Birds in Maryland
Explore 103 species found in this region.
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Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritimaLC
Nov–Feb

Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinusLC
Year-round

Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Nov–Apr

Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalusLC
Year-round

Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegenaLC
Feb–Mar

Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensisLC
Year-round

Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Nov–Apr

Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceusLC
Year-round
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Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensisLC
Year-round

Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Year-round

Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianusLC
Apr–Oct

Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubrisLC
Apr–Oct

Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensisLC
Jul–May

Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
May–Feb

Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
May–Sep

Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Jul–Feb

Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Aug

Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivaceaLC
Apr–Oct

Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatusLC
Sep–May

Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalisLC
Nov–Dec

Snow Goose
Anser caerulescensLC
Nov–Mar

Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodiaLC
Year-round

Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinatorLC
Jan