This is my work in progress list of birds that I have seen alive in my lifetime. I’m only including birds that I’ve seen outside of captivity and only ones that I have positively identified. I will include feral and non-native birds as well.
Illinois
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaciensis)
- Peregrin Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
- American Robin (Turdus migratorious)
- Red-winged Blackbird (Agelauis phoeniceus)
- Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
- Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
- Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
Hawai’i
- Nene (Branta sandvicensis)
- Layasan Albatross (Phoebastria immutablis)
- Manu o Ku (Gygis alba)
- Hawaiian Coot (Fulica alai)
- Common Moorhen (Gallinua chloropus)
- ‘Oma’o (Mydestes obscurus)
- ‘Apapane (Himatone sanguinea)
- ‘I’iwi (Vestaria coccinea)
- Oahu ‘Amakihi (Hemignathus flavus)
- Kaua’i ‘Amakihi (Hemignathus kauaiensis)
- ‘Akepa (Loxops coccineus)
- Hawai’i Creeper (Oreomystis mana)
- ‘Elepaio (Chasiempis sandwichensis)
South Carolina
- Turkey Vulture (Carthartes aura)
- Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
Galapagos Islands
- Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii)
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Common Cactus Finch (Geospiza scadens)
- Galapagos Mockingbird (Mimus parvulus)
Philippines
- White-bellied Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)
- Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)
- Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
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