Bird of the Canadian Rockies
sorted by
Latin Name
(Click on the underlined name to see the details of the bird)
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Accipiter cooperii | Hawk, Cooper's |
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Accipiter gentillis | Goshawk, Northern |
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Accipiter striatus | Hawk, Sharp-shinned |
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Actitis macularia | Sandpiper, Spotted |
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Aechmophorus occidentalis | Grebe, Western |
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Aegolius acadicus | Owl, Northern Saw-whet |
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Aegolius funereus | Owl, Boreal |
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Agelaius phoeniceus | Blackbird, Red-winged |
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Aix sponsa | Duck, Wood |
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Ammodramus leconteii | Sparrow, Le Conte's |
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Anas acuta | Pintail, Northern |
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Anas americana | Wigeon, American |
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Anas clypeata | Shoveler, Northern |
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Anas crecca | Teal, Green-winged |
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Anas cyanoptera | Teal, Cinnamon |
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Anas discors | Teal, Blue-winged |
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Anas platyrhynchos | Mallard |
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Anas strepera | Gadwall |
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Anthus rubescens | Pipit, American |
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Aphelocoma californica | Jay, Western Scrub |
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Aquila chrysaetos | Eagle, Golden |
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Ardea herodias | Heron, Great Blue |
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Aythya affinis | Scaup, Lesser |
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Aythya americana | Redhead |
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Aythya collaris | Duck, Ring-necked |
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Aythya valisineria | Canvasback |
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Bombycilla cedrorum | Waxwing, Cedar |
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Bombycilla garrulus | Waxwing, Bohemian |
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Bonasa umbellus | Grouse, Ruffed |
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Botaurus lentiginosus | Bittern, American |
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Branta canadensis | Goose, Canada |
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Bubo virginianus | Owl, Great Horned |
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Bucephala albeola | Bufflehead |
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Bucephala clangula | Goldeneye, Common |
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Bucephala islandica | Goldeneye, Barrow's |
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Buteo jamaicensis | Hawk, Red-tailed |
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Buteo lagopus | Hawk, Rough-legged |
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Buteo swainsoni | Hawk, Swainson's |
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Calcarius lapponicus | Longspur, Lapland |
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Calidris bairdii | Sandpiper, Baird's |
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Calidris melanotos | Sandpiper, Pectoral |
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Calidris minutilla | Sandpiper, Least |
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Calidris pusilla | Sandpiper, Semipalmated |
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Carduelis flammea | Redpoll, Common |
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Carduelis hornemanni | Redpoll, Hoary |
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Carduelis pinus | Siskin, Pine |
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Carpodacus purpureus | Finch, Purple |
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Catharus fuscescens | Veery |
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Catharus guttatus | Thrush, Hermit |
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Catharus ustulatus | Thrush, Swainson's |
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Certhia americana | Creeper, Brown |
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Ceryle alcyon | Kingfisher, Belted |
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Charadrius vociferous | Killdeer |
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Chen caerulescens | Goose, Snow |
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Childonias niger | Tern, Black |
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Chordeiles minor | Nighthawk, Common |
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Cinclus mexicanus | Dipper, American |
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Circus cyaneus | Harrier, Northern |
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Clangula hyemalis | Oldsquaw |
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Coccothraustes vespertinus | Grosbeak, Evening |
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Colaptes auratus | Flicker, Northern |
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Collumba livia | Dove, Rock |
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Contopus borealis | Flycatcher, Olive-sided |
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Contopus sordidulus | Wood-peewee, Western |
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Corvus brachyrhynchos | Crow, American |
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Corvus corax | Raven, Common |
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Cyanocitta cristata | Jay, Blue |
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Cyanocitta stelleri | Jay, Steller's |
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Cygnus columianus | Swan, Tundra (Whistling) |
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Cypseloides niger | Swift, Black |
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Dendragapus obscurus | Grouse, Blue |
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Dendroica coronata | Warbler, Yellow-rumped |
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Dendroica magnolia | Warbler, Magnolia |
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Dendroica petechia | Warbler, Yellow |
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Dendroica striata | Warbler, Blackpoll |
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Dendroica townsendi | Warbler, Townsend's |
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Dryocopus pileatus | Woodpecker, Pileated |
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Dumetella carolinensis | Catbird, Gray |
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Empidonax alnorum | Flycatcher, Alder |
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Empidonax hammondii | Flycatcher, Hammond's |
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Empidonax minimus | Flycatcher, Least |
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Empidonax oberholseri | Flycatcher, Dusky |
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Empidonax traillii | Flycatcher, Willow |
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Eremophila alpestris | Lark, Horned |
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Euphagus carolinus | Blackbird, Rusty |
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Euphagus cyanocephalus | Blackbird, Brewer's |
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Falcipennis canadensis | Grouse, Spruce |
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Falco columbarius | Merlin |
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Falco mexicanus | Falcon, Prairie |
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Falco sparverius | Kestrel, American |
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Fulica americana | Coot, American |
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Gallinago gallinago | Snipe, Common |
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Gavia immer | Loon, Common |
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Geothlypis trichas | Yellowthroat, Common |
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Glaucidium gnoma | Owl, Northern Pygmy |
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Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus | Jay, Pinyon |
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Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Eagle, Bald |
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Hirundo rustica | Swallow, Barn |
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Histrionicus histrionicus | Duck, Harlequin |
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Ixoreus naevius | Thrush, Varied |
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Junco hyemalis | Junco, Dark-eyed |
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Lagopus lagopus | Ptarmigan, Willow |
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Lagopus leucurus | Ptarmigan, White-tailed |
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Lanius excubitor | Shrike, Northern |
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Larus argentatus | Gull, Herring |
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Larus californicus | Gull, California |
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Larus delawarensis | Gull, Ring-billed |
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Larus philadelphia | Gull, Bonaparte's |
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Leucosticte tephrocotis | Rosy-finch, Gray-crowned |
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Limnodromus scolopaceus | Dowitcher, Long-billed |
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Lophodytes cucullatus | Merganser, Hooded |
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Loxia curvirostra | Crossbill, Red |
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Loxia leucoptera | Crossbill, White-winged |
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Melanerpes lewis | Woodpecker, Lewis's |
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Melanitta fusca | Scoter, White-winged |
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Melanitta perspicillata | Scoter, Surf |
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Melospiza lincolnii | Sparrow, Lincoln's |
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Melospiza melodia | Sparrow, Song |
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Mergus merganser | Merganser, Common |
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Mergus serrator | Merganser, Red-breasted |
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Micropalama himantopus | Sandpiper, Stilt |
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Molothrus ater | Cowbird, Brown-headed |
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Myadestes townsendi | Solitaire, Townsend's |
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Nucifraga columbiana | Nutcracker, Clark's |
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Oporornis tolmiei | Warbler, MacGillivray's |
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Oxyura jamaicensis | Duck, Ruddy |
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Pandion haliaetus | Osprey |
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Passarella iliaca | Sparrow, Fox |
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Passer domesticus | Sparrow, House |
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Passerculus sandwichensis | Sparrow, Savannah |
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Passerina amoena | Bunting, Lazuli |
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Perisoreus canadensis | Jay, Gray/Canada (Whiskey Jack) |
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Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | Swallow, Cliff |
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Phalaropus lobatus | Phalarope, Red-necked |
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Pica hudsonia | Magpie, Black-billed |
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Picoides arcticus | Woodpecker, Black-backed |
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Picoides pubescens | Woodpecker, Downy |
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Picoides tridactylus | Woodpecker, Three-toed |
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Picoides villosus | Woodpecker, Hairy |
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Pinicola enucleator | Grosbeak, Pine |
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Piranga ludoviciana | Tanager, Western |
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Plectrophenax nivalis | Bunting, Snow |
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Podiceps auritus | Grebe, Horned |
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Podiceps grisegena | Grebe, Red-necked |
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Podiceps nigricolli | Grebe, Eared |
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Podilymbus podiceps | Grebe, Pied-billed |
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Poecile atricapillus | Chickadee, Black-capped |
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Poecile gambeli | Chickadee, Mountain |
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Poecile hudsonicus | Chickadee, Boreal |
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Poecile refescens | Chickadee, Chestnut-backed |
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Pooecetes gramineus | Sparrow, Vesper |
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Porzana carolina | Sora |
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Recurvirostra americana | Avocet, American |
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Regulus calendula | Kinglet, Ruby-crowned |
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Regutus satrapa | Kinglet, Golden-crowned |
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Riparia riparia | Swallow, Bank |
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Salpinctes obsoletus | Wren, Rock |
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Sayornis phoebe | Phoebe, Eastern |
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Sayornis saya | Phoebe, Say's |
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Seiurus aurocapillus | Ovenbird |
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Seiurus noveboracensis | Waterthrush, Northern |
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Selasphorus rufus | Hummingbird, Rufous |
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Seterna hirundo | Tern, Common |
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Setophaga ruticilla | Redstart, American |
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Sialia currucoides | Bluebird, Mountain |
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Sialia mexicana | Bluebird, Western |
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Sitta canadensis | Nuthatch, Red-breasted |
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Sitta carolinensis | Nuthatch, White-breasted |
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Sphyrapicus nuchalis | Sapsucker, Red-naped |
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Sphyrapicus varius | Sapsucker, Yellow-bellied |
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Spizella breweri | Sparrow, Brewer's |
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Spizella pallida | Sparrow, Clay-colored |
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Spizella passerina | Sparrow, Chipping |
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Steganopus tricolor | Phalarope, Wilson's |
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Stelgidopteryx serripennis | Swallow, Northern Rough Winged |
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Stellula calliope | Hummingbird, Calliope |
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Strix nebulosa | Owl, Great Gray |
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Strix varia | Owl, Barred |
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Sturnella neglecta | Meadowlark, Western |
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Sturnus vulgaris | Starling, European |
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Surnia ulula | Owl, Northern Hawk |
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Tachycineta bicolor | Swallow, Tree |
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Tachycineta thalassina | Swallow, Violet-green |
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Tringa flavipes | Yellowlegs, Lesser |
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Tringa melanoleuca | Yellowlegs, Greater |
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Tringa solitaria | Sandpiper, Solitary |
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Troglodytes aedon | Wren, House |
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Troglodytes troglodytes | Wren, Winter |
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Turdus migratorius | Robin, American |
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Tympanuchus phasianellus | Grouse, Sharp-tailed |
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Tyrannus tyrannus | Kingbird, Eastern |
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Tyrannus verticalis | Kingbird, Western |
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Vermivora celata | Warbler, Orange-crowned |
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Vermivora peregrina | Warbler, Tennessee |
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Vireo gilvus | Vireo, Warbling |
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Vireo olivaceous | Vireo, Red-eyed |
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Vireo solitarius | Vireo, Blue-headed |
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Wilsonia pusilla | Warbler, Wilson's |
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Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus | Blackbird, Yellow-headed |
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Zenaida macroura | Dove, Mourning |
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Zonotrichia albicollis | Sparrow, White-throated |
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Zonotrichia atricapilla | Sparrow, Golden-crowned |
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Zonotrichia leucophrys | Sparrow, White-crowned |
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