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SHEARWATERS, FULMARS, ALBATROSSES
Black-vented Shearwater [Puffinus opisthomlas]
Pink-footed Shearwater [Puffinus creatopus]
Sooty Shearwater [Puffinus griseus]
Short-tailed Shearwater [Puffinus tenuirostris]
Northern Fulmar [Fulmarus glacialis]

LOONS
Common Loon [Gavia immer]
Pacific Loon [Gavia pacifica]
Red-throated Loon [Gavia stellata]

GREBES
Eared Grebe [Podiceps nigricollis]
Horned Grebe [Podiceps auritus]
Western Grebe [Aechmophorus occidentalis]
Clark's Grebe [Aechmophorus clarkii]
Pied-billed Grebe [Podilymbus podiceps]

DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS
Northern Pintail [Anas acuta]
Cinnamon Teal [Anas cyanoptera]
Green-winged Teal [Anas crecca]
Blue-winged Teal [Anas discors]
Northern Shoveler [Anas clypeata]
Mallard [Anas platyrhynchos]
Gadwall [Anas strepera]
American Wigeon [Anas americana]
Eurasian Wigeon [Anas penelope]
Surf Scoter [Melanitta perspicillata]
White-winged Scoter [Melanitta fusca] *
Canada Goose [Branta canadensis]
Cackling Goose [Branta hutchinsii]
Greylag Goose [Anser anser]
Greater White-fronted Goose [Anser albifrons]
Brant (Brent Goose) [Branta bernicla]
Hawaiian Goose (Nene) [Branta sandvicensis]
Snow Goose [Chen caerulescens]
Ross's Goose [Chen rossii]
Red-breasted Merganser [Mergus serrator]
Common Merganser [Mergus merganser]
Ruddy Duck [Oxyura jamaicensis]
Long-tailed Duck [Clangula hyemalis]
Redhead [Aythya americana]
Lesser Scaup [Aythya affinis]
Greater Scaup [Aythya marila]
Canvasback [Aythya valisineria]
Ring-necked Duck [Aythya collaris]
Common Moorhen [Gallinula chloropus]
American Coot [Fulica americana]
Hawaiian Coot [Fulica alai]
Bufflehead [Bucephala albeola]
Common Goldeneye [Bucephala clangula]

NEW WORLD QUAIL
Gambel's Quail [Callipepla gambelii]
California Quail [Callipepla californica]

PARTRIDGES, PHEASANT, GROUSE AND TURKEYS
Wild Turkey [Meleagris gallopavo]
Kalij Pheasant [Lophura leucomelanos]
Erckel's Francolin [Francolinus erckelii]
Ring-necked Pheasant [Phasianus colchicus]

OYSTERCATCHERS
Black Oystercatcher [Haematopus bachmani]

STILTS, AVOCETS AND JACANA
Black-necked Stilt [Himantopus mexicanus]
Hawaiian Stilt [Himantopus knudseni]
American Avocet [Recurvirostra americana]
Northern Jacana [Jacana spinosa]

SANDPIPERS AND PHALAROPES
Greater Yellowlegs [Tringa melanoleuca]
Lesser Yellowlegs [Tringa flavipes]
Solitary Sandpiper [Tringa solitaria]
Willet [Catoptrophorus semipalmatus]
Wandering Tattler [Heteroscelus incanus]
Whimbrel [Numenius phaeopus]
Long-billed Curlew [Numenius phaeopus]
Marbled Godwit [Limosa fedoa]
Bar-tailed Godwit [Limosa lapponica]
Spotted Sandpiper [Actitis macularia]
Western Sandpiper [Calidris mauri]
Least Sandpiper [Calidris minutilla]
Semipalmated Sandpiper [Calidris pusilla] *
Rock Sandpiper [Calidris ptilocnemis]
Purple Sandpiper [Calidris maritima]
Pectoral Sandpiper [Calidris melanotos]
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper [Calidris acuminata]
Buff-breasted Sandpiper [Tryngites subruficollis]
Dunlin [Calidris alpina]
Ruddy Turnstone [Arenaria interpres]
Black Turnstone [Arenaria melanocephala]
Surfbird [Aphriza virgata]
Red Knot [Calidris canutus]
Sanderling [Calidris alba]
Short-billed Dowitcher [Limnodromus griseus]
Long-billed Dowitcher [Limnodromus scolopaceus]
Red-necked Phalarope [Phalaropus lobatus]
Red Phalarope [Phalaropus fulicaria]
Wilson's Snipe [Gallinago delicata]
American Woodcock [Scolopax minor] *NEW*

SKUAS, GULLS, TERNS AND SKIMMERS
Pomarine Jaeger [Stercorarius pomarinus]
Parasitic Jaeger [Stercorarius parasiticus] *
Heermann's Gull [Larus heermanni]
Western Gull [Larus occidentalis]
California Gull [Larus californicus]
Mew Gull [Larus canus]
Ring-billed Gull [Larus delawarensis]
Herring Gull [Larus argentatus]
Glaucous-winged Gull [Larus glaucescens]
Bonaparte's Gull [Larus philadelphia]
Franklin's Gull [Larus pipixcan]
Laughing Gull [Larus atricilla]
Great Black-backed Gull [Larus marinus]
Lesser Black-backed Gull [Larus fuscus]
Caspian Tern [Sterna caspia]
Forster's Tern [Sterna forsteri]
Least Tern [Sterna antillarum]
Common Tern [Sterna hirundo]
Royal Tern [Thalasseus maximus]
Elegant Tern [Sterna elegans]
Black Skimmer [Rynchops niger]
Black Noddy [Anous minutus]

AUKS, MURRES AND PUFFINS
Cassin's Auklet [Ptychoramphus aleuticus] *
Rhinoceros Auklet [Cerorhinca monocerata]
Xantus' Murrelet [Ptychoramphus aleuticus]

PIGEONS AND DOVES
Rock Pigeon [Columba livia]
Band-tailed Pigeon [Columba fasciata] *
Inca Dove [Columbina inca]
Common Ground-Dove [Columbina passerina]
White-winged Dove [Zenaida asiatica]
Mourning Dove [Zenaida macroura]
Eurasian Collared Dove [Streptopelia decaocto]
Spotted Dove [Streptopelia chinensis]
Zebra Dove [Geopelia striata]

PARAKEETS
Mitered Parakeet [Aratinga mitrata]

LAPWINGS AND PLOVERS
Black-bellied Plover [Pluvialis squatarola]
Pacific Golden-Plover [Pluvialis fulva]
Snowy Plover [Charadrius alexandrinus]
Semipalmated Plover [Charadrius semipalmatus]
Killdeer [Charadrius vociferus]
Mountain Plover [Charadrius montanus]

TROPICBIRDS, BOOBIES, PELICANS, CORMORANTS, ANHINGA AND FRIGATEBIRDS
Brown Booby [Sula leucogaster]
Brown Pelican [Pelecanus occidentalis]
American White Pelican [Pelecanus erythrorhynchos]
Pelagic Cormorant [Phalacrocorax pelagicus]
Brandt's Cormorant [Phalacrocorax penicillatus]
Double-crested Cormorant [Phalacrocorax auritus]
Magnificent Frigatebird [Fregata magnificens]
White-tailed Tropicbird [Phaethon lepturus]

HERONS, IBIS AND NEW WORLD VULTURES
Great Blue Heron [Ardea herodias]
Great Egret [Ardea alba]
Cattle Egret [Bubulcus ibis]
Green Heron [Butorides virescens]
Little Blue Heron [Egretta caerulea]
Tricolored Heron [Egretta tricolor]
Snowy Egret [Egretta thula]
Reddish Egret [Egretta rufescens]
Black-crowned Night-Heron [Nycticorax nycticorax]
White-faced Ibis [Plegadis chihi]
White Ibis [Eudocimus albus]
Roseate Spoonbill [Platalea ajaja] *
Turkey Vulture [Cathartes aura]
California Condor [Gymnogyps californianus]

EAGLES, KITES, FALCONS AND HAWKS
Osprey [Pandion haliaetus]
Northern Harrier [Circus cyaneus]
Cooper's Hawk [Accipiter cooperii]
Sharp-shinned Hawk [Accipiter striatus] *
Crested Caracara [Caracara cheriway]
Red-tailed Hawk [Buteo jamaicensis]
Red-shouldered Hawk [Buteo lineatus]
Swainson's Hawk [Buteo swainsoni]
Ferruginous Hawk [Buteo regalis]
Harris's Hawk [Parabuteo unicinctus]
White-tailed Kite [Elanus leucurus]
American Kestrel [Falco sparverius]
Bald Eagle [Haliaeetus leucocephalus]
Peregrine Falcon [Falco peregrinus]
Prairie Falcon [Falco mexicanus]

RAILS, LIMPKINS AND CRANES
Sandhill Crane [Grus canadensis]

CUCKOOS, ROADRUNNERS AND ANIS
Greater Roadrunner [Geococcyx californianus]

OWLS
Barred Owl [Strix varia]
Barn Owl [Tyto alba]
Eastern Screech-Owl [Megascops asio] *NEW*
Whiskered Screech-Owl [Megascops trichopsis] *
Burrowing Owl [Athene cunicularia]
Short-eared Owl [Asio flammeus]

SWIFTS AND HUMMINGBIRDS
White-throated Swift [Aeronautes saxatalis]
Vaux's Swift [Chaetura vauxi]
Violet-crowned Hummingbird [Amazilia violiceps]
Berylline Hummingbird [Amazilia beryllina]
White-eared Hummingbird [Hylocharis leucotis]
Broad-billed Hummingbird [Cynanthus latirostris]
Black-chinned Hummingbird [Archilochus alexandri]
Blue-throated Hummingbird [Lampornis clemenciae]
Magnificent Hummingbird [Eugenes fulgens]
Lucifer Hummingbird [Lampornis clemenciae]
Costa's Hummingbird [Calypte costae]
Anna's Hummingbird [Calypte anna]
Broad-tailed Hummingbird [Selasphorus platycercus]
Rufous Hummingbird [Selasphorus rufus]
Allen's Hummingbird [Selasphorus sasin]
Ruby-throated Hummingbird [Archilochus colubris] *NEW*
Green-breasted Mango [Anthracothorax prevostii]

TROGONS
Elegant Trogon [Trogon elegans]

WOODPECKERS
Red-breasted Sapsucker [Sphyrapicus ruber]
Red-naped Sapsucker [Sphyrapicus nuchalis]
Acorn Woodpecker [Melanerpes formicivorus]
Lewis's Woodpecker [Melanerpes lewis]
Gila Woodpecker [Melanerpes uropygialis]
Red-bellied Woodpecker [Melanerpes carolinus]
Nuttall's Woodpecker [Picoides nuttallii]
Hairy Woodpecker [Picoides villosus]
Downy Woodpecker [Picoides pubescens]
Arizona (Strickland's) Woodpecker [Picoides stricklandi]
Northern Flicker [Colaptes auratus]

TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
Western Wood-Pewee [Contopus sordidulus]
Vermilion Flycatcher [Pyrocephalus rubinus]
Black Phoebe [Sayornis nigricans]
Say's Phoebe [Sayornis saya]
Eastern Phoebe [Sayornis phoebe]
Pacific-Slope Flycatcher [Empidonax difficilis]
Gray Flycatcher [Empidonax wrightii]
Willow Flycatcher [Empidonax traillii]
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher [Empidonax flaviventris]
Least Flycatcher [Empidonax minimus] *NEW*
Dusky Flycatcher [Empidonax oberholseri]
Ash-throated Flycatcher [Myiarchus cinerascens]
Brown-crested Flycatcher [Myiarchus tyrannulus] *
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher [Myiodynastes luteiventris]
Western Kingbird [Tyrannus verticalis]
Cassin's Kingbird [Tyrannus vociferans]
Thick-billed Kingbird [Tyrannus crassirostris]
Eastern Kingbird [Tyrannus tyrannus] *NEW*

SHRIKES
Loggerhead Shrike [Lanius ludovicianus]

VIREOS
Bell's Vireo [Vireo bellii] *
Warbling Vireo [Vireo gilvus]
Blue-headed Vireo [Vireo solitarius] *NEW*
Yellow-throated Vireo [Vireo flavifrons] *NEW*

CROWS AND JAYS
Steller's Jay [Cyanocitta stelleri]
Island Scrub-Jay [Aphelocoma insularis]
Western Scrub-Jay [Aphelocoma californica]
Mexican Jay [Aphelocoma ultramarina]
Yellow-billed Magpie [Pica nuttalli]
Black-billed Magpie [Pica hudsonia] *
American Crow [Corvus brachyrhynchos]
Common Raven [Corvus corax]
Chihuahuan Raven [Corvus cryptoleucus]

LARKS
Horned Lark [Eremophila alpestris]

SWALLOWS
Tree Swallow [Tachycineta bicolor]
Cave Swallow [Petrochelidon fulva]
Cliff Swallow [Petrochelidon pyrrhonota]
Barn Swallow [Hirundo rustica]

TITMICE, CHICKADEES, BUSHTITS, NUTHATCHES
Black-capped Chickadee [Poecile atricapillus] *NEW*
Mountain Chickadee [Poecile gambeli]
Carolina Chickadee [Poecile carolinensis]
Chestnut-backed Chickadee [Poecile rufescens]
Bridled Titmouse [Baeolophus wollweberi]
Oak Titmouse [Baeolophus inornatus]
Tufted Titmouse [Baeolophus bicolor]
White-breasted Nuthatch [Sitta carolinensis]
Red-breasted Nuthatch [Sitta canadensis]
Pygmy Nuthatch [Sitta pygmaea]
Brown-headed Nuthatch [Sitta pusilla]
American Tree Creeper [Certhia americana]
Bushtit [Psaltriparus minimus]
Verdin [Auriparus flaviceps]

CREEPERS
I'iwi [Vestiaria coccinea]
Hawai'i 'Amakihi [Hemignathus virens]
Hawai'i Creeper [Oreomystis mana]
'Apapane [Himatione sanguinea]

WRENS
Marsh Wren [Cistothorus palustris]
Cactus Wren [Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus]
Canyon Wren [Catherpes mexicanus]
Bewick's Wren [Thryomanes bewickii]
House Wren [Troglodytes aedon]
Carolina Wren [Thryothorus ludovicianus]

KINGLETS
Ruby-crowned Kinglet [Regulus calendula]
Golden-crowned Kinglet [Regulus satrapa]

OLD WORLD WARBLERS AND GNATCATCHERS
Arctic Warbler [Phylloscopus borealis]
Japanese White-Eye [Zosterops japonicus]
California Gnatcatcher [Polioptila californica]
Blue Gray Gnatcatcher [Polioptila caerulea]
Black-capped Gnatcatcher [Polioptila nigriceps]

THRUSHES
American Robin [Turdus migratorius]
Varied Thrush [Ixoreus naevius] *
Swainson's Thrush [Catharus ustulatus] *NEW*
Hermit Thrush [Catharus guttatus]
Wood Thrush [Hylocichla mustelina] *NEW*
Veery [Catharus fuscescens] *NEW*
Oma'o [Myadestes obscurus]
White-rumped Shama [Copsychus malabaricus] *

MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHERS
Gray Catbird [Dumetella carolinensis] *NEW*
Northern Mockingbird [Mimus polyglottos]
California Thrasher [Toxostoma redivivum]
Curve-billed Thrasher [Toxostoma curvirostre]
Gray Thrasher [Toxostoma cinereum]

WAGTAILS AND PIPITS
Eastern Yellow Wagtail [Motacilla tschutschensis]
American Pipit [Anthus rubescens]

SILKY FLYCATCHERS
Phainopepla [Phainopepla nitens]
Cedar Waxwing [Bombycilla cedrorum]

WOOD WARBLERS
Northern Parula [Parula americana]
Yellow Warbler [Dendroica petechia]
Yellow-rumped Warbler [Dendroica coronata]
Black-throated Gray Warbler [Dendroica nigrescens]
Black-throated Blue Warbler [Dendroica caerulescens]
Black-throated Green Warbler [Dendroica virens] *NEW*
Hermit Warbler [Dendroica occidentalis]
Townsend's Warbler [Dendroica townsendi]
Magnolia Warbler [Dendroica magnolia]
Chestnut-sided Warbler [Dendroica pensylvanica]
Blackpoll Warbler [Dendroica striata]
Pine Warbler [Dendroica pinus]
Orange-crowned Warbler [Vermivora celata]
Nashville Warbler [Vermivora ruficapilla]
Tennessee Warbler [Vermivora peregrina]
Wilson's Warbler [Wilsonia pusilla]
Black-and-white Warbler [Mniotilta varia]
Blue-winged Warbler [Vermivora pinus] *NEW*
Hooded Warbler [Wilsonia citrina] *NEW*
Cape May Warbler [Dendroica tigrina] *NEW*
Palm Warbler [Dendroica palmarum] *NEW*
Red-faced Warbler [Cardellina rubrifrons] *
Prothonotary Warbler [Protonotaria citrea] *NEW*
American Redstart [Setophaga ruticilla]
Painted Redstart [Myioborus pictus]
Ovenbird [Seiurus aurocapillus] *NEW*
Northern Waterthrush [Seiurus noveboracensis] *NEW*
Louisiana Waterthrush [Seiurus motacilla] *NEW*
Common Yellowthroat [Geothlypis trichas]
Belding's Yellowthroat [Geothlypis beldingi]
Yellow-breasted Chat [Icteria virens]

TANAGERS
Western Tanager [Piranga ludoviciana]
Hepatic Tanager [Piranga flava]
Flame-colored Tanager [Piranga bidentata]
Scarlet Tanager [Piranga olivacea] *NEW*
Western Bluebird [Sialia mexicana]
Eastern Bluebird [Sialia sialis]
Mountain Bluebird [Sialia currucoides]

SPARROWS
Dark-eyed Junco [Junco hyemalis]
Yellow-eyed Junco [Junco phaeonotus]
Spotted Towhee [Pipilo maculatus]
California Towhee [Pipilo crissalis]
Canyon Towhee [Pipilo fuscus]
Abert's Towhee [Pipilo aberti]
Green-tailed Towhee [Pipilo chlorurus]
Lark Sparrow [Chondestes grammacus]
Song Sparrow [Melospiza melodia]
Lincoln's Sparrow [Melospiza lincolnii]
Chipping Sparrow [Spizella passerina]
Brewer's Sparrow [Spizella breweri]
Savannah Sparrow [Passerculus sandwichensis]
Vesper Sparrow [Pooecetes gramineus]
Rufous-winged Sparrow [Aimophila carpalis]
White-crowned Sparrow [Zonotrichia leucophrys]
Golden-crowned Sparrow [Zonotrichia atricapilla]
White-throated Sparrow [Zonotrichia albicollis]
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow [Ammodramus nelsoni]
Baird's Sparrow [Ammodramus bairdii]
Grasshopper Sparrow [Ammodramus savannarum]
Fox Sparrow [Passerella iliaca]
House Sparrow [Passer domesticus]
Java Sparrow [Padda oryzivora]
Lark Bunting [Calamospiza melanocorys]

CARDINALS
Northern Cardinal [Cardinalis cardinalis]
Black-headed Grosbeak [Pheucticus melanocephalus] *
Rose-breasted Grosbeak [Pheucticus ludovicianus] *NEW*
Red-crested Cardinal [Paroaria coronata]

BLACKBIRDS AND ORIOLES
Brewer's Blackbird [Euphagus cyanocephalus]
Yellow-headed Blackbird [Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus]
Red-winged Blackbird [Agelaius phoeniceus]
Western Meadowlark [Sturnella neglecta]
Eastern Meadowlark [Sturnella magna]
Bronzed Cowbird [Molothrus aeneus]
Brown-headed Cowbird [Molothrus ater]
Great-tailed Grackle [Quiscalus mexicanus]
Boat-tailed Grackle [Quiscalus major]
Common Grackle [Quiscalus quiscula] *NEW*
Hooded Oriole [Icterus cucullatus]
Baltimore Oriole [Icterus galbula]
Bullock's Oriole [Icterus bullockii] *
Bobolink [Dolichonyx oryzivorus]

STARLINGS AND MYNAS
European Starling [Sturnus vulgaris]
Common Myna [Acridotheres tristis]

JUNGLEFOWL
Lesser Prairie Chicken [Tympanuchus pallidicinctus]
Red Junglefowl [Gallus gallus]

FINCHES
House Finch [Carpodacus mexicanus]
Cassin's Finch [Carpodacus cassinii]
American Goldfinch [Carduelis tristis]
Lesser Goldfinch [Carduelis psaltria]
Pine Siskin [Carduelis pinus]
Nutmeg Mannikin [Lonchura punctulata]
Yellow-fronted Canary [Serinus mozambicus]

ROSY FINCHES
Black Rosy Finch [Leucosticte atrata]
Brown-capped Rosy Finch [Leucosticte australis]
Gray-crowned Rosy Finch [Leucosticte tephrocotis]


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