Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge

Name: Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge
Address: Kent County, Delaware, United States

Wildlife Sanctuary · United States

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Month range All year round

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Presence Rare Very rare

338 species · Top 338 recorded

Eastern Mole

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Scalopus aquaticus

Eastern MoleScalopus aquaticus

Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea

WoodchuckMarmota monax

Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo

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Black-billed Cuckoo

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Coccyzus erythropthalmus

Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus

Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus

Red-throated LoonGavia stellata

Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major

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Brown Pelican

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Pelecanus occidentalis

Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis

Common TernSterna hirundo

Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus

Piping PloverCharadrius melodus

Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina

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Tennessee Warbler

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Leiothlypis peregrina

Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina

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Yellow-crowned Night Heron

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Nyctanassa violacea

Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea

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Semipalmated Plover

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Charadrius semipalmatus

Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus

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Chuck-will's-widow

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Antrostomus carolinensis

Chuck-will's-widowAntrostomus carolinensis

Ross's GooseAnser rossii

Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus

Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon

Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina

Northern FlickerColaptes auratus

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Hooded Merganser

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Lophodytes cucullatus

Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus

Northern PintailAnas acuta

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Bonaparte's Gull

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Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia

Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalis

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

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White-rumped Sandpiper

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Calidris fuscicollis

White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis

Virginia OpossumDidelphis virginiana

Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia

Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus

Eastern Screech OwlMegascops asio

American RobinTurdus migratorius

Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus

Black TernChlidonias niger

Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris

White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi

Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus

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Great Black-backed Gull

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Larus marinus

Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus

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Black-crowned Night Heron

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Nycticorax nycticorax

Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax

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Grasshopper Sparrow

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Ammodramus savannarum

Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum

House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus

Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus

SanderlingCalidris alba

SoraPorzana carolina

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North American Beaver

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Castor canadensis

North American BeaverCastor canadensis

Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

Turkey VultureCathartes aura

RedheadAythya americana

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Marsh Wren

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Cistothorus palustris

Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris

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Yellow-throated Vireo

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Vireo flavifrons

Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons

Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castanea

Rock DoveColumba livia

Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla

Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius

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American Tree Sparrow

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Spizelloides arborea

American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arborea

Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna

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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

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Tyrannus forficatus

Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatus

Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fusca

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Red Phalarope

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Phalaropus fulicarius

Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius

Blue JayCyanocitta cristata

BuffleheadBucephala albeola

Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina

Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus

Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis

Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia

Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens

Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum

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Nashville Warbler

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Leiothlypis ruficapilla

Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapilla

Cave SwallowPetrochelidon fulva

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Yellow-headed Blackbird

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Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

Yellow-headed BlackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalus

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American Bittern

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Botaurus lentiginosus

American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus

MerlinFalco columbarius

Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor

Black SkimmerRynchops niger

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Rose-breasted Grosbeak

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Pheucticus ludovicianus

Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus

CanvasbackAythya valisineria

Northern RavenCorvus corax

Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea

Red Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca

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Great Crested Flycatcher

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Myiarchus crinitus

Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus

Blue-winged TealSpatula discors

Least TernSternula antillarum

Summer TanagerPiranga rubra

Mourning DoveZenaida macroura

Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja

Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola

American Black DuckAnas rubripes

GadwallMareca strepera

Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula

Seaside SparrowAmmospiza maritima

Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus

Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas

Eurasian TealAnas crecca

Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan

Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana

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White-crowned Sparrow

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Zonotrichia leucophrys

White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys

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Black-throated Green Warbler

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Setophaga virens

Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens

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Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

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Empidonax flaviventris

Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventris

Purple MartinProgne subis

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Black-throated Blue Warbler

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Setophaga caerulescens

Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens

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Budgerigar

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Melopsittacus undulatus

BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus

Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius

Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica

Field SparrowSpizella pusilla

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Evening Grosbeak

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Hesperiphona vespertina

Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertina

Snow GooseAnser caerulescens

Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos

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Black-bellied Whistling Duck

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Dendrocygna autumnalis

Black-bellied Whistling DuckDendrocygna autumnalis

Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens

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Eastern Whip-poor-will

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Antrostomus vociferus

Eastern Whip-poor-willAntrostomus vociferus

Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius

Hudsonian WhimbrelNumenius hudsonicus

Common MuskratOndatra zibethicus

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Eastern Towhee

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Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus

Horned GrebePodiceps auritus

Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus

Connecticut WarblerOporornis agilis

Masked ShrewSorex cinereus

Little EgretEgretta garzetta

Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemastica

Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii

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Black-and-white Warbler

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Mniotilta varia

Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia

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Surf Scoter

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Melanitta perspicillata

Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata

Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata

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Long-billed Dowitcher

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Limnodromus scolopaceus

Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus

DickcisselSpiza americana

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Golden-winged Warbler

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Vermivora chrysoptera

Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysoptera

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White-tailed Deer

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Odocoileus virginianus

White-tailed DeerOdocoileus virginianus

Black VultureCoragyps atratus

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Northern Waterthrush

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Parkesia noveboracensis

Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis

Green HeronButorides virescens

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Louisiana Waterthrush

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Parkesia motacilla

Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla

Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea

American Barn OwlTyto furcata

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Swainson's Warbler

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Limnothlypis swainsonii

Swainson's WarblerLimnothlypis swainsonii

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Northern Cardinal

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Cardinalis cardinalis

Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis

Northern ParulaSetophaga americana

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American Avocet

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Recurvirostra americana

American AvocetRecurvirostra americana

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American Crow

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Corvus brachyrhynchos

American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos

Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus

Eastern Wood PeweeContopus virens

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Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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Archilochus colubris

Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris

House SparrowPasser domesticus

Great Blue HeronArdea herodias

Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus

Royal TernThalasseus maximus

Greater ScaupAythya marila

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Orange-crowned Warbler

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Leiothlypis celata

Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata

Great EgretArdea alba

Snowy OwlBubo scandiacus

Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope

Black ScoterMelanitta americana

Brant GooseBranta bernicla

Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicus

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American Cliff Swallow

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Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota

Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis

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White-throated Sparrow

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Zonotrichia albicollis

White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis

Barred OwlStrix varia

American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla

Northern GannetMorus bassanus

Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus

Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus

Common NighthawkChordeiles minor

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Buff-breasted Sandpiper

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Calidris subruficollis

Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollis

Grey-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus

Horned LarkEremophila alpestris

Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis

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Brewer's Blackbird

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Euphagus cyanocephalus

Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus

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Mississippi Kite

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Ictinia mississippiensis

Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis

White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi

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Worm-eating Warbler

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Helmitheros vermivorum

Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum

Pine SiskinSpinus pinus

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North American River Otter

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Lontra canadensis

North American River OtterLontra canadensis

Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor

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Northern Rough-winged Swallow

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Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis

Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos

Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis

OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla

Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera

Nelson's SparrowAmmospiza nelsoni

Pine WarblerSetophaga pinus

Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinator

Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus

Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia

Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis

Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina

Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus

Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus

Blue-winged WarblerVermivora cyanoptera

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Northern Saw-whet Owl

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Aegolius acadicus

Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicus

Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps

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Lark Bunting

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Calamospiza melanocorys

Lark BuntingCalamospiza melanocorys

Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea

Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii

Red KnotCalidris canutus

Painted BuntingPasserina ciris

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Savannah Sparrow

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Passerculus sandwichensis

Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis

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American Herring Gull

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Larus smithsonianus

American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus

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Bobolink

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Dolichonyx oryzivorus

BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorus

Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris

Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon

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Eastern Cottontail

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Sylvilagus floridanus

Eastern CottontailSylvilagus floridanus

LeConte's SparrowAmmospiza leconteii

Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena

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American Yellow Warbler

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Setophaga aestiva

American Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestiva

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Hairy Woodpecker

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Leuconotopicus villosus

Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus

Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus

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Pacific Golden Plover

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Pluvialis fulva

Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva

American WigeonMareca americana

Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis

Black SwanCygnus atratus

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Double-crested Cormorant

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Nannopterum auritum

Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum

Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis

Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor

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Red-breasted Merganser

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Mergus serrator

Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator

Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoa

Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus

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American Golden Plover

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Pluvialis dominica

American Golden PloverPluvialis dominica

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Canada Warbler

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Cardellina canadensis

Canada WarblerCardellina canadensis

Brown CreeperCerthia americana

Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra

Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula

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Yellow-throated Warbler

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Setophaga dominica

Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica

Muscovy DuckCairina moschata

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Carolina Wren

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Thryothorus ludovicianus

Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus

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Gull-billed Tern

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Gelochelidon nilotica

Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica

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American White Pelican

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Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos

Song SparrowMelospiza melodia

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Fulvous Whistling Duck

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Dendrocygna bicolor

Fulvous Whistling DuckDendrocygna bicolor

American WoodcockScolopax minor

Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula

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Neotropic Cormorant

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Nannopterum brasilianum

Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianum

American White IbisEudocimus albus

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Eastern Meadow Vole

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Microtus pennsylvanicus

Eastern Meadow VoleMicrotus pennsylvanicus

Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus

American GoldfinchSpinus tristis

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Black-headed Gull

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Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus

Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca

Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus

KilldeerCharadrius vociferus

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Grey Catbird

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Dumetella carolinensis

Grey CatbirdDumetella carolinensis

Upland SandpiperBartramia longicauda

Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor

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American Oystercatcher

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Haematopus palliatus

American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus

American KestrelFalco sparverius

Lesser ScaupAythya affinis

Wood StorkMycteria americana

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Greater White-fronted Goose

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Anser albifrons

Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons

Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria

Sand MartinRiparia riparia

Clapper RailRallus crepitans

Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorum

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Northern Short-tailed Shrew

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Blarina brevicauda

Northern Short-tailed ShrewBlarina brevicauda

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Laughing Gull

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Leucophaeus atricilla

Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla

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Golden-crowned Kinglet

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Regulus satrapa

Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa

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Bald Eagle

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Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus

White-eyed VireoVireo griseus

Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii

Forster's TernSterna forsteri

Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia

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Eastern Warbling Vireo

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Vireo gilvus

Eastern Warbling VireoVireo gilvus

Northern RaccoonProcyon lotor

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Semipalmated Sandpiper

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Calidris pusilla

Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla

Wood DuckAix sponsa

Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus

Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes

Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus

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Chestnut-sided Warbler

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Setophaga pensylvanica

Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica

Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos

Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis

Not enough data

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Eastern Gray Squirrel

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Sciurus carolinensis

Eastern Gray SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus

Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus

Common LoonGavia immer

Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla

OspreyPandion haliaetus

Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius

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Red-breasted Nuthatch

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Sitta canadensis

Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis

MallardAnas platyrhynchos

Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus

Barn SwallowHirundo rustica

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Red-bellied Woodpecker

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Melanerpes carolinus

Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus

Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striata

Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus

Kentucky WarblerGeothlypis formosa

Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana

King RailRallus elegans

Cerulean WarblerSetophaga cerulea

Virginia RailRallus limicola

Lark SparrowChondestes grammacus

Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens

Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus

Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus

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White-breasted Nuthatch

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Sitta carolinensis

White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis

Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor

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Blue-grey Gnatcatcher

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Polioptila caerulea

Blue-grey GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea

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Black-capped Chickadee

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Poecile atricapillus

Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus

Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus

RuffCalidris pugnax

Saltmarsh SparrowAmmospiza caudacuta

Brown RatRattus norvegicus

Common MerganserMergus merganser

Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata

Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus

Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater

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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

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Sphyrapicus varius

Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius

Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensis

Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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Larus fuscus

Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus

Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum

Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea

Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis

Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis

Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallida

Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica

VeeryCatharus fuscescens

Say's PhoebeSayornis saya

Western SandpiperCalidris mauri

Canada GooseBranta canadensis

Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica

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Ash-throated Flycatcher

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Myiarchus cinerascens

Ash-throated FlycatcherMyiarchus cinerascens

Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea

Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres

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Red-headed Woodpecker

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Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus

American CootFulica americana

Mute SwanCygnus olor

Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe

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Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

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Calidris acuminata

Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminata

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Snow Bunting

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Plectrophenax nivalis

Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis

WilletTringa semipalmata

Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus

Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum

American PipitAnthus rubescens

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Olive-sided Flycatcher

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Contopus cooperi

Olive-sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi

Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea

Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata

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