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Family Anatidae Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck, 14 Fulvous Whistling-Duck, 14 Swan Goose, 3 Taiga Bean-Goose, 4 Tundra Bean-Go

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Family Anatidae Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck, 14 Fulvous Whistling-Duck, 14 Swan Goose, 3 Taiga Bean-Goose, 4 Tundra Bean-Go Family Anatidae Hooded Merganser, 35 Flesh-footed Shearwater, 66 Cooper's Hawk, 98 Marbled Godwit, 135 Bonaparte's Gull, 157 Burrowing Owl, 217 American Three-toed Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, 14 Common Merganser, 34 Great Shearwater, 66 Northern Goshawk, 99 Ruddy Turnstone, 136 Black-headed Gull, 156 Spotted Owl, 215 Woodpecker, 252 Fulvous Whistling-Duck, 14 Red-breasted Merganser, 34 Buller's Shearwater, 64 Bald Eagle, 111 Black Turnstone, 136 Little Gull, 156 Barred Owl, 215 Black-backed Woodpecker, 252 Swan Goose, 3 Ruddy Duck, 35 Sooty Shearwater, 67 Common Black Hawk, 100 Great Knot, 137 Ross's Gull, 154 Great Gray Owl, 214 Northern Flicker, 253 Taiga Bean-Goose, 4 Family Numididae Short-tailed Shearwater, 67 Harris's Hawk, 100 Red Knot, 139 Laughing Gull, 159 Long-eared Owl, 212 Gilded Flicker, 253 Tundra Bean-Goose, 4 Helmeted Guineafowl, 50 Manx Shearwater, 65 Gray Hawk, 101 Surfbird, 139 Franklin's Gull, 158 Short-eared Owl, 212 Pileated Woodpecker, 242 Greater White-fronted Goose, 4 Family Odontophoridae Black-vented Shearwater, 65 Red-shouldered Hawk, 102 Ruff, 148 Black-tailed Gull, 174 Boreal Owl, 216 Ivory-billed Woodpecker, xvi Graylag Goose, 3 Mountain Quail, 39 Family Hydrobatidae Broad-winged Hawk, 103 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, 140 Heermann's Gull, 173 Northern Saw-whet Owl, 216 Family Falconidae Bar-headed Goose, 3 Scaled Quail, 39 Wilson's Storm-Petrel, 68 Short-tailed Hawk, 105 Stilt Sandpiper, 146 Mew Gull, 160 Family Caprimulgidae Crested Caracara, 254 Emperor Goose, 8 California Quail, 38 Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel, 71 Swainson's Hawk, 104 Curlew Sandpiper, 144 Ring-billed Gull, 161 Lesser Nighthawk, 225 Eurasian Kestrel, 258 Snow Goose, 9 Gambel's Quail, 38 Leach's Storm-Petrel, 69 Zone-tailed Hawk, 101 Temminck's Stint, 145 Western Gull, 168 Common Nighthawk, 224 American Kestrel, 258 Ross's Goose, 8 Northern Bobwhite, 37 Ashy Storm-Petrel, 70 Red-tailed Hawk, 106 Long-toed Stint, 145 Yellow-footed Gull, 169 Common Poorwill, 222 Merlin, 259 Brant, 5 Montezuma Quail, 37 Black Storm-Petrel, 70 Rough-legged Hawk, 109 Red-necked Stint, 145 California Gull, 162 Buff-collared Nightjar, 223 Eurasian Hobby, 258 Barnacle Goose, 3 Family Phasianidae Least Storm-Petrel, 71 Ferruginous Hawk, 108 Sanderling, 143 Herring Gull, 163 Mexican Whip-poor-will, 223 Aplomado Falcon, 257 Cackling Goose, 6 Indian Peafowl, 50 Family Phaethontidae Family Rallidae Dunlin, 144 Thayer's Gull, 164 Family Apodidae Gyrfalcon, 255 Canada Goose, 7 Chukar, 40 Red-billed Tropicbird, 77 Yellow Rail, 114 Rock Sandpiper, 138 Iceland Gull, 165 Black Swift, 226 Peregrine Falcon, 256 Mute Swan, 11 Himalayan Snowcock, 50 Red-tailed Tropicbird, 77 Black Rail, 114 Baird's Sandpiper, 141 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 171 Chimney Swift, 227 Prairie Falcon, 257 Black Swan, 3 Red Junglefowl, 50 Family Ciconiidae Ridgway's Rail, 112 Little Stint, 145 Slaty-backed Gull, 170 Vaux's Swift, 227 Family Cacatuidae Trumpeter Swan, 10 Golden Pheasant, 50 Wood Stork, 90 Virginia Rail, 113 Least Sandpiper, 143 Glaucous-winged Gull, 167 White-throated Swift, 226 Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, 260 Tundra Swan, 10 Ring-necked Pheasant, 41 Family Fregatidae Sora, 113 White-rumped Sandpiper, 141 Glaucous Gull, 166 Family Trochilidae Family Psittaculidae Whooper Swan, 11 Gray Partridge, 40 Magnificent Frigatebird, 76 Purple Gallinule, 117 Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 148 Great Black-backed Gull, 172 Magnificent Hummingbird, 237 Cockatiel, 260 Egyptian Goose, 3 Ruffed Grouse, 46 Family Sulidae Common Gallinule, 117 Pectoral Sandpiper, 140 Aleutian Tern, 177 Plain-capped Starthroat, 236 Rose-ringed Parakeet, 261 Ruddy Shelduck, 15 Greater Sage-Grouse, 48 Masked Booby, 74 American Coot, 116 Semipalmated Sandpiper, 142 Least Tern, 178 Blue-throated Hummingbird, 237 Budgerigar, 260 Common Shelduck, 15 Gunnison Sage-Grouse, 48 Blue-footed Booby, 75 Family Gruidae Western Sandpiper, 142 Gull-billed Tern, 178 Lucifer Hummingbird, 234 Rosy-faced Lovebird, 261 Muscovy Duck, 15 Spruce Grouse, 44 Brown Booby, 74 Sandhill Crane, 115 Short-billed Dowitcher, 147 Caspian Tern, 182 Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Family Psittacidae Ringed Teal, 15 Willow Ptarmigan, 43 Red-footed Booby, 75 Family Recurvirostridae Long-billed Dowitcher, 147 Black Tern, 177 231 Monk Parakeet, 261 Wood Duck, 17 Rock Ptarmigan, 42 Family Phalacrocoracidae Black-necked Stilt, 127 Jack Snipe, 149 Common Tern, 180 Black-chinned Hummingbird, White-winged Parakeet, 262 Mandarin Duck, 15 White-tailed Ptarmigan, 43 Brandt's Cormorant, 78 American Avocet, 127 Wilson's Snipe, 149 Arctic Tern, 181 231 Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, 262 Gadwall, 18 Dusky Grouse, 45 Neotropic Cormorant, 80 Family Haematopodidae Common Snipe, 149 Forster's Tern, 179 Anna's Hummingbird, 230 Red-crowned Parrot, 264 Falcated Duck, 23 Sooty Grouse, 45 Double-crested Cormorant, 80 American Oystercatcher, 126 American Woodcock, 150 Royal Tern, 182 Costa's Hummingbird, 230 Lilac-crowned Parrot, 264 Eurasian Wigeon, 19 Sharp-tailed Grouse, 46 Red-faced Cormorant, 79 Black Oystercatcher, 126 Wilson's Phalarope, 150 Sandwich Tern, 183 Broad-tailed Hummingbird, 232 Red-lored Parrot, 264 American Wigeon, 19 Greater Prairie-Chicken, 47 Pelagic Cormorant, 79 Family Charadriidae Red-necked Phalarope, 151 Elegant Tern, 183 Rufous Hummingbird, 233 Yellow-headed Parrot, 264 American Black Duck, 17 Lesser Prairie-Chicken, 47 Family Pelecanidae Black-bellied Plover, 120 Red Phalarope, 151 Black Skimmer, 184 Allen's Hummingbird, 233 Turquoise-fronted Parrot, 264 Mallard, 16 Wild Turkey, 49 American White Pelican, 73 American Golden-Plover, 121 Family Stercorariidae Family Columbidae Calliope Hummingbird, 232 White-fronted Parrot, 265 Blue-winged Teal, 20 Family Gaviidae Brown Pelican, 73 Pacific Golden-Plover, 121 South Polar Skua, 188 Rock Pigeon, 201 Broad-billed Hummingbird, 235 Thick-billed Parrot, 265 Cinnamon Teal, 20 Red-throated Loon, 54 Family Ardeidae Lesser Sand-Plover, 125 Pomarine Jaeger, 187 Band-tailed Pigeon, 202 Berylline Hummingbird, 236 Carolina Parakeet, xvi Northern Shoveler, 21 Arctic Loon, 53 American Bittern, 87 Snowy Plover, 122 Parasitic Jaeger, 186 Passenger Pigeon, xvi Violet-crowned Hummingbird, Dusky-headed Parakeet, 262 White-cheeked Pintail, 15 Pacific Loon, 53 Least Bittern, 87 Wilson's Plover, 123 Long-tailed Jaeger, 185 Oriental Turtle-Dove, 202 234 Nanday Parakeet, 261 Northern Pintail, 18 Common Loon, 52 Great Blue Heron, 82 Common Ringed Plover, 125 Family Alcidae Eurasian Collared-Dove, 203 White-eared Hummingbird, 235 Blue-and-yellow Macaw, 265 Garganey, 21 Yellow-billed Loon, 52 Great Egret, 82 Semipalmated Plover, 122 Dovekie, 198 African Collared-Dove, 202 Family Trogonidae Chestnut-fronted Macaw, 265 Baikal Teal, 23 Family Podicipedidae Snowy Egret, 83 Piping Plover, 123 Common Murre, 190 Spotted Dove, 203 Eared Quetzal, 240 Blue-crowned Parakeet, 262 Green-winged Teal, 22 Least Grebe, 57 Little Blue Heron, 83 Killdeer, 124 Thick-billed Murre, 190 Inca Dove, 206 Elegant Trogon, 240 Mitred Parakeet, 263 Red-crested Pochard, 23 Pied-billed Grebe, 57 Tricolored Heron, 84 Mountain Plover, 124 Great Auk, xvi Common Ground-Dove, 205 Family Alcedinidae Red-masked Parakeet, 263 Rosy-billed Pochard, 23 Horned Grebe, 55 Reddish Egret, 84 Eurasian Dotterel, 125 Black Guillemot, 191 Ruddy Ground-Dove, 205 Belted Kingfisher, 239 White-eyed Parakeet, 263 Canvasback, 24 Red-necked Grebe, 54 Cattle Egret, 85 Family Scolopacidae Pigeon Guillemot, 191 White-winged Dove, 204 Green Kingfisher, 239 Family Tyrannidae Redhead, 24 Eared Grebe, 55 Green Heron, 85 Terek Sandpiper, 130 Long-billed Murrelet, 195 Mourning Dove, 204 Family Picidae Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet, Common Pochard, 23 Western Grebe, 56 Black-crowned Night-Heron, 86 Common Sandpiper, 130 Marbled Murrelet, 194 Family Cuculidae Lewis's Woodpecker, 243 268 Ring-necked Duck, 25 Clark's Grebe, 56 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, 86 Spotted Sandpiper, 129 Kittlitz's Murrelet, 194 Common Cuckoo, 209 Red-headed Woodpecker, 244 Tufted Flycatcher, 275 Tufted Duck, 25 Family Phoenicopteridae Family Threskiornithidae Solitary Sandpiper, 129 Scripps's Murrelet, 192 Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 208 Acorn Woodpecker, 243 Olive-sided Flycatcher, 274 Greater Scaup, 26 American Flamingo, 91 White Ibis, 88 Gray-tailed Tattler, 137 Guadalupe Murrelet, 192 Black-billed Cuckoo, 208 Gila Woodpecker, 244 Greater Pewee, 274 Lesser Scaup, 26 Chilean Flamingo, 91 Glossy Ibis, 89 Wandering Tattler, 137 Craveri's Murrelet, 193 Greater Roadrunner, 207 Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Western Wood-Pewee, 275 Steller's Eider, 29 Greater Flamingo, 91 White-faced Ibis, 89 Spotted Redshank, 131 Ancient Murrelet, 193 Groove-billed Ani, 209 245 Eastern Wood-Pewee, 275 Spectacled Eider, 29 Lesser Flamingo, 91 Roseate Spoonbill, 88 Greater Yellowlegs, 128 Cassin's Auklet, 195 Family Tytonidae Red-bellied Woodpecker, 245 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, 271 King Eider, 28 Family Diomedeidae Family Cathartidae Common Greenshank, 131 Parakeet Auklet, 196 Barn Owl, 211 Williamson's Sapsucker, 246 Alder Flycatcher, 269 Common Eider, 28 Laysan Albatross, 61 Black Vulture, 95 Willet, 130 Least Auklet, 197 Family Strigidae Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 247 Willow Flycatcher, 269 Harlequin Duck, 31 Black-footed Albatross, 60 Turkey Vulture, 95 Lesser Yellowlegs, 128 Whiskered Auklet, 197 Flammulated Owl, 219 Red-naped Sapsucker, 247 Least Flycatcher, 271 Labrador Duck, xvi Short-tailed Albatross, 61 California Condor, 94 Wood Sandpiper, 131 Crested Auklet, 196 Western Screech-Owl, 218 Red-breasted Sapsucker, 246 Hammond's Flycatcher, 272 Surf Scoter, 30 Family
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