Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge

Name: Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
Address: Dare County, North Carolina, United States

Wildlife Sanctuary · United States

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Photo © Joshua Liverman — CC BY 4.0 — Source: iNaturalist

Month range All year round

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Presence Rare Very rare

305 species · Top 305 recorded

Sandwich Tern

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Thalasseus sandvicensis

Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis

Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea

Great Blue HeronArdea herodias

Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus

Pine SiskinSpinus pinus

Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea

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Surf Scoter

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Melanitta perspicillata

Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata

Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus

Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor

Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major

Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus

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Rose-breasted Grosbeak

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Pheucticus ludovicianus

Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus

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Eastern Towhee

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Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus

Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus

RuffCalidris pugnax

Northern GannetMorus bassanus

OspreyPandion haliaetus

Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina

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Semipalmated Sandpiper

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Calidris pusilla

Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla

Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallida

Least TernSternula antillarum

Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus

White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi

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American Oystercatcher

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Haematopus palliatus

American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus

Black TernChlidonias niger

White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica

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Tennessee Warbler

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Leiothlypis peregrina

Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina

Red-throated LoonGavia stellata

Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia

Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata

Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus

Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus

Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum

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American Golden Plover

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Pluvialis dominica

American Golden PloverPluvialis dominica

Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope

Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus

Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla

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Parasitic Jaeger

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Stercorarius parasiticus

Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus

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Blue-grey Gnatcatcher

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Polioptila caerulea

Blue-grey GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea

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Bonaparte's Gull

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Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia

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Laughing Gull

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Leucophaeus atricilla

Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla

GadwallMareca strepera

Red Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca

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American Cliff Swallow

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Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota

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Grey Catbird

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Dumetella carolinensis

Grey CatbirdDumetella carolinensis

AnhingaAnhinga anhinga

Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina

Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis

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Yellow-crowned Night Heron

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Nyctanassa violacea

Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea

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Yellow-headed Blackbird

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Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

Yellow-headed BlackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalus

Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius

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American Crow

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Corvus brachyrhynchos

American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos

Seaside SparrowAmmospiza maritima

Summer TanagerPiranga rubra

Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus

Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis

Black ScoterMelanitta americana

Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicus

Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea

Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striata

Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula

Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castanea

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Ash-throated Flycatcher

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Myiarchus cinerascens

Ash-throated FlycatcherMyiarchus cinerascens

Northern RaccoonProcyon lotor

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Northern Short-tailed Shrew

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Blarina brevicauda

Northern Short-tailed ShrewBlarina brevicauda

Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus

Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni

Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinator

Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius

Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoa

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Double-crested Cormorant

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Nannopterum auritum

Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum

Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana

Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor

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North American River Otter

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Lontra canadensis

North American River OtterLontra canadensis

Nelson's SparrowAmmospiza nelsoni

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White-crowned Sparrow

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Zonotrichia leucophrys

White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys

Saltmarsh SparrowAmmospiza caudacuta

Townsend's WarblerSetophaga townsendi

King RailRallus elegans

American Barn OwlTyto furcata

Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris

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Great Crested Flycatcher

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Myiarchus crinitus

Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus

Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla

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Worm-eating Warbler

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Helmitheros vermivorum

Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum

BobcatLynx rufus

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Greater White-fronted Goose

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Anser albifrons

Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons

American WoodcockScolopax minor

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Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat

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Corynorhinus rafinesquii

Rafinesque's Big-eared BatCorynorhinus rafinesquii

Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon

Horned LarkEremophila alpestris

Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola

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Northern Waterthrush

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Parkesia noveboracensis

Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis

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Red-cockaded Woodpecker

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Leuconotopicus borealis

Red-cockaded WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus borealis

WilletTringa semipalmata

Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus

Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon

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Yellow-throated Vireo

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Vireo flavifrons

Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons

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Eastern Warbling Vireo

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Vireo gilvus

Eastern Warbling VireoVireo gilvus

Black SkimmerRynchops niger

DunlinCalidris alpina

Wood DuckAix sponsa

RedpollAcanthis flammea

Northern ParulaSetophaga americana

Grey-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus

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Eastern Whip-poor-will

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Antrostomus vociferus

Eastern Whip-poor-willAntrostomus vociferus

Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius

Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena

Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia

Horned GrebePodiceps auritus

MerlinFalco columbarius

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Red-breasted Nuthatch

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Sitta canadensis

Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis

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Red-headed Woodpecker

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Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus

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Long-billed Dowitcher

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Limnodromus scolopaceus

Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus

Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis

American PipitAnthus rubescens

Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra

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Black-throated Grey Warbler

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Setophaga nigrescens

Black-throated Grey WarblerSetophaga nigrescens

Antrostomus carolinensis

Chuck-will's-widowAntrostomus carolinensis

Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum

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Swainson's Warbler

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Limnothlypis swainsonii

Swainson's WarblerLimnothlypis swainsonii

Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos

Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna

Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalis

American GoldfinchSpinus tristis

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

Iceland GullLarus glaucoides

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Louisiana Waterthrush

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Parkesia motacilla

Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla

Marsh RabbitSylvilagus palustris

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Tamanend's Bottlenose Dolphin

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Tursiops erebennus

Tamanend's Bottlenose DolphinTursiops erebennus

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Mississippi Kite

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Ictinia mississippiensis

Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis

Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo

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Grasshopper Sparrow

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Ammodramus savannarum

Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum

Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii

Greater ScaupAythya marila

Green HeronButorides virescens

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Hooded Merganser

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Lophodytes cucullatus

Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus

OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla

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Red-bellied Woodpecker

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Melanerpes carolinus

Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus

Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea

Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus

Forster's TernSterna forsteri

Pine WarblerSetophaga pinus

Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata

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Semipalmated Plover

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Charadrius semipalmatus

Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus

Black VultureCoragyps atratus

Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus

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Eurasian Collared Dove

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Streptopelia decaocto

Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto

Wood StorkMycteria americana

Sand MartinRiparia riparia

Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas

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Bald Eagle

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Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus

Turkey VultureCathartes aura

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Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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Archilochus colubris

Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris

Cave SwallowPetrochelidon fulva

Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus

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Northern Gray Fox

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Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Northern Gray FoxUrocyon cinereoargenteus

Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus

Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia

Field SparrowSpizella pusilla

White-eyed VireoVireo griseus

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Black-headed Gull

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Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus

Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis

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Great Black-backed Gull

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Larus marinus

Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus

American Black DuckAnas rubripes

Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensis

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North American Beaver

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Castor canadensis

North American BeaverCastor canadensis

Snowy EgretEgretta thula

Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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Larus fuscus

Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus

VeeryCatharus fuscescens

Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos

Virginia RailRallus limicola

Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula

American WigeonMareca americana

Northern PintailAnas acuta

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Black-billed Cuckoo

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Coccyzus erythropthalmus

Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus

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Snow Bunting

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Plectrophenax nivalis

Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis

American CootFulica americana

Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria

DickcisselSpiza americana

MallardAnas platyrhynchos

Brown CreeperCerthia americana

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Short-billed Dowitcher

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Limnodromus griseus

Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus

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Yellow-throated Warbler

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Setophaga dominica

Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica

SoraPorzana carolina

American White IbisEudocimus albus

Virginia OpossumDidelphis virginiana

Mute SwanCygnus olor

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White-breasted Nuthatch

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Sitta carolinensis

White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis

CanvasbackAythya valisineria

Atlantic PuffinFratercula arctica

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Black-bellied Whistling Duck

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Dendrocygna autumnalis

Black-bellied Whistling DuckDendrocygna autumnalis

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Golden-crowned Kinglet

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Regulus satrapa

Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa

Common TernSterna hirundo

Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus

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Marsh Wren

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Cistothorus palustris

Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris

Eurasian TealAnas crecca

Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus

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American Bittern

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Botaurus lentiginosus

American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus

Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus

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Northern Cardinal

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Cardinalis cardinalis

Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis

Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula

Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus

Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus

Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus

Hispid Cotton RatSigmodon hispidus

Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos

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White-rumped Sandpiper

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Calidris fuscicollis

White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis

Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens

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Chestnut-sided Warbler

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Setophaga pensylvanica

Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica

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Brown-headed Nuthatch

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Sitta pusilla

Brown-headed NuthatchSitta pusilla

Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus

Eastern Wood PeweeContopus virens

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White-tailed Deer

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Odocoileus virginianus

White-tailed DeerOdocoileus virginianus

Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis

Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe

Blue-winged WarblerVermivora cyanoptera

Blue JayCyanocitta cristata

Canada GooseBranta canadensis

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Brewer's Blackbird

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Euphagus cyanocephalus

Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus

Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii

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Pacific Golden Plover

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Pluvialis fulva

Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva

BuffleheadBucephala albeola

Common GallinuleGallinula galeata

Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor

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Black-and-white Warbler

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Mniotilta varia

Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia

Rufous HummingbirdSelasphorus rufus

Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis

Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater

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White-throated Sparrow

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Zonotrichia albicollis

White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis

Painted BuntingPasserina ciris

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Savannah Sparrow

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Passerculus sandwichensis

Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis

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American Avocet

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Recurvirostra americana

American AvocetRecurvirostra americana

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Northern Saw-whet Owl

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Aegolius acadicus

Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicus

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American Herring Gull

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Larus smithsonianus

American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus

Upland SandpiperBartramia longicauda

KilldeerCharadrius vociferus

Purple MartinProgne subis

Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens

Lesser ScaupAythya affinis

Ross's GooseAnser rossii

Common LoonGavia immer

Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor

Snow GooseAnser caerulescens

Say's PhoebeSayornis saya

Northern FlickerColaptes auratus

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American White Pelican

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Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos

Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus

Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera

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Black-throated Green Warbler

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Setophaga virens

Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens

Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fusca

Red WolfCanis rufus

Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus

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Bobolink

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Dolichonyx oryzivorus

BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorus

Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus

RazorbillAlca torda

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Northern Rough-winged Swallow

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Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis

Kentucky WarblerGeothlypis formosa

Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina

Hudsonian WhimbrelNumenius hudsonicus

House SparrowPasser domesticus

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Brown Pelican

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Pelecanus occidentalis

Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis

Song SparrowMelospiza melodia

Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres

Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor

Eastern Screech OwlMegascops asio

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Nashville Warbler

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Leiothlypis ruficapilla

Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapilla

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Red-breasted Merganser

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Mergus serrator

Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator

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Carolina Wren

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Thryothorus ludovicianus

Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus

Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea

Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus

Common NighthawkChordeiles minor

Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica

Royal TernThalasseus maximus

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Grey Kingbird

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Tyrannus dominicensis

Grey KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis

American RobinTurdus migratorius

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Eastern Gray Squirrel

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Sciurus carolinensis

Eastern Gray SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Western SandpiperCalidris mauri

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Gull-billed Tern

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Gelochelidon nilotica

Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica

Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius

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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

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Sphyrapicus varius

Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius

Connecticut WarblerOporornis agilis

Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens

American Black BearUrsus americanus

CoyoteCanis latrans

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Magnificent Frigatebird

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Fregata magnificens

Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens

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Black-throated Blue Warbler

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Setophaga caerulescens

Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens

Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata

Clapper RailRallus crepitans

Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps

Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris

Common MerganserMergus merganser

Blue-winged TealSpatula discors

Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca

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Hairy Woodpecker

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Leuconotopicus villosus

Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus

Lark SparrowChondestes grammacus

Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina

American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla

RedheadAythya americana

SanderlingCalidris alba

Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes

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Orange-crowned Warbler

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Leiothlypis celata

Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata

Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus

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