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Gaviidae (Loons) Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) Podicipedidae () Picidae (Woodpeckers) Diomedeidae (Albatrosses) Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatcher) Procellariidae (Shearwaters, ) Alaudidae () Hydrobatidae (Storm Petrels) Hirundinidae (Swallows) Sulidae (Boobies, Gannets) Laniidae () Pelecanidae (Pelicans) Vireonidae (Vireos) Phalacrocoracidae () Corvidae (Crows, Jays) Fregatidae (Frigate Birds) Paridae (Chickadees, Titmice) Ardeidae (Herons, Bitterns, & Egrets) Aegithalidae (Bushtits) Threskiornithidae (Ibises, Spoonbills) Sittidae (Nuthatches) Ciconiidae (Storks) Certhiidae (Creepers) (, Geese, Swans) Troglodytidae (Wrens) Cathartidae (New World Vultures) Cinclidae (Dippers) Accipitridae (Hawks, Kites, Eagles) & Regulidae (Kinglets) Falconidae (Caracaras, Falcons) Sylviidae (Old World Warblers, Gnatcatchers) Odontophoridae () Turdidae (Thrushes) Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, ) Timaliidae (Babblers) Gruidae (Cranes) Mimidae (Mockingbirds, Thrashers) Charadriidae (Lapwings, Plovers) Motacillidae (, ) Haematopodidae (Oystercatcher) Bombycillidae (Waxwings) Recurvirostridae (Stilts, Avocets) Ptilogonatidae (Silky-flycatcher) Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Phalaropes) Parulidae (Wood Warblers) (Skuas, , Terns, Skimmers) Cardinalidae (Cardinals) Alcidae (Auks, Murres, Puffins) Emberizidae (Emberizids) Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves) Fringillidae (Finches) Cuculidae (Cuckoos, Road Runners, Anis) NON-NATIVES Tytonidae (Barn Owls) Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans) Strigidae (Typical Owls) (Partridges, , Turkeys) Caprimulgidae (Nighthawks, Nightjars) Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves) Apodidae (Swifts) Sturnidae (Starlings) Trochilidae () Passeridae (Old World Sparrows) / Common Name Gaviidae (Loons) Gavia stellata Red-throated Loon Gavia arctica Arctic Loon Gavia pacifica Gavia immer Gavia adamsii Yellow-billed Loon Back to Top Podicipedidae (Grebes) Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Podiceps auritus Horned Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Eared Grebe Podiceps grisegena Red-necked Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis Western Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii Clark’s Grebe Back to Top Diomedeidae (Albatrosses) Diomedea albatrus Short-tailed Albatross Diomedea nigripes Black-footed Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata Light-mantled Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis Laysan Albatross Thalassarche cauta Shy Albatross Back to Top Procellariidae (Shearwaters, Petrels) Fulmarus glacialis Northern Fulmar Procellaria parkinsoni Parkinson's Pterodroma inexpectata Mottled Petrel Pterodroma phaeopygia Dark-rumped Petrel Pterodroma macroptera Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma ultima Murphy's Petrel Pterodroma cookii Cook's Petrel Pterodroma longirostris Stejneger's Petrel Puffinus creatopus Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes Flesh-footed Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas Streaked Shearwater Puffinus bulleri Buller’s Shearwater Puffinus gravis Greater Shearwater Puffinus griseus Sooty Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas Black-vented Shearwater Puffinus puffinus Manx Shearwater Back to Top Family Genus/Species Common Name Hydrobatidae (Storm Petrels) Oceanites oceanicus Wilson’s Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma furcata Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa Leach’s Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma homochroa Ashy Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma microsoma Least Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma melania Black Storm-Petrel Back to Top Sulidae (Boobies, Gannets) Sula sula Red-footed Booby Sula leucogaster Brown Booby Back to Top Pelecanidae (Pelicans) Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American White Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican Back to Top Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants) Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested Phalacrocorax penicillatus Brandt’s Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus Pelagic Cormorant Back to Top Fregatidae (Frigate Birds) Fregata magnificens Magnificent Back to Top Ardeidae (Herons, Bitterns, & Egrets) Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Little Blue Heron Egretta tricolor Tricolored Heron Butorides virescens Green Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax violaceus Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Egretta thula Snowy Egret Ardea alba Great Egret Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret Back to Top Threskiornithidae (Ibises, Spoonbills) Eudocimus albus White Ibis Plegadis chihi White-faced Ibis Back to Top Ciconiidae (Storks) Mycteria americana Wood Stork Back to Top Family Genus/Species Common Name Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans) Cygnus columbianus Tundra Swan Cygnus buccinator Trumpeter Swan Anser albifrons Greater White-fronted Chen caerulescens Snow Goose Chen rossii Ross’s Goose Chen canagica Emperor Goose Branta canadensis Goose Branta canadensis minima Cackling Canada Goose Branta bernicla Brant Aix sponsa Wood Anas crecca Green-winged Teal Anas cyanoptera Cinnamon Teal Anas discors Blue-winged Teal Anas querquedula Garganey Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler Anas platyrhynchos Mallard Anas acuta Northern Pintail Anas strepera Gadwall Anas americana American Wigeon Anas penelope Eurasian Wigeon Aythya valisineria Canvasback Aythya americana Redhead Aythya collaris Ring-necked Duck Aythya fuligula Tufted Duck Aythya marila Greater Scaup Aythya affinis Lesser Scaup Somateria spectabilis King Eider Histrionicus histrionicus Harlequin Duck Clangula hyemalis Long-tailed Duck Melanitta fusca White-winged Scoter Melanitta perspicillata Surf Scoter Melanitta nigra Black Scoter Bucephala clangula Common Bucephala islandica Barrow’s Goldeneye Bucephala albeola Bufflehead Lophodytes cucullatus Hooded Merganser continued on next page Mergus merganser Common Merganser Family Genus/Species Common Name Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans) cont. Mergus serrator Red-breasted Merganser Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy Duck Back to Top Cathartidae (New World Vultures) Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture Back to Top Accipitridae (Hawks, Kites, Eagles) & Pandion haliaetus Osprey Falconidae (Caracaras, Falcons) Elanus leucurus White-tailed Kite Haliaeetus leucocephalus Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle Polyborus plancus Crested Caracara Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier Accipiter gentilis Accipiter cooperii Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk Buteo platypterus Broad-winged Hawk Buteo swainsoni Swainson’s Hawk Buteo regalis Ferruginous Hawk Buteo lagopus Rough-legged Hawk Buteo albonotatus Zone-tailed Hawk Falco sparverius American Kestrel Falco columbarius Merlin Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon Falco mexicanus Prairie Falcon Back to Top Odontophoridae (New World Quail) californica Quail Back to Top Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots) Coturnicops noveboracensis Yellow Laterallus jamaicensis Black Rail Rallus longirostris Clapper Rail Rallus limicola Virginia Rail Porzana carolina Sora Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen Fulica americana American Back to Top Gruidae (Cranes) Grus canadensis Sandhill Crane Back to Top Family Genus/Species Common Name Charadriidae (Lapwings, Plovers) Pluvialis squatarola Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis dominica American Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva Pacific Golden-Plover Charadrius mongolus Mongolian Plover Charadrius leschenaultii Greater Sand Plover Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus Western Snowy Plover Charadrius hiaticula Common Ringed Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated Plover Charadrius montanus Mountain Plover Charadrius vociferus Killdeer Charadrius morinellus Eurasian Dotterel Back to Top Haematopodidae (Oystercatcher) Haematopus bachmani Black Oystercatcher Back to Top Recurvirostridae (Stilts, Avocets) Himantopus mexicanus Black-necked Stilt Recurvirostra americana American Avocet Back to Top Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Phalaropes) Tringa melanoleuca Greater Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Willet Heteroscelus incanus Wandering Tattler Heteroscelus brevipes Gray-tailed Tattler Tringa solitaria Solitary Sandpiper Actitis macularia Spotted Sandpiper Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel Numenius americanus Long-billed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis Bristle-thighed Curlew Limosa haemastica Hudsonian Godwit Limosa fedoa Marbled Godwit Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala Black Turnstone Aphriza virgata Surfbird Calidris canutus Red Knot Calidris alba Sanderling Calidris minuta Little Stint continued on next page Calidris subminuta Long-toed Stint Family Genus/Species Common Name Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Phalaropes) cont. Calidris mauri Western Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Least Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Baird’s Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis Rock Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper Calidris himantopus Stilt Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris alpina Dunlin Philomachus pugnax Ruff Limnodromus scolopaceus Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Short-billed Dowitcher Gallinago gallinago Common Snipe Gallinago delicata Wilson's Snipe Phalaropus tricolor Wilson’s Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus fulicaria Red Phalarope Back to Top Laridae (Skuas, Gulls, Terns, Skimmers) Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus Long-tailed Jaeger Catharacta maccormicki South Ploar Skua Larus pipixcan Franklin’s Larus atricilla Laughing Gull Larus minutus Little Gull Larus ridibundus Black-headed Gull Larus philadelphia Bonaparte’s Gull Larus heermanni Heermann’s Gull Larus canus Mew Gull Larus delawarensis Ring-billed Gull Larus californicus California Gull Larus argentatus Herring Gull Larus thayeri Thayer’s Gull continued on next page Larus occidentalis Western Gull Family Genus/Species Common Name Laridae (Skuas, Gulls, Terns, Skimmers) cont. Larus glaucescens Glaucous-winged Gull Larus hyperboreus Glaucous Gull Larus glaucoides Iceland Gull Xema sabini Sabine’s Gull Rissa tridactyla Black-legged Kittiwake Sterna caspia Caspian Tern Sterna maxima Royal Tern Sterna elegans Elegant Tern Sterna hirundo Common Tern Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern Sterna forsteri Forster’s Tern Sterna antillarum Least Tern Chlidonias niger Black Tern Sterna fuscata Sooty Tern Rynchops niger Black Skimmer Back to Top Alcidae (Auks, Murres, Puffins) Uria aalge Common Murre Uria lomvia Thick-billed Murre Cepphus columba Pigeon Guillemot Brachyramphus marmoratus Marbled Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus hypoleucus Xantus’s Murrelet Synthliboramphus craveri Craveri’s Murrelet Ptychoramphus aleuticus Cassin’s Auklet Aethia psittacula Parakeet Auklet Aethia cristatella Crested Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata Rhinoceros Auklet Fratercula cirrhata Tufted Puffin Fratercula corniculata Horned Puffin Back to Top Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves) Zenaida macroura Mourning Dove Zenaida asiatica White-winged Dove Streptopelia orientalis Oriental Turtle Dove Columba fasciata Band-tailed Pigeon Back to Top Cuculidae (Cuckoos, Road Runners, Anis) Coccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed Cuckoo Back to Top Family Genus/Species Common Name Tytonidae (Barn Owls) Tyto alba Barn Owl Back to Top Strigidae (Typical Owls) Otus kennicottii Western Screech-Owl Bubo virginianus Nyctea scandiaca Snowy Owl Glaucidium gnoma Northern Pygmy-Owl Athene cunicularia Burrowing Owl Strix occidentalis caurina Northern Spotted Owl Asio otus Long-eared Owl Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl Aegolius acadicus Northern Saw-whet Owl Back to Top Caprimulgidae (Nighthawks, Nightjars) Chordeiles acutipennis Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Common Poorwill Caprimulgus vociferus Whip-poor-will Back to Top Apodidae (Swifts) Cypseloides niger Black Swift Chaetura pelagica Chimney Swift Chaetura vauxi Vaux’s Swift Aeronautes saxatalis White-throated Swift Back to Top Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) Calypte anna Anna’s Archilochus alexandri Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus colubris Ruby-throated Hummingbird Calypte costae Costa’s Hummingbird Stellula calliope Calliope Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin Allen’s Hummingbird Back to Top Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) Ceryle alcyon Belted Kingfisher Back to Top Picidae (Woodpeckers) Melanerpes lewis Lewis’s Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus Acorn Woodpecker Picoides nuttallii Nuttall's Woodpecker continued on next page Picoides pubescens Downy Woodpecker Family Genus/Species Common Name Picidae (Woodpeckers) cont. Picoides villosus Hairy Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus Pileated Woodpecker Colaptes auratus Northern Flicker Sphyrapicus ruber Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus Williamson’s Sapsucker Back to Top Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatcher) Contopus cooperi Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus sordidulus Western Wood- Contopus virens Eastern Wood-Pewee flaviventris Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax traillii Empidonax alnorum Empidonax minimus Empidonax hammondii Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax wrightii Gray Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis Empidonax difficilis Pacific-slope Flycatcher rubinus Sayornis nigricans Black Sayornis saya Say's Phoebe Sayornis phoebe cinerascens Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus Tyrannus forficatus Scissor-tailed Flycatcher luteiventris Suphur-bellied Flycatcher Tyrannus verticalis Western Tyrannus melancholicus Tyrannus vociferans Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Back to Top Alaudidae (Larks) Alauda arvensis Oriental Sky Eremophila alpestris Horned Lark Back to Top Family Genus/Species Common Name Hirundinidae (Swallows) Progne subis Purple Martin Tachycineta bicolor Tree Swallow Tachycineta thalassina Violet-green Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis Northern Rough-winged Swallow Riparia riparia Bank Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Cliff Swallow Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow Back to Top Laniidae (Shrikes) Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead Lanius excubitor Northern Shrike Lanius cristatus Brown Shrike Back to Top Vireonidae (Vireos) Vireo huttoni Hutton’s Vireo Vireo griseus White-eyed Vireo Vireo bellii Bell’s Vireo Vireo cassinii Cassin's Vireo Vireo solitarius Blue-headed Vireo Vireo plumbeus Plumbeous Vireo Vireo flavifrons Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo gilvus Warbling Vireo Vireo philadelphicus Philadelphia Vireo Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed Vireo Vireo flavoviridis Yellow-green Vireo Back to Top Corvidae (Crows, Jays) Cyanocitta stelleri Steller’s Jay Aphelocoma californica Western Scrub-Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Pinyon Jay Pica nuttalli Yellow-billed Magpie Nucifraga columbiana Clark’s Nutcracker Corvus brachyrhynchos American Crow Corvus corax Common Raven Back to Top Paridae (Chickadees, Titmice) Poecile rufescens Chestnut-backed Chickadee Parus gambeli Mountain Chickadee Baeolophus inornatus Oak Titmouse Back to Top Aegithalidae (Bushtits) Psaltriparus minimus Bushtit Back to Top Family Genus/Species Common Name Sittidae (Nuthatches) Sitta canadensis Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea Pygmy Nuthatch Back to Top Certhiidae (Creepers) Certhia americana Brown Creeper Back to Top Troglodytidae (Wrens) Salpinctes obsoletus Rock Wren Catherpes mexicanus Canyon Wren Thryomanes bewickii Bewick’s Wren Troglodytes aedon House Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Winter Wren Cistothorus platensis Sedge Wren Cistothorus palustris Marsh Wren Back to Top Cinclidae (Dippers) Cinclus mexicanus American Dipper Back to Top Regulidae (Kinglets) Regulus satrapa Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula Ruby-crowned Kinglet Back to Top Sylviidae (Old World Warblers, Gnatcatchers) Phylloscopus fuscatus Dusky Warbler Polioptila caerulea Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Back to Top Turdidae (Thrushes) Sialia mexicana Western Bluebird Sialia currucoides Mountain Bluebird Myadestes townsendi Townsend’s Solitaire Catharus fuscescens Veery Catharus ustulatus Swainson’s Thrush Catharus guttatus Hermit Thrush Catharus minimus Gray-cheeked Thrush Hylocichla mustelina Wood Thrush Ixoreus naevius Varied Thrush Turdus migratorius American Robin Back to Top Timaliidae (Babblers) Chamaea fasciata Wrentit Back to Top Mimidae (Mockingbirds, Thrashers) Dumetella carolinensis Gray Catbird continued on next page Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird Family Genus/Species Common Name Mimidae (Mockingbirds, Thrashers) cont. Oreoscoptes montanus Sage Thrasher Toxostoma rufum Brown Thrasher Toxostoma bendirei Bendire’s Thrasher Back to Top Motacillidae (Wagtails, Pipits) Motacilla flava Yellow Nitacukka alba Anthus rubescens American Anthus cervinus Red-throated Pipit Back to Top Bombycillidae (Waxwings) Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Bohemian Waxwing Back to Top Ptilogonatidae (Silky-flycatcher) Phainopepla nitens Phainopepla Back to Top Parulidae (Wood Warblers) Parula americana Northern Parula Vermivora celata Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora peregrina Tennessee Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla Nashville Warbler Vermivora virginiae Virginia’s Warbler Vermivora luciae Lucy’s Warbler Vermivora pinus Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler Dendroica petechia Yellow Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica magnolia Magnolia Warbler Dendroica tigrina Cape May Warbler Dendroica caerulescens Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica coronata Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica nigrescens Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica townsendi Townsend’s Warbler Dendroica occidentalis Hermit Warbler Dendroica virens Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica fusca Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica dominica Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica pinus Pine Warbler Dendroica discolor Prairie Warbler continued on next page Dendroica palmarum Palm Warbler Family Genus/Species Common Name Parulidae (Wood Warblers) cont. Dendroica castanea Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica striata Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica cerulea Cerulean Warbler Mniotilta varia Black-and-white Warbler Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary Warbler Helmitheros vermivorus Worm- Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Wood Warbler Seiurus aurocapillus Ovenbird Seiurus noveboracensis Northern Waterthrush Setophaga ruticilla American Redstart Myioborus pictus Painted Redstart Oporornis tolmiei MacGillivray’s Warbler Oporornis philadelphia Mourning Warbler Oporornis agilis Connecticut Warbler Oporornis formosus Kentucky Warbler Wilsonia pusilla Wilson’s Warbler Wilsonia citrina Hooded Warbler Wilsonia canadensis Canada Warbler Geothlypis trichas Common Yellowthroat Icteria virens Yellow-breasted Chat Piranga ludoviciana Western Tanager Piranga rubra Summer Tanager Piranga olivacea Scarlet Tanager Back to Top Cardinalidae (Cardinals) Pheucticus melanocephalus Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted Grosbeak Guiraca caerulea Blue Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus Evening Grosbeak Passerina amoena Lazuli Bunting Passerina cyanea Indigo Bunting Passerina ciris Painted Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys Lark Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Snow Bunting Back to Top Emberizidae (Emberizids) Spiza americana Dickcissel Pipilo maculatus Spotted Towhee continued on next page Pipilo crissalis California Towhee Family Genus/Species Common Name Emberizidae (Emberizids) cont. Pipilo chlorurus Green-tailed Towhee Aimophila ruficeps Rufous-crowned Sparrow Spizella passerina Chipping Sparrow Spizella arborea American Tree Sparrow Spizella pallida Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella breweri Brewer’s Sparrow Spizella atrogularis Black-chinned Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow Chondestes grammacus Lark Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza belli Sage Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow Aimophila cassinii Cassin's Sparrow Ammodramus nelsoni Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Passerella iliaca Fox Sparrow Melospiza melodia Song Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii Lincoln’s Sparrow Melospiza georgiana Swamp Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia querula Harris’s Sparrow Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed Junco Calcarius mccownii McCown’s Longspur Calcarius lapponicus Lapland Longspur Calcarius pictus Smith’s Longspur Calcarius ornatus Chestnut-collared Longspur Dolichonyx oryzivorus Bobolink Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius tricolor Tricolored Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Yellow-headed Blackbird Euphagus carolinus Rusty Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus Brewer’s Blackbird Sturnella neglecta Western Meadowlark Quiscalus quiscula Common Grackle continued on next page Molothrus ater Brown-headed Cowbird Family Genus/Species Common Name Emberizidae (Emberizids) cont. Icterus bullockii Bullock's Oriole Icterus galbula Baltimore Oriole Icterus parisorum Scott’s Oriole Icterus cucullatus Hooded Oriole Icterus spurius Orchard Oriole Back to Top Fringillidae (Finches) Carpodacus purpureus Purple Finch Carpodacus cassinii Cassin's Finch Carpodacus mexicanus House Finch Loxia curvirostra Red Crossbill Carduelis pinus Pine Siskin Carduelis psaltria Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis lawrencei Lawrence’s Goldfinch Carduelis tristis American Goldfinch Back to Top NON-NATIVES Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans) Cygnus olor Mute Swan

Phasianidae (Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys) Meleagris gallopavo Wild Turkey

Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves) Columba livia Rock Dove Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared Dove

Sturnidae (Starlings) Sturnus vulgaris European Starling

Passeridae (Old World Sparrows) Passer domesticus House Sparrow Back to Top

This list is for educational purposes only. Last updated 5/8/2007. Changes will be made as we discover new information about species. Check our web site periodically for updated lists.

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