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Accipiter cooperii
– Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter gentilis
– Northern Goshawk
Accipiter striatus
– Sharp-shinned Hawk
Actitis macularius
– Spotted Sandpiper
Aechmophorus clarkii
– Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
– Western Grebe
Aegolius acadicus
– Northern Saw-whet Owl
Aegolius funereus
– Boreal Owl
Aeronautes saxatalis
– White-throated Swift
Agelaius phoeniceus
– Red-winged Blackbird
Aimophila cassinii
– Cassin's Sparrow
Aix sponsa
– Wood Duck
Ammodramus bairdii
– Baird's Sparrow
Ammodramus henslowii
– Henslow's Sparrow
Ammodramus leconteii
– Le Conte's Sparrow
Ammodramus nelsoni
– Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
– Grasshopper Sparrow
Amphispiza belli
– Sage Sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata
– Black-throated Sparrow
Anas acuta
– Northern Pintail
Anas americana
– American Wigeon
Anas clypeata
– Northern Shoveler
Anas crecca
– Green-winged Teal
Anas cyanoptera
– Cinnamon Teal
Anas discors
– Blue-winged Teal
Anas fulvigula
– Mottled Duck
Anas penelope
– Eurasian Wigeon
Anas platyrhynchos
– Mallard
Anas querquedula
– Garganey
Anas rubripes
– American Black Duck
Anas strepera
– Gadwall
Anhinga anhinga
– Anhinga
Anser albifrons
– Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser fabalis
– Bean Goose
Anthus rubescens
– American Pipit
Anthus spragueii
– Sprague's Pipit
Aquila chrysaetos
– Golden Eagle
Archilochus colubris
– Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ardea alba
– Great Egret
Ardea herodias
– Great Blue Heron
Arenaria interpres
– Ruddy Turnstone
Asio flammeus
– Short-eared Owl
Asio otus
– Long-eared Owl
Athene cunicularia
– Burrowing Owl
Aythya affinis
– Lesser Scaup
Aythya americana
– Redhead
Aythya collaris
– Ring-necked Duck
Aythya marila
– Greater Scaup
Aythya valisineria
– Canvasback
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Baeolophus bicolor
– Tufted Titmouse
Bartramia longicauda
– Upland Sandpiper
Bombycilla cedrorum
– Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla garrulus
– Bohemian Waxwing
Bonasa umbellus
– Ruffed Grouse
Botaurus lentiginosus
– American Bittern
Branta bernicla
– Brant
Branta canadensis
– Canada Goose
Branta bernicla
– Brant
Branta hutchinsii
– Cackling Goose
Bubo scandiacus
– Snowy Owl
Bubo virginianus
– Great Horned Owl
Bubulcus ibis
– Cattle Egret
Bucephala albeola
– Bufflehead
Bucephala clangula
– Common Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica
– Barrow's Goldeneye
Buteo jamaicensis
– Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo lagopus
– Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lineatus
– Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo platypterus
– Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo regalis
– Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
– Swainson's Hawk
Butorides virescens
– Green Heron
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Calamospiza melanocorys
– Lark Bunting
Calcarius lapponicus
– Lapland Longspur
Calcarius mccownii
– McCown's Longspur
Calcarius ornatus
– Chestnut-collared Longspur
Calcarius pictus
– Smith's Longspur
Calidris acuminata
– Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris alba
– Sanderling
Calidris alpina
– Dunlin
Calidris bairdii
– Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris canutus
– Red Knot
Calidris ferruginea
– Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
– White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
– Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
– Western Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
– Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
– Least Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
– Semipalmated Sandpiper
Caprimulgus carolinensis
– Chuck-will's-widow
Caprimulgus vociferus
– Whip-poor-will
Cardinalis cardinalis
– Northern Cardinal
Carduelis flammea
– Common Redpoll
Carduelis hornemanni
– Hoary Redpoll
Carduelis pinus
– Pine Siskin
Carduelis psaltria
– Lesser Goldfinch
Carduelis tristis
– American Goldfinch
Carpodacus cassinii
– Cassin's Finch
Carpodacus mexicanus
– House Finch
Carpodacus purpureus
– Purple Finch
Cathartes aura
– Turkey Vulture
Catharus fuscescens
– Veery
Catharus guttatus
– Hermit Thrush
Catharus minimus
– Gray-cheeked Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
– Swainson's Thrush
Catherpes mexicanus
– Canyon Wren
Centrocercus urophasianus
– Sage Grouse
Certhia americana
– Brown Creeper
Chaetura pelagica
– Chimney Swift
Charadrius alexandrinus
– Snowy Plover
Charadrius melodus
– Piping Plover
Charadrius montanus
– Mountain Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
– Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius vociferus
– Killdeer
Chen caerulescens
– Snow Goose
Chen canagica
– Emperor Goose
Chen rossii
– Ross's Goose
Chlidonias niger
– Black Tern
Chondestes grammacus
– Lark Sparrow
Chordeiles minor
– Common Nighthawk
Cinclus mexicanus
– American Dipper
Circus cyaneus
– Northern Harrier
Cistothorus palustris
– Marsh Wren
Cistothorus platensis
– Sedge Wren
Clangula hyemalis
– Long-tailed Duck
Coccothraustes vespertinus
– Evening Grosbeak
Coccyzus americanus
– Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
– Black-billed Cuckoo
Colaptes auratus
– Northern Flicker
Colinus virginianus
– Northern Bobwhite
Columba livia
– Rock Dove
Columbina inca
– Inca Dove
Columbina passerina
– Common Ground-Dove
Contopus cooperi
– Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus sordidulus
– Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
– Eastern Wood-Pewee
Conuropsis carolinensis
– Carolina Parakeet
Coragyps atratus
– Black Vulture
Corvus brachyrhynchos
– American Crow
Corvus corax
– Common Raven
Corvus cryptoleucus
– Chihuahuan Raven
Coturnicops noveboracensis
– Yellow Rail
Crotophaga sulcirostris
– Groove-billed Ani
Cyanocitta cristata
– Blue Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
– Steller's Jay
Cygnus buccinator
– Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus columbianus
– Tundra Swan
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Dendrocygna autumnalis
– Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendroica caerulescens
– Black-throated Blue Warbler
Dendroica castanea
– Bay-breasted Warbler
Dendroica cerulea
– Cerulean Warbler
Dendroica coronata
– Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dendroica discolor
– Prairie Warbler
Dendroica dominica
– Yellow-throated Warbler
Dendroica fusca
– Blackburnian Warbler
Dendroica magnolia
– Magnolia Warbler
Dendroica nigrescens
– Black-throated Gray Warbler
Dendroica palmarum
– Palm Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
– Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica petechia
– Yellow Warbler
Dendroica pinus
– Pine Warbler
Dendroica striata
– Blackpoll Warbler
Dendroica tigrina
– Cape May Warbler
Dendroica townsendi
– Townsend's Warbler
Dendroica virens
– Black-throated Green Warbler
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
– Bobolink
Dryocopus pileatus
– Pileated Woodpecker
Dumetella carolinensis
– Gray Catbird
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Ectopistes migratorius
– Passenger Pigeon
Egretta caerulea
– Little Blue Heron
Egretta thula
– Snowy Egret
Egretta tricolor
– Tricolored Heron
Elanoides forficatus
– Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
– White-tailed Kite
Empidonax alnorum
– Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
– Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax hammondii
– Hammond's Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
– Least Flycatcher
Empidonax occidentalis
– Cordilleran Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
– Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
– Acadian Flycatcher
Eremophila alpestris
– Horned Lark
Euphagus carolinus
– Rusty Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
– Brewer's Blackbird
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Falco columbarius
– Merlin
Falco mexicanus
– Prairie Falcon
Falco peregrinus
– Peregrine Falcon
Falco rusticolus
– Gyrfalcon
Falco sparverius
– American Kestrel
Fulica americana
– American Coot
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Gallinago gallinago
– Common Snipe
Gallinula chloropus
– Common Moorhen
Gavia adamsii
– Yellow-billed Loon
Gavia immer
– Common Loon
Gavia pacifica
– Pacific Loon
Gavia stellata
– Red-throated Loon
Geothlypis trichas
– Common Yellowthroat
Grus americana
– Whooping Crane
Grus canadensis
– Sandhill Crane
Grus grus
– Common Crane
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
– Pinyon Jay
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Haliaeetus leucocephalus
– Bald Eagle
Helmitheros vermivorum
– Worm-eating Warbler
Himantopus mexicanus
– Black-necked Stilt
Hirundo rustica
– Barn Swallow
Histrionicus histrionicus
– Harlequin Duck
Hylocichla mustelina
– Wood Thrush
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Icteria virens
– Yellow-breasted Chat
Icterus bullockii
– Bullock's Oriole
Icterus galbula
– Baltimore Oriole
Icterus parisorum
– Scott's Oriole
Icterus spurius
– Orchard Oriole
Ictinia mississippiensis
– Mississippi Kite
Ixobrychus exilis
– Least Bittern
Ixoreus naevius
– Varied Thrush
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Junco hyemalis
– Dark-eyed Junco
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Lanius excubitor
– Northern Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus
– Loggerhead Shrike
Larus argentatus
– Herring Gull
Larus atricilla
– Laughing Gull
Larus californicus
– California Gull
Larus canus
– Mew Gull
Larus delawarensis
– Ring-billed Gull
Larus fuscus
– Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus glaucescens
– Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucoides
– Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoides
– Thayer's Gull
Larus hyperboreus
– Glaucous Gull
Larus marinus
– Great Black-backed Gull
Larus minutus
– Little Gull
Larus philadelphia
– Bonaparte's Gull
Larus pipixcan
– Franklin's Gull
Larus ridibundus
– Black-headed Gull
Laterallus jamaicensis
– Black Rail
Leucosticte tephrocotis
– Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Limnodromus griseus
– Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
– Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnothlypis swainsonii
– Swainson's Warbler
Limosa fedoa
– Marbled Godwit
Limosa haemastica
– Hudsonian Godwit
Lophodytes cucullatus
– Hooded Merganser
Loxia curvirostra
– Red Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera
– White-winged Crossbill
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Megaceryle alcyon
– Belted Kingfisher
Megascops asio
– Eastern Screech-Owl
Melanerpes carolinus
– Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
– Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
– Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
– Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanitta fusca
– White-winged Scoter
Melanitta nigra
– Black Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
– Surf Scoter
Meleagris gallopavo
– Wild Turkey
Melospiza georgiana
– Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
– Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
– Song Sparrow
Mergus merganser
– Common Merganser
Mergus serrator
– Red-breasted Merganser
Mimus polyglottos
– Northern Mockingbird
Mniotilta varia
– Black-and-white Warbler
Molothrus ater
– Brown-headed Cowbird
Myadestes townsendi
– Townsend's Solitaire
Mycteria americana
– Wood Stork
Myiarchus cinerascens
– Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
– Great Crested Flycatcher
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Nucifraga columbiana
– Clark's Nutcracker
Numenius americanus
– Long-billed Curlew
Numenius borealis
– Eskimo Curlew
Numenius phaeopus
– Whimbrel
Nyctanassa violacea
– Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
– Black-crowned Night-Heron
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Oporornis agilis
– Connecticut Warbler
Oporornis formosus
– Kentucky Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
– Mourning Warbler
Oporornis tolmiei
– MacGillivray's Warbler
Oreoscoptes montanus
– Sage Thrasher
Oxyura jamaicensis
– Ruddy Duck
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Pandion haliaetus
– Osprey
Parabuteo unicinctus
– Harris's Hawk
Parula americana
– Northern Parula
Passer domesticus
– House Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
– Savannah Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
– Fox Sparrow
Passerina amoena
– Lazuli Bunting
Passerina caerulea
– Blue Grosbeak
Passerina ciris
– Painted Bunting
Passerina cyanea
– Indigo Bunting
Patagioenas fasciata
– Band-tailed Pigeon
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
– American White Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
– Brown Pelican
Perdix perdix
– Gray Partridge
Perisoreus canadensis
– Gray Jay
Petrochelidon fulva
– Cave Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
– Cliff Swallow
Phainopepla nitens
– Phainopepla
Phalacrocorax auritus
– Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax brasilianus
– Neotropic Cormorant
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
– Common Poorwill
Phalaropus fulicarius
– Red Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
– Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
– Wilson's Phalarope
Phasianus colchicus
– Ring-necked Pheasant
Pheucticus ludovicianus
– Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
– Black-headed Grosbeak
Philomachus pugnax
– Ruff
Pica hudsonia
– Black-billed Magpie
Picoides arcticus
– Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
– Downy Woodpecker
Picoides tridactylus
– Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
– Hairy Woodpecker
Pinicola enucleator
– Pine Grosbeak
Pipilo chlorurus
– Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
– Eastern Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
– Spotted Towhee
Piranga ludoviciana
– Western Tanager
Piranga olivacea
– Scarlet Tanager
Piranga rubra
– Summer Tanager
Platalea ajaja
– Roseate Spoonbill
Plectrophenax nivalis
– Snow Bunting
Plegadis chihi
– White-faced Ibis
Pluvialis dominica
– American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
– Black-bellied Plover
Podiceps auritus
– Horned Grebe
Podiceps grisegena
– Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis
– Eared Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
– Pied-billed Grebe
Poecile atricapillus
– Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis
– Carolina Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
– Mountain Chickadee
Polioptila caerulea
– Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Pooecetes gramineus
– Vesper Sparrow
Porphyrio martinica
– Purple Gallinule
Porzana carolina
– Sora
Progne subis
– Purple Martin
Protonotaria citrea
– Prothonotary Warbler
Pyrocephalus rubinus
– Vermilion Flycatcher
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Quiscalus mexicanus
– Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
– Common Grackle
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Rallus elegans
– King Rail
Rallus limicola
– Virginia Rail
Rallus longirostris
– Clapper Rail
Recurvirostra americana
– American Avocet
Regulus calendula
– Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
– Golden-crowned Kinglet
Rhodostethia rosea
– Ross's Gull
Riparia riparia
– Bank Swallow
Rissa tridactyla
– Black-legged Kittiwake
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Salpinctes obsoletus
– Rock Wren
Sayornis phoebe
– Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis saya
– Say's Phoebe
Scolopax minor
– American Woodcock
Seiurus aurocapilla
– Ovenbird
Seiurus motacilla
– Louisiana Waterthrush
Seiurus noveboracensis
– Northern Waterthrush
Selasphorus platycercus
– Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
– Rufous Hummingbird
Setophaga ruticilla
– American Redstart
Sialia currucoides
– Mountain Bluebird
Sialia mexicana
– Western Bluebird
Sialia sialis
– Eastern Bluebird
Sitta canadensis
– Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
– White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta pygmaea
– Pygmy Nuthatch
Somateria mollissima
– Common Eider
Somateria spectabilis
– King Eider
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
– Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
– Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
– Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Spiza americana
– Dickcissel
Spizella arborea
– American Tree Sparrow
Spizella breweri
– Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella pallida
– Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella passerina
– Chipping Sparrow
Spizella pusilla
– Field Sparrow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
– Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stellula calliope
– Calliope Hummingbird
Stercorarius longicaudus
– Long-tailed Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus
– Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus
– Pomarine Jaeger
Sterna antillarum
– Least Tern
Sterna caspia
– Caspian Tern
Sterna forsteri
– Forster's Tern
Sterna hirundo
– Common Tern
Streptopelia decaocto
– Eurasian Collared-Dove
Strix nebulosa
– Great Gray Owl
Strix varia
– Barred Owl
Sturnella magna
– Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
– Western Meadowlark
Sturnus vulgaris
– European Starling
Surnia ulula
– Northern Hawk Owl
Synthliboramphus antiquus
– Ancient Murrelet
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Tachycineta bicolor
– Tree Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina
– Violet-green Swallow
Thryomanes bewickii
– Bewick's Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
– Carolina Wren
Toxostoma curvirostre
– Curve-billed Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
– Brown Thrasher
Tringa flavipes
– Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
– Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa semipalmata
– Willet
Tringa solitaria
– Solitary Sandpiper
Troglodytes aedon
– House Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes
– Winter Wren
Tryngites subruficollis
– Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Turdus migratorius
– American Robin
Tympanuchus cupido
– Greater Prairie-Chicken
Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
– Lesser Prairie-Chicken
Tympanuchus phasianellus
– Sharp-tailed Grouse
Tyrannus forficatus
– Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus tyrannus
– Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
– Western Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans
– Cassin's Kingbird
Tyto alba
– Barn Owl
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Vermivora celata
– Orange-crowned Warbler
Vermivora chrysoptera
– Golden-winged Warbler
Vermivora peregrina
– Tennessee Warbler
Vermivora pinus
– Blue-winged Warbler
Vermivora ruficapilla
– Nashville Warbler
Vermivora virginiae
– Virginia's Warbler
Vireo atricapilla
– Black-capped Vireo
Vireo bellii
– Bell's Vireo
Vireo cassinii
– Cassin's Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
– Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo gilvus
– Warbling Vireo
Vireo griseus
– White-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
– Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo philadelphicus
– Philadelphia Vireo
Vireo plumbeus
– Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo solitarius
– Blue-headed Vireo
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Wilsonia canadensis
– Canada Warbler
Wilsonia citrina
– Hooded Warbler
Wilsonia pusilla
– Wilson's Warbler
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Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
– Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xema sabini
– Sabine's Gull
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Zenaida asiatica
– White-winged Dove
Zenaida macroura
– Mourning Dove
Zonotrichia albicollis
– White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla
– Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
– White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia querula
– Harris's Sparrow
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