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Bird List
M = Migrant (Spring and/or Fall)
S = Summer Resident (Breeds)
W = Winter Resident
Y = Year-round Resident (Breeds)
* = Accidental (Documentation Required)
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Ducks, Geese & Swans (Anatidae)
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Greater White-fronted Goose
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M
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Snow Goose
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M
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Ross’s Goose
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M*
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Canada Goose
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MW
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Tundra Swan
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M
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Wood Duck
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M
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Mallard
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MW
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Gadwall
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MW
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Green-winged Teal
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MW
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American Wigeon
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MW
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Northern Pintail
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MW
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Northern Shoveler
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MW
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Blue-winged Teal
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M
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Cinnamon Teal
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MW
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Canvasback
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MW
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Redhead
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MW
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Ring-necked Duck
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MW
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Lesser Scaup
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MW
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Common Goldeneye
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M*
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Bufflehead
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MW
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Red-breasted Merganser
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M*
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Hooded Merganser
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M*
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Ruddy Duck
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MW
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Partridges & Old World Quail
(Phasianidae)
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Chukar
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Y
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New World Quail (Odontophoridae)
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Gambel’s Quail
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Y
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Loons (Gaviidae)
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Common Loon
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M*
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Grebes (Podicipedidae)
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Pied-billed Grebe
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Y
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Eared Grebe
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M
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Western Grebe
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M
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Pelicans (Pelecanidae)
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American White Pelican
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M
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Brown Pelican
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M*
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Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
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Double-crested Cormorant
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M
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Herons, Bitterns & Egrets
(Ardeidae)
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American Bittern
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M
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Least Bittern
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M*
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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
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M*
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Black-crowned Night-Heron
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M
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Green Heron
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M
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Cattle Egret
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M
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Snowy Egret
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M
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Great Egret
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M
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Great Blue Heron
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M
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Ibises (Threskiornithidae)
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White-faced Ibis
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M
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New World Vultures (Cathartidae)
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Turkey Vulture
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M
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Hawks, Kites, & Eagles
(Accipitridae)
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Osprey
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M
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Northern Harrier
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M
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Golden Eagle
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Y
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Sharp-shinned Hawk
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MW
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Cooper’s Hawk
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MW
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Red-shouldered Hawk
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M
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Red-tailed Hawk
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Y
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Swainson’s Hawk
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M
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Rough-legged Hawk
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M
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Ferruginous Hawk
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X
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Falcons (Falconidae)
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American Kestrel
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Y
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Merlin
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MW
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Prairie Falcon
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Y
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Peregrine Falcon
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M
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Rails, Gallinules & Coots
(Rallidae)
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Virginia Rail
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M
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Sora
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M
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Purple Gallinule
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M*
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Common Moorhen
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M
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American Coot
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Y
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Plovers (Charadriidae)
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Semipalmated Plover
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M
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Killdeer
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Y
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Stilts & Avocets
(Recurvirostridae)
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American Avocet
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M
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Black-necked Stilt
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M
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Sandpipers & Phalaropes
(Scolopacidae)
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Willet
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M
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Lesser Yellowlegs
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M
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Greater Yellowlegs
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M
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Solitary Sandpiper
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M
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Spotted Sandpiper
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M
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Western Sandpiper
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M
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Least Sandpiper
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M
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Baird’s Sandpiper
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M
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Long-billed Dowitcher
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M
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Wilson’s Snipe
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M
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Wilson’s Phalarope
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M
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Red-necked Phalarope
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M
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Gulls, Terns & Skimmers
(Laridae)
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Heermann’s Gull
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M*
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Bonaparte’s Gull
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M
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Ring-billed Gull
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M
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California Gull
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M
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Least Tern
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M*
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Forster’s Tern
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M
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Black Tern
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M
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Pigeons & Doves (Columbidae)
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Rock Pigeon
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Y
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Mourning Dove
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Y
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Eurasian Collared-Dove
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Y
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White-winged Dove
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S
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Common Ground-Dove
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Ruddy Ground-Dove
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M*
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Cuckoos, Roadrunners & Anis
(Cuculidae)
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Greater Roadrunner
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Y
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Groove-billed Ani
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M*
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Barn Owls (Tytonidae)
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Barn Owl
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Y
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Typical Owls (Strigidae)
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Long-eared Owl
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Y
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Great-horned Owl
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Y
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Goatsuckers (Caprimulgidae)
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Lesser Nighthawk
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S
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Common Poorwill
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S
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Swifts (Apodidae)
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Vaux’s Swift
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M
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White-throated Swift
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Y
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Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
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Black-chinned Hummingbird
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S
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Costa’s Hummingbird
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S
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Anna’s Hummingbird
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S
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Calliope Hummingbird
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M
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Rufous Hummingbird
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M
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Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
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Belted Kingfisher
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Y
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Woodpeckers (Picidae)
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Acorn Woodpecker
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M*
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Lewis’s Woodpecker
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M
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Willow Flycatcher
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M
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Northern Flicker
“Yellow-shafted”
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M*
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Northern Flicker
“Red-shafted”
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MW
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Red-breasted Sapsucker
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MW
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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M*
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Red-naped Sapsucker
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MW
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Ladder-backed Woodpecker
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Y
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Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
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Olive-sided Flycatcher
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M
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Western Wood-Pewee
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M
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Willow Flycatcher
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M
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Hammond’s Flycatcher
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M
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Gray Flycatcher
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M
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Dusky Flycatcher
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M
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Pacific-slope Flycatcher
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M
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Black Phoebe
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Y
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Say’s Phoebe
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Y
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Vermillion Flycatcher
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S
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Ash-throated Flycatcher
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M
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Cassin’s Kingbird
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M
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Western Kingbird
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M
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Eastern Kingbird
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M
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Shrikes (Laniidae)
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Loggerhead Shrike
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Vireos (Vireonidae)
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Bell’s Vireo
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M
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Plumbeous Vireo
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M
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Cassin’s Vireo
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M
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Red-eyed Vireo
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M*
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Warbling Vireo
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M
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Crows and Jays (Corvidae)
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Western Scrub-Jay
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M
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American Crow
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M*
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Common Raven
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Y
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Larks (Alaudidae)
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Horned Lark
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Y
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Swallows (Hirundinidae)
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Tree Swallow
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M
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Violet-green Swallow
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M
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Bank Swallow
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M
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Cliff Swallow
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M
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N. Rough-winged Swallow
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M
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Barn Swallow
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M
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Verdins (Remizidae)
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Verdin
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Y
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Creepers (Certhiidae)
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Brown Creeper
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M
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Nuthatches (Sittidae)
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Red-breasted Nuthatch
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M
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Wrens (Troglodytidae)
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House Wren
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M
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Bewick’s Wren
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M
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Cactus Wren
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Y
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Rock Wren
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Y
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Canyon Wren
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Y
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Marsh Wren
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Y
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Winter Wren
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Y
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Kinglets (Regulidae)
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Golden-crowned Kinglet
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M
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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MW
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Gnatcatchers (Sylviidae)
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
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M
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Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
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Y
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Thrushes (Turdidae)
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Western Bluebird
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M
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Mountain Bluebird
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M
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Townsend’s Solitaire
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M
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Swainson’s Thrush
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M
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Hermit Thrush
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MW
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Varied Thrush
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MW*
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American Robin
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MW
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Mockingbirds & Thrashers
(Mimidae)
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Northern Mockingbird
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Y
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Sage Thrasher
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M
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Starlings (Sturnidae)
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European Starling
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Y
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Wagtails & Pipits (Motacillidae)
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American Pipit
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M
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Waxwings (Bombycillidae)
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Cedar Waxwing
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MW
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Silky-flycatchers (Ptilogonatidae)
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Phainopepla
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Y
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Wood-Warblers (Parulidae)
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Prothonotary Warbler
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M*
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Tennessee Warbler
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M*
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Orange-crowned Warbler
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M
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Nashville Warbler
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M
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Virginia’s Warbler
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M*
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Lucy’s Warbler
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S
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
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MW
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Black-and-white Warbler
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M*
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Black-throated Gray Warbler
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M
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Townsend’s Warbler
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M
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Hermit Warbler
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M
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Blackpoll Warlber
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M
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Yellow Warbler
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M
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MacGillivray’s Warbler
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M
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Canada Warbler
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M*
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Wilson’s Warbler
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M
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Hooded Warbler
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M*
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Ovenbird
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M*
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Northern Waterthrush
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M
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Common Yellowthroat
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Y
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Yellow-breasted Chat
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M
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American Redstart
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M*
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Painted Redstart
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M*
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Tanagers (Thraupidae)
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Hepatic Tanager
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M*
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Summer Tanager
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M
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Scarlet Tanager
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M*
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Western Tanager
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M
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Sparrows & Towhees (Emberizidae)
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Green-tailed Towhee
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M
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Eastern Towhee
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M*
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Spotted Towhee
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M
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American Tree Sparrow
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M*
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Chipping Sparrow
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MW
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Brewer’s Sparrow
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M
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Lark Sparrow
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M
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Black-throated Sparrow
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Y
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Sage Sparrow
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MW
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Fox Sparrow
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MW
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Savannah Sparrow
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MW
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Lincoln’s Sparrow
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MW
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Song Sparrow
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MW
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Vesper Sparrow
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MW
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Swamp Sparrow
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M*
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Harris’s Sparrow
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MW*
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White-throated Sparrow
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M*
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White-crowned Sparrow
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MW
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Golden-crowned Sparrow
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MW
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Dark-eyed Junco
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MW
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Cardinals, Grosbeaks & Buntings
(Cardinalidae)
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak
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M*
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Black-headed Grosbeak
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M
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Blue Grosbeak
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M
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Indigo Bunting
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M*
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Lazuli Bunting
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M
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Blackbirds & Orioles (Icteridae)
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Western Meadowlark
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M
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Yellow-headed Blackbird
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M
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Tricolored Blackbird
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M
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Red-winged Blackbird
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Y
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Great-tailed Grackle
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Y
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Brewer’s Blackbird
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Y
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Brown-headed Cowbird
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Y
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Hooded Oriole
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M
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Bullock’s Oriole
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M
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Streak-backed Oriole
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M*
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Scott’s Oriole
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M
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Finches (Fringillidae)
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Purple Finch
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M*
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House Finch
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Y
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Pine Siskin
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MW
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American Goldfinch
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MW
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Lesser Goldfinch
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Y
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Lawrence’s Goldfinch
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M
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Evening Grosbeak
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M
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Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
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House Sparrow
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M
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Taxonomy and Nomenclature follows the 7th
edition of the
American Ornithologists’ Union Checklist
of North American Birds (1997) and the 47th Supplement
(2006).
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