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RARE BIRDS OF MARYLAND
Since the early 1970s, I have been an avid Maryland birder, both seeking (and chasing) species rare to the State. Beginning in 1991, I started photographing rarities in earnest. These pictures are not generally meant to be artistic or aesthetically pleasing ... their purpose is to document the species involved, and for those who missed these gems, perhaps convey some of the excitement of the moment! They range from species with limited distribution or numbers in the State, or those that are hard to find, to the truely exceptional. Good birding, MLH.

User guide: Each photo represents a "gallery" that may contain multiple photos of the species, or contain photos of multiple occurences, with a subgallery for each. Recent rarities are presented at the beginning with "**" around their name; the rest are shown in taxonomic order. Additional photos and text are in progress.
**Gull-billed Tern**
**Gull-billed Tern** 		**Harlequin Duck**
**Harlequin Duck** 		**Iceland Gull**
**Iceland Gull** 		**White-faced Ibis**
**White-faced Ibis**
**Red-necked Grebe**
**Red-necked Grebe** 		**Common Eider**
**Common Eider** 		**Northern Fulmar**
**Northern Fulmar** 		**Dovekie**
**Dovekie**
**Atlantic Puffin**
**Atlantic Puffin** 		**Lesser Black-backed Gull**
**Lesser Black-backed Gull** 		**Evening Grosbeak**
**Evening Grosbeak** 		**White-winged Crossbill**
**White-winged Crossbill**
**Painted Bunting**
**Painted Bunting** 		**Snow Bunting**
**Snow Bunting** 		**Savannah (Ipswich) Sparrow**
**Savannah (Ipswich) Sparrow** 		**Eared Grebe**
**Eared Grebe**
**King Eider**
**King Eider** 		Greater White-fronted Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose 		Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 		Ross's Goose
Ross's Goose
Eurasian Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon 		Tufted Duck
Tufted Duck 		Barrow's Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye 		Pacific Loon
Pacific Loon
Western Grebe
Western Grebe 		Cory's Shearwater
Cory's Shearwater 		Greater Shearwater
Greater Shearwater 		Sooty Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Audubon's Shearwater
Audubon's Shearwater 		Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel 		American White Pelican
American White Pelican 		Anhinga
Anhinga
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Yellow-crowned Night Heron 		White Ibis
White Ibis 		Wood Stork
Wood Stork 		Swallow-tailed Kite
Swallow-tailed Kite
Mississippi Kite
Mississippi Kite 		Sandhill Crane
Sandhill Crane 		Northern Lapwing
Northern Lapwing 		Southern Lapwing
Southern Lapwing
American Golden-Plover
American Golden-Plover 		Wilson's Plover
Wilson's Plover 		Black-necked Stilt
Black-necked Stilt 		Marbled Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Curlew Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper 		Stilt Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper 		Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper 		Long-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Red-necked (and Red) Phalarope
Red-necked (and Red) Phalarope 		Red Phalarope
Red Phalarope 		Great Skua
Great Skua 		Pomarine Jaeger
Pomarine Jaeger
Long-tailed Jaeger
Long-tailed Jaeger 		Black-headed Gull
Black-headed Gull 		Black-tailed Gull
Black-tailed Gull 		Glaucous Gull
Glaucous Gull
Sabine's Gull
Sabine's Gull 		Black-legged Kittiwake
Black-legged Kittiwake 		Sandwich Tern
Sandwich Tern 		Roseate Tern
Roseate Tern
Bridled Tern
Bridled Tern 		Thick-billed Murre
Thick-billed Murre 		Razorbill
Razorbill 		Eurasian Collared-Dove
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Inca Dove
Inca Dove 		Long-eared Owl
Long-eared Owl 		Northern Saw-whet Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl 		Calliope Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird 		Hammond's Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher 		Ash-throated Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher 		Western Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Gray Kingbird
Gray Kingbird 		Tropical Kingbird
Tropical Kingbird 		Loggerhead Shrike
Loggerhead Shrike 		Northern Shrike
Northern Shrike
Blue-headed Vireo (late)
Blue-headed Vireo (late) 		Philadelphia Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo 		Cliff Swallow (Worcester)
Cliff Swallow (Worcester) 		Cave Swallow
Cave Swallow
Rock Wren
Rock Wren 		Sedge Wren
Sedge Wren 		Varied Thrush
Varied Thrush 		Bohemian Waxwing
Bohemian Waxwing
Orange-crowned Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler 		Yellow-rumped (Audubon's) Warbler
Yellow-rumped (Audubon's) Warbler 		Townsend's Warbler
Townsend's Warbler 		Clay-colored Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow 		Lark Sparrow
Lark Sparrow 		Lark Bunting
Lark Bunting 		Le Conte's Sparrow
Le Conte's Sparrow
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow 		Lincoln's Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow 		Smith's Longspur
Smith's Longspur 		Breeding Dickcissel in Worcester
Breeding Dickcissel in Worcester
Brewer's Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird 		Other Birds
Other Birds
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