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Accipiter cooperii - Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter gentilis - Northern Goshawk

Accipiter striatus - Sharp-shinned Hawk

Accipiter striatus velox - Sharp-shinned Hawk

Acryllium vulturinum - Vulturine Guineafowl

Aegolius acadicus - Northern Saw-whet Owl

Aeronautes saxatalis - White-throated Swift

Agapornis personatus - Yellow-collared Lovebird

Agapornis roseicollis - Rosy-faced Lovebird

Agelaius phoeniceus - Red-winged Blackbird

Aimophila aestivalis - Bachman's Sparrow

Aimophila ruficeps - Rufous-crowned Sparrow

Aix sponsa - Wood Duck

Alectoris graeca - Rock Partridge

Amazona autumnalis - Red-lored Parrot

Amazona ochrocephala - Yellow-crowned Parrot

Amazona sp. - Amazon Parrot

Amazona viridigenalis - Red-crowned Parrot

Amphispiza belli - Sage Sparrow

Amphispiza bilineata - Black-throated Sparrow

Anas acuta - Northern Pintail

Anas americana - American Wigeon

Anas clypeata - Northern Shoveler

Anas crecca carolinensis - Green-winged Teal

Anas cyanoptera - Cinnamon Teal

Anas discors - Blue-winged Teal

Anas platyrhynchos - Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos diazi - Mexican Duck

Anas platyrhynchos domesticus - Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos - Mallard

Anas sibilatrix - Chiloe Wigeon

Anas strepera - Gadwall

Anhinga anhinga - Anhinga

Anser albifrons - Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser anser - Greylag Goose

Anser cygnoides - Swan Goose

Anthropoides virgo - Demoiselle Crane

Aphelocoma coerulescens - Scrub Jay

Aphelocoma ultramarina - Mexican Jay

Aquila chrysaetos - Golden Eagle

Ara ararauna - Blue-and-yellow Macaw

Ara macao - Scarlet Macaw

Ara sp. - Macaw

Aratinga nana astec - Aztec Parakeet

Archilochus alexandri - Black-chinned Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris - Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Ardea alba - Great Egret

Ardea alba egretta - Great Egret

Ardea herodias - Great Blue Heron

Arenaria interpres - Ruddy Turnstone

Asio flammeus - Short-eared Owl

Athene cunicularia - Burrowing Owl

Aulacorhynchus prasinus - Emerald Toucanet

Auriparus flaviceps - Verdin

Aythya affinis - Lesser Scaup

Aythya americana - Redhead

Aythya collaris - Ring-necked Duck

Aythya valisineria - Canvasback

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Baeolophus bicolor - Tufted Titmouse

Baeolophus inornatus - Oak Titmouse

Bartramia longicauda - Upland Sandpiper

Bombycilla cedrorum - Cedar Waxwing

Botaurus lentiginosus - American Bittern

Branta bernicla hrota - Brant

Branta canadensis - Canada Goose

Branta canadensis moffitti - Canada Goose

Branta canadensis moffitti? - Canada Goose

Branta canadensis taverneri - Canada Goose

Bubo virginianus - Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus cf. pacificus - Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus pacificus - Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus pallescens - Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus virganianus - Great Horned Owl

Bubulcus ibis - Cattle Egret

Bucephala albeola - Bufflehead

Bucephala clangula - Common Goldeneye

Buteo jamaicensis - Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis borealis - Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis calurus - Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo lagopus - Rough-legged Hawk

Buteo lineatus - Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus alleni - Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo magnirostris - Roadside Hawk

Buteo nitidus - Gray Hawk

Buteo platypterus - Broad-winged Hawk

Buteo regalis - Ferruginous Hawk

Buteo swainsoni - Swainson's Hawk

Butorides virescens - Green Heron

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Cacicus melanicterus - Mexican Cacique

Cairina moschata - Muscovy Duck

Calamospiza melanocorys - Lark Bunting

Calidris alba - Sanderling

Calidris alpina - Dunlin

Calidris canutus - Red Knot

Calidris minutilla - Least Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla - Semipalmated Sandpiper

Callipepla gambelii - Gambel's Quail

Callipepla gambelii sanus - Gambel's Quail

Callipepla squamata - Scaled Quail

Callipepla squamata pallida - Scaled Quail

Calocitta formosa - White-throated Magpie-Jay

Calypte costae - Costa's Hummingbird

Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus - Cactus Wren

Caprimulgus carolinensis - Chuck-will's-widow

Cardinalis cardinalis - Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis sinuatus - Pyrrhuloxia

Carduelis psaltria - Lesser Goldfinch

Carpodacus cassinii - Cassin's Finch

Carpodacus mexicanus - House Finch

Cathartes aura - Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura teter? - Turkey Vulture

Catharus fuscescens - Veery

Catharus fuscescens fuscescens - Veery

Catharus guttatus - Hermit Thrush

Catharus minimus - Gray-cheeked Thrush

Catharus ustulatus - Swainson's Thrush

Catherpes mexicanus - Canyon Wren

Centrocercus urophasianus - Sage Grouse

Cerorhinca monocerata - Rhinoceros Auklet

Certhia familiaris - Eurasian Treecreeper

Chaetura pelagica - Chimney Swift

Charadrius alexandrinus - Snowy Plover

Charadrius semipalmatus - Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius vociferus - Killdeer

Chen caerulescens - Snow Goose

Chondestes grammacus - Lark Sparrow

Chordeiles acutipennis - Lesser Nighthawk

Chordeiles minor - Common Nighthawk

Chrysolophus pictus - Golden Pheasant

Cinclus mexicanus - American Dipper

Circus cyaneus - Northern Harrier

Coccyzus americanus - Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus americanus americanus - Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Colaptes auratus - Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus cafer - Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus collaris - Northern Flicker

Colaptes chrysoides - Gilded Flicker

Colinus virginianus - Northern Bobwhite

Colinus virginianus ridgwayi - Northern Bobwhite

Columba livia - Rock Pigeon

Columba palumbus - Common Wood Pigeon

Columbina inca - Inca Dove

Columbina passerina - Common Ground Dove

Contopus sordidulus - Western Wood Pewee

Coragyps atratus - Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus atratus - Black Vulture

Corvus brachyrhynchos - American Crow

Corvus corax - Common Raven

Corvus cryptoleucus - Chihuahuan Raven

Corvus ossifragus - Fish Crow

Coturnix coturnix - Common Quail

Crotophaga sulcirostris - Groove-billed Ani

Crypturellus soui meserythrus - Little Tinamou

Cyanocitta cristata - Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata cristata - Blue Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri - Steller's Jay

Cyanocorax yncas - Green Jay

Cygnus atratus - Black Swan

Cygnus buccinator - Trumpeter Swan

Cygnus columbianus - Tundra Swan

cf. Asio sp. - Eared Owl

cf. Capito sp. - Barbet

cf. Gavia immer - Common Loon

cf. Phalacrocorax penicillatus - Brandt's Cormorant

cf. Sturnella neglecta - Western Meadowlark

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Dendragapus obscurus - Blue Grouse

Dendrocygna autumnalis - Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna bicolor - Fulvous Whistling-Duck

Dendroica auduboni - Audubon's Warbler

Dendroica coronata - Yellow-rumped Warbler

Dendroica dominica - Yellow-throated Warbler

Dendroica nigrescens - Black-throated Gray Warbler

Dendroica townsendi - Townsend's Warbler

Ducula zoeae - Zoe Imperial Pigeon

Dumetella carolinensis - Gray Catbird

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Egretta caerulea - Little Blue Heron

Egretta thula - Snowy Egret

Egretta tricolor - Tricolored Heron

Empidonax hammondii - Hammond's Flycatcher

Empidonax oberholseri - Dusky Flycatcher

Empidonax wrightii - Gray Flycatcher

Eremophila alpestris - Horned Lark

Eudocimus albus - White Ibis

Eudromia elegans - Elegant Crested Tinamou

Euphagus carolinus - Rusty Blackbird

Euphagus cyanocephalus - Brewer's Blackbird

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Falco columbarius - Merlin

Falco mexicanus - Prairie Falcon

Falco sparverius - American Kestrel

Forpus passerinus - Green-rumped Parrotlet

Francolinus pintadeanus - Chinese Francolin

Fulica americana - American Coot

Fulmarus glacialis - Northern Fulmar

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Gallinago gallinago - Common Snipe

Gallinula chloropus - Common Moorhen

Gallus gallus - Red Junglefowl (Domestic Chicken)

Gallus gallus Aracauna Race - Red Junglefowl (Domestic Chicken)

Gallus gallus game cock - Red Junglefowl (Domestic Chicken)

Gallus gllus - Red Junglefowl (Domestic Chicken)

Gavia arctica - Arctic Loon

Gavia immer - Common Loon

Geococcyx californianus - Greater Roadrunner

Geothlypis trichas - Common Yellowthroat

Geotrygon montana - Ruddy Quail-Dove

Glaucidium brasilianum - Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl

Gracula religiosa - Hill Myna

Grus canadensis - Sandhill Crane

Grus canadensis rowani - Sandhill Crane

Grus canadensis tabida - Sandhill Crane

Gymnogyps californianus - California Condor

Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus - Pinyon Jay

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Icterus bullockii - Bullock's Oriole

Icterus cucullatus - Hooded Oriole

Icterus parisorum - Scott's Oriole

Icterus spurius - Orchard Oriole

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Jacana jacana - Wattled Jacana

Junco oreganus - Oregon Junco

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Lagopus lagopus - Willow Ptarmigan

Lagopus leucura - White-tailed Ptarmigan

Lanius ludovicianus - Loggerhead Shrike

Larus atricilla - Laughing Gull

Larus californicus - California Gull

Larus delawarensis - Ring-billed Gull

Larus occidentalis - Western Gull

Limnodromus griseus - Short-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus scolopaceus - Long-billed Dowitcher

Lophura nycthemera - Silver Pheasant

Loxia curvirostra - Red Crossbill

Loxia curvirostra benti - Red Crossbill

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Manacus vitellinus - Golden-collared Manakin

Megaceryle alcyon - Belted Kingfisher

Megascops asio - Eastern Screech-Owl

Megascops asio (eastern) - Eastern Screech-Owl

Megascops asio (western) - Eastern Screech-Owl

Megascops asio suttoni - Eastern Screech-Owl

Melanerpes carolinus - Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes chrysogenys - Golden-cheeked Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus erythrocephalus - Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus - Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus aeuleata - Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus bairdi - Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes lewis - Lewis' Woodpecker

Melanerpes uropygialis - Gila Woodpecker

Melanitta perspicillata - Surf Scoter

Meleagris gallopavo - Wild Turkey (wild)

Meleagris gallopavo gallopavo - Wild Turkey (Mexican wild)

Meleagris gallopavo meriami - Wild Turkey (wild)

Meleagris gallopavo merriami - Wild Turkey (Merriam's wild)

Meleagris gallopavo mexicana - Wild Turkey

Meleagris ocellata - Ocellated Turkey

Melopsittacus undulatus - Budgerigar

Mergus merganser - Common Merganser

Mergus serrator - Red-breasted Merganser

Micrathene whitneyi - Elf Owl

Mimus polyglottos - Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos leucopterus - Northern Mockingbird

Mniotilta varia - Black-and-white Warbler

Molothrus aeneus - Bronzed Cowbird

Molothrus ater - Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater ater - Brown-headed Cowbird

Momotus mexicanus - Russet-crowned Motmot

Myiarchus cinerascens - Ash-throated Flycatcher

Myiarchus crinitus crinitus - Great Crested Flycatcher

Myiopsitta monachus - Monk Parakeet

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Neopsephotus bourkii - Bourke's Parrot

Nucifraga columbiana - Clark's Nutcracker

Numenius americanus - Long-billed Curlew

Numida meleagris - Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris galeata - Helmeted Guineafowl

Nyctibius griseus - Common Potoo

Nycticorax nycticorax - Black-crowned Night Heron

Nymphicus hollandicus - Cockatiel

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Ocyphaps lophotes - Crested Pigeon

Oporornis tolmiei - MacGillivray's Warbler

Oporornis tolmiei intermedia - MacGillivray's Warbler

Oreortyx pictus - Mountain Quail

Oxyura jamaicensis - Ruddy Duck

Oxyura jamaicensis rubida - Ruddy duck

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Pandion haliaetus - Osprey

Parula americana - Northern Parula

Passer domesticus - House Sparrow

Passerina amoena - Lazuli Bunting

Passerina caerulea - Blue Grosbeak

Passerina cyanea - Indigo Bunting

Patagioenas cayennensis pallidicrissa - Pale-vented Pigeon

Patagioenas fasciata - Band-tailed Pigeon

Patagioenas fasciata fasciata - Band-tailed Pigeon

Patagioenas flavirostris - Red-billed Pigeon

Patagioenas leucocephala - White-crowned Pigeon

Pavo cristatus - Common Peafowl

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos - American White Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis - Brown Pelican

Pelecanus sp. - Pelican

Penelope purpurascens - Crested Guan

Phainopepla nitens - Phainopepla

Phalacrocorax auritus - Double-crested Cormorant

Phalaenoptilus nuttallii - Common Poorwill

Phalaropus lobatus - Red-necked Phalarope

Phasianus colchicus - Ring-necked Pheasant

Pheucticus ludovicianus - Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus melanocephalus - Black-headed Grosbeak

Phoenicopterus ruber - American Flamingo

Pica nuttalli - Yellow-billed Magpie

Pica pica - Black-billed Magpie

Picoides albolarvatus - White-headed Woodpecker

Picoides pubescens - Downy Woodpecker

Picoides pubescens gairdnerii - Downy Woodpecker

Picoides villosus - Hairy Woodpecker

Pinguinus impennis - Great Auk

Pionus menstruus - Blue-headed Parrot

Pipilo aberti - Abert's Towhee

Pipilo chlorurus - Green-tailed Towhee

Pipilo erythrophthalmus - Eastern Towhee

Pipilo fuscus - Canyon Towhee

Pipilo fuscus menoleucus - Canyon Towhee

Piranga flava - Hepatic Tanager

Piranga ludoviciana - Western Tanager

Piranga olivacea - Scarlet Tanager

Piranga rubra - Summer Tanager

Piranga rubra cooperi - Summer Tanager

Platalea ajaja - Roseate Spoonbill

Plegadis chihi - White-faced Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus - Glossy Ibis

Podiceps nigricollis - Eared Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps - Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps podiceps - Pied-billed Grebe

Poecile atricapillus - Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile gambeli - Mountain Chickadee

Polioptila melanura - Black-tailed Gnatcatcher

Pooecetes gramineus - Vesper Sparrow

Porzana carolina - Sora

Progne subis - Purple Martin

Psephotus haematonotus - Red-rumped Parrot

Psittacula krameri - Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri manillensis - Rose-ringed Parakeet

Pteroglossus torquatus - Collared Aracari

Pteroglossus torquatus torquatus - Collared Aracari

Puffinus gravis - Greater Shearwater

Puffinus griseus - Sooty Shearwater

Pyrocephalus rubinus - Vermilion Flycatcher

Pyrrhura sp. - Parakeet

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Quiscalus major - Boat-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus quiscula - Common Grackle

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Rallus elegans - King Rail

Ramphastos sulfuratus brevicarinatus - Keel-billed Toucan

Ramphastos swainsonii - Chestnut-mandibled Toucan

Ramphocelus dimidiatus - Crimson-backed Tanager

Recurvirostra americana - American Avocet

Regulus calendula - Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Rissa tridactyla - Black-legged Kittiwake

Rostrhamus sociabilis - Snail Kite

Rynchops niger - Black Skimmer

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Salpinctes obsoletus - Rock Wren

Sayornis nigricans - Black Phoebe

Sayornis phoebe - Eastern Phoebe

Sayornis saya - Say's Phoebe

Scolopax minor - American Woodcock

Seiurus aurocapilla - Ovenbird

Selasphorus platycercus - Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Serinus canaria - Common Canary

Setophaga ruticilla - American Redstart

Sialia currucoides - Mountain Bluebird

Sialia mexicana - Western Bluebird

Sialia sialis - Eastern Bluebird

Sitta carolinensis - White-breasted Nuthatch

Sphyrapicus nuchalis - Red-naped Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus nuchalis nuchalis - Red-naped Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus thyroideus - Williamson's Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus varius - Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus varius nuchalis - Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus varius ruber - Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Spizastur melanoleucus - Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle

Spizella breweri - Brewer's Sparrow

Spizella passerina - Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina arizonae - Chipping Sparrow

Stelgidopteryx ruficollis - Southern Rough-winged Swallow

Sterna albifrons - Little Tern

Sterna fuscata fuscata - Sooty Tern

Sterna hirundo - Common Tern

Sterna paradisaea - Arctic Tern

Streptopelia chinensis - Spotted Dove

Streptopelia risoria - Ringed Turtle-Dove

Strix nebulosa - Great Gray Owl

Strix occidentalis - Spotted Owl

Strix varia - Barred Owl

Strix varia georgica - Barred Owl

Struthio camelus - Ostrich

Sturnella magna - Eastern Meadowlark

Sturnella neglecta - Western Meadowlark

Sturnus vulgaris - Common Starling

Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris - Common Starling

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Tachycineta bicolor - Tree Swallow

Tachycineta thalassina - Violet-green Swallow

Tadorna variegata - Paradise Shelduck

Thryomanes bewickii - Bewick's Wren

Thryothorus ludovicianus - Carolina Wren

Toxostoma bendirei - Bendire's Thrasher

Toxostoma curvirostre - Curve-billed Thrasher

Toxostoma dorsale - Crissal Thrasher

Toxostoma rufum - Brown Thrasher

Tringa flavipes - Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca - Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa solitaria - Solitary Sandpiper

Troglodytes aedon - House Wren

Troglodytes aedon aedon - House Wren

Trogon citreolus citreolus - Citreoline Trogon

Turdus migratorius - American Robin

Tympanuchus phasianellus - Sharp-tailed Grouse

Tyrannus forficatus - Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Tyrannus tyrannus - Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus verticalis - Western Kingbird

Tyto alba - Barn Owl

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Uria aalge - Common Murre

unknown accipitrid - Unknown Hawk

unknown trochilid - Unknown Hummingbird

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Vermivora celata - Orange-crowned Warbler

Vermivora celata orestera - Orange-crowned Warbler

Vermivora luciae - Lucy's Warbler

Vermivora virginiae - Virginia's Warbler

Vireo bellii - Bell's Vireo

Vireo gilvus - Warbling Vireo

Vireo huttoni - Hutton's Vireo

Vireo olivaceus - Red-eyed Vireo

Vireo solitarius - Solitary Vireo

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Wilsonia pusilla - Wilson's Warbler

Wilsonia pusilla pileolata - Wilson's Warbler

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Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus - Yellow-headed Blackbird

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Zenaida asiatica - White-winged Dove

Zenaida galapagoensis - Galapagos Dove

Zenaida macroura - Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura grasoni - Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura marginella - Mourning Dove

Zonotrichia albicollis - White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys - White-crowned Sparrow