    6.5-7.5" (61-19 cm) P278 M368
    Spring (migrant?) Chemistry.

  156. White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
    6.5-7" (16-18 cm) P278 M367
    Meadow on jogging path

  157. Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
    5-5.75" (13-14 cm) P280, M372
    Pigpen pond

  158. Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
    5-6.5" (13-16 cm) P284 M379
    Meadow on jogging path

Note: I have not spotted all the species listed here.
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Last updated: April 09, 2000
Comments, suggestions, additions: Sanjay Joshi