Order Passeriformes

Taxon ID: 25885

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Maryland Biodiversity Project has documented 206 taxa in Order Passeriformes spanning 27 families, and 97 genera.

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MBP has 113,377 records spanning all 23 Maryland counties and Baltimore City.

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$Maryland\'s first state record of Bell\'s Vireo. Found by Rob Ostrowski on Assateague Island, Worcester Co., Maryland (10/8/2011).$

Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) - Media by Rob Ostrowski.

A Cerulean Warbler in Harford Co., Maryland (5/9/2012).

Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) - Media by Mark Johnson. View Record

A Winter Wren in Cecil Co., Maryland (12/14/2018).

Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) - Media by Mark Johnson. View Record

Evening Grosbeaks coming to a feeder in Baltimore Co., Maryland (11/5/2012).

Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) - Media by Frode Jacobsen.

A Blackburnian Warbler in Garrett Co., Maryland (5/21/2013).

Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) - Media by Mark Johnson. View Record

Purple Martin in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (6/19/2010). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved.

Purple Martin (Progne subis) - Media by Bill Hubick. View Record

A Western Meadowlark in Hurlock, Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/31/2008). First record for Delmarva Peninsula and second accepted record for Maryland (#2008-064). Found by Hubick, Brighton, Lutmerding, and Gutberlet on an August Big Day. It was identified by diagnostic 'chuck' calls, which are audible in Mikey Lutmerding's video of the bird. The other accepted record of the species for Maryland (M. O'Brien, P. O'Brien, et al.) was from Frederick County on 1/26/1992. One additional sighting did not permit confirmation of identity by call note (Ellison et al., Allegany Co., 6/10/2006).

Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) - Media by Bill Hubick. View Record

An Ash-throated Flycatcher in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (2/3/2020). Found by Frank Marenghi.

Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) - Media by Mark Johnson. View Record

A Sedge Wren in Somerset Co., Maryland (12/27/2019).

Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris) - Media by Jonathan Irons. View Record

A Winter Wren in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (12/13/2019).

Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) - Media by Jonathan Irons. View Record

An Orange-crowned Warbler in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (11/21/2019).

Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) - Media by Jonathan Irons. View Record

A Clay-colored Sparrow in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (2/24/2017).

Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) - Media by Daniel Irons. View Record

A Lincoln's Sparrow in Allegany Co., Maryland (10/6/2016).

Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) - Media by Mark Johnson. View Record

A Yellow-throated Warbler in Harford Co., Maryland (4/10/2014).

Yellow-throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica) - Media by Mark Johnson. View Record

A Varied Thrush in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (12/26/2018).

Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) - Media by Mark Johnson. View Record

A European Starling in Harford Co., Maryland (2/24/2014).

European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) - Media by Mark Johnson. View Record

A Winter Wren in Calvert Co., Maryland (3/15/2016).

Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) - Media by Mark Johnson. View Record

A Black-throated Green Warbler in Garrett Co., Maryland (5/21/2013).

Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) - Media by Mark Johnson. View Record

A White-crowned Sparrow in Harford Co., Maryland (11/7/2018).

White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) - Media by Mark Johnson. View Record

A Swainson's Thrush in Talbot Co., Maryland (9/30/2018).

Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) - Media by Mark Johnson. View Record

A Nelson's Sparrow in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (6/3/2018).

Nelson's Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) - Media by Daniel Irons. View Record

A male Eastern Bluebird in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (11/16/2017).

Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) - Media by Daniel Irons. View Record

A Savannah Sparrow in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/18/2016).

Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) - Media by Mark Johnson. View Record

A Great Crested Flycatcher in Charles Co., Maryland (6/23/2018).

Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) - Media by Mark Johnson. View Record

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