Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge

Name: Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
Address: Chincoteague, Virginia, United States

Wildlife Sanctuary · United States

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Month range All year round

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Presence Rare Very rare

378 species · Top 378 recorded

Prothonotary Warbler

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Protonotaria citrea

Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea

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Eastern Warbling Vireo

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Vireo gilvus

Eastern Warbling VireoVireo gilvus

Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata

American PipitAnthus rubescens

Northern PintailAnas acuta

Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina

Clapper RailRallus crepitans

Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon

Greater ScaupAythya marila

GarganeySpatula querquedula

BuffleheadBucephala albeola

Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres

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Northern Cardinal

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Cardinalis cardinalis

Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis

Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus

Hudsonian WhimbrelNumenius hudsonicus

VeeryCatharus fuscescens

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Humpback Whale

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Megaptera novaeangliae

Humpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliae

Eastern Fox SquirrelSciurus niger

Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallida

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Wilson's Storm Petrel

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Oceanites oceanicus

Wilson's Storm PetrelOceanites oceanicus

Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa

Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula

Common NighthawkChordeiles minor

White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi

Barn SwallowHirundo rustica

Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus

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Tamanend's Bottlenose Dolphin

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Tursiops erebennus

Tamanend's Bottlenose DolphinTursiops erebennus

Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striata

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Red Phalarope

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Phalaropus fulicarius

Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius

Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea

Saltmarsh SparrowAmmospiza caudacuta

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Black-bellied Whistling Duck

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Dendrocygna autumnalis

Black-bellied Whistling DuckDendrocygna autumnalis

House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus

Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera

Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea

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Yellow Rail

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Coturnicops noveboracensis

Yellow RailCoturnicops noveboracensis

Common MurreUria aalge

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Worm-eating Warbler

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Helmitheros vermivorum

Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum

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White-breasted Nuthatch

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Sitta carolinensis

White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis

Northern FlickerColaptes auratus

CanvasbackAythya valisineria

Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula

Lark SparrowChondestes grammacus

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Canada Warbler

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Cardellina canadensis

Canada WarblerCardellina canadensis

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Bald Eagle

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Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus

Arctic TernSterna paradisaea

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Black-legged Kittiwake

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Rissa tridactyla

Black-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactyla

Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos

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Golden-crowned Kinglet

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Regulus satrapa

Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa

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Gull-billed Tern

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Gelochelidon nilotica

Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica

Cave SwallowPetrochelidon fulva

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Orange-crowned Warbler

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Leiothlypis celata

Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata

Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra

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White-throated Sparrow

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Zonotrichia albicollis

White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis

Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus

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Yellow-throated Warbler

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Setophaga dominica

Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica

Kentucky WarblerGeothlypis formosa

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Black-capped Chickadee

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Poecile atricapillus

Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus

American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla

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Marsh Wren

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Cistothorus palustris

Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris

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Chestnut-sided Warbler

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Setophaga pensylvanica

Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica

Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima

Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus

Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus

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American Bittern

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Botaurus lentiginosus

American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus

Little AukAlle alle

RazorbillAlca torda

Black ScoterMelanitta americana

Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica

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Northern Saw-whet Owl

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Aegolius acadicus

Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicus

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Hairy Woodpecker

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Leuconotopicus villosus

Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus

MerlinFalco columbarius

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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

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Sphyrapicus varius

Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius

Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus

Upland SandpiperBartramia longicauda

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American Cliff Swallow

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Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota

Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens

Roseate TernSterna dougallii

Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum

Field SparrowSpizella pusilla

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White-tailed Deer

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Odocoileus virginianus

White-tailed DeerOdocoileus virginianus

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American White Pelican

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Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos

Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna

American GoldfinchSpinus tristis

Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater

Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor

Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina

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American Tree Sparrow

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Spizelloides arborea

American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arborea

Blue-winged WarblerVermivora cyanoptera

Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major

Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan

Purple MartinProgne subis

Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus

Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius

Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius

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Swainson's Warbler

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Limnothlypis swainsonii

Swainson's WarblerLimnothlypis swainsonii

Thryothorus ludovicianus

Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus

Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon

Couch's KingbirdTyrannus couchii

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Black-throated Green Warbler

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Setophaga virens

Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens

Green HeronButorides virescens

Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla

Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor

Snowy OwlBubo scandiacus

Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope

American Barn OwlTyto furcata

Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus

Eastern Wood PeweeContopus virens

Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos

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Short-billed Dowitcher

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Limnodromus griseus

Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus

Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus

Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni

Black TernChlidonias niger

Muscovy DuckCairina moschata

Northern RaccoonProcyon lotor

Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus

Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

Snow GooseAnser caerulescens

Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia

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Laughing Gull

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Leucophaeus atricilla

Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla

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Yellow-headed Blackbird

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Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

Yellow-headed BlackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalus

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Magnificent Frigatebird

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Fregata magnificens

Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens

Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja

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Yellow-crowned Night Heron

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Nyctanassa violacea

Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea

Pine WarblerSetophaga pinus

Turkey VultureCathartes aura

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Louisiana Waterthrush

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Parkesia motacilla

Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla

Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos

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Bobolink

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Dolichonyx oryzivorus

BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorus

Cory's ShearwaterCalonectris borealis

Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus

Common TernSterna hirundo

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Eastern Gray Squirrel

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Sciurus carolinensis

Eastern Gray SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens

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Black-and-white Warbler

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Mniotilta varia

Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia

Common LoonGavia immer

Grey-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus

Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus

Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis

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Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

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Empidonax flaviventris

Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventris

White-eyed VireoVireo griseus

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Yellow-throated Vireo

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Vireo flavifrons

Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons

Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe

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Ash-throated Flycatcher

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Myiarchus cinerascens

Ash-throated FlycatcherMyiarchus cinerascens

Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe

Leiothlypis peregrina

Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina

Red-throated LoonGavia stellata

Red KnotCalidris canutus

Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola

Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii

Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus

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Long-billed Dowitcher

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Limnodromus scolopaceus

Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus

Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus

Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii

Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena

Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes

Red Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca

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North American River Otter

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Lontra canadensis

North American River OtterLontra canadensis

Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis

RuffCalidris pugnax

Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis

WilletTringa semipalmata

Common MuskratOndatra zibethicus

Sand MartinRiparia riparia

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Eastern Whip-poor-will

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Antrostomus vociferus

Eastern Whip-poor-willAntrostomus vociferus

American WoodcockScolopax minor

Northern FulmarFulmarus glacialis

Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus

Great EgretArdea alba

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Tropical Kingbird

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Tyrannus melancholicus

Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus

Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus

Townsend's WarblerSetophaga townsendi

RedheadAythya americana

Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana

Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus

Barred OwlStrix varia

Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis

Royal TernThalasseus maximus

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Grasshopper Sparrow

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Ammodramus savannarum

Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum

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Eurasian Collared Dove

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Streptopelia decaocto

Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto

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King Eider

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Somateria spectabilis

King EiderSomateria spectabilis

Eastern Screech OwlMegascops asio

Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea

American KestrelFalco sparverius

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American Herring Gull

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Larus smithsonianus

American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus

Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata

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Semipalmated Plover

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Charadrius semipalmatus

Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus

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North American Least Shrew

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Cryptotis parvus

North American Least ShrewCryptotis parvus

Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus

Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinator

Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo

Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

Thick-billed MurreUria lomvia

Seaside SparrowAmmospiza maritima

Northern ShrikeLanius borealis

Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens

American RobinTurdus migratorius

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White-winged Tern

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Chlidonias leucopterus

White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus

Great ShearwaterArdenna gravis

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European Herring Gull

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Larus argentatus

European Herring GullLarus argentatus

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Great Crested Flycatcher

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Myiarchus crinitus

Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus

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Semipalmated Sandpiper

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Calidris pusilla

Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla

Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea

Common EiderSomateria mollissima

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American Golden Plover

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Pluvialis dominica

American Golden PloverPluvialis dominica

RedpollAcanthis flammea

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American Yellow Warbler

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Setophaga aestiva

American Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestiva

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Red-breasted Merganser

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Mergus serrator

Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator

Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina

Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca

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Western Grebe

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Aechmophorus occidentalis

Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis

Mountain BluebirdSialia currucoides

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American Oystercatcher

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Haematopus palliatus

American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus

Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicus

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White-cheeked Pintail

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Anas bahamensis

White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis

GadwallMareca strepera

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Red-breasted Nuthatch

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Sitta canadensis

Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis

Great Blue HeronArdea herodias

Eurasian TealAnas crecca

Rock WrenSalpinctes obsoletus

Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis

Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii

Least TernSternula antillarum

SanderlingCalidris alba

Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina

American FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruber

Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus

Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla

Northern RavenCorvus corax

Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus

Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus

Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii

DickcisselSpiza americana

Western SandpiperCalidris mauri

Virginia OpossumDidelphis virginiana

Summer TanagerPiranga rubra

Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas

Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius

Canada GooseBranta canadensis

Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus

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Parasitic Jaeger

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Stercorarius parasiticus

Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus

White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi

Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor

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Brown-headed Nuthatch

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Sitta pusilla

Brown-headed NuthatchSitta pusilla

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White-crowned Sparrow

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Zonotrichia leucophrys

White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys

Common GallinuleGallinula galeata

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Surf Scoter

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Melanitta perspicillata

Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata

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Common Bottlenose Dolphin

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Tursiops truncatus

Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus

American WigeonMareca americana

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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Larus fuscus

Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus

American CootFulica americana

King RailRallus elegans

OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla

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Black-billed Cuckoo

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Coccyzus erythropthalmus

Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus

Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorum

Brant GooseBranta bernicla

Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensis

Nelson's SparrowAmmospiza nelsoni

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Great Black-backed Gull

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Larus marinus

Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus

Forster's TernSterna forsteri

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Blue-grey Gnatcatcher

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Polioptila caerulea

Blue-grey GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea

Virginia RailRallus limicola

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Buff-breasted Sandpiper

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Calidris subruficollis

Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollis

KilldeerCharadrius vociferus

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Rose-breasted Grosbeak

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Pheucticus ludovicianus

Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus

Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris

Mute SwanCygnus olor

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White-rumped Sandpiper

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Calidris fuscicollis

White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis

Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia

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Black-crowned Night Heron

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Nycticorax nycticorax

Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax

Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea

Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor

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Nashville Warbler

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Leiothlypis ruficapilla

Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapilla

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Mississippi Kite

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Ictinia mississippiensis

Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis

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Grey Catbird

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Dumetella carolinensis

Grey CatbirdDumetella carolinensis

Wood DuckAix sponsa

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Brown Pelican

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Pelecanus occidentalis

Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis

Lesser ScaupAythya affinis

American White IbisEudocimus albus

Atlantic PuffinFratercula arctica

Horned LarkEremophila alpestris

Common ScoterMelanitta nigra

Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia

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Sandwich Tern

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Thalasseus sandvicensis

Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis

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Eastern Cottontail

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Sylvilagus floridanus

Eastern CottontailSylvilagus floridanus

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Greater White-fronted Goose

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Anser albifrons

Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons

LeConte's SparrowAmmospiza leconteii

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American Avocet

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Recurvirostra americana

American AvocetRecurvirostra americana

American Black DuckAnas rubripes

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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

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Tyrannus forficatus

Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatus

Pacific LoonGavia pacifica

Parkesia noveboracensis

Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis

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Pomarine Jaeger

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Stercorarius pomarinus

Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinus

DunlinCalidris alpina

Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus

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Hooded Merganser

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Lophodytes cucullatus

Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus

White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica

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Black-throated Blue Warbler

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Setophaga caerulescens

Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens

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Northern Short-tailed Shrew

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Blarina brevicauda

Northern Short-tailed ShrewBlarina brevicauda

Sabine's GullXema sabini

Northern ParulaSetophaga americana

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Red-bellied Woodpecker

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Melanerpes carolinus

Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus

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Fulvous Whistling Duck

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Dendrocygna bicolor

Fulvous Whistling DuckDendrocygna bicolor

Geothlypis philadelphia

Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphia

Common MerganserMergus merganser

Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus

Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis

OspreyPandion haliaetus

Blue-winged TealSpatula discors

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Snow Bunting

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Plectrophenax nivalis

Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis

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American Crow

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Corvus brachyrhynchos

American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos

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Northern Rough-winged Swallow

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Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis

Greylag GooseAnser anser

Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria

Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris

Two-barred CrossbillLoxia leucoptera

Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemastica

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

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Sedge Wren

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Cistothorus stellaris

Sedge WrenCistothorus stellaris

Rock DoveColumba livia

Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus

Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica

Piping PloverCharadrius melodus

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Red-headed Woodpecker

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Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus

Gray SealHalichoerus grypus

Northern GannetMorus bassanus

Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus

Black SkimmerRynchops niger

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Chuck-will's-widow

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Antrostomus carolinensis

Chuck-will's-widowAntrostomus carolinensis

Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castanea

Brown CreeperCerthia americana

Iceland GullLarus glaucoides

Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis

Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula

Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana

Ross's GooseAnser rossii

Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea

Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor

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Golden-winged Warbler

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Vermivora chrysoptera

Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysoptera

Connecticut WarblerOporornis agilis

Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps

Brown BoobySula leucogaster

Sika DeerCervus nippon

Pine SiskinSpinus pinus

Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus

Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica

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Bonaparte's Gull

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Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia

Song SparrowMelospiza melodia

Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis

Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalis

Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea

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Olive-sided Flycatcher

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Contopus cooperi

Olive-sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi

Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus

House SparrowPasser domesticus

Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis

Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoa

Black VultureCoragyps atratus

Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum

MallardAnas platyrhynchos

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Savannah Sparrow

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Passerculus sandwichensis

Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis

Cerulean WarblerSetophaga cerulea

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Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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Archilochus colubris

Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris

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Harlequin Duck

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Histrionicus histrionicus

Harlequin DuckHistrionicus histrionicus

Blue JayCyanocitta cristata

Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus

Horned GrebePodiceps auritus

Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fusca

SoraPorzana carolina

Painted BuntingPasserina ciris

Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus

Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea

Mourning DoveZenaida macroura

Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus

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Black-headed Gull

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Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus

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Eastern Towhee

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Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus

Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus

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