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Wood Duck

Aix

sponsa
Northern Pintail

Anas

acuta
American Wigeon

Anas

americana
Northern Shoveler

Anas

clypeata
Green-winged Teal

Anas

crecca
Cinnamon Teal

Anas

cyanoptera
Blue-winged Teal

Anas

discors
Eurasian Wigeon

Anas

penelope
Mallard

Anas

platyrhynchos
Garganey

Anas

querquedula
Gadwall

Anas

strepera
Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser

albifrons
Lesser Scaup

Aythya

affinis
Redhead

Aythya

americana
Ring-necked Duck

Aythya

collaris
Tufted Duck

Aythya

fuligula
Greater Scaup

Aythya

marila
Canvasback

Aythya

valisineria
Brant

Branta

bernicla
Canada Goose

Branta

canadensis
Bufflehead

Bucephala

albeola
Common Goldeneye

Bucephala

clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye

Bucephala

islandica
Snow Goose

Chen

caerulescens
Ross's Goose

Chen

rossii
Long-tailed Duck

Clangula

hyemalis
Tundra Swan

Cygnus

columbianus
Harlequin Duck

Histrionicus

histrionicus
Hooded Merganser

Lophodytes

cucullatus
White-winged Scoter

Melanitta

fusca
Black Scoter

Melanitta

nigra
Surf Scoter

Melanitta

perspicillata
Common Merganser

Mergus

merganser
Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus

serrator
Ruddy Duck

Oxyura

jamaicensis
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna

autumnalis
Fulvous Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna

bicolor
White-throated Swift

Aeronautes

saxatalis
Chimney Swift

Chaetura

pelagica
Vaux's Swift

Chaetura

vauxi
Black Swift

Cypseloides

niger
Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter

cooperii
Northern Goshawk

Accipiter

gentilis
Sharp-shinned Hawk

Accipiter

striatus
Golden Eagle

Aquila

chrysaetos
White-tailed Hawk

Buteo

albicaudatus
Zone-tailed Hawk

Buteo

albonotatus
Short-tailed Hawk

Buteo

brachyurus
Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo

jamaicensis
Rough-legged Hawk

Buteo

lagopus
Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo

lineatus
Broad-winged Hawk

Buteo

platypterus
Ferruginous Hawk

Buteo

regalis
Swainson's Hawk

Buteo

swainsoni
Common Black-Hawk

Buteogallus

anthracinus
Northern Harrier

Circus

cyaneus
Swallow-tailed Kite

Elanoides

forficatus
White-tailed Kite

Elanus

leucurus
Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus

leucocephalus
Mississippi Kite

Ictinia

mississippiensis
Osprey

Pandion

haliaetus
Harris's Hawk

Parabuteo

unicinctus
Oriental Honey-buzzard

Pernis

ptilorhyncus
Anhinga

Anhinga

anhinga
Great Egret

Ardea

alba
Great Blue Heron

Ardea

herodias
American Bittern

Botaurus

lentiginosus
Cattle Egret

Bubulcus

ibis
Green Heron

Butorides

virescens
Little Blue Heron

Egretta

caerulea
Reddish Egret

Egretta

rufescens
Snowy Egret

Egretta

thula
Tricolored Heron

Egretta

tricolor
Least Bittern

Ixobrychus

exilis
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Nyctanassa

violacea
Snowy Plover

Charadrius

alexandrinus
Mountain Plover

Charadrius

montanus
Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius

semipalmatus
Killdeer

Charadrius

vociferus
Black-necked Stilt

Himantopus

mexicanus
American Golden-Plover

Pluvialis

dominica
Pacific Golden-Plover

Pluvialis

fulva
Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis

squatarola
American Avocet

Recurvirostra

americana
Turkey Vulture

Cathartes

aura
Black Vulture

Coragyps

atratus
Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata

magnificens
California Condor

Gymnogyps

californianus
Wood Stork

Mycteria

americana
Crested Caracara

Caracara

cheriway
Merlin

Falco

columbarius
Aplomado Falcon

Falco

femoralis
Prairie Falcon

Falco

mexicanus
Peregrine Falcon

Falco

peregrinus
American Kestrel

Falco

sparverius
Yellow-billed Loon

Gavia

adamsii
Common Loon

Gavia

immer
Pacific Loon

Gavia

pacifica
Red-throated Loon

Gavia

stellata
Northern Jacana

Jacana

spinosa
Black Tern

Chlidonias

niger
Herring Gull

Larus

argentatus
Laughing Gull

Larus

atricilla
California Gull

Larus

californicus
Mew Gull

Larus

canus
Ring-billed Gull

Larus

delawarensis
Glaucous-winged Gull

Larus

glaucescens
Heermann's Gull

Larus

heermanni
Glaucous Gull

Larus

hyperboreus
Yellow-footed Gull

Larus

livens
Western Gull

Larus

occidentalis
Bonaparte's Gull

Larus

philadelphia
Franklin's Gull

Larus

pipixcan
Andean Gull

Larus

serranus
Black-legged Kittiwake

Rissa

tridactyla
Black Skimmer

Rynchops

niger
Long-tailed Jaeger

Stercorarius

longicaudus
Parasitic Jaeger

Stercorarius

parasiticus
Pomarine Jaeger

Stercorarius

pomarinus
Least Tern

Sterna

antillarum
Caspian Tern

Sterna

caspia
Elegant Tern

Sterna

elegans
Forster's Tern

Sterna

forsteri
Common Tern

Sterna

hirundo
Gull-billed Tern

Sterna

nilotica
Arctic Tern

Sterna

paradisaea
Sabine's Gull

Xema

sabini
American White Pelican

Pelecanus

erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican

Pelecanus

occidentalis
Red-billed Tropicbird

Phaethon

aethereus
White-tailed Tropicbird

Phaethon

lepturus
Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax

auritus
Neotropic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax

brasilianus
Clark's Grebe

Aechmophorus

clarkii
Western Grebe

Aechmophorus

occidentalis
Horned Grebe

Podiceps

auritus
Red-necked Grebe

Podiceps

grisegena
Eared Grebe

Podiceps

nigricollis
Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus

podiceps
Least Grebe

Tachybaptus

dominicus
Least Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma

microsoma
Short-tailed Albatross

Phoebastria

albatrus
Sooty Shearwater

Puffinus

griseus
Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis

macularia
Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria

interpres
Upland Sandpiper

Bartramia

longicauda
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Calidris

acuminata
Sanderling

Calidris

alba
Dunlin

Calidris

alpina
Baird's Sandpiper

Calidris

bairdii
Red Knot

Calidris

canutus
White-rumped Sandpiper

Calidris

fuscicollis
Stilt Sandpiper

Calidris

himantopus
Western Sandpiper

Calidris

mauri
Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris

melanotos
Least Sandpiper

Calidris

minutilla
Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris

pusilla
Willet

Catoptrophorus

semipalmatus
Common Snipe

Gallinago

gallinago
Grey-tailed Tattler

Heteroscelus

brevipes
Short-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus

griseus
Long-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus

scolopaceus
Marbled Godwit

Limosa

fedoa
Hudsonian Godwit

Limosa

haemastica
Long-billed Curlew

Numenius

americanus
Whimbrel

Numenius

phaeopus
Red Phalarope

Phalaropus

fulicaria
Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus

lobatus
Wilson's Phalarope

Phalaropus

tricolor
Ruff

Philomachus

pugnax
Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa

flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa

melanoleuca
Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa

solitaria
Brown Booby

Sula

leucogaster
Blue-footed Booby

Sula

nebouxii
Roseate Spoonbill

Ajaia

ajaja
White Ibis

Eudocimus

albus
White-faced Ibis

Plegadis

chihi
Band-tailed Pigeon

Columba

fasciata
Rock Pigeon

Columba

livia
Inca Dove

Columbina

inca
Common Ground-Dove

Columbina

passerina
Ruddy Ground-Dove

Columbina

talpacoti
White-winged Dove

Zenaida

asiatica
Mourning Dove

Zenaida

macroura
Belted Kingfisher

Ceryle

alcyon
Green Kingfisher

Chloroceryle

americana
Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus

americanus
Black-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus

erythropthalmus
Groove-billed Ani

Crotophaga

sulcirostris
Greater Roadrunner

Geococcyx

californianus
Gambel's Quail

Callipepla

gambelii
Scaled Quail

Callipepla

squamata
Northern Bobwhite

Colinus

virginianus
Montezuma Quail

Cyrtonyx

montezumae
Chukar

Alectoris

chukar
Blue Grouse

Dendragapus

obscurus
Wild Turkey

Meleagris

gallopavo
Common Pheasant

Phasianus

colchicus
Sandhill Crane

Grus

canadensis
Yellow Rail

Coturnicops

noveboracensis
American Coot

Fulica

americana
Common Moorhen

Gallinula

chloropus
Black Rail

Laterallus

jamaicensis
Azure Gallinule

Porphyrula

flavirostris
Sora

Porzana

carolina
Virginia Rail

Rallus

limicola
Clapper Rail

Rallus

longirostris
Bushtit

Psaltriparus

minimus
Horned Lark

Eremophila

alpestris
Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla

cedrorum
Bohemian Waxwing

Bombycilla

garrulus
Phainopepla

Phainopepla

nitens
Verdin

Auriparus

flaviceps
Wren

Campylorhynchus

brunneicapillus
Canyon Wren

Catherpes

mexicanus
Brown Creeper

Certhia

americana
Marsh Wren

Cistothorus

palustris
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Polioptila

caerulea
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher

Polioptila

melanura
Black-capped Gnatcatcher

Polioptila

nigriceps
Rock Wren

Salpinctes

obsoletus
Bewick's Wren

Thryomanes

bewickii
Carolina Wren

Thryothorus

ludovicianus
House Wren

Troglodytes

aedon
Winter Wren

Troglodytes

troglodytes
American Dipper

Cinclus

mexicanus
Western Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma

californica
Mexican Jay

Aphelocoma

ultramarina
American Crow

Corvus

brachyrhynchos
Common Raven

Corvus

corax
Chihuahuan Raven

Corvus

cryptoleucus
Blue Jay

Cyanocitta

cristata
Steller's Jay

Cyanocitta

stelleri
Pinyon Jay

Gymnorhinus

cyanocephalus
Clark's Nutcracker

Nucifraga

columbiana
Gray Jay

Perisoreus

canadensis
Yellow-billed Magpie

Pica

nuttalli
Iranian Ground-Jay

Podoces

pleskei
Black-crowned Antpitta

Pittasoma

michleri
Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius

phoeniceus
Botteri's Sparrow

Aimophila

botterii
Rufous-winged Sparrow

Aimophila

carpalis
Cassin's Sparrow

Aimophila

cassinii
Five-striped Sparrow

Aimophila

quinquestriata
Rufous-crowned Sparrow

Aimophila

ruficeps
Baird's Sparrow

Ammodramus

bairdii
Le Conte's Sparrow

Ammodramus

leconteii
Grasshopper Sparrow

Ammodramus

savannarum
Sage Sparrow

Amphispiza

belli
Black-throated Sparrow

Amphispiza

bilineata
Rufous-capped Warbler

Basileuterus

rufifrons
Lark Bunting

Calamospiza

melanocorys
Lapland Longspur

Calcarius

lapponicus
McCown's Longspur

Calcarius

mccownii
Chestnut-collared Longspur

Calcarius

ornatus
Smith's Longspur

Calcarius

pictus
Red-faced Warbler

Cardellina

rubrifrons
Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis

cardinalis
Pyrrhuloxia

Cardinalis

sinuatus
Lawrence's Goldfinch

Carduelis

lawrencei
Pine Siskin

Carduelis

pinus
Lesser Goldfinch

Carduelis

psaltria
American Goldfinch

Carduelis

tristis
Cassin's Finch

Carpodacus

cassinii
House Finch

Carpodacus

mexicanus
Purple Finch

Carpodacus

purpureus
Lark Sparrow

Chondestes

grammacus
Evening Grosbeak

Coccothraustes

vespertinus
Black-throated Blue Warbler

Dendroica

caerulescens
Bay-breasted Warbler

Dendroica

castanea
Cerulean Warbler

Dendroica

cerulea
Yellow-rumped Warbler

Dendroica

coronata
Prairie Warbler

Dendroica

discolor
Yellow-throated Warbler

Dendroica

dominica
Blackburnian Warbler

Dendroica

fusca
Grace's Warbler

Dendroica

graciae
Magnolia Warbler

Dendroica

magnolia
Black-throated Gray Warbler

Dendroica

nigrescens
Hermit Warbler

Dendroica

occidentalis
Palm Warbler

Dendroica

palmarum
Chestnut-sided Warbler

Dendroica

pensylvanica
Yellow Warbler

Dendroica

petechia
Pine Warbler

Dendroica

pinus
Blackpoll Warbler

Dendroica

striata
Cape May Warbler

Dendroica

tigrina
Townsend's Warbler

Dendroica

townsendi
Black-throated Green Warbler

Dendroica

virens
Bobolink

Dolichonyx

oryzivorus
Rusty Blackbird

Euphagus

carolinus
Brewer's Blackbird

Euphagus

cyanocephalus
Fan-tailed Warbler

Euthlypis

lachrymosa
Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis

trichas
Blue Grosbeak

Guiraca

caerulea
Worm-eating Warbler

Helmitheros

vermivorus
Yellow-breasted Chat

Icteria

virens
Bullock's Oriole

Icterus

bullockii
Hooded Oriole

Icterus

cucullatus
Northern Oriole

Icterus

galbula
Scott's Oriole

Icterus

parisorum
Streak-backed Oriole

Icterus

pustulatus
Orchard Oriole

Icterus

spurius
Black-vented Oriole

Icterus

wagleri
Dark-eyed Junco

Junco

hyemalis
Yellow-eyed Junco

Junco

phaeonotus
Black Rosy-Finch

Leucosticte

atrata
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch

Leucosticte

tephrocotis
Swainson's Warbler

Limnothlypis

swainsonii
Red Crossbill

Loxia

curvirostra
Swamp Sparrow

Melospiza

georgiana
Lincoln's Sparrow

Melospiza

lincolnii
Song Sparrow

Melospiza

melodia
Black-and-white Warbler

Mniotilta

varia
Bronzed Cowbird

Molothrus

aeneus
Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus

ater
Slate-throated Redstart

Myioborus

miniatus
Painted Redstart

Myioborus

pictus
Connecticut Warbler

Oporornis

agilis
Kentucky Warbler

Oporornis

formosus
Mourning Warbler

Oporornis

philadelphia
MacGillivray's Warbler

Oporornis

tolmiei
Northern Parula

Parula

americana
Tropical Parula

Parula

pitiayumi
Crescent-chested Warbler

Parula

superciliosa
Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus

sandwichensis
Fox Sparrow

Passerella

iliaca
Lazuli Bunting

Passerina

amoena
Painted Bunting

Passerina

ciris
Indigo Bunting

Passerina

cyanea
Varied Bunting

Passerina

versicolor
Olive Warbler

Peucedramus

taeniatus
Yellow Grosbeak

Pheucticus

chrysopeplus
Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus

ludovicianus
Black-headed Grosbeak

Pheucticus

melanocephalus
Pine Grosbeak

Pinicola

enucleator
Abert's Towhee

Pipilo

aberti
Green-tailed Towhee

Pipilo

chlorurus
Eastern Towhee

Pipilo

erythrophthalmus
Canyon Towhee

Pipilo

fuscus
Spotted Towhee

Pipilo

maculatus
Flame-colored Tanager

Piranga

bidentata
Hepatic Tanager

Piranga

flava
Western Tanager

Piranga

ludoviciana
Scarlet Tanager

Piranga

olivacea
Summer Tanager

Piranga

rubra
Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax

nivalis
Vesper Sparrow

Pooecetes

gramineus
Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria

citrea
Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus

mexicanus
Common Grackle

Quiscalus

quiscula
Ovenbird

Seiurus

aurocapillus
Louisiana Waterthrush

Seiurus

motacilla
Northern Waterthrush

Seiurus

noveboracensis
American Redstart

Setophaga

ruticilla
Dickcissel

Spiza

americana
American Tree Sparrow

Spizella

arborea
Black-chinned Sparrow

Spizella

atrogularis
Brewer's Sparrow

Spizella

breweri
Clay-colored Robin

Spizella

pallida
Chipping Sparrow

Spizella

passerina
Field Sparrow

Spizella

pusilla
Eastern Meadowlark

Sturnella

magna
Western Meadowlark

Sturnella

neglecta
Orange-crowned Warbler

Vermivora

celata
Golden-winged Warbler

Vermivora

chrysoptera
Lucy's Warbler

Vermivora

luciae
Tennessee Warbler

Vermivora

peregrina
Blue-winged Warbler

Vermivora

pinus
Nashville Warbler

Vermivora

ruficapilla
Virginia's Warbler

Vermivora

virginiae
Canada Warbler

Wilsonia

canadensis
Hooded Warbler

Wilsonia

citrina
Wilson's Warbler

Wilsonia

pusilla
Yellow-headed Blackbird

Xanthocephalus

xanthocephalus
White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia

albicollis
Golden-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia

atricapilla
White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia

leucophrys
Harris's Sparrow

Zonotrichia

querula
Barn Swallow

Hirundo

rustica
Cave Swallow

Petrochelidon

fulva
Purple Martin

Progne

subis
Sand Martin

Riparia

riparia
Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx

serripennis
Tree Swallow

Tachycineta

bicolor
Violet-green Swallow

Tachycineta

thalassina
Northern Shrike

Lanius

excubitor
Loggerhead Shrike

Lanius

ludovicianus
Veery

Catharus

fuscescens
Hermit Thrush

Catharus

guttatus
Grey-cheeked Thrush

Catharus

minimus
Swainson's Thrush

Catharus

ustulatus
Townsend's Solitaire

Myadestes

townsendi
Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe

oenanthe
Mountain Bluebird

Sialia

currucoides
Western Bluebird

Sialia

mexicana
Eastern Bluebird

Sialia

sialis
American Robin

Turdus

migratorius
Rufous-backed Thrush

Turdus

rufopalliatus
Juniper Titmouse

Baeolophus

griseus
Bridled Titmouse

Baeolophus

wollweberi
Gray-headed Chickadee

Poecile

cincta
Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Poecile

rufescens
Red-throated Pipit

Anthus

cervinus
American Pipit

Anthus

rubescens
Sprague's Pipit

Anthus

spragueii
White Wagtail

Motacilla

alba
House Sparrow

Passer

domesticus
Spotted Greenbul

Ixonotus

guttatus
Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Regulus

calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet

Regulus

satrapa
Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta

canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta

carolinensis
Pygmy Nuthatch

Sitta

pygmaea
Gray Catbird

Dumetella

carolinensis
Blue Mockingbird

Melanotis

caerulescens
Northern Mockingbird

Mimus

polyglottos
Sage Thrasher

Oreoscoptes

montanus
Common Starling

Sturnus

vulgaris
Bendire's Thrasher

Toxostoma

bendirei