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
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
- Canada Goose
- Mute Swan
- Trumpeter Swan
- Tundra Swan
- Common Shelduck
- Wood Duck
- Blue-winged Teal
- Cinnamon Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Eurasian Wigeon
- American Wigeon
- Mallard
- American Black Duck
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Ruffed Grouse
- Greater Prairie-Chicken
- Wild Turkey
- Pied-billed Grebe
- Horned Grebe
- Red-necked Grebe
- Eared Grebe
- Western Grebe
- Rock Pigeon
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Passenger Pigeon
- Common Ground-Dove
- White-winged Dove
- Mourning Dove
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Black-billed Cuckoo
- Common Nighthawk
- Bahama Woodstar
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Black-chinned Hummingbird
- Anna's Hummingbird
- Rufous Hummingbird
- Allen's Hummingbird
- Calliope Hummingbird
- Black-bellied Plover
- American Golden-Plover
- Killdeer
- Semipalmated Plover
- Piping Plover
- Wilson's Plover
- Snowy Plover
- Bonaparte's Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Little Gull
- Ross's Gull
- Laughing Gull
- 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!
