Birds of Washington, NH
Birds of Washington, NH
Bird list from information collected by Elinor M. Johnson and others,
and printed in Appendix C of
Portrait of a hill town: a history of Washington, New Hampshire, 1876-1976,
Washington History Committee, Washington, N.H. 1977.
The source of this page was excerpted from the
USGS
Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter;
Gough, G.A., Sauer, J.R., Iliff, M.
Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter. 1998. Version 97.1.
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center,
Laurel, MD.
Quick Finder
click on the common name of the family to jump to that part of the list:
Loons
Herons
New World Vultures
Geese & Ducks
Eagles, Kites & Hawks
Falcons
Grouse
Sandpipers
Plovers
Jaegers, Gulls & Terns
Doves & Pigeons
Cuckoos
Owls
Goatsuckers
Swifts
Hummingbirds
Kingfishers
Woodpeckers
Flycatchers
Shrikes
Vireos
Jays & Crows
Swallows
Chickadees & Titmice
Nuthatches
Creeper
Wrens
Kinglets
Thrushes
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Waxwings
Olive Warbler
Warblers
Tanagers
Towhees & Sparrows
Grosbeaks & Buntings
Blackbirds & Orioles
Finches
Click on the Species of Interest
- Order Gaviiformes: LOONS
- Family Gaviidae: Loons
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- Order Ciconiiformes: HERONS, IBIS & NEW WORLD VULTURES
- Family Ardeidae: Herons
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- Family Cathartidae: New World Vultures
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- Order Anseriformes: SWANS, GEESE & DUCKS
- Family Anatidae: Geese & Ducks
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- Order Falconiformes: EAGLES, KITES, FALCONS & HAWKS
- Family Accipitridae: Eagles, Kites & Hawks
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- Family Falconidae: Falcons
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- Order Galliformes: GROUSE, TURKEY & QUAIL
- Family Phasianidae: Grouse
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- Order Gruiformes: RAILS, LIMPKIN & CRANES
- Family Scolopacidae: Sandpipers
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- Order Charadriiformes: SHOREBIRDS
- Family Charadriidae: Plovers
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- Family Laridae: Jaegers, Gulls & Terns
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- Order Columbiformes: DOVES
- Family Columbidae: Doves & Pigeons
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- Order Cuculiformes: CUCKOOS, ROADRUNNER & ANIS
- Family Cuculidae: Cuckoos
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- Order Strigiformes: OWLS
- Family Strigidae: Owls
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- Order Caprimulgiformes: GOATSUCKERS
- Family Caprimulgidae: Goatsuckers
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- Order Apodiformes: SWIFTS & HUMMINGBIRDS
- Family Apodidae: Swifts
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- Family Trochilidae: Hummingbirds
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- Order Coraciiformes: KINGFISHERS
- Family Alcedinidae: Kingfishers
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- Order Piciformes: WOODPECKERS
- Family Picidae: Woodpeckers
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- Order Passeriformes: PERCHING BIRDS
- Family Tyrannidae: Flycatchers
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- Family Laniidae: Shrikes
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- Family Vireonidae: Vireos
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- Family Corvidae: Jays & Crows
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- Family Hirundinidae: Swallows
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- Family Paridae: Chickadees & Titmice
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- Family Sittidae: Nuthatches
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- Family Certhiidae: Creeper
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- Family Troglodytidae: Wrens
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- Family Regulidae: Kinglets
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- Family Turdidae: Thrushes
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- Family Mimidae: Mockingbirds & Thrashers
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- Family Bombycillidae: Waxwings
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- Family Peucedramidae: Olive Warbler
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- Family Parulidae: Warblers
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- Family Thraupidae: Tanagers
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- Family Emberizidae: Towhees & Sparrows
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- Family Cardinalidae: Grosbeaks & Buntings
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- Family Icteridae: Blackbirds & Orioles
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- Family Fringillidae: Finches
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