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Loons, Grebes, Pelicans, Cormorants, Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Ibis, Waterfowl, Vultures, Osprey, Eagles, Hawks, Falcons

For help identifying refuge birds, consult the Beginners' Bird Guide (PDF file larger than 500 kb) or a photographic guide to the birds of southern Idaho.

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Loons	H	N	Sp	S	F	W
Common Loon	W	-	o	o	o	o
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Grebes	H	N	Sp	S	F	W
Pied-billed grebe	W	-	u	u	u	u
Horned grebe	W	-	r	-	r	-
Eared grebe	W	-	o	r	u	u
Clark's grebe	W	*	c	a	c	r
Western grebe	W	*	c	a	c	r
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Pelicans & Cormorants	H	N	Sp	S	F	W
American white pelican	W	-	o	c	o	-
Double-crested cormorant	W	*	o	c	c	o
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Bitterns, Herons, & Egrets	H	N	SP	S	F	W
American bittern	W	*	o	o	r	-
Great blue heron	W	*	c	a	c	u
Great egret	W	-	-	o	r	-
Snowy egret	W	-	-	o	r	-
Cattle egret	W	-	r	r	-	-
Green heron	W	*	r	r	-	o
Black-crowned night heron	SWD	*	c	c	c	o
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Ibis	H	N	SP	S	F	W
White-faced ibis	W	-	o	r	r	-
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Waterfowl	H	N	SP	S	F	W
Trumpeter swan	W	-	u	r	u	o
Tundra swan	W	-	u	r	u	o
Greater white-fronted goose	WA	-	u	-	u	o
Snow goose	WA	-	u	r	u	o
Ross' goose	WA	-	r	-	o	o
Canada goose	WA	*	c	c	a	a
Wood duck	WD	*	c	c	c	o
Green-winged teal	W	*	c	c	a	a
Mallard	WA	*	a	c	a	a
Northern pintail	W	-	c	c	a	c
Blue-winged teal	W	*	o	c	u	-
Cinnamon teal	W	*	c	c	u	-
Northern shoveler	W	*	o	u	c	o
Gadwall	W	-	u	u	o	-
American wigeon	W	-	c	u	a	c
Canvasback	W	-	o	-	o	-
Redhead	W	*	u	u	u	r
Ring-necked duck	W	-	o	-	u	o
Lesser scaup	W	-	u	r	u	-
Harlequin duck	SW	-	-	-	-	r
White-winged scoter	SW	-	-	-	-	r
Common goldeneye	W	-	c	-	a	a
Barrow's goldeneye	SW	-	r	-	r	u
Bufflehead	SW	-	o	-	u	o
Hooded merganser	W	*	u	o	u	o
Common merganser	W	*	u	u	c	c
Red-breasted merganser	W	-	o	-	u	u
Ruddy duck	W	-	u	o	u	u
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Vultures	H	N	SP	S	F	W
Turkey vulture	GA	-	r	u	r	u
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Osprey, Eagles, & Hawks	H	N	SP	S	F	W
Osprey	WD	*	o	o	r	-
Bald eagle	WD	*	u	u	u	c
Northern harrier	WGA	*	c	c	c	c
Sharp-shinned hawk	GD	-	o	r	o	u
Cooper's hawk	GD	-	r	r	o	u
Northern goshawk	D	-	o	r	o	o
Swainson's hawk	GA	*	o	o	o	-
Red-tailed hawk	GDA	*	c	c	c	c
Ferruginous hawk	GA	-	o	o	o	-
Rough-legged hawk	GA	-	o	-	u	c
Golden eagle	SG	-	o	o	u	u
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Falcons	H	N	SP	S	F	W
American kestrel	GDA	*	c	c	c	c
Peregrine falcon	WGA	-	r	o	o	r
Prairie falcon	GA	-	u	u	u	-
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Legend:
Habitat (H): W = on or near water, G = grasslands and dry uplands, D = deciduous woodlands and riparian areas, A = agricultural fields, S = species more likely seen on the Snake River Islands.

Nest on the refuge (N): * indicates a species that nests on the refuge

Seasons: SP = spring (March-May) , S = summer (June-August), F = fall (September-November), W = winter (December-February)

Abundance: a = abundant (a common species that is very numerous), c = common (certain to be seen in suitable habitat), u = uncommon (present, but not certain to be seen), o = occasional (seen only a few times during a season), r = rare (seen at intervals of 2-5 years)

Loons, Grebes, Pelicans, Cormorants, Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Ibis, Waterfowl, Vultures, Osprey, Eagles, Hawks, Falcons

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