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Bird
List
Currently,
each species listed below has a link to the Patuxent
Bird Identification Information Center website. Their
list has been culled to make iit easier for Science
Olympiad students to learn more about the species
specifically selected by Science Olympiad for competition.
Note that it may take a bit of practice getting used
to using this dynamic list as an interactive study
resource. But, as you will see by using it, the culled,
dynamic list should be helpful.
Official
List of Species
- Indicates knowledge
of species vocalization required for competition.
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Loons:
(Family Gaviidae)
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Common
Loon
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Gavia
immer
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Grebes
(Family Podicipedidae)
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Horned
Grebe
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Podiceps
auritus
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Pied-billed
Grebe
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Podilymbus
podiceps
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Albatrosses
(Family Diomedeidae)
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Black-footed
Albatross
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Phoebastria
nigripes
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Boobies,
Gannets (Family Sulidae)
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Northern
Gannet
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Morus
bassanus
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Pelicans
(Family Pelecanidae)
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Brown
Pelican
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Pelecanus
occidentalis
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Cormorants
(Family Phalacrocoracidae)
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Double-crested
Cormorant
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Phalacrocorax
auritus
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Herons,
Bitterns (Family Ardeidae)
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American
Bittern
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Botaurus
lentiginosus
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Black-crowned
Night-Heron
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Nycticorax
nycticorax
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Green
Heron
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Butorides
virescens
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Snowy
Egret
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Egretta
thula
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Great
Egret
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Ardea
alba
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Great
Blue Heron
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Ardea
herodias
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Ducks,
Geese, Swans (Family Anatidae)
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Tundra
Swan
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Cygnus
columbianus
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Snow
Goose
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Chen
caerulescens
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Canada
Goose
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Branta
canadensis
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Wood
Duck
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Aix
sponsa
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Mallard
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Anas
platyrhynchos
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Northern
Shoveler
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Anas
clypeata
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Canvasback
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Aythya
valisineria
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Common
Goldeneye
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Bucephala
clangula
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Bufflehead
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Bucephala
albeola
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Common
Merganser
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Mergus
merganser
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Red-breasted
Merganser
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Mergus
serrator
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Hooded
Merganser
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Lophodytes
cucullatus
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Ruddy
Duck
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Oxyura
jamaicensis
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New
World Vultures (Family Cathartidae)
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Turkey
Vulture
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Cathartes
aura
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California
Condor
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Gymnogyps
californianus
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Hawks,
Kites, Eagles (Family Accipitridae)
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Osprey
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Pandion
haliaetus
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Golden
Eagle
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Aquila
chrysaetos
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Bald
Eagle
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Haliaeetus
leucocephalus
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Sharp-shinned
Hawk
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Accipiter
striatus
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Red-shouldered
Hawk
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Buteo
lineatus
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Red-tailed
Hawk
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Buteo
jamaicensis
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Caracaras,
Falcons (Family Falconidae)
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American
Kestrel
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Falco
sparverius
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Merlin
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Falco
columbarius
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Peregrine
Falcon
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Falco
peregrinus
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Partridges,
Grouse, Turkeys (Family Phasianidae)
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Ring-necked
Pheasant
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Phasianus
colchicus
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Wild
Turkey
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Meleagris
gallopavo
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Ruffed
Grouse
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Bonasa
umbellus
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Rails,
Gallinules, Coots (Family Rallidae)
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Clapper
Rail
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Rallus
longirostris
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Virginia
Rail
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Rallus
limicola
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Cranes
(Family Gruidae)
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Sandhill
Crane
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Grus
canadensis
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Lapwings,
Plovers (Family Charadriidae)
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Black-bellied
Plover
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Pluvialis
squatarola
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Semipalmated
Plover
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Charadrius
semipalmatus
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Killdeer
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Charadrius
vociferus
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Sandpipers,
Phalaropes (Family Scolopacidae)
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Willet
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Catoptrophorus
semipalmatus
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Greater
Yellowlegs
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Tringa
melanoleuca
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Spotted
Sandpiper
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Actitis
macularia
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Ruddy
Turnstone
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Arenaria
interpres
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Sanderling
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Calidris
alba
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Dunlin
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Calidris
alpina
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Least
Sandpiper
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Calidris
minutilla
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Common
Snipe
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Gallinago
gallinago
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Wilson's
Phalarope
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Phalaropus
tricolor
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Skuas,
Gulls, Terns, Skimmers (Family Laridae)
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Bonaparte's
Gull
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Larus
philadelphia
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Ring-billed
Gull
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Larus
delawarensis
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Herring
Gull
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Larus
argentatus
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Forster's
Tern
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Sterna
forsteri
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Least
Tern
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Sterna
antillarum
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Black
Tern
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Childonias
niger
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Black
Skimmer
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Rynchops
niger
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Auks,
Murres, Puffins (Family Alcidae)
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Marbled
Murrelet
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Brachyramphus
marmoratus
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Atlantic
Puffin
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Fratercula
arctica
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Pigeons,
Doves (Family Columbidae)
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Rock
Dove
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Columba
livia
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Mourning
Dove
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Zenaida
macroura
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Cuckoos,
Roadrunners, Anis (Family Cuculidae)
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Yellow-billed
Cuckoo
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Coccyzus
americanus
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Greater
Roadrunner
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Geococcyx
californianus
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Owls
(Family Tytonidae)
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Barn
Owl
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Tyto
alba
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Owls
(Family Strigidae)
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Great
Horned Owl
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Bubo
virginianus
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Barred
Owl
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Strix
varia
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Eastern
Screech-Owl
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Otus
asio
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Western
Screech-Owl
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Otus
kennicottii
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Northern
Saw-whet Owl
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Aegolius
acadicus
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Nighthawks,
Nightjars (Family Caprimulgidae)
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Common
Nighthawk
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Chordeiles
minor
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Whip-poor-will
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Caprimulgus
vociferus
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Swifts
(Family Apodidae)
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Chimney
Swift
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Chaetura
pelagica
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White-throated
Swift
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Aeronautes
saxatalis
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Hummingbirds
(Family Trochilidae)
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Ruby-throated
Hummingbird
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Archilochus
colubris
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Broad-tailed
Hummingbird
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Selasphorus
platycercus
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Kingfishers
(Family Alcedinidae)
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Belted
Kingfisher
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Ceryle
alcyon
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Woodpeckers
(Family Picidae)
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Acorn
Woodpecker
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Melanerpes
formicivorus
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Northern
Flicker
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Colaptes
auratus
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Downy
Woodpecker
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Picoides
pubescens
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Hairy
Woodpecker
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Picoides
villosus
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Tyrant
Flycatchers (Family Tyrannidae)
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Eastern
Wood-Pewee
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Contopus
virens
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Western
Wood-Pewee
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Contopus
sordidulus
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Willow
Flycatcher
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Empidonax
traillii
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Eastern
Phoebe
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Sayornis
phoebe
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Say's
Phoebe
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Sayornis
saya
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Western
Kingbird
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Tyrannus
verticalis
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Eastern
Kingbird
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Tyrannus
tyrannus
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Shrikes
(Family Laniidae)
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Loggerhead
Shrike
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Lanius
ludovicianus
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Vireos
(Family Vireonidae)
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Blue-headed
Vireo
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Vireo
solitarius
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Red-eyed
Vireo
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Vireo
olivaceus
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Crows,
Jays (Family Corvidae)
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Blue
Jay
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Cyanocitta
cristata
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Steller's
Jay
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Cyanocitta
stelleri
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Black-billed
Magpie
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Pica
pica
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American
Crow
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Corvus
brachyrhynchos
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Larks
(Family Alaudidae)
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Horned
Lark
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Eremophila
alpestris
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Swallows
(Family Hirundinidae)
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Tree
Swallow
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Tachycineta
bicolor
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Barn
Swallow
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Hirundo
rustica
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Chickadees,
Titmice (Family Paridae)
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Tufted
Titmouse
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Baeolophus
bicolor
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Black-capped
Chickadee
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Poecile
atricapillus
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Creepers
(Family Certhiidae)
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Brown
Creeper
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Certhia
americana
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Nuthatches
(Family Sittidae)
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White-breasted
Nuthatch
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Sitta
carolinensis
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Red-breasted
Nuthatch
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Sitta
canadensis
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Wrens
(Family Troglodytidae)
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House
Wren
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Troglodytes
aedon
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Marsh
Wren
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Cistothorus
palustris
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Dippers
(Family Cinclidae)
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American
Dipper
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Cinclus
mexicanus
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Kinglets
(Family Regulidae)
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Golden-crowned
Kinglet
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Regulus
satrapa
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Ruby-crowned
Kinglet
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Regulus
calendula
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Old
World Warblers, Gnatcatchers (Family Sylviidae)
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Blue-gray
Gnatcatcher
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Polioptila
caerulea
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Thrushes
(Family Turdidae)
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Eastern
Bluebird
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Sialia
sialis
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Western
Bluebird
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Sialia
mexicana
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Hermit
Thrush
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Catharus
guttatus
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American
Robin
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Turdus
migratorius
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Mockingbirds,
Thrashers (Family Mimidae)
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Gray
Catbird
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Dumetella
carolinensis
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Northern
Mockingbird
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Mimus
polyglottos
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Starlings
(Family Sturnidae)
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European
Starling
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Sturnus
vulgaris
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Waxwings
(Family Bombycillidae)
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Cedar
Waxwing
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Bombycilla
cedrorum
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Wood-Warblers
(Family Parulidae)
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Yellow-rumped
Warbler
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Dendroica
coronata
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Black-throated
Green Warbler
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Dendroica
virens
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Yellow
Warbler
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Dendroica
petechia
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Common
Yellowthroat
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Geothlypis
trichas
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Yellow-breasted
Chat
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Icteria
virens
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Tanagers
(Family Thraupidae)
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Summer
Tanager
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Piranga
rubra
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Scarlet
Tanager
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Piranga
olivacea
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Western
Tanager
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Piranga
ludoviciana
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Emberizids
(Family Emberizidae)
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Chipping
Sparrow
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Spizella
passerina
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Savannah
Sparrow
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Passerculus
sandwichensis
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Song
Sparrow
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Melospiza
melodia
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White-crowned
Sparrow
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Zonotrichia
leucophrys
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Dark-eyed
Junco
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Junco
hyemalis
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Snow
Bunting
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Plectrophenax
nivalis
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Cardinals
(Family Cardinalidae)
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Rose-breasted
Grosbeak
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Pheucticus
ludovicianus
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Black-headed
Grosbeak
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Pheucticus
melanocephalus
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Northern
Cardinal
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Cardinalis
cardinalis
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Indigo
Bunting
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Passerina
cyanea
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Lazuli
Bunting
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Passerina
amoena
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Blackbirds
(Family Icteridae)
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Red-winged
Blackbird
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Agelaius
phoeniceus
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Brown-headed
Cowbird
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Molothrus
ater
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Baltimore
Oriole
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Icterus
galbula
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Bullock's
Oriole
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Icterus
bullockii
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Finches
(Family Fringillidae)
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Purple
Finch
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Carpodacus
purpureus
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House
Finch
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Carpodacus
mexicanus
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Pine
Siskin
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Carduelis
pinus
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American
Goldfinch
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Carduelis
tristis
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Evening
Grosbeak
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Coccothraustes
vespertinus
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Old
World Sparrows (Family Passeridae)
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House
Sparrow
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Passer
domesticus
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