Birds of Albany County, New York
Birds of Albany County, New York is a list of the most common birds observed in the county. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
Albany County, New York
New York, United States
United States
North America
List of Common Birds
| 51% |
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Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 50% |
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Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 48% |
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American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 44% |
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American Robin
Turdus migratorius Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 43% |
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Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 43% |
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Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 42% |
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American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 38% |
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Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 35% |
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White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
| 32% |
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Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 30% |
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Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 30% |
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House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 29% |
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Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 29% |
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Canada Goose
Branta canadensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 25% |
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European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 24% |
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Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 24% |
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 23% |
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Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 23% |
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Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 22% |
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Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 20% |
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House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 19% |
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White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 18% |
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Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 18% |
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Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 18% |
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Hairy Woodpecker
Dryobates villosus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 16% |
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Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 16% |
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Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 15% |
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Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum Order: Passeriformes Family: Bombycillidae |
| 13% |
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Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 13% |
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Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 12% |
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Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 12% |
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Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 11% |
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Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 11% |
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Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 11% |
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Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
| 11% |
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Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 11% |
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Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 10% |
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Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 10% |
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Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 9.9% |
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Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 8.9% |
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Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 8.9% |
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Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 8.2% |
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Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 7.6% |
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House Wren
Troglodytes aedon Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 7.5% |
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Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 7.5% |
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Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 7.3% |
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Fish Crow
Corvus ossifragus Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 7.2% |
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Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 7.0% |
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Common Merganser
Mergus merganser Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 6.6% |
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Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 6.5% |
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Wood Duck
Aix sponsa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 6.4% |
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 6.4% |
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Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 6.4% |
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Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 6.3% |
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Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 6.1% |
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Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 6.1% |
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 6.0% |
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Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 5.7% |
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Common Raven
Corvus corax Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 5.6% |
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Herring Gull
Larus argentatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 5.6% |
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Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 5.5% |
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Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 5.4% |
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Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 5.3% |
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 5.1% |
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Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 4.9% |
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
| 4.9% |
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 4.7% |
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American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 4.5% |
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Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 4.3% |
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American Black Duck
Anas rubripes Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.3% |
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Green Heron
Butorides virescens Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 4.3% |
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Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 4.2% |
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Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 4.0% |
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Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 3.9% |
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Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 3.7% |
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American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 3.7% |
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Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
| 3.6% |
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Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 3.6% |
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Prairie Warbler
Setophaga discolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 3.5% |
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Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 3.1% |
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Veery
Catharus fuscescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 3.0% |
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Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
| 3.0% |
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Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 2.9% |
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Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 2.8% |
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Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 2.7% |
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Brown Creeper
Certhia americana Order: Passeriformes Family: Certhiidae |
| 2.7% |
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Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.7% |
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Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 2.7% |
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Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 2.6% |
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American Kestrel
Falco sparverius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 2.6% |
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Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.5% |
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Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 2.3% |
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Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 2.3% |
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Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.2% |
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Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 2.1% |
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Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.1% |
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Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 2.1% |
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Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.9% |
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Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.9% |
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Blue-winged Warbler
Vermivora cyanoptera Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.9% |
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Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.8% |
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Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.8% |
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Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.8% |
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Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 1.6% |
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Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.6% |
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Pine Warbler
Setophaga pinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.6% |
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White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.6% |
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Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.5% |
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American Wigeon
Mareca americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.5% |
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Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.5% |
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Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 1.5% |
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Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.4% |
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Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.4% |
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Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.4% |
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Merlin
Falco columbarius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 1.4% |
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea Order: Passeriformes Family: Polioptilidae |
| 1.4% |
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Louisiana Waterthrush
Parkesia motacilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.3% |
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Blackpoll Warbler
Setophaga striata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.3% |
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Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.3% |
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Black-throated Blue Warbler
Setophaga caerulescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.3% |
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Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.2% |
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Gadwall
Mareca strepera Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.2% |
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Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.1% |
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Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.1% |
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Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.1% |
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Northern Parula
Setophaga americana Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.0% |
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Winter Wren
Troglodytes hiemalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 1.0% |
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Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.0% |
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Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 1.0% |
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Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 1.0% |
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Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 1.0% |
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Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.0% |
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Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
