Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge

Name: Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge
Address: Imperial County, California, United States

Wildlife Sanctuary · United States

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Month range All year round

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Presence Rare Very rare

293 species · Top 293 recorded

Red-necked Grebe

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Podiceps grisegena

Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena

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Red-breasted Nuthatch

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Sitta canadensis

Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis

Horned LarkEremophila alpestris

Common LoonGavia immer

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American Grey Flycatcher

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Empidonax wrightii

American Grey FlycatcherEmpidonax wrightii

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Nashville Warbler

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Leiothlypis ruficapilla

Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapilla

Black TernChlidonias niger

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Golden-crowned Sparrow

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Zonotrichia atricapilla

Golden-crowned SparrowZonotrichia atricapilla

Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus

Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus

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Red-breasted Merganser

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Mergus serrator

Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator

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Blue-grey Gnatcatcher

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Polioptila caerulea

Blue-grey GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea

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Grasshopper Sparrow

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Ammodramus savannarum

Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum

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Eastern Warbling Vireo

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Vireo gilvus

Eastern Warbling VireoVireo gilvus

Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxi

Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus

Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina

GadwallMareca strepera

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Curve-billed Thrasher

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Toxostoma curvirostre

Curve-billed ThrasherToxostoma curvirostre

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Gila Woodpecker

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Melanerpes uropygialis

Gila WoodpeckerMelanerpes uropygialis

Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus

American KestrelFalco sparverius

Bell's VireoVireo bellii

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Magnificent Frigatebird

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Fregata magnificens

Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens

Black ScoterMelanitta americana

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Red Phalarope

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Phalaropus fulicarius

Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius

Brewer's SparrowSpizella breweri

Mourning DoveZenaida macroura

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Ladder-backed Woodpecker

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Dryobates scalaris

Ladder-backed WoodpeckerDryobates scalaris

Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater

Desert CottontailSylvilagus audubonii

Bell's SparrowArtemisiospiza belli

SoraPorzana carolina

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Semipalmated Sandpiper

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Calidris pusilla

Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla

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Violet-green Swallow

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Tachycineta thalassina

Violet-green SwallowTachycineta thalassina

Black SkimmerRynchops niger

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Savannah Sparrow

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Passerculus sandwichensis

Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis

RuffCalidris pugnax

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Semipalmated Plover

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Charadrius semipalmatus

Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus

Varied ThrushIxoreus naevius

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Olive-sided Flycatcher

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Contopus cooperi

Olive-sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi

Clark's GrebeAechmophorus clarkii

Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera

Northern RavenCorvus corax

Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca

Forster's TernSterna forsteri

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Cactus Wren

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Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus

Cactus WrenCampylorhynchus brunneicapillus

Common TernSterna hirundo

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Eurasian Collared Dove

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Streptopelia decaocto

Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto

Red-naped SapsuckerSphyrapicus nuchalis

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MacGillivray's Warbler

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Geothlypis tolmiei

MacGillivray's WarblerGeothlypis tolmiei

Anna's HummingbirdCalypte anna

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Black-headed Grosbeak

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Pheucticus melanocephalus

Black-headed GrosbeakPheucticus melanocephalus

Hudsonian WhimbrelNumenius hudsonicus

OspreyPandion haliaetus

Lazuli BuntingPasserina amoena

RedheadAythya americana

Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans

Great EgretArdea alba

Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan

Brown CreeperCerthia americana

Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis

Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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Larus fuscus

Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus

Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe

Heermann's GullLarus heermanni

Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii

CanvasbackAythya valisineria

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Black-and-white Warbler

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Mniotilta varia

Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia

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Short-billed Dowitcher

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Limnodromus griseus

Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus

Ross's GooseAnser rossii

Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus

Canada GooseBranta canadensis

Cassin's VireoVireo cassinii

Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla

White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus

Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus

Rock DoveColumba livia

Wood StorkMycteria americana

Green-tailed TowheePipilo chlorurus

Turkey VultureCathartes aura

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American Avocet

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Recurvirostra americana

American AvocetRecurvirostra americana

Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus

Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum

Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes

Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens

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Marsh Wren

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Cistothorus palustris

Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris

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Neotropic Cormorant

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Nannopterum brasilianum

Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianum

Short-billed GullLarus brachyrhynchus

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Yellow-headed Blackbird

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Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

Yellow-headed BlackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalus

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Orange-crowned Warbler

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Leiothlypis celata

Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata

Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana

Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja

Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres

Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana

White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi

Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis

Great Blue HeronArdea herodias

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American Yellow Warbler

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Setophaga aestiva

American Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestiva

Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia

Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemastica

Song SparrowMelospiza melodia

Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus

House SparrowPasser domesticus

Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

Western FlycatcherEmpidonax difficilis

Red KnotCalidris canutus

Western BluebirdSialia mexicana

Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea

Pacific LoonGavia pacifica

Western GullLarus occidentalis

Prairie FalconFalco mexicanus

Purple MartinProgne subis

Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus

Barn SwallowHirundo rustica

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White-crowned Sparrow

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Zonotrichia leucophrys

White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys

Pine SiskinSpinus pinus

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Long-billed Dowitcher

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Limnodromus scolopaceus

Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus

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Surf Scoter

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Melanitta perspicillata

Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata

Costa's HummingbirdCalypte costae

Crissal ThrasherToxostoma crissale

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Gull-billed Tern

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Gelochelidon nilotica

Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica

Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglecta

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Pacific Golden Plover

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Pluvialis fulva

Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva

House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus

Northern PintailAnas acuta

Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris

Mountain BluebirdSialia currucoides

Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon

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Northern Waterthrush

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Parkesia noveboracensis

Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis

Lark SparrowChondestes grammacus

VerdinAuriparus flaviceps

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Hermit Warbler

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Setophaga occidentalis

Hermit WarblerSetophaga occidentalis

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Black-throated Grey Warbler

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Setophaga nigrescens

Black-throated Grey WarblerSetophaga nigrescens

Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus

Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneus

Cassin's FinchHaemorhous cassinii

Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii

DickcisselSpiza americana

White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi

Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis

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Chestnut-sided Warbler

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Setophaga pensylvanica

Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica

Sage ThrasherOreoscoptes montanus

Ridgway's RailRallus obsoletus

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Lesser Nighthawk

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Chordeiles acutipennis

Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis

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American Herring Gull

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Larus smithsonianus

American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus

American GoldfinchSpinus tristis

Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata

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Western Grebe

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Aechmophorus occidentalis

Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis

Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii

Cave SwallowPetrochelidon fulva

Euphagus cyanocephalus

Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus

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Tropical Kingbird

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Tyrannus melancholicus

Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus

Reddish EgretEgretta rufescens

Elegant TernThalasseus elegans

Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina

Common GallinuleGallinula galeata

Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea

Northern FlickerColaptes auratus

Townsend's SolitaireMyadestes townsendi

Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor

BuffleheadBucephala albeola

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Fulvous Whistling Duck

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Dendrocygna bicolor

Fulvous Whistling DuckDendrocygna bicolor

OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla

SanderlingCalidris alba

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Rose-breasted Grosbeak

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Pheucticus ludovicianus

Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus

Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum

Rufous HummingbirdSelasphorus rufus

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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

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Tyrannus forficatus

Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatus

California GullLarus californicus

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Brown Pelican

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Pelecanus occidentalis

Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis

Eurasian TealAnas crecca

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Round-tailed Ground Squirrel

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Xerospermophilus tereticaudus

Round-tailed Ground SquirrelXerospermophilus tereticaudus

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Bonaparte's Gull

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Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia

Ferruginous HawkButeo regalis

Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius

Common MerganserMergus merganser

White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica

Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos

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White-throated Sparrow

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Zonotrichia albicollis

White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis

American WigeonMareca americana

Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus

Say's PhoebeSayornis saya

DunlinCalidris alpina

Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon

Blue-winged TealSpatula discors

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Black-throated Sparrow

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Amphispiza bilineata

Black-throated SparrowAmphispiza bilineata

Red Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca

Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor

Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius

Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata

Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis

Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope

Horned GrebePodiceps auritus

Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus

Abert's TowheeMelozone aberti

American Barn OwlTyto furcata

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Ash-throated Flycatcher

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Myiarchus cinerascens

Ash-throated FlycatcherMyiarchus cinerascens

MallardAnas platyrhynchos

WilletTringa semipalmata

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American Cliff Swallow

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Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota

MerlinFalco columbarius

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Black-tailed Gnatcatcher

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Polioptila melanura

Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptila melanura

American CootFulica americana

Western SandpiperCalidris mauri

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White-rumped Sandpiper

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Calidris fuscicollis

White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis

Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus

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Greater White-fronted Goose

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Anser albifrons

Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons

Hammond's FlycatcherEmpidonax hammondii

Rock WrenSalpinctes obsoletus

Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinator

Inca DoveColumbina inca

Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea

Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris

Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria

Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus

Cassin's KingbirdTyrannus vociferans

Lucy's WarblerLeiothlypis luciae

PhainopeplaPhainopepla nitens

Wood DuckAix sponsa

Greater ScaupAythya marila

Calliope HummingbirdSelasphorus calliope

Northern RaccoonProcyon lotor

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Western Screech Owl

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Megascops kennicottii

Western Screech OwlMegascops kennicottii

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American White Pelican

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Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos

Harris's SparrowZonotrichia querula

Lawrence's GoldfinchSpinus lawrencei

Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus

Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor

Green HeronButorides virescens

Common MuskratOndatra zibethicus

Lewis's WoodpeckerMelanerpes lewis

Sand MartinRiparia riparia

Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus

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Northern Rough-winged Swallow

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Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis

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Parasitic Jaeger

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Stercorarius parasiticus

Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus

Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos

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American Bittern

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Botaurus lentiginosus

American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus

Virginia RailRallus limicola

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American Golden Plover

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Pluvialis dominica

American Golden PloverPluvialis dominica

Iceland GullLarus glaucoides

Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxii

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Greater Roadrunner

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Geococcyx californianus

Greater RoadrunnerGeococcyx californianus

Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus

Scott's OrioleIcterus parisorum

Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus

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Common Poorwill

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Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

Common PoorwillPhalaenoptilus nuttallii

Glaucous-winged GullLarus glaucescens

Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni

Sabine's GullXema sabini

Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata

American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla

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Laughing Gull

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Leucophaeus atricilla

Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla

Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis

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Black-legged Kittiwake

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Rissa tridactyla

Black-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactyla

American PipitAnthus rubescens

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Black Turnstone

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Arenaria melanocephala

Black TurnstoneArenaria melanocephala

Gambel's QuailCallipepla gambelii

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American Dusky Flycatcher

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Empidonax oberholseri

American Dusky FlycatcherEmpidonax oberholseri

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Bald Eagle

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Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus

Western Wood PeweeContopus sordidulus

Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas

Hooded OrioleIcterus cucullatus

Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii

Least TernSternula antillarum

Townsend's WarblerSetophaga townsendi

Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoa

American RobinTurdus migratorius

Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia

Spotted TowheePipilo maculatus

Lesser ScaupAythya affinis

Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria

Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis

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Chestnut-collared Longspur

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Calcarius ornatus

Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcarius ornatus

Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola

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Black-chinned Hummingbird

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Archilochus alexandri

Black-chinned HummingbirdArchilochus alexandri

Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis

Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus

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Golden-crowned Kinglet

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Regulus satrapa

Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa

Yellow-footed GullLarus livens

Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus

White-throated SwiftAeronautes saxatalis

Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla

Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus

Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps

Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia

Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula

Bewick's WrenThryomanes bewickii

Least Storm PetrelHydrobates microsoma

Leiothlypis peregrina

Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina

Lophodytes cucullatus

Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus

Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia

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