National Wildlife Refuge
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| Eastern
Neck National Wildlife Refuge |
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Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge has been identified as a U.S. Important Bird Area by the American Bird Conservancy. Visit their official webpage to learn more! The following list of bird species was compiled for the area around and including Eastern Neck NWR, and provides a fairly accurate list of refuge species. Species with an "X" in the Breeding column have been documented breeding in the Eastern Neck NWR area. Some species are year-round residents of the area, while many move through only during migration times. The relative abundance of each species in each of the four seasons is denoted by the following codes: |
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a =
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abundant | a species which is very common |
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c =
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common | likely to be seen or heard in suitable habitat |
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u =
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uncommon | present, but not certain to be seen or heard |
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o =
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occasional | seen only a few times during a season |
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r =
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rare | may be present, but not every year |
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Scroll through the list below, or click on a species
group:
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EASTERN NECK NWR BIRD LIST
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Breeding
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Spring
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Summer
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Fall
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Winter
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| LOONS - GREBES | Common Loon |
u
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| back to top | Pied-billed Grebe |
X
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u
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r
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c
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u
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| Horned Grebe |
u
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c
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u
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| Red-necked Grebe |
r
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r
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r
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| PELICANS - CORMORANTS | Brown Pelican |
r
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r
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r
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| back to top | Double-crested Cormorant |
c
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u
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c
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o
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| BITTERNS - HERONS - IBISES | American Bittern |
X
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r
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u
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u
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r
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| back to top | Least Bittern |
X
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u
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u
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| Great Blue Heron |
X
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c
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c
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c
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u
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| Great Egret |
o
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o
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u
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| Snowy Egret |
u
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c
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c
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| Little Blue Heron |
r
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r
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r
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| Tricolores Heron |
r
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r
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o
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| Cattle Egret |
c
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c
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c
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| Green-backed Heron |
X
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c
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c
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c
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r
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| Black-crowned Nigh-Heron |
r
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u
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u
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r
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| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron |
r
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r
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r
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| Glossy Ibis |
r
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r
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| SWANS - GEESE - DUCKS | Fulvous Whistling-Duck |
r
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| back to top | Tundra Swan |
c
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a
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a
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| Mute Swan |
X
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c
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c
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c
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c
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| Greater White-fronted Goose |
r
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r
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| Snow Goose |
u
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u
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u
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| Brant |
r
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r
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| Canada Goose |
a
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a
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a
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| Wood duck |
·
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c
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c
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c
|
u
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| Green-winged Teal |
c
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c
|
r
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| American Black Duck |
X
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c
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c
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c
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c
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| Mallard |
X
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a
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a
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a
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a
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| Northern Pintail |
c
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c
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c
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| Blue-winged Teal |
X
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c
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r
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c
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r
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| Northern Shoveler |
u
|
c
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o
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| Gadwall |
c
|
r
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c
|
c
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| Eurasian Wigeon |
r
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r
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r
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| American Wigeon |
u
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c
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c
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| Canvasback |
c
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c
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c
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| Redhead |
u
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u
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u
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| Ring-necked Duck |
u
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u
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u
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| Greater Scaup |
u
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u
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c
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| Lesser Scaup |
c
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c
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c
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| Oldsquaw |
c
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c
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c
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| Black Scoter |
u
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u
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u
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| Surf Scoter |
u
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u
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u
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| White-winged Scoter |
u
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u
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u
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| Common Goldeneye |
a
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c
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a
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| Bufflehead |
c
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c
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c
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| Hooded Merganser |
u
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o
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u
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| Common Merganser |
u
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r
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u
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| Red-breasted Merganser |
u
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r
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u
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| Ruddy Duck |
u
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c
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c
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| VULTURES - HAWKS - FALCONS | Black Vulture |
X
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c
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c
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c
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c
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| back to top | Turkey Vulture |
X
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a
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a
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a
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a
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| Osprey |
X
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a
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a
|
c
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| Bald Eagle |
X
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c
|
u
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c
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u
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| Northern Harrier |
c
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c
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c
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| Spinned-shinned Hawk |
u
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c
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u
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| Cooper's Hawk |
o
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o
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o
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| Red-shouldered Hawk |
X
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u
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u
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u
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u
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| Broad-winged Hawk |
o
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c
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| Red-tailed Hawk |
X
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c
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c
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c
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c
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| Rough-legged Hawk |
r
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r
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r
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| Golden Eagle |
r
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r
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r
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| American Kestrel |
·
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a
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u
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a
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a
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| Merlin |
r
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o
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r
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| Peregrine Falcon |
o
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| GROUSE - QUAIL - TURKEY | Northern Bobwhite |
X
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c
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c
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c
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c
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| back to top | Wild Turkey |
X
|
c
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c
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c
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c
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| RAILS - CRANES | Clapper Rail |
r
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r
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r
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| back to top | King Rail |
X
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c
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c
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c
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c
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| Virginia Rail |
X
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a
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a
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a
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u
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| Sora |
u
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u
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u
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| Common Moorhen |
r
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r
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r
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| American Coot |
u
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u
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c
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| PLOVERS - SANDPIPERS | Black-bellied Plover |
u
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u
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u
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| back to top | Semipalmated Plover |
u
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u
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u
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| Killdeer |
X
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c
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c
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c
|
u
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| Greater Yellowlegs |
c
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c
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c
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| Lesser Yellowlegs |
c
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u
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c
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| Solitary Sandpiper |
u
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u
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u
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| Spotted Sandpiper |
c
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u
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c
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| Ruddy Turnstone |
r
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| Sanderling |
r
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r
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| Semipalmated Sandpiper |
c
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c
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c
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| Wester Sandpiper |
r
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r
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r
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| Least Sandpiper |
c
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c
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c
|
r
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| White-rumped Sandpiper |
u
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u
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| Pectoral Sandpiper |
u
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u
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u
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| Dunlin |
c
|
u
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c
|
r
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| Stilt Sandpiper |
r
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r
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| Short-billed Dowitcher |
u
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u
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u
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| Common Snipe |
u
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u
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u
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| American Woodcock |
X
|
c
|
u
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c
|
u
|
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| GULLS - TERNS | Laughing Gull |
c
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u
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c
|
r
|
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| back to top | Bonaparte's Gull |
o
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o
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o
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| Ring-billed Gull |
a
|
c
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a
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c
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| Herring Gull |
c
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u
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c
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c
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| Lesser Black-backed Gull |
r
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r
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r
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| Great Black-backed Gull |
u
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r
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c
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c
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| Caspian Tern |
u
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u
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| Royal Tern |
r
|
u
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| Common Tern |
u
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u
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u
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| Forster's Tern |
r
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o
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c
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| Least Tern |
r
|
u
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u
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| DOVES - CUCKOOS - HUMMINGBIRDS | Rock Dove |
X
|
u
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u
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u
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u
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| back to top | Mourning Dove |
X
|
c
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c
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c
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c
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| Black-billed Cuckoo |
X
|
o
|
o
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o
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| Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
X
|
c
|
u
|
u
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| Common Nighthawk |
·
|
u
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u
|
c
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| Chuck-will's widow |
u
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u
|
r
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| Whip-poor-will |
X
|
u
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u
|
c
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| Chimney Swift |
X
|
c
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c
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c
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| Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
X
|
c
|
u
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c
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| Belted Kingfisher |
X
|
u
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u
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u
|
u
|
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| OWLS | Common Barn Owl |
X
|
u
|
u
|
u
|
u
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| back to top | Eastern Screech Owl |
X
|
c
|
c
|
c
|
c
|
| Great Horned owl |
X
|
c
|
c
|
c
|
c
|
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| Snowy Owl |
r
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r
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| Barred Owl |
X
|
u
|
u
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u
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u
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| Short-eared Owl |
o
|
o
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o
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| Northern Saw-whet Owl |
r
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r
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| WOODPECKERS - FLYCATCHERS | Red-headed Woodpecker |
r
|
r
|
r
|
r
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| back to top | Red-bellied Woodpecker |
X
|
c
|
c
|
c
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c
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| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
u
|
u
|
u
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| Downy Woodpecker |
X
|
c
|
c
|
c
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c
|
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| Hairy Woodpecker |
X
|
u
|
u
|
u
|
u
|
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| Northern Flicker |
X
|
c
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c
|
c
|
c
|
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| Eastern Wood-Pewee |
X
|
c
|
c
|
c
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| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher |
o
|
o
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| Acadian Flycatcher |
X
|
u
|
u
|
u
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| Eastern Phoebe |
X
|
c
|
u
|
c
|
r
|
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| Great Crested Flycatcher |
X
|
u
|
c
|
u
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| Eastern Kingbird |
X
|
c
|
c
|
c
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| LARKS - SWALLOWS | Horned Lark |
X
|
c
|
c
|
u
|
u
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| back to top | Purple Martin |
X
|
u
|
c
|
u
|
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| Tree Swallow |
X
|
c
|
c
|
a
|
r
|
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| Northern Rough-winged Swallow |
X
|
u
|
u
|
u
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| Bank Swallow |
u
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u
|
u
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| Cliff Swallow |
r
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r
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| Barn Swallow |
X
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a
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a
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a
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| JAYS - CROWS | Blue Jay |
X
|
c
|
c
|
a
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c
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| back to top | American Crow |
X
|
c
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c
|
c
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c
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| Fish Crow |
X
|
c
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c
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c
|
u
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| TITMICE - NUTHATCHES - WRENS | Black-capped Chickadee |
r
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r
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| back to top | Carolina Chickadee |
X
|
c
|
c
|
c
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c
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| Tufted Titmouse |
X
|
c
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c
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c
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c
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| Red-breasted Nuthatch |
u
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u
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u
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| White-breasted Nuthatch |
X
|
u
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u
|
u
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| Brown Creeper |
u
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u
|
u
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| Carolina Wren |
X
|
c
|
c
|
c
|
c
|
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| House Wren |
X
|
c
|
c
|
c
|
r
|
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| Winter Wren |
u
|
u
|
u
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| Sedge Wren |
X
|
o
|
o
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o
|
r
|
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| Marsh Wren |
X
|
c
|
c
|
c
|
r
|
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| KINGLETS - THRUSHERS -THRASHERS | Golden-crowned Kinglet |
X
|
u
|
c
|
c
|
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| back to top | Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
u
|
c
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c
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| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
X
|
c
|
r
|
u
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r
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| Eastern Bluebird |
X
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a
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a
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c
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c
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| Veery |
u
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u
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| Gray-cheeked Thrush |
u
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u
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| Swainson's Thrush |
c
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c
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| Hermit Thrush |
u
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u
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u
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| Wood Thrush |
X
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c
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c
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c
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| American Robin |
X
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a
|
c
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a
|
u
|
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| Gray Catbird |
X
|
c
|
c
|
c
|
o
|
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| Northern Mockingbird |
X
|
c
|
c
|
c
|
c
|
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| Brown Thrasher |
X
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c
|
c
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c
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o
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| WAXWINGS - SHRIKES - STARLINGS | Water Pipit |
r
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r
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r
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| back to top | Cedar Waxwing |
X
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c
|
r
|
c
|
u
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| Loggerhead Shrike |
r
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r
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r
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| European Starling |
X
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c
|
c
|
a
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c
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| VIREOS - WOOD WARBLERS | White-eyed Vireo |
X
|
c
|
u
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c
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| back to top | Solitary Vireo |
o
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o
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| Yellow-throated Vireo |
X
|
u
|
u
|
u
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| Warbling Vireo |
X
|
r
|
r
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r
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| Red-eyed Vireo |
X
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c
|
u
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c
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| Blue-winged Warbler |
u
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u
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| Tennessee Warbler |
o
|
u
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| Orange-crowned Warbler |
r
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| Nashville Warbler |
r
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r
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| Northern Parula |
X
|
c
|
u
|
u
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| Yellow Warbler |
X
|
a
|
c
|
u
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| Chestnut-sided Warbler |
u
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u
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| Magnolia Warbler |
u
|
u
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| Cape May Warbler |
r
|
u
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| Black-throated Blue Warbler |
u
|
c
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| Yellow-rumped Warbler |
a
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a
|
c
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| Black-throated Green Warbler |
u
|
u
|
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| Blackburnian Warbler |
u
|
u
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| Yellow-throated Warbler |
X
|
u
|
o
|
u
|
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| Pine Warbler |
X
|
u
|
u
|
u
|
r
|
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| Prairie Warbler |
X
|
u
|
u
|
u
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| Palm Warbler |
u
|
u
|
o
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| Bay-breasted Warbler |
u
|
u
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| Blackpoll Warbler |
u
|
u
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| Black-and-white Warbler |
X
|
c
|
r
|
c
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| American Redstart |
c
|
r
|
c
|
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| Prothonotary Warbler |
X
|
u
|
u
|
u
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| Ovenbird |
X
|
u
|
u
|
c
|
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| Northern Waterthrush |
u
|
u
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| Louisiana Waterthrush |
X
|
u
|
r
|
u
|
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| Kentucky Warbler |
X
|
u
|
o
|
u
|
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| Connecticut Warbler |
r
|
o
|
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| Mourning Warbler |
r
|
o
|
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| Common Yellowthroat |
X
|
c
|
a
|
c
|
r
|
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| Wilson's Warbler |
r
|
r
|
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| Canada Warbler |
u
|
u
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| Yellow-breasted Chat |
X
|
u
|
u
|
u
|
r
|
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| TANAGERS - SPARROWS | Summer Tanager |
X
|
r
|
o
|
r
|
|
| back to top | Scarlet Tanager |
X
|
c
|
o
|
c
|
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| Northern Cardinal |
X
|
c
|
c
|
c
|
c
|
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| Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
o
|
u
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| Blue Grosbeak |
X
|
o
|
u
|
o
|
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| Indigo Bunting |
X
|
c
|
c
|
c
|
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| Rufous-sided Towhee |
X
|
c
|
c
|
c
|
u
|
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| American Tree Sparrow |
o
|
o
|
u
|
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| Chipping Sparrow |
X
|
c
|
c
|
c
|
o
|
|
| Field Sparrow |
X
|
c
|
c
|
c
|
c
|
|
| Vesper Sparrow |
r
|
r
|
r
|
r
|
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| Savannah Sparrow |
u
|
u
|
u
|
|||
| Grasshopper Sparrow |
X
|
u
|
u
|
u
|
||
| Henslow's Sparrow |
X
|
r
|
r
|
r
|
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| Sharp-tailed Sparrow |
r
|
r
|
r
|
r
|
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| Seaside Sparrow |
X
|
r
|
r
|
r
|
r
|
|
| Fox Sparrow |
r
|
u
|
u
|
|||
| Song Sparrow |
X
|
a
|
c
|
a
|
c
|
|
| Swamp Sparrow |
c
|
r
|
c
|
c
|
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| White-throated Sparrow |
a
|
a
|
a
|
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| White-crowned Sparrow |
u
|
u
|
u
|
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| Dark-eyed Junco |
a
|
a
|
a
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| Snow Bunting |
o
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o
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| BLACKBIRDS - FINCHES | Bobolink |
u
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| back to top | Red-winged Blackbird |
X
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a
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a
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a
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a
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| Eastern Meadowlark |
X
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c
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c
|
a
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c
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| Rusty Blackbird |
o
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u
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o
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| Common Grackle |
X
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c
|
a
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a
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c
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| Brown-headed Cowbird |
X
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c
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c
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c
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c
|
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| Orchard Oriole |
X
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c
|
u
|
u
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| Northern Oriole |
X
|
c
|
u
|
u
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r
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| Purple Finch |
u
|
u
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u
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| House Finch |
u
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u
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u
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u
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| Red Crossbill |
r
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| Pine Siskin |
o
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o
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o
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| American Goldfinch |
X
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c
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u
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c
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c
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| Evening Grosbeak |
o
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o
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o
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| House Sparrow |
X
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o
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o
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o
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o
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| ACCIDENTAL SPECIES | ||||||
| Accidental species that have only been seen once or twice on the refuge: | ||||||
| Red Loon | ||||||
| Northern Grosbeak | ||||||
| Northern Shrike | ||||||
| Lawrence's Warbler | ||||||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | ||||||
| Western Grebe | ||||||
| Cimmamon Teak | ||||||
Questions? Please check out the FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions) or search our Fish and Wildlife Service Homepage or contact the refuge by email. Privacy/Disclaimer Statements