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PENNSYLVANIA GAME COMMISSION Current List of Wild Birds in Pennsylvania 1 (414) Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens), Regular Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum), Regular Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin), Accidental American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana), Regular American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus), Regular American Black Duck (Anas rubripes), Regular American Coot (Fulica americana), Regular American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos), Regular American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica), Regular American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis), Regular American Kestrel (Falco sparverius), Regular American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus), Accidental American Pipit (Anthus rubescens), Regular American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla), Regular American Robin (Turdus migratorius), Regular American Scoter (Melanitta americana), Regular American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea), Regular American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos), Regular American Wigeon (Anas americana), Regular American Woodcock (Scolopax minor), Regular Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus), Accidental Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga), Accidental Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea), Casual Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens), Accidental Baird’s Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii), Regular Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Regular Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula), Regular Band-rumped Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma castro), Accidental Band-tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata), Accidental Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia), Regular Barn Owl (Tyto alba), Regular Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica), Regular Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopis), Accidental Barred Owl (Strix varia), Regular Barrow’s Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica), Accidental Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea), Regular Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon), Regular Bewick’s Wren (Thryomanes bewickii), Accidental Bicknell’s Thrush (Catharus bicknelli), Accidental

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PENNSYLVANIA GAME COMMISSION

Current List of Wild Birds in Pennsylvania1 (414)

Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens), Regular Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum), Regular Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin), Accidental American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana), Regular American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus), Regular American Black Duck (Anas rubripes), Regular American Coot (Fulica americana), Regular American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos), Regular American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica), Regular American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis), Regular American Kestrel (Falco sparverius), Regular American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus), Accidental American Pipit (Anthus rubescens), Regular American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla), Regular American Robin (Turdus migratorius), Regular American Scoter (Melanitta americana), Regular American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea), Regular American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos), Regular American Wigeon (Anas americana), Regular American Woodcock (Scolopax minor), Regular Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus), Accidental Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga), Accidental Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea), Casual Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens), Accidental Baird’s Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii), Regular Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Regular Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula), Regular Band-rumped Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma castro), Accidental Band-tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata), Accidental Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia), Regular Barn Owl (Tyto alba), Regular Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica), Regular Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopis), Accidental Barred Owl (Strix varia), Regular Barrow’s Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica), Accidental Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea), Regular Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon), Regular Bewick’s Wren (Thryomanes bewickii), Accidental Bicknell’s Thrush (Catharus bicknelli), Accidental

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Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle), Accidental Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis), Accidental Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger), Casual Black Tern (Chlidonias niger), Regular Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus), Regular Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia), Regular Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus), Accidental Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola), Regular Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis), Accidental Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus), Regular Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca), Regular Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus), Regular Black-capped Petrel ( Pterodroma hasitata ), Accidental Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), Regular Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus), Accidental Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus), Regular Black-Legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), Casual Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus), Casual Blackpoll Warbler (Dendroica striata), Regular Black-throated Blue Warbler (Dendroica caerulescens), Regular Black-throated Gray Warbler (Dendroica nigrescens), Casual Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendroica virens), Regular Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea), Regular Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata), Regular Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea), Regular Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius), Regular Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors), Regular Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivoracyanoptera), Regular Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus), Regular Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus), Casual Bonaparte’s Gull (Larus philadelphia), Regular Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonica), Accidental Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus), Accidental Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla), Accidental Brant (Branta bernicla), Regular Brewer’s Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus), Regular Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus), Regular Brown Creeper (Certhia americana), Regular Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), Accidental Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum), Regular Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater), Regular Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis), Regular Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola), Regular Bullock’s Oriole (Icterus bullockii), Accidental Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii), Regular California Gull (Larus californicus), Accidental

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Calliope Hummingbird (Stellula calliope), Accidental Canada Goose (Branta canadensis), Regular Canada Warbler (Wilsonia canadensis), Regular Canvasback (Aythya valisineria), Regular Cape May Warbler (Dendroica tigrina), Regular Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis), Regular Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus), Regular Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia), Regular Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis), Regular Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva), Accidental Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum), Regular Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea), Regular Chestnut-sided Warbler (Dendroica pensylvanica), Regular Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica), Regular Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina), Regular Chuck-will’s-widow (Caprimulgus carolinensis), Casual Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera), Accidental Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris), Accidental Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida), Regular Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota), Regular Common Eider (Somateria mollissima), Accidental Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula), Regular Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula), Regular Common Ground-Dove (Columbina passerina), Accidental Common Loon (Gavia immer), Regular Common Merganser (Mergus merganser), Regular Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus), Regular Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor), Regular Common Raven (Corvus corax), Regular Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea), Regular Common Tern (Sterna hirundo), Regular Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas), Regular Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis), Regular Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii), Regular Cory’s Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea ), Accidental Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea), Accidental Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis), Regular Dickcissel (Spiza americana), Regular Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus), Regular Dovekie (Alle alle), Accidental Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens), Regular Dunlin (Calidris alpina), Regular Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis), Regular Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis), Regular Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus), Regular Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna), Regular

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Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe), Regular Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio), Regular Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus), Regular Eastern Whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus), Regular Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens), Regular Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto), Casual Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope), Regular European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris), Regular Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus), Regular Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla), Regular Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus), Regular Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus savana), Accidental Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri), Regular Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca), Regular Franklin’s Gull (Larus pipixcan), Regular Gadwall (Anas strepera), Regular Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus), Regular Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), Regular Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), Regular Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa), Regular Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla), Accidental Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera), Regular Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum), Regular Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis), Regular Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis), Accidental Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus), Regular Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus), Regular Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), Regular Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), Regular Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus), Regular Great Egret (Ardea alba), Regular Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa), Accidental Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus), Regular Great Shearwater (Puffinus gravis), Accidental Greater Scaup (Aythya marila), Regular Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons), Regular Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca), Regular Green Heron (Butorides virescens), Regular Green-tailed Towhee (Pipilo chlorurus), Accidental Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca), Regular Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica), Casual Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus), Accidental Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus), Regular Hammond’s Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii), Accidental Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus), Accidental Harris’s Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula), Casual

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Henslow’s Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii), Regular Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus), Regular Herring Gull (Larus argentatus), Regular Hoary Redpoll (Carduelis hornemanni), Accidental Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus), Regular Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina), Regular Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus), Regular Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris), Regular House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus), Regular House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), Regular House Wren (Troglodytes aedon), Regular Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica), Casual Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides ), Regular Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea), Regular Kentucky Warbler (Oporornis formosus), Regular Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus), Regular King Eider (Somateria spectabilis), Accidental King Rail (Rallus elegans), Casual Kirtland’s Warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii), Casual Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus), Regular Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys), Accidental Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus), Casual Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla), Regular Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena), Accidental Le Conte’s Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii), Casual Leach’s Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa ), Accidental Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis), Regular Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus), Regular Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla), Regular Least Tern (Sternula antillarum), Casual Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus), Regular Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis), Regular Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes), Regular Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis), Accidental Lincoln’s Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii), Regular Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea), Regular Little Gull (Larus minutus), Regular Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus), Regular Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus), Accidental Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus), Regular Long-billed Murrelet (Brachyrampus perdix), Accidental Long-eared Owl (Asio otus), Regular Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis), Regular Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus), Accidental Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesiamotacilla), Regular MacGillivray’s Warbler (Oporornis tolmiei), Accidental

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Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), Accidental Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica magnolia), Regular Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), Regular Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa), Casual Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris), Regular Masked Duck (Nomonyx dominicus), Accidental Merlin (Falco columbarius), Regular Mew Gull (Larus canus), Accidental Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis), Casual Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides), Accidental Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura), Regular Mourning Warbler (Oporornis philadelphia), Regular Mute Swan (Cygnus olor), Regular Nashville Warbler (Oreothlypisruficapilla), Regular Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni), Regular Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus), Regular Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), Regular Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus), Regular Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis), Accidental Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus ), Accidental Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), Regular Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus), Regular Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula), Accidental Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos), Regular Northern Parula (Parula americana), Regular Northern Pintail (Anas acuta), Regular Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis), Regular Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus), Regular Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata), Regular Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor), Casual Northern Waterthrush (Parkesianoveboracensis), Regular Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), Accidental Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi), Regular Orange-crowned Warbler (Oreothlypiscelata), Regular Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius), Regular Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), Regular Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla), Regular Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica ), Accidental Pacific-slope Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis), Accidental Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris), Casual Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum), Regular Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus), Casual Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos), Regular Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), Regular Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus), Regular Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps), Regular

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Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus), Regular Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator), Regular Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus), Regular Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus), Regular Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus), Casual Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus), Casual Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus), Casual Prairie Warbler (Dendroica discolor), Regular Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea), Regular Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus), Regular Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica), Accidental Purple Martin (Progne subis), Regular Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima), Casual Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra), Regular Red Knot (Calidris canutus), Regular Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius), Casual Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus), Regular Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator), Regular Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis), Regular Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus), Regular Redhead (Aythya americana), Regular Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus), Regular Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena), Regular Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus), Regular Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus), Regular Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), Regular Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata), Regular Redwing (Turdus iliacus), Accidental Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), Regular Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis), Regular Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris), Regular Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), Regular Rock Pigeon (Columba livia), Regular Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja), Accidental Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii), Accidental Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus), Regular Ross’s Goose (Chen rossii), Regular Ross’s Gull (Rhodostethia rosea), Accidental Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus), Regular Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus), Accidental Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula), Regular Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris), Regular Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis), Regular Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres), Regular Ruff (Philomachus pugnax), Accidental Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus), Regular

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Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus), Regular Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus), Regular Sabine’s Gull (Xema sabini), Casual Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Ammodramus caudacutus), Accidental Sanderling (Calidris alba), Regular Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis), Regular Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis), Regular Say’s Phoebe (Sayornis saya), Accidental Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea), Regular Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus), Accidental Scott’s Oriole (Icterus parisorum), Accidental Seaside Sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus), Accidental Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis), Casual Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus), Regular Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla), Regular Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus), Regular Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus), Regular Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus), Regular Slaty-backed Gull (Larus schistisagus), Accidental Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis), Regular Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens), Regular Snowy Egret (Egretta thula), Regular Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus), Regular Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus), Accidental Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria), Regular Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia), Regular Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus), Accidental Sora (Porzana carolina), Regular Spotted Rail (Pardirallus maculatus), Accidental Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius), Regular Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus), Accidental Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus), Regular Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra), Regular Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata), Regular Surfbird (Aphriza virgata), Accidental Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni), Accidental Swainson’s Thrush (Catharus ustulatus), Regular Swainson’s Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii), Casual Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus), Casual Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana), Regular Tennessee Warbler (Oreothlypisperegrina), Regular Thayer’s Gull (Larus thayeri), Regular Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia), Accidental Townsend’s Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi), Accidental Townsend’s Warbler (Dendroica townsendi), Accidental Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor), Regular

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Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor), Regular Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator), Casual Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula), Accidental Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor), Regular Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus), Regular Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura), Regular Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda), Casual Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius), Casual Veery (Catharus fuscescens), Regular Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus), Accidental Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus), Regular Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola), Regular Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus), Regular Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentali), Accidental Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis), Casual Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta), Casual Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri), Regular Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana), Accidental Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), Regular White Ibis (Eudocimus albus), Casual White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis), Regular White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys), Regular White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus), Regular White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis), Regular White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus), Accidental White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis), Regular White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera), Regular White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica), Accidental White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca), Regular Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), Regular Willet (Tringa semipalmata), Regular Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii), Regular Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor), Regular Wilson’s Plover (Charadrius wilsonia), Accidental Wilson’s Snipe (Gallinago delicata), Regular Wilson’s Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla), Regular Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis), Regular Wood Duck (Aix sponsa), Regular Wood Stork (Mycteria americana), Casual Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina), Regular Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum), Regular Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis), Accidental Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia), Regular Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris), Regular Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius), Regular Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus), Regular Yellow-billed Loon (Gavia adamsii), Accidental

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Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens), Regular Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea), Regular Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus), Regular Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata), Regular Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons), Regular Yellow-throated Warbler (Dendroica dominica), Regular

1Compiled from the Birds of Pennsylvania, Cornell University Press (McWilliams and Brauning 2000) and Pennsylvania Ornithological Records Committee (Pennsylvania Birds Volume 14: 109, amended), updated to reflect the latest taxonomy by the American Ornithological Society, reflecting birds known in the current era (since about 1600). Updated January 26, 2011. Note: These list is annotated, with labels defined by the Pennsylvania Society for Ornithological, as listed below, to reflect the number of years in which the species has been recorded, not the number of occurrences within one year. Therefore, 100 occurrences in one year of the last ten years would still be classified as Accidental. Regular: Species recorded 8,9, or 10 of the last ten years Casual: Species recorded 4,5,6, or 7 of the last ten years Accidental: Species recorded 3 or fewer of the last ten years Birds List (414) Regular: 285 Casual: 37 Accidental: 92

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Pennsylvania Game Commission

Current List of Wild Mammals in Pennsylvania1 (66)

Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister) Appalachian cottontail (Sylvilagus obscurus) Beaver (Castor canadensis) Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus) Black bear (Ursus americanus) Bobcat (Lynx rufus) Coyote (Canis latrans) Deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) Eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) Eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) Eastern mole (Scalopus aquaticus) Elk (Cervus elaphus) Ermine or Short-tailed weasel (Mustela erminea) Evening bat (Nycticeius humeralis) Feral Swine (Sus scrofa) Fisher (Martes pennanti) Fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) Gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) Hairy-tailed mole (Parascalops breweri) Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) House mouse (Mus musculus) Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) Least shrew (Cryptotis parva) Least weasel (Mustela nivalis) Little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) Long-tailed or Rock shrew (Sorex dispar) Long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata) Maryland shrew (Sorex fontinalis) Masked shrew (Sorex cinereus) Meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius) Meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) Mink (Mustela vison) Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) Northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) Northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) Northern short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda) Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) Pine or woodland vole (Microtus pinetorum)

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Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) Pygmy shrew (Sorex hoyi) Raccoon (Procyon lotor) Red bat (Lasiurus borealis) Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) Red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) Red-backed vole (Clethrionomys gapperi) River otter (Lutra canadensis) Seminole Bat (Lasiurus seminolus) Silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) Small-footed bat (Myotis leibii) Smoky shrew (Sorex fumeus) Snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) Southern bog lemming (Synaptomys cooperi) Southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) Spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius) Star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata) Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) Thirteen-lined ground squirrel (Spermophilus tridecemlineatus) Tri-colored bat (Perimyotis subflavus) Water shrew (Sorex palustris) White-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Woodchuck or Groundhog (Marmota monax) Woodland jumping mouse (Napaeozapus insignis) Yellow-nosed vole (Microtus chrotorrhinus)

1Compiled from Mammals of Pennsylvania, Section of Mammals, Carnegie Museum of Natural History and Guide to the Mammals of Pennsylvania. University of Pittsburgh Press (Merritt 1987), updated to reflect the latest taxonomy as reflected by the American Society of Mammalogists. Updated January 21, 2011.

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AMPHIBIANSSALAMANDERS – Order Caudata Common Name Scientific Name PA Status

Giant Salamanders - Family Cryptobranchidae Eastern Hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis S

Mudpuppy Salamanders - Family Proteidae Common Mudpuppy Necturus maculosus maculosus S

Mole Salamanders - Family Ambystomatidae Jefferson Salamander Ambystoma jeffersonianum S Blue-spotted Salamander Ambystoma laterale E Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum A Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum S

Newts - Family Salamandridae Red-Spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens A

Lungless Salamanders - Family Plethodontidae Green Salamander Aneides aeneus T Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus A Seal Salamander Desmognathus monticola A Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander Desmognathus ochrophaeus A Northern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea bislineata A Eastern Long-tailed Salamander Eurycea longicauda longicauda A Northern Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus porphyriticus A Four-toed Salamander Hemidactylium scutatum A Eastern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon cinereus A Northern Slimy Salamander Plethodon glutinosus A Valley and Ridge Salamander Plethodon hoffmani S Wehrle's Salamander Plethodon wehrlei A Northern Ravine Salamander Plethodon electromorphus S Eastern Mud Salamander Pseudotriton montanus montanus E Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber ruber AFROGS AND TOADS – Order Salientia Common Name Scientific Name PA Status

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Spadefoots - Family Pelobatidae Eastern Spadefoot Scaphiopus holbrookii E

Toads - Family Bufonidae Eastern American Toad Anaxyrus americanus americanus A Fowler's Toad Anaxyrus fowleri S

Treefrogs - Family Hylidae Eastern Cricket Frog Acris crepitans E Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis S Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor A Mountain Chorus Frog Pseudacris brachyphona S Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer A Upland Chorus Frog Pseudacris feriarum S New Jersey Chorus Frog Pseudacris kalmi E Western Chorus Frog Pseudacris triseriata S

True Frogs - Family Ranidae American Bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus A Green Frog Lithobates clamitans A Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog Lithobates kauffeldi E Pickerel Frog Lithobates palustris A Northern Leopard Frog Lithobates pipiens S Coastal Plains Leopard Frog Lithobates sphenocephalus utricularius E Wood Frog Lithobates sylvaticus A

REPTILESTURTLES – Order Testudines Common Name Scientific Name PA Status

Snapping Turtles - Family Chelydridae Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina A

Musk and Mud Turtles - Family Kinosternidae Southeastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum E Eastern Musk Turtle Sternotherus odoratus A

Pond, Marsh and Box Turtles - Family Emydidae Midland Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta marginata A Eastern Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta picta A Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata S Wood Turtle Glyptemys insculpta S Bog Turtle Glyptemys muhlenbergii E Blanding's Turtle Emydoidea blandingii C Northern Map Turtle Graptemys geographica A Northern Red-bellied Cooter Pseudemys rubriventris T Woodland Box Turtle Terrapene carolina carolina S

Softshell Turtles - Family Trionychidae Eastern Spiny Softshell Apalone spinifera spinifera ALIZARDS – Order Squamata

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Common Name Scientific Name PA StatusLizards - Family Phrynosomatidae

Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus SSkinks - Family Scincidae

Northern Coal Skink Plestiodon anthracinus anthracinus S Common Five-lined Skink Plestiodon fasciatus A Broad-headed Skink Plestiodon laticeps CSNAKES – Order Squamata Common Name Scientific Name PA Status

Colubrid Snakes - Family Colubridae Eastern Wormsnake Carphophis amoenus amoenus S Kirtland's Snake Clonophis kirtlandii E Northern Black Racer Coluber constrictor constrictor A Northern Ring-necked Snake Diadophis punctatus edwardsii A Eastern Ratsnake Pantherophis alleghaniensis A Eastern Hog-nosed Snake Heterodon platirhinos S Eastern Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum A Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon sipedon A Northern Rough Greensnake Opheodrys aestivus aestivus E Queensnake Regina septemvittata S Dekay's Brownsnake Storeria dekayi A Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata A Short-headed Gartersnake Thamnophis brachystoma S Eastern Ribbonsnake Thamnophis sauritus S Eastern Gartersnake Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis A Eastern Smooth Earthsnake Virginia valeriae valeriae S Mountain Earthsnake Virginia valeriae pulchra S Smooth Greensnake Opheodrys vernalis S

Pit Vipers - Family Viperidae Eastern Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix S Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus C Eastern Massasauga Sistrurus catenatus E

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HOME | PENNSYLVANIA NATIVE PLANTS FOR THE PERENNIAL GARDEN

Herbaceous (nonwoody) perennial plants add year round interest to any

landscape and are a popular choice of plants among gardeners.

ARTICLES | UPDATED: JULY 8, 2013

Herbaceous (non-woody)

perennial plants add year-

round interest to any

landscape and are a

popular choice of plants

among gardeners. Though

thousands of perennials

are available, native

perennials have a special

role in the garden.

Why Natives?

By definition, a native

Pennsylvania plant is one that grew in Pennsylvania before the European settlers

arrived, as opposed to exotic plants which came from other countries after that time

period. Natives have many advantages. Because they evolved here, they are well-

adapted to our climate and are generally easy to care for once they are established.

Many native perennials like less fertile soil and require the addition of little or no

fertilizer. Perhaps the most compelling reason to choose natives is to preserve

Pennsylvania's biodiversity. Development is rapidly reducing natural areas that

shelter a wealth of our native plants; the landscapes that replace the natural areas

consist mostly of lawns and exotic plants. Recent research from Dr. Doug Tallamy of

the University of Delaware has determined that 90 percent of our native insects are

specialists that feed on three or fewer families of plants. The insects rely on native

plant hosts and cannot eat the exotic plants that have become common in our yards.

Pennsylvania Native Plants for the PerennialGarden

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A reduction of native insects means that birds have fewer insects to feed to their

young, and that will lead to a reduction of bird species. In the next fifty years, what

we plant in our yards will determine the kind of wildlife that can live in Pennsylvania.

By planting natives, gardeners can help retain our natural history and the beauty

and diversity of Penn's Woods.

Choosing Native Perennials

Though native plants have the home advantage, matching their needs to the

growing site is still very important. The soil around many of our home sites is often

removed prior to home construction and may not be replaced afterwards.

Determine your soil type--do you have heavy clay or silty loam? Is it high or low in

organic matter? Does it tend to dry out quickly after a rainfall or does it hold

moisture?

Other factors must also be considered. Is the site in sun or shade? How much room

does the site allow for perennials to grow to their maximum size without crowding?

Combining plants that grow well in the same natural habitats will help create

healthy, vigorous plantings. If you do some homework and place plants in the

proper environment, you will be rewarded with gardens that thrive with less care.

Note

Natives have many advantages. Because they evolved here, they are well-adapted to

our climate and are generally easy to care for once they are established. Featured

species: Chrysogonum virginianum.

Planting and Care

Spring, early summer, and fall are the best times to establish native perennials. Test

your soil before planting and, if needed, amend the nutrients according to the soil

test results. Remember that many natives do not require the addition of fertilizer

and may do poorly in highly-fertilized soil. Plants that require moist soil high in

organic matter will do well if compost is added. Cultivate the soil to a depth of eight

to ten inches and incorporate any soil amendments.

When planting, placing the plant in a hole at the same depth as when it was in the

container is important. If the plant is root-bound, make sure you free the root

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system by gently pulling it apart. Once the backfill soil is added, water the plant

thoroughly. Additional water may be needed during the growing season until plants

are well established. If planted in the proper environment, many natives need little

or no additional water once established. In fact, many meadow species may become

leggy if the soil is too moist. A two inch mulch layer of shredded leaves, shredded

bark, or compost will help conserve water. However, be sure to keep the mulch

away from the plant stems.

Buying Native Perennials

Do not collect from the wild! Collecting plants from the wild causes the depletion of

native species and disruption of the ecosystem. Be sure to purchase plants from a

reputable source and purchase only nursery propagated native plants. Visit your

favorite nursery or seek out native plant nurseries and sales sponsored by

conservation societies. Native plants are becoming increasingly popular and easier

to find. Your local Penn State Extension office can help.

Source

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Mid-Atlantic Recommended Native Plant

Species List, 2001

Suggested Native Plants for Pennsylvania Perennial Gardens

Botanical

Name

Common

NameHeight Color Bloom time Comments

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Botanical

Name

Common

NameHeight Color Bloom time Comments

Aquilegia

canadensisColumbine 1-2' Red & yellow April- June

Moist to dry.

Partial

shadeto sun.

Self Seeds

Asarum

canadenseWild ginger 4-8" Maroon April-May

Moist shade.

Ground cover.

Inconspicuous

flowers

Asclepias

tuberosaButterfly weed 1-2' Orange June-July

Dry. Sun.

Attracts

butterflies.

Aster

divaricatus

White wood

aster2' White

August-

October

Moist to dry.

Shade to

partial shade.

Aster novae-

angliae

New England

aster

Up to

6'

Lavender-

pink

August to

frost

Wet to dry.

Sun to partial

sun.

Aster

oblongifoliusAromatic aster 12-20" Pink-lavender

September-

October

Dry. Sun.

Attracts

butterflies.

Baptisia

australis

Blue wild

indigo2-4' Blue/purple April -June

Moist to dry.

Sun. Shrubby.

Chelone glabra Turtlehead 1-4' WhiteJuly-

August

Moist to wet.

Partial shade.

Chrysogonum

virginianum

Green-and-

gold6-12" Yellow

April-

October

Moist to dry.

Sun to partial

shade.

Ground cover

Cimicifuga

racemosa

Bugbane,

Black cohosh3-8' White

July-

August

Moist to dry.

Partial sun

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Botanical

Name

Common

NameHeight Color Bloom time Comments

Coreopsis

tripterisTall coreopsis 3-9' Yellow July-Sept.

Moist to dry.

Sun to partial

sun. Use for

back of the

border

Dicentra eximiaWild bleeding

heart1-2' Pink

April-

September

Moist to dry.

Partial shade

Eupatorium

fistulosumJoe-pye weed 2-7'

Pinkish-

lavenderJuly-Sept.

Wet to moist.

Sun to partial

shade.

Attracts

butterflies

Geranium

maculatum

Wild geranium,

Cranesbill1-3' Pink

April to

July

Moist to dry.

Shade to

partial shade.

Helenium

autumnale

Common

sneezeweed2-5' Yellow

August-

September

Wet to moist.

Sun.to partial

sun

Helianthus

simulans

Narrow-leaved

sunflower,

Swamp

sunflower

3-8' YellowAugust-

September

Wet to moist.

Sun to partial

shade

Heliopsis

helianthoides

Ox-eye

sunflower,

False

sunflower

3-4' YellowJune-

August

Wet to dry.

Sun

Heuchera

americanaAlumroot 1.5-3' Cream May-June

Moist to dry.

Shade to sun.

Ground cover

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Botanical

Name

Common

NameHeight Color Bloom time Comments

Iris cristataDwarf crested

iris4-12" Blue/violet April-May

Moist to dry.

Partial shade

to part sun.

Ground cover

Liatris spicata

Marsh blazing

star,

Gayfeather

3-4' PurpleJuly-

September

Moist to wet.

Sun. Attracts

Gayfeather

butterflies.

Lilium

michiganense

Turk's cap

lily,Michigan

lily

2-5' OrangeJuly-

August

Wet to moist.

Sun to shade

Lobelia

siphilitica

Great blue

lobelia2-3' Blue/lavender

July-

October

Wet to moist.

Partial sun

Mertensia

virginica

Virginia

bluebells1-2' Blue April-June

Wet to moist.

Shade to

partial

sun

Monarda

didyma

Beebalm,

Oswego tea2-3' Red

July-

August

Wet to moist.

Sun to partial

shade.

Monarda

fistulosa

Wild

bergamot,

Horsemint,

Beebalm

2-5' LavenderJuly-

August

Moist to dry.

Sun to partial

shade

Penstemon

digitalisBeardtongue 2-5' White June-July

Moist to dry.

Sun to partial

sun

Phlox

paniculata

Summer

phlox,Perennial

phlox

3-4'Pink to

lavender

June-

August

Moist, Sun to

partial sun.

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Botanical

Name

Common

NameHeight Color Bloom time Comments

Polemonium

reptans

Jacob's

ladder,Greek

valerian

10-15" Pink April-May Moist. Shade

Polygonatum

biflorumSolomon's seal 1-5' White May-June

Moist to dry.

Shade

Pycanthemum

tenuifolium

Slender

mountain mint2-3' White

August-

September

Moist to dry.

Sun to partial

sun. Attracts

beneficials

Rudbeckia

fulgida

Black-eye

Susan, Orange

coneflower

1-3' YellowJuly-

October

Moist to dry.

Sun

Senecio aureusGolden

ragwort1' Yellow

June-

August

Wet to moist.

Sun to partial

shade.

Ground cover

Sisyrinchium

angustifolium

Narrow-leaved

blue-eyed

grass

1-1.5' Blue May-July

Wet to moist.

Sun to partial

sun. Ground

cover

Smilacina

racemosa

False

solomon's seal,

False

spikenard

1-3' White MayMoist to dry.

Shade to sun

Solidago

speciosa

Showy

goldenrod1-5' Yellow

August-

September

Moist to dry.

Sun to partial

sun

Tiarella

cordifoliaFoam flower 8-12" White April-July Moist. Shade

Vernonia

noveboracensis

New York

ironweed5-8'

Reddish

purple

August-

September

Wet to moist.

Sun

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Botanical

Name

Common

NameHeight Color Bloom time Comments

Veronicastrum

virginicumCulver's root 2-6' White

July-

September

Moist. Sun to

partial shade

Grasses

Botanical NameCommon

NameHeight Comments

Panicum virgatum Switchgrass 3-6' Wet to dry. Sun

Schizachyrium

scoparium

Little

Bluestem3-6' Moist to dry. Sun. Good fall color

Sorghastrum

nutansIndiangrass 3-8' Wet to dry. Sun. Good fall color

Sporobolus

heterolepis

Prairie

Dropseed1-2'

"Weeping" form Moist to dry. Sun.

Attractive form year round.

Prepared by Shirley Wagner, Master Gardener Coordinator, Penn State Extension, Lancaster County

and Connie Schmotzer, Consumer Horticulture, Penn State Extension, York County.

© 2020Penn State Extension

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white oak 2Quercus alba

American sycamore 3Platanus occidentalis

American beech 4Fagus grandifolia

flowering dogwood 5Cornus florida

white ash 6Fraxinus americana

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eastern white pine 7Pinus strobus

red maple 8Acer rubrum

sugar maple 9Acer saccharum

eastern black walnut 10

Juglans nigra

paper birch 11

Betula papyrifera

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yellow birch 12

Betula alleghaniensis

weeping willow 13

Salix babylonica

American elm 14

Ulmus americana

black cherry 15

Prunus serotina

tulip tree 16

Liriodendron tulipifera

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shagbark hickory 2Carya ovata

bitternut hickory 17

Carya cordiformis

chestnut oak 18

Quercus montana

eastern hemlock 19

Tsuga canadensis

Horse-chestnut 20

Aesculus hippocastanum

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sweet birch 21

Betula lenta

eastern juniper 22

Juniperus virginiana

balsam fir 23

Abies balsamea

Norway spruce 24

Picea abies

red pine 25

Pinus resinosa

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pitch pine 26

Pinus rigida

tamarack 12

Larix laricina

black locust 27

Robinia pseudoacacia

apple 28

Malus pumila

Virginia pine 29

Pinus virginiana

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silver maple 30

Acer saccharinum

trembling aspen 31

Populus tremuloides

Black Gum 32

Eucalyptus ovata

bigtooth aspen 12

Populus grandidentata

eastern redbud 33

Cercis canadensis

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boxelder maple 34

Acer negundo

Eastern Hop-hornbeam 35

Ostrya virginiana virginiana

Scots pine 36

Pinus sylvestris

black oak 37

Quercus velutina

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