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A
Acorn Woodpecker	Melanerpes formicivorus
Alder Flycatcher	Empidonax alnorum
American Avocet	Recurvirostra americana
American Bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus
American Coot	Fulica americana
American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos
American Dipper	Cinclus mexicanus
American Golden-Plover	Pluvialis fulva
American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius
American Pipit	Anthus rubescens
American Redstart	Setophaga ruticilla
American Robin	Turdus migratorius
American Three-toed Woodpecker	Picoides dorsalis
American Tree Sparrow	Spizella arborea
American White Pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
American Wigeon	Anas americana
Ancient Murrelet	Synthliboramphus antiquus
Anna's Hummingbird	Calypte anna
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea
Ash-throated Flycatcher	Myiarchus cinerascens

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Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii
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
Barrow's Goldeneye	Bucephala islandica
Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon
Bewick's Wren	Thryomanes bewickii
Black Scoter	Melanitta nigra
Black Swift	Cypseloides niger
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger
Black Turnstone	Arenaria melanocephala
Black-and-white Warbler	Mniotilta varia
Black-bellied Plover	Pluvialis squatarola
Black-billed Magpie	Pica hudsonia
Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus
Black-chinned Hummingbird	Archilochus alexandri
Black-crowned Night-Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-headed Grosbeak	Pheucticus melanocephalus
Black Phoebe	Sayornis nigricans
Blackpoll Warbler	Dendroica striata
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla
Black-throated Blue Warbler	Dendroica caerulescens
Black-throated Gray Warbler	Dendroica nigrescens
Black-throated Sparrow	Amphispiza bilineata
Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Polioptila caerulea
Blue-headed Vireo	Vireo solitarius
Blue-winged Teal	Anas discors
Bobolink	Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Bohemian Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus
Bonaparte's Gull	Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Boreal Chickadee	Poecile hudsonica
Boreal Owl	Aegolius funereus
Brant	Branta bernicla
Brewer's Blackbird	Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brewer's Sparrow	Spizella breweri
Broad-winged Hawk	Buteo platypterus
Brown Creeper	Certhia americana
Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Tryngites subruficollis
Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola
Bullock's Oriole	Icterus bullockii
Burrowing Owl	Athene cunicularia
Bushtit	Psaltriparus minimus

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Cackling Goose	Branta hutchinsii
California Gull	Larus californicus
California Quail	Callipepla californica
Calliope Hummingbird	Stellula calliope
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis
Canvasback	Aythya valisineria
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia
Cassin's Finch	Carpodacus cassinii
Cassin's Vireo	Vireo cassinii
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis
Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum
Chestnut-backed Chickadee	Poecile rufescens
Chestnut-collared Longspur	Calcarius ornatus
Chestnut-sided Warbler	Dendroica pensylvanica
Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina
Cinnamon Teal	Anas cyanoptera
Clark's Grebe	Aechmophorus clarkii
Clark's Nutcracker	Nucifraga columbiana
Clay-colored Sparrow	Spizella pallida
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula
Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula
Common Loon	Gavia immer
Common Merganser	Mergus merganser
Common Myna	Acridotheres tristis
Common Nighthawk	Chordeiles minor
Common Poorwill	Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Common Raven	Corvus corax
Common Redpoll	Carduelis flammea
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo
Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas
Cooper's Hawk	Accipiter cooperii
Costa's Hummingbird	Calypte costae

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Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis
Double-crested Cormorant	Phalacrocorax auritus
Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens
Dunlin	Calidris alpina
Dusky Flycatcher	Empidonax oberholseri
Dusky Grouse	Dendragapus obscurus

E
Eared Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus
Eastern Phoebe	Sayornis phoebe
Eurasian Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decaocto
Eurasian Wigeon	Anas penelope
European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris
Evening Grosbeak	Coccothraustes vespertinus

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Ferruginous Hawk	Buteo regalis
Flammulated Owl	Megascops flammeolus
Forster's Tern	Sterna forsteri
Fox Sparrow	Passerella iliaca
Franklin's Gull	Leucophaeus pipixcan

G
Gadwall	Anas strepera
Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus
Glaucous-winged Gull	Larus glaucescens
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos
Golden-crowned Kinglet	Regulus satrapa
Golden-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia atricapilla
Grasshopper Sparrow	Ammodramus savannarum
Gray Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis
Gray Jay	Perisoreus canadensis
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch	Leucosticte tephrocotis
Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias
Great Egret	Ardea alba
Great Gray Owl	Strix nebulosa
Great Horned Owl	Bubo virginianus
Greater Scaup	Aythya marila
Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons
Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca
Green Heron	Butorides virescens
Green-winged Teal	Anas crecca
Gyrfalcon	Falco rusticolus

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Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus
Hammond's Flycatcher	Empidonax hammondii
Harlequin Duck	Histrionicus histrionicus
Harris's Sparrow	Zonotrichia querula
Heermann's Gull	Larus heermanni
Hermit Thrush	Catharus guttatus
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus
Hoary Redpoll	Carduelis hornemanni
Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus
Hooded Oriole	Icterus cucullatus
Horned Grebe	Podiceps auritus
Horned Lark	Eremophila alpestris
House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus
House Wren	Troglodytes aedon
Hutton's Vireo	Vireo huttoni

I
Iceland Gull	Larus glaucoides
Indigo Bunting	Passerina cyanea
Ivory Gull	Pagophila eburnea

K
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus

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Lapland Longspur	Calcarius lapponicus
Lark Bunting	Calamospiza melanocorys
Lark Sparrow	Chondestes grammacus
Lazuli Bunting	Passerina amoena
Least Flycatcher	Empidonax minimus
Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla
Lesser Goldfinch	Carduelis psaltria
Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes
Lewis's Woodpecker	Melanerpes lewis
Lincoln's Sparrow	Melospiza lincolnii
Little Blue Heron	Egretta caerulea
Little Gull	Larus minutus
Loggerhead Shrike	Lanius ludovicianus
Long-billed Curlew	Numenius americanus
Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus
Long-eared Owl	Asio otus
Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis
Long-tailed Jaeger	Stercorarius longicaudus

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MacGillivray's Warbler	Oporornis tolmiei
Magnolia Warbler	Dendroica magnolia
Mallard	Anas Platyrhynchos
Marbled Murrelet	Brachyramphus marmoratus
Marsh Wren	Cistothorus palustris
Merlin	Falco columbarius
Mew Gull	Larus canus
Mountain Bluebird	Sialia currucoides
Mountain Chickadee	Poecile gambeli
Mountain Quail	Oreortyx pictus
Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura
Mourning Warbler	Oporornis philadelphia
Mute Swan	Cygnus olor

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Nashville Warbler	Vermivora ruficapilla
Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus
Northern Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis
Northern Harrier	Circus cyaneus
Northern Hawk Owl	Surnia ulula
Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta
Northern Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium gnoma
Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Northern Saw-whet Owl	Aegolius acadicus
Northern Shoveler	Anas clypeata
Northern Shrike	Lanius excubitor
Northern Waterthrush	Seiurus noveboracensis
Northwestern Crow	Corvus caurinus

O
Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi
Orange-crowned Warbler	Vermivora celata
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus

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Pacific Loon	Gavia pacifica
Pacific-slope Flycatcher	Empidonax difficilis
Pacific (Winter) Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes
Palm Warbler	Dendroica palmarum
Parasitic Jaeger	Stercorarius parasiticus
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus
Philadelphia Vireo	Vireo philadelphicus
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps
Pileated Woodpecker	Dryocopus pileatus
Pine Grosbeak	Pinicola enucleator
Pine Siskin	Carduelis pinus
Prairie Falcon	Falco mexicanus
Purple Finch	Carpodacus purpureus
Purple Martin	Progne subis
Pygmy Nuthatch	Sitta pygmaea

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Red Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator
Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis
Red-breasted Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus ruber
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus
Redhead	Aythya americana
Red Knot	Calidris canutus
Red-naped Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus
Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis
Red-throated Loon	Gavia stellata
Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris
Ring-necked Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia
Rock Ptarmigan	Lagopus mutus
Rock Wren	Salpinctes obsoletus
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Pheucticus ludovicianus
Rough-legged Hawk	Buteo lagopus
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Regulus calendula
Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis
Ruffed Grouse	Bonassa umbellus
Rufous Hummingbird	Selasphorus rufus
Rustic Bunting	Emberiza rustica
Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus carolinus

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Sage Thrasher	Oreoscoptes montanus
Sanderling	Calidris alba
Sandhill Crane	Grus canadensis
Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis
Say's Phoebe	Sayornis saya
Scarlet Tanager	Piranga olivacea
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus forficatus
Sedge Wren	Cistothorus platensis
Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	Calidris acuminata
Short-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus griseus
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus
Slaty-backed Gull	Larus schistisagus
Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis
Snow Goose	Chen caerulescens
Snowy Egret	Egretta thula
Snowy Owl	Bubo scandiacus
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria
Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia
Sooty Grouse	Dendragapus fuliginosus
Sora	Porzana carolina
Spotted Owl	Strix occidentalis
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius
Spotted Towhee	Pipilo maculatus
Spruce Grouse	Falcipennis canadensis
Steller's Jay	Cyanocitta stelleri
Stilt Sandpiper	Calidris himantopus
Surfbird	Aphriza virgata
Surf Scoter	Melanitta perspicillata
Swainson's Hawk	Buteo swainsoni
Swainson's Thrush	Catharus ustulatus
Swamp Sparrow	Melospiza georgiana

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Tennessee Warbler	Vermivora peregrina
Thayer's Gull	Larus thayeri
Townsend's Solitaire	Myadestes townsendi
Townsend's Warbler	Dendroica townsendi
Tree Swallow	Tachycineta bicolor
Trumpeter Swan	Cygnus buccinator
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula
Tundra Swan	Cygnus columbianus
Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura

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Varied Thrush	Ixoreus naevius
Vaux's Swift	Chaetura vauxi
Veery	Catharus fuscescens
Vesper Sparrow	Pooecetes gramineus
Violet-green Swallow	Tachycineta thalassina
Virginia Rail	Rallus limicola

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Warbling Vireo	Vireo gilvus
Western Bluebird	Sialia mexicana
Western Grebe	Aechmophorus occidentalis
Western Gull	Larus occidentalis
Western Kingbird	Tyrannus verticalis
Western Meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta
Western Sandpiper	Calidris mauri
Western Screech-Owl	Megascops kennicottii
Western Scrub-Jay	Aphelocoma californica
Western Tanager	Piranga ludoviciana
Western Wood-Pewee	Contopus sordidulus
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus
White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis
White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-faced Ibis	Plegadis chihi
White-tailed Kite	Elanus leucurus
White-tailed Ptarmigan	Lagopus leucura
White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis
White-throated Swift	Aeronautes saxatalis
White-winged Crossbill	Loxia leucoptera
White-winged Scoter	Melanitta fusca
Williamson's Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Willow Flycatcher	Empidonax traillii
Wilson's Phalarope	Phalaropus tricolor
Wilson's Snipe	Gallinago delicata
Wilson's Warbler	Wilsonia pusilla
Wood Duck	Polioptila caerulea

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Yellow Warbler	Dendroica petechia
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus
Yellow-billed Loon	Gavia adamsii
Yellow-breasted Chat	Icteria virens
Yellow-headed Blackbird	Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Dendroica coronata