Pennsylvania state forest land includes some of the largest tracts of intact forest in the state, providing critical habitat for several bird species listed on the state's Species of Greatest Conservation Need action plan.

According to the Pennsylvania Audubon, many bird species in PA are being negatively affected by West Nile Virus (WNV), whose impact on birds is expected to grow as global temperatures rise.

With this in mind, birding is very important so we can keep track of the birds folks are seeing and which ones are migrating!

Official State Bird of Pennsylvania

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Ruffed Grouse looking for a mate in the bush. What’s that sound? Someone trying to start a lawnmower? Nope .. just a grouse flapping its wings and chest. #ruffedgrouse #ontariobirds #grouse #birdsofgilligallou #birdphotography

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The ruffed grouse was designated the official state bird of Pennsylvania in 1931.

The official Pennsylvania bird list shares the following birds:

Birds of Pennsylvania

1. Canada Goose
2. Mute Swan
3. Trumpeter Swan
4. Tundra Swan
5. Common Shelduck
6. Wood Duck
7. Blue-winged Teal
8. Cinnamon Teal
9. Northern Shoveler
10. Gadwall
11. Eurasian Wigeon
12. American Wigeon
13. Mallard
14. American Black Duck
15. Ring-necked Pheasant
16. Ruffed Grouse
17. Greater Prairie-Chicken
18. Wild Turkey
19. Pied-billed Grebe
20. Horned Grebe
21. Red-necked Grebe
22. Eared Grebe
23. Western Grebe
24. Rock Pigeon
25. Eurasian Collared-Dove
26. Passenger Pigeon
27. Common Ground-Dove
28. White-winged Dove
29. Mourning Dove
30. Yellow-billed Cuckoo
31. Black-billed Cuckoo
32. Common Nighthawk
33. Bahama Woodstar
34. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
35. Black-chinned Hummingbird
36. Anna's Hummingbird
37. Rufous Hummingbird
38. Allen's Hummingbird
39. Calliope Hummingbird
40. Black-bellied Plover
41. American Golden-Plover
42. Killdeer
43. Semipalmated Plover
44. Piping Plover
45. Wilson's Plover
46. Snowy Plover
47. Bonaparte's Gull
48. Black-headed Gull
49. Little Gull
50. Ross's Gull
51. Laughing Gull
52. Franklin's Gull

Other birds of Pennsylvania?

Woodpeckers, Warblers, American Goldfinch, Nuthatch, Blue Jay, Red bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Tufted Titmouse, Dark-eyed Junco, Flycatcher, Blackbird, Thrush, House Finch, House Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Cowbird, Northern Cardinal, White-throated Sparrow, Evening Starling, Hairy Woodpecker, Scarlet Tanager, Eastern Bluebird, Swainson, Baltimore Oriole, Egrets, Red crossbill, and Wood Thrush.

Have you ever seen or heard of these wild birds? Please leave us a comment below!

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