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 Common Name  Scientific Name
  Acorn Woodpecker   Melanerpes formicivorus
  Allens Hummingbird   Selasphorus sasin
  Amer. Three-toed Woodpecker   Picoides dorsalis
  American Avocet   Recurvirostra americana
  American Bittern   Botaurus lentiginosus
  American Black Duck   Anas rubripes
  American Buff Goose   Anser anser domesticus
  American Coot   Fulica americana
  American Crow   Corvus brachyrhynchos
  American Flamingo   Phoenicopterus ruber
  American Goldfinch   Spinus tristis
  American Kestrel   Falco sparverius
  American Oystercatcher   Haematopus palliatus
  American Pipit   Anthus rubescens
  American Redstart   Setophaga ruticilla
  American Robin   Turdus migratorius
  American Tree Sparrow   Spizelloides arborea
  American White Pelican   Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
  American Wigeon   Mareca americana
  American Woodcock   Scolopax minor
  Ancient Murrelet   Synthliboramphus antiquus
  Anhinga   Anhinga anhinga
  Annas Hummingbird   Calypte anna
  Arctic Tern   Sterna paradisea
  Ash-Throated Flycatcher   Myiarchus cinerascens
  Atlantic Puffin   Fratercula artica
  Attwaters Prairie Chicken   Tympanuchus cupido
  Bald Eagle   Haliaeetus leucocephalus
  Baltimore Oriole   Icterus galbula
  Band-tailed Pigeon   Patagioenas fasciata
  Bank Swallow   Riparia riparia
  Barn Owl   Tyto alba
  Barn Swallow   Hirundo rustica
  Barred Owl   Strix varia
  Barrows Goldeneye   Bucephala islandica
  Bay-breasted Warbler   Setophaga castancea
  Belted Kingfisher   Megaceryle alcyon
  Bewicks Wren   Thryomanes bewickii
  Black Phoebe   Sayornis nigricans
  Black Scoter   Melanitta americana
  Black Tern   Chlidonias niger
  Black Vulture   Coragyps atratus
  Black-and-white Warbler   Mniotilta varia
  Black-bellied Plover   Pluvialis squatarola
  Black-bellied Whistling-Duck   Dendrocygna autumnalis
  Black-billed Cuckoo   Coccyzus erythropthalmus
  Black-billed Magpie   Pica hudsonia
  Black-capped Chickadee   Poecile atricapilla
  Black-crowned Night-Heron   Nycticorax nycticorax
  Black-footed Albatross   Phoebastria nigripes
  Black-headed Grosbeak   Pheucticus melanocephalus
  Black-legged Kittiwake   Rissa tridactyla
  Black-necked Stilt   Himantopus mexicanus
  Black-throated Blue Warbler   Setophaga caerulescens
  Black-throated Green Warbler   Setophaga virens
  Black-throated Sparrow   Amphispiza bilineata
  Blackburnian Warbler   Setophaga fusca
  Blackpoll Warbler   Setophaga striata
  Blue Grosbeak   Passerina caerulea
  Blue Jay   Cyanocitta cristata
  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher   Polioptila caerulea
  Blue-winged Teal   Spatula discors
  Boat-tailed Grackle   Quiscalus major
  Bobolink   Dolichonyx oryzivorus
  Bohemian Waxwing   Bombycilla garrulus
  Bonapartes Gull   Chroicocephalus philadelphia
  Boreal Owl   Aegolius funereus
  Brandts Cormorant   Phalacrocorax pencillatus
  Brant   Branta bernicla
  Bristle-thighed Curlew   Numenius tahitiensis
  Broad-winged Hawk   Buteo platypterus
  Brown Booby   Sula leucogaster
  Brown Creeper   Certhia americana
  Brown Noddy   Anous stolidus
  Brown Pelican   Pelecanus occidentalis
  Brown Thrasher   Toxostoma rufum
  Brown-headed Cowbird   Molothrus ater
  Bufflehead   Bucephala albeola
  Bullocks Oriole   Icterus bullockii
  Burrowing Owl   Athene cunicularia
  Bushtit   Psaltriparus minimus
  Cackling Goose   Branta hutchinsii
  Cactus Wren   Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
  California Condor   Gymnogyps californianus
  California gull   Larus californicus
  California Quail   Callipepla californica
  California Scrub-Jay   Aphelocoma californica
  California Towhee   Melozone crissalis
  Calliope Hummingbird   Selasphorus calliope
  Canada Goose   Branta canadensis
  Canada Jay   Perisoreus canadensis
  Canada Warbler   Cardinella canadensis
  Canvasback   Aythya valisineria
  Canyon Towhee   Melozone fusca
  Cape May Warbler   Setophaga tigrina
  Carolina Chickadee   Poecile carolinensis
  Carolina Wren   Thryothorus ludovicianus
  Caspian Tern   Hydroprogne caspia
  Cassins Auklet   Ptychoramphus aleuticus
  Cassins Finch   Haemorhous cassinii
  Cattle Egret   Bubulcus ibis
  Cedar Waxwing   Bombycilla cedrorum
  Chestnut-backed Chickadee   Poecile rufescens
  Chestnut-sided Warbler   Setophaga pensylvanica
  Chihuahuan Raven   Corvus cryptoleucus
  Chimney Swift   Chaetura pelagica
  Chipping Sparrow   Spizella passerina
  Chuck-wills-widow   Antrostomus carolinensis
  Chukar   Alectoris chukar
  Cinnamon Teal   Spatula cyanoptera
  Clapper Rail   Rallus crepitans
  Cliff Swallow   Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
  Common Eider   Somateria mollissima
  Common Gallinule   Gallinula chloropus
  Common Goldeneye   Bucephala clangula
  Common Grackle   Quiscalus quiscula
  Common Ground-Dove   Columbina passerina
  Common Loon   Gavia immer
  Common Merganser   Mergus merganser
  Common Murre   Uria aalge
  Common Nighthawk   Chordeiles minor
  Common Poorwill   Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
  Common Raven   Corvus corax
  Common Redpoll   Acanthis flammea
  Common Tern   Sterna hirundo
  Common Yellowthroat   Geothlypis trichas
  Connecticut Warbler   Oporonis agilis
  Coopers Hawk   Accipiter cooperii
  Crested Auklet   Aethia cristatella
  Crested Caracara   Caracara cheriway
  Dark-eyed Junco   Junco hyemalis
  Double-crested Cormorant   Phalacrocorax auritus
  Downy Woodpecker   Dryobates pubescens
  Dusky Grouse   Dendragapus obscurus
  Eared Grebe   Podiceps nigricollis
  Eastern Bluebird   Sialia sialis
  Eastern Kingbird   Tyrannus tyrannus
  Eastern Phoebe   Sayornis phoebe
  Eastern Screech-Owl   Megascops asio
  Eastern Towhee   Pipilo erythrophthalmus
  Eastern Whip-poor-will   Antrostomus vociferus
  Eastern Wood-Pewee   Contopus virens
  Elf Owl   Micrathene whitheyi
  Emperor Goose   Anser canagica
  Eurasian Collared-Dove   Streptopelia decaocto
  European Starling   Sturnus vulgaris
  Evening Grosbeak   Coccothraustes vespertinus
  Ferruginous Hawk   Buteo regalis
  Field Sparrow   Spizella pusilla
  Flammulated Owl   Psiloscops flammeolus
  Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel   Oceanodroma furcata
  Forsters Tern   Sterna forsteri
  Fox Sparrow   Passerella iliaca
  Franklins Gull   Leucophaeus pipixcan
  Fulvous Whistling-Duck   Dendrocygna bicolor
  Gadwall   Mareca strepera
  Gambels Quail   Callipepla gambelii
  Gila Woodpecker   Melanerpes uropygialis
  Gilded Flicker   Colaptes chrysoides
  Glaucous-winged Gull   Larus glaucescens
  Glaucous-winged x Western Gull   Larus glaucescens x Larus occidentalis
  Golden Eagle   Aquila chrysaetos
  Golden-crowned Kinglet   Regulus satrapa
  Golden-crowned Sparrow   Zonotrichia artricapilla
  Golden-fronted Woodpecker   Melanerpes aurifrons
  Grasshopper Sparrow   Ammodramus savannarum
  Gray Catbird   Dumetella carolinensis
  Gray Partridge   Perdix perdix
  Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch   Leucosticte tephrocotis
  Great Black-backed Gull   Larus marinus
  Great Blue Heron   Ardea herodias
  Great Crested Flycatcher   Myiarchus crinitus
  Great Egret   Ardea alba
  Great Frigatebird   Fregata minor
  Great Gray Owl   Strix nebulosa
  Great Horned Owl   Bubo virginianus
  Great Kiskadee   Pitangus sulphuratus
  Great-tailed Grackle   Quiscalus mexicanus
  Greater Prairie-Chicken   Tympanuchus cupido
  Greater Roadrunner   Geococcyx californianus
  Greater Sage-Grouse   Centrocercus urophasianus
  Greater Scaup   Aythya marila
  Greater Shearwater   Ardenna gravis
  Greater White-fronted Goose   Anser albifrons
  Greater Yellowlegs   Tringa melanoleuca
  Green Heron   Butorides virescens
  Green Jay   Cyanocorax yncas
  Green Kingfisher   Chloroceryle americana
  Green Parakeet   Psittacara holochlorus
  Green-tailed Towhee   Pipilo chlorurus
  Green-winged Teal   Anas crecca
  Gull-billed Tern   Gelochelidon nilotica
  Gyrfalcon   Falco rusticolus
  Hairy Woodpecker   Dryobates villosus
  Harlequin Duck   Histrionicus histrionicus
  Harriss Hawk   Parabuteo unicinctus
  Hawaiian Duck   Anas wyvilliana
  Hawaiian Hawk   Buteo solitarius
  Hawaiian Petrel   Pterodroma sandwichensis
  Heermans Gull   Larus heermanni
  Helmeted Guineafowl   Numida meleagris
  Hermit Thrush   Catharus guttatus
  Herring Gull   Larus argentatus
  Hooded Merganser   Lophodytes cucullatus
  Hooded Oriole   Icterus cucullatus
  Horned Lark   Eremophila alpestris
  House Finch   Haemorhous mexicanus
  House Sparrow   Passer domesticus
  House Wren   Troglodytes aedon
  Huttons Vireo   Vireo huttoni
  Inca Dove   Columbina inca
  Indigo Bunting   Passerina cyanea
  Killdeer   Charadrius vociferus
  King Eider   Somateria spectabilis
  Kirtlands Warbler   Setophaga kirtlandii
  Ladder-backed Woodpecker   Dryobates scalaris
  Lapland Longspur   Calcarius lapponicus
  Lark Sparrow   Chondestes grammacus
  Laughing Gull   Leucophaeus atricilla
  Laysan Albatross   Phoebastria immutabilis
  Lazuli Bunting   Passerina amoena
  Leachs Storm-Petrel   Oceanodroma leucorhoa
  Least Bittern   Ixobrychus exilis
  Least Sandpiper   Calidris minutilla
  Least Tern   Sternula antillarum
  Lesser Goldfinch   Spinus psaltria
  Lesser Nighthawk   Chordeiles acutipennis
  Lesser Prairie-Chicken   Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
  Lesser Scaup   Aythya affinis
  Lewiss Woodpecker   Melanerpes lewis
  Limpkin   Aramus guarauna
  Lincolns Sparrow   Melospiza lincolnii
  Little Blue Heron   Egretta caerulea
  Loggerhead Shrike   Lanius ludovicianus
  Long-billed Dowitcher   Limnodromus scolopaceus
  Long-eared Owl   Asio otus
  Long-tailed Duck   Clangula hyemalis
  Louisiana Waterthrush   Parkesia motacilla
  Lucys Warbler   Leiothlypis luciae
  MacGillivrays Warbler   Geothlypis tolmiei
  Magnolia Warbler   Setophaga magnolia
  Mallard   Anas platyrhynchos
  Marbled Murrelet   Brachyramphus marmoratus
  Marsh Wren   Cistothorus palustris
  Masked Booby   Sula dactylatra
  Merlin   Falco columbarius
  Mew Gull   Larus canus
  Mississippi Kite   Ictinia mississippiensis
  Monk Parakeet   Myiopsitta monachus
  Mottled Duck   Anas fulvigula
  Mountain Bluebird   Sialia currucoides
  Mountain Quail   Oreortyx pictus
  Mourning Dove   Zenaida macroura
  Mourning Warbler   Geothlypis philadelphia
  Muscovy Duck   Cairina moschata
  Nashville Warbler   Leiothlypis ruficapilla
  Nene   Branta sandvicensis
  Neotropic Cormorant   Phalacrocorax brasilianus
  Newells Shearwater   Puffinus newelli
  Northern Bobwhite   Colinus virginianus
  Northern Cardinal   Cardinalis cardinalis
  Northern Flicker (red-shafted)   Colaptes auratus
  Northern Flicker (yellow-shafted)   Colaptes auratus
  Northern Fulmar   Fulmarus glacialis
  Northern Gannet   Morus bassanus
  Northern Goshawk   Accipiter gentilis
  Northern Harrier   Circus hudsonius
  Northern Hawk Owl   Surnia ulula
  Northern Mockingbird   Mimus polyglottos
  Northern Parula   Setophaga americana
  Northern Pintail   Anas acuta
  Northern Pygmy-Owl   Glaucidium gnoma
  Northern Saw-whet Owl   Aegolius acadicus
  Northern Shoveler   Spatula clypeata
  Northern Shrike   Lanius borealis
  Northern Waterthrush   Parkesia noveboracensis
  Nuttalls Woodpecker   Dryobates nuttallii
  Orange-crowned Warbler   Oreothlypis celata
  Osprey   Pandion haliaetus
  Ovenbird   Seiurus aurocapillus
  Pacific Golden-Plover   Pluvialis fulva
  Pacific Loon   Gavia pacifica
  Pacific Wren   Troglodytes pacificus
  Pacific-slope Flycatcher   Empidonax difficilis
  Painted Bunting   Passerina ciris
  Palm Warbler   Setophaga palmarum
  Pectoral Sandpiper   Calidris melanotos
  Pelagic Cormorant   Phalacrocorax pelagicus
  Peregrine Falcon   Falco peregrinus
  Pied-billed Grebe   Podilymbus podiceps
  Pigeon Guillemot   Cepphus columba
  Pileated Woodpecker   Dryocopus pileatus
  Pine Grosbeak   Pinicola enucleator
  Pine siskin   Spinus pinus
  Piping Plover   Charadrius melodus
  Plain Chachalaca   Ortalis vetula
  Pomarine Jaeger   Stercorarius pomarinus
  Prairie Falcon   Falco mexicanus
  Prairie Warbler   Setophaga discolor
  Prothonotary Warbler   Protonotaria citrea
  Purple Finch   Haemorhous purpureus
  Purple Martin   Progne subis
  Red Crossbill   Loxia curvirostra
  Red Phalarope   Phalaropus fulicaria
  Red-bellied Woodpecker   Melanerpes carolinus
  Red-breasted Merganser   Mergus serrator
  Red-breasted Nuthatch   Sitta canadensis
  Red-breasted Sapsucker   Sphyrapicus ruber
  Red-cockaded Woodpecker   Dryobates borealis
  Red-crowned Parrot   Amazona viridigenalis
  Red-eyed Vireo   Vireo olivaceus
  Red-footed Booby   Sula sula
  Red-headed Woodpecker   Melanerpes erythrocephalus
  Red-naped Sapsucker   Sphyrapicus nuchalis
  Red-necked Grebe   Podiceps grisegena
  Red-necked Phalarope   Phalaropus lobatus
  Red-shouldered Hawk   Buteo lineatus
  Red-tailed Hawk   Buteo jamaicensis
  Red-winged Blackbird   Agelaius phoeniceus
  Redhead   Aythya americana
  Rhinoceros Auklet   Cerorhina monocerata
  Ridgeways Rail   Rallus obsoletus
  Ring-billed Gull   Larus delawarensis
  Ring-necked Duck   Aythya collaris
  Ring-necked Pheasant   Phasianus colchicus
  Rock Pigeon   Columba livia
  Rock Ptarmigan   Lagopus muta
  Rose-breasted Grosbeak   Pheucticus ludovicianus
  Roseate Spoonbill   Platalea ajaja
  Roseate Tern   Sterna dougallii
  Ross Goose   Anser rossii
  Rough-legged Hawk   Buteo lagopus
  Royal Tern   Thalasseus maximus
  Ruby-crowned Kinglet   Regulus calendula
  Ruby-throated Hummingbird   Archilochus colubris
  Ruddy Duck   Oxyura jamaicensis
  Ruddy Turnstone   Arenaria interpres
  Ruffed Grouse   Bonasa umbellus
  Rufous Hummingbird   Selasphorus rufus
  Rusty Blackbird   Euphagus carolinus
  Sage Thrasher   Oreoscoptes montanus
  Sanderling   Calidris alba
  Sandhill Crane   Grus canadensis
  Sandwich Tern   Thalasseus sandvicenis
  Savannah Sparrow   Passerculus sandwichensis
  Says Phoebe   Sayornis saya
  Scaled Quail   Callipepla squamata
  Scarlet Tanager   Piranga olivacea
  Scissor-tailed Flycatcher   Tyrannus forficatus
  Sharp-shinned Hawk   Accipiter striatus
  Sharp-tailed Grouse   Tympanuchus phasianellus
  Shiny Cowbird   Molothrus bonariensis
  Short-billed Dowitcher   Limnodromus griseus
  Short-eared Owl   Asio flammeus
  Short-tailed Shearwater   Ardenna tenuirostris
  Snail Kite   Rostrhamnus sociabilis
  Snow Bunting   Plectrophenax nivalis
  Snow Goose   Anser caerulescens
  Snowy Egret   Egretta thula
  Snowy Owl   Bubo scandiacus
  Song Sparrow   Melospiza melodia
  Sooty Grouse   Dendragapus fuliginosus
  Sooty Shearwater   Ardenna grisea
  Sooty Tern   Onychoprion fuscatus
  Sora   Porzana carolina
  Spectacled Eider   Somateria fischeri
  Spotted Dove   Streptopelia chinensis
  Spotted Owl   Strix occidentalis
  Spotted Sandpiper   Actitis macularia
  Spotted Towhee   Pipilo maculatus
  Spruce Grouse   Falcipennis canadensis
  Stellers Eider   Polysticta stelleri
  Stellers Jay   Cyanocitta stelleri
  Surf Scoter   Melanitta perspicillata
  Swainsons Hawk   Buteo swainsoni
  Swainsons Thrush   Catharus ustulatus
  Swamp Sparrow   Melospiza georgiana
  Tennessee Warbler   Oreothlypis peregrina
  Townsends Warbler   Setophaga townsendi
  Tree Swallow   Tachycineta bicolor
  Tricolored Heron   Egretta tricolor
  Trumpeter Swan   Cygnus buccinator
  Tufted Puffin   Fratercula cirrhata
  Tundra Swan   Cygnus columbianus
  Turkey Vulture   Cathartes aura
  Upland Sandpiper   Bartramia longicauda
  Varied Thrush   Ixoreus naevius
  Vauxs Swift   Chaetura vauxi
  Veery   Catharus fuscescens
  Verdin   Auriparus flaviceps
  Vesper Sparrow   Pooecetes gramineus
  Violet-green Swallow   Tachycineta thalassina
  Virginia Rail   Rallus limicola
  Wedge-tailed Shearwater   Ardenna pacificus
  Western Bluebird   Sialia mexicanus
  Western Grebe   Aechmophorus occidentalis
  Western Gull   Larus occidentalis
  Western Kingbird   Tyrannus verticalis
  Western Meadowlark   Sturnella neglecta
  Western Screech-Owl   Megascops kennicotti
  Western Tanager   Piranga ludoviciana
  Western Wood-Pewee   Contopus sordidulus
  Whimbrel   Numenius phaeopus
  White Ibis   Eudocimus albus
  White Tern   Gygis alba
  White-breasted Nuthatch   Sitta carolinensis
  White-crowned Sparrow   Zonotrichia leucophrys
  White-faced Ibis   Plegadis chihi
  White-tailed Hawk   Geranoaetus albicaudatus
  White-tailed Kite   Elanus leucurus
  White-tailed Ptarmigan   Lagopus leucurus
  White-tailed Tropicbird   Phaethon lepturus
  White-throated Sparrow   Zonotrichia albicollis
  White-winged Crossbill   Loxia leucoptera
  White-winged Dove   Zenaida asiatica
  White-winged Scoter   Melanitta fusca
  Whooping Crane   Grus americana
  Wild Turkey   Meleagris gallopavo
  Willet   Tringa semipalmata
  Willow Flycatcher   Empidonax traillii
  Willow Ptarmigan   Lagopus lagopus
  Wilsons Phalarope   Phalaropus tricolor
  Wilsons Snipe   Gallinago delicata
  Wilsons Warbler   Cardellina pusilla
  Winter Wren   Troglodytes hiemalis
  Wood Duck   Aix sponsa
  Wood Stork   Mycteria americana
  Wood Thrush   Hylocichla mustelina
  Wrentit   Chamaea fasciata
  Yellow Warbler   Setophaga petechia
  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker   Sphyrapicus varius
  Yellow-billed Cuckoo   Coccyzus americanus
  Yellow-billed Magpie   Pica nuttalli
  Yellow-breasted Chat   Icteria virens
  Yellow-crowned Night-Heron   Nyctanassa violacea
  Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubons)   Setophaga coronata auduboni
  Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)   Setophaga coronata coronata
  Zebra Dove   Geopelia striata