Order Gaviiformes Family Gaviidae Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) Artic Loon (Gavia arctica) Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica) Common Loon (Gavia immer) Yellow-billed Loon (Gavia adamsii) Order Podicipediformes Family Podicipedidae Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii) Order Procellariiformes Family Diomedeidae Black-footed Albatross (Diomedea nigripes) Laysan Albatross (Diomedea immutablis) Shy (Salvin's) Albatross (Diomedea cauta salvini) Family Procellariidae Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) Pink-footed Shearwater (Puffinus creatopus) Flesh-footed Sheawater (Puffinus carneipes) Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus) Short-tailed Sheawater (Puffinus tenuirostris) Manx Sheawater (Puffinus puffinus) Black-vented Shearwater (Puffinus opisthomelas ) Family Hydrobatidae Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma furcata ) Ashy Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma homochroa) Black Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma melania) Order Pelecaniformes Family Pelecanidae Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) Family Phalacrocoracidae Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) Brandt's Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus) Family Fregatidae Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) Order Ciconiiformes Family Ardeidae American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Great Egret (Casmerodius albus) Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) Tricolor Heron (Egretta tricolor) Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) Green Heron (Butorides virescens) Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) Family Threskiornithidae White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) Order Anseriformes Family Anatidae Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) Emperor Goose (Chen canagica) Ross' Goose (Chen rossii) Brant (Branta bernicla) Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera) Nothern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) Gadwall (Anas strepera) American Wigeon (Anas americana) Redhead (Aythya americana) Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) Oldsquaw (Clangula hyemalis) Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra) Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca) Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) Order Falconiformes Family Cathartidae Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Family Accipitridae Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) White-tailed Kite (Elanus caeruleus) Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) Family Falconidae American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Merlin (Falco columbarius) Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) Order Galliformes Family Phasianidae Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Order Gruiformes Family Rallidae Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) American Coot (Fulica americana) Family Gruidae Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) Order Charadriiformes Family Charadriidae Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica) Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) Family Haematopodidae Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) Family Recurvirostridae Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) Family Scolopacidae Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) Wandering Tattler (Heteroscelus incanus) Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia) Little Curlew (Numenius minutus) Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala) Surfbird (Aphriza virgata) Red Knot (Calidris canutus) Sanderling (Calidris alba) Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) Dunlin (Calidris alpina) Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor ) Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicaria) Family Laridae Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus) Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla) Franklin's Gull (Larus pipixcan Bonaparte's Gull (Larus philadelphia) Heermann's Gull (Larus heermanni) Mew Gull (Larus canus) Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) California Gull (Larus californicus) Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri) Western Gull (Larus occidentalis) Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens) Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini) Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia) Royal Tern (Sterna maxima) Elegant Tern (Sterna elegans) Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) Family Alcidae Common Murre (Uria aalge) Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba) Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) Xantus' Murrelet (Synthliboramphus hypoleucus) Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus) Cassin's Auklet (Ptychoramphus aleuticus) Rhinoceros Auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata) Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) Order Columbiformes Family Columbidae Rock Dove (Columba livia) Band-tailed Pigeon (Columba fasciata) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Ringed Turtle Dove (Streptopelia risoria) Order Strigiformes Family Tytonidae Barn Owl (Tyto alba) Family Strigidae Western Screech Owl (Otus kennicottii) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) Order Caprimulgiformes Family Caprimulgidae Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis) Order Apodiformes Family Apodidae Vaux's Swift (Chaetura vauxi) White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis) Family Trochilidae Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) Calliope Hummingbird (Stellula calliope) Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) Order Coraciiformes Family Alcedinidae Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon) Order Piciformes Family Picidae Nuttall's Woodpecker (Picoides nuttallii) Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus borealis) Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus) Hammond's Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii) Pacific Slope Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis) unid. Empidonax flycatcher (Empidonax sp.) Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya) Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) Family Alaudidae Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) Family Hirundinidae Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) Cliff Swallow (Hirundo pyrrhonota) Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Family Corvidae American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) Common Raven (Corvus corax) Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli) Family Aegithalidae Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) Family Sittidae Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) Family Certhiidae Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) Family Troglodytidae Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) Family Muscicapidae Subfamily Sylviinae Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) Subfamily Turdinae Western Bluebird (Sialis mexicana) Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) Family Laniidae Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) Family Mimidae Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus) Family Motacillidae American Pipit (Anthus rubescens ) Family Bombycillidae Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) Family Sturnidae European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Family Vireonidae Solitary Vireo (Vireo solitarius) Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) Family Emberizidae Sub-family Parulinae Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata) Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla) Northern Parula (Parula americana) Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia) Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica magnolia) Black-throated Blue Warbler (Dendroica caerulescens) Yellow-rumped (Audubon's and Myrtle) Warbler(Dendroica coronata) Black-throated Gray Warbler (Dendroica nigrescens) Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca) Hermit Warbler (Dendroica occidentalis) Townsend's Warbler (Dendroica townsendi) Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum) Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) MacGillivray's Warbler (Oporornis tolmiei) Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla) Canada Warbler (Wilsonia canadensis) Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) Subfamily Thraupinae Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) Subfamily Cardinalinae Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) Blue Grosbeak (Guiraca caerulea) Subfamily Emberizinae Green-tailed Towhee (Pipilo chlorurus) Spotted Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) Subfamily Icterinae Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus) Bullock's (Northern) Oriole (Icterus bullockii) Family Fringillidae Subfamily Carduelinae Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus) Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria) Lawrence's Goldfinch (Carduelis lawrencei) American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) Family Passeridae House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
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