Connecticut life list
total listed: 57 as of 7/27/13
ANATIDAE - SWANS, GEESE, AND DUCKS (9)
Cygnus olor / Mute Swan
Branta canadensis / Canada Goose
Anas platyrhynchos / Mallard
Anas rubripes / American Black Duck
Anas acuta / Northern Pintail
Anas discors / Blue-winged Teal
Lophodytes cucullatus / Hooded Merganser
Mergus serrator / Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus merganser / Common Merganser (Goosander)
PHALACROCORACIDAE - CORMORANTS (1)
Phalacrocorax auritus / Double-crested Cormorant
ARDEIDAE - HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS (4)
Ardea herodias / Great Blue Heron
Ardea alba / Great Egret
Egretta caerulea / Little Blue Heron
Egretta thula / Snowy Egret
THRESKIORNITHIDAE - IBISES AND SPOONBILLS (2)
Plegadis falcinellus / Glossy Ibis
Plegadis chihi / White-faced Ibis
CATHARTIDAE - NEW WORLD VULTURES (1)
Cathartes aura / Turkey Vulture
PANDIONIDAE - OSPREY (1)
Pandion haliaetus / Osprey
ACCIPITRIDAE - HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES (2)
Haliaeetus leucocephalus / Bald Eagle
Buteo jamaicensis / Red-tailed Hawk
CHARADRIIDAE - PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS (1)
Charadrius vociferus / Killdeer
HAEMATOPODIDAE - OYSTERCATCHERS (1)
Haematopus palliatus / American Oystercatcher
SCOLOPACIDAE - SANDPIPERS, SNIPES, PHALAROPES, AND ALLIES (2)
Limnodromus griseus / Short-billed Dowitcher
Tringa flavipes / Lesser Yellowlegs
LARIDAE - GULLS (3)
Larus delawarensis / Ring-billed Gull
Larus marinus / Great Black-backed Gull
Larus smithsonianus / American Herring Gull
STERNIDAE - TERNS (7)
Sternula antillarum / Least Tern [PRNWR, CA]
Hydroprogne caspia / Caspian Tern
COLUMBIDAE - PIGEONS AND DOVES (2)
Columba livia / Rock Pigeon (Rock Dove)
Zenaida macroura / Mourning Dove
PSITTACIDAE - PARROTS (1)
Myiopsitta monachus / Monk Parakeet
APODIDAE - SWIFTS (1)
Chaetura pelagica / Chimney Swift
TROCHILIDAE - HUMMINGBIRDS (1)
Stellula calliope / Calliope Hummingbird
TYRANNIDAE - TYRANT FLYCATCHERS (1)
Sayornis phoebe / Eastern Phoebe
CORVIDAE - CROWS, JAYS, MAGPIES, AND ALLIES (2)
Cyanocitta cristata / Blue Jay
Corvus brachyrhynchos / American Crow
PARIDAE - TITS AND CHICKADEES (1)
Poecile atricapilla / Black-capped Chickadee
TURDIDAE - THRUSHES AND ALLIES (1)
Turdus migratorius / American Robin
MIMIDAE - THRASHERS AND MOCKINGBIRDS (1)
Mimus polyglottos / Northern Mockingbird
STURNIDAE - STARLINGS AND MYNAS (1)
Sturnus vulgaris / European Starling
PASSERIDAE - OLD WORLD SPARROWS (1)
Passer domesticus / House Sparrow
FRINGILLIDAE - FINCHES, SISKINS, CROSSBILLS, AND ALLIES (1)
Carduelis tristis / American Goldfinch
EMBERIZIDAE - OLD WORLD BUNTINGS, SEEDEATERS, NEW WORLD SPARROWS, AND ALLIES (4)
Passerculus sandwichensis / Savannah Sparrow
Melospiza melodia / Song Sparrow
Junco hyemalis / Dark-eyed Junco
Zonotrichia albicollis / White-throated Sparrow
CARDINALIDAE - SALTATORS, CARDINALS, PIRANGA TANAGERS, AND ALLIES (1)
Cardinalis cardinalis / Northern Cardinal
ICTERIDAE - BLACKBIRDS, NEW WORLD ORIOLES, GRACKLES, AND ALLIES (3)
Agelaius phoeniceus / Red-winged Blackbird
Quiscalus quiscula / Common Grackle
Molothrus ater / Brown-headed Cowbird
ANATIDAE - SWANS, GEESE, AND DUCKS (9)
Cygnus olor / Mute Swan
Branta canadensis / Canada Goose
Anas platyrhynchos / Mallard
Anas rubripes / American Black Duck
Anas acuta / Northern Pintail
Anas discors / Blue-winged Teal
Lophodytes cucullatus / Hooded Merganser
Mergus serrator / Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus merganser / Common Merganser (Goosander)
PHALACROCORACIDAE - CORMORANTS (1)
Phalacrocorax auritus / Double-crested Cormorant
ARDEIDAE - HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS (4)
Ardea herodias / Great Blue Heron
Ardea alba / Great Egret
Egretta caerulea / Little Blue Heron
Egretta thula / Snowy Egret
THRESKIORNITHIDAE - IBISES AND SPOONBILLS (2)
Plegadis falcinellus / Glossy Ibis
Plegadis chihi / White-faced Ibis
CATHARTIDAE - NEW WORLD VULTURES (1)
Cathartes aura / Turkey Vulture
PANDIONIDAE - OSPREY (1)
Pandion haliaetus / Osprey
ACCIPITRIDAE - HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES (2)
Haliaeetus leucocephalus / Bald Eagle
Buteo jamaicensis / Red-tailed Hawk
CHARADRIIDAE - PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS (1)
Charadrius vociferus / Killdeer
HAEMATOPODIDAE - OYSTERCATCHERS (1)
Haematopus palliatus / American Oystercatcher
SCOLOPACIDAE - SANDPIPERS, SNIPES, PHALAROPES, AND ALLIES (2)
Limnodromus griseus / Short-billed Dowitcher
Tringa flavipes / Lesser Yellowlegs
LARIDAE - GULLS (3)
Larus delawarensis / Ring-billed Gull
Larus marinus / Great Black-backed Gull
Larus smithsonianus / American Herring Gull
STERNIDAE - TERNS (7)
Sternula antillarum / Least Tern [PRNWR, CA]
Hydroprogne caspia / Caspian Tern
COLUMBIDAE - PIGEONS AND DOVES (2)
Columba livia / Rock Pigeon (Rock Dove)
Zenaida macroura / Mourning Dove
PSITTACIDAE - PARROTS (1)
Myiopsitta monachus / Monk Parakeet
APODIDAE - SWIFTS (1)
Chaetura pelagica / Chimney Swift
TROCHILIDAE - HUMMINGBIRDS (1)
Stellula calliope / Calliope Hummingbird
TYRANNIDAE - TYRANT FLYCATCHERS (1)
Sayornis phoebe / Eastern Phoebe
CORVIDAE - CROWS, JAYS, MAGPIES, AND ALLIES (2)
Cyanocitta cristata / Blue Jay
Corvus brachyrhynchos / American Crow
PARIDAE - TITS AND CHICKADEES (1)
Poecile atricapilla / Black-capped Chickadee
TURDIDAE - THRUSHES AND ALLIES (1)
Turdus migratorius / American Robin
MIMIDAE - THRASHERS AND MOCKINGBIRDS (1)
Mimus polyglottos / Northern Mockingbird
STURNIDAE - STARLINGS AND MYNAS (1)
Sturnus vulgaris / European Starling
PASSERIDAE - OLD WORLD SPARROWS (1)
Passer domesticus / House Sparrow
FRINGILLIDAE - FINCHES, SISKINS, CROSSBILLS, AND ALLIES (1)
Carduelis tristis / American Goldfinch
EMBERIZIDAE - OLD WORLD BUNTINGS, SEEDEATERS, NEW WORLD SPARROWS, AND ALLIES (4)
Passerculus sandwichensis / Savannah Sparrow
Melospiza melodia / Song Sparrow
Junco hyemalis / Dark-eyed Junco
Zonotrichia albicollis / White-throated Sparrow
CARDINALIDAE - SALTATORS, CARDINALS, PIRANGA TANAGERS, AND ALLIES (1)
Cardinalis cardinalis / Northern Cardinal
ICTERIDAE - BLACKBIRDS, NEW WORLD ORIOLES, GRACKLES, AND ALLIES (3)
Agelaius phoeniceus / Red-winged Blackbird
Quiscalus quiscula / Common Grackle
Molothrus ater / Brown-headed Cowbird