Wild Birds, U.S.A.
(state by state)

Alabama

(1997)

Alaska

Arizona

(2014) Gambel's Quail, near Chiricahua Mtns.

Arkansas

(1997, 2014)

California

(1987)

Colorado

(many times) Clark's Nutcracker, Rocky Mtn. Nat. Park, 2009

Connecticut

(1987, 1992)

Delaware

(1981, 1988)

Dist. of Columbia

(resident 1978-1979)

Florida

(1982, 1987) Purple Gallinule, Everglades Nat. Park, 1987. (I took much better photos of that species in Virginia in 2014.)

Georgia

(1997, 2001)

Hawaii

Idaho

(1987) Steller's Jays, near Lolo Pass

Illinois

(many times) Ring-billed Gull, Chicago, 2010

Indiana

(many times) Common Gallinules, Indiana Dunes, 2015

Iowa

(many times)

Kansas

(many times) American Avocet, Cheyenne Bottoms, 2014

Kentucky

(several times)

Louisiana

(1985: brief stopover at the New Orleans airport)

Maine

(1992)

Maryland

(many times)

Massachusetts

(1987, 1992, 1998, 2002)

Michigan

(1987, 2004, 2009, 2015)

Minnesota

(several times)

Mississippi

(1997)

Missouri

(many times) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Joplin, 2014.

Montana

(1987)

Nebraska

(many times) Rough-legged Hawk, near Ponca, 2013

Nevada

(1987)

New Hampshire

(1992)

New Jersey

(1987, 2002, 2008)

New Mexico

(2014) Burrowing Owl, Las Vegas NWR.

New York

(1987, 1988, 2002, 2008) Great Egret, Central Park.

North Carolina

(several times)

North Dakota

(2010)

Ohio

(several times) Red-winged Blackbirds, Magee Marsh, 2009.

Oklahoma

(1997, 2014) Swainson's Hawk,* near Felt (western panhandle), 2014.

Oregon

(1987)

Pennsylvania

(several times)

Rhode Island

(1992)

South Carolina

(2001)

South Dakota

(resident, 1960-1978) Upland Sandpiper, Lake Andes, 2015

Tennessee

(1997, 2001)

Texas

(1985, 2014) White-winged Dove, Arlington, 2014

Utah

(1987)

Vermont

(1987, 1992)

Virginia

(resident 1979-present) Prothonotary Warbler,* Henricus Park, 2016

Washington

(1987)

West Virginia

(many times)

Wisconsin

(1987, 2010)

Wyoming

(1987, 1998) I saw a Western Tanager at Devil's Tower in 1998.

(state name)

For each state in which a bird photo appears, click on that part of the map to see a photo (generally half-sized) of a bird of special interest that I took while visiting there. For other states, there are brief notes on when I traveled there.

* Some bird photos (marked with asterisks) were re-oriented to fit within the state lines.

NOTE: "Several" means 5-9, and "many" means at least 10. My first (and only) visit to the west coast was in 1987, which was also my first visit to Canada. As of 2014, which was my first visit to New Mexico and Arizona, I have visited all 48 contiguous states, although Louisiana may not count.