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Here
is a list of the 268 species that have been seen or banded at either
island of the Atlantic Brid Observatory. Some are seen
every day, some have only been seen once.
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LOONS
AND GREBES
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Common
Loon
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(Gavia
immer)
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Pied-billed
Grebe
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(Podilymbus
podiceps)
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TUBENOSES
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Greater
Shearwater
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(Puffinus
gravis)
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Sooty
Shearwater
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(Puffinus
griseus)
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Manx
Shearwater
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(Puffinus
puffinus)
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Leach's
Storm-Petrel
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(Oceanodroma
leucorhoa)
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BOOBIES
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Northern
Gannet
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(Sula
bassanus)
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CORMORANTS
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Great
Cormorant
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(Phalacrocorax
carbo)
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Double-crested
Cormorant
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(Phalacrocorax
auritus)
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HERONS
AND ALLIES
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American
Bittern
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(Botaurus
lentiginosus)
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Great
Blue Heron
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(Ardea
herodias)
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Great
Egret
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(Ardea
alba)
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Snowy
Egret
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(Egretta
thula)
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Cattle
Egret
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(Bubulcus
ibis)
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Green
Heron
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(Butorides
striatus)
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Black-crowned
Night-Heron
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(Nycticorax
nycticorax)
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Glossy
Ibis
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(Plegadis
falcinellus)
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WATERFOWL
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Snow
Goose
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(Anser
caerulescens)
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Brant
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(Branta
bernicla)
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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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Green-winged
Teal
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(Anas
crecca)
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American
Black Duck
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(Anas
rubripes)
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Mallard
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(Anas
platyrhynchos)
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Northern
Pintail
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(Anas
acuta)
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Blue-winged
Teal
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(Anas
discors)
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Gadwall
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(Anas
strepera)
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American
Wigeon
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(Anas
americana )
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Greater
Scaup
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(Aythya
marila)
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Common
Eider
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(Somateria
mollissima)
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Long-tailed
duck
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(Clangula
hyemalis)
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Black
Scoter
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(Melanitta
nigra)
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Surf
Scoter
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(Melanitta
perspicillata)
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White-winged
Scoter
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(Melanitta
fusca)
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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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Ruddy
Duck
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(Oxyura
jamaicensis)
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DIURNAL
RAPTORS
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Turkey
Vulture
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(Cathartes
aura)
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Osprey
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(Pandion
haliaetus)
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Bald
Eagle
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(Haliaeetus
leucocephalus)
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Northern
Harrier
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(Circus
cyaneus)
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Sharp-shinned
Hawk
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(Accipiter
striatus)
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Photo
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Cooper's
Hawk
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(Accipiter
cooperii)
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Northern
Goshawk
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(Accipiter
gentilis)
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Broad-winged
Hawk
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(Buteo
platypterus)
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Red-tailed
Hawk
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(Buteo
jamaicensis)
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Rough-legged
Hawk
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(Buteo
lagopus)
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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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Photo
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Peregrine
Falcon
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(Falco
peregrinus)
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Photo
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Gyrfalcon
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(Falco
rusticolus)
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PARTRIDGES
AND GROUSE
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Ring-necked
Pheasant
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(Phasianus
colchicus)
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Ruffed
Grouse
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(Bonasa
umbellus)
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CRANES
AND RAILS
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Sora
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(Porzana
carolina )
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Common
Moorhen
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(Gallinula
chloropus)
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American
Coot
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(Fulica
americana )
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SHOREBIRDS
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Black-bellied
Plover
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(Pluvialis
squatarola)
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American
Golden-Plover
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(Pluvialis
dominica )
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Semipalmated
Plover
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(Charadrius
semipalmatus)
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Piping
Plover
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(Charadrius
melodus)
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Killdeer
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(Charadrius
vociferus)
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American
Oystercatcher
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(Haematopus
palliatus)
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Greater
Yellowlegs
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(Tringa
melanoleuca)
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Photo
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Lesser
Yellowlegs
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(Tringa
flavipes)
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Photo
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Solitary
Sandpiper
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(Tringa
solitaria)
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Photo
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Willet
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(Catoptrophorus
semipalmatus)
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Spotted
Sandpiper
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(Tringa
macularia)
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Whimbrel
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(Numenius
phaeopus)
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Ruddy
Turnstone
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(Arenaria
interpres)
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Red
Knot
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(Calidris
canutus)
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Sanderling
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(Calidris
alba)
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Semipalmated
Sandpiper
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(Calidris
pusilla)
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Western
Sandpiper
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(Calidris
mauri)
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Least
Sandpiper
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(Calidris
minutilla)
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White-rumped
Sandpiper
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(Calidris
fuscicolla)
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Baird's
Sandpiper
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(Calidris
bairdii)
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Pectoral
Sandpiper
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(Calidris
melanotos)
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Purple
Sandpiper
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(Calidris
maritima)
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Dunlin
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(Calidris
alpina)
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Short-billed
Dowitcher
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(Limnodromus
griseus)
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Long-billed
Dowitcher
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(Limnodromus
scolopaceus)
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Common
Snipe
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(Gallinago
gallinago)
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American
Woodcock
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(Scolopax
minor)
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JAEGERS,
GULLS, AND TERNS
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Parasitic
Jaeger
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(Stercorarius
parasiticus)
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Laughing
Gull
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(Larus
atricilla)
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Black-headed
Gull
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(Larus
ridibundus)
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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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Iceland
Gull
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(Larus
glaucoides)
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Glaucous
Gull
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(Larus
hyperboreus)
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Great
Black-backed Gull
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(Larus
marinus)
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Black-legged
Kittiwake
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(Rissa
tridactyla)
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Caspian
Tern
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(Sterna
caspia)
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Common
Tern
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(Sterna
hirundo)
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Photo
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Arctic
Tern
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(Sterna
paradisaea)
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Black
Tern
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(Chlidonias
niger)
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ALCIDS
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Dovekie
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(Alle
alle)
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Common
Murre
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(Uria
aalge)
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Black
Guillemot
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(Cepphus
grylle)
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Atlantic
Puffin
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(Fratercula
arctica)
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DOVES
AND CUCKOOS
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Rock
Dove
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(Columbia
livia)
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Mourning
Dove
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(Zenaida
aurita)
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Black-billed
Cuckoo
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(Coccyzus
erythropthalmus)
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Photo
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Yellow-billed
Cuckoo
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(Coccyzus
americanus)
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Photo
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OWLS
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Great
Horned Owl
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(Bubo
virginianus)
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Snowy
Owl
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(Nyctea
scandiaca)
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Barred
Owl
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(Strix
varia)
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Long-eared
Owl
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(Asio
otus)
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Short-eared
Owl
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(Asio
flammeus)
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Northern
Saw-whet Owl
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(Aegolius
acadicus)
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Photo
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GOATSUCKERS
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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
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Chimney
Swift
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(Chaetura
pelagica)
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HUMMINGBIRDS
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Ruby-throated
Hummingbird
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(Archilochus
colubris)
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Photo
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KINGFISHERS
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Belted
Kingfisher
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(Ceryle
alcyon)
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WOODPECKERS
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Red-headed
Woodpecker
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(Melanerpes
erythrocephalus)
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Red-bellied
Woodpecker
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(Melanerpes
carolinus)
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Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker
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(Sphyrapicus
varius)
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Photo
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Downy
Woodpecker
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(Picoides
pubescens)
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Photo
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Hairy
Woodpecker
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(Picoides
villosus)
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Northern
Flicker
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(Colaptes
auratus)
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Photo
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FLYCATCHERS
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Olive-sided
Flycatcher
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(Contopus
borealis)
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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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Yellow-bellied
Flycatcher
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(Empidonax
flaviventris)
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Photo
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Alder
Flycatcher
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(Empidonax
alnorum)
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Willow
Flycatcher
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(Empidonax
traillii)
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Least
Flycatcher
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(Empidonax
minimus)
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Photo
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Eastern
Phoebe
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(Sayornis
phoebe)
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Great
Crested Flycatcher
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(Myiarchus
crinitus)
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Photo
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Western
Kingbird
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(Tyrannus
verticalis)
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Photo
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Eastern
Kingbird
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(Tyrannus
tyrannus)
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LARKS
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Horned
Lark
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(Eremophila
alpestris)
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SWALLOWS
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Purple
Martin
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(Progne
subis)
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Tree
Swallow
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(Tachycineta
bicolor)
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Bank
Swallow
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(Hirundo
riparia)
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Cliff
Swallow
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(Hirundo
pyrrhonota)
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Barn
Swallow
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(Hirundo
rustica)
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CORVIDS
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Blue
Jay
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(Cyanocitta
cristata)
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Photo
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American
Crow
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(Corvus
brachyrhynchos)
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Common
Raven
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(Corvus
corax)
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CHICKADEES,
NUTHATCHES, AND CREEPERS
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Black-capped
Chickadee
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(Parus
atricapillus)
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Photo
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Boreal
Chickadee
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(Parus
hudsonicus)
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Photo
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Red-breasted
Nuthatch
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(Sitta
canadensis)
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Photo
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White-breasted
Nuthatch
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(Sitta
carolinensis)
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Brown
Creeper
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(Certhia
americana)
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Photo
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WRENS
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House
Wren
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(Troglodytes
aedon)
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Photo
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Winter
Wren
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(Troglodytes
troglodytes)
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Sedge
Wren
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(Cistothorus
platensis)
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Marsh
Wren
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(Cistothorus
palustris)
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Bewick's
Wren
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(Thryomanes
bewickii)
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KINGLETS
AND GNATCATCHERS
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Golden-crowned
Kinglet
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(Regulus
satrapa)
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Photo
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Ruby-crowned
Kinglet
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(Regulus
calendula)
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Blue-gray
Gnatcatcher
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(Polioptila
caerulea)
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Photo
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NEW
WORLD THRUSHES
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Northern
Wheatear
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(Oenanthe
oenanthe)
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Eastern
Bluebird
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(Sialia
sialis)
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Veery
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(Catharus
fuscescens)
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Gray-cheeked
Thrush
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(Catharus
minimus)
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Bicknell's
Thrush
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(Catharus
bicknelli)
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Swainson's
Thrush
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(Catharus
ustulatus)
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Hermit
Thrush
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(Catharus
guttatus)
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Wood
Thrush
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(Hylocichla
mustelina)
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American
Robin
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(Turdus
migratorius)
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MIMICS
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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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Brown
Thrasher
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(Toxostoma
rufum)
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Photo
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PIPITS
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American
Pipit
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(Anthus
rubescens)
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WAXWINGS
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Cedar
Waxwing
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(Bombycilla
cedrorum)
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Photo
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VIREOS
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White-eyed
Vireo
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(Vireo
griseus)
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Blue-headed
Vireo
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(Vireo
solitarius)
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Photo
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Yellow-throated
Vireo
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(Vireo
flavifrons)
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Warbling
Vireo
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(Vireo
gilvus)
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Philadelphia
Vireo
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(Vireo
philadelphicus)
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Photo
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Red-eyed
Vireo
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(Vireo
olivaceus)
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Photo
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WOOD
WARBLERS
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Blue-winged
Warbler
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(Vermivora
pinus)
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Golden-winged
Warbler
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(Vermivora
chrysoptera)
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Lawrence's
Warbler
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Photo
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Tennessee
Warbler
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(Vermivora
peregrina)
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Photo
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Orange-crowned
Warbler
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(Vermivora
celata)
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Photo
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Nashville
Warbler
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(Vermivora
ruficapilla)
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Photo
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Northern
Parula
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(Parula
americana)
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Photo
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Yellow
Warbler
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(Dendroica
petechia)
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Photo
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Chestnut-sided
Warbler
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(Dendroica
pensylvanica)
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Photo
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Magnolia
Warbler
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(Dendroica
magnolia)
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Photo
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Cape
May Warbler
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(Dendroica
tigrina)
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Photo
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Black-throated
Blue Warbler
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(Dendroica
caerulescens)
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Photo
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Yellow-rumped
Warbler
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(Dendroica
coronata)
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Photo
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Black-throated
Green Warbler
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(Dendroica
virens)
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Photo
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Blackburnian
Warbler
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(Dendroica
fusca)
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Yellow-throated
Warbler
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(Dendroica
dominica)
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Pine
Warbler
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(Dendroica
pinus)
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Prairie
Warbler
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(Dendroica
discolor)
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Photo
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Palm
Warbler
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(Dendroica
palmarum)
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Photo
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Bay-breasted
Warbler
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(Dendroica
castanea)
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Photo
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Blackpoll
Warbler
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(Dendroica
striata)
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Photo
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Cerulean
Warbler
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(Dendroica
cerulea)
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Photo
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Black-and-white
Warbler
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(Dendroica
varia)
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Photo
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American
Redstart
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(Setophaga
ruticilla)
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Photo
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Prothonotary
Warbler
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(Protonotaria
citrea)
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Photo
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Worm-eating
Warbler
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(Helmitheros
vermivorus)
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Photo
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Ovenbird
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(Seiurus
aurocapillus)
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Northern
Waterthrush
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(Seiurus
noveboracensis)
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Photo
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Connecticut
Warbler
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(Oporornis
agilis)
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Mourning
Warbler
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(Oporornis
philadelphia)
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Common
Yellowthroat
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(Geothlypis
trichas)
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Hooded
Warbler
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(Wilsonia
citrina)
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Photo
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Wilson's
Warbler
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(Wilsonia
pusilla)
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Photo
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Canada
Warbler
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(Wilsonia
canadensis)
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Photo
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Yellow-breasted
Chat
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(Icteria
virens)
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Photo
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Kentucky
Warbler
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(Oporornis
formosus)
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Swainson's
Warbler
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(Limnothlypis
swainsonii)
|
Photo
|
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|
|
TANAGERS
|
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|
|
Summer
Tanager
|
(Piranga
rubra)
|
Photo
|
|
Scarlet
Tanager
|
(Piranga
olivacea)
|
|
|
Western
Tanager
|
(Piranga
ludoviciana)
|
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BUNTINGS
AND SPARROWS
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|
Northern
Cardinal
|
(Cardinalis
cardinalis)
|
|
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Rose -breasted Grosbeak
|
(Pheucticus
ludovicianus)
|
Photo
|
|
Black-headed
Grosbeak
|
(Pheucticus
melanocephalus)
|
|
|
Blue
Grosbeak
|
(Guiraca
caerulea)
|
Photo
|
|
Indigo
Bunting
|
(Passerina
cyanea)
|
|
|
Lark
Bunting
|
|
|
|
Dickcissel
|
(Spiza
americana)
|
Photo
|
|
Eastern
Towhee
|
(Pipilo
erythrophthalmus)
|
Photo
|
|
American
Tree Sparrow
|
(Spizella
arborea)
|
Photo
|
|
Chipping
Sparrow
|
(Spizella
passerina)
|
|
|
Clay-colored
Sparrow
|
(Spizella
pallida)
|
|
|
Field
Sparrow
|
(Spizella
pusilla)
|
|
|
Vesper
Sparrow
|
(Pooecetes
gramineus)
|
|
|
Lark
Sparrow
|
(Chondestes
grammacus)
|
Photo
|
|
Savannah
Sparrow
|
(Passerculus
sandwichensis)
|
|
|
"Ipswich"
Savannah Sparrow
|
(Passerculus
sandwichensis princeps)
|
|
|
Grasshopper
Sparrow
|
(Ammodramus
savannarum)
|
|
|
Nelson's
Sharp-tailed Sparrow
|
(Ammodramus
nelsoni)
|
|
|
Seaside
Sparrow
|
(Ammodramus
maritimus)
|
|
|
Fox
Sparrow
|
(Passerella
iliaca)
|
Photo
|
|
Song
Sparrow
|
(Melospiza
melodia)
|
|
|
Lincoln's
Sparrow
|
(Melospiza
lincolnii)
|
Photo
|
|
Swamp
Sparrow
|
(Melospiza
georgiana)
|
Photo
|
|
White-throated
Sparrow
|
(Zonotrichia
albicollis)
|
|
|
White-crowned
Sparrow
|
(Zonotrichia
leucophrys)
|
|
|
Dark-eyed
Junco
|
(Junco
hyemalis)
|
|
|
Oregon Junco (Slate Colored)
|
|
|
Lapland Longspur
|
(Calcarius
lapponicus)
|
|
|
Snow
Bunting
|
(Plectrophenax
nivalis)
|
|
|
LaConte's
Sparrow
|
(Ammodramus
leconteii)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ICTERIDS
|
|
|
|
Bobolink
|
(Dolichonyx
oryzivorus)
|
|
|
Red-winged
Blackbird
|
(Agelaius
phoeniceus)
|
|
|
Eastern
Meadowlark
|
(Sturnella
magna)
|
|
|
Yellow-headed
Blackbird
|
(Xanthocephalus
xanthocephalus)
|
|
|
Rusty
Blackbird
|
(Euphagus
carolinus)
|
|
|
Brewer's
Blackbird
|
(Euphagus
cyanocephalus)
|
|
|
Common
Grackle
|
(Quiscalus
quiscula)
|
|
|
Brown-headed
Cowbird
|
(Molothrus
ater)
|
|
|
Orchard
Oriole
|
(Icterus
spurius)
|
|
|
Baltimore
Oriole
|
(Icterus
galbula)
|
Photo
|
|
|
|
|
|
FINCHES
|
|
|
|
Pine
Grosbeak
|
(Pinicola
enucleator)
|
|
|
Purple
Finch
|
(Carpodacus
purpureus)
|
|
|
House
Finch
|
(Carpodacus
mexicanus)
|
|
|
Red
Crossbill
|
(Loxia
curvirostra)
|
|
|
White-winged
Crossbill
|
(Loxia
leucoptera)
|
|
|
Common
Redpoll
|
(Carduelis
flammea)
|
|
|
Pine
Siskin
|
(Carduelis
pinus)
|
|
|
American
Goldfinch
|
(Carduelis
tristis)
|
Photo
|
|
Evening
Grosbeak
|
(Coccothraustes
vespertinus)
|
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