Species 4-letter Codes

BBWD Black-bellied
Whistling-Duck
HEEG Heermann’s Gull RCKI Ruby-crowned Kinglet
FUWD Fulvous Whistling-Duck MEGU Mew Gull RBNU Red-breasted Nuthatch
SNGO Snow Goose § RBGU Ring-billed Gull § WBNU White-breasted Nuthatch
ROGO Ross’s Goose † CAGU California Gull † BRCR Brown Creeper
GWFG Greater White-fronted Goose HERG Herring Gull § BGGN Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
PFGO Pink-footed Goose ICGU Iceland Gull ROWR Rock Wren
BRAN Brant LBBG Lesser Black-backed Gull HOWR House Wren
BRNG Barnacle Goose SBGU Slaty-backed Gull WIWR Winter Wren
CACG Cackling Goose † GLGU Glaucous Gull SEWR Sedge Wren
CAGO Canada Goose GBBG Great Black-backed Gull † MAWR Marsh Wren
MUSW Mute Swan KEGU Kelp Gull CARW Carolina Wren
TRUS Trumpeter Swan SOTE Sooty Tern BEWR Bewick’s Wren †
TUSW Tundra Swan † LETE Least Tern EUST European Starling
WODU Wood Duck CATE Caspian Tern § GRCA Gray Catbird
GARG Garganey BLTE Black Tern † BRTH Brown Thrasher
BWTE Blue-winged Teal § WWTE White-winged Tern SATH Sage Thrasher
CITE Cinnamon Teal † COTE Common Tern § NOMO Northern Mockingbird
NSHO Northern Shoveler ARTE Arctic Tern † EABL Eastern Bluebird
GADW Gadwall FOTE Forster’s Tern † MOBL Mountain Bluebird
EUWI Eurasian Wigeon ROYT Royal Tern TOSO Townsend’s Solitaire
AMWI American Wigeon SATE Sandwich Tern VATH Varied Thrush
MALL Mallard ELTE Elegant Tern VEER Veery
ABDU American Black Duck BLSK Black Skimmer GCTH Gray-cheeked Thrush †
MODU Mottled Duck RTLO Red-throated Loon § BITH Bicknell’s Thrush
NOPI Northern Pintail PALO Pacific Loon § SWTH Swainson’s Thrush
GWTE Green-winged Teal COLO Common Loon HETH Hermit Thrush
CANV Canvasback † YBLO Yellow-billed Loon WOTH Wood Thrush §
REDH Redhead † YNAL Yellow-nosed Albatross EUBL Eurasian Blackbird
RNDU Ring-necked Duck WISP Wilson’s Storm-Petrel AMRO American Robin
TUDU Tufted Duck LHSP Leach’s Storm-Petrel FIEL Fieldfare
GRSC Greater Scaup † BRST Band-rumped Storm-Petrel SIRU Siberian Rubythroat
LESC Lesser Scaup § NOFU Northern Fulmar NOWH Northern Wheatear
KIEI King Eider † BCPE Black-capped Petrel BOWA Bohemian Waxwing †
COEI Common Eider † GRSH Great Shearwater CEDW Cedar Waxwing
HARD Harlequin Duck MASH Manx Shearwater PHAI Phainopepla
SUSC Surf Scoter † AUSH Audubon’s Shearwater HOSP House Sparrow
WWSC White-winged Scoter † WOST Wood Stork ETSP Eurasian Tree Sparrow
BLSC Black Scoter † MAFR Magnificent Frigatebird WHWA White Wagtail
LTDU Long-tailed Duck § BRBO Brown Booby AMPI American Pipit §
BUFF Bufflehead NOGA Northern Gannet SPPI Sprague’s Pipit
COGO Common Goldeneye ANHI Anhinga BRAM Brambling
BAGO Barrow’s Goldeneye GRCO Great Cormorant EVGR Evening Grosbeak §
SMEW Smew NECO Neotropic Cormorant PIGR Pine Grosbeak †
HOME Hooded Merganser DCCO Double-crested Cormorant § GCRF Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
COME Common Merganser AWPE American White Pelican † HOFI House Finch
RBME Red-breasted Merganser BRPE Brown Pelican PUFI Purple Finch
RUDU Ruddy Duck § AMBI American Bittern CAFI Cassin’s Finch
NOBO Northern Bobwhite † LEBI Least Bittern † CORE Common Redpoll
CHUK Chukar † GBHE Great Blue Heron § HORE Hoary Redpoll †
RIPH Ring-necked Pheasant GREG Great Egret † RECR Red Crossbill §
GRPA Gray Partridge † LIEG Little Egret WWCR White-winged Crossbill
RUGR Ruffed Grouse SNEG Snowy Egret † PISI Pine Siskin §
SPGR Spruce Grouse LBHE Little Blue Heron LEGO Lesser Goldfinch
WIPT Willow Ptarmigan TRHE Tricolored Heron AMGO American Goldfinch
ROPT Rock Ptarmigan REEG Reddish Egret LALO Lapland Longspur †
STGR Sharp-tailed Grouse CAEG Cattle Egret † CCLO Chestnut-collared Longspur
WITU Wild Turkey GRHE Green Heron § SMLO Smith’s Longspur §
PBGR Pied-billed Grebe BCNH Black-crowned Night-Heron † MCLO McCown’s Longspur
HOGR Horned Grebe † YCNH Yellow-crowned Night-Heron SNBU Snow Bunting †
RNGR Red-necked Grebe † WHIB White Ibis CASP Cassin’s Sparrow
EAGR Eared Grebe † GLIB Glossy Ibis BACS Bachman’s Sparrow
WEGR Western Grebe WFIB White-faced Ibis GRSP Grasshopper Sparrow §
ROPI Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) ROSP Roseate Spoonbill CHSP Chipping Sparrow
WCPI White-crowned Pigeon BLVU Black Vulture † CCSP Clay-colored Sparrow
BTPI Band-tailed Pigeon TUVU Turkey Vulture FISP Field Sparrow §
ECDO Eurasian Collared-Dove † OSPR Osprey BRSP Brewer’s Sparrow
INDO Inca Dove STKI Swallow-tailed Kite BTSP Black-throated Sparrow
COGD Common Ground Dove GOEA Golden Eagle † LASP Lark Sparrow †
WWDO White-winged Dove † MIKI Mississippi Kite LARB Lark Bunting
MODO Mourning Dove NOHA Northern Harrier ATSP American Tree Sparrow §
GBAN Groove-billed Ani SSHA Sharp-shinned Hawk FOSP Fox Sparrow
YBCU Yellow-billed Cuckoo COHA Cooper’s Hawk DEJU Dark-eyed Junco
BBCU Black-billed Cuckoo NOGO Northern Goshawk § WCSP White-crowned Sparrow
LENI Lesser Nighthawk BAEA Bald Eagle § GCSP Golden-crowned Sparrow
CONI Common Nighthawk § RSHA Red-shouldered Hawk HASP Harris’s Sparrow †
COPO Common Poorwill BWHA Broad-winged Hawk WTSP White-throated Sparrow
CWWI Chuck-will’s-widow † SWHA Swainson’s Hawk VESP Vesper Sparrow
EWPW Eastern Whip-poor-will § RTHA Red-tailed Hawk LCSP LeConte’s Sparrow §
BLSW Black Swift RLHA Rough-legged Hawk † NSTS Nelson’s Sparrow §
WCSW White-collared Swift FEHA Ferruginous Hawk SAVS Savannah Sparrow
CHSW Chimney Swift § BNOW Barn Owl † BAIS Baird’s Sparrow
GRVE Mexican Violetear EASO Eastern Screech-Owl HESP Henslow’s Sparrow †
RTHU Ruby-throated Hummingbird GHOW Great Horned Owl SOSP Song Sparrow
BCHU Black-chinned Hummingbird SNOW Snowy Owl LISP Lincoln’s Sparrow
ANHU Anna’s Hummingbird NHOW Northern Hawk Owl § SWSP Swamp Sparrow
RUHU Rufous Hummingbird BUOW Burrowing Owl GTTO Green-tailed Towhee
CAHU Calliope Hummingbird BDOW Barred Owl SPTO Spotted Towhee
BBLH Broad-billed Hummingbird GGOW Great Gray Owl § EATO Eastern Towhee §
KIRA King Rail † LEOW Long-eared Owl § YBCH Yellow-breasted Chat †
VIRA Virginia Rail SEOW Short-eared Owl † YHBL Yellow-headed Blackbird †
SORA Sora BOOW Boreal Owl § BOBO Bobolink §
COGA Common Gallinule § NSWO Northern Saw-whet Owl WEME Western Meadowlark †
AMCO American Coot § BEKI Belted Kingfisher EAME Eastern Meadowlark §
PUGA Purple Gallinule YBSA Yellow-bellied Sapsucker OROR Orchard Oriole
YERA Yellow Rail † LEWO Lewis’s Woodpecker HOOR Hooded Oriole
BLRA Black Rail RHWO Red-headed Woodpecker † BUOR Bullock’s Oriole
SACR Sandhill Crane RBWO Red-bellied Woodpecker BAOR Baltimore Oriole
WHCR Whooping Crane ATTW American Three-toed
Woodpecker
SCOR Scott’s Oriole
BNST Black-necked Stilt † BBWO Black-backed Woodpecker RWBL Red-winged Blackbird
AMAV American Avocet † DOWO Downy Woodpecker BHCO Brown-headed Cowbird
AMOY American Oystercatcher HAWO Hairy Woodpecker RUBL Rusty Blackbird §
BBPL Black-bellied Plover PIWO Pileated Woodpecker BRBL Brewer’s Blackbird §
AMGP American Golden-Plover † NOFL Northern Flicker COGR Common Grackle
MONP Lesser Sand-Plover CRCA Crested Caracara GTGR Great-tailed Grackle
SNPL Snowy Plover AMKE American Kestrel § OVEN Ovenbird
WIPL Wilson’s Plover MERL Merlin WEWA Worm-eating Warbler †
CRPL Common Ringed Plover GYRF Gyrfalcon LOWA Louisiana Waterthrush †
SEPL Semipalmated Plover PEFA Peregrine Falcon § NOWA Northern Waterthrush
PIPL Piping Plover † PRFA Prairie Falcon GWWA Golden-winged Warbler †
KILL Killdeer § OSFL Olive-sided Flycatcher § BWWA Blue-winged Warbler
EUDO Eurasian Dotterel WEWP Western Wood-Pewee BAWW Black-and-white Warbler
UPSA Upland Sandpiper † EAWP Eastern Wood-Pewee § PROW Prothonotary Warbler †
WHIM Whimbrel † YBFL Yellow-bellied Flycatcher SWWA Swainson’s Warbler
LBCU Long-billed Curlew ACFL Acadian Flycatcher † TEWA Tennessee Warbler
SBCU Slender-billed Curlew ALFL Alder Flycatcher OCWA Orange-crowned Warbler
BLAG Black-tailed Godwit WIFL Willow Flycatcher NAWA Nashville Warbler
HUGO Hudsonian Godwit † LEFL Least Flycatcher VIWA Virginia’s Warbler
MAGO Marbled Godwit † GRFL Gray Flycatcher CONW Connecticut Warbler §
RUTU Ruddy Turnstone DUFL Dusky Flycatcher MGWA MacGillivray’s Warbler
REKN Red Knot EAPH Eastern Phoebe MOWA Mourning Warbler
RUFF Ruff SAPH Say’s Phoebe KEWA Kentucky Warbler †
SHAS Sharp-tailed Sandpiper VEFL Vermilion Flycatcher COYE Common Yellowthroat
STSA Stilt Sandpiper † ATFL Ash-throated Flycatcher HOWA Hooded Warbler
CUSA Curlew Sandpiper GCFL Great Crested Flycatcher AMRE American Redstart
SAND Sanderling GKIS Great Kiskadee KIWA Kirtland’s Warbler †
DUNL Dunlin § SBFL Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher CMWA Cape May Warbler
PUSA Purple Sandpiper VAFL Variegated Flycatcher CERW Cerulean Warbler †
BASA Baird’s Sandpiper TRKI Tropical Kingbird NOPA Northern Parula
LIST Little Stint CAKI Cassin’s Kingbird MAWA Magnolia Warbler
LESA Least Sandpiper TBKI Thick-billed Kingbird BBWA Bay-breasted Warbler
WRSA White-rumped Sandpiper WEKI Western Kingbird † BLBW Blackburnian Warbler
BBSA Buff-breasted Sandpiper EAKI Eastern Kingbird YWAR Yellow Warbler
PESA Pectoral Sandpiper † GRAK Gray Kingbird CSWA Chestnut-sided Warbler
SESA Semipalmated Sandpiper † STFL Scissor-tailed Flycatcher BLPW Blackpoll Warbler §
WESA Western Sandpiper FTFL Fork-tailed Flycatcher BTBW Black-throated Blue Warbler
SBDO Short-billed Dowitcher † BCVI Black-capped Vireo PAWA Palm Warbler
LBDO Long-billed Dowitcher WEVI White-eyed Vireo † PIWA Pine Warbler
AMWO American Woodcock BEVI Bell’s Vireo YRWA Yellow-rumped Warbler
WISN Wilson’s Snipe YTVI Yellow-throated Vireo YTWA Yellow-throated Warbler †
WIPH Wilson’s Phalarope † BHVI Blue-headed Vireo PRAW Prairie Warbler †
RNPH Red-necked Phalarope † PLVI Plumbeous Vireo GRWA Grace’s Warbler
REPH Red Phalarope PHVI Philadelphia Vireo BTYW Black-throated Gray Warbler
SPSA Spotted Sandpiper WAVI Warbling Vireo TOWA Townsend’s Warbler
SOSA Solitary Sandpiper REVI Red-eyed Vireo HEWA Hermit Warbler
WATA Wandering Tattler LOSH Loggerhead Shrike † BTNW Black-throated Green
Warbler
SPRE Spotted Redshank NSHR Northern Shrike † CAWA Canada Warbler §
GRYE Greater Yellowlegs CAJA Canada Jay WIWA Wilson’s Warbler
WILL Willet BLJA Blue Jay PARE Painted Redstart
LEYE Lesser Yellowlegs † BBMA Black-billed Magpie SUTA Summer Tanager †
POJA Pomarine Jaeger CLNU Clark’s Nutcracker SCTA Scarlet Tanager
PAJA Parasitic Jaeger † EUJA Eurasian Jackdaw WETA Western Tanager
LTJA Long-tailed Jaeger AMCR American Crow NOCA Northern Cardinal
DOVE Dovekie FICR Fish Crow † PYRR Pyrrhuloxia
TBMU Thick-billed Murre CHRA Chihuahuan Raven RBGR Rose-breasted Grosbeak
RAZO Razorbill CORA Common Raven BHGR Black-headed Grosbeak
BLGU Black Guillemot † CACH Carolina Chickadee BLGR Blue Grosbeak
LBMU Long-billed Murrelet BCCH Black-capped Chickadee LAZB Lazuli Bunting
ANMU Ancient Murrelet BOCH Boreal Chickadee INBU Indigo Bunting
ATPU Atlantic Puffin TUTI Tufted Titmouse VABU Varied Bunting
BLKI Black-legged Kittiwake HOLA Horned Lark § PABU Painted Bunting
IVGU Ivory Gull NRWS Northern Rough-winged
Swallow
DICK Dickcissel †
SAGU Sabine’s Gull PUMA Purple Martin §
BOGU Bonaparte’s Gull § TRES Tree Swallow
BHGU Black-headed Gull VGSW Violet-green Swallow
LIGU Little Gull † BANS Bank Swallow §
ROGU Ross’s Gull BARS Barn Swallow §
LAGU Laughing Gull CLSW Cliff Swallow §
FRGU Franklin’s Gull CASW Cave Swallow
BLTG Black-tailed Gull GCKI Golden-crowned Kinglet
Please note: † Indicates a rare breeding species or SARA-listed (Species at Risk Act) species for which detailed documentation is recommended. Note that some of these species may be reasonably common in a limited area of the province or may be common as migrants (but not as breeders). § Indicates species for which documentation should be should be provided when a confirmed record is found. Species shown in gray italics are non-breeding visitors in the province. If you find evidence of breeding for any of them, please contact the Atlas office.
Additionally, species can also be considered rare at the regional level (marked with ‡ on the square summary sheets, the regional checklists and the online data entry forms), as well as a [rare] observation for the location and time of year. Documentation should be provided in both cases.



 

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