Bruce Kerr: North and Middle America Life List AOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 357 of 357 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 51 46.36 2 Brant Branta bernicla 48 43.64 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 78 70.91 4 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 55 50.00 5 Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator 37 33.64 6 Wood Duck Aix sponsa 70 63.64 7 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors 67 60.91 8 Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera 43 39.09 9 Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 72 65.45 10 Gadwall Mareca strepera 61 55.45 11 American Wigeon Mareca americana 63 57.27 12 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 45 40.91 13 Mexican Duck Anas diazi 9 8.18 14 American Black Duck Anas rubripes 51 46.36 15 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 60 54.55 16 Green-winged Teal Anas crecca 56 50.91 17 Canvasback Aythya valisineria 53 48.18 18 Redhead Aythya americana 53 48.18 19 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 59 53.64 20 Greater Scaup Aythya marila 41 37.27 21 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 59 53.64 22 Common Eider Somateria mollissima 32 29.09 23 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 52 47.27 24 Black Scoter Melanitta americana 38 34.55 25 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola 58 52.73 26 Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica 30 27.27 27 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus 59 53.64 28 Common Merganser Mergus merganser 56 50.91 29 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 63 57.27 30 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 59 53.64 31 Scaled Quail Callipepla squamata 19 17.27 32 California Quail Callipepla californica 41 37.27 33 Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii 30 27.27 34 Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo 58 52.73 35 Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus 30 27.27 36 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 77 70.00 37 Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus 39 35.45 38 Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 48 43.64 39 Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis 49 44.55 40 Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii 30 27.27 41 Rock Pigeon Columba livia 74 67.27 42 Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata 46 41.82 43 Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto 51 46.36 44 Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis 17 15.45 45 Zebra Dove Geopelia striata 11 10.00 46 Inca Dove Columbina inca 53 48.18 47 Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina 64 58.18 48 White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica 59 53.64 49 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 86 78.18 50 Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus 40 36.36 51 Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis 42 38.18 52 Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica 65 59.09 53 White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis 41 37.27 54 Rivoli's Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens 19 17.27 55 Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris 61 55.45 56 Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri 37 33.64 57 Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna 49 44.55 58 Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae 29 26.36 59 Calliope Hummingbird Selasphorus calliope 28 25.45 60 Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus 47 42.73 61 Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus 24 21.82 62 Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris 17 15.45 63 Violet-crowned Hummingbird Ramosomyia violiceps 20 18.18 64 Ridgway's Rail Rallus obsoletus 12 10.91 65 Virginia Rail Rallus limicola 34 30.91 66 Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata 49 44.55 67 American Coot Fulica americana 72 65.45 68 Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis 58 52.73 69 Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus 59 53.64 70 American Avocet Recurvirostra americana 52 47.27 71 American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus 53 48.18 72 Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola 69 62.73 73 Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva 19 17.27 74 Killdeer Charadrius vociferus 80 72.73 75 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus 62 56.36 76 Piping Plover Charadrius melodus 40 36.36 77 Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus 32 29.09 78 Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa 53 48.18 79 Sanderling Calidris alba 69 62.73 80 Dunlin Calidris alpina 53 48.18 81 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 25 22.73 82 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 39 35.45 83 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla 46 41.82 84 Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri 56 50.91 85 Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus 59 53.64 86 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 46 41.82 87 Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata 48 43.64 88 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 71 64.55 89 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria 51 46.36 90 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 62 56.36 91 Willet Tringa semipalmata 67 60.91 92 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca 64 58.18 93 Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus 22 20.00 94 Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 33 30.00 95 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia 53 48.18 96 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla 77 70.00 97 Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni 46 41.82 98 Short-billed Gull Larus brachyrhynchus 20 18.18 99 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 78 70.91 100 Western Gull Larus occidentalis 44 40.00 101 California Gull Larus californicus 51 46.36 102 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 73 66.36 103 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 22 20.00 104 Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens 39 35.45 105 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 46 41.82 106 Least Tern Sternula antillarum 47 42.73 107 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 63 57.27 108 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 48 43.64 109 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri 58 52.73 110 Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus 70 63.64 111 Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata 35 31.82 112 Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica 41 37.27 113 Common Loon Gavia immer 59 53.64 114 Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 19 17.27 115 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 30 27.27 116 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 12 10.91 117 Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 36 32.73 118 Brandt's Cormorant Urile penicillatus 42 38.18 119 Pelagic Cormorant Urile pelagicus 44 40.00 120 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 28 25.45 121 Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum 80 72.73 122 Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum 52 47.27 123 American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos 64 58.18 124 Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis 83 75.45 125 Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis 34 30.91 126 Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 88 80.00 127 Great Egret Ardea alba 80 72.73 128 Snowy Egret Egretta thula 80 72.73 129 Green Heron Butorides virescens 76 69.09 130 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 68 61.82 131 California Condor Gymnogyps californianus 15 13.64 132 Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 76 69.09 133 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 87 79.09 134 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 82 74.55 135 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 44 40.00 136 Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius 67 60.91 137 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 55 50.00 138 Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii 67 60.91 139 American Goshawk Accipiter atricapillus 11 10.00 140 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 82 74.55 141 Gray Hawk Buteo plagiatus 35 31.82 142 Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus 63 57.27 143 Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni 38 34.55 144 Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus 31 28.18 145 Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 82 74.55 146 Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis 24 21.82 147 Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus 51 46.36 148 Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia 33 30.00 149 Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon 81 73.64 150 Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis 24 21.82 151 Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus 50 45.45 152 Gila Woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis 28 25.45 153 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 69 62.73 154 Williamson's Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus 19 17.27 155 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius 63 57.27 156 Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis 26 23.64 157 American Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides dorsalis 24 21.82 158 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 72 65.45 159 Ladder-backed Woodpecker Dryobates scalaris 43 39.09 160 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 67 60.91 161 Arizona Woodpecker Dryobates arizonae 20 18.18 162 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 73 66.36 163 Gilded Flicker Colaptes chrysoides 19 17.27 164 Crested Caracara Caracara plancus 50 45.45 165 American Kestrel Falco sparverius 79 71.82 166 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 68 61.82 167 Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus 31 28.18 168 Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis 3 2.73 169 Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer 40 36.36 170 Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens 35 31.82 171 Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus 60 54.55 172 Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus 36 32.73 173 Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans 30 27.27 174 Thick-billed Kingbird Tyrannus crassirostris 18 16.36 175 Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis 48 43.64 176 Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus 58 52.73 177 Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi 39 35.45 178 Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus 42 38.18 179 Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens 52 47.27 180 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris 33 30.00 181 Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum 27 24.55 182 Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii 39 35.45 183 Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus 45 40.91 184 Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii 28 25.45 185 Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri 25 22.73 186 Western Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis 33 30.00 187 Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans 51 46.36 188 Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe 56 50.91 189 Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya 40 36.36 190 Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus 45 40.91 191 Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii 31 28.18 192 Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni 31 28.18 193 Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius 42 38.18 194 Plumbeous Vireo Vireo plumbeus 19 17.27 195 Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus 48 43.64 196 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus 52 47.27 197 Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus 60 54.55 198 Canada Jay Perisoreus canadensis 44 40.00 199 Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus 19 17.27 200 Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri 58 52.73 201 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 77 70.00 202 Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma woodhouseii 18 16.36 203 Mexican Jay Aphelocoma wollweberi 19 17.27 204 Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana 36 32.73 205 Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia 48 43.64 206 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 78 70.91 207 Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus 51 46.36 208 Chihuahuan Raven Corvus cryptoleucus 29 26.36 209 Common Raven Corvus corax 63 57.27 210 Verdin Auriparus flaviceps 32 29.09 211 Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus 67 60.91 212 Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli 39 35.45 213 Bridled Titmouse Baeolophus wollweberi 26 23.64 214 Juniper Titmouse Baeolophus ridgwayi 20 18.18 215 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 61 55.45 216 Bank Swallow Riparia riparia 51 46.36 217 Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor 71 64.55 218 Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina 45 40.91 219 Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis 64 58.18 220 Purple Martin Progne subis 59 53.64 221 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 70 63.64 222 Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota 61 55.45 223 Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus 46 41.82 224 Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula 59 53.64 225 Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa 49 44.55 226 Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum 65 59.09 227 Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens 34 30.91 228 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 53 48.18 229 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 63 57.27 230 Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea 37 33.64 231 Brown Creeper Certhia americana 55 50.00 232 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea 68 61.82 233 Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura 22 20.00 234 Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus 33 30.00 235 Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus 35 31.82 236 Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus 39 35.45 237 Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii 44 40.00 238 Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 58 52.73 239 House Wren Troglodytes aedon 63 57.27 240 Winter Wren Troglodytes hiemalis 38 34.55 241 Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris 51 46.36 242 Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis 67 60.91 243 Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre 36 32.73 244 Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum 54 49.09 245 Bendire's Thrasher Toxostoma bendirei 13 11.82 246 LeConte's Thrasher Toxostoma lecontei 11 10.00 247 Crissal Thrasher Toxostoma crissale 16 14.55 248 Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus 20 18.18 249 Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 77 70.00 250 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 76 69.09 251 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 20 18.18 252 American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus 45 40.91 253 Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis 69 62.73 254 Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana 42 38.18 255 Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides 36 32.73 256 Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi 35 31.82 257 Veery Catharus fuscescens 41 37.27 258 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus 52 47.27 259 Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus 58 52.73 260 Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina 48 43.64 261 American Robin Turdus migratorius 80 72.73 262 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 77 70.00 263 American Pipit Anthus rubescens 51 46.36 264 Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus 30 27.27 265 Black Rosy-Finch Leucosticte atrata 10 9.09 266 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 77 70.00 267 Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus 50 45.45 268 Cassin's Finch Haemorhous cassinii 26 23.64 269 Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 21 19.09 270 Pine Siskin Spinus pinus 53 48.18 271 Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria 47 42.73 272 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 68 61.82 273 Rufous-winged Sparrow Peucaea carpalis 14 12.73 274 Botteri's Sparrow Peucaea botterii 13 11.82 275 Cassin's Sparrow Peucaea cassinii 14 12.73 276 Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum 32 29.09 277 Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata 33 30.00 278 Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus 35 31.82 279 Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina 61 55.45 280 Black-chinned Sparrow Spizella atrogularis 11 10.00 281 Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla 43 39.09 282 Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri 24 21.82 283 Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca 53 48.18 284 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 66 60.00 285 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys 59 53.64 286 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 61 55.45 287 Sagebrush Sparrow Artemisiospiza nevadensis 9 8.18 288 Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus 37 33.64 289 Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis 58 52.73 290 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 66 60.00 291 Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii 49 44.55 292 Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana 42 38.18 293 Canyon Towhee Melozone fusca 29 26.36 294 Abert's Towhee Melozone aberti 22 20.00 295 Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps 29 26.36 296 Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus 28 25.45 297 Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus 49 44.55 298 Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus 57 51.82 299 Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens 38 34.55 300 Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus 46 41.82 301 Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus 39 35.45 302 Chihuahuan Meadowlark Sturnella lilianae 11 10.00 303 Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna 29 26.36 304 Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta 48 43.64 305 Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius 47 42.73 306 Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus 41 37.27 307 Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii 41 37.27 308 Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula 64 58.18 309 Scott's Oriole Icterus parisorum 25 22.73 310 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 82 74.55 311 Tricolored Blackbird Agelaius tricolor 21 19.09 312 Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus 47 42.73 313 Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater 68 61.82 314 Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus 38 34.55 315 Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus 49 44.55 316 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 77 70.00 317 Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus 67 60.91 318 Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla 56 50.91 319 Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis 55 50.00 320 Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia 71 64.55 321 Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina 50 45.45 322 Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata 53 48.18 323 Lucy's Warbler Leiothlypis luciae 19 17.27 324 Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla 44 40.00 325 Virginia's Warbler Leiothlypis virginiae 15 13.64 326 MacGillivray's Warbler Geothlypis tolmiei 31 28.18 327 Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas 72 65.45 328 American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla 63 57.27 329 Northern Parula Setophaga americana 55 50.00 330 Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia 57 51.82 331 Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea 29 26.36 332 Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca 42 38.18 333 Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia 70 63.64 334 Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica 52 47.27 335 Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata 43 39.09 336 Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens 45 40.91 337 Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum 64 58.18 338 Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus 54 49.09 339 Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata 68 61.82 340 Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor 51 46.36 341 Grace's Warbler Setophaga graciae 18 16.36 342 Black-throated Gray Warbler Setophaga nigrescens 38 34.55 343 Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens 52 47.27 344 Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis 35 31.82 345 Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla 53 48.18 346 Painted Redstart Myioborus pictus 30 27.27 347 Summer Tanager Piranga rubra 52 47.27 348 Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea 51 46.36 349 Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana 47 42.73 350 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 81 73.64 351 Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinuatus 32 29.09 352 Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus 63 57.27 353 Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus 43 39.09 354 Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea 49 44.55 355 Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena 35 31.82 356 Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea 61 55.45 357 Varied Bunting Passerina versicolor 20 18.18