Plate credits
Each species is illustrated with a historical natural-history plate in the public domain — no AI-generated art. Fuertes plates are preferred where available, then Audubon, Catesby, Wilson, Cassin, Elliot, Baird/Brewer/Ridgway, and the survey reports. Sources link to the original scan on Wikimedia Commons.
Public domain · 46CC0 · 1 47 plates
Abert's Towhee Bell, John Graham. et al
Allen's Hummingbird Allen & Ginter
American Barn Owl Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927
American Crow Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927
Bank Swallow Mabel Osgood Wright / Louis Agassiz Fuertes
Belted Kingfisher Louis Agassiz Fuertes
Black-crowned Night Heron Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927
Black-throated Gray Warbler Louis Agassiz Fuertes
Bushtit Nehrling, Henry
California Scrub-Jay Beechey, Frederick William et al
Canada Goose Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927
Canyon Wren Bailey, Florence Merriam
Cassin's Vireo Eaton, Elon Howard
Cedar Waxwing New York Fish and Game Commission
Cliff Swallow William Henry Carr / Louis Agassiz Fuertes
Common Ground Dove Mark Catesby, George Edwards
Common Raven Bailey, Florence Merriam
Cooper's Hawk Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927
Downy Woodpecker Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874-1927)
Eurasian Collared-Dove Keulemans, J. G
Gambel's Quail Baird, Spencer Fullerton et al
Great Blue Heron Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927
Great Egret Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927
Great Horned Owl Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927
Greater Yellowlegs John James Audubon
House Finch Bowen, John T. et al
Hutton's Vireo Bell, John Graham. et al
Least Bittern Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927
Least Sandpiper Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927
Lesser Goldfinch Giraud, J. P
Lesser Nighthawk Bell, John Graham. et al
Loggerhead Shrike Miller, Harriet Mann
Mourning Dove Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927
Northern Fulmar Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Eaton, Elon Howard
Red Crossbill William Henry Carr / Louis Agassiz Fuertes
Red-tailed Hawk New York Fish and Game Commission
Ridgway's Rail Bell, John Graham. et al
Rock Pigeon Cornelius Nozeman / Christiaan Andreas Sepp / Jan Christiaan Sepp / Martinus Houttuyn
Sharp-shinned Hawk Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927
Spotted Sandpiper Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927
Steller's Jay Scan by NYPL
Tree Swallow Louis Agassiz Fuertes
Western Cattle-Egret Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc et al
White-throated Swift Bell, John Graham. et al
White-winged Dove Baird, Spencer Fullerton et al
Yellow-headed Blackbird Bailey, Florence Merriam