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Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Swans)

Canada Goose

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Branta canadensis

Mute Swan

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Cygnus olor

Wood Duck

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Aix sponsa

Gadwall

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Anas strepera

American Black Duck

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Anas rubripes

Mallard

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Anas platyrhynchos

Blue-winged Teal

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Anas discors

Northern Shoveler

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Anas clypeata

Northern Pintail

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Anas acuta

Green-winged Teal

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Anas crecca

Ring-necked Duck

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Aythya collaris

Common Eider

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Somateria mollissima

Hooded Merganser

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Lophodytes cucullatus

Common Merganser

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Mergus merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

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Mergus serrator

Ruddy Duck

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Oxyura jamaicensis

Phasianidae (Partidges, Grouse, Turkey, and Old World Quail)

Ring-necked Pheasant

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Phasianus colchicus

Ruffed Grouse

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Bonasa umbellus

Wild Turkey

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Meleagris gallopavo

Odontophoridae (New World Quails)

Northern Bobwhite

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Colinus virginianus

Gaviidae (Loons)

Common Loon

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Gavia immer

Podicipedidae (Grebes)

Pied-billed Grebe

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Podilymbus podiceps

Hydrobatidae (Storm-Petrels)

Leach's Storm-Petrel

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Oceanodroma leucorhoa

Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants)

Double-crested Cormorant

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Phalacrocorax auritus

Ardeidae (Herons, Bitterns, and allies)

American Bittern

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Botaurus lentiginosus

Least Bittern

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Ixobrychus exilis

Great Blue Heron

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Ardea herodias

Great Egret

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Casmerodius albus

Snowy Egret

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Egretta thula

Little Blue Heron

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Egretta caerulea

Tricolored Heron

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Egretta tricolor

Cattle Egret

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Bubulcus ibis

Green Heron

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Butorides virescens

Black-crowned Night-Heron

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Nycticorax nycticorax

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

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Nyctanassa violacea

Threskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)

Glossy Ibis

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Plegadis falcinellus

Cathartidae (New World Vultures)

Turkey Vulture

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Cathartes aura

Accipitridae (Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies)

Osprey

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Pandion haliaetus

Northern Harrier

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Circus cyaneus

Sharp-shinned Hawk

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Accipiter striatus

Cooper's Hawk

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Accipiter cooperii

Northern Goshawk

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Accipiter gentilis

Red-shouldered Hawk

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Buteo lineatus

Broad-winged Hawk

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Buteo platypterus

Red-tailed Hawk

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Buteo jamaicensis

Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras)

American Kestrel

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Falco sparverius

Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)

Clapper Rail

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Rallus longirostris

King Rail

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Rallus elegans

Virginia Rail

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Rallus limicola

Sora

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Porzana carolina

Common Moorhen

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Gallinula chloropus

American Coot

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Fulica americana

Charadriidae (Lapwings and Plovers)

Piping Plover

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Charadrius melodus

Killdeer

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Charadrius vociferus

Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers)

American Oystercatcher

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Haematopus palliatus

Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies)

Spotted Sandpiper

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Actitis macularia

Willet

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Catoptrophorus semipalmatus

Upland Sandpiper

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Bartramia longicauda

Least Sandpiper

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Calidris minutilla

Wilson's Snipe

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Gallinago delicata

American Woodcock

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Scolopax minor

Wilson's Phalarope

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Phalaropus tricolor

Laridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)

Laughing Gull

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Larus atricilla

Herring Gull

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Larus argentatus

Great Black-backed Gull

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Larus marinus

Least Tern

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Sterna antillarum

Roseate Tern

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Sterna dougallii

Common Tern

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Sterna hirundo

Arctic Tern

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Sterna paradisaea

Black Skimmer

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Rynchops niger

Columbidae (Pigeons and Doves)

Rock Dove

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Columba livia

Mourning Dove

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Zenaida macroura

Cuculidae (Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis)

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

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Coccyzus americanus

Black-billed Cuckoo

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Coccyzus erythropthalmus

Tytonidae (Barn Owls)

Barn Owl

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Tyto alba

Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Eastern Screech-Owl

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Otus asio

Great Horned Owl

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Bubo virginianus

Barred Owl

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Strix varia

Long-eared Owl

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Asio otus

Short-eared Owl

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Asio flammeus

Northern Saw-whet Owl

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Aegolius acadicus

Caprimulgidae (Nighthawks and Allies)

Common Nighthawk

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Chordeiles minor

Whip-poor-will

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Caprimulgus vociferus

Apodidae (Swifts)

Chimney Swift

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Chaetura pelagica

Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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Archilochus colubris

Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)

Belted Kingfisher

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Ceryle alcyon

Picidae (Woodpeckers and Allies)

Red-headed Woodpecker

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Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Red-bellied Woodpecker

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Melanerpes carolinus

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

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Sphyrapicus varius

Downy Woodpecker

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Picoides pubescens

Hairy Woodpecker

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Picoides villosus

Northern Flicker

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Colaptes auratus

Pileated Woodpecker

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Dryocopus pileatus

Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)

Olive-sided Flycatcher

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Contopus borealis

Eastern Wood-Pewee

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Contopus virens

Acadian Flycatcher

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Empidonax virescens

Alder Flycatcher

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Empidonax alnorum

Willow Flycatcher

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Empidonax traillii

Least Flycatcher

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Empidonax minimus

Eastern Phoebe

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Sayornis phoebe

Great Crested Flycatcher

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Myiarchus crinitus

Eastern Kingbird

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Tyrannus tyrannus

Vireonidae (Vireos)

White-eyed Vireo

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Vireo griseus

Yellow-throated Vireo

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Vireo flavifrons

Blue-headed Vireo

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Vireo solitarius

Warbling Vireo

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Vireo gilvus

Red-eyed Vireo

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Vireo olivaceus

Corvidae (Crows and Jays)

Blue Jay

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Cyanocitta cristata

American Crow

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Corvus brachyrhynchos

Fish Crow

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Corvus ossifragus

Alaudidae (Larks)

Horned Lark

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Eremophila alpestris

Hirundinidae (Swallows)

Purple Martin

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Progne subis

Tree Swallow

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Tachycineta bicolor

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

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Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Bank Swallow

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Riparia riparia

Cliff Swallow

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Hirundo pyrrhonota

Barn Swallow

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Hirundo rustica

Paridae (Chickadees and Titmice)

Black-capped Chickadee

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Parus atricapillus

Tufted Titmouse

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Parus bicolor

Sittidae (Nuthatches)

Red-breasted Nuthatch

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Sitta canadensis

White-breasted Nuthatch

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Sitta carolinensis

Certhiidae (Creepers)

Brown Creeper

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Certhia americana

Troglodytidae (Wrens)

Carolina Wren

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Thryothorus ludovicianus

House Wren

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Troglodytes aedon

Winter Wren

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Troglodytes troglodytes

Sedge Wren

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Cistothorus platensis

Marsh Wren

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Cistothorus palustris

Regulidae (Kinglets)

Golden-crowned Kinglet

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Regulus satrapa

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

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Regulus calendula

Sylviidae (Gnatcatchers and Old World Warblers)

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

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Polioptila caerulea

Turdidae (Thrushes)

Eastern Bluebird

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Sialia sialis

Veery

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Catharus fuscescens

Swainson's Thrush

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Catharus ustulatus

Hermit Thrush

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Catharus guttatus

Wood Thrush

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Hylocichla mustelina

American Robin

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Turdus migratorius

Mimidae (Mockingbirds and Thrashers)

Gray Catbird

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Dumetella carolinensis

Northern Mockingbird

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Mimus polyglottos

Brown Thrasher

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Toxostoma rufum

Sturnidae (Starlings)

European Starling

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Sturnus vulgaris

Bombycillidae (Waxwings and Allies)

Cedar Waxwing

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Bombycilla cedrorum

Parulidae (Wood-warblers)

Blue-winged Warbler

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Vermivora pinus

Golden-winged Warbler

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Vermivora chrysoptera

Nashville Warbler

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Vermivora ruficapilla

Northern Parula

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Parula americana

Yellow Warbler

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Dendroica petechia

Chestnut-sided Warbler

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Dendroica pensylvanica

Magnolia Warbler

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Dendroica magnolia

Black-throated Blue Warbler

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Dendroica caerulescens

Yellow-rumped Warbler

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Dendroica coronata

Black-throated Green Warbler

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Dendroica virens

Blackburnian Warbler

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Dendroica fusca

Pine Warbler

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Dendroica pinus

Prairie Warbler

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Dendroica discolor

Blackpoll Warbler

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Dendroica striata

Black-and-white Warbler

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Mniotilta varia

American Redstart

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Setophaga ruticilla

Worm-eating Warbler

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Helmitheros vermivorus

Ovenbird

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Seiurus aurocapillus

Northern Waterthrush

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Seiurus noveboracensis

Louisiana Waterthrush

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Seiurus motacilla

Mourning Warbler

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Oporornis philadelphia

Common Yellowthroat

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Geothlypis trichas

Hooded Warbler

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Wilsonia citrina

Canada Warbler

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Wilsonia canadensis

Yellow-breasted Chat

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Icteria virens

Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Scarlet Tanager

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Piranga olivacea

Emberizidae (Emberizids)

Eastern Towhee

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Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Chipping Sparrow

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Spizella passerina

Field Sparrow

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Spizella pusilla

Vesper Sparrow

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Pooecetes gramineus

Savannah Sparrow

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Passerculus sandwichensis

Grasshopper Sparrow

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Ammodramus savannarum

Henslow's Sparrow

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Ammodramus henslowii

Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow

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Ammodramus caudacutus

Seaside Sparrow

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Ammodramus maritimus

Song Sparrow

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Melospiza melodia

Swamp Sparrow

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Melospiza georgiana

White-throated Sparrow

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Zonotrichia albicollis

Cardinalidae (Cardinals, Saltators, and Allies)

Dark-eyed Junco

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Junco hyemalis

Northern Cardinal

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Cardinalis cardinalis

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

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Pheucticus ludovicianus

Indigo Bunting

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Passerina cyanea

Icteridae (Blackbirds and Orioles)

Bobolink

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Dolichonyx oryzivorus

Red-winged Blackbird

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Agelaius phoeniceus

Eastern Meadowlark

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Sturnella magna

Rusty Blackbird

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Euphagus carolinus

Common Grackle

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Quiscalus quiscula

Brown-headed Cowbird

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Molothrus ater

Orchard Oriole

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Icterus spurius

Baltimore Oriole

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Icterus galbula

Fringillidae (Fringilline and Cardueline Finches)

Purple Finch

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Carpodacus purpureus

House Finch

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Carpodacus mexicanus

Red Crossbill

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Loxia curvirostra

Pine Siskin

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Carduelis pinus

American Goldfinch

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Carduelis tristis

Evening Grosbeak

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Coccothraustes vespertinus

Passeridae (Old World Sparrows)

House Sparrow

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Passer domesticus