Birding Brochure & Checklist
Great Birding on and around Galveston Island, Texas
Galveston Island is one of the top locations in the country for birding. It has a rich variety of habitats - beaches, wetlands, grasslands, woods, ponds, and bays - in a small area, and it is used by many common year-round species, as well as numerous others that visit briefly or for part of the year.
Birds visit en-route from and to Central and South America, north in the spring, south in the fall. Most pass on through after stopping for food and rest, but some spend their summers on the Island and breed locally. Galveston in fact sits astride the 95th meridian, the dead center of the trans-gulf migration route, and is just at the point in the circum Gulf route where many birds veer northward.
The Island is also an important wintering ground for numerous species that spend most of the year farther north. More than 300 bird species may be seen throughout the year somewhere on the Island. During FeatherFest, over 200 species are typical, such as common year-round birds, spring migrants and late wintering birds.
A detailed description of top birding areas, a map and seasonal checklist of species sighted are included in the Great Birding on and around Galveston Island brochure. Click here to download it (PDF).
Bird Sightings at Galveston FeatherFest
2004 - 2009
C (Common), F (Fairly Uncommon), U (Uncommon), R (Rare), O (Occasional)
NOTE: The sighting frequency definitions best relate to the entire "Spring" period which is commonly defined as March through May. The birds listed are far more than might be observed during FeatherFest because some birds prefer habitats that might not be visited, but more importantly because FF has, since its inception, been held early in the Spring, i.e.: the first weekend that includes an April day. Therefore FF visitors will be too early to see those Neotropical birds that migrate north through the area later, and will be too late to see those Nearctic birds that have wintered on the Gulf Coast but have already moved northwards. However an accumulation of birds seen from 2004 – 2009 will give a good indication of what you could see in future years at the same seasonal time.
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
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Totals:
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203
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200
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181
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184
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197
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202
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1
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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
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F
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2
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Fulvous Whistling-Duck
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C
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3
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Greater White-fronted Goose
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U
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4
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Snow Goose
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U
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5
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Canada Goose
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U
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6
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Wood Duck
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F
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7
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Gadwall
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C
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8
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American Wigeon
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C
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9
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Mallard
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U
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10
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Mottled Duck
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C
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11
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Blue-winged Teal
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C
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12
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Cinnamon Teal
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R
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13
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Northern Shoveler
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C
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14
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Northern Pintail
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U
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15
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Green-winged Teal
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F
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16
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Canvasback
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R
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17
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Redhead
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U
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18
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Ring-necked Duck
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F
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19
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Greater Scaup
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R
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20
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Lesser Scaup
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C
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21
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Surf Scoter
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R
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22
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White-winged Scoter
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R
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23
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Black Scoter
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R
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24
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Long-tailed Duck
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O
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25
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Bufflehead
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U
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26
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Common Goldeneye
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R
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27
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Hooded Merganser
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R
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28
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Red-breasted Merganser
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C
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29
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Ruddy Duck
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U
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30
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Greater Prairie-Chicken
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R
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31
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Northern Bobwhite
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U
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32
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Pacific Loon
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R
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33
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Common Loon
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C
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34
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Pied-billed Grebe
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C
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35
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Horned Grebe
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R
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36
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Eared Grebe
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F
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37
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Masked Booby
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O
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38
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Northern Gannet
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U
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39
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American White Pelican
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C
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40
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Brown Pelican
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C
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41
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Neotropic Cormorant
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C
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42
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Double-crested Cormorant
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C
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43
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Anhinga
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C
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44
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Magnificent Frigatebird
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R
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45
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American Bittern
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U
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46
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Least Bittern
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C
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47
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Great Blue Heron
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C
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48
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Great Egret
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C
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49
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Snowy Egret
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C
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50
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Little Blue Heron
|
C
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51
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Tricolored Heron
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C
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52
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Reddish Egret
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C
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53
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Cattle Egret
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C
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54
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Green Heron
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C
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55
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Black-crowned Night-Heron
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C
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56
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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
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F
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57
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White Ibis
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C
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58
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Glossy Ibis
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R
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59
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White-faced Ibis
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F
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60
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Roseate Spoonbill
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C
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61
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Black Vulture
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C
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62
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Turkey Vulture
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C
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63
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Osprey
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U
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64
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Swallow-tailed Kite
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R
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65
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White-tailed Kite
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C
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66
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Mississippi Kite
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R
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67
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Bald Eagle
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R
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68
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Northern Harrier
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C
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69
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Sharp-shinned Hawk
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U
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70
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Cooper's Hawk
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U
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71
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Red-shouldered Hawk
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C
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72
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Broad-winged Hawk
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U
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73
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Swainson's Hawk
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U
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74
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White-tailed Hawk
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R
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75
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Red-tailed Hawk
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U
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76
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Crested Caracara
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U
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77
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American Kestrel
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C
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78
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Merlin
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U
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79
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Peregrine Falcon
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U
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80
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Yellow Rail
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R
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81
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Black Rail
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R
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82
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Clapper Rail
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C
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83
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King Rail
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F
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84
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Virginia Rail
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C
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85
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Sora
|
C
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86
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Purple Gallinule
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C
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87
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Common Moorhen
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C
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88
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American Coot
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C
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89
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Sandhill Crane
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U
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90
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Black-bellied Plover
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C
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91
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American Golden-Plover
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C
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92
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Snowy Plover
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C
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93
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Wilson's Plover
|
C
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94
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Semipalmated Plover
|
C
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95
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Piping Plover
|
C
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96
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Killdeer
|
C
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97
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American Oystercatcher
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U
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98
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Black-necked Stilt
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C
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99
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American Avocet
|
C
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100
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Spotted Sandpiper
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U
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101
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Solitary Sandpiper
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U
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102
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Greater Yellowlegs
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C
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103
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Willet
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C
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104
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Lesser Yellowlegs
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C
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105
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Upland Sandpiper
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U
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106
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Whimbrel
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C
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107
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Long-billed Curlew
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C
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108
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Hudsonian Godwit
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U
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109
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Marbled Godwit
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C
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110
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Ruddy Turnstone
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C
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111
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Red Knot
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F
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112
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Sanderling
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C
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113
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Semipalmated Sandpiper
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C
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114
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Western Sandpiper
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C
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115
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Least Sandpiper
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C
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116
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White-rumped Sandpiper
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C
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117
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Baird's Sandpiper
|
U
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118
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Pectoral Sandpiper
|
C
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119
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Dunlin
|
C
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120
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Stilt Sandpiper
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F
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121
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Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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U
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122
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Short-billed Dowitcher
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C
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123
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Long-billed Dowitcher
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C
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124
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Wilson's Snipe
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C
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125
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Wilson's Phalarope
|
U
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126
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Laughing Gull
|
C
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127
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Franklin's Gull
|
R
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128
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Bonaparte's Gull
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C
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129
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Ring-billed Gull
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C
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130
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Herring Gull
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C
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131
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Lesser Black-backed Gull
|
R
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132
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Glaucous Gull
|
R
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133
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Least Tern
|
C
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134
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Gull-billed Tern
|
U
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135
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Caspian Tern
|
C
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136
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Black Tern
|
C
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137
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Common Tern
|
C
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138
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Forster's Tern
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C
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139
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Royal Tern
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C
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140
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Sandwich Tern
|
C
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141
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Black Skimmer
|
C
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142
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Pomarine Jaeger
|
U
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143
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Parasitic Jaeger
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R
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144
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Rock Dove/Pidgeon
|
C
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145
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Eurasian Collared-Dove
|
C
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146
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White-winged Dove
|
C
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147
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Mourning Dove
|
C
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148
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Inca Dove
|
C
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149
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Common Ground-Dove
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R
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150
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Monk Parakeet
|
F
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151
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo
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C
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152
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Black-billed Cuckoo
|
U
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153
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Groove-billed Ani
|
R
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154
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Barn Owl
|
C
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155
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Eastern Screech-Owl
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C
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156
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Great Horned Owl
|
F
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157
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Barred Owl
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F
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158
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Short-eared Owl
|
R
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159
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Lesser Nighthawk
|
R
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160
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Common Nighthawk
|
C
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161
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Chuck-will's-widow
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F
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162
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Whip-poor-will
|
U
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163
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Chimney Swift
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C
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164
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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C
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165
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Black-chinned Hummingbird
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R
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166
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Rufous Hummingbird
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R
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167
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Belted Kingfisher
|
C
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168
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Red-headed Woodpecker
|
R
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169
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Red-bellied Woodpecker
|
C
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170
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
|
F
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171
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Downy Woodpecker
|
C
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172
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Red-cockaded Woodpecker
|
R
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173
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Northern Flicker
|
O
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174
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Pileated Woodpecker
|
F
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175
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Olive-sided Flycatcher
|
R
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176
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Eastern Wood-Pewee
|
C
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177
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Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
|
O
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178
|
Acadian Flycatcher
|
C
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
179
|
Alder Flycatcher
|
R
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
180
|
Willow Flycatcher
|
R
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|
|
|
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|
|
181
|
Least Flycatcher
|
U
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|
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|
|
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|
|
182
|
Eastern Phoebe
|
C
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
183
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Vermilion Flycatcher
|
R
|
|
|
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|
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|
184
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Ash-throated Flycatcher
|
R
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|
|
|
|
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|
185
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Great Crested Flycatcher
|
C
|
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|
|
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|
186
|
Western Kingbird
|
U
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|
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|
|
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|
187
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Eastern Kingbird
|
C
|
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|
188
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
|
C
|
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|
189
|
Loggerhead Shrike
|
C
|
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|
190
|
White-eyed Vireo
|
C
|
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|
191
|
Bell's Vireo
|
O
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|
|
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|
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|
192
|
Yellow-throated Vireo
|
C
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|
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|
193
|
Blue-headed Vireo
|
C
|
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|
194
|
Warbling Vireo
|
U
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|
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|
|
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|
195
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Philadelphia Vireo
|
F
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
196
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Red-eyed Vireo
|
C
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|
|
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|
197
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Blue Jay
|
C
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|
198
|
American Crow
|
C
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|
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|
199
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Horned Lark
|
U
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|
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|
200
|
Purple Martin
|
C
|
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|
201
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Tree Swallow
|
C
|
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|
202
|
N. Rough-winged Swallow
|
C
|
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|
203
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Bank Swallow
|
C
|
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|
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|
204
|
Barn Swallow
|
C
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|
205
|
Cliff Swallow
|
C
|
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|
206
|
Cave Swallow
|
U
|
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|
207
|
Carolina Chickadee
|
C
|
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|
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|
|
208
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Tufted Titmouse
|
C
|
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|
|
|
|
|
209
|
Red-breasted Nuthatch
|
R
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
210
|
Brown-headed Nuthatch
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
211
|
Brown Creeper
|
R
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
212
|
Carolina Wren
|
C
|
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|
213
|
Bewick's Wren
|
R
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
214
|
House Wren
|
C
|
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|
215
|
Sedge Wren
|
C
|
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|
216
|
Marsh Wren
|
C
|
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|
217
|
Golden-crowned Kinglet
|
R
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
218
|
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
|
C
|
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|
219
|
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
|
C
|
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|
220
|
Eastern Bluebird
|
F
|
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|
|
|
|
|
221
|
Veery
|
U
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
222
|
Gray-cheeked Thrush
|
U
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
223
|
Swainson's Thrush
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
224
|
Hermit Thrush
|
U
|
|
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|
|
|
225
|
Wood Thrush
|
C
|
|
|
|
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|
|
226
|
American Robin
|
C
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
227
|
Gray Catbird
|
C
|
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|
228
|
Northern Mockingbird
|
C
|
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|
229
|
Brown Thrasher
|
F
|
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|
230
|
European Starling
|
C
|
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|
231
|
American Pipit
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
232
|
Sprague's Pipit
|
R
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
233
|
Cedar Waxwing
|
C
|
|
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|
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|
234
|
Blue-winged Warbler
|
C
|
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|
|
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|
235
|
Golden-winged Warbler
|
U
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
236
|
Tennessee Warbler
|
C
|
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|
237
|
Orange-crowned Warbler
|
C
|
 |
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 |
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|
238
|
Nashville Warbler
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
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|
239
|
Northern Parula
|
C
|
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|
240
|
Yellow Warbler
|
C
|
|
 |
|
 |
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|
241
|
Chestnut-sided Warbler
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
242
|
Magnolia Warbler
|
C
|
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|
|
|
|
|
243
|
Cape May Warbler
|
R
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
244
|
Black-throated Blue Warbler
|
R
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
245
|
Yellow-rumped Warbler
|
C
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
246
|
Blk-throated Green Warbler
|
C
|
 |
 |
|
|
|
 |
|
247
|
Blackburnian Warbler
|
U
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
248
|
Yellow-throated Warbler
|
U
|
 |
 |
|
|
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|
249
|
Pine Warbler
|
R
|
 |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
250
|
Prairie Warbler
|
R
|
 |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
251
|
Palm Warbler
|
U
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
252
|
Bay-breasted Warbler
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
253
|
Blackpoll Warbler
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
254
|
Cerulean Warbler
|
U
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
255
|
Black-and-white Warbler
|
C
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
256
|
American Redstart
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
257
|
Prothonotary Warbler
|
C
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
258
|
Worm-eating Warbler
|
C
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
 |
|
259
|
Swainson's Warbler
|
U
|
 |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
260
|
Ovenbird
|
C
|
 |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
261
|
Northern Waterthrush
|
C
|
 |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
262
|
Louisiana Waterthrush
|
C
|
 |
 |
 |
|
|
 |
|
263
|
Kentucky Warbler
|
C
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
264
|
Mourning Warbler
|
R
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
265
|
Common Yellowthroat
|
C
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
266
|
Hooded Warbler
|
C
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
267
|
Wilson's Warbler
|
U
|
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
268
|
Canada Warbler
|
U
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
269
|
Yellow-breasted Chat
|
F
|
 |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
270
|
Summer Tanager
|
C
|
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
 |
|
271
|
Scarlet Tanager
|
C
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
|
272
|
Western Tanager
|
R
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
273
|
Eastern Towhee
|
R
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
274
|
Spotted Towhee
|
O
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
275
|
Chipping Sparrow
|
F
|
 |
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
276
|
Clay-colored Sparrow
|
R
|
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
277
|
Field Sparrow
|
U
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
278
|
Vesper Sparrow
|
U
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
279
|
Lark Sparrow
|
R
|
|
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
|
280
|
Savannah Sparrow
|
C
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
281
|
Grasshopper Sparrow
|
R
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
282
|
Henslow's Sparrow
|
R
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
283
|
Le Conte's Sparrow
|
F
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
284
|
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Spar
|
C
|
|
 |
|
|
 |
 |
|
285
|
Seaside Sparrow
|
C
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
286
|
Song Sparrow
|
U
|
|
 |
|
 |
 |
 |
|
287
|
Lincoln's Sparrow
|
C
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
288
|
Swamp Sparrow
|
C
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
289
|
White-throated Sparrow
|
C
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|
|
290
|
Harris's Sparrow
|
R
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
291
|
White Crowned Sparrow
|
U
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
292
|
Northern Cardinal
|
C
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
293
|
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
|
C
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
 |
|
294
|
Blue Grosbeak
|
C
|
 |
|
|
 |
 |
|
|
295
|
Indigo Bunting
|
C
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
296
|
Painted Bunting
|
F
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
297
|
Dickcissel
|
C
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
298
|
Bobolink
|
R
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
299
|
Red-winged Blackbird
|
C
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
|
300
|
Eastern Meadowlark
|
C
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
301
|
Western Meadowlark
|
R
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
302
|
Yellow-headed Blackbird
|
R
|
|
|
 |
|
|
 |
|
303
|
Common Grackle
|
C
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
304
|
Boat-tailed Grackle
|
F
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
305
|
Great-tailed Grackle
|
C
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
306
|
Bronzed Cowbird
|
U
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|
307
|
Brown-headed Cowbird
|
C
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
308
|
Orchard Oriole
|
C
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
309
|
Baltimore Oriole
|
C
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
|
310
|
Purple Finch
|
R
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
311
|
House Finch
|
U
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
312
|
Pine Siskin
|
R
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
313
|
American Goldfinch
|
C
|
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
|
314
|
House Sparrow
|
C
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
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Other bird observations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
315
|
Woodstork
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
316
|
Burrowing Owl
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
317
|
Reddish Egret white morph
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
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For Further Information
Email: NatureTourismGalv@juno.com
Phone: 409.392.0841 or 1.888.425.4753
Fax: 409.737.2264
Mail: Galveston FeatherFest, P.O. Box 1468
Galveston, TX 77553-1468
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