Birds of Arapahoe County, Colorado
Birds of Arapahoe County, Colorado is a list of the most common birds observed in the county. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
Arapahoe County, Colorado
Colorado, United States
United States
North America
List of Common Birds
| 48% |
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Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 47% |
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House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 47% |
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 45% |
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Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 42% |
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Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 40% |
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Canada Goose
Branta canadensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 40% |
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American Robin
Turdus migratorius Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 32% |
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American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 28% |
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Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 27% |
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Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 27% |
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Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 27% |
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European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 26% |
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Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 24% |
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Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 20% |
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American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 19% |
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Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 19% |
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Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 18% |
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American Coot
Fulica americana Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 18% |
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Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 17% |
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American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
| 17% |
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Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 16% |
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Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 16% |
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Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 16% |
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Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 16% |
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Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 15% |
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Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 15% |
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Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 15% |
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House Wren
Troglodytes aedon Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 14% |
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Gadwall
Mareca strepera Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 14% |
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Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 14% |
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Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 14% |
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Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 13% |
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Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
| 13% |
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Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 13% |
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American Kestrel
Falco sparverius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 13% |
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Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 12% |
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Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 12% |
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House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 12% |
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White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
| 11% |
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Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 11% |
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Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 11% |
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Common Merganser
Mergus merganser Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 9.7% |
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Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 9.7% |
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Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 9.5% |
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Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 9.5% |
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Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 9.4% |
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Snowy Egret
Egretta thula Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 8.5% |
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Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus Order: Passeriformes Family: Aegithalidae |
| 8.3% |
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Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 7.9% |
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Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 7.9% |
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Cackling Goose
Branta hutchinsii Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 7.4% |
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Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 7.2% |
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American Wigeon
Mareca americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 6.9% |
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Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 6.8% |
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California Gull
Larus californicus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 6.7% |
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Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 6.7% |
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 6.4% |
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Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 6.1% |
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Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 5.8% |
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Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 5.8% |
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Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 5.8% |
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Herring Gull
Larus argentatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 5.8% |
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Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 5.5% |
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Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 5.5% |
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Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 5.2% |
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White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 5.1% |
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Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 5.1% |
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Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 5.1% |
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Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 4.9% |
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Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.7% |
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Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.6% |
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Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 4.4% |
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American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 4.3% |
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Wood Duck
Aix sponsa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.0% |
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Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 3.5% |
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Eared Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 3.4% |
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Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum Order: Passeriformes Family: Bombycillidae |
| 3.3% |
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Common Raven
Corvus corax Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 3.2% |
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Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 3.1% |
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Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 3.0% |
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Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 2.8% |
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Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 2.7% |
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Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 2.7% |
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Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.5% |
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Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 2.5% |
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Redhead
Aythya americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.4% |
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Cinnamon Teal
Spatula cyanoptera Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.4% |
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Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 2.4% |
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Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
| 2.2% |
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American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
| 2.1% |
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Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 2.0% |
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Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 2.0% |
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Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 2.0% |
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Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 2.0% |
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Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 2.0% |
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Virginia Rail
Rallus limicola Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 1.9% |
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Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 1.9% |
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Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 1.8% |
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Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.8% |
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Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteriidae |
| 1.8% |
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Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.7% |
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Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.6% |
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Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.6% |
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Northern Pintail
Anas acuta Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.6% |
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Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.5% |
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Hairy Woodpecker
Dryobates villosus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 1.4% |
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Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoides Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.3% |
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Common Loon
Gavia immer Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae |
| 1.3% |
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea Order: Passeriformes Family: Polioptilidae |
| 1.2% |
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Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.2% |
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Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 1.2% |
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Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.2% |
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Greater Scaup
Aythya marila Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.2% |
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Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 1.2% |
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Brown Creeper
Certhia americana Order: Passeriformes Family: Certhiidae |
| 1.1% |
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Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 1.1% |
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
| 1.1% |
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Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.1% |
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Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 1.1% |
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Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella breweri Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.0% |
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Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.0% |
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Canvasback
Aythya valisineria Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.0% |
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Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella pallida Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.0% |
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Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
